Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 246: Judy's Memories and the Flower Viewing Trap (Part 4)

"He was beaten to death with a stick about 30 centimeters long."

Judy pushed through the crowd and Conan followed her to the front and saw the dead person. It was the old lady who accidentally bumped into them and said there was a pickpocket here.

The three little ones who arrived later also recognized the old lady: "No way, isn't that the aunt who bumped into Teacher Judy just now?"

After a brief inspection of the body, Judy concluded, "From this point of view, he must have been killed not long ago."

Conan noticed that there were three five-yuan copper coins in the aunt's hand that were painted black with a marker, which means "Kurobei", which means pickpocket.

"Kurobei?" Judy didn't know much about this thing.

Conan then explained: "Because they would put three blackened five-yuan copper coins into the body of the person being pickpocketed, that's why they got this title."

"Then why are they doing this?"

"I heard that the five in the five-yuan coin, the black in the black, and the three in the three coins, combined, mean 'You work hard to make money, only for me to take it away, so thank you for your hard work.'"

At this time, the police officer on duty at the shrine was also called by Dr. Agasa: "Mr. Officer, this is it."

"What are you doing? Get away from the victim quickly." The police who arrived at the scene hoped that Conan and others would not destroy the scene.

Judy pulled out her ID and said, "I am FBI agent Judy Sterling. Please seal off the entrance and exit of this shrine immediately and ask the police to come here."

As soon as the police officer on duty saw the FBI ID, he immediately obeyed the order and went to do his job.

At this time, Hongdie and her group were also hiding in the crowd watching the fun.

[Night Watchman: Wow, the FBI's words really carry weight here.]

[Red Butterfly: It seems to be a historical issue. Don't worry about these details.]

[Antique Dealer: Come to think of it, I just noticed that Judy and Richard seem to have the same last name.]

[Knight: It's just a coincidence. Don't forget that we live in a much earlier era than this.]

[Fire Investigator: Haha, even if our world is really connected to this place a hundred years ago, it's not Richard's turn to leave a mark.]

[Ms. Farrow: Indeed, given his behavior, it is hard to imagine what kind of descendants he would leave behind.]

[Puppeteer: He'd better live with the stairs forever, you who dares to rush up the stairs no matter who the opposing supervisor is.]

[Air Force: Standing on the stairs and being sniped by Norton from a distance, he immediately became quiet, and even his skills couldn't be blocked.]

[Knight: That's enough, you guys!]

After sending the police away, Judy turned around and asked Conan: "Could the criminal be the Black Guard you mentioned?"

"No, the coin purse in this person's arms is filled with these blackened five-yuan copper coins." Conan said as he shook the coin purse, and the copper coins inside collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

"So I think this aunt is actually Kurobei."

Then Conan took out a wallet from the old lady: "And in this larger wallet, there is a stack of bills tied with a rubber band, and there is a GPS transmitter inside."

"GPS transmitter, is it in here?"

"If you use this kind of GPS for positioning, the positioning error will not exceed five meters."

"So, if we put the GPS inside the pickpocket's wallet, wrapped in rubber-banded money, then..."

"Yes, I think the victim whose wallet was stolen by Kurobei is the real murderer."

Afterwards, Inspector Megure and Officer Takagi arrived at the scene, and Officer Takagi was persuading Judy.

"Ms. Judy, this isn't a good idea. Even though you're an internationally renowned FBI agent, this is Japan after all. And you're on vacation, so you came to Japan on a private trip, right?"

"If you give random instructions to the Japanese police, we will lose all our face."

Judy apologized, "I'm so sorry, it's just a normal habit, so I accidentally..."

However, Judy changed the subject and returned to the case. "However, this scene is quite far from the entrance to the shrine, and judging by the victim's condition, it must have been not long since she was murdered. Thanks to you sealing off the entrance to the shrine, the criminal should be locked up inside."

"Right, Conan."

Conan nodded with a grin.

Officer Takagi smiled awkwardly and said, "Ah, the instructions you just gave were absolutely correct and really helped a lot."

At this time, Inspector Megure came over and said, "But is this true? Is the woman who was killed by the blunt force weapon the pickpocket Kurobei that the Third Investigation Section has been pursuing for so many years?"

"I think it should be correct, because I found a large number of five-yuan copper coins in the coin purse in that aunt's arms, which were rumored to be blackened with markers." Conan explained his discovery to Inspector Megure.

Officer Takagi nodded and indicated that there was indeed such a rumor, and then Inspector Megure began to question Dr. Agasa who witnessed the crime.

"So, Mr. Agasa, I heard that you witnessed the murder of this Kurobei. Is that true?"

Dr. Agasa nodded and began to describe what he saw at the scene: "Yes, I happened to see this incident when I was about to pass through here after using the restroom. But because of the shade of the trees, I thought at first that someone was hitting a tree stump or something."

"And what did the prisoner look like?"

"Because it was so dark, I could only see the outline of the figure. I only knew that the person was wearing a hat and holding a thin stick about 30 centimeters long."

"I see. Then the stick must be the murder weapon."

"Excuse me, are there any other characteristics of the criminal?" Officer Takagi ran over and asked.

"I remember that when the prisoner was leaving, his feet seemed to be dragging on the ground, so I asked him if he was okay at that time."

"Did the prisoner answer you?"

"No, he acted as if he didn't hear me. By the time I realized it was the victim who was being beaten, he had already disappeared into the crowd."

Even with the clues provided by Dr. Agasa, it was still too difficult to identify the culprit among so many people in the shrine.

Conan then provided clues about the GPS, explaining that the man whose wallet was stolen by Kurobei was the murderer.

"However, sometimes it could be a conflict caused by internal conflicts within the pickpocket group."

Conan shook his head: "No, I think Kurobei must have acted alone. Because she shouted 'There is a pickpocket here', right?"

"That's a common tactic used by pickpockets. Most people, upon hearing a pickpocket, will unconsciously check the location of their wallet, making it easier for her to steal. If she had an accomplice, she would probably have them do the job."

"Of course, it's also possible that the old lady had just completed a theft, so she deliberately shouted like that to divert the crowd's attention away from herself." The speaker was the night watchman who came over, holding the oden that Hongdie had just bought for him.

"This is what they call the thief crying thief." After saying this, the night watchman picked up a skewer of oden and began to chew it.

Meanwhile, Wick at the Postman's feet was chewing his dog biscuit.