Coroner Ke Xue

Lin Xinyi's words were like stabbing into the rocker of a farm tractor, making Teacher Shimoda tremble all over.

His face was extremely pale.

The paleness says it all.

"It's really you."

Lin Xinyi's eyes were extremely sharp:

He had already vaguely expected that the second murderer present at the time, the guy who was hurriedly holding the box and was accidentally kicked in the mouth by Minako, was Shimoda.

After all, he strangled a child with his own hands and watched a little girl struggle in his hands.

After the murder, he didn't even hesitate. He didn't let go and let the body fall to the ground. Instead, he directly hung the body on the iron pipe and hung it in mid-air.

The murderer who could do these things is definitely an inhumane, cold and cruel devil.

And Shimoda's psychological quality is very poor.

Just hearing Minako's name can make his expression change so obviously.

When Lin Xinyi was questioning him, the psychological state that should have been deeply hidden was completely written on his face.

So he is not like the first murderer who strangled Minako.

More like the second person present at the time, the guy who showed obvious signs of panic.

"The first murderer may be Mr. Sugiyama. He strangled Minako himself. His DNA can definitely be detected on the rope."

"And you, Shimoda-sensei, have never touched that rope."

"But Minako accidentally kicked you in the mouth, leaving stains of your saliva on the soles of her shoes."

"You should know some common sense even if I don't mention it: human DNA can also be detected in these saliva spots."

Lin Xinyi looked at Shimoda eagerly.

He was constantly exerting psychological pressure on the other party, and even dropped a blockbuster that was enough to penetrate the criminal's psychological defense:

That's the evidence.

The saliva stains on the soles of the shoes are irrefutable evidence of the murderer.

Teacher Shimoda was sweating profusely and his eyes were evasive. He was about to collapse.

But in fact, Lin Xinyi was more nervous than him at this time.

Because of the evidence he just mentioned, that little leather shoe with stains of the murderer's saliva.

Most likely it's gone.

The only information Lin Xinyi had was the file.

And although the file was attached with a large number of extremely detailed photos of the scene, it was even suspected of wasting film.

However, the description of the case is very brief.

This shows the perfunctory attitude of the investigators at the time.

It was so perfunctory that the only on-site evidence recorded and preserved in the file was a hanging rope.

As for the deceased’s personal belongings that should have been registered and kept together, including the leather shoe

They all followed Minako's body, which was taken back by her family that day.

Because Minako's death was concluded as "suicide".

The family members had no doubts about the outcome. While grieving, they did not want to see their daughter being stripped of her clothes in an "disgraceful" manner after her death.

So they took him and his clothes back directly from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Since the family members are so "emotionally stable", the Metropolitan Police Department will naturally not care.

The investigators did not consider that there might be another mystery behind the case, or in other words, they were unwilling to consider it in the first place.

Therefore, the Metropolitan Police Department allowed the family to take away the body without even thinking about it. Not only did they not undergo an autopsy and dissection, but they also did not retain the personal clothes, which may be crucial evidence.

"Will that leather shoe still be there?"

Regarding this issue, Lin Xinyi had no idea at all.

Maybe they have been cremated along with the corpse.

Even if it is not cremated and placed at home, if it is not properly preserved, it may cause irreparable contamination of the saliva stain evidence on the soles.

In other words, he found the evidence, but couldn't produce it.

That's why Lin Xinyi said in front of Conan and Mao Lilan that he had to rely on luck to solve this case.

What he was betting on was that Teacher Shimoda would not be able to insist on confessing his crime.

As long as Shimoda's psychological defenses can be broken down and a detailed confession can be made in front of a group of witnesses and Lin Xinyi's secretly activated recorder, the case will be successfully solved.

It is for this purpose that Lin Xinyi has always behaved so aggressively.

He worked hard to create an enigmatic "master" image for himself, in order to make Shimoda feel that he had nowhere to hide in front of him:

"Stop being stubborn and resisting!"

"The evidence is in front of us. As for whether the second murderer is you, we can get the result as soon as we do the identification."

"If you plead guilty now, it can still be regarded as surrendering, which can barely reduce your crime."

"When I invite you to the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow and the scientific search and research team finds out that your DNA matches the saliva spots on the evidence, it will be too late."

Lin Xinyi gave Shimoda an ultimatum.

And this is his own ultimatum:

If Shimoda is not frightened by such a set of combos, then he really has nothing left to do.

Just like that, in Lin Xinyi's calm look on the surface but infinitely solemn on the inside,

Shimoda-sensei seemed about to collapse.

He lowered his head deeply and grasped the hair on his head with both hands, as if to show off his hair with strong roots and sufficient volume.

It might be physical pain, it might be psychological heaviness. Every muscle on his face was twisting and twitching.

It's like putting on a mask of pain, accompanied by a song at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night.

"Is it going to be successful?"

Lin Xinyi quietly held his breath.

The same is true for Yonehara-sensei.

The fruit knife was still in her hand.

Like everyone here, the knife in her hand seemed to be waiting for an answer.

And finally, in this deathly silence, Teacher Shimoda slowly raised his head:

"No, it's not right."

His eyes were bloodshot and looked extremely ferocious:

"I remember now"

"When I went to attend the farewell ceremony for Minako's body, I clearly saw that Minako in the coffin was wearing the same clothes as the day she died."

"In other words, those leather shoes you mentioned should have been cremated along with her body at the funeral home!"

"What evidence? The evidence has long been gone!"

"You can't prove anything, Lin Xinyi!!"

There was silence.

"You still have the fucking nerve to attend Minako's funeral?!"

Lin Xinyi couldn't help but cursed.

An unknown fire surged from the bottom of my heart.

He even instinctively wanted to take out the puffer fish needle he carried with him to show this bastard how to write the word "death".

No. Calm down, must be calm.

Without evidence, nothing can be proven.

This principle must be kept in mind when handling cases. Public officials are not vigilantes and must not use lynching.

Lin Xinyi suppressed his emotions and tried hard to regain his rationality.

And just then.

Teacher Yonehara stood up with a snap.

She still held the fruit knife in her hand, but the apple that had not been peeled for several minutes fell to the ground with a thud.

The sound of the apple falling to the ground was not loud, but it was extremely shocking.

Almost everyone knew what Yonehara-sensei was going to do.

Including Shimoda, who was unprepared and unaware of this before.

Because he clearly saw the fruit knife with cold light shining coldly in front of him.

And the look Mihara Koko glanced at him was no longer as calm as before, but instead so cold, sharp, and murderous.

"You, you are the murderer who killed Sugiyama?!"

Shimoda finally reacted.

There was a bone-chilling chill in his heart, as if a cold sweat would freeze into ice.

He could feel that Yonehara Koko wanted to kill him.

"This" Lin Xinyi finally reacted from his anger.

He realizes that he needs to stop Yonehara-sensei from making another mistake.

So, he subconsciously turned his attention to Belmode:

Belmod is closest to Teacher Yonehara and has been monitoring Teacher Yonehara's movements, which reassures Lin Shinichi.

But now, Lin Xin saw this insurance measure.

But there was no movement at all.

Belmode seemed to react slower than Lin Xinyi.

She was obviously sitting next to Teacher Yonehara, but now Teacher Yonehara stood up and raised the knife, but she still sat there "sentimentally".

Judging from the vivid expression on her face, she really looked like an ordinary urban woman who was frightened by an unexpected situation.

"You?!" Lin Xinyi's expression froze.

He finally saw that Belmod had no intention of stopping Teacher Yonehara.

And Belmod, who he had high hopes for and who was closest to Yonehara Koko, didn't move at all, and his reaction was half a beat too slow, being so far away.

It is already impossible to stop it.

I saw Akiko Yonehara raising the knife high.

He pressed down the frightened Shimoda with another hand and pushed him back.

Going to the field is like a pig being pressed on the chopping board and waiting to be slaughtered. All it takes is a knife to wipe the neck and a basin to bleed.

"asshole!"

Mihara Koko shouted angrily.

No one could stop her, and the blade in her hand fell.

"ah--"

Shimoda let out a piercing scream.

The screams were endless and continuous.

until

Until everyone present, including him, saw clearly:

The knife never hit him.

The blade just stayed close to his face and dug into the sofa behind him.

Yonehara Koko's eyes were red and her chest was heaving violently. She looked at him condescendingly and released her anger unscrupulously.

"you you."

Looking at the devouring Yonehara Koko in front of him, he felt the cold blade against his face.

Teacher Shimoda was so frightened that he twitched all over and almost peed his pants.

"You devil!"

Mihara Akiko looked at him coldly.

Then he gradually loosened the handle of the knife, which eased the extremely tense situation.

But Shimoda didn't have time to feel lucky that he had escaped death.

Then he heard Teacher Yonehara uttering a question mark in a cold tone:

"Since you attended Minako's funeral, you saw Minako's remains before she was cremated."

"Then think about it carefully:"

"Did Minako have any shoes on her feet at that time?"

"Uh?" Shimoda was slightly startled, and his expression became frightened again.

"That's right."

Yonehara Akiko slowly straightened up.

She dropped the killing knife, but her eyes were sharper than the knife:

"The leather shoe was not sent for cremation."

"I've always taken good care of it."