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Like Shinichi Kudo, Watson had no clue who the murderer was, given the extremely limited information available.
Watson originally planned to listen to the statements of all the suspects present before requesting to enter the crime scene for investigation, so as to find the real murderer.
But Watson never expected that Chen Anxia would deduce who the murderer was under such circumstances; it was truly unbelievable.
As for Amano Tsugumi, she was naturally shocked by Chen Anxia's words and could hardly imagine how Chen Anxia had done it.
But given how well Amano knew Chen Anxia, she knew that Chen Anxia would never speak without a reason.
Since Chen Anxia said that, he must have discovered something.
Thinking this, Amano Tsugumi tried her best to remain calm on the surface, but she was already very uneasy inside, and some unintentional reactions of her body also revealed her anxiety and unease.
All of this was reflected in Chen Anxia's eyes.
'Huh, what's this...'
Chen Anxia's terrifying insight seemed to have discerned something, and he couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.
Just now, Amano Tsugumi originally wanted to raise her right hand to bite the nail of her right thumb, but she gave up halfway through raising her right hand and instead raised her left hand.
However, Amano Tsugumi seemed to realize that her action was somewhat abnormal, so she gave up while raising her left hand.
Just then, the flight attendants, who were gradually coming to their senses, became excited and began to speak up for Chen Anxia.
"My God, An Xia actually knows who the murderer is! That's amazing!"
"As expected of An Xia, truly a modern-day Sherlock Holmes!"
"Officer, what are you waiting for? Quickly approve Anxia's application and let her go to investigate the scene!"
"Yes, yes, as long as Anxia goes to investigate the scene, she will definitely be able to find evidence that will leave the murderer speechless!"
"Officer, please agree quickly! We're all waiting to see Anxia's brilliant deduction show!"
"I never expected to be able to see Anxia's deductive reasoning skills in person, I'm so lucky!"
......
Inspector Megure couldn't help but smile wryly, then looked at Chen Anxia and said, "I'm sorry, I can't approve your application."
"Because you are currently a suspect in the case, you cannot be allowed to enter the crime scene for investigation until the suspicion is cleared."
Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, Tsuneo Uzawa couldn't help but remark, "Officer, why can't you be a little more flexible?"
"Since Chen Anxia says he's found the murderer, why not let him go to the crime scene to investigate?"
"Do you not trust his reasoning abilities, or are you worried he might tamper with the crime scene?"
"If you have this worry, you don't need to. With so many of us watching, what tricks could he possibly pull?"
Before Inspector Megure could answer, Wataru Takagi, who was standing next to him, also spoke up, "Yes, officer, let Chen Anxia give it a try."
"Anyway, the boy named Shinichi Kudo took the photos of the crime scene immediately, and we also conducted a thorough investigation of the crime scene, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."
After Takagi Wataru finished speaking, Kudo Shinichi also said, "Uncle Megure, let him give it a try."
“If you’re really worried, then we’ll keep an eye on him while he’s inspecting the site. That way, we’ll be able to spot any little things he does.”
As he spoke, Shinichi Kudo's gaze involuntarily turned to Chen Anxia, his expression extremely solemn, and he continued, "Besides, Uncle Megure, aren't you curious?"
"Under such limited conditions, how did he deduce who the murderer was?!"
Seeing this, Amano Tsugumi became increasingly anxious and restless. She tried to speak up to stop him several times, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Amano Tsugumi knew that in the current situation, if she spoke out against it, she would only increase the suspicion against her.
Megure Juzo struggled with the decision, but finally gritted his teeth and nodded forcefully, saying, "Alright, then I agree to let Chen Anxia investigate the scene!"
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Chapter 384: A Reenactment of the Scene – Chen Anxia's Terrifying Deductive Ability! (Please Subscribe!)
Because of the limited space at the crime scene, Chen Anxia began the on-site investigation and autopsy under the watchful eyes of Inspector Megure, Wataru Takagi, Shinichi Kudo, and Watson.
During the on-site investigation and autopsy, Chen Anxia simultaneously recounted his findings and reasoning.
"The deceased's face was bluish-purple, and his lips and nails were also bluish-purple to varying degrees. In addition, there was subconjunctival hemorrhage in the deceased's eyes. Therefore, it can be determined that the deceased died of asphyxiation."
"As for the cause of suffocation, it should be a small wound in the spinal cord of the neck. The murderer should have used some kind of sharp object to pierce the victim's essence, causing damage to the respiratory neurons in the respiratory center of the medulla oblongata, thus causing the victim to be unable to breathe."
“Strangely, about 5 centimeters below the right side of this small opening, there is a scratch that looks like it was scraped by something.”
"Based on the bleeding and blood clotting of the wound, the time it took for this wound to form should be around the same time as the small wound that caused the victim's death."
"From this, we can infer that the murder weapon was something similar to a staple, with one end sharp and the other end blunt."
"Judging from the rigor mortis of the body, the time of death should be around one to two hours..."
Chen Anxia's discoveries and deductions so far are basically the same as those of Shinichi Kudo and Wataru Takagi, who conducted on-site investigations and autopsies.
Chen Anxia had one more thing in common with them: she had a guess about the murder weapon.
To be honest, Shinichi Kudo had also noticed the strange scar that Chen Anxia discovered before.
However, Shinichi Kudo did not notice its connection to the victim's fatal wound, and naturally did not consider it as a murder weapon. Instead, he thought that the victim had likely injured himself somewhere.
Now, after Chen Anxia's suggestion, Shinichi Kudo immediately thought of this possibility as well.
Immediately, Kudo Shinichi looked at Chen Anxia with a serious expression, thinking to himself, 'This guy's insight and reasoning ability are as terrifying as ever...'
Although Shinichi Kudo didn't want to admit it, he was indeed inferior to Chen Anxia in terms of insight and reasoning in this matter.
As for Megure, Wataru Takagi, and Watson, who were present, they couldn't help but start guessing the true identity of the murder weapon after hearing Chen Anxia's description of it.
However, despite searching their entire inventory, they were unable to find any item that matched the murder weapon.
Faced with this, Inspector Megure and Wataru Takagi could only suppress their thoughts for the time being and decided to wait and search the suspect's luggage to see if they could find anything.
Watson, meanwhile, continued to ponder, 'Airplane security is extremely strict. Under such circumstances, how was the suspect able to bring that strangely shaped weapon onto the plane?'
Watson then began to reason, muttering to himself again, 'It seems there are only two possibilities for the answer to this question.'
'The first possibility is that the murder weapon is not a prohibited item on the plane; even if it's made of metal, it can still be brought on board without any issues.'
'The second possibility is that the murder weapon is assembleable or deformable, and before assembly or deformation, it is a standard item that can pass through airport security checks.'
So, what exactly was the murder weapon?
While Watson was reasoning and pondering, Chen Anxia continued his on-site investigation and autopsy, while also recounting his findings and reasoning.
"Inside the toilet trash can, there was a white, transparent glass bottle and a wet handkerchief."
"Judging from the condition of the deceased, it is very likely that this container contained a drug to subdue him."
"The scene at the time should have been that the murderer himself came to the toilet first and soaked a handkerchief with the drug in the glass bottle beforehand."
“When the victim, whom I had lured to the toilet, arrived, I would use a handkerchief to knock out the unsuspecting victim before carrying out my criminal plan and killing the victim.”
After hearing Chen Anxia's words, Takagi Wataru couldn't help but ask, "Wait, how did you know that the deceased was lured to the restroom by the murderer?"
Chen Anxia did not answer this question, but continued to investigate the scene and conduct the autopsy, only calling out Hua Sheng's name once.
Hua Sheng understood what Chen Anxia meant, and after thinking for a moment, he answered for Chen Anxia, "Because there are many toilets here."
"If the murderer goes to the toilet at a different time than the victim, he must make an agreement with the victim beforehand in order to ensure that the victim can accurately come to the toilet where he has hidden in advance."
"Moreover, because there are many people on the plane, the murderer would have arranged a time to meet the victim in the toilet beforehand to ensure that no one arrived there before the victim."
"For example, I'll go to a restroom first and wait for you. Hurry up and come over, I have something important to tell you."
After a pause, Hua Sheng glanced at Chen Anxia, who had not expressed any objection, before continuing, "The deceased was tall, and even an adult male would not be able to successfully knock him unconscious with a handkerchief."
"If it fails, the commotion it causes will certainly cause a disturbance, which will thwart the murderer's criminal plan."
"Since the murderer dared to commit the crime in such a limited and unpredictable place as an airplane lavatory, it means that the murderer had 100% confidence in his criminal plan, which included the step of drugging the victim."
"To achieve a 100% success rate in drugging the victim, there is a prerequisite: the killer and the victim must know each other and be acquaintances who can make the victim completely unsuspecting."
Upon hearing Watson's reasoning, both Inspector Megure and Wataru Takagi showed expressions of sudden realization.
As for Shinichi Kudo, he once again felt immense pressure from Watson's reasoning.
Although Shinichi Kudo didn't want to admit it, a voice in his heart told him that Watson's current reasoning ability was already comparable to his own.
After Watson finished his reasoning, Chen Anxia continued to present his own findings and reasoning.
"A few drops of blood were sprayed on the wall behind the deceased, but there was no blood on his clothes at all."
"This indicates that the deceased leaned his back against the wall after the blood on the wall had congealed."
"The room temperature on an airplane is about 22 to 24 degrees Celsius. Under these conditions, it takes 5 to 12 minutes for human blood to naturally coagulate outside the body."
"If the deceased really died of asphyxiation due to damage to the medulla oblongata, it would have been impossible for him to hold on for 5 minutes before leaning his back against the wall."
"This also means that after the victim died, someone else came to the crime scene and placed the victim's body against the wall."
"As for the purpose, it should be that the position of the deceased with his back against the wall made it easier for him to search for something on the deceased."
"Secondly, the left pocket of the deceased's pants was completely soaked. Even if the deceased washed his hands and put his completely wet hands into his pocket without drying them, it would not have been possible to get the pocket completely wet."
"If we only consider this anomaly, we cannot get an answer, but if we combine it with some reasoning, we can arrive at a very perfect explanation."
"That is, someone who wanted to find something on the dead person, and after searching the dead person's pants, found evidence on them that proved that they had been there."
"That's why they soaked the deceased's pockets completely, to cover something up."
"However, perhaps because of the time constraints, the person did not completely clean up the evidence. If you smell it closely, you can still smell a trace of cologne on the wet pocket."
After hearing Chen Anxia's reasoning, everyone present immediately turned their attention to the only person in the room who was wearing a strong cologne.
This man is Edward Crowe, a freelance journalist from the United States.
Upon seeing this, Edward Crowe closed his eyes slightly, then opened them and admitted helplessly, "As expected of Chen Anxia, who is known as the modern Sherlock Holmes."
"Your reasoning is so accurate, it's as if you witnessed my every move."
"That's right, I did contact the deceased after his death in order to find the film negatives on his body related to a certain US senator."
"However, I originally followed the deceased to the toilet in order to make a deal with him, but I never expected that the deceased would have already been murdered when I arrived at the toilet."
As he spoke, Edward Crowe looked at Chen Anxia and asked with a puzzled expression, "There's something I don't understand. When I was cleaning the dead man's pockets, I made sure to check carefully that there was no smell on them."
"And how are you able to smell the cologne?"
Not only Edward Crowe, but also Shinichi Kudo and Wataru Takagi, who had searched the area before, were puzzled. They had also smelled the odor, and like Edward Crowe, they couldn't detect anything.