Not long ago.

"Lan, don't you think it's strange?"

Kudo Shinichi said to Xiaolan while jogging behind Xiaolan:

"That Mr. Lin Xinyi dressed as if he were going to work early in the morning. He is different from everyone else."

Now there are only a few citizens in Jiangbin Park who get up early to exercise.

Everyone was wearing casual clothes that were loose and easy to move around. Only Lin Xinyi was wearing a formal black suit, which was out of tune with the environment.

The suit and leather shoes were too dignified, and he could carry the coffin just by wearing sunglasses.

"It's indeed a bit strange..."

Xiaolan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized:

"I know! Mr. Lin Xinyi should be that kind of corporate public relations staff."

"I heard that public relations staff sometimes have to stay up all night with company clients before they get off work. It's normal for the day and night to be reversed."

"And I just smelled it. He had a very strong smell of cigarettes."

"He may have just gotten off work and was sitting in a nearby park because he was too tired."

"This can be considered an explanation."

Kudo Shinichi nodded noncommittally:

Xiaolan's guess seemed reasonable, but it could not explain the problem of Lin Xinyi's legs being soaked in water.

What's more, if he had been entertaining clients all night long, Mr. Lin Xinyi would not only have a strong smell of cigarettes, but also a clear smell of alcohol.

Therefore, Xiaolan's speculation is actually very difficult to establish.

"Actually, Lan, if what I expected is correct..."

Kudo Shinichi is preparing to reveal the answer in his heart to Xiaolan.

But Xiaolan suddenly stopped.

She didn't take Shinichi's words at all, but looked blankly at the river not far away.

"Hello, hello? Xiaolan, do you hear me?"

Kudo Shinichi stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Xiaolan's eyes, but Xiaolan's eyes were still so dull, confused and...fearful.

Xinyi followed Xiaolan's gaze and looked at the river surface in confusion:

I saw under the dim sky with a shallow sun, boats passing by on the calm river...

There is a pool of scarlet red slowly spreading in the river.

The red color has faded a bit, and the area is not that big, but it can still dye the billowing waves in a shocking way.

Finally, a ray of rising sunlight fell on the river, clearly revealing the objects floating in the blood waves in front of Xinyi and Xiaolan:

"that is..."

"Legs...hands...and severed heads."

Kudo Shinichi's expression changed slightly.

He has been working as a high school detective for a long time, but he has never seen such a shocking scene very often.

Look at the scattered lumpy objects floating on the river... Obviously, this is a case of corpse dismemberment with extremely cruel methods!

"not good!"

Kudo Shinichi suddenly remembered something.

He covered his ears with one hand, and hastily covered Xiaolan's eyes with the other hand.

But Xiaolan’s sky-breaking soprano was already gushing out like Coke with Mentos:

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"There are bodies in the water!"

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ten minutes later.

The scene of the crime has been cordoned off by the police who arrived after hearing the news.

The search crews on the water also drove small boats with equipment and began to recover the corpses floating on the river.

It has to be said that being able to arrive at the scene of the crime in such a timely manner before ordinary people woke up, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's dispatch speed is absolutely impeccable.

This time the team was led by a middle-aged policeman wearing a brown suit and a brown hat, with a round figure and a kind face.

He was standing on the cordon, learning about the case from Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan, who found the body.

From what Kudo Shinichi calls him, it seems that this fat police officer should be called the Megure Police Department.

Outside the long cordon, there were onlookers gathered together who were attracted by the formation.

Lin Xinyi is also here.

Yes, Lin Xinyi, who had just traveled through time, couldn't help but come over to watch the fun.

Watching the excitement is a common hobby of all mankind, and he is no exception.

What's more, out of the professional instinct he had developed in the past, he couldn't help but want to take a look at the murder scene.

"The body hasn't been fished out yet, so it's hard to analyze the specific situation."

"But since it's a corpse case... it's not going to be easy to solve."

Lin Xinyi looked at the salvage team on the river from a distance and thought to himself:

The purpose of corpse dismemberment is basically to conceal the identity of the victim. The murderer of the corpse dismemberment case usually has psychological quality and anti-detection capabilities that exceed those of ordinary criminals.

Finding clues that can point to the victim and the murderer from the highly damaged body parts requires sophisticated autopsy skills and meticulous investigation and inspection work.

And if the murderer is also proficient in some medical knowledge of handling traces of corpses, then the autopsy work will be even more difficult.

but....

"What does this have to do with me?"

Lin Xinyi, who had unconsciously entered overtime mode, suddenly came to his senses:

"I'm just a passerby now."

"Let's leave the case in Japan to the Japanese police to solve it."

He gave a relaxed smile that had nothing to do with him.

But the case itself, especially the bodies floating in the river, still firmly attracted his attention.

At the same time, Officer Memu in the cordon was also having a headache about this case:

"The case of dismemberment..."

"It's been a long time since I've encountered a case of such a heinous nature. I'm afraid it won't be easy to handle."

As a senior Tokyo criminal police officer, Officer Megure is also very aware of the seriousness of the corpse case.

Everyone in this world seems to be a fan of detective literature, and they pay extraordinary attention to criminal cases.

If this cruel and abominable mutilation case cannot be solved, the Japanese police may have to bow their heads and apologize to everyone on the news headlines.

There is a lot of pressure to solve the case, and now Officer Megure has no clue about the case.

Therefore, he could only habitually turn his inquiring eyes to the familiar high school detective beside him:

"Brother Kudo, what do you think?"

Kudo Shinichi remained silent and did not answer, but the confident light in his eyes kept flashing.

At the same time, the onlookers outside the cordon also let out bursts of exclamations:

"Kudo Shinichi, it's the famous Kudo Shinichi!"

"Great...it seems that this case will be resolved soon."

The crowd was noisy and restless.

Looking at that scene, those who didn’t know it thought it was a fan who happened to meet some superstar on the road.

But... this is a crime scene, a bloody crime scene.

To be so excited next to a corpse, the onlookers are a little too excited...

Lin Xinyi cursed in his heart:

He has been to so many scenes, but he has never seen such a situation that can turn a crime scene into a star chasing party.

"Um...who is Kudo Shinichi?"

Lin Xinyi finally couldn't help but asked the onlookers in a low voice.
To be continued...