Ke Xue: An outlaw, a maniac who sets out to usurp the throne! Chapter 061

That time, the crossbow bolt was shot from the woods, making everyone think the culprit had been outside all along.

But in reality, it was just a small mechanism set up by the culprit.

The culprit had used fishing line or similar material to secure the crossbow bolt to a tree.

And the other end of the mechanism was secured under the clothes on the bed, so—

As long as Kikuhisae Tanaka pretended to go get clothes, she could create the illusion that she had been attacked by a culprit in the woods…

In addition, fishing line was also connected to the window.

As soon as Kikuhisae Tanaka opened the window, the mechanism would be triggered.

Then, the window glass of the first-floor restroom would also be shattered.

At that time, everyone’s attention would be on the first floor, and they would rush downstairs immediately.

Kikuhisae Tanaka, who was lagging behind, would then seize this opportunity to directly retrieve the line used to create the mechanism.

“Although, the fishing line and such could have been completely burned in the fireplace on the first floor.”

“But, in order to transport Toshiya Hamano’s body, the previous arrow was still stuck in the tree.”

“To prevent anyone from noticing anything unusual, you pretended to fall, attempting to…”

At this point, Conan’s pupils involuntarily constricted, and he froze.

“Old man, I must say, your analysis is quite interesting.” Kikuhisae Tanaka curled her lips.

After subconsciously glancing at Jiang Heng, she quickly looked away, feigning helplessness.

“I didn’t fall on purpose just now; it was because the snowy ground was too slippery, and I accidentally slipped…”

“As for retrieving the arrow, I did indeed find the arrow, but—”

“I didn’t tamper with anything that might have been touched by the culprit.”

“If you don’t believe me, once the police arrive, you can have them collect my fingerprints for comparison.”

Thinking of Jiang Heng, who had suddenly appeared in the woods earlier, Kikuhisae Tanaka couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although it might have been a coincidence.

But… she had to admit, Jiang Heng had indeed helped her.

Moreover, Kikuhisae Tanaka always felt that Jiang Heng must have known!

“What’s more, when Hamano died, I was clearly boiling water.”

Kikuhisae Tanaka glanced at Professor Agasa, looking as if to say, “Don’t be unreasonable.”

“I…” Professor Agasa couldn’t help but look back at Conan.

Conan couldn’t help but frown.

According to Conan’s deduction, Kikuhisae Tanaka could have boiled the water beforehand.

However, there was an awkward problem now: the evidence…

As for footprints… everyone was in the woods at the time, so Kikuhisae Tanaka had a perfectly reasonable explanation.

As for the crossbow bolt, judging by Kikuhisae Tanaka’s reaction, it was likely that she hadn’t left any fingerprints on it!

And if it relied solely on the modus operandi—

In the past, Conan might have been able to use some details to probe.

But with Jiang Heng here, Conan wasn’t sure… if his method would work.

“Since the professor insists on saying so, let’s give it a try.” Jiang Heng suddenly spoke up.

“Huh?” Conan and Professor Agasa were both stunned.

“Let’s try… what you call a silent killing method.” Jiang Heng curled his lips.

“You—” Conan couldn’t help but lean in and look at Jiang Heng.

For some reason, Conan suddenly had a bad premonition.

Meanwhile, Jiang Heng directly turned to look at the villa’s owner, Yoshinori Ara.

“I wonder if there’s anything like fishing line here?”

“Other lines are fine too, but preferably something thin and not easily noticed.”

Yoshinori Ara was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously nodded: “Yes…”

“I had some fishing gear stored here before.”

As for crossbow bolts and such, they were all readily available.

As for Toshiya Hamano’s body… they simply wrapped other items in a quilt to create something of a similar weight.

Jiang Heng leaned out the window and looked outside: “Perfect, the snow has stopped now.”

Although it was dark.

However, there was a large lamp in front of the villa, so there was no need to worry.

A mechanism exactly as described by Conan was quickly set up…

“I’ll shoot the crossbow bolt.” Takaki Doita voluntarily stepped forward.

Jiang Heng nodded, not refusing.

An arrow connected to a fishing line was quickly shot out.

Then, the bundled quilt was also secured to the fishing line.

The next second, the quilt slid down like a slide, landing not far from Toshiya Hamano’s real body.

“Next… is to retrieve the fishing line.” Takaki Doita muttered, breaking the other end of the fishing line.

“It really was retrieved, and there are no traces on the ground…” Naoko Kuroda looked at Kikuhisae Tanaka with some hesitation.

Kikuhisae Tanaka’s expression remained unchanged, and she gave Jiang Heng a meaningful glance.

“No, there are traces.” Jiang Heng shook his head.

He directly led everyone out of the villa.

Earlier, everyone had already left many footprints near the crime scene, so there was no need to worry about damaging the crime scene now…

While others hadn’t yet understood, Conan had already discovered something unusual.

“Here—” Jiang Heng raised his finger and pointed to a spot not far behind the quilt.

Although it wasn’t very obvious.

However, there was indeed a slight trace here, as if a fishing line had dragged across it…

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