AWB Chapter 490 Good Reasoning
Chapter 490 Good Reasoning
However, it was only when Inspector Megure looked at Qi Ming that he realized the other man had stood up at some point.
And judging from his expression, it seemed like he was somewhat...
Excited?
"Yes, that's it!"
Qi Ming, who had been watching the video with a teasing attitude, suddenly became excited when he thought of something.
Just when I was worried that things were getting peaceful and I had nothing to do, someone came looking for me.
To cater to his own tastes, they even specially designed an escape room for him to play with, something like "Electric Soul". That's amazing.
Seeing Qi Ming's eyes grow even brighter, Inspector Megure felt inexplicably uneasy.
He coughed twice and raised his voice as he spoke to Qi Ming.
"Brother Qi Ming, what's wrong?"
"Ahem, it's nothing."
Qi Ming came to his senses and realized that he had stood up because he was a little excited.
He returned to his seat, patted his chest, and said with a hint of confidence.
"Ahem, it's nothing. I just wanted to say that you can rest assured to leave this case to me. I already know how to handle it."
Qi Ming sat down, but as soon as he said this, all the police officers present stood up.
"You already know how to handle it?"
No, they haven't even told Qi Ming about the clues they have yet, and you're already saying you know how to handle the case?
Inspector Megure glanced at the curtain, then stood up and came to Qi Ming's side, asking softly.
"Brother Qi Ming, did you already figure it out from this video? Could this criminal be in the same line of work as you, like Brother Wu Huan last time?"
"Hmm, him... uh, Brother Karasuma?"
Qi Ming nodded, but after hearing how Inspector Megure addressed Karasuma Renya, he couldn't help but glance at Inspector Megure.
Well, Karasuma Renya is old enough to be your great-grandfather, and you're still calling him "brother"?
Qi Ming was about to share his views on the case and his proposed solution.
The conference room door rang, and before Inspector Megure could reply, an officer opened the door and walked in.
He was holding a bundle of documents and noticed that everyone was looking at him with displeasure, so he quickly saluted and apologized.
"Ah, my apologies, everyone."
A moment later, he stepped to Megure's side and said with a serious expression.
"Inspector, the forensic doctor has obtained the results."
"is it?"
Megure raised his eyebrows, and his initial dissatisfaction with the police officers entering without reporting vanished.
Come on, everyone, take a look.
……
Autopsy report.
The necks of the four corpses had been slashed by a sharp object; judging from the cuts, it was most likely a scalpel, not a steel wire.
These four people died from massive bleeding because they refused to accept trial.
The autopsy reports for the other bodies revealed some unusual causes of death.
The two bodies suffered severe burns, and the other bodies also showed signs of burns from the flames.
The body is suspected to have died from ingesting some kind of highly toxic substance, and there is also a large amount of food residue in the stomach.
The remaining three bodies were mangled beyond recognition, and preliminary assessments suggest they were torn apart by some kind of ferocious beast.
One of the individuals had an intact stomach, from which a large amount of undigested food was found, but no deadly poison was detected.
"...The murderer in this case is far too brutal."
After reading through all the content he could understand, Kogoro Mouri frowned, sighed softly, and covered the document.
The photos of the deceased were too grotesque, and even someone with his experience as a police officer and detective found it hard to accept.
Cruel, far too cruel.
Fire, poisoning, and being mauled by wild beasts—what kind of hodgepodge is this factory?
Kogoro Mouri glanced at Shinichi Kudo's serious expression, looked at the documents on his desk, and then yanked them away.
"Kid, stop looking. This kind of case is beyond your control. Be careful you don't go home and have nightmares."
"..."
Shinichi Kudo gave Kogoro Mouri a disapproving look.
However, he had almost finished reading the above content, and now he only needed to think about it.
Just as everyone had finished reading the documents and were whispering and discussing them, Qi Ming suddenly spoke up, his voice louder than the others.
"Reincarnation."
The whispers ceased, and everyone looked at Qi Ming with suspicion.
Megure asked Qi Ming curiously.
"Huh? What are you talking about, Brother Qi Ming?"
Qi Ming brushed the papers off his hands, stood up, and addressed the crowd.
"Do you remember what that prisoner who called himself the judge said? He wanted to make the prisoner go through the six realms of reincarnation."
"Therefore, the deaths of these people are probably related to that cycle of reincarnation."
"..."
Although Inspector Megure knew Qi Ming's identity, wasn't this claim a bit too far-fetched?
Wait a minute, it doesn't seem so outrageous.
Since there are ghosts and curses, and there seems to be some concept of reincarnation, it's surprisingly acceptable.
...So don't tell me this prisoner is some kind of representative of the Six Paths, right?
Fortunately, Qi Ming's next words relieved everyone.
"Of course, I'm not talking about the actual six realms of reincarnation, but rather the scenario that the prisoner set up based on the six realms of reincarnation."
The surrounding lights dimmed, and Qi Ming walked to the front of the curtain.
The projector on the screen had been turned on at some point, and Qi Ming also had a stylus in his hand at some point.
"What comes to mind when you think of someone with severe burns all over their body?"
Qi Ming tapped on a picture that appeared on the screen and began to speak.
The image shows the burned body of the deceased in their paper report.
The skin was a terrifying dark red, and the original skin texture had completely disappeared, with some areas even revealing the bare bones.
Hearing Qi Ming's words, everyone looked at the pictures displayed on the screen and fell into thought.
"..."
Shinichi Kudo felt quite speechless at that moment.
Police officers, haven't you noticed anything amiss?
Although it's unrelated to the case, can you guys think about why the lights suddenly went out? And why the projector suddenly turned on?
You guys are really curious!
Unfortunately, none of the people present could hear Shinichi Kudo's inner thoughts.
They stared at the image on the screen, and, combined with what Qi Ming had just said about the Six Paths of Reincarnation, fell into deep thought.
burn.
pain.
flame.
The Six Paths.
hell……
After a moment's thought, Takagi Wataru's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but slam his hand on the table and stand up to look at Qi Ming.
"Karmic fire?! Criminals are burned by karmic fire after they die and go to hell?"
"Yes."
Qi Ming gave Takagi Wataru a thumbs up.
"The six realms of reincarnation, the hell realm—I guess this must be the first trap set by the criminals."
"Because you see, the other corpses also have flames burning on them, which means they have all experienced hell, or what the prisoners call trial."
The police officers' eyes lit up, and they suddenly had a sudden realization.
"And if we use this method to judge..."
The images on the screen kept changing; all the photos from the document had now been transferred to the projector by Qi Ming.
Pointing to the deceased whose stomach had been found to contain poison, Qi Ming spoke.
"These people collapsed in the realm of hungry ghosts."
Pointing to the corpse whose body had been bitten beyond recognition, Qi Ming spoke.
"These people fell down in the animal realm."
"In other words, their game order, or rather, trap order, in that trial was the burning of the hell realm, the poison of the hungry ghost realm, and the bullfight of the animal realm, uh, bullfighting? Whatever, they're all the same."
clap clap-
For a moment, all the police officers spontaneously burst into applause.
Good reasoning, well-founded!