The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 632 The Reason for No Footprints

"The same goes for Han Jingyi and Anzai Ema. That's why Anzai Ema came out to the ancestral hall obediently, because she really thought Han Jingyi wanted to please her and give her a backdoor."

"I see!"

Zhen Xianshi suddenly realized, and then said impatiently,

"Officer Baima, do you have any evidence that she committed murder?"

"If there is evidence, I will lead a team to arrest Akechi Eri right now."

As soon as Zhen Xianshi finished speaking, he found that Bai Masong was looking at him strangely.

How could it not be weird? It is true that Officer Zhenxianshi is diligent, but he speaks without thinking.

If he had evidence, he wouldn't waste time talking to you now and would just take action directly.

"Officer Shin-shin, our current thoughts are only at the speculation stage. Let alone evidence, we even need to start thinking about the method now."

Bai Masong reminded in a deep voice.

"Um... that seems to be the case,"

Zhen Xianshi's face froze and he smiled awkwardly.

Seeing that Shinkenshi was a little embarrassed, Sato Miwako quickly asked Hakuba Song,

"A Song, how far have you thought about it now?"

"Anzai Ema's secret room without footprints? Or is it Shibasaki Asuka's method?"

"The method of killing Anzai Ema is actually already in front of us,"

Bai Ma Song said to Sato Miwako calmly,

"I brought you here just to verify our reasoning and find out how the murderer moved the murder weapon and towel to the hot spring bathhouse."

Already in front of you?

The three of them only listened to half of Bai Masong's words and didn't pay much attention to what he said later.

But, if it is right in front of you, what can you do?

"We used towels to cover up the footprints yesterday to prevent them from disappearing..."

"I understand!"

Miwako Sato exclaimed,

"The way we use towels to cover footprints is actually to prevent snow from falling on the footprints. So when the murderer walks again, he only needs to lay something and walk on it to prevent his footprints from falling on Anzai Ema's footprints!"

"That's right,"

Bai Masong nodded with satisfaction.

"That's the murderer's method. She just needs to use a hard wooden board to lay on the footprints, and then walk on it herself, so that she won't leave any footprints."

"It's actually... so simple?"

I really couldn't believe it. I didn't expect the method to be so simple.

What surprised him even more was that this brainless technique could create a secret room that was difficult for the police to find. It was truly terrifying.

"It's that simple,"

Bai Masong said lightly,

"The evidence is that we can take out the photos that Miwako, Officer Ogura and I took yesterday and take a look at them. We can then find the difference between our footprints."

"Anzai Ema's footprints are obviously not that deep."

"I see,"

At this time, Huiyuan Ai also understood what Bai Masong had said before.

"Ms. Yasuta Raiko said that no one from Anzai Ema walked to the door of the ancestral hall, so the murderer must have used a similar method to walk there, so there must be a 'road' on the snow that is shallower than other snow fields."

"Yes, is that so?"

Only then did Masanori and Sato Miwako understand what Hakuba Matsu meant. Sato Miwako was not surprised by Haibara Ai's intelligence, but Masanori was stunned.

"That's right,"

Bai Masong nodded and said to the three people around him,

"Now that everyone understands this, let's start looking for the road that is shallower than the one next to it."

......

Three or five minutes later, Zhen Xianshi was the first to discover the trail.

This path covered by wooden boards is actually under the eaves, so the murderer must have come closely along the corridor.

Bai Masong immediately told Zhen Xianshi, Sato Miwako and others not to move in a hurry, but to take pictures of the surrounding snow to preserve evidence.

Fortunately, the path under the eaves was deeper because the eaves blocked some of the snow. Now it was more obvious after being pressed down by the wooden boards.

As they continued walking along this road, Hakubamatsu and the other three arrived at the door of Akechi Eri's room.

"Officer White Horse, should we now..."

Zhen Xianshi whispered to Bai Ma Song.

Sato Miwako also leaned close to Bai Ma Song's ear and whispered,

"Ason, we don't have complete evidence yet, and we haven't figured out Shibasaki Asuka's methods. I don't think we should act rashly."

Huibara Ai raised her head and looked at Hakuba Song. She always felt that her brother would go straight in.

As expected, after taking a look at the text message on his mobile phone, Bai Masong shook his head at Sato Miwako and others. Without much hesitation, he took two steps to the door of Akechi Eri's room and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

Akechi Eri's intellectual yet gentle voice came from inside the room.

"It's me, Baima Song."

Swah——

The door of the room was opened, revealing the figure of Akechi Eri wearing a hot spring bathrobe. Looking at Hakuba Song in front of her, and Sato Miwako, Makinoshi, and Haibara Ai standing in the corridor, Akechi Eri smiled.

"It's Officer Hakuba, Officer Sato, Officer Manabu, and Ai. Please come in quickly."

As she spoke, she made an inviting gesture towards Bai Masong.

Bai Masong immediately nodded slightly to her and walked in. Seeing this, Sato Miwako, Makinami and Haibara Ai had no choice but to follow quickly.

Eri Akechi politely invited them to sit down, then took out the teacups provided in the rooms of Kotoya Inn and poured a cup of tea for each of Hakubamatsu and the other three.

"Three police officers have come to my side. Is there any progress in the case? Or are there any clues related to me that require my cooperation in the investigation?"

Akechi Eri smiled gently at Hakuba Matsu and spoke casually.

After hearing what Akechi Eri said, Shinkenji and Sato Miwako felt distressed. They knew that if they came in rashly, Akechi Eri would definitely ask this question first.

But Bai Masong had already come in, so they had no choice but to follow him. They just didn't know what Bai Masong was thinking, so they could only take it one step at a time.

"Teacher Huili, there has been no progress in our case. This visit is purely for..."

Shinichi spoke first, and all he said was empty words and clichés, making it obvious that he had no intention of having a direct conversation with Akechi Eri.

However, he was interrupted by Bai Masong halfway through his words.

"Ms. Akechi Eri, our arrival this time is not a coincidence..."