Chapter 1064

"Not at all, Master isn't very big."

Arriving at the room where the incident occurred, Akaso Kaze first observed the entire layout of the scene.

The bed, table, and chairs looked quite simple; directly opposite the entrance was a floor-to-ceiling balcony window, and the bloodstains on the balcony could be clearly seen.

"It's this balcony; the mistress died leaning against the wall after being shot in the head."

Akaso Kaze followed Megure to the balcony's floor-to-ceiling window.

In addition to bloodstains on the balcony wall, a hook with a rope hung from the railing, and the rope hung straight down.

It looked like the killer had climbed to the second-floor balcony along the rope, and the glass at the bottom of the floor-to-ceiling window near the door lock had also been broken.

"The killer must have climbed up, broken the glass of the balcony door, unlocked it, and slipped in," Megure explained, "This side faces the embankment, so it's not easy to be seen."

"Is that really the case?"

Akaso Kaze looked at the river embankment blocking the view against the wind, then looked up at the top of the floor-to-ceiling window.

"The glass near the lock below was broken, but there is also a lock above, and it's fine."

"Probably because the mistress liked to watch the stars," the maid said sentimentally, "The mistress often went to the balcony at night to look at the stars, so it's possible she forgot to lock it."

"Forgot to lock it?" Akaso Kaze smiled and said nothing more.

"The mistress was shot between 9 and 10 o'clock the night before last, shortly after she returned from her friend's family party, right?" Uncle Mouri asked seriously.

"Yes, as soon as the mistress returned, she said she wanted to rest and then went back to her room."

"In other words, the culprit had already sneaked in before that and was lying in wait somewhere in the room. After the mistress entered the room and walked to the balcony as usual, they shot her from behind, then stole the pearl necklace and bracelet the mistress was wearing and fled the scene."

Uncle Mouri seemed to have returned to the time when he was still a detective.

"The culprit is indeed an old hand."

"Actually," Takagi interjected, "there are some places where they might have been negligent due to panic; in addition to that rope with the hook, the culprit even dropped the pistol at the scene. We found it on the grass under the balcony, and it was equipped with a silencer."

"Even a habitual offender will be a little panicked when fleeing."

"Officer Takagi," Akaso Kaze asked, "can you show me the photos of the scene?"

"Ah, sure."

The forensic personnel took very comprehensive photos; in addition to the photos of the scene after the incident, there were also close-ups of the victim's body from various angles and close-ups of relevant evidence.