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While looking at the photos in Pianpin Luren's hand, Chen Anxia visualized what Pianpin Luren said in his mind and constructed the corresponding scene model through supercomputing capabilities.
This is a new detective skill developed by Chen Anxia using his existing abilities - scene replay.
Gradually, the scene model that Chen Anxia had constructed became clearer.
Through the scene model, Chen Anxia saw the scene of 'Jiro Mizukami' taking a cable car down the mountain in the outdoor conditions of heavy snow and extremely low visibility.
During this process, 'Jiro Mizukami' picked up a pre-prepared pistol with his right hand, pointed it at his head, and shot himself.
Immediately, a gunshot shattered the silence brought on by the heavy snow.
Upon seeing this, Chen Anxia frowned slightly.
The scene model constructed in her mind was the most likely scenario that Chen Anxia created based on what Lu Ren said in the film and the photos of the crime scene.
Clearly, this scene also points to the fact of suicide.
But what was the reason for Jiro Mizukami's suicide? Why did he choose to commit suicide during filming? Was it due to some kind of trauma he experienced on set? Or was it driven by financial hardship?
In an instant, a variety of thoughts flashed through Chen Anxia's mind.
But Rikuto Katahara didn't stop there, continuing, "However, there is a suspicious point at the scene of Jiro Mizukami's suicide."
"The suspicious point is that the bag next to his seat contained neither ski equipment nor film props, but was full of snow."
As he spoke, Lu Ren also took out a close-up photo of the bag.
Through the photos, Chen Anxia did indeed see the bag stuffed with snow.
This is indeed very unusual. If someone wants to commit suicide, why would they take a cable car with a bag stuffed full of snow? Is it for some kind of faith?
At that moment, Chen Anxia, through his exceptional insight gained from Atobe Keigo, noticed an extremely minute detail in the photograph.
This detail made Chen Anxia frown slightly, and she muttered, "Strange, why are there ice chips attached to the bag strap?"
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In fact, it's not surprising to find snow, ice flakes, and ice blocks in such a low-temperature environment as a ski resort.
However, it was rather strange that there were ice chips attached to the strap of the bag that Jiro Mizukami carried with him.
As for why it's strange...
First, in a low-temperature environment like a ski resort, snow cannot melt into water under normal circumstances, and therefore cannot condense back into ice.
Moreover, the climate at the time of Jiro Mizukami's suicide was one of heavy snowfall, and under those conditions, it would have been even more impossible for the snow clinging to the bag strap to undergo such a transformation.
Even if the snow attached to the bag strap did undergo such a transformation under certain circumstances, why didn't the snow inside the bag change at all?
The scenes in my mind began to replay, first transforming into countless changing data streams, and then from those countless changing data streams into a visualized scene model.
Chen Anxia is the only true god in this scene model, whose eyes can see through its essence and the infinite data flow that constructs the scene model.
Naturally, in Chen Anxia's eyes, the snow-capped mountains, the endless snow, and the water strider in the scene model are all streams of data.
Immediately, Chen Anxia's gaze focused on the back of the item that Mizukami Jiro carried with him in the scene.
As Chen Anxia's thoughts flashed, the basic data stream that constituted the bag began to change, and the data of the entire scene model also changed, as the super-calculation calculated the most likely scenario in which ice flakes would adhere to the bag strap.
Thoughts operate so fast that people are completely unaware of the passage of time.
According to Chen Anxia's super calculations, only if Jiro Mizukami wets the bag strap before boarding the cable car could ice flakes adhere to it.
So, did Jiro Mizukami accidentally wet the bag strap?
The existing data was insufficient, preventing Chen Anxia from continuing the supercalculation.
After realizing this, Chen Anxia's task was to continue collecting useful data from the Lu people in the film.
Although the Lu people in the film just gave a detailed account of the case and the suspicious points, they did not explain some details of the case clearly.
These details may not seem important to the film critics, nor are they related to the truth of the case, but they are indispensable elements in Chen Anxia's scene replay.
Just like the ice flakes attached to the bag strap.
Although there are many possibilities that the bag strap might have gotten wet, and most of these possibilities are largely irrelevant to the case.
However, this is indeed an anomaly among the doubts in the case, and it is impossible to make a true judgment on it before the cause of this anomaly is truly understood.
Chen Anxia knew very well that when they were truly at their wits' end and unable to find out the truth of the case, these easily overlooked details might become the breakthrough point.
Without hesitation, Chen Anxia looked intently at Pian Pinlu and said, "Next, I'll ask questions and you answer, okay?"
Although Chen Anxia's words were just ordinary questions, they gave the Lu people a great sense of power and pressure.
This immense power and sense of oppression made it impossible for the Lu people in the film to even think of refusing; they even instinctively nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Pianpin Luren felt somewhat dazed, as if the people standing in front of him were not middle school students, but his elders and leaders.
This illusion struck the Lu people as incredible.
Before Lu Ren could think further, Chen Anxia asked, "When the incident occurred, were you at the scene immediately and did you participate in the investigation of the scene and the body?"
Lu Ren was taken aback when he heard this, not expecting Chen Anxia to ask this question.
However, Rikuto Katahara did not hesitate and replied directly, "No, because I was not a police officer in Yamagata Prefecture at the time."
"I didn't know about the incident immediately; I learned about it from Jiro's family the day after it happened."
"It was on that afternoon that I arrived at the crime scene."
As he spoke, Rikuto Katahara seemed to remember something and continued, "However, the photos and information I have about the case were all obtained from the Yamagata Prefectural Police, and they are all authentic."
Chen Anxia remained unmoved upon hearing this and did not continue the topic. Instead, she pointed to the close-up photo of the bag and asked again, "In this photo, there is borneol attached to the strap of the bag that the deceased was carrying. Did the police investigate this at the time?"
"Ice flakes stuck to the bag strap?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ren looked bewildered, his gaze instinctively drifting towards the close-up photo of the bag that Chen Anxia was pointing to.
Upon closer inspection, the Lu people indeed discovered a small piece of ice attached to the corner of the bag strap in the photo.
Upon seeing this, Lu Ren couldn't help but show a moved expression, once again stunned by Chen Anxia's terrifying insight.
To be honest, I've seen this photo countless times over the past four years, but I've never noticed this small detail.
Immediately, a look of doubt appeared on the face of the Lu people.
The Lu people couldn't understand why Chen Anxia was paying special attention to this small detail. Could it be related to the case? But how could such a small detail be related to the case?
Amidst the confusion, Lu Ren from Pianpin spoke up, "I have seen the original case file, and it doesn't mention the meth on the bag strap. I suppose the police haven't investigated that either."
As he spoke, Lu Ren couldn't help but ask, "Is this related to the case? In this kind of environment, isn't it normal for exposed items to have camphor attached to them?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia countered, "In this kind of environment, it's normal for exposed items to have snowflakes attached, but is it really normal for them to have ice flakes attached? And how are ice flakes formed?"
"How is borneol produced?" Lu Ren paused for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "Isn't borneol just water condensing at low temperatures..."
As he spoke, Pianpin Luren suddenly paused, as if he had thought of something, and muttered, "Right, how is borneol produced?"
"In this environment, snow should not be able to melt into water without external force."
"Could it be that while filling the bag with snow, the snow on the bag strap accidentally melted into water and then froze into ice?"
Chen Anxia heard Pian Pinlu's murmurs, but did not respond.
Indeed, the possibility that Lu Ren mentioned exists, but it is not very likely.
The ice flakes were not attached to the normal strap of a handbag, but rather near the corner of the strap, a location where external force would normally not be present.
Without stopping, Chen Anxia continued to ask, "The deceased died from a bullet wound to the head. Were there any burn scars around the bullet wound in the head?"
People from Lu Pin know why this question was asked.
Because when a handgun fires a bullet, it is accompanied by a hot air stream. If someone shoots themselves close to their head to commit suicide, they will definitely be left with burn scars.
Experienced police officers often use this to determine whether it is suicide.
Therefore, upon hearing Chen Anxia ask this question, Pian Pinlu replied, "There are burn scars."
After hearing the reply from the Lu family, the scene model in Chen Anxia's mind began to change again.
By connecting all the existing clues and data, the final scene model shows that if Jiro Mizukami did not commit suicide, then there must have been other people around him at the time.
But how did that person appear next to Jiro Mizukami, who was riding the cable car alone? And how did he disappear into thin air from the cable car going down the mountain in the midst of heavy snow after committing the murder?
The terrible weather, the cable car high in the sky... if this really is a murder, then it's practically a locked-room murder happening in the air.
Thinking about it, Chen Anxia's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, and she felt the blood in her body boiling for a long time.
At this moment, Chen Anxia became genuinely interested in the case.
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Although Chen Anxia had never been a detective before, nor did he have any experience with detective work.
But Chen Anxia had no doubt about whether he could embark on the path of a detective or obtain the title of the number one detective.
The reason for this is that Chen Anxia possesses almost all the abilities and talents of well-known characters from "The Prince of Tennis".
Among these factors, the greatest help to Chen Anxia's detective career undoubtedly came from Atobe Keigo's extraordinary insight and the mental boost brought about by his unleashed talent.
On this basis, coupled with Chen Anxia's own supercomputing ability and super dynamic vision with near photographic memory, Chen Anxia has already surpassed 99% of people at the starting point of his detective career.
He might even surpass Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori.
As for the remaining 1%, Chen Anxia didn't know if they even existed.
After all, the world is so big, there are always one or two things that defy common sense.
Chen Anxia's smile gave Pianpin Luren hope, and he became uncontrollably excited, thinking that Chen Anxia had discovered something.
Just as Pian Pinlu was about to ask a question, Chen Anxia asked again, "How did the police explain the fact that the bag was full of snow back then?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ren replied without hesitation, "Back then, the police arranged the scene themselves, based on the legend of the Snow Woman in this mountain, after the deceased was identified as such."
"The Legend of the Snow Woman?" Chen Anxia asked with some curiosity.
Upon seeing this, Pianpin Luren directly explained, "On this mountain, there is a folk tale about the 'Snow Woman's Silver Robe Legend'."
"In this story, there lives a beautiful woman in a bright silver dress in this mountain, who is called the Snow Woman."