Chapter 335 Murder Case Suspected of Car Accident
While Michida Panko was inquiring about the situation, the identity of the driver of the red car was also found out.
Although the red car was severely damaged, the license plate was still recognizable. After investigation, the identity of the owner was known. His name was Hayami Hayami and he was a manager of a foreign trade company.
At the same time, the surveillance footage at the intersection was also retrieved.
The surveillance video is from a bird's-eye view, and it can be clearly seen that the two cars did not slow down when approaching the intersection. It was not until they entered the intersection that the green car made an obvious emergency braking action, but it was too late, and the two cars collided directly into each other.
The green car then crashed into the billboard, while the red car flipped directly into the river.
Yuya was watching the surveillance video when Michida Patrol suddenly came up to him and said, "Detective, did you see anything?"
Yuya touched his chin and said, "Collision Course, collision course phenomenon?"
"Yes, I think so too!" Michida Junko nodded repeatedly.
The so-called collision course phenomenon is when two cars approach an intersection at right angles at the same distance and speed. At this time, the two cars and the intersection form an isosceles triangle with a 45-degree angle on the plane.
The human field of vision is divided into central vision and peripheral vision, and it is difficult to identify small moving objects in the peripheral vision. That is to say, the cars are in the blind spot of both parties' vision at this time, so they cannot immediately spot the other car. Therefore, when neither party notices the other car and drives into the intersection without slowing down or stopping, they will collide.
This type of accident often occurs at intersections with good visibility and straight routes.
"That's right," Michida Panko nodded repeatedly, "I think so too. You are indeed a famous detective. You even know this."
"And judging from the brake marks on the road, the red car didn't seem to have any signs of slowing down, which further proves that this was the case in this accident."
Hearing the discussion between Yuya and Michida Junko, Kurumiya Seiji raised his hands to cover his eyes and sobbed in pain: "Too much for such a phenomenon to happen. Wow, if I had paid more attention to the side when I approached the intersection just now, such an accident would not have happened..."
Michida Patrolman glanced at him. Although as a traffic policeman she had seen many accidents, she still comforted the crying man out of habit.
But Yuya's idea was different from hers: "Whether there is such a phenomenon or not, according to driving regulations, you should slow down or even stop to check at this intersection to make sure there are no vehicles or pedestrians before passing. Moreover, the red car on the right has the right of way, so it is understandable that he did not slow down. Why didn't you slow down in advance?"
Patrolman Michida immediately looked at Seiji Kuratani with scrutiny. As a traffic police officer, what she hated most were drivers who drove irregularly.
Che Gu Zhengsi was speechless and could only burst into tears: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault... wuwuwu..."
Yuya glanced at him and pointed at the surveillance footage, saying, "I always feel that the red car's reaction was a little too slow. Even if it was really the collision course phenomenon that caused him not to notice the green car, but a car suddenly appeared in the blind spot, most people would subconsciously step on the brakes, right? But the red car didn't react in the same way, and there were no traces of brakes on the ground..."
"Indeed..." Michida Junko looked at the screen and nodded thoughtfully.
The phenomenon, which was originally reasonable, began to feel unusual after Yuya reminded her of this.
She suddenly realized something and looked at Youya in surprise: "Kamiya-kun, is there any other hidden story behind this car accident?"
You neither confirmed nor denied it, but just glanced at Kurumi Seiji with a calm expression.
Michida Panzi felt that the matter was not simple, so she looked at Kurumiya Seiji and asked: "Why did Mr. Kurumiya drive here?"
Che Gu Zheng Si lowered his head and replied, "Nothing, I just happened to have some time, so I thought of going for a drive."
"Is it because the rainbow is so beautiful?" Mao Lilan next to her suddenly spoke.
"Rainbow?" Che Gu Zhengsi looked up at the sky in surprise, and found that there was no rainbow. He subconsciously asked, "Did a rainbow appear just now?"
Hmm? Yuya's eyes flashed with a dark light, and he looked at Kurumiya Zhengji with scrutiny. Conan also looked at him with some surprise.
Noticing Yuya's gaze, Kurumiya Zhengsi became a little nervous: "What's wrong, did I say something weird?"
"No." Youye shook his head, continued watching the surveillance footage, and suddenly pressed the pause button.
Michida Junko subconsciously looked at Yuya: "What's wrong, did Kamiya find anything?"
Yuya looked at the surveillance footage with a thoughtful expression.
He turned his head to look at the deformed billboard, then walked to the green car, looked inside for a few seconds, touched his chin and nodded.
"I see."
"Kamiya-kun?" Michida Junko followed closely behind Yuya, and her intuition told her that the detective seemed to have something to say.
Yuya glanced at her, then returned to the surveillance camera and pointed at the screen inside and said, "Officer Michida, please pay attention here."
The place he was pointing at was the window of the red car in the picture. One could see that it had become brighter as if it had been illuminated.
"What is this?" asked Michida Junko puzzledly.
Yuya explained, "The car window suddenly became brighter. Considering the time and location, it should be the sunlight reflecting off it."
"Sunlight?" Michida Junko stroked her chin and thought for a while, then said doubtfully, "But, given the route the red car is taking, it shouldn't be reflected by the sunlight, right? And from this angle, it looks like the sunlight is shining straight at us."
"That's right, because it's not the glass of the red car that reflects the sunlight, but that..." Youya turned and pointed at the deformed billboard that was hit.
Michida Junko showed a look of surprise. "I see, billboards are indeed coated with reflective material to attract drivers' attention. However, billboards usually face the direction of the road, so they can't have the effect of reflecting sunlight, right?"
Yuya smiled slightly: "What if the angle of the billboard has been adjusted by someone?"
"Has it been adjusted by someone?" Michida Panzi's expression became serious. She immediately ran over to check. As expected, she found that in addition to the offset marks left by being hit by the green car, there were also scratches on the ground left by the reverse movement.
A big drop of cold sweat ran down Che Gu Zhengsi's back.
Michida Patrolman ran back and said, "Just as Kamiya-kun said, the billboard has signs of being adjusted. Unfortunately, it is outside the range of the surveillance camera, so there is no way to see who did it."
Yuya nodded: "In fact, if further testing is carried out, it can be found that the original orientation of the billboard and the angle of the trace left by the collision with the green car should not match, which can also be used as evidence that the billboard has been adjusted."
Michida Panzi nodded seriously: "Okay, I will arrange for someone to do the test later."
"And then?" She looked at Yuya expectantly.
Yuya continued, "After the billboards have been adjusted, the light can be directed directly into the driver's eyes at a nearly straight angle. Under normal circumstances, a brief glare is not a problem.
But for the deceased, he was already on a collision course, and his eyes were irritated by such light. I'm afraid he didn't realize what happened until he was hit by the green car.
That’s why the red car didn’t brake at all.”
Michida Junko nodded repeatedly, thinking that Yuya's reasoning made a lot of sense.
Che Gu Zhengsi's face looked a little ugly.
Yuya suddenly looked at Kurumiya Zhengsi: "What do you usually smoke?"
Kurumi Tani replied subconsciously: "I don't smoke much..."
Youye tilted his head: "That's weird, your car is full of cigarette butts."
Che Gu Zhengsi's face suddenly changed.