"I see! That's how it is!"
Miwako Sato looked slightly annoyed and said, "How did I not think of this!"
"Huh? Sato-kun, what's going on exactly?"
Inspector Megure looked at Miwako Sato, who seemed to have suddenly understood something, and couldn't help but ask.
Miwako Sato glanced at the many men who were still puzzled on the side, and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "You bunch of grown men usually wear flat shoes. You forget that a girl's height changes with the height of various shoes!"
"That's right, girls' heights are different from us males. Because they have a wider variety of shoe styles, their height actually changes with the height of their shoes."
Senichi smiled and turned to Miwako Sato, saying, "If I'm not mistaken, their makeup is now popular..."
"The '109 Gyaru' makeup," Miwako Sato added.
"Exactly, the '109 Gyaru' makeup."
After being reminded by Miwako Sato, Senichi nodded and continued, "I've seen this makeup on the street, and besides the dark makeup, there's actually one more thing to pay attention to, which is the thick-soled shoes they wear."
"Thick-soled shoes?"
Facing the confusion of the group of rough men, Miwako Sato nodded and said, "Exactly, the shoes that go with the '109 Gyaru' makeup are thick-soled shoes.
But those girls who were attacked had their heights measured when they came to the station to give statements!
In that situation, since they weren't going out on a date, it seems they didn't bother to wear thick-soled shoes."
"Are you saying they changed their shoes!" Inspector Megure exclaimed after hearing Miwako Sato's explanation, "So that's why Senichi-kun said we should add ten centimeters to the height of the suspect!"
"Thank you, Senichi-kun, otherwise we would have misunderstood the information about the suspect."
At this point, Inspector Megure's expression became excited, "Well then, we should focus on individuals around the height of 160 centimeters, whether it's Miwako Sato playing the Gyaru role or other nearby girls who match the suspect's conditions!!"
Just as Inspector Megure was about to end the meeting and start taking action with a sweeping gesture, Senichi quickly stopped him, saying, "Chief, there's no need to make it so complicated. In fact, we can further narrow down the suspect!"
"What!?" Inspector Megure's eyes lit up at these words, and he quickly asked, "Senichi-kun, do you have any other discoveries?"
"It's this."
Senichi picked up three photos of the victims and showed them to everyone, saying, "I don't know if you've noticed, but even though the weather has turned cold recently, these three girls are still dressed quite lightly.
Although it's for fashion, I don't think they would be able to stay outside for long in this kind of weather. Most of the time, they should have been indoors where it's warm.
And this is probably why they were attacked."
"Warm places..."
"Reason for the attacks?"
After hearing Senichi's suggestive words, everyone began to murmur to themselves.
"Could it be inside cars?" Inspector Megure was the first to catch on, "I remember that the first and third victims were attacked when they got out of their cars...
"Could it be... this case is related to cars?"
With this thought, Inspector Megure immediately turned and said, "Officer Takagi, please contact the second victim right away and confirm if she was driving at the time of the incident!"
"Also, don't forget to confirm what shoes she was wearing on the day of the incident."
After Senichi added this, he looked at Inspector Megure and said, "Chief, I suggest that you also question the other two victims and confirm if they were really wearing thick-soled shoes at the time."
"Well, it's indeed necessary to confirm the accuracy of this information."
Realizing that this was to verify the accuracy of the deduction,
Inspector Megure looked appreciatively at the composed Senichi, then sent two officers to contact the other two victims respectively.
The confirmation of this information didn't keep everyone waiting for too long. Soon, Takagi returned with the information, confirming that the second lady had also just gotten out of her car on the day of the incident and went to the park restroom.
The fact that all three attackers were wearing thick-soled shoes and the common point of driving gave everyone present a boost in morale.
"So, you mean the perpetrator is targeting women who are dressed in the 'Gyaru' style, driving, and wearing thick-soled shoes?"
Inspector Megure rubbed his chin, frowned, and pondered, "The perpetrator must have a reason for attacking people who fit this description. If we can identify this crucial reason, we can easily predict the perpetrator's actions."
"On this point, I have some speculations."
Senichi's words instantly captured everyone's attention. Seeing all eyes turning to him, he smiled and began his deductive reasoning.
"I don't know if you've noticed, but the accurate target of the perpetrator's attacks isn't just 'women dressed in the Gyaru style,' but 'women dressed in the Gyaru style who are driving.'"
"But why would they target Gyaru who is driving? Wouldn't the perpetrator attack them just because of their makeup?"
Officer Takagi scratched his head and couldn't help asking, and many others followed, looking at Senichi, hoping to get an answer from him.
"That's right, if it were just about Gyaru, the perpetrator probably wouldn't attack them."
Senichi smiled and began his analysis, "Let's think about it this way. If the perpetrator harbors resentment against the Gyaru subculture, then why would the targets of the attacks specifically be Gyaru who are driving?
The perpetrator could easily attack those Gyaru walking home alone late at night, and statistically, among three such instances, at least one of them wouldn't be driving, right?
But that's not the case. All three victims who were attacked were driving.
This piece of information is practically telling us that we need to combine the elements of "driving" and "Gyaru makeup" to uncover the motive of the perpetrator's resentment towards this type of individual."
"Combine?" Takagi chimed in at the right moment with a bit of comic relief.
"That's right, by combining these two factors, we can find the answer."
Senichi nodded and continued, "There's a taboo when it comes to Gyaru driving, and this taboo is probably the motive behind the perpetrator attacking them."
"I got it, it's the thick-soled shoes!"
The quickest to react was naturally Miwako Sato, being a woman herself and familiar with thick-soled shoes, as well as a seasoned detective. Just as everyone was still in doubt, she once again was the first to figure it out.
"It's inconvenient to drive with thick-soled shoes. The bulky shoe heels would interfere with the contact between the foot and the pedals, and there could even be instances where the brakes can't be pressed fully..."
Miwako Sato realized this suddenly and became excited, "The perpetrator attacked them precisely because of this reason!"
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