Chapter 436: The Terror of the Death God Elementary School Student
"Don't underestimate Toshiya," Chi Feichei said, "His rock and roll singing is indeed good. If it weren't for his bad temper and willfulness before, and Uncle Minro Odagiri's obstruction, talent agencies would have signed him long ago."
Mitsuhiko continued to explain the situation, "This fan's name is Machishima Rin. Her situation is quite special. She feels that Brother Minya who sings underground rock is the Brother Minya she likes, while Brother Minya who is bound by the Company has betrayed them, betrayed rock and roll, and betrayed their Rock and Roll Spirit."
"The reason we say this person needs attention is because she has some very extreme ideas," Haibara Ai said.
Conan said with a serious expression, "We went to her home under the guise of conducting a Social Survey. In her home, there were some photos and posters of Brother Minya, but they were all cut to pieces with a Knife, and words like 'traitor' were written with a Red Oil-based Pen."
"She might do something to endanger Brother Minya's personal Safety..." Ayumi said, "We have already reminded Brother Minya."
"Lastly, it's the person who sent the Threatening Letter this time," Mitsuhiko turned the Notebook to the next page again.
Chi Feichei paused his gaze at the Portrait, frowned, "Shimizu Reiko..."
The person in the Portrait was rarely drawn to look quite good, and the features were also very obvious: Big Wavy Long Curly Hair, a pair of bright and gentle Eyes, and slightly raised corners of the mouth that showed Confidence.
Although it was a Simple Sketch, the amplitude of Shimizu Reiko's Hair was drawn, and Chi Feichei happened to remember that the curl amplitude next to the other party's ear was very large.
After all, Shimizu Reiko is a Beauty who appeared in the Conan Movie, and also a femme fatale, so his Impression of her is quite deep.
Her Eyes are like Belmode, and her Bangs are like Kudo Yukiko, but the curl amplitude next to her ears is larger. Her outwardly expressed Personality is quite lively, somewhat similar to Yukiko, but her level of Danger is comparable to Belmode...
"Huh?" Genta was surprised.
Mitsuhiko was also a little surprised, "Brother Chi, do you know her?"
"A Student from Yokohama Ocean University," Chi Feichei found a Reason, "Seemingly, I met her at a Social Gathering."
Conan teased speechlessly, "You remember really deeply, huh? You can recognize someone just by looking at this kind of Portrait."
"After all, she's beautiful, so I paid a little more Attention," Chi Feichei pointed his Finger at the Hair in the Portrait, "Her Hairstyle is special."
Paying Attention because she's beautiful, is there a Problem with that?
There really isn't.
Originally, in his previous life, he thought this girl was good-looking, that's why he remembered her.
Conan chuckled dryly in his heart, unexpectedly, this Fellow Chi Feichei also pays Attention to beautiful Women...
"Her situation is very strange," Mitsuhiko said doubtfully, "On the two Days that Brother Minya received Threatening Letters, someone saw her leaving the Vicinity of the Company in a hurry. Last night, Brother Minya received the third Threatening Letter, and she happened to be nearby as well, so we followed her and confirmed her Address. This morning, we went to her Home, also under the pretext of Social Survey, but looking at the situation in her Home, it doesn't seem like she's a Fan of Brother Minya, and she doesn't even seem to like rock and roll very much..."
"When we talked to her about Knowledge related to rock and roll, she didn't know much either," Conan said seriously, "But I found shredded Newspaper in the garbage recycling area downstairs from her Home. I think she is the one who sent the Threatening Letters, Mitsuhiko..."
"I don't think she has a Reason to send Threatening Letters," Mitsuhiko continued, "Especially the kind of Threatening Letters that, at a glance, you know are sent by extreme Fans."
"And that Older Sister is very gentle and very beautiful!" Ayumi added.
"We asked her all sorts of questions, and she didn't find us annoying," Genta couldn't help but agree, "She even gave us Snacks to eat!"
Chi Feichei looked at Conan, "Did she notice that you were investigating something?"
These Children are really lucky to have come back alive...
"Probably not," Conan recalled, "Seeing the shredded Newspaper in the garbage recycling area was because Genta was going to throw away a Snack Bag, and I just took a Look at it casually. When we were at her Home, we also asked some Social Survey questions as cover."
Ayumi explained with a smile, "Because we originally had Homework for Social Survey, we also went to other Households in that Building to do surveys by the way!"
"However, is it really her who sent the Threatening Letters? If it is her, why did she do it?" Haibara Ai said, "These Problems must be clarified."
Chi Feichei pondered for a moment, "It should be her who sent them. You don't need to worry about this Matter, I'll handle it."
"I say..." Conan looked at Chi Feichei with a smile, teasingly, "Brother Chi, have you and Miss Shimizu really only met once? Just at a Social Gathering? You might be able to recognize her from a Photo, but to recognize her from that kind of Portrait, you should be somewhat familiar with her, right? And she's clearly not a Fan of Brother Minya, and doesn't like rock and roll herself, yet she sent that kind of Threatening Letter to THK Company. I think... could it be that she wants to attract someone to investigate?"
He doesn't believe that Chi Feichei is a person devoid of emotions. Last time, Chi Feichei's Mentality Analysis of the Criminal who continuously attacked Female, some of the Words even confused Police Officer Takagi. He feels embarrassed just thinking about it, okay...
This is definitely a Fellow who flirts around everywhere.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Is Conan just throwing the Responsibility at him without saying a word?
And it's hard for him to explain clearly, this Reasoning is indeed logical.
"If you Say So..."
"Could it be..."
Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi turned their Heads to stare at Chi Feichei, their Eyes gleaming with gossip, and even Haibara Ai looked over.
"Ding~"
The Hint Light in the Room lit up, reminding them that their Meal had been delivered.
Outside the window on the Canal, a wooden boat drifting over was filled with Cuisine.
Chi Feichei Get Up and went over, "Help serve the Dishes. Give me her Address later, you don't need to worry about the rest."
Never Mind, too lazy to explain, he'll take the Responsibility.
A Group of Children obediently helped, and then took their seats.
"Let's eat!"
"Buzz..."
Chi Feichei took out his Mobile Phone, glanced at it, and always felt a bad premonition. He pressed the answer button, "Toshiya?"
"Hassashi, something happened," Odagiri Toshiya's voice was still calm, with a hint of seriousness, "This afternoon, Miss Machishima was found Death in her Apartment. The Police found me through the shredded photos of me in her Room. I am now at the Metropolitan Police Department Investigation Division One cooperating with the Investigation. I heard that those Children also went to her Home to investigate today. Inspector Megure hopes to find them to understand the Situation. I don't know if you can bring them to the Metropolitan Police Department for a visit?"
"Okay, they are here with me. We'll go over immediately."
Chi Feichei hung up the Phone Call, picked up the bewildered Hassashi on the Table, and looked at the Group of Kids looking at him, "Miss Machishima was found Death in her Apartment this afternoon. Inspector Megure asked me to take you to the Metropolitan Police Department. Toshiya is also there."
Conan's Face changed, and he immediately Get Up.
Machishima Rin, that extreme Fan of Odagiri Toshiya!
"Ah!"
"Something happened to Miss Machishima?"
"How could this be..."
A Group of Children put down their Chopsticks and Get Up.
Before Chi Feichei took the Group of Children Go Out, he Turn Head and glanced at the Meals that had just been placed on the Table, and sighed in his heart.
It's another Day of not being able to have Dinner properly.
Moreover, he doesn't remember this Case. Could it be because he gave the Junior Detective League a Commission, causing the Protagonist Aura of the Death God Elementary School Student to shroud others?
Conan is really evil enough. He just returned to Tokyo last night, investigated with a Group of Children today, and as a result, another Murder Case was investigated...
Before leaving the Shop, Chi Feichei found Anzai Kyoko and paid her to have Anzai Kyoko pack up the Things and send them to the Metropolitan Police Department.
He doesn't believe that he won't be able to eat this Dinner tonight!
...
An Hour later, at the Metropolitan Police Department.
Chi Feichei had just followed Wataru Takagi, who came Downstairs to pick them up, and led a Group of Children up to the Second Floor, when he saw Saguru Hakuba walking over with a Police Officer.
"Hakuba?"
"Brother Hassashi?" Saguru Hakuba was a little surprised, looked at the Group of Children, "Conan is also here, did something happen?"
Genta: "Another person who knows Brother Chi and also knows Conan..."
Ayumi: "Could it be that they met again in some Incident..."
Mitsuhiko: "Behind our backs, how many Cases have they actually participated in..."
Conan: "..."
Hehe, you guessed right, this one was also met in an Incident.
"There's a Case, someone died," Chi Feichei asked directly, "Whether or Not you want to go take a Look?"
"Sure, if someone died, you're going to the Criminal Investigation Department Investigation Division One, right?" Saguru Hakuba readily agreed, Turn Head and said to the Police Officer beside him, "I'll go to Investigation Division One to take a Look, and I'll leave with Brother Hassashi and them later."
That Police Officer nodded, Turn Around and walked towards the End of the Corridor.
Chi Feichei glanced at the Sign. This is not Investigation Division Two, which is responsible for capturing Kid, but the original Investigation Division Four, now the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department.
The Door that Police Officer entered, the Sign on it read Organized Crime Countermeasures Division Five, specializing in managing Firearms and Drug-related Cases.
It seems Saguru Hakuba is here to understand the Matter of the View Restaurant being machine-gunned and bombed last night...
Seeing Chi Feichei looking at the Doorplate, Saguru Hakuba leaned close to Chi Feichei's ear and explained in a low voice, "Yesterday, Kid cancelled the Notice issued Few Days Ago, but appeared at the Crime Scene again last night. An Explosion and Shooting Incident occurred on the Rooftop of that Building that night, and 7 people died. I came to understand the Situation, but at that time, the Police were all attracted by Phantom Thief Kid's Attention. By the time they rushed over, the Explosion had already occurred for more than ten minutes. Now the Police cannot determine whether the other party was targeting Phantom Thief Kid or if it was a Terrorist Attack..."
Chi Feichei nodded.
He is the mastermind, so it's really hard to Say anything.
"Big brother, who are you again?" Genta looked at Saguru Hakuba talking privately with Chi Feichei, and asked aloud.
"High School Detective, Saguru Hakuba." Saguru Hakuba gave a Self-introduction while walking Upstairs with Chi Feichei.
"Another High School Detective..." Mitsuhiko sighed somewhat in his heart.
Haibara Ai glanced at Conan, her Tone playful, "There are really a lot of High School Detectives in Japan."
"I don't know which High School Detective you know, but I just returned from Britain not long ago," Saguru Hakuba said unhurriedly, "I don't know much about other High School Detectives in Japan either."
"Hakuba's Ability is good," Chi Feichei said.
Saguru Hakuba chuckled, "It's my honor to get Brother Hassashi's approval. So, Whether or Not we should compete again this time?"
Conan was faintly a little excited in his heart, he also wants to compete, he also wants to compete...
"When did your Competitive Spirit become so strong?" Chi Feichei was speechless.
"Okay, maybe it's because you took the lead last time, I'm a little unwilling," Saguru Hakuba said with a smile, "Since there's been a Human Life lost, it's really not appropriate to talk about Competition anymore, let's just Solve a Case normally."
"The Lounge is just ahead..."
Wataru Takagi turned the Corridor.
Being ignored all the way, he also needs to find some Sense of Presence, okay?
Moreover, there are already many High School Detectives in Japan, why is there another one who returned from Britain?
Before reaching the Entrance of the Lounge, the Door of the Lounge was opened, and Inspector Megure accompanied Inspector Odagiri out.
Inspector Megure was sweating in his heart.
There's no Method, it involves the Chief's son, the Chief will definitely come to take a Look, but the superiors are all paying Attention to this Case, making his Pressure a bit great...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 437: Odagiri Toshiya: I'm a Suspect Again
"Uncle Odagiri," Chi Feichei greeted.
"Uncle Odagiri," Saguru Hakuba also greeted.
Inspector Odagiri looked up, "Hassashi? Hakuba? Why are you two together?"
Inspector Megure looked up, "..."
If he wasn't mistaken, this was the eldest son of their Metropolitan Police Department's biggest boss...
(ー_ー)!!
Don't tell me he's here to meddle in this case too?
Does that mean Police Superintendent General Hakuba might also be paying attention to this case?
In an instant, the pressure increased...
"I ran into Brother Hichiji downstairs and heard there was a Murder Case. I wanted to come and see the Situation," Saguru Hakuba explained to Inspector Odagiri, then said to Inspector Megure, "Sorry for the intrusion."
"Ah, no..." Inspector Megure scratched his head.
"Hmm?" Odagiri Toshiya followed them out, sizing up Saguru Hakuba, "You are... from Police Superintendent General Hakuba's family...?"
Wataru Takagi's calm expression gradually stiffened.
This...
He suddenly didn't want any Sense of Presence.
Three minutes later, the group was seated in the Lounge.
"So, what's the specific Situation?" Saguru Hakuba asked directly.
Inspector Megure looked at Wataru Takagi.
Wataru Takagi took out three photos and placed them on the Table, "Around 4 PM, we received an Emergency Call. The caller was the landlady of the Victim, Machishima Rin. According to her, Miss Machishima had been in arrears with her Rent for more than a month. Last night, she suddenly called and said, 'I will pay the Rent tomorrow, and also pay this year's Rent in full. Could you please come to my Home tomorrow?'..."
"The exact Words the deceased said on the Phone Call?" Chi Feichei confirmed the Situation.
"Yes," Wataru Takagi nodded, "That's what the landlady said. So today, she went to the Door at 4 PM as agreed, but found Miss Machishima's Door Lock was locked and no one answered when she knocked. She thought Miss Machishima was playing games with her, so she called, intending to give Miss Machishima a good talking-to. However, the Phone Ring rang Inside the Room. Also, because the upstairs resident said they heard Miss Machishima seemingly arguing with someone half an Hour ago, they felt something was wrong and opened the Door to Check the Situation. They found Miss Machishima collapsed not far from the Entrance Hall, her Head covered in Blood, and called the Police..."
Chi Feichei and Saguru Hakuba looked at the photos on the Table.
Conan also squeezed between the two, craning his neck to look at the photos.
Three Crime Scene photos, different angles of the Corpse.
The Victim was wrapped in a Bath Towel on her body and Head, lying face down near the Entrance. It looked like she had come out of the shower, discovered someone Inside the Room, and tried to run Outside the Door. She ran to the Entrance before being caught up by the person behind her, and her Head was fatally struck.
There was a Guitar next to the Corpse.
"The Weapon is this Guitar?" Chi Feichei asked.
"That's right," Wataru Takagi looked at the photo, "At the time, this Guitar was dropped beside the Victim. After Crime Scene investigation, no Blood Reaction was detected on it. However, after identification, the lower corner of the Guitar matched the Wound on Miss Machishima's Head."
"The Window Lock has Traces of being pried open from the Outside. The Time of Death for the Victim is between 3 PM and 4 PM," Inspector Megure said, "We speculate that when Miss Machishima was taking a shower, the Culprit Infiltration her Home through the Window. After she came out of the shower, she discovered the Culprit, questioned him, and had an argument with the Culprit. Afterwards, she realized the Culprit wanted to Damage her, so she prepared to run Outside the Door to ask others for help. However, when she was running away, the Culprit grabbed the Guitar, chased after her from behind, and beat her to Death..."
Wataru Takagi looked at the Notebook and said, "That Guitar should have been wrapped in something like Plastic Sheet before. It's unclear whether it was Miss Machishima's original Bag for the Guitar, or brought there by the Culprit. However, the Culprit took that Bag away afterwards. The Reason should be that he accidentally left his Fingerprint or other Traces on the Bag..."
"Wasn't the thing used to wrap the Guitar Package found near the Crime Scene?" Conan asked.
"No, we Investigated Miss Machishima's Room, the Trash Can around the Apartment Building, the Park Restroom and other Places, but we didn't find anything with Luminol Reaction that could wrap the Guitar." Wataru Takagi said.
Inspector Megure looked at the Group of Child, "We want to know, what Time did you go to Miss Machishima's Home? At that Time, did you See any Suspicious people, or Weird Things?"
"We went there after Lunch, probably around 1:30 PM," Mitsuhiko recalled, "At that Time, Miss Machishima, who opened the Door, probably hadn't been awake for long. She was still wearing Pajamas. She was a bit impatient, so we didn't stay in her Home for long..."
"After we entered the Door, we Saw Brother Minya's posters and Photos that were randomly thrown under the Table and torn to pieces..." Ayumi added.
The three Child talked about the questions they asked at the Time, which were roughly some Social Survey questions. They also asked if Machishima Rin liked Rock and Roll, leading Machishima Rin to talk about Odagiri Toshiya, subtly probing Machishima Rin's Attitude towards Odagiri Toshiya.
"So I'm a Suspect again," Odagiri Toshiya spread his hands helplessly. In the previous Case of Shooting Police Officer, he was also treated as a Suspect, and now it's happening again, "Between 3 PM and 4 PM, I drove Home from Shibuya alone, without an Alibi. So it's possible that I didn't go to Shibuya at all, but met her at Home, and killed her after an argument..."
"Didn't the upstairs resident hear the Sound of the person arguing with Miss Machishima?" Saguru Hakuba asked.
"He said he couldn't hear clearly, he only heard Miss Machishima's Voice, because Miss Machishima usually speaks very loudly," Odagiri Toshiya said, "He also heard Miss Machishima loudly shout Words like 'traitor', so I'm waiting for the Police to Investigate the Alibi in the Place I passed by. As long as someone testifies that they Saw me in Shibuya, I can clear my Suspicion..."
"Brother Minya's Suspicion is really high!" Genta glanced at Odagiri Toshiya.
Mitsuhiko chuckled dryly, "I think the upstairs resident is also quite Suspicious."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure looked at Mitsuhiko.
"Because we happened to have Homework to complete for the Social Survey," Ayumi explained, "So after leaving Miss Machishima's Home, we Intention to ask other residents in the Building by the way."
"But there are no other residents on the Second Floor where she lives," Genta said, "We went to the Third Floor and knocked on the Door of the Household directly above her Room. That Uncle Said that Miss Machishima had been liking to play the Guitar and sing loudly at Home for more than a month. When he mentioned it to her, she even lost her temper. Afterwards, the other two Households on the Second Floor moved away. Only he lives on the Third Floor. On the First Floor, besides a Warehouse, there is also an old couple, but the old woman was Hospitalization a week ago due to Illness, and recently both of them are in the Hospital. That Uncle thinks Miss Machishima is very annoying, but because the Financial Situation has been bad recently, and he can't find such a cheap House to Rent, he has been enduring living there."
"Starting from more than a month ago..." Saguru Hakuba looked at Odagiri Toshiya, "Is it because you heard that Brother Minya went to open a Company?"
"Maybe..." Odagiri Toshiya was uncertain, "I also can't remember what Business Activity I participated in, but since the Variety Show was broadcast, the Name of THK Company has spread quite widely, especially in the first episode, Hassashi asked the host to keep reporting the Company's Name. Afterwards, Reporters found out that I was the President and there were interview Reports. It was probably around that Time."
Saguru Hakuba nodded.
"In addition, that landlady also has a Murder Motive," Haibara Ai added.
"According to the upstairs resident Uncle, Miss Machishima is the landlady Uncle's Daughter," Conan said with a serious Expression, "She Rents there and often defaults on Rent. Because Miss Machishima drove away other residents, they had many quarrels. Uncle heard Miss Machishima complain that the Building was originally her deceased Parents', and the landlady aunt robbed her family's House."
Inspector Megure immediately turned his Head to look at Wataru Takagi, "Takagi..."
"We haven't learned about this Situation," Wataru Takagi said busily, "I'll go verify it now!"
"In addition, we have another Suspect..." Inspector Megure withdrew his Line of Sight and took out a Photo, placing it on the Table.
"Miss Shimizu?" Mitsuhiko was a little surprised.
The three Child chattered and said the Investigation Result from before, which was nothing more than Shimizu Reiko being the one who sent the Threatening Letter to Odagiri Toshiya.
The three Child went to Shimizu Reiko's Home at 10 AM, and throughout the afternoon, Shimizu Reiko claimed to be staying at Home alone, without Go Out, and without an Alibi.
Odagiri Toshiya leaned forward to take a Look, and asked in Doubt, "But I don't know her."
"She's helping Miss Machishima send Threatening Letter?" Chi Feichei looked at Inspector Megure.
Shimizu Reiko is a Member of the Crime Research Club. It can be said that she is a girl whose Mentality has been distorted. In the Movie later, she and the other two Club Member robbed the Bank together in order to satisfy the desire to plan crimes.
Sending Threatening Letter to Odagiri Toshiya, but not liking Rock and Roll herself, and not knowing much about Odagiri Toshiya, he guessed that Shimizu Reiko might have Seen some Criminal Opportunity and Intention to plan a Crime.
In addition, Machishima Rin clearly harbored Resentment towards Odagiri Toshiya, but did nothing, which was also not right.
He had two guesses at the Time:
One was that Shimizu Reiko learned from some channel that someone harbored Resentment towards Odagiri Toshiya and Intention to kill Odagiri Toshiya, and then push the Crime to the person who harbored Resentment towards Odagiri Toshiya.
The other was that Shimizu Reiko and Machishima Rin colluded together, wanting to plan something through the matter of Shimizu Reiko sending Threatening Letter, so that one of the two could safely escape punishment after Murder Odagiri Toshiya.
"Uh, yes," Inspector Megure was a little curious how Chi Feichei knew, but he still explained the Situation first, "We initially found Miss Shimizu Reiko through the Call Log. At around 3 PM, Miss Machishima had a Phone Call to her Home Landline Phone. We asked her to understand the Situation. After hearing that Miss Machishima was killed, she took the initiative to confess the Matter between her and Miss Machishima. She was harassed by hooligans when she was drinking in a Bar before, and Miss Machishima helped her drive away those hooligans, and they became good Friend. Afterwards, after listening to Miss Machishima talk about Minya's Matter, Miss Machishima Request her to send Threatening Letter, and she agreed. Her Phone has automatic Recording. According to her Phone Recording, Miss Machishima called her, and it was indeed about sending Threatening Letter, and she Seemingly didn't Intention to continue sending it. The two quarreled for a few Sentences and hung up the Phone..."
"Because of this, she helped others send Threatening Letter?" Odagiri Toshiya was speechless.
Inspector Megure chuckled dryly, "We have already Said to her that Threat is an Illegal Act."
"However, in this way, Miss Shimizu Seemingly has no Murder Motive," Mitsuhiko stroked his chin and pondered, "Even if she didn't want to continue sending Threatening Letter, and Miss Machishima disagreed and forced her to continue sending, it shouldn't lead to Murder, right?"
"If she was unwilling to continue sending Threatening Letter, and Miss Machishima threatened her on the grounds that she had already violated the Law, it is possible that she couldn't stand it and committed Murder," Inspector Megure said, "And she has no Alibi, so we also asked her to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to Cooperate with Investigation."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 438: Could You Speak Normally?
Conan looked at Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, regarding the reason for sending the Threatening Letter, didn't Miss Shimizu say anything else?"
Inspector Megure thought for a moment, "Nothing else."
Conan was puzzled. So, his previous Reasoning that Shimizu Reiko sent the Threatening Letter for Chi Feichei was completely wrong?
Chi Feichei said he would handle it, just because he saw that Miss Shimizu was helping someone else send the Threatening Letter, and Miss Shimizu herself had no hostility towards Odagiri Toshiya, so they didn't need to worry?
Or was his guess right, Chi Feichei and Miss Shimizu really knew each other, and Miss Shimizu concealed her real Motive from the Police?
Chi Feichei didn't even explain things at the time, making it impossible for him to judge.
"Inspector Megure, did the Police confirm the Room of the upstairs resident afterwards, and the Personal Belongings of the Landlord?" Saguru Hakuba asked.
Inspector Megure nodded, "Confirmed, no Luminol Reaction, Plastic Sheet or similar items were found."
"Knock knock!"
A knock on the door.
"Please come in," Inspector Megure said.
Ms. Anzai, accompanied by a Police Officer, stood at the Entrance somewhat embarrassed, "That... Mr. Chi, Things have been delivered."
Chi Feichei turned his Head and asked Hakuba, "Have you eaten Dinner?"
"Not yet," Hakuba took out his Mobile Phone and checked the Time, "It's already 8:11:03 PM, I've been at the Metropolitan Police Department since 1 PM, originally I planned to go Home for Dinner after leaving the Metropolitan Police Department..."
"Toshiya?"
"I haven't eaten either, I came to the Metropolitan Police Department around 5 PM."
"Inspector Megure, and you?" Chi Feichei looked at Inspector Megure again.
"Me?" Inspector Megure pointed at himself in confusion, looking blank, "After receiving the Emergency Call, we went to the Crime Scene to investigate, then brought people related to the Case back to the Metropolitan Police Department for questioning, and haven't had Dinner yet..."
"Then let's Eat Something," Chi Feichei looked at Ms. Anzai, "Ms. Anzai, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Just a moment." Ms. Anzai turned around, beckoned her Companion to bring the Meals over, and two people started serving Dishes plate by plate.
Chi Feichei ordered Table-draping Cuisine at Flowing Water Pavilion, also known as Nagasaki Cuisine, which is Chinese-style Cuisine.
The characteristic of Table-draping Cuisine is that everyone sits around a Table, and all the Meals and Dishes are placed on one Table.
Initially there were seven Side Dishes, and also Shark Fin Soup, Tea, Large Plate, Medium Plate, Stewed Dish, Mochi Red Bean Soup, Fruit...
In addition, Chi Feichei also ordered some Salmon Sushi, plus Genta's Eel Rice, and since they were coming to the Metropolitan Police Department, and considering that others probably wouldn't have time for Dinner either, he also added a few Side Dishes.
Hakuba: "..."
Although everyone hasn't eaten, it's fine to have Meals delivered to Eat Something together, but such a large Table, isn't it a bit too elaborate?
Inspector Megure: "..."
Wouldn't a Bento be enough for Eat Something?
Looking at this large Table of food, he felt a little flustered.
Odagiri Toshiya: "..."
It feels like corruption is happening at the Metropolitan Police Department.
Then the Problem is, if his Old Dad sees this scene, would he choose to beat him to death, or would he choose to beat Inspector Megure to death...
The Junior Detective League recognized it, this was the Table they were at before at Flowing Water Pavilion, which they hadn't had time to eat yet.
"Please enjoy your Meal." After the Dishes were set, Ms. Anzai bowed again and left.
"Before, I took These People to eat, but hadn't had time to eat yet, then received Toshiya's Phone Call," Chi Feichei explained, "so I asked the Shop Assistant to send the Things over, after understanding the Situation, it's just right to let the Children Eat Something at the Metropolitan Police Department."
"Also Correct, letting a Group of Kids go hungry is really Troublesome," Toshiya was relieved.
"And leaving it there, it is indeed a waste," Hakuba was also relieved.
With such a suitable Reason, then let's eat, eating better is definitely good.
"I'm going to dig in!"
Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko were also really Hungry, and couldn't wait to start eating.
A Group of people happily started eating, the only one who was a little uncomfortable was probably Inspector Megure.
Inspector Megure's heart was filled with mixed feelings, holding a Feast in the Metropolitan Police Department is really inappropriate, should he stop it? Or should he bite the bullet and accompany the three Young Masters and a Group of Children to eat?
But it seems they have already started eating, so he will also eat, at worst he will eat faster.
Odagiri Toshiya noticed that Inspector Megure was eating at an extremely fast Speed, and couldn't help but look sideways, "Inspector Megure, are you already Hungry? Was your Meal Time also delayed by the Case? You've really worked Hard."
"Although exquisite Cuisine needs to be slowly savored, but at this time, Never Mind," Hakuba also smiled slightly, "You've worked Hard."
Inspector Megure: "..."
Thank You, but he feels that keeping Company with These People is even more Hard.
...
During the Meal, except for the three Children occasionally praising how delicious the Food was, no one else spoke much.
Chi Feichei, Hakuba, and Conan, the three of them, did not talk about the Case.
There are some Ideas in mind, but still need confirmation.
After Dinner, Odagiri Toshiya's Alibi was also found, confirming that at the Crime Scene Time, more than one person had seen Odagiri Toshiya in Shibuya.
Odagiri Toshiya raised his Wrist and looked at his Watch, "Then that proves I didn't have Time to commit the crime, it's already past nine, I'll leave first, I still have very important Matters Tomorrow..."
"Then, if you need to Cooperate with Investigation, we will contact you again," Inspector Megure said seriously.
Odagiri Toshiya nodded, and looked at Chi Feichei again, "Hassashi, you still want to Investigate this Case, right?"
"I'll just go to the Crime Scene Apartment to take a look," Chi Feichei said.
"Okay!" Odagiri Toshiya hurriedly Get Up and Go Out, not forgetting to remind, "You should also go back to rest early!"
"Then I'll also go to the Crime Scene Apartment to take a look first," Hakuba asked Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, is it okay?"
Inspector Megure nodded, the Case Details have all been discussed, does he still need to say no? Hurry up and Solve a Case.
"Can we also go together?" Mitsuhiko asked.
Ayumi and Genta also looked at Inspector Megure with expectant expressions.
Inspector Megure instructed, "After going there, you must not run around or touch Things at the Crime Scene!"
"Yes!"
...
Night, 9:49 PM.
Second Floor of the Apartment Building, Police Officer Takagi opened the Room Door.
Chi Feichei consciously took out a pair of Medical Gloves from his Pocket, unpacked it, and put it on.
Hakuba also consciously took a pair of Gloves from Takagi's Pocket and put them on.
Conan was one step late, and looked up at Police Officer Takagi.
Police Officer Takagi lowered his Head and looked at his Pocket, should he bring a few more pairs of spare Gloves another day?
Why do These Detective all like to casually take Gloves from his Pocket...
Conan looked at Police Officer Takagi, turned around and went to Chi Feichei's side, "Brother Chi..."
Chi Feichei withdrew his Line of Sight from looking at the Ceiling, while walking towards the Window, took out a Plastic Bag containing Medical Gloves from his Pocket and gave it to Conan.
Conan decisively took it.
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta: "Brother Chi..."
"Nothing Else," Chi Feichei said, "Use your own Handkerchiefs."
The three Children: "..."
Conan secretly smirked, he knew, since Chi Feichei brought Gloves, he would definitely have a spare pair, but definitely wouldn't bring too many.
Luckily, he was quick!
On the side, Haibara Ai looked at Conan Speechless, and followed Chi Feichei, "What's there to be proud of..."
Conan was taken aback, seemingly there really is nothing to be proud of, investigating the Case is the priority.
Inspector Megure turned his Head Outside the Door and chatted with the Landlord for a few sentences, when he turned back, he saw that a Group of people were already running around everywhere in the Room, and immediately frowned.
Didn't they say they wouldn't run around and touch Things?
"The Method is probably understood," Chi Feichei walked Outside the Door, "The Traces are quite obvious."
"Indeed!" Conan nodded, followed him out in contemplation, "However, this Method can be done by anyone, and anyone could have done it..."
"According to this, the other three people don't have Alibi, and there's no need for them to do this," Hakuba also took off his Gloves and walked Outside the Door, "The only one who has Alibi, Brother Toshiya, is instead the most suspicious, but he can't do it either."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Police Officer Takagi: "..."
Inspector Megure: "..."
Are these three being a bit too arrogant?
They only went in for a few minutes and are walking out, Crime Method understood? And Traces are quite obvious?
"No, there's still another suspicious person," Chi Feichei corrected Hakuba's Reasoning.
"Another one?" Hakuba was puzzled.
Conan also thought for a moment, and then he and Hakuba were stunned together, with a look of 'I Understand'.
"Speaking of which..." Conan thought for a moment again, and looked at Chi Feichei, "That Thing was originally in the Room, seemingly can't be Evidence..."
Hakuba also looked at Chi Feichei, "Even if only one person's Fingerprint is found on the Plastic Sheet and Adhesive Tape, it can't explain anything, it can be said that the Culprit wore Gloves..."
Chi Feichei leaned against the Door Frame in Silence.
Lacking the final piece of Evidence to prove their Reasoning.
Fallen into a dead end? At this point, according to the 'Conan logic' Routine, there should be a...
Hmm?
This angle and Direction...
Okay, coincidental Evidence has appeared.
Chi Feichei raised his Eyes and saw the Window opposite the Entrance Hall, reminding the other two, "Evidence."
Hakuba and Conan turned their Heads to look, their Eyes lit up.
Hakuba's lips curled into a smile, still staring at the Window, "Now it's already late, it would be best to come back Tomorrow, right?"
"I'm busy Tomorrow," Chi Feichei said.
Conan hesitated for a moment, "I'm also busy Tomorrow."
Hakuba choked, touched his chin, "Hmm... then let's use a Searchlight?"
"That..." Police Officer Takagi chuckled dryly.
What are these three talking about?
"I'm saying..." Inspector Megure also glanced at the three people with Half-Moon Eyes.
Could you speak human language that we can understand?
"Ah, Sorry," Hakuba smiled apologetically at Megure and Police Officer Takagi, and looked at Chi Feichei again, "Then..."
"I'm not interested in Deduction," Chi Feichei went straight out of the Room.
"Good work, Brother Hakuba~!" Conan said to Hakuba with a smile, and also turned around and followed Chi Feichei to Go Out.
Since someone is doing the Deduction, he should still keep a low profile...
Hakuba asked Inspector Megure, puzzled, "Do all Detective in Tokyo not like Deduction?"
"Uh, no..." A person popped into Inspector Megure's mind.
Previously there was a person who quite liked Deduction, but that person disappeared, afterwards Mori Kogoro also quite liked Deduction, but occasionally when Mori Kogoro wasn't around, and it was Chi Feichei instead, Deduction became inactive.
"Weird, before seeing that High School Detective called Kudo Shinichi, seemingly he liked to be in the Limelight," Hakuba muttered in Doubt, and didn't delay any further, looked at Police Officer Takagi, "Police Officer Takagi, sorry to trouble you..."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 439 Saguru Hakuba: Do You Have No Shame?
Late night, 10:33 PM.
Saguru Hakuba went to knock on the upstairs male resident's door to confirm a small detail.
After that, besides the Landlady, the upstairs male resident also arrived at Rin Machishima's Home.
Odagiri Toshiya was already asleep. After hearing Inspector Megure say on the phone that he wasn't the culprit, he didn't plan to come over again.
As for Shimizu Reiko…
"There's no need to notify her," Chi Feichei whispered to Saguru Hakuba, "Anyway, she's not the culprit."
"Huh?" Saguru Hakuba was a little surprised, and whispered, "But at that time..."
"It's not very related to the case itself, just let the Police confirm it afterwards," Chi Feichei whispered.
"Brother Chi..." Conan leaned close to the two, looked up at Chi Feichei with a serious face for a long time, and suddenly grinned, gloatingly said, "You also have a day when you hide from others?"
Chi Feichei was silent, he would rather take the blame.
Being noticed by Shimizu Reiko is really not a good thing.
Especially in his current situation, as long as Shimizu Reiko is interested in people on their side and does something around him, he might be noticed by the Organization.
And Shimizu Reiko's personality is too suitable for the Organization.
Once Shimizu Reiko is noticed, there is a high probability that she can get into the Organization, then a vicious woman in the Organization is not a good thing. If she is appreciated by The Boss, it will be difficult for him to eliminate her.
This kind of unstable and dangerous woman is like a time bomb, Belmode is enough.
He wants to eliminate all unstable factors and resolutely block the possibility of Shimizu Reiko prematurely intruding into the Plot!
"Then I understand," Saguru Hakuba smiled, didn't ask further, and went to communicate with Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, there's no need to notify Miss Shimizu, this case has nothing to do with her, just find her tomorrow to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to confirm."
Inspector Megure looked at the time, "Alright, it's already so late, since she's not the culprit, there's no need to ask her to come over..."
"In- Inspector Megure!" Police Officer Takagi ran upstairs panting, wearing gloves on both hands, and when he leaned over with one hand on his knee to catch his breath, he raised the large Evidence Bag in his right hand, "Found it! Plastic sheet stained with Blood Stain, rope with Adhesive Tape, and a leaking Hydrogen Balloon..."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure turned his head curiously to look at the Evidence Bag.
"Then, let me first explain the Mystery of the disappearance of the plastic sheet," Saguru Hakuba walked to the Entrance Hall, looked up at the Ceiling of the Living Room, "First of all..."
It was still a Trap of rope and Weapon.
First, cover the guitar with plastic sheet, tie one end of the Headstock tightly with rope and make a Slip Knot, fix it on the Ceiling with Adhesive Tape, then pull it to Outside the window, tie the Tailpiece part with rope as well, pull it to Outside the window, and tie Hydrogen Balloon to the ends of the ropes. Afterwards, pull the rope at the Tailpiece end up and fix it on the Ceiling, and fix it together with another rope with Adhesive Tape...
When demonstrating the Method, of course, it cannot be in the place where the Method was originally implemented. Saguru Hakuba chose the Ceiling on the other side of the House to demonstrate.
The guitar used was also bought by a Police Officer at his Request.
"After that, just gently pull this String..."
Saguru Hakuba said, pulling the String in his hand, and the Adhesive Tape behind the guitar was gently pulled and torn off.
The Headstock of the entire guitar was still hanging by the rope, but the Tailpiece part, because it was no longer fixed by Adhesive Tape, swung in an arc from the Ceiling and smashed over, hitting the Wall.
Above the Headstock, the Adhesive Tape that fixed the Tailpiece was missing, and the Adhesive Tape that stuck the rope to the Ceiling could not support the weight of the entire guitar. After the guitar hit the Wall, it immediately fell to the Ground.
The Slip Knot tied to the Headstock was pulled, and before the guitar landed, the light plastic sheet fell off.
Being blown by the Wind Outside the window, the rope, plastic sheet, and Adhesive Tape stuck to the rope were all dragged Outside the window and flew away...
"Just calculate the Wind direction and Wind Speed in this area between 3 PM and 4 PM this afternoon, and then ask Police Officer Takagi to look for it along the Road, and you can find the Hydrogen Balloon, plastic sheet, rope and Adhesive Tape," Saguru Hakuba looked at the Evidence Bag in Police Officer Takagi's hand, and then looked up at the Ceiling, "On the wooden Ceiling near the Entrance Hall, there are still traces of Adhesive Tape..."
The Trace left by this Method is indeed obvious.
Inspector Megure looked up and saw some traces.
"Then, who would do this?" Police Officer Takagi wondered, "Using this Method is generally to create an Alibi, right?"
"As expected, Brother Minya is still the most suspicious," Mitsuhiko touched his chin, thinking, "Just prepare this Method, and after arriving at Shibuya, Call Miss Machishima and ask her to go to the Entrance... Uh, no, he is not in this Room, he can't pull the String to start this Method, there is no way to Murder..."
"Could it be using Animals like Cats?" Genta guessed, "Tie a String to the Cat in advance, and when the Cat runs Outside the window, pull the String..."
"Who would use such an unstable Murder Method?" Conan was Speechless, "If the Cat ran Outside the window and the guitar fell down in advance before Miss Machishima came out of the Bathroom, Miss Machishima would not only be fine, but also realize that someone wanted to harm her, and Report to Police to let the Police investigate, wouldn't she?"
"Oh, right..." Genta was dumbfounded.
"Are there any Fingerprint left on the plastic sheet and Adhesive Tape?" Inspector Megure turned to ask Police Officer Takagi.
Police Officer Takagi nodded immediately, "There are none on the Adhesive Tape, but besides Miss Machishima's Fingerprint on the plastic sheet, there are also several Fingerprint that are consistent with the Fingerprint provided by Mr. Yamaishi, the upstairs resident, at the Metropolitan Police Department..."
Inspector Megure immediately turned his head to look at the upstairs male resident.
Chi Feichei watched the excitement from the sidelines, his thoughts drifting.
He could already be sure that there was no such Case originally.
From the perspective of the cause, it was because he knew Odagiri Toshiya and pulled Odagiri Toshiya to start a Company that Rin Machishima would think Odagiri Toshiya was a Traitor and hold Resentment.
After that, he miraculously let the Junior Detective League investigate the Threatening Letter at this juncture, and brought Conan in, allowing Conan and the Junior Detective League to obtain Clue that the Police did not have.
However, he is really not Fate's pawn...
The operating rules of this World are quite interesting, but it is a bit harmful to Little Friend.
If you accidentally lead the Death God Elementary School Student over and trigger a certain point, it will be a Farce at worst, and a Human Life at worst.
In addition, what is also interesting is that this time the names of the Victim and Suspect are piled up again.
Victim Machishima, Shimizu, Odagiri, in addition, the male resident's Surname is Yamaishi, and the Landlady's Surname is Ooya.
Machishima, Shimizu, Yamaishi, Odagiri, Ooya...
Putting them together can form a picture of a pastoral family, although most Japanese Surnames are Place names, but there is no random intrusion of Surnames like 'Kujo', 'Komukai', 'Takaga', 'Sarwatari', which is also quite magical.
In addition, adding a 'Pond' to that pastoral family picture is not abrupt, and he can once again form 'a group' with the Victim and Suspect. Chi is really a versatile good Surname.
(＃－.－)
While Chi Feichei's thoughts were drifting, a group of people were still focusing on discussing the Case.
Ayumi doubted, "In that case, Uncle is indeed very suspicious. The Hydrogen Balloon is floating Outside the window, he would be worried about being seen by Uncle living on the upper Floor, right? If you don't have to worry, then it's only the culprit himself."
"N- No, it's not me!" The male resident explained quickly, "Because sometimes Miss Machishima makes too much noise, I haven't opened the Window recently, and even the Curtain is drawn. When you came to my Home, the Curtain was also drawn, wasn't it?"
"The culprit is indeed not Mr. Yamaishi. If it was him, he could completely do something in his own Room and then come down to Murder Miss Machishima, to use it as his Alibi," Saguru Hakuba said, "But the culprit also does understand Mr. Yamaishi's recent habits, and knows that Mr. Yamaishi has not drawn the Curtain recently, so he prepared this Method, and to prepare this Method, you need to stay in Miss Machishima's Home for a not short Time."
"In that case..." Inspector Megure looked at the Landlady Ooya.
As a Landlord, it's not strange to understand the recent habits of the residents, right?
"It's not me either!" The Landlady sweated, and said quickly, "Although she drove away my resident, I have my own Work, and the Economy is not very tight, so there is no need to Murder at all!"
"Who would think Money is too much..." Genta glanced at the Landlady.
"Moreover, if the Time agreed to collect Rent was not 4 PM, but earlier," Police Officer Takagi touched his chin, "Then, Ms. Ooya could come to this Floor to meet Miss Machishima at 3 PM, and the two had a dispute at around 3:30 PM, which was heard by Mr. Yamaishi, the upstairs resident. Afterwards, Miss Machishima left Ms. Ooya in the Living Room and went to take a bath. After taking a bath and coming out, she was Murdered by this Method..."
Inspector Megure thoughtfully said, "Being able to make Miss Machishima leave the Guest to take a bath, it can only be you who is a Female and a Relative."
"Probably thinking that as long as the Police can't find plastic sheet in their Personal Belongings, they won't be suspected, so they prepared this Method, right?" Mitsuhiko said seriously.
"I- It's really not me!" The Landlady was about to cry but had no tears.
"The culprit is not Ms. Ooya either," Conan spoke up and interfered, "Actually, there is one person who can also arrange this Method and must do so..."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure recalled in Doubt.
For this Method, the culprit must be in Rin Machishima's Room at that Time.
At the Time of the Case, Odagiri Toshiya had an Alibi in Shibuya.
Shimizu Reiko made a Phone Call to the Victim from the Landline Phone at Home at 3 PM. One Hour is not enough to rush over to arrange the Method. Even if the Phone Call is transferred, using an Extension Phone to pretend to Call the Victim and rush over to Murder, the distance between the two Homes is so far, the Extension Phone would have long been unable to Communicate. In the end, that is just an Extension Phone of the Landline Phone, and can only Call within the Vicinity.
If it's not these two people... Who else? Did they ignore someone?
Conan said in a deep voice and confidently, "That is Miss Machishima herself!"
Saguru Hakuba: "..."
Didn't this Kid say he wouldn't Reasoning?
He even snatched the most crucial Sentence, do you have no shame?
Chi Feichei watched the excitement from the sidelines, he didn't believe Conan could hold back at all, and sure enough, he interfered in the Deduction again...
"B- But..." Police Officer Takagi was surprised.
"The reason for preparing this Method is because Miss Machishima cannot hit the Back of Head with the guitar herself. Even if the guitar is hung up, rope will be left at the Crime Scene, making people see through the Method at a Glance," Conan said, "On the contrary, if no plastic sheet stained with Blood Stain is found at the Crime Scene, the Police will believe that she was attacked after taking a bath."
Police Officer Takagi touched his chin and said, "Then, just ask the Place that sells Hydrogen Balloon nearby, and ask if Miss Machishima went there today..."
"No," Saguru Hakuba walked to the Bookcase and looked at the Iron Rod on the Bookcase, "The Hydrogen Balloon should have been bought back by Miss Machishima herself many Days ago."
"Anyone who knows the Situation in this Room can also use the Hydrogen Balloon in the Room to complete this Method," Conan took over the Words, "This cannot be used as Evidence to judge that Miss Machishima committed Suicide."
To overturn the inference of 'Suicide', it is enough to find Trace of Homicide, but if you want to overturn the inference of 'Homicide', in order not to let go of the Culprit, decisive Evidence is needed before the Police will close the Case as 'Suicide'.
"However, there is also decisive Evidence that can prove that Miss Machishima committed Suicide rather than Homicide..." Saguru Hakuba took out his Mobile Phone, dialed the Phone, and said to the other side, "Let's begin."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 440: Died by Their Own Devices [Adding an extra chapter for the cute lord no silver hidden here]
"Tap tap tap..."
A strange sound came from afar.
Outside the Door, Chi Feichei was still watching the show.
Haibara Ai walked to the Corridor and leaned against the Corridor guardrail like Chi Feichei. "Are you really not planning to do Reasoning with them?"
It was Chi Feichei who said 'there's another possibility,' which meant Brother Hichiji saw it first!
"I have things to do tomorrow, I can't go to take a Written Statement," Chi Feichei said.
Haibara Ai gave him Half-Moon Eyes. It shouldn't have anything to do with tomorrow or not, as long as it was a Written Statement, Brother Hichiji wouldn't want to do it, right?
The two chatted casually for a few sentences.
Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from Inside the Room.
"Ah!"
Inside the Room, dazzling Light suddenly enveloped Inspector Megure and Police Officer Takagi, who were standing near the Entrance Hall.
"Th-This is..." Police Officer Takagi quickly raised his Arm to shield his eyes, but his vision was still filled with bright light. It only got better when he turned his back.
However, Saguru Hakuba and the others standing a little further away were not enveloped by the Light.
Saguru Hakuba walked to another Window and looked Outside. "Between 3 PM and 4 PM, the angle of the Sun will cause the Window of the Building opposite to reflect strong Sunshine, shining in from the Window next to the Entrance. Based on the location where Miss Machishima fell, if someone attacked her from behind, they could only stand in the area where Inspector Megure and Police Officer Takagi are. The dazzling Light would make it impossible to even open one's eyes, let alone accurately hit Miss Machishima's Back of Head with a Guitar. Looking at the Trace on Miss Machishima's Head and the situation at the Crime Scene, she was killed by a single blow. There are no Traces of the Culprit repeatedly swinging the Guitar to attack and her resisting..."
"That Building opposite was just completed yesterday," Conan also walked to the Window. "And Miss Machishima should have pried open the Window Lock from the Outside today, prepared the Method to fix the Guitar, pretended to quarrel with someone, and specially took a shower, wanting to disguise herself as a weak person who was attacked after coming out of the Bathroom. She entered the Bathroom before 3 PM, and went directly to the Entrance to pull the Rope after coming out of the Bathroom, without passing through the Window at the Entrance Hall, so she didn't realize that it was impossible for anyone to successfully attack her at all."
This is Evidence to judge that Rin Machishima committed Suicide.
Because the Building was completed yesterday, only between 3 PM and 4 PM this afternoon would the dazzling Light situation be discovered. Others would not be able to prepare anti-glare Glasses or anything in advance to attack Rin Machishima.
Inspector Megure walked to Saguru Hakuba's side and stretched his Head to look Outside the window.
In the sky, a Police Helicopter turned on a Searchlight, and the Beam of Light could just project onto the Window of the opposite Building, and then reflect into the Entrance Hall Inside the Room.
"Because there is no Sun at Night, I asked someone to drive a Police Helicopter and use a Searchlight to help simulate the angle of Sunlight at 3 PM to 4 PM in the afternoon," Saguru Hakuba explained. "There are no taller Buildings nearby that would block the Sunshine. Inspector Megure can bring people over to confirm again tomorrow afternoon between 3 PM and 4 PM."
Inspector Megure nodded with black lines all over his Face.
He understood the reasoning, but to explain these things, wouldn't it be fine to come over tomorrow? Why did they have to mobilize a Police Helicopter...
Police Officer Takagi walked out of the Light and thought of the Reason. "Miss Machishima used this kind of Suicide, could it be..."
"Yes," Saguru Hakuba said with some Sigh. "I think it should be that after Miss Shimizu refused to let her continue sending Threatening Letter, she became more and more resentful and unwilling. In order to make one of those four people bear the Crime of Murder, she did this, of course, she may have initially just wanted to fake the Pretense of being attacked, and didn't think about Suicide, because the Wound was fatal with one blow..."
"But she didn't expect that the blow of the Guitar smashing down just hit the Vitals of the Back of her Head, taking her Life," Conan's Mood was a bit complicated.
Outside the Door, Chi Feichei had nothing to Say at all.
Actually, he had a guess.
This Method was probably not thought out by Rin Machishima, but was a part of Reiko Shimizu's crime Plan.
The Plan was probably: first, Reiko Shimizu sent Threatening Letter, then Rin Machishima was attacked but not killed, and during the Investigation, the Police would notice the suspicious people around Rin Machishima, and then, Toshiya Odagiri would also be murdered.
And the 'Criminal' they prepared for the Police was Mr. Yamaishi, the Upstairs resident, or Ms. Ooya, the Landlady. There were also Motives:
Mr. Yamaishi was annoyed by Rin Machishima making Noise, so he first Infiltration Rin Machishima's Home, attacked Rin Machishima, and then knew the Reason why Rin Machishima made Noise. After being unable to bear it, he also vented his anger on Toshiya Odagiri, but the second Attack on Toshiya Odagiri was too heavy, resulting in Toshiya Odagiri's Death.
As for the Motive targeting Ms. Ooya, it was designed as Resentment for residents being forced to move out and Income being reduced.
Whether it was the Weapon for 'attacking' Rin Machishima or the Weapon for killing Toshiya Odagiri, they would probably choose a Guitar.
Because even if Toshiya Odagiri no longer sang Rock and Roll, it was impossible for him to discard the Guitar that had been with him for many years. There must be a Guitar in Toshiya Odagiri's Home. If the Weapons in both Incidents were Guitars, it could create the Pretense of Serial Crime by the Criminal, and it could also guide the Police to suspect that the Criminal hated Guitars, that is, Noise.
However, Reiko Shimizu decided to terminate the Plan midway for some Reason.
This Reason was probably the Investigation of the Junior Detective League.
No matter how well these Child concealed it, when Reiko Shimizu was sensitive to keywords such as 'Rock and Roll' and 'Toshiya Odagiri', it would more or less cause Reiko Shimizu's unease.
And the automatic Recording Phone used in Reiko Shimizu's Home should be to prevent Rin Machishima from having an Accident while executing the Plan and involving herself. At the same time, both parties agreed not to explicitly Say some Things on the Phone to ensure that Reiko Shimizu recorded some Testimony that was beneficial to herself.
It was also because they couldn't Say it explicitly on the Phone that when Reiko Shimizu said not to send Threatening Letter anymore, Rin Machishima would feel that Reiko Shimizu had also abandoned herself. For a person with extremely unstable Emotion, it was enough to make Rin Machishima have the Idea of executing the Plan in advance and making everyone she hated be suspected.
Judging from the current Situation, it would not be Reiko Shimizu guiding Rin Machishima to execute the Plan in advance, because it would not Benefit Reiko Shimizu, but would instead cause Troublesome for herself.
In other words, Rin Machishima really wanted to act a bit, and as a result, she died by her own devices.
People really can't be too pretentious.
Of course, this was just his guess.
Because the Weapon was specially chosen to be a Guitar, and both Toshiya Odagiri and Rin Machishima would put a Guitar at Home, he thought of this possibility. There was no Evidence, and he couldn't even accuse Reiko Shimizu, so it was better not to Say it.
Anyway, Rin Machishima was dead, and Toshiya Odagiri was instead spared a Crisis of being murdered.
And Reiko Shimizu lost Rin Machishima, the person who implemented the crime, and would probably look for other opportunities to plan crimes, and would no longer stare at Toshiya Odagiri.
Not long after, Inspector Megure and others walked out of the Room.
Next, they still needed to confirm and investigate, and it would probably take a few Days to close the case.
"Inspector Megure, for the Written Statement, find Hakuba," Chi Feichei said.
"Inspector Megure, for the Written Statement, just find Brother Hakuba, I have Things to Go Out tomorrow and the Day After Tomorrow," Conan also said almost at the same Time, and smiled as he looked up at Saguru Hakuba. "Hard work, Brother Hakuba~"
Saguru Hakuba: "..."
These two people...
Police Officer Takagi: "..."
Is their Metropolitan Police Department so unpopular?
Now even Conan has changed.
It's just taking a Written Statement, is it that much...
Being stared at resentfully by Police Officer Takagi, Conan quickly explained, "It's really because I have Things to do."
Okay...
Police Officer Takagi chose to believe Conan once.
"Ah!" Mitsuhiko touched his Pocket. "Oops, my Detective Manual is gone, I still wanted to Record this Commission..."
"When we were at the Metropolitan Police Department, didn't you take it out? Could it be lost at the Metropolitan Police Department?" Genta asked.
"Maybe it fell in Brother Chi's Car..." Ayumi looked at Chi Feichei.
"Then let's Go Downstairs to look for it," Chi Feichei took the lead to walk Downstairs, and asked Saguru Hakuba, "Hakuba, it's already 11 o'clock, how are you going back?"
"Don't worry, I'll Call for a Driver to pick me up."
"Then I'll send these Child Home."
When they arrived Downstairs, before they could go to Chi Feichei's Car to look for it, Police Officer Takagi made a Phone Call to a Colleague at the Metropolitan Police Department to confirm. He said a few Words and hung up the Phone, saying to Mitsuhiko, "Your Detective Manual fell in the Corridor of the Metropolitan Police Department. Go get it tomorrow. They will help you put it on my Desk."
Mitsuhiko nodded. "Police Officer Takagi, then I'll contact you again tomorrow, I'm giving you Troublesome."
"Where..." Police Officer Takagi said politely.
"Then you guys wait here with Hakuba for a while, I'll Go To drive the Car over," Chi Feichei instructed, and went to the Parking Lot.
However, after arriving at the Parking Lot, Chi Feichei got into the Car, but didn't rush to drive. He took out his Mobile Phone and sent two Photos to Non-Ink in a package.
Both Photos were pages of the Detective Manual, one was Reiko Shimizu's Address, and the other was Reiko Shimizu's Portrait Sketch.
Mitsuhiko's Detective Manual was not lost, but was secretly taken by him, Photos were taken, and then it was thrown into the Corridor.
Although it was okay to directly ask for the Address, he really didn't want to get too involved with Reiko Shimizu.
It was best if he didn't get involved, and didn't let the people around him get involved. Let Crow do Surveillance, and see if there will be a Time to use it in the future...
Since there was a Clue, it would be a Pity not to keep an eye on it, maybe it would be used sometime.
Before long, Non-Ink replied:
[No Problem, Master, I will arrange it immediately!]
[Can the Human Portrait be distinguished?]
[Of course, it's drawn very realistically.]
Okay, it's good if it can be found.
Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone and drove the Car out of the Parking Lot.
...
On the other side, while Chi Feichei was driving the Car over, the three Child gathered together and whispered.
Conan walked over. "What are you talking about again?"
Genta: "Talking about Brother Minya!"
Mitsuhiko: "Didn't he Say before that he was going to spend Honeymoon with his Lover tomorrow..."
Ayumi: "He also went back in a hurry tonight, we were wondering if he got a Girlfriend."
Conan gave them Half-Moon Eyes. "You guys..."
Even caring about whether Toshiya Odagiri has a Girlfriend or not, are they so gossipy?
"Speaking of which..." Haibara Ai suddenly spoke, with a mysterious smile on the corner of her mouth. "Brother Chi is also going to spend Honeymoon with his Lover tomorrow."
"Eh?!"
The three Child and Conan all changed their Faces, indicating that they were frightened.
"Lover?" Saguru Hakuba also turned his Head to look at Haibara Ai.
He wanted to eat this Gossip!
The three Child had already surrounded Haibara Ai.
"Haibara..."
"Wh-What's the Situation?"
Haibara Ai expressed satisfaction with the Reactions of others, yawned, and said with a flat Face, "Actually, it's talking about Yoko Okino's Management Company. Initially, that Company also wanted to block THK Company, but Brother Chi Said before that there are no absolute Friends in the business world, and no absolute enemies. After THK Company gained a firm foothold, that Company considered THK's strong Funds behind it, and THK considered the Resource in the hands of the other party as an Established Entertainment Company, and the Relationship would immediately ease, and even like Lovers, there would be a Honeymoon Period for a while, helping each other and having an extremely good Relationship. Now THK has Reputation, popular Variety Show, Kuraki Mai, a singer who became popular as soon as she debuted, and the Suzuki Foundation's investment, how could the other party not initiate a Honeymoon invitation?"
Genta, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi: "..."
This is not the Gossip they wanted to eat...
Saguru Hakuba regretfully touched his nose. "Cough, Lover Honeymoon... Brother Hichiji is also very talented in business, a well-rounded summary."
Conan chuckled inwardly, he vaguely felt that Haibara was ill-intentioned, and he had expected too much.
He might as well look forward to tomorrow's Cocktail Party.
(End of Chapter)