Ke Xue: Ai-chan and I have an agreement

Chapter 604: Sufficient Alibi

According to Uncle Maori's inference.

About half a year ago, when they went to the Mori Detective Agency with Tsukigata Ryutaro, a fierce argument broke out.

The purpose is to allow myself to study closer to my teacher.

Yuichi Shiina had a strange expression on his face as he listened to the description.

half year ago?

You remember such trivial things.

Why don’t you have any impression of what a certain little kid looked like when he was a child?

Shiina Yuichi was speechless.

"Isn't it a bit too far-fetched to kill someone with such a childish idea?" Tsukigata Ryutaro retorted.

Shiina Yuichi suddenly smiled knowingly.

This is hard to say.

After all, no matter what happens on the big stage of Beihua, Shiina Yuichi will not feel abstract.

Because there are so many such things happening, he has become accustomed to them.

However, Officer Takagi soon received the investigation report from the Forensic Department.

"What report?" Uncle Maori asked curiously.

Officer Takagi then showed a photo of the crime scene.

The photo shows a lighter, which looks like a high-end product of a certain brand.

Shiina Yuichi doesn't smoke, so he can't be recognized.

"This is the lighter left beside the deceased. When we checked the deceased's belongings, we did not find that he had anything like cigarettes."

"So, we speculate that it is very likely that the murderer accidentally dropped it after committing the crime."

"The forensic department just said that there are no fingerprints of the deceased on it."

As Officer Takagi explained, Tsukigata Ryutaro took the photo and recognized the owner of the lighter at a glance.

"This is the lighter I gave to Saruhashi as a souvenir."

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their eyes to him.

Uncle Maori stroked his chin, looking very proud.

Now not only the motive but also the physical evidence has been solved.

You are truly worthy of being the famous detective Mouri Kogoro.

Shiina Yuichi looked at the self-satisfied Uncle Maori and then at Conan who was in deep thought and had no idea for a long time, and he just found it funny.

It seems that this time, there is no need for anesthetic needles.

Is today's case going so smoothly?

It looked like he should be able to leave soon.

Next, in order to verify Uncle Maori’s conjecture.

The group hurried to the home of Saruhashi Masaru, another disciple of Tsukigata Ryutaro.

There is always an inexplicable sense of contrast between his sturdy figure and a pair of square-framed glasses.

"If this guy is a murderer, then it's understandable." Shiina Yuichi said in a low voice, touching his chin.

"What do you mean?" Conan asked, standing at his feet.

"Just look at the size comparison between that unlucky guy and this guy. Even if I beat that guy to death with two punches, it's not impossible."

Shiina Yuichi spread his hands and said as a matter of course.

Hearing this, Conan rolled his eyes at Shiina Yuichi, then began to wander around the room with his small body.

Officers Takagi and Megure began to question Saruhashi Masaru.

Uncle Maori stood behind him, his eyes closed, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

Judging from his expression, he has probably already identified Saruhashi Masaru as the murderer.

As long as there is a little flaw in the next conversation.

He, Kogoro Mori, will definitely bring this vicious criminal to justice!

But to everyone's surprise, Yuan Qiaosheng had very sufficient alibi.

He met us at a nearby coffee shop around 8:00 last night, and then went to an izakaya he often went to drink, arriving around 8:30.

The deceased arrived at Beihua Station at 8:40.

The police estimated the time of death to be between 8:40 and 9:00.

So it is almost impossible for Saruhashi Masaru to commit a crime.

However, when the police talked about the time of death of the deceased, Saruhashi Masaru's expression changed very slightly.

That's the micro-expression from nervous to relaxed.

Unfortunately, this scene did not escape Shiina Yuichi's eyes.

really interesting.

It seems that Uncle Maori was right this time.

The murderer is most likely this man.

But the problem is... based on his description, he shouldn't have had the time to commit the crime.

He also seemed very confident as he allowed the police to investigate his itinerary yesterday.

That means what the other party said should be true.

Otherwise, there is no need to tell lies that can be discovered through any random investigation.

If this is the case, Shiina Yuichi has to think about another possibility.

Based on what Saruhashi Masaru said as fact.

There are only two people who can make mistakes.

The first is that the police’s death estimate was wrong.

Considering the attitude, methods and approaches of the Japanese police, this... is not impossible.

The second is that... the deceased lied.

Just at this moment, Yuichi Shiina glanced and noticed that Conan was staring at something intently.

Shiina Yuichi walked forward and saw a bunch of keys at Conan's feet.

There is also a string of numbers '0101' on it.

It doesn't look like a house key.

In addition, Yuichi Shiina also noticed that the side of the room near the bookshelf was littered with scattered books and papers filled with words.

Although Saruhashi Masaru is a debuting writer, such a chaotic creative scene is still quite worrying.

And only this corner was messy, while the rest of the place was in order.

Suddenly remembering something, Yuichi Shiina grabbed Conan by the back of his collar and lifted him up.

Shiina Yuichi completely ignored Conan's dissatisfied look and asked slowly.

"Do you know why that unfortunate fellow came to see his teacher?"

Conan struggled for a while but found it was useless. Finally, he said unhappily, "You said you wanted to let that novelist see your new manuscript. What's wrong?"

Hearing this, Shiina Yuichi chuckled, then put Conan down and said in a dark tone, "What about the manuscript? It seems that there was no such thing found at the scene of the discovery."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Conan's hands paused as he was tidying up his clothes, and then he looked at Shiina Yuichi in disbelief.

When did this guy find out?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

I was so concerned about the time of the crime that I overlooked such a crucial clue.

hateful!

"Have you found the evidence?" Conan gritted his teeth and asked unwillingly.

Looking at Conan with a deflated look on his face, Shiina Yuichi felt that his thoughts were clear.

It still feels good.

I just like to see Conan’s unwilling and helpless expression.

This trip was not in vain!

"I guess so, but I still need to verify it." Shiina Yuichi crossed his arms across his chest and looked at Saruhashi Masaru who was talking to Officer Takagi with interest.

He can kill someone and still drink leisurely. It seems that this guy is not an ordinary person.