12dz Chapter 1374 begins with the inquiry.
Chapter 1374 begins with the inquiry.
The elevator doors opened, and the three people stepped out.
Yuya suddenly stopped in his tracks: "Did you notice that the bombing warnings for the first two cases were sent via email? After deciphering the code, they were also required to send it to the email address specified by the perpetrator?"
"But this time, the prisoner left a coded note in the room and called personally. Doesn't that pose a high risk of exposure?"
Conan and Sera Masumi both nodded; they had also noticed this oddity.
Sera Masumi said, "Mr. Hayashi, who lived in room 2114 next to mine, said that he saw the coded paper on the table as soon as he entered his room."
Conan pondered, "Assuming the cipher paper was left by the previous tenant, it would definitely be seen by the cleaning staff and either exposed beforehand or cleaned up."
"To prevent the second possibility, the prisoner should have put the coded paper in after the cleaner had finished cleaning the room."
Yuya: "In that case, the only people who can do this are the cleaning lady, Ms. Moriko Rinta, the doorman who delivers luggage to room 2114, Mr. Yuto Kiishi, and the person who lives in that room, Danji Hayashi."
Well, it's another three-choice round, and the bomber is undoubtedly among them.
Sera Masumi said, "Then let's quickly call them over to ask about the situation. The police can't show up, so we'll have to do it ourselves. But with Kamiya-kun here, there shouldn't be any obstacles."
Yuya nodded: "Indeed, in that case, let's ask Sera in her room."
"Huh?" Sera Masumi looked surprised.
Yuya smiled slightly: "We can't possibly use Mr. Lin Qi's room 2114, can we? You know, that's also a potential location for the bomb. What if the culprit gets angry during questioning..."
"Okay, okay, I got it!" Sera Masumi raised her hands in surrender. "But I need to go back and pack up first."
"Hurry up, there are still 50 minutes before the explosion."
"Okay!" Sera Masumi hurriedly ran towards her room.
Yuya looked at Conan: "In that case, I'll go to the front desk and call the other two suspects over. Conan, you..."
Conan nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.
Sera Masumi returned to her room and told Sera Mary what had happened.
Sera Marie was somewhat speechless: "Huh? We're calling the suspect in the bombing into this room? Was it Yuya's suggestion?"
Sera Masumi quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, things just got like this."
Sera Marie sighed. After thinking for a moment, she realized that this was the only way to identify the suspect.
If a room in this hotel were to be blown up, everyone would be evacuated outside, and she would be exposed to the public eye.
If things develop that way, they'll have to change bases again, and they might even need that person's help...
"I understand. Do it this way. When you're questioning me, keep the phone in your pocket so I can hear your conversation clearly."
Sera Masumi nodded: "Okay, I understand."
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after a while.
The first person to be questioned was the cleaner, Moriko Ronda.
She insisted that she did not see any coded paper when she was cleaning room 2114.
She also discovered that Lin Qituansi seemed to be secretly smoking in the room, even though all the rooms in the hotel were non-smoking. She couldn't stand the smell of smoke and was therefore quite sensitive to it.
Yuya asked, "Do you know what Mr. Lin Qi does for a living?"
Without hesitation, Moriko Lunda said, "He is a novelist whose books seem to be quite popular. It is said that he would stay in room 2114 of our hotel when the deadline was approaching and stay inside to finish his manuscript."
Yuya asked thoughtfully, "Does she always stay in that room?"
Moriko Lunda nodded and complained, "That's right, that's why the smell of smoke in that room just won't go away. And he just keeps denying it, saying that the editor who came to discuss the novel smoked it without permission, and that it had nothing to do with him."
She also heard that Lin Qituan had been refused entry to a hotel where he was caught smoking in his room by staff.
Which hotels did he stay at?
Moriko Randa suddenly tensed up and lowered her voice: "It's about the two hotels that have been making headlines recently, the two hotels where the bombings happened, and both hotels have refused to let him stay!"
"Really?" Yuya and the other two were somewhat surprised. Was this a coincidence?
The reason Lin Qituan was able to stay here was because the hotel owner was a loyal fan of his books, and the hotel couldn't refuse him.
Not only that, when checking in at the front desk, the owner had a humidifier added to the room just because Lin Qituan coughed a few times.
Yuya looked at the humidifier in the room with surprise: "Isn't this a standard feature in the room?"
Moriko Noriko nodded: "Yes, it seems the guest in this room also had a cough when they checked in, so an extra machine was added."
"I see." Yu also remembered that Sera Marie had been coughing every now and then during their conversation, and he thought she had caught a cold.
According to Moriko Ronda and Masumi Sera, Sera Mary has been coughing for a week.
Why hasn't your cold gotten better after so long?
Moriko Lunda snorted, "If the boss didn't like him, who would give such good service to a customer who likes to complain!"
Yu was somewhat surprised: "Does this Mr. Lin Qi complain frequently?"
Moriko Noriyuki nodded, saying indignantly, "He slipped and fell in the bathroom and then claimed there was something wrong with the tiles, and that the number of toiletries was different from when he last stayed..."
“Last time he said he lost his key and asked us to find it before he finished eating. We searched for an hour before finding it under his bed. The doorman, Mushi, even complained about it to everyone.”
The number of toiletries was incorrect, the key was lost... Yuya secretly noted down this information, and then switched to Yuto Mokuishi to continue questioning.
“You mean the key?” Yuto Kishi recalled, “It did take quite a while to find the key that time, but you can’t entirely blame him.”
This hotel still uses old-fashioned door keys, and the metal ring on the keychain is easy to fall off, but they will be replaced with card keys next year.
He suddenly became nervous: "Speaking of which, why did you call me here to find out what happened? Is it because I carried Mr. Lin Qi's luggage to the room? Do you suspect that I left the coded note in the room?"
Yuya nodded slightly: "I have considered this. You don't need to be nervous. It's just to understand the situation."
Yuto Mokushi hurriedly explained, "I understand. However, Mr. Lin Qi is a regular here. I only need to deliver the luggage to the door. I don't need to come in with you to introduce the room's facilities. I'll leave after delivering the luggage."
"So I didn't see any coded messages or anything like that on the table in the room! I didn't go into the room!"
“I see,” Yuya nodded slightly. “By the way, is the layout of Mr. Lin Qi’s room the same as this room?”
Yuto Mokushi nodded: "The sofa and table are in the same position, including this humidifier."
"I see." Yuya's lips curled up slightly. "I understand. Thank you for your cooperation."