281. Sufficient Alibi
281. Sufficient Alibi
Wu Fan sighed inwardly: "A 29-year-old associate professor is really amazing."
Iwama explained: "We are here today to celebrate Kaneda's promotion to associate professor. It took a lot of effort for him to reach this position. I didn't expect that such a thing would happen."
Officer Megure looked at Mouri Kogoro helplessly: "So, Brother Mouri, did you happen to appear here again?"
"Yes, this is my detective Mouri Kogoro, Officer Megure." Mouri Kogoro said seriously.
Officer Megure complained: "Brother Mouri, I think you are really a plague. Every time there is a murder, I can see your figure. Is it because of you that there is a murder, or because of you? "
Mouri Kogoro smiled apologetically: "After all, where there are murder cases, there will be detectives."
Officer Megure asked with a serious face: "Okay, no more joking, let's get down to business, you were the first one to discover the body, right? Miss Chuan Xizi.
Anxi replied: "Yes, I thought someone had entered the room and hadn't ordered food yet, so I came over to check the situation."
Mouri Kogoro was a little confused: "But why did Mr. Kaneda go to room 8? I remember he said at the counter that he did not make a reservation in advance.
"That's why I saw him walking towards Room 8 and asked him why, but he said that he had made an appointment with someone to meet here."
Mouri Kogoro speculated: "So he made a private appointment with someone to meet here, and was finally killed by that person here?"
Officer Megure continued to ask: "Besides Mr. Kaneda, did you see anyone else entering Room 8?"
Anxi shook his head and said, "No, I didn't even see it."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes, I have been paying attention to the situation in the atrium at the counter. There is only a porch at the entrance. If you don't pass by the bridge, you will never be able to enter the guest room."
"So where did the murderer enter Room 8?"
Mouri Kogoro suddenly spoke: "Of course, Officer Megure, we have to take the waterway. The waterway here can go around the guest room. As long as the murderer uses the waterway, he can easily reach Room 8."
Officer Megure nodded and said: "I see, so the murderer is the person in the restaurant? Okay, brother Takagi, you go and find out if there are any witnesses who saw the person using the waterway to act.
Takagi Wataru replied: "Yes."
Subsequently, Takagi Wataru questioned people in the restaurant.
"We have been paying attention to the waterway just now."
"I haven't seen such a person before."
"I didn't see anyone either."
"I didn't see it. No one passed by at all."
"If someone passes by the waterway, they will definitely see it. I just saw the boat passing by.
After listening to Takagi Wataru's report, Officer Megure was surprised: "You said no one saw it?"
Takagi Wataru replied: "Yes, there are more than four guests in each of the other guest rooms, and they all said they only saw the ship passing by.'
Wu Fan explained: “If you think about it, you should know that walking on the waterway will inevitably make noise, and it is very eye-catching to connect so many doors.
Mouri Kogoro asked: "Could it be diving?"
Wu Fan rolled his eyes: "How is this possible? If we can really dive down, it would be a fantasy."
Takagi Wataru said: "No, the water depth in this waterway is only 50 centimeters, so it is impossible to submerge in the water."
Conan said: "Even if you can really dive, there will definitely be water everywhere in Room 8."
Officer Megure thought for a while and said: "Since the murderer cannot be someone from outside, then he must be someone from inside the restaurant. In this case, the alibi must be investigated."
"Mr. Iwama, where were you at 7:50?"
Iwama replied: "I have been staying in room three."
What did Mouri Kogoro think of: "I remember that at that time, Mr. Iwama seemed to have yelled?"
"That's right, that's right. When I was looking for contact lenses, I accidentally knocked over the plate."
"After that, I also saw that the door of Room 3 was closed, which proves that you were not at the murder scene."
Officer Megure asked: "Mr. Arai, it seems that you returned to the restaurant after the murder occurred, right?"
Arai answered truthfully: "After I went out to Kaneda, the professor asked me to buy a pack of cigarettes for him, so I went to the convenience store to buy cigarettes.
As he spoke, Arai took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
Anxi explained: “Actually, I told this gentleman to buy it there because the brand he wanted was sold out in our store.
Arai took out his wallet and took out a receipt: "It took about ten minutes to get there. Look, I still have a receipt here." "
Officer Megure checked the data and found that the time listed was 7:52.
Mouri Kogoro said with a smile: "In other words, you two have sufficient alibi, so the murderer is among the other guests."
Wu Fan, Conan:………………”
When the two heard Mouri Kogoro's words, they looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, Wu Fan naturally did not agree with Mouri Kogoro's statement, because there were more than four guests in other rooms, and it was completely difficult to get to Room 8 to avoid the attention of his companions and Anxi.
And the most doubtful thing is that these two people were alone at the time of the crime, and they were the most likely to commit the crime.
Officer Megure said: "Brother Takagi, allocate manpower to investigate the alibi of other guests.
(Noble) "I'll go right away."
At this time, Conan pulled Anxi's clothes and said coquettishly: "Sister, I want to see those ship pillars."
"OK."
Wu Fan said: "Actually, I'm quite curious about these ships, so I'll go over and have a look."
So, the three of them came to a room.
"Is this door always locked?" Conan asked.
"Yes, this way no one will come in casually. Among the restaurant staff, I am the only one who has the key." Anxi's tone was very gentle.
After arriving in the room, Wu Fan and Conan found that there were only five ships, one of which was particularly large.
"Huh? What is that?" Wu Fan found a black stain on the boat.
Conan came over and said: "This is the same thing as Mr. Kaneda's thumb, but when those dishes were delivered to room three, Mr. Kaneda had already left.
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