Chapter 77 A fruitful journey
"Please, Hiro. I don't know where the magician went when I wasn't paying attention. I have something to do with him, so I can only rely on you." Kazukage Yayoi pointed at Kidd, who was supposed to be between them, but now had become air.
He didn't even notice when he disappeared. It seems that he is worthy of being a world-famous super thief. He is extremely agile when it comes to escaping.
"Okay, I'll do my best." Zhu Fujingguang nodded. Compared to the murder case, he certainly felt that Kidd's problem was bigger. Maybe Kidd held the key to the real problem. For example, who called him aboard?
As for the term "game", anyway, during the previous bombing, Kage Yayoi also used the word "play", so Morobushi Kagemitsu had no desire to complain. Maybe for the gods, all this is no different from playing VR games.
Seeing that Zhu Fu Jing Guang agreed, Kazukage Yayoi took off the bracelet and put it on Zhu Fu Jing Guang's hand, "Protect your own body. I'm nearby and won't leave too far. Call me if you need anything, I'll be there soon."
After saying that, He Jing Yayoi waved goodbye and left.
Zhu Fu Jingguang touched the gray crystal bracelet. He could feel that He Jing Yayoi had added a considerable protection to the bracelet. The energy kept flowing through his body, which allowed him to maintain his physical body to a certain extent. Has He Jing Yayoi's strength been strengthened?
"That Hiro-ni...what is Yayoi-ni doing?" Conan asked weakly. He first wanted to find Mr. Amuro, but found that he was not there. He was forced to turn to look for Yayoi Kazukage, but he saw that he waved and left. In desperation, he could only talk to Mr. Oda, who he was not familiar with.
"Nothing, he dropped something on the way back and he went back to look for it." A big white dove landed on the road and he was very anxious, fearing that the pigeon would fly away.
"...Okay," Conan twitched his lips. Wasn't this excuse a little too childish? "Um...can I ask you something? Brother Hong, you smell like alcohol, and so do uncle and that aunt, and you all look like you haven't returned to your room yet. So, did you come back together? Were you drinking together before?"
Uncle Maori sobered up a bit, but not much. He was still dazed and leaning against the wall, trying hard to ask others to stay in the room and not come out. Jia Hezi had drunk a lot to begin with, and fainted under the impact. Seeing this, as the only adult present, Dr. Agasa could only quickly call the room attendant.
The person who was able to think clearly and try to solve the case at this time was actually a little boy who had just turned seven years old.
"I guess so. I...we went to the bar at 11 o'clock, and saw Mr. Maori and Ms. Tsuchiya drinking together. Then at 4 o'clock in the morning, we saw Mr. Maori and his friends were about to go back, so we followed them, no more than 20 meters away. Then, as soon as we turned the corner, we heard Ms. Tsuchiya scream, and Mr. Maori was opening his door at that time."
Morofushi Kagemitsu pointed to the room card that Kogoro Mori dropped on the ground to prove the accuracy of what he said.
"We?" Conan asked hesitantly. He Jing Yayoi was only 17 years old and could not enter the bar at all.
Zhu Fujingguang hesitated for a second, then nodded, "Yes, we, three people."
"Three people?"
"I, Yayoi, and the gentleman from 1002." Morobushi Kagemitsu chose to tell the truth, mainly because he was worried that if he didn't tell the truth, Yayoi Kazukage and Kidd, who lived next door, would be on the suspect list. Although they were not on the same side as 1003 and could not enter through the balcony, they were in the next room after all, so they would be more or less suspicious.
Conan pulled his lips speechlessly. It was impossible for a minor to enter a bar. Considering that Kazukage Yayoi's appearance was also different from Andong Yayoi, it seemed that the other party did have the ability to change his appearance, but it might not be at the level of Vermouth. More importantly, a wristband was required to enter the bar. If they didn't steal someone's wristband, then they modified the background data on the ship.
It doesn't sound like a good thing anyway, but the other party has no intention of hiding any information from him. I don't know what the meaning behind it is.
Conan understood and avoided this question, and asked another question: "Has the gentleman from 1002 been with you all the time?"
"Not exactly. That gentleman first tried to strike up a conversation with Mrs. Tsuchiya, but was then chased away by Mr. Maori. He drank a lot of alcohol and went to the wrong booth. We saw that he was very drunk and were worried that he might have an accident, so we left him with us. Later, he took a nap and sobered up, and we found out that he was a guest of Room 1002." Zhu Fujingguang helped Kid lie and provided an alibi.
In fact, Kidd arrived later than them, but if Kidd was really the murderer, there was no reason for him to steal Mrs. Tsuchiya's room card. After failing many times, he even turned his attention to the bar staff.
Therefore, Kidd must not be the murderer, and Zhu Fujingguang naturally does not mind giving false testimony for him to avoid making things complicated.
Conan nodded when he heard this. It sounded like the three of them, or even the five of them, had no chance of committing the crime.
"So was Uncle Maori with that aunt the whole time? Did you notice?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang shook his head. "No, but every time I looked up at Mr. Maori, I was sure that Mrs. Tsuchiya was with him, unless she left at a very coincidental time, which would have prevented me from noticing. I would call the waiter to take an order about once every half an hour, and at that time I would notice Mr. Maori's position."
Wait, you ordered once every half an hour, and drank for five hours, which means you drank at least ten cups?
Conan twitched his lips. I didn't expect he could drink so much.
"Thank you, Brother Hong. I'll go ask Uncle Maori first." Conan waved with a smile, turned around and was about to leave, but was interrupted by Zhu Fu Jingguang.
"Wait, let me go too. I'm the only one who is relatively sober right now and can testify for the four of them."
Conan hesitated for two seconds. When he went out, he saw that Oda Hiro had not even taken out the room card and was still standing at the corner. Uncle Maori stood between Mrs. Tsuchiya and Oda Hiro, holding the room card in his hand, and was obviously about to open the door. If it was Oda Hiro, or Kazuya Kage, they would not have to follow Mrs. Tsuchiya back to provide her with an alibi.
Even if Uncle Maori had come back with Mrs. Tsuchiya, it would still be the same. Because the testimony of a drunk person and the testimony of three or even four people together have completely different weight. Uncle Maori alone may not be able to testify for Mrs. Tsuchiya, but four people can definitely establish an unbreakable testimony for Mrs. Tsuchiya.
What's more, they were the ones who followed behind, so Uncle Maori couldn't even prove their absence. Their testimony would only prove the innocence of Uncle Maori and Mrs. Tsuchiya, but not their own.
If they were the criminals, this was a completely unnecessary and superfluous act. So, if the two of them were not the murderers, then Mrs. Tsuchiya was probably not the murderer either. After all, there were too many people who testified for her.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Hiro." Conan smiled. Since he could eliminate most of the people present, he could solve the case with confidence. Otherwise, he would have to worry about whether Jing Yayoi or Oda Hiro would take him away with a knife, and he would die unjustly. Now that Mr. Amuro was gone, he was very scared.
So, where is Mr. Amuro? It's already 4:30 in the morning. Why aren't you sleeping? Where are you going?
Zhu Fushi Jingguang also noticed Conan's gaze and looked at room 1005. Although Zero was acting in the afternoon, Tsuchiya Yoshiki's hand was not small, and he was probably injured. Now you are not sleeping, and where are you going to work? You are going to die, right?
The room attendant called by Dr. Agasa also arrived soon, followed by the room manager, the captain and Shiro Suzuki.
It was not a good look for a group of people to block the corridor, even if there were only a few rooms around the corner. So the captain persuaded the others to go back to their rooms, leaving only a few staff members to seal off the room.
Maori Kogoro returned to his room, and Suzuki Sonoko was called down by Suzuki Shiro to take care of Mrs. Tsuchiya who was still unconscious. Because there was no extra room, Mrs. Tsuchiya had to be sent to the medical room.
"Uncle, Brother Hiro said that you were drinking with Mrs. Tsuchiya? From when did you start drinking and until when?" Conan brought a glass of ice water to Kogoro Mouri, hoping to sober him up quickly.
Maori Kogoro took the ice water and drank it in one gulp. He shuddered at the cold. He shook his head vigorously, "Thanks, kid. The drinks in this bar don't look like anything special, but I didn't expect them to be so strong. I'm dizzy. As for the time, Jia Hezi has been sitting at her seat since I entered the bar. I don't remember the exact time, but we came back when we were almost done drinking, and we saw the body when we came back."
Conan was about to ask when he heard a knock on the door.
"Dad, Mrs. Tsuchiya has woken up, and the captain asked us to go to 1003 to discuss it." Mao Lilan said softly at the door.
"Okay, okay, I... will... come... right away..." Uncle Maori staggered to his feet, but his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
Conan was yawning because he was sleepy, but he was frightened by Uncle Maori and rushed to help. Seeing that he couldn't help, he had to get away and quickly opened the door with a card, asking Maori Ran to come in to help, "Sister Xiaolan, come on, come on, help me!"
"Really? How much did you drink? Forget it, Dad. You should take a nap first and talk about it when you're sober. You don't look like you can walk." Ignoring Uncle Maori's resistance, Mao Li Ran forcibly pulled him all the way to the bed, lifted the quilt, and threw Uncle Maori up on it.
"Okay, go to sleep first, the case won't go away..." Before Mao Lilan finished speaking, Mao Li Kogoro was already snoring. Although, Conan highly suspected that Uncle Mao Li was knocked on the head and fainted.
“Really…”
Mao Lilan turned back speechlessly and saw Conan yawning continuously. She found it quite funny. She gently touched Conan's head and said, "It's time, Conan, you should go to bed too. Leave the case to Mr. Suzuki and the others."
Conan was so sleepy that he kept rubbing his eyes. Getting up at this hour was really inhumane, but the case was still important. He shook his head vigorously: "No, I want to help Brother Hong solve the case!"
He ran to the bathroom, splashed cold water on his face, and tried to clear his mind. Looking at the water in the sink, something that he had ignored before suddenly flashed through his mind, "Wait! Dream of hope!"
He said he always felt like he had forgotten something, that dream of hope!
Conan turned and ran
"Huh?" Mouri Ran looked at the door that suddenly opened and closed with a "bang", and then looked down at the sleeping Mouri Kogoro.
Wait, Mr. Amuro has a card in his hand, so the card that Conan just dropped might be Kogoro Mouri's card.
No, then how does she get out?
Mao Lilan blinked and stared at the door in astonishment. Forget it, what else can she do? She might as well go to sleep. Mao Lilan also yawned, turned sideways on the sofa, and soon fell into a daze.
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