Shimazaki Nozomi embezzled public funds, and Koike Tatsutaro himself was not much better off.
According to Shimazaki Nozomi, Ebihara also spoke of Koike Tatsutaro's dirty deeds, saying that the other party was privately selling drugs from pharmacies to make up for his investment losses.
The two men exposed each other's shortcomings, but refused to admit their crimes. The scene was very lively for a while.
However, the quarrel between the two was not stopped by Tang Ze and others, and was interrupted by a series of coughs from Noda Masao.
"Noda, are you okay?" Koike Tatsutaro asked concernedly, seeing the man coughing non-stop. "Are you still coughing? Where's your mask?"
"I don't know where it fell," explained Masao Noda.
However, the normal conversation only lasted for these two sentences. The hot-tempered Shimazaki Nozomi pointed at the other party and directed his spearhead at him: "Mr. Noda, don't pretend to be an outsider who has nothing to do with you!
I know you borrowed money from the store manager Ebihara!"
"Yes, Manager Ebihara also said that your store was not doing well and he lent you money to make ends meet." Tatsutaro Koike immediately agreed.
Seeing the three people exposing each other's shortcomings, Tang Ze, who was just watching the show, said that these were all normal operations. In scientific cases, you can always see suspects exposing each other's shortcomings in order to clear their suspicions.
In the end, it is naturally a benefit to the criminals in charge of the case, as they save the effort of investigation.
In the face of the two people's revelations, Noda Masao looked at Inspector Megure calmly and explained: "I did borrow money from Ebihara, but the amount was not much."
"That's hard to say. Now that Ebihara is dead, it's up to you to decide how much to borrow."
Shimazaki Nozomi folded his arms and sneered, "And it seems that you, Mr. Noda, were in the store when the incident happened, right?
I think you are the most suspicious person!"
"No, Mr. Noda was lying on the chair next to me when Mr. Ebihara was killed, so there is no possibility that he committed the crime."
"Huh? Who are you, uncle?" Shimazaki Nozomi said unhappily, "So arrogant."
"Humph, I'm the famous detective Maori Kogoro!"
Kogoro Mouri boasted proudly that he was a famous detective. He said this kind of words which would be extremely shameful for others, but he did not feel embarrassed at all.
Not only that, even the two people next to him didn't think there was anything wrong with Kogoro Mouri's self-introduction.
"By the way, where were you two at 6:30?"
Although because Kogoro Mouri testified for Masao Noda who was beside him, Karasawa's suspicion of him was maximized.
But since the other two people have appeared, that is to say, the situation is a "classic three-choice-one" situation, rather than a situation where there is only one suspect, the suspicion of the two cannot be ruled out.
Moreover, catching someone is not something that can be done solely based on one's own "scientific laws". It requires a complete process and chain of evidence. It is impossible for whoever you say is the murderer to be the murderer.
At the very least, he needs to eliminate these two people as suspects first, so that he can confirm that Noda Masao is the criminal.
"There were not many people in the pharmacy at that time... and my wife was finishing cooking in the kitchen... so I was the only one at the counter." Tatsutaro Koike said weakly.
"In other words, no one testified for you at that time?" Inspector Megure asked bluntly.
"I didn't kill him, please believe me!" Tatsutaro Koike explained in panic.
"What about you, Mr. Shimazaki?"
Tang Ze ignored the other party's explanation and looked directly at Shimazaki Nozomi and asked.
"At 6:30, I was still on my way to deliver something," Shimazaki Nozomi recalled. "Oh, and I even stopped at a gas station on the way."
"He went to the gas station?" Officer Megure said, "In that case, we can send someone to confirm with the employees whether they have been there."
"Well... I went to a self-service gas station, so there were no staff..."
Shimazaki Nozomi frantically took out the receipt from her pocket: "But I still have the receipt on me!"
Officer Megure took the receipt, and Maori Kogoro leaned over to take a look: "6:24 pm."
"The gas station is very far from here. Even if I drive at full speed, it will take half an hour." Shimazaki Nozomi explained quickly.
Just as Shimazaki Nozomi finished speaking, Ayumi, who had been silent on the side, suddenly pointed at Shimazaki Nozomi and said, "But Ayumi clearly wanted to see that big brother before!"
"Eh? Ayumi-chan, where did you see him?" Takagi asked in surprise.
"He was in front of this barber shop." Ayumi would think, "I remember he just came out of this barber shop!"
"Ayumi, do you remember when this happened?" Inspector Megure asked.
"It was in the evening."
Seeing everyone's eyes on her, Ayumi, feeling that she had made a difference, happily replied, "I remember looking at the clock inside the shop from the window. It was around 5:50."
Speaking of time, everyone unconsciously looked at the time hanging on the wall in the room, but the next moment they all showed surprise on their faces.
"Four fifteen?"
Officer Takagi felt the time difference was a bit outrageous. He looked at his watch and found it was 7:45. "Three hours off?"
"It was placed like this on purpose."
Tang Ze thought about it for a moment and understood the key point: "When getting a haircut, customers want to see the clock in the mirror.
But the mirror is upside down, which makes it inconvenient to see. This mirror should be the type that is designed to be seen in reverse."
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