After learning about the story between the four, Conan asked Kousuke:
"Do you think it's possible that the motive for the crime was that work?"
He couldn't help but complain:
"I always felt that the motive for this crime was very casual."
In fact, Kwangyu felt the same way.
He nodded and said in agreement:
"It is indeed a bit casual."
Then, the conversation suddenly shifted, and Guangyou said:
"However, it's possible that the work has special significance for him."
"Or perhaps there's something wrong with the work itself."
"For example, the reshot scene wasn't as perfect as the original."
“…”
"He has his own ideas, and we have no way of knowing what he's thinking."
"A work of art needs to be logical, but in reality, anything absurd can happen."
I've encountered people like this before.
That's Teiji Moriya, who suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
They had encountered many similar bizarre motives before.
He was used to it.
"Hmm." Conan nodded in agreement.
...
After the routine questioning, Inspector Megure gave a brief summary:
"We currently know that the perpetrator fled in haste after attacking the victim, Mr. Tokumasa Furumura."
"And the murderer was familiar with the living room layout, so he most likely had the key to the apartment."
"Based on the current clues, the most likely suspects are Mr. Yoshihiko Negami and Mr. Keizen Karata."
"As for Mr. Hojima Akira, he was still in the living room after the murderer escaped."
"Several children and the video footage can attest to this, making him the least suspicious."
"Although the suspicion is minor, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that he is an accomplice."
"The investigation is still ongoing, so it may take some more time for you."
Meanwhile, Inspector Megure was also observing the expressions of the three men.
But still, no useful discoveries were made.
However, the goal of delaying the inevitable has been achieved.
The survey of the apartment has been basically completed.
Nothing was found.
Now we're just waiting for the results of Wataru Takagi's investigation.
Hopefully things will go more smoothly over there.
...
While waiting for Takagi Wataru to return, Conan also made a discovery.
He inadvertently noticed the black tape stuck to the corner of the living room table and the camera.
After careful observation, Conan discovered that the tape was fluorescent tape.
This new discovery refined his reasoning.
He had already concluded that Genjo Yoshihiko was the murderer.
Unfortunately, there is still a lack of conclusive evidence.
It doesn't seem like Kwang-woo would tell the police everything and then go slacking off.
If there were enough evidence at this point, and the culprit's identity was already confirmed, then Conan would definitely say it.
...
"Police department."
Familiar voices and slightly hurried footsteps came from outside the apartment.
Due to the special circumstances, after entering the apartment, Takagi Wataru first spoke to Inspector Megure:
"Inspector, could you please come here for a moment?"
He was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to call out to Kōyū and Conan.
"Kuyoshi and Conan, come over here too."
The four of them went to a corner of the living room.
Immediately afterwards, avoiding the gazes of Yoshihiko Negami and the other two, Takagi Wataru took out an evidence bag from his pocket.
Inside was a button stained with blood.
He said to the three of them:
"I just found this button in a trash can near the place where Guangyou lost track of the murderer."
"The forensic department has already examined it."
"In addition to the victim's blood, fluorescent paint was also detected on it."
"The killer must have used this button to determine the victim's location and aim at vital organs."
"Our tests showed that there wasn't much fluorescent paint on the buttons."
"It's not very noticeable in the dark."
After hearing these words, Inspector Megure had a better understanding of the situation.
He said:
"If that's the case, then the murderer is indeed just as Guangyou said."
"The prime suspect is Yoshihiko Negami, who often works in the darkroom."
At this point, Conan shared his new discovery:
"Inspector Megure, I noticed that many things in the apartment are covered with fluorescent tape."
"They even stuck them on the camera."
"The killer must have used the tape to avoid bumping into anything in the dark."
Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure and Wataru Takagi turned around and glanced at each other.
With Conan's prompting, the two also noticed the black tape.
"Yes, there are."
Recalling the scene Conan saw after turning off the lights, Inspector Megure deduced the following:
"After getting used to the environment, the murderer used fluorescent tape to walk silently to the sofa where the victim was lying."
"Then they used buttons coated with fluorescent paint to aim at the victim's vitals."
"But he was discovered by Mitsuyu before he could take action."
"He fled the scene immediately after committing the crime."
After summarizing, Inspector Megure frowned and said:
"But we have no evidence."
"Even if we knew it was him, we couldn't arrest him."
This is also the question Conan is thinking about right now.
Arrests require evidence.
"Yes." Takagi Wataru frowned, looking somewhat troubled.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly said:
"If only the murderer would turn himself in."
After saying that, he laughed at his own idea.
"How could that be?"
"Not necessarily."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guangyou denied it and then explained to the others:
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