Seeing that Inspector Megure and Takagi had realized the key point, Conan walked to Kouyu's side and glanced at Fukuura Reiji and the other two.
His expression was very serious.
This case is definitely a murder.
The perpetrators deliberately left those tire tracks and damaged the fence to create the illusion of an accident.
The purpose was to mislead the police and make them close the case as an accident.
As long as you keep your hands and feet clean and don't leave fingerprints or hair that could reveal your identity, you can achieve this.
And the culprit, just as Inspector Megure said, must be one of these three.
"Regardless, let's go to where the body was found first," Inspector Megure said, turning to Fukuura Reiji and the other two.
“Okay.” Fukuura Reiji and the other two nodded.
Then Fukuura Reiji and the other two turned and walked down the mountain. Inspector Megure, Takagi, and Mitsuyu and the others also left the mountaintop.
On the way back, Inspector Megure first sent some officers to the mountaintop to investigate, and then spoke to Takagi, who was a step behind him.
"Brother Takagi, later you can investigate the alibis of those three people."
“Okay,” Takagi nodded in response.
"Observe their reaction before asking them questions," Inspector Megure suddenly said after thinking for a moment.
"I understand." Takagi nodded seriously.
He knew what Inspector Megure meant by those words.
The idea is that when you ask them later, don't tell them that this case is actually a murder case.
Let's see how the three people react, in order to initially rule out suspicion.
He used this method frequently before, so he was quite familiar with it.
...
Back in the campervan, Inspector Megure found a seat and sat down, then looked at Takagi and gestured with his eyes that he could begin questioning him.
After Inspector Takagi nodded, he took out his notebook and asked Fukuura Reiji and the other two, "Excuse me, what were you three doing between 5 and 6 pm this evening?"
"Wait a minute, Detective." Fukuura Reiji was about to answer when he sensed something was wrong, so he looked up at Takagi and asked.
"Why are you asking for our alibis? Didn't Taimi die in an accident?"
"Just to be on the safe side, we should ask again." Takagi naturally changed the subject.
"In short, please tell me, what were you doing between 5 and 6 p.m. on the evening of Miss Tai Mei's death?"
When questioned by the police, Fukuura Reiji, an ordinary university student, did not dare to ask any further questions.
"How should I put it..." Haruka Tendou said somewhat awkwardly, "At the time, we were all scattered, each doing our own thing."
"I think I was fishing by the river by myself at the time," Iiji Takuto said after a moment's thought.
“I don’t remember what I was doing at the time,” Reiji Fukuura said. “You know, nobody goes camping and tries to keep track of time at the same time.”
"So, which of the three of you can drive this campervan?" Inspector Megure asked, arms crossed, looking at the group with a serious expression.
Without his noticing, the imposing presence of a veteran police officer emanated from him.
“The best driver is Reiji,” Iiji Takuto said, pointing at Fukuura Reiji. “He used to be a biker gang.”
“Hmm.” Haruka Tendo nodded, agreeing with Takuto Iigo’s statement.
"Hello, hello..."
When the two mentioned him, Fukuura Reiji said with some dissatisfaction, "If it's just about starting this campervan, the three of us can do it. Don't dump everything on me, okay?"
"Takuto and I often took turns driving along the way. It was Haruka who drove this car to the meeting point back then."
His words left both Iai Takuto and Tendo Haruka speechless. The former could only silently admit it, while the latter took the initiative to ask Takagi.
"Excuse me, detective, why are you asking us these details? It shouldn't matter who was driving, right?"
When asked, Takagi didn't answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at Inspector Megure and only spoke after the latter nodded at him.
"Because I thought that without a vehicle, there would be no way to move the body to that place."
"From what you're saying, it seems you are indeed suspicious of us!" Iiji Takuto said.
Seeing that Iiji Takuto had stood up, Inspector Megure didn't want to hide it any longer, so he nodded and admitted it directly.
"Yes, that's right, we do have doubts about you."
When Inspector Megure admitted that he suspected them, the expressions of Fukuura Reiji and the other two changed somewhat.
They weren't unaware of the meaning of that sentence.
In other words, Shirafuji Yasumi's death was not an accident, but rather a murder.
"Conan, what did you figure out?" Kōyū asked, sitting to the side, propping his cheek up with his hand and looking at Conan.
"It's not that simple. There's no evidence yet." Conan shook his head, observing the expressions of the three men, and answered in a low voice.
“That’s true…” After saying that, Kōsuke looked at Fukuura Reiji and the other two.
"If we placed Miss Taimi's body in the middle of the road beforehand, and then drove past it pretending not to see it..."
"Then we can pretend that we only noticed the body when we came back."
While speaking, Inspector Megure was also observing the expressions on the three people's faces, but unfortunately, he did not see any panic on their faces.
"Furthermore, there are very few vehicles on this road. If the driver is the murderer, and there was no one in the passenger seat when they went up the mountain, then..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone in the car understood what he meant.
“I think Inspector Megure has a point,” Genta said, rubbing his chin with a serious expression on his chubby face.
"Looks like it's time for our Junior Detective Club to shine again." Mitsuhiko's gaze swept over Fukuura Reiji and the other two, his expression serious.
"I think we should forget about it..." Guangyou glanced at the two confident individuals, but didn't say anything to dampen their overflowing confidence.
To be honest, Guangyou really wanted to say, "You two should just stop making things worse."
However, given the current situation, neither of them can get involved.
They didn't even have a direction for their investigation, so there was no room for them to make any contributions.
"I was definitely alone when I was driving; there was no one in the passenger seat," Fukuura Reiji said calmly.
"But if we go in the opposite lane, the view outside the window will change, and the people sitting in the back should also notice it."
“That’s true…” After a moment’s thought, Takagi realized the flaw in the hypothesis.
Even if no one is watching, passengers in the car will still notice when someone changes lanes.
“If you have to drive through without changing lanes and without running over the person lying in the middle of the road,” Fukuura Reiji suddenly laughed and said.
"I think the only way to do this is to have the car fly over there, right? Anyway, with my skills, it's impossible for me to do it."
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