However, Inspector Megure cannot be blamed for this.
Solving cases requires evidence; you can't judge who the murderer is based on subjective assumptions.
Inspector Megure, who had been a police officer for so many years, certainly knew this.
However, most of the clues discovered so far point to Reiji Fukuura.
Furthermore, Fukuura Reiji possessed the best opportunity to commit the crime among the three, allowing him to easily do things that the other two could not.
For example, secretly opening a small window in the skylight.
The only way to control the sunroof is through the switch on the driver's seat.
The others who wanted to open a skylight either had to do it themselves or ask Fukuura Reiji to help them.
If it's the former, then the other two will definitely remember it.
However, if it were the latter, as it is now, it would still leave some impression on others.
However, if Reiji Fukuura were to open it himself, the situation would be quite different.
He was driving; everyone else was sitting in the back, and there was no one in the passenger seat.
Even if he secretly opened the skylight a crack and then closed it, no one would notice.
Under these circumstances, it is perfectly normal for Inspector Megure to suspect Reiji Fukuura.
Moreover, it's fair to say that any competent police officer would be suspicious of him.
However, because the case was somewhat complicated, first it was disguised as an accident, and then there was suspicion of framing, which made Inspector Megure more cautious.
After thinking for a moment, Inspector Megure decided to continue in this manner.
On the one hand, he wanted to see if the murderer would give himself away.
Of course, if the murderer is Fukuura Reiji, then things will be even simpler.
Based on the clues they have discovered, they can take Fukuura Reiji directly back to the Metropolitan Police Department for further questioning and investigation.
But if the murderer is someone else, then he wants to take this opportunity to cooperate with the murderer in staging a play.
Let's see if we can find a flaw in the killer's actions.
On the other hand, they had no evidence to confirm the identity of the murderer.
If he didn't continue, he couldn't think of any other way besides taking all three of them back to the Metropolitan Police Department for investigation.
Making this choice was truly a last resort.
If the murderer is not Fukuura Reiji, and the real culprit has not made any mistakes, then he can only go back and send more police to continue the investigation in this area.
Let's see if we can find any conclusive evidence.
At the same time, some people should be assigned to keep an eye on Takumi Iwato and Haruka Tendou.
Because these two are also suspects.
Without solid evidence, the police cannot keep people at the Metropolitan Police Department indefinitely; they must release them when the time comes.
This is their freedom and right.
If it can be done in a way that saves trouble, then of course it's best to save trouble.
Therefore, Inspector Megure could only hope that the plan would proceed smoothly.
Either prove that Reiji Fukuura is the murderer.
Either the real culprit reveals a flaw, allowing them to confirm their identity before planning how to apprehend them.
"Just what it sounds like," Inspector Megure said casually before continuing, "Open the skylight to loosen the knot that was stuck in the skylight gap..."
"If the body is unrestrained, and there is an emergency stop where the wooden fence fell down on the previous section of the road, the body could fall here."
While saying these words, Inspector Megure was also observing the expressions on the three people's faces.
All three had perfectly normal expressions: Fukuura Reiji, being suspected of being the murderer, naturally looked somewhat flustered.
In addition, there was a sense of urgency to defend oneself.
The other two looked surprised and somewhat incredulous when they learned that Fukuura Reiji might be the murderer.
All three reacted normally, revealing nothing unusual.
This outcome was within Inspector Megure's expectations.
After inwardly lamenting how difficult the case would be, Inspector Megure quickly composed himself and prepared to continue.
There's no better solution in the short term, so we can only keep going and try our luck.
If the culprit wasn't Reiji Fukuura, perhaps the murderer would have accidentally revealed a flaw when the plan was about to succeed?
"In other words, the only person who has the ability to perform this technique is you, who used to be a motorcycle gang member and has superb driving skills."
"Inspector, this is definitely a setup!" Fukuura Reiji hurriedly defended himself, "I really didn't kill Taimi!"
Under the lights inside the campervan, Reiji Fukuura's face appeared somewhat pale.
He knew that such a defense, which lacked any evidence, was utterly unconvincing.
In other people's eyes, he was making excuses to exonerate himself.
He had no solution to this.
Because he had no evidence to prove that he was not the murderer.
He felt enveloped by a sense of powerlessness.
It was as if the sky had fallen.
If he can't provide evidence to prove his innocence, and the police can't find any clues to prove his innocence, then he'll have to go to jail.
Aside from frequent inmates of prison, any ordinary person would react the same way in this situation.
Even though he was a former member of a biker gang, he was still just an ordinary person.
Not far away, the three members of the Junior Detective Club saw him like this and also became suspicious.
Is this really the person?
It doesn't look quite right!
"I feel like this older brother looks really wronged," Ayumi said softly after pursing her lips and hesitating for a moment.
“I feel the same way,” Genta nodded in agreement.
“But there’s no evidence,” Mitsuhiko shook his head and said, “Without evidence, nothing we say will make a difference.”
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