Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Yokohama Grand Hotel Incident (2) ...
There was silence, and at this moment...
"I know!" Maori Kogoro suddenly realized and shouted, pointing his finger at the player, "The murderer is you—Miss Kamikami Chiyo!"
Player:?
Everyone:?
"Wow, can you give me a reason?" There was still enough time, and the player was not angry. Instead, he found this development quite interesting.
"It's simple." Seeing everyone staring at him in shock, Maori Kogoro grew even more confident. "According to the surveillance footage at the hotel entrance, Ms. Chiyo and her bodyguard entered the Yokohama Grand Hotel at 10:50. At 10:58, they had an altercation with Hiroyoshi Hidemi."
"Look here," Maori Kogoro pointed at the surveillance camera. "The movements were violent, and the expression was nasty. I think this incident may have caused Miss Chiyo to harbor a grudge against Miss Hiroyoshi Hidemi, and perhaps she killed her."
The logic is self-contained and sounds very reasonable.
"If you weren't suspecting me, I would have applauded your brain circuit." Just when some onlookers were about to believe what Maori Kogoro said, the player interrupted him.
"Wha…what?"
"Guangliang Xiumei's body was found in the hall at eleven o'clock sharp, right?"
Seeing the policeman nod, the player continued, "Two minutes, tell me how I killed Guangliang Xiumei in the stairwell, moved her body to the table in the middle of the hotel, and then ran to the third floor. An ordinary person couldn't do that, right?"
Although players can indeed do it.
"Besides, I'm going to kill her just because she bumped into me? Isn't that too extreme? Or has something this outrageous just happened in your Beika Town?"
This game can’t be that outrageous, right?
"This..." Kogoro Mouri was speechless.
[Miss Chiyo is indeed right. Uncle Mori's reasons are indeed a bit far-fetched.] Hiding behind Kogoro Mori, Edogawa Conan's face was full of maturity that did not match his appearance.
While no one was paying attention, he quietly slipped over to check Guangliang Xiumei's body to see if there were any clues.
[There were no external injuries on the skin, but the expression on his face was ferocious. There was nothing obvious that could be a murder weapon. What was that lingering smell? It seemed like the scent of bitter almonds.]
Conan Edogawa wanted to go forward and smell it more carefully, but he found an irresistible force behind him that stopped his steps. Turning around, he saw that it was the girl Kamichiyo who had been arguing happily with Uncle Maori just now.
"Hey, Shinichi-kun, what a coincidence! Why don't you stay with Xiaolan? What are you doing here?" The player who was watching the child perform the skill of changing his face in one second laughed happily.
"Sister Chi... Chiyo..." The weak smile revealed his inner unrest.
"You are also looking for clues here. Have you found anything?" The player glanced at the four suspects. In the testimony just now, she had successfully eliminated one wrong option.
Don’t ask. The answer is that after you submit your answer confidently, it will be ruthlessly rejected by the system.
The system also detected a bug and, after stating that similar tasks would only have one chance to answer and a valid reason would be required, gave her a symbolic compensation.
Player: I'm angry, but I still have to smile.
"Hahaha, Chiyo-sister too?" A big drop of sweat appeared on Conan's forehead, and he forced himself to calm down.
At this time, you can only choose to stay calm.
"Hmm." The player uttered a breath and tugged at the claws of the NPC lying on the ground.
[What is this?] Edogawa Conan looked at the player's actions thoughtfully.
Suddenly, an idea struck him—
[Yes, so that's how it is, I understand! The culprit is that person! Now we just need to find the most crucial evidence.] A confident smile appeared on Edogawa Conan's face, as if he had found the key evidence.
"I see." The player who had been observing carefully from the side glanced at the so-called 'famous detective' who was scratching his head, then looked at the little boy who was thinking carefully in front of him, and a magical conclusion came to his mind.
[The famous detective in Beika Town is probably not Mouri Kogoro, but this fake kid in front of me.]
[You discovered the secret that Edogawa Conan/Kudo Shinichi has been trying hard to hide. Your Intelligence +2]
A pleasant surprise!
Alas, I am very intelligent!
The player was pleasantly surprised to find that his intelligence had reached 70 points, transforming from a talent picked out of a hundred to a talent picked out of a thousand!
The clues that were originally vague suddenly became clear. The player looked in a certain place and felt that he had won the game.
The player shook his hair and said to the police and Maori Kogoro who were still wondering who the criminal was, "I already know who the criminal is!"
"What?"
"What? Do you already know who the criminal is?"
"That's right! The criminal is you—" The player pointed at the pale, thin, tall man and said in a sonorous voice, "The person who worked as a salesperson with Ms. Hiroyoshi Hidemi—Mr. Utsuno Hanamichi!"
"What?!" Utsunohanamichi gestured at himself in surprise, "I'm the culprit?"
"Is the watch on Mr. Utsuno Hanamichi's wrist the same model as Ms. Hiroyoshi Hidemi's?" Pushing up her inexplicably appearing glasses, the black-haired girl continued, "You two must have been in a relationship for a long time, and it's not public. Am I right, Mr. Utsuno Hanamichi?"
"That's true. Xiumei and I are indeed a couple." The tall and thin man was silent for a long time before nodding. He then loudly refuted, "But what does this prove?"
"That doesn't mean anything, does it?"
"Miss Guangliang Xiumei had no obvious injuries on her skin, but her expression was ferocious and there was a taste of bitter almonds around her mouth, which are typical symptoms of poisoning."
"In other words, you took advantage of Miss Xiumei's trust and quietly poisoned her, killing her!"
"...Evidence." Utsunohana raised his head, staring at the player with a terrifying gaze, and said gloomily, "Ms. Chiyo, you know that you have to provide evidence when you speak. You said I poisoned her? Xiumei is my girlfriend! Why would I kill her?"
"What evidence do you have to prove that I killed her?"
"Don't be impatient, I'm not finished yet. Now comes the main event." The player cleared his throat and continued, "Look at her fingers. There's a noticeable black mark on her thumb. Look at the dining table. Everything else is intact, except for the soup spoon in the bowl."
"Ms. Guangliang Xiumei has a habit of washing the dishes before eating, drinking a bowl of hot soup, and then eating."
"And you just spilled the spoon and did something you thought no one would notice."
"As for where that soup spoon is..." The player lifted the boy standing next to his leg and smiled, "Conan-kun, please find it for me."
"Hi--" Edogawa Conan raised his head and gave a well-behaved smile, and found the spoon in the briefcase that Utsuno Hanamichi was about to send away.
"Using various phone calls to create the illusion of being busy and thus diverting the attention of the police uncles, even a child knows that this method is not advisable." A glint of light appeared on Edogawa Conan's glasses, and he said word by word, "Don't you agree? Uncle Ye Hanamichi."
!
There actually is a spoon!
The police officers stared at the man kneeling on the ground with wide eyes and asked, "The evidence is irrefutable, Mr. Utsuno Hanamichi, do you have anything else to say?"
"...Woo." Utsuno Hanamichi fell to her knees, shedding tears of regret, no longer having the strength to refute.
The mystery of the heinous murder has been solved. It is actually just a typical story that cannot be more typical.
The company where Hiroyoshi Hidemi works is facing a financial crisis. Fortunately, the big order signed by Hiroyoshi Hidemi this time saved the company, which made Utsuno Hanamichi, who is also a salesperson, feel a strong sense of crisis.
In addition, there was a relationship crisis between Utsuno Hanamichi and Hiroshima Hidemi. Hidemi could not accept Utsuno Hanamichi's living habits and chose to cheat.
Unable to bear Hiroshima Hidemi's departure, Utsuno Hanamichi was overwhelmed by extreme emotions and finally chose to kill her - taking advantage of her former lover's most obvious habit.
【Mission Completed】
[Task rewards have been distributed to players' backpacks]
After watching the police escort the criminal away, the player who had managed to answer the question before the young detective happily accepted the reward. Turning to the crowd, they invited, "Would you like to join our party? Feel free to take all the food and drinks~"
"Are we going to the third floor?" Suzuki Sonoko asked enthusiastically. After the player nodded, she happily said to Xiaolan beside her, "Xiaolan, let me tell you, the rooms on the third floor of the Yokohama Grand Hotel are very unique. I originally wanted to take you to check it out today, but I didn't expect it to be booked so early."
"It's so lucky to be able to go now!"
"Oh! Thank you!" Kogoro Mouri, who was extra energetic today, immediately wanted to have two more drinks when he heard that there were free drinks.
"Then I'll trouble you, Miss Chiyo." Seeing that her father and best friend were so interested, Xiaolan agreed.
"Oh, happy to serve you, beautiful Miss Xiaolan." The player winked and smiled. "Mr. Amuro, don't be in a hurry to leave. There's no business on the second floor right now anyway. Do you want to come with us?"
"I won't..." Let's go.
Just as Toru Amuro was about to politely refuse, he was pushed away by the discerning hotel manager and had to shut up.
"Great." The player grabbed the quiet Dazai Osamu and the little detective who was trying to slip away, "We can enjoy a pleasant afternoon tea time."
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The author has something to say: The case is made up and cannot stand scrutiny.
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