Chapter 1842 1850 [Don’t give Mao Li a ticket]
Jiang Xia heard the noise and came over, looking at the lobby manager: "You actually know that Miss Torimaru is allergic to grapes, are you familiar with each other?"
The lobby manager nodded: "We were classmates in elementary school and often played together when we were young... Anyway, she really didn't mean to not drink that glass of wine!"
Conan was stroking his chin and suddenly remembered something.
He ran to the cabinet in the corner, dug out a gift box, and ran over with it: "Brother Jiang Xia, this is what you asked me to find just now!"
Jiang Xia: “…Yeah.”
Miwako Sato looked over curiously: "What is this? ... A wedding dress?"
The vice president of Putuo Company was startled, and quickly recognized the box. He showed a look of disgust: "Isn't this the 'shroud' from before? What did you let him do with it?"
Jiang Xia: "..." I don't know what I asked him to do with this. Maybe the tool man has his own ideas...
Jiang Xia thought for a moment and glanced at Naoko Torimaru: "This 'shroud' suddenly appeared at the banquet, maybe it has other meanings."
Conan handed the box over: "Sister Naoko, try it on."
Before Torimaru Naoko could say anything, the lobby manager got anxious and said, "How can you put shrouds on someone? Wait, isn't this a wedding dress? Why do you call it a shroud?"
Torimaru Naoko came over and took the clothes hesitantly: "It's because of the legend of the 'funeral silver coin'. I understand, I'll try it on."
Naoko Torimaru carried her wedding dress and went to a nearby room. Miwako Sato followed.
After a while, the two of them changed their clothes and came out.
Naoko Torimaru, who looked like a office worker, instantly became more radiant in a white wedding dress. Her figure and temperament were not inferior to those models who had rehearsed on the runway.
There were many experts present who saw the situation immediately after taking a closer look: "It fits her perfectly. The shoulder width, chest circumference, waist circumference, as well as the lines of the sleeves and skirt, every measurement is exactly the same. It was completely tailor-made according to her figure! The person who made the wedding dress must have great skills."
Although Inspector Megure couldn't understand wedding dresses, he was very good at collecting opinions from his brothers. After listening to Jiang Xia's explanation of the "funeral silver coin", he suddenly realized:
"It seems that this is the murder notice sent by the murderer? The murderer originally wanted to kill Miss Torimaru, but because he didn't know that she was allergic to grapes, and President Rokujo was too attentive, he killed the wrong person?"
Izuka Jiro snorted, "The murderer must be tired of living to have the guts to kill my favorite men."
After blurting out the words, he suddenly remembered that there was a circle of policemen around him. Izuka Jiro silently rolled up his sleeves, revealing the big gold watch on his wrist, pretending that this was just a cruel and careless remark made by a local boss, and not a precursor to silencing him by pouring cement.
The policemen did not suspect anything.
Inspector Megure recalled the location of the hotel: "This place is very remote, and there are not many roads that can be used by cars. Let's set up a checkpoint immediately! The murderer who poisoned may already be on his way to escape."
Jiang Xia looked at a fish tank in the banquet hall and said, "Not necessarily. The murderer may still be in this hotel and is currently lurking in the lobby."
Inspector Megure was startled, and with a wave of his hand, he decisively changed his words: "Then seal off the banquet hall first and forbid the guests to leave without permission! Take the guests to the living room and check for any suspicious items on them."
Then he remembered something and asked quietly, "Why?"
After the guests followed the police in a noisy manner, Jiang Xia pointed at the fish tank.
Miwako Sato walked over to take a look and asked in confusion: "The water is quite clear, and the water filter is turned on. It looks like it should be in use, but why are there no fish?"
"No fish? Impossible, we put a lot of valuable ornamental fish in it." The lobby manager approached suspiciously, looked inside from the top of the fish tank, and was shocked, "The fish are all above the water! How come they are all upside down?...My tropical fish!"
"Your fish may have been poisoned to death, the same poison that killed President Rokujo." Jiang Xia patted his shoulder sympathetically, "The murderer probably used some kind of water-soluble container to hold the toxin, such as a capsule shell.
"After poisoning the wine, the capsules that once contained the poison were thrown into the fish tank to destroy the evidence. Even if only a trace amount of poison was left after the capsules dissolved in water, it would be enough to kill these delicate fish.
"Throwing the evidence into the fish tank instead of taking it with him or throwing it outside where it is more difficult to search means that the murderer must be a participant in the party. Leaving the hall without permission would arouse suspicion, so he had to take the risk of handling the evidence at the scene."
Several executives from Putuo Company and Rokujo Company did not leave with the other guests. Takamori Masumi also stayed with Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko.
Originally, Takamori Masumi wanted to monitor the progress of the case to make herself feel at ease. But the more she watched, the more upset she became - it was as if Jiang Xia was standing at the scene and saw her poisoning and disposing of the capsule shell.
Takamori Masumi: "..." Did he really see it? If he became a witness and accused me...
No, no, no, calm down! Jiang Xia was just too good at reasoning, so he figured out the murder process so quickly, not because he saw something... Wait, this doesn't seem to be much better than the previous assumption.
Takamori Masumi took a breath silently, touched her thin white wrist, and wanted to chop off her hand: "..." Why did she hand in the tickets to Suzuki Sonoko and the others when she ran into Jiang Xia when she was buying a suitcase? Wouldn't it be better to do nothing? If she hadn't handed in the tickets, the two classmates wouldn't have come here with the scary detective. If the scary detective hadn't come, she wouldn't have to be so frightened like now...
"That's right." Jiang Xia suddenly spoke.
Takamori Masumi was startled: "What?!"
After she finished speaking, she raised her head and found that Jiang Xia was not looking at her, but at Torimaru Naoko.
...Luckily, Torimaru Naoko was right next to her, so it was hard to tell who Qingjiang Xia was asking, and her reaction wasn't too unreasonable. But that scream still made a few people look at her in confusion.
Perhaps because she was young, those people did not suspect her too much. Their eyes quickly fell on Jiang Xia again, wanting to hear what he wanted to ask.
Jiang Xia: "Does anyone in your company know that you are allergic to grapes?"
Naoko Torimaru shook her head: "I am usually very busy. I don't eat fruits and snacks at the company, and I rarely go shopping or dining with everyone. No one should know this."
After saying this, she moved uncomfortably: "Can I take off this 'shroud' first? It feels unlucky."
Inspector Megure nodded, not paying much attention to the matter. At this moment, he was worrying about how to find the murderer.
(End of this chapter)
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