Chapter 841 Vest Meat Grinder
Having said that, Kogoro Mouri glanced at Jiang Xia who was sleeping next to him.
Then he looked at Vermouth standing beside him.
I couldn't help but reveal a look that was a mixture of complex emotions such as vigilance, condemnation, envy, sigh, and "It's so good to be young."
At the same time, Kogoro Mouri felt that he suddenly understood some things, such as why Jiang Xia felt sleepy - he heard that more than ten minutes ago, Jiang Xia was drinking a drink with "Miss Takenaka"... Kogoro Mouri felt that he smelled some crime.
However, as a detective at this time, since the neighbor's child was not in any danger, Kogoro Mouri quickly put solving the case as a higher priority.
He retracted his gaze and looked at Shimamura Sayuri:
“Although many details are still unclear, in general, I slept twice tonight.
“The first time was when I was on a tram. I fell asleep drunk and slept for nearly an hour, but I thought I only slept for a dozen minutes.
"The second time was when I was driving with you. I slept for just over ten minutes, but when you woke me up, you told me that I had slept for more than an hour. You must have drugged my drink when we were looking at the Dongdu Beach Bridge and chatting. When we met, you found that I had got the time wrong for some reason, so you wanted to take advantage of this and adjust the time on the dial in the car so that I could reverse the length of time I slept twice and create an alibi..."
Shimamura Sayuri's face turned pale.
Conan nodded as he listened, and he felt a little complicated as he suddenly realized what was going on.
This time, Jiang Xia finally didn't spoil the plot in advance. But Uncle Maori actually...
…
Next to her, Vermouth was looking out the window.
Although he seems to be distracted, his attention is actually always here.
After listening to all of Kogoro Mori's reasoning, she couldn't help but be a little surprised that Mori was at such a high level... You really can't judge a person by his appearance.
However, it seems that this is related to Uzo's previous reminder.
——Mouri Kogoro and Shimamura Sayuri drank a cup and suddenly fell asleep;
Wu Zuo knew this, so he pretended to have a few drinks with "Miss Takenaka" and suddenly fell asleep.
...A bystander sees things more clearly. By observing Jiang Xia, Kogoro Maori received the clue that "there are sleeping pills in the drink" and discovered the key point in the "alibi".
Moreover, Vermouth thought, Usa and Mouri Kogoro had so many opportunities to meet, even if Mouri Kogoro was really a loser in reasoning, Usa could have somehow and quietly transmitted the answer to Mouri Kogoro before this case happened - just like the test setter gives a set of example questions before the exam, with the same problem-solving steps except for different numerical values.
…
Vermouth was quite surprised by the sharpness shown by Kogoro Mori.
And, she really preferred to see this development.
The more detectives there are around cool guy, the easier it is to hide the fact that "Edogawa Conan is a fake kid" - even if he can't solve the case under the guise of "Jiang Xia", cool guy can still use the titles of other detectives, such as Mouri Kogoro.
Think about how Wuzo pretended to sleep just now...
Vermouth lowered her hands, tapped the ash on the edge of the flowerpot, and smiled silently.
She suddenly realized that Uzo was just following her previous words, making a joke and putting the blame of being the "mastermind" on her.
But in fact, this may also be a hint to her.
——Usa was saying to her, the organizational cadre: If Conan, the elementary school student, still solved the case when "Jiang Xia" was not there, it was because "there is a seemingly confused but actually sharp Kogoro Mouri guiding Conan", not because "Conan is a fake child".
Thinking of this, Vermouth’s frustration at being blamed for no reason was relieved a lot.
——From the perspective of the victim, Wuzo’s spider-web-like and detailed layout, which permeated every aspect, was truly terrifying.
But on the other hand, standing in the same position as Uzo and becoming his companion, those ubiquitous and meticulous nets would be a good protection.
...The only problem is that for every benefit someone gains, someone else must suffer.
——Vermouth discovered that not only the cool guy, but even Kogoro Mouri’s eyes looked at her strangely.
Vermouth: "..."
...Fortunately, she has many identities, so it is not difficult for her to make some temporary fake certificates.
Otherwise, according to Wuzo's speed of "killing the familiar" in the physical sense, every time her vest meets Wuzo, she will be labeled as suspicious by the police and detectives. If she changes her vest, she will become a suspicious person in seconds...
Thinking about it this way, in a sense, Vermouth suddenly realized that she was actually the most suitable partner for Uzo - others were not as resistant to being caught as she was.
After coming to this conclusion, Vermouth's first reaction was: Fortunately, Uzo and her business areas have almost no overlap, and the boss should not find any fixed teammates for her.
Vermouth: "..." No, in order to understand Uzo and learn more about his mental state, she should take the initiative to create opportunities to get closer...
Vermouth paused in her action of inhaling and exhaling smoke, and was briefly confused.
…
Next to them, the conversation between Sayuri Shimamura and Kogoro Mori gradually attracted the attention of the surrounding police.
Although both of them have alibis, they are still important witnesses in this case.
In addition, Sayuri Shimamura's expression looked very unnatural, which always reminded people of the phrase "a guilty conscience". The police gradually looked at them more and more.
Just then, a young police officer walked into the room with a man: "Officer, we found the gentleman who delivered the courier!"
——On the dining table in the living room where the deceased lay, there was a express delivery, and the recipient was Sayuri Shimamura.
But the signature on the receipt was the name of the deceased.
Combined with Sayuri Shimamura's testimony, the police speculated that the package was delivered by the courier when the deceased was alone at home.
In other words, if the courier is lucky, he might have some impression of the "home robbery and murderer" or notice some related clues.
If we are luckier... maybe the courier is the criminal who acted on impulse and put the package on the table as if nothing happened after killing someone, pretending that it had nothing to do with him. In this way, we may be able to catch him on the spot.
…
In short, after discovering the parcel, the police quickly contacted the courier company and successfully found the person who was working part-time as a courier that day.
The other person seemed to be a kind-hearted person and was quite friendly to the police. When he heard that there was a murder case, he rushed over without much hesitation.
The enthusiastic part-time courier quickly entered the living room.
Vermouth glanced over there without much interest and saw a conspicuous patch of golden hair.
Looking down at her face again, she paused for a moment while lighting a cigarette: "..."
(End of this chapter)
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