Wednesday, March 26, five o'clock in the evening, Imoto's house.

After listening to the administrator's answer, the Twilight Police Department said, "The people who came in and out of here today, Mrs. Inomoto, Mr. Tsuchihashi, and Mr. Terasawa who lives here, are the only three of you except for the victim, and all three of you have a full motive to harm Mr. Imoto. In other words, this murderer is likely to be one of the three of you. Then he said, "Mrs. Inomoto, first of all, please tell me what happened when you found the body. ”

"When I came to this apartment, it was already around 4:50. Takako Imoto said.

"The exact time is 4:53," said the caretaker, flipping through a pamphlet, "and I'll keep a record of the time when everyone is in and out of the apartment." ”

"That's so handy and will help a lot. "Please continue, Lady Inomoto. ”

"My husband and I separated ten days ago, and the reason why I have come here today is indeed to discuss with my husband for the maintenance of the divorce, as Mr. Tsuchihashi said. "When I came into the house, my husband was practicing Tai Chi on the balcony alone, and he must have done Tai Chi every morning and evening for the sake of his health, so I didn't disturb him to practice, but went to the bathroom, but when I came out of the bathroom and looked at the balcony again, I found that my husband had fallen to the ground motionless, looking like he was dead, so I went downstairs to call someone." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "In that case, why didn't you call the police?"

Takako Imoto said, "I was so frightened that I ran out without even changing my shoes. ”

Maori said: "Police, Mrs. Imoto did show up in front of us wearing slippers, and when we came in, her shoes were at the door. ”

"So, Mrs. Inomoto, according to what you said, Mr. Inomoto was killed while you were in the bathroom. "So, how many minutes did you spend in the bathroom?"

"I was in the bathroom for two minutes. Takako Imoto said, "If it's 4:53, it's almost 4:57 when it comes out." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "So when you were in the bathroom, did you hear the sound of someone or something?"

"Nope. Takako Imoto replied.

"Now, Mr. Tsuchihashi," the Twilight Police Department asked, "when did you come to this apartment?"

"I think it shouldn't have been 4:45 a.m., because I've made an appointment with Mr. Imoto to meet at 45 p.m. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said.

The administrator said, "The exact time is 4:43 a.m. ”

"The reason why I'm here today, as Mrs. Imoto said, is that I want to ask him once again if he can lend me some money. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said, "But when he saw me, he said to me, 'It's useless for you to come a few more times, to be honest I don't want to help you at all, and I can't think of any reason to help you, let's go, don't come to me again.'" After that, I got disheartened and went to the top floor of this apartment and wanted to kill myself. ”

"Suicide?" The Twilight Police Department was taken aback.

"But when I stood on the roof of the building and looked at this dilapidated demolition area with no one in the area, I suddenly figured it out. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said.

"Figured it out?" asked Maori, confused.

"I heard that the property in this area belongs to their company, and now it is like this, plus he has even moved his office to his home, and now that the real estate is in a very bad year, in fact, it is also very difficult for him, and it may be difficult to even come up with the funds to rebuild this area. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said, "I still have a small warehouse and an office in Minato, so I don't want to die." ”

"I see. Maori said.

"What did you say?" Takako Imoto exclaimed in surprise, "You mean my husband has no money?"

"Ahem! Now is not the time to discuss this. The Twilight Police Department said, then asked, "Mr. Tsuchihashi, how did you end up on the scene?"

"Because I heard Mrs. Imoto screaming, I rushed over, I shouted twice but no one answered, so I came in in in a panic, and then came to the balcony and found Mr. Imoto lying on the balcony. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said, "And then Mr. Mori came." ”

"That's right. The Twilight Police Department said, "Now, Mr. Terazawa, tell me about it." ”

Norio Terazawa asked, "Officer, I wasn't in this apartment at all at the time of the crime, so I shouldn't have anything to do with it, right?"

"To be cautious, please tell me what time it is to leave the apartment." ”

Norio Terasawa said, "I think it was less than ten o'clock. ”

"The time I went out was 9:50 a.m., and the time I came back was 4:58 p.m., and Mr. Terasawa never came back in between. "But Mr. Terazawa came back a little early today, and he usually doesn't come back until after sunset." ”

"Oh?" asked the Twilight Police Department, "Mr. Terazawa?"

"Well, actually, it's a shameful thing. Norio Terasawa untied his fishing gear and said, "I don't know what happened today, but the fishing line broke, so I had to come back early." ”

Seeing that the line was obviously torn off, the Twilight Police Department nodded and said, "I see." ”

At this time, Yamazaki said, "Uncle, at five twenty o'clock, the time is about the same, and Midaiko and I are going back." ”

"Okay. Maori said.

Conan muttered, "How did this guy become an assistant?"

Putting away the pen and police manual, the Twilight Police Department asked, "Brother Maori, what do you think of this incident?"

"Mr. Terazawa was not in this apartment at all when Mr. Imoto was killed, so it is impossible to be the murderer. "Mrs. Inomoto, you said that when you came out of the bathroom, you found your husband lying on the balcony, and what if you didn't go to the bathroom at all? ”

"W-what!" Takako Imoto was taken aback.

"Mr. Tsuchihashi, you said that you went to the top floor after you were denied permission to borrow money from Mr. Inomoto, but it is likely that you were in Mr. Inomoto's president's office at that time, or you were standing on the balcony with Mr. Imoto at all, because you could only see part of the balcony from the room. "Before the crime, when Mrs. Imoto came in, you were in the president's office or on the balcony, and it was not impossible for you to kill the victim after Mrs. Imoto entered the bathroom, and then go up to the top floor after the murder." ”

"No, it's not, when Mrs. Imoto arrived at this house, I was already on the top floor. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi hurriedly said, and then asked, "By the way, Mrs. Inomoto, how many pairs of shoes did you see when you came in?"

"Only my husband's shoes. Takako Imoto said.

"It doesn't prove anything, you can wear your shoes with you. "Also, if you're on the roof, how do you know when Mrs. Imoto came here?" ”

"That's, that's what Mrs. Imoto just said. "I was upstairs at 4:50, and she came at 53." ”

Maori asked rhetorically, "Can you remember the time when you are discouraged?"

"This, this ......," Tetsuo Tsuchihashi muttered.

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Mr. Tsuchihashi, you said you were on the top floor at the time, do you have any evidence to prove it?"

"No," Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said, "there was no one on the top floor at the time. Then he laughed, "By the way, maybe the people on the other side ......" and then said in disappointment, "By the way, there is no one living in this area." Then he thought and said, "By the way, I heard a voice. ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "What's the sound?"

"Yes, I heard the sound of a 'bell' hitting the metal, and it was coming from this balcony. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said.

Conan asked, "Now, uncle, could it be the scar on the railing?" and as he spoke, he picked up an iron box containing a pen from the table, ran to the railing, and tapped it on the railing, and there was a "bell" sound.

"That's the voice. Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said immediately.

The Twilight Police Department asked, "So, Mrs. Inomoto, did you hear that?"

"Nope. Takako Imoto said, "Maybe it's because of my relationship in the bathroom." ”

It's so strange, Conan touched his chin and thought, these people don't look like they're lying, so what is the connection between the scars on the railing and the murderer?

"Officer, although Mr. Tsuchihashi said that he heard the sound of the railing being knocked, it does not mean that he must have been on the top floor at that time, or maybe he was knocking on the railing on the balcony. "And if the real murderer is not the two of them, it means that the murderer came in from the outside, then according to Mrs. Inomoto, the murderer entered the room and went to the balcony within two minutes, so that Mr. Imoto killed him without even screaming, and then went out, how is this possible." ”

The Twilight Police Department said, "You are in the elevator, and it is possible that the murderer will avoid you by taking the stairs." ”

"No, the police department," said the forensic officer, "based on the distribution of the soil from the knocked bonsai on the ground, we conclude that no one was standing next to the victim at that time." ”

"What?" the Twilight Police Department, Mori, and Conan were taken aback.

"If it hadn't been attacked from behind, the murder weapon would have flown over," Mori said, "and the murderer must have been Mr. Tsuchihashi, who was standing on the roof of the building and killed Mr. Imoto with something." Then he asked the forensic officer, "Have you not found the murder weapon yet?"

"Yes, I was about to say," said the forensic officer, "the police, we didn't find anything bloody. ”

"What!" the Dusk Police Department asked in surprise, "You mean the murder weapon isn't here?"

"Sure enough," Mori laughed, "Mr. Tsuchihashi must have come in while Mrs. Imoto was going out, picked up the murder weapon that had bounced next to him, and threw it outside the building." ”

"No, no," Tetsuo Tsuchihashi said with a quick wave of his hand, "I never did it. ”

"Well, that makes sense. The Twilight Police Department looked at the unoccupied buildings around them and sighed, "Apply for a police dog and see if you can find the murder weapon." ”

Uncle Maori's explanation is correct, but it is still possible that an outside offender did it. Wait, from the outside, Conan ran to the railing, looked at the building across the gap, and thought, about thirty meters, if you attack with something from there, by the way, the fishing gear will be perfectly fine. Thinking of this, Conan smiled and said to himself, "Very good, let me end this incident." As he spoke, he touched his watch, then he was stunned, and shouted in his heart, no, I used it in the morning. Then he muttered, "Yamazaki, this guy disappeared at the critical moment." How do you alert your uncle to this? ”

Conan ran back to the room, looked at it, and found two pen holders, then opened a few drawers, and found a roll of line, so he used a pencil as a fishing rod, a line as a fishing line, and a coin as a fishing hook, made a fishing rod, and then shook the fishing rod, so that the coin struck back and forth between the pen holders, making a crisp 'bell, bell' sound, this time it really attracted Maori, and at the same time attracted Lan.

Maori looked at the toy fishing gear for a moment, then thought for a moment and ran to the railing.

Seeing Conan like this, Lan immediately picked him up and confiscated the fishing gear.

"Police, I see. Maori exclaimed excitedly, and then asked, "Conan, do you remember where the bird fell?"

"Of course, it's right in front of this balcony. Conan said, "Ah, right ahead of this new gap." ”

"Birds?" shouted the Dusk Police Department in confusion, "Maori brother?"

"We came and found a bird that had fallen without injury, where the victim had fallen, a new gap in the railing, where the bird had fallen," Maori said, "and the building opposite, which was exactly a straight line. ”

"What's going on?" asked the Dusk Police Department.

"If my reasoning is correct, the police," Maori said, "the roof of that building, everything will be clear when it passes." ”……