Sunday, April 20, morning, Park, Conan's memories of his junior high school days, Sunday.

Koichi Akimoto told Shinichi Kudo about him, he works in the internal office department of Toto Trading Company, and last week he took two days off, Thursday and Friday, and planned to visit his grandmother at a relative's house in Kamakura.

When Hikaru Akimoto was young, he was often taken care of by the old grandmother, and this time it was said that the grandmother was not feeling well and did not want to go to the hospital for treatment.

In this way, there are four days in a row on Saturday and Sunday to accompany the elderly.

However, after Hikaru Akimoto got off work on Wednesday nights, he and a few friends drank until dawn until he was drunk.

On the way home, I walked through the park and along the wall, and somehow I fell into a daze in the shade of a tree behind a nearby flower bed and fell asleep on the grass.

As a result, Koichi Akimoto got a bad cold because of this, and he was admitted to the hospital, so he canceled his original plan to go to his grandmother's house.

Kudo Shinichi asked, "So, why did the police find you?"

Hikaru Akimoto said melancholy: "That grandmother was killed in Kamakura's house, and the two million yen in the drawer were robbed at the same time. ”

"I see," said Kudo Shinichi, "that's what you are asking about now, between ten and eleven o'clock last Thursday morning. ”

"That's right," Mitsuichi Akimoto said with a wry smile, "The police think it's more likely that an acquaintance of the incident committed the crime, and the purpose is the two million yen."

Kudo Shin nodded and said, "That's right, usually only people who know that the grandmother has two million yen will commit the crime." ”

Akimoto Koichi said helplessly: "And this acquaintance is the one who once called me and said that it would pass." ”

Kudo Shinichi said: "But having said that, it cannot be ruled out that this incident was an accident, and it was a thief who saw the money and made it a robber to kill someone." ”

Mitsuichi Akimoto sighed, "The premise is that I can find an alibi to prove that I was here at the time." ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "Didn't you go to the hospital?"

Akimoto Mitsuichi smiled bitterly: "I didn't wake up and found that I had a bad cold and wanted to go to the hospital, I went back to the apartment to take a shower, and then slept again, and then I found that my body was wrong, I had a fever and chills, and I went to the hospital, and it was already afternoon." ”

Shinichi Kudo analyzed: "You drank with people until Thursday morning, which means that you have an alibi until Thursday morning. ”

"It's only an hour from here to Kamakura, and the police suspect that you went to Kamakura after that, and you could have committed a crime between 10 and 11 a.m. ”

"After that, you came back from Kamakura and went to the hospital again, and the timing was about the same. ”

"And you happen to be alone during this time, especially when the crime happens, you are sleeping here. ”

Koichi Akimoto said distressedly: "That's not wrong at all, but I can't find anyone who can help me prove that I was here at the time of the crime." ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "By the way, have you told the police about your situation?"

"Of course I did," said Mitsukazu Akimoto with a sigh, "but the first time I recorded my confession, I misremembered, and it turned out that I was in the apartment at the time." ”

"Maybe it's because I was very emotionally disturbed at the time, after all, the object of the bad news was my grandmother who used to play with me when I was a child, and it happened to be the day I was going to visit her, and I was confused. ”

"Later, the police came to the house to search to see if the 2 million yen was in my apartment, but the money was not found, but they found that I was not in the apartment at the time. ”

It occurred to me at the time, so I changed my confession in a hurry and said that I was in the park again. ”

Kudo Shinichi laughed and said, "As a result, because of this, the police's impression of you is getting worse and worse." ”

"yes. Mitsuichi Akimoto sighed.

Kudo Shinichi asked, "Then how did the police know that you weren't in the apartment?"

Akimoto Mitsuichi smiled bitterly: "The administrator said, I didn't see that I went back in the morning." ”

Kudo Shinichi wondered, "Then when you go back from the park, it's about eleven o'clock in the morning, right? At that time, the caretaker should be able to help you testify." ”

"But at that time, he didn't see me go back. Mitsuichi Akimoto smiled bitterly, "When he saw me, it was in the afternoon, and I called him to help me and take me to the hospital. ”

Kudo Shinichi thought about it: "Ah, in that case, the administrator can't prove that you weren't in the apartment at the time, and he didn't see when you went back to the apartment." ”

"That's right," Mitsuichi Akimoto said with a wry smile, "so the police didn't arrest me immediately because of insufficient evidence, but just followed me." ”

"I see," Kudo Shinichi said abruptly, "that's why Mr. Akimoto has the opportunity to come here to find an alibi and prove his innocence." ”

"Do you need to talk about that?" said Mikazu Akimoto angrily.

"I see," said Kudo Shinichi, "first and foremost, it's better to look for witnesses than on Sundays, but on weekdays." ”

"At this time of day, there are a lot of people walking or jogging in this kind of big park, and it would be best if it was the same Thursday as the day of the crime. ”

Koichi Akimoto said, "I know what you said, but I'm afraid I don't have time. ”

Kudo Shinichi asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Koichi Akimoto explained: "Although the police did not find enough evidence to arrest me, they have already submitted my case to the prosecutor, and if the prosecutor thinks that I can be prosecuted based on the current evidence, they will issue an arrest warrant." ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "You mean, what about the phone call you made to Kamakura?"

"Yes, that's it, I said I'll go, that's the evidence. Akimoto sighed, "After I was detained, I don't think I have the money to pay bail, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get out again." ”

"I'll help you, I believe what you say," Kudo Shinichi said firmly, "no matter what, I'll help you find someone who can prove your alibi." ”

Koichi Akimoto said gratefully, "Thank you for believing in me. ”

"You're welcome," Kudo Shinichi asked, "So, can you think of anything else? like someone you've ever met?

Koichi Akimoto frowned, "I've been thinking about this too, but I can't remember it. ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "Are there any people who are facing the wall and practicing tennis or football?"

Koichi Akimoto struggled to recall, "At that time, there shouldn't have been." ”

"Did you hear anything?" said Kudo Shinichi, "for example......"

At this moment, a dog bark came, from the other side of the wall, the back.

Hikaru Akimoto patted his thigh and said, "Black dog, that's right, when I was sleeping there, I was woken up by a dog barking, and then when I got confused, I saw a lady walking down this road with a black dog." ”

Kudo Shinichi hurriedly asked, "Hey, do you still have an impression of that lady's appearance features?"

Koichi Akimoto tried to remember, then shook his head bitterly, "No, I can't remember it at all." ”

"Don't be in a hurry. Shinichi Kudo asked, "Is it a young man, and how old do you look?"

After trying to remember for a while, Koichi Akimoto shook his head and said, "No, I can't remember what she looks like." ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "Then what is she wearing?"

After trying to recall, Mitsuichi Akimoto shook his head and said, "I can't remember what she was wearing at the time, so she passed like that." ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "So, what about the dogs?"

"Well," Hikaru Akimoto thought for a moment, "it should be a black dog." ”

Kudo Shinichi asked, "Are you sure it's black?"

"Yes," Hikaru Akimoto thought for a moment, "I saw a touch of black." ”

"A touch of black?" said Kudo Shinichi, puzzled.

Hikaru Akimoto walked into the flower bed and lay down, then sat up again, "That's probably what it was, I saw a touch of black,"

"I see, it's the outer wall of the flower bed that blocks the view, but the height of the outer wall is about 50 centimeters," said Kudo Shinichi, "that is, you see a black dog with a shoulder height of more than 50 centimeters, led by a lady." ”

"That's how it should be, that's right. Hikaru Akimoto thought for a moment, "A dog with a shoulder height of more than 50 centimeters is a large dog breed. ”

Kudo Shinichi pondered, "Black Labradors, flat-haired retrievers, Dobermans and other large dogs. ”

"It could also be a medium-sized dog that is too big. Koichi Akimoto stood up excitedly, "This is a clue." ”

"Where are you going?" Kudo Shinichi reacted, "There must be a registered health center that manages animals, so I'll go too." ”

Koichi Akimoto smiled excitedly: "Yes, there must be a registration, it's great." Then he went to two police officers who were watching him.

Next, the four of them went to the rice health center, and the police came forward to ask the people at the health center to help.

It's just that there is a lot of information on dogs with a shoulder height of 50 centimeters, and this information is not current, not comprehensive, maybe it was not reached before, but now it has been reached.

In this way, you can only check slowly, and on the other hand, even if you ask for someone in the park, you can't give up, you have to do both.

In this way, the four people were divided into three groups.

Koichi Akimoto and the elder Genjiyama criminal group, and the other Hasean criminal group alone, and the two groups went to the residents' homes to investigate.

Shinichi Kudo is alone in a group looking for someone in the park. ……

At the end of the day, there was no harvest, and Kudo Shinichi, who had a dry mouth from asking people, dragged his tired body home.

During dinner, under the questioning of Yukiko Kudo, Shinichi Kudo told the truth, and before Yukiko Kudo proposed to let Yusaku Kudo help, he directly stated that he refused Yusaku Kudo's help and wanted to investigate by himself. ……

On Monday, on the way to school at Didan Middle School.

Kudo Shinichi meets Ran and Midako and tells Ran about his plan to skip class and why, hoping that Ran will help cover up.

Lan worried, "Does it have to be like this?"

Kudo Shin nodded, "We agreed, so I will sneak to the park for the second class today, and it will be ten o'clock in the morning, and I may be able to meet the lady with the dog." ”

Midaiko asked, "But what if you still can't find it today?" are you going to skip class every day?"

Kudo Shinichi said with a smile, "In comparison, this aspect of learning is more important to me. ”

"I want to skip class too," Mei Daiko smiled with some envy, "In comparison, playing video games, reading novels and comics, watching movies and cartoons at home is more important to me." ”

Lan laughed and said, "Please, Mei Daizi, don't talk nonsense here." ”

Kudo Shinichi smiled and said, "Those guys, let's wait until you get your mother." ”

"Nonsense. Mei Daizi said angrily.

"By the way, Shinichi," Lan thought to himself, "Speaking of which, could it be Robin that black dog that man saw?"

"Robin?" Kudo Shinichi pondered, "Who's from it?

Mei Daizi smiled and said: "You are really good, you even remember other people's dogs, and it is a pity not to be a thief." ”

"What's the matter," Kudo Shinichi said angrily, "The neighborhood I'm talking about is near the door of the house, and after so many years, I don't know if anyone has a dog or not, it's too bad." ”

Mei Daiko retorted: "Cut, if you are not a thief, you will not care about other people's dogs." ”

Kudo Shinichi emphasized, "It's just by the way, do you understand?"

"Yes, by the way when you are a thief," Mei Daizi laughed, "I remember that there is an idiom in Chinese called stealing chickens and touching dogs." ”

Kudo Shinichi puffed up his triangular eyes, "I mean detective." ”

Mei Daiko asked rhetorically, "Then do you think Uncle Maori will know which house has dogs?"

Lan protested, "Hey, don't talk about my dad." ”

"Forget about the rest, if it's a pet, Uncle Maori really knows. The corners of Kudo Shinichi's mouth twitched, "His ability to find pets, I have to admit, it's very powerful." ”

Mei Daizi smiled, "It doesn't sound like a good word. ”

"Alright, you two. Lan interrupted, "Shinichi, do you want to know?"

"Yes, Lan, you say. Kudo Shinichi said hurriedly.

Lan Si pondered: "That's an aunt I met in the park, and she would go to the park every morning around half past nine to walk her Robin, a black Labrador, for about an hour. ”

"That's her. Kudo Shinichi asked excitedly, "Do you know where this aunt lives and what her name is?"

"I don't know," Lan shook her head, "anyway, at the end of each of her walks, it seems like she's going to go behind a wall, and you just have to wait for her there." ”

"Great, I'll ...... today. Wait," Kudo Shinichi reacted, "it's not behind the wall, it's the front, right? ”

Lan blinked, "Then I don't know." ”……