Sunday, January 14th, after half past eight in the morning, Tama City.

Mori and Yamazaki take the loop line train to Shinjuku Station at Yoneka Station, and then transfer to the Keio Railway's Keio Line and Keio Sagamihara Line to Tama Center Station.

After leaving the station, Maori looked at the Changpan Twin Towers not too far away and couldn't help but admire: "It deserves to be the first in China, it's really high." ”

"They're in the process of interior renovation and are expected to open in a while. Yamazaki smiled and asked, "Uncle, do you want to go up and have a look?"

"It's free, it's more comfortable below. Maori said quickly. ……

Soon after, the two took a bus to Tokiwa Plaza in the main Tokiwa Twin Building, and found the cake and coffee café that the client said on the phone.

The two sat for a while, Maori's mobile phone rang, Maori saw that it was the client's phone number and was about to answer, a man in his twenties came over with a mobile phone, "Is it Mr. Maori?"

"I am, this is my assistant Yamazaki. Mori put the cigarette in the ashtray and got up and said, "You must be the client, Mr. Shoji Ueda, please take a seat." ”

Ueda Shoji frowned and looked at the cigarette, "Please come with me to my apartment, let's talk about it on the road, okay?"

Maori extinguishes the cigarette. "Alright then, please. ”……

Moments later, on the way.

Ueda said: "Here's the thing, my classmate Mitsuo Yoshimura has been receiving harassing phone calls at night lately, and yesterday he received a threatening letter written in red paint. ”

"Didn't call the police?" asked Maori.

"I reacted when I received a harassing phone call, but the police did not make any progress except to find out the number of a mobile phone. Ueda Shoji said, "So when we received the letter, we decided to ask you to help us solve this incident, we are now interning at the hospital, Yoshimura is very troubled because of this incident, and he also borrowed alcohol to relieve his sorrows, if something goes wrong because of this work in the hospital, it will be troublesome." ”

"I see. Mori asked, "So, where is Mr. Yoshimura?"

"He lives in the same apartment building with me, and he drank a lot last night, and now he still has a headache and doesn't want to move, so I'm here to ask you alone, and I ask for your forgiveness. Ueda said.

"It's okay, you're serious. Maori laughed.

Ueda Shoji looked at his watch, "Mr. Mori, Mr. Yamazaki, we still have to go to the hospital in the afternoon, so ......"

"Okay, you lead the way. Maori said.

Yamazaki looked at Ueda Shoji who was leading the way and frowned, just now he sensed danger from Ueda Shoji, this can't be another person looking for his uncle to make an alibi, right? Now he doesn't have the murderous aura after killing, that is to say, he hasn't made a move yet, or he has made a trap and is waiting for a certain time to come.

Yamazaki looked at the mobile phone, it was not until nine o'clock in the morning, so it was nine o'clock sharp?

Thinking of this, Yamazaki asked, "Mr. Ueda, which apartment building do you live in, and how far away is it?"

"Ah, it's that six-story apartment," Ueda said, pointing to an apartment not far away, "he lives in room 501 and I live in room 601." ”

"What's wrong?" asked Maori.

"Uncle, I think something might be happening. Yamazaki laughed in Maori's ear.

"Won't you? again?" said Maori, whose face was not very good, "Forget it, go over and have a look." He ran as he spoke.

"Mr. Mori, what are you ......?" asked Ueda Shoji suspiciously.

"There may be an incident, let's hurry up. The Maori head didn't say either.

"Thing, incident!" Ueda's face changed.

"Let's go, Mr. Ueda, I hope we can catch up. Yamazaki said. ……

Moments later, the apartment building.

Seeing Mori, Yamazaki, and Ueda Shoji running in, the administrator ran over and shouted, "Stop, who are you?" ”

"Get out of the way, I'm Detective Kogoro Mori, I'm going up there to save people. Maori pushed the administrator away and ran towards the elevator.

"Mao, Mori Kogoro!" the administrator was taken aback.

Yamazaki reminded, "Uncle, it's faster to take the stairs on the fifth floor. ”

"Then take the stairs. Maori immediately ran to the stairs. ……

Moments later, 501 was outside.

Maori knocked loudly on the door but no one answered, so he broke down the door, and when the three of them walked into the living room, there was an alarm clock upstairs, and it sounded like it was on the balcony, and Yamazaki knew that it was time, so he said, "Uncle, it's in the upstairs room." ”

"What?" Mori immediately turned around and ran upstairs, while Yamazaki ran to the balcony, ready to climb up from there, but as soon as he reached the balcony, he saw a figure falling from it with a scream, and hurriedly pounced on it, and finally grabbed him in the air with his foot hooked on the balcony railing and threw him into the fourth floor balcony, and then grabbed the inside of the fourth floor balcony ceiling and rolled into the fourth floor balcony.

"Do you know who you are?" asked Yamazaki as he crouched down to the young man lying on the ground, gasping for breath and in shock, and then examined his body.

The man swallowed, "I—My name is Mitsuo Yoshimura, thank you so much." Then he said fearfully, "If you hadn't caught me in time, I would ...... Thank you so much. ”

"I'm conscious, and I don't seem to have any major problems with my body," Yamazaki said, then got up and called Mori on his mobile phone, "Uncle, I'm on the balcony on the fourth floor with Mr. Mitsuo Yoshimura." ”

"Fourth floor?" Mori was surprised, "how did you get there?"

"Let's talk about this meeting. Yamazaki said, "There's no one here, please call the caretaker." ”

"Okay, I'll be right over. Maori said.

"Uncle, remember to bring Mr. Ueda. Yamazaki said.

"Mr. Ueda?" asked Mori in a low voice, "Is there anything wrong with him?"

Yamazaki said, "Yes, anyway, don't let him out of your sight." ”

"I see. Maori said.

"I'll see you later, uncle. Yamazaki said, then hung up the phone.

Mitsuo Yoshimura asked, "You mentioned Ueda just now, did he really hurt me?"

"You immediately thought that Mr. Ueda had harmed you, and it seems that there is a grudge between you. Yamazaki asked, "Can I know what it is?"

"Ah, this, this......" Mitsuo Yoshimura couldn't speak.

"I see, it seems that it is a shady thing. Yamazaki said, and then watched Mitsuo Yoshimura's face change, knowing that he had guessed correctly.

At this time, Yamazaki heard the sound of the door opening and greeted him, explaining to Mori and the caretaker that they had fallen to the balcony on the fourth floor because they had fallen.

The administrator was a little embarrassed, "Even so, it's just ......"

At this time, two young men, a man and a woman, came over with food and daily necessities, "Hey, what are you doing here in our house?"

"You've come just in time. The administrator was overjoyed, and then introduced and explained to both parties.

Hearing that it was Mori Kogoro in person, the residents were very happy, it turned out that they were fans of Mori, not only did the residents not pursue the incident of Yamazaki and Yoshimura Mitsuo breaking into the room, nor did they search the two of them to check their belongings, but excitedly asked Mori for autographs, which made Mori very happy.

After Mori coped with the enthusiastic fans, Yamazaki pulled Mori aside and whispered his conjecture in Mori's ear that Ueda Shoji and Yoshimura Mitsuo might have done something shady to make Ueda Shoji want to kill people.

"I see. Mori said, and then stepped forward to say to Ueda Shoji and Yoshimura Mitsuo, "Two gentlemen......"

"Well, Mr. Mori, I'm fine, I'll see this commission to this end. Mitsuo Yoshimura said, and then asked Ueda Shoji, "Yes, Ueda?"

"Yes," Ueda said, "Mr. Mori, we have something to do, so you can go back first, and the commission fee will be sent to you later." ”

"Ha, you want to send my detective Mori Kogoro like this, who do you think of me?" Mori smiled confidently, "Even the people who tried to kill themselves have been spared like this, and what you did must not be a trivial matter." So I tell you, I will definitely take care of this matter to the end, no matter what you do, I will definitely find out, and if you know each other, I will say it obediently. ”

"This ......" Mitsuo Yoshimura and Shoji Ueda may have looked at each other's pale faces and did not speak for a moment.

"The two should be clear that there is a big difference in sentencing whether they repent and turn themselves in. Yamazaki said, "Please don't mistake yourself. ”

"Good, good. Ueda seems to have a lot more relaxed.

"Ueda!" Mitsuo Yoshimura shouted in panic.

"What else could you do?" Ueda Shoji laughed miserably.

"This ...... Alas!" Mitsuo Yoshimura seemed to have lost a lot of life.

"Well, then, let's go upstairs and talk now. Maori said. ……

Room 501, living room.

After Yamazaki served tea, Mori asked Mitsuo Yoshimura and Shoji Ueda, "Okay, which of you two will speak first?"

"I'll do it anyway. Ueda said, "I lost a lot of money last year by trading in stocks, and even the tuition fees for the next semester became a problem, and when I was drinking with Yoshimura, I complained to him, and he told me a way to make money." ”

Maori asked, "How?"

"Prescribe. Ueda sighed.

"What's wrong with that?" Māori wondered.

"Uncle, the raw materials for the awakening potion. Yamazaki reminded.

"What!" Maori was taken aback.

"Yes, it's the raw material of the awakening agent. I realized this later, but it was too late. Ueda Shoji said, "I confronted Yoshimura, and he said that if he didn't do it, it would be a dead end, so I continued to prescribe and collect money from Yoshimura as Yoshimura said." ”

"A dead end?" asked Maori, "Is it a big organization?"

"I don't know, the person I know is Yoshimura. Ueda Shoji said, "I happened to find out that I was getting a lot less money than Yoshimura, so I got drunk with him during the Chinese New Year, and then I realized that I was actually working for Yoshimura, and I was the only one who did my business, so I planned today's event." ”

Yamazaki asked, "I didn't find any traces of being tied up from Mr. Yoshimura, how did you make him jump off the building?"

"I saw a platform on the balcony on the sixth floor that was as high as the highest railing, and I'm afraid Mr. Yoshimura slept on it," Mori said. ”

Ueda Shoji said: "Yes, last night we drank here at Yoshimura, and then moved to my place upstairs at night, and Yoshimura slept with me later, and when I went out to look for Mr. Mori just now, I put Yoshimura on the balcony and set an alarm clock. When he woke up, he got out of bed in his usual direction and fell, and I had an alibi. Even if the police suspect me, they can't find any strong evidence, and as long as I and the police mention that Yoshimura is prescribing, the police will think that Yoshimura committed suicide because of drunken confusion in fear. ”

"I see. Maori said.

Ueda said, "That's all I have to say. ”

Mori asked Mitsuo Yoshimura, "Mr. Yoshimura, what do you have to say?"

"I ......" Mitsuo Yoshimura licked his lips, "After entering the university, once I went to a bar to drink, and on the way back, I was blackmailed, he took my student ID and asked me to give him medicine, and I had to steal some medicine from him, and he used this as a threat, so I asked him to provide him with medicine for a long time, and I said I couldn't do it, so he gave me money and taught me how to become a person who manages drugs in the laboratory, and then I was dragged in, and when I became a doctor, he prescribed it, and he sent someone to the pharmacy to buy it." That's all I know. ”

"So, do you remember how much money you've collected over the years, and how much money you've left?" said Maori, "and if the amount is about the same, you can get a reduced sentence after you turn it in." ”

"I can't remember how much I received, but I've never been afraid to use it, and it's nearly 100 million yen. Mitsuo Yoshimura asked worriedly, "Is there a problem with this?"

"I'm the same way," Ueda said, "and I still have more than two million yen there." ”

"I can't answer you this question, it depends on the police investigation. Mori said, "Okay, Mr. Ueda, Mr. Yoshimura, I'll accompany you to the Metropolitan Police Department to turn yourself in, and you can think about the details on the way." ”……

On the other side, the Rice Flower Police Station.

The passengers were taken to a conference room after taking notes, and the manager of the Rice Flower Plaza Bus Terminal made a speech, expressing regret for what happened to the passengers, hoping that the passengers would continue to choose to take their buses in the future, and saying that they would arrange for a bus to take the passengers where they wanted to go.

Dr. Asasa discussed with the five members of the Junior Detective Corps and decided to go back to Dr. Agasa's house instead of skiing. ……

Later, three of Kunio Yajima's accomplices were convicted of organized crime, a crime committed for the purpose of coercion by the public, etc., and were sentenced to life for the crimes of manufacturing explosives, coercion using explosives continuously, and attempted coercion using explosives by buses. The owners of the jewelry shops and gold shops they had coerced were all fined 20,000 yen and educated for failing to tell the crime of explosives. ……