Saturday, August 26, less than 3 p.m., Minamiizu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, Aono House.

Although Mori said that he would not let people in, he still went in and checked on Aono Ryozou, and found that he had indeed died, so he called Lan to call the Yokozo Police Department.

More than half an hour later, the Henggou Police Department, who received Lan's call, came with a team, and he was very happy to see Maori, "Mr. Maori, it's great to see you again." ”

"I don't see anything good about it at all. Maori whispered to himself angrily, and then said, "Here's the thing, Henggou Police Department. As he spoke, he and the others were invited to the tea room, but they found that no one answered, and after breaking a window, he found that Aono Ki Ryozo had been hanged on a beam.

The Yokogou Police Department was taken aback, "Ah, you mean that the tea ceremony master, Mr. Aono Ryozou, has passed away?"

"That's him. Maori said.

"Oh no, it's a big deal. The Henggou Police Department immediately called back to the police station with a mobile phone to report.

When the Henggou Police Department hung up the phone, Maori asked him suspiciously, "What are you doing here?"

"Grandmaster Aono's abdication has been announced, and there will be a press conference tomorrow, and now that he has died suddenly, the media will definitely be in hot pursuit. "It's up to you now, Mr. Maori, you must help." ”

"Of course, don't worry. Maori laughed.

"That's good. Henggou said, then looked at the broken window and asked, "What is this window?"

"When we came, the doors and windows of the tearoom were closed, and we broke them to see what was going on," Maori said. ”

"I see, that means it's a secret room killing. The Yokogou Police Department asked, "Mr. Mori, are you sure that Grandmaster Aono was killed by him?"

"Definitely, yes. "Didn't I just say that, we were invited over for tea, so there's no way Grandmaster Aono can kill himself." ”

The Yokogou Police Department asked the names and identities of Ryoichi Aono, Yoshiko Hanasaki, Morio Yakura, and Masako Mimura, and then asked, "So, Mr. Mori, everyone, did you see any suspicious people coming in and out?" and then learned that Mori and the others had not seen him, and asked, "So, guys, when was the last time you saw Grandmaster Aono?"

Mori, Ran, Conan, Sonoko, Morio Yakura, Masa Mimura, and Ryoichi Aono all said that the last time they saw Grandmaster Aono was during lunch, and Grandmaster Aono went back to the tearoom after eating, and the time was less than one o'clock in the afternoon. At about two o'clock in the afternoon, they drank tea together until the accident.

Yoshiko Hanasaki said that the last time she saw Grandmaster Aono was after she cleaned up the restaurant, and then went to ask Grandmaster Aono for the specific time of the afternoon tea party, which was about 1:10 p.m., and then she came back and informed Mori and the others one by one, and then went to clean up the kitchen, and then prepared tea for everyone at about 1:50 p.m.

"Yiyi?" asked the Henggou Police Department, "weren't they together at the time?"

"Mr. Maori, Miss Lan, Miss Garden, and Conan, the four of them were in the attic by the pond. "Yoshiko Hanasaki said, "Ryoichi Ki is tidying up in his room, Mr. Yakura is taking a nap in his room, and Miss Masako is in her room," she said, looking at Masako Mimura, who had an ugly face, "and throwing things in a tantrum." ”

Mori said, "It must be because Grandmaster Aono is ready to give way to Mr. Yakura. ”

"What?" asked the Yokozo Police Department, "Mr. Yakura, is this true?"

"The teacher didn't say that. Morio Yakura said.

"Mr. Maori?" asked the Henggou Police Department.

"Here's the thing. Maori recounted the morning's events.

"I see. The Yokomizo Police Department asked, "So, Mr. Yakura, can you tell me what Grandmaster Aono left behind to say?"

Morio Yakura said, "The teacher just told me about the tea ceremony. ”

The Yokozo Police Department asked Yamazaki and Midaiko, "What about the two of you?"

"We went to the forest in the morning, and when we came back, we went diving in the pond, and the water in the pond was so clear that they could see us, and we had an alibi," Yamazaki said. ”

"Yes, we can prove it. Maori said.

"Diving, in this pond?" asked the Henggou Police Department suspiciously.

Mei Daizi said, "Yes, legend has it that there is a giant python living here, so I want to see if there is one." ”

"It's the legend about this pond. Yamazaki recounted the legend he had heard in the morning.

"I see. Henggou Police Department said.

At this time, the door of the tea room was opened from the inside by the forensic staff inside, and it was possible to enter.

In the tea room, there are some debris under the broken windows, the tatami mats under the main seat are broken, and there is nothing else messy.

The Yokogou Police Department first asked Morio Yakura, Masako Mimura, Ryoichi Aono, and Yoshiko Hanasaki if there was any property here, and after learning if there were any, they asked the forensic personnel: "Excuse me, what is the time of Grandmaster Aono's death?"

The forensic officer said: "There is no air conditioning in this tea room, and the humidity is also high, and according to the condition of the body, we have preliminarily determined the time of death of the deceased to be a handful and a half hours ago." ”

"That is, between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. ”

The Yokogou Police Department asked, "So, Miss Hanasaki, do you have an alibi for the period between one and two o'clock in the afternoon?"

"I—how could I come and kill the Grandmaster. Yoshiko Hanazaki said in surprise.

The Henggou Police Department asked, "Please tell me first, do you have an alibi?"

"No, no. Yoshiko Hanasaki said with her head bowed.

The Henggou Police Department asked the forensic officers, "What is the cause of Grandmaster Aono's death?"

The forensic officer pointed to the broken tatami mat on the main seat and said, "Look here, according to this, we determined that the cause of death of the deceased was strangled here, and then he was hung on the beams of the house." ”

The Henggou Police Department said: "Yes, yes, if it is hanged, then with both feet off the ground, this place should not be damaged." ”

The forensic officer said, "Also, this is not a secret room. ”

"What? not a secret room?" asked Maori, "where is the exit?"

The forensic officer said: "Look above, there is a skylight on the roof, and if you stand on the beam of the house where the deceased is hanging, you can touch the skylight. ”

"Can you go up and have a look now?" asked the Henggou Police Department.

"Wait a minute. Forensic officer said.

Conan pointed to the knot on the pillar and said, "Now, that knot is so strange." ”

The forensic officer said, "This knot is usually used by fishermen. ”

Maori said: "Ah, I know, the murderer must be you, Ryoichi Aonogi." ”

Aono Ryuichi hurriedly defended: "No, it's not me, I've been cleaning up things in the room, although I have some resentment against him, but I can't kill him, he is my father after all." ”

The Yokogou Police Department asked, "Mr. Aono, what's the point of resentment you are talking about?"

Maori said, "Because he refused to inherit the school, Grandmaster Aono let him leave the house. ”

"I see. The Yokogou Police Department asked, "So, Mr. Aono, do you have an alibi for the period between one and two o'clock in the afternoon?"

"Nope. Ryoichi Aono said.

At this time, the forensic personnel on the roof came down, and the Henggou Police Department invited Maori to go up to the roof to have a look, and then found that Maori's expression was different, so he asked tentatively with a smile: "Mr. Maori, do you ...... you?"

"Long-winded!" exclaimed Maori, angrily, "Am I afraid of heights?

"How could that be, I just breathed a sigh of relief. The Henggou Police Department said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the famous detective also has the weakness of our ordinary people, and it really became a lot more cordial all of a sudden." ”

After that, the Henggou Police Department helped Maori to the roof, Maori squatted on the roof and pointed out the location of their tea party, the two observed, thinking that if the murderer climbed to the roof from the skylight here, he could climb to the back of the tea room and swim across the pond from an angle that everyone could not see, so the two went down from the roof to the other side to investigate, and Yamazaki and others also followed, but no one found it, not even a wet trace.

"Maybe it's because of the sun, the water has evaporated," Maori said. ”

The Yokogou Police Department asked Yamazaki, "By the way, did you notice the diving just now, and did the pond have an exit to other places?"

Mei Daizi said: "No, we have searched all over it, and there is not even a big hole." ”

"This pond is supposed to have been artificially modified, it's the equivalent of a large fish tank," Yamazaki said. ”

"I see. The Henggou Police Department said, then looked at the anti-theft equipment on the fence, and asked Yoshiko Hanasaki, "I seem to have seen a news article about a reporter coming in over the wall and secretly taking pictures, is there such a thing?"

Yoshiko Hanasaki said: "Yes, so I installed this anti-theft device later, and since then, every time someone intrudes, the alarm will go off, and no one has successfully trespassed." ”

The Henggou Police Department asked, "Oh? Did the siren go off this afternoon?"

"Nope. Yoshiko Hanasaki said.

The Henggou Police Department said: "It seems that the murderer is in this room." ”

Maori said: "Ah, I know, the murderer is Miss Hanasaki, she turned off the alarm beforehand, and then came to the teahouse to kill Grandmaster Aono, then closed the doors and windows and went out through the skylight, swam to the opposite shore and climbed over the wall to climb out, and came back through the front door." ”

"No, no, it's not like that at all. Yoshiko Hanasaki burst into tears.

"Wait, wait," said the gardener, "sir, we were in the attic, and it was impossible not to see it if someone came out of the skylight of the teahouse." ”

Ran said, "yes, and I saw Miss Hanazaki come out of the tearoom, and she came to the attic to inform us of the time to go to the tearoom." ”

Conan said, "Uncle, before Mr. Yakura came to the attic to find us, and asked Miss Hanasaki, who brought the tea, to call everyone to the courtyard for a tea party, no one went up from the bridge to the tea room, and no one came out of the tea room. At this point, Conan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there was no way on the bridge, and there was still something to walk under the bridge, but who was the murderer? Maybe there would be evidence under the bridge.

The Henggou Police Department asked, "Mr. Maori, is this the case?"

"This," Mori said with an embarrassed smile, "yes, I seem to have just misremembered, I'm really sorry, Miss Hanasaki." ”

Conan reminded, "Uncle, can you leave under the bridge?"

"Under the bridge, by the way, there's the road. The Henggou Police Department immediately asked forensic personnel to inspect under the bridge, and soon learned that there were palm marks on the moss under the bridge. ……