Sunday, February 29th, afternoon, Morimoto confectionery main store.

Mori cheekily followed the Twilight Police Department and blended into the cordon, and Yamazaki, Midiko, Sonoko, Ran, Conan, Ashbara, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Motota were also mixed in.

Sachiko Hashigaki's body is still in the hall, but after seeing too much and being mentally prepared, Ayumi and the others are not too scared.

"The time of death was between 12 and 30 p.m., and the cause of death was a blunt blow to the back of the head, which resulted in a ruptured skull, and the murder weapon was one such rolling pin, which has been sent back for testing," the police department said. He pointed to the rolling pin on the table.

Looking at the three suspects, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Yasuo Fujino, and Tomomi Morimoto, Maori asked, "Which of you belongs to this rolling pin?"

Tsuyoshi Maeda said: "This kind of is not for anyone's exclusive use, it is from the kitchen, and anyone can get it." ”

Yasuo Fujino said, "Our rolling pins were all in the stall before, and they have been taken away by the police officers. ”

"Ahem," said the Twilight Police Department, "Mr. Tsuyoshi Maeda, Mr. Yasuo Fujino, and Ms. Tomomi Morimoto, I have seen the three of you coming in and out of here, so please tell each of you when you came, why you came here, and whether you met Ms. Sachiko Hashigaki." ”

Tsuyoshi Maeda said, "I came at 11 o'clock, I don't know exactly when I ran out, but I ran out of ingredients I brought with me, and I kept making cakes here until the president came over, and then left around 12:50." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Why are you making cakes here?"

Tsuyoshi Maeda says, "Because it's quiet, the food court is too noisy. ”

"That," said Yasuo Fujino, "officer, I have something to say." ”

"Speak. The Dusk Police Department said.

Yasuo Fujino said, "It's only about five minutes back to the food court, and when Tomomi and I saw Maeda in front of the food court stall, it was already after 12:20. Then he asked Tomomi Morimoto, "Really?"

"Miss Tomomi Morimoto?" confirmed the Twilight Police Department.

"Not really. Tomomi Morimoto said, "When I went back, I noticed that there was a cake at Mr. Maeda's stall. ”

Mori asked, "Did you see Mr. Maeda?"

"Not really. Tomomi Morimoto said.

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Mr. Maeda, where were you and what were you doing during this time?"

Tsuyoshi Maeda says, "When I put the cake down, I took off my chef's uniform and went to eat. ”

"Eat?" Maori didn't believe.

"Of course people have to eat. Maeda said, "There is no rule that a cake chef must eat cake. ”

"Uh......" Maori was choked speechless.

The Twilight Police Department asked, "So, Mr. Maeda, where have you been?"

"It's right next to the hamburger joint. "I wasn't wearing a chef's uniform at the time, so I wasn't conspicuous, and there were a lot of people in the restaurant, so I didn't know if anyone noticed me." ”

The Twilight Police Department ordered, "Takagi, you take Mr. Maeda for a run." ”

"Yes, police department. Officer Takagi replied.

"Ahem," the Twilight Police Department said, "Mr. Fujino, could you please tell us about your situation." ”

"Okay, officer. Yasuo Fujino said, "I came to the store with Tomomi to get the ingredients, and it was about 12:80, and the president was still here, and then we went back around 12:10." ”

"That's right. Tomomi Morimoto said.

Maori asked rhetorically, "Do you remember this time clearly?"

"That's what the president said. "She said, 'It's 12:08, give you three minutes to get your things, and then hurry back to me.'" ’”

"After that, the president said, 'Twelve o'clock, the movement is quite fast, now let's go, don't let the guests wait, I'll just clean up here.'" Tomomi Morimoto said, "And we'll go back." ”

"I see. The Twilight Police Department asked, "So, did you see Mr. Maeda on the way, either when you came or when you left?"

"I've never seen it. Tomomi Morimoto said.

Yasuo Fujino said: "It should be a fork in the rice flower park, and there are really a lot of people in the rice flower park today." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "When you went back to the stall, it was around 12:15, and you didn't see Mr. Maeda, but you saw his cake." ”

"Yes. Tomomi Morimoto said, "But I saw a cake at Mr. Maeda's stall. ”

"Mr. Fujino?" asked the Twilight Police Department.

"I really didn't notice. Yasuo Fujino said, "I was going to go to the bathroom when I came back to the store, but I met the president, so I went back to the stall and put down what I was holding, changed into a chef's uniform and went to the bathroom, and when I returned to the stall, Tomomi was not there." ”

"Well," the Twilight Police Department asked, "then, Miss Tomomi, ...... you?"

"That," Tomomi Morimoto was a little embarrassed, "I also changed my clothes and went to the bathroom, but the queue was very long and delayed for a while, but after I went back, Mr. Maeda came back." ”

"That said, you two don't have an alibi either," Maori said. ”

Yasuo Fujino shrugged, "Let's just put it that way. "But, I think you'll have to get rid of the other outsiders, no one can be sure, no one else has ever been here." ”

"However, the three of you happen to have a motive to kill. ”

Tomomi Morimoto's face changed, and then she lowered her head.

Fujino Yasuo said: "I owe the president money, and the president still refuses to let me leave on this ground, we have quarrels, but the amount of this money is not so much that I want to kill her, but Maeda, he owes the president several times the money." ”

"Who knows about this kind of thing. Maori said, "I have seen a lot of things in the quarrel about anger and murder, it just so happens that the murder weapon is a rolling pin, if it is someone else, it should be a knife, it must be you confectionery masters, you have been holding a rolling pin smoothly, you will choose a rolling pin as a murder weapon." ”

Yasuo Fujino said, "You are a strong word. ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "So, Miss Tomomi, what did you say?"

Tomomi Morimoto shook her head and said, "I didn't do it. ”

Maori asked, "Police, what is the reason for Miss Tomomi?"

The Twilight Police Department said: "I heard from the old employees of the Morimoto Confectionery Main Store that this Morimoto Confectionery chain was originally the property of Miss Tomomi's family, and was run by Miss Tomomi's father, but later Mr. Morimoto did not manage well and had to sell the entire club to Ms. Sachiko Hashigaki, and at the same time agreed that he could not change the name of the club until he died. ”

Mori said, "Oh, no wonder it's called Morimoto Confectionery." ”

The Twilight Police Department said: "Miss Tomomi has been working here with her family craft of making confectionery, and before Mr. Morimoto passed away due to illness, Ms. Sachiko Hashigaki wanted to change the name of Morimoto Confectionery, and Miss Tomomi once went to Ms. Sachiko Hashigaki for this, but was reprimanded by Ms. Sachiko Hashigaki. ”

Maori said: "I see, for my father's life's work. ”

"Not really. Tomomi Morimoto said urgently, "My father is grateful to the president for taking over Morimoto Confectionery, which is run by his father, because it has saved most of the employees' jobs. ”

Maori said, "Don't quibble, I don't believe you don't have a grudge against Sachiko Hashigaki." ”

"To say that you don't care at all is a lie. Tomomi Morimoto said, "But I really didn't kill the president. ”

At this time, the Twilight Police Department received a call that the murder weapon had Maeda's fingerprints on it.

"That murderer is Tsuyoshi Maeda. "He took advantage of the gap and ran back to kill Ms. Sachiko Hashigaki, because people were familiar with him wearing a chef's uniform, so when he took off his chef's uniform, he stopped attracting attention." ”

At this time, Officer Takagi returned with Maeda Tsuyoshi and said, "Report to the police department, Mr. Maeda's alibi has been found." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Oh, what is it?"

Officer Takagi said, "When Mr. Maeda was eating, a reporter covering the confectionery festival was also eating, and the reporter recognized Mr. Maeda and took a picture of him. ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Where is this reporter?"

Officer Takagi said, "I went with the forensic staff to develop the negatives. ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "So, Mr. Maeda, what explanation do you have for your fingerprints on the murder weapon?"

Maeda Tsuyoshi said: "I used to tidy up kitchen utensils, and I guess I came across it at that time, and then the murderer just used it. ”

Yasuo Fujino said: "Officer, Maeda may find witnesses, so maybe Tomomi and I can do the same." ”……