August 9th, late at night, in Yonka-cho, in front of Jun Omura's apartment building.

After listening to Yamazaki's words, Yoichi Shimizu said, "By the way, Nakamura was a little drunk at that time, and he kept pulling Takeno. ”

Nakamura asked, "Takeno, is it really you? You won't be for Keiko Togawa, will you?"

The Twilight Police Department asked, "May I ask who is Miss Keiko Togawa?"

"Keiko is also from our mountaineering club, and she is also Takeno's girlfriend. "When we went to climb the mountain last winter, Ikuta and her encountered a mountain disaster, and when Ikuta was rescued by the rescue team and guided the rescue team to find Keiko, Keiko had already passed away for a long time. ”

Nakamura Eino said, "However, the rescue team found that Keiko had an injury on her foot, and it was rumored at the time that Ikuta saw Keiko's foot injured, so he left her and left alone." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Mr. Takeno, is what Mr. Kurashita said true?"

"I also regret Keiko's incident, but I don't hold a grudge against Ikuta because of it. "There are many times when we mountaineers have to abandon our friends, and one of the reasons for this is natural and man-made disasters such as mountain disasters. ”

"Ah, you think that Mr. Ikuta killed your girlfriend, Miss Keiko, so you killed Mr. Ikuta. "Now even the motive has been found." ”

"If you talk about the motive, among those of us, I'm afraid Nakamura and Hisaka are the two of you who want to die the most. Koji Takeno said, "One of you was borrowed a lot of money by Ikuta and didn't pay it back. One was stolen by Ikuta. ”

Nakamura said, "But as this gentleman said, we are not in a position to commit crimes." ”

Koji Takeno said, "What about Hyuta? He was there at the scene at the time, and he had every chance to kill Ikuta." ”

Masashi Kusakata said: "It can't be that I did it, I was at the scene at the time, and if I did it, then the murder weapon must be near the scene." And now all the evidence indicates that the murder weapon once went up the wall and smashed the glass of Mr. Omura's house. ”

Koji Takeno said, "This may be a ruse set up by you. ”

"Mr. Takeno, it's night, and if it's daytime, you'll definitely see blood stains on the wall from Uncle Omura's house to your house. This is what you left behind when you pull the rope, and it is the best proof of where the murder weapon went. "Uncle Maori's appearance must have been unexpected by you, and you shouldn't have time to deal with the murder weapon, which means that the murder weapon is still in your house." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Mr. Takeno, please let us go to your house and have a look, don't you mind?"

Koji Takeno said, "Yes, Officer. ”

The group moved to Koji Takeno's house, and a moment later, forensic personnel found a nylon rope with traces of friction on it.

The Dusk Police Department asked, "Let's test it, Maori, what should we do?"

Maori said, "Yamazaki, I'll leave it to you." ”

"Yes, uncle. Yamazaki said, then patted Conan and smiled, "Conan, you come and give it a try." ”

Conan puffed up his triangular eyes, what kind of people are these? Then he said, "Dusk Police Department, first there is a long fishing line with a heavy object attached, and then a convenience bag with a heavy object. Ask another officer to grab the walkie-talkie and go to the roof of the apartment building opposite. ”

"Takagi. The Twilight Police Department pointed.

"Yes. Officer Takagi answered.

Koji Takeno said, "I don't have any fishing line here. ”

"I've got it, I'll get it. Jun Omura said and went home and got the fishing line. At the same time, the police prepared a convenience bag with heavy objects.

Conan cut two fishing lines long enough, tied one end to the weight, and then said to Koji Takeno, "Uncle, lend me your slingshot." ”

"Slingshot?" asked the Twilight Police Department.

Conan said, "Well, I saw it when I came up with Uncle Maori. ”

Koji Takeno handed the slingshot to Conan, who used the slingshot to shoot the weight onto the opposite building, and then told Officer Takagi to untie the string, go around the railing, and tie it again.

Yamazaki said, "This can be done very early, and the fishing line in the air is not easy to spot, and it doesn't matter if you find it." ”

Conan tied one line to a nylon line and asked Ran to help pull the other line, and after a few moments, the nylon line took its place. Conan tied the bag with the heavy load to the end of the nylon rope and handed it to the Dusk Police Department.

Yamazaki reminded, "The Twilight Police Department, it's best to let the police at the scene disperse. ”

After the Twilight Police Department told the police at the scene to get out of the way, they released the convenience bag.

Moments later, Officer Takagi reported that the convenience bag had hit the wall of the scene, within the range of those small pits.

The Twilight Police Department pulled the other end of the nylon rope, and shortly after, Officer Takagi reported that the convenience bag had hit the wall of Jun's house in Omura, under the window where the glass had shattered.

Jun Omura said: "Maori. So it was too quick to close the line today, so the thing hit the window directly and shattered the glass. ”

"Not bad. Maori said.

Moments later, the Twilight Police Department pulled up the convenience bag containing the heavy object.

Maori asked, "Mr. Takeno, this nylon rope is just the right length, how do you explain this?"

Koji Takeno said, "It's just a coincidence. ”

"It looks like the murder weapon is still here," the Twilight Police Department instructed his men, "find it immediately." ”

Koji Takeno said, "I can't have a murder weapon here. ”

"Twilight Police Department, no need to go. Yamazaki laughed, "That murder weapon is here right now." ”

"What?" asked the Dusk Police Department, confused.

"Mr. Takeno, hearing your bold words, I'm sure the murder weapon is on you right now. Yamazaki said.

Conan said, "Ahh ”

The Twilight Police Department said, "Mr. Takeno, please let us check. ”

"These are hiking socks, aren't they? These thick, waterproof socks are a great thing to use as a bag for heavy objects, so you don't have to worry about breaking them and you don't get blood on them. "But I guess there must still be blood stains on your socks, and that's Mr. Ikuta's blood." ”

The Dusk Police Department asked, "Mr. Takeno, if I were to conduct an inspection now, you wouldn't object, would you?"

After a pause, Koji Takeno sighed, "I don't think it's necessary. ”

Yoichi Shimizu asked, "Takeno, your motive is because of the fact that Miss Keiko was killed in the mountain?"

Masatsumi Kusakata asked, "Didn't you just say that?"

"That's right, as I said earlier, when there are natural and man-made disasters in the mountains, sometimes you have to be ruthless and abandon your companions, and I can't hate Ikuta because of that. I've been convincing myself over and over again. Ever since Keiko died, I felt like I was alone in this world, so lonely, so lonely. I was sad at the thought that I would never see Keiko again, and when I was sad, I was sad to think that Keiko was with me before, and now I will never see Keiko again. Koji Takeno said gloomily, "In this way, the more I think about it, the more sad I become, and the more sad I become, the more I think, so I can only drink, relieve my worries with wine, and numb myself with alcohol." ”

The Dusk Police Department asked, "So what happened next?"

"One day more than a month ago, when I was drinking at a restaurant, I suddenly saw Ikuta, and he and Hisaka said happily, 'Who called Keiko, that woman has always ignored me, so I don't care if she is killed.'" Koji Takeno said angrily, "On the way to the mountain, no, I should say that in all times when there is a possibility of a disaster, don't talk about your companions, even if you don't know each other, you should do your best to help each other if you can." And Ikuta Yoshiro, as Keiko's companion on the mountain, actually abandoned Keiko for this reason, and even didn't save her just because Keiko ignored him, and abandoned Keiko, whom I loved deeply, I can't forgive him, I really can't find a reason to convince myself to forgive him. ”

Nakamura Eino said, "That's why I chose today......

Koji Takeno said: "Tanabata is the closest time between the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and it should also be the closest time between me and Keiko, I can't forgive Ikuta, presumably Keiko can't forgive Ikuta, so I sent Ikuta to make amends to her on the day Keiko is closest to me today." ”

"Then what does this have to do with me?" asked Masami Hyushita, "I think you're clearly trying to frame me." ”

Koji Takeno said, "Because you are a good friend of Ikuta, you were still laughing and listening to him talk about it at that time. ”

"This ......" Masami Kusakata was speechless.

"Mr. Koji Takeno, Mr. Yoshiro Ikuta may not have a good character, but his life and death cannot be decided by you, and depriving others of their lives is a very serious offense. ”

"Then Keiko's life should be decided by Ikuta Yoshiro? Is it legal for him to abandon Keiko?" Koji Takeno asked rhetorically, "What if Ikuta abandons his other companions in the future, and what if he doesn't save him when he dies?"

After a pause, the Twilight Police Department said, "I can't. ”

"So now Ikuta can't abandon his other companions anymore. Buddhism has clouds, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell. Koji Takeno said, "Someone always has to do the garbage cleanup, and this time it happened to be me." ”

Yamazaki said: "Mr. Koji Takeno, if you directly killed Mr. Ikuta, or even Mr. Kusaka, then you would have gone to hell, but now you can only say that you are already in hell." ”

Maori said: "Yes, since you think of killing people by any means, there is no difference between you and the devil Mr. Ikuta in your mind. ”

After a pause, Koji Takeno said, "You have a point, Mr. Mori. Take me away, Officer. ”

"You can still atone for your sins, but you have deprived Mr. Ikuta of his right to atone. Then he ordered Officer Takagi to take Koji Takeno away.

Seeing that the time had passed midnight, the Twilight Police Department told Mori to come over in the afternoon to make a record, and then led the team to withdraw, Yamazaki and Midaiko also withdrew, and Mori took Ran and Conan to Atsushi Omura's house and continued to drink. ……

Later, Koji Takeno was sentenced to six years. ……

Seeing that it was two o'clock in the morning, Jun Omura couldn't sit still, "Maori, I don't think it's early, you should be ready to go back and rest." ”

"Don't be disappointed, Ah Chun, we haven't seen each other for a long time, of course we have to drink happily until morning. Maori, who had just poured a can of beer, laughed, "It's really nice to drink beer after the incident is resolved." As he spoke, he opened another can of beer.

"But......" Jun Omura was gagged by Mao with wine before he finished speaking, and Maori had completely entered the state of excitement of drinking high, that is, the state of drunkenness.

Lan felt noisy, so he sat on the balcony, and was attracted by the beautiful Milky Way in the bright night sky.

Seeing that Lan had been motionless, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes, Conan couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay, Sister Lan?"

Lan Ne muttered: "Tonight is Qixi Festival, when the Cowherd and Weaver Girl can meet once a year, I don't know where Shinichi is and how he is." ”

Looking at the sky, Conan muttered, "I think Brother Shinichi must be looking at this beautiful starry sky now." ”

At this time, a car is parked downstairs, and Ran and Conan find that it is a woman who gets out of the car, although she can't see clearly, but it should be Yumi Omura.

"Oh no, Aunt Yumi is back. Lan immediately went back to pull Maori away, but Maori ignored Lan and continued to irrigate Omura.

A moment later, Yumi Omura opened the door and came in, "I'm back, husband." Then I heard the noise of Maori, "Hmm, there's a guest." ”

Ran and Conan greeted Jun Omura in place, "Aunt Yumi is good. ”

"It's Lan, hello. Yumi Omura smiled, then asked, "So your dad is it?"

"Yes, yes," Lan smiled embarrassedly, "my dad drank too much." ”

"I see. Yumi Omura laughed, but Ran and Conan felt the anger in her.

In the living room, watching Yumi Omura come over, Jun Omura, who couldn't get out, smiled bitterly: "Yumi." ”

Maori smiled: "Ah, Yumi, you're back, long time no see, come on, let's have a drink too." ”

"A drink? Yumi Omura walked over with a smile, stretched out her hand, and instead of taking the beer handed by Maori, she pinched it directly on Maori's ear and lifted it one by one.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts......" Maori's hips swirled.

Yumi Omura gritted her teeth and smiled, "As long as it's like this, let's drink a dozen more." How's that? Kogoro. ”

"No, no...... Maori woke up a little, and hurriedly laughed, "Well, it's getting late, I think I'll go back first." ”

"That's amazing. Lan whispered.

Conan shuddered, this was not a good move.

"You've really decided?" Yumi Omura strained her hand and let go.

"Really," Mori grumbled, rubbing her ears, "you don't have to, Yumi." ”

"I've got to work tomorrow, so I'm as idle as you. Yumi Omura said, and then said to Jun Omura, "Husband, go and help me release the water." ”

"Okay. Jun Omura answered.

Maori said, "I'm here to help you deal with that strange voice in the night." ”

"Oh, is it solved now?" asked Yumi Omura.

Maori said proudly: "Of course, there is my detective Maori Kogoro who is out of the horse." ”

Yumi Omura said, "Then next time, let Ah Chun invite you to drink, I'm really tired today." ”

"I see. Maori staggered to his feet, and Lan and Conan hurriedly went to hold him.

"Are you alright?" asked Yumi Omura.

"It's okay, we're fine. Lan said.

At this time, Azuna Omura came over and said, "Yumi, the water is ready." ”

"Then Ah Chun, you bring a flashlight and send them off. Yumi Omura said, "I'll wash first, and you can come over later to see if I'm asleep." ”

"Okay. Jun Omura said. ……

After going downstairs and stepping out of the dark area with no street lights, Ran asked Jun Omura to go back. ……