"Forget it, what are you talking about?"

Sakuma stood up.

"Be careful what you say!"

Hayao Kio roared and stood up, "Otherwise, you will also suffer retribution!" ”

"Calm down, the police will be here soon."

Mai Kirishima hurriedly stood up to mediate in case the conflict was further intensified.

"The police can't be there for the time being. The rope of the drawbridge was broken, and the people on the other side could not come over. ”

After coming back, Qinghai Chuantang informed everyone of the result.

Because it was broken on the side of the hot spring hall, the suspension bridge fell to the opposite bank, and it had to be pulled up to repair it.

But when you think of such a long span, unless you have the ability to fly into the sky and shoulder to shoulder with the sun, it is difficult to go to the sky.

"Is there no other way?"

Sera Masumi looked at Nazuki Edo.

"You can only walk to the north of Mount Lux, and it will take you all day."

"In other words, are we trapped here?"

Kuroishi Jiadai looked worried.

Qinghai Chuantang glanced at them and walked to the landline. When I was about to pick up the phone and make a call, I found a white note on the side, and suddenly I thought of something.

Reaching out and touching the page, there were indeed traces of writing.

A pencil was taken out of the pen holder, and graffiti was scribbled on it, and the previous contents were soon revealed.

"Haneda Airport, 14:30."

Shira Masumi looked at the handwriting on it and was surprised, "Isn't this exactly Mr. Kuriyama's?" ”

In contrast to one of them, it really is.

After thinking of who the police officer in charge of this place was, Qinghai Chuantang was silent for a while, and finally asked his friends on the road to check the call records.

And Shiliang Zhenchun is on the side, sorting out the known clues, like a good child who has completed the homework assigned by the teacher seriously.

"If it is the only exit from the house in the museum, it is locked by the proprietress and can only be opened from the inside. In other words, the back room was in a state of secret room at that time. ”

So the suspect is locked on the proprietress who holds the key, and stays in the back room with Kuroishi Kaju, Hayao Kio, Sakuma Tomo, and Mai Kirishima.

Each participant entered the hot spring of the fairy fox one by one in order.

The slain Kuriyama Shoujiang was the last to go in at midnight.

According to Sera's judgment, the time of death should be between zero and two o'clock.

Finally, there is the alibi.

Between 0:00 and 2:00 at the time of the crime, the participants all gathered together, centered on Mai Kirishima, and had a good conversation.

That is, each can prove the other's alibi.

Between 0:00 and 0:30 minutes, Sakuma Tomo and Kuroshi Kadaisy left the table and went to the bathroom.

"In other words, at this stage, these two people are the most suspicious."

"Oh no! Big things are wrong! ”

Mai Kirishima panicked and ran to the courtyard where the two were.

"What's wrong?"

"Everyone's wallets have been stolen!"

"Huh?"

Without exception, everyone's wallets are gone.

After rummaging to no avail, Qinghai Chuantang finally accepted this fact.

She had a fierce expression, as if she wanted to make the thief into claypot rice.

"The police just called. It seems to be from 0:13 to 30 yesterday, and there is a call display. ”

Nazuki Edo found them and informed them of the news.

"In other words, he was still alive before 0:30, which can narrow down the scope of the time of the crime."

However, if 0:00 to 0:30 is not within the time frame of the crime, the alibi of Sakuma Tomo and Kuroishi Kaju can be established.

"By the way, the notebook!"

Shiliang Zhenjun remembered something for a moment, and hurriedly ran towards Kuriyama Shoujiang's room.

Looking at the other party's move, Qinghai Chuantang immediately understood who Shiliang Zhenchun now thought of as the murderer.

Everyone was gathered in the inner room, waiting for Sera to reveal the truth.

"First of all, Mr. Kuriyama was beaten but did not resist. It can be seen that Mr. Kuriyama is not surprised that the murderer appeared in the bathhouse. ”

The murderer said that he had dropped something, and then entered the bathhouse.

Kuriyama Shoujiang was suddenly attacked, and he was killed as a result.

"So the murderer must be of the same sex."

If you are a woman who has just met and enter the bathhouse, you will definitely feel strange.

"That is, the murderer is male?"

Kuroishi Kadai looked at the men present, only Keio Hayao and Sakuma Tomo.

"Mr. Hayao had an alibi at 0:00 to 2:00 at the time of the crime."

"So"

Mai Kirishima looked at Sakuma Tomo, and everyone looked at him.

"Indeed, between 0:00 and 0:30, Mr. Saku did not have an alibi. But we already know that Mr. Kuriyama was actually on the phone during that time. ”

Therefore, the time when Kuriyama Shoujiang was killed was after 0:30.

Sakuma's alibi is also valid.

"In that case, wouldn't there be no suspects?"

"I'm just talking about the people in the back room. No one on the outside has an alibi. Inside, there is a locked secret room. ”

With that, Shira Masumi turned around and looked at Edo Natsuki.

"But as the proprietress of the hot spring house, she has a key, so she simply went in."

"Right, hostess?"

Nazuki Edo sneered, "Why am I doing this?" ”

"For the sake of Lord Fairy Fox."

Kuriyama Shoue is an avid hot spring lover.

In terms of spring quality, pH value, smell, and even taste, we conducted a detailed investigation of the hot springs of Senko-sama.

"So during the ceremony, Mr. Kuriyama, who drank the spring water of the fairy fox, should have realized that it was actually fake, right?"

And the scene that Shiliang Zhenchun saw was that Kuriyama Shoujiang was preparing to blackmail the boss lady with this.

The life of Kuriyama Shoujiang is threatened.

In order to escape, some savings are needed. Maybe I thought that taking a little from the proprietress was a little bit.

After hearing this, Edo Natsuki shook her head.

"Lord Fairy Fox's hot springs have not dried up."

"This should be intolerable to you, right?"

Shiliang Zhenchun looked at her, "As the guardian of the Immortal Fox Lord for eight consecutive generations, I must not let the world know that the hot spring has dried up. ”

Therefore, the suspension bridge was immediately blocked to prevent the news from flowing out.

Then put Kuriyama Shoujiang

"There's no way I'm going to do that in a sacred bath."

"Definitely. It is impossible for a woman to enter the bathroom without suspicion. ”

Qinghai Chuantang suddenly spoke for the proprietress.

In fact, if a woman wants to be unsuspected, it is perfectly fine to enter the men's bathroom.

Just ask Conan for advice, and his stealth will do.

"yes."

Sera Zhenchun smiled, "So that's all I can say." The scene of the crime was not in the bathroom. ”

She made a bold guess.

After 0:30 last night, Kuriyama Shoujiang, who had finished making the call, walked outside and called out that the proprietress was planning to blackmail her.

But the proprietress made up her mind and killed her ruthlessly.

After everyone was asleep, the proprietress moved Kuriyama Shoue back to the inner room, pretending that he had been killed in the bath.

"But then, something unexpected happened."

Due to post-mortem stiffness, the body is erect.

The unnatural posture makes it easy to see that it is not a bath.

So there was no way, so he pulled the body out of the bath and dragged it to the locker room.

"In this way, it can be said that it is the curse of Lord Fairy Fox, dragging the corpse out of the sacred land."

So, that's the answer to the mystery of the body being dragged out of the bathroom.

"To some extent, this may really be the curse of Lord Fairy Fox. You were also bound by Lord Fairy Fox all your life to do this kind of thing. ”

When Nazuki Edo heard this, she let out a weird laugh.

"What do you say?"

She stopped laughing, "Lord Fairy Fox really exists, guarding us in this room. ”

Edo Natsuki seemed to be crazy, and bowed to the enshrined fairy fox statue.

He kept muttering "Lord Fairy Fox".

"The hostess. Next, you've recruited them all, right? Sera walked over to her side.

Edo Natsuki turned her head to look at her and said expressionlessly, "I didn't do it. ”

After finishing speaking, she turned to look at Qinghai Chuantang.

"Really, Miss Tang?" ”

Seeing this, Mai Kirishima couldn't help but hold her forehead and whispered, "It's over, the old problem has been committed again." ”

Everyone's eyes were also focused on Qinghai Chuantang, waiting for her answer.

"Yes. The hostess had a drink with me in the front hall between 0:00 and 2:00 last night. ”

"Huh?"

Sera Zhenchun's face is incredible.

So that's why you refused to share a room with two people at that time, and resolutely said that you had a single room?

Qinghai Chuantang smiled: "She has a perfect alibi." ”

"Mr. Kuriyama asked me about the composition of the hot springs."

Therefore, there is no extortion as Sakura imagined.

"Isn't that a suspect in this way?"

"Yes."

Qinghai Chuantang said with a smile, "Actually, to put it simply, it is a fan of Shinkawa Tako, and in order to take revenge, Kuriyama Shoujiang is the target." ”

Shira Zhenjun blinked and froze for a moment.

"So, am I thinking too much? But why drag the body to the locker room? ”

Indeed, this is the biggest puzzle of this case. But if you imagine that this is a man who has gone crazy in love, it is not incomprehensible. ”

The murderer's plan should be very undetailed, so he did not disguise it, and it was purely for the purpose of killing his old enemy Kuriyama Shoujiang.

After the killing, the killer found the phone of his rival in the locker room.

Perhaps, there are private photos of the goddess in the mobile phone that have not yet been posted on the Internet.

The murderer, as a madman fan of Tako Shinkawa, couldn't suppress his anxious mood and turned on his mobile phone.

However, the phone is locked.

"So, the murderer quickly returned to the bath where the body was, in order to unlock it through fingerprint authentication, but there was an error."

"Why?"

Mai Kirishima raised her hand and asked.

"Because my fingers are swollen."

The murderer wanted to see the goddess's private photos no matter what, so he dragged the body to the dressing room.

Then, use a hair dryer to dry the bubbly fingers.

In this way, the murderer finally succeeded in unlocking.

Behind stupid killings, there will always be a stupid truth.

"Wait! If the killer is a fan of Tako Shinkawa, why not just take the phone away? ”

Sera Masumi raised his own questions.

"Indeed."

Qinghai Chuantang nodded very happily and said, "So in that mobile phone, there is not a photo of Miss Xinchuan." ”

Mai Kirishima said "eh".

"Why? Weren't they ever lovers? ”

"I think there's a deep misunderstanding among you here. Everyone thought that it was Mr. Kuriyama who was killed, but in fact, it was Kuroishi Kadaisy who was killed. ”

Everyone's attention suddenly shifted to the "Black Stone Jiadai" present.

She couldn't help but bow her head.

Kuriyama Shoue and Kuroishi Kadai swapped names.

In other words, the "Black Stone Chrysanthemum" sitting here at this time should actually be "Kuriyama Shoujiang".

The trigger for the incident was the suicide of Tako Shinkawa.

Perhaps, it was the fans who looked at the flames of revenge and felt scared. So Lishan Shoujiang planned to ask for help from Lord Xianhu.

However, revealing one's name is dangerous, so I came up with a plan.

She asked one of her male friends, whose name was like a woman's, to Blackstone Daisy.

But everyone mistakenly thinks that the lover is a man, and when they see a man who calls himself Kuriyama Shoue, they think it is him.

And the murderer also had such a misunderstanding and eventually killed him.

"If all of the above is just my personal imagination. But if you think about it this way, there is a good explanation for the theft of the wallet. ”

This morning, knowing that his stand-in was killed, the real Kuriyama Shoujiang was terrified.

And the road is disconnected, and he is under the same roof as the murderer.

If his real name is revealed, he may be killed.

Kuriyama Shoue, who felt the crisis, stole everyone's wallets in order to hide his real name.

The purpose is not money, but anything in it that can prove identity.

"Is that so, Miss Kuriyama?"

The crowd looked at her.

"Blackstone has always loved hot springs. After listening to my troubles, he accepted my request with a smile. ”

So, the two wrote their names on their name tags and exchanged titles.

It's just that she didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"As a result of the swap, the timing of the crime should have changed."

Shira Masumi touched his chin and thought, "In other words, the only people who can kill people are Miss Kuriyama and Mr. Saku." ”

There's no need for Kuriyama Shoujiang to kill his own stand-in, so

"The murderer is Mr. Saku!"

Sakuma grabbed his clothes, more like he was clenching something.

He stood up and seemed to pull something out of his trouser pocket.

"It's you, kill Tianzi!"

He opened the folding knife and stabbed Kuriyama Shoujiang.

She couldn't react at all, and when she instinctively closed her eyes, Sera Zhenchun appeared in front of her and subdued her in an instant.

Sakuma fell to the ground and fainted.

A pendant is revealed, with a photo of Tako Shinkawa on it.

"Hey, are you alright?" Sera Masumi looked at the person behind him.

Kuriyama Shoujiang lowered his head, and his voice was crying.

"I don't hate her anymore. I just had a little quarrel and said such angry words as breaking up. I never imagined that Tianzi would commit suicide."

The words are full of self-blame and guilt.

"Miss Shinkawa, who passed away, really loved you."

Kuriyama Shoujiang raised his head and looked at her, "Are you mocking me?" Just because we're women! ”

Obviously, Shiliang's pure neutral dress made the other party misunderstand her gender.

And this is not the first time.

"But she's also a woman, but now she's only a girl."

Qinghai Chuantang looked at her and said seriously, "Who can laugh at the mood of other people's lovers?" The murderer's claws have not touched you, and Miss Shinkawa must feel relieved from the bottom of her heart now. ”

Kuriyama Shoujiang couldn't hold back his emotions at the moment anymore, and squatted on the ground and cried bitterly.

In the end, the suspension bridge was not repaired, and a helicopter was contacted from nowhere.

"But who broke the drawbridge in the end?"

Shira looked at her as if she wanted to ask for an answer.

It's like at the end of a case, the murderer must always be pointed out.

"Probably, it was Lord Fairy Fox who blocked the drawbridge in order to prevent the murderer from escaping."

Qinghai Chuantang laughed softly, "If you think like this, wouldn't it be good?" ”

Not everything needs a truth, and an answer.

Sometimes, it is often not knowing that is the biggest "truth".

"Then again," Sera Masa's expression became very serious, "who are you?" It always feels like a mess of puzzles. ”

I have to say that the metaphor chosen by the other party is very appropriate.

She smiled and stretched out her hand to Shira's innocent face, making the other party slightly stunned.

"Until you find the truth, let's keep searching. Until, find the truth of what you think it is. ”

The helicopter got closer and closer, and the strong wind obscured the words behind her.

"Until you find the truth, keep searching."

This is what Shira Zhenchun remembers, the words of the other party.

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