Chapter 17: He Didn't Believe

"The person who was hurt was Ed Mack, a newspaper reporter currently based in Chicago, USA, 48 years old. He was shot in the chest and almost killed instantly. The murder gun used by the killer was Smith & Wesson's revolver. There were slight signs of struggle at the scene, and he should have been struggling for a very short time after being shot. "Said Goro Otaki, a police officer of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters Search Division 1 Forced Crime Search.

"Heiji, do you know when you heard the gunshot?" Goro Otaki asked.

"I know, it was about 8:05 p.m., at that time, after I heard the gunshots outside the hotel with Ye and them, I saw that the glass in this room was broken in response, there shouldn't be anything wrong." Heiji Hattori said.

"You're outside the hotel," Officer Otaki asked, "were you going to go back then?" ”

Hattori shook his hand, "No, we'll take the three of them as a trust." Outside the hotel, help them determine whether the light in the hotel room is typed with the word K. ”

"What three people are you referring to?"

"I'm talking about the owner of the restaurant, former professional boxer Rica Barre, MLB Mike Nord, and professional soccer player, Ray Katis, the three of them." Heiji Hattori said.

Ishihara Ran stood next to Mao Lilan and pretended not to know and asked, "Sister Xiaolan, what are you doing here?" ”

"Ah, Xiao Ran, you're here too." Maoriran was surprised.

"Well, I just met Conan, I came to my relative's house for a few days, and I happened to be invited to this party." Ishihara said, "What's going on here. ”

"Someone is dead, you better stop looking." Maolilan said.

Toyama and Ye looked at Ishihara Dye and asked Xiaolan, "Who is this girl, so cute." ”

"She's Conan's classmate and the daughter of my dad's friend." Maolilan introduced her.

"So, when the light in Zhang's room was turned on, they were it," Officer Otaki was still asking Heiji Hattori.

"Yes, that's right, Ray is in charge of the five rooms on the first and second floors. Mike, he's in charge of the four rooms on the third and fourth floors, and as for Ricoca, he's in charge of the two rooms on the fifth floor, and they're going up at the same time. ”

Officer Otaki pondered, "In this case, the murderers could be the three of them." ”

"It's very likely, because I think they seem to be disgusted with this reporter." Mori Kogoro stepped forward and said.

"But it seems unlikely. This room was in the middle of the second floor, and the three of them were far away from this room at the time of the crime, right, Xiaolan. Toyama and Ye said.

"Do you know which room the three of them were in at the time?"

Mauriran thought for a moment and replied, "I remember that Mr. Mack was in the room upstairs, and after opening the half-open curtains, Mr. Richard immediately turned off the lights that had been turned on incorrectly in the second room on the left side of the top floor. Finally, Mr. Ray turned back on the light in the leaky room on the far right of the first floor. Just as we were glad that K was finally done, we heard gunshots and broken glass. ”

"Did you see the three of him at that time?"

"No," said Maolilan, "but Mr. Mack opened the curtain. By the time Mr. Ray turned on the light, it was about five seconds. It's less than two seconds between hearing the gunshots. ”

"Then several of them stuck their heads out and desperately asked what was going on." Toyama and Ye said.

"Who is the murderer?" Mori Kogoro held his chin in contemplation.

Edogawa Conan asked, "Is it possible that one of the guests came to the restaurant, because when I arrived here with Brother Heiji, there were a lot of people at once." I think the murderer must have been hiding in a nearby room at that time, and ran away while everyone was panicking. ”

"But according to what you say, everyone who is invited to the drinking party is suspicious, and it will be difficult to find the murderer." Officer Otaki said.

Conan Edogawa had already walked over to the corpse and looked around, "It's so strange, look at what this uncle is holding in his left hand." It seems that he is holding something, and his right hand is so weird, the little finger and ring finger are all bent, he must not be fighting the murderer at that time. ”

Mao Lilan picked up Conan and reprimanded, but Ishihara took the opportunity to laugh.

"I guess this belt and his gesture are probably the death message he left before he died." Heiji Hattori said.

"However, what he wanted to hint at was not necessarily the belt, he was probably referring to the pants, and he pulled the belt off, maybe he wanted people to see his underwear." Toyama and Ye said.

Hattori was speechless, "You also use your brains!" If he wants to hint at the panties, he can release the belt and put his fingers on the edge of the panties, who would hold the belt in his hand to make such a hint? ”

"So, let's use this clue to filter the guests waiting in the restaurant one by one." Officer Otaki said.

Mori Kogoro suddenly became serious, lowered his head and pondered, and said, "No, I don't think it's necessary. In my opinion, this murderer must have been one of the three of them. The belt, as it suggests, is a symbol of a champion that can only be worn by the strong who dominates after a dragon fight. In other words, the murderer is the former boxing champion - Rica Barre. ”

"So what do you mean by fingers? Since Rika Barre knocks out in the fourth game every time, he should have a four-to-finger match. Toyama and Ye questioned.

Mori Kogoro smiled awkwardly and said, "That'..... That's the professional footballer Ray, who has won the championship for his team in Italy, Spain and the United States. ”

"But Ray also won the Prime Minister's Cup in the UK." Conan Edogawa immediately retorted.

"Ah, yes......"

Maori Lan gestured to his fingers, "His finger is not a three, but a hint of baseball." You think, pitchers hold the ball with three fingers when they pitch. ”

"It must be so, so the murderer is Mike of American professional baseball." Toyama and Ye said.

Kogoro Mori retorted, "It doesn't make sense, Mike's team has never won a championship, and baseball won't win a belt." ”

Officer Otaki nodded, "The only clues now are his fingers and the white bandage he holds in his left hand, I think we need to unravel this before we can proceed to the next step." ”

"Bandages?" Mori Kogoro wondered.

"Ah, haven't you heard? Does anyone call a belt a bandage? Officer Otaki said.

"I think only the old grandfather and the old grandmother say that." Hattori complained flat.

"Bandages, 3 Band 3 Band ..... That's right, Mr. Band! It's Mr. Bando! Well, it would be much easier to find someone with the surname Bando from among the invited guests. Mori Kogoro said.

Officer Otaki was speechless and asked Hattori Heiji: "Hey, Heiji, is this guy really that sleeping Kogoro." ”

Hattori Heiji said embarrassedly: "I looked at him, I'm a little drunk today, in my opinion, his death information, let's study it afterwards, and it's better to investigate whether there is a gunpowder reaction first." ”

Officer Otaki nodded, "We'll have to filter all the guests today." ”

"The posture of Ed's right hand is a movement that only eats sushi." Ishihara Dye spoke, and everyone looked at her.

"What?" Hattori asked.

"Uncle Maori is right, the belt on his left hand refers to the band. In the sushi restaurant, the staff are used to communicating with the code, and in the dishes in the restaurant, the band represents the dish No. 8. And this code, that is, before Eddard died, referred to Ray Katis of the Eight. Ishihara said.

"Impossible!" Edogawa Conan retorted.

"However, she did have no problem analyzing it." Mori Kogoro said.

Hattori Heiji looked at Ishihara Ranji, and what she said was indeed reasonable.

"Anyway, let's test the smoke reaction first." Officer Otaki said.

"I'll definitely find evidence that Ray is not the murderer." Edogawa Conan said firmly.

Ishihara sighed, there are some things that you have to face sooner or later, don't lie to yourself...... The rest of the evidence and clues will give you the answer......