"Then you can tell me, why did you make an appointment to meet with Mr. Maruden?" "I'm here to repay the five million I borrowed from Mr. Maruden."

"That's right! What about you? "Ah, I also borrowed money from Mr. Maruden." "So are you also trying to pay it back?"

"Ah, no! I'm asking for a period of grace because my hands are a little tight. Makoto Akutsu said embarrassedly.

"So where are you from three to five o'clock, and what are you doing?" "At that time, I was sculpting alone in the studio."

"Then there's no alibi! Mr. Hatano, what about you? After confirming Makoto Akutsu's condition, Officer Twilight asked Kitano to come.

"Ah, yes! Between three and five o'clock, I started reading the newspaper in my studio and then went shopping. ”

"Well, can you find someone to prove it for you?" "This ...... Because it was an unfamiliar street and I didn't buy anything, I ......."

"I see, there's no alibi, right?" "Ah, yes." Compared with the previous two, Hatano also seemed more flustered.

At this point, Conan strangely walked up to him, sniffed vigorously with his nose, and then sniffed all the women in the room.

"Conan, what are you doing!? That's rude! However, Xiaolan's words did not stop Conan.

"Ah, that's it! Auntie, you smell the same as that uncle! "By the way, you're the one who had an affair with my wife, Dr. Hatano."

"This ......" Before Hatano could come up with an answer, the woman shouted excitedly.

"There's no need to hide it anymore, I did have an affair with Dr. Hatano, and we were all at the Rice Flower Hotel from three to five."

"In that case, what evidence can you come up with?" "Yes, I remember there was a camera at the door of the hotel, which should have captured it."

Hearing this, Officer Twilight immediately asked a police officer to go there to check the surveillance footage.

"By the way, Officer Twilight, I remember that someone had called me several times before, and because Mr. Maruden was in the reception room, they were all transferred to the answering machine."

As he spoke, Kogoro walked over to the phone and released the recording.

'Mr. Maruden, I'm Hatano, are you still not at home? It's really nerve-wracking, so I'll visit at about five o'clock. ’

'I'm Suwa, and I had made an appointment to meet at six o'clock, but now I want to go there at five o'clock early. It's about the upgrade assessment, and the work is arranged. ’

"Well, Dr. Hatano agreed on five o'clock, and Mr. Suwa said that he would come a little earlier." "Yes."

Seeing the message of the two released, Akutsu shouted excitedly. "If it's a phone, I also have a message!"

"And what did you say?" "I said that because I am a little short of money for the time being, I want a grace period of a few days, and if you dare to sell the carved goods that are mortgaged, I will slaughter you!"

"Slaughtered!?" "Ah, that's just him, after all, it's so precious to me!"

"By the way, what the hell does it say!?" "Well, that's it." As he spoke, Makoto Akutsu walked over to the wooden cabinet.

He gestured to the dragon-shaped wood carving on the top of the cabinet. "So where is your message? There are only two messages on the phone! ”

"I really have a message, around four o'clock!" Kogoro suddenly became puzzled, and now it seems that Makoto Akutsu is the most suspicious.

But he always felt that something was wrong, and looking at the intermittent knife marks on the cabinet, he immediately understood.

"I see, the murderer is you, Mr. Suwa!" "What are you talking about, Maori brother! If it's Mr. Suwa, how can you put the knife backwards!? ”

"It's because of this, and the fact that the wood carvings in the house full of knife marks are intact, perfectly blame Mr. Akutsu for his crimes."

"Mr. Maori, do you assume that I am a murderer with this level of reasoning?" Yuji Suwa said very calmly.

"Also, you said that I deliberately left that wood carving to blame Mr. Akutsu. Tell me, how did I know the wood carving was his!? ”

"It's an answering machine! You're afraid you hear it on the phone, you pour out the tape and wash it out with your own message. ”

Before Yuji Suwa could refute it, Kogoro continued. "You've already stated in your message that you're the murderer."

"Isn't it strange to say that you want to go there early, knowing that Mr. Maruden is not there? This is because you have known for a long time and know the fact that he is dead. ”

"That's because Mr. Maruden said that someone would come between four and five o'clock, so he agreed with me to meet at six o'clock, so I don't think it's strange to come earlier!"

"Not only that, but there is also a conclusive evidence in the house that proves that the murderer is you, Mr. Suwa!"

"What did you say!" Yuji Suwa's face suddenly turned ugly. "There's a reason why there are so many knife marks in this room."

"That's to cover up the fact that you look at this cabinet, isn't it strange that there are those knife marks on it."

When they heard his words, the crowd immediately gathered around them. "Well, nothing strange!" "yes, it's all the same mess."

"If you take a closer look, whether each of the knife marks is scattered and cannot be connected, it is because someone has changed the position of the drawer."

"I see!" After hearing this, everyone immediately began to tidy up the cabinet. Before they could finish it, Yuji Suwa spoke.

"Don't get it, it's my name that the guy crossed out before he died." "So you're pleading guilty!?"

"yes, I killed him, like this." As he spoke, his eyes froze, and he grabbed the katana by the wall and slammed it towards Kogoro.

Looking at his movements, several people were shocked. At the same time, Suwa Yu's second-hand knife also slashed in front of Kogoro.

Kogoro's face sank, and then he bowed slightly to the side, clinging to Yuji Suwa's body, narrowly avoiding the knife.

Then he grabbed Yuji Suwa's right wrist and slammed his hands into a slam that he suddenly couldn't let go of his hand, and the katana fell straight to the ground.

Before Suwa could react, Kogoro took advantage of the weight of his body and pulled it, and then a knee hit him in the abdomen.

At this time, Kogoro retreated, leaving Yuji Suwa who fell to the ground. "Whew, it really scared me!"

While Officer Twilight breathed a sigh of relief, Ran ran up to Kogoro and looked at him worriedly.