Chapter 39: The TV Incident
After coming to the TV station, the person who received the three of Kogoro was Matsuo Takashi, and compared to Suwa Michihiko, he was much more enthusiastic.
After a few jokes with the three of them, he asked a staff member to take Xiaolan and Conan around the TV station, and he himself began to talk about the content of the program to Kogoro.
In fact, there is nothing new in the whole show, that is, let Kogoro talk about his experience in solving the case first, and then talk about the common sense of investigation and counter-investigation.
The last thing is a prize quiz, a short video shot with Kogoro as the protagonist, and guess who did the case inside.
Because the process is simple, I didn't say much, but it took a little time to shoot the short film.
At six o'clock in the evening, the show began as usual. A large table with a curved table sits three people, including Kogoro.
Behind them, there is a huge screen on which a detective short film will be played.
"Hello everyone, continuing our All Japan Detective Agency unit this week, I'm the host Takashi Matsuo." "I'm assistant host Ayako Nagai"
Looking at Yayako's deliberately cute appearance, the audience at the scene still applauded her face very much.
"Today we are honored to have Detective Kogoro Mori! He will solve the puzzles sent by the reader for us. ”
"Hello everyone, I'm Kogoro Mori!" "So, can Mr. Maori tell us about one of the toughest cases you've ever encountered?"
"The trickiest one? It's pretty much the same! "That's right, it seems that all the cases can't stop our detectives!"
Then, after several conversations, we entered the answering session. In fact, the TV station has prepared the answer for a long time, so Kogoro answered very smoothly.
After seeing Kogoro's outstanding performance, all the audience applauded enthusiastically.
"Speaking of marksmanship, I heard that Mr. Maori used to be a police officer, so he must be quite accomplished in marksmanship!" "Yes, my marksmanship was among the best in the entire police department at that time."
Seeing Kogoro's rather smug look, Yako Nagai only praised it a little, and then shifted her attention to Takashi Matsuo.
"I heard that Mr. Matsuo, your marksmanship is also very good! Even compared to the pros, it's not much the same. ”
"Where, there's nothing. However, you're right! Matsuo Takashi's tone changed and he stood up directly.
Seeing him with his hands on his hips, full of pride, the audience burst into laughter.
"Eavesdroppers are the most talkative thing now, and in this day and age, they can be eavesdropped anywhere and at any time."
"That's why I'm bringing a mobile phone with me today." As he spoke, Takashi Matsuo took out his mobile phone and displayed it in front of everyone's eyes.
Kogoro chuckled when he saw it. "You're just a layman's opinion, in fact, mobile phones can also be monitored."
"How so?!" After hearing Kogoro's words, everyone seemed surprised. "With today's technology, what's impossible."
"With the size of some miniature bugs now, it can be loaded into the mobile phone without hindrance, which is still the most troublesome method."
"The principle of mobile phone communication is through the transmission of radio signals. And this kind of signal, as long as there is professional equipment, it can be intercepted. ”
"And this kind of thing?" This time, it was even more surprising. "Absolutely, and it's not as technical as it seems. The only trouble is that the radio signals in the city are becoming more and more complicated, and it is difficult to get the target you need. ”
After Kogoro explained again, everyone understood. Then the next link is case reasoning.
The short film starring Kogoro is not a difficult case, but it still caused heated discussions among the audience.
Just when almost everyone was looking at the big screen, Takashi Matsuo quietly left under the pretext of an excuse.
However, Kogoro didn't pay attention to it because he already knew what was being played, and Matsuo Takashi's departure immediately caught his attention.
As the host of this show, it can be said that it is very important for this show, but it is really not normal to leave quietly at such a critical time.
The short film was only four minutes long, and when it was about to be finished, Kogoro saw Takashi Matsuo running back panting.
"Mr. Matsuo, why are you panting so hard?" Ayako Nagai looked at him strangely. "I've had a lot of stomach discomfort since the morning."
Hearing his explanation, Yako Nagai didn't doubt it, and it happened to be time to reveal the prisoner again, so the two returned to their seats.
After the answer was announced, congratulations were read out to the top 10 viewers who answered correctly, and then this time the show ended.
After a few polite words with Kogoro, Takashi Matsuo was about to leave. A staff member ran up to Takashi Matsuo and said with an ugly face.
"Oh no, Mr. Matsuo! Mr. Suwa didn't know where he had gone, and he couldn't find it. Calls to the mixing room, or his mobile phone went unanswered. ”
Seeing his panicked look, Takashi Matsuo hurriedly replied. "How so!? Let's go to the mixing room first! "Ah, good!"
After hearing their conversation, Kogoro immediately put away his thoughts and left, and just about seven minutes later, a phone call reached the background.
After just a few words, the man who answered the phone let out a loud roar. "What!? Mr. Suwa was shot in the mixing room! ”
Hearing his words, everyone present was stunned, obviously very surprised. Then the man ran out, and the people immediately followed.
Halfway through, they found that the elevator was blocked and could not be used, so everyone had to run up the stairs under the leadership of the man, but Kogoro found that the stairs on the sixth and seventh floors were not connected.
The mixing room is on the fourth floor and the studio is on the ninth floor. When a few people ran down, they were already out of breath.
In the mixing room, Michihiko Suwa lay on the ground with his back against the wall, a large amount of blood pouring out from the wound next to his temple, staining his shirt and floor a large patch of bright red.
And above his head, there was a window that could be turned up and down. At this time, there was still a blood stain on the glass above.
The staff immediately went to call the police, and Kogoro stopped everyone at the door. After a while, Officer Twilight rushed over with someone.
Michihiko Suwa's time of death was within half an hour, as evidenced by the staff member who found his body.
Because he called at a quarter past eight, Michihiko Suwa still answered, and by 8:55, no one answered.