"Huh?"

Very surprised, hearing Henggou Shenwu's words, Gao Yuan couldn't help but show a look of surprise, and didn't know how to answer for a while-

"Isn't it? Look at this garden lady, this, this ...... And this little sister, the people around you are all girls with brown hair, you must have approached them on purpose, right? ”

Successively pointed out the garden, Sayama Akiko, Tie Zhuyu and Xiao Ai, and Yokogou Sango looked very serious and analyzed it so seriously:

"Deliberately in this tourist and vacation place, I came to meet the girl with brown hair, which shows your ......"

"The ......"

Hearing this, Xiaolan on the side gradually became helpless, and interrupted Henggou Shenwu's analysis with a wry smile, explaining:

"Officer Henggou, you're mistaken! Mr. Wise is not a suspicious character, we ......"

"Xiaolan, you don't have to explain anything, our police naturally have a judgment! Don't be fooled by the rhetoric of men who come by to talk to you on the road! ”

Henggou Shenwu is the return of righteous words.

In this regard, even more speechless, Conan couldn't help but glance at Henggou Shenwu helplessly, only feeling that although the other party's suspicion is not unreasonable, but after all, you have to understand the situation before you can make a judgment......

"No......"

Somewhat anxious, for the judgment insisted on by Yokogou Shenwu, Xiaolan continued to explain:

"Mr. Wise is a friend we've known for a long time, and he's not a suspicious person, he's a very good detective like my father!"

"Detective, detective?"

Hearing Xiaolan's explanation, Henggou Shenwu suddenly wondered with some surprise.

And at the same time, because of hearing this, Akiko Sayama, Satoshi Maeda, and Tokio Ehara couldn't help but be stunned on their faces, showing a panicked expression-

"Detective, detective ......"

In this regard, Akiko Sayama, who was beside Gao Yuan, put away her panicked look a little, and pretended to be calm and said:

"Huh...... I see......"

Saying this, Akiko Sayama glanced at Gao Yuan beside her, and said coldly:

"I almost got tricked by you...... This is too despicable, and I actually found a detective to fight on my behalf. ”

"Huh?"

Tilting his head, feeling very puzzled, Yokozo looked at Akiko Sayama who suddenly changed his face in confusion, and couldn't understand what was going on at all-

"In short, even if you are a detective, it doesn't mean anything, since there are so many brown haired women around you, then your suspicion ......"

Although he couldn't understand the current situation, Yokogou Sango still held on to this point and said.

In this regard, after realizing what was going on with Yokogou Shenwu's reasons for himself, Gao Yuan couldn't help frowning slightly, as if he had thought of something, and asked instead:

"What's going on? A woman with brown hair has been attacked? ”

Hearing this, the expressions of Tie Zhuyu and Kashiwagi Shiyin on the side moved slightly, and the two of them couldn't help but recall the unpleasant encounter before, and at the same time seemed to want to seek a little comfort, the two leaned towards Gao Yuan's side as much as possible, and at the same time, Tie Zhuyu couldn't help but reach out and pull Xiao Ai who was standing aside-

"That's right! That's right! ”

At this moment, after hearing Gao Yuan's question, Yuan Zi suddenly stepped forward in a very broken mood, and said to Gao Yuan with a crying voice:

"Mr. Wise, it's terrifying! The brown-haired woman died in front of me...... And I'm also brown haired, who can guarantee that the next one won't be me! ”

The garden, which was almost hysterical, and witnessed the tragic condition of the dead, could not help but have a deep concern for his own safety—

"No...... No, it won't...... You won't be targeted......"

Seeing this, Xiaolan couldn't help but come forward worriedly and said to the garden with concern, but such words probably couldn't comfort the current garden-

"No, I don't want to die in this kind of place, I still have more things I want to do than I want to do......"

Depressed, said the garden.

- "It's okay. ”

However, at this moment, Masahiko Michiwaki, who was behind him, suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the shoulders of the garden, and said with gentle relief:

"During this time in Izu, I will protect you!"

In this regard, looking at Masahiko Michiwaki's determined expression, the mood of the garden seemed to slowly calm down-

"Excuse me, this is ......"

And at this moment, seeing this young man who seemed to be very familiar with the garden, Gao Yuan frowned slightly, and asked about the identity of the other party-

"Oh, this is Mr. Masahiko Michiwaki, a friend we met on the beach today."

In this regard, Xiaolan helped explain.

"Michiwaki ...... Masahiko? ”

Tilting his head, Gao Yuan muttered and chewed on the name, thoughtfully-

"This man ......"

However, at this moment, after seeing Masahiko Michiwaki, Shiyin Kashiwagi suddenly pointed at the other party and said to Takato:

"It's this person who wanted to talk to Zhu Yu before we checked into the hotel today, but if it weren't for Mr. Wise's appearance, this person would have been stalking him. But it didn't take long for him to strike up Miss Garden's pickup like he did now! ”

Speaking of this, Kashiwagi Shiyin said very seriously to Yokozo Sango:

"Mr. Officer, Zhu Yu and Miss Yuanzi...... They've been friends with Mr. Wise for a long time! No matter how you look at it, if someone wants to attack a girl with brown hair, it's clear that this person is more suspicious! ”

"Hey, Hey, ......"

Regarding Kashiwagi Shiyin's statement, Michiwaki Masahiko's face couldn't help but show a helpless expression, and then responded with a wry smile:

"Even if my previous attitude left a bad impression on you, there is no need to slander me like this, right? I'll admit that before I got to know the garden, I did see that this young lady named 'Zhuyu' was very cute, and I wanted to get to know her, but after all, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, did I? ”

As he spoke, Masahiko Michiwaki looked at Yokozo Sango, and then said lightly to Kashiwagi Shiyin:

"And Miss, if you want to talk about suspicion, it's better to leave it to Mr. Police Officer to judge, this is not a matter of willfulness!"

In this regard, Yokogou Shenwu nodded silently, and seemed to realize from the exchange between Kashiwagi Shiyin and them just now that his behavior of directly asking Gao Yuan just now was very hasty, so he replied:

"That's right. Criminal investigations are serious matters...... In that case, you two, can you accept our investigation? ”

As he spoke, Yokozo Sango looked at Takato and Masahiko Michiwaki -

"Absolutely."

waved his hand indifferently, and Masahiko Michiwaki replied.

"Yes."

nodded, and Gao Yuan did not refuse.

"So...... First of all, what are you both doing between 8:30 and 9 in the evening? ”

Yokozo asked-

According to the investigation of the officers of the Forensic Identification Division, judging from the amount of bleeding of the deceased, the deceased was attacked at about 8:50, and then it was not until around 9 o'clock that he was found by three witnesses.

It is highly likely that the murderer met the deceased in the woods before 8:50, and then left the scene after attacking the deceased without confirming whether the other party was completely dead.

So, it's a good idea to ask for an alibi for this period of time.

So in the face of such an inquiry, Gao Yuan first said straightforwardly:

"I've been hanging out with Miss Akiko Sayama in the venue of the fireworks festival all this time, and Miss Akiko Sayama can prove it."

In this regard, Akiko Sayama nodded, affirming Takato's statement.

And Masahiko Michiwaki also said lightly:

"At half past eight, I was also walking around the venue of the fireworks festival with Yuanzi, Xiaolan and the child, but then we separated, and I was with Yuanzi all the time, and then at nine o'clock, when the fireworks were set off, I found the dead in the woods with Yuanzi......"

"That's not right...... Didn't the big brother leave for a while halfway? ”

Suddenly, Conan objected to Michiwaki Masahiko's statement, and these words couldn't help but make Yokozo Sango and Takato all stare at Michiwaki Masahiko.

In this regard, Masahiko Michiwaki did not deny it, but replied a little helplessly:

"Yes, but it was I who went to line up to buy takoyaki. You know, there are so many people at today's fireworks festival that I have to wait in line for at least 10 minutes to buy freshly baked takoyaki, so I don't have time to do anything else during this time! ”

(End of chapter)