"That means that you don't have an alibi for a while between half past eight and nine o'clock!"

Hearing Michiwaki Masahiko's story, Yokozo Sango couldn't help but show a serious expression and questioned the other party.

In this regard, it seems that he was taken aback by Yokozo Sango's attitude, and Michiwaki Masahiko hurriedly explained:

"No, officer...... Didn't I just say it, I went to line up to buy takoyaki, it's not like there is no alibi! I think you just have to go to the takoyaki booth and ask to know that what I said is the truth. ”

Hearing this, Yokogou Shenwu felt that there was some truth in what he said, so he couldn't help but nod and responded:

"Also to ......"

As he spoke, Yokogou Sango turned his head to look at the police officer beside him and asked:

"The booths at the fireworks festival are still there, aren't they?"

"Yes, the police department."

In this regard, the police officer on the side affirmed:

"Although it is not ruled out that there are tourists who have left before we arrived, if it is a stall, they have not left yet."

So, after hearing such an answer, Yokogou Sango nodded silently and said:

"Okay, go find the owner of the takoyaki shop, and ask him for the alibi of Mr. Michiwaki, and see if he was really queuing up to buy takoyaki at the time."

As he spoke, the police officer next to Yokozo Sango took the order and called the owner of the takoyaki stall -

"Boss, do you remember that before the fireworks, this Michiwaki-samachi-chan came to your stall to buy takoyaki?"

When the police officer led a middle-aged man with a turban on his head and an apron in front of him, Yokozo Sengo pointed to Masahiko Michiwaki at his side and asked him.

In this regard, Masahiko Michiwaki, as the person concerned, was indifferent, and should have a full grasp of his alibi, convinced that his alibi could be confirmed from the mouth of the stall owner who sold takoyaki.

However, when the middle-aged man listened to Henggou's question, the man was stunned for a while, and then when he seemed to fully understand what the police were asking him, the man couldn't help but show a helpless expression, as if he asked in disbelief:

"Officer, are you kidding?"

"Huh?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present couldn't help but be surprised by the boss's words, especially the party Michiwaki Masahiko and the Yokogou Sango who asked him, before Yokozo Sango reacted to what the other party meant, the boss helplessly explained:

"Do you know how many copies of takoyaki I sold at the fireworks festival just now? That person came and went, and I was basically immersed in making takoyaki, how could I remember who came to me to buy takoyaki? ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Masahiko Michiwaki, as the person concerned, became a little unsettled, and stepped forward with some surprise and asked:

"Hey! Boss, don't you're kidding, okay? I bought a takoyaki from you for 1,000 yen before the fireworks started, and you gave me change, so how can I not remember? Think about it again! ”

In this regard, looking at Masahiko Michiwaki's very anxious face, the middle-aged man frowned slightly, and then seemed to be trying to recall what happened today, but in the end he could only wave his hand helplessly and replied:

"Young man, even if you say so...... I really can't remember. Also, the fact that you bought a takoyaki from me for a thousand yen bills is really not uncommon for me. Needless to say, I also received dozens of thousand-yen notes today, how can I remember who paid for these notes? ”

"How...... How could it be! ”

Hearing this, Masahiko Michiwaki's expression couldn't help but become very dazed.

And Yokogou Sango, after getting such a result from the boss who sells takoyaki, couldn't help but look at Michiwaki Masahiko with a suspicious look, and said seriously:

"Then Mr. Michiwaki, it seems that during the period of time after you separated from Miss Yuanzi and them, there was no so-called alibi!"

"No ......"

Panicked, feeling that he was being treated as a suspect by the police, Michiwaki Masahiko said in surprise:

"No...... I really went to the queue to buy takoyaki, and the queue was very long, and it took a long time to get takoyaki, so I asked them to go somewhere else to play first, and I stayed there and queued up to buy takoyaki myself......"

As he spoke, looking very flustered, Michiwaki Masahiko looked at the garden beside him, and asked the garden for confirmation as if pleading:

"Right, garden...... Right, Miss Lan......"

As if trying to get help as much as he could, Masahiko Michiwaki looked at Xiaolan again.

In this regard, Yuanzi looked at the current situation, and some didn't understand why the inexplicable Michiwaki Masahiko was suspected of being a murderer by the police, so according to what he had seen and heard, Yuanzi thought about it, and explained to Yokozo Sango:

"Yes, Mr. Officer, it was indeed Mr. Michiwaki who told us to go somewhere else first, leaving him to line up there by himself, after all, the stall selling takoyaki is very popular, and you can't buy takoyaki without waiting in line for ten minutes...... Also, after about ten minutes, Mr. Michiwaki did come back with the takoyaki he bought! I can attest to that! ”

"Well, that's ......"

Hearing what the garden said, Yokozo couldn't help but think for a while, but soon, Conan's voice broke this thought-

"However, Sister Sonoko, Mr. Michiwaki may also have bought takoyaki from someone else, so there is no need to queue at all?"

"Huh?"

In this regard, Yuan Zi was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly lowered his head and glared at Conan, and asked loudly:

"What do you mean, little ghost! Are you trying to say that Mr. Waki is lying? ”

"Ah...... It's not ......"

Looking at Yuanzi's angry expression, Conan looked helpless and explained with a child's playful smile:

"I just had this fun idea all of a sudden! After all, Uncle Maori often makes such a reasoning! So I'm going to follow suit, hehe......"

Touching the back of his head in embarrassment, Conan laughed.

In this regard, after hearing the word "Uncle Maori", Yokozo Sango, who was originally thinking, immediately clapped his hands in surprise and said:

"That's right! That's right! Even if you did come back with the takoyaki at the time, it doesn't mean that you bought the takoyaki at the stall, maybe as the kid said, you just happened to buy someone else's ready-made one? It's not impossible, isn't it? What's more, the owner who sells takoyaki now can't prove that you bought takoyaki from him! Mr. Michiwaki, it looks like we need to talk about it in detail! ”

"Ahh

Hearing this, Masahiko Michiwaki showed a bitter expression, hugged his head with helpless hands, and complained aggrievedly:

"This ...... Here's what it does...... I didn't do anything, I just went to buy a takoyaki, how could I be suspected of being a murderer! Could it be that I happened to like the garden? ”

In this regard, the garden who heard this couldn't help but turn red, a little overwhelmed, and didn't know what to say, but in the bottom of his heart, the garden couldn't help but warm -

"Hey...... Brother Wise, do you think this person is a murderer? ”

At this moment, Tie Zhuyu, who was witnessing the scene just now, suddenly asked Gao Yuan, who had been silent and silent since just now, curiously asked.

In the face of such an inquiry, the corners of Gao Yuan's mouth swallowed slightly, as if he was a little hesitant, but finally asked the owner who was brought here by the police to sell takoyaki:

"By the way, the 1,000 yen note you collected shouldn't have been given to customers as change, right?"

(End of chapter)