"What?"

Puzzled, Officer Twilight couldn't keep up with Kudo Shinichi's train of thought, and couldn't help but ask.

"Last night, after attacking Dr. Asasa after the murderer attacked Dr. Asahagi, he went to Mr. Asahiki's house and hid in Mr. Asahiki's bedroom closet, waiting to ambush Mr. Asahiki. However, Mr. Asahihiro's house is usually staffed by servants, so it is difficult to sneak in quietly. But it just so happened that during the day, the murderer who replaced Mr. Asahihiro's eye drops broke one of the windows of Asahihiro's villa, so that the murderer had the opportunity to sneak into the villa at night......"

So, listening to Officer Twilight's questioning, Kudo Shinichi thought about it and explained:

Considering the time interval between the murderer's attack on Dr. Asaha and Mr. Asaki's killing, in such a short period of time, the murderer was able to find this window gap that could help infiltrate Mr. Asahiki's house, so it can be seen that the murderer should have known in advance that the window there was broken...... Therefore, it is entirely possible that the murderer who broke the window during the day is connected with the murderer who killed Mr. Asahi Hiroki at night! You're right, Mr. Wise? ”

As he spoke, Kudo Shinichi asked Takato on the other end of the phone.

"That's right."

Yes, Takato replied:

"So, based on the above various analyses, I basically concluded last night that Sawaki was the mastermind of the whole incident, and the so-called copycat was also his means of trying to confuse the public.".

"However, based on these alone, can it really be concluded that Mr. Sawaki is the mastermind?"

In this regard, Officer Shiratori on the side couldn't help but be curious:

Indeed, judging by the chocolate that lawyer Fei Yingli likes, it may be true that Mr. Sawaki is the murderer who caused the first few incidents. But about the later, will the judgment that there is a connection between the two murderers be a little far-fetched? Judging from the fact that Mr. Asahi's murderer may have used the murderer to break the window of Asahi Hiroki's house during the day to enter the villa, this is not a strong proof, is it? ”

"That's right, judging by that alone, it's true that everything is just speculation."

Gao Yuan did not deny Officer Shiratori's statement, but immediately, Gao Yuan turned to say:

"That's why today I asked Officer Sato and Officer Takagi to set up this bureau here! This is to determine if our previous judgment was correct! ”

And speaking of this, everyone present couldn't help but look at Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi, after all, what happened in this undersea restaurant today was mainly carried out by Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi.

In this regard, facing everyone's eyes, Miwako Sato began to explain:

"That's right, after we found out yesterday that Mr. Sawaki was likely to be the murderer, because we knew that Mr. Sawaki was going to come here to see Mr. Shang Shengyi this morning, so we came here in advance, preparing to make some preparations in advance, so that Mr. Sawaki himself would be exposed. But I didn't expect ......"

Saying that, Miwako Sato sighed a little helplessly, which couldn't help but make a few people present a little strange, and they didn't understand why Miwako Sato suddenly showed such an expression-

"When we came here, we found that Mr. Shang Shengyi had been killed......

Feeling very regretful, Wataru Takagi on the side couldn't help but help tell such a fact.

"What do you say? Mr. Shang Shengyi has been! ”

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed, and they didn't expect that Shang Shengyi, who had never appeared before, had been killed.

"That's right. Mr. Shang Shengyi was killed in this undersea restaurant last night. ”

At this moment, Takato's voice also continued to come from Miwako Sato's phone:

"According to Mr. Shang Shengyi's name, the word 'Shang' can represent 'six' and 'eight', so theoretically speaking, Shang Shengyi's murder yesterday is entirely likely to be the next victim in order.

"But the problem is that if Shang Shengyi is 'eight', then it will be repeated with Mr. Sawaki. So I thought it was strange at the time, it stands to reason that the murderer himself could disguise himself as a victim to escape suspicion in such a continuous incident. But if the target of 'eight' becomes Mr. Shang Shengyi, then it seems to us that Mr. Sawaki, who is already suspicious, is a bit abrupt in this incident. So today, I'm going to want to see what Mr. Sasawagi has done since he came here.

"Then, when I heard the list of people who were there today reported to me by Officer Takagi, I noticed that almost all the remaining targets were numbered, but there was no 'six'. At this time, I was even more convinced that Shang Shengyi did represent 'Six', but the murderer killed him in advance, which shows that for the murderer, the order of the murder is not important, he just wants to kill the person he wants to kill! ”

"However, in this case, it is entirely possible that the crime was committed by two murderers who had not communicated at all?"

Officer Shiratori continued to ask, puzzled.

"No, it's not. Because according to the murderer's plan, Mr. Sawaki will be attacked during today's party, as a sign that he is the target corresponding to the number 'eight'! ”

Takato explained.

"Huh?"

Immediately, hearing this, everyone was puzzled and showed puzzled expressions.

"The crux of the matter is in the wine cellar."

To this, Wataru Takagi replied:

"When we investigated last night, someone had installed a mechanism there in advance, and as long as someone passed through a certain area, they would set off the mechanism to shoot arrows and attack the corresponding target, so normally, the person who would enter the wine warehouse today would be the corresponding target."

"So Mr. Sawaki, who received that piece of paper and was supposed to go to the wine store to get wine, should have been the target of the attack?"

Hearing this, Officer Twilight couldn't help but say.

"That's right, because of the existence of the piece of paper prepared in advance, Mr. Sawaki will be attacked, and it should be an inevitable fact that he will be the target of the 'eight', so that as long as Mr. Sawaki's body is found in order after Mr. Sawaki is attacked, naturally no one will suspect that there is a problem with the order of the murders. But I deliberately asked Officer Takagi to prevent this from happening, and I didn't let the planned attack happen, just to see how the murderer who designed this mechanism would react! ”

Gao Yuan's voice continued to come from the phone:

"No matter which murderer it is, it is the most perfect time to act at this scene where everyone gathers at the moment, and disguising yourself as one of the victims is the best way to hide your identity, so I judge that the murderer of this incident will appear at this scene no matter what, not only Mr. Sawaki, who has been found by me, but also another accomplice who helped Mr. Sawaki kill Mr. Asahihiroki and create Mr. Sawaki's alibi!"

"In other words, no matter what, do you think that in addition to Mr. Sawaki, the murderer is actually among all of us?"

Officer Twilight asked.

"That's right. Officer Takagi took the wine in advance and made the key to the wine store unable to find it, which directly disrupted the murderer's plan, and the murderer would inevitably notice that something was wrong. Therefore, in order to have a long night and many dreams, the murderer will definitely try his best to act in advance, so that Officer Sato, who has been ambushed in advance, can catch the murderer......"

Gao Yuan went on to explain:

"However, I thought that Mr. Sawaki should have sensed that he was suspected and would not do it himself, so it should be the accomplice who was caught, but ......"

As he was talking, he suddenly thought about it, and Kudo Shinichi, who was present, suddenly observed the surroundings and suddenly found that-

"That's not right! One less person! ”

(End of chapter)