Chapter 212: The Dead Reporter
"It's the one!"
rushed upstairs and pushed the door open, and Hattori Heiji saw Ed McKay lying on the ground.
"This guy is the newspaper reporter just now!"
Looking at the pistol next to the corpse, Hattori Heiji said, "He was shot by this gun!" ”
Squatting down, Conan held the corpse's back with his hand, a little puzzled, "He seems to be holding something in his hand!" ”
When I got closer, I was surprised and said, "What, it's a belt!" ”
……
It didn't take long for the police to arrive at the scene, and the police department leading the team was the Otaki Police Department, which everyone was familiar with.
"The person who was killed tonight was Ed McKay, a 48-year-old newspaper reporter currently based in Chicago, USA, who was shot in the chest and almost killed instantly!"
Looking at the pistol on the side, the Otaki Police Department said in a deep voice: "The murder gun used by the murderer is Smith & Wesson's revolver. ”
Looking at the appearance of the corpse, he pondered for a moment, and then continued: "There are slight traces of struggle at the scene, and he should have struggled for a very short time after being shot. ”
With that, he looked back at Heiji Hattori on the side, "Heiji, do you know when you heard the gunshot?" ”
Hattori Heiji nodded, "I know, it was about 8:5 p.m." ”
As he spoke, he pointed to He Ye and the others behind him, "At that time, after I heard the gunshots outside the hotel with He Ye and the others, I saw that the glass in this room shattered in response, and there should be no mistake." ”
The Otaki Police Department was a little surprised, "Are you outside the hotel?" Were you going to go back then? ”
Hattori Heiji waved his hand, "Oh, no, we were entrusted by the three of them to help them determine whether the light in the hotel room was typed with the word K outside the hotel." ”
"Who are the three of you?"
Heiji Hattori explained: "Of course I'm talking about the owner of K Restaurant, former professional boxer Rika Barre, professional baseball player Mike Nord, and professional soccer player Ray Kattis! ”
Officer Otaki suddenly said, "So, they were the ones who turned on the light in the room at that time!" ”
Hattori nodded, "Yes, that's right, Ray is in charge of the five rooms on the first and second floors, and Mike, he is in charge of the four rooms on the third and fourth floors, and as for Rika, he is in charge of the two rooms on the fifth floor, and they go up at the same time." ”
Officer Otaki muttered, "In this way, the murderers may be the three of them!" ”
On the side, Mori Kogoro stepped forward, "It's very likely, because I see, they seem to be quite disgusted with this reporter." ”
He Ye behind him said helplessly: "But it seems impossible, this room is in the middle of the second floor, and the three of them were far away from this room at the time of the crime." Xiaolan, and Qingna, are you right! ”
Xiaolan nodded, Yuki Shirakawa on the side just took out a candy, and was just about to put it in his mouth, when he heard Kazuye's inquiry, he was stunned for a moment, first nodded, and then shook his head.
This made everyone a little confused, and Kazuha asked curiously, "What's the matter, Harina?" ”
Yuki Shirakawa put the sugar in his mouth, feeling the sweet feeling in his mouth, Yuki Shirakawa couldn't help but squint his eyes, and explained casually: "I mean that you are right with Ye You, the three of them were indeed far away from that room at that time, but it was not that they had no chance to commit a crime." ”
Kazuha felt a little strange, "But... How is this possible, not long after we heard the gunshots, we saw the three of them open the windows of their respective rooms, didn't we? ”
Yuki Shirakawa explained, "From the time the gunshots rang out to the time they opened the window, it must have been three seconds. In three seconds, not to mention the others, Mr. Lei will definitely be able to run from this room to the first floor! ”
Hearing her words, He Ye wanted to argue, but he didn't know how to say it.
Seeing this, Xiaolan on the side bent the corners of her mouth and said softly: "Qing Nai, you are wrong this time, when Mr. Lei just turned on the lights on the first floor, the gunshots rang out, how could Mr. Lei turn on the lights on the first floor at the same time and kill people on the second floor?" ”
Glancing at her, Yuki Shirakawa chuckled, "Xiaolan, let me ask you, did we see him turn on the light with his own hands at that time?"
I mean, we didn't see him turn on the lights on the first floor, so there's a lot of room to maneuver! ”
Officer Otaki on the side said in a deep voice: "Do you mean that the murderer is very likely to be Ray Katis?" ”
Yuki Shirakawa shook his head, "No, no, no, I just said a possibility, and the specific result still depends on the police investigation." ”
He glanced at her deeply, nodded, and then looked at Kazuha on the side, "Kazuha, do you know which room the three of them were in at the time?" ”
He Ye was a little distressed, and looked at Xiaolan on the side as if asking for help.
"I remember that Mr. Mack was in the upstairs room with the half-open curtains open.
Mr. Rika immediately turned off the lights that had been on the wrong side of the second room on the left side of the top floor.
In the end, Mr. Lei turned back on the light on the far right of the first floor that had leaked out of the room. ”
"Just as we were glad that K was finally done, we heard gunshots and broken glass."
Officer Otaki continued, "Did you see the three of them at the time?" ”
Lan shook her head, "No, but it was about five seconds between when Mr. Mike pulled the curtain back and when Mr. Ray turned on the light, which was not at all two seconds between hearing the gunshots." ”
He Ye on the side also said: "After that, several of them stuck their heads out and desperately asked what happened. But this is the same as Haruna said, and almost three seconds passed in between. ”
Maori Kogoro touched his chin, "Who will be the murderer?" ”
Beside him, Conan said curiously, "Is it possible that which guest was invited to do it?" ”
Hearing his words, everyone looked at him curiously.
I only heard Conan continue: "Because when Brother Heiji and I arrived here, a lot of people came immediately! I think the murderer must have been hiding in a nearby room at that time, and ran away while everyone was panicking. ”
Officer Otaki said, "But according to what you say, everyone who is invited to the drinking party is suspicious, and it will be difficult to find the murderer!" ”
"It's weird!"
At this time, Conan's exclamation rang out again.
When everyone looked at it, they found Conan pushing up the corpse and said in surprise: "Look at what this uncle's left hand seems to be holding!" ”
Everyone squatted down, only to find that the corpse's left hand was tightly gripping its belt.
"And his right hand is so weird, the little finger and ring finger are all bent, he shouldn't be fighting the murderer at that time!"
Because of Yuki Shirakawa's suspicion of Ray Katis, Conan has completely stopped hiding it at the moment, and as soon as he finds any clues, he can't wait to say it, wanting to discover the truth of this case.
In his opinion, it is impossible for his idol, Mr. Ray, to commit a crime.
But fortunately, what Yuki Shirakawa said to Xiaolan before, although Xiaolan felt that it was not good to let Conan participate in the case, she didn't stop it directly.
Just looked at him helplessly.