"Takagi, immediately send someone from the Forensic Section to check if the dust on the thorns and the handle rope match!"

After listening to Karasuma Ying's reasoning, Officer Twilight immediately ordered Wataru Takagi.

"Yes!"

Ms. Eno, who was on the side, asked, "Who is the murderer?" Mr. Yi? ”

"Huh?! Why do you think it's me?! Mr. Yi was taken aback.

"Because the murder weapon is yours."

"Well, but, but I ......"

"The murderer can't be Mr. Yi."

Karasuma Ying looked up at the small skylight above her head and said, "Mr. Yi is too fat to pass through this skylight. ”

"Yes, yes! I can't! I told you that the killer stole my knife! ”

"There were only two of us who could pass through this skylight and who didn't have an alibi at the time, Ms. Edano and Ms. Kawai.

And the real murderer, I think, is you, Miss Kawai. ”

Karasuma Ying retracted her gaze and looked at Kawai behind her.

"Ahh......h How did it suddenly become like this? ”

Identified by Karasuma Ying, Kawai was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:

"In addition to me, there are many people who can pass through that skylight, such as Ms. Edano? Another example is Mr. Takasaka? ”

The Mr. Takasaka she was talking about was Tomohiko Takasaka, the host of today's secret meeting, and he was also the one who borrowed the key from the administrator.

Although he is a man, he is very thin and does have the conditions to pass through the skylight.

"Mr. Takasaka can't be the murderer, and he has been meeting with other guests in the museum before and after Ms. Arai was killed, and the police have confirmed this through investigation."

"Well, that's true." Officer Twilight nodded, agreeing with Karasuma's words.

"Then the murderer is Ms. Edano, right? After all, she's smaller than me, so it's probably easier for her to get through the skylight than me, right? ”

Kawai turned her gaze back to Ms. Edano.

"What did you say?!"

"No, it can't be Ms. Edano."

Shaking her head again, Karasuma continued to explain:

"Ms. Edano's room is covered with prickly sand, a man-made particle that sticks easily to the soles of her shoes, and anyone who has been to her room carries this kind of thing with them.

But unfortunately, the police have checked and confirmed that there are no particles of sand in this room at all.

This means that Ms. Edano had not been to this room before the crime. ”

"Heh, it's possible that she noticed this, so she changed her shoes before killing?" Kawai retorted.

"If it was really a premeditated killing, it was impossible not to even notice this, right?"

"You're quite right."

Karasuma nodded, agreeing with her.

"But I have other evidence that proves that the murderer is you, not Ms. Edano."

"Hehehe...... If you have one, then take it out? Indeed, it sounds to me as if I can indeed carry out the criminal modus operandi that the little detective said.

But because of this, do you think I'm a murderer? Money? Relationship between men and women? Or resentment? What do I have to be her motives? I didn't even come into her room......"

"No, you've been in."

Interrupted by a sudden noise, Karasuma Ying took two steps to the side and picked up the murder weapon katana that was still on the ground, revealing a small string of heart-shaped blood underneath.

"This heart-shaped bloodstain can't have formed naturally, and at first, I thought it was some kind of signal from Ms. Arai.

But it's not, this special string of bloodstains was accidentally left by Miss Kawai after you stepped on Ms. Arai's blood when you escaped from this room. ”

"Me?"

Kawai was stunned when she heard this, and then laughed loudly: "Little detective, what stupid things are you talking about?" This string of blood and I will have ......"

"Miss Kawai, your high heels should also be produced by Ed's company, right? Remember that the design theme of Ed this year is the heart.

Therefore, on each of their products this year, there will be a heart-shaped logo, garden, right? ”

"Huh? Well! Yes! Suzuki Sonoko hurriedly replied.

"Miss Kawai."

Karasuma Ying looked at Kawai again, who was already a little flustered, and said word by word:

"Can you lift your feet up and let us see your heeled soles? If I'm not mistaken, the heel of your high heels should be heart-shaped, right? ”

Reluctantly pulling out a smile, Kawai said, "Hehehe...... I'm not the only one who bought these high heels, little detective, why do you say I left those marks? ”

【Stubborn Resistance】

Karasuma looked at her silently and did not speak.

"And you seem to have forgotten one thing, little detective......"

Looking up at Karasuma Ying suddenly, Kawai said with some excitement:

"Surely you remember, right? When we first found the body, the skylight above was closed, right?! ”

"What do you want to say?" Officer Twilight asked, looking at her.

"Hehehe, the skylight here is specially designed and can't be opened manually at all! Even if the murderer really escaped through the skylight, there was no way to close the skylight from the outside! ”

"Karasuma-sama, is that so?"

"Indeed." Karasuma nodded and explained, "The skylight here cannot be opened and closed manually, and can only be operated with a remote control. ”

Seeing Karasuma Ying admit this, Kawai was even happier.

"Also, there's only one remote control in each room! As soon as we opened the door, I saw that the remote control was in Kimiko Arai's hand! ”

"Wouldn't it be okay to press the remote control directly outside and throw the remote control in before the sunroof closes completely?" Suzuki Sonoko said curiously when she heard this.

"No, the quality of the remote control here itself is not good, and it will definitely break if you drop it from such a high place!

You should have checked the remote control in Kimiko Arai's hand, right? You tell me, is it good or bad now? ”

"It's good, it does work fine." Karasuma nodded again, which she had personally confirmed.

"Hehehe, so how the hell did the murderer close the skylight? Can you tell me? Little detective? ”

"It's very simple, it was closed with a remote control, and the murderer used a psychological suggestion technique to let Ms. Arai close the skylight with the remote control herself."

As soon as these words came out, Kawai suddenly trembled.

"What does that mean?" Officer Twilight hurriedly asked.

"When the skylight was closed, the remote control was in Ms. Arai's hand.

Miss Kawai, the reason why you didn't kill Ms. Arai on the spot was actually to guide her to complete the last trick of closing the skylight for you. ”

(End of chapter)