"Hello? Dumb tape? ”

In the dark sewer passageway, after Shirakawa and Lupin III had left, a man walked out, crouched next to Mori Kogoro who had passed out, and patted his face gently.

"Are you alright? Hey~ This officer? ”

"Huh? Yes! ”

Finally woke up, Maori Kogoro suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, and subconsciously grabbed the gun in his hand and aimed around.

"Damn! You two thieves, don't think about ......."

"Those two people have already run away, this officer."

The man interrupted him, and Mori Kogoro realized that there was another person beside him, and turned his head to see that it was an ordinary man wearing a set of overalls, and he looked like a sewer maintenance worker.

"Who are you? How did you end up here? Mori Kogoro quickly stood up and looked at the man who seemed to wake him up with some vigilance.

"Don't be nervous, officer, look, I'm a sewer repairer, and I usually like to watch detectives or something...... I saw you faint here, so I came and woke you up. ”

Bai Ha Kiyoshi also stood up and explained with a smile, an innocent smile on his face.

His words, combined with his attire, succeeded in confusing Mori Kogoro's judgment and no longer doubting his identity.

"I see."

Nodding, Maori Kogoro didn't ask any more questions, as if he only felt pain at this time, he raised his hand and touched the place on his forehead that was hit by Bai Hejing with a stone, and bared his teeth.

"Damn, that woman is so strong, it hurts me to death......"

"Officer, are you talking about the thief who is suspected of being Lupin III and his companion who attacked you?"

"Huh? Did you see that scene just now? Mori Kogoro suddenly turned his head to look at Shirakawa Kiyoshi with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Look, see ......"

With a frightened expression on his face immediately, Bai Heqing scratched his head and replied in a low voice:

"I hid in that corner before, but I felt that they were so dangerous, so I didn't dare to come out......"

"Well, you're right, it's better for ordinary people to stay away from that kind of dangerous thief...... By the way, you even know it's Lupin III? ”

"Haha, because I usually like to watch detective and police movies, I have learned some ......"

"I see, okay, let's leave quickly, I don't know if those two guys will turn back again, it's not safe to stay here, you know?"

"Ah, Mr. Officer, please wait a minute! I—I have an important clue for you! ”

“……”

At the same time in the Sakura Hotel, Yoko and Akemi Miyano lulled Shirakawa Ying to sleep, first went their separate ways to investigate, and then came to meet at the café opened in the hotel.

"Yoko, I've made it clear, the hotel doesn't provide newspapers in Italian."

By the time Akemi Miyano came over, Yoko had already sat down at a table by the window.

"Hmph, that's ......"

Receiving Akemi Miyano's answer, the corners of Yoko's mouth rose slightly, and her expression was proud.

"I see, I really didn't expect it...... I already know the answer to the question. ”

"Huh? Yoko, do you already know who sent that threatening letter? Akemi Miyano asked in surprise.

"That's right!"

Pulling out a fragment of an Italian newspaper that had been clearly shredded by scissors, Yoko proudly announced:

"The mysterious man who sent Emilio a threatening letter and forced him to stop the concert with his death! Actually, it's himself! ”

"Huh?!"

Akemi Miyano widened her eyes cooperatively, revealing an expression of extreme surprise.

"He, himself? Wait a minute! Why did Emilio do this? ”

"I don't know!"

“…… Yes? ”

"Although I don't know the motive, I already have conclusive evidence!"

Raising her index finger, Yoko slowly explained:

"There are two key points, the first is the threat letter in Italian, which you also saw at the time, and the content on it was obviously cut from different newspapers by the sender and stitched together."

"Yes, that's right."

"However, there are no newspapers in Italian at this hotel, and with the exception of Emilio, this hotel has not stayed with any travelers from Europe in the last half month."

"Where the hell did you get this information......

"There is no need to worry about such details...... In short, combining the above two points, we can roughly conclude that the threatening letter did not come from another guest in the hotel, but most likely from someone who was traveling with Emilio. ”

"Well, is it possible that the murderer found an Italian newspaper from outside the hotel?" Akemi Miyano raised her hand and asked.

"Akemi, it's good that you can find an English newspaper in Japan, but you still want to find an Italian one?" Yoko looked at her with stupid eyes.

"Also, too, hey~" Akemi Miyano stuck out her tongue.

"All in all, the scope of the prisoners can be narrowed down to those who travel with Emilio......

And the reason why I'm sure it's Emilio is because of this! ”

As she spoke, Yoko pointed again at the small piece of Italian newspaper that she had just pulled out.

"This! That's what I just found in Emilio's room! ”

That's right, while Akemi Miyano went to inquire about the newspapers provided by the hotel, Yoko sneaked into Emilio's room and rummaged around.

Finally, in the crevices under the desk, this crucial evidence was found.

"It's strange how Emilio, the one who was threatened, could have such newspaper fragments in his room? Unless ......"

"Unless the threatening letter was actually made by him?"

Akemi Miyano finally understood what Yoko meant, but she quickly frowned again and asked questions.

"But Yoko, that doesn't fully prove it, does it? Or maybe the agent, Miss Claudia, and the chubby company owner, accidentally left uncleaned pieces of newspaper in the room when they quietly put the threatening letter into Emilio's room? ”

"Well, that's a possibility."

It seems that she had long expected that Akemi Miyano would carry it here, Yoko nodded and said in a light tone:

"So, to confirm my guess, I just went to verify something else."

"Huh? Obviously, I just went to the front desk of the hotel and asked, why can you do so many things Yoko? ”

"Akemi, you know what? There is a special place for garbage in this hotel to be stored until late at night. ”

"Yoko, where did you learn about this strange knowledge?"

"That means that if Emilio had asked the waiter to clean up the rubbish in his room in the morning, they would still be in the hotel's garbage depository!"

"Could it be that Yoko went over it?!"

"Yes! I also found the garbage bag with Emilio's room number on it! Akemi, guess what's inside?! ”

"Wouldn't it? Yoko, you really went to flip it?! ”

"You guessed it right! Inside was a bunch of shredded pieces of Italian newspapers! ”

"Isn't it?!"

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(End of chapter)