In addition to Shuichi Oniwa, Kizuko Kojima also agreed,

"Yes, Kuraki-kun, you're a detective, so you shouldn't let a murderer hide among us."

Everyone else looked at Shirakawa, with doubts, anticipation, and trepidation.

"Yes, I think Mr. Oniwa and Miss Kichiko Kojima are right."

Before Shirakawa could finish speaking, the middle-aged lawyer Hiromi Ichimura interrupted him,

"Are we really going to leave our fate to a teenager? He is just a college student, what right does he have to exercise power on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department? ”

The lawyer seems to be wary of young detectives, presumably because he hates that there are always detectives who challenge some legal boundaries by solving crimes.

Tokuji Furuta, an engineer, said he was on the side of the lawyers.

Mr. Keisuke Koyama, a journalist, also agreed with the words of his friend Hiromi Ichimura.

Until Shirakawa took out the ID of the special adviser of the Metropolitan Police Department,

"To be precise, I also belong to the Metropolitan Police Department, so I can indeed exercise power on behalf of police officers at some times, but investigating cases is not a right, it should be regarded as an obligation, or a good deed, if everyone is unwilling, I will not be reluctant."

I'll look it up for myself quietly.

Shirakawa added inwardly.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally the old gentleman Ting Shuichi proposed the decision to vote anonymously.

As a result of the vote, 9 people supported Shirakawa's on-site investigation, and 6 people opposed it.

Based on the principle that the minority obeys the majority, it was decided that Shirakawa would investigate the case.

"Since it's your decision, then please follow my rules."

Shirakawa stood up and bowed slightly to everyone.

"Until the murderer is caught, please stay here and don't act alone."

This time there was no objection to Shirakawa's proposal.

"The cause of death was drowning, the time of death was between 6:40 and 7:40, and the first crime scene was the bathroom in his bedroom."

Shirakawa sat down and beckoned to the butler, "Can you prepare some coffee?" ”

"Yes."

Butler Tanimoto Hideyuki turned and left.

Shirakawa believes that in such a short period of time, the murderer will never attack the housekeeper, after all, the murderer may want to kill people by the rules of the 'rule' manor, and the most rule-abiding person is precisely Mr. Butler.

"Kuraki-kun, in fact, there is no need to be so troublesome, since you already know that the time of death is between 6:40 and 7:40, as long as you tell me what you are doing during this time, who is with Xi Junjun during this time, then the murderer is who."

The blonde John said.

"Hehe, most people don't have an alibi during this time, for example, I'm alone in the room."

The modern poet Keiji Yajima sneered.

"But it's also a good reference, so let me take the lead in saying what I've been doing during this time."

Ting Xiuyi said,

"After eating, I walked in the rose garden with the Ichimura lawyer, in fact, we wanted to look for clues in the garden, and we didn't see Nishishi-kun appear in the rose garden, so he should have been taken to the rose garden after his death, and Ichimura lawyer and I can also serve as witnesses for each other."

Lawyer Ichimura nodded, "Yes, Mr. Oniwa and I have been looking for clues to the treasure in the garden. ”

"What did you find?"

Kuramoto asked tomorrow.

Lawyer Ichimura frowned, "This has nothing to do with the case, right?" ”

Kuramoto was choked tomorrow, and his face was not very good-looking,

"After eating, I felt a little unwell, so I went to find Dr. Seo and hoped he would help me take a look."

"Yes, I can testify for Miss Kuramoto."

Dr. Seo said.

The doctor's wife, Shizuru Hanada, looked at her husband and Miss Kuramoto, and recalled the scene just now, she vaguely felt that her husband was hiding something from her, but she didn't think about her husband's cheating.

"I'm resting in my room and should... There is no one to prove. ”

Hanada Shizuru said with his head down.

"My sister and I have always been together."

John said with a smile.

Sally nodded and took her brother's hand, "yes, we've always been together. ”

Shirakawa sighed, I hope they are half-brothers and sisters, otherwise it will feel awkward no matter how you look at it.

"I'm alone."

The muscular man with a meaty face and a tattoo on his arm Tanita Fu said succinctly, and he had no witnesses.

"I'm thinking about new poetry in my room, and Miss Kojima has inspired me, but I haven't written it yet."

Keiji Yajima said, the implication is that he is also a person, in YY Kojima-sama.

Anyone who understands understands, so the modern poet Keiji Yajima received a few rolls of the eyes.

"The time when I went upstairs after eating was 6:30, and I was resting alone in the room until 6:40, and after 6:40, I made an appointment with Miss Tashiro to catch up, in fact, we are old friends."

Furuta Tokuji lowered his head and said, he looked a little inferior in front of many glamorous people.

"Yes, I was with my boyfriend Nishi Jun-kun before 6:40, and we had dinner at half past six, when he invited me to explore the forbidden room No. 3 together, but I didn't dare to go in because I was timid, so I said goodbye to Nishi-kun and went to see my old friend Furuta-kun."

Except for the simple Chiyuki Mei and his full-time wife Hanada Shizuru, everyone else seemed to understand what the two of them meant by "catching up", and Kojima looked at both of them with disdain.

Although she is a female anchor, Kojima Zizi hates those women who do the skin and meat business very much, especially in recent years, many such women have joined the live broadcast industry, which makes her feel that her reputation has been affected and has damaged the atmosphere of the entire industry.

Kojima Kiko also hates men who are submissive in real life, but look for women in private.

"At this time, I'm with Kuraki-kun."

As soon as Kizuko Kojima finished speaking, everyone's eyes were focused on her and Shirakawa.

Except for the quiet Chiyuki Meiyi, she knew that the two of them didn't have anything to do.

Shirakawa nodded, "Yes, Miss Kojima is thanking me for doing a good deed." ”

Shirakawa also didn't reveal the matter of Kojima Kishiko's sister, obviously Kojima Kiko didn't explain, which means that she didn't want others to know, which may have something to do with the girl's reputation.

"I went to the forest to hunt for treasure, and there should be no one to testify to me."

Reporter Keisuke Koyama said.

"I'm resting alone in my room."

Qianxue Mei said in a low voice.

Mr. Housekeeper also came back from the kitchen at this time and handed the coffee to Shirakawa.

Shirakawa asked while drinking coffee, relieving his mental exhaustion,

"Mr. Butler, what are you doing between 6:40 and 7:40?"

"Because of Miss Kojima's proposal, I'm preparing for the ball."

Tanimoto Hideyuki said with a serious face.

Shirakawa judged by the look in his eyes that he was not lying.

This is very strange, in addition to the deceased's girlfriend, the only person who can enter the deceased's room should be the housekeeper Mr. Tanimoto.

"Mr. Tanimoto, do you have spare keys for others?"

Shirakawa asked.

"Nope."

Tanimoto Hideyuki said with great certainty.

Shirakawa nodded.

"In this case, only Mrs. Hanada, Miss Chiyuki, Mr. Koyama, Mr. Yajima, Mr. Tanimoto, and Mr. Tanida Fu do not have an alibi."

Shuichi Oniwa concluded.

"But that doesn't rule out that someone is lying."

Reporter Keisuke Koyama said.

Otani Xiuyi looked at Shirakawa.

Shirakawa looked at the coffee and considered whether to identify everyone so that it would be very easy to catch the murderer.

But his intuition told him that the case was not difficult, and that he could not rely too much on forensics.

He has already drunk a whole cup of coffee, which should be able to maintain the effect for 30 minutes, the effect of ordinary coffee is getting smaller and smaller, and spiritual coffee is precious, when ordinary coffee can be used instead, it is better to reduce the number of times he uses spiritual coffee.

Because the effect of heart rate is very large, in addition to exchanging spiritual coffee, blind box clues and later system upgrades are required.

Therefore, every distraction needs to be spent on the blade.

Gathering thoughts, Shirakawa analyzed,

"Being able to press a man like Toshiji Nishi into the bathtub until the other party suffocates to death, Mrs. Hanada and Meiyi-san will definitely not be able to do it, the murderer must be a man, and his strength exceeds that of Nishi Shunji's man."

"That's definitely Mr. Tanida!"

Kuramoto exclaimed.

She had long felt that Tanida Fu was very scary and burly, which was very in line with the image of a murderer.

Kizuko Kojima and Mrs. Hanada also showed a look of horror, and they obviously felt that only Tanida Fu matched Shirakawa's description.

Shirakawa shook his head, what looks most like a murderer is often not a real murderer.

"It is not excluded that two people committed the crime together, so that not only can each other have an alibi, but also meet the condition that the strength is completely above that of Nishi Shunji."

Shirakawa said slowly.

"What? Two people committing a crime together? ”

The focus shifted from individuals without alibi to groups with testimonies of two people.

Professors Shuichi Oniwa and lawyer Hiromi Ichimura, doctor Masao Seo and makeup artist Akira Kuramoto, engineers Tokuji Furuta and Yoriko Tashiro, as well as John and Sally, and Shirakawa and Kiko Kojima.

"Kuraki-kun, you yourself are suspicious of this."

The lawyer laughed teasingly.

Shirakawa glanced at everyone's different expressions, and finally locked his eyes on the John brothers and sisters,

"Mr. John, Miss Sally, you are the murderers."

"Hahaha, Kuraki-kun is really joking, how can my sister and I be murderers, we like Nishijun-kun very much."

60% of the people at the scene knew what happened to John, Sally with Toshiharu Nishi, and Yoriko Tashiro on the passenger liner because they were very high-profile and loud.

"yes, how could it be Brother and Sister John? They're in that kind of relationship. ”

"Is there a mistake? Kuraki-kun? ”

"Yes, the John siblings had no motive to kill at all."

The crowd was talking, and Shirakawa gave the butler a look, and the butler shook the bell to signal everyone to be quiet.

Shirakawa continued,

"You did have an in-depth conversation that night, and it was because of that night that I doubted you."

"Why?"

John still maintained a confident smile, and Sally clenched John's arm nervously, her psychological quality was obviously not as good as John's.

Shirakawa turned his head and looked at Chiyuki Meiyi,

"Mei Yi-chan, have you figured it out?"

Qianxue Yayi bit her lip and nodded,

"I see."

is worthy of being a smart honor student, she has a talent for solving cases.

Shirakawa suddenly thought so.

But if she wants Qianxue Yayi to tell the truth in front of so many people, she will definitely not be able to do it, because of social fear.

Kojima Zizi frowned, "Kuraki-kun, can you explain a little more." ”

(End of chapter)