Chapter 4: Reversing the Thinking
Chapter 4: Reversing the Thinking
(Wow… my wallet is in trouble now.)
Kogoro Mori's heart skipped a beat.
The other party has already produced surveillance footage as evidence, so they must be very confident.
Is it possible that this time, his already limited private savings will really disappear into thin air?
"Uh, surveillance camera? Lawyer Xiang Yuan, why did you install this in your own office?"
“Won’t this infringe on other people’s privacy?”
Inspector Megure looked at Kogoro Mouri with some sympathy.
There is always nothing that can be done about this kind of thing. To be honest, Kogoro Mori often made mistakes in the beginning.
I thought things would get better after becoming a famous detective, but now it seems...
It really is just serious nonsense.
He patted Kogoro Maori's shoulder and walked in front of Genmitsu.
"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, please pull up the surveillance camera records so that we can take a look at the situation."
"If you are innocent, we will find out the truth."
Xiang Yuanguang touched the back of his head and thought that if he had let a bunch of you guys find out the truth, he would have been dead long ago.
Normally at this time Conan should use his anesthetic watch to give Kogoro Mouri an injection.
Why not this time? Never mind, that's fine, the reversal value can be increased a little more.
Xiang Yuanguang brought everyone to the office, turned on his computer, and retrieved the surveillance records.
When the call was turned to the time of the incident, Xiang Yuanguang was shown to be sitting in the office looking through documents.
It was not until the police arrived that he noticed what was happening outside, opened the curtains, and joined the plot.
"Did you see that? Detective Maori, I have an alibi, right?"
"In short, in short, the murderer this time is already very clear."
As soon as Xiang Yuanguang said this, he immediately attracted the attention of the whole audience.
What? Xiang Yuanguang not only proved his alibi, but also found the murderer?
How to do it?
Inspector Megure couldn't help but speak.
"Brother Xiang Yuan, you said you already know the murderer, so, can you tell us who the murderer is?"
Conan followed and nodded.
(Indeed, in this case it is obvious who the murderer is.)
(Since Xiang Yuanguang had an alibi, he could not have committed the crime and could not have hidden the murder weapon.)
(So, as long as we investigate who put the murder weapon in the office, we can find the murderer.)
The Death Elementary School Student stroked his chin.
It seems that Lawyer Xiang Yuanguang is not a fool since he dares to say that he can solve the case.
Then, he looked at Xiang Yuanguang in silence as he checked the surveillance footage, and then he was sweating profusely alone.
(Azhe, the murderer’s face was not captured in the photo. What’s going on?)
Xiang Yuanguang looked at the surveillance screen with embarrassment.
I saw someone open the window and throw the wrapped weapon into the room on the first floor.
But the surveillance camera didn’t capture who that person was, and only one arm of the murderer was visible.
"Uh, so, Brother Xiang Yuan, who is the murderer?"
Inspector Megure came over and watched for a long time.
Then he turned his head and looked at Xiang Yuanguang.
"Uh, uh... that."
I originally thought that I could find the murderer directly through the surveillance camera.
I didn't expect the murderer to be so cautious...
Xiang Yuanguang turned around, slapped the table in a pretentious manner, and hesitated.
"I said... the murderer... is you..."
"Wait! You don't have enough energy, and your banging on the table is not convincing at all!"
"Lawyer Xiang Yuan, you must know who it is, so why don't you just say one?"
"This is a very bad behavior, but if you ask me, Detective Mori, I can help you with the reasoning..."
Kogoro Mori said this proudly, and it seemed that he was planning to use this opportunity to avoid a possible lawsuit.
After all, if he helped Xiang Yuanguang solve the case, Xiang Yuanguang would be embarrassed to sue him again.
Inspector Megure's gaze was also filled with suspicion.
No way! The voice he used when he raised his objections to Lawyer Yuan Guang just now was so full of energy, how come it is so weak now?
Could it be that, as Maori Kogoro said, they were going to find someone to testify at random? "..."
Xiang Yuanguang's gaze rested on his own attribute panel.
The two one-stars for logical ability and observation above are particularly eye-catching.
(Did the criminal know that there were surveillance cameras inside the office and circumvented them? I really took it for granted.)
(No, come to think of it, the case isn't over yet... I need clues, maybe a change of train of thought.)
"Big brother, I just saw the two uncles leave for a while."
A child's voice rang out.
Xiang Yuanguang looked at Edogawa Conan. This guy still looked like an ignorant elementary school student.
Conan said this with a pretentious and innocent look.
"That's Mr. Kosuke Arita and Mr. Ichiro Koto."
"What!? Did Arita Kousuke and Kototo Ichiro just leave?"
Genmi-Kami, Inspector Megure, and Kogoro Mori all exclaimed at the same time.
This is important information, why didn’t Officer Takagi report it just now?
They all looked at Officer Takagi at the same time, and Takagi spoke in a panic.
"Well, I don't know. No one told me..."
"Takagi, seriously, how did you protect the scene? You'll be in big trouble when it comes to your salary assessment this month!"
Inspector Megure said in a complaining tone.
At this moment, Xiang Yuanguang already had a guess about the murderer in his mind.
That's right, combined with the evidence just mentioned [Arita Kousuke's letter].
The real murderer is————
"Mr. Kosuke Arita!"
Kogoro Maori spoke first and said the name that Yuan Guang wanted to say.
"Mr. Koto Ichiro has an alibi. Just now, Hamada Mahiro was arguing with Officer Takagi."
"After all, you are the biggest suspect here!"
"You killed the victim first, then drove away and returned, pretending to see the murderer for the first time, and then used Hamada Mahiro to provide you with an alibi, and then used the letter as an excuse for your coming here!"
"Mr. Arita Kosuke, you are the murderer who killed the victim!"
Hearing this reasoning, Arita Kousuke stepped back repeatedly, unable to believe that he had become a murderer.
But at this moment, Xiang Yuanguang suddenly said.
"A pound of pears! The criminal is not Mr. Arita Kousuke, but Mr. Kototo Ichiro!"
Strong winds blew, and Kotoichirō's eyes were filled with shock.
"The criminal didn't throw the murder weapon in through the window because he noticed there was a surveillance camera in the room! Reverse this line of thinking!"
"It's not that he [want] to do this, but that he [can only] do this!"
Xiang Yuanguang pointed at Kotoichirō and said seriously.
"You left with Arita Hirosuke, but because Arita Hirosuke was not your accomplice, you had no way to enter the office to place the murder weapon."
"So they had to throw the murder weapon into the room through the window, which made Detective Maori shift the target of the criminal to me."
"But you overlooked one thing!"
Kotoichiro's eyes were full of disbelief.
"Which point?"
(Uh... can I say it was because I used the Word Bullet on Kogoro Mori and triggered the effect?)
Xiang Yuanguang was still thinking about what to say when he heard his own voice.
"There's blood on your cuffs! This is consistent with the hand in the surveillance footage!"
"All we have to do now is compare the blood on your sleeves with the victim's blood, and then identify the fingerprints of the murder weapon, and we'll be able to close the case!"
Koto Ichiro stepped back repeatedly. He looked at the cuff of his right hand and saw very faint bloodstains.
Finally, unable to hold back under the magnifying glass of his naked eyes, he confessed.
"Yes...I killed him."
(End of this chapter)