Chapter 586: Powerful Alibi
Inspector Megure walked up to Hasaka Minayori and asked, "Do you know how many barber shops and beauty salons there are around here?"
Yezaka Kaishiro showed a puzzled expression and uttered a puzzled "Huh?" at the right time.
Inspector Megure recounted his previous reasoning and said, "So, whether there is a strong barber or hairdresser nearby is a very important clue."
Yezaka Kaiyo had a frightened look on his face, and whispered, "Well, there are a few barbershops nearby, but I'm not sure if there are any people who meet the requirements..."
"Big sister, you are too much," Conan suddenly said in a childish tone, "Why didn't you tell me when I asked you if there was a barber shop nearby?"
"Hey, this..." Ye Sakada began to stammer.
Inspector Megure looked over with sharp eyes: "Can you explain it?"
Yezaka Kaidai sighed, looking very sad: "I didn't answer right away because he was scared when he saw the dead person..."
Gao Mushi was a little surprised: "Do you know the deceased?"
Yezaka Kaiyo nodded: "Mr. Nagasaku and I were high school classmates and we dated for a while."
Inspector Megure: "So, the deceased had also been to your beauty salon before his death?"
Yezaka Kaidai said, "Yes, he often came to me to cut his hair before he got engaged."
"Engagement?" Inspector Megure asked.
Gao Mushi suddenly thought of something: "I have seen this news in the newspaper."
"I see," Maori Kogoro walked over with one hand in his pocket, looking at Hasaka Kaishiro sharply, "Miss Kaishiro, then you have a motive to kill Mr. Nagasaku."
"Huh?" Ye Saka Kaida had a shocked expression.
Hibiki Eri suddenly stood up and said, "Wait, what are you talking about?!"
Maori Kogoro said seriously: "The body was found near the store opened by the ex-girlfriend. It is natural to suspect this ex-girlfriend, right?"
Eri Kisaki sighed, "What a stubborn person." She looked at Takagi Wataru, "Officer Takagi."
Eri Kisaki is known as the queen of the legal world, so she naturally has her own aura. When Takagi Wataru was called by her name, he immediately felt a lot of pressure and subconsciously stood at attention and responded: "Yes!"
Inspector Megure looked over with empty eyes: As my subordinate, you are overwhelmed by the aura of an outsider. It's embarrassing for me.
"When is the estimated time of death?"
Takagi quickly pulled out his handbook: "Mr. Maori found the body at around 8:30 p.m. According to preliminary examination, the time of death should be about 20 minutes before that."
Kisaki Eri nodded slightly, and then said, "In this case, there is no possibility that Miss Minashiro committed the crime, because she was helping me with my hair from 8 to 9 o'clock in the evening."
"What?" Kogoro Mouri and others were surprised.
Conan suddenly noticed that Yuya hadn't said anything, and remembered that he was also in that barber shop, so he asked, "Is this true?"
Yuya frowned slightly, and nodded when he heard Conan's question: "Yes, Mio and I arrived at the store around 8:25 pm. At that time, Miss Kaishiro had already gone out to take out the trash and go to the convenience store to buy things. Then, 5 minutes later, at around 8:30 pm, we returned to the store and continued to help Aunt Eri with her hair."
Conan was shocked. Isn't this alibi too powerful? The queen of the legal world and the famous detective actually helped her to prove it at the same time!
Maori Kogoro caught the clue in Yuya's words: "Detective boy, you said Miss Kaidai went out during the trip?"
Yuya nodded and looked at Kisaki Eri.
Eri Kisaki said, "I arrived at the store at 8pm, and Miss Kaishiro started to perm and dye my hair. She went out to take out the trash and go to the convenience store at around 8:20pm, and then it was just as Yuya said."
"She only had 10 minutes to leave. Her barber shop was some distance away on the uppermost road. There was no way she could have cut a person's throat and then carried the body here."
"But..." Kogoro Mori looked at Eri Kisaki with dissatisfaction. For some reason, he felt that this woman was very suspicious.
Hibiki Eri was not afraid at all and looked him in the eye: "But what?"
"···" Kogoro Mori was speechless for a moment. Eri Kisaki's testimony was too deadly. He could only frown and remain silent.
Mao Lilan, who was standing next to her, covered her forehead helplessly: "These two are arguing again."
Miyano Shiho asked curiously, "Again? Did they always do this before?"
Mao Lilan smiled sheepishly: "They are like this, but they still care about each other, but... they seem to be used to quarreling."
She was also very troubled. She didn't know how many times she had thought of ways to make the two of them reconcile, but she didn't know if the two of them had incompatible horoscopes or what, they would start quarreling after just a few words whenever they met.
"I see..." Miyano Shiho nodded thoughtfully.
Will she and You quarrel in the future?
Probably not. She couldn't think of a reason to quarrel with Yuya. Even if she wanted to quarrel...
Well... there are a lot of strange drugs in her laboratory, which were made by chance when she was researching APTX4869. If he doesn't obey, she will use him for experiments!
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Kogoro Mouri drove his wife and daughter, took Conan and Minamiyo Hasaka, and drove towards the beauty salon.
"Turn left at the next intersection." Ye Saka Kaida was responsible for giving directions.
Kogoro Mori turned the steering wheel, and the car turned around with a whoosh. The people in the car couldn't control themselves and fell to the other side.
Hibiki Eri couldn't help but complain: "I say, can you drive more steadily? And when you turn, you should use the turn signal and check the situation on both sides. Can you obey the traffic rules?"
Maori Kogoro was scolded, and a cross appeared on his forehead. He complained in his heart: "Really, if you are not happy, why do you still want to ride in my car?"
"Ah, my barber shop is over there!" Yezaka Kaiyo suddenly shouted.
When Kogoro Maori saw that he was about to go over the line, he immediately stepped on the brakes hard.
No one in the car expected the driver to brake suddenly. Their bodies suddenly fell forward and were pulled back by the seat belts.
Conan patted his chest with lingering fear. Fortunately, because of Kisaki Eri, everyone in the car was wearing seat belts. They might not be injured, but they would inevitably be hurt.
After getting off the car, Hibiki sighed: "What a barbaric way of driving. If I had known this would happen, I would have walked here or taken the police chief's car..."
Maori Kogoro's eyebrows jumped, and he was very dissatisfied: Did I beg you to take my car? Did I beg you?
Yuya and Miyano Shiho came up in Inspector Megure's car. He saw something strange on their faces and asked in confusion what had happened.
Mao Lilan explained what happened just now and said with a bitter face: "I originally wanted to use the opportunity of today's meal to make them reconcile, but now..."
He looked up, then lowered his head in frustration.