Chapter 724 Solving the case
Chapter 724 Solving the case
Kogoro Mori's reasoning seems very convincing.
However, in order to be rigorous, Inspector Megure asked Officer Chiba, who was standing next to him and doing OMO throughout the whole process, to take people to reenact the case according to Kogoro Mori's reasoning.
The police were seen starting to restore the mirror and the book to their original positions.
Yuriko Yuri felt a little panicked, but she couldn't find a reason to stop the police.
After all, even Akio Muramatsu, the director of the cinema, did not stop it. What reason did she have to stop it as she was a newcomer who had worked in the cinema for less than one twentieth of the time that Akio Muramatsu had?
Within a short period of time, the case was reenacted by Officer Chiba inside the cinema and Inspector Megure in the projection room, and it was exactly the same as what Iide Toshiyuki, Furuhashi Ni and Yuriko Tomoka had seen before.
This shows that the modus operandi of the deceased had indeed been deduced by Hotaru Kizuki and Kogoro Mori.
But who is the murderer?
Inspector Megure's eyes fell on Furuhashi Nii and Yuriko Tomoka.
He has ruled out Toshiyuki Iide and Akio Muramatsu as suspects because, according to Kogoro Mori's reasoning, the air-conditioning control room was entered twice during the movie broadcast.
If Akio Muramatsu was the murderer, then he must have entered the air-conditioning control room twice.
However, according to the testimony of Toshiyuki Iide, Akio Muramatsu only left the cinema once, and when he came back he saw the body of the deceased being hung up like a sunny doll.
Similarly, Iide Toshiyuki could not be the murderer, because Muramatsu Akio testified that Iide Toshiyuki did not leave the theater at all.
So, since there were also eyewitnesses outside the cinema who could prove that no outsiders had entered the cinema during that period, the murderer of this murder case would undoubtedly be between Furuhashi Niru and Yuriko Tomoka.
"Brother Maori, who do you think is the real murderer in this case?"
Megure Jusan asked seriously.
Hearing this, Conan, who was hiding behind the wall and avoiding everyone's sight, curled up the corners of his mouth.
However, before he could use the voice changer to give the final conclusion, Yuriko Yuri had already slid to her knees and spoke in tears.
"I am the murderer of this case... I placed the book on Mr. Guqiao's desk, and I smashed the mirror in the lounge and used the mirror fragments as a tool to refract light..."
————It seems there is no problem.
Inspector Megure blinked.
Under normal circumstances, if the murderer's modus operandi is found, then the murderer should indeed slide on his knees and admit his mistake. The process is very clear, so... can the case be closed?
"Unfortunately, the murderer is not Miss Yuriko."
The voice of the young prosecutor sounded nearby.
Gui Yueying's gaze fell on Gu Qiao Nian, who remained silent and said.
"The real murderer is Mr. Guqiao Nien."
"Because Miss Yuriko's power does not support her to hang Zhang Tian Zhengci without making any sound, the real person who did it can only be Mr. Furuhashi Nii. Besides, Miss Yuriko has an alibi."
"Although according to the testimony of that moviegoer, no one left the theater during the incident."
"But in fact, Miss Yuriko did leave the cinema. She just went to a nearby takeout point to pick up takeout and buy some daily necessities, and then returned to the cinema." The Death Elementary School Student's eyes fell on the previous moviegoer.
He remembered that when he asked the viewer if there was anything special, the viewer did not seem to mention that Yuriko had left the theater and went to a nearby store... Could it be that this was a very normal thing in the eyes of the viewer?
Although it is normal to pick up takeout from nearby takeaway pick-up points and buy groceries from nearby stores...
But Yuriko Yuri was a suspect, so her leaving the theater was not normal, right? Damn it, why do I always run into people like this who only tell half the story whenever I'm involved with prosecutors and lawyers?
Conan chose to keep quiet for the time being, as there was no place for him to speak at the moment.
"And the time when Miss Yuriko left the theater was the time when Mr. Furuhashi committed the crime."
"You deliberately asked Miss Yuriko to leave the theater to get takeout, and in order to prevent lack of time, you also deliberately asked Miss Yuriko to buy some daily necessities, but in fact, buying daily necessities is actually unnecessary."
"Because there is a small shop inside the cinema, the things Ms. Yuriko wants to buy are actually available in the cinema."
"This is just your reason for deliberately sending Miss Yuriko away. During this period of time, you don't have a mirror with you, and if you go to the store at the entrance of the theater to get a mirror, you will be noticed by others."
"So, you broke the mirror in the lounge, used the mirror fragments and the books beside you to change the position of the projection hole of the projection machine, and then strangled Mr. Zhang Tianzheng with a rope."
"Then, you hung the deceased in front of the original projection hole and returned to the projection room. When Miss Yuriko returned, you removed the book and the mirror and entered the theater with Miss Yuriko, where you saw the deceased shaking the screen."
"Using this as an opportunity, you created your own alibi."
The young prosecutor said softly.
"After all, the cold air from the air conditioner inside the theater is obviously much stronger than normal."
"Otherwise, if the wind is not strong enough, you won't be able to create the illusion that the deceased is not completely dead after being hung up and is still shaking. But if you want to pretend that the deceased committed suicide, it is actually impossible for you to achieve this."
"Because, Mr. Zhang Tianzheng will not commit suicide today no matter what."
Inspector Megure and Officer Chiba both looked at Furuhashi Niru at the same time.
The middle-aged man in his late forties sighed.
He was about to admit that he was indeed the one who committed the murder, however, Yuriko Yuri still planned to take the blame for Furuhashi Niru at this time and tried to claim that she had taken the book and the mirror.
However, no one would believe her now.
"Then please come with us to the Metropolitan Police Department, you and Ms. Yuriko."
Inspector Megure asked the police officers next to him to collect evidence and record the case.
Then he took out handcuffs and snapped them on the wrists of Furuhashi Tsuyoshi and Yuriko Yuriko.
Gu Qiao Nin was a little surprised. He didn't know why Yuriko Yuri was also taken away.
However, Inspector Megure spoke very seriously.
"Assisting in covering up a crime is also illegal. At the very least, you have to go back and give a statement."
(End of this chapter)