Chapter 867 Billiard Club Murder Case
"Excuse me, please bring us three hand towels!"
Mika Kishi shouted towards the bar, and Yuuki Fukui called another waiter in the store to get them three towels.
This is a sterilized towel in a vacuum package. When using it, some people prefer to squeeze the package hard to make it make a popping sound.
Subaru Okiya took a look and asked Fukui Yuki, "Is the sound of the plastic bag being squeezed the same as what you heard?"
Fukui Yuki raised his head and thought hard for a while, then shook his head: "It's different. I think it's more like the sound of opening a cork."
Just then, another accident happened to the guests at that table.
I heard them shouting things like "There are red spots on the minister's neck" and "The minister seems to be not breathing", followed by a series of screams.
Subaru Okiya quickly turned his head and saw that the minister, Usuda Shuji, who was originally drunk and sleeping on the table, was now lying on the ground with his back facing the sky, motionless.
He stood up quickly, and before he could run over, he saw three figures, two large and one small, rushing to Usuda Shuji.
"Hmm?" Okiya Subaru showed a puzzled expression.
He slowed down his pace, walked over to Yuya and asked, "What happened?"
Youya glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Dead."
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Inspector Megure, the hard-working model worker in Beika Town, rushed to the scene.
After a simple investigation, it was roughly confirmed that the deceased died of suffocation due to nerve poisoning, and the location of the poison should be the red dot on the back of the neck.
Judging from the size of the wound, the poison must have been administered by piercing the skin with a sharp object such as an awl.
Inspector Megure pinched his chin and groaned, "But if the victim is stabbed by something like that, he should scream in pain, right?"
Masumi Sera folded his arms across his chest, stood beside Inspector Megure and said, "No, I think the deceased died in a dream."
Inspector Megure looked at her in surprise: "Are you the female high school student detective? Why are you here?"
Shira Masumi grinned and said, "Not only me, but also..."
"Anything else?" Inspector Megure followed Sera Masumi's line of sight and immediately lowered his dead eyes.
"Ran and Sonoko? So, brother Mori also..." Inspector Megure looked around, but did not find that person. Instead, he saw several other familiar figures.
Inspector Megure was helpless: "Brother Kamiya and his girlfriend, and Conan... why are you all here? Did you happen to witness everything at the scene?"
Mao Lilan quickly explained: "We came here...uh..." She was speechless for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the leader Sera Masumi.
Sera Masumi didn't seem to feel guilty at all, and said calmly, "We were passing by here and happened to feel thirsty, so we came in to have a drink."
Yuya nodded repeatedly: "We too."
Miyano Shiho didn't say anything. Since Yuya appeared here, it makes sense for her to be here too, right?
Conan didn't say anything either, he just stood firmly beside Yuya, as if to show that he came here with Yuya.
Inspector Megure lowered his eyes and said, "Come here to have a drink..."
He looked up and down at the school uniforms of Youye and the others. It was obvious that they did not go home after school.
He didn't know where Sera Masumi lived, but this club was completely in the opposite direction of his brother's home. Did he just pass by and get here?
Inspector Megure looked at Okiya Subaru again: "Then Mr. Subaru, are you passing by here too?"
Subaru Okiya smiled faintly and said, "Not entirely. I know the manager of this store, so I occasionally come here to have a drink and play billiards after get off work, just like today." He gestured to Yuki Fukui behind him.
As soon as these words were spoken, the people present had different reactions.
Inspector Megure and others did not take it too seriously, as it was a normal part of their spare time.
Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran looked at each other and saw the same message in each other's eyes - could this woman be Subaru's girlfriend?
Sera Masumi looked at Fukui Yuki with deep eyes;
Yuya and Miyano Shiho secretly exchanged glances - is he really meeting other women outside?
Only Conan remained silent, just observing the crime scene, trying to find any clues.
Sensing that the atmosphere was a little strange, Inspector Megure pretended to cough, looked at Sera Masumi and asked, "What did you just say, that the deceased died in his sleep?"
Masumi Sera then recounted the scene he had seen before.
"I see." Inspector Megure pondered for a moment and looked at Kishikawa Mika and the other two. "Then the people who were with the deceased at the time were you three, right?"
After briefly asking the three people for information, I learned that they came here today to celebrate the birthday of the minister, who is the deceased.
At the time of the incident, these three people were the closest to the deceased. Yuya and the others were sitting at other seats, while Okiya Subaru and Fukui Yuki were at the bar.
Inspector Megure speculated: "So, one of you three harbored a grudge against your boss and poisoned him to death, right?"
The three men immediately denied it, saying they were just there to celebrate the minister's birthday and had no motive to kill anyone.
"Is that so?" Conan suddenly spoke up, looking up with an innocent look on his face, "Didn't you guys talk a lot after that minister got drunk? He said he forced you to buy him very expensive gifts."
The three people's faces changed slightly. Kishibama Mika bent down, laughed dryly and asked, "Ah, kid, did you hear everything?"
Conan hummed: "Because I have good hearing," in fact, it was because he was closest to their seat at the time, "Also, I heard that a person who was despised by your minister committed suicide. I think his name was Ji-san? And that Ji-san and you were a couple before."
Inspector Megure immediately asked: "Is this true?"
Kishi Mika's expression was a little unnatural, and she admitted what Conan said, but she immediately looked at the other two and said: "If you really want to say that, Hatsumura is Yoshi-san's college senior, and Kogure joined the company at the same time as Yoshi-san."
This was no secret, and the two of them admitted it immediately and generously.
Kogure Monpei added, "Besides, it's just buying golf clubs and darts. Even if it's a little expensive, it shouldn't be enough to kill someone, right?"
Inspector Megure pondered for a moment and asked, "I have a question. Why is your minister drunk, but you three don't look drunk at all?"
Hatsumura Kenpei explained: "That's because the three of us took turns playing games with the Minister, and he lost more often, so..."
"Is that so?" Inspector Megure asked several people present.
Sera Masumi and the others looked at each other. For various reasons, most of their attention was on Okiya Subaru and Fukui Yuki, and they didn't pay too much attention to those people.
Yuya said, "I saw them having a conflict with other guests while playing darts. It seemed that the targets here were all made of soft darts, and the drunk minister insisted on using hard metal darts to shoot at the target."
"So, there was indeed an argument at that time." Sera Masumi agreed, touching his chin.
Yuya nodded and continued, "These three people stepped in in time to calm the quarrel, and then helped the minister back to his seat to rest until he sobered up. After that, they played darts and billiards by themselves. If they lost, they would change players."
"That is to say, two of them were playing, while the remaining one was sitting alone with the minister to rest."
Inspector Megure said in a deep voice: "So, all three of you have the opportunity to commit the crime."
"Anyway, let me search you and check your belongings first."