Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 61 The Trick of the Clock

"Besides, Officer Megure asked me to come and help."

Gao Yuan lied.

"But, didn't you say that you accepted Ms. Hirata's commission?"

Takagi asked with some doubts.

"That's because after I accepted the entrustment, in order to investigate the content of the case, I went to Police Officer Megure. He asked me to come to Ayumi Gushan and said that I could ask you. Otherwise, I wouldn't know about the alibi what."

Half true, half false, Gao Yuan's words frightened Gao Mushe, so the three of them went downstairs, got into Gao Mushe's car, and chatted about the case.

"What does the wise detective want to know?"

Takagi asked.

"Cause of death and time of death."

Gao Yuan asked two key questions.

"The deceased, Hase Heihachi, died between nine o'clock and eleven o'clock the night before. The cause of death was mechanical suffocation caused by being strangled by a towel."

Gao Mushe said proficiently, Gao Yuan thought for a moment after hearing this, and after focusing on the time point of "nine to eleven o'clock", he cut to the point.

"What happened to Masao Komura's alibi?"

"On the night of the incident, the store manager Masao Komura and the manager Ayumi Furuyama went to the public bath together after get off work, and then they went to Masao Komura's home at around nine o'clock, and they drank and chatted together until eleven o'clock. Later."

Takagi said.

"The timing is too good. And won't these two people be suspected of colluding confessions?"

Gao Yuan said.

"About this point, it is a bit strange. However, after the investigation and investigation, it was found that Ayumi Gushan belonged to the kind of person who was parachuted from the headquarters of the group. He had no direct interest relationship with Masao Komura, and he did not have any contact with financial work, so his testimony can be The reliability is very high. And Masao Komura's alibi is not just that."

Takagi said.

"Did Masao Komura go out on the way? Or did Ayumi Gushan fall asleep?"

After listening to Gao Mushe's explanation, Gao Yuan affirmed that the alibi must have been made deliberately, so he proposed two possibilities.

"Ayumi Gushan never fell asleep, but Masao Komura did go out."

Gao Mushe explained, Gao Yuan gave a strange "ah", waiting for Gao Mushe to continue to explain.

"According to Masao Komura's wife, at around nine o'clock that night, she realized that the shower gel at home was running out, so Masao Komura went out to buy shower gel. He went out for about 10 minutes. His wife and Ayumi Gushan can all prove it."

"What about the store that buys the shower gel?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"We, the police, have also checked this point, and the surveillance in the store can prove that at around [-]:[-] that night, Masao Komura did go there to buy body wash.

"And we also calculated that the time required to go to and from the convenience store is indeed about 10 minutes.

"It takes about this much time to drive from Masao Masahiro's house to the scene of the crime, so he didn't have time to kill after buying body wash at the convenience store."

Takagi Said.

"Is it possible that the deceased was killed elsewhere, and the body was later transferred to the deceased's home?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"There is no such possibility. The deceased's home is the first crime scene, and there is no trace of falsifying the scene or transferring the corpse."

Takagi said.

For such an answer, Gao Yuan couldn't help but fell into thinking. In terms of time, the alibi was indeed perfect, but it was suspicious because it was too perfect.

Are you playing tricks with time?

Gao Yuan thought about this question, and soon thought of something, and asked, "How did Ayumi Gushan determine the time? How did he determine that it would be less than nine o'clock when he arrived at Masada Komura's house?"

"A watch."

Takagi said with some puzzlement, "Ayumi Komura has the habit of wearing a watch. When he arrived at Masao Komura's house, he looked at his watch. It was before nine o'clock, and he also confirmed that the time on his watch was the same as that of Masao Komura's house. The wall-clock times of are consistent."

Then Takagi suddenly realized Gao Yuan's intention: "Sensible detective, you don't suspect that Ayumi Gushan's watch has been tampered with, right? This is impossible, because in addition to the points mentioned before, there are still people who can prove the time."

"How to say?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"That night, when the two of them came to Komura Masao's house, they both felt a little hungry, so Komura Masao ordered delivery from a nearby ramen shop. Ayumi Furuyama confirmed that the ramen was served at a little after nine o'clock that night. It was delivered. And the clerk at the ramen shop confirmed that it was indeed after nine o’clock that day that he delivered ramen to Masao Komura’s house.”

Takagi explained, "Furthermore, no one has the opportunity to touch such personal items as watches. Therefore, Masao Komura's alibi is perfect, and the murderer is most likely Yoshito Hirata."

"Impossible! My husband can't be the murderer! Masao Komura and Ayumi Gushan must have colluded to frame my husband!"

Ms. Nanako Hirata, who had been silent since just now, couldn't help shouting emotionally when she heard Takagi Tsuru's words.

"But, the current evidence is indeed..."

Takagi wanted to explain, but looking at Nako Hirata's expression at the moment, he felt that he couldn't continue to stimulate her, so he didn't continue, so he looked at Gao Yuan aside, hoping that he could persuade Nanako Hirata's emotions.

However, what Gao Mushe saw was Gao Yuan with a clear smile.

"Sensible detective? What... have you thought of?"

Takagi asked tentatively.

"I almost figured it out."

Gao Yuan said, "Just find two more people to confirm."

"Which two people?"

Takagi asked.

"The clerk of the ramen shop who delivered the food that day, and Ayumi Furuyama!"

Gao Yuan said.

Therefore, Gao Mushe immediately took the two of them back to Gushan Bumi's apartment, found Gushan Bumi, and Gao Yuan asked a question-did he fall asleep during the bath?
Then Takagi drove the two of them to the ramen shop, found the clerk that day, and only asked one question - who opened the door when the ramen was delivered to Komura Masao's house that day?

Ayumi Koyama replied that the massage after the bath was too comfortable, so he took a nap for a while; and the clerk's answer was Masao Komura's wife!
After receiving such an answer, Gao Yuan showed a smug smile. He was convinced that his reasoning was correct!

"Sensible detective, what have you thought of?"

Takagi looked at Gao Yuan's expression and asked.

"I see through the alibi method!"

Gao Yuan said with a smile.

This made Hirata Nanako very happy, and Takagi Shinto also expressed curiosity and wanted to hear Takato's explanation.

But at this moment, Takagi Tsubasa's cell phone rang, and the caller ID was Police Officer Megure.

"Hey, Officer Megure! Masao Komura's alibi has been cracked!"

"Leave this alone!"

Takagi She was just about to show off when he was interrupted, only to hear Officer Megure on the other end of the phone saying.

"Masao Komura is missing! The location is in the garage of his apartment. Go over there to support Police Officer Sato. I'm going to the Fifteen Nights Village, where a bizarre murder happened just now!"

(End of this chapter)