Lu Ren tried to ask again, but seeing that Conan still pretended to be confused, he stopped insisting.
He also knew in his heart the reason for this. Just from how many deposits he made, Conan held his breath for so many times.
As a great detective who once had great fame and made headlines like drinking water, he has been hit so many times in the field he is most proud of, and it is better not to be abnormal in his heart.
After all, peers are enemies.
It is already a rare thing to be able to live in peace and maintain fair competition until now. Naturally, it is impossible to expect more.
So...it's time to let go.
Lu Ren let go of his hand, and Conan landed on his feet. He breathed a sigh of relief and bent down slightly. He kicked off his calves and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Bei Dao, who followed after him, even looked at him with some suspicion. "This kid looks very lively."
With the crime scene so lively, it was difficult to tell whether Bei Dao's words were a compliment or a derogation.
Lu Ren smiled nonchalantly, "Don't worry about him, he's always been like this."
"Yes." Bei Dao nodded, and also noticed the plate of pickled ginger in the sink. He couldn't help but let out a chuckle, "Did Ms. Qichuan eat sushi last night?"
"I guess it's because she doesn't seem to like ginger slices very much, so there's a whole plate left."
It's a pity that this thing may be a little uncomfortable when you first eat it, but it's quite refreshing once you get used to it.
Recalling the smell, Lu Ren considered buying a few bottles of canned pickled ginger to keep at home.
In addition to eating it yourself, you can also feed it to Xiao Ai. The lady's acceptance of this should be okay. Anyway, Lu Ren saw that Bei Dao was enjoying his meal and was reluctant to give it to him.
The soft pink color looks cute, and the taste is sour, sweet and refreshing. Xiao Ai should like it...
No, now is not the time to think about this. Lu Ren regained his energy and returned his attention to the case.
Even if he had no memory of the case, Conan seemed to have more information than he did. Lu Ren didn't want to admit defeat and hand over the case directly.
If a person loses too much, he doesn’t know how to win; if he wins too much, he wants to keep winning.
When he first came into contact with solving crimes, Lu Ren also considered leaving the case to Conan to handle if he forgot or couldn't remember the subsequent plot.
But now, this idea has long disappeared without a trace.
Now Conan is trying to beat him once for the umpteenth time, and he has won so many times, why can't he continue to win?
"Officer Megure, the vacant room is ready." Manager Murata left and returned.
"Okay, let's go then."
This temporarily vacant room was said to be a conference room, but it was actually used to facilitate the police to temporarily interrogate the suspects to see what they had done at the time of the crime and whether they had alibi.
Although Mumu had whispered to Lu Ren before when they were outside the house, the possibility of Bei Dao committing the crime was very small, but no matter how small it was, she was still one of the suspects, and the process had to be followed.
Lu Ren and Bei Dao entered the conference room, while the other two suspects stayed outside waiting to be summoned.
After entering the room, Mumu sat at the dragon's head. He raised his chin and said in a deep voice with a rich voice only for a body weighing more than 200 pounds: "Let's get started."
"yes."
The person responsible for explaining the details of the case is Police Officer Chiba, who was also the one who followed Murata to find and tidy up the vacant houses. As for Officer Takagi, he is responsible for recording the case.
He sat on the first chair on the right, next to Maori and his son-in-law.
Lu Ren and Bei Dao were sitting on the left side together.
After wiping off the writing that had been left on the whiteboard for an unknown period of time, Chiba picked up the marker and stretched out his hand to draw a straight line like a textbook.
Then he divided the straight line into many segments and labeled each segment with a number. A clear timeline of the crime was born.
Chiba said while writing: "The deceased's death time was between seven o'clock and nine o'clock..."
Before Bei Dao could speak, Lu Ren said directly: "Let me tell you."
"Bei Dao and I left the newspaper office around six o'clock yesterday afternoon and went to a nearby sushi restaurant to eat sushi. It was less than seven o'clock after finishing the sushi, and then we went to the restaurant next to the sushi restaurant to eat pork chop rice and fried chicken."
It is undoubtedly against the rules and procedures to speak on behalf of a suspect, but who cares?
The person now endorsing Bei Dao is Lu Ren, the great detective who has solved countless cases. If even his credibility cannot be guaranteed, then everyone in Miwa Town should consider the possibility of world destruction as soon as possible.
Qianye took up his pen and marked the characters and events under the time period given by Lu Ren.
Considering that Tono would later tell what happened last night, he deliberately made the words smaller, but they were still clearly visible and did not affect reading.
Everyone present had no reaction. Old acquaintances all knew that Lu Ren was a foodie, well, he had a good appetite.
"I didn't remember the name of that pork chop restaurant. The name of the sushi restaurant is Takarazushi." As he said that, Lu Ren took out a business card from his wallet and handed it to Memu, "It has his contact information on it."
"Okay, we'll find someone to verify it right away."
"Yeah. After dinner, it was about half past seven, and then we drove to Mihua Pet Hospital to check Noble, the cat yesterday, and bought some pet supplies."
Lu Ren took out the receipt from his pocket again this time, "The bill was settled at 8:15. Then I drove for ten minutes and took Beidao home."
Mu Mu put away the receipt and also sent someone to Mihua Pet Hospital to verify. Then he looked at Bei Dao and said, "According to Brother Lu Ren, Miss Bei Dao, you will get home at half past eight."
Bei Dao nodded.
"Then what were you doing between half past eight and nine o'clock? Is there anyone who can prove it to you?"
Bei Dao hesitated for a moment and then replied, "After I got home, I called Ms. Qi Chuan first. When I couldn't get through, I left a message and went to take a shower. After I took a shower, I found that Ms. Qi Chuan still didn't call back, so I dealt with it for a while. The file rests.”
"That is to say..." Mumu crossed his hands and looked deeply, "No one can prove it for you after half past eight."
"Um……"
"Okay, there is no problem for now. Thank you for your cooperation. Please call the next person in."
"Yes." Bei Dao stood up and left. Lu Ren thought for a while and remained seated on the chair.
After a while, the administrator of Murata walked in. He said that he still had things to do next and was pressed for time. Tono asked him to come first. There was nothing to rush over in this kind of thing, it was all a matter of time.
It was still the same process, but Mu Mu said a little more, "I heard that you seem to have some conflicts with Ms. Qichuan."
"What kind of conflict can I have with her? As for what I said last night, I have been in the management room and no one can prove it to me."
"Well, okay, you can go out first."
Megure did not signal Murata to call the next suspect Tono in this time. Instead, after he left, he reached out and closed the door tightly.
"As you can see, this administrator didn't behave right. Either he lied, or he deliberately concealed something."
Others present also agreed with Megure that the administrator's performance was too poor.
He spoke with a loud voice and an indifferent smile on his face, but his face subconsciously turned aside, leaving only half of his face for everyone. A textbook case of guilty conscience.
Just when Megure was about to call Tono in, his phone suddenly rang, "Yeah... OK, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Megure's face darkened, he stood up and came to Lu Ren's side, whispering: "The results of Shimazaki Yasunobu's investigation are out. The president worked overtime until late at night yesterday, and did not leave the publishing house in the middle. Many employees of the company can vouch for him.”
Lu Ren: "..."
