Before Hoshino Sora could say anything, the sharp-mouthed Kubota immediately responded to Mouri Kogoro's words and said in a hesitant tone: "Speaking of which, a security guard saw a moving armor at night a few days ago. Could it be that the curator was there? practise?"
When Mouri Kogoro heard this, he felt relieved and nodded: "The reason why I came here is because I heard this rumor. So, this so-called moving armor is what you are practicing, curator, right?"
"Impossible, how could the curator do such a thing?" Iijima was extremely excited and complained for the curator Ochiai.
"How is it impossible? As Detective Mori said, the curator loves the museum very much. He doesn't want Boss Manaka to destroy the museum, so it is reasonable to kill him." Kubota said loudly.
Iijima frowned and shouted: "How dare you speak of the curator? In terms of motives, yours is bigger! It was exposed that you secretly sold the works in the museum, and you have to compensate Boss Manaka for a large sum of money. Money, how can a gambler like you have the money to compensate him..."
"You...what are you talking about? Even if I owe money, I won't kill anyone!" Kubota immediately retorted as if he had been bitten by a snake.
Conan looked at Kubota, the lenses of his glasses reflecting the light.
"Ahem." Officer Megure coughed, interrupting their exchange of blows, and turned to Director Ochiai, "Do you have any explanation, Director?"
Director Ochiai frankly admitted that he practiced wearing armor at night a few days ago, but he denied that he killed anyone. "This afternoon, I was with Mr. Hoshino all the time, and there was no chance to commit murder."
"Is this like this? Brother Hoshino?" Officer Megure looked at Hoshino Sora.
Hoshino Sora nodded, "Yes, I have been staying with the curator this afternoon, listening to him talk about the ups and downs of the art museum in the past fifty years. He could not have committed the crime unless he had the ability to clone himself. In other words, at the moment Officer Mu, is there any magic in this world? Or teleportation is also possible. I once saw a teleportation magic on TV. It was super powerful. The assistant lady entered the box, and then a maid with a horn on her head Just got out of the box..."
"..." Officer Memu shouted, "Baga, there is no such thing as cloning or teleportation in this world. They are all just tricks."
Conan also rolled his eyes and complained in his mind, "Akong is still the same as before. What about the clone technique and teleportation? I really thought this was the Dragon Ball world."
Mouri Kogoro frowned and asked: "Akong, are you sure you have been with him all the time? The time of the murder was half past four. Are you also with him at this time?"
"Of course, we were always together. We only separated when we finally heard Xiaolan's scream." Hoshino Sora said with certainty.
Mouri Kogoro was a little confused. He vowed to identify the murderer, but he was slapped in the face. Akong was actually with the curator all the time, so the curator had no time to commit the crime. In other words, the murderer was someone else!
Who is the one?
Conan was also thinking about it, and if he excluded the curator, then the person with the biggest motive would undoubtedly be the staff member named Kubota.
Officer Megure began to question everyone in the art gallery one by one, while Conan quietly ran to the scene and conducted a detailed inspection.
After all the inquiries, Officer Takagi called and Director Ochiai's fingerprints were detected on the dropped ballpoint pen.
"Officer Megure, have you made any new discoveries?" Mouri Kogoro asked quickly.
"Well, Director Ochiai's fingerprint was detected on that ballpoint pen." Officer Megure looked at Director Ochiai and sighed, "Director Ochiai, the situation is not good for you."
"Hey, Officer Megure, wait a minute! Let's not talk about the alibi of the curator." Sora Hoshino said speechlessly, "Let's first recall the murder process on the surveillance video. Was Boss Manaka pinched with one hand? Put your neck against the wall, then lift it up and nail it to the wall with a sword? Can you think about it, with Director Ochiai's physical fitness, can he do this while wearing armor?"
"This armor is not a mecha. Wearing this will not only increase your defense, but it will also cause a burden!"
Officer Megure reacted belatedly, and looked at Director Ochiai again. He was tall and thin, with a white beard and age marks on his face. Judging from his appearance alone, he was at least seventy years old. It is indeed a bit unbelievable that an old man of such an age wants to lift an adult with one hand.
"Director Ochiai practices health-preserving boxing, and even participated in a triathlon when he was young, so it's not surprising that he is strong." Kubota said in a timely manner.
Iijima glared angrily and cursed, "What do you want to do with your soul?"
I just want to send the curator to jail. What a rotten person!
Hoshino Sora walked up to Kubota and stared at him condescendingly, which made Kubota feel nervous.
"You...why are you looking at me like that?" Kubota felt guilty, so he spoke loudly, wanting to use his loud voice to embolden him.
"You are very strange." Hoshino Sora stared at him and asked, "It seems that you have always wanted to blame Director Ochiai. Do you hate him so much? Or do you want to find a scapegoat?"
Kubota was shocked and shouted in a panic: "What are you talking about? The curator himself admitted that he wore armor at night to practice how to assassinate the boss of Manaka..."
"What's wrong with your itchy hands? It's you, do you have an alibi? Can anyone prove it for you?" Hoshino Sora asked.
"I...I was working alone at the time!" Kubota repeated what he had said to the police before.
"Really? Then why do I smell a lingering rust smell on you?" Hoshino Sora came closer and asked with sharp eyes.
Kubota didn't know why and said casually: "Maybe it's because I wiped the rusty sculpture."
"No, no, no, this rust smell is not really rust smell, but..." Hoshino Sora walked around Kubota and suddenly asked, "Did you wear gloves when you killed people?"
"Hmm...huh? What, I didn't kill anyone! How can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air!" Frightened, Kubota roared angrily at Hoshino Sora, "Officer, he is framing me, you can't let him falsely accuse me. ah!"
Officer Megure also felt that something was wrong with Kubota, but the evidence had to be considered when handling the case. The current situation was actually very unfavorable to Director Ochiai. If Hoshino Sora had not provided an alibi for the director, he would have killed Director Ochiai long ago. It was taken.
"Brother Hoshino, don't doubt others randomly unless you have evidence."
Hoshino Sora smiled and said: "Officer Megure, please let the people from the forensics department check his clothes, pants and shoes. There are stains on them, and they are most likely those of the deceased. It seems like it should be him. When I took off my armor, I accidentally picked it up and didn’t know anything about it.”
Kubota: "!!!"
Kubota hurriedly looked for traces on his body. Upon seeing this, Officer Megure immediately asked his clothes to be tested. When Kubota was asked to take off his clothes and shoes and was sprayed with luminol reagent, Officer Megure After being ordered to turn off the lights, the cuffs of clothes and the soles of shoes fluoresced in the darkness.
"There is a trace reaction!" said Deng Mijian from the forensics class.
"Okay, turn on the lights." The moment Officer Megure gave the order, he heard the sound of someone falling and screaming, as well as the sound of running away.
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