"That's the one!"
Rushing upstairs, as soon as they opened the door, Hattori Heiji and others saw Ed McKay lying on the ground.
"This guy is the newspaper reporter just now!"
Looking at the pistol next to the body, Hattori Heiji said: "He was shot by this gun!"
Squatting down, Conan held the body's back with his hands, a little confused, "He seems to be holding something in his hand!"
He took a closer look and said in surprise: "What, it's a belt!"
…
It didn't take long for the police to arrive at the scene. The police department leading the team was the Otaki Police Department, which everyone is familiar with.
"The person who was killed tonight was Ed McKay, a newspaper reporter currently stationed in Chicago, USA. He was 48 years old. He was shot in the chest and was almost killed on the spot!"
Looking at the pistol on the side, the Otaki Police Department said solemnly: "The murderer's gun used is a Smith & Wesson revolver."
Looking at the appearance of the corpse, he pondered for a moment, and then continued: "There were slight signs of struggle at the scene. He should have struggled for a very short period of time after being shot."
After saying that, he turned back to look at Hattori Heiji beside him, "Heiji, do you know when you heard the gunshot?"
Hattori Heiji nodded, "I know, it was about 8:05 pm!"
As he spoke, he pointed at Heye and the others behind him, "At that time, after Heye and I heard the gunshots outside the hotel, we saw the glass in this room shattering with the sound. There should be no mistake. ."
Otaki Police Department was a little surprised, "You were outside the hotel? Were you planning to go back at that time?"
Hattori Heiji waved his hand, "Oh, no, we were entrusted by the three of them to help them determine whether the lighting in the hotel room had the word K outside the hotel."
"Which three people are you referring to?"
Hattori Heiji explained: "Of course I am talking about the three owners of K Restaurant, former professional boxer Rika Barre, American professional baseball player Mike Nord, and professional football player Ray Katis!"
Officer Otaki suddenly realized, "So, they were the ones who turned on the light in the room at that time!"
Hattori Heiji nodded, "Yes, that's right. Ray is responsible for the five rooms on the first and second floors. As for Mike, he is responsible for the four rooms on the third and fourth floors. As for Rika, he is responsible for the five rooms." They went up to the two rooms upstairs at the same time."
Officer Otaki pondered: "So, the murderer may be the three of them!"
On the side, Mouri Kogoro stepped forward, "This is very likely, because I see that they all seem to be quite disgusted with this reporter."
Kazuya behind him said helplessly: "But this seems impossible. This room is in the middle of the second floor. The three of them were far away from this room at the time of the incident. Xiaolan, and Haruna, what do you think? Isn’t that right?”
Xiaolan nodded, and Shirakawa Yuki on the side had just taken out a candy and was about to put it in his mouth. When he heard Kazuye's question, he was stunned for a moment, nodded first, and then shook his head.
This made everyone a little confused, and Kazuha asked curiously: "What's wrong, Haruna?"
Shirakawa Yuki put the candy into her mouth and felt the sweet feeling in her mouth. Shirakawa Yuki couldn't help but squinted her eyes and explained casually: "I mean what you said with Ye is right. At that time, the three of them It’s indeed far away from that room, but it’s not impossible to commit a crime.”
Kazuya felt a little strange, "But...how is this possible? Not long after we heard the gunshots, we saw the three of them opening the windows of their respective rooms, right?"
Shirakawa Yuki explained: "From the time the gunfire rang out to when they opened the window, three seconds passed! In three seconds, Mr. Lei could definitely run from this room to the first floor, not to mention other people. Bar!"
Hearing her words, Heye wanted to defend, but didn't know how to start.
Seeing this, Xiaolan curled her lips and said softly: "Haruna, you made a mistake this time. As soon as Mr. Lei turned on the lights on the first floor, gunfire rang out. How could Mr. Lei say it at the same time?" What if you turn on the lights on the first floor and kill people on the second floor?"
Glancing at her, Shirakawa Yuki chuckled, "Xiaolan, let me ask you, did we see him turn on the light with his own hands?
I mean, we didn't see him turn on the lights on the first floor. There is a lot of space here! "
Officer Otaki on the side said in a deep voice: "Are you saying that the murderer is likely to be Ray Katis?"
Shirakawa Yuki shook her head, "No, no, no, I just mentioned a possibility. The specific result still depends on the police investigation."
He took a deep look at her, nodded, and then looked at He Ye beside him, "He Ye, do you know which room the three of them were in at that time?"
Heye was a little troubled and looked at Xiaolan aside as if asking for help.
Xiaolan recalled: “I remember that Mr. Mike opened the half-open curtains in the room upstairs.
After that, Mr. Ricca immediately turned off the wrong light in the second room on the left on the top floor.
Finally, Mr. Lei turned on the light that missed the room on the far right side of the first floor. "
"Just when we were happy that K was finally finished, we heard gunshots and the sound of glass breaking."
Officer Otaki continued to ask: "Did you see the three of them at that time?"
Xiaolan shook her head, "No, but it took about five seconds from the time Mr. Mike opened the curtain to the time Mr. Lei turned on the light. It was less than two seconds between hearing the gunshot."
Kazuya on the side also said: "Then they all stuck their heads out and asked desperately what happened. But it was the same as Haruna said, and almost three seconds passed."
Mouri Kogoro touched his chin, "Who could be the murderer?"
Beside him, Conan said curiously: "Is it possible that one of the invited guests did it?"
After hearing his words, everyone looked over curiously.
Just listen to Conan continue to say: "Because when Brother Heiji and I arrived here, a lot of people came immediately! I think the murderer must have been hiding in a nearby room at that time, and ran away while everyone was panicking. of."
Officer Otaki said: "But according to what you said, everyone invited to the cocktail party will be suspected. It will be difficult to find the murderer!"
"How strange!"
At this time, Conan's exclamations rang out again.
Everyone looked and saw that Conan pushed up the body and said in surprise: "Look, this uncle seems to be holding something in his left hand!"
Everyone knelt down and discovered that the corpse's left hand was holding his belt tightly.
"Also, his right hand is weird. The little finger and ring finger are both bent. Could he be fistfighting with the murderer at that time?"
Because of the suspicion raised by Shirakawa Yuki about Ray Katis, Conan no longer concealed it at this moment. He couldn't wait to speak out as soon as he found any clues, hoping to discover the truth of this case.
In his opinion, it is impossible for his idol Mr. Ray to commit a crime.
But fortunately, what Shirakawa Yuki said to Xiaolan before, although Xiaolan felt that it was not good for Conan to participate in the case, she did not directly stop it.
He just looked at him helplessly.
