When the glass on the second floor shattered, Conan and Hattori Heiji immediately ran towards the building. They found a person lying dead in the central room No. 3 on the second floor. After calling the police, police officer Goro Otaki of the Osaka Police Department led a team to the scene.
Situ Xiu looked around the room. The deceased was lying on the ground with a pool of blood underneath. His right hand stretched three fingers forward and bent two fingers. His left hand clenched the belt of his trousers. The face of the victim was the one who had attacked three people in the restaurant. Journalist for sports stars.
"The deceased was Ed McKay, a 48-year-old newspaper reporter who settled in Washington. He was shot in the chest and almost died on the spot. The murder weapon was a revolver. Judging from the traces of friction in the blood, he seemed to have struggled after being hit. After a while".
In the victim's room, a policeman held a small book and reported the results of the investigation.
In addition to the police, there were Situ Xiu and his party in this room. However, Situ Xiu and Koizumi Hongzi stood at the door and did not enter the room.
After hearing this, Otaki Goro looked at Hattori Heiji and asked: "Hei, do you still remember what time it was when the incident happened?"
"Hmm... It seems like around 8:05 pm"
Hattori Heiji held his chin, thought for a moment, and then said: "I heard gunshots outside the hotel with Kazuye and the others, and we also saw the glass in this room shattered, so it shouldn't be wrong."
"Outside the hotel? Were you ready to leave at that time?"
"No, we were entrusted by the three of them. They asked us to help check the electric lights in the hotel room and see if we can successfully make the K in K3 on the hotel's signature from the light from the glass window."
"Which three people?"
"He was the boss of K3 at the time! Boxer Cad Barrera, baseball pitcher Mike Norwood, and football player Ray Catis, three sports stars."
"So it's the three of them who turned on the light?"
"Yes, Mr. Carteris is in charge of the five rooms on the first and second floors, Mr. Mike is in charge of the rooms on the third and fourth floors, and Mr. Barrera is in charge of the fifth room at the top." .
"Then these three people may be the murderers."
Otaki Goro held his chin and thought about it. Hattori Heiji did not deny it. He also had a feeling that these three people might be the murderers.
"This is very likely." Mouri Kogoro came out and said with a smile: "Because the three of them seem to hate that newspaper reporter."
"But it shouldn't be possible!"
He Ye, who was standing at the door, immediately retorted, and then analyzed: "The room that was hit by the bullet was in the center of the second floor. The three of them were all in different rooms at the time. It was impossible to do it, right? orchid".
"Yeah" Xiaolan said.
"Then do you know which room the three of them are in?" Otaki Goro asked.
"Mr. Mike is on the 3rd floor, which is above this room, while Mr. Barrera is on the 5th floor, and Mr. Katis is in the corner room on the 1st floor at the bottom. When K is completed, these three people are far away from that room. It’s a bit far”
Xiaolan pondered for a moment. The hotel has five floors in total, and each floor has five rooms. The victim's room was Room 3 in the middle of the second floor.
Otaki Goro frowned slightly and asked, "Have you seen the three of them?"
"No, but if the lights are turned on, we can know their specific location," Xiao Lan said.
"And when the glass shattered, all three of them stuck their heads out of the window and asked what happened in unison, so I thought it was impossible."
He Ye added, hearing the voices of three people at the same time from the intercom.
Otaki Goro frowned slightly. The suspicion of the three people seemed to be eliminated. Who could be the murderer?
"Sister Ye is right. However, the suspicion of these three people is still there. They just used certain techniques to kill the victim even if they were not in that room. Since it was a shooting, I suggest that the three people's smoke reactions be tested. ".
Situ Xiu glanced at Conan. If he knew who the murderer was, he would be very disappointed.
"That's right. If you shoot a gun, it will definitely leave a smoke reaction."
Otaki Goro's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Hurry and check if those three people have any gun smoke reaction, and other guests will also check."
"Yes" a policeman responded and turned to leave.
Otaki Goro glanced at Situ Xiu, came close to Hattori Heiji, and asked in a low voice: "Is this little kid the stinky kid you mentioned?"
"Yes, very stinky and unlovable," Hattori Heiji complained. Ever since he met Situ Xiu, he felt that his life had reached a low point.
Conan heard what Situ Xiu said, thought about it, and said, "You said those three people used a certain method, then you should know the method of committing the crime."
"have no idea"
Situ Xiu said calmly that he did not know the criminal's method, but he remembered who the murderer was.
Everyone: "......".
"However, I still discovered one thing. If you look carefully at the victim's hands, there should be some kind of message left behind."
Situ Xiu pointed to the lying victim, holding his belt with his left hand. Three fingers of his right hand were straightened and two fingers were bent. This was probably a death message.
Everyone looked over, and Otaki Goro was surprised: "Belt? Why did you hold your belt tightly before death, and what does it mean to stretch out three fingers?"
"Could the finger refer to something like 3, such as K3?" Koizumi Anko analyzed.
Everyone heard the words and pondered secretly.
"I understand. The victim wanted to tell us the proof of winning the championship after a fierce battle, that is, Mr. Barrera, the boxing champion with the gold medal belt."
The more Mouri Kogoro thought about it, the more excited he became. Yes, his analysis was not wrong, he was too witty.
"Then what does the victim's three fingers mean? Mr. Barrera always knocks out his opponent in the fourth round," He Ye said with a speechless face.
"........."Maori Kogoro.
"Could it be a BAND? Some people would call a belt a bandage," Otaki Goro thought for a while.
"BAND....BAND....BAND003"
Mouri Kogoro pinched his chin, suddenly thought of something, and said excitedly: "I understand, it's what Mr. Bando meant. There is a guy named Bando among the guests. As long as he is found, this case can be solved."
"..." Everyone.
The confused detective! ! !
Situ Xiu waved his hands helplessly, saying that the case was definitely committed by one of the three people, so why did it go astray?
Otaki Goro came close to Hattori Heiji's ear and whispered: "Hei, is that person really the sleeping Kogoro?"
"Yes, but he seems to be drunk today." Hattori Heiji laughed dryly.
Soon, the test results came out and it was found that the three sports stars had no symptoms.
Otaki Goro pinched his chin and said, "It seems it has nothing to do with the three of them."
"Yeah" Conan breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Situ Xiu walked over, put a hand on Conan's shoulder, and whispered: "The murderer is definitely one of the three sports stars, most likely Katis from the 1st to 2nd floors."
"impossible"
Conan's expression changed and he said firmly: "There are no problems in the smoke inspection."
"Of course it's no problem. How long has it been? You can change your clothes at any time," Situ Xiu said.
Conan frowned slightly, still not believing it, and asked: "Method, tell me how he did it."
"have no idea".
Situ Xiu rolled his eyes at Conan, and then said: "Although I don't know the method, I have evidence that can prove that the murderer is him."
"What?" Conan looked shocked. Could the murderer really be Katis?
impossible!
How could it be him, why is it him.
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