During a lunch break, the police collected and analyzed clues and concluded that the suspect was probably someone who had mastered the schedules of Chairman Yashiro and the president.
in the room.
Conan, who was hiding under the table and eavesdropping, thought of the bug through his own behavior and Mouri Kogoro's cufflinks.
Just a few weeks ago, Kusaka Hiroyuki had private contact with his secretary Tsujimoto Kaho in the name of an interview. Coincidentally, at that time, a master key on the cruise ship was lost.
The suspicion points directly to Kusaka Hiroyuki.
Conan believes that even if Kusaka Hiroshige is not the murderer, he must have been involved in the case in some way. Of course, the specific situation still needs evidence to confirm.
He said to Megure Thirteen: "During yesterday's dinner, Mr. Kusaka only ate half of the meal and then went back to the room... By the way, brother Sarada also left at that time."
"..."
What a talkative boy... In front of the guardrail of the deck, Ye Gengyi's face immediately turned cold.
Although there was no reason for him to be suspected, and in order to prevent similar things from happening, last night, he specifically found Kaito Wataru to visit the cruise ship on the pretext of eating fruit, but... after the little detective said this, if nothing unexpected happened...
【Huh? More brother? It's unclear where he went. Officer Shiratori, you go find him. Brother Mouri and I will go find Mr. Kusaka first. 】
Memu Thirteen's voice came from the hidden earphones.
(_)……
"What a wonderful trip." Ye Gengyi said lightly.
"Huh? Really?"
On the side, Hui Yuan Ai's face was full of confusion... because she did not hear the slightest joy from these words.
"After the lunch break, you go find the doctor."
Before Ye Gengyi turned around and left, he added: "Remember not to go inside the cabin."
"oh……"
Hui Yuan Ai watched the back of someone walking into the cabin with a complicated expression.
…
He knew that the police had a clear purpose to come to him to inquire about the situation.
Naturally, Ye Gengyi was too lazy to deliberately delay 3 to 5 minutes, or simply make the opponent unable to find anyone.
Now the investigation of bombs is the first priority. We cannot just wait and see what happens. Simply participating in the investigation will have no impact on the plan. Of course, in addition to the murderer, there will inevitably be a detective boy added to the 'liquidation list' afterwards... …
Shiratori Rensaburo and Ye Gengyi, who came out to look for someone, met by chance in front of the elevator.
Ask about last night’s dinner.
Ye Gengyi "calmly" told the story of going to Captain Hai Tengdu to get the watermelon, and added:
"That's right, Kusaka Hiroyuki also left the restaurant at that time. Looking at the direction, he should have gone back to the guest room."
"Yes...so we suspect that he took the opportunity to install a bug in President Yashiro's room and eavesdropped on their schedule today..."
Shiratori Rensaburo lowered his voice and said, "Moreover, the size of Kusaka Hiroyuki seems to be similar to the suspect Mr. Mori met in the corridor."
Ye Gengyi said 'hmm', and asked knowingly: "Do you want to go to Kusaka Hiroyuki to confirm the situation now?"
"Yes, the Megure Police Department and Mr. Mori have passed. If Kusaka Hiroyuki has no alibi, then he has a serious suspicion..." Shiratori Rensaburo showed a serious expression.
It's a pity... He has an alibi, and the police haven't realized that this case was a multi-person crime...
Ye Gengyi didn't say these words, and took the elevator to the second floor with Shiratori Rensaburo.
…
"Unfortunately, your reasoning is wrong."
In Room 220, Kusaka Hiroyuki's voice came from the crack in the unlocked door: "At around 10:15 this morning, I was calling Minamiko to discuss the matter."
This is a single room. Although the space is sufficient, it is also limited. Considering that there may be bombs around, Ye Gengyi simply stood in the corridor.
Rensaburo Shiratori opened the door and walked in, saying:
"Excuse me, is the Minamiko you just mentioned the designer of this cruise ship, Miss Akiyoshi Minamiko?"
Although he did not specifically look up the information on the 'Aphrodite', he had heard of the young and beautiful designer Akiyoshi Minamiko.
"Eh? Are you..." Hiroyuki Kusaka was confused.
"This is my colleague who came to investigate the case with me, Officer Shiratori."
Memu Shisan looked towards the door. Due to the angle, he could not see Ye Gengyi. He thought Shiratori Rensaburo had not found anyone, so he turned to Kusaka Hiroyuki and said:
"Mr. Kusaka, please continue."
"oh……"
Hiroshige Kusaka pointed to the phone on the table: "I used this landline to call her."
"Then how long have you been chatting in total?" Mumu Shisan asked.
"Let me think about it..."
Kusaka Hiroyuki briefly recalled: "It started at ten o'clock and we talked for about thirty minutes. I'm not sure about the specific time. This phone seems to only be able to check the time of the call, but you only need to contact the cruise staff. , it should be possible to find out, right?"
There is no need for the other party to lie about something like this that only requires a simple investigation to tell the truth...
However, in this way, the other party is no longer suspected of committing the crime, at least he has an alibi.
Mumu Shisan's momentum couldn't help but weaken a bit: "Uh... what about the content of your conversation? If it's convenient, please tell me..."
"Oh, you should also know that I am a screenwriter. Because the project has just been written, I want to hear her opinion."
Hiroshige Kusaka opened a document on his laptop and explained: "Because this is a project that uses a luxury cruise ship as a stage play. If everything goes well, the Yatsushiro Group will acquire it and make it into a movie or TV series. Therefore, as a designer, Minami Zi gave me some advice on cruises.”
Seeing this, Megure Thirteen, Mouri Kogoro and Shiratori Rensaburo all came to the table to watch.
Shiratori Rensaburo asked: "Have you finished writing?"
"It's almost the same, the details still need to be modified..."
Hiroshige Kusaka shrugged: "The reason why I asked for a separate room is so that I can complete this project without being disturbed by anyone."
"Why are you calling Miss Akiyoshi Minamiko? Since we are on the same cruise ship, wouldn't it be more convenient to have a direct interview?" Shiratori Rensaburo questioned.
Kusaka Hiroyuki smiled and explained as if he was well prepared: "Because Miss Minamiko is a single woman, it would be very inconvenient for me to go to her room directly, and it would be very difficult to make an appointment to meet at a restaurant. It’s easy for others to hear it, so it would be bad if something like the plan were leaked in advance..."
"I see."
Mumu Shisan nodded in understanding.
(End of chapter)
