When Toru Amuro's thoughts were wandering, Conan's eyes when he looked at Mouri Kogoro gradually changed from 'surprised', 'encouraged', and 'anticipated' to 'really speechless'.
Seeing Toru Amuro looking at him blankly, Mouri Kogoro asked with a proud look on his face, "I was right, so you are speechless, right?"
"No..." Toru Amuro came to his senses and quickly cleared himself of the suspicion, "Mr. Mori said that I went out and killed Miss Hatsune, but after Miss Hatsune left the restaurant, I never left the restaurant. Although the restaurant has a back door, I I have been working. After eight o'clock, I only went to the bathroom once. The rest of the time I was entertaining guests and always walking around the restaurant. As long as the guests and other waiters in the restaurant noticed, it should be able to prove that I did not leave during this period. Pass the restaurant.”
Mouri Kogoro touched his chin, "That's when you go to the bathroom..."
"When I went to the bathroom, the consultant had already entered the bathroom before me." Toru Amuro looked at Chi Feichi and then at Banba Yorita, "Then Mr. Banba also went in. When he entered, The consultant and I happened to come out of the bathroom, which means that even if I went to the bathroom, I didn't have time to be alone."
"That's hard to say," Mouri Kogoro continued to look at Toru Amuro with suspicion, "The restroom in this restaurant has more than one stall. You can also pretend to go to the restroom and sneak out of the stall... …”
Chi Feichi silently watched the performance of this group of people.
Is his teacher Mouri pestering Amuro?
No, judging from the results, his teacher may be considered a righteous extermination of relatives...
Look at the smile on Amuro's face, it seems to be saying 'Mr. Mori, you are awesome'!
Toru Amuro smiled at Kogoro Mouri and the police officers who looked at him suspiciously, "But neither the consultant nor I entered the cubicle."
Mouri Kogoro and Megure Thirteen: "..."
Well, this is possible...
"Furthermore, the ventilation window in the bathroom is very high and narrow. It can only allow a child of seven or eight years old to squeeze through. In addition, there is only the front door to leave." Toru Amuro looked at Banba Yorita, "Mr. Banba should always be there." Pay attention to my movements. Less than five minutes after I entered the bathroom, he also entered. Even if I had other ways to leave the bathroom, I would only have enough time to go around to the parking lot..."
Megure Thirteen confirmed with Banba Yorita, "Is that so? Mr. Banba?"
Banba Raita recalled and nodded, "At that time, I thought he was Hatsune's lover, and I had indeed been paying attention to his movements. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became. When I found him going to the bathroom, I wanted to follow him, even when there was no one around. I gave him a few warnings, but Maori’s apprentice was in the bathroom, and I was embarrassed to have an attack, so the two of them left the bathroom while chatting about ordering food.”
"Well..." Megure Shisan gathered his thoughts, "That is to say, Mr. Amuro cannot have taken the opportunity to leave the restaurant. He has not left the restaurant since Miss Hatsune left, and many witnesses can be found to help him prove... "
Amuro interrupted with a voice, "Actually, Mr. Mori was half right before. I called at 8:48 to confirm the specific time of Miss Hatsune's arrival in the parking lot..."
"Huh?!" Megure Thirteen was a little surprised, and soon stared at Toru Amuro with a solemn expression.
"I also told her, 'I have something to tell you in person,' and I made sure that she would arrive at the parking lot in a minute or two," Toru Amuro said calmly, looking towards Chi Feichi, " However, I called to confirm Miss Hatsune’s whereabouts for the consultant’s sake, because the consultant told me that he had something important to tell Miss Hatsune.”
"Hmm..." Mumu Shisan just put his right hand on his chin, and quickly reacted, his eyes widened, and he turned to look at Chi Feichi, "Huh?!"
Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru also turned to look at Chi Feichi, their eyes as surprised as Megure Thirteen.
"Wait...wait a minute!" Mouri Kogoro's eyes moved back and forth between Amuro Toru and Chi Feichi, and he asked in surprise, "Why is this matter related to Feichi again?"
The companion, Laita, also looked at Chi Feichi with disbelief. His brain tried to connect 'his new wife' with 'Maori's handsome apprentice', and for a moment he didn't know whether he should think of the worst.
These two people... are going to talk in the parking lot? No, the question now is, do these two people actually know each other? Why didn't his wife tell him?
"When I delivered the sashimi to you, the consultant had already recognized me. I was worried that recognizing him would affect the commissioned work, so I whispered to him that I was working," Toru Amuro said with a serious look on his face. Recalling, "Before Miss Hatsune left the store to go to the nail salon, I deliberately knocked over the cake on Mr. Banba's pants. Ms. Hatsune winked at me at that time, suggesting that I would help her keep an eye on Mr. Banba. Because of her actions, Mr. Banba was even jealous. I think it was because of her actions that the consultant guessed that she was my client..."
Mao Lilan was a little surprised, "At that time, did Brother Fei Chi quietly ask you to help contact Miss Hatsune?"
"No, it was after that," Amuro said. "After Miss Hatsune left, I was busy entertaining the guests. At about 8:30, when I passed by your table, the consultant suddenly stood up and said that he wanted to go to the bathroom. I felt like he glanced at me on purpose, thinking that maybe he wanted to talk to me. Even if not, I could go to him to say hello and reminisce about old times. So, after delivering the tray to the bar, I Went to the bathroom with him."
Mouri Kogoro looked at Chi Feichi speechlessly, "Did you discuss talking to Miss Hatsune in the bathroom?"
"At that time, I spent some time reminiscing with Amuro. As soon as he mentioned whether his client was Miss Hatsune, Mr. Banba came in." Chi Feichi put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray and stood up. , looked at Banba Yorita calmly and said, "When we left the bathroom afterwards, when we talked about calling him to order a meal, we were actually talking about him calling Ms. Kamon to confirm the time of arrival at the parking lot."
Banba Raita recalled it with a numb face, "It turns out that was that time..."
"But didn't Conan also go to the bathroom at that time?" Mao Lilan looked around and found a primary school student who was approaching behind Chi Feichi. "Conan and Brother Feichi came back together later, didn't they?"
Mu Mu Thirteen has one head and two big heads.
Why is Conan involved again?
"After we left the bathroom, we met this little brother outside the door," Toru Amuro smiled slightly at Conan, then looked at Megure Thirteen, "He also heard our conversation at that time, and he should also remember what the consultant said I said, 'I'll just confirm the time on the phone tonight,' and I also said, 'I'll confirm the time on the phone, and then I'll let you know'..."
"I heard such words," Conan raised his head and explained to Mao Lilan, "I met them outside the bathroom door. After Mr. Amuro said those words to Brother Chi, he left first. Then when I went to the bathroom, Mr. Banba left a little earlier than me, and Brother Chi was waiting outside for me to come out, and then we returned to our seats together. Not long after we sat down, Mr. Amuro came over and told Brother Chi that the grape juice needed some time to prepare and would deliver it at that time. "
Mao Lilan recalled and nodded, "I remember, Conan, you also said you wanted a glass of orange juice. After Mr. Amuro finished delivering the drinks requested by other guests, he went behind the bar to prepare..."
"I think when Mr. Amuro mentioned grape juice to Brother Chi, he actually wanted to say that he would contact Miss Hatsune later, and after confirming that Miss Hatsune is back here, he would send a glass of grape juice to Brother Chi," Conan said. He spoke in a child's tone and turned to look at the bar, "Because at about 8:40, I saw Mr. Amuro on the phone over there and quietly communicated with him for a few words. After hanging up the phone, he asked me He brought juice to our table, and Brother Chi immediately pretended to talk to me, saying that my detective armband fell outside and took me out..."
Mouri Kogoro looked at Chi Feichi even more speechlessly, "So you are using this kid as a shield."
"Mr. Chi," Takagi Wataru asked in confusion, "since you asked Mr. Amuro to help confirm whether Miss Hatsune has returned and went to the parking lot to talk to Miss Hatsune about something, why did you bring Conan with you?"
Conan also looked up at Chi Feichi.
Yes, why we should bring him along is also a question that he can't figure out...
"In order to avoid suspicion," Chi Feichi said without changing his expression, "because Miss Garmon is Mr. Banba's new wife, and Mr. Banba seems to be jealous easily, so I took Conan with me. After all, Mr. Banba is a Maori teacher. I don’t want him to misunderstand me, and I don’t want Teacher Maori to be in a difficult situation because of some disputes.”
Banba Yorita was stunned on the spot.
this……
He had previously suspected that Mori's apprentice was having a secret meeting with Hatsune. Was he being too stingy?
Mao Lilan, Memu Shisan and others all felt that Chi Feichi respected and cared about their teacher's feelings, not to mention Maori Kogoro. Hearing what Chi Feichi said, they felt extremely warm and felt warm all over. the illusion.
"I see, but there is another thing that I find strange..." Toru Amuro looked at Kogoro Mori and asked, "Mr. Mori should be able to guess when Miss Hatsune will come back, right? Before Miss Hatsune left, she told Mr. Banba is sitting at your table. When she left, she said she would be back in two hours. It was after half past six, probably early six forty, so the time of her return was It will probably be around 8:40 to 9 p.m.”
Mouri Kogoro didn't expect that Toru Amuro would suddenly mention him. He noticed that Megure Thirteen cast a questioning look at him, and quickly nodded in confirmation, "When Miss Hatsune left, she said she would be back in two hours, but, I I only know that the time should be before seven o'clock in the evening, and I didn't pay attention to the specific time, so I can only guess that Miss Hatsune will be back before nine o'clock in the evening."
(End of chapter)
