"Please cooperate with us to test the smoke reaction..." the police officer from Osaka stood up and said.
So everyone present lined up to be tested by the police one by one.
Place test strips to test gun smoke reaction on each person's cuff.
Tsushima Shuji and others did not participate in the test, and neither did Hattori Heiji, Mori Kogoro and others.
Not even Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuye who were following them.
Because they are detectives.
Therefore, Tsushima Shuji and Atobe Keigo who were following him did not receive the test.
Because Tsushima Shuji is a police consultant.
Police Insider.
The three athletes not only underwent gun smoke reaction tests, but were also symbolically searched to see if they were carrying guns.
"Ah, it's so strange. Look, why is the deceased's hand placed like this?" Conan Edogawa stood in front of the corpse, pointing to the hand of the corpse with an innocent and curious expression.
The corpse's hands were tightly holding the belt of his pants.
Everyone else was attracted by Edogawa Conan's curious voice and turned their attention to the corpse.
"It's also strange about his fingers. Why are two fingers bent?" Edogawa Conan continued pointing at the corpse's fingers.
"Stay away from the corpse, Conan." Mao Lilan picked up Edogawa Conan and reminded him.
"The belt...? I understand! The belt is the symbol of the championship! Boxing champions all have belts that symbolize victory, right?! The deceased must be reminding us that the murderer is Rika Barre!" Mouri Kogoro suddenly realized it and said loudly.
"...but how to explain the fingers?" Edogawa Conan asked with a dead eye.
"Fingers... fingers... two flexed fingers, three raised fingers... it must refer to Rekardis! He has participated in competitions in three countries!" Mouri Kogoro was stunned for a moment, and then found it. Reasonable explanation.
"But the three fingers may also refer to Mr. McNold? For baseball players, it's the same gesture, right?" Mao Lilan gestured with doubts and said.
"Ah..." Mouri Kogoro fell into thought.
"...Is this guy really the sleeping Kogoro?" the Osaka police officer asked Hattori Heiji with a speechless expression.
"Hahaha... maybe because... he was a little drunk..." Hattori Heiji, who knew the truth, laughed.
Otherwise, what else can I say? Said that Mouri Kogoro fell into a coma before receiving an anesthesia injection? So there is no way to reason?
This cannot be said.
"Currently, it seems that the three athletes are the most likely to kill the deceased..." Osaka's police officer said thoughtfully.
"Have you searched them?" Hattori Heiji asked.
"I just did a random search because the managers of the three of them have been..." Osaka's police officer looked at Hattori Heiji and asked him to look at it.
Hattori Heiji turned around and saw three managers yelling at the police officers, which made them sweat profusely.
"It's really arrogant..." Hattori Heiji curled his lips.
"This reporter once wrote dirty news about those three athletes. It is very likely that those three people did it..." said the Osaka police officer.
"No, those news are false. The three of them won the lawsuit, so the three of them will not do this." Edogawa Conan shook his head and looked at Recadis with admiration.
There was something wrong with Hattori Heiji's eyes. He quietly came to Tsushima Shuji, smiled at the others, then covered his mouth with his hand, lowered his head and whispered in Tsushima Shuji's ear: "Do you think that Kudo guy Is there something wrong today?"
"Something's wrong? No." Tsushima Shuji glanced at Edogawa Conan and shook his head.
It’s a very normal fan attitude.
Nothing is wrong at all.
"That guy actually told me that it's impossible for three athletes to kill someone. They are obviously the most motivated to kill. That guy Kudo was very suspicious before." Hattori Heiji's tone was full of urgency.
Why are you so determined this time that the three athletes cannot be criminals?
"Kudo-senpai likes Recardis very much, so Miss Ran took the initiative to ask Recardis for his autograph and wrote Shinichi's name on it. It was for Kudo-senpai. It must be because she likes it very much. Mention it often, so Miss Xiaolan will remember it. In this case, wouldn't it be normal?" Shuji Tsushima smiled softly.
"It is difficult for fans to accept their idols committing crimes because they have something called an idol filter for their idols, which will automatically beautify their idols..."
"Now Kudo-senpai has this kind of fan mentality."
"After all, detectives are also human beings, and they have preferences." Tsushima Shuji spread his hands and said.
"But the three of them are the most suspicious." Hattori Heiji's eyes were solemn.
The rest of the guests had nothing to do with the dead reporter, because the other person was a reporter stationed in the United States, and the news he wrote was about active athletes in the United States. This time he came to Japan just to attend the banquet of three athletes.
Today, only three of the organizers who came to the banquet were foreign athletes.
"If it is really those three people, or one of the three people..." Hattori Heiji lowered his eyes.
There was still a word he had left unsaid.
If it even happens to be Kudo's favorite Rekardis...
How hard it would be for Kudo to accept this.
"Be prepared to comfort him." Shuji Tsushima patted Hattori Heiji on the shoulder.
"What do you mean? What do you know?" Hattori Heiji raised his head and asked.
What Tsushima means is...
Kudo will need comfort after knowing the answer...
That is to say...
Is Tsushima hinting that the murderer is indeed Kudo’s idol Rekardis? !
"I didn't say anything. The truth is more convincing if he, as a fan, finds it out personally, right? No matter who else says it, others may be questioned." The black-haired boy with wild eyes curled up. Left Eye said with a smile.
After all, that’s what fans are.
Only hard evidence can make them accept that their idols are different from what they imagined.
What others say is just lies and slander.
"I'm not good at comforting, so I'll leave it to you." Tsushima Shuji said this, leaving Hattori Heiji and returning to Atobe Keigo and others.
"I..." Hattori Heiji looked at a loss.
He is not good at comforting either!
How to do this? Not letting Kudo participate? But no, Kudo couldn't give up the investigation.
But if Kudo is allowed to investigate, the other party will gradually find out that the murderer is an idol...
Why should you leave it to yourself to comfort others?
Hattori Heiji thought about it without tears.
"Noah, what did you say to him? He looks so strange." Hiroki Sawada looked curiously at Hattori Heiji, who kept changing his face.
"I didn't say anything, but I didn't know it would be like this." Shuji Tsushima smiled.
He really didn't say anything.
