Inside the black tea shop.
Officer Megure and others inquired about the only current insider related to the case who was also the client of the deceased.
Edogawa Conan, Mao Lilan and others listened to the confession nervously and seriously.
However, Shuji Tsushima and others sitting at the next table acted as if they were really just guests, confidently requesting the store to provide black tea and snacks.
The clerk didn't refuse.
Although a body was found on the elevator at the door and the police took a statement in their store, what does it matter? Will it affect their ability to continue doing business?
No impact.
So in this weird atmosphere, the clerk still abided by the business rules and provided perfect service to Tsushima Shuji and others.
This created a scene where they were drinking afternoon tea leisurely and listening.
Okiya Ang also stayed behind.
"In fact, the eighth to eleventh floors of this building belong to our company, and a week ago, Mr. Nakajo gave me a list of members who may have embezzled funds..." Offering clues The man said so.
"The eighth to eleventh floors belong to your company. The deceased's file is empty and the contents have been taken away. It's possible that the contents are evidence of someone who embezzled public funds, so the murderer took away those files. ." Officer Megu sorted out the clues.
"In other words, the murderer is most likely an employee of your company, that is, the person who embezzled the funds. After killing the person, he did not leave the building, but went upstairs and returned to the company." This analysis said.
"Officer Megure, we found a witness." Takagi Wataru suddenly walked in from outside the black tea shop and spoke.
“According to eyewitness accounts, the murderer killed Mr. Nakajo a few seconds before the power outage occurred. After the power outage was restored, witnesses saw the murderer hurriedly leaving with something in his arms, while Mr. Nakajo stumbled into the elevator alone. "Takagi Wataru reported the report while looking at the details he had written down.
"So have you seen the murderer's face?" Officer Megure asked.
"According to eyewitness accounts, I only saw a man wearing a coat, and nothing else." Takagi Wataru shook his head.
"So, Mr. Afterlife, do you have any other clues? Can you show us the list?" Officer Megure looked at the man opposite again.
"Of course, here it is." The man took out a piece of paper from his clothes and handed it to Officer Megure.
"This is the list of suspects. We can investigate one by one..." Officer Megure's words stopped abruptly after opening the paper.
Takagi Sheba took a look, and couldn't help but shrink his head when he saw the dozens of names on it.
"It will take a lot of effort to investigate each one clearly..." Takagi Wataru said worriedly.
There are not just five or six names on this list, but fifty or sixty names.
"Indeed, the range is too large. Is there any way to reduce the range..." Officer Megure said thoughtfully.
His eyes looked at Tsushima Shuji involuntarily, full of hints.
However, Shuji Tsushima enjoyed the afternoon tea casually, as if he didn't feel the eyes of Officer Megure at all.
So Officer Megure sighed and reluctantly chose to fend for himself.
A team of people were called in to investigate which of the fifty-eight people on the list had alibi and which ones did not.
Edogawa Conan tiptoed and glanced at the list secretly, using his extraordinary memory and eyesight to memorize the contents on the list in his mind.
There are fifty-eight names in total. What does the ox△ left by the deceased imply? Is it related to the names on the list?
The elementary school student's glasses reflected the light, and he showed a challenging smile.
Officer Memu led people to the elevator and inspected the scene.
"Is there any other information beside these three symbols? Because there are blood stains on the side." The primary school student took the initiative to hold the document bag in the evidence bag and pointed to the clues.
"We also noticed this, but we didn't find any writing on the ground." Officer Megure and Officer Takagi said in unison.
The blood dripping on the pedal in front of the elevator was also checked, and the elevator was also checked, but could not be found.
"Then have you also checked the elevator on the other side?" Edogawa Conan asked again.
"The other side?" Officer Megure and Officer Takagi were both stunned for a moment.
"Because after the deceased died, didn't the elevator keep running? Is it possible that it was on the other side?" Edogawa Conan asked.
"Indeed, it makes sense." Officer Megure nodded after thinking.
"Spray the luminol reagent on the elevator and see if you can find traces of blood words." He said to Officer Takagi.
"Yes!" Takagi Sheba responded.
"Officer Memu, we found the clothes of the suspected murderer." The search team members hurried over holding brown clothes and hats.
"These clothes were found in a bathroom on the fifth floor, but the stolen documents were not found."
"We have also investigated the alibi of the fifty-eight people. Only twenty-seven people have a definite alibi for the crime." They reported the intelligence they collected.
"Thank you for your hard work." Officer Memu nodded and took the list of twenty-seven names that had been crossed out.
There are still thirty-one suspects on it.
The scope is still a bit too big.
It would be easier if there were other clues found on the elevator pedals...
Officer Megure thought so and looked at Wataru Takagi who was squatting in front of the elevator and taking the lead in spraying the luminol reagent.
"Officer Megure! We found it!" Takagi Wataru suddenly raised his head and shouted.
"Found it? What did you write?" Officer Megure asked hurriedly.
"Uh... this... Officer Megure, you'd better come and see for yourself." Takagi Wataru said with a strange expression and a hesitant tone.
"What's so hard to say..." Officer Memu stepped forward with a puzzled look on his face. When he lowered his head and looked down, he was also stunned.
What appears on the pedal is a square pattern.
"What does this mean? ox△□? ox△?" Officer Memu looked confused.
Isn’t it becoming more and more difficult to leave death messages for the deceased these days?
Have you really not considered what if no one understands it?
Or do you think everyone is a detective?
Can't you just leave a simple death message?
"Ah, I'm so sleepy." Tsushima Shuji slowly lay down on the table.
It's really boring to watch other people reason.
Because in order to search for evidence and confirm evidence, he would be running around the crime scene all the time.
Just like the elementary school student who was caught by the police while hiding behind a box.
But reasoning on your own is boring.
Rather than reasoning himself, he would rather watch someone else's boring reasoning.
At least the process will take longer.
"I thought that after encountering the case, Counselor Tsushima, you would help the police quickly find the truth without saying a word." The pink-haired man said with a smile.
Counselor Tsushima was used to refer to the boy.
Refers to the identity of the other party's police adviser.
"I have completed this month's quota, and I also need to take a vacation. The case cannot be entirely relied on by me. I need to give the police a chance to practice." Shuji Tsushima's tone was full of consideration for the police.
Be lazy and provide the police with an opportunity to exercise√.
"Indeed, if you always rely on others, you will become a being without the ability to think on your own." Okiya Ao agreed with this statement.
To a certain extent, Shuji Tsushima did a good job for the future of the police.
But it’s not certain whether the police can understand it.
"Um, brother Tsushima, do you have any... hints about this death message?" Officer Megure walked over and said a little embarrassedly.
But the target of the inquiry was Tsushima Shuji, so there was no need to be so embarrassed, because Tsushima Shuji was a colleague.
Or a superior who is higher than himself.
"As a reminder... um..." The black-haired boy folded his arms, looking thoughtful.
"In that case, let me say a few words." The young man said helplessly.
The people around him immediately stared at him, waiting for him to give the key hint.
"First of all, the murderer's name is four-letter!" The young man spoke confidently under the spotlight.
"...? Is this... considered a reminder?" Officer Memu's serious expression disappeared instantly and was replaced by an embarrassed expression.
"Maybe... forget it... hahaha." Takagi Wataru smiled far-fetchedly.
"Is there anything else?" Officer Memu said in a melancholy tone.
"Well... give me the list." Shuji Tsushima touched his chin and suddenly stretched out his hand towards Officer Megure.
"Here." Officer Megure quickly handed over the list.
"Let me see..." Tsushima Shuji took out the pen from his pocket.
"It's decided that you are the real murderer." He circled a name as if he was sketching it randomly.
"Brother Tsushima, what are you doing..." Officer Megure said stumblingly as he looked at the boy's perfunctory and playful behavior.
"Go and catch him." Shuji Tsushima handed the opponent the list of circled names with his backhand, and said calmly.
"Is the one who was circled here the murderer? This..." Officer Megure was a little in disbelief.
"Kuniyoshi Bunta..." Officer Megure looked at the circled names and started brainstorming.
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From this point of view, the other party's name does indeed fit the message left by the deceased during his lifetime.
Edogawa Conan stood on tiptoes and took a look, and suddenly realized something.
"I know! Officer Megure! The name written by the deceased was actually Kuniyoshi Bunta's name, but the murderer took away the upper part of the document, so only the lower part of the document bag was left..." Jiang Togawa Conan immediately expressed his analysis.
Officer Megure and others listened to the elementary school student's analysis with expressions of familiarity.
After all, someone often appears at crime scenes and often participates in case analysis, so everyone is used to it.
On the contrary, Chong Yanang noticed that the expression of the primary school student became more and more meaningful.
"Conan, your analysis is very reasonable, and Brother Tsushima's reasoning is not wrong. Very good, let's go upstairs and arrest Kuniyoshibunta." Officer Megure said firmly.
"Remember to take Conan with you. He might be able to help you." The black-haired boy with wild eyes smiled and said lightly.
"Help?" Officer Memu was a little confused.
The murderer has been identified, do you need any help?
Although he thought so in his heart, Officer Megure did not refuse Tsushima Shuji's proposal.
It's just that I took Conan with me to catch the criminal. It wasn't the first time anyway.
"Then let's go." Officer Megure said, walking upstairs.
"What makes me think, Consultant Tsushima, you... trust that kid?" the pink-haired man asked politely.
"Ah, of course I believe Conan. He is much more reliable than the police." Tsushima Shuji said with a smile.
At least the police will hold back, but Kudo Shinichi will not.
As a teammate, Kudo Shinichi is still very reliable.
"How can he help? I'm very curious." Okiya Subaru looked curious.
"Some help that is not big but will waste time." Tsushima Shuji thought for a while.
Without tips from detectives, the police would waste a lot of time solving the case alone.
After all, the Tokyo police's reasoning ability... has always been weak.
On the other side, Officer Megure brought the elementary school students upstairs and interviewed Kuniyoshi Bunta.
The man in a suit, with thick lips and side-parted hair, holds a cigarette in his hand and looks confident.
"Just because of that ridiculous symbol, you think I'm the murderer?"
"At least come up with stronger evidence." He said contemptuously and mockingly.
"The evidence you want is here." Edogawa Conan suddenly appeared with Takagi Wataru.
"You threw that document into the shredder, right? But it's really easy to put it together." Conan Edogawa said confidently to Bunta Kuniyoshi.
"Indeed, as long as you find the bloody fragments, it will be easy to put them together. I have already put them together." Takagi Wataru took out the fragments taped with transparent tape.
Put it together with the symbols on the document bag.
Although the first word was left on the elevator pedal, the remaining three words were enough proof.
That is the three characters of Yoshibunta.
"And your gloves have been thrown away, so you didn't wear gloves when handling the documents, right? Your fingerprints must be found on these papers." Edogawa Conan continued.
Kuniyoshi Bunta's expression turned ugly as if he had been hit at a painful point.
When the evidence was conclusive, he no longer had the fearless attitude before and became full of decadence.
The police successfully arrested the person and brought him to justice.
Officer Megure showed great admiration when he saw Shuji Tsushima.
"As expected of you Tsushima, Conan really helped us a lot. He took Takagi to find the documents that were thrown into the shredder, and then the murderer confessed." Officer Megure said with a smile.
"But Brother Tsushima, how did you know we would be in trouble?" Officer Megure asked curiously.
"I thought this was obvious." Shuji Tsushima spread his hands.
Without the help of detectives, the police encounter difficulties and cannot solve the case. This is a basic operation.
