Chapter 109 You are not him

Chapter 109 You are not him

Yuya asked softly, "And then, he held you like this with your back to the elevator?"

Tatsumi Sakurako's eyes were blurred, she nodded gently, and couldn't help closing her eyes. She thought that although this person was a little young, he looked quite handsome, and she would not suffer any loss...

"Do you usually hide from others like this?"

"Um···"

"You always close your eyes?"

"Yes···"

"I see. Thank you very much for your cooperation." Youya smiled and let go of Tatsumi Sakurako.

Tatsumi Sakurako opened her eyes in confusion, noticed the strange looks from the people around her, reacted and knocked away Yuya's hand that was holding her shoulder, then turned and left.

Yuya called her and said, "Um, are those earrings also given to you by Mr. Ohba?"

Tatsumi Sakurako didn't even turn her head and said coldly: "No, I bought it on the way here. Mr. Ohba also saw it for the first time."

Yuya nodded slightly.

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Inspector Megure looked at Kamiya Yuya and found that he had no intention of talking today. It was Kudo Shinichi who had been asking questions just now, so he walked over to him and asked; "Kudo... Um, brother, do you have any opinions?"

Youye said: "Looking at his confident look, he must have somehow managed to avoid the smoke reaction. It's not something that's too difficult."

At this time, an employee suddenly said: "Come to think of it, when Manager Dachang came to the venue today, he was wearing a mascot outfit."

"Ah, you mean the mascot costume that you've worn several times? That way there's a chance to change the outfit."

Inspector Megure stroked his chin and said, "Indeed, we just need to prepare another set of the same clothes in advance."

"No," another employee explained, "because when Manager Ohba changed into his uniform, he gave his outer suit to us for safekeeping, so he didn't have a chance to change it."

I was just thinking of a reason to find the mascot, and these friends were very cooperative.

"Um, can you take me to see the mascot?"

"sure."

Everyone came to a small room in the venue and saw a mascot costume with a unique appearance.

Yuya squatted down to check it out, and showed an expression that said, "As expected."

"Okay, Chief, I think I have figured out what happened. Gather all the relevant personnel at the elevator." Yuya said confidently.

Inspector Megure was stunned for a moment, then agreed: "Ah, okay."

Soon, everyone arrived.

A police officer came over and said to Inspector Megure, "Inspector, no smoke reaction was detected in Mr. Oba."

Inspector Megure nodded and set his eyes on Yuya.

Tatsumi Sakurako was a little dissatisfied: "You are not still doubting Mr. Ohba, are you? Didn't I tell you that he was with me the whole night and had no chance to kill anyone!"

"Or do you doubt my testimony?"

Yuya shook his head: "No, we agree with your testimony. Mr. Ohba was indeed with you the whole time, even when he killed Mr. Tatsumi."

Tatsumi Sakurako asked angrily, "Are you saying that Mr. Ohba and I conspired to murder my father?"

Ohba Satoru said angrily, "Hey, hey, hey, if you keep doing this I'm going to sue you for defamation!"

Yuu Kudo Shinichi also chuckled: "No, I just said that the murder happened near you. Then, let me reconstruct what happened at the time of the crime."

Yuya confirmed, "First of all, when you arrived at the elevator, you met Mr. Ohba and two other people, right?"

Sakurako Tatsumi nodded.

"Then, the two of them left, and you stayed at the elevator door on the pretext of discussing the toast at the reception?"

"Yes."

"And then... well, you kissed right at the elevator door, right?"

"···Yes."

"Well then," Yuya stepped forward and once again dragged Tatsumi Sakurako's head with his left hand.

Yuya continued, "He held you with his left hand and covered your ears, and used his other hand to press the elevator switch - ah, if I'm guessing correctly, he should have used a pistol to press the button - and then shot your father at the same time as the elevator door opened."

After saying this, Youye quickly let go of his hand. Although he was trying to reconstruct the course of the crime, the two murderous auras behind him almost drowned him.

After hearing Yuya's explanation, Tatsumi Sakurako's face turned pale and she subconsciously looked at Ohba Satoru.

Ohba Satoru's expression remained unchanged as he looked at Yuya calmly.

Inspector Megure raised his own question: "But even if he blocked his ears and used a silenced pistol, there would still be a sound when the deceased fell down, right? It should be possible to hear it at such a close distance, right?"

Yuya nodded: "Yes, Inspector, do you remember what Miss Tatsumi said? She heard the sound of salutes in the venue at that time."

"So, all Mr. Ohba needs to do is to fire the gun a few seconds before the party starts. Even if Ms. Tatsumi hears the sound of someone falling to the ground, she will just think it was the sound of a salute."

"After that, just wait until the elevator door is completely closed, then you can let go of your left hand that is holding her."

Ohba Satoru chuckled. "You, a young police officer, do have a good line of reasoning, but there is a big loophole. The president left the meeting early due to illness and left in the elevator a long time ago. If you put it this way, it's as if he has been waiting for me in the elevator."

Yuya raised his chin slightly: "Yes, he is waiting for you in the elevator."

"How is it possible..." Ohba Satoru spread his hands and looked speechless.

"You just need to tell him to pretend to sneak back home and actually change into the mascot costume. That mascot costume is usually worn by you. If they find out that it's the president this time, they will definitely be surprised."

"That way, he'll be waiting in the elevator until you deliver the mascot costume."

"right?"

Inspector Megure suddenly thought of something: "So, the deceased's clothes were a little messy, was it because he was preparing to change clothes?"

"Yes."

"Besides, this elevator is for company use only. All employees will be in the meeting room tonight, so almost no one will use it. As long as we make sure that the elevator has not been used before, we can guarantee that the person inside is the president himself."

Ohba Satoru sneered, "What about the smoke reaction? If I did it, it would definitely be detected from me, right?"

You also smiled: "It seems that you know something. If you know, you should also know that the reaction to gunpowder is not absolute. There are many ways to avoid it."

As he said this, he put on gloves and walked to the wall where the mascot costumes he had brought specially were placed.

Yuya pried open the big eyes on the mascot's head and took out a plastic bag containing a glove and several rubber bands.

He showed the bag to everyone and continued, "You just need to put on gloves, hold the pistol, put a plastic bag over it, and tie the opening tightly with a rubber band. This way, even if you fire the gun, there will be no gun smoke reaction on your clothes, and you can also wave away the empty shell."

Takagi Wataru asked doubtfully: "But, wouldn't it be easy for Miss Tatsumi to see the gun?"

Yuya nodded and winked at a police officer behind him.

The police officer picked up a walkie-talkie and said something, and the lights in the elevator corridor immediately dimmed.

"At that time, the president specifically asked to turn off the lights here. I think it was you who suggested it, right? He said that if we ran into someone, it would be less likely to be exposed if it was darker."

"Then, you can easily throw the pistol into the garbage chute when you accompany Miss Tatsumi to the restroom."

“Finally, I can use the opportunity of wearing the mascot costume to put the plastic bag containing the gloves back.”

"Well, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Yuya looked at Ohba Satoru.

Ohba Satoru chuckled and said, "Why, are you trying to say that it can detect my fingerprints?"

"Yes, because I did touch the bag, and I was with my men."

"What?" Inspector Megure was surprised.

An employee behind him said, "That's right. When I was helping Mr. Ohba put on his clothes, I found that one of his eyes couldn't be closed. I opened it and saw that it was the bag."

"I thought it was some important accessory that was put in there on purpose, so I put it back."

Ohba Satoru looked at Yuya smugly, the expression on his face looking somewhat sinister in the darkness.

"Unfortunately, the evidence you produced cannot prove that I am the murderer."

Yuya chuckled, "Yes, this is just one of my evidences. Although it was a bit unexpected, it was more or less within my expectations."

Ohba Satoru's face froze: "Why, do you have other evidence?"

Yuya smiled slightly: "Of course, if I am not absolutely sure, I will not stand here."

Hearing this, Mao Lilan's eyes suddenly widened.

"I remember Ms. Tatsumi said that when you gave her the necklace, you said it would match her pink earrings. So, how did you know that her earrings were pink?"

Ohba Satoru sneered: "This is not something you can tell at a glance..."

He got stuck in the middle of his words because he saw that Tatsumi Sakurako's earrings were actually black in the darkness.

Yuya continued, "This pair of earrings was bought by Ms. Tatsumi on her way to the venue. When she arrived, the lights in the elevator corridor were turned off, so it was impossible for you to know the color of her earrings."

"Well, how did you know that?"

Ohba Satoru was silent.

"That's right, only with the help of the light coming out from inside when the elevator door is opened..." Youya said and pressed the elevator door button.

As the elevator door opened, the light inside shone on Tatsumi Sakurako's earrings, and just as Ohba Satoru said, it changed from black to a glowing pink.

The confident expression that Ohba Satoru had been maintaining finally disappeared, and he instantly became extremely ugly.

"So, can you explain why you opened the elevator door?"

Ohba Satoru was silent for a while, then sneered, "Why should I open it? This answer is too simple, because I promised my father that I would avenge him and kill this man!"

Tatsumi Sakurako's face turned pale instantly and she looked at Ohba Satoru in disbelief.

"Twenty years ago, my father also opened a fairly large game company. One day, Tatsumi found my father and proposed a merger, saying that he and he wanted to build a game-making castle in the Beika Building."

"However, his goal was not to cooperate at all. After plundering my father's business achievements and taking control of the company, he fired his former employees one by one."

"My father became a vice president with an empty title, and finally couldn't bear the blow and committed suicide."

Tatsumi Sakurako couldn't believe it: "Doesn't my father think highly of you? He promoted you like that..."

After being exposed as the murderer, Ohba Satoru no longer maintained that attitude and looked at Tatsumi Sakurako with cold eyes: "Yes, he probably promoted me because he felt guilty about my father. And my real goal is to get you, kill him, and finally seize the company."

Tatsumi Sakurako's face turned pale and she looked at Ohba Satoru in disbelief.

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After the case was successfully solved, everyone left.

Yu Kudo Shinichi also went to send Mao Lilan and Conan home, while the Miyano Shiho sisters left alone.

When she was about to reach the Maori office, Maori Ran suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Lan?" Youye asked confusedly.

Mao Lilan lowered her head and stood under the street light, so her expression could not be seen.

"Sister Xiaolan?" Conan looked up at Mouri Ran, and a bad thought suddenly arose in his mind.

"Shinichi..." Ran Mao Li called softly.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Actually, you are not Shinichi, right?" Ran Mouri looked up at Yuya, her eyes full of tears. The sad expression on her face made people's hearts wrench.

Yuya was startled, but his superb acting skills still allowed him to maintain his confusion and puzzlement: "What are you talking about? If not Shinichi, who am I?" He poked his cheek.

Mao Lilan chuckled softly, and tears slowly flowed down her cheeks and hung on her chin. After a long time, they fell to the ground, making a splash and shattered into pieces.

The tears flowed more and more, slowly forming a line, falling quickly and making a small circle on the ground.

"I know that he may have encountered some difficult problems and had no way to get out of it, but why did you help him lie to me?"

"You know what? When Shinichi was solving the case, I was always watching from behind him. I remembered every move and expression of his."

"Although you acted very similar, I can feel that you are not him."

"I just thought it was normal for people to change, and we haven't seen each other for quite some time, so it's understandable that there are some differences."

"But when you said that, I knew you were not him."

"Why...why did you lie to me..."

"Yuya?"