Chapter 183: 1 wine glass divided into 2
Judy glanced at Yuya who was distracted in the rearview mirror and asked, "Come to think of it, what is Cool Boy doing at the Metropolitan Police Department?"
Yuya came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Inspector Megure didn't tell me anything on the phone."
"Oh, I see." Judy nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Miyano Shiho was a little surprised to see Yuya coming to pick her up in Judy's car, but she didn't ask much.
After sending the two to the Metropolitan Police Department, Judy left.
Yuya and Miyano Shiho came to the conference room and as expected, they saw Maori Kogoro and others. All the people who appeared in the twin towers skyscraper yesterday were there.
"What's going on? Inspector Megure suddenly called us over and said he had to wait until everyone was gathered first." Kogoro Mouri was a little confused as he had several horse races to watch in the afternoon.
It's okay for me and You, maybe I need to ask about the case, but for the others...
Yuya shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.
After a while, Inspector Megure pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Shiratori Jinsaburo and Chiba Kazunobu.
Seeing Inspector Megure, Maori Kogoro quickly stood up and asked, "Inspector Megure, what exactly is the matter that you called us here for?"
Megure raised his hand and motioned Kogoro to sit down, then said: "In fact, a body of Chiba, who was stabbed to death, was found in a suite on the 67th floor of the twin towers skyscraper yesterday." Megure gestured to Chiba and Nobuyuki behind him.
Chiba Kazunobu nodded and pasted a half-length photo on the blackboard.
Maori Kogoro was shocked when he saw the photo: "Isn't this person the councilman of Nishitama City, Oki Iwamatsu? He was killed?"
We were talking yesterday, but he just disappeared overnight?
"That's right," Megure said seriously, "You were all there when he asked Tokiwa Mio for accommodation yesterday, so I came to you to find out the situation. But let Chiba tell us about the situation on the scene first."
Qianye Heshin nodded, opened the manual and began to explain: "According to the on-site investigation and the preliminary autopsy results, the victim's time of death was estimated to be between 10 pm and midnight. The murder weapon should be a knife, but no murder weapon was found at the scene. Only a small wine glass that was broken into two halves was found in the victim's hand."
"Shot glass?"
"Yes," Shiratori Renzaburo took out the evidence bag, which contained a small wine glass that was broken into two halves and some fragments. "This kind of small wine glass is a very expensive luxury item. The victim loved drinking, so he had several of these small wine glasses in his room. He deliberately held the broken wine glass in his hand. We suspect that this was a death message left by the victim to hint at the identity of the murderer."
"But would the murderer let the deceased leave a message like this?" Kogoro Mouri was rarely sober and raised his own question.
Inspector Megure nodded solemnly: "Yes, we also suspect that the murderer may be a killer. This is the mark left by the killer to show his identity. We have already asked people to investigate in this direction."
Youye said dimly: "After all, the deceased was a congressman. There are many interests involved. It is very likely that he was killed by assassins hired by political enemies."
Kogoro Mori thought about it and agreed. He turned around and saw that Chiba Kazunobu had pasted five more photos on the blackboard, which were of the other five people who were present at that time.
Tokiwa Mio, Kisaragi Minemizu, Kazama Hidehiko, Hara Yoshiaki, and Sawaguchi Chinami.
Inspector Megure said: "The killer is only a possibility. It will take some time to investigate. For now, we can only investigate along the line that the small wine glass is the death message left by the victim."
If it was really done by the killer, it would be easy. All we have to do is find the symbol the killer used to identify himself, which is a small wine glass split in half.
"So, Inspector, these five people are the current suspects?" Youya looked at the blackboard. There were two more people. If he could eliminate two of them, it would become the most classic multiple-choice question.
Inspector Megure nodded: "Yes, the scene is a building that has not yet been opened. Currently, only these five people can enter and exit freely, so they are all suspects."
Maori Kogoro crossed his arms, looked up and thought for a moment, then suddenly said excitedly: "I see, the so-called shot glass refers to Hara Jiaming who likes to eat chocolate, right? (The pronunciation of shot glass is very similar to chocolate)"
Yuya raised an eyebrow and whispered to Miyano Shiho beside him: "Uncle Maori has spoken, so first of all, we should rule out the possibility that the murderer is Hara Yoshiaki."
Miyano Shiho couldn't help but glance at Yuya, with a puzzled look on her face.
Yuya smiled mysteriously: "Just keep watching and you'll know."
Just as Inspector Megure was about to speak, Ayumi retorted, "No way, Uncle Hara is obviously a good man."
Yuan Tai also agreed: "That's right, he even shared chocolate with us."
Mitsuhiko also disagreed: "How can he be a murderer if he can make so many fun games?"
"You idiot, kids shouldn't express their opinions casually!" Kogoro shouted angrily after being denied by three people in a row.
Inspector Megure also denied Maori Kogoro's speculation: "Unfortunately, Hara Yoshiaki may not be the murderer. We have questioned five people, and only Hara Yoshiaki has a clear alibi."
Maori Kogoro was very embarrassed: "Really, it's such an important matter, Inspector, you should have told me earlier!"
Conan, who was sitting opposite, twitched his mouth slightly, and felt helpless facing Uncle Maori's daily unreliability.
Yuya raised an eyebrow at Miyano Shiho, as if to say: See?
Miyano Shiho had a calm expression and rolled her eyes at him.
"As for the small wine glass, does it mean being in a panic? (The pronunciations of these two words are similar)" Yuan Tai used his magical imagination.
Everyone was silent, feeling that this shouldn't be the case.
On the other hand, Shiratori Renzaburo looked serious and said in a deep voice, "If we are talking about panic, then Mr. Maori is the most suspicious person, isn't he?"
Kogoro Mori is usually a bit noisy, which is indeed consistent with the meaning of being in a panic.
Maori Kogoro slammed the table in anger: "Inspector Shiratori, what do you mean?"
Shiratori Renzaburo immediately put on a relaxed expression: "I was just kidding."
"Really..." Kogoro Mori turned his head away in dissatisfaction.
"Inspector Megure, what is the motive for murder?" Yuya asked.
Inspector Megure said: "This is still under investigation, but the most likely reason is the victim himself."
"Although the victim was only a councillor, he actually held more power than the mayor," Shiratori Renzaburo took over the conversation. "The proposal for a high-rise building like the Twin Towers would not have been approved, but the victim forced the proposal through. This may have caused dissatisfaction among some people, and combined with some previous events, it just happened to explode at the same time in this incident."
Mao Lilan said with some realization: "No wonder Miss Mio had no way to refuse when the victim asked to live in the suite that had not yet opened."
Conan looked at the broken wine glass and suddenly said, "This wine glass looks very similar to Miss Mio's brooch!"
Maori Kogoro hurriedly defended himself: "What? The murderer could never be Miss Mio!"
Inspector Megure interrupted Maori Kogoro and said, "The victim's suite is on the 67th floor, and Tokiwa Mio lives on the 68th floor above. If we look at the success rate of the crime, she is the most suspicious, and she has no alibi."
Kogoro Mouri was speechless. Friendship was friendship, but when it came to serious matters, Kogoro, as a detective and former criminal policeman, would naturally not be vague.