Chapter 307: Alibi and Three Suspects
detective?
When they heard Youya announce his identity, everyone except the three people who knew the situation suddenly changed their expressions.
Especially the doctor, Shen Yushan, who seemed to have heard something extremely terrifying.
I called the police using the hotel's phone, but was told that the mountain road had collapsed and that the earliest we could arrive would be after dawn the next day.
Youya gathered everyone in the hall, glanced around, and spoke first: "The deceased died between 9 and 10 o'clock, and the body was found at 10:20.
Let's talk about what you are doing during this period.
Let me first talk about my own trajectory.
Mr. Hiishi, Mr. Iwai and I listened to Uncle Oishi telling vampire legends in the salon from 8:9 until around o'clock, and then we went back to our rooms.
Before returning to my room, I spent about five minutes on the landing looking at the portraits on the wall - during this time I didn't see anyone else.
After that I went back to the room and stayed with my girlfriend until I heard the screams.”
"Well," Mrs. Itai raised her hand and said with some fear, "My husband was drunk. Kamiya-kun and the others should have seen it when they were having dinner. After I helped him back to the room, I stayed in the room with him and never came out. He was sleeping and I was taking care of him...ah, I went out to the bathroom to get a basin of cold water and met Mrs. Oishi."
Oishi Midori nodded: "Indeed."
"When was that? Was there anything unusual in the bathroom at that time?" Yuya asked.
"No." Mrs. Itai shook her head, "But I didn't pay attention to the time, so I'm not sure what time it was."
"As for the time... it should be before 9 o'clock, right?" Midori Oishi recalled, "Not long after that, Naoki came back. We chatted in the room for a while, and then I went downstairs to take a shower, and then I saw the pool of blood..."
Oishi Midori's body trembled, as if she recalled the horrible scene. Oishi Naoki quickly hugged her and whispered to comfort her.
"That is to say, from 9 to 10:20, Mrs. Oishi and Mr. Oishi were together all the time?" Yuya said.
The Oishi couple nodded repeatedly.
"Similarly, during this period of time, Mrs. Itai and your husband were also in the room? Was he sleeping the whole time?" Yuya asked again.
"No, no," Itai explained hastily, perhaps fearing suspicion, "I woke up after my wife came back from fetching water, and we haven't left the room since then."
Mrs. Itai nodded vigorously.
Yuya nodded slightly and looked at Amaeyama Shin: "Where is Mr. Amaeyama?"
Amaeyama Shin said calmly, "I was alone in the room the whole time. But between 9 and 10 o'clock I was having a video conference with my colleagues. They can testify. There is also a video recording that can serve as an alibi. If you want to check it, I can provide it."
Yuya said, "Okay, I'll check it later."
"Then..." Youya looked at Feise again.
Fei Se still had that gloomy expression on her face: "After I heard the story, I went back to my room. I have been alone ever since. No one can testify for me."
Yuya nodded slightly and looked back at Iwai.
Iwai said quickly, "I have been sorting out the vampire legends told by the store owner since I returned to my room. Although I am alone, I have the text records in my computer. I wonder if it can be used as an alibi..."
Yuya shook his head. "Sorry, written records can be prepared in advance, but they can't serve as an alibi."
"How could this happen...I didn't kill anyone!" Iwai shouted anxiously.
Yuya comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm just asking a routine question now, I won't just conclude who the murderer is."
Finally, he looked at Suzuki Sonoko: "So, Sonoko you..."
Suzuki Sonoko looked at Yuya with resentment: "Originally I had a witness, but that witness ran to someone else's room halfway through, so even though I was in the room the whole time, I don't have an alibi."
She was not panicking. After all, she didn't kill the person, and You was there too, so she would definitely find the murderer.
Everyone immediately looked at Yuya and Miyano Shiho with gossipy eyes.
Especially Oishi Midori, she remembered that the three of them were assigned rooms at the beginning, why did they change them halfway? Could it be that the young couple couldn't hold back their thoughts at night, so...
Miyano Shiho's expression remained unchanged, but her face became hot uncontrollably. Fortunately, she was wearing a camouflage mask so her blushing face could not be seen clearly, and her red ears were also covered by her hair.
Yuya was also embarrassed. He coughed hard and then said, "Okay, based on the current known situation, we will not consider accomplices for the time being. Mr. Hiishi, Mr. Iwai, and Sonoko do not have alibis. As for Mr. Yushan's alibi, I will check it later."
There is a high probability that Shin Ameyama's alibi is valid, which means that this time it is time to come to the classic three-choice stage again.
No, to be precise, it should be a choice between the two. After all, Suzuki Sonoko would not kill anyone. She had no motive nor the ability to kill someone and fill the bathtub with blood.
Yuya thought for a moment, then looked at Oishi Naoki: "Uncle Oishi, I might have to go around the hotel later to see if I can find any clues."
"Okay, okay! Call me if you need anything!" Naoki Oishi quickly agreed.
Yuya first went to Shin Amaeyama's room and checked the video conference minutes he provided, which had a clear time on them. He also confirmed with his colleagues that Shin Amaeyama's alibi was valid.
At the same time, Yu Shan Shen was wearing headphones during the meeting, so he didn't notice what was happening outside.
Then he goes to Iwai's room, and while he does have written records of vampire lore on his computer, as Yuuya said, it can be prepared in advance, so it can't be used as an alibi.
Under the guidance of Naoki Oishi, Yuya walked around the hotel, focusing on the rooms of the three suspects, the room of the deceased, and the layout of the public bathroom on the first floor.
Suzuki Sonoko's room is next to Yuya's room.
The deceased's room is at the innermost part of the second floor. Next to it is Shin Amaeyama's room. Next to Shin Amaeyama are two empty rooms, and beyond that is Yuya's room.
The rooms of the Hiiro, Iwai and Itai couples are on the other side of the second floor, and to get there you have to go through the stairs in the hall.
Yuya stood at the stairs, stroking his chin and thinking.
How did the murderer kill someone, drain their blood, and then pour the blood into the bathroom? Why did he go to such great lengths to kill someone?
To get from the deceased's room to the bathroom on the first floor, one has to pass through several of the master's rooms and up the stairs in the hall.
Isn’t he afraid of meeting someone along the way?
Thinking of this, Youya came to the deceased's room, intending to see if there were any clues to be found.