Chapter 372: The Straight Line on the Road

March 26, Wednesday, after five o'clock in the evening, Imoto's house.

After hearing the administrator's answer, the Megure Police Department said: "The people who came in and out of here today, Mrs. Imoto, Mr. Dohashi, and Mr. Terasawa who lives here, except for the victim, are only you three, and you three At present, everyone has sufficient motives to harm Mr. Imoto. In other words, the murderer is likely to be one of the three of you." Then he said, "Ms. Imoto, first of all, please tell me when you found the body. situation."

"When I came to this apartment, it was already around 4:50." Said Takako Imoto.

"The exact time is 4:53," the administrator said, flipping through a booklet, "I will record the time of everyone entering and leaving the apartment."

"That's really convenient, and it will help a lot." Megure Police Department said, "Please continue, Mrs. Imoto."

"My husband and I separated ten days ago. The reason why I came here today is, as Mr. Dohashi said, to discuss the alimony issue with my husband." Takako Imoto said, " When I came into the house, my husband was practicing Tai Chi on the balcony alone. For his health, he would do Tai Chi every morning and evening. Seeing this, I didn’t bother him to practice, but went to the bathroom. However, after I came out of the bathroom, when I looked on the balcony again, I found that my husband had fallen on the ground motionless, looking as if he was dead, so I went downstairs to call someone."

Mumu Police Department asked: "In that case, why didn't you call the police?"

Takako Jingmoto said: "I was so scared that I ran out without even changing my shoes."

Maori said: "The police department, Mrs. Imoto did appear in front of us wearing slippers. When we came in, her shoes were at the door."

"So, Mrs. Imoto, according to what you said, Mr. Imoto was killed while you were in the bathroom." Megure Police Department asked, "So, how many minutes did you stay in the bathroom?"

"I stayed in the bathroom for two minutes." Takako Imoto said, "If it was 4:53, it would be about 4:57 when I came out."

Megure police department asked: "So when you were in the bathroom, did you hear someone or something?"

"No." Takako Imoto replied.

"Next, Mr. Dohashi," Megure Police Department asked, "When did you come to this apartment?"

"I think it should be less than four forty-five at that time, because I made an appointment with Mr. Imoto at forty-five minutes." Tetsuo Dohashi said.

The administrator said, "The exact time is four forty-three."

"The reason why I came here today, as Mrs. Imoto said, I hope to ask him again if he can lend me some money." Tetsuo Dohashi said, "But when he saw me, he told me directly, 'It's useless for you to come again a few times. To be honest, I don't want to help you at all, and I can't think of any reason to help you. Go away and don't come to me again.' After that, I was disheartened, Went to the top floor of this apartment building and tried to commit suicide."

"Suicide?" Memu Police Department was taken aback.

"But when I stood on the top of the building and looked at this deserted, dilapidated demolition area, I suddenly figured it out." Tetsuo Dohashi said.

"Have you figured it out?" Molly asked suspiciously.

"I heard that the real estate in this area is owned by their company. In this situation, he even moved his office to his home, and in this year when the real estate industry is extremely sluggish, it is actually very difficult for him. It’s also difficult to get funds from this area.” Tetsuo Dohashi said, “At least I still have a small warehouse and an office in the port area, so I don’t want to die anymore.”

"That's right," Molly said.

"What did you say?" Imoto Takako exclaimed in surprise, "You mean my husband has no money?"

"Cough! Now is not the time to discuss this issue." Megure Police Department said, and then asked, "Mr. Dohashi, how did you come to the scene later?"

"Because I heard Mrs. Imoto screaming, so I rushed over. I yelled twice but no one responded. I came in worried. Later, I came to the balcony and found Mr. Imoto lying on the balcony. " said Tetsuo Dohashi, "and then Mr. Mori came."

"That's it." Meguro Police Department said, "Next, Mr. Terasawa, please tell me."

Norio Terasawa asked: "Officer, I wasn't in this apartment at all when the incident happened, shouldn't it have anything to do with me?"

Megure police department said: "For the sake of caution, please tell me what time you left the apartment."

Norio Terasawa said, "I remember it was less than ten o'clock."

"The time to go out is 9:50 in the morning, and the time to come back is 4:58 in the evening. During this period, Mr. Terasawa has never been back." The administrator said, "But Mr. Terasawa came back today It's a bit early, he usually doesn't come back until after sunset."

"Oh?" Meguro Police Department asked, "Mr. Terasawa?"

"Well, well, it's actually a embarrassing thing." Norio Terasawa untied the fishing gear and said, "I don't know what happened today. The fishing line broke, so I can only come back early."

Seeing that the fishing line was obviously torn off, Mumu Police Department nodded and said, "That's how it is."

At this time, Yamazaki said: "Uncle, it's 5:20, it's about the same time, Mei Daizi and I are going back."

"Okay," Molly said.

This is off work? Conan muttered, this guy, how did he become an assistant?

Putting away the pen and the police handbook, Mumu Police Department asked, "Brother Maori, what do you think of this incident?"

"Mr. Terasawa was not in this apartment when Mr. Imoto was killed, so he couldn't be the murderer." Maori said, "Mrs. Imoto, you said that when you came out of the bathroom, you found your husband lying on the balcony Above, what if you didn't go to the bathroom at all? After you killed your husband, you deliberately pretended to be frightened, screamed to get everyone's attention, and then ran downstairs pretending to be scared. Makes sense."

"What, what!" Takako Imoto was taken aback.

"Mr. Dohashi, you said that you went to the top floor after borrowing money from Mr. Imoto was rejected, but you were probably in Mr. Imoto's office at that time, or you were standing with Mr. Imoto at all. On the balcony, because you can only see a part of the balcony from the room." Mori said, "Before the incident, when Mrs. Imoto came in, you were in the president's room or on the balcony. You entered the bathroom when Mrs. Imoto It is not impossible to kill the victim in the future, and then go to the top floor after the murder."

"No, that's not the case. When Mrs. Imoto came to this house, I was already on the top floor." Tetsuo Dohashi said quickly, and then asked, "By the way, Mrs. Imoto, what did you see when you came in?" A pair of shoes?"

"Only my husband's shoes," Takako Imoto said.

"This doesn't prove anything. You can definitely bring your shoes with you." Mori said, "Also, if you were on the roof, how would you know when Mrs. Imoto came here?"

"This, this is what Mrs. Imoto said just now." Tetsuo Dohashi said, "I was upstairs at 4:50, and she came at 53."

Maori asked back, "Can you still remember the time when you are disheartened?"

"This, this..." Tetsuo Dohashi was speechless.

The Megure Police Department asked: "Mr. Dohashi, you said you were on the top floor at the time, do you have any evidence to prove it?"

"Evidence? No," said Tetsuo Dohashi, "There was no one on the top floor at the time." Then he smiled, "By the way, maybe the people on the opposite side..." Then he said disappointedly, "By the way, there is no one in this area People live." Then after thinking about it, he said, "By the way, I heard a voice."

The Mumu Police Department asked, "What's the sound?"

"Yes, at that time I heard the sound of 'clang' hitting metal, and it came from this balcony." Tetsuo Dohashi said.

Conan asked: "Hey, Uncle, could it be the scar on the railing?" He picked up an iron box with pens from the table, ran to the railing, knocked on the railing, and said There was a "clang".

"That's the voice." Tetsuo Dohashi said immediately.

Megure Police Department asked: "So, Mrs. Imoto, did you hear this voice?"

"No." Takako Imoto said, "Maybe it's because I'm in the bathroom."

It's so strange, Conan rubbed his chin and thought, these people don't seem to be lying, so what does the scar on the railing have to do with the murderer?

"Officer, although Mr. Dohashi said he heard the sound of the railing being knocked, it doesn't mean that he must have been on the top floor at that time, maybe he was knocking on the railing on the balcony." Maori said, "And If the real murderer is not the two of them, it means that the murderer came in from the outside. According to what Mrs. Imoto said, the murderer just entered the room and went to the balcony silently within two minutes, making Mr. Imoto scream. Kill him before sending it out, and then go out, how is this possible."

The Mumu Police Department said: "You are taking the elevator. If the murderer avoids you and takes the stairs, it is also possible."

"No, the police department," said the forensics officer, "according to the distribution of the soil in the overturned bonsai scattered on the ground, we concluded that no one was standing beside the victim at that time."

"What?" Megure Police Department, Mori and Conan were taken aback.

"If it didn't attack from behind, then the murder weapon flew over," Mao Li said, "The murderer must be Mr. Dohashi, who stood on the roof and smashed Mr. Imoto to death with something." Then he asked the forensic personnel Asked, "Have you not found the murder weapon yet?"

"Yes, I was going to say," said the forensic officer, "Police, we found nothing with blood."

"What!" Mumu Police Department asked in surprise, "You mean the murder weapon is not here?"

"Sure enough," Mori said with a smile, "Mr. Dohashi must have come in while Mrs. Imoto was out, picked up the murder weapon that had been thrown to the side, and threw it outside the building."

"No, no," Tetsuo Dohashi waved his hands quickly and said, "I definitely did not do this."

"Well, it makes sense to say that." Mumu Police Department looked at the surrounding unmanned buildings and sighed, "Apply for a police dog and see if you can find the murder weapon."

Uncle Maori's explanation is correct, but it is still possible that it was done by outside criminals. Wait, from the outside, Conan ran to the railing, looked at the building opposite the gap, and thought, about thirty meters away, if he used something to attack from there, by the way, fishing gear would be fine. Thinking of this, Conan smiled and said to himself: "Very good, let me end this incident." He touched the watch, then froze, and shouted in his heart, no, it will be used up in the morning. Then he muttered, "This guy Yamazaki disappeared at a critical moment. How can I remind my uncle to notice this? It's a headache."

Conan ran back to the room, looked around, found two pen holders, opened several drawers, found a roll of line, then used a pencil as a fishing rod, the line as a fishing line, and a coin as a fishing hook, and made a fishing rod. Shaking the fishing rod, the coins were tapped and swung back and forth between the pen holders, making a crisp "clang, clang" sound, which really attracted Mao Li, and at the same time attracted Lan.

Maori looked at the toy fishing gear in a daze, then ran to the railing after thinking for a while.

Seeing Conan like this, Lan immediately picked him up and confiscated the fishing gear at the same time.

"Police, I understand." Maori exclaimed excitedly, and then asked, "Conan, do you still remember where the bird landed?"

"Of course I remember, it's right in front of this balcony." Conan said, "ah, it's right in front of this new gap."

"Bird?" Mumu Police Department shouted suspiciously, "Brother Maoli?"

"When we came we found a bird that had fallen without injury, where the victim had fallen, a new gap in the railing, where the bird had fallen," Maury said, "and the building across the way, which happened to be in a straight line."

"What's the matter?" Mumu Police Department asked.

"If my reasoning is correct, the police department," Maori said, "after passing the roof of that building, everything will become clear."...