Stay away from Conan.

The reaction Mizunashi Rena showed when she looked at Asabuki Akira now...

Because he knew Mizunashi Rena's hidden identity, and the name of the deceased Kusuda Rikuu was too similar to the name of the organization member "Kusuda Rikumichi" in the original work, Gao Yuan felt that Kusuda Rikuu was also very likely a member of the organization.

Then, with Mizuno Rena and Kusuda Rikuu appearing at the concert at the same time, it was hard for Gao Yuan not to think about the relationship between them——

After all, if they really came here for the same purpose and were all here on a mission from the organization, then for Rena Mizunashi, she probably knew the whereabouts of Rikuu Kusuda, and she should also know who Rikuu Kusuda came here for. Even if she wanted to interview the band, she probably had the same purpose.

It is very likely that the organization came here specifically for Chao Chuxian.

Well now, based on the current evidence, it is roughly proved that Kusuda Rikuu arrived at the theater around 7:30. In this case, Asabuki Akira cannot be the criminal. But for Mizunashi Rena, would this feel a bit strange?

After all, now that he and Hisui Shirozuka have learned more information, they have sufficient suspicion about Asabuki Akira. So if his assumptions are correct, then Mizunashi Rena, who knows more details, should also suspect Asabuki Akira.

However, the surface evidence now seems to indicate that there is no suspicion.

So Gao Yuan wanted to see Rena Mizunashi's reaction now, and from what he saw, it seemed that there was really something wrong with Asabuki!

——"Kusuda didn't come until 7:30? No, that's definitely not right. He couldn't have come so late. He should have arrived before the show started. He definitely wouldn't be late... After all, he wanted to get in touch with that talent! And in the end, he died backstage, which means he was indeed here to find that person... But why?"

At this moment, Mizunashi Rena looked at Asabuki Akira, feeling very confused in her heart——

"Or, in addition to the target person, has he ever offended other people here who wanted to kill him?"

For a moment, Mizuno Rena had some thoughts in her mind, but after looking at Akira Asabuki in front of her, the more she looked, the more she felt that there was something wrong with him. Therefore, Mizuno Rena's expression became a little puzzled. At the same time, she also looked at the police officers present. They seemed to be completely convinced by Akira Asabuki's words, and they did not seem to doubt him at all...

No, it should be said that no one seemed to have suspected this person from the time of the incident until now, because the lounge where the incident occurred belonged to Osuga Yui, and the handkerchief used by the murderer to prevent blood from splashing that was found at the beginning also looked like the one used by Osuga Yui, so the suspect suspected by the police was Osuga Yui.

But now, Osuga Yui's innocence has been basically confirmed, but Asabuki Akira's suspicion has also been proven...

——"By the way, Ms. Osuga, were you staying in the lounge where the incident happened before the performance started?"

  At this time, Gao Yuan suddenly asked about this matter:

"After all, the incident happened in your lounge, so you need to confirm as much as possible and in more detail the situation in the lounge before the deceased was found."

So, facing this question, there was no need for Osuga Yui to answer it personally, and Officer Megure responded to Gao Yuan:

"We have already asked about this. Miss Wei started to put on makeup with the makeup artist from the orchestra affairs bureau in the lounge where the crime occurred after five o'clock, and then after six o'clock, Miss Wei stayed in the lounge alone until six-fifty-five, when she went out to prepare to go on stage." - "So, the murderer could not have committed the crime before six-fifty-five, because there were other people at the scene... Putting aside the possibility that Osuga Wei was shielding the murderer, the murderer could only have committed the crime after six-fifty-five. And if Asabuki Akira is the criminal, he could only have committed the crime between six-fifty-five and seven-fifteen..."

After learning this information, Gao Yuan thought so in his heart, and nodded slightly to Officer Megure to show his understanding.

At this point, Gao Yuan felt that if he excluded the evidence from the so-called sign-in book, then Chao Chuxian would still be a suspect, and as for the sign-in book...

From beginning to end, apart from the signature on the sign-in book, no one else has seen Kusuda Rikuu, so perhaps the problem lies with the sign-in book itself.

So, thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but talk to Inspector Megure, and took the three sign-in books as evidence and began to carefully check them -

After all, before he was just looking for the name "Kusuda Rikuu" to try to confirm the time he arrived, but now thinking that if the sign-in book is too single evidence and there may be a problem, Gao Yuan began to examine these three sign-in books from a different perspective.

As a result, Gao Yuan immediately discovered the problem——

There are three sign-in books. The papers are not fixed but detachable loose-leaf. All the papers inside have a row of holes on one side and are held in place by the metal rings of the books.

In this way, you can change the order of the pages inside at will by simply opening the metal ring.

Therefore, it is possible that the page signed with the name "Kusuda Rikuu" was not originally in that position in the third book. It is possible that someone put the previous page in that position in order to confuse the time when Kusuda Rikuu came to the theater.

But there is a problem with doing this. Once the names are changed, all the names of the guests on this page will also change. However, the police have just found the people in the third sign-in book, which belongs to the last guests to arrive, and confirmed that their arrival time is correct, especially the two people before and after Kusuda Rikuu's name...

However, this problem is also easy to solve -

For example, the name signed by Kusuda Rikuu happens to be at the very beginning of a page.

  In this case, suppose someone asked Kusuda Rikuu to sign his name on a separate page, and then inserted this page into the final sign-in book when signing in. When the first page was fully signed, this page was clipped to the back, and then the people who arrived later signed on the inserted page. Wouldn't it be possible to create the illusion that Kusuda Rikuu arrived at around 7:30?

So, just when Gao Yuan had this idea and was about to discuss it with Shirozuka Hisui, Shirozuka Hisui suddenly whispered in Gao Yuan's ear:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, I know now! How did the murderer confuse Kusuda Rikuu's arrival time... And to do this, he must have someone to cooperate with him, and there is only one person... So, I think the incident can be basically solved! Except for the last question..."

"evidence."

  In a low voice, Gao Yuan also discussed with Shirozuka Hisui:

"We still lack evidence that can directly prove that person is the murderer! Otherwise, even if he knew that the other party hired someone to fake the time of the deceased's arrival, he would find a way to quibble." (End of this chapter)