Conan: This repairman is not very knowledgeable

Chapter 336: Old Friends Are Still Cruel
Inside the Rice Flower Hotel.

"That's right, Mr. Itakura did use the toes of his left foot to take off his right sock before he died." said the sleeping detective.

Officer Megure nodded.

He had just confirmed this carefully with the forensic doctor.

Judging from the marks left on the left and right ankles, it is very likely that the suspect returned to the room and put on the right socks for the deceased long after Itakura Taku had been dead and rigor mortis had set in.

"Officer Takagi, please hand over Mr. Itakura's diary disk and the blank disk to Officer Megure." Conan squatted aside and gave remote commands using the bow voice changer.

"I say, brother Mori, what do you want me to do with these things?" Inspector Megure said speechlessly while sitting in front of the computer.

"Next, please turn on your computer and copy the files to a blank disk."

Conan stared at the other person with burning eyes.

That’s right, this step has little to do with solving the case, but I really need it!
"..."

"Turn on the computer..." Inspector Megure stared and looked carefully around the surface of the computer, but did not see any switch-like button.

"Inspector, it's on the side." Takagi reminded quietly, reached out to touch the button on the side, turned on the computer, and helped copy the data to a blank disk.

"Hey, brother Mori, are you making fun of me, a computer idiot?" Inspector Megure asked awkwardly.

"Of course not. Now please turn your heads and look at the Go chess table next to the table."

Conan carefully touched the edge of the computer.

"Mr. Maori, are you saying that this could be a message left by Mr. Itakura?"

The height of the chessboard is such that even if you are tied to a chair, you can still use your toes to place the chess pieces on it.

Gao Mu frowned when he thought of this. He really couldn't tell anything from the random black and white pieces on the chessboard.

While everyone was observing the chessboard, Director Ke quietly took the disk and hid it in his sleeve. He walked to Uncle Maori as if nothing had happened and continued his reasoning.

Here it is!
"This is actually not in compliance with the rules." The curly-haired young man, Subeko, walked over and reminded that the game he commissioned was the Go game.

On the chessboard, there was a white piece surrounded by black pieces, but no white piece was taken out. Itakura Taku would not make such a low-level mistake.

"Sure enough, the secret is hidden in this chessboard, right?"

Inspector Megure turned and looked at Brother Mori.

I don't know what happened, but I didn't say anything.

"Ahem, Officer Megure, please take a look at the keyboard of this computer and see if there is anything different." The sleeping detective coughed lightly and spoke.

"keyboard?"

"Really..." Inspector Megure showed a slightly resentful expression.

Why didn't they just say there was something wrong with the keyboard at the beginning? They made a computer idiot like me start the computer and copy something...

"Oh!"

"It's Braille!" Officer Takagi recognized it immediately.

"That's true. In fact, Mr. Itakura and I both have rapidly deteriorating eyesight. I heard that he is now learning Braille input."

The bald, bespectacled Mr. Naito Sadahei spoke up to confirm.

"Inspector, the chess pieces on this chessboard!" Takagi and Inspector Megure looked at each other and immediately asked Mr. Naito, who knew Braille, to help check.

"The Braille characters don't seem to have such a shape... Wait a minute, if you don't look at the white pieces, you can see a little bit." Naito Sadahei looked carefully and said. "Xiao, Hand, Yes, Xiang, Horse...!"

The murderer is Soma!
As Naito Sadahei translated the meaning of the Braille words, everyone looked at the burly man with a middle-parted hair, Soma Ryusuke.

"Hey, hey, hey, how could it turn out like this? This is a frame-up!" A flash of panic appeared on Soma Ryusuke's face, and he started to defend himself.

That’s right, it’s putting the blame on others!
It was a scheme set up by Mr. Naito who knows a little bit of reading!

"I remember you once said that Mr. Itakura was very concerned about the watches on other people's wrists. Mr. Soma Ryusuke, you bought that watch five days ago, right?"

Conan took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, and continued speaking in Uncle Maori's voice.

Just when everyone arrived at the Beika Hotel, the people from these three companies showed off the watches on their wrists and asked Uncle Maori to take off the cheap watch, for fear that Itakura Taku would be angry.

But what I didn't expect was that Itakura Taku died immediately...

"What do you want to say?" Ryusuke Soma looked down at his watch, his expression changed drastically, he thought of a detail!
"Haha, didn't Mr. Itakura personally play with and praise your watch?" The sleeping famous detective laughed and asked back.

Inspector Megure's eyes narrowed, and he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Soma Ryusuke's wrist.

According to people from these companies, Itakura Taku has been missing for a week and has not been seen since.

If the watch that Ryusuke Soma bought five days ago has the other party's fingerprints, that would be irrefutable evidence!
"There should be one." Ryusuke Soma couldn't help but smile as he watched Officer Takagi carefully put the watch into the evidence bag.

Oh? !

Inspector Megure remained expressionless and did not disturb the other party.

Looks like it's time to confess!

This is the best way. The police are not sure about fingerprints on objects like watches.

"After showing it to Itakura, I never wore it again until today."

Soma Ryusuke sighed slightly.

If he had been wearing a watch these days, he would probably have felt more confident.

In addition, I had a sudden desire to kill when I came to the hotel that day. If I really suspected myself, I would not be able to hide it.

In fact, he and Itakura Taku have been friends for many years.

However, Itakura broke the dream and promise they had made, and Soma Ryusuke spent many years trying to create a shogi software that could defeat the celebrity, and he collected a lot of information and gave it to the other party.

This reason is indeed sufficient in Beika Town, which is full of talented people.

He knew that his friend had to take medicine every day to maintain his condition, which was very dangerous. He bought the alcohol, sleeping pills, and tape for tying people up. If he had planned ahead, it might not have been so easy to solve the case...

……

"Old friends are still ruthless!"

Lin Feng listened to the whole story through remote monitoring and made such comments.

He was tied to a chair with tape and then fixed to a table. Only his calves could move. His mouth must have been sealed, so he couldn't even struggle or cry out.

"I simulated it and I feel like it still depends a lot on luck," Hiroki said.

If Itakura Taku hadn't fallen ill so quickly, maybe he could have survived by making some big noise?

"Be prepared..."

(End of this chapter)