Conan: This repairman is not very knowledgeable

"Wait a minute, you said the person who sent this threatening letter was a character in a novel?"

The uncle looked at the postcard in his hand, his face speechless.

How could such a thing happen...

It is true that he had heard of the name of Qichuan Village, but he was completely confused by these mystery novels.

"A writer was killed by a character in his own novel?!" Chiba said he seemed to have seen this kind of plot in some cartoons.

"This threatening letter must be a trick by the criminal to confuse the public." This is what Uncle Maori thought.

"Confusing the public?"

When Touzi heard this, he couldn't help but lower his head and think for a moment.

This fake threatening letter probably won't have such an effect, and the police will continue to investigate as usual.

"Your clerk seems to be a real detective." Conan found pickled ginger for sushi in the drain basket in the kitchen.

"Probably." Lin Feng glanced at the people who were still talking at the entrance.

How did this dog-headed detective sneak in?

"Ahhhhh!"

Conan lay down beside the kitchen sink and shouted loudly.

"What's wrong?"

"Conan, what are you doing?" Inspector Megure and others came over immediately.

"Uncle Kogoro, this pickled ginger seems to be included in sushi delivery?" Conan asked.

"That's right." Uncle Maori took a look and nodded.

"Teacher Qi Chuan doesn't like pickled ginger. She said she just doesn't like the sweet and sour taste. Those should be the pickled ginger that came with the sushi that was delivered last night."

Mr. Toono, the young editor from Labyrinth Publishing House, stood aside and explained.

"Mr. Tono, I will ask you to explain in detail what happened last night, including what happened before and after you left here."

Inspector Megure borrowed an empty room in the apartment from the manager and prepared to conduct more detailed questioning of the two first witnesses on the spot.

Just a few days ago, the deceased, Ms. Saikawa Murasaki, had an argument with the manager of the apartment building.

This person was also the first to be questioned.

"Mr. Murata, after you used the spare key to open the door this morning, you immediately ran out of the room and called the police, right?"

Inspector Megure asked.

"Yes, I was so scared at that time that I didn't even dare to stay there. I immediately ran outside to call the police." The administrator Mr. Murata nodded repeatedly.

"You smell of alcohol." Lin Feng said, moving his nose.

"Yes, yes, I usually like to have a couple of drinks," Mr. Murata said with a stutter.

It's strange. I clearly hadn't drunk any alcohol when I woke up this morning.

"Some residents of the apartment said that you had had an argument with Teacher Qichuan before, is that true?" Touzi asked immediately.

“……” Mr. Murata wanted to tell a lie, but the sharp looks from those guys who claimed to be detectives made him feel uneasy.

"It's like this. I drank a little bit of wine that day, and she happened to see me. She also said she would report it to the management company..."

"Where were you between seven and nine last night?" Conan asked, looking up.

Although the motive is a bit far-fetched, it's hard to say for this kind of drunkard...

Inspector Megure opened his mouth but said nothing.

You have all asked, what else do I have to ask???
"I was on duty all night alone, and there is no one to testify." Mr. Murata shook his head. Judging from what he said, he also understood a little.

Just then, Officer Chiba walked in with a delivery man.

"Police department!"

The key witness was found!
"Please wait a moment." Officer Megure called for a pause and followed Chiba and the delivery man out of the room.

After about a few minutes, Fat Orange came back.

"Mr. Murata, were you wandering around the deceased's house around nine o'clock last night?"

Inspector Megure asked with a serious expression.

"I, I." Mr. Murata was surprised.

"Nine o'clock, which matches the estimated time of death. Moreover, as the manager of the apartment, you have a spare key!" Judging from the look in Uncle Maori's eyes, he has already regarded the person in front of him as the murderer.

"I just wanted to ask her last night not to complain to the management company, but no one came to open the door."

"I didn't kill anyone, and what evidence do you have?"

The conversation ended here, and the administrator, Mr. Murata, said he had nothing to say.

The next person to enter the room was the editor in charge of the deceased, Mr. Tono.

"I arrived here yesterday at about 6:30 in the evening."

"Although the teacher has stopped writing now and has not continued to create, she has written many brilliant mystery novels."

"We discussed the issue of publishing a collection of works for about an hour."

"Around 7:30, I called Teacher Qichuan and asked for the sushi she always ordered."

"Around eight o'clock, the boss delivered the takeaway, and I left after that because I had other things to do." Mr. Toono's words were very clear.

At around 8:15, he met with friends at a store near the station and drank until late at night.

"You agreed to deliver some information this morning, why did you drink so late?" Uncle Maori felt that this man was also very suspicious, and asked with his arms folded.

"I'm usually too busy and I only get together with friends once in a while, so I drink a little longer," Mr. Toono explained.

This is the end of the questioning of the editor.

Next we have to wait for the forensic autopsy results and then ask the owner of the sushi restaurant again.

"I know you must be wondering if I'm the criminal, but how could I do such a thing?"

"She is a treasure of the Japanese mystery world..." Editor Toono said before leaving.

"Just arrest him directly." After hearing this, Lin Feng gave his opinion directly.

"That can't be confirmed yet." Touzi glanced at her store manager and said with a smile.

If there were only these two suspects, he would also vote for Tono.

It was clearly stated and sounded like there was nothing to hide, which made it difficult for the police to take action.

"But he is Mr. Saikawa's editor. What reason does he have to kill someone?" Mizuno Rena asked with a sigh.

It is said that this treasure of the mystery world only has six months to live, but in this interview, not even the details were discussed.

"Qianye, call Tono's friend to verify the situation. Also, visit the residents as soon as possible to find out if there are any other suspicious persons..."

"Takagi, you should go to the sushi restaurant yourself." Inspector Megure assigned tasks to his two subordinates.

"Yes!"

Gao Mu took the order and left, followed by a group of people... (End of this chapter)