Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

Bai Quanyi stood up and said: I'll go over and take a look.

Miyano Akemi: I'm going too! Ai, I'll leave Yukiko and Shizuka in your care.

Haibara Ai: ...Yes, yes, I get it. Why do you want me to take care of adults now too?

The two of them also followed the few people who had just left and walked away.

When they arrived, the police had already surrounded the crime scene. Inspector Megure was explaining the protection of the scene to other police officers. The forensic department was gathered under a tree. It seemed that the person surrounded by them was the deceased.

Shiraizumi Masu: Inspector Megure—donkey!

Inspector Megure: Oh, Inspector Shiro! The person behind you is...

Baiquanyi: My friend.

Inspector Megure: It’s great to be young.

Shiraizumi Masu: ………

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Shiraizumi Mashi: Inspector Megure, is the deceased... under that tree?

Inspector Megure: "Yes, her friends are currently confirming the identity. After they are done, you can go check on the deceased."

Shiraizumi Masushi and Miyano Akemi walked to the other side of the shrine and stood under a tree, waiting for the forensic department to complete their work.

Shiraizumi Yi: Come to think of it, I was too focused on the fireworks just now. Did you notice anything?

Miyano Akemi: Hmm... I'm afraid the deceased knew the group of people who sat next to us while we were watching the fireworks. And based on the conversation I heard, the deceased must have had no contact with them for a long time.

Shiraizumi: It seems the deceased had already severed contact with them before his death...

Miyano Akemi: But I always feel that the deceased might be someone we have met before.

Shiraizumi Mashi: ...But I don't remember any of us knowing anyone named Morita Keiko.

Miyano Akemi: Maybe it's just a chance encounter.

Inspector Megure: Officer Shiro, the on-site collection work is almost complete...

Miyano Akemi and Shiraizumi Masu walked up to the deceased, and Miyano Akemi recognized the deceased at a glance.

Miyano Akemi: ...I didn't expect that it was the person who bumped into me just now.

The deceased, Keiko Morita, was the woman in the purple yukata who had just bumped into Akemi Miyano. Now she was sitting under a tree with a pale face. There was a hole on her temple caused by the burn of the pistol muzzle, and the blood that flowed out had long since dried up.

the other side.

Kuroda Yuuto: Rimi, stop crying...

The man called Kuroda Yuuto was squatting beside Aoki Rimi who was kneeling on the ground, constantly stroking her back to comfort her. Mihashi Minako also covered her mouth and cried silently. Kurosaki Kenta leaned her head on his shoulder with a sad look on his face. Only Ozawa Hanako looked very calm and was answering questions to the police inspector who was asking her questions.

Miyano Akemi: Those 790 people are indeed related parties, right, Bai Jun.

Shiraizumi Mashi: Inspector Megure is taking care of the questions from the relevant parties, so let's take a look at the condition of the body.

Miyano Akemi: Hmm…

Bai Quanyi walked to the side of the corpse and squatted down. The bathrobe on the deceased seemed a little loose. Bai Quanyi put on gloves, gently lifted the deceased's arm, stared at the deceased's skin, and looked thoughtful.

Miyano Akemi: What's wrong, Shiro-kun?

Baiquan Yi: I was wondering, if it was a shooting, then where is the murder weapon?

Miyano Akemi: It must have been thrown away by the murderer.

Bai Quanyi asked the coroner: How long has the deceased been dead?

The police officer in charge of the autopsy said: The deceased had been dead for at least five hours...

Miyano Akemi was shocked when she heard this.

Miyano Akemi: Five hours?! How is that possible?!

Shiraizumi Mashi: As expected... there is something fishy about this case.

Miyano Akemi: Yeah. Just before the fireworks display, you and I were shopping, and we ran into this woman. She bumped into me. How could someone who should have been dead five hours ago bump into us?

Inspector Megure: Is there any problem, Inspector Shiro?

Inspector Shiro: Inspector Megure! I just encountered the deceased an hour ago, so the time of death of the deceased should not be five hours!

Inspector Megure: "What! Is this true?"

Miyano Akemi: Yes, the deceased also bumped into me, there is no doubt about that

Miyano Akemi was very confused.

Miyano Akemi: How did the murderer bring the dead back to life and appear before us?

Shiraizumi Mashi: I remember when I met her, she seemed to be going to the shrine to look for someone?

Miyano Akemi: Yes, running in a yukata shouldn't be inconvenient... But if you still run over there, it seems like it's a very important thing.

(ciac) Shiraizumi Masu: Wait... running?

Miyano Akemi: Is there any problem?

Shiraizumi: Adding to what those involved said just now, and the pistol incident... I think I should know who the murderer is.

Miyano Akemi: Bai-kun, have you figured out the truth?

Inspector Megure: Oh oh... Inspector Shiro, do you already know the truth?

Shiraizumi: Ah, yes.

Inspector Megure: As expected of Inspector White!

Shiraizumi Mashi: First of all, the murderer called the deceased, Miss Keiko, to the shrine for some reason, and asked her to come during the festival because in this situation, the deceased would need to run through the crowded crowd.

Shiraizumi Yi: So when the deceased saw the murderer, he was still in a state of intense exercise.

Shiraizumi Masu turned his head and looked at Miyano Akemi.

Baiquanyi: After intense exercise, Baiquanyi was...

Shiraizumi Masu made a demonstration of hitting Miyano Akemi.

Shiraizumi: Then the deceased fell to the ground like this. Several people involved in the incident watched their every move nervously.

Baiquanyi: The murderer let the victim lean against a tree and then left the scene

Kuroda Yuto: So far, we have only explained how the murderer killed Keiko, but who is the murderer?

Miyano Akemi: This is already obvious!

The extremely smart Miyano Akemi has already figured out who the murderer is!

Miyano Akemi: The murderer is of course...Kenta Kurosaki, it's you!

Minako Mihashi: Kurosaki-kun...!

Kurosaki Kenta: No, it wasn't me! There's no way I could have done this!

Rimi Aoki: Why...why did you kill Keiko!

Ozawa Hanako: Rimi, calm down a little...

Hanako Ozawa stepped forward to stop Rimi Aoki who was about to punch and kick Kenta Kurosaki

Shiraizumi Mashi: If you ask why, Mr. Kurosaki is wearing casual clothes today because you want to carry a pistol, right?

Kurosaki Kenta: I...I just don't have a suitable yukata!

Miyano Akemi: It's okay even if I'm wearing a yukata. After all, a gun isn't a big thing, so if I stuff it inside a yukata it won't take up much space. But...it would be easy to see, so I chose casual clothes!

At this time, Kurosaki Kenta's face flushed red, and even his mouth was tightly shut. It seemed that he was not going to make any further explanations.

Baiquanyi: The pistol that served as the murder weapon should still be on you, right?

Bai Quanyi: The pistols issued to police officers require strict notes on the use of the gun and the bullets. So... could you please explain how you explain the missing bullets in your pistol?

Kenta Kurosaki knelt down and admitted to the murder.

Aoki Rimi: Kurosaki-kun...how could you do this to Keiko!

Kurosaki Kenta: ...This girl is talking to me about breaking up and getting back together, how could I possibly agree to her! That was so long ago, and that woman chose to move away, wasn't she just trying to break up with me?!

Kuroda Yuuto: Kurosaki...you guy 1440485057 (note to join the group)!

Shiraizumi Masu

Don't rush to complain to Mr. Kurosaki, everyone

Shiraizumi Masu: He was not the only one who killed Miss Keiko

Everyone was shocked.

Miyano Akemi: Could it be that... Mr. Kurosaki has helpers?

Kurosaki Kenta: You said there was another murderer? How is that possible... I was the one who killed that guy. I'm the only one who has a grudge against her!

Shiraizumi Mashi: That's right, Kurosaki, you are just the last murderer. There is another murderer who did not pick up a gun but was also involved in this murder.

Inspector Megure: Inspector Shiro, the results of the smoke reaction you asked me to help measure are out!

Shiraizumi Mashi: Inspector Megure, is the situation the same as I expected?

Inspector Megure: In addition to the strong gunpowder reaction on Kenta Kurosaki's body, Minako Mihashi's sample also detected a relatively strong gunpowder reaction.

Mihashi Minako: ...Are you kidding me, officer? Why do you have to say that I have the worst reaction to the smoke? Everyone else went to watch the fireworks, and I just went to the festival with Kurosaki to buy some things. If you say I have a strong reaction to the smoke, that would explain it, right?

Akemi Miyano, who is knowledgeable about firearms, easily concluded that Minako Mihashi was lying.

Miyano Akemi: That's not right, Ms. Minako.

Akemi Miyano: The gunpowder reaction test detects gunpowder residue on the human body, but which of the stalls you passed by used gunpowder as fuel?

Miyano Akemi: The only possible explanation is that... you and Kurosaki experienced the same behavior that would expose you to gunpowder at the same time, but you didn't have direct contact, so the result of the gunpowder reaction was not as severe as Kurosaki's!

Aoki Rimi: You——

Shiraizumi: That's right. Minako-san was also at the scene where Keiko-san was shot. She must have been quite close...

Minako Mihashi: How is that possible? Don't forget that when I was next to Keiko's body, I was leaning on Kurosaki-kun's shoulder. It was inevitable that he would take over, right?

Even if it's as you said, if I were there, I should have stopped Kurosaki-kun. Why would I allow him to kill Keiko?"

Miyano Akemi: I think it's because Minako thinks Keiko is too troublesome, right? Keiko's request for a reconciliation has affected the relationship between you and Kurosaki!

Shiraizumi: When everyone was together just now, Kuroda-kun and Ms. Rimi were together, right? Then there was Ms. Ozawa, who was answering the police's questions.

Shiraizumi Mashi: But Miss Minako was crying with her hands covering her mouth in Kurosaki-kun's arms. If you two had no relationship...how could you do such an intimate thing?

Minako Mihashi: We are just ordinary friends. We just haven't seen each other for a long time. How can you, who is meeting us for the first time, say such words to speculate and provoke us?

Mihashi Minako: Hey, Kurosaki, why don't you say something! I was just going shopping with you, I had no idea you were going to kill Keiko!

Kenta Kurosaki: Shut up, Minako. Do you think you can justify your reaction to the gun smoke?

Kurosaki Kenta turned around and looked at the people in front of him. He seemed to have made up his mind.

Kenta Kurosaki: I admit that Minako was present when Keiko was shot, and that she indirectly led to my shooting of Keiko.

Kenta Kurosaki finally couldn't contain his inner grief and anger, and pulled out the gun from his waist and aimed at Minako Mihashi.

Kenta Kurosaki: You vicious woman...!

Shiraizumi Yoshi stepped forward and hit the wrist of Kurosaki Kenta, who was holding a pistol, with a knife. Kurosaki Kenta felt pain and the pistol in his hand fell to the ground and was immediately kicked aside. He covered his wrist in pain.

Inspector Megure: ...Let's talk about the rest at the police station, Mr. Kurosaki and Ms. Mihashi.

Minako Mihashi seemed dissatisfied with this approach and continued to loudly ask Kurosaki Kenta to speak for her. Kurosaki Kenta lowered his head and said nothing, but just quietly followed the police into the police car. The other people who were related to the case also got into the police car and went to the police station to prepare to record their statements.

Miyano Akemi smiled playfully at Shiraizumi Masu.

Miyano Akemi: Can I be your Watson, Mr. Detective?

Shiraizumi: I'm not a detective, I'm a police officer. Mingmei, I think you shouldn't be my Watson, just be my wife.

245. Suzuki Ayako wanted to elope with Shiraizumi Masu before getting engaged

Weekend, private beach in Izu.