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

Meiwazi agreed immediately, with some excitement in her eyes...

The policewoman's sharp gaze

When Kogoro Mouri, Naoki Kijima, and Yoko Nakamura received the news, they were confused as to why the police had gathered them in the hall.

Only Conan seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes looking up and down at Baiquan Yi, as if he had guessed something.

"Officer Bai, why did you call us all here?"

Kogoro Mouri approached Shiraizumi Masu with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Brother Kusakawa already knows who the murderer is."

Shiraizumi Masaru did not conceal his voice, and everyone in the hall could hear it. Suddenly, Nakamura Yoko, Kijima Bo and others were shocked. Nakamura Yoko could not help but stand up and say:

"Officer, isn't the murderer that young man? Why..."

"He is not the murderer. I already know who the real murderer is."

Shiraizumi Masu took over Nakamura Yoko's words. He stood among the crowd, looking very excited and having an indescribable calmness and confidence.

What he said was unknowingly convincing.

Yoko Nakamura, Naoki Kijima and the others fell silent, all looking at Shiraizumi Masaru. There was disbelief, suspicion, and half-belief in their eyes.

Conan, however, showed an expression of "as expected" and stared at Baiquan Yi, thinking... this guy really solved the case.

Seeing that Shiraizumi Masu solved the case before him, Maori Kogoro said unhappily: "Okay, Shiraizumi Masu, now that you know who the murderer is, tell everyone!"

"Not urgent."

Shiraizumi Masu said, then turned to look at Ishikawa Jiro and said, "Mr. Ishikawa, I want to ask you, before you came to the screaming party today, when and where did you meet Mr. Kijima?"

meet?

Ishikawa Jiro was puzzled. He didn't understand why Shiraizumi Masu was asking him about the time and place of his meeting with Kijima Naoki today, but he still answered truthfully, "We met in front of the Beika Department Store at three o'clock."

"Mr. Kijima, where were you and what were you doing before three o'clock?"

Shiraizumi Masaru's deep gaze fell on Kijima Nakata again, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"This is it."

Kijima hesitated for a moment, as if recalling something, and then said, "I was doing some errands."

After that, he chuckled nonchalantly: "I don't know why you ask this, Mr. Officer. It feels like you are checking my alibi."

"Yes."

Bai Quanyi admitted it openly. He said, "I was just checking your alibi."

"why?"

"Because you were the one who killed Ms. Umeda!"

Shiraizumi Masu looked directly into Kijima's eyes.

For some reason, Kijima felt that Shiraizumi's gaze was very sharp, as if he could see through everything. This made him a little panicked, but he still forced himself to calm down quickly.

Everyone else was shocked. They didn't expect Shiraizumi Mashi to say that Kijima Naoki was the murderer. He was trained by Miss Umeda and was very kind to her. He should be the last person to commit murder.

Why did Baiquan Yi say this?

Feeling the gazes of the people around him, Kijima's originally calm state of mind was disturbed again, but it was not visible on the surface. He only twitched the corners of his mouth and sneered:

"Hey, why are you talking nonsense?"

"Mr. Kijima has been with us the entire time. How could he possibly have the time to come and kill the editor-in-chief?"

Ishikawa Jiro was a little skeptical that Kijima Nao was the murderer. As he said, Kijima Nao had always been with them and should not have had time to kill anyone.

"Even if we acted separately, it was only when Ishikawa and I went to find a public phone, but the editor-in-chief was already dead by then."

Yoko Nakamura also didn't really believe that Naoki Kijima was the murderer.

"No! Ms. Umeda was actually killed even earlier, probably before you two met Mr. Kijima."

Bai Quanyi said with certainty.

Before meeting?

how come?

Shiraizumi frowned. He still remembered what the medical examiner had said. He said, "Brother Kusakawa, the estimated time of death is between 4:30 and 5:00. Besides, Maori saw the photo sent by Ms. Umeda, didn't he?"

Everyone also wants to say this. Putting aside the time of death speculated by the forensic doctor, just looking at the photo that Kogoro Mouri saw sent by the deceased to Yoko Nakamura at 4:30, could it be that it was a ghost sending the photo at that time?

How can it be!

Everyone looked at Bai Quanyi in confusion.

"I can only say that this was sent from Ms. Umeda's phone, but I can't guarantee that it was sent by Ms. Umeda herself."

Bai Quanyi smiled faintly, feeling confident.

"Even so, the body hasn't shown signs of rigor mortis yet."

What Shiraizumi Masu just said is acceptable, after all, anyone can send photos using Ms. Umeda's mobile phone, but how do you explain the lack of rigor mortis?

"Ms. Umeda's body was not originally in this room."

Bai Quanyi smiled and said, "Before we police arrived here, it was kept in a cold place to delay the onset of rigor mortis."

"What are you talking about? I was here with them when I saw the body."

Kijima defended himself loudly and fiercely, as if he was wronged. He said in an almost angry tone, "Then what do you say that clown corpse is?"

"Doll."

Shiraizumi Mashi gave an affirmative answer, his eyes filled with indescribable calmness and sophistication. He said, "That's a puppet made up like a clown, the size of Ms. Umeda!"

Kimura's pupils suddenly shrank and he was secretly frightened. He felt as if this man had really seen through him. A very insecure feeling surged in his heart and he couldn't help but shiver.

Doll?

The others were also shocked. They never expected that what they saw when they entered the door was a doll.

Everyone was shocked or terrified, but Bai Quanyi seemed oblivious. His expression and tone remained calm and confident. He said, "I want to ask you, who suggested changing today's party into a costume party?"

"It was the editor-in-chief's suggestion. What's the problem?"

Kijima Naoki had calmed down, took a deep breath, and was on full alert, as if he had encountered a powerful enemy.

Shiraizumi Mashi didn't answer him. Instead, he looked at Ishikawa Jiro and said, "Mr. Ishikawa, did the editor-in-chief tell you that herself? She wants to change it to a costume party?"

Ishikawa Jiro thought for a moment and shook his head: "No, it was Mr. Kijima who told us that the editor-in-chief gave us this instruction."

Upon hearing this, Kijima Naoki's face darkened and he looked at Ishikawa Jiro with hidden resentment.

"In other words, it was Mr. Kijima who delivered the message on behalf of Ms. Umeda."

Bai Quanyi said something meaningful.

Everyone instantly understood the meaning of Shiraizumi Masaru's words. Since it was Kijima Naoki who conveyed the message on behalf of Miss Umeda, that meant that he could say whatever he wanted. As for what Miss Umeda said at the time, no one knew it except him.

Everyone's eyes on Kijima Naoki gradually changed, including Jiro Ishikawa and Yoko Nakamura.

Feeling the change in the gazes of the people around him, Kimura began to feel anxious and uneasy.

The instigator of all this, Shiraizumi Masu, remained quite calm. He smiled and said, "By the way, Mr. Kijima, did you know that there's an earthquake sensor installed on the gas stove in this room?"

"Earthquake?"

Kijima's face was filled with confusion, but it didn't look like he was pretending. Shiraizumi looked at him and said, "It seems you don't know."

After that, he turned to look at Sato Miwako and said, "Miwako, help me get the soup pot on the stove."

"Ah? Oh..."

Seeing Baiquan Yi calm and confident throughout the whole process, solving the case bit by bit, he was so handsome and great. Even though Sato Miwako had seen it many times, she was still a little obsessed with him. Her two beautiful eyes flashed with light, staring at Baiquan Yi without blinking.

So, after hearing Bai Quanyi's words, she was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and quickly took the soup pot that was cooking on the stove and placed it on the table.

"Tell everyone what's going on inside the pot." Bai Quanyi said with a smile.

Seeing Shiraizumi Masaru's actions, Kido became more and more uneasy and anxious, and could hardly hide it.

"She was supposed to be making beef stew, but the ingredients aren't even cooked yet. At this rate, it's unlikely she'll be able to make it to the five o'clock party."

Miwako Sato lifted the lid of the pot and told everyone what she saw inside.

After she finished speaking, she put the lid back on the pot.

"Ms. Umeda prepared the meal to coincide with the party. Why am I so sure? Because she set the gas stove to low heat. She planned to take her time to simmer it..."

Bai Quanyi said, "However, there was a small earthquake this afternoon, which triggered the sensor above, so the fire was extinguished, which caused the ingredients to be undercooked."

Everyone secretly noted that there had indeed been a small earthquake in the afternoon, but because the impact was not significant, no one mentioned it.

"More importantly, after the fire was extinguished, Ms. Umeda didn't relight it. Why?"

Bai Quanyi glanced around and saw that everyone seemed to understand something. He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I think everyone has figured it out. That's right! Miss Umeda was unable to relight the fire at that time because she had already been killed by Mr. Kijima."

This sentence hit Kijima's heart like a heavy punch. The uneasiness and anxiety on his face could no longer be concealed and burst out. This anxiety and uneasiness instantly turned into anger. He said angrily:

"Nonsense! You're just speculating. What evidence do you have?"

After he finished speaking, he angrily wanted to leave, "You are such a boring policeman. I am too lazy to talk to you anymore. I want to go back first."

Everyone could see that Kimura was panicking. Although he was very angry, he was already upset, so he subconsciously wanted to escape.

However, he couldn't just run away. Sato Miwako blocked his way and said seriously, "Inspector Bai hasn't finished what he's saying yet. Please sit back down."

Kimura Ito and Sato Miwako stared at each other for a long time, and was immediately frightened back by Sato Miwako's sharp gaze.

After sitting down, Kimura clasped his fingers together tightly, his knuckles turning white, showing how uneasy he was.

"If my reasoning is correct, this is how Mr. Kijima committed the crime."

Shiraizumi glanced at Kijima and said calmly, "Mr. Kijima came here before meeting Mr. Ishikawa and the others. He strangled Ms. Umeda from behind while she was concentrating on preparing dinner, and then replaced the body with a pre-prepared doll."

"Why would he do that? That's right! Because he had to keep Ms. Umeda's body somewhere cooler. He wanted everyone to think she was killed just before we arrived, so he couldn't keep her in a room with the heater on."

"He didn't turn off the gas stove before leaving because the stew had to be cooked when Ms. Umeda was found."

"But he didn't expect that an earthquake would occur at three o'clock, causing the gas fire to shut down automatically."

At this point, Shiraizumi looked directly into Kijima's eyes and said, "After you left, you went shopping again, renting clothes from a clothing store. You used Ms. Umeda's phone, which you took from 5.5, to send Ms. Yoko a photo of Ms. Umeda in a clown costume, creating the illusion that she was still alive."

"Then you left everyone's cell phones at the clothing store."

"Next, after you discovered Ms. Umeda's body, you sent Mr. Ishikawa and the others outside to find a public phone, while you stayed inside the house, swapped Ms. Umeda's body with the doll, and then took the doll outside to the balcony and disposed of it."

"I just checked. There's clown face paint on the curtains. I guess you accidentally got it on there when you moved the puppet out."

At this point, Bai Quanyi paused and said, "By the way, you were the one who cut the telephone line in this room."

As Shiraizumi continued to speak, Kijima's body began to tremble, and then the shaking became more and more severe. When Shiraizumi finished speaking, he lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then raised his head as if making a final death struggle, and roared:

"These are all your speculations. What evidence do you have to prove that I killed someone?"

"Of course I have evidence."

Shiraizumi Masaru could see that Kijima was struggling to survive. He remained quite calm and said, "Miwako."

He called Meiwako softly, then leaned over and whispered something into her ear.

Miwako Sato was very excited, nodded repeatedly, and quickly went downstairs.

Bai Quanyi looked at everyone's puzzled gazes, smiled, and said, "Please move to the balcony."

What the hell is he doing?

Although everyone was very confused, they still came to the balcony.

Auntie is waiting for you

Outside the balcony.

A group of people gathered here and looked down. There were several police cars and sedans parked under the building.

At this moment.

Miwako Sato was standing at the rear of a white private car. She looked up at Kijima and shouted, "Mr. Kijima, is this your car?"

Kimura didn't say anything, but his face looked very ugly and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

Needless to say, this car is his.