Today is the engagement party of Kaoru Kusano and Osamu Kenzaki.
Everyone is here because of these two people, so they are the well-deserved protagonists today.
In general, the protagonists in parties or get-togethers are the "key care targets" of the case.
For example, if someone in a couple is cheating on the other person, they choose to kill the other person directly at a party or ceremony.
For example, a couple gets together, angers one of the suitors, and then kills his sweetheart in revenge, or kills his other half in order to get his sweetheart, etc.
Anyway, in the world of science and even the world of reasoning, the general rule is that the risk of a party is high, and the risk of the party protagonist's relatives, friends, parents, and the protagonist gradually increases accordingly.
Those who are more lucky will encounter funerals, murders, etc. on top of happy events, but it's good if they don't involve themselves. As for the psychological shadow, it doesn't matter compared to the small life.
So when Karasawa heard that he was attending a party, it was natural that he would not focus on the two protagonists of today's party.
After concentrating, with Tang Ze's keen insight, he actually observed a lot of information.
For example, although Kaoru Kusano and Osamu Kenzaki are lovers, their intimacy is a bit unfamiliar.
For example, when Kaoru Kusano hugged Osamu Kenzaki earlier, the man was completely passive. After being hugged, it was as if he didn't dare to move and didn't move at all.
If you were like Ayako and hugged Karasawa's arm, he would easily touch the other person's hand.
Even if you put it down later because of the awkward posture, this brief intimate contact is natural, and sometimes the two of you won't even notice, it's a completely subconscious move.
As for Kenzaki Osamu, except for hugging his arms, there was no intimate interaction at all. Generally, men take the initiative in physical contact, and Kenzaki Osamu doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is particularly shy and needs the woman to take the initiative.
character.
Because he maintained his concentration, combined with Tang Ze's insight, micro-expressions, and body movements of both parties, Tang Ze deciphered so much information from this short moment of interaction.
Combining this information with the hints he remembered from Kogoro Mouri's words, Karasawa basically locked the roles of the couple in his mind on Osamu Kenzaki and Kaoru Kusano, and the victims were naturally self-evident.
Among the remaining four women, Xiaolan naturally goes without saying that the heroine is never suspected (note 1). So far in the thousands of episodes of Karasawa's time travel, even Kudo Shinichi has been regarded as a murderer, but
Xiaolan never did.
In the future, it is estimated that except for special events, such as the future theatrical version, which has a fraud trailer plot in which Xiaolan is a criminal for the sake of gimmicks, basically Xiaolan will be "invulnerable to all crimes".
And Okino Yoko only acts as a "case trigger", a tool that is useless after filling in the background of the case and guiding the protagonist to participate in the case.
At most, when there are only two suspects, you can make up the numbers and come up with a "classic three-choice".
So after excluding these two,
Only Yue Yeyue and Hoshino Terumi are left.
Speaking of this, Tang Ze once again focused his attention on the few people chatting happily at the side.
"I really didn't expect it. Xiaoxun, you are the youngest among us, but you are the first to get married." Okino Yoko said with emotion.
"Yes, I find it incredible myself. I always thought that Sister Xiaohui would get married first." Kaoru Kusano said with a smile.
"Speaking of which, I remember Terumi that you said you seem to have someone you like?" Yue Yexue looked at the other person with a smile, "How is it going? Have you confessed to him?"
"No,
no progress…"
Hoshino Terumi slowly exhaled and said calmly: "And instead of letting me step into the grave of marriage, it is better to just keep a distance and watch each other... After all, this way my dream will not be broken..."
"What do you mean by that!" Kaoru Kusano exclaimed angrily after hearing these pointed words.
"Everyone, "Detective Zuo Moji" is about to begin..."
At this moment, a man with glasses and freckles on his face walked out of the back room, "Didn't everyone say we wanted to watch it together? Don't miss it..."
"Humph! I have to take a shower so I won't watch!" Kaoru Kusano's face turned cold when he saw the other party coming out, and he immediately turned around and left, "Just wait until you finish watching and then call me!"
"Ah... But it's rare for good food to be cooked... It will be cold in a while..." The man heard Kaoru Kusano's words and persuaded in a friendly voice: "And it's rare for everyone to get together to eat. Wouldn't it be more lively..."
"What a shame!" Kaoru Kusano seemed to have suddenly changed. He said angrily: "Didn't I tell you not to read anymore?! Ma Xiong, you are just an agent, what qualifications do you have to tell me what to do!"
"Hug, I'm sorry..." The other party lost his temper, but Ma Xiong didn't feel angry at all. He just said sorry and looked at the other party's back with incomprehensible words.
On the side, Kaoru Kusano seemed not to have heard anything and now walked to the bathroom. He didn't even pay attention to Kenzaki's obstruction and directly entered the bathroom behind closed doors.
"It seems like it's still the same."
Yue Yexue couldn't help but laugh when she saw that the atmosphere was a little solemn, "I'm embarrassed to watch a work in which I participated with everyone... This kind of character is what is called "tsundere" in popular light novels now."
"Yes, yes...the reaction is the same as what we expected..." Okino Yoko also echoed her friend's words, trying to break up the awkward atmosphere, "By the way, let's do that first now?"
"Wait a minute...I thought you were joking when I heard you say it before...Are you really planning to be serious?" Hoshino Terumi on the side said with a surprised expression.
"Well, that's right~ That's why I have to let you come~" Okino Yoko said with a smile.
"Then let's go to the living room first. We'll be called later..."
"Then Yoko, please give me a head first~"
Hoshino Terumi held her forehead and seemed to accept the fact and walked towards the living room with Yue Yeyue.
As a bystander, Tang Ze saw the scene that just happened, with a confident smile on his lips.
The last two pieces of the puzzle are in hand!!
First of all, this manager named Ma Xiong is probably the one Kaoru Kusano wants to stimulate.
Judging from Kaoru Kusano's sudden temper, this was basically certain.
As for the last remaining suspect, Tang Ze had no clue at first.
But after Hoshino Terumi's words about unrequited love, Karasawa not only did not deepen his suspicion of her, but directly eliminated it!
As a participant in "Conan Encyclopedia" (Note 2), after the other party said those words, Tang Ze was immediately triggered by the other party's memory deep in his mind, and remembered some of the other party's key information!
Hoshino Terumi’s crush is Kudo Shinichi!!
This chapter has been completed!