Chapter 1406 Investigation of the Fruit Festival
On Sunday, February 29, Morimoto Fruit Main Store.
Mori followed behind Memu's police station with a thick face and sneaked into the cordon. Yamazaki, Midako, Sonoko, Ran, Conan, Haibara, Akihiko, Mitsuhiko, and Tomotaku also got in.
Yukiko Hashigaki's body was still in the hall, but after seeing it for too much and being mentally prepared, Ayumi and others were just too scared.
The police department of Meguru said: "The death time is between 12:00 and 12:30 noon. The cause of death was that the skull was hit by a blunt weapon, causing the skull to break. The weapon was such a rolling pin, which had been sent back for testing." He said, pointing to the rolling pin on the table.
Looking at the three suspects, Maeda, Fujino, and Tomomi Morimoto, Maori asked: "Which rolling pin is from you?"
Maeda said: "It's not something that anyone can use for, but it's in the kitchen, and anyone can get it."
Fujino Taio said: "Our rolling pins were all on the stall before and had been taken away by the police."
"Ahem," said the police department of Meguro, "Mr. Maeda, Mr. Taio Fujino, and Miss Tomomi Morimoto, someone has seen you three come here. Now please tell me when you came, why you came here, and have you met Ms. Yukiko Hashigaki?"
Maeda said: "I came here at around 11 o'clock. I don't know the specific time. It was because I used up the ingredients I brought, and then I kept making cakes here until the president came over and left around 12:50."
Meguro Police Department asked: "Why do you make cakes here?"
Maeda said: "Because it is quiet, the food court is too noisy."
"That," Fujino Yasuo said, "Police Officer, I have something to say."
"Please say it." said Meguro Police Department.
Taio Fujino said, "It only takes about five minutes to return to the food court from here, and when Tomi and I saw Maeda in front of the stall in the food court, it was already twelve to twenty minutes." Then he asked Tomi Morimoto, "Is that right?"
"Miss Tomomi Morimoto?" The police department of Meguri confirmed.
"No." Morimoto Tomomi said, "When I went back, I noticed that there was a cake on Mr. Maeda's stall."
Maori asked, "Did you see Mr. Maeda?"
"No," Morimoto Tomomi said.
Meguro Police Department asked: "Mr. Maeda, where have you been? What have you done during this period?"
Maeda said, "After I put down the cake, I took off the chef's clothes and went to eat."
"Eat something?" Maori didn't believe it.
"Of course people have to eat," Maeda said, "There is no rule that cake chefs must eat cake."
"Uh..." Maori was so blocked that he couldn't speak.
Meguro Police Department asked, "So, Mr. Maeda, where have you been?"
"It's right next to Rice Park," Maeda said. "I was not wearing a chef's suit at that time, and I was not conspicuous. There were many people in the store, and I don't know if anyone noticed me."
Meguro Police Department ordered: "Takagi, take Mr. Maeda for a trip."
"Yes, police department." Officer Takagi responded.
"Ahem," said Meguro Police Department, "Mr. Fujino, please tell me about your situation."
"Okay, police officer." Fujino Taio said, "I came to the store with Tomi to get the ingredients. It was around twelve to eighteen at that time, and the president was still here, and then we went back around twelve to ten."
"That's right," Morimoto Tomomi said.
Maori asked back, "Do you remember clearly this time?"
"This is what the president said." Fujino Taio smiled, "She said, 'It's twelve to eighteen now. I'll give you three minutes to get things, and then hurry up and go back to me."
"After that, the president said, 'It's very fast at 12 o'clock. Let's go now, don't let the guests wait. I'll just clean up here.'" Morimoto Tomomi said, "and we'll go back."
"So that's it." Meguro Police Department asked, "So, have you met Mr. Maeda on the way? Whether it's when you come or leave?"
"I haven't seen it before." Morimoto Tomomi said.
Taio Fujino said: "It must be that he went awry in the Mihua Park. There are really many people in the Mihua Park today."
Meguro Police Department asked, "You returned to the stall and it was around 12:15. You didn't see Mr. Maeda, but you saw his cake."
"Yes." Morimoto Tomomi, "but I saw the cake on Mr. Maeda's stall."
"Mr. Fujino?" asked the police department of Meguri.
"I really didn't notice it." Fujino Taio said, "I originally planned to go to the bathroom when I came back to the store, but I met the president. So I went back to the stall and put down my things, changed into the chef's clothes and went to the bathroom. When I returned to the stall, Tomomi was not there."
"That's it," asked the police department of Meguri, "Then, Miss Tomomi, you..."
"That," Morimoto Tomomi felt a little embarrassed, "I also changed my clothes and went to the bathroom. The queue was long and it took a while. However, after I went back, Mr. Maeda came back."
Maori said: "That is to say, you two have no absent proof either."
Fujino Taino shrugged, "You can say that." Then he said, "But, I think you have to rule out other outsiders first. No one can be sure that no one has come in here."
The police department of Meguri said: "But, you three happen to have a motive for murder."
Tomomi Morimoto's face changed, and then she lowered her head.
Fujino Taio said: "I owed the president money, and the president refused to let me leave on this grounds. We had a quarrel, but the amount of this money was not enough to kill her. On the contrary, Maeda, he owed the president several times the money he owed the president."
"Who knows this kind of thing?" said Maori. "I have seen a lot of people who are angry and then murdered during the quarrel. It just so happens that the murder weapon is a rolling pin. If it is someone else, the one you guys should have a knife. It must be you guys who have been using the rolling pin to get it, so you choose the rolling pin as the murder weapon."
Taio Fujino said, "You are making a point."
The police department of Meguri asked, "So, Miss Tomi, what do you say?"
Morimoto Tomomi shook her head and said, "I didn't do this."
Maori asked: "Police Department, what is the reason for Miss Tomi?"
Memu Police Department said: "I heard from the old employee of Morimoto Sakiko Headquarters that this Morimoto Saki chain store was originally the property of Miss Tomi's family and was run by Miss Tomi's father. Later, Mr. Morimoto was not well-managed and had to sell the entire company to Ms. Hashigaki Yukiko. At the same time, he agreed that he could not change the name of the company until his death."
Maori said, "Oh, no wonder Morimoto Fruit Karma is called."
The police department of Memu said: "Miss Tomomi has been working here with her family's skills in making fruits. Before, Mr. Morimoto passed away due to illness, Ms. Hashigaki Yukiko wanted to change the name of Morimoto's fruits. Ms. Tomomi once went to find Ms. Hashigaki Yukiko for this, but was scolded by Ms. Hashigaki Yukiko."
Maori said: "So that's it, for the hard work of his father throughout his life."
"No." Tomomi Morimoto said anxiously, "My father is grateful for the president taking over Morimoto Fruit, which he runs, because it has saved most of the employees' positions."
Maori said: "Don't make a fuss, I don't believe you don't resent Ms. Yukiko Hashigaki."
"If you don't care at all, that's a lie." Morimoto Tomomi said, "But I really didn't kill the president."
At this time, Meguro's police department received a call with Maeda's fingerprint on the weapon.
"The murderer is Maeda," said Maori. "He used the gap and ran back to kill Ms. Hashigaki Yukiko. Because people are familiar with the appearance of him wearing a chef's uniform, he no longer attracted attention when he took off his chef's uniform."
At this time, Officer Takagi brought Maeda Takagi back, "Report to the police department, Mr. Maeda's absentee certificate has been found."
Meguro Police Department asked, "Oh, what is it?"
Officer Takagi said: "When Mr. Maeda was having a meal, a reporter interviewing the Fruit Food Festival was also having dinner. The reporter recognized Mr. Maeda and took photos of him. After hearing about the incident, the reporter went to testify for Mr. Maeda."
Meguro Police Department asked: "Where is this reporter?"
Officer Takagi said: "I'll go to wash the negatives with the forensic personnel."
Meguro Police Department asked: "So, Mr. Maeda, your fingerprint is on the weapon. What explanation do you have?"
Maeda said: "I used to organize kitchen utensils, probably I encountered it at that time, and the murderer happened to use it."
Fujino Taio said: "Police officer, Maeda may find witnesses, so maybe Tomomi and I can do it too."...
Chapter completed!