After the sirens at the level crossing stopped, Police Officer Megure and Officer Takagi stood in front of the TV, thinking about the possibility of using the TV at the scene to forge an alibi.
The three little ones also showed excited expressions. In their opinion, this possibility was completely reasonable.
But they still look in the direction of Yuanhuaiyu from time to time. Yuanhuaiyu just denied Conan's guess that "only one person has an alibi", but did not give a specific explanation... Do they really have anything else?
No obvious clues or information found?
But Haihara Ai looked at Conan's expression as if struck by lightning and knew that he had found a new clue. Judging from his reaction, the clue seemed to be hidden in the whistle of the level crossing?
After thinking for a moment, Haiyuan Ai accidentally caught a glimpse of the clock hanging on the wall and quickly understood.
"Teacher Yuan is right, Miss Qinghua's suspicion should be eliminated."
The speaker was Conan who had come back to his senses. He shook his head slightly and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he explained:
"The sound that just came from the level crossing lasted for a full two minutes... If I remember correctly, it sounded like this once before we started listening to the recording, starting around 11:24 in the morning...
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Megure Police Department and Officer Takagi's eyes widened in an instant.
They all understand that unless there are special circumstances, the time for the ringing of the level crossing bell every day can be said to be strictly fixed, and the time for Miss Qinghua to call and leave a message...
"I remember that Ms. Qinghua's message with the sound of the TV in the background was recorded at 11:25 in the morning..." The Memu Police Department opened its mouth.
"And according to Teacher Xiaolin's testimony, the prisoner probably committed the crime within three minutes from 11:22 to 25," Officer Takagi reasoned.
"In this way, if the murderer is Miss Qinghua, she will arrive here first, enter the house, kill Mr. Sugimori when he is not prepared, press the answer button and leave..."
Megure Police Department continued what he said: "In other words, if she wants to use that TV program as the background sound to create an alibi immediately after committing the crime, she must be near here."
"In this case, the ringtone of the level crossing should also be recorded... Since the sound of the level crossing was not heard, it proves that the place where she called must be quite far away from here, so Miss Qinghua cannot be suspected...
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Megure Police Department pressed his hat: "Then only Mr. Inaba is left now..."
After the suspicions of the first two people were largely eliminated, the remaining Atsushi Inaba was naturally the one most likely to have committed the crime.
It's just that...according to the editor-in-chief of the editorial department where Inaba Atsushi works, he should have been in the editorial department around 11:25 yesterday, and the message did contain the words of the editor-in-chief answering the time.
"It's just a simple trick..." Yuan Huaiyu narrowed his eyes slightly, "I don't know if you have any impression. The editor-in-chief said that there was something wrong with Atsushi Inaba's mobile phone and he often asked him the time. It has been more than a year..."
"More than a year..." Officer Takagi suddenly had an idea and his voice rose an octave, "Yes, if it was the audio recorded on April 22 last year, then this would make sense!"
Using recordings or photos of the same day in previous years as an alibi for this day this year is actually not a very unusual thing in the science world.
"The editor-in-chief did not say which year it was on April 22, nor did the phone call mention which report the deceased was commissioned to write...Mr. Inaba has often asked the editor-in-chief about the time and date since a year ago.
, so it is unlikely that the editor-in-chief himself can remember exactly when he was asked..."
The Megure Police Department followed his ideas and amplified Inaba Atsushi's flaws bit by bit.
"Anyway, bring Atsushi Inaba here first, don't let him escape secretly!" Now that it was confirmed that Atsushi Inaba was extremely suspicious, Officer Megure naturally made a prompt decision and decided to send someone to remove Atsushi Inaba first.
Xingrong Hall was taken over and controlled.
Officer Takagi immediately dialed Xingeikan's phone number, but soon his expression froze: "What? Mr. Inaba went to hold a seminar with writers on his motorcycle?"
He said anxiously: "Didn't I tell him to stay there and wait for us to pick him up?"
The editor-in-chief apologized on the other end of the phone: "I'm so sorry, our company is really busy and short of manpower... He said he would be back after the seminar. Do you want to call him and ask him to come back right away?"
"Okay, okay, please do..." Officer Takagi was mid-sentence when he suddenly saw Yuan Huaiyu walking in front of him and politely stretched out his hand, indicating to hand over the phone to him.
Officer Takagi was stunned and subconsciously put the phone in Yuan Huaiyu's hand.
"Hello, Mr. Editor-in-Chief, please tell Mr. Inaba directly and ask him to drive over after work. He should know the address, which is..."
After finishing speaking, Yuan Huaiyu returned the phone to Officer Takagi: "Don't push too hard, it will make him more alert."
If Inaba Atsushi thought that the police just wanted to inquire about something because of that message, then he would naively think that his trick was successful. If he acted too eagerly, it might have the opposite effect.
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Without waiting long, Inaba Atsushi rode his motorcycle to the downstairs of Sugimori's house.
The moment he opened the door, a look of surprise appeared on his face, as if it had been rehearsed countless times. It was so perfect that one could easily feel that this was the first time he had seen the scene of the crime.
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"Sug, Mr. Sugimori...was killed?!"
The police department looked at him steadily: "The time of the crime was within the three minutes between 11:22 and 25 yesterday afternoon. By the way, where were you at that time?"
Inaba Atsushi looked confused: "I, I'm in the editorial department...haven't you heard my phone message?"
Mumu Police Department sneered in his heart, pretending, and pretending again.
Since Inaba Atsushi has arrived here and does not seem to have taken any precautions in advance, there is no need to continue his disguise.
"Well, Mr. Inaba, I don't know what you are thinking... Why did you specifically ask Mr. Sugimori to interview the Young Detective Team? Didn't you ask these children before you chose them as your investigators at the crime scene?
Who is your teacher..."
Yuanhuaiyu's sigh came from the side, and Inaba Atsushi froze.