"Why do you look so tired? Did you stay up late and work overtime again?"
When Shizuo Komemon went to work the next day, he noticed three dark circles under his eyes as soon as he entered the office that looked like he was about to die suddenly.
Sato Miwako yawned, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said listlessly: "Forget it, I encountered a case last night and spent the whole night looking for evidence."
Takagi Wataru's eyelids twitched and he said: "Fortunately, I finally found it and my efforts were not in vain..."
Shiratori Rensaburo took a sip of coffee and stared at Komemon Shizuo with deep but erratic eyes, "Let me tell you, Komemon Police Department, do you have any... special luck?"
"Why are you suddenly asking about this? But to say it is true, I always encounter troubles one after another." Shizuo Komemon opened the snack box and distributed it to them.
Shiratori Rensaburo shook his head, "I'm not talking about this, but why when we work on cases with you, we always encounter cases that can be solved by relying on your methods.
Without you, the cases we encounter will be completely incompatible with those methods..."
"What's the case? Let's talk about it?" Shizuo Komemon leaned back comfortably on the recliner and began to listen to the story.
"..."
Shiratori Rensaburo twitched the corner of his mouth, but he still pulled out the file and started reading.
"The crime occurred at Lili Sports Club. The deceased, Naoya Saijo, was a male diver. The time of death was between 20:00 and 21:00. The cause of death was drowning."
Miwako Sato said: "At first we thought it was just an accident. The deceased made a mistake in diving, hit his head, and then passed out and drowned.
But the little girl in the forensics department - the daughter of Criminal Denmi - found a towel containing ether in the cabinet of the deceased's dressing room, and then we realized that this was a murder case."
"The investigation went smoothly at the beginning. We quickly identified three suspects who had conflicts with the deceased by questioning the athletes and staff of the club." Wataru Takagi said about the part he was responsible for.
"But...their alibis are all the same, because the club was holding a consolation reception when the crime occurred. The scene was so chaotic that no one would be noticed if they left the banquet."
When Takagi Wataru spoke, Shiratori Rensaburo handed the photos of the deceased and the three suspects to Shizuo Komemon.
The club's owners are the female president Reiko Saeki, who was a former diver, Hisashi Kijima, who was also a former diver and is now a swimmer, and Keiichi Naruse, the current diver.
"The three suspects are equally likely to commit the crime. How can we solve the problem quickly?" Miwako Sato looked at Shizuo Fumikado expectantly.
"The gross profit exclusion method."
"Detective Maori is not here this time, so we can't force him to go from the hospital, right?"
"Then what clues do you have?" Shizuo Komemon asked helplessly.
After hearing this, Rensaburo Shiratori placed various pieces of evidence on Shizuo Komemon's table.
Shizuo Komemon stood up and scanned the things on the table, including blood-stained earplugs, a swimming cap with impact marks, a candid photo of Reiko Saeki and Keiichi Naruse acting very intimate, and then a sketch.
Pictures of paintings…
Shizuo Komemon looked at it and picked up the photo of the sketch, "You... why don't you take more rest? It's obvious that staying up late and working overtime is very damaging to the brain."
Three people: "..."
"So, have you guessed who the murderer is?" Miwako Sato couldn't help but ask.
"It's very obvious in this sketch, and the flash of buling buling has been perfectly restored. Do we need to say who the murderer is?"
Shizuo Komemon said as he picked up the photo of Hisashi Kijima, the only one of the three who wore earrings, and shook it.
The three of them looked at each other, all a little frustrated. Shiratori Rensaburo even said with emotion: "We only suddenly thought of this when we were finishing work at dawn after we found the murder weapon."
However, this feeling of frustration went away quickly. Miwako Sato suddenly smiled and said, "I won. I'll treat you two to dinner at noon."
The two losers, Takagi Wataru and Shiratori Rensaburo, were not unhappy, but were happy to treat them.
"Are you betting on me?" Shizuo Komemon crossed his arms on his chest.
Sato Miwako was very happy to win. She squinted her eyes while eating the cherry blossom pudding, "Yeah, I said you don't need to go to the scene and you can make an accurate judgment based on these clues. They don't believe it."
"It's not that I don't believe in the level of the Gumeimen Police Department, it's just that it's not an on-site investigation, and this case is not as obvious as before..."
"Although the crime probability analysis method was not used, there is indeed evidence on the murderer.
In addition to the earrings, the deceased's earplugs and swimming cap also belong to the murderer. Take them back and let the police examine them, and they may be able to find out something."
"You bet me that you won't give me a share of the benefits?" Shizuo Komemon knocked on the table, "Bring me lunch, too, so I don't have to go down."
Shiratori Rensaburo raised his hands in surrender, turned to Takagi Wataru and said, "I'll buy it for Sato Criminal, and you'll buy it for Gumeimen Police Department. That's it."
"Eh?" Takagi Wataru looked reluctant. This was different from what he had promised!
But... alas... I can only bow my head.
"By the way, what happened to Dr. Agasa?" Shizuo Komemon suddenly remembered and asked.
Sato Miwako said in confusion: "Didn't you say you won't pursue the case?"
"That's not what you're talking about. On the Suzuki family's cruise last night, the policeman named Kazami took out a handcuff containing the same mixed drug."
Shiratori Rensaburo and Takagi Wataru looked at each other, and then said: "I don't know the specific situation. We didn't bring the person back. Maybe the police found Dr. Agasa themselves.
At that time, not many people knew that you were unconscious in Dr. Ali's house, and we didn't spread the word. However, it was not difficult for the police to suspect Dr. Ali.
And Dr. Ali has a guilty conscience, so the police don't need many tricks to get what they want from him."
"That's right..." Shizuo Komemon nodded.
"The police won't use that thing against you, right?" Miwako Sato asked worriedly.
Shiratori Rensaburo shook his head, "No, the force of the Gumeimen Police Department, the talent of Gumeimen's lawyers, and the status of the Prosecutor General are all here.
Well, especially the last point, even if the police have no scruples in their actions, they must have a justifiable reason to do such a thing.
And if they had enough reasons to detain the Gumeimen Police Department, they wouldn’t have to use low-level methods like narcotics.”
Shizuo Komemon pondered for a moment, "You'll know after you try it."
After saying that, he stood up quickly.
Sato Miwako didn't react. She watched him leave and looked at the two people opposite her in confusion, "What is he going to do?"
Shiratori Rensaburo touched his chin and pondered: "Maybe it's trouble with the police?"
"I think so too..." Takagi Shita followed.
Miwako Sato slammed the table and stood up suddenly, startling everyone else in the office, "Oh no!"
Shiratori Rensaburo and Takagi Wataru looked at each other and reluctantly got up and followed them.
