On the road, Miwako Sato drove her car quickly towards the 6th-chome of Miwa Town.
In the car, Sonoko was sitting in the passenger seat. In the back seat were Shu Yunwen, Tsukamoto Sumi, and Conan who took the opportunity to sneak up.
Miwako Sato held the steering wheel with both hands, looked at the road ahead, and simply stated the case: "...We received the police call on Monday morning. Nohara Ryoji's wife called the police and said that her husband had been there since last Saturday night.
After that, I never came home and couldn’t be contacted.”
"...Our police immediately launched an investigation after receiving the call. The investigation revealed that Nohara Ryoji worked overtime at the company until almost ten o'clock last Saturday, and the person who finally left with him was the important person I mentioned before.
Kazama Shaoche."
"...We asked Kazama Shaotou about the situation at that time. Kazama Shaotou said that he and Nohara Ryoji separated after they left the company, and they did not know the whereabouts of Nohara Ryoji."
"Well..." In the back seat of the car, Shu Yunwen narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said, "Since you listed Fengjian Shaoche as a key person of interest, there must be a reason, right?"
Sato Miwako nodded: "That's right. According to our investigation, Kazama Shaotou is highly suspicious of Nohara Ryoji's disappearance."
"About two weeks ago, the company owned by Kazama Shaotōru and Nohara Ryoji found a leak of public funds, which amounted to about 50 million yen in total. Among those suspected of embezzling public funds were Kazama Shotei and Nohara Ryoji.
"
"According to people in their company, the relationship between Kazama Shaoche and Nohara Ryoji is not very good. After Nohara Ryoji disappeared, Kazama Shaoche even insisted that Nohara Ryoji was the one who embezzled public funds, and even took out a
A piece of evidence insisting that Nohara Ryoji absconded out of fear of crime."
Having said this, Sato Miwako paused for a moment, and then continued:
"After Nohara Ryoji disappeared, we investigated Nohara Ryoji's whereabouts that night. The results showed that Nohara Ryoji left the company last Saturday night and there was no news. In addition, according to surveillance, that night, Kazama
Shaoche's car did not leave the street where their company was located until three o'clock in the morning. We asked Kazama Shaoche about this matter, but he said that he was very tired that night and fell asleep unknowingly after getting in the car.
I slept until three o'clock before I woke up and then drove home..."
When Shu Yunwen heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes - this reason was quite nonsense.
As for the Conan kid, he put his hand on his chin and asked, "In this way, Mr. Kazama Shaoche had five hours to commit the crime last Saturday night?"
"That's right." Sato Miwako nodded and said, "We suspect that on last Saturday night, Kazama Shaoteru probably took Nohara Ryoji to a certain place and imprisoned him, or had him killed.
Already."
"Also, based on the progress of our police investigation, we believe that there is a high possibility that Nohara Ryoji has been killed..."
When Sato Miwako said this, Tsukamoto Sumi and Sonoko all exclaimed, and the Conan kid then asked: "Why do the police think so?"
Miwako Sato replied: "During this period, we have been monitoring Kazama Shaotetsu. However, Kazama Shaotaku takes the initiative to stay in the company every day to work the night shift, and he does not go to any specific place frequently, or
Call a fixed number to contact someone..."
"What does this mean?" Yuanzi asked curiously in the passenger seat.
The Conan kid smiled slightly and explained casually: "Sister Sonoko, assuming Kazama Shaoche imprisons Nohara Ryoji somewhere, then he must deliver food and drink to Nohara Ryoji regularly, and check if there are any people around him.
People discovered it; if he had an accomplice, he would definitely call the accomplice and ask about the situation."
"Since he did not take similar actions, it means that he did not imprison Nohara Ryoji. Either he is innocent, or he has already killed Nohara Ryoji."
"Uh..." Yuanzi thought about it in his mind and realized that this was really the case. Then he changed his face and glared at Conan, waving his fist and said, "You little devil with glasses, you don't need to talk anymore!"
Conan rolled his eyes, and Tsukamoto Sumi asked again: "Officer Sato, is it possible that Toru Kazama killed Ryoji Nohara and took the body to the mountains and buried it?"
"In fact, our police have also conducted investigations in this direction, but there has been no progress." Sato Miwako looked helpless when she spoke -
If a person really buried a body deep in the mountains, how could it be so easy to find it?
The police have been investigating for a week now, and there are no clues that can prove that the disappearance of Kazama Shaoteru and Nohara Ryoji is related. If this continues, the investigation will have to be stopped because of the police force.
Now, Tsukamoto Sumi and Sonoko have discovered important clues and finally found a breakthrough point in the case.
After a pause, Sato Miwako turned the steering wheel and continued: "In short, let's go to the place where Tsukamoto-san and Mori-san witnessed Kazama Shaoteru..."
…
Outside of a family-style izakaya near Tsukamoto Sumi's house at Yoneka-cho 6-chome.
The owner and wife of the izakaya bowed slightly to Shu Yunwen and the others and returned to the shop.
Sato Miwako held the notebook in her hand with a helpless smile: "According to the boss, neither Kazama Shao Tetsu nor Nohara Ryoji came to this izakaya last Saturday night. Therefore, Tsukamoto-san said Kazama Shao Tetsu
The theory that Nohara Ryoji got drunk and then Kazama Shaotetsu left behind Nohara Ryoji’s back is simply not true..."
Shu Yunwen frowned slightly, and Yuanzi put his hands on his hips with an unhappy look on his face and said: "Hey, hey, hey! Officer Sato, what you mean by that is that you are doubting me and Sister Shumei?! I can be sure that we saw each other that night
It’s absolutely correct! That person is Kazama Shaoche!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sato Miwako quickly waved her hands and explained: "I don't doubt your intentions. However, according to your testimony, the lights that night were very dark. You saw
It’s just a profile…”
"Officer Sato means that if the suspect denies this kind of testimony, there is nothing the police can do, right?" Conan kid held his chin in one hand, with a smile on his lips, turned to look at Shu Yunwen and said:
"Brother Yunwen, you should still remember what the owner of the izakaya said just now, right? He said that last Saturday night, not only Kazama Shaochetsu and Nohara Ryoji did not go there, but none of the guests in the izakaya were too drunk.
Therefore, there is no possibility that other guests are carrying their drunken friends, and Sister Shumei, or Sister Sonoko, may have misunderstood."
"Suppose, what Sister Sumei and the others saw was really Kazama Shaotetsu carrying Nohara Ryoji, in what state would Nohara Ryoji be in such a state that he would remain motionless and willingly be carried by Kazama Shaotetsu?
"
"Ah?" Sato Miwako was stunned for a moment, her face full of astonishment, "Could it be that..."
"Nohara Ryoji should have been unconscious at that time, or had been killed, right?" Shu Yunwen thought of this possibility, "It is unlikely that Kazama Shaoche and Nohara Ryoji would have a conflict on the road. After all, someone could be killed if you are not careful.
Saw it. So, they should have met in some quiet, secluded place nearby, and then Kazama Shaoche committed the crime..."
"Sumi, is there any place near here that is remote and quiet?"
Tsukamoto Sumi responded quickly and said: "Because the environmental planning here is very messy, there are several places like this..."
At this time, Conan Kid said from the side: "Sister Shumei, actually the scope can be narrowed down a bit."
"If what you are seeing is really Kazama Shaocheru and Nohara Ryoji, Kazama Shaoche would rather risk being discovered by carrying Mr. Nohara to the car, which means that his car cannot drive directly in.
The scene of his crime is definitely nearby, the distance should not be more than a hundred meters away!"
Conan kid glanced at the road outside the izakaya.
"In other words, that place is really close to here!"
Everyone's eyes turned to Tsukamoto Sumi again. Tsukamoto Sumi thought for a while, and then said with certainty:
"That open space! There is an open space in that alley full of garbage. If it's nearby, it's the only one there!"