Because the ring was worn backwards, coupled with Zhukou Yigui's neurotic behavior that is obvious to all and his habit of never taking off the ring.
The previous theory of suicide was completely overturned.
However, Mouri Kogoro, who was slapped in the face, was not embarrassed at all by being slapped in the face. Instead, he said with a serious face: "Indeed, judging from Morokuchi-sensei's neurotic character, there is a high probability that he will not wear the ring.
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"But if that's the case, then a new doubt arises."
Sato Miwako said with a serious face: "The time when the prisoner changed the ring was after Mr. Moroguchi was killed. Of course, the prisoner should also be in this room."
"But the question now is, what kind of trick did the prisoner use to leave this locked room?"
Tangze looked around at the doors and windows: "Especially since the key is still in Mr. Zhuguchi's hand, it will be even more difficult, unless the other party has secretly equipped it with the key.
However, I personally prefer that after the prisoner poisoned Mr. Zhuguchi, he left the room with the key, locked the door to form a secret room, and then used some method to put the key back into Mr. Zhuguchi's hand from the outside."
"If that's the case, then the only open transom in the room is suspicious."
Hearing this, Mouri Kogoro touched his chin and said, "But it's probably too far away from the body's hand, almost four centimeters away.
Can the prisoner really do it from such a long distance?"
"Anyway, let's make a routine confession first. Forensic personnel have already begun to identify the authenticity of the ring. The results will be available later."
Tang Ze glanced at the forensic examiner who was carefully removing the ring from the corpse and preparing to identify the authenticity. He then changed his words and said: "But regardless of the authenticity of the ring, it only changes the murderer's motive. It does not change the fact that the ring was worn upside down."
This doubt.
So the high probability of this case is homicide."
After hearing what Tang Ze said, everyone nodded in agreement, and Tang Ze looked at the three people standing aside and said: "You three, I don't know where you were and what you were doing before Mr. Zhuguchi's body was found.
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Tangze's words made the three of them a little unhappy. After all, it meant that the three of them were now suspects.
But the current situation does not allow them to say anything more.
"Let's start with Mr. Dejima, the writer." Karasawa looked at the order of the three people and clicked on Mr. Dejima on the far left from left to right.
"I, I practice this recorder in my room."
Dejima seemed a little nervous when he was called on for the first time. After stammering twice, he took out the tape recorder from his body and showed it to everyone: "I don't know if the machine is too old and there is some malfunction. The tapes inside are all twisted and deformed.
Listen, now whenever I rewind the tape, it will make a shrill noise."
After Dejima pressed the button of the recorder, a harsh noise sounded, proving that what he said was true.
"Well, as a photographer, Mr. Tarumi, what were you doing at that time?" Karasawa looked at the man in the middle and asked.
"Well...after I got ready for today's photography, I started sorting out the negatives for other work in the room."
Tarui said this and pulled the rubber band on his left wrist: "I need to tie them up with these rubber bands after sorting them."
"Miss Anabuki, what about you?" Miwako Sato looked at the last lady and asked.
"I also confirm the relevant formation of other writers in advance in the room."
The acupuncture point blows back.
"Speaking of which, I remember that Auntie, you carry a metal tape measure with you." At this moment, Conan on the side asked curiously: "Why do you always carry that thing with you?"
"Ah... That's because Mr. Moroguchi often asks me to measure some things, so I carry it with me."
Anabuki smiled helplessly and said: "Yesterday, you all saw that Teacher Zhuguchi was very nervous about the size of text and so on...
I was not used to it when I first took over as Master Zhukou, and I still am not used to it now..."
"Then why don't you use a flat ruler?" Tangze asked.
"Well, it's not just about measuring words. Teacher Zhuguchi will let you measure a lot of things." After hearing what Tangze said, Tarui explained aloud.
"That's true. Anyone who knows Mr. Zhuguchi knows his quirks."
Dejima also spoke to support: "Like the door that can be used as a mechanism, or the length of the window."
"You three are really clear enough." Takagi said with emotion while taking notes.
"Well... because Akira, who passed away, often mentioned the matter of Mr. Moroguchi when he was alive." Tarumi explained.
"Because he entered the publishing house at the same time as the three of us." Anabuki explained: "The relationship between the four of us at the same time is still very good."
"Well, it's just that I chose to resign midway and became a freelance writer." Dejima explained with a smile.
"Tangze Police, although it is only a preliminary judgment, the ring is real."
After waiting patiently, a veteran forensic examiner spoke out the identification results.
"Are you sure it's true?" After hearing the news, Miwako Sato confirmed again in surprise.
"Although there is no way to be 100% sure, based on my experience, this is the real thing."
The forensic examiner on the side said: "Besides, just in case, I have asked someone to take it back for testing as soon as possible. I believe the results will be out soon."
"That means the prisoner's goal is probably not the ring..." Mouri Kogoro said in deep thought, touching his chin after hearing this.
"Well...it seems so right..." Sato Miwako said.
"The reason why the prisoner took off the ring is very subtle." Tangze said and looked at the forensic examiner on the side: "Speaking of which, are there any minor injuries on the body? I smell blood."
"As expected of Karasawa, he is really awesome."
The forensic examiner on the side sighed in admiration after hearing this, and then picked up the left hand of the corpse that was wearing a ring: "There are two places where the blood is, one is the part of the victim's hand where the ring was worn.
Although a lot of blood has been wiped off the middle finger, the black circle is enough to confirm that it is blood."
"But why do blood stains appear here?" Miwako Sato asked in confusion.
"There were wounds on the deceased's face. Most likely they were accidentally injured while shaving and then contaminated when touching them with hands."
Aso Minoru on the side moved the corpse's cheek, revealing a wound on the left side of the face.
"How are the fingerprints in the house?" Tang Ze asked.
"We have collected fingerprints on the coffee cup, cup and saucer, coffee machine and door handle, but no other people's fingerprints were found," the forensic examiner replied.
"It seems that this is the only answer."
Karasawa looked at the man on the side and said, "Mr. Dejima, you must be the culprit!"
"What!"
After hearing what Tang Ze said, everyone was shocked and shocked by Tang Ze's sudden remarks.
"Mr. Dejima, he is a prisoner..." Xiaolan covered her mouth and exclaimed in shock.
"This is too lax."
Anabuki on the side stood up and expressed dissatisfaction for his friend: "Aren't you still investigating?
How can you jump to conclusions casually, without any logic at all? Is this how the police handle cases!?"
"Yes, your investigation has just begun!" Chuishui also had a look of dissatisfaction on his face: "There is no way to convince people at all!"
"Actually, this method is very simple."
Tangze smiled and said: "To put it simply, the prisoner used something like a string to pass through the ring on the deceased's finger, and then delivered the key to the deceased through the transom window.
As for you saying that I can't convince you, I can only say that it's not necessary because you are the suspects and we are the ones who judge the case.
Moreover, why do you think I have come up with this method until now? It's not that I didn't think of it at the beginning, but because I didn't rule out all possibilities at the beginning.
Now that forensic investigators have laid out all the clues to the crime, it can be said that they have screened and restricted the methods and conditions used by the criminals.
And after all impossibilities have been eliminated, this truth is a fact whether you accept it or not."
The two of them were silent for a while after these words, but that was only the reaction of a few of their suspects. On the contrary, the reactions of the other people were more direct.
"Yes, this is the method of the secret room!"
Mouri Kogoro was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly shouted: "So among the three people, only Mr. Dejima could be the prisoner!"
Although Mouri Kogoro's usual reasoning is wrong, it is focused on "fictional reasoning".
Yes, but this is different from Karasawa's "fictional reasoning" that makes up logic. Mouri Kogoro's "fictional reasoning" is literal.
To put it bluntly, it is just a wild guess without any logic at all.
And I don’t know whether it’s because he’s too lazy to use his brain, or because he wants to clock out and go home quickly. Mouri Kogoro always simplifies complex cases and treats them as suicide.
This also resulted in Kogoro Mouri's unreliable appearance.
But from some aspects, you can also think that this is a sign that Mouri Kogoro is not serious.
To put it simply, it is careless and careless.
But once it comes to Fei Eri, his daughter or even his best friend, Mouri Kogoro's logical ability is completely fine in "serious mode", not to mention his reasoning level.
In other words, he may not be able to start from the correct answer or find various clues, but when putting various clues in front of him, Mouri Kogoro cannot assemble the wrong answer.
So at this moment, after hearing what Karasawa said, Mouri Kogoro immediately reacted.
"Why?" Tarui looked at Mouri Kogoro unconvinced and said, "If you are like this, then tell me the reason!"
"Actually, you two are also suspected of committing the crime, but Mr. Dejima is the only one who fully meets the conditions."
As soon as Karasawa opened his mouth, he frightened Tarumi and Anabuki. They looked at the two men with displeasure on their faces and reminded them with a smile: "This is not an unfounded statement, but an inference based on facts."
"Yes, Mr. Tarumi, you have a rubber band, right? If you string all the rubber bands together, they can actually be used as a rope to pass through the ring, and then use the elasticity to bounce into the hand of the deceased."
Mouri Kogoro nodded and looked at the panicked photographer Tarui with a serious look on his face: "But there is a reason why I didn't regard you as a prisoner."
"After all, this method seems reasonable and has room for implementation, but in actual operation it is not feasible."
Karasawa smiled and said: "After all, the joint between the rubber band and the rubber band will pull and the ring will get stuck.
After all, I have seen the ring Mr. Moriguchi wears. Not only does it fit perfectly on the finger, but there is not enough space for a rubber band to pass through.
The same is true for the metal tape measure that Anabuki-san carries with her.
Although the front end of the metal tape measure can hook Mr. Moroguchi's ring and then deliver the key to the room outside the window, this thinking does ignore a dozen premises.
After all, if you use a tape measure, you need to string the keys inside in advance, and you won't be able to lock the door when you go out."
After all, this is different from the rubber band that goes directly through the ring. The front end of the metal tape measure is used to catch the ring, and the tape measure box at the back cannot hold the ring at all.
This means that the possibility of taking out the key and locking the door before sending the key in is inherently limited.
In addition, the distance between the transom and the bed is four meters, so the tape measure cannot be extended that far and will bend directly.
"What about Dejima? He doesn't have anything except a tape recorder..." Anabuki on the side was about to retort, but his words stopped abruptly in the middle of the sentence.
With her pupils shrinking violently, she turned her head to look at Dejima with a look of disbelief on her face, and Tarumi on the side also reacted shortly after, showing the same expression.
Looking at his friend who was constantly trying to prove his innocence and seemed to realize something at this moment, Dejima had a bitter smile on his face.
His reaction seemed to have confirmed this.
"It seems that you have all realized it." Tangze looked at the two people who were a little unable to accept it and said: "Yes, it is the cassette tape that completed this technique.
This prop is a perfect fit for the crime scheme of this case.
As long as the tape inside is pulled out, the thin tape can be passed through the ring.
Then just put the front end of the tape and the tape outside the transom, and the technique is complete.
Unlike rubber bands that have knots, tapes have a certain degree of flexibility and are very smooth at the same time.
And it's not like a tape measure, which can only be hung on a ring with a single line.
This also made it possible to use the key to close the door after poisoning Mr. Zhuguchi. Then he only had to put the key through the front end of the tape outside, through the hole of the door key, and finally he only had to raise the tape to form a slope.
In this way, the key will move to the deceased's hands through the smooth surface of the tape due to gravity.
After that, just roll the tape to remove it from the keyhole and ring."