AWB Chapter 692 Are you an accomplice?
Chapter 692 Are you an accomplice?
Conan also thought at first that it was Vodka who killed someone. After all, Vodka was a member of an organization. Isn't it normal to think badly of him?
But when he saw the neatly arranged clothes and shoes on the railing, he knew that the murderer should not be Vodka. After all, people in that organization usually kill people with one shot. Even if they want to set it as suicide, they won't do such a stupid operation. It's obvious that he has watched too many TV dramas. Who would jump off a building and commit suicide without laying out their clothes and shoes...
So he ruled out vodka as a suspect at the first opportunity.
However, the aunt who blamed Vodka spoke too fast and he could not get a word in at all. Even Kogoro Mouri was stunned.
Reiko Hirukawa became more and more excited as she spoke, pointing her finger at Vodka's nose and constantly accusing him.
In fact, she was the one who killed Kamijuma Sadago. This swindler had committed many evil deeds and cheated her mother of a large amount of money, causing her to be devastated and bedridden. After her father knew that Kamijuma Sadago lived here, he dragged his sick body to knock on his door every day, saying that he didn't need him to pay back the money, as long as he was willing to apologize in front of his wife.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to pin her hopes on a swindler. Kamizumi Sadago didn't want to see him at all, so her mother died not long after and her father committed suicide.
She came to see Sadago Uezumi this time, originally wanting him to apologize to her parents, but she saw Sadago Uezumi using the wheelchair that his father had borrowed from the hotel due to his mobility problems to create a horror atmosphere and try to scare the media that were chasing him. This behavior of not caring about the victim's death at all led her to kill him and send him to hell using the method designed by Sadago Uezumi himself.
At the beginning, she pointed to the rooftop from downstairs and said that she saw someone peeking out from the rooftop. In fact, that was just her excuse. She just needed someone to follow her upstairs to help her set up the scene. But she never expected that there was really someone on the rooftop.
When she heard that Vodka was commissioned by Kamizumi Sadago to provide him with security, she couldn't help but vent her anger and put all the blame on Vodka.
She thought that anyone who was willing to help such a bad guy must not be a good person, so she couldn't be blamed for framing him.
The first thing Chu Ming did when he went upstairs was to grab her finger that was about to poke Vodka's eyes. Considering the police were behind her, he didn't break her finger, but just shook it off. Vodka was really good-tempered. She didn't argue or fight back even though she was almost poked on the forehead.
Chu Ming blocked the vodka behind him and said in a cold tone: "Auntie, you are so excited. Are you eager to shift all the responsibility to my colleague?"
Hirukawa Reiko's hand was a little painful from being slapped, she hissed, looked at Chu Ming unkindly, and said with disdain: "He is your colleague, so you are an accomplice?"
Chu Ming sneered, his cold eyes fixed on Hirukawa Reiko: "Aunt, I usually don't hit women, but if you keep talking so mean, I don't mind breaking the rules."
Hirukawa Reiko was startled by Chu Ming's eyes and took a step back. She looked around and saw Officer Megure following Chu Ming. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed his hand: "Mr. Officer, look, he actually threatened me. When Mr. Kamizumi died, the man was alone on the rooftop. We also found Mr. Kamizumi's clothes and shoes on the rooftop. Isn't this catching him red-handed?"
"Really? Do you have to do a ritual before you kill someone these days? Help him take off his clothes and shoes before pushing him down?" Chu Ming didn't even look at her. He turned to look at Officer Megure, "Officer Megure, this is clearly an obvious false accusation. I suggest that you investigate this lady. There must be something wrong with her."
Hirukawa Reiko seemed to have been touched on a sore spot, and she almost jumped up when she heard the words: "How can it be a false accusation? Everyone can testify for me at that time. We were all downstairs when Mr. Kamizumi died!"
Chu Ming's thoughts were clear and he was neither hurried nor slow: "That was the first suspicious point. Second, ma'am, before accepting any security work, we will generally investigate the employer's situation. If I remember correctly, your relationship with Mr. Kamijuma doesn't seem to be very good. Your parents died because of his evil deeds. Apart from the deep hatred, you and him should not be on good terms, right? Then why are you so excited to find the real murderer for Mr. Kamijuma today, and even eager to put the blame on Uozuka?"
Chu Ming raised his hand to stop Hirukawa Reiko from saying anything, and continued: "Third, Uozuka only came to discuss business with Mr. Kamizumi. Even if the deal fails, he has no motive to kill him. On the contrary, you are different, especially you, Ms. Hirukawa. I heard that you were the last one to see Mr. Kamizumi? In this case, aren't you the biggest suspect? You can't say that Uozuka is the murderer just because he happened to come to the rooftop, right?"
Hirukawa Reiko was so confused by what Chu Ming said that she had no words to refute. She could only repeat over and over again that she had no time to commit the crime. She was in the car downstairs when Kamizumi Sadao died.
Officer Megure watched this scene with a headache. He felt that both sides had their reasons. The security guard named Uozuka Saburo had no motive to kill, and there were no signs of a fight on the rooftop. Although Hirukawa Reiko had a motive, she was not there after all...
"Could it be... that Mr. Kamizumi committed suicide?" Inspector Megure thought for a long time and came up with his own speculation, "Ms. Hirukawa also said that he cried bitterly for his crimes. Maybe that's why he felt that he was guilty of a heinous crime..."
"Impossible. People who commit suicide will not take off their shoes and clothes. Especially since Ms. Hirukawa just said that Mr. Kamizumi was drunk when she left. How could a drunk person put his shoes in such an orderly manner?"
A voice came from behind Kogoro Mouri. Chu Ming looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome figure wearing a hat coming out from behind.
Hey, isn't this Akai Shuichi's cool sister, Sera Masumi? Why is she here?
Chu Ming raised his eyebrows and listened to Shiliang continue: "Many people have preconceived notions about suicide because of the TV series, when they see neatly arranged shoes and clothes, but in fact this is just a way of expressing it in the TV series, which makes it easier for the audience to understand."
Inspector Megure looked at the chattering Sera Masumi and seemed to have thought of something: "You are not a detective, are you?"
Sera Masumi turned around happily: "Is it so obvious?"
The corner of Inspector Megure's mouth twitched. Of course it was obvious, too obvious.
This familiar tone of voice and the attitude of being eager to help him are exactly the same as Kudo Shinichi.