vncnus Chapter 158 It Should Be Like This
Chapter 158 It Should Be Like This
"That's great! That would be a great help!"
After expressing his strong praise for such responsible behavior, Megure Juzo signaled Takako, who had just been interrupted, to continue.
The reason why Takako came here today was exactly as Tetsuo Dohashi said, to have a good discussion with her husband, the deceased today, Ryusuke Imoto, about the issue of alimony.
Takako separated from Ryusuke Imoto almost ten days ago. When she came in today, Ryusuke Imoto was practicing Tai Chi alone on the balcony. This is Ryusuke Imoto's habit. In order to stay healthy, he would practice a set of Tai Chi every morning and evening to exercise his body.
When Takako came in, she didn't make any noise and Imoto Ryusuke didn't notice.
When Takako went to the bathroom and came out, she looked at the balcony and saw Ryusuke Imoto who was already dead. She was so scared that she screamed.
Megure Jusan frowned and said, "In other words, the deceased, Imoto Ryusuke, was killed during the time you went into the bathroom?"
Takako nodded: "Yes."
This is such a coincidence.
"Excuse me, but how long did you stay in the bathroom after you entered it?"
Takako was actually surprised as well: "Probably, just about two minutes."
Megure Jusan assumed that no one was lying: "So, the time of death might be around 5:08? Did you hear any noises while you were in the bathroom?"
Guizi shook his head to deny it.
At this time, Edogawa Conan, who had been listening nearby, suddenly popped up and said, "By the way, Auntie! Did you put your shoes on the floor at the entrance when you entered the room?"
Guizi was slightly stunned, then recalled carefully: "There is only one pair of my husband's shoes."
Megure Juzo expressed his understanding and then began to interrogate Tetsuo Tsuchihashi in the same way.
According to the time in the record book, Tetsuo Dohashi arrived at 4:58 because he had an appointment with Ryusuke Imoto to meet at 5 o'clock. The purpose of his coming was to ask Ryusuke Imoto to lend him money again.
However, at that time, Ryusuke Imoto firmly rejected Tetsuo Dohashi and said that no matter how many times Tetsuo Dohashi came, he would not lend money, and he had no reason to help Tetsuo Dohashi, and then he drove Tetsuo Dohashi away.
Feeling that he had nowhere to go, Tetsuo Dohashi went to the roof alone in despair and planned to commit suicide, but ultimately he didn't have the courage to do so.
He had been standing there for a while when he heard a woman's scream, so he rushed into the house to check. At that time, Ryusuke Imoto was already dead on the balcony.
As for Norio Terazawa, he was not in the apartment building at the time of the incident. He went out at 4:50 and did not return until 5:12. However, it is said that he had originally planned to practice golf, so it is unknown why he came back so early.
Speaking of this, Norio Terasawa seemed a little flustered. He said that he was often easily entangled and regretful, and this time he just didn't want to go halfway.
Si Xuanyu patiently listened to everyone's narration, then pulled Mao Lilan to the balcony. Mao Lilan hesitated a little, and whispered to Si Xuanyu: "There seems to be something wrong with that Terasawa Norihiko."
Before he finished speaking, the voice of Kogoro Mori excluding Norio Terasawa as a suspect was heard from behind.
Mao Lilan's mouth twitched, a little embarrassed: "Yeah, that's right, he was not in the apartment at the time of the incident!"
Si Xuanyu laughed in confusion: "Xiao Lan, shouldn't you know clearly? It's just a fatal blow to the back of the head, it doesn't have to be near the victim!"
Mao Lilan was stunned. Yes, with her ability, she could kill the victim by hitting him on the back of the head with a heavy object from a long distance.
Those people don't look like martial artists, but if they lack hard power, they can use tools!
By the way, Shanshan just said that the bird was knocked unconscious while flying in the air, right?
Thinking of this, Mao Lilan's gaze was fixed on a certain place. That was the place where Edogawa Conan picked up the bird before. It happened to be facing the side of the balcony, that is, the railing with fresh marks of being knocked!
The place where the bird was picked up, the trace pointed out by Edogawa Conan just now, and the place where the deceased Imoto Ryusuke fell, seem to be able to form a straight line!
If it extends like this, then it would be the abandoned building opposite!
Mao Lilan suddenly turned her head and looked at Si Xuanyu: "Xuanyu, I think I know!"
Si Xuanyu smiled and tilted his head, motioning her to look at Maori Kogoro who was still analyzing the situation: "Then go and tell Uncle Maori! Don't let Uncle Maori wrongly accuse others!"
In fact, Mao Lilan was a little hesitant. Since she was a child, she has always had a playmate who is very good at reasoning. Most of the reasoning part was done by him, while Mao Lilan was more about running errands for him, calling the police, and providing assistance.
So she has become accustomed to assuming that she only needs to listen carefully after the incident, and the incident will be resolved in the end anyway.
But this morning, Conan Edogawa and Kogoro Mori called her stupid, saying that she actually believed in such lies to deceive children.
Of course, Mouri Ran knew that Edogawa Conan and Mouri Kogoro had no ill will towards her, but the hint of sarcasm and contempt in those words inadvertently still slightly hurt Mouri Ran's self-esteem.
To be honest, when Mouri Ran discovered that she might be able to deduce the truth before Edogawa Conan, her first reaction was to suspect that she was wrong.
It is not surprising that he is faster than Kogoro Mouri, but Ran Mouri knows that Conan Edogawa is Shinichi Kudo. Previous situations have made her realize that Conan Edogawa's IQ and reasoning ability have not atrophied as his body has become smaller.
When it comes to reasoning, Mao Lilan has become accustomed to being suppressed. Even when she was secretly ridiculed this morning, Mao Lilan felt more ashamed and angry than unconvinced.
Originally, this time, Mouri Ran only got the information from the Shanhaijing, but she couldn't tell anyone because she couldn't explain the source of the information - after all, Mouri Kogoro didn't know the specialness of the Shanhaijing, and Edogawa Conan shouldn't know about this from her.
Si Xuanyu seemed to have no interest in the case, so Mao Lilan naturally thought about this information more carefully on her own and did not intend to say anything about it.
But when Mao Lilan saw Si Xuanyu asking her to correct Mao Li Kogoro's wrong analysis with a teasing smile, Mao Lilan was encouraged.
Si Xuanyu did not question her, nor was he surprised that she came up with the truth before others, and he did not even show any encouragement.
Si Xuanyu simply asked Mao Lilan to express her own reasoning in a very nonchalant manner.
Just like this is how it should be.