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Chapter 53 Suspicion
"Do you know that the daughter of Akikawa Ryoko who followed her ex-husband is Okino Yoko?"

"Takagi-kun, the Okino Yoko you mentioned is the one on TV."

"That's right!"

Chiba Kazunobu still remembers that day in the Metropolitan Police Department, he and Sato Miwako heard about Akikawa Sosuke's biological sister.

This is the shock we felt when we saw Yoko Okino, a household name in Japan today.

However, since Ryoko Akikawa and her ex-husband had divorced a long time ago, and Yoko Okino said that she had not been in contact with her mother and brother for a long time.

Therefore, the police did not conduct further investigation into this matter.

Because the police need to protect the personal privacy of citizens, the relationship between Akikawa Sosuke and Okino Yoko has not been made public.

So the detective was not informed.

But things are different now.

Due to the brother-sister relationship between Okino Yoko and Akikawa Sosuke,

Therefore, Yoko Okino's remarks are likely to be heavily biased.

So Chiba Kazunobu reminded Megure Jusan that Okino Yoko and Akikawa Sousuke were actually biological siblings.

“There is such a thing.”

Megure Juzo was also quite surprised when he learned about this.

He nodded to show that he understood the situation.

"Ms. Yoko, may I ask if you have any basis for what you said?"

Megure Juzo came to Okino Yoko and asked softly.

"Since it's Yoko-chan's testimony, it must be true! Yoko-chan wouldn't lie about something like this!"

Kogoro Mouri showed up again at this time, which also made Megure Jusan frown for a while.

"Mr. Nishihara once deliberately chose the same audition as Akikawa-kun in order to make him lose the role."

"But he was rejected in that audition."

"And then after the rehearsal started, I also noticed that Mr. Nishihara showed a very angry expression because of Akikawa-kun's excellent acting skills."

"I warned Mr. Nishihara later not to contact Akikawa-kun again."

"But I didn't consider that Mr. Nishihara would actually hold a grudge against Akikawa-kun because of this."

Yoko Okino's blue eyes widened as she stared at her trembling hands, and spoke slowly.

When she was telling this story,
The expression on her face gradually changed from anger towards Koichi Nishihara to deep self-blame.

The feeling of regret almost overflowed, infecting everyone around.

However, Megure Juzo did not completely believe what Okino Yoko said.

Because he knows.

If this Yoko Okino really wanted to act, I'm afraid no one present would be able to see the flaw.

Of course, he did not ignore Yoko Okino's remarks.

At this moment when the murderer has not been found, Yoko Okino's remarks are obviously of great reference value.

Megure Jusan then turned his head and looked at Nishihara Koichi who had a rather unpleasant expression on his face.
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Koichi Nishihara always felt that Yoko Okino's sixth sense seemed to be a little too accurate.

a month ago.

I noticed that after seeing Akikawa Sosuke's performance in the separate rehearsal, Yoko Okino showed very obvious negative emotions.

So I asked her privately if she also disliked Akikawa Sousuke.

The result is because of such a simple sentence,

Yoko Okino actually immediately associated it with the conversation she had eavesdropped on between her and her agent half a month ago.

The same is true this time.

Hirokazu Nishihara was 100% sure that Yoko Okino could not possibly know the truth of the matter.

But she once again accurately guessed that she was the murderer.

Koichi Nishihara felt a little angry.

He was angry that Yoko Okino had publicly identified him as the murderer based on her conjecture without any solid evidence. He saw the police, detectives, and the artists at the scene all looking at him.

Know your own evaluation.
It is very likely that his career will plummet due to Yoko Okino's groundless speculation.

"I know the officer wants to ask for my alibi."

“I joined the actors in the same scene backstage about halfway through the third act, and then went on stage.”

"I was on the stage until the performance was suddenly stopped just now. I didn't even know what happened afterwards."

Koichi Nishihara knew that the police would definitely come to ask for his alibi.

So he pretended to be angry because of being randomly suspected.

After emphasizing his "innocence" to everyone present, he looked at Okino Yoko.

"Ms. Yoko, I have always respected you very much, but you are really unbelievable now!"

"But I don't have any hatred towards Akikawa-kun."

"We have a very good relationship in private, and he is also my junior."

"Akikawa-kun was very happy that he got a role because of my guidance, and he often came to me to ask questions about acting."

"You actually thought that I would do something excessive to Akikawa-kun because of something like this, and you suspected me without any basis!"

Koichi Nishihara's tone was also filled with anger.

It seemed as if he had really been wronged.

Sera Masumi stepped forward and patted Nishihara Koichi on the shoulder.

After seeing that Nishihara Koichi had calmed down, he smiled and said:

"We also believe that Mr. Nishihara would not do such a thing. As long as Mr. Nishihara can provide an effective alibi, he can naturally prove his innocence."

"Didn't I just say that? I joined the actors halfway through the third act, and then went on stage to perform. Every audience member saw it."

"I know, I know. I also saw Mr. Nishihara's performance, it was really wonderful."

Masumi Sera praised sincerely, interrupting Koichi Nishihara's story.

"But what I want to ask is not what Mr. Nishihara was doing halfway through the third act, but what was Mr. Nishihara doing at the beginning of the second act?"

"The second act begins?!"

Koichi Nishihara cried out in surprise.

What were you doing at that time?
Of course, he knocked out the lighting technician named Uesugi and was waiting for Akikawa Sorasuke to come to the laundry room!

but
He killed Uesugi after knocking out Akikawa Sosuke.

Why was the detective in front of him asking about his alibi at the beginning of the second act?

Just when Nishihara Hiroichi was confused, he heard Megure Jusan add:
"In short, we have determined that the deceased was killed before the start of the second act, so please show us your alibi at the start of the second act, Mr. Nishihara."

After hearing Megure Jusan's explanation, Nishihara Hiroshi felt as if there was a loud "boom" in his head.

"Before the second act begins?! How could it be before the second act begins?!"

"Before the second act began, Akikawa was still in his dressing room. How could the deceased have been killed at that time?!"

Koichi Nishihara's mind was in a mess and he didn't know what was going on.

But he finally understood.

Why was it that Akikawa Sosuke, who had the murder weapon and the blood of the deceased on his body, was able to get rid of suspicion so easily?

that is because--

I clearly killed the deceased near the third act.

However, the police determined that the time of death of the deceased was before the beginning of the second act.

Before the second act began, Akikawa Sosuke was still in his own dressing room.

Although he was alone, there was one person who could prove that Akikawa Sousuke could not have been a suspect at the time.

He was the person who was arranged by me to inform Akikawa Sosuke to come to the laundry room to get his hat at the beginning of the second act!
The person who was arranged by me to lead Akikawa Sosuke into a trap,
Instead, he became the best witness for Akikawa Sorasuke's alibi.

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