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Chapter 56 Confusing right and wrong

"Inspector Megure! We've found the murder weapon! It's in Nishihara's bag!"

The police's shouting almost caused Koichi Nishihara to have a cardiac arrest.

"The murder weapon?! What murder weapon?! A rope?! How could that thing be in my bag?!"

"Could it be that Akikawa entered my room and put it in my bag while I was on stage?"

Koichi Nishihara was very sure of two things.

That is, Akikawa Sosuke could not have known that he was the murderer who attacked him.

And the only person who had touched the murder weapon (two strands of hemp rope) was Akikawa Sosuke.

Considering these two points,

That is when Akikawa Sosuke woke up and found out he was framed, then he sneaked into his room and stuffed the rope into his bag.

Under the premise that Akikawa Sousuke didn't know that he was the real murderer, it could only be that Akikawa Sousuke was deliberately "framing" himself.

After realizing this, Nishihara Koichi immediately shouted:
"Impossible! How could there be a murder weapon in my bag?"

"This must be a frame-up! Someone must be framing me!!"

"Someone must have put a weapon in my bag while I was on stage performing!!"

"Officer, please confirm carefully! Whatever that thing is, it can't be me."

Koichi Nishihara shouted loudly,

However, when he saw the wet wig that the detective who entered his lounge to check took out,
The words that he tried to explain were stuck in his throat.

"What is this?!"

"wig?!"

Koichi Nishihara felt his brain becoming increasingly confused.

He really couldn't understand what the connection was between this wig and the murder weapon.
It was obvious that he had strangled the lighting technician named Uesugi with a rope.

But why? !

The criminal police and detectives in front of me all looked as if they had found the murder weapon? !

"Xiyuan, this thing was found in your bag. Are you saying it's not yours?"

Megure Jusan asked Nishihara Koichi.

"I don't know! I've never seen this thing before!!"

"Someone must be trying to frame me!"

"Who do you think is trying to frame you?"

Sera Masumi asked at this time.

"Akigawa Sousuke! It must be him!!"

Saihara Koichi shouted.

Yoko Okino, who was standing by, twitched her eyes slightly after hearing what Koichi Nishihara said.

"Although I don't know exactly what happened, but aren't there two victims in this case?"

"One of the lighting technicians, named Uesugi, died, but Akikawa survived. Don't you think it's strange?"

Koichi Nishihara tried his best to play the role of an innocent person who was framed and explained to the police and detectives present.

"Then may I ask, Mr. Nishihara, why do you think Akikawa wanted to frame you?"

"He must be jealous of my results! I heard before that Qiuchuan only ranked last in our company's internal training."

"That's not right, Mr. Nishihara."

Yoko Okino tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart and said in a cold voice.

"How come I remember that you just said a few minutes ago that you have a good relationship with Akikawa-kun in private?"

Yoko Okino's voice was not loud, but it made Koichi Nishihara, who was still chattering and making up lies, shut up.

"Yes, I remember that Mr. Nishihara just said that Brother Akikawa was very happy because you, Mr. Nishihara, helped him get the role. He often came to Mr. Nishihara to ask about acting."

Conan added in his innocent voice.

"It's you, Mr. Nishihara, who seems to be unhappy because Akikawa-san took your role away from you." "This is... This is..."

Nishihara Hiroichi was speechless for a moment.

He really didn't expect it.

I recently made a statement to prove that I had no motivation to attack Akikawa Sorasuke.

Instead, he denied the possibility that Akikawa Sosuke had framed him.

Masumi Sera looked at Koichi Nishihara, who was sweating profusely.

A beautiful smile appeared on the pretty face again.

"Let me guess what this is about."

"Mr. Nishihara deliberately chose to audition for the same role as Akikawa in order to pursue Miss Yoko, whom he admired."

"After failing the audition, Mr. Nishihara felt humiliated and began to hate Akikawa."

"Due to Akikawa's personal experience, he could not hear Mr. Nishihara's sarcasm. Instead, he regarded Mr. Nishihara's words as guidance and thought that Mr. Nishihara was a very good person."

"So Akikawa did what Mr. Nishihara said, and continued to ask Mr. Nishihara for advice during rehearsals."

"But Akikawa didn't realize that his behavior was simply humiliating in the eyes of Mr. Nishihara."

"Ms. Yoko knew about Mr. Nishihara's past. In order to prevent him from doing anything excessive to Mr. Akikawa, she warned him not to contact Akikawa again."

"But this incident further ignited the jealousy in your heart, Mr. Nishihara, and ultimately led to this incident."

"Because judging from the force with which you attacked Akikawa, Mr. Nishihara, it was obvious that you attacked with the intention of killing him."

As Nishihara Koichi listened to Sera Masumi's reasoning, he became more and more shocked.

He really didn't expect that Sera Masumi could achieve this in such a short time with just a few words between him and Okino Yoko.
I was able to guess the whole picture of the matter almost accurately.

but.

When he heard Sera Masumi's last words,
It was as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer.
My brain suddenly started to feel dizzy.

"You are lying with your eyes open!"

Koichi Nishihara yelled at Sera Masumi.

"Okay, assuming I'm the murderer, why didn't I just kill Akikawa Sosuke instead of going through the trouble of sparing his life?!"

"Isn't it because Mr. Nishihara was about to go on stage, and he acted hastily, without having time to confirm whether Mr. Akikawa was really dead, and ran away?"

Sera Masumi asked back.

"ha--?!"

Countless question marks popped up in Koichi Nishihara's head in an instant.

Obviously, when he attacked, he was afraid that Akikawa Sosuke would be too badly injured to wake up, so he was controlling his strength.

Now, in Sera Masumi's mouth, it became that he acted in a hurry and didn't have time to confirm whether Akikawa Sousuke was dead or not? !

It's obvious that I'm the one who framed him.

Why does it feel like this detective in front of me, who is more handsome than the idol in my company, is even better at confusing right and wrong than I am? !
"No, how badly was Qiuchuan injured? Do you think the murderer intended to kill him?"

Nishihara Koichi couldn't help but asked loudly.

"Several contusions and lacerations on the forehead, hematoma under the scalp, possible skull fracture and concussion symptoms."

"The force of the blow to Akikawa's head was so strong that the skull pressed on the blood vessels under the conjunctiva, causing them to rupture and resulting in subconjunctival hemorrhage."

The smile on Sera Masumi's pretty face disappeared, and a cold light flashed in her unique deep green eyes.

"So, Mr. Nishihara, do you think that this level of injury is not enough to determine that the murderer intended to kill Akikawa?"

However, after saying this, the coldness on Sera Masumi's face disappeared in an instant.

Became cheerful and sunny again.

However, the words she said immediately afterwards made Nishihara Hirokazu feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar:

"But it's true. For Mr. Nishihara who likes to kill people, this level of damage is really nothing."

(End of this chapter)