Kindaichi of Kexue World

Chapter 12 About the process of me and Conan working together to catch the murderer
Shimazaki Yuji's angry face glared in front of Kinda Kazuji. This was the biggest piece of the magic mirror.

He was actually angry, why?

Could it be that I made him angry by stepping forward to sabotage his plan to blame Mamegaki Taeko?
No, he didn't give any real clues, it's more like messing around, he should be more proud!
Along with anger, jealousy, patience, and nervousness became dominant emotions.

Wait a minute, jealousy?

He couldn't be angry because Mamegaki Taeko praised him a few words!

Kazuji Kaneda remembered the scene when he first met Yuji Shimazaki, the scene where Morio Anzai confronted everyone in the afternoon, and Taeko Mamegaki's words.Kindaichiji felt as if he had caught something.

"Now let's go over the incident tonight and several important points in time." Kinda Kazuo tried to reorganize the case.

The Megure Police Department originally disagreed, but Conan agreed to his request under the guise of Mori Kogoro.

So Conan and Kindaichiji reorganized the case with each other.

A little after nine o'clock, Anzai Morio and Mamegaki Taeko left the hotel one after another, and then met at the shrine on time at 09:30 to prepare for the transaction, which was personally confirmed by Ms. Mamegaki Taeko.

During this period, the two had a dispute, and Taeko Dogaki stabbed the knife into Anzai Morio's abdomen, and then ran away in panic.

At exactly 09:30, Shimazaki Yuji left the hotel because he was worried about Mamegaki Taeko, which was confirmed by Conan and the staff who commissioned him to buy cigarettes.

Shimazaki Yuji came to the shrine, found the body, and the deceased left a message, thinking that the murderer was Mamegaki Taeko, so he changed the message and took the watch.

Then around ten o'clock, Kindaichi and his party heard the ringing of the watch and met Mamegaki Taeko who had just returned.This is actually Yuji Shimazaki sneaking into Anzai's room and stealing his vest and hat to pretend to be Anzai, creating the illusion that he is still alive.

At 10:30, Kindaichi and his team heard the alarm ringing near the crime scene and discovered the body.Before that, Shimazaki Yuji put his hat and clothes next to the body, put the watch back on the deceased's hand, and set the bell time for 10:30.

These are currently known from the known evidence and testimonies, as well as the confessions of relevant figures.

"There are some strange things here." Kazuto Kaneda was the first to attack: "It didn't even take half an hour from Mamegaki Taeko left the hotel to Shimazaki Yuji left the hotel. If it's just going to the toilet, it's a normal time, let alone her I have already said that I have to go back to the shrine to get things. The shrine is very close to here, but it takes 10 minutes to go back and forth on a normal walk without doing anything. Isn’t it normal not to come back every 10 minutes?”

"Mr. Shimazaki, may I ask why you are looking for Ms. Taeko?"

"Taiko was a little uncomfortable today. In fact, I have been thinking about her all the time. Now I only regret that I didn't follow her right away, and this happened to her." Shimazaki Yuji said, tears stopped Can't stop falling down.

"Yuji!" Taeko was moved and cried again.

"Let me tell you, you are indeed worried about Ms. Taeko, but you are not worried about her body. Ms. Taeko, why did you say [I said earlier, you must be a good person] just now?" Kinda Kazuto suddenly ask.

"What?" Taeko Mamegaki was still immersed in the emotion and didn't react for a while.

"Is there any problem with this sentence?" Megure Police Department asked.

"This sentence shows that Ms. Mamegaki Taeko didn't have a good impression of Mr. Kindaichi in the past, and under normal circumstances, this is because she listened to other people's words, so she felt ashamed after Mr. Kindaichi defended her just now. It’s not wrong to say something like this subconsciously!” Conan answered the question for him.

Mamegaki Taeko thought for a while, then nodded to confirm Conan's analysis.

"This reminds me of something that happened when I first came to the crew. At that time, I met Taeko Mamegaki at the shrine, so we had a few words alone when we met. It was the first time we met Mr. Yuji Shimazaki. After finding out, he wanted to attack me indiscriminately. Many people in the crew knew about this. But the strange thing is that Shimazaki Yuji is not such an impulsive person. He is very popular in the crew, and other He never had such an extreme reaction when a man talked to Taeko Mamegaki. Mr. Shingo even often verbally took advantage of Miss Taeko, but he only complained slightly. But this afternoon, Morio Anzai, who is also new here, said a few words The words easily angered him, why is that?"

"What the hell do you mean?" Megure said
"Look at my little pigtails. I usually don't pay much attention to the way I speak honorifics. I didn't study at a young age and came to be an actor, and my not-so-likable character."

"You all look like delinquent boys, even when I saw you for the first time." Conan said on behalf of Mori Kogoro.

"That's right, because of this, Mr. Mori Kogoro and I had a misunderstanding. My current appearance and behavior habits give people the first impression that I am a bad boy, and Anzai Morio is himself a bad character!"

"It's normal for people to get angry easily when you see such honors like you, but what does this have to do with the case!" Megure Police Department said.

"Taugaki Taeko once said when describing her motives that she was a bad girl when she was my age, and she made friends with the same type of people, including Anzai Morio. If Mr. Yuji Shimazaki knew about this Do you think that Mamegaki Taeko is the type of bad man who is easy to fall in love with, and any bad guy who is close to Ms. Mamegaki Taeko or her cronies from back then is a potential emotional threat!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! I hate you gangsters the most. How could Yuji think that I would be attracted to people like you!" Miss Taeko Mamegaki shouted in disbelief.

"Then why did he speak ill of me in front of you! After all, after being together for a long time, everyone knows that I am not a bad boy?" Jin Tianyi asked rhetorically.

"How do you know..." Mamegaki Taeko was momentarily at a loss for words.

"But I think that Mr. Chishingo is sometimes quite playful and domineering, and he is also a famous playboy. Isn't it easier for Mr. Shimazaki Yuji to feel a sense of crisis than the two of you?"

"That's why he deliberately blamed Nachi Shingo for his crimes!" Kaneda Kazuto said, "Nazhi Shingo is a big celebrity in the crew, and as time goes by, everyone knows Nachi's virtues and knows that he is not real. Even so, he has accumulated a lot of grievances, so the first person who thinks of framing is him."

"Wait a minute, what are you talking about, do you want to say that I am the murderer who killed Anzai?" Yuji Shimazaki shouted: "Yes! The murderer is me, and it has nothing to do with Taeko, arrest me quickly Get up!"

"Yu Er, what nonsense are you talking about!" Taeko hurriedly stopped him.

"Put away that hypocritical face of yours!" Seeing that the two of them were about to show off their affection again, Jin Tianyi Er roared.

"That's right, I think the real murderer is you, Shimazaki Yuji!"

Kindaichi imitated Mori Kogoro and pointed at him imposingly.

"What?" "How come?" The scene fell into a commotion again.

"Your analysis just now is just a conjecture, it's only possible, and even if Yuji Shimazaki is hostile to the three of you, it still can't prove that he is the murderer!" Conan said, "However, Mr. Kindaichi, you said so , I really found some new doubts."

"Mr. Yuji Shimazaki, when did you first see Mr. Anzai's body?" Conan asked.

"After I left the hotel, I went to the convenience store to buy cigarettes, then went to the shrine to look for Taeko, and then saw the dead body of Anzai Morio..."

"Wait a minute, you went to the convenience store first? Is it the one on the west side of the shrine?" Kanedaichiji interjected.

Yuji Shimazaki nodded, and he couldn't do without nodding. There is only one convenience store nearby.

"This is strange, Xiaolan and the others took the same route as you, and it took them half an hour to walk to the shrine after they left the hotel at ten o'clock, but if you walked at the same time, it would take ten o'clock You can only arrive at the shrine on the clock, but at this time you have already disguised yourself as Anxi Morio in the hotel!" Conan retorted.

"Maybe I walked a little faster."

"I don't think it's a little faster, but I ran at the fastest speed. Don't quibble, the convenience store is located in a remote place, and it's very late at this time. The clerk there should still remember you. It's natural to ask about it then. I know you are not lying." Kindaichiji said
"In order to prove your innocence, you'd better tell the truth, when did you see the corpse?" Conan said.

"What does it matter, anyway, I came out of the hotel within half an hour, bought cigarettes, saw the corpse, and destroyed the scene." Yuji Shimazaki shouted impatiently.

"It's quite different, it determines whether Anxi Shounan is still alive when you see him!" Conan said solemnly.

"That's right! The autopsy report said that the deceased died of excessive blood loss. This proves that he will not die immediately after being stabbed, but will struggle for a period of time. That's why he had the opportunity to write the message before death." Kazuto Kaneda Instantly understood what Conan meant.

"According to Ms. Taeko's testimony, she arrived at the shrine on time at 09:30 to meet Anzai, but their original purpose was to negotiate, and then they had a scuffle. It is conservatively estimated that this will take at least several minutes. After Anzai was stabbed in the abdomen, he should You struggled for a few minutes, almost 10 minutes in total. You left the hotel at 09:30, if the first stop was the shrine, you have a great chance to meet Anzai Morio who is not dead yet , if you walk fast, you might even witness the scene where Miss Taeko stabbed Anxi with a knife!" Conan mentioned a frightening possibility.

(End of this chapter)