The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 347: Is the murderer going to be caught?

"Brother Song and I were only in the inner hall at the time. By comparing the time, we have basically ruled out the suspicion of everyone in the inner hall."

"As for the rest, since we don't know their whereabouts, we naturally can't judge whether they are suspects or not!"

"I see."

Officer Digging Wells expressed his understanding of this, saying that this is indeed the limitation of individual power.

"In that case, it's up to us, the Fukui Prefectural Police, to take action now!"

Hattori Heiji and Hakuba Matsu both nodded.

"and many more!"

At this time, Maori Kogoro suddenly called out to stop them.

"Didn't Hattori say before that basically everyone in the inner hall has been ruled out as a suspect? In other words, there are still people who are suspects, right?"

"Forehead,"

Hattori Heiji looked at Maori Kogoro who suddenly became alert for some reason and was a little confused.

"Indeed, there is another person in the inner hall who is suspicious in terms of time. He is the only one in the inner hall who had the time to commit the crime."

"Hmph! I knew it!"

Maori Kogoro snorted proudly, raised his head slightly, and said in a deep voice,

"Tell me, who is this guy? A kid from Osaka, why do you want to help him hide it? Are you related to him in some way?"

Hearing Kogoro Mori's three consecutive clicks, the stupid Officer Horii was frightened and cast a sharp look at Hattori Heiji.

However, Hattori Heiji, Hakuba Matsu, and even Conan all remained silent.

They really couldn't imagine that Kogoro Mouri could actually... um... be so abstract that he could catch himself?

"Um, Uncle Maori,"

Conan, who originally intended to keep a low profile, couldn't help but speak up.

"Hattori-gege said that the only suspect seems to be you."

"Nani?!"

When Conan said this, Maori Kogoro jumped five meters high in shock.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"How come I'm the only suspect?"

"Baima, did you guys make a mistake?!"

Kogoro Mori quickly denied himself and then looked to Hakuba Matsu for help.

Bai Masong was helpless. He could have just done a simple investigation on you afterwards, but you insisted on bringing it up, forcing him to explain it now.

"In fact, the main reason is that you have been out for too long, Mr. Maori."

"After Miss Naoko went out, five people went out respectively, namely Miss Shimabukuro, me, Xiaolan, Kazuha, and you, Mr. Maori."

"Ms. Shimabukuro's time away was about two and a half minutes, and mine was about one and a half minutes. Kazuha and Kazuha went out and came back together, and their times were about three minutes. Only you, Mr. Maori, took the longest, nearly six minutes."

"And you were the last one to leave, so if we have to name someone as a suspect, you are the only one who could be the suspect."

"Ah, this, this, this..."

Maori Kogoro was speechless after hearing this, but he continued to defend himself.

"No, I couldn't hold it in any longer and wanted to go out for a cigarette. Besides, it was me who suggested it in the end. Miss Naoko is missing. I really..."

"Okay, okay, Uncle Maori,"

Hattori Heiji interrupted Maori Kogoro with a speechless look on his face.

"We don't actually think you'd kill anyone. You're just a little older than the other people in the inner hall, but we don't say you'll definitely be one."

"It's okay."

After hearing what Hattori Heiji said, Kogoro Mori was no longer so panicked.

"Fine,"

Maori Kogoro shook his head and said,

"Then I will temporarily avoid suspicion and accept the investigation with the others."

"Hmmmm,"

Upon hearing this, the well digging officer also said hurriedly,

"We would like to thank Mr. Maori for his understanding of the Fukui Prefectural Police and for accepting our investigation."

As he said this, he looked at the white horse pine again.

"So, Officer Baima, are we now going to investigate the crowd here and find the murderer?"

"Um,"

Bai Masong nodded, indicating his agreement, but he also added,

"By the way, send someone to look for the arrow that was shot outside the yard."

"Hey, okay."

The well-digging officer agreed immediately.

Having said that, he was about to go downstairs to arrange his work.

Kogoro Mouri said he would cooperate with the investigation, so he also went downstairs.

Looking at their backs as they walked down the stairs, Bai Masong's expression remained cold.

Hattori Heiji and Conan noticed it keenly, so Hattori Heiji asked curiously,

"Brother Song, why are you still so serious? With Officer Digging Well's investigation, it won't be long before the murderer is found."

However, after hearing what Hattori Heiji said, Hakuba Matsu shook his head.

This shake of the head surprised Hattori Heiji and Conan.

"Brother Bai Ma, are there any details we missed?"

Conan couldn't help but ask.

"No,"

Bai Masong said lightly,

"But do you really think that the murderer is trapped in the Ebihara family?"

Ok?

When Hakuba Song said this, Hattori Heiji and Conan were slightly stunned.

What does that mean? Isn’t the murderer here?

But, as soon as they found the body, they locked everyone down. How could it be...

Wait…it starts with the discovery of a dead body?

"It took about forty-five minutes from the time Ms. Naoko left the inner hall to the time Mr. Mori discovered the body."

"And to complete this method, if the murderer prepared the string and arrows in advance, it would only take about ten minutes to kill the person and dispose of the body."

"Even if we take into account the time it takes Ms. Naoko to walk to this room and other time, there is still about half an hour to spare."

"The Ebihara family is in an open state. If it were me, I would run away."

Hakubamatsu's calm voice rang in the ears of Hattori Heiji and Conan.

At this moment, the expressions of the two men gradually turned gloomy from the initial confidence.

Yes, the murderer killed someone, would he still wait here stupidly and wait for them to catch him?

Bai Masong looked at the two people's faces and continued,

"I just asked the well-digger to look for the arrow tied with a rope first, and that's the same thing."

"When tying thin wires, you can't wear gloves, so there will definitely be fingerprints on the wires at least."

"If the murderer was careful enough, he would have retrieved the arrow."

“Similarly, as long as the arrow is still there, it means the murderer has not escaped, and we can catch him immediately.”

"But, if the arrow is not there..."