The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 236 Asking Everyone

"Besides, even if we do this, the short time we have here is not enough to glue it all together."

Bai Ma Song retorted.

After listening to Hakuba Matsu's words, Maori Kogoro also felt that it made sense.

Indeed, this amount of time is not enough to glue it on.

Hakumasong no longer paid much attention to Maori Kogoro's strange ideas but instead focused more on another door in the bedroom.

His intuition told him that the mystery of the secret room in this bedroom would most likely require the use of this locked door.

"What's behind this door?"

Bai Masong asked the police around him.

On the other side, Miwako Sato just came back and said,

"Strangely enough, this door leads to another room."

"And that room is actually exactly the same as Ms. Sufang Hongzi's room."

"Moreover, the main entrance to that room is in the east wing on the other side, which is the room we live in."

what? !

Sato Miwako's words startled Bai Basong instantly.

East wing?

That room can actually be entered from the east wing?

Does that mean that as long as I find a way to get to Sufang Hongzi's bedroom from that room, I can kill her?

Bai Masong thought so, of course, this was just his guess.

but......

Bai Masong looked above the bedroom door connecting the two rooms.

There is also a small window at that location.

However, compared to the glass sliding window of the bedroom door, this small window is a shutter, and each sash has only a very small gap.

"Denmi Detective,"

Bai Ma Song asked Detective Tomi from the Forensic Science Division who was investigating the scene,

"Is it possible to dismantle that small window?"

open?

Detective Deng Mi listened to Bai Ma Song's question and shook his head affirmatively.

"No, no, this shutter is fixed here and cannot be removed."

"Is it possible for this shutter to pass through a person's arm?"

Bai Masong asked again. If it can be done through the arm, then it is still possible to create some mechanisms.

"no,"

Detective Deng Mi denied this statement again.

"The gap here is only about five to six centimeters. At this distance, I guess only a child's arm can fit through it."

Oh okay.

Bai Masong fell into deep thought again.

It seems that the room opposite Ms. Sufang Hongzi is indeed impossible to pass through and come here.

Seeing that Hakuba Matsu didn't seem to have any clues, Inspector Megure suggested,

"Brother Bai Ma, how about we interrogate everyone present first?"

Inspector Megure's meaning was very clear, that is, this murder in a closed room was most likely committed by one of the people at the scene.

Then, it becomes very necessary to question them for their confessions.

"Yes,"

Maori Kogoro also seemed to agree very much.

"Officer Megure, there is no time to lose, let's ask them right away."

Bai Ma Song also nodded.

Anyway, he hasn't figured out how to find the secret room yet, so it wouldn't hurt to ask first.

.........................

Ten minutes later, at the call of Inspector Megure, all the guests staying in the annex gathered in the restaurant.

Here, Inspector Megure will question everyone one by one.

Inspector Megure first analyzed the case to everyone present.

"Ms. Sufang Hongzi died in her own bedroom."

"The bedroom is located on the third floor of the west wing of this villa. It can only be reached via the stairs in the west wing."

"At the time of the crime, Mr. Maori, Mr. Hakuba, and the two maids can all prove that the mask hall connecting the east and west wings was locked."

"In addition, after our investigation, the two gates of the annex are also closed tonight."

When Inspector Megure said this, his face became serious and his sharp eyes scanned everyone present.

After listening to Inspector Megure's introduction, everyone understood the situation they were facing.

"Officer, you, you mean..."

Katagiri Masaki opened his eyes wide.

"Are you trying to say that the murderer is among us?"

Matsumoto Moriya stammered,

"Moreover, he is one of the people living in the west wing?"

Nagara Haruka's words made people feel cold.

"Yes."

Inspector Megure nodded, confirming their statement.

"At this point, all we know is the room assignments from last night."

"The people living in the east wing are the maid Shimokasa Honami-san and the rock star Aikawa Touya on the first floor. The people living in the second floor are Detective Mori and his family, Inspector Hakuba and his sister, and Detective Sato."

"The people who live in the west wing are the maid Shimokasa Minaho on the first floor, and Ms. Inaba Kazuyo, the secretary of Ms. Soho Akako. The photographer Katagiri Masanori, the professional baseball player Matsumoto Mamoru, and the tarot card reader Nagarahara on the second floor."

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone was in the East Wing but secretly ran to the West Wing."

"So, now we need to question everyone here."

"Excuse me, where were you all at about 2:30 when the incident happened?"

As soon as Inspector Megure asked the question, Aikawa Touya spoke first.

"I stayed in my room all night last night."

"When I heard the noise at first, I didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until it got louder that I came out."

"First I saw Ms. Sato calling out to Honami, and then I followed them out."

"Then I met Mr. Maori and Mr. Baiba Song and others, and then I stayed with everyone the whole time."

"okay, I get it."

After listening to what Aikawa Touya said, Inspector Megure nodded.

Then he turned his attention to the two maid twin sisters.

Feeling the gaze of Inspector Megure, Shimokasa Honami spoke first.

"I, I've been sleeping the whole time."

"Before Ms. Sato called me, I was sleeping the whole time. I, I didn't know anything."

Although the appearance of Shimokasa Honami and the other person was a little strange, they were actually girls in their early twenties. Facing such interrogation, they were still a little scared and now they both wanted to cry.

"Then, where did you put the key? I mean the key to the Mask Room."

Bai Masong also asked.

"Yes, it is placed on the wall of the kitchen next to the dining room."

Shimokasa Honami said.

Hearing this answer, Bai Masong frowned slightly. It seemed that anyone could get the key.

"Then, the key was indeed placed on the wall at that time, right?"

Bai Ma Song then asked.