Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

"Before I explain, I need to ask these two security guards... In your explanation, you noticed that when Mr. Minamoto Ryutaro came out of the bathroom, the deceased was still standing on the stage, right?"

"Ah... yes, yes! We can't be wrong!"

"Then could you please tell me, in your impression, was the deceased... Bo Chi Hao Nan standing in front of or behind this small podium?"

in the venue.

Those who remained at the scene when the murder occurred were asked to sit in the audience seats closest to them at the time.

However, only two security guards who had paid some attention to the situation on the stage were called to the front.

Jinpei Matsuda faced them, with a man named Ke standing behind him, and communicated with them in a peaceful manner.

However, on the question of 'was the deceased in front of or behind the podium', the two security guards looked at each other and said hesitantly, "In front of..."

Matsuda Jinpei raised his eyebrows and glanced at Conan, who looked like he had it all under control. "Are you sure?"

If there were surveillance cameras installed here, there wouldn't be so much trouble.

"Confirmed." The two security guards thought about it carefully and nodded. "Although we may be distracted occasionally when we are on guard, we are not wrong. Before and after Mr. Yuanlong came out, we saw Mr. Bochi standing in the front. At least we couldn't see the podium..."

As they were talking, the two security guards felt that something was wrong - damn, the person was clearly lying on the table facing them when he died, so how come they saw the person standing in front of the podium?
"Did the deceased behave in any unusual way at that time?"

Jinpei Matsuda raised another question.

One of the security guards shook his head, probably because he was distracted, while the other one changed his expression slightly and said, "Yes! Yes! I remember! He was just standing there, not moving at all!"

When these words were spoken, everyone shuddered - except for a few people, of course.

Xiaolan and Yuanzi were shaking so much that they even started to imagine whether the ghost of the deceased was standing straight in front of their bodies...

Hiss...it's so weird!
Could this be some kind of supernatural event?

"Really..." Matsuda Jinpei was completely unaffected. He raised his eyebrows, glanced at the three suspects, and turned to Officer Megure and said, "I think I roughly know who the criminal is."

Inspector Megure, who was still imagining the supernatural: "......?"

Qiudou Sack! Is it that fast? Brother Matsuda's skills have improved again!

"Matsuda brother..."

"The Bo Chi Hao Nan that the two security guards saw at that time was not the real Bo Chi Hao Nan."

Without waiting for Inspector Megure to urge him, Jinpei Matsuda had already started analyzing the situation very consciously, proactively and callously - he was too lazy to use his brain now and simply copied Conan's analysis completely.

"In other words, the deceased had already died when Mr. Minamoto Ryutaro went to the toilet." Matsuda Jinpei said slowly, "And what the two security guards saw was actually just a projection of the deceased."

Everyone present was a little confused: "Projection?"

Matsuda Jinpei nodded and continued, "Of course, general projection requires a screen, and it looks unreal and unreal. However... if it is 3D virtual imaging at the press conference, it will be different."

Seeing him pointing at the anchor points on the stage, the employees of Libera Company suddenly understood.

"But brother Matsuda, can that kind of thing really deceive people's eyes?" Inspector Megure had no idea about this kind of high technology and expressed his doubts.

"Of course... no." Matsuda Jinpei squinted his eyes. "After all, it's a simulation, so it can't be compared to a real person. But just now, the press conference was about to start, and everyone was busy with their own work. Who would care about a person on the stage who has nothing to do with their work? Officer Megure, if you are curious, just ask them to project a virtual character and you will know."

"And since Mr. Hachi Hironan was already dead when Gen Ryutaro came out of the toilet, the only person who had been close to the deceased before that was..." "Mr. Mishima Shakuhei, it was only you."

"Eh?!"

As soon as Jinpei Matsuda finished speaking, everyone else exclaimed in surprise.

then……

Jinpei Matsuda shut up.

Because this is the end of Conan's analysis for him.

"Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Matsuda. Mr. Mishima returned to the control room when Mr. Minamoto Ryutaro was about to go to the bathroom. How did he create that projection and kill Mr. Hachi?"

"It's very simple, Officer Megure."

Conan, who had been observing Mishima Shakuhei, finally spoke with an innocent smile on his face, "As long as Mr. Mishima says he wants to check the equipment and asks Mr. Hachi to give up the computer, then he will have room to operate."

"I think that computer should be the main device for controlling the image, right? Because it has many lines connected to the main control room and lights." Conan blinked, "Besides, Mr. Mishima is a senior software engineer. If a code program is pre-set in the computer, he only needs to perform the 'execution' command operation.

Once the projection appears, Mr. Mishima kills Mr. Hachi behind the virtual portrait, turns off the computer and lets him fall on the stage. Unless the people standing in front of the stage observe carefully, it is not easy to find out that the person standing in front of the podium is fake under such strong lighting. "

"Of course, Mr. Mishima may have set up some program to make the projection disappear just when Mr. Minamoto Ryutaro walked across the stage, so as to prove his alibi."

"But there should still be traces of the program in the computer. If we let the technical department check it, I believe they will be able to find something. And..." Conan said a lot of words, and then he realized that some people looked at him strangely. Then he realized that he seemed to be drifting again, and quickly passed the buck, "And, and, Officer Matsuda also said that the evidence used to wrap the handle of the knife, which was stained with the blood of the deceased, is still on the criminal... Right, Officer Matsuda?"

Matsuda Jinpei said expressionlessly: "...Ah, right, right."

He is an old tool.

The expressions of the others suddenly returned to normal and they no longer paid attention to Conan.

Officer Megure looked at the calm Mishima Chihei seriously and said, "Mr. Mishima, I'm sorry, please cooperate with our body search."

Mishima Shakuhei glanced at Conan blankly, shook his head, and said with regret: "What a pity..."

Officer Megure frowned: "What?"

"No, nothing." Mishima Shakuhei did not make a few excuses like those people in Conan's impression, but took out two handkerchiefs from his pocket, "The one that wrapped the knife should be stained with his blood... This should be the evidence you want."

Police Officer Meguro: "?"

The sun rose from the west today? Is the prisoner so honest?

Conan: "..."

It’s strange, so strange. That weird feeling as if I’ve been tricked comes back again!
After handing the handkerchief to the police, Mishima Chihei turned to look at Tsuchimoto Mikami and bowed deeply, "Chairman, I'm sorry, I have brought negative impact to the company..."

Tsuchimoto Mikami shook his head: "It's okay, just correct it next time."

Conan: ...

Do you want to have a next time?