Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 88 Alibi!
At 10 o'clock in the evening on October 22, Shiraishi rushed to the Suzuki family's villa in Minato Ward.

For Dongdu people, 11 o'clock is just the beginning of night life. Even in the villa area, it is not quiet...

"It was just reported that there was an explosion in Beihua Port... Is everything okay?" Ayako asked worriedly, afraid that her invitation would delay Shiraishi's important work.

"Well, I happened to pass by there... The public security people have taken over, and it has nothing to do with us." Bai Shi revealed a little.

That’s right, if the police were to arrive immediately and take over the case, Shiraishi would certainly not “grab” it.

On the one hand, searching for "robbery" cases is to improve the police station's crime clearance rate and the number of cases solved; on the other hand, it is also to train the police officers in the station.

There must be some "hidden facts" behind these cases involving the public security that he didn't know about. Even the clerical department couldn't find any records. Shiraishi naturally didn't need to go through this trouble...

Before they came, Shiraishi had already inspected the vehicle and confirmed that it was an engine-related bomb explosion. He thought it must be the work of some dangerous organization. And since the people who came were the "Public Security" instead of the "group", Shiraishi estimated that this was not a "violent organization" but a real "terrorist organization"!
Ayako was relieved when she heard that the "Public Security" had taken over - perhaps for the case, this meant that the nature of the case was more serious, but for Ayako... it meant that Xiao Hei didn't have to go back to work overtime, nor did he have to face danger.

"Is he the owner of the villa that was stolen...and whose cat climbing frame was taken away? Did he do something wrong?" Ayako asked about what the two had mentioned before, while walking forward and casually taking the coat that Shiraishi had taken off and hanging it up.

Although it is a villa, and is located in the port area, the floor height is not over-utilized. The height of each floor makes Shiraishi feel comfortable, and the doors of the rooms are also spacious.

"Well, do you know Hiroya Yoshii? He is a young man in his twenties and should behave very honestly in normal times." Shiraishi confirmed with Ayako.

"I don't know him... but I think I've met him and said hello to him." Ayako didn't have much impression, which showed that Yoshii Hiroshi didn't go out often.

"That guy is a perverted murderer and he will most likely be released tomorrow... When you want to go home tomorrow night, call me and I will take you back." Shiraishi warned just in case.

"Yeah! Okay." Ayako didn't ask why she was released.

but……

When Shiraishi said he wanted to pick her up, Ayako of course agreed wholeheartedly.

"Then just stay here tonight... I'll ask someone to clean up the guest room." Ayako suggested.

And surprisingly, Bai Shi did not refuse.

……

The next morning, the patrolmen of Beika Police Station were rarely inspected by the "30km/h Chief" - after all, Shiraishi came from Ayako's place today.

For the entire morning, Shiraishi did not go to the Criminal Affairs Class, but performed his duties as Director as normal, completing his stamping work...

It was not until after lunch that Shiraishi came to the interrogation room and found that Kunikida was also outside.

As expected, he doesn't care as little as he appears to. If there is real evidence, Kunikida doesn't want to let the real culprit go!
"How is it? Did you gain anything?" When Bai Shi came in, he found that the atmosphere outside the soundproof room was very solemn.

At this time, Yuan and Yamada came out of the soundproof room...

"Section Chief, the pizza shop the suspect mentioned...ah, Chief." Yuan also saw the Chief coming at this time.

"What pizza shop? Any new discoveries?" Shiraishi asked Yuan for confirmation.

Yuan's face fell at this time and he said, "I don't know if it's a harvest or he's deliberately playing a trick on us... Just now he suddenly said that he remembered his alibi. He claimed that he ordered a meal from a pizza shop at 7 o'clock and it was delivered before 8 o'clock, but he said he forgot which shop it was and that he happened to pass by and found a shop far away..."

There are so many pizza places that deliver throughout the East!

There is no way to verify this...

Moreover, he just remembered that he ordered a pizza, but he forgot which restaurant he ordered it from. He even made the reservation on the spot, and there are no call records or network traces... This excuse itself is very suspicious!
One has to suspect that he wanted to waste police resources and drag it out until the last day.

"Pizza shop...wait...pizza..." Shiraishi then had a look of nostalgia.

Several people in the call center couldn't help but look over curiously - can you guess which store it is?

"That's right! It should be a pizza shop with a logo similar to that of Ninja Turtles..." Shiraishi found the pizza from his memory.

Kunikida, Akasaka, Minamoto, Yamada:? ? ?

How did you deduce this?
"Actually, I just found out about this yesterday. My girlfriend's house is near Yoshii's house. I drove back to the apartment from there the night before yesterday. It should have been around 7:30 when I saw a pizza delivery truck in the villa area...but I didn't know at the time that it was the takeaway ordered by the suspect." Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

Speaking of pizza, when Shiraishi returned to the apartment from Ayako's house that day, he did think about ordering a pizza for a midnight snack, but because Gina had stewed beef for him, he gave up his original plan... and the reason why he suddenly wanted to eat pizza that day was because after Shiraishi came out of Ayako's house, he saw the pizza delivery truck and smelled the aroma of pizza!

The estimated time of death of the deceased was between 6 and 9 o'clock the night before. The pizza delivery that Shiraishi saw met the requirements of "alibi" in terms of time.

but……

Kunikida and the others were also shocked at this time - what kind of memory is this?

"A logo similar to that of Ninja Turtles... Quick, look up the store name and address." Kunikida said immediately.

Yamada and Gen had already taken out their phones to check. As for the two uncles, Akasaka and Tousaka, they were obviously not very familiar with the functions of smartphones. In addition, Akasaka shivered when Shiraishi stared at him...

Shiraishi just discovered that when Gen and Yamada mentioned "their girlfriend", they looked like they remembered something and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. So Shiraishi decided in his heart that after the case was over, he would never plead for Akasaka - only you, Inspector Megure, and two high school students saw the "secret filming" at the aquarium. Now who should I find if there is gossip in the police station?
"Found it! Director, is this the logo?" Yamada showed Shiraishi the pattern he found on the Internet.

"That's right." Bai Shi nodded.

"Ninja Pizza... in Touto... huh? The 20th franchise store opened..." Yamada's expression froze when he saw this.

"This area is much smaller now. Let's split up and confirm immediately which company it is." Kunikida said without complaining about his subordinates' hard work.

But Bai Shi closed his eyes at this time, as if he was still recalling something...

When I opened my eyes again, I was already driving and moving in the night. Even if I was not operating the vehicle, villas kept passing by on both sides - it was through the impressions in my memory that I recreated the previous scene in my spiritual space!
After a while, Kunikida and the others saw Shiraishi open his eyes and said, "Shinagawa 300, 55, 51, check this car."

"Huh? Yes!" Akasaka responded immediately.

That’s right, after Shiraishi recalled for a moment, he remembered the license plate number he saw!

Not long after, Akasaka came back and reported, "Director, the license plate number you provided is indeed in the name of Ninja Pizza... I confirmed with their public relations department that it is registered to a franchise store in Shinagawa District. I will go and confirm his alibi now!"

Seeing this, Kunikida said worriedly, "Detective Akasaka, remember when you are confirming your alibi, don't make any preconceived assumptions. Listen more to what the other party says and don't make any hints... This order must have been delivered far away, and it's only been two days. The deliveryman will have an impression of it."

"Yes..." Akasaka responded honestly.

After the other detectives left, only Shiraishi and Kunikida were left in the observation room. Shiraishi then asked in a strange tone, "The first scene was confirmed to be the Beika Forest. Could it have been moved from somewhere else?"

"Yes, in the photos taken at the scene, there were signs of a struggle around the body... Also, I went to see the body, and there was dirt in the cracks between the fingernails. It doesn't look like it had been moved at all." Kunikida answered confidently.

Apparently...

Although he was unwilling to go to the scene, he still personally investigated the case.

"Take me to see the body again." Shiraishi said to Kunikida.

Kunikida nodded...

The two were thinking about the same thing at this time - so far, the clues provided by Hiroya Yoshii were all plausible but unfalsifiable. The "pizza order" mentioned at this time, although it has not been verified, but... it is unlikely to be false, at most it is difficult to verify.

But if the alibi is established, then the case must be reconsidered.

Shiraishi first changed into his mission uniform, then went to the cold room where the morgue was kept with Kunikida. After putting on gloves, Shiraishi specifically checked the neck of the corpse. Kunikida also came forward, apparently thinking of the same question.

"Sure enough..." Bai Shi suddenly said at this time.

"It's my fault that I didn't notice it before!" Kunikida said with a guilty look on his face.

"No, the traces are completely overlapping. Without special equipment to scan, if you only look at it with the naked eye, anyone will ignore it unless they are looking for clues." Bai Shi shook his head.

That’s right, after careful inspection, Shiraishi and Kunikida both discovered that the two marks were basically overlapping!

The reason why the naked eye can distinguish that there are actually two marks is mainly because there are two staggered marks at the intersection of the ropes...

"The ropes crossed each other at the front both times, and the marks of strangulation and fiber residues are roughly the same. It should be the same murder weapon, but... the cross marks were once on the left side on top and once on the right side on top. This was done by two people with different dominant hands." Shiraishi concluded.

When strangling with a rope, unless there is deliberate control, the dominant hand will usually circle the victim's head, that is, the rope on the murderer's dominant hand side is above the intersection!
Now, the deceased was not only strangled twice, but judging from his dominant hand, it was done by different people...

(End of this chapter)