Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Saginuma Ben was displeased and pointed at Kudo Shinichi: "But didn't that kid already say that only the four of them went to the toilet? How did he drag me into this?"

"Uh……"

Shinichi Kudo immediately fell silent, because he was still angry and his attention was largely diverted by the sight of Osamu Shiraishi and Ran sleeping in each other's arms.

He couldn't guarantee that there were really only four people in the restroom, or that there might be a fifth person he hadn't noticed.

Inspector Megure, seeing that Shinichi Kudo remained silent, became even more certain that his suspicions were correct, and finally spoke:

"It's nothing, everyone just let us check and prove ourselves. The boys can be handed over to the police, and the girls can be handled by the flight attendants."

That's what the policeman said.

The five suspects couldn't refuse and began to undergo the inspection in batches.

Ran then turned to Shinichi Kudo and said, "Shinichi, can't you even be sure about what you're saying?"

Shinichi Kudo retorted directly: "Don't talk to me if you're a stupid woman who's been sleeping all the time. Go and observe for yourself if you're so capable."

"you……"

Xiaolan's face puffed up with anger. She hugged herself tightly and turned away to sulk.

She's feeling incredibly wronged. All she did was ask a question, and he responded like that. It's absolutely outrageous.

That's really going too far.

Xiao Lan pouted, thinking, "I should have known better than to come here. I have to put up with this."

Osamu Shiraishi gave Shinichi Kudo a strange look. Something was off about this kid!

This is like someone who doesn't want a wife!

However, seeing that Xiao Lan was angry, Shiraishi Xiu helplessly rubbed her little head and comforted her:

"Don't be angry anymore, just ignore him from now on. Uncle Mori asked me to take care of you, so if you get sick from being angry, you'll cause me more trouble."

"Um?"

Xiaolan nodded emphatically.

She decisively stood beside Shiraishi Xiu. Luckily, she had someone to rely on; otherwise, she would have no one to complain to if she suffered any injustice.

She decided to ignore Shinichi Kudo for a while; it was just too much.

for a long time……

After everything was checked, the results left Inspector Megure very dissatisfied.

"What! You're saying you didn't find anything resembling a film negative on any of the five of them?"

"No."

Officer Takagi shook his head:

"We even checked the other passengers' records, but we still didn't find any negatives or anything."

Inspector Megure looked at Shinichi Kudo and asked, "Shinichi, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

Shinichi Kudo paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since such valuable negatives haven't been found, they might still be on someone. But in that case, let's check their luggage; maybe they're in there."

Inspector Megure fell silent, but the thought that this might be a murder case made him resolute.

After learning about this situation, the suspects did not hesitate and took out their luggage again for Inspector Megure and his team to inspect.

Officer Takagi said, "First, here's Ms. Tachikawa Chizuru's luggage. Inside are her passport, wallet, handkerchief, cosmetics, tissues, sunglasses, camera, notebook, and ballpoint pen. It doesn't seem to have any film negatives or anything like that."

Inspector Megure waved his hand and said, "Then let's change Ms. Tano's luggage."

Officer Takagi took Amano's luggage, opened it, and listed the contents one by one: "Inside are perfume, passport, wallet, handkerchief, knitted hat, plane ticket, camera, cosmetics, and sewing tools, and a box of motion sickness medicine."

Shiraishi Osamu picked up the perfume bottle, held it to his nose, and took a gentle sniff, raising an eyebrow involuntarily.

A chef's nose can distinguish many ingredients, especially when their culinary skills reach a high level, making it even easier to differentiate various smells.

He already had an answer in his heart, but Shiraishi Osamu calmly put the perfume back in its place without saying a word.

Shiraishi Osamu's actions didn't hide from anyone, but they didn't care, because they were looking for the negatives, and things like perfume wouldn't be of concern.

The only person who mattered was the owner of the luggage, Amano Tsukasa. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shiraishi Osamu put down the perfume.

Chapter 0059: Your reasoning is wrong

Shiraishi Xiu withdrew without making a sound.

After Inspector Megure finished checking Amano Tsukasa's luggage and found no negatives, he said, "Next up is Mr. Hosai Tsuneten."

Officer Takagi took Peng Sui Hengtian's luggage and, while inspecting it, said, "Besides the passport, plane ticket, wallet, handkerchief, razor, and shaving cream, there were no film negatives."

Inspector Megure looked at Edward with a helpless expression and said, "Next up is you, Mr. Edward."

Officer Takagi took Adehua's luggage again, opened it for inspection, and said, "Here you have a passport, wallet, handkerchief, plane ticket, towel, newspaper, two pocket books, glasses case, sewing tools, and an International Express Bank checkbook."

Inspector Megure said, "Excuse me, Mr. Edward, what is this checkbook...?"

Shinichi Kudo stepped forward and spoke to Edward again in English.

Soon, Shinichi Kudo received the answer and replied:

"He originally planned to buy some artworks at the auction in Dongying, but he didn't see anything he liked, so he gave up."

“I see. Then it only leaves…” Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Ben Saginuma.

Ben Saginuma didn't say anything, and handed over his bag: "Alright, come and see for yourselves!"

Officer Takagi opened the luggage and began to inspect it: "Inside there's a passport, wallet, handkerchief, camera and watch, cigarettes, then a lighter, plane ticket and motion sickness medication, and then... film negatives..."

His voice trembled, and everyone turned their gaze toward Saginuma Ben.

Ben Saginuma wasn't worried at all, saying nonchalantly, "These negatives are all mine. I took them with Taiyo when we were lying in ambush inside the hotel. My shots aren't as good as Taiyo's, but I figured they could be sold to a New York newspaper for some money. If you don't believe me, let Chizuru and Kozuka see them; they've seen Taiyo's negatives, and..."

Mine is different.

Inspector Megure didn't say anything, but looked at the two women.

Chizuru Tachikawa stepped forward, took the negatives, and examined them carefully. After quickly finishing, she said to Inspector Megure, "Officer, they are indeed different."

Although Ben Saginuma didn't seem worried on the surface, he was actually relieved inside.

With a somber expression, Shinichi Kudo slowly walked to their seats and began to examine them one by one.

Suddenly...

He looked at Edward's seat and saw a small fragment. He wrapped it in a handkerchief, picked it up, and upon closer inspection, realized it was a fragment of a negative.

His brows furrowed deeply, and a thoughtful glint flashed in his eyes; he seemed to have understood something.

Shinichi Kudo's lips curled into a smile as he walked back and said to Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, I think there's one more place we haven't searched, and that's the place where the deceased, Otaka, and Yoichi..."

"The luggage is ready."

Inspector Megure nodded knowingly and looked at the group, asking, "Does anyone know where Mr. Otaka and Mr. Yo's luggage is?"

"I know, I'll take you there!"

Amano Kamiya took the initiative to step forward and led Officer Takagi to retrieve Otaka and Hiroshi's luggage.

A short while later...

Then Officer Takagi and Tsukasa Amano walked back together, each carrying a large bundle.

For the last one, Inspector Megure decided to examine it himself:

"Inside were a passport, camera, film, sunglasses, three packs of cigarettes, a wallet, a towel, two magazines, a plane ticket, and a watch... But then Inspector Megure picked up a small bottle and looked at it. After seeing what kind of medicine it was, he looked at the group with a surprised expression and said:"

"Does Mr. Eagle and Mr. Yang have heart disease?"

Apart from Amano Tsukasa, the other people who knew Taiyo and Yo shook their heads.

Officer Takagi looked at Amano and asked, "Ms. Amano, do you know?"

"Yes." Amano Tsukasa nodded and said, "Actually, I am Kazuyo's girlfriend. He has always had a heart condition, but he has never told anyone."

"I see!!!"

A loud shout startled everyone.

Turning my head, I saw Shinichi Kudo's confident expression.

Inspector Megure asked suspiciously, "What do you know?"

Shinichi Kudo smiled and said, "I already know what happened, so please listen carefully to my reasoning!"

He slowly walked to the door of toilet number one, looked at everything inside, at the bloodstains on the faucet, and at the water that hadn't been drained from the sink, and smiled:

“I think this whole thing was a coincidence from beginning to end, a coincidence that couldn’t be more coincidental. The coincidence that the four of you missed each other one by one, yet none of you were able to grasp the truth. And one of the four of you lied.”

Officer Takagi frowned and said, "If anyone is lying, it can only be Ms. Tachikawa Chizuru. Toilet number one is the primary crime scene, but the body is in toilet number two. That's very suspicious."

Tachikawa Chizuru said angrily, "Officer, what do you mean by this?"

Shinichi Kudo interjected, "No, Ms. Tachikawa wasn't lying. It's because someone did respond in toilet number two at that time—it was Mr. Edward, who was with the deceased. Wasn't that you?"

They all turned their gaze to the foreigner—Edward.

Inspector Megure asked excitedly, "Shinichi, are you telling the truth?"

Shinichi Kudo: "To destroy the negative, he dragged it directly from the hands of the deceased Mr. Otaka and Mr. Yo, which caused a small cut on his right index finger. It was from the film. However, when he picked up the film, he found that the latter half was broken. Since that was his goal, he decided to destroy it all and flush it down the toilet in toilet number two. But he accidentally dropped a piece of the negative on himself, which landed where he was sitting. I've found it. Also, Mr. Edward, you speak Japanese, right?"

Edward paused for a moment, then nodded: "Just like you said, I can speak Japanese."

Hearing the familiar language, Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise, "Really...you really know Japanese!"

Shinichi Kudo laughed and said, "Of course. That international bank checkbook was something he specifically put in his briefcase in order to buy those negatives."

"Bribery?" Inspector Megure was confused.

Edward said, "That's right, I came here at the request of the person involved in this scandal."

Enraged, Saginuma said, "So you're admitting you killed Otaka?"

Shinichi Kudo spoke up: "No, he's not the murderer. It's because Mr. Otaka was already dead when he entered the bathroom. Right, Mr. Edward?"

Edward nodded and said, "That's right. I heard him go to the bathroom and thought it was a great opportunity to make a deal. But no matter how much I knocked, there was no response. When I opened the door with my key, I found that he was dead. Then I saw the negatives in his hand, and then I destroyed them."

Tachikawa Chizuru: "The person who answered my knocking was..."

Edward nodded: "That's right, I was the one who responded to you back then."