I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

After realizing that she had absolutely no chance of being the murderer, she finally returned to her normal way of thinking and felt quite annoyed about her earlier decision to give the key to Judy and the others.

If Judy and the others are the murderers, wouldn't giving the key to Judy just mean she would destroy the evidence?

Just minutes before the victim jumped, Judy and her team were in the stairwell. Who knows if they came down from upstairs after setting up the murder trap?

However, the suspicions in the three people's hearts only lasted for a few minutes.

After taking photos and collecting evidence at the scene and organizing his statement, Shiratori Ninzaburo left the room, followed closely by Inspector Megure. He seemed more like a lackey than the inspector in charge of the case.

However, no one seemed to care about such details.

Shiratori Ninzaburo straightened his white suit, then looked at the three of them and asked softly.

"The three of you, I need to know your alibis."

"Please explain what happened between the time you were drinking with the deceased in the house and after the deceased's death. Your testimony is extremely important for solving this case, so please explain truthfully."

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately felt a bit of pressure.

Chika Shimoda was the first to speak.

She repeated what she had said to Chen En and the others earlier.

Shiratori Ninzaburo simply wrote down Shimoda Chika's words in a shorthand notebook and then set Shimoda Chika aside.

Since Shimoda Chika could not possibly be the murderer, he did not intend to question her testimony. The real key lay with Nakamachi Michiya and Kawakami Noboru; one of these two must be the murderer.

Then there's Nakamachi Michiya.

The office worker scratched the back of his head, realizing he needed to speak independently, and then his arrogance subsided somewhat as he spoke in a low voice.

“The deceased and I were colleagues; the deceased was my section chief.”

“We were drinking in the room, except for Shimoda, because Shimoda was going to drive us home. We were driven home by Shimoda and knew nothing about the crime scene.”

"However, around 7 p.m., I sent the deceased a text message, which the deceased read aloud."

“I told him to be more considerate of his subordinates’ feelings, and that what happened to Hiraya-senpai was a cautionary tale.”

"If the deceased's phone was still usable, then they should have been able to see this message."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Ninzaburo nodded slightly, then turned to look at Kawakami.

Kawakami simply shrugged and complained.

"Section Chief Takai has really gone too far."

"We originally planned to drink and go home a little later, but Section Chief Takai kept complaining about this and that at the dinner table, saying that only unscrupulous people can climb up the ladder, and we could never sit on his head in our entire lives, so we had to go home early."

"I've told Nakamachi about most of my experiences."

“However, Nakamachi sent a text message to the deceased, while I made a phone call.”

“I told him that what he did was really too much. Pingwu was driven to suicide by your words. If he has any conscience, he should stop saying such things.”

"He may have chosen to commit suicide after hearing what I said."

"However, I don't think that if he committed suicide like that, it shouldn't be considered that I killed him. When he cursed Hiraya like that, Hiraya committed suicide, and he wasn't held responsible, was he?"

Both of them mentioned flat-roofed houses in their conversations.

These words caused Shiratori Ninzaburo and Inspector Megure to exchange glances.

Who is this person living in this flat-roofed house?

Seeing the two's puzzled expressions, Shimoda Chika then spoke.

"The full name of this flat-roofed house is Hiraya Junyo."

"A month ago, she committed suicide by jumping off a building because her workload was too heavy and because Section Chief Takai told her that if her work performance was not exceptional, she would be dismissed sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure nodded.

I remember now that you've mentioned it.

Is it that 30-year-old girl who jumped off a building?

However, if the deceased committed suicide out of shame and unease because of Kawakami's words, although Kawakami's actions do not constitute criminal liability, a detailed statement still needs to be taken.

Unfortunately, that's not the case.

Shiratori Ninzaburo's gaze fell on Kawakami, and then he asked again.

"Mr. Kawakami, are you sure that's what you're saying?"

Upon hearing this, Kawakami was stunned.

Why ask him alone, and not anyone else?

Is there some flaw in what he said?

He remained silent for a moment, recalling what he had said, but couldn't find any flaws. So he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.

"Officer, what exactly do you want to say? Just say it."

"Do you suspect that I am the murderer of Section Chief Takai?"

"That's impossible. When Section Chief Takai died, I had just been taken home by Shimoda. If I killed Section Chief Takai, how could I have teleported between two places so far apart?"

It's obviously impossible to travel quickly between the two places.

However, to commit this heinous murder, it was not necessary for someone to travel back and forth between the two locations quickly.

Shiratori Renzaburo shook his head slightly.

Then they called over the forensic officers who were taking photos and collecting evidence.

Forensic officers then took a cell phone from the evidence bag.

The phone looked like it had been dropped and was clearly worn out. The moment it appeared, Shimoda Chika recognized it as Section Chief Takai's phone.

But what does this phone prove?

Although Shimoda Chika and the others were unaware of this, they remained silent, waiting for Shiratori Ninzaburo's further actions.

Kawakami felt a sense of unease.

Then he heard his own voice coming from the cracked phone.

"Then Takai, you should go down to the other world and apologize to Hiraya."

A look of shock immediately appeared in Chuan Sheng's eyes.

Wow, I'm amazed! How come the quality of products from Beika Town is so good?

How can a device still power on and play recordings after falling from the 21st floor?!

Chapter 985 Hattori Heiji: Hattori, my shopping plan!

I heard Chuan Sheng's voice coming from the cracked cell phone.

This is completely different from what Kawakami just said.

Shimoda Chika and Nakamachi Michiya both turned to look at Kawakami, a look of shock appearing in their eyes. Then, they subconsciously took a step back, putting some distance between themselves and Kawakami.

As a regular citizen of Beika Town who has lived in Beika Town for many years.

The two of them naturally knew how to survive in Beika Town.

Unlike Section Chief Takai, who became arrogant and oblivious to the world after becoming a leader.

Judging from the current situation, Kawakami is very likely the murderer who killed Section Chief Takai. We must stay away from him.

As if sensing his two colleagues' departure, Kawakami frowned and struggled to speak one last time.

"I was just saying it. Is it illegal to say something?"

“I’m in a different place from Section Chief Takai. Does saying he’s going to die mean he’ll die because I cursed him to go to hell and meet Hiraya? Does that count as me killing him?”

"If that's the case, then the law is far too unreasonable."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji walked out of the room, his gaze falling on Kawakami, and sighed.

“Normally, there is no way to condemn you through a curse.”

"But, my friend, the timing of what you said is a bit too subtle, you know? You had Shimoda Chika take a picture, and the picture was taken exactly at the time the deceased fell from the building."

"And that happened to be the time of the recording..."

"In other words, the deceased was listening to your phone call before he fell, and when he was about to lose his grip on the curtain and fall, he deliberately pressed the record button to record the conversation with you. This is the final evidence the deceased left us."

Chuan Sheng started sweating and quickly said...

"Even so, so what?"

"If you're going to say I'm the murderer, then you need to show me the process and the methods used!"

"How can you prove that I can cross two locations in a short period of time, kill Section Chief Takai, and then return to the starting point and take a taxi from there? You can't do that, can you? You simply can't do that, can you?"

At that moment, Chen En also came out of the room with a cup of coffee, turned his head to look at Chuan Sheng, and then said.

“We really have no way to prove that you can cross the two places in a short period of time, because this case does not require you to cross the two places at all.”

"There are two windows in the room."

"There is a windowsill behind one window. Even if you straddle that window and climb down, you will only land on the windowsill and will not fall to the ground. But if you climb over the other window, you will fall directly to the ground and die."

"The signal in the room was very bad, which means that if the deceased wanted to hear what you said, he would have to come to the window to improve the signal... So all that was needed was to change the position of the bed."

"The deceased had drunk a lot of alcohol, and even when he was awakened by the ringing of the phone, he was not in a proper mental state."

"Therefore, he didn't even notice that the position of his bed had been changed. The window that originally had a windowsill was now in the position of a window without a windowsill. So, as usual, he came to that window and communicated with you."

"As a result, you suddenly cursed him at that moment, which startled him. He lost control and tumbled out of the window. Before falling, he barely managed to grab the curtain and press the record button. Then he fell to the ground and died."

"Proving this is actually not difficult."

"All we need to do is check if your fingerprints are on that bed."

"Because there are rectangular dust marks under the original position of the bed, this is enough to prove that the bed was moved, so all we need to do is find your fingerprints to solve the case."

Chen En stood in front of Chuan Sheng, took a sip of coffee, and said finally.