Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

"uncle."

Watanabe Toru's voice came from the door.

Maori Kogoro turned his head: "Toru? What happened?"

"No." Watanabe Toru shook his head and walked into the room: "I want to observe my uncle handle the case."

"This 'six, seven, three'..." Kogoro Mori was a little embarrassed. He had no idea at all. If Toru Watanabe asked him a question and he couldn't answer it, it would be very embarrassing.

Seeing Maori Kogoro hesitate, Watanabe Toru said again: "I will just watch from the side and will not disturb uncle."

"Okay then." Maori Kogoro finally agreed and warned, "Don't touch anything at the scene."

"Well, I see."

Yamada Yoichi's body was covered with a white cloth, and the body was surrounded by broken pieces of a vase. On top of the broken pieces, a withered lily lay there quietly.

Watanabe Toru pinched his chin and suddenly let out a soft "eh".

"What's wrong?" Noticing something strange about Watanabe Toru, Kogoro Mouri looked over.

Watanabe pointed at the lilies on the ground and pretended to be puzzled: "Uncle, don't you think this flower is a little short? It can't be put in a vase at all."

"Hmm...it's a little strange what you said." Maori Kogoro thought for a moment, "Could it be that..."

Toru Watanabe looked at Kogoro Mori expectantly.

"After killing Mr. Yamada with a vase, the murderer broke the flower branches? But why did he do that?"

Watanabe Toru: “…”

He controlled Kogoro Mori's mind with his mind.

Uncle Maori, please leave the rest to me.

……

The lobby of the villa.

Koike Tahei, Hanyu Akiko, Sudohei, and Toda Kyoichi gathered together.

Xiaolan walked in with Okino Yoko and said, "Dad, I brought Miss Yoko here."

"Okay." Kogoro Mouri nodded.

Hanyu Akiko looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Mr. Maori, what exactly do you want to do by gathering us together?"

"Of course, it is to uncover the truth of this serial murder case." said Kogoro Mouri.

"The truth?" Hanyu Akiko glanced at Okino Yoko and said, "Isn't Yoko the murderer?"

"No, Miss Yoko is not the murderer." Maori Kogoro shook his head: "The murderer used an extremely clever method to make Miss Yoko take the blame for him."

"Let's sort out the case first. We came to this island to film a variety show. The show's content was released a week ago, and by then, the cast and crew coming to the island had already been confirmed. Among the criminal's targets are artists with very tight security. Rather than attacking them one by one and alerting others, it's better to take advantage of everyone gathered on the isolated island to film the show. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"The first person killed was Mr. Matsumoto Jun, the assistant director. He had no idea he was being targeted, so it would have been easy to kill him. The second person killed was Ms. Kagawa. This incident happened in a secret room, which plunged us into an abyss of fear. And the third incident that happened today was Ms. Onizawa, who was killed in the bathroom. This is probably because the criminal added something like a laxative to Ms. Onizawa's water beforehand, then lurked on the bathroom ceiling, waiting for an opportunity to kill the careless Ms. Onizawa. As for Mr. Yamada, the fourth person killed, he was the only one killed by a vase hitting his head. I will explain the reason for this later. First, let me solve the mystery of the secret room."

Everyone held their breath and listened attentively to Kogoro Mouri's reasoning.

Yoko Okino clutched her clothes tightly, hoping that Kogoro Mouri would help her clear her suspicion.

"Everyone knows that our doors are made of thick metal blocks, but..." Maori Kogoro changed the subject: "The material of the metal is different, and the room number is a clue."

Everyone was confused, so Sudohei interrupted and asked, "Mr. Maori, what do you mean by hint?"

Maori Kogoro had to be more concise: "The so-called room numbers are actually numbers in the periodic table. My room number is 13, representing aluminum, Xiaolan and her room is 22, representing titanium... and the room number of the murdered Miss Kagawa is 50, representing tin."

Everyone suddenly realized.

Hanyu Akiko still didn't understand, "But what does this have to do with the Chamber of Secrets?"

"Of course it's related." Maori Kogoro said seriously, "Different metals have different melting points, and the melting point of tin is 231.9℃. If we use a portable liquefied gas tank to burn it, we can definitely melt the metal block, then remove the latch from the inside and enter the room."

Koike Tappei frowned and said, "Mr. Maori, even if the criminal can enter Miss Kagawa's room by melting the metal, how will he fill the gap later? When we went to Miss Kagawa's room, her door was intact."

"That's because the prisoners prepared the casting panels and plaster models in advance."

"Panels and models?" Koike Chahei wondered.

"That's right." Maori Kogoro nodded. "The prisoner first firmly fitted the cast panel into the hole, then carefully filled the gap with molten tin bit by bit. Finally, he fixed the plaster mold to the outside of the door and poured molten tin into the gap on the upper 2.9 surface. Once it was formed, he removed the mold and the job was done. The prisoner must have practiced several times before carrying out the operation, which is why he was able to complete this complex project so perfectly. Normally, we would not imagine that such a heavy metal door could be dissolved so easily. Ultimately, the prisoner was playing a psychological trick on us."

After a brief silence, Sudohei posed another question: "But our rooms are determined by drawing lots. How could the murderer have known in advance that Miss Kagawa would stay in room 50?"

"That's right." Xiaochi Chaping agreed, "Unless the murderer is killing randomly."

"No, the murderer's target was Miss Kagawa." Maori Kogoro shook his head. "Also, he was certain that Miss Kagawa would be chosen for room 50 because someone was secretly helping him."

121. A lucky number you will definitely draw

The murderer actually has an accomplice?

Everyone was surprised by Kogoro Mouri's words.

Koike Tsepei quickly asked, "Mr. Maori, who is that helper?"

Maori Kogoro said calmly: "It was Mr. Matsumoto who was killed first."

Koike Teping was stunned.

Hanyu Akiko and Sudo Taira looked stunned.

Only Toda Kyoichi still retained some rationality and asked, "Since Mr. Matsumoto was the murderer's accomplice, why did the murderer kill him?"

"Because this was just a temporary deal, Mr. Matsumoto had no idea of ​​the murderer's real plan."

Seeing that everyone was still confused, Maori Kogoro said, "How about this, let's draw lots again, Xiao Toru..."

"I'm coming." Toru Watanabe came trotting over from the corner, holding a small cardboard box.

Xiaolan was stunned: "Xiao Che, when did you prepare these things?"

Watanabe Toru chuckled and said, "Just when I went to find my uncle, my uncle asked me to prepare it. Hey, Xiaolan, you can smoke first."

"Okay." Xiaolan took out a piece of paper from the cardboard box.

"Next is me."

Watanabe Toru took a ticket for himself and handed the box to Toda Kyoichi: "Mr. Toda, here."

Toda Kyoichi drew the lot with a serious expression.

"Uncle is next."

……

After everyone had drawn their lots, Maori Kogoro said sternly, "I have something to tell you. The lot in your hands is not an ordinary lot. It can reveal the identity of the criminal. Now, please open your lot."

You can draw lots to find out who the criminal is? Are you kidding?

Everyone was confused, but they still followed Kogoro Mori's instructions and opened the lot.

"Mine is a miss." Hanyu Akiko said, holding up the lot.

"Me too."

"Mine didn't hit either."

Koike Tappei and Sudohei breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Sisters Xiaolan, Yoko and I also failed." Watanabe Toru said loudly.

Maori Kogoro showed the lot he drew: "I didn't win either."

Only Kyoichi Toda had not announced the result yet, and everyone's eyes were on him.

Kyoichi Toda slowly opened the paper note, and his face suddenly changed after seeing the contents on it.

Maori Kogoro noticed his expression and said calmly, "Looks like you won the lottery."

He stepped forward and took the paper slip from Toda Kyoichi's hand, his tone calm and without a trace of emotion: "The murderer behind these four murders is you, Mr. Toda."

On the paper note, everyone could clearly see a line of words.

[Murderer, Toda Kyoichi]

"This, this, this..."

Everyone was stunned.

Koike Tsappei swallowed, glanced at the silent Toda Kyoichi, and said, "Wait a minute, even if Mr. Toda is the murderer, how could he draw this lot? Shouldn't the probability be only one in eight?"

"No, it's 100%." ​​Maori Kogoro shook his head: "Because I used a method very similar to the forced draw method."

"Forced draw method?" This was the first time Koike Saihei heard this term in his life.

Maori Kogoro explained: "This is a technique that can inadvertently force the audience to accept the magician's ideas."

He took out a few slips of paper from his pocket and placed them on the table: "Please open them and take a look."

Sudo Ping walked forward and opened the paper note, his mouth suddenly opened wide, his face looked stunned.

The contents written on those pieces of paper were all about the murderer, Kyoichi Toda.

"This is the secret of magic," said Maori Kogoro. "That time, Mr. Toda used the same method to let Ms. Kagawa draw room 50."

"First, he bribed Mr. Matsumoto to prepare a number of lots with the number '50' written on them, equal to the number of people. Then, when the lots were drawn in order of age, Mr. Matsumoto, who was in the queue ahead of Ms. Kagawa, cleverly swapped the lot with the lot in the box. This way, Ms. Kagawa, who was in the queue after Mr. Matsumoto, could only draw the lot for room 50."

"It's so clever." Sudohei murmured in disbelief.

Hanyu Akiko pressed on: "So what about the remaining lots? What should we do with them?"

"No problem, because Mr. Toda will be the next to draw the lot." Maori Kogoro looked at Toda Kyoichi. "While Ms. Kagawa is drawing the lot, he takes the real lot from Mr. Matsumoto. When he draws the lot, he pretends to draw the lot, takes back the lot with the number '50' written on it, and puts the rest back. In this way, the trick is completed."

"However, Mr. Matsumoto knew the secret of this method. If a murder occurred, Mr. Toda would immediately be suspected. So, Mr. Toda first killed Mr. Matsumoto, who was originally one of his targets."

The hall was silent, and everyone was looking at Kyoichi Toda with scrutiny, hostility, and suspicion, making him the focus of attention.

"Hehehehe..."

Toda Kyoichi, who had been silent the entire time, finally responded with a mocking smile on his face. "Yes, this method can indeed prove that I am the murderer. But Mr. Maori, do you have evidence to prove that Mr. Matsumoto and I used this method when we drew lots? Also, on the night Mr. Matsumoto was murdered, if that cloaked man we saw in the video was me, then where did I hide the greatsword?"

Everyone was shocked.

Yes, what Kogoro Mori said just now was just his speculation. Although this approach can succeed, the prerequisite is that they actually do it.

In addition, the whereabouts of the exaggeratedly large sword are still unknown. If Toda Kyoichi is the murderer, then the sword must still be in the villa, but no matter how hard they look, they can't find it.

Everyone was waiting for Kogoro Mouri's answer.

"Of course I have evidence." Maori Kogoro was confident and said to Watanabe Toru, "Toru, bring the colored balls here."

"it is good."

Toru Watanabe happily took the colorful ball over again.

"The evidence is in here." Maori Kogoro pointed at the colored balls. "Because there wasn't enough paper, Mr. Matsumoto put in some used paper slips. The slips were torn from a single sheet of paper, so if they were pieced together, they would definitely be able to be restored to a complete piece."

As he spoke, he opened the colored ball and took out the colored paper inside, leaving only the white paper tag.

There were eleven pieces of paper in total. Maori Kogoro slowly put them together one by one, then stepped aside and said, "Come and see."

Everyone came closer and exclaimed at the same time.

There are eleven pieces of paper, but only the one with "50" written on it cannot be put together.

122. Mr. Maori is an excellent detective

"This is the evidence that you and Mr. Matsumoto tampered with the drawing of lots!" Kogoro Mori looked at Kyoichi Toda with a deep and indifferent look.

Toda Kyoichi gritted his teeth and said, "What about that giant sword? Can you tell me where it is?"

Maori Kogoro chuckled, "Didn't you kill Mr. Yamada because he discovered the giant sword you had hidden?"

Toda Kyoichi's expression changed drastically.

Sudohira cast a curious gaze. "Mr. Mori, did you say that Mr. Yamada discovered that giant sword?"

"That's right." Maori Kogoro nodded. "In fact, we were misled from the beginning. We thought it would be very difficult to hide such a large sword. But in fact, the sword was also made of tin. Mr. Toda melted it after using it and hid it in a vase in Mr. Matsumoto's room. The evidence is the lily in the vase. The stem is very short. If the stem is not shortened, the flower will appear very tall. Mr. Yamada was killed by Mr. Toda because he noticed this. He was the only one who died from being hit on the head by the vase."

A long silence fell in the hall.

A long time later, Toda Kyoichi looked up to the sky and sighed: "I didn't expect such a sophisticated plan to be seen through. He is worthy of being invited to the show."

This statement directly admitted the fact that he had committed a crime.