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Chapter 993 Someone is missing!

"What?"

Puzzled, Officer Megure couldn't keep up with Kudo Shinichi's thoughts and couldn't help but ask.

"Last night, after the murderer attacked Dr. Agasa, he went to Mr. Asahi Hiroki's home and hid in Mr. Asahi Hiroki's bedroom closet, waiting to ambush Mr. Asahi Hiroki. But Mr. Asahi Hiroki's home , there are usually servants around, so it’s a bit difficult to sneak in quietly, but it just so happens that during the day, the murderer who replaced Mr. Asahi Hiroki’s eye drops broke into Asahi Hiroki’s villa. A window would give the murderer a chance to sneak into the villa at night..."

In this way, listening to Officer Megure's inquiry, Kudo Shinichi explained thoughtfully:

"And considering the time interval between the murderer's attack on Dr. Agasa and the murder of Mr. Asahi Hiroki, in such a short period of time, the murderer was able to find this window gap that could help him sneak into Mr. Asahi Hiroki's house. It can be seen that the murderer should We knew in advance that the window there was broken...so it is entirely possible that the murderer who broke the window during the day and the murderer who killed Mr. Asahi Hiroki at night are related! Are you right, Mr. Akechi? "

With that said, Kudo Shinichi asked Gao Yuan on the other end of the phone.

"That's right."

Affirmative, Gao Yuan replied:

"So, based on the above various analyses, I basically concluded last night that Sawaki Taira was the mastermind of the entire incident, and the so-called copycat was also his way of confounding the public."

"But based on these alone, can we really conclude that Mr. Sawaki is the mastermind?"

In this regard, Officer Shiratori on the side couldn't help but curiously said:

"Indeed, judging from the chocolate that lawyer Fei Yingli likes, it may be correct that Mr. Sawaki is the murderer of the previous incidents. But regarding the subsequent judgment that there is a connection between the two murderers, is it a bit far-fetched? ? Just judging from the fact that the murderer of Mr. Asahi Hiroki may have used the daytime to break the window of Asahi Hiroki's house to enter the villa, this is not a strong proof, right? "

"Yes, judging based on these alone, it is indeed all just speculation."

Gao Yuan did not deny Officer Shiratiao's statement, but immediately, Gao Yuan turned around and said:

"That's why I asked Officer Sato and Officer Takagi to set up this trap today! This is to confirm whether our previous judgment is accurate!"

Speaking of this, everyone present couldn't help but look at Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru. After all, what happened in this underwater restaurant today was mainly carried out by Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru.

In this regard, facing everyone's attention, Miwako Sato began to explain:

"Yes, when we realized yesterday that Mr. Sawaki was probably the murderer, we knew that Mr. Sawaki was going to come here to meet Mr. Shang Shengyi this morning, so we came here in advance to make some preparations in advance. Let Mr. Sawaki expose himself to suspicion, but I didn’t expect..."

Saying that, Miwako Sato sighed helplessly, which inevitably made several people present feel a little strange. They didn't understand why Miwako Sato suddenly showed such an expression——

"When we came here, we found that Mr. Shang Shengyi had been killed..."

It felt very regrettable, and Takagi Wataru on the side couldn't help but help tell this fact.

"What did you say? Mr. Shang Shengyi is already here!"

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed. They did not expect that Shang Shengyi, who had not shown up before, had actually been killed.

"Yes. Mr. Shang Shengyi was killed in this underwater restaurant last night."

At this moment, Gao Yuan's voice continued to come from Sato Miwako's phone:

"According to Mr. Shang Shengyi's name, the word 'Shang' can mean 'six' or 'eight'. So theoretically speaking, it is entirely possible that Shang Shengyi was killed yesterday in sequence. A victim.

"But the problem is that if Shang Shengyi is 'eight', then it is the same as Mr. Sawaki. So I thought it was strange at the time. Logically speaking, in such continuous incidents, the murderer himself could be disguised as the victim To avoid suspicion. But if the target corresponding to 'eight' becomes Mr. Shang Shengyi, then Mr. Sawaki, who is already suspected in our opinion, will appear a little abrupt in this incident. So today, I I want to see Mr. Sawaki's actions even more after he comes here.

"Then, when I heard what Officer Takagi reported to me about the list of people present today, I noticed that basically all the remaining target numbers were collected, but there was no 'six'. At this time I am even more convinced that Shang Shengyi does represent 'six', but the murderer killed him in advance. It can be seen that for the murderer, the order of the murders is not important, he just wanted to kill the people he wanted to kill! "

"But, in this case, it is entirely possible that the crime was committed by two murderers who had no communication at all?"

Officer Shiratori continued to ask in confusion.

"No, that's not right. Because according to the murderer's plan, Mr. Sawaki will be attacked during today's party, which means that he is the target corresponding to the number 'eight'!"

Gao Yuan explained.

"Why?"

Immediately, after hearing this, everyone showed puzzled expressions.

"The crux of the problem lies in the wine warehouse."

To this, Takagi Wataru replied:

"When we were investigating last night, someone had installed a mechanism there in advance. As long as someone passed through a specific area, the mechanism would be activated to shoot arrows and attack the corresponding target. So normally, people who would enter the wine warehouse today, That’s the corresponding goal.”

"So Mr. Sawaki, who received that piece of paper and was supposed to go to the liquor store to get some wine, should have been the target of the attack?"

Hearing this, Officer Memu couldn't help but say.

"Yes, because of the existence of the piece of paper prepared in advance, Mr. Sawaki will be attacked, and it is inevitable that he will become the target corresponding to 'eight'. In this way, as long as Mr. Sawaki encounters After the attack, Mr. Shang Shengyi's body was discovered in order. Naturally, no one would suspect that there was something wrong with the order of the attack. However, I deliberately asked Officer Takagi to prevent this from happening, just to prevent the planned attack from happening. Let’s see how the murderer who designed this mechanism will react!”

Gao Yuan's voice continued to come from the mobile phone:

"No matter which murderer it is, it is the perfect time to act at the scene where everyone is gathered, and disguising yourself as one of the victims is the best way to hide your identity, so I judge that this incident The murderer will appear at this scene no matter what, not only Mr. Sawaki, whose flaw has been discovered by me, but also another accomplice who helped Mr. Sawaki kill Mr. Asahi Hiroki and create Mr. Sawaki’s alibi!”

"In other words, no matter what, Akechi brother, do you think that besides Mr. Sawaki, there is another murderer among all of us?"

Officer Megure asked.

"That's right. Officer Takagi got the wine in advance and the key to the wine warehouse could not be found, which directly disrupted the murderer's plan, and the murderer would definitely notice that something was wrong. Therefore, in order to have long nights and dreams, the murderer would definitely think Try your best to take action in advance, so that Officer Sato, who has ambushed in advance, can catch the murderer..."

Gao Yuan continued to explain:

"However, I originally thought that Mr. Sawaki would have realized that he was under suspicion and would not take action himself. The person caught in this way should be the accomplice, but..."

As he was speaking, Kudo Shinichi, who was present suddenly observed his surroundings and suddenly found out——

"No! There's someone missing!"