After Shizuo Komemon waited for Mouri Kogoro to leave, he looked at Conan in the room and asked, "Did you find anything?"
Conan pointed at the tip of his nose blankly, with a look of disbelief on his face, clearly saying, are you sure you are asking me? Do you allow me to intervene in the case?
"Your head is broken? You're so stupid." Shizuo Komemon pulled his head to see if it had been deformed by the gin, "I'm asking you a question."
Conan opened his hand angrily, stood in front of the corpse, pointed at the dead man's finger and said, "I just came here and I discovered this."
Shizuo Komemon looked down and saw that the deceased was a man, lying on his back on a low table in the center of the room, with a dagger stuck in his chest, and his clothes were soaked in blood.
There was something black on the thumb of the corpse pointed by Conan.
"Caviar?" Shizuo Komemon took off his sunglasses and checked carefully.
"Well, I just smelled it. It's puffer fish caviar, the signature dish of this restaurant." Conan nodded.
"So you can't eat puffer fish..." Shizuo Komemon muttered and put on his sunglasses again.
"By the way, won't it affect the on-site inspection if you wear sunglasses?" Conan couldn't help but complain.
"When did you see me inspecting the scene?" Shizuo Komemon glanced at him, "I always wait for the investigation results of the Takagi Criminal Forensics Division, and listen to the testimonies of the suspects and eyewitnesses."
Conan's mouth suddenly twitched. This guy seemed to really do this.
"Besides, even if I wear sunglasses, my eyesight is actually much better than in forensics class." Shizuo Komemon added quietly.
It's still the truth. The forensic course is no longer something that can be described by the blind, even without the brain.
"So...you just used me as a forensic lesson?" Conan finally understood. He didn't come to the forensic lesson, so he used himself as a substitute.
"You can feel proud, I do think you can handle most of the forensics classes on your own." Shizuo Komemon chuckled.
It was hard for Conan to say that he was unhappy when he heard this. There was a touch of pride on his face. After being hit for so long, he was finally affirmed. This feeling was really satisfying.
"The remaining half of the forensics class is supported by police dogs."
Conan's smile suddenly froze. Was he being scolded?
But before he could ask, Takagi Shita and others had already finished their work and returned.
Shiratori Rensaburo was mainly responsible for maintaining order, so he had nothing to report. Takagi Wataru stood up directly and said:
"The deceased Keiji Kaneda, 29 years old, was an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Jomon University. Based on the testimony of witnesses, the time of death was initially estimated to be around 7:50.
The store was very busy tonight, so around this time, or even longer, all the staff had alibis.
According to Miss Kyoko Anzai at the front desk, the deceased claimed to have made an appointment with someone, so he came out of Box 3 and entered Box 8.
But until Miss Anxi Kyoko discovered the body, no one other than the deceased entered Room 8."
"Did Kyoko Anzai know the deceased?" Shizuo Komemon asked.
Takagi Sheba immediately shook his head, "I've confirmed it, but I don't know her. Moreover, she was running back and forth in the atrium all night, so she has a sufficient alibi."
Shizuo Komemon nodded, and then looked at Kogoro Mouri. The latter cleared his throat, took over the conversation, and stretched out his hand to signal the two people behind him.
"These two are companions who came to have dinner with the deceased. They are also teachers at Jomon University. They are Professor Iwama and Lecturer Arai respectively. Apart from them, no one else here knows the deceased.
They came to have dinner together today to celebrate the deceased’s qualification as an associate professor.”
Shizuo Komemon nodded, glanced at the two suspects, and was a little surprised. It was really rare to choose one of the two. Wouldn't it be solved directly by the gross profit elimination method?
He did what he thought of and asked directly: "Detective Maori, who do you think is the murderer among them?"
When Mouri Kogoro heard this, he immediately became energetic. Because he drank some wine and was slightly tipsy, he looked a little excited. He turned his head and stretched his neck, staring at the two of them for a closer look.
"When the crime happened, it was around 7:50..." Mouri Kogoro looked thoughtful, and then suddenly clapped his hands.
"I remembered! At that time, Professor Iwama yelled in the third box next door. I even looked over and saw the window next door slamming shut."
"Yes, I was looking for contact lenses and accidentally knocked over the plate." Professor Iwama explained.
Mouri Kogoro suddenly said very happily: "If that's the case, then it's correct. Professor Iwama had an alibi at that time, so if the murderer was between the two, it should be Professor Arai.
In addition, when I first arrived, I saw a conflict between the lecturer Arai and the deceased at the entrance. At that time, lecturer Arai’s face was ugly and his motives were very full.”
Hearing this, Shizuo Komemon exchanged glances with Rensaburo Shiratori.
"I was ordered by Professor Iwama to go out to buy cigarettes. I have a receipt to prove it. I also have an alibi!" Seeing that he was suspected of being a murderer, Professor Arai quickly took out his wallet.
"Ah? Do you also have an alibi?" Mouri Kogoro quickly grabbed it and took a look, scratching his head. "Could the murderer be someone from another box, or invaded from outside?"
"Thank you for your hard work Detective Maori, just leave the rest to us." Shizuo Komemon pressed his shoulder and left him to Maori Ran to take care of him so as not to go crazy due to drinking.
"Takagi Criminal Investigation, let's search you." Shizuo Komemon motioned to Professor Iwama.
"Understood!" Takagi Shepa responded and immediately stepped forward to take action, "Please cooperate with our work."
Professor Iwama took a half step back in a panic and said in confusion: "I have an alibi, why do I need to search myself?"
"Please cooperate." Takagi Wataru said again.
Professor Iwama frowned, thought for a moment, and did not resist again, "I understand, it's up to you. I wasn't the one who killed him anyway."
As soon as Takagi Wataru took off Professor Iwama's coat, he immediately noticed something strange, "This is..."
Professor Iwama looked down at the caviar stained on his shirt arm and explained: "I accidentally got it on when I was looking for contact lenses."
Shizuo Komemon gave him a cold look, "Then explain to me why the deceased also had caviar on his hand. Is it just a coincidence?"
Professor Iwama's pupils suddenly shrank, and he turned to stare at the deceased's fingers. When he saw caviar on them, he began to sweat uncontrollably.
His eyes moved in panic, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "Maybe... he accidentally touched the caviar before leaving the room, and I won't stare at him for anything..."
