Hearing Gao Yuan's sudden question, the owner of the takoyaki stall said matter-of-factly, but his expression was slightly puzzled——
"After all, no one uses 10,000 yen notes to buy things from me. Of course, if you take in 1,000 yen notes, you can't find them. If someone uses 10,000 yen notes at my place, then I will definitely have an impression.
"
The takoyaki boss replied, and then looked at Masahiko Michowaki, who had just asked him if he had seen him, with a slightly helpless look on his face——
Unfortunately, thousand yen banknotes are different from 10,000 yen banknotes. There are many people who use thousand yen banknotes, and it is very common to encounter them. It is really impossible to leave any impression, not to mention that today is so busy, there is no way to be busy.
Come.
——"What's wrong? Brother Mingzhi, what's the problem?"
In this regard, the curious Tie Zhuyu asked in confusion.
After receiving this answer, Gao Yuan lowered his head and was silent for a moment, thinking slightly:
"If we follow what Mr. Michowaki said, he spent a thousand yen note to buy a piece of takoyaki at the boss's takoyaki stall...and since the boss received the thousand yen note, he had no chance to use it as a
If you find the change, that means that the banknote should still be in the boss's hand, right?"
"ah?"
At a loss, after hearing Gao Yuan's analysis, most of the people present were confused and didn't understand the significance of Gao Yuan's point -
"It's a fingerprint!"
But immediately, Conan clarified its meaning:
"If what Michowaki-san just said is true, then as long as we investigate all the thousand yen banknotes in the boss's hands, as long as one of the banknotes has Michowaki-san's fingerprints on it, it will prove that Michiowaki-san is indeed here.
Takoyaki bought from the boss’s stall, not takoyaki bought through other methods.”
"Oh! That's right!"
Hearing this, Henggou Zhenwu suddenly understood, so he immediately confirmed to the takoyaki boss:
"Can you please investigate the thousand yen you received today for us?"
"Well, of course."
The boss nodded and agreed.
Therefore, after the police collected the fingerprints of Masahiko Michowaki, they began to ask the forensic officers to compare the fingerprints left on a stack of thousand yen banknotes taken from the takoyaki seller.
Then, before the investigation results come out, everyone can only wait for the time being——
"Brother Mingzhi, do you think he is not the murderer?"
In this regard, Tie Zhuyu couldn't help but ask as Gao Yuan thought of a way to help Michowaki Masahiko prove his alibi.
Gao Yuan's expression looked very solemn, and he said silently:
"It's hard to say, but it's better to investigate all the clues..."
Saying this, Gao Yuan's eyes couldn't help but look at Masahiko Michowaki, who was standing next to Sonoko, thoughtfully——
To be honest, I have a feeling that this name seems to be a character who appeared in the original work, but the original work has so many plots, and so many characters appear in various daily events, it is impossible for me to remember every one of them.
Because of the name of the person, Gao Yuan couldn't think of which plot of the original work this character appeared in for a while.
Moreover, shouldn't now be the time when the "Night Baron Murder Incident" happened?
Why did a murder related to a fireworks display suddenly occur?
Is this also the plot in the original work?
No impression...
So, just when Gao Yuan was doubtful, after a while, the forensics department's investigation results came out——
Masahiko Michowaki’s fingerprints were found on a brand new thousand yen note obtained from the owner of a takoyaki stall. At the same time, apart from Masahiko Michowaki’s fingerprints, this note was the only one with the fingerprints on it.
of fingerprints.
In this regard, after getting this conclusion, Henggou couldn't help but say:
"Then it seems that Mr. Michowaki did go to the stall to buy takoyaki, so it is basically certain that your alibi is established."
Hearing this, Masahiko Michowaki, who was originally nervous, could not help but relax, and then Masahiko Michowaki said with a little helplessness:
"I'm just saying...I already told you that I went to buy takoyaki, so it's too unreasonable to suspect someone out of nowhere!"
With that said, Michowaki Masahiko said to Sonoko:
"You think so, Sonoko?"
"yes!"
Seeing that Masahiko Michowaki's suspicion was successfully cleared, Sonoko couldn't help but echoed as she looked at the gentle and handsome man in front of her:
"After all... we doubt our friends for no reason. Is this how police officers handle cases?"
As he said that, Yuanzi glanced at Henggou Zensu next to him——
If the police officer hadn't suspected Gao Yuan on the grounds of being "interested in brown-haired women" from the very beginning, he wouldn't have inexplicably suspected both Mr. Michowaki and Mr. Akechi based on this suspicion.
Read it again.
And probably understanding the meaning of Yuanzi's sarcasm, Henggou understood this easy-going police officer, and could only smile sheepishly to relieve the embarrassment——
"Thank you so much, Mr. Detective!"
In this regard, since the idea proposed by Takato in this matter was the most critical point in helping Masahiko Michowaki prove his alibi, Masahiko Michowaki walked up to Gaoyuan in an easy-going manner, thanked him, and at the same time threatened
Masahiko also looked at Tie Zhuyu next to Gao Yuan, and gave her a gentle smile, and then Michowaki Masahiko continued to look at Gao Yuan:
"If it weren't for your idea, I would have been unfairly wronged for no reason!"
"It's easy. After all, I'm a detective!"
Gao Yuan nodded and replied lightly——
"Besides, it's too early for you to be happy..."
Immediately, as soon as these words came out, the expression on Michowaki Masahiko's face, which was originally smiling like Asahi, gradually solidified.
At the same time, everyone present was surprised by Gao Yuan's sudden words, and some didn't understand why——
"Why?"
At a loss, the smile from before still remained on the face of Masahiko Michowaki, his expression was so stiff that he did not recover, but he still made a confused sound from his mouth——
"The takoyaki shop owner has a thousand yen note with your fingerprint on it. It only means that you did buy takoyaki at the stall, but it does not mean that you bought the takoyaki at that time. Since the boss has no idea
I don’t remember anyone buying takoyaki from his stall, so now just with this banknote with your fingerprint on it, there is no way to prove when you bought the takoyaki.
"It's entirely possible that you had already bought the takoyaki before this, and then waited until the right time to take out the takoyaki you had bought earlier to use this as your alibi!"
Faintly, Gao Yuan mentioned a possibility, without giving Masahiko Michowaki any face, leaving this kind young man who said hello to him a little embarrassed -
After all, judging from the oral accounts of Kashiwagi Shion and others, Gao Yuan subconsciously had no favorable impression of the man who successively struck up a conversation with Tie Zhuyu and Suzuki Sonoko...