Chapter 129: The Knife Marks in the Reception Room

May 19, Sunday, evening, at Maru Fu House.

Mori and others discovered that Mr. Fujiro Maru, the owner, had been nailed to death on a pillar in the reception room, and immediately called the police, and the Megure Police Department soon led a team.

The scene was the reception room, which was full of knife marks, and most of the furnishings inside were damaged on the floor, ceiling, walls, and furniture. Mr. Marufu was holding a samurai sword, and another samurai sword was used in a standing position Crucified, covered in blood, the whole scene looks like it was fought after a fierce battle.

After entering the scene and looking around, the Megure police department asked: "The victim is Marufu Ciro, fifty-one years old, the owner of this house." Then he found a picture of Mr. Marufu wearing a kendo uniform on the wall, holding The photo of the samurai sword, so I asked, "Does he usually practice kendo?"

Mrs. Rice replied: "Yes, it's been three paragraphs."

"Then it seems that the technology is quite powerful," Megure Police Department asked again: "Then, are these two samurai swords your husband's?"

Mrs. Zi replied again: "Yes, it is for decoration."

The Mumu Police Department said: "Judging from the mess in this room and the scars of knives, he seems to have fought fiercely with gangsters. If this is the case, the gangsters are also quite powerful masters."

It is much higher, Yamazaki thought to himself, there are eight hundred if not one thousand of these knife marks on the wall, and these marks are too dense for the scene of fighting with a knife. I can't imagine how someone would fight against the wall. Under normal circumstances, it would take a long, long time for this to happen, and they don't have that physical strength. Also, even if two people fought against the wall, both sides in the life-and-death battle hit the wall with four hundred knives? How can this be. So these must be forged, and after the life-and-death battle, the sword is swung so many times to create this kind of battle scene, at least six paragraphs.

Walking to Mr. Marufu's body, he picked up a booklet from the foot of the body. The Megure Police Department opened it and said, "Huh? This is the victim's notebook, and the itinerary is densely packed." Then he said, "Today The people who are scheduled to meet are Mori Kogoro, Suwa Yuji, Hatano Ikuya, and Akutsu Makoto." Then he asked, "Do you know what time the guests came?"

"Come around three o'clock," said Conan, "but all I can see are feet."

At this time, a police officer shouted outside: "Officer, we found a suspicious man."

Everyone went out to see that the policeman was grabbing a fat middle-aged man in a suit and glasses. The policeman said, "This man has been wandering in front of this house just now."

The middle-aged man quickly defended, "I, I'm not some suspicious person."

"Ah," said Mrs. Rice, "this is Dr. Hatano."

"Hatano," Megure Police Department asked, looking at the records in the pamphlet, "is this Mr. Hatano Ikuya?"

"Yes." Mrs. Rice replied, "He is my husband's attending doctor, and my husband invites him to come here for consultation every week."

At this time, a chubby man in casual clothes, a sculptor Ajiujin who claimed to be a great artist, was pulled over by the police.

"Ajiujin," looking at the records in the pamphlet, Mumu Police Department asked, "Is it Makoto Ajiujin?"

"Yes." Mr. Akutsu said.

Megure Police Department said: "In this way, with Maori added, the four people in the notepad have already reached three people."

"I see,

"Maori said happily, "Since the murderer has already come, it must be Suwa Yuuji who did not appear here. "

Suddenly, a standard-sized man in a suit walked up to him and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"Huh?" Molly was taken aback.

"Suwa is me," Mr. Suwa asked, "What happened?" Then he lowered his head and asked, "What's the matter, kid?"

Seeing Conan standing next to Mr. Suwa, Mori called out, "Why is it you again?"

Looking at Mr. Suwa's left hand, Conan asked with a smile, "Uncle, have you ever practiced Japanese Kendo?"

Surprised, Mr. Suwa knelt down and asked, "Little friend, how did you know?"

"Look at Uncle's left hand," said Conan, straightening his left hand. "Look, the thin callus is located in front of the tiger's mouth on the left palm. Some people who practice Japanese kendo often put away their knives. When I get stab wounds in this area, I get this kind of long and thin callus. That’s why I asked my uncle if he has practiced Japanese kendo.”

The Mumu police department asked: "Is what he said true?"

"That's right." Mr. Suwa stood up and replied, "I have practiced kendo."

And the number of dans is not low, Yamazaki thought, looking at the posture he walked over just now, as well as the posture of squatting and standing up, he must be a kendo priest, and he is Mr. Marufu's teacher.

"You really are the murderer." Maori exclaimed.

"Okay, all the visitors this afternoon are here, come in with me." Megure police department said and returned to the reception room.

Seeing the body, Mr. Suwa quickly asked, "Are you saying that I did this?"

Mao Li said: "Seeing this scene, you should understand that the murderer is a fairly high-ranking swordsman. In other words, the murderer is you."

"It was a misunderstanding. I just came here to pay back the money to Mr. Marufu," said Mr. Suwa. "This is the five million yen I borrowed from him." He took out the money as he spoke.

Maori stayed, and this motivation was gone.

Pushing Maoli to the side at once, Mumu Police Department asked: "The time of the incident was between three and five o'clock. Where were you at that time?"

Mr. Suwa replied: "At that time, I should be meditating alone in the martial arts hall."

The Mumu police department asked again: "Is there anyone who can testify for you?"

Mr. Suwa replied again: "No one."

Maori said in a low voice, "It's strange if there is one."

"By the way, I think it's a little strange," Lan said, "Look, this knife seems to be held backwards."

Conan said: "That's right, look at the photo on the wall holding a knife, the body is held upside down."

After comparing it with the photo, the Mumu Police Department said: "It's really reversed."

Yamazaki said: "This should be done by the murderer."

The Mumu Police Department asked, "What did the murderer do?"

"No matter how much you slash and kill each other in this room, it is very unnatural to leave such dense knife marks on the ceiling or walls." Yamazaki said, "These traces of the battle were created..."

"By the way, the murderer had nailed Mr. Marufu to the pillar at that time. He used Mr. Marufu's knife." Maori said, "When returning it, let Mr. Marufu hold it backwards."

"So, the murderer deliberately made a knife mark in the room in order to put the blame on you, who is practicing Japanese kendo, but he made the mistake of holding the knife in the opposite way." Megure Police Department asked, "Do you think Who would do that?"

"This..." Mr. Suwa replied, "I don't know."

"What about you?" Meguro Police Department asked, "Mr. Akutsu, what are you doing here?"

Mr. Ajiujin replied: "I also borrowed money from Mr. Marufu, and the amount is 10 million yuan."

The Mumu Police Department asked again: "Are you also here to pay back the money?"

"No, it's not," Mr. Ajiujin said, "Because I don't have time to return it, so if you want to ask him, you must let me postpone it."

The Mumu Police Department asked again: "What about the time from three to five?"

Mr. Ajiujin replied: "I sculpt alone in the studio."

Mao Li smiled and said, "Then, there is no alibi."

Mumu Police Department asked angrily: "Then why are you here?"

"Ah?" Pointing his index finger at himself, Maori asked back, "Are you asking me?"

"Of course," Megure Police Department said, "because you are also one of the people the victim is scheduled to meet today."

"No way," Maori said with a smile, "I'm just here to report to the victim the incident he entrusted me to investigate." Then he pointed his thumb at Mrs. Rice standing at the door and said, "It's his wife's affair investigation. "

"Ah," exclaimed the youngest of the two maids watching at the door, "Madam is having an affair?"

Maori immediately covered his mouth.

"Really," Conan muttered in a low voice, "as a detective, he would tell the entrusted content in front of others."

Yamazaki chuckled, "It's going to be finished anyway."

"How?" Conan asked, "That man is here too?"

"I can't be sure from the shape of my body," Yamazaki laughed softly, "I smelled it when I came in just now."

"Smell?" Conan said and smelled it. But just when I went to the door and smelled the smell of Mrs. Daozi, I was taught by Lan next to me, "Conan, what do you want to do when you smell someone's body so rudely?"

"That, no, nothing." Conan said with a dry smile.

The Mumu police department asked again: "So, you have been in that room all afternoon?"

Maori said, "It's been there for more than two hours."

The Mumu Police Department asked: "Then what about you, Dr. Hatano, where were you when the incident happened?"

Dr. Hatano said, "That..."

That's the taste, after turning around, Conan came to Dr. Hatano's side. Could it be that they are together in the afternoon, so it is inconvenient to say? So Conan said: "Uncle, your smell is exactly the same as Madam's."

"Ah!" Dr. Hatano and Mrs. Rice were taken aback.

"Huh?" After going to Dr. Hatano to smell it, Maori said, "It really smells like a woman's perfume. So you like to use women's perfume."

"No, it's not," Dr. Hatano argued, "that's..."

"By the way," Molly pointed at Dr. Hatano and called out, "Couldn't you be the one your wife is having an affair with?"

"I..." Dr. Hatano said hesitantly.

"That's right!" Mrs. Rice shouted, "There is no need to hide it anymore. I admit that Dr. Hatano is the person I am having an affair with." Then walking to Dr. Hatano, holding his right arm, Mrs. Rice said, " But we are innocent, because the doctor and I have been in the Rice Flower Restaurant from noon to evening."

Maori asked, "How do we know if the two of you are in collusion?"

"What did you say?" Mrs. Rice called.

"Okay, now you don't have an alibi." Mumu Police Department asked, "Think again, what else did you do at that time? For example, use your home phone to order food, contact friends, etc. to prove your alibi. ?”

"Yes, yes," Mrs. Rice said quickly, "The doctor called here from the hotel phone."

Dr. Hatano said, "But no one answered."

"Me too." Mr. Akutsu said, "I just left a message on the answering machine."

Mr. Suwa said, "Me too."

The Mumu Police Department said: "Then let's listen to it."

The first one was from Dr. Hatano, "I'm Hatano, isn't Mr. Marufujiro here? It's a headache. I'll visit at five o'clock as scheduled." The time was four thirty-eight.

The second one is from Mr. Suwa, "I was supposed to meet you at six o'clock, but I want to go there earlier. Please, I have already arranged for the promotion exam next month. Details Let's talk about the situation." The time is 4:41.

Megure Police Department asked: "Dr. Hatano arrived at five o'clock as promised, but Mr. Suwa, you originally arrived at six o'clock. Why did you call and say you would arrive earlier? What if you can't meet anyone?"

Mr. Suwa replied: "He sees the doctor at this time every week, and I knew he was at home earlier."

"Yes, I always come at five o'clock on Sunday evening." Dr. Hatano said. ...