Chapter 422 – Mori Kogoro's Personal Reasoning

"Māori detective, why are you here?" Sakata put the piano string in his pocket and stepped out of the cover of the pillar, making a surprised and respectful expression to Mori Kogoro. "Don't be kidding, I just think this kind of warehouse is quite rare, so I just want to check it out."

"No matter how much you put garlic on, it's useless," Mori Kogoro sneered. "You know what, we've found evidence that you're the murderer."

"Detective Maori," Officer Sakata smiled wryly. "We're going to be embarrassed if you joke like that......"

"So, you don't know the radio amateur who lives in Xidu's apartment and violates other people's privacy, do you?" Mori Kogoro just asked rhetorically. "If it weren't for the coincidence, I'm afraid we wouldn't have found the mechanism that that guy installed at the bottom of Miss Okazaki's door."

“!” Officer Sakata's face froze slightly, but he still made a confused expression.

"Don't worry, he has said it all, including the fact that you entrusted him to completely share with you Ms. Chengjiang's going out." With that, Kogoro Mori continued to observe Officer Sakata's expression. "He even provided a recording of you, who seemed completely defenseless about it."

“!!!” Officer Sakata really showed a surprised expression at this time.

"That's the look you should be on right now, isn't it?" Kogoro Mori seemed pleased with Officer Sakata's reaction.

"But...... Only...... Even so, so what? Officer Sakata regrouped after a few moments. Maybe I do have a habit of being ashamed of seeing people, but it's too much to just think I'm a murderer, right? ”

"Naturally, these are not enough to determine that the murderer is you, but they are enough to make us suspicious of you." Kogoro Maori had an expression that was even tinged with pity. "So, just after we found out about this, we launched an investigation and a backtracking of your itinerary."

"According to the Osaka black boy's account, you took the initiative to ask to be his driver, and you even invited other police officers who also wanted to be the black boy's driver for this incident, am I right?" Mori Kogoro said as he observed that Sakata's expression had begun to be a little stiff - this showed that the other party was no longer comfortable showing the appropriate expression, so he could only use the most rigid and passive way to ensure that his expression was just out of place, not worse to show off. "Then, you drove us to Shinsaibashi for dinner, and you parked the car right under the corpse - there were so many places to park at the back of that building, why did you just park right underneath the corpse? And why did the body fall while we were eating? ”

"There is no doubt that you took advantage of the professionalism of that Osaka black boy and reasonably got involved with him in this case by becoming his driver - the reason why you let the body fall on the car is so that the Osaka black boy can't avoid it and chooses to participate in this case 100%."

Officer Sakata continued to keep a straight face and said nothing.

"At one o'clock and eight o'clock, you call Miss Okazaki Sumie, and then you ask the radio amateur to call you as soon as his radio finds out that Miss Okazaki is leaving, and then you take the opportunity to send a second message—you can only do that, because if you don't necessarily have that much time to call Miss Okazaki at the best time, you can only take advantage of the intelligence, Sending a second message as early as possible before the other party notices it will ensure that the plan runs smoothly. ”

"And then, your main thing, in the murder of Miss Okazaki Sumie, came along with the main flaw that made you a suspect," Mori Kogoro said after seeing that Officer Sakata seemed interested. "First, let's describe your itinerary."

"When Conan and Osaka Black Boy jumped to the Nishito Apartment, their speed determined that if they jumped from that position and ran to the Nishito Apartment, which was about 1,200 meters away, it would take at least 5 minutes or more considering the physical strength of the little ghost. What can you do in five minutes? Naturally, it is enough for you to find a place not far in front of you where you can get out of this congested section, and then contact Miss Okazaki and ask Miss Okazaki to come out of the house and wait for you - you may have chosen a fairly hidden place for Miss Okazaki to rush over at the first time, in short, to make sure that the Osaka Black Boy will pounce on her house as the first priority. ”

"As for how you got out of the congested road, you probably got out of the roadside fork and went back to a route that only the locals are familiar with? You've calculated that the Osaka Black Boy is not familiar with the terrain here, and he doesn't know that if he drives a little further ahead, there is such a trail that only local residents know, and only local resident drivers can use, and there is no purpose except for going back to the residential area over there, so he will choose to go this way. This way, you can get Osaka Black Boy and Conan to choose to jump out of the car if it is actually feasible to do so, without thinking about letting you drive them back. ”

"Then, after you drive the car to the neighborhood, you get out of the car and walk, and at the same time contact Miss Okazaki Sumie to move from the original meeting point to the public toilet next to the apartment to meet you - you killed her when she arrived."

"So, Mr. Maori, what is your reason for doubting me, and what do you think is my so-called flaw?" Sakata asked after being silent for a long time.

"Of course it's the way you came," Mori Kogoro said, spreading his hands. "A very cute brunette girl told me that the killer's gasping was quite rapid during the murder, apparently caused by long-term high-intensity exercise. And when you get to the scene, she notices that your face is quite red and you are still sweating - you parked the police car directly outside the door when you came, and the car is also air-conditioned, you shouldn't be like this anyway. ”

"As for the flaw – the trail you chose is indeed a shortcut that local residents would choose to drive home, but you may not know that there is a bank on the side of the road, and the bank's security camera happens to clearly capture the scene you coming from that path. If you had come from this path, you wouldn't have been able to get to the West Capital Apartment so late! ”

Saying this, Mori Kogoro looked at Officer Sakata's gaze, which was gradually fading, and asked.

"Well, are you satisfied with my reasoning?"

Officer Sakata smiled wryly. "What more can I say?"