Furuya Rei: The sun falls into the arms of the moon

Chapter 162: Solving a puzzle at Polo Cafe - Reasoning

Hattori Heiji squatted down and looked at Conan, "Hey, Kudo. Who is that man? He shouldn't be an ordinary coffee shop clerk, right?"

“Oh, that person is…”

Toru Amuro winked at him and kept it a secret.

Conan was a little flustered, "Uh..."

"Hey, what happened to that guy?"

"Oh, then, that guy is, a detective. He has Uncle Kogoro as his apprentice."

"Oh, what? So you're the apprentice of that stupid detective? How boring."

Hattori Heiji looked at Lingzi who was drinking orange juice leisurely on the other side, "So, that beautiful girl over there is his girlfriend?"

Conan smiled awkwardly, "Yeah, yeah."

This couple is so abominable.

Maori Kogoro who came home from upstairs couldn't help sneezing, "Really, what happened today? I came home exhausted from investigating an affair. I saw a police car coming to the door of Polo, and Lan wasn't at home."

Kogoro Mori looked at the curry in front of him and started eating dinner.

"By the way, who would put konjac shreds in curry?"

He took a bite and said, "Oh. Mm, it's really delicious."

Officer Takagi received the results of the inspection.

"Officer Megure."

"Ok?"

"I have just checked the personal belongings of those three people. Mr. Daji has all the belongings on him, including the room key, lighter, wallet, cell phone, and a gift for Miss Wei, which is a necklace."

"And Miss Yamashita Yui brought handkerchiefs, tissues, cosmetics, a door key and a wallet."

"Mr. Nagatsuka had eye drops, a wallet, a cell phone, and a gift for Miss Yui, including gloves."

"Just in case, we also checked Mr. Daiji's bag, but we didn't find anything that could be used to commit the crime."

"That's it."

"I say, Mr. Policeman, although you have always suspected us."

"But the criminal may have come in from outside?"

"Maybe he was waiting outside the store for the power to go out, then came in with his night vision goggles and committed murder."

"That is impossible."

"what?"

Everyone's eyes fell on him.

Officer Megure looked at him, "Why are you so sure?"

"Because as soon as I heard the man screaming after being stabbed, I immediately stood up and guarded the store door, alerting everyone not to leave the store. Of course, I knew no one came in."

Hattori Heiji looked at him and saw that it was indeed the case. "Oh? So when the lights come on, you stand by the door, right?"

"Correct."

"Your night vision is quite good."

"No, it's because I happened to be using this phone to talk... to listen to music. So, there happened to be a weak light source to illuminate it."

"Talk...listen to music?"

Gao Mu looked at him and said, "So, sir, it seems that I have never asked for your name."

"Are you asking me? I'm Shinichi Wada and I work in the medical field."

"Oh."

"That's it."

"So I'm a little curious, why no one present had blood splatter on their hands."

Shinichi Wada

This is a good name.

Lingzi raised her eyebrows, looked at Amuro Toru who seemed to be thinking, and waved at him.

Amuro Toru blinked and looked at her, then walked over and said, "What's wrong? Lingzi."

"Since you probably know the answer, I'll give you some directions. To the bathroom."

Amuro Toru looked at her and tilted his head, "Oh?"

"Does Lingzi know?"

Lingzi smiled without saying anything and pushed him, "Go, go, don't block me."

Toru Amuro shook his head helplessly and went to the bathroom.

"What? His name is the same as yours."

Miss Xiaozi looked at Conan, "Eh? Conan, isn't your name Conan?"

Conan was in a panic, while Toru Amuro was standing next to Lingzi watching the show. He had already roughly figured it out.

"No, no. It's not the same as you. It means the same as the one you like, Shinichi-nii. Heiji-nii sometimes says that, but only half of it."

"Sorry, sorry."

"Uh, is that so?"

"Ah, let's not talk about this, Kudo. Do you know who the criminal is?"

"No, I don't know yet. Although I have thought of a way to avoid getting stained by the blood splash."

"Why? You thought of that, too?"

"But, there is someone who can use this method."

“But you can’t commit a crime.”

"Damn it. If we don't solve the case quickly, we won't have time to go to the Jinzuo."

Conan walked over and said, "Excuse me, Miss Yamashita Yui."

"Kid, what's wrong?"

"You said that you and Mr. Anqi were just ordinary childhood sweethearts, but that's not the case, right?"

"Oh?"

"If there is a reason, can you tell me?"

"Um······"

"Maybe there will be clues to solve the case."

"I'm sorry. I can't tell you."

"Well, but."

"I can't tell you this in order to protect someone."

"When I was your age, I also felt that nothing should be kept secret."

"Is that so?"

But to be honest, I have a lot of secrets now.

"Hey, Kudo, do you know what time the lights at the Nishikiza are on?"

"How would I know this?"

"The autumn wind is rustling, and the clouds are stretching across the sky. The bright moon is shining between the gaps in the clouds."

Hyakunin Isshu.

It turned out to be the case.

Toru Amuro held Lingzi's shoulders.

Lingzi looked back at his confident expression and couldn't help shaking her head. It should have been like this a long time ago.

So that's what happened.

I totally get it.

Daji waved his hand, "Hey, Mr. Policeman, is it about time for us to go home?"

"Although Anqi who was stabbed is pitiful, the criminal is obviously not among us. No one here has blood splattered on their bodies."

Miss Yamashita Yui also frowned, "There was a power outage at the time, and the store was pitch black. There was no way to stab someone."

"It's really dark and you can't see clearly without night vision goggles."

"And I've been in that bathroom since before the power outage. How can I assassinate him? And the small window in that bathroom is made of frosted glass. There's no way I can tell who's sitting where."

Hattori Heiji closed his eyes, "The autumn wind is blowing."

Walking forward from the back, "The autumn wind is rustling, and the floating clouds are stretching across the sky. The bright moon is shining between the gaps in the clouds."

Officer Megure was a little confused, "Why, why are you suddenly talking about this?"

Takagi looked at him, "Hyaku? Hyakunin Isshu?"

"That's right. This is a poem that Sakyo no Daifu Kensuke chanted. It praises the moonlight that can be seen dimly through the gaps in the clouds blown by the autumn wind. It's so beautiful."

"The prisoner also saw through the gap who was sitting in what position at the time."

Conan noticed the person next to him holding a cell phone, "What are you doing?"

"No, it's nothing, please don't mind it."

"Isn't that right? You were hiding in the toilet alone, peeking out the window at what was happening outside, Mr. Daizumi Meisuke. I'm asking you that."

Inspector Megure looked at him in surprise, "What?"

Nagatsuka turned and looked at him, "Hey, hey, Daizuki?"

Yamashita Yui was completely frightened, "Daji, is this true?"

Daji continued to argue, "You, what are you talking about? I just told you that the small window is equipped with frosted glass."

Conan looked at Xiaozi, "Sister Xiaozi."

"Ok?"

"Did you find the Scotch tape?"

"Ah. But what are you going to do with it?"

Miss Xiaozi handed the transparent tape she found to Conan.

"My science teacher at school taught us that if we put transparent tape on the rough side of frosted glass, it will become like normal glass."

Xiao Zi was stunned for a moment, "Ah? Is it true?"

"If you don't believe me, put some tape on it and try it."

Conan and Xiaozi go to the toilet

"it is good."

Xiao Zi tore off a piece of tape and stuck it on the frosted glass.

"Oh, really. Only the places where the tape is applied seem to be translucent."

Officer Megure also walked to the side of the door and looked at the scene above the small window. Takagi was standing in front of that window. "Officer Megure, can you see me?"

Officer Megure nodded. "Indeed, it is not completely transparent. But at least we can know who is sitting in which seat."

"But why?"

Gao Mu was a little confused.

Toru Amuro stood behind the crowd and said, "The so-called frosted glass is made by grinding tiny lines on the surface of the glass. It uses diffuse reflection to make the image blurry, making it difficult for people to see the other side clearly."

"But by applying transparent tape and using adhesive to fill in the fine lines on the frosted glass, the glass can be made almost smooth and transparent."

"Hey, but, but, but I didn't bring any scotch tape."

Conan looked at him with disdain, "Wasn't there something pasted on the wrapping paper of the birthday gift for Miss Yamashita? It was pasted on the frosted glass after you peeked in. You tore it off and pasted it again, right?"

Mr. Daiji leaned over and said, "Well, even if you can see outside through that small window, how can you stab someone in the dark?"

Hattori Heiji approached, "So you practiced beforehand, right? Hmm. In order to be able to stab the opponent even in the dark, you practiced in your room or somewhere else, arranging tables and chairs in the layout of a store, right?"

"Since you built the same set as this one for a play a year ago, the Drama Club's office should still have the measurement records from that time."

"Well, even if you know the layout of this store, it wouldn't be that easy to assassinate a living person."

Amuro Toru walked over and said, "Yes, if you attack from the front, the opponent's hands might block your attack, making it difficult to strike. But if the opponent is defenseless from behind, as long as you know where the opponent is sitting, you can stab him."

"That's why you came to the store first and put your bag on the sofa first, because you knew your girlfriend, Miss Wei, would definitely sit next to you."

Inspector Megure understood, "I see. As long as the sofa seats are full, the victim can only sit on one of the chairs opposite."

"So, what about the blood?"

"If I had really stabbed him, there would have been blood all over my body."

Conan smiled, "In order to avoid getting blood on your hands, you used some brains, right? You probably used something from the toilet."

The atmosphere was tense for a while. Lingzi shook his head and said, "I've been waiting for a long time."

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Kazuha and Xiaolan were admiring the beautiful view from the brocade seat. "Wow! It's so beautiful. It feels like elves will fly out."

Xiaolan looked at the beautiful scenery and said, "Really? It feels like I'm in a dreamland."

He walked forward, "Hey, He Ye?"

"Oh? And Ye?"

He Ye stood there and looked at the lights on the trees over there, and couldn't help but sigh, "But it's really great, it's a good thing that I came with you, Xiaolan."

"If I had seen this beautiful scenery with Heiji, I might have been too sentimental again. You really helped me a lot."

"I really...haha."

Xiaolan looked at her, and the two of them faced each other, "He Ye!"

"Ok?"

"I like you too, He Ye."

Kazuha laughed out loud, "What's the matter, Heiji, he won't claim to be me."

"Oh, sorry."

"But thank you very much, Xiaolan."

Kazuha took out his cell phone and looked at the message history on it. "But, speaking of which, what on earth is Heiji doing? I keep calling him but he doesn't answer."

"That's right."

A couple over there met each other. Xiaolan and Heye looked over there and listened to their conversation.

"Really? You're too slow, aren't you?"

"Um, sorry, sorry. By the way, please don't change the meeting place at the last minute."

"I was craving for a Polo sandwich."

"Huh? Don't you know? Something happened in that store. I heard that something happened."

"real or fake?"

"Well, I heard that a man was stabbed and has been sent to the hospital."

"oh oh."

The two girls looked at each other. Oh my god, another incident. They had to hurry back.

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Conan looked at Mr. Ozumi and pointed out the special item he used, "It's a toilet paper roll."

"Toilet paper roll?"

"Roll, toilet paper roll?"

Inspector Megure bent down and looked at Conan, "Did he use toilet paper to prevent blood stains on his body?"

Conan demonstrated the action, "Well, just like a mummy. Wrap the paper around your wrists."

Daji came over and said angrily, "Idiot, you're tying toilet paper around your hands. How can you avoid the blood that's going to fly anywhere?"

Hattori Heiji continued to add, "No, that's enough. Just put the toilet paper roll in front of the murder weapon, stab it against the victim's back, press the roll down, and pull out the knife, and there will be almost no blood."

"The murder weapon was a sashimi knife with a long blade, probably for this purpose. If the blade is not long enough, it won't be able to stab very deep when the paper roll is put on it, although when the knife is pulled out, a little blood will spurt out from the side where the paper roll opens."

"But as long as you don't point the tip of the knife at yourself, it's fine. That's why Conan and I, who opened our mouths, were sprayed with blood."

"Next, you just need to go back to the restroom and wait for the lights in the store to come back on. Then, throw the toilet paper in your hand into the toilet, flush it, and put the roll you used in the crime back in the middle of the toilet paper roll."

"Tear off the transparent tape on the small window and stick it back on the gift. Then, walk out of the bathroom as if nothing happened."