0p0 Chapter 235: A Treasure Chest Full of Fruits (Part 5)
Chapter 235: A Treasure Chest Full of Fruits (Part 5)
Kogoro Mouri and his group came to the monitoring room to look for the surveillance in front of the warehouse where the treasure chest was stored. Sure enough, they saw Mr. Takeki in the video looking around and entering the warehouse.
Mr. Taruoka was later captured on surveillance cameras, and he defended himself by saying, "After all, I'm a producer, and I also received a warning from Mr. Takeki. He said it would be my responsibility if the contents of the box were leaked."
Officer Takagi looked puzzled. "You stayed in the warehouse for a long time, a full thirty minutes."
"That's because sometimes I forget where the boxes are. The warehouse is huge and there are a lot of things stored there."
The next person to enter the warehouse was Mr. Furuya, accompanied by two young staff members. After checking the surveillance footage, Inspector Megure asked, "It seems like you guys also spent quite a while in the warehouse."
"Actually, I finished checking the boxes very quickly and was just hiding inside to smoke. But to be honest, smoking is actually prohibited in the warehouse..." Mr. Wataru Fūya defended himself.
[Cheerleader: Come to think of it, this guy has the same last name as Toru Amuro.]
[Soul of the Umbrella (White): It's quite common to have people with the same surname. Don't people with the same name and surname also exist in the West?]
[Forward: Speaking of which, I remember Miss Galatea's last name was Claude, but this name seems to be...]
[Spellcaster: Shut up, William!]
[Batter: How come your memory is so good now?]
[Sculptor: That's not funny.]
[Photographer: ...]
Maori Kogoro stared at the two men with a serious face: "If no one enters the warehouse again, then the suspects can basically be confirmed to be you two."
Mr. Kasuga, who was standing by, said, "Well, actually, I've been into the warehouse too."
Everyone present looked at Mr. Kasuga in surprise.
"Because what Mr. Takeki said bothered me, I was very confident in the lock I put on myself, but when I think about it, I never carefully checked the lock on the production team, so..."
Officer Takagi, who was checking the surveillance footage, nodded and pointed at the footage, saying, "Indeed, Mr. Kasuga did come to the warehouse."
Mr. Kasuga appears in the surveillance footage.
Mr. Kasuga went on to describe his time inside the warehouse. "I think I spent about thirty minutes in there, just like the other two people before me. After all, I was very attentively checking the lock and even took a few photos with my phone to show Mr. Takeki."
"So what are the test results?"
"Because the lock on the box was very strong, I just went home that day."
"After Mr. Kasuga came out, no one entered the warehouse until several staff members took out the boxes the next day." Inspector Megure stood up after checking all the surveillance footage.
"So, one of you three, Mr. Taruoka, the program producer, Mr. Furuya, the staff member, and Mr. Kasuga, who's in charge of preparing the ingredients, must be the murderer of Mr. Takeki, right?"
The group returned to the crime scene, where some policemen were taking photos and collecting evidence, while Kogoro Mouri stood by and complained.
"That narrows the number of suspects down to three. So who is the culprit?"
Shiliang thought: "Let's not talk about this for now. How did the criminal open the lock?"
Maori Kogoro turned around and saw the treasure chest filled with apples. He grumbled, "Why is the box so full of fruit? The champion and the two challengers combined shouldn't need more than ten pieces of fruit on the show."
"You don't even know this." Sonoko pulled Xiaolan over, her eyes half-mooned. "Because it looks better if we fill the box up. The extra fruit will be given away to the audience through a raffle after the live recording."
"But in order to prevent the box from being too heavy, the bottom of the box seems to have been raised in advance." Sonoko tugged at her shawl.
"Because each competition prepares relatively rare fruits, it seems that many people come to the recording just to get those fruits." Xiaolan, who was following beside, added.
"I see. This means the actual capacity of this box is much smaller than it looks." Xie Bian walked to the box and looked at the apples inside.
[Mercenary: Humph, those supermarkets also like to package it like this. It looks like a lot, but in reality, there's only a little bit. It won't fill you up at all!]
[Cowboy: So, is it possible that you, Naib, are just too good at eating, far exceeding the average level of people here?]
[Ms. Farrow: It's hard not to be. Florian has been homebound for so long here, and I think he's getting fat.]
[Fire Investigator: Nonsense! I exercise every day. As a fire investigator, I need to stay agile to better prepare for the "trials"!]
[Puppeteer: Were you responsible for the massive gas explosion in the next block last week? I saw you running to help people that day.]
[Fire investigator: There were zero casualties in that explosion, and even the police concluded it was an issue with aging pipes. I'm pretty impressive, huh?]
[Philanthropist: Honestly, ever since you guys moved into that villa, there have been frequent explosions nearby, which caused the property price to plummet. I bought in right away, and I think I made a killing.]
[Lawyer: Is this even possible? It was just a gas explosion.]
[Air Force: Because we don't allow Florian to make trouble at home, he has to go out and find a place to conduct experiments. The neighborhood here is now bombed every three days and a big bomb every five days.]
[Aviator: That’s an exaggeration…]
[Lawyer: No? The police didn’t even notice this? Are they worthless?]
[Fire Investigator: Don't ask, the answer is simply that the wiring is aging.]
[Knight: With all your intelligence, how come you can't even place an airbag correctly during qualifying?]
[Ms. Farrow: The super airbag blocked the basement entrance. Mr. Charles, who came to rescue us, flew out with a jet pack, and I was trapped in the basement.]
[The Aviator: Then Florian, desperate for airbags, risked his life, and fell into the basement.]
[Nixi: I was the supervisor in that game. It was such a satisfying rescue.]
Xiaolan asked Sera about the progress of solving the case. Sera said that no evidence has been found yet and the modus operandi has not been solved.
At that time, Maori Kogoro said: "Huh, these things are nothing compared to that puzzle."
As soon as these words came out, Conan and Sera immediately gathered around: "That puzzle? What puzzle is it?"
"Please, did you really not notice? How could you not notice such an important thing? Now, listen to me carefully."
Originally, Xie Bian was also shocked by Maori Kogoro's momentum and was ready to come over to listen to what he had to say, but he didn't expect that Maori Kogoro would lose his temper as soon as he opened his mouth.
"It's the hair at the back of Ms. Yoko's head. In the previous live broadcast, her hair was still very short, but today it suddenly became long. That growth rate is really extraordinary."
Conan, who thought Kogoro Mouri had discovered some blind spot, immediately showed his half-moon eyes and said: What exactly are you focusing on, uncle!