area51novel Chapter 412 Coin-Operated Television
Chapter 412 Coin-Operated Television
"We first met Ms. Yamamoto and Ms. Obayashi at Ichibancho Station. I remember the time was around 1:10..."
"Then, we waited for Ms. Kaneda, and then we got on the train together. The time of getting on the train should be around 1:20..."
"After that, we got off the bus at about 1:50 and arrived near the hotel. As for the time we entered this room, I think it was around 2 o'clock."
"Ms. Yamamoto Kiminko and the others came to Ms. Fujimura Naomi's door and knocked on it to call her because they wanted to invite her to play together."
"But after knocking on the door a few times and hearing no response, and finding that the door was not locked, the three of them decided to just go in."
"Xiao Lan, I and this kid were not familiar with the people there, so we stayed at the door to guard. Then we heard their screams and found the bodies."
"Um,"
After listening to Kogoro Mori's story, Inspector Megure nodded, a thoughtful look on his face.
"It sounds like the three of them didn't do anything unusual along the way."
Then, Inspector Megure turned to Maori Kogoro and asked,
"Brother Maori, you promised that they didn't destroy the crime scene, right?"
"of course!"
Maori Kogoro patted his chest and assured,
"I am a famous detective after all, how can I let them touch anything at the crime scene casually?!"
"Well, that's true."
Inspector Megure nodded in agreement.
Kogoro Mouri first worked as a policeman for many years, and then as a detective for more than ten years. It was naturally impossible for him to violate these procedures.
"But, there was an unexpected incident..."
Kogoro Maori stroked his chin and muttered.
"Accident?"
Kogoro Mori's muttering made several people frown again.
"Maori brother!"
Officer Megure said sternly,
"Don't play dumb with me. Tell me if there's anything unexpected happening!"
"Ahaha, Officer Megure, don't be impatient,"
Maori Kogoro waved his hands quickly and said hastily,
"Although I immediately told them not to touch anything at the crime scene, the TV turned off by itself when we came in."
"But this should have nothing to do with them."
"The TV cut itself off?"
Officer Megure was slightly stunned.
"Why did the TV cut itself off? Is there no power?"
"That's not it."
At this time, Takagi Wataru pointed at the very old-looking TV next to him and explained to Officer Megure,
"Officer, this TV show is a nostalgic one, the kind of TV we watched when we were kids."
When Takagi Wataru said this, Inspector Megure also remembered,
"Is it one of those coin-operated TVs?"
"Yes, that's it."
Takagi Wataru nodded.
At this time, Miwako Sato also walked to the side of the TV. She noticed that there was a sign on the top of the TV, which should be the instruction manual of the TV, so she picked it up and took a look.
After a moment, a question suddenly occurred to her.
"Inspector Megure,"
Miwako Sato held up the sign in her hand and said to Officer Megure,
"This TV is the kind that you can only put in a 100-yuan coin at a time and watch for an hour!"
“You can only put in a 100 yuan coin to watch for one hour at a time?”
Inspector Megure repeated this sentence in a low voice, but there was some confusion in his eyes.
Miwako Sato immediately continued to add,
"The TV was turned off only after Mr. Maori and the others came into the room!"
"hiss!"
Inspector Megure had also reacted by this time.
Maori Kogoro, who was standing by, also understood what Sato Miwako meant. He said in a deep voice,
"Whether it's the murderer or the deceased, if they want to throw a coin at the TV, they have to be here an hour before we come in."
"And an hour ago, Ms. Yamamoto and the others should have been at the train station."
"Although Ms. Yamamoto and Ms. Obayashi met us at about 1:10, it is impossible to get from Dolphin Land to the Ichibancho train station in about ten minutes."
"So, Miss Yamamoto and the other three have very sufficient alibis!"
"Yes."
Sato Miwako listened to what Maori Kogoro said and nodded.
That's exactly what she was saying.
but......
She frowned slightly, feeling that something was not right.
After all, she had not forgotten the rules of solving cases that Bai Masong had taught her.
The more convincing a suspect's alibi is, the more likely he is to have committed a crime.
But......
She had a headache. If she judged according to this rule, the alibis of these three people seemed to be equally unbreakable!
Miwako Sato couldn't figure it out, so she turned her attention to the white horse pine.
At this time, Bai Masong, after listening to the conversation between Inspector Megure and others, continued to search for evidence in the room.
The conversation just now told him what kind of alibi the criminal was trying to create.
It turns out that this alibi was designed through the unique TV here.
Once you understand the question, all that remains is to solve it.
The key to the question is to start the TV, which means throwing a coin into the TV.
However, the coin-tossing action is very mechanical and does not require any skills, so it is very easy to create a mechanism.
Anyway, Bai Masong came up with many ideas in an instant.
"Ason,"
At this time, Sato Miwako came close to Bai Masong and whispered in his ear,
"What do you think of the alibi of Miss Yamamoto and the other three?"
"It's obviously fake."
Bai Masong replied casually.
Miwako Sato's eyes suddenly lit up, which proved that her intuition was correct.
"That,"
Sato Miwako continued to ask,
"How did the murderer manage to insert a coin and turn on the TV after she left the room?"
Bai Masong listened to what Sato Miwako said, and a smile appeared imperceptibly at the corner of his mouth.
During this period, Sato Miwako's progress was very obvious. At the beginning, she was just full of passion, but now she has some reasoning ability.
She has grown from the level of Inspector Megure in the beginning to the level of Shiratori Jinsaburo now. If she continues to grow, she should be able to solve cases like this on her own in the future.