bookcurios Chapter 211 Were You Detained?
Chapter 211 Were You Detained?
Not finding anyone in the restaurant, Mao Lilan and Conan stayed in the hotel lobby.
Not long ago, Conan tried to join a crime-solving group chat, but was forcibly disconnected by Mouri Ran.
The two of them ran straight to the sparsely populated hotel lobby like "runaway princesses" and chatted in private for a while.
There was nothing ambiguous about this whisper, and it was mainly about the topic of "don't talk nonsense".
After all, both of them are quite shy. Conan had previously firmly stated that he wanted to advance his relationship with Ran Mouri, but now the situation remains the same.
Seeing Tono Ning and Kissing Eri coming over, Mao Li Ran seemed a little nervous and uncomfortable.
Especially the look in Kisaki Eri's eyes, which made her feel that her "secret love affair" with Conan had been discovered.
In this situation, Conan was relatively calm. He spoke first, "Inspector Higashino, Auntie, have you found any results from the investigation?"
He is naturally concerned about the progress of the case.
In his opinion, with the ability that Dong Ye Ning had shown before, he should be able to solve at least half of the case, if not completely.
This is true.
The suspect's target has been basically determined, and even the motive has been figured out, except for the decisive evidence.
Conan felt a little uneasy when he heard the news.
Seeing Dong Ye Ning solving cases so crazily, he also wanted to get involved.
Of course, Conan was also secretly wondering, if he had participated in the investigation throughout the process, would the case have been solved by now?
Eri Kisaki did not notice anything unusual between Conan and her daughter. She sat down next to Ran Mao Li and asked, "What did Conan eat?"
Conan is still holding the spoon in his hand and there is sauce at the corner of his mouth.
Mao Lilan subconsciously answered for Conan, "It's beef and onion rice."
Did you really eat it?
Dong Ye Ning is narrow-minded. He can't stand seeing others doing well, so he felt a little angry when he looked at Conan.
I want to eat too!
Dong Ye Ning raised his hand and called the waiter over, "Beef and onion rice, one portion per person."
The waiter nodded and turned to leave, but suddenly turned his head and looked over, "Officer, by the way, I suddenly remembered something."
"Oh? Tell me in detail." Dong Ye Ning became interested. Usually, this means important clues are about to appear.
The waiter hesitated for a moment and then said, "There's something strange about the room where the murder took place."
Mao Lilan, who was originally full of curiosity, suddenly became nervous, with a look of fear on her face, "Could it be haunted?!"
“No, no,” the waiter waved his hands quickly, “Yes…Ah, anyway, Mr. Officer, just listen to me.”
He immediately began to recall and told everything he had seen and heard.
To put it simply, the lawyer Lin, who did not show up, called the hotel twice, hoping to be transferred to the deceased.
When the waiter went there for the first time, no one answered the door when he knocked.
When he went there the second time, there was a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door handle, with a note saying "Sorry, please tell him I will give him the money."
The waiter felt a little puzzled and told Lawyer Lin the exact words, but Lawyer Lin also looked confused.
After hearing the waiter's words, Higashino Ning and Kisaki Eri looked at the beef and onion rice in front of Conan at the same time, and then smiled together.
The reason...is very simple.
The note that was just found in the trash can actually said "Meet Lawyer Lin at 2 o'clock."
However, the Japanese word for "林" can also mean "beef and onion rice".
In other words, when Hoshi Saku saw the waiter in the room committing the crime, he mistakenly thought that the victim ordered rice with toppings. In order to prevent the waiter from disturbing him while he was setting up the secret room, he hung a sign and a note on the door.
At present, this is the only reasonable way to think.
"Is that note still there?" Dong Ye Ning looked at the waiter.
The waiter nodded and pulled a folded piece of paper out of his pocket, "I put it in my pocket after I took it down."
Dong Ye Ning took it and took a look. The handwriting on it was very abstract, so there was no hope of comparing it with the handwriting.
So from what angle can we come up with some new ideas?
"The secret room... the alibi..."
Dong Ye Ning suddenly thought of a more suitable angle.
He now does not need to find evidence that the other party has killed someone, he just needs to prove that the other party had entered the deceased's room in advance.
After all, the deceased never came out after dinner and died during that time.
OK, the plan works.
Dong Ye Ning clapped his hands, "Everyone, listen to me."
He expressed his idea, and Kisaki Eri and others thought it was feasible.
Then do it!
Dong Ye Ning immediately walked aside and called Shancun Cao.
As a result, the call had just been connected when the angry voice of Norifusa Saku was heard from the other end.
"How can you police detain me without any evidence like this!?"
Dong Ye Ning: "......"
Brother fuck, I asked you to keep an eye on him, not guard him.
What's the point of detaining someone?
"Inspector! What should we do now?"
"The suspect is too stubborn. I can't convince him. Why don't you come back and talk to him?"
Dong Ye Ning has nothing to say now.
After all my planning, I was defeated by you?
Now that Saku Norifumi knows that he is the police's primary suspect, he will definitely be 100% alert.
As a result, the sting operation plan he had just envisioned instantly failed.
It’s better to keep Shancun Cao by your side from now on. It would be troublesome for you whether you let him out of your sight or not. At least if he is by your side, you can respond in time.
What now?
Dong Ye Ning hesitated and said, "Officer Yamamura, please bring Mr. Maori and Mr. Saku here now."
Putting aside other things, at least Shancuncao is indeed obedient.
Putting away his phone, Dong Ye Ning looked at Ki Eri and the others and said regretfully, "The plan failed. Let's think of another way."
Kisaragi and the others were all dumbfounded.
The plan has failed after just one phone call?
Do you have to be so abstract?
Conan felt that this was the moment when Dong Ye Ning needed him the most, so he immediately maxed out his brain power and started thinking of a new fishing plan.
Time passed little by little.
Shancun Cao came back with his men.
As soon as he entered the room, he shouted, "Inspector! I've brought the suspect here, along with my camera. Please start reasoning right away!"
What the hell is going on here!
Dong Ye Ning walked up to Saku Hoshi with a polite smile and said, "Lawyer Saku, please go to the deceased's room and wait for me. I still need to prepare something."
Saku Hoshi had adjusted his mindset on the way and snorted, "Forget it, Officer, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it here, so that you won't secretly abuse me and lynch me."
Dong Ye Ning shook his head. "It's okay. Lawyer Fei and the others will be there soon. We just need to make some preparations to replicate your secret room technique. It won't take too long."
Now that things have come to this, Saku Norifumi can no longer refuse the police's request. After all, the police are asking him to cooperate with the investigation, not to forcibly restrict his personal freedom.
Moreover, Saku Norifugi had already recalled it carefully and did not think that he had anything left over that had not been dealt with, so he hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.