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After some analysis, Inspector Megure and Takagi Shigeru determined that the person who wrote the words "Heaven's Punishment" was the murderer.

However, the handwriting was crooked and twisted, obviously written with the non-dominant hand, so the identity of the murderer could not be determined based on the handwriting.

What's more, there are more than 40 customers and staff in the store. It is not an easy task to find the real culprit in such a large crowd.

Just as he was about to ask as usual, "What do you think, Brother Shen Gu?", a childish, slurred voice rang out, "Thinking first!"

"One person first?" Inspector Megure was stunned for a moment and repeated the word subconsciously. At the same time, he turned his head and found that the person who spoke was Conan.

But what did he mean by one person first?

Yuya almost couldn't hold back his laughter, but Conan glared at him, so he pretended to cough lightly and helped translate: "What he wanted to say is that there are four suspects."

Inspector Megure suddenly realized and asked, "Why do you say there are four suspects?"

Yuya pointed to the venue and said, "There's a projector to the left of the victim, right next to our table. The emcee was standing next to the projector, so there was no way for us to get close to it or we would definitely attract the emcee's attention."

Inspector Megure nodded slightly, it made sense.

Sera Masumi was a little unwilling to be left out, so she stepped forward and joined in. She pointed to the right side of the victim, where there was a pile of broken red wine bottles on the ground, with red wine spilled everywhere - there were no footprints left by anyone walking there.

"In the darkness, without lighting, it's impossible to avoid the red wine on the ground, so people on this side can't get close."

Yuya nodded in agreement and continued, "The victim's head was facing the kitchen door. I just asked the chef inside, and no one left the kitchen at the time of the incident."

"To sum up, after eliminating these, there are only four suspects left."

Inspector Megure nodded in satisfaction. As expected of Kamiya, he had narrowed the suspects down from over 40 to just four. "I see. So, who are these four suspects?"

Yuya looked to the side and said slowly, "To prevent them from taking anything out and destroying the evidence, I have been asking them to stay here."

Inspector Megure followed his gaze and saw that the four people were the Sekizawa sisters, Hatsune Tsuneo and Kushiyama Noriyuki.

They noticed Inspector Megure's gaze and their expressions suddenly became nervous.

Suzuki Sonoko whispered anxiously to Yuya, "Hey, is Yumi also a suspect? No way."

Mao Lilan also said: "Yeah, don't count her in."

Yuya smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, a suspect only means there is a possibility of committing a crime, not the murderer."

According to past experience, anyone who actively invites a detective to accompany them to participate in an activity is likely to be the murderer.

From this point of view, there is a high probability that Yumi Sekizawa is the murderer.

However, she had no motive - although Yu had seen many strange reasons for murder, but she was just being harassed, far from the point of killing, and it happened at her and her sister's birthday party.

Besides, Guan Zeyoumei specifically asked to bring Yuya along because she hoped that Yuya could help her solve this problem. There was no need to kill anyone.

So, although there seem to be 4 suspects, it’s actually a choice between 1 and 3.

Of course, knowing is one thing, but the process of solving the case still needs to be followed.

Sera Masumi also agreed: "That's right, after all, she and the victim knew each other, and there was some... friction, am I right, Conan?"

Conan responded muffledly.

Hearing this, Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Since both Yuya and Sera Masumi said so, it is very likely that Sekizawa Yumi is not the murderer. She was just listed as a suspect due to the process of solving the case.

Sera Masumi heard Conan's tongue-tied voice and squatted beside him with a smile: "Oh, your mouth ulcer hasn't healed yet? I think you should take some more medicine."

Conan lowered his half-moon eyes. Don't think I don't know what you're up to: "Not really."

Inspector Megure coughed lightly. Since the suspect had been identified, there was no need for other guests to stay, so as not to affect the investigation of the case.

What followed was routine questioning, focusing on the relationship between the four and the victim, as well as their behavior at the time of the incident.

The first to speak was Satomi Sekizawa.

Her relationship with Citi Junrui is mainly work-related, and he is responsible for almost all of her hairstyles.

Inspector Megure nodded slightly: "Well, is your relationship just work?"

Guan Ze Limei nodded: "Yes," she hesitated for a moment, and then said, "But he has expressed his desire to pursue me several times..."

Gao Mushi was startled, and subconsciously glanced at his handbook, saying, "Isn't Mr. Citi married? Is he pursuing you?"

Inspector Megure said in a deep voice: "Extramarital affair?"

Sekizawa Rimi sighed: "Maybe... he said these words in a joking manner? Because I clearly rejected him every time."

Inspector Megure nodded, thus changing the subject: "So what were you doing at the time of the incident?"

Sekizawa Rimi didn't think much about it because it happened just now and her memory was still fresh.

"I was chatting with Mr. Citi about his light-up glasses, and then the cake arrived. After eating for a while, he suddenly stood up, let out a scream, and then collapsed."

After that, she stayed in her seat and never left.

Takagi Shigeru reminded: "Besides eating cake, have you ever done anything else?"

Sekizawa Rimi thought about it and told the story of picking up the strawberries that fell on the table and eating them.

Guan Zeyoumei immediately said that she could help testify.

"After my sister told me the three-second rule, I ate the strawberry right away."

Inspector Megure and Takagi Wataru were stunned and blinked their eyes: "Three, three-second rule?" Isn't that a phrase used to coax children?

Guan Zelimei glared at her sister in embarrassment and said, "Don't say unnecessary words!"

Guan Zeyoumei apologized awkwardly: "Sorry..."

Takagi Wataru looked at Sekizawa Yumi again: "So, were you with your sister the whole time when the incident happened?"

Guan Ze Youmei nodded affirmatively. When she finished eating the cake and was about to go to the bathroom, she heard Huaci Junrui's screams.

In addition, the projector suddenly lost power, the store was in darkness, and someone nearby shouted that a wine bottle was broken. He was worried about stepping on the fragments if he walked around, so he did not leave his seat and naturally did not go to the victim.

When asked about her relationship with the victim, Guan Zeyoumei angrily said that Citigroup had shown interest in her several times, but like her sister, she firmly refused, and the relationship between the two was not very close.

Gao Mushi couldn't help but ask: "Is he pursuing you too?"

After receiving a positive answer, Takagi Shigeru showed a speechless expression. It turned out that the victim was a scumbag.

The next person to be questioned was agent Kushiyama Shin.

Because the victim was responsible for Sekizawa Rimi's hairstyle, as her agent, she naturally had contact with him.

When asked whether there was any friction between the two, Kushiyama denied it and said that in order to give priority to the other party to do the hairstyle of the model he was responsible for, he not only could not offend the other party, but also had to accommodate him in every way.

Inspector Megure asked, "What did he ask of you?"

Kushiyama Ken didn't hide anything and spoke directly: "For example, I told him Guan Ze's favorite flowers, flavors, etc. This time, he asked me to arrange his seat next to Guan Ze."

"So what were you doing when the incident happened?"

Kushiyama admitted, "There was a phone call at that time, and I didn't even have time to eat the cake before I answered it."

He pointed to the cake on his seat and said, "Look, my cake hasn't been touched at all."

He was still on the phone when Citi Junrui screamed.

And he didn't return to his seat until the police arrived.

Theoretically, he had no chance to get close to the victim.