Kexue Magician

Chapter 27 Three Ways of Writing Katakana
"It's ok."

Taeko Mamegaki shook her head, as if she forgave Kogoro Mori without getting angry.

However, Mamegaki Taeko's grandfather, the priest of the shrine -- Mamegaki Hisaku is still angry, he can't see others easily framing his granddaughter.

"Mr Morley, do you know what this is?"

Hisaku Mamegaki pointed to the two stone statues in front of the hall of worship that looked like a lion and a dog, and still had Anzai Moruo's blood stains left, and asked.

you still need to ask?

Isn't this a stone lion?
My name is detective Mori Kogoro, but I am not blind!
"This is a stone lion!" Mori Kogoro said firmly after a quick thought.

Quan Teng Taketoshi's eyes suddenly changed - what's going on with Mr. Mori, this is not a stone lion!

Others who don't understand are still at a loss.

"Hmph! Is this the so-called famous detective?"

"I can't even tell the difference between a lion and a koma dog!"

"Let me tell you, this is the Mihua Shrine, a sacred place for Shinto worship! And the Koma Inu is the guardian of exorcising evil spirits and guarding the realm of the gods."

"On the right, the Koma dog with the mouth open is called "A (あ)"; on the left, the one with the lips parted and grinning is called "Moo (うん)! "

"That's why only a third-rate detective like you would treat Koma Inu as a stone lion and my Taeko as a murderer!"

His chest heaved up and down, and Mamegaki, who had been greatly stimulated, said loudly, still angry.

Because it is really hard for him to imagine, if his granddaughter Mamegaki Taeko is wrongly imprisoned, how can he be worthy of Taeko's dead parents.

Moreover, he is a lonely old man, how will he live in the future, how will he manage the huge shrine well.

Hearing this, the police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department looked at Kogoro Mori with strange eyes.

The staff of Nichimai TV is also wondering in their hearts-couldn't this "The Smiling Coercion" not be written by Mr. Mori?
Uncle, let you only know about star chasing and horse racing all day long, now you know you are wrong, right? !
Conan couldn't help sighing, if Conan knew the suspicion of the Nikkei TV staff, he would definitely give them a thumbs up.

It's over! It's over!

Miss Yoko, what will she think of me...
Does she really think I'm a third-rate detective...

At this moment, Mori Kogoro really felt like he was on his back, wishing there was a crack in the ground for him to get in.

Unfortunately, there are no seams on the floor.

"I'm sorry, I'm really, really sorry."

Mori Kogoro bowed at 45 degrees to Mamegaki Taeko.

He only hoped that Kusaku Mamegaki could see his sincerity and stop saying those ugly words, because Kogoro Mori's face was almost lost.

"Grandpa, forget it, Mr. Maori didn't mean it."

Taeko Mamegaki held the arm of his grandfather Hisaku Mamegaki, and said very generously.

Kusaku Mamegaki let Kogoro Mori go.

Officer Mumu was helpless, so he asked, "Is there anyone else who was not in the hotel between 22:22 and 30:[-]?"

Shimazaki Yuji stepped out from the crowd.

"I went to buy cigarettes at that time." Yuji Shimazaki said.

"When did you go? When did you come back?"

"I went out at about 21:45 and came back at 22:15."

"Can anyone prove it?"

"No."

Officer Megure looked at Yuji Shimazaki suspiciously, and asked again, "Who else?"

"Brother Zhi is not here either."

Seeing that Nachi Shingo refused to stand up voluntarily, Conan interrupted.

Police officer Mumu looked at Zhizhenwu, and asked three times in a row: "Really? Why didn't you stand up? Where were you at that time?"

Na Zhizhenwu explained: "Uh, it's true, but I just want to stand up, and how can a handsome guy like me live in a third-rate hotel like the Mihua Hotel, naturally he lives in the Didan Hotel."

The female owner of the Rice Flower Hotel gave Na Chishingo a dissatisfied look.

Director Taketoshi Gwondo also frowned.

"From 22:22 to 30:[-], you have been at the Didan Hotel? Do you have any witnesses?" Police Officer Mumu asked.

"No, of course a handsome guy like me lives alone." Na Zhizhen said.

"Apart from the two of you, who was not at the Mihua Hotel when the murder happened?"

Police officer Mu Mu glanced around and saw that everyone shook their heads.

Yuji Shimazaki, Shingo Nachi, these two are really suspicious!

Police officer Mu Mu frowned, but he had no choice but to wait for the results of the search and inspection because he had no evidence.

Involuntarily, Officer Mu Mu looked at Feng Chu.

"Officer Megure, can I ask a few words?"

As if feeling the helplessness of Police Officer Mu Mu, Feng Chu walked out calmly, with a faint smile on his face.

"Ah, brother Fengchu, do you already know who the murderer is?"

Police officer Mumu was overjoyed upon seeing this.

"Probably deduced, but still need some information." Feng Chu said.

"No problem, just ask, our police will fully cooperate with you!" Officer Mumu said with a big promise.

"Xiaolan, Miss Yoko, you just said that when you went out at 22 o'clock, you saw Miss Mamegaki Taeko and Anzai Morio passing by, right?" Feng Chu asked.

"Yes." Mao Lilan and Yoko Okino nodded together.

"How did you determine that it was Anxi Shounan? Have you ever seen his face?" Feng Chu asked.

Mao Lilan and Okino Yoko glanced at each other, and then Okino Yoko said:

"We didn't see Mr Anzai's face, we just saw the man wearing Mr Anzai's vest and hat, and heard the alarm clock go off on Mr Anzai's skeleton watch."

"Then what was Miss Mamegaki Taeko's expression at that time?"

"Miss Taeko was terrified at the time, as if she saw something terrible."

Feng Chu nodded, then turned around, looked at Taeko Dougaki who was clasping her hands tightly, and asked, "Priest Dougaki, where did you go tonight, can anyone testify?"

Mamegaki Hisaku frowned and said, "I will be at Yamagishi's home from 19:22 to 35:[-] tonight, and Yamagishi can testify for me."

After listening to Feng Chu, he sighed.

Police officer Mu Mu hurriedly asked: "Brother Fengchu, who is the murderer?"

Mori Kogoro, Okino Yoko, Mo Lilan and Conan also watched Feng Chu, guessing the identity of the murderer.

"The murderer is you—Miss Mamegaki Taeko!" Feng Chu pointed at Mamegaki Taeko.

"What did you say? Taeko, she has an alibi!"

Hisakuma Mamegaki, who had just finished cooperating with Fengchu's questioning, was angry again, and shouted loudly.

Officer Mu Mu was stunned for a moment, looked at Feng Chu suspiciously, and then said, "Brother Feng Chu, what's going on?"

"Hey, boy, how could Ms. Taeko be the murderer!" Mori Kogoro also shouted.

Feng Chu didn't explain, but took a piece of chalk from the inspection staff.

Afterwards, Feng Chu wrote three lines of text from top to bottom on the blank approach.

The first line: マメ (bean).

The second line: ニマイメ (handsome guy).

The third line: コマイヌ (stone lion).

"Look at the second and third lines I wrote, and compare them with the コマイヌ written by Anzai Morio, is there any difference?"

After Feng Chu finished writing, he returned the chalk to the staff of the Appraisal Section and said.

Police officer Mumu and others observed carefully.

Conan has already reacted and said:

"It's so strange. The katakana 'コ' and 'ヌ' written by Brother Fengchu, the horizontal fold and the horizontal stroke are all done in one stroke, and each katakana uses two strokes."

"But the 'コ' and 'ヌ' in Brother Anxi's katakana were written wrong, and the horizontal folds and horizontal strokes were not coherent. Each katakana used three strokes."

"Also, the distance between each katakana written by brother Fengchu is almost the same, while some of the katakana written by brother Anxi are too close or too narrow, as if they were added temporarily."

Officer Mumu and the others widened their eyes when they heard this.

Then, each of them showed a sudden realization expression.

"Conan observes so carefully~" Mao Lilan said in surprise.

"Hee hee hee hee, no, the teacher taught us to write properly, so I found out."

Classmate Conan said with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)