Coroner Coroner

But the question is...

"The window was locked at the time."

"If the murderer was standing outside, there's no way he could have poisoned the drink on the inside windowsill."

"And we've checked, and there's dust on the lock on this window, it doesn't look like it's been opened and put back on recently."

"There are no traps on the windows, and there are no traces of hands and feet."

"So, if the murderer poisoned, he could only stand inside the window, not outside."

The police officers raised their doubts.

But Mao Lilan shook his head:

"No...the murderer was probably standing outside the window, and the window was locked all the time. Please, these two things are not contradictory in themselves."

"Because what he was doing at the time was not poisoning at all."

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After a moment.

After cooperating with the forensic police officers to complete the on-site investigation of the green belt outside the window.

Kudo Shinichi and Mo Lilan each stood in front of Koshang Mai with confident smiles.

But they didn't ask Hongshang Wuyi directly.

Instead, she asked her two colleagues first, and the questions seemed to have nothing to do with the case:

"Mr. Mitani, Ms. Noda."

"Before Hongshang Wuyi went to buy drinks for everyone alone, were you all together?"

"Yeah." The two replied truthfully, "We've always been together."

"At that time, the four of us set off from Mihua Hospital and arrived here by car. We first strolled around the school for a while, and then entered the venue near the start time of the performance."

"During the whole process, we were all together, not separated."

"That's good."

Kudo Shinichi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then asked without thinking:

"Then when you were visiting the campus, did you run into the green belt and have 'close contact' with the pine trees?"

"Huh?? Who would run into the green belt?"

"No, the four of us have been together, and no one has touched the pine tree."

Both Noda and Mitani were puzzled.

But when he heard the word "pine tree", Hong Shang Wuyi, who had a calm expression on the side, suddenly changed his expression.

She seemed to suddenly think of something.

Hongshang Wuyi subconsciously wanted to cover it up, but suddenly reacted:

It's too late now.

There is a loophole that she didn't notice, but it has been noticed by the two beautiful ladies in front of her.

"Miss Hongshang, can I check your clothes?"

Mao Lilan stepped forward with a serious expression.

Her eyes were firmly fixed on the coat that Hong Shang danced on.

Especially the hood on the back of the coat.

This kind of hood, if you don't pay attention, it's easy to fall into something.

"really…"

Under Hong Shang Wuyi's uncertain expression.

Mao Lilan found a few small, inconspicuous pine needles from her hoodie.

"Miss Hong Shang's hat...is there a pine tree leaf?"

"What does it mean?"

Everyone was a little puzzled.

Kudo Shinichi followed closely to Mao Lilan, pointed to the pine needles in her hand, and explained unhurriedly:

"After investigation, it was found that there were traces of someone trampling on the green belt outside the window sill."

"And the pine tree outside the window, there are signs of human-caused branches breaking and needles falling off."

"It's not difficult to judge that the person had had relatively 'intimate' contact with the pine tree in order to hide his figure with the help of the pine tree branches and leaves."

"And this guy was wearing an easy-to-stuff, hooded jacket."

"So, we guess..."

"In the hood of this man, it should not be difficult to find the pine needles that fell into the pine tree when his body was in contact with the pine tree."

Who is "this person" that Kudo Shinichi said, the answer is self-evident.

As for Hongshang Wuyi, as he analyzed, there are pine needles in the hat.

"But... what does this mean?"

"Miss Hongshang has pine needles in her hat, what does it have to do with this case?"

The two colleagues in Hong's dancing clothes asked puzzledly.

"Of course it does."

"First, by identifying the DNA of the comparison plant, we were able to prove which pine tree the needles came from."

"In other words, we can prove that Miss Hongshang once went to the green belt outside the window sill and hid under that pine tree for a while."

Kudo Shin and Hayashi Shinichi's thesis results were learned and used flexibly, with a confident tone:

"Secondly, Ms. Noda and Mr. Mitani, the two of you can prove that Ms. Hong Shang was with you all the time before she went to buy drinks alone."

"And Ayako Ninagawa was there when she was buying drinks, and she was seen by Sonoko before going to the bathroom."

"this means:"

"The only time when Miss Hongshang can move freely and possibly come into contact with that pine tree."

"It's what she calls herself, so-called 'bathroom' time."

Kudo Shinichi paused for a moment, looking at Koshang Mai with sharp eyes:

"Miss Hongshang."

"You said that you went to the toilet at that time, and then went back to your seat with a drink after using the toilet."

"But actually... you went outside the arena and hid under that pine tree, right?"

"I..." Hongshang Wuyi was at a loss for words for a moment.

And it doesn't matter whether she speaks or not.

The pine needles found in her hat, together with the testimony of everyone, can prove that she did go under the pine tree outside the window during that time.

This contradicts her previous statement that she went to the toilet.

This kind of contradictory confession was itself an extremely unfavorable piece of evidence in court.

Not to mention, Hongshang Wuyi is the number one suspect who has the most chance of poisoning.

Great suspicion, plus this dubious confession...

Excluding the possibility that she has the money to hire a top lawyer to defend herself against... er..., this is enough for the court to convict her.

"..."

Hong Shang Wu Yi was speechless at all.

She was silent for a long time, and finally asked with concern:

"How do you know that?"

"How do you know... I was not going to the toilet, but outside the windowsill?"

It sounds like an admission, but not so sure.

And Mao Lilan stood up.

She opened her big eyes that can purify people's hearts, and said in a complex tone:

"Because we believe..."

"Miss Hongshang, you are a good person."

"We trust what your two colleagues say about you."

"Otherwise, there is no need for you to take the initiative to help Ayako Ninagawa get rid of the suspicion."

If Hongshang Wuyi was the murderer, from her point of view, she would definitely hope that there would be another suspect in this case.

This distracts the police.

But she did something thankless and took the initiative to testify for Ayako Ninagawa, making herself the only suspect.

"Because you don't want Miss Caizi to be wronged."

"So even if it will increase your risk of exposure, you still choose someone to carry the suspicion."

"And as such a good person, Miss Hongshang..."

"You wouldn't dare put a poisoned Coke on the windowsill and leave to go to the toilet by yourself."

"Otherwise, what if the poisonous cola on the window sill is taken away by someone who doesn't know?"

Mao Lilan expressed his thoughts.

He also revealed Hongshang Wuyi's psychological activities at that time:

"Because you are worried that the Poison Coke will be taken away by others!"

"So you can't just put down the drink and go to the bathroom by yourself, as your testimony said."