"But the treasure has not been found yet, and if the intercom has no signal and Miss Takahashi's phone call cannot be reached, the passenger ship will not arrive until 10 days later."

Makeup artist Kuramoto Asuhi said.

"Yes, the most important thing now is to find a way to contact the outside world. Mr. Butler, is there a boat in the villa?"

The modern poet Yajima Keiji asked.

Butler Tanimoto Hideyuki shook his head, "No."

These two words directly dispelled Yajima Keiji's idea of ​​leaving early.

"If Xi Junjun died because of breaking the rules, then as long as we abide by the rules, there will be no accidents. Don't worry too much, let's go back and sleep, and continue to hunt for treasure tomorrow."

Sally said seriously.

Everyone looked at each other and started to talk about it.

"Is it really because of the rules?"

"How can such a weird story be believed?"

"There is no way to disbelieve it, people have died."

"I am a little scared. I should not have come to hunt for treasure."

"Could the murderer be hiding among us?"...

Oba Hideichi knocked the ground with his cane and coughed twice.

"Everyone be quiet. Instead of waiting for outside help, why don't we find out the matter first and find the murderer hidden among us? There are only a dozen people on the island. If there is a murder, the murderer must be among us. Am I right? Kuraki?"

The first murderer

In addition to Oba Hideichi, Kojima Shiko also agreed.

"Yes, Kuraki, you are a famous detective. You should not let the murderer hide among us."

Others cast their eyes on Shirakawa, with doubts, expectations, and fear.

"Yes, I think what Mr. Ohba and Ms. Kojima Suzuko said is right."

Before Shirakawa finished speaking, the middle-aged lawyer Ichimura Hiromi interrupted him,

"Do we really want to leave our fate to a teenager? He is just a high school student. What right does he have to exercise power on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department?"

The lawyer seemed to be full of vigilance against the young detective, probably because he hated that there were always detectives who challenged some legal bottom lines in order to solve cases.

Engineer Furuta Tokuji said that he stood on the side of the lawyer.

Reporter Mr. Koyama Keisuke also agreed with his friend Ichimura Hiromi.

Until Shirakawa took out the certificate of the special consultant of the Metropolitan Police Department,

"To be precise, I also belong to the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Department, so I can indeed exercise power on behalf of the police officers at certain times, but investigating cases is not a right, it should be regarded as an obligation, or a good deed. If everyone is unwilling, I will not force it."

I will quietly investigate it myself.

Shirakawa added in his heart.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally the old gentleman Ohba Shuichi proposed the decision of anonymous voting.

The result of the vote was that 9 people supported Shirakawa's on-site investigation and 6 people opposed it.

According to the principle of majority rule, everyone decided to let Shirakawa investigate the case.

"Since this is your decision, please follow my rules from now on."

Shirakawa stood up and bowed slightly to everyone.

"Before the murderer is caught, please stay here and don't act alone."

No one opposed Shirakawa's proposal this time.

"Nishi Junzhi died of drowning, between 6:40 and 7:40, and the first crime scene was the bathroom in his bedroom."

Shirakawa sat down and waved to the butler, "Can you prepare some coffee?"

"Yes."

Butler Tanimoto Hideyuki turned and left.

Shirakawa believed that in such a short time, the murderer would never attack the butler. After all, the murderer might want to kill people by the rules of the 'rules' manor, and the person who abides by the rules the most is the butler.

"Kuragi-kun, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Since we already know that the time of death is between 6:40 and 7:40, as long as you tell us what you did during this period and who was with Nishi Jun-kun during this period, then the murderer is him."

John, who has blond hair and blue eyes, said.

"Haha, most people don't have alibis during this period, for example, I was alone in the room."

The modern poet Keiji Yajima sneered.

"But it's also a good reference. Let me take the lead in telling you what I was doing during this period."

Oba Hideichi said,

"After dinner, Lawyer Ichimura and I took a walk in the rose garden. In fact, we wanted to find clues in the garden. We didn't see Nishi Jun-kun appear in the rose garden, so he should have been taken to the rose garden after his death, and Lawyer Ichimura and I can also serve as each other's witnesses."

Lawyer Ichimura nodded, "Yes, Mr. Oba and I have been looking for clues to the treasure in the garden."

"What did you find?"

Asuka Kuramoto asked.

Lawyer Ichimura frowned, "This has nothing to do with the case, right?"

Kuramoto Asuri choked and looked unhappy.

"After dinner, I felt a little uncomfortable, so I went to find Dr. Seo, hoping he could help me."

"Yes, I can testify for Miss Kuramoto."

Dr. Seo said.

The doctor's wife, Hanada Shizuru, looked at her husband and Miss Kuramoto, and recalled the scene just now. She vaguely felt that her husband was hiding something from her, but she didn't think about her husband's cheating.

"I'm resting in the room, so... no one can prove it."

Hanata Shizuru said with his head down.

"My sister and I have always been together."

John said with a smile.

Sally nodded and held her brother's hand, "Yes, we have always been together."

Bai Chuan sighed, hoping they were half-brothers and sisters, otherwise they would feel awkward no matter how they looked at them.

"Myself."

Gu Tianfu, a muscular man with a sinewy face and tattoos on his arms, kept his words concise and to the point, and he had no witnesses.

"I was thinking about new poetry in my room, and Miss Kojima inspired me, but I haven't written it yet."

Yajima Keiji said, the implication is that he is also a person, in YY Miss Kojima.

Anyone who understands understands, so the modern poet Yajima Keiji received a few eye rolls.

"The time I went upstairs after dinner was 6:30. Before 6:40, I rested alone in the room. After 6:40, I made an appointment with Miss Tashiro to catch up with the past. In fact, we are old friends."

Tokuji Furuta lowered his head and said, he seemed a little inferior in front of so many glamorous people.

"Yes, I was with my boyfriend Nishi Toshijun before 6:40, and we had dinner at 6:30. At that time, he invited me to explore the taboo room 3, but I was timid, so I didn't I dared to go in, so I said goodbye to Nishi Jun and went to see my old friend Furuta Jun. "

Except for the innocent Mei Chiyuki and the full-time wife Shizuru Hanada, everyone else seemed to understand what they meant by "reminiscing about the past". Kojima Shiko looked at the two with contempt in her eyes.

Although she is a female anchor, Kojima Akiko hates women who are in the sex business. Especially in recent years, many such women have joined the live broadcast industry, which makes her feel that her reputation has been affected and has ruined the entire industry. Industry ethos.

Kojima Zizi also hates men who are submissive in real life, but secretly look for slutty women.

"At this time, I am with Kuraki-kun."

Kojima Zizi had just finished speaking, and everyone's eyes were focused on her and Bai Chuan.

Except for the quiet Qianyuki Mei, she knew that the two of them had no extraordinary behavior.

Bai Chuan nodded, "Yes, Miss Kojima is thanking me because I did a good thing."

Shirakawa also did not disclose the matter of Kojima Seiko's sister. Obviously Kojima Seiko's lack of explanation meant that she did not want others to know. This may be related to the girl's reputation.

"I went to the forest to hunt for treasure, and there should be no one who can testify for me."

Reporter Keisuke Koyama said.

"I'm resting alone in my room."

Qianxue Meiyi whispered.

The butler also came back from the kitchen at this time and handed the coffee to Bai Chuan.

Baichuan asked while drinking coffee to relieve his mental fatigue,

"Mr. Butler, what were you doing between 6:40 and 7:40?"

"Because of Miss Kojima's suggestion, I am preparing for the dance."

Hideyuki Tanimoto said with a serious face.

Bai Chuan judged from his eyes that he was not lying.

This is very strange. Apart from the deceased's girlfriend, the only person who can enter the deceased's room is Mr. Tanimoto, the housekeeper.

"Mr. Tanimoto, did you give anyone else a spare key?"

Bai Chuan asked.

"No."

Hideyuki Tanimoto said with great certainty.

Bai Chuan nodded.

"So, only Mrs. Hanada, Miss Chiyuki, Mr. Koyama, Mr. Yajima, Mr. Tanimoto, and Mr. Fu Tanita have no alibi."

Shuichi Oba concluded.

"But that doesn't rule out someone lying."

Reporter Keisuke Koyama said.

Oba Shuichi looked at Shirakawa.

Bai Chuan looked at the coffee and considered whether to test everyone, so that it would be very easy to catch the murderer.

But his intuition told him that this case was not difficult, and he could not rely too much on identification skills.

He has finished a whole cup of coffee, which should last for 30 minutes. The effect of ordinary coffee is getting smaller and smaller, and spiritual coffee is precious. When ordinary coffee can be used instead, it is better to reduce the frequency of spiritual coffee. .

Because the heartbeat value plays a very important role, in addition to redeeming spiritual coffee, blind box clues and later system upgrades are also needed.

Therefore, every motivation point needs to be spent on the edge.

Converging his thoughts, Baichuan analyzed,

"It is impossible for Mrs. Hanada and Mei-san to push a man like Shunji Nishi into the bathtub until he suffocates to death. The murderer must be a man, and his strength exceeds that of Shunji Nishi."

"That's definitely Mr. Tanitafu!"

Kuramoto Asuka exclaimed.

She had long thought that Gu Tianfu was very scary and tall, which fit the image of a murderer.

Kojima Zizi and Mrs. Hanada also showed horrified expressions. They obviously felt that only Tanita Fu matched Shirakawa's description.

Bai Chuan shook his head. The person who looks most like the murderer is often not the real murderer.

"It is not ruled out that two people committed the crime together, so that each other can not only have an alibi, but also meet the conditions of being completely stronger than Nishi Shunji."

Bai Chuan said slowly.

"What? Two people committing a crime together?"

The focus of attention instantly shifted from the individual with no alibi to the group with the testimony of the two people getting along.

Professor Shuichi Oba and lawyer Hiromi Ichimura, doctor Masao Seo and makeup artist Asuka Kuramoto, engineers Tokuji Furuta and Yoriko Tashiro, as well as John and Sally, and Shirakawa and Kojima Seiko.

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