The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 312: Mino Muneyuki's Confidence

"Come to think of it, when I broke the plate, it was right after Su Fu put on his apron and left the warehouse!"

When Mino Muneyuki said this, Inspector Megure's eyes widened instantly.

Bai Masong and others also cast suspicious glances at him.

Officer Megure couldn't help but ask,

"Come to think of it, Mr. Mino, didn't you stay in this room with the victim?!"

It was obvious that what Inspector Megure said was doubt and questioning.

However, Mino Muneyuki was not in a hurry and said calmly,

"Yes, because usually the aprons and other things in the pottery classroom are kept in the cabinet."

"So Su Fu usually puts on his apron here."

"Look, his suit is hanging there too!"

As he spoke, Mino Muneyuki pointed towards the cabinet, and Inspector Megure and Takagi Wataru also looked over there.

I saw that there was indeed a suit jacket in the closet.

However, Inspector Megure looked at the coats in the closet with some curiosity.

"What are these thin cloth coats next to this suit?"

What Inspector Megure was pointing at were some long-sleeved dark jackets next to the suits. There were a lot of these jackets, and they were also hanging in the closet.

Mino Muneyuki replied,

"These are for students to wear during class,"

He smiled and made some strokes with his hand.

"After all, if you want to make some large pottery, wearing an apron alone won't be able to cover your clothes at all."

"In order to protect your clothes, it's safer to wear this coat."

"Oh I got it."

Inspector Megure nodded. It seemed that these clothes had nothing to do with this case.

Bai Masong listened while continuing to examine the body.

On the surface, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this corpse.

It was normal death caused by respiratory obstruction, probably strangulation.

However, there are only two strange things. One is that the tie pin is positioned a little low, and the hole of the tie pin is a little big, as if it was torn open.

Another point is that the two sides of the sleeve are of different lengths. Either the two people had a fight, or the deceased was unexpectedly strangled to death by the murderer when he was pulling the sleeve.

However, there is no need to rush now. Let's continue to listen to what the two suspects have to say.

I only heard Officer Megure continue to ask,

"Mr. Minong, may I ask what you and the victim were doing here at that time?"

This question clearly showed that he still had doubts about Mino Muneyuki, but Mino Muneyuki remained calm and collected.

"Oh, I was looking for Miss Kikuyo at the time, and then I saw Miss Kikuyo entering this warehouse, so I followed her in."

"Later, I realized that Su Fu was also here."

"Oh?"

Inspector Megure looked at Kasama Kikuyo again and said in a deep voice,

"Is this true, Ms. Kasama Kikuyo?"

"Um,"

Kasama Kikuyo nodded. At this point, she had basically wiped away her tears and suppressed her sadness. She replied,

"At that time, I saw Su Fu coming back, so I helped him change his clothes."

"Then, the teacher came to the warehouse."

"At that time, the teacher told me that he was going to the kiln room, so he asked me to take care of the students, and I left immediately."

Inspector Megure felt that the two of them were pushing each other when they heard this. He frowned slightly and continued to ask,

"So what did you say then?"

"Of course I agreed at the time,"

Kasama Kikuyo answered without hesitation. Could she have refuted the fact that her teacher was also her boss?

"I immediately followed the teacher's instructions and returned to the classroom to instruct and look after the students."

"Ah."

Officer Megure nodded slightly, then turned to look at Mino Muneyuki.

"So, at that time, there were only two of you left in the warehouse, you and the deceased Mr. Mino Soo?"

"Ah, of course."

Mino Muneyuki nodded.

However, he was also aware of Inspector Megure's suspicion of him, so he waved his hands in front of him.

"Hey, Mr. Police Officer, please wait a moment."

"Are you doubting that I killed Su Fu?"

Although Mino Muneyuki said this, his face looked very relaxed, and his words were still unhurried.

"I told you, Su Fu had already left this warehouse before I smashed the plate here."

"If I had killed him at that time and stuffed him into the cabinet in this warehouse, then the two students Xiaolan and Sonoko who came here to help me pick up the pieces, as well as the child Conan, would have discovered the corner of his apron."

Inspector Megure and Hakuba Matsu indeed heard Mino Muneyuki's words clearly.

Bai Masong did not say anything. He continued to check the corpse and various clues around it, his expression unchanged.

Officer Megure frowned even more tightly, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Mino Muneyuki.

"But it is also possible that after the students who helped you clean up, Xiaolan and the others, left, you pulled him out again to make sure that Mr. Mino Sofu was indeed dead."

"Then, when I stuffed his body back in, a piece of the apron accidentally came out."

What Inspector Megure said was actually a bit far-fetched.

Miwako Sato even wanted to remind him that investigating a case is not about proving something for its own sake.

If Mino Muneyuki really killed someone and hid the person in the closet, how could he have asked students to clean up the broken dishes?

Could it be that he couldn't clean it up?

This kind of thing is hard to explain, unless he has another purpose.

Sure enough, Mino Muneyuki also smiled helplessly.

"Officer, I don't think I'm stupid enough to kill someone and hide in a closet, and then let students come to this warehouse without knowing for sure whether the person is dead or not."

"Instead of doing that, I might as well wait until the dead of night and throw the body into the wild. That would be safer."

"Well, that's true."

Inspector Megure scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

At this time, Xiaolan also stood up and spoke for Mino Muneyuki.

"Officer Megure, I don't think that's possible for Mino-sensei."

"He ran off to the kiln room while we were still cleaning up the debris."

"Then, when we returned to the classroom, he was already waiting for us in the classroom."

"After that, Mr. Mino stayed with us students and even guided Conan in his pottery work."

"Right, Conan."

Xiaolan said, turning to look at Conan.

Conan was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied,

"Uh, yes, yes!"