Chapter 37 Section 3

"I think everyone should know that I have been in the mahjong room in the basement all the time." President Yamamori was the first to speak.I think it is probably because he has 100% self-confidence! "Of course things like running to the bathroom are unavoidable! In terms of time, it's about two to three minutes—it's not enough time to do bad things. And my little brother is always with me. But speaking together, Mr. Moriguchi and the chef are too! In other words, there are witnesses to prove what I said.” Shi Cang nodded sharply at his words, as if very satisfied. "When did mahjong end?" After I asked, President Yamamori immediately answered. "Around ten thirty, just like what I told you last night. After playing mahjong, everyone chatted here, and you came downstairs after chatting until about eleven o'clock."

"Needless to say, me too." Shi Cang said with a rather optimistic expression on his face. After I was silent for a while, President Yamamori then said to his wife: "Next, you will talk." Madam looked very unconvinced, but she still didn't say a word of complaint, and turned to face me. "I was here with Yumi from the end of the meal until almost ten o'clock. After I took Yumi back to the room and let her lie down on the bed, I went back to see my husband and the others, and then I stayed with them all the time. Together." "It happened to be exactly ten o'clock when my wife came back to us." President Yamamori said to me, and this happened to be the question I wanted to ask next. "You can confirm this with Mr. Moriguchi and the others."

I nodded, and in terms of order, the next one was Yumi who was sitting next to the lady, so I shifted my gaze to her. "You don't need Yumi!" President Yamamori said after noticing my gaze, "Do you think the little girl can do anything?" He did have a point.So I turned my attention to Saburo Kanai again. "After I finished eating, I played darts." He said, "Miss Hagio was playing pinball next door, and Ms. Murayama and Mr. Takemoto were also playing billiards next door." "He's right." Noriko Murayama interjected, and Masahiko Takemoto nodded.

"After shooting darts, I was talking to my wife and Yumi, and I was still here until about half past nine. Then I went back to my room to take a shower. After I took a shower, I wanted to go outside to blow some air, so I We climbed up to the top floor. At that time, Ms. Murayama and Mr. Takemoto were already on the top floor.” "What time was it?" "I don't think it's ten o'clock yet." "Well, yes." Noriko Murayama interrupted again, "It's not ten o'clock yet. Because Miss Shizuko also appeared soon afterward, and her arrival time happened to be around ten o'clock."

"Please wait a moment." I looked at Kanai Saburo's face, "Didn't you go for a walk with Miss Shizuko?" "A walk?" He frowned in confusion. "No! I didn't leave the hotel." "But," I shifted my gaze to Miss Shizuko this time, "Miss Shizuko should have left the hotel around 9:40, right? I thought you must have gone out with Mr. Kanai." Miss Shizuko showed a dumbfounded expression.Maybe she was quite surprised that I knew she was going out! "Dongzi just saw you at that time." It took her a while to nod at my explanation. "That should be when I was looking for a promenade." Miss Shizuko said as if remembering something: "Because my wife asked me if there were any promenades nearby that the young lady could walk, so I went looking for it."

"Shizuko is right." The lady said: "Because the sound of insects is very pleasant, I want to let Yumi go for a walk. Miss Shizuko is going to help me confirm the safety of the environment. But it's too dark outside, so it's not safe. That's why we gave up our minds." "How long has Miss Shizuko been away?" I asked. "About ten minutes." She replied, "Afterwards, my wife and I sent the young lady back to her room, and then I went up to the top floor. That... because Mr. Jinjing said that he would go up to the top floor after taking a shower, so..."

Ms. Shizuko was a little shaken when she spoke later, probably because her relationship with Saburo Kanai was forced to be made public in front of everyone! "Speaking of which, I think you should already understand the general situation of the matter, right?" Noriko Murayama said in a confident tone: "Mr. Takemoto and I are playing billiards. The time after the game is probably Mr. Jinjing's return home." The first few minutes in the room, that is, before nine thirty. Then I went to the top floor with Mr. Takemoto to talk about some work. After chatting, Mr. Kanai and Ms. Harumura came."

I looked at Takemoto Masahiko's face with a confirmed expression.He nodded towards me as if to say "no mistake". "Okay, now everyone's actions are clear!" President Yamamori rubbed his hands and looked around the crowd, "It seems that everyone spent their own night. It's just that the only one who knows , that is, everyone has an alibi after ten o'clock. However, Ms. Hagio left the room after ten o'clock, so no one present can have any contact with her." Shi Cang's face slumped in an instant, while Madam looked at me proudly with her chest up as if she had won something.

I crossed my arms over my chest and looked down at my feet. impossible-- Someone is lying.Dongzi ran to the edge of a cliff in the middle of the night and fell?This is really hard for me to believe. "You don't seem to be able to accept it!" Madam's voice sounded, mixed with a slight sense of sarcasm, "If you refuse to accept it anyway, can you explain to us? Why do you have to kill that lady? What? Motivation? This is the word to use at a time like this!" motivation-- Although I am not reconciled, but this is indeed a big question.Why had to kill her?Could it be that she was involved in some unexpected incident? ……He was involved? ...

correct!I clapped my hands inwardly.Was she leaving the room in the middle of the night because of something very important?For example, it's like... She saw something, and the person who saw it was trying to stop her mouth—— "What's wrong? Hurry up and tell me what the motivation is, you!" Madam's words were still sharp, while I remained silent. "Don't do this." President Yamamori said: "If your closest friend dies suddenly, anyone will be very suspicious. Since everyone's alibi has been supported by someone, and the suspicion has been lifted, that's enough. Bar!"

Suspect cleared? What nonsense!I thought to myself, none of the suspicions have been solved at all.All men are enemies to me.It doesn't make any sense to me to say that there are witnesses and alibi where I didn't see it. I still lowered my head and gritted my teeth hard.