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Chapter 257 Neither of the brothers are professionals

Chapter 257 Neither of the brothers are professionals

It's hard to say how others felt, but Akutagawa Hiko slept quite comfortably.

The next morning, the dark clouds that had filled the sky had dispersed, and the morning sunlight, carrying a damp scent, shone on the villa where someone had been murdered the night before.

The Izu region was not under the jurisdiction of Inspector Megure, whom Akutagawa Hiko knew well, but rather by Inspector Yokomizo, whom he was meeting for the first time. Yokomizo's distinctive loud voice and coral-shaped haircut were still very recognizable.

"You must be Detective Akutagawa! You're even more charismatic in person than in the news! I'm a huge fan, please give me your autograph!"

Normally, Akutagawa Hiko would not refuse such a small request from a fan, but Detective Yokomizo is not doing a good job at this time, as there is a murder case in the works.

If someone seizes on this and uses it to attack him, it might not be easy for this criminal investigator to be promoted to police inspector in the future.

Fortunately, Officer Yokomizo brought along trustworthy friends, and his colleagues were used to his unreliable behavior, so they simply stepped in and separated him.

Akutagawa Hiko was then able to explain the situation: "Last night, three girls saw a murderer who only showed his eyes. He looked a lot like this Mr. Yuzo, but he was with me and Conan the whole time. We were discussing manga, so there was no opportunity for him to commit the crime."

"We learned from Mr. Yuzo that he has two triplets, so we suspect that one of them is the murderer, but we do not know where they are at the moment."

After listening, Officer Yokomizo suddenly understood.

He wondered why his idol hadn't subdued the murderer immediately, allowing him to experience the thrill of an easy victory. It turned out the murderer hadn't appeared.

Officer Yokomizo looked expectant.

He had long coveted the police officers in Tokyo, having two famous detectives helping him, plus Shinichi Kudo, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time, making a total of three!

He had worked with Kogoro Mouri before, but unfortunately, this guy wasn't as capable as rumored, especially before he fell into a deep sleep, his level of confusion was just like Kogoro's.

However, he felt a strong connection to the detective-style crime-solving methods used by criminal investigators.

Moreover, when he transformed into a sleeping Kogoro at the last moment, he reliably solved the case smoothly, earning praise from his superiors after a long period of fruitless work.

Now that I've met this even more famous detective, I can finally witness his crime-solving techniques firsthand!

Officer Yokomizo waved his hand, preparing to have his subordinates notify the two suspects to come to the scene, but unexpectedly, the two arrived at the crime scene just in time.

Neither Tomizawa Taichi nor Tomizawa Tatsuji showed any grief over Tomizawa Tetsuji's death, which shows that their father-son relationship was quite bad.

When he learned that the two of them had become prime suspects in the murder of Tomizawa Tetsuji because of the witnessing of the Suzuki sisters and Ran, Tomizawa Taichi frowned.

This is completely different from the script he wrote. Shouldn't the police or detectives suspect the third brother who left halfway through and be sure he was in the villa? But now it seems there's no such intention at all.

That's what Tomizawa Taiichi thought, and that's naturally what he asked.

Inspector Yokomizo replied nonchalantly, "This gentleman was with Detective Akutagawa at the time of the incident, so he had no opportunity to commit the crime."

Tomizawa Taiichi's pupils dilated instantly. This was terrible; he had only just arrived and a mistake had already occurred. He could only try to shift the blame onto the second son.

Inspector Yokomizo took out his notebook and pen, preparing to write down what the two were saying: "Don't change the subject. Where were you both at 10:30 last night?"

Tomizawa Tatsuji smiled confidently. He hadn't expected that the arrangements he made yesterday to prevent his father from finding out about his secret meeting with Hiromi would actually serve as an alibi.

"I was still in Okinawa last night. I was on a business trip for work and only arrived at Haneda Airport two hours ago on the earliest flight of the day. The last flight from here to Okinawa yesterday was at 8 pm."

"

The implication is that he wasn't here between 8 PM last night and two hours this morning, and therefore had no time to commit the crime.

Akutagawa Hiko suddenly interjected, "Okinawa, huh? I remember Okinawa was one of the areas most severely affected by the typhoon last night. Flights must have been delayed too—"

"Wh-what?!"

Although he bought a ticket, he didn't actually take the plane. Tomizawa Tatsuji looked guilty, and anyone could tell something was wrong.

However, everything requires evidence, especially evidence that can be found without much effort. Detective Yokomizo felt incredibly relieved; this was what it felt like to solve cases alongside this famous detective.

"Quickly call the flight to confirm!"

Seeing that Tomizawa Taichi had revealed such a big flaw, Tomizawa Taichi breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward, saying, "Detective Akutagawa, Inspector, I have an alibi that I don't know if it counts as evidence."

Tomizawa Taichi led the group to the Tomizawa family villa across from the Suzuki family's house, where a landline phone was placed on a cabinet.

The answering machine recorded two audio clips. The first clip was at 3:10 PM, featuring the voices of Yuzo Tomizawa and Conan.

The second call was from Tomizawa Taichi, timed at 11:34 PM, and it was about last night's baseball game.

"The match ended at around 11:25 PM. If I hadn't watched the match, I wouldn't have known the result. Shouldn't that serve as my alibi?"

Officer Yokomizo immediately sent his men to the television and radio stations to confirm the arrangements for yesterday's live broadcast.

Just then, one of the officers under Inspector Yokomizo who was investigating airport flights jogged over and whispered a few words in his ear, causing his expression to immediately turn serious.

"Your name is indeed correct on the flight—"

Before Tomizawa Tatsuji could even catch his breath, Inspector Yokomizo's second sentence plunged him into an ice cave: "But, due to flight delays, the flight with your name on it has not yet landed."

"This—this—"

"May I ask you a question? Where were you at this time last night?!"

Tomizawa Tatsuji's face was rather grim, but now was not the time to worry about saving face. If he were really regarded as the murderer of Tomizawa Tetsuji, his life would be ruined.

"It's true that I'm in Izu, but I've been staying with Hiromi the whole time. I haven't left at all. I only arranged this to fool my dad!"

"Homi?"

"That's my fiancée. She can vouch for me. We even went grocery shopping together—"