Soon, the police arrived at the crime scene and began to follow the procedures.
It was fine to leave the police matters to Kogoro Mouri, Lin Yi went directly to the seventh floor to see how things were.
Without an on-site investigation, Lin Yi really didn't feel comfortable telling Kogoro Mouri the answer, just like after solving a math problem, he had to check it again from the beginning, lest he miscalculate or omit a number in the middle.
After re-examining it, Lin Yi made sure there were no problems, then called Kogoro Mouri and asked him to come up to the seventh floor to discuss the murder.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi couldn't help but look around, feeling a little puzzled.
Didn't he use a good impression event card on Yoko Okino?
Why hasn't the event occurred after more than ten minutes?
Considering the system's nature, Lin Yi couldn't help but guess: Could it be that the event has already happened, but I missed it?
While lost in thought, Kogoro Mouri came up in the elevator, and as he walked towards Lin Yi, he asked, "Lin boy, why do you want to discuss the case in this place?"
"Because I suspect this is also a murder scene."
Lin Yi temporarily suppressed other distracting thoughts, waved to Kogoro Mouri, and took the lead in entering the warehouse.
"Here?"
Kogoro Mouri walked in with strong curiosity, he knew Lin Yi wouldn't speak without basis.
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"Miss Yoko, something bad happened. There was a murder on the fourth floor."
Inside the ninth-floor dressing room, the assistant Misa came in and told Yoko Okino about this.
"No way?"
Yoko Okino was taken aback, she never thought that a murder would be so close to her, she asked, "Could it be another prank by the Human Observation program group?"
"It's not a prank. It's real, the police have already rushed over..."
Misa walked over, picked up her water glass, took a sip, and said, "The director has communicated with the police and temporarily suspended some of the program shooting..."
"The crime scene is on the fourth floor, so all the programs being filmed on the fourth floor are temporarily suspended to fully cooperate with the police investigation... Miss Yoko, you can rest for a while."
"Is that so..."
After hearing this news, Yoko Okino couldn't help but think of Lin Yi and Kogoro Mouri.
"Since there's time now, I'll go buy food and come back... What do you want to eat?"
Misa asked Yoko Okino.
"Anything is fine... I'm not picky."
Yoko Okino smiled at her.
"Okay, I'll be back soon."
After Misa finished speaking, she left with her wallet.
"... ... ... ..."
After waiting for a while, Yoko Okino couldn't sit still any longer. She left the dressing room, intending to go to the crime scene to see what was happening.
There were too many people at the ninth-floor elevator, so she simply took the stairs to the seventh floor and then took the elevator down to the fourth floor.
However, just as Yoko Okino came down to the seventh floor, she happened to see Lin Yi and Kogoro Mouri entering the warehouse.
This made Yoko Okino stop in her tracks, filled with curiosity: Wasn't the murder on the fourth floor? Why did they come to the seventh floor?
With this strong curiosity, Yoko Okino thought about going into the warehouse to say hello.
She was just about to knock on the door when she inadvertently heard their conversation.
This made Yoko Okino's hand, which was about to knock on the door, stop.
"Uncle Mouri, do you see the window over here? The window on the seventh floor is perfectly aligned with the window below on the fourth floor."
"Oh--I didn't expect such a coincidence. Wait, are you saying that the killer was in this place, killing editor Suwa?"
"Yes, holding a handgun and firing downwards from the window... it would be easy to eliminate the target, and as for the handgun, you can just throw it down, and it will naturally fall next to the body."
"Indeed... So, all the other bullet holes on the wall were faked in advance?"
"Yes... and just now I also ran down to the first floor to take a look. There's a bullet on the ground directly below the window."
"Found a bullet? That makes things easier... It's enough to support your reasoning just now. Who do you suspect is the killer?"
"Takafumi Matsuo! Uncle, do you remember that he left midway and then left covered in sweat? I suspect he ran to this place to commit the murder. From the ninth floor to the fourth floor, it takes six or seven minutes to run the stairs, and more than four minutes to take the elevator down to the fourth floor..."
"However, he wouldn't take the elevator because there are surveillance cameras inside... On the contrary, he would use the surveillance cameras in the elevator to prove his innocence."
"However, from the ninth floor to this warehouse on the seventh floor, a round trip of more than four minutes is enough."
"So that's how it is... Takafumi Matsuo, that guy, is really bold. He actually committed murder right under my nose! He really doesn't take me seriously... But now, we're just lacking evidence."
"The evidence is simple... just do this and this."
"Okay! I'll go prepare immediately!"
After hearing this, Yoko Okino heard footsteps inside the room. She quickly turned around and walked away, walking slowly, disguising herself as a passing staff member.
"Click."
The warehouse door opened, and Kogoro Mouri came out from inside. He didn't notice Yoko Okino's back and walked straight towards the elevator.
Seeing that Kogoro Mouri hadn't noticed her, Yoko Okino couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If he knew that she was eavesdropping and had already learned the truth about the "famous detective," Yoko Okino really didn't know what to say. Anyway, it would definitely be embarrassing.
After Kogoro Mouri left, Lin Yi then came out of the warehouse. Just as he was about to close the door, he saw Yoko Okino.
She was just staring straight at him, with her hands behind her back, with a playful smile: "I... I heard everything."
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He looked left and right to make sure no one was paying attention, then took two steps over, grabbed Yoko Okino's wrist, and pulled her into the warehouse.
He slammed the door shut.
Yoko Okino said with glee, "Lin-kun, are you planning to kill me to silence me?"
Lin Yi didn't say anything, took two steps to corner her, then raised his hand and gave her a 'wall slam'.
Yoko Okino couldn't smile anymore.
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