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Chapter 355 The Betrayer's Stage (7)

Amuro Toru's eyes shuttled around every corner of the stage, as if he was looking for any clues that could solve the mystery. He looked at Okiya Subaru, with a hint of temptation in his eyes: "Did multiple people commit the crime? If it was really committed by one person, then this person must have extraordinary powers. Mr. Okiya, don't you think so? When I met you before, I was fortunate to appreciate your excellent reasoning ability."

Subaru Okiya smiled slightly, that smile was both humble and confident. "No, Mr. Amuro, you are overpraising me. I am just a graduate student who is keen on reasoning. However, the abnormality on the rope you mentioned is indeed eye-catching. You see, the small hole on the rope looks like something has been deliberately stuffed in, or it has been pierced by something sharp."

As the two talked, Amuro Toru's eyes fell on the side of the stage again, where a folding chair, a broken rope and a half-opened toolbox were scattered. He squatted down and carefully examined the broken end of the rope, frowning: "The broken part of this rope is very neat, it is likely the remaining part of the rope used as a murder weapon. But why was it discarded here? Was it negligence of the murderer, or did it do it on purpose?"

At this time, Conan's attention was attracted by another detail. He squatted down and saw a thin line that almost merged with the ground: "Hmm? This thin line... looks like a kite line, but why is it here? Moreover, it extends all the way to the back seat."

Conan's curiosity drove him to carefully follow the trajectory of the kite string and go around to the back of the stage. He stared with wide eyes and carefully observed the end of the kite string. There was a baseball tied there. "What's going on?" Conan muttered to himself.

Officer Megure Juzo arrived at the scene. He cleared his throat and said, "So, what is the general situation of the case?"

Takagi Shigeru immediately stepped forward and reported respectfully: "The deceased was a musician named Hatano Midori, who was only 39 years old. He had planned to perform a live concert on this stage tomorrow, but he unexpectedly met with misfortune."

Megure Jusan nodded, frowning, and continued to ask: "When is the estimated time of death?"

The forensic personnel at the scene quickly gave a reply: "Based on the dilation of the victim's pupils, the time of death was about one to two hours ago."

Takagi added: "According to the victim's agent, Mr. Hatto had been alone at the venue about two hours ago, concentrating on writing the lyrics for his new song. In other words, during this time, someone sneaked into the venue and committed the crime."

Megure Jusan looked around, his eyes finally falling on the iron bars and heavy curtains above the stage. He pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems that the murderer took advantage of these stage facilities. They may have first hung a rope on the iron bars connected to the laser lights, and then used the curtain machine to hang the victim up."

[Takagi Shigeru complimented, Inspector Megure, your reasoning is impeccable!

Conan said to himself that he was obviously fooled by those two big liars, just to create a reversal effect later.

Toru Amuro and Subaru Okiya said at the same time, kid, you know everything but you don’t tell it.

Conan, I usually need to understand the motive of the crime before I can make inferences! 】

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