Chapter 243 Ski Lodge Murder Case part 10

"Teacher Yonehara, why did it become like this?"

Minori Nakamura looked at Akiko Yonehara in disbelief. She had never doubted that Akiko Yonehara was the murderer, because when she was in school, Akiko Yonehara was such a good person. She had never thought that Akiko Yonehara would kill someone.

"You're lying, I don't believe it."

Ran shook her head and was unwilling to believe this fact. She didn't believe that the teacher she admired would be a murderer.

"That's not right, Aizen!"

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly said, "When I was attacked, I clearly saw Teacher Yonehara lying on the ground, so the person who attacked me was someone else, so the murderer couldn't be Teacher Yonehara."

Ran agreed and said, "Aizen, although Teacher Yonehara's long hair is a wig, there must be a reason, she can't be the murderer."

Minori Nakamura also said, "Teacher Yonehara was also attacked, and Sonoko saw it with her own eyes, so she can't be wrong."

"There is a reason why I wear a wig."

Akiko Yonehara said, looking at Moriarty, "Colen and I met on the Internet. He prefers women with long hair, so I wore a wig on purpose. I know it's not right. I wanted to tell him the truth many times, but I didn't dare to say it."

Moriarty heard it and said, "Akiko, you are so silly. Can I stop liking you just because you changed your hairstyle? If you had said it earlier, this wouldn't have happened today."

Minori Nakamura suddenly said, "I remember that two months ago, Teacher Yonehara suddenly asked for a long vacation of more than half a month, and then her hair suddenly grew very long. I was surprised at the time. So it was because of this?"

Akiko Yonehara nodded and said, "At that time, I thought that if Colen and I could be together, I would definitely introduce him to you. If that person "I suddenly changed my hair from short to long, you will definitely find it wrong, so I did it on purpose."

Suzuki Sonoko said to Aizen: "Aizen, you also heard that there is a reason why Teacher Yonehara wears a wig."

Aizen looked at everyone and said: "I'm afraid Sonoko didn't see the face of Teacher Yonehara lying on the ground at that time? I think she should have only seen the wig, and then she had no chance to recognize it, and was attacked by Teacher Yonehara hiding behind the door. This is very likely."

Ran asked: "What about the footprints?"

Aizen: "It's easy to do, just step on a footprint beforehand."

Akiko Yonehara said: "When Teacher Sugiyama appeared, I was sitting in the hall. Teacher Nakamura and others can testify to this. What about this?"

"At first glance, this is indeed impossible, but..."

Aizen looked at everyone and said, "If we have kite string and rubber bands, this can be done easily. Just use the kite string tied with a rubber band, wrap it around the two pillars in front of the gate, and then make a small circle with the other end of the kite string, and then tie it up. After it's done, tie the rubber band to the neck of Mr. Sugiyama, who is already stiff after death, let him lean in front of the gate, and then fix the snow at his feet."

Of course, before Mr. Sugiyama presses on the doorbell, the length of the string must be adjusted to make the body appear in a restrained state. It won't take long for the rubber band to break due to loss of elasticity at this temperature, and the body will fall down and press the doorbell. The kite string as evidence will be blown away from the scene by the wind and disappear."

"In order to use this method, the body needs to be in a state of rigor mortis, which means that Mr. Sugiyama must have been killed several hours in advance. Therefore, it is only possible that the murderer called Mr. Sugiyama here in advance and then killed him. I don't know if you noticed, when I came here, I noticed some icicles under the eaves. If no one came here in advance to turn on the heating, it would be impossible for icicles to form under the eaves."

"Great reasoning."

Moriarty clapped his hands lightly and said, "I have to admit that your reasoning is very good, and very organized, and interconnected. When I came here, I also noticed the existence of icicles. It was indeed caused by someone coming here in advance to turn on the heating."

"Mr. Moriarty?!"

Hearing this, everyone thought that Moriarty agreed with Aizen's reasoning and felt that Akiko Yonehara was the murderer. They couldn't help but look at him, after all, he was Akiko Yonehara's boyfriend.

Moriarty looked at Akiko Yonehara and said, "But I believe Akiko is not that kind of person. She is not the murderer. I have nothing to prove for Akiko, but I am very clear about one thing. If Akiko is the murderer, then the wig that served as the murder weapon would definitely have blood that matches that of Mr. Kohei Shimoda. Judging from the marks of strangulation on Mr. Kohei Shimoda's neck, it is absolutely impossible that there would be no blood on the wig that served as the murder weapon. Am I right?"

Aizen nodded and said, "That's exactly what I wanted to say. I only have this evidence to prove that Ms Yonehara is the murderer. If there is really no blood on it, then no matter how good my reasoning is, there is no conclusive evidence."

Moriarty handed the wig to Aizen, "In that case, I'll trouble you to keep this wig, Mr. Aizen. It won't be too late to hand it over to the police when they arrive tomorrow morning."

"Then I'll be polite."

Aizen took the wig and frowned slightly.

"Why? Why does Moriarty look so confident?"

Conan was surprised. In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with Aizen's reasoning. The wig should have blood on it, which was decisive evidence, but Moriarty didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. The same was true for Akiko Yonehara. Her expression didn't change, as if the wig was not decisive evidence. This was really strange.

"Could it be that the wig has been changed? No, there was no wig in the room on the second floor. If Ran and the others found it, they would definitely tell you, so the wig has not been changed."

Conan's heart was turbulent. He thought of the possibility that the wig had been changed, but he immediately rejected it, because if the wig was really changed, there would be no place to hide it. Before it was exposed, it was the best choice to wear the wig on the head.

But if the wig was the original one, then Moriarty and Akiko Yonehara were too calm in Conan's opinion. It shouldn't be like this. .

"Mr. Aizen, your reasoning is very brilliant. I have nothing to refute now. As Moriarty said, if I were the criminal, there would be blood stains on the wig. When the police come tomorrow, I will hand over the wig to the police for inspection. I believe that I will be cleared of all charges."

Akiko Yonehara was not angry at Aizen's reasoning. She said to Aizen very calmly.

"Thank you for your understanding, Ms Yonehara."

Aizen nodded to express his gratitude.

"Akiko, let's go up to the room."

Moriarty held Akiko Yonehara's hand and said to Aizen and others, "You don't have to worry about us running away, because Akiko is definitely not the murderer. If she is the murderer, it will be useless even if she runs away." Then he and Akiko Yonehara walked towards the stairs.

No one stopped the two and let them leave.

Seeing the two leave, Aizen put the wig on the table in the hall and said to Ran Mouri and the other two girls, "Ran, you three stay here in the hall and help look at the wig. I'll go to Teacher Shimoda's room to take a look."

Ran Mouri and the other two girls nodded. Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki looked unhappy. Akiko Yonehara was their beloved teacher. Now Aizen said that Akiko Yonehara was the murderer, and his reasoning was well-founded. They couldn't help but worry and were unwilling to believe this fact.

Aizen went upstairs and Conan followed him.

In the room of Akiko Yonehara upstairs, when she walked into the room, Akiko Yonehara's body softened and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, she was helped up by Moriarty behind her.

Moriarty helped Akiko Yonehara to sit down on the bed, looked at her and smiled: "It seems that you are not as strong as I thought. I thought you were not afraid at all."

"I have thought about the possibility of the incident and have prepared for it, but I am still a little scared when it comes to the end."

Akiko Yonehara smiled bitterly and thanked Moriarty: "Thank you, if you hadn't given me a new wig to replace, I would definitely not have escaped this time. By the way, where did you put the wig?"

Moriarty said: "Don't worry, I put it in an absolutely safe place. Even if the police demolished this villa, they would not be able to find the wig. You can rest assured."

Looking at her, Moriarty continued, "I didn't expect that we would meet Aizen and others, so that the plan I planned would be easily seen through. If I just let the police investigate, I would be very confident."

Akiko Yonehara shook her head and said, "It's not your fault. I invited them here, and I rejected your proposal to frame Mr. Sakai, otherwise your plan would be more perfect."

Moriarty nodded, reached out and touched Akiko Yonehara's cheek and said, "This matter has passed just like that, don't take it too seriously, they deserve it, don't put too much pressure on yourself." He knew very well that Akiko Yonehara was just an ordinary woman, and killing was not something she could easily accept. For a long time in the future, she might be in negative emotions such as self-blame and fear.

"Don't worry, I'm prepared, there won't be any problem."

Akiko Yonehara shook her head, took a breath and said, "I don't know what your purpose is, but since you helped me, I will fulfill my promise. I will recognize you as my boyfriend, and I won't care what you do."

 　Moriarty looked at her and smiled, "Akiko, you are really beautiful, how about giving me a chance to pursue you?"

"Are you serious?"

Akiko Yonehara looked at Moriarty and said.

Moriarty nodded to show that he was serious.

Akiko Yonehara looked at him and said, "Anyway, I'm a murderer now. I don't think I can get over it if I'm asked to be with someone else in the future. If you're serious, we can try to get along for a while. You're not a good person, otherwise you wouldn't help me plan a murder plan, and I'm not a good person either. It's not impossible for us to be together."

"I'll make you like me!"

Moriarty said meaningfully. Although Akiko Yonehara was already thirty years old, according to the information he had investigated, she had no experience in love, and she had a score of 90 in the system. He didn't mind attacking Akiko Yonehara at all.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Akiko Yonehara looked at him and said. Her perception of Moriarty was not bad, but it was not very good either. She knew that she would never be able to marry someone like an ordinary woman in the future. After all, she had killed someone, and being with this mysterious Moriarty might be a good choice. Of course, she couldn't guarantee what the final result would be, so she could only take it one step at a time.

"You stay here in the room. I'll go out and take a look."

Moriarty stood up and walked towards the door.

Akiko Yonehara did not stop him, nor did she ask where Moriarty was going. Instead, she lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling, thinking about what had happened recently.

After Moriarty left the room, he walked to Kohei Shimoda's room, and sure enough, he saw Aizen and Conan.

Moriarty smiled and said, "Mr. Aizen, are you still looking for evidence?"

Aizen looked at him and said, "I am very confident in my reasoning and I don't think there is anything wrong with my reasoning, but the calmness of you and Teacher Mihara tells me that you have something to rely on. There should be no blood stains on the wig, so I came here to see if I can find new evidence."

Moriarty nodded and said, "I have to say, Detective Aizen, your reasoning is beyond my expectation. Your reasoning is not wrong, and your worry is not unreasonable. No matter how the police examine the wig, there will be no problem."

Conan heard this and said, "In this case, you admit that Teacher Mihara is the murderer?"

"Did I admit it?"

Moriarty chuckled, and then said, "And even if I admit it, will it be useful? You have no evidence at all. As long as Akiko doesn't admit it herself, you can't do anything to her."

Aizen and Conan couldn't help but frowned when they heard this. 

"Why are you telling us this?"

Conan asked. Moriarty had no need to tell them this. It was useless for them to guess. After all, there was no evidence. Now the other party told them the truth. He didn't understand why.

Moriarty smiled and said to Aizen: "Mr. Aizen, can I take Conan to my room to talk?"

Aizen looked at Conan and said: "It's up to Conan to decide. I can't make the decision."

"I'd love to know what you want to say to me."

Conan said without thinking. He was really curious about what Moriarty wanted to say to him.

Moriarty turned around and walked out. Conan followed behind.

Aizen watched the two leave, then looked at the body and fell into deep thought.

Moriarty took Conan to his room, and when Conan entered the room, he locked the door from the inside.

Conan looked at Moriarty and said, "What do you want to tell me?"

Moriarty walked to the window with his back to Conan. He suddenly sighed and said, "I say, I have obviously reminded you several times. Don't you realize it until now?"

"What do you mean?"

Conan was stunned. He had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't dare to guarantee it.

Moriarty said, "Doesn't my last name remind you of something?"

"Professor Moriarty!"

Conan said in a deep voice, "Your last name reminds me of Professor Moriarty, the lifelong enemy of Sherlock Holmes."

"It seems that you have thought of something, but you are still skeptical."

Moriarty chuckled and said, "Kudo Shinichi, a high school detective, is known as the 'Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei Era' and the 'savior of the Japanese police'. Am I right?"

Conan was shocked when he heard this, and said hopefully, "Are you talking about Brother Shinichi?"

"I'm talking about you!"

Moriarty turned around, looked at Conan and said, "You are known as the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei Era, am I not your enemy, Moriarty?"

"You...you... you are Jigsaw !"

Conan pointed at Moriarty with his finger, his face full of shock and disbelief, but Moriarty's appearance had changed, becoming the appearance of Jigsaw, and he has never forgotten this appearance.

"It's me your old friend, the Jigsaw, Kudo Shinichi."

Moriarty looked at Conan with a smile. Moriarty was the mirror image of Aizen. The reason why Aizen arranged for the Jigsaw to appear as Moriarty was that he wanted to try to arrange an identity for the Jigsaw to exist in this world, and wanted to see if there would be any changes. This is just a simple experiment, and failure or success has no effect on him.

"Kudo Shinichi? What Kudo Shinichi?"

Conan still held on to luck and was unwilling to admit that he was Kudo Shinichi.

Moriarty looked at him and said, "You don't want to admit it? If that's the case, then I have nothing to say. I can only let Gin and Vodka verify it. After all, Kudo Shinichi is a person they have killed, and now he is alive again. I think they must want to know the reason."

Conan's heart sank when he heard this. If this is true, the consequences will be even more unimaginable. He said in a deep voice: "Jigsaw, what do you want?"

"Call me Moriarty. I'm not like you who don't know how to hide myself and think that you can call people 'Shinichi' and 'Shinichi' as you like when there are no outsiders around, as if you're afraid that others don't know your true identity." 

After mocking Conan, Moriarty said, "My purpose is actually very simple, which is to play a detective game. I provide some people with methods of killing, and they will carry them out for various purposes. What you have to do is to stop them from killing or to unravel their methods of committing crimes. This is what you should do as a detective. There should be no problem in asking you to do these things, right?"

Even if the other party didn't say it, Conan would do it, but he didn't understand the other party's purpose and what benefits it would bring, so he just asked directly.

Moriarty said, "Benefits? Some things are not done only for benefits. You can think of it as my interest."

Conan looked at him and said, "I will find a way to catch you."

"If you can do it, I welcome it."

Moriarty said indifferently, and then reminded, "Remember, you can't tell my identity to anyone, including your parents. If I know that my identity is known to a third party because of you, I will tell Gin that you are still alive. I think he will be interested in you."

"I will keep it a secret."

Conan nodded and agreed. He did not ask the other party to keep a secret for him. If the other party really wanted to say something, he would have said it long ago. After struggling for a while, Conan still asked, "Can you tell me about your organization, especially about Gin?" "

I just joined this organization not long ago. I don't know much, and I can't tell you. If you want to know, you should check it yourself."

Moriarty said and walked to the door, opened the door, and made a gesture of invitation.

Conan said nothing more and walked out of the room. Until this moment, he still didn't understand what the purpose of the Jigsaw was, but he knew that the current situation was not too bad for him. At least Kudo Shinichi's identity had not been exposed, and he didn't have to be attacked by the Black Organization. It was a blessing in disguise.

After returning to the room where Kohei Shimoda's body was, Conan didn't say anything to Aizen, and Aizen didn't ask him anything.

The next morning, the police arrived and took over the case. At the same time, they took the wig and took it for testing.

The results of the test came out more than an hour later. There was no blood on it, let alone Kohei Shimoda's blood, which showed that Aizen's reasoning was wrong. 

When the results came out, Akiko Yonehara was not angry, but generously forgave Aizen. She knew very well that if it weren't for Moriarty's help, she would not be able to escape this time.

The police investigated the case, and after being busy for most of the day, they didn't find anything, so they could only let everyone leave.

The police will continue to investigate the case, but only a few people know that this case will become an unsolved case, because Aizen's reasoning is correct, but there is indeed no evidence, so no matter how the police investigate, it will be useless.

After the group was able to leave, they separated.