Detective Time had been activated. Current countdown remaining: fifty-nine seconds.
"If he was killed before that, then the one who opened the door for us was...?"
As he spoke, Juzo Megure glanced at Tomita Tomofumi.
"That's right!"
Fujino nodded. "The one who opened the door for us was Tomita Tomofumi. He first drowned his own brother in the bathroom, then, after realizing his murder had been discovered, came up with this scheme."
"Before Inspector Megure arrived, he cleaned up his brother's corpse. Then he disguised himself as his brother and opened the door before returning to the room on the second floor."
As he spoke, he pointed at the large tree outside the window. "He climbed outside using that tree, then used the connection function between a mobile phone and a landline to record his brother's voice. He pretended that he had just returned and that his brother was still alive, thereby clearing himself of suspicion."
"Honestly, it was quite an ingenious plan. It's hard to imagine he came up with it in fifteen minutes."
"As long as the police didn't notice that his brother was already dead, everything would have gone smoothly... Even if it was discovered, he could have used his brother's heart condition to make it look like a heart attack."
"Then he could have fled before the police uncovered everything."
After saying that, Fujino addressed Tomita Tomofumi in a deep voice. "Am I right, Mr. Tomita Tomofumi?"
Detective Time had ended. Fishing Hat effect had been triggered. Please protect your head, Host.
"Ha ha ha!"
At that moment, Tomita Tomofumi laughed maniacally. He took two steps back, grabbed a nearby floor lamp pole, and swung it at Fujino's head. "You're right! I killed that damned bastard!"
Bang!
A dull impact rang out.
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