The investigation began on its second day. Everyone who had been present at yesterday's memorial service was kept behind for one-on-one questioning.
Judging from the situation at the scene alone, quite a few people could already be ruled out, since many had never left the memorial service from beginning to end and had no opportunity to commit the crime.
Among them, the most suspicious was Ken Nishimoto, an unemployed drifter on the island.
Throughout his questioning, he had remained silent, appearing extremely nervous.
Ken Nishimoto had also been Mr. Kawashima's childhood friend.
In the end, one childhood friend had become an unemployed drifter, while the other had become Murakami's most famous entrepreneur. The motive for murder was certainly there as well.
Of course, suspicion was only suspicion. According to the interviews, aside from him, there were six other people who had had the opportunity to commit the crime.
They were the current village chief, Kuroiwa; one of the village chief candidates, Masato Shimizu; Chief Kuroiwa's daughter, Reiko Kuroiwa; Reiko Kuroiwa's boyfriend, Shuichi Murasawa; Chief Kuroiwa's secretary, Hirata Kazuaki; and the village doctor, Makoto Asai.
The lengthy questioning continued for an entire day, until six-thirty in the evening.
"Strange. Ken Nishimoto finished being questioned a long time ago. Why hasn't he left yet?"
Xu Yue spoke in a puzzled tone, drawing Conan's attention as well.
Then, under their watchful eyes, Ken Nishimoto checked his watch and left the hall, heading toward the restroom.
Conan immediately trotted after him. His instincts told him there was definitely something wrong!
But when he reached the restroom, he was surprised to find that Ken Nishimoto was not inside.
At that moment, Xu Yue came in as well and said with some surprise, "Looks like he isn't here. Does that mean he went upstairs?"
The stairs