Jiang Xia and Toyama Kazuha immediately hit it off and entered the crime scene one after the other.
"I originally wanted to trace the murder weapon's source and use that to identify the killer, but I just asked around and found out that this Knife was a real blade the referee used to demonstrate drawing techniques during the tournament." Inspector Otaki sighed. "That only lets us narrow it down roughly—the killer should have been familiar with the competition's procedures and known where the referees' lounge was."
Hearing that, Jiang Xia looked around but failed to find Conan.
He could only stir things up himself. "For example, the victim's teammates from the Kendo club?"
The Kendo club members were all here as well.
At Jiang Xia's words, they frowned and looked over. The Killing Intent around one of them abruptly surged.
Inspector Otaki clearly shared Jiang Xia's thoughts. He looked at them. "According to you, the original crime scene was the Sports Warehouse in the Villa. Afterward, someone moved the body to the swimming pool changing room while you were gone—who was the last person to leave the Sports Warehouse?"
The three witnesses exchanged glances, then hesitantly began listing the order. "Kotesegawa left first, then me, and Doguchi was last."
Doguchi was the mild-tempered, somewhat timid-looking fat guy.
Inspector Otaki looked at him suspiciously. "So you were the last one left behind?"
Doguchi Noriyuki froze. Realizing what that implied a beat later, he hurriedly waved his hands. "But I immediately went to find the captain at the venue! I wasn't delayed for even a second!"
The captain nodded. "That's right. We're neighbors, and whenever something happened, he'd come tell me right away ever since we were kids. He doesn't have the guts to kill anyone."
Jiang Xia thought for a moment,