Chapter 701 Takoyaki’s Alibi (1)

Chapter 701 Takoyaki’s alibi (1)

"That means you didn't have an alibi for a period of time between eight-thirty and nine o'clock!"

After hearing Masahiko Michowaki's story, Henggou Sengo couldn't help showing a serious expression and asked the other party.

In response to this, Masahiko Michowaki, who seemed to be taken aback by Henggou's enlightenment attitude, hurriedly explained:

"No, officer... Didn't I just say that I went to queue up to buy takoyaki? This doesn't mean I don't have an alibi! I think you can know what I said just by asking at the takoyaki stall. It’s a fact.”

Hearing this, Henggou felt that there was some truth in what he said, so he nodded and responded:

"Right……"

After saying that, Henggou Shenwu turned to look at the police officer beside him and asked:

"The stalls at the fireworks display are all still there, right?"

"Yes police department."

In this regard, the police officer on the side affirmed:

"Although we do not rule out the possibility that some tourists may have left before we arrived, but if it is a stall, they have not left yet."

So, after hearing this answer, Henggou Shenwu nodded silently and said:

"Okay then, go find the takoyaki shop owner and ask him to verify Mr. Michowaki's alibi and see if he was really queuing up to buy takoyaki."

With that said, the police officer next to Henggou Sengo took the order and called the owner of the takoyaki stall——

"Boss, do you remember that Mr. Michowaki came to your stall to buy takoyaki before the fireworks were set off?"

When the police officer led a middle-aged man with a scarf on his head and an apron in front of the crowd to the crowd, Hengo pointed at Masahiko Michowaki beside him and asked him.

In this regard, the person involved, Masahiko Michowaki, looked indifferent. He should be fully confident that his alibi could be confirmed by the owner of the takoyaki stall.

However, after the middle-aged man listened to Henggou's questions, the man was stunned for a while. Then when he seemed to fully understand what the police were asking him, the man couldn't help but reveal With a helpless expression on his face, he asked in disbelief:

"Officer, are you kidding me?"

"Why?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present couldn't help but be surprised by the boss's words, especially the party involved, Masahiko Michowaki, and Henggou Sengo who asked him. Before Henggou Sengo could react, the other party was After He Yi, the boss explained helplessly:

"Do you know how many takoyaki I sold at the fireworks display just now? There were so many people coming and going, and I was basically immersed in making takoyaki. How could I possibly remember who came to buy takoyaki from me? "

"ah?"

Hearing this, the expression of Masahiko Michowaki, the person involved, became a little uneasy, and he stepped forward in surprise and asked:

"Hey! Boss, please stop joking, okay? I used a thousand yen note to buy a takoyaki from you before the fireworks started going off, and you even gave me change. How could you not remember that? What? Please think about it again!”

In this regard, looking at the anxious face of Masahiko Michowaki, the middle-aged man frowned slightly, and then seemed to be trying hard to recall what happened today, but in the end he could only wave his hand helplessly and replied:

"Young man, even if you say so... I really can't remember it. Besides, what you said about spending a thousand yen note to buy a piece of takoyaki from me is really not uncommon here. Don't tell me, I also received dozens of thousand yen notes today. How can I remember who paid for these notes? "

"How...how could it be!"

Hearing this, Michowaki Masahiko's expression couldn't help but become very confused.

And Henggou Sengo, after getting such a result from the takoyaki boss, couldn't help but look at Masahiko Michowaki with a suspicious look on his face, and said seriously:

"Then Mr. Michowaki, it seems that you did not have the so-called alibi during the period after you separated from Miss Sonoko and the others!"

"No……"

In a panic, feeling that he was being treated as a suspect by the police, Masahiko Michowaki said in surprise:

"No... I really went to queue to buy takoyaki, and the queue was very long. It took a long time to wait in line to buy takoyaki, so I asked Sonoko and the others to go somewhere else to play first, and I stayed there by myself. Queuing up there to buy takoyaki..."

As he spoke, with a very flustered expression, Michowaki Masahiko looked at Sonoko beside him, and asked Sonoko for confirmation as if pleading:

"Right Yuanzi...right, Miss Xiaolan..."

As if he wanted to do his best to seek help, Michowaki Masahiko looked at Xiaolan again.

Regarding this, Sonoko looked at the current situation and was a little confused as to why the inexplicable Masahiko Michowaki was suspected by the police as the murderer. So based on what he had seen and heard, Sonoko thought about it and explained to Henggou:

"Yes, Mr. Police Officer, it was Mr. Michowaki who asked us to go somewhere else to play first and left him to queue there. After all, the stall selling takoyaki was very popular. You couldn't buy octopus unless you queued for ten minutes. It was cooked...and after about ten minutes, Mr. Michowaki did come back with the takoyaki he bought! I can prove this!"

"Well, that's it..."

Hearing what Sonoko said, Henggou Sengo couldn't help but think for a moment, but soon Conan's voice broke his thoughts——

"But Sonoko-san, it's possible that Mr. Michowaki bought the takoyaki from someone else, so there's no need to queue at all?"

"ah?"

Yuanzi was surprised at this, and then suddenly lowered his head and glared at Conan, loudly asking:

"Kid, what do you mean? Do you mean that Mr. Dowaki is lying?"

"Ah...no..."

Seeing Sonoko's angry expression, Conan looked helpless and explained with a child's laughter:

"I just suddenly had this fun idea! After all, Uncle Maori often puts forward such reasoning! So I followed suit, haha..."

Conan rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and smiled.

In this regard, after hearing the word "Uncle Maori", Henggou Zhenshu, who was thinking about it, immediately clapped his hands in surprise and said:

"Yes! That's right! Even if you did come back with takoyaki, it doesn't mean that you bought the takoyaki at the stall. Maybe, as the child said, you just bought it for someone else. Isn’t it impossible to have something ready-made? Besides, the owner who sells takoyaki can’t prove that you have bought takoyaki from him! Mr. Michowaki, it seems we need to talk in detail!”

"ah!"

Hearing this, Masahiko Michowaki showed a bitter expression, hugged his head helplessly with both hands, and complained aggrievedly:

"What...what is this...I didn't do anything, I just went to buy takoyaki, so why am I being suspected of being the murderer? Is it possible that I happen to like Sonoko and it's wrong?"

Regarding this, Yuanzi couldn't help but blush when he heard this. He was a little at a loss and didn't know what to say, but deep down in his heart, Yuanzi couldn't help but feel warm -

"Hey...Brother Mingzhi, do you think this person is the murderer?"

At this moment, Tie Zhuyu, who had witnessed the scene just now, suddenly curiously asked Gao Yuan beside him, who had been silent since just now.

Faced with such an inquiry, Gao Yuan swallowed slightly, seemingly hesitant, but finally asked the takoyaki owner who was brought here by the police:

"By the way, the thousand yen banknotes you collected were probably not given as change to the guests, right?"