"Hey! Aren't you Leonardo Rossi, the one who retired after losing to the Wolf Face in the 'Masked Battle'?"
Takagi immediately exclaimed and looked at him. "I didn't expect you haven't retired yet; it's really surprising!"
"No, what's surprising is you," Senichi looked at Takagi, who was revealing the other's situation like a treasure. "I never thought you were a wrestling fan."
"Just a hobby," Takagi chuckled.
"In fact, he was planning to retire," Sakuma explained. "But Ogami strongly persuaded him, made him put on the White Wolf Mask, and he re-emerged. Now he's an excellent wrestler. The next championship match challenger is him."
After listening to Sakuma's explanation of his general situation, Senichi tried to communicate with him in English, and smoothly obtained his testimony.
At that time, Rossi was about to enter the ring, so he was warming up alone in the dressing room. As for the other Wrestlers, like the other three, they had gone to watch Mr. Kido's match.
Therefore, he also had no alibi.
"Uh... so, you mean all four of them have no alibi..." Inspector Megure looked at the four with a headache.
"No, Inspector Megure, only those with the opportunity to get the Wolf Face's mask have the chance to commit the crime!"
Kogoro Mouri made a very pertinent suggestion. "So, as long as we find the one who had the opportunity to enter the dressing room and take the mask, we'll be fine."
Unfortunately, although this suggestion was good, it had no effect.
According to what Takaharu Ogami said, the "Wolf Face's" mask and spare masks were kept in a bag placed in the staff's designated restroom for the convenience of wearing the mask.
In other words, as long as someone knows the backpack is in the restroom, anyone could have taken the mask.
"Then let's go with that for now." Inspector Megure instructed the four after hearing the testimonies. "Please wait in another room. We need to investigate this dressing room further."
Later, Takagi led the four wrestlers, along with Conan and Ran, towards the exit.
"Click, click, click!"
As soon as they stepped out, the continuous sound of camera shutters and flashes greeted them, followed by the media's frenzy of questions.
Along the way, they encountered a wrestler who had just finished a match, supported by someone due to injuries. He resembled a mummy with his face covered in bandages.
Of course, that wasn't the focus.
Takaharu Ogami had already put on his mask before leaving, and upon seeing his injured companion, he went over to offer condolences.
When Conan noticed the back of Takaharu Ogami's mask-covered head, he discovered a crucial clue.
"Detective Senichi, it seems I'm one step ahead this time!" Conan's lips curled into a slight smile. He quickly made an excuse about forgetting something and ran back to the crime scene's dressing room to review the video.
Upon opening the door...
"This is it." Inside the dressing room, Senichi pointed to the back of the culprit's head in the video. "Inspector Megure, look, the culprit's mask has two straps at the back of the head. This suggests that the culprit likely wore two masks..."
"Hey, Conan, why are you back again?" Hearing the door open, Inspector Megure turned to the entrance and asked.
"Ah, I forgot something!" Conan quickly lied and brushed past, but the frustration in his eyes couldn't be concealed.
He thought he had discovered a lead ahead of everyone, only for Senichi to take the initiative...
Unaware of Conan's internal thoughts, Senichi thought Conan had found another clue.
So, as Inspector Megure earnestly watched the video, Senichi approached Conan and whispered, "Did you find anything here?"
"No, the lead I wanted to share has already been discovered by you," Conan said somewhat dejectedly.
"Ah, you mean the mask straps." Senichi was momentarily surprised, then chuckled.
Although it seemed like he had taken the lead, in reality, he and Conan were more or less on equal footing. This was because he had the advantage of identity, having watched the video once at the beginning and then showed it separately to Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri.
If Senichi still couldn't spot anything unusual in the video after these three times, it would truly be a waste.
As for Conan, having watched the video only once without the opportunity for a repeated examination, a "flash of inspiration" struck him due to luck. All in all, it could be considered a case of different paths leading to the same destination.
However, he unintentionally teased Conan's heart again taking advantage of a slight time advantage.
Ah, even heaven sides with those who are handsome.
Senichi sighed inwardly, ready to say a couple more words to playfully tease Conan's heart. However, Detective Chiba entered from the side and informed them that the results of the forensic report were available.
Firstly, a mask with bloodstains was found in the restroom, and the blood type on it matched that of the victim. It could be reasonably concluded that this was the mask the culprit wore during the crime.
Additionally, the hair found inside the mask belonged to the same person, completely matching the hair from the other masks of "Wolf-Face."
In other words, the only person who had worn this wolf mask was Takaharu Ogami.
Furthermore, before the victim died, he managed to tear the mask of the culprit. Normally, there should be traces of the culprit's skin tissue residue under the victim's nails. However, after careful examination, besides the materials from the mask, nothing else was found.
"Darn it, if that's the case." Inspector Megure wore a frustrated expression. "Detective Senichi, you were right. The culprit wore another layer of mask beneath the visible one."
"In that case, we have no way to narrow down the suspect with physical evidence." Kogoro Mouri added while frowning.
Facing this puzzling forensic identification, Senichi appeared relaxed.
Although this identification seemed to be of no help, it actually fully supported Senichi's deduction. By combining it with the unusual behavior of the culprit seen in the video, the answer to who the culprit was became apparent.
"Next is the test, right?" Although Conan phrased it as a question, his tone was incredibly confident.
"Yes, that's right. This method seems to be the most convenient."
Senichi smiled faintly, then immediately called Takagi and instructed him to bring the four wrestlers back to the crime scene dressing room.
While suppressing the journalists eager to capture the joint reasoning of "Great Police Detective" and "Great Private Detective," Senichi moved a stool to the wall where the victim was attacked and sat down, and then made a request to the four suspects.