Ramen so Good (765-???)

[Shuusgirl]

I reeeeaallllyyyy want it to be suicide.  I'm pretty sure there's only been one of those.

[pofa]

I reeeeaallllyyyy want it to be suicide.  I'm pretty sure there's only been one of those.

I'm getting the feeling it's unintentional suicide, where whatever plan he had to survive the poisoning didn't work. But if Gosho goes that route, it'll probably be that one of the other suspects found out about the plan and made sure the "suicide" worked, so there'll still be a murderer. In which case the beauty parlor guy seems likely, since he'd just talked to him there before going to the ramen shop.

[Cheesus]

the posion was on the chopsticks when he put it in his mouth. Too easy.

[Dus]

Chopsticks being poisoned and the barbershop guy being the murderer still seems the most probably, since the culprit used his teeth to sever the two chopsticks. People don't usually do that afaik and the murder probably abused that habit. We've been down that road before.

And Cheesus RMs me with the exact same observation...

[Akonyl]

It's a set 49 days, some sort of old death tradition/superstition that Asians, and I believe Jews, practice/observe/know of.

aww, stupid coincidences D:

[CaseClosed101]

I say it's a collab between the barbershop owner and the ramen shop owner. =P

[shihokudo]

they probs MAKE us think it'll be the part-time worker that makes the ramen
when its actually the manager

[Abs.]

Meh, usually the manger/shop owner makes the food, while the part-timers do the non-food-prep work. What else do you think he's doing behind the counter, eh?

[KainTheVampire]

Suicide

[meonlyme1845]

You know, I think it was murder.
Here is my theory:

Spoiler:

The chopsticks were obviously poisoned, but the murderer wats to make it look like the poison was in the ramen. In my opinion, the poison was put in the glass with flowers. He would knock it earlier by accident or later, when he knocked over the bowl of ramen as well. Poison would get mixed between those and no one could decide what was poisoned first. (My guess is that the police will find the poison spilled on the table, but no traces in the bowl itself, ) The murderer may be the shop owner, since he protested when Mouri sat at the place of the dead friend, but was really quiet when victim sat there. About the time the barber offered the chopsticks... He was just being nice We always focus on seeing something suspicious behind someone's nice behaviour. That's what we (mystery novels readers) are used to. Besides, even through he could poison the chopsticks sometime earlier, he couldn't prevent anyone from eating with those before the victim came to the  shop. Plus, there were many pairs of chopsticks in the cup. No one knew which of them would the victim pick. And what do you think the police would say if they found poison on every single one of them? The only eplanation is that the poison was in the flower pot. The proof of that are those flowers, which should have traces of poison on them. If the poison won't be found on them, the murderer might be the asistant, she could wash the poison away. I have to wait for the next chapter, otherwise I don't know where I could get proof of her being the murderer.

[CaseClosed101]

You know, I think it was murder.
Here is my theory:

Spoiler:

The chopsticks were obviously poisoned, but the murderer wats to make it look like the poison was in the ramen. In my opinion, the poison was put in the glass with flowers. He would knock it earlier by accident or later, when he knocked over the bowl of ramen as well. Poison would get mixed between those and no one could decide what was poisoned first. (My guess is that the police will find the poison spilled on the table, but no traces in the bowl itself, ) The murderer may be the shop owner, since he protested when Mouri sat at the place of the dead friend, but was really quiet when victim sat there. About the time the barber offered the chopsticks... He was just being nice We always focus on seeing something suspicious behind someone's nice behaviour. That's what we (mystery novels readers) are used to. Besides, even through he could poison the chopsticks sometime earlier, he couldn't prevent anyone from eating with those before the victim came to the  shop. Plus, there were many pairs of chopsticks in the cup. No one knew which of them would the victim pick. And what do you think the police would say if they found poison on every single one of them? The only eplanation is that the poison was in the flower pot. The proof of that are those flowers, which should have traces of poison on them. If the poison won't be found on them, the murderer might be the asistant, she could wash the poison away. I have to wait for the next chapter, otherwise I don't know where I could get proof of her being the murderer.

WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY SCHOLOR IN OUR MIDIST

[meonlyme1845]

You know, I think it was murder.
Here is my theory:

Spoiler:

The chopsticks were obviously poisoned, but the murderer wats to make it look like the poison was in the ramen. In my opinion, the poison was put in the glass with flowers. He would knock it earlier by accident or later, when he knocked over the bowl of ramen as well. Poison would get mixed between those and no one could decide what was poisoned first. (My guess is that the police will find the poison spilled on the table, but no traces in the bowl itself, ) The murderer may be the shop owner, since he protested when Mouri sat at the place of the dead friend, but was really quiet when victim sat there. About the time the barber offered the chopsticks... He was just being nice We always focus on seeing something suspicious behind someone's nice behaviour. That's what we (mystery novels readers) are used to. Besides, even through he could poison the chopsticks sometime earlier, he couldn't prevent anyone from eating with those before the victim came to the  shop. Plus, there were many pairs of chopsticks in the cup. No one knew which of them would the victim pick. And what do you think the police would say if they found poison on every single one of them? The only eplanation is that the poison was in the flower pot. The proof of that are those flowers, which should have traces of poison on them. If the poison won't be found on them, the murderer might be the asistant, she could wash the poison away. I have to wait for the next chapter, otherwise I don't know where I could get proof of her being the murderer.

WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY SCHOLOR IN OUR MIDIST

Yep. That's what happens when you read/watch Conan too much. I ended up translating it. But trust me, this is the only case I've thought about, I mostly just read 'n' enjoy.

[willwiz]

i don't think the chopsticks were poisoned. probably have something to do with the flower vase he knocked over, which got the poison on his hands. the reminder of the poison was probably wiped away. The reason the barber passed the chopsticks is probably so that the shark won't contaminate the chopsticks while passing it. otherwise there will be too much evidence left behind.

[eworm]

It's probably going to be one of those "Where did the poison come form" case. Possible answers? Aforementioned chopsticks (barbershop guy), the flower pot (ramenager) and ramen itself (part-timer girl, yeah right). The truth is always some fourth option though... Voted for the barbershop manager, you know, the chopsticks.

[Dus]

You know, I think it was murder.
Here is my theory:

Spoiler:

The chopsticks were obviously poisoned, but the murderer wats to make it look like the poison was in the ramen. In my opinion, the poison was put in the glass with flowers. He would knock it earlier by accident or later, when he knocked over the bowl of ramen as well. Poison would get mixed between those and no one could decide what was poisoned first. (My guess is that the police will find the poison spilled on the table, but no traces in the bowl itself, ) The murderer may be the shop owner, since he protested when Mouri sat at the place of the dead friend, but was really quiet when victim sat there. About the time the barber offered the chopsticks... He was just being nice We always focus on seeing something suspicious behind someone's nice behaviour. That's what we (mystery novels readers) are used to. Besides, even through he could poison the chopsticks sometime earlier, he couldn't prevent anyone from eating with those before the victim came to the  shop. Plus, there were many pairs of chopsticks in the cup. No one knew which of them would the victim pick. And what do you think the police would say if they found poison on every single one of them? The only eplanation is that the poison was in the flower pot. The proof of that are those flowers, which should have traces of poison on them. If the poison won't be found on them, the murderer might be the asistant, she could wash the poison away. I have to wait for the next chapter, otherwise I don't know where I could get proof of her being the murderer.

He couldn't prevent others from using any of those chopsticks, correct. But keep this in mind: The shop isn't going all that well, it only had eight other customers that day. And it seems obvious that his habit of using his mouth to separate the chopsticks is of significance, since that is something out of the ordinary afaik. The chopsticks must have been laced with poison in a place you wouldn't normally touch when using them. And relying on him knocking the pot over is relying on luck way too much.