Under the intimidation of Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi, Student Xiaochi quickly confessed his whereabouts from the previous evening, which, contrary to having any direct connection to Classmate Yokoyama's suicide, actually provided him with an alibi that cleared him of any suspicion as the murderer.
Around eight o'clock last night, Student Xiaochi was caught by a bookstore clerk, along with two other students, for stealing a comic book. It wasn't until after ten o'clock that his mother redeemed him from the bookstore, so during that time, he hadn't been to the school at all.
However, he did indeed receive a text message from Classmate Yokoyama last night, asking him to come to the school's gym equipment room at eight o'clock because he had previously threatened Yokoyama, demanding him to bring money to the school. It was only because he got caught stealing the comic book that he ultimately didn't go to the school, therefore, Yokoyama's suicide had no direct connection with him.
