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Well, Jing, your vacation is ruined. This matter must not be over yet. You have only one goal, to hide your identity as much as possible and wait for those rats to jump out by themselves to see what kind of faces they have..."
"Yes."
Chapter 263: Music and Dance
"Good! It's fished out!"
On the second floor of the aquarium, on the artificial rock field, people used a noose to pull up Hiromichi Moriyama's body.
As soon as the body was put down, Conan and Hattori Heiji hurried forward and looked at it carefully. Behind Hattori Heiji was his childhood sweetheart.
"The body has turned completely cold. It has been a long time since the murder."
"Hey, has anyone of you called the police?" Kogoro Mouri looked at his cell phone and asked the security guard and the aquarium's deputy director Harada Shotaro behind him.
"Yes, Detective Maori, the police have already been called." A security guard replied.
"Really? My cell phone has no signal at all right now..." Kogoro Mouri muttered and put the phone back into his pocket.
"Ah, our cell phone was also like that. It just recovered for a short while before. That's when we called the police."
"The signal is so bad, is your signal tower under maintenance today?"
"This is not within our scope of responsibility, so we are not too sure..."
"Hey, hey, hey, no way?"
On a small stool behind the rock field, Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran sat together, supporting their chins with their hands, watching Mouri Kogoro who was chatting with the security guards.
"I always feel like this uncle isn't very reliable. Why is he chatting with the security guards next to him..."
"Hahaha, this is how dad usually behaves when he's handling cases. Sonoko, don't worry about it. Just leave it to dad and Hattori."
"Oh, really, I finally got to go out and have fun, but ended up encountering a murder case. Is Suzuki Sonoko possessed by some kind of death god?"
Suzuki Sonoko sighed softly, looking gloomy.
"It would be great if Aying was here now. She can solve cases much faster than you... Oh, Xiaolan, isn't Aying back yet?"
"Well, the small kingdom where Sister Ying is only has one flight out of the country every week, so it will take another two days for her to come back." Mao Lilan replied.
"It's Andrew, right? I heard that Onimare who was arrested by the police two days ago seemed to be from this small kingdom?" Suzuki Sonoko asked curiously.
She also heard about the police's arrest of Onimare on Tokyo Tower the night before.
But because the police did not release specific details, she only knew that the police found Onimare and eventually arrested him under the leadership of Princess Andrew.
As for the follow-up, I heard that the princess has left Japan, but Onimare was detained by the police for his criminal behavior. He is probably going to be in prison in Japan...
"Oh! The door is open, that's perfect!"
While the two were talking in a low voice, a very familiar voice was heard outside the rock field door, and then the classic police trio, Megure, Sato and Officer Takagi, walked in together.
"Inspector Megure? You're finally here!" Kogoro Mouri looked back at Inspector Megure and said with a smile.
But Inspector Megure looked at him with a unhappy expression.
"Brother Maori? If I remember correctly, we just met yesterday, right?"
"Yeah, what a coincidence, haha..."
"You, alas..."
With a deep sigh, Inspector Megure, who was already numb, said nothing more. He walked forward, looked at Hiromichi Moriyama's body, and went straight to the point.
"How is it? What's the situation? I heard that the victim was the president of Moriyama Company?"
"It was murder." Hattori Heiji stood up beside the corpse and replied, "There is a deep dent on the upper back of the deceased's head, which should be caused by being hit by a heavy object.
In addition, the victim's clothes around the knees, elbows and buttocks had holes caused by severe friction. I think this was caused when the victim was killed on the rock field and then thrown down by the murderer. Of course, there may be other possibilities.
Finally, the body of the deceased was very stiff. It is roughly estimated that the deceased was killed at least ten hours ago. The more specific time will have to wait for the investigation of the police forensic department..."
"Oh, you are..." Inspector Megure looked at the high school student in front of him who spoke with a Kansai accent and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he was for a moment.
"Hattori Heiji, a famous detective from Kansai who is as famous as Kudo Shinichi."
Hattori Heiji smiled faintly, while Conan beside him rolled his eyes.
[Hey, is it necessary to emphasize the last sentence at this time? ]
"I remember now. You are the son of Superintendent Hattori, right?"
Recalling the identity of Hattori Heiji, Inspector Megure nodded. Without saying much, he looked at the body of Moriyama Hiromichi again and raised his hand to touch his chin.
"He was murdered again... I heard that Clover Hills seems to be holding a one-year anniversary celebration these days? The president of Moriyama Company was suddenly murdered at this time, and I don't know about this memorial..."
"The memorial will go on as planned, so don't worry about that, officer."
Before Inspector Megure finished his words, a middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes walked into the rock field led by several security guards. Next to her was Suzuki Ayako.
"Sister!" Suzuki Sonoko waved her hand quickly.
"Yeah." Suzuki Ayako just nodded at her and smiled slightly.
"Madam, who are you?" Realizing the middle-aged woman's unusual identity, Inspector Megure asked hurriedly.
"Moriyama Mieko, Moriyama Hiromichi is my husband." said the middle-aged woman.
"Oh! It's Mrs. Moriyama. I'm sorry, regarding your husband's matter, we..."
"No need to say anything, officer."
Interrupting Inspector Megure's words somewhat forcefully, Mieko Moriyama said:
"I came here just to inform you that the Moriyama Group has invested a lot in this memorial service for Clover Hill Villa, so we have no reason to stop it at this time, even if the person who was killed is my husband..."
At this point, the beautiful woman's face was gloomy for a moment, but she immediately adjusted her expression and continued:
"I have just had the security personnel at Clover Hill block the news of my husband's murder. They only announced to the public that my husband was ill and could not attend. I will be the one to host the memorial service.
Of course, I will not stop your actions. The police can continue to investigate in Clover Hill. I just hope that you officers can cooperate with me and not announce to the public that the deceased is my husband. At least, do not announce the news of my husband's murder before this memorial service is over."
"This... I understand. Mrs. Moriyama, I will report your request to my superiors." Officer Megure replied.
"Ah."
Nodding, Mieko Moriyama seemed to be leaving. She looked at Suzuki Ayako beside her and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Ms. Suzuki, I didn't expect this to happen. I'm sorry to have caused you trouble..."
"It's okay, Mrs. Moriyama, please accept my condolences."
"Thank you. Then Miss Suzuki, what will you do next?"
"I'll just stay here, you don't have to worry."
Chapter 264 Yamato Sanfuyu
"The deceased, Hiromichi Moriyama, died around 2pm yesterday afternoon, according to the preliminary investigation by the forensic department. Due to the water temperature, this time may be an hour inaccurate."
At the rock playground on the second floor of the aquarium, the police officers from the Forensic Science Department explained the test report in their hands to everyone.
"Wait, officer!"
Upon hearing this, the security guard at the side shouted out immediately: "Before leaving get off work at 8 o'clock last night, we all patrolled inside the aquarium, and we didn't see the president's body at that time!
Wasn't the president thrown into the sink by the murderer this morning? "
"That's impossible." The police officer immediately denied his guess and said, "Based on the condition of the skin surface, the deceased had been soaked in water for at least ten hours. He definitely would not have been thrown into the sink after six o'clock this morning. In addition..."
As he spoke, the police officer took out two small objects wrapped in a plastic bag and handed them to Officer Megure.
One of these two small items is a USB flash drive and the other is a pocket watch.
"Inspector Megure, this is what we found on the deceased. We haven't opened the USB drive yet, so we don't know what's inside. As for this pocket watch, it may contain some clues..."
This pocket watch was damaged and water-logged. Strangely, the time on the watch stopped at 6:10.
"Who has the key to the rock room door?" asked Miwako Sato, looking at the deputy director Shotaro Harada who had an injured arm.
"There are four people in total." Harada Shotaro replied: "I, the president, the breeder Kuramoto, and the director of the technical department Yaguchi."
"Minister of Technology? Why would someone from the Technology Department have the key to the aquarium rock field?"
"Oh, this is because many facilities in Clover Villa have been undergoing technical upgrades recently, including the temperature control and drainage systems of the aquarium. As the technical director, Yaguchi often comes here to inspect..."
At this point, Harada Shotaro looked at Sato Miwako and said with a smile:
"By the way, officer, I passed by the Coral Dream water tank several times yesterday afternoon at around 2 or 3 o'clock, and I did not see the president's body in the water tank at that time."
Although she was providing clues to the police, Miwako Sato noticed that Shotaro Harada seemed very happy.
Although he didn't laugh openly, one could tell from the tips of his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth that he was indeed very excited at the moment.
[Strange, are you so happy that your president is dead? ]
On the other side, Qingshui Jing met someone after leaving the parking lot.
"Good morning, Mr. Shimizu."
This is a beautiful woman. She is wearing a kimono, has a gentle temperament, and has a very beautiful emerald hanging on her chest.
This emerald has a very special name - Cleopatra's Tears.
The woman in kimono who can wear this gem is the new president of ED Company, the widow of the deceased former president, Owada Mifuyu.
At the same time, she has another identity, that is, she is the leader of the organization's white assets, who was personally selected by Regel.
She was also on the list of guests invited by Moriyama Company to the memorial service at Clover Hills.
"There are hostile people targeting members of the organization in this villa." Shizuka Shizuka said as she walked side by side with Yamatoda Mifuyu on the aisle.
"What do you mean?" Yamatoda Mifuyu looked at Shizuka Shizuka curiously.
She didn't know Shizuka Shizuka's specific identity, but Yamato Sanfu knew that she was from Regel and also belonged to that organization.
"Himichi Moriyama is dead."
Although he was very surprised, Yamatoda Mifuyu did not show much on his face, he just frowned slightly.
As the leader of the white side of the organization, she also knows the true identity of Hiromichi Moriyama.
"Did you come to me because those people you mentioned might have noticed me?"
"No, that's unlikely." After denying her guess, Qing Shuijing said, "You have only been in the organization for a short time, so they have no reason to discover your identity. I came to you because I need you to do me a favor."