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"Brother Shimizu, let's go find the murderer who killed Mr. Kaito, shall we?"
In the previous reasoning activities, Shimizu solved the puzzle twice and demonstrated very strong reasoning ability. This made Mitsuhiko feel that Shimizu Shizuka might also have the ability to solve this case, and that following him would definitely allow him to find the murderer.
"No."
However, Shizuka Shizuka rejected him without hesitation.
"It's better for children to have as little contact with these things as possible."
"Oh, I knew it..."
Being rejected on the spot, Mitsuhiko lowered his head and sighed.
"We in the Junior Detective Team are all very capable, and Conan used to often help uncles solve cases at the crime scene. Why is it that we are not able to do this..."
"It's just..."
[Conan...]
Hearing the name from the three little ones, Qingshui Jing narrowed her eyes slightly and subconsciously picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.
[These three children, Conan, and Huihara Ai...the relationship between these children seems to have always been pretty good. ]
[Before, when they were at Clover Villa, it was Huihara Ai who had been leading these three children to hide from the terrorists...]
Slowly raising his head and looking at Haibara Ai who was browsing her phone not far away, an idea gradually emerged in Qingshui Jing's mind, and he felt more and more that his previous guess might be correct.
[These three children may know about that matter...]
"Is Conan sick today?" Putting down the teacup, Shizuka Shizuka suddenly asked.
He is ready to set a trap.
"Yeah, I had a fever after coming back from the amusement park yesterday, and I infected Ai, so Ai came out wearing a mask today..." Ayumi replied immediately.
"It sounds like Conan and Haibara have a good relationship?" Shizuka Shizuka continued to ask with a smile.
"Yes, they have always had a good relationship."
"And every time we go out, the two of them always stick together..."
"They often whisper to each other behind our backs. I always feel like there are a lot of secrets between Conan and Ai..."
"That's it!"
"That's it..."
Nodding, Qing Shuijing pretended to be curious and asked, "These two children are so close, don't their parents mind?"
"Eh?"
As if they had touched upon some blind spot in their thinking, the three little ones were suddenly stunned.
"What's wrong?" Qingshui Jing asked.
"Come to think of it, it seems like we have never met Ai's parents..." Ayumi suddenly said.
"Yeah, I've heard about Conan's parents once before. It seems that they asked the uncle to take care of Conan temporarily because they had to work abroad..."
"But I've never heard of Xiao Ai's parents..."
"Is it because of something at home?"
"So, where does Huibara usually live?" Listening to the three little ones' discussion, Shizuo Shizuka asked.
"We live in Dr. Agasa's house." Without any hesitation, the three little ones replied immediately.
"I see." Qing Shuijing nodded.
"Dr. Agasa's house is at 21-1, Beika-cho 2-chome. Brother Shimizu, if you have time, you can come over with sister Ayako. The doctor is a very nice person..."
The three little ones continued to talk actively, while Haibara Ai, who was not far away, still had no idea what was happening here and was still looking down at the phone in her hand.
"Okay, I see. Thank you."
Having obtained the information he wanted very smoothly, Qing Shuijing looked at the three people with a smile in his eyes.
"Really, thank you very much..."
"Brother-in-law!"
Just then, Suzuki Sonoko came over with Mao Li Ran.
"Eh? Where's my sister?"
Not seeing Suzuki Ayako next to Shizuka Shizuka, Suzuki Sonoko asked curiously.
"Ayako is still on the phone with Mr. Suzuki. Please explain our situation to Mr. Suzuki."
As Shizuka Shizuka spoke, she pointed to a pillar not far away where Suzuki Ayako was standing with her cell phone in her hand and her back to the crowd.
"That's right." Suzuki Sonoko took a look and nodded, "After all, a murder has happened. I might not be able to go home until later today. I really should tell my father... Woo!"
As she was speaking, Suzuki Sonoko's eyes suddenly welled up with tears and she looked like she was about to cry.
“Sure enough, I, Suzuki Sonoko, am haunted by the god of death, and I encounter murders wherever I go.
Woohoo, if this continues, you might not be able to get married in the future..."
"Don't, don't think too much, Sonoko!" Seeing her sad face, Mao Lilan grabbed her shoulders anxiously and said loudly: "These are just coincidences! No murderer killed people because of you, right?! Believe in yourself!"
"Yes, believe in yourself..."
Suzuki Sonoko looked up at Mouri Ran, and suddenly a smile of relief after fatigue appeared on her face.
"Wherever I appear, there will be a murder..."
"That's not the kind of belief I'm talking about!"
While the two were talking, Shizuo Shizuka took out his cell phone and quickly typed a series of numbers on it. After confirming that the text message had been sent, he put the phone back into his pocket, stood up, and said to Suzuki Sonoko with a smile:
"Okay, don't believe these weird metaphysical theories. They're unreliable. Maori-san is right. The murderer didn't kill people because of Sonoko."
"Brother-in-law..." Suzuki Sonoko looked at him with tears in her eyes.
Raising her hand and touching her head, Qingshui Jing walked towards the stage.
"Let's go, solve the case as soon as possible so we can go back earlier."
"Great!"
Chapter 467 Who is the murderer?
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"The body is still warm and the joints haven't started to stiffen yet. It is estimated that the maximum time of death is no more than two hours."
On the stage of the guesthouse, since the police had not arrived yet, some detectives in the hall, including Kogoro Mouri, began to spontaneously try to solve the case and catch the murderer, including Shizuka Shizuka.
"There are obvious marks of strangulation on the neck of the deceased, Mr. Dongtang. It is clear that he was strangled to death by the murderer with a stick. There is no doubt about this. As for the murder weapon..."
Kogoro Mouri looked up at the banner that read "Welcome to Beika Edo Street" that was still hanging on the stage, his brows furrowed.
"I think it's the banner above."
"Will the maximum time of death not exceed two hours?" One of the detectives on the stage asked doubtfully:
"This was exactly the time period when the reasoning was taking place. None of us were in the lobby of the guesthouse at that time... Who could have killed Mr. Dongtang?"
"Ms. Igarashi." Maori Kogoro looked at Igarashi Kiyoko beside him and asked, "Is the lobby of the guest house open to the public during the deduction activity?"
"No." Igarashi Kiyoko shook her head and replied, "Due to the need to arrange the event, the door of the guest house was completely closed after everyone left the hall. Except for the necessary staff, no one entered or left."
"In other words, the murderer is most likely among the staff staying here?" Kogoro Mouri came to a preliminary conclusion.
"This portable camera... is it the deceased Mr. Toudou's?"
At this time, a detective picked up a uniquely shaped camera from under the banner.
This camera is small in size and is equipped with a stabilizer for easy handholding.
The camera lens had cracks and there were obvious broken parts on the casing; it was obvious that it had been broken.
"Ah, yes." Seeing this, the host Xue Dingyao quickly nodded and replied, "This portable camera belongs to Mr. Dongtang. The images we saw during the event were all shot by this camera and then transmitted back...
I didn't expect it to fall there. Did Mr. Dongtang really get killed after he came back to the guesthouse?"
"Oh? Those scenes on the screen before were all shot on the spot?" Kogoro Mouri asked curiously.
"Yes, after all, considering the unexpected situations that may happen during the event, if it is recorded in advance, there may be a possibility that it will not be compatible at that time, so Mr. Dongtang simply decided to record it live during the event..."
"I see……"
"By the way, when was this banner hung up?" another detective asked.
"It was put up before the event started." Xue Dingyao replied.
"Strange, then why didn't we see this banner when we were in the lobby before?"
"Ah, this is because we have two layers of curtains on the stage."
As Xue Dingyao spoke, he raised his hand to indicate the curtains on both sides of the stage and explained to everyone:
"When you were all in the hall, we actually only opened the outermost layer of curtains. The second layer inside was closed, and the banner was hung behind the second layer of curtains, so you didn't see it at the time..."
"That is to say, there is a possibility that the deceased, Mr. Todo, was killed by the murderer before the event started and then hung on the banner."
Suddenly, Qing Shuijing, who had been silent all the time, spoke out of the blue.
"Huh?" Xue Ding was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Boy, there is no possibility at all!"
Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately turned around and glared at him unhappily.
"Mr. Dongtang's death could not have happened more than two hours ago. When the event started, it was more than three hours ago. It's impossible in terms of time!"
Without paying any attention to his words, Qing Shuijing squatted down and carefully observed the condition of the corpse.
【finger.】
Wrapping her hands in a handkerchief, Shizue Qing picked up the corpse's right palm.
In the gap between the index finger of this hand, there is a thin blue fiber thread.
This thin thread is stuck in the crack of the nail. If you don't have extremely good eyesight, it would be difficult to notice it.