After becoming invincible, start having fun in the world

Chapter 356 Argument
Are you also going to inherit your brother's estate?

Or does it include the wife?
Forget it.

Conan shook his head, trying to ignore the messy relationships among the wealthy people, and instead mingled into the crowd, intending to go upstairs together to call for help.

Calling for help was secondary; the main thing was to take a look at the crime scene.

Because of the murder, no one chose to stay this time; everyone went upstairs together.

Having previously gone to the third floor to use the restroom, Mori and his companions went ahead this time.

The journey was uneventful. The group made their way up the stairs to the room where Sato Seizawa had stayed before. They knocked gently on the door, but there was no response.

“My sister-in-law shouldn’t be inside,” Sato Chengyu said. “Otherwise, she would have heard what my brother said just now…”

When Sato Seiyu mentioned Sato Seize's death, he paused and skipped that word.

His sorrowful expression seemed genuine, which dispelled some of Conan's suspicions about him.

"Let's try looking at my sister-in-law's place."

The two sisters left together at the time, and since Matsushima Banharu is not in her husband's room now, she must be with Matsushima Banharu.

Sure enough, after everyone changed rooms and knocked on the door, the two sisters came out together.

First, Matsushima Wanqing opened the door a crack, and after seeing a group of people standing at the door, she removed the security chain and let everyone in.

In the suite's living room, a popular romance drama was playing on the television. Matsushima Wanxing, wrapped in a blanket, lay on the sofa eating snacks.

He was so startled when he saw a large group of people enter that he sat up in fright.

"What's wrong?" Matsushima Banharu asked curiously.

"..." Mori opened his mouth, and after a moment he spoke: "Please accept my condolences."

Matsushima Wanqing was startled. After glancing at Sato Seiyu out of the corner of her eye, a bad feeling welled up in her mind.

"Your husband has just been murdered."

As the thunder subsided, Matsushima Banharu's pupils slowly dilated.

"You...what did you say?!"

"Just now, Sato Chengze was murdered, and his body was thrown out of the room. It's still in the snow."

Mori quickly recounted everything that had just happened to Matsushima Wansei: "Were you in this room with Matsushima Wansei the whole time?"

"You doubt me!?" After the initial shock, Matsushima Banharu quickly composed herself and glared at Mori.

"Ms. Matsushima, please don't get agitated!" Mori quickly waved his hand. "I just wanted to know what everyone was doing when the incident happened."

“We’ve been together ever since we left the recreation room,” Matsushima Wanxing said, speaking up for her sister. “We’ve been watching TV since we went into the room and didn’t hear a thing.”

The rooms in this manor are indeed very soundproof, but since these are testimonies between sisters, the situation remains questionable.

We still need to go to Sato Seiyu's room to check the crime scene.

"It's locked from the inside."

Upon reaching the door, Mao used his gloved hands to twist the doorknob, but the door remained firmly shut.

“I have a key,” Matsushima Wanharu said proactively. “We live together, so I have a key too.”

Although she knew that taking out the spare key now would only increase suspicion, it was still better than hiding it now and being discovered later.

The heavy solid wood door was blown open by the gale the moment it was locked, revealing the balcony directly opposite the door. The wind, carrying snowflakes, had already frostled the room. On the balcony, Kogoro Mouri removed the broken rope from the railing.

"Neither the carpets nor the furniture in the room showed any signs of a struggle..."

Conan began to think.

The door was locked from the inside. When the body fell, everyone except the Matsushima sisters was in the recreation room, and the wind was blowing inwards, ruling out the possibility that the wind blew the body downstairs...

Was the body disposed of in a locked room?

Moreover, there were no signs of a struggle, so Sato Chengze was probably unaware of the other party's murderous intent. Was it an inside job?

Based on this, the Matsushima sisters, who were absent throughout, are indeed the most suspicious.

but……

Considering that Matsushima Wanqing had previously handed over the key, Conan felt that this case was not as simple as he had imagined.

Clearly, Mori had also deduced a clue from the traces, and he immediately pointed to the Matsushima sisters: "I get it!"

"The murderers are you two sisters!"

The crime was committed by an acquaintance, the room was locked, and there was no alibi. Mori explained these deductions one by one.

"Nonsense!" Matsushima Wanxing was the first to retort: ​​"My sister and I have been watching the drama since it started airing. If you don't believe us, we can tell you the plot."

This new series is indeed known for its plot twists; few people could guess the story from the trailers before the latest episode aired.

The fact that the two sisters could recount the entire plot seemed to prove that the other person had indeed been watching the show in their room and had not gone out.

"Besides, you said that your brother-in-law was dumped in the recreation room after you went to the toilet. This means that the time of death was when you went to the toilet. Aren't you also suspects?" Matsushima Wanxing retorted again.

For a moment, Mori was speechless.

"Hmph, I think your so-called famous detective title is all show and no substance!"

"What did you say?!" Mori exclaimed, "Being able to recount the plot only means that some of you have watched the show. What if one person committed the crime while the other watched the show, and then they compare their testimonies?"

"That's hilarious. Tell me, how could two weak women like us take down a big man like my brother-in-law by ourselves?"

Just as the two were about to start arguing, Sato Seiyu suddenly frowned: "Wait a minute, let's talk about going to the toilet."

"After Mr. Mori and the others left, Mr. Takahashi, you followed them there as well."

The high school girl next to Sato Seiyu nodded: "That's true. The lawyer even asked if we wanted to go together, but we refused."

Jiang Chuan Yingxue looked away, remaining noncommittal.

"You suspect me?" The artist, Takahashi Mubai, turned pale. "I didn't kill anyone!"

"You think it's not true just because you say so?" Sato Seiyu, feeling like he had caught something, stroked his chin: "You said you went to the toilet, and Mr. Mori and the others didn't know that. This means you didn't go to the third floor with them. There are only two toilets on the first floor, and one of them is broken, so you can only go to the other one."

"But the time it took you to leave and return was far too long! That's not enough time to walk down one floor!"

Conan was also inspired by what he was told.

This Sato Seiyu has the potential to be a detective!

Takahashi Mubai opened his mouth: "It's normal for us artists to be a little constipated from sitting for long periods of time."

"Furthermore, according to Detective Mori's previous analysis, firstly, I don't have the key to create a locked room, and secondly, I was with you guys in the recreation room when I disposed of the body. How could I be in two places at the same time? I'm not a ninja!"

(End of this chapter)