Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 763 Anya: The Murderer is a Salesman

I learned about the fire at Morozumi's house at 9:30 p.m.

The news comes from Kogoro Mouri.

The other party's pretext for investigating the arson case was not just empty talk. He had been in contact with his former superior, Inspector Yumikaze, and after the fire broke out, Inspector Yumikaze notified Kogoro Mouri immediately.

Upon learning that Kogoro Mouri had visited Ryoko Morozumi's house, he immediately ordered them all to come over.

Half a day later, Zhujiao's house was completely dark, with billowing black smoke and a burnt smell that could be smelled for miles around.

The area was surrounded by residents who pointed and commented on the burning house, with some housewives even hurling vulgar insults like "you deserve it."

It's clear that Ryoko Morozumi doesn't have a very good reputation among those around her.

With a stern face, Kogoro Mouri approached Inspector Yumikasa, who was in charge of the fire case, and solemnly inquired about the situation.

Inspector Yumikawa lit a cigarette and shook his head: "Although the fire has been brought under control, Ryoko Morozumi, the only person at home in the Morozumi family, has died and been burned to a crisp."

The man with the cigarette in his hand pointed to the body bag at the forensic doctor's feet.

Conan and Heiji Hattori, like two vicious dogs seeing a meat bun, rushed over and opened the bag before the medical staff could retrieve the body.

Inside the bag, a charred, human-shaped outline was visible. A disgusting, burnt stench wafted from the bag, causing everyone nearby to frown.

The two detectives showed no disgust, examining the charcoal with seriousness. Conan even touched the blackened charcoal and brought it to his nose to taste it.

It's fortunate that Ran didn't come along, otherwise she would never dare to take a bath with Conan again.

"Kid, please be mindful of your current status. And Heiji Hattori, even if you're high school students, you should ask questions before you make a move."

Vermouth gave him earnest advice, but was utterly speechless.

If Natsukawa clashes with Gin again next time, she'll have to find some excuse to send Conan away; otherwise, with this impulsive personality, he's doomed sooner or later.

Sure enough, two loud bangs rang out, and Hattori Heiji and Conan each grew a large bump on their heads.

Kogoro Mouri has a unique characteristic: he can never dodge a blow to the head, and it will always result in a bump on his head.

"It hurts."

Hattori Heiji grinned, finally snapping out of his daze, remembering that this was Tokyo, not Osaka, and there was no Watson like Inspector Otaki who could be bossed around by him.

"Judging from her posture and the extent of the charring, she must have struggled when she was burned to death." Xia Chuan glanced at her and made a decision: "She must have noticed the fire, but didn't run out."

“This shouldn’t be the case,” Inspector Gong Chang said, taking a drag of his cigarette and looking out at the yard. “Her body was found in the living room. Logically, she could have escaped by simply opening the French windows. I think she might have been knocked unconscious beforehand.”

The group pushed through the crowd and entered the scene of the fire that had just been extinguished, arriving at the side where Kogoro Mouri and his two companions had been spying during the day.

“The burn marks on the floor-to-ceiling window are very obvious. It seems that the murderer intentionally prevented the other party from leaving. I think Ryoko Morozumi probably wanted to come out through the floor-to-ceiling window, but when she found that the fire was bigger here, it was too late to leave through other places.”

Xia Chuan's deduction made some sense. Inspector Yumishachi nodded slightly, confirming, "The lock on the charred door was broken, making it impossible to open from the outside or the inside. None of the windows allowed her to pass through directly either; the murderer also blocked her last escape route."

"Was this the same situation with the previous arson cases?" Hattori Heiji asked tentatively.

Finding that Inspector Yumikaze seemed to be ignoring him, he added, "I'm a high school detective from Osaka. My father is Hattori Heizo, an officer in the Osaka Prefectural Police."

"So it's a Hattori family child."

Inspector Gong Chang nodded slightly, giving him some face. "There were no fatalities in the previous three incidents, so we didn't notice if the gate had been damaged."

All Xia Chuan can say is "awesome".

With this level of detail in solving cases, it's no wonder Japan has so many cases.

In fact, many highly intelligent criminals do not use sophisticated methods, and their methods are often easy to find.

However, Natsukawa always found that the police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department would help the suspects find reasons, and even after finding reasons, they would directly make a judgment, saving the process of confirmation.

"Have you found a red horse?" Kogoro Mouri asked. "A red horse appeared in the first three cases. If it's related, it must be involved as well."

"Still investigating."

"When did the fire start?" Xia Chuan asked quietly.

"Still investigating."

"Good grief! You guys aren't police, you're the fire brigade here to put out the fire!" Xia Chuan thought to himself, grabbing Anya next to him and walking outside.

Logically, one could get a rough idea of ​​the time of the fire by asking the surrounding residents.

I really don't know how he became a policeman.
Xia Chuan shook his head, knowing there was no need to stay here. He would just take the detector and go out to find the culprit.

As a detector, Anya was like a treasure-hunting mouse. Before Xia Chuan could react, she had already darted out. Her short stature increased her agility, making her as slippery as an eel in the crowd. Her age and appearance made people ignore her rudeness.

Amidst the bustling crowd, Anya returned to Xia Chuan's side in less than ten minutes.

"You don't have to do that next time."

The little girl's movements are too inelegant; if she continues like this, she'll have a hard time getting married.

"But it's faster this way."

Xia Chuan didn't answer, but simply pinched the little girl's nose.

"Father, I really found the murderer! How did you know the murderer was here?"

The big head held a big question mark. "Because some murderers have this mentality. After committing a crime, they return to the crime scene to check the situation. One reason is to observe what they have done, and the other is to understand the progress of the police investigation. If any details are missed, they can correct them next time."

"Look, even criminals know to review their lessons, but what about you?"

"Aaaaa! Anya, I don't want to hear it~"

The little girl covered her ears, pouted, and complained, "It's already a holiday, why do I have to do homework?"

"Alright, alright, tell Father who the murderer is. The case is almost closed, let's go home."

I'll probably get back around 11 p.m., and going to bed so late every day isn't good for a child like Anya who's still growing.

Anya's expression softened. She turned and searched among the chattering crowd for a while before pouting and saying, "It's that short, chubby uncle. We saw him at the door of this dead old lady's house during the day."

"Uh?"

"Was the murderer actually that salesman?"

When the salesman left, he didn't exude any murderous intent; at least, he didn't sense it.

Xia Chuan was somewhat taken aback. It was quite common for salespeople to be murderers, but in today's case, he felt more likely that it was someone connected to Ryoko Morozumi who was responsible.

For example, the man being questioned by the police in that corner, Soga Misao, and the big-bellied man next to him with an ugly expression, are very likely Mr. Green Hat Moro.

Anya didn't seem to have gone over there to eavesdrop.

However, since you can tell from that, it's probably true.

"Do you know how she did it?" Xia Chuan asked casually, then shook his head. He was too naive. Anya definitely wouldn't be able to answer such a detailed question.

Unexpectedly, Anya nodded seriously: "I heard that. The salesman uncle named Genda Takatoku's method is actually not difficult."

"Tell me."

"He just went straight to someone's house, set it on fire, put a red horse by the window, and ran away."

"It's that simple?"

Xia Chuan tilted his head. The most famous thing in the world of Detective Conan is the alibi. The case couldn't be that simple. He suspected that Genda Takatoku might have a very solid alibi.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri and his friends came out.

"How's it going? Have you found anything?"

Kogoro Mouri nodded slightly. "We just found a red horse in the glass window on the second floor. Based on the size, color and material of the red horse model, it has been confirmed that it belongs to the same serial arsonist as the previous three arson cases."

"When was the fire set?" Xia Chuan asked again.

Inspector Gong Chang shook his head slightly: "The time of the arson needs to be investigated, and the process is quite complicated and will take time."

"Why not ask a passerby?" Xia Chuan asked quietly.

The scene fell silent for a moment, as if Inspector Gong Chang had just realized it.

Kogoro Mouri was also taken aback and turned to look at Inspector Yukinaga.

The two looked at each other as if they had just discovered this method, and a look of joy appeared on their faces.

“Report!” Anya raised her hand to signal.

All eyes turned to Anya, who pointed to a little boy: "I just heard it, this classmate said he knows."

The little boy being pointed at and his mother were both puzzled, especially the mother, who had clearly told her child not to reveal when he saw the fire.

He agreed so readily, then turned around and told other girls. Now look what happened!

The little boy looked completely bewildered; he hadn't said anything.

Although the pink-haired girl was very pretty, he didn't dare to talk to her at all, let alone mention the arson incident in conversation.

Unfortunately, no one cared how Anya found out; Inspector Bowman only wanted to know the exact time of the fire, as this would affect the subsequent identification of the suspect.

This case was different from the others. Kogoro Mouri provided two suspects, and through the testimonies of Misao Soga and Akira Morozumi, they found another suspect, making a total of three.

Choose one of the three classic strategies.

"If you tell the police officer, I'll give you this gold card."

Noticing that the little boy was unwilling to explain, Anya took out a gold card with a Kamen Rider flying kick from her pocket. The gold card shone brightly under the streetlights, and the shimmering gold light seemed to hook the little boy's eyes like chains.

"When I was watching a baseball league broadcast at home, the reflection of a horse suddenly appeared in the curtains behind me."

"I've heard my mother talk about arson cases. That red horse must be the serial arsonist, right?"

The child happily walked up to Anya, solemnly took the gold card, and held it in his arms like a precious treasure.

The little boy's mother sighed; she had no choice but to accept it.

I was worried that speaking out of turn would lead to retaliation from the arsonist, but now I have no choice but to do this.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)