Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Seeing that Longye had no intention of playing, Xiaolan said, "Longye, aren't you going to go up and play some ping-pong with everyone? Aren't you really good at it?"

"Okay, I won't play today. There are more important things to do right now than ping pong."

After saying that, Longye stood up from his seat and extended a hand to Xiaolan: "I inquired with the hotel staff. The fireworks display will begin soon. Beautiful lady, may I have the honor of inviting you to enjoy it with me?"

Seeing Longye's pretentious bow, Xiaolan covered her mouth and chuckled, extending her hand while muttering, "Hmph~ Only you could come up with such an old-fashioned way of inviting someone, it's so unoriginal."

Longye took Xiaolan's hand and walked out of the billiard room.

The two left the hotel with their equipment and headed ahead to the fireworks display to secure good spots.

After the two left, Ayashiro Yukio, who was playing ball with Kogoro Mouri, stopped what he was doing and asked curiously, "Mouri, aren't you going to do anything about it? Your daughter and that boy seem to be..."

Upon hearing his words, Kogoro Mouri turned his head away and said fiercely, "Hmph! It's Ran's own decision, what can I do about it? Besides, that kid isn't bad either..."

As he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer.

But everyone present had been listening intently, so they all clearly heard what he said.

Noriko Ayashiro, who was standing nearby, joked, "Haha, I can understand your complicated feelings~ After all, she is your precious daughter! When I got married, my father cried with me at the wedding."

"Idiot! What are you saying? Xiaolan is just..."

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's excited expression, everyone laughed again.

After laughing, the group played a few more rounds of ping-pong.

After realizing it was almost 6 o'clock, everyone hurriedly started packing their things to go to the fireworks show.

……

Soon after, Kogoro Mouri and Jun Omura, who had been the first to set off to reserve seats for everyone, arrived at the location where the fireworks display was being held.

The surrounding area was already packed with people.

Residents and tourists from nearby hot spring hotels had already secured their spots early in order to enjoy the fireworks display.

Just when the two thought they had lost their chance to get a good spot, Xiaolan's voice came over.

"Dad! Uncle Dacun! Over here!"

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiaolan waving at them from a short distance away.

When they got there, they found that Xiaolan and Longye had already taken up two spots.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's puzzled expression, Ran immediately explained, "Dad, you should thank Ryuno! He said you and your classmates rarely get together, so you'll definitely be having a blast. He was worried there wouldn't be any good seats when you arrived, so he specially saved one for you!"

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri squinted at Tatsuno sitting on the cushion and whispered, "Thanks... kid."

Atsushi Omura, who was wearing glasses, smiled when he saw this.

He seemed to understand why Kogoro Mouri hadn't stopped Ran from holding hands with this boy back then.

Chapter 62 Class Reunion: Bringing Up Past Glory (Part 2)

The fireworks show has begun.

Brilliant fireworks soared into the sky.

The originally dark night sky took on a unique charm with the embellishment of fireworks.

Longye looked down at his side; Xiaolan was intently watching the fireworks in the sky.

For some reason, along with Ran's smile, Ryuno seemed to see even more beautiful fireworks in her eyes.

At this moment, Xiaolan, who was standing to the side, also noticed Longye's gaze.

She didn't speak, but simply rested her head gently on Longye's shoulder.

Sensing Xiaolan's actions, Longye didn't say anything, but instead looked up at the fireworks in the sky.

No one but themselves could understand just how happy the smiles on their faces were at that moment.

……

After enjoying the fireworks display, everyone returned to the hotel.

Looking at the exquisite kaiseki cuisine in front of them, everyone's appetite was whetted.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri, who was standing nearby, rolled up his sleeves and said, "We finally managed to get a spot, but apart from Jun, none of you guys came over. Seriously!"

Upon hearing his words, everyone immediately smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry, sorry, hahaha."

"Hmph, you people, all you know how to do is act on your own..."

Atsushi Ōmura, who was standing nearby, noticed that Yumi Horikoshi hadn't come to eat yet and asked curiously, "Hey? Where's Yumi? Did she sleep until now?"

Now, everyone noticed that Horikoshi Yumi had not come downstairs yet.

As Ayashiro Yukio poured sake for Kogoro Mori, he guessed, "I think she must be sulking again, maybe blaming us for not waking her up to watch the fireworks."

Nakamichi Kazushi scratched his head helplessly and stood up: "There's really no other way. How about we all go and wake up this 'Madonna' from the judo club?"

"Okay! Let's go now."

"This willful woman should be scared now that everyone's going to call her, right?"

"Hahaha! Watch out for Mori, don't let her hear what you're saying~"

"..."

Everyone agreed to the proposal and walked together to the door of Horikoshi Yumi's room.

But no matter how long they knocked on the door, there was still no response from inside.

"What's going on? Hey, Yumi, why are you still sleeping? I'm going to come in and turn on the light!"

As Ayashiro Yukio knocked on the door, he found there was still no response from inside. He opened the door and fumbled for the light to turn on.

--"ah!!!"

The moment the lights came on, everyone saw a terrifying sight.

Yumi Horikoshi sat leaning against the wall, seemingly holding a pistol in her hand.

There was a very obvious bloodstain on the wall, which seemed to have come from her temple.

Everyone who saw the scene inside the room stared wide-eyed and covered their mouths in horror.

Everyone's first reaction was that Horikoshi Yumi seemed to have shot herself in the head.

"Yumi!" X2

Just as the Ayashiro couple were about to rush towards Horikoshi Yumi, Nakamichi Kazushi shouted, "Don't touch her! No one is allowed in this room except for me, the policeman, and Mori, the detective. Go contact the police immediately!"

After hearing his words, Longye nodded, pulled Xiaolan, who was still standing there in a daze, out of the room, and went downstairs to find a phone to call the police.

Looking at Xiaolan who was on the phone, Longye realized he had been careless.

The gun that Horikoshi Yumi was holding just now looks a lot like the gun that the bank robber was holding a few days ago.

So, Kogoro Mouri's classmate found the gun, right? And then he fired it?

What happened to the trip we were promised? What happened to the happy and cozy hot spring and fireworks tour we were promised?

Thinking of this, Longye covered his face.

He was careless, he was far too careless!

All the way there, his attention was completely focused on Ran, and he almost forgot that Kogoro Mouri was still by their side.

As it turns out, even without Conan, Uncle Mori's power is not to be underestimated...

……

Soon after, the group gathered in the hotel lobby.

Kogoro Mouri and Kazushi Nakamichi came down.

Seeing the serious expressions on their faces, everyone couldn't help but feel nervous.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri coughed lightly and said slowly, "Based on our initial assessment, Yumi has been dead for more than 7 hours."

"That means she was murdered around 3 p.m.!"

Upon hearing his words, Ayashiro Yukio asked in confusion, "But shouldn't it look like it's made of purple clay?"

"At first I thought so too, but there were no burn marks on the muzzle of her head. If she had fired the gun herself, there should have been burn marks."

After hearing Kogoro Mouri's explanation, everyone became tense.

Kogoro Mouri carefully observed everyone's expressions. He noticed that Jun Omura had become very silent since dinner, so he went up to him and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "What's wrong? You've been acting strange since this evening. Tell me! Are you hiding something?"

"N-nothing..." Jun Omura stammered, bowing his head.

Seeing his expression, Kogoro Mouri shouted again, "Speak! Could it be you...?"

"I saw it by accident... Around 5 o'clock, when I went to the restroom, I saw Yumi standing at the second-floor window, staring intently at the billiards room with a serious expression..."

"What?! How is that possible? Yumi should have been..."

Upon hearing his words, everyone thought he was hallucinating due to excessive tension and fear.

After Kogoro Mouri revealed someone other than the culprit, the discussion officially ended, and everyone waited for the police to arrive.

Just then, Tatsuno suddenly saw Kogoro Mouri gesturing to him with his eyes.

He walked over out of curiosity.

"—Listen up, kid! The culprit is among my classmates! Be careful of them, Xiaolan is in your care."

"...Okay, Uncle Mori. Don't worry!"

Tatsuno was shocked after hearing Kogoro Mouri's words.

As expected, Uncle Mori wasn't really stupid.

When he gets serious, it seems...

Although in the original work, he was completely outmaneuvered by "Shinichi Kudo".

But it's important to know that Kogoro Mouri was an outstanding graduate of the police academy.

During his first shooting training session, he was able to hit the bullseye with all 20 bullets, making him a true genius!

Fresh out of police academy, he was assigned to the extremely important police headquarters—the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division.

Moreover, Kogoro Mouri was a disciple of Heihachiro Shiota.