Gin doesn't want to work hard

But the police have not found any clues.

Unexpectedly, he discovered it today.

"It's on the second bookshelf in the children's area on the second floor."

"Director Tsugawa placed a whole row of spineless books in the middle of the bookshelf to hide drugs."

Kazuo Tamada revealed all the information he knew.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure gestured to Wataru Takagi, who was standing nearby, to check.

Takagi Wataru nodded to indicate that he understood and immediately went upstairs.

Seeing this, Inspector Megure gestured for Tamada Kazuo to continue recounting how he discovered the body.

"Since I couldn't go outside to call the police, I thought of the landline in the library."

Tamada Kazuo.

"The landline was on the second floor, while I was on the first floor at the time."

"Just as I was about to go upstairs to call the police, I saw that the door to the curator's office was not closed."

So I peeked through the crack in the door, but I didn't expect...

Tamada Kazuo didn't say anything more, but everyone present understood what had happened.

Taking advantage of the others' inattention, Conan approached the corpse and began to examine it.

The corpse's face was purple, its pupils were dilated, but its expression did not show much pain.

There was some white powder remaining around the mouth and nose of the corpse.

Similarly, there was some white powder on the table in front of him.

The cause of death appears to have been determined.

Death caused by excessive drug use.

But is that really the truth?

Conan felt that something was wrong.

……

"Officer Megure!"

Takagi Wataru, who went to check on the second floor, has returned.

"Indeed, books containing drugs were found in the center of the bookshelf."

He handed the "book" he was holding to Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure nodded, took it, and glanced at it a few times.

"And one more thing."

Takagi Wataru continued.

“Someone in the library witnessed Director Tsugawa carrying a box of ‘books’ back to his office.”

"Oh?"

Inspector Megure was somewhat surprised.

"Any witnesses? Who were they?"

"it's me."

Akemi Miyano came out.

Chapter 95 Inspector Megure thought this was an accident.

"Em, you're?"

"Inspector Megure asked."

"My name is Masami Hirota, and I'm a new employee at the library."

Akemi Miyano answered calmly.

"Oh...you said you saw Director Tsugawa carrying 'books' back to his office?"

After learning about Akemi Miyano's identity, Inspector Megure inquired about matters related to the case.

Akemi Miyano nodded, feigning a look of reminiscence.

"That's right."

"I saw the curator carrying a box, which seemed to contain books without spines."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"In that case, the box should still be in the office."

"Was anything matching the description found at the scene?"

Inspector Megure turned to question Wataru Takagi.

Takagi Wataru flipped through his notebook and nodded.

"There is such a box."

The police officer next to him immediately moved the box over.

Inspector Megure put on gloves and rummaged through the contents of the box.

It was definitely one of those books that contained drugs.

Moreover, the drugs in one of the books disappeared.

Inspector Megure immediately thought of the unidentified powder found on Director Tsugawa's face and on the table.

At the same time, upon seeing the box the police officer was carrying, Tamada Kazuo seemed to realize something.

"Speaking of which, I used to often see the curator carrying one of these boxes back to his office."

“At times like these, he would stay inside for a while before coming out.”

"I used to find it strange."

"But now it seems he might have been using drugs inside!"

Inspector Megure thought this made sense.

If we follow this line of thought, then perhaps this is the reason for Director Tsugawa's death.

Thinking of this, Inspector Megure asked the forensic doctor.

Has the cause of death been determined?

The forensic doctor nodded.

"The preliminary assessment is that the death was caused by respiratory depression due to a drug overdose."

"As for the others, further testing or autopsy is needed."

Inspector Megure nodded and continued to ask.

"And the time of death?"

"About forty minutes to an hour ago."

Inspector Megure then looked at Akemi Miyano.

"Ms. Hirota, when did you see Director Tsugawa carrying a box back to his office?"

"Hmm, I don't remember exactly, but it should have been around 3:50 pm."

Akemi Miyano replied.

Inspector Megure glanced at the time; it was 5 p.m.

Director Tsugawa returned to his office seventy minutes ago.

This way, the timing will match up.

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion.

Therefore, it seems that Director Tsugawa's death was an accident.

……

the other side.

Conan is looking for clues.

He grabbed Tamada Kazuo and asked.

"Mr. Tamada, aren't there any security cameras in the library?"

"monitor?"

Tamada Kazuo shook his head with a wry smile.

"It existed before."

"However, the surveillance camera has not been repaired since it broke down three months ago."

"That's it..."

Conan was somewhat disappointed.

However, Conan is not someone who gives up so easily.

He returned to the body and examined it closely.

Although all the evidence at the scene indicated that Director Tsugawa died from a drug overdose.

But Conan always felt something was off.

The body was sitting in a chair, and there were no outward signs of resistance.

This is also something that puzzles Conan.

If it is indeed a murder case, how did the murderer manage to get Director Tsugawa to ingest a large amount of drugs without resistance?