Conan: Another Famous Detective

So, when you entered the study, you found that the deceased was dead, right? Officer Megure asked.

Yes, Officer Megure! Mouri Kogoro replied.

Besides, it seems that there were quite a few people who discovered the deceased, including two famous detectives... If it was murder, the murderer would be really bold... Officer Megure said, rubbing his chin.

Well, I see that there seems to be no obvious trauma on this body... Mouri Kogoro was talking, but a voice interrupted him.

It turned out that Conan had sneaked up to the corpse at some point. He pointed at the corpse and said to Mouri Kogoro:

Uncle, please take a closer look! The characteristics of such a corpse must be...

Poison.

The voices of Akira Hanomiya and Heiji Hattori sounded at the same time.

That's right!

When Conan saw someone coming to the same conclusion as him, he subconsciously agreed. Then he was startled and suddenly looked at Hattori Heiji!

It’s not surprising that Akira Hanomiya could deduce that he was poisoned, but Heiji Hattori could also come to the same conclusion so quickly...

Conan looked at Hattori Heiji and his expression became serious.

Akira Hanomiya naturally pulled Conan back from the body and said calmly:

Look, there is a small red dot behind the corpse's ear near the hair root, and there is a suspicious steel needle next to the corpse. In addition, the corpse's lips and tips of hands and feet have begun to turn purple, and there is obvious bleeding from the eyes. Yes, this is an obvious sign of death by suffocation, but there are no signs of strangulation or hanging on the body of the deceased...

So, the deceased should have been pierced into the body by a poisonous needle, causing poisoning and death.

That's right! Hattori Heiji glanced at Hanemiya Akira with half surprise and half admiration, and then took the conversation:

I checked just now. The body is still warm, and there is no rigor mortis or dead spots. The deceased should have died within thirty minutes before we came in. Judging from the signs of death on the body, it should be a neurotoxin that caused immediate death... …”

He looked around and said calmly: Moreover, It looks like everyone in this family is suspected of committing a major crime!

The expressions of everyone in the Damun family changed!

Um, may I ask who you are... Officer Megure looked at Hattori Heiji doubtfully.

Hello, police officer, my name is Hattori Heiji, and I am a detective. Hattori Heiji said.

Heiji Hattori...oh! You are the son of Osaka Police Chief Hattori Heizo, the famous high school detective in Kansai! Officer Megure said in surprise.

He is the son of the Osaka Police Chief? Mouri Kogoro also expressed shock.

I'm right. Hattori Heiji smiled.

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Hmm... Now let's take a look at the scene. The windows at the scene are all locked from the inside. It is impossible to come in from the outside without breaking the windows, so the murderer should have come in through the door. Officer Megure analyzed road.

He looked at Damura Gongjie: How many keys should there be in this study, right?

Damun Gongjiang shook his head slightly: No, there are only two, kept by me and my husband respectively.

As she spoke, she took out the key from her purse and showed it to everyone: My husband's keys are usually kept in his pants pocket.

Oh? Is that so? Officer Megure said, then came to the body and groped in his pants pocket.

Eh? The pocket is bulging... Officer Megure fumbled with his pocket. As Officer Megure rummaged, a folded item gradually slipped out of the pocket, and finally came out of the pocket completely.

Ding!

The thing finally fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was the same key as the one displayed by Damura Gongjiang just now!

This...how is this possible? Officer Megure was shocked.

Hattori Heiji's expression also changed.

What...what happened? Mouri Kogoro still seemed confused.

When we came here just now, the door to the study room was locked, which means that the murderer locked the door before leaving. So, the only two keys, one is in the hands of Mrs. Damura who came with us, and the other is not And it was in the deceased's pocket, so how did the murderer lock the door? Yu Gongming expressed doubts.

Yes, this is an impossible crime. It is an out-and-out secret room murder case! Hattori Heiji added.

Officer Megure and the Tatsumura family were shocked again.

Hattori Heiji glanced at Mouri Kogoro vaguely and showed a meaningful smile: Oh, sure enough, the case this uncle solved in the news before was definitely not his own handiwork. Someone must have been helping him behind the scenes.

The only ones who can help him are Kudo, who has disappeared recently, and Hanomiya, who is equally capable next to him.

And Hanomiya is a detective who has become as famous as this uncle recently, and it is said that he also runs a detective agency, so helping him solve the case is tantamount to adding a strong competitor to himself... From the perspective of interests, he There appears to be no motive for this.”

In addition, from a personal relationship point of view, the relationship between Yumiya and the uncle seems to be only average. They are familiar but not friends. It does not seem like he would help the uncle become famous out of personal feelings.

What about Kudo? He disappeared recently, and after he disappeared, Kogoro, who fell asleep, began to gradually become famous. It's really a coincidence...

And the uncle's daughter Xiaolan happens to be the girl Kudo likes, and they are childhood sweethearts. So Kudo must have known the uncle since childhood, and the relationship should be good. Plus Xiaolan's factor...

Sure enough, it was Kudo who guided the uncle behind the scenes to solve the case. The uncle also had a way to contact Kudo.

So, this case is a duel between three detectives: me, Hanomiya, and Kudo who is hiding somewhere!

Hattori Heiji showed a confident smile, glanced at Akira Hanomiya, and then at Kogoro Moori who seemed to be a little at a loss, but what appeared in his eyes was the image of the high school detective Kudo Shinichi who was as famous as him in the newspaper.

Just watch, I will definitely be the winner in the end!

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Afterwards, the police confirmed that the time of death was between 3:30 and 4:00, and based on this, they began to ask for alibi.

The housekeeper, Fumio Koike, had been chatting with his neighbors from three to four o'clock, and some neighbors testified.

Takayama Takayama and Sachiko Katsuragi arrived not long before Kimie Tatsumura returned home. They went to the door of the study again, but because the door was locked, no one answered when they called the door, so they went downstairs. After going downstairs, they I met Damon Gongjiang who was returning home.

The father of the deceased, Toshimitsu Tatsumura, arrived at around two o'clock and also went to the study. He claimed that he was bored and watched TV next door to the study. No one could prove it.

Mr. Tamura went out around one o'clock, and then arrived home with Akira Hanomiya and others. They found the body together and were temporarily ruled out as suspects by the police.

It seems that, excluding Butler Koike and Mrs. Tatsumura, the murderer is among Takizen Tatsumura, Sachiko Katsuragi and Toshimitsu Tatsumura! Hattori Heiji thought.

Speaking of which, there are a lot of CDs in this room. Seeing that he couldn't get any clues from the confession, Officer Megure began to investigate the scene.

Well, I like listening to classical music very much, said Fumio Koike.

Conan frowned slightly: Classical music? But when I came in, it was obviously an opera...

Eh? What is this photo? Officer Memu picked up another photo frame.

Conan wanted to look at the photo, but his vision gradually became blurry.

Damn, I've been feeling dizzy since just now, and it's getting worse now. No, I have to solve this case quickly!

Conan couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.

Yu Gongming and Mengyu, who had been paying attention to Conan consciously or unconsciously, naturally discovered something unusual about Conan.