Conan: Another Famous Detective

The next morning.

Yu Gongming was woken up by a burst of cell phone ringing.

With sleepy eyes, he randomly touched the pillow with his right hand, picked up the phone, and directly answered the call without looking at the caller ID.

Are you up? A dreamy voice came from the phone.

Yu Gongming rubbed his eyes, put the phone in front of his eyes and took a look.

It's only half past six...are you getting up now? Yu Gongming said in surprise.

Well, get up now, go to the sink and turn on the faucet to see if there is anything abnormal. Meng Yu said in a serious tone.

Abnormal? Yu Gongming woke up a little after hearing this.

You go and check, I'll come to you right away. After Meng Yu finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Yu Gongming frowned slightly, Meng Yu's somewhat strange phone call made him unable to sleep anymore.

After lifting the quilt, getting out of bed, and turning on the light in the room, Yu Gongming walked all the way to the sink and turned on the faucet.

Eh? It's strange. The water pressure seems to be lower than last night... What's going on?

When Yu Gongming was confused, the originally clear water in his eyes suddenly flashed with a touch of variegation.

Yu Gongming blinked, and another variegated color passed by in the water flow.

Yu Gongming suddenly turned off the faucet!

He picked up the toothbrush cup on the sink, turned on the faucet again, and took a glass of water.

He looked closely and saw that the water in the cup had a turbid color, and in the water, there were faintly visible dark red substances floating in it.

Yu Gongming came closer to the water glass and smelled it, feeling a faint smell rushing into his nose.

It doesn't smell very good... but I can't tell what it is at the moment. And what is that dark red substance? Is it rust?

Mengyu called me so early in the morning to remind me that there is a problem with the water quality?

While Yu Gongming was thinking, a doorbell suddenly sounded.

It's dream language...

Yu Gongming took the water glass directly to the door and opened the door.

How about it?

Mengyu outside the door asked directly.

The water pressure is much lower. The water flowing out has a peculiar smell and there are some dark red substances floating in it. Yu Gongming said.

Is this the case in your room too... It seems something really happened. Meng Yu said in a serious voice.

Huh? Yu Gongming cast a questioning look.

The odor in the water is quite messy. It's no wonder you didn't realize the problem immediately. With my sense of smell, I smelled a very unknown smell among the odors.

Yu Gongming lowered his head and glanced at the dark red substance in the water glass. Combined with Meng Yu's words just now, his expression gradually became serious:

The smell of blood?

Yes. Meng Yu said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Yu Gongming's face instantly turned ugly.

You mean...

It's hard to say now, but I have reported the water quality and water pressure issues to the hotel staff, and they have sent maintenance personnel to check the water tank on the roof. Meng Yu said.

Huh... I hope it's not what we thought... Yu Gongming sighed.

Why don't we go to the top of the building and have a look? I'm really worried about just waiting like this. Meng Yu said.

It seems that the safety stairs can lead to the top floor. Let's go and have a look. Yu Gongming nodded.

So, the two came to the safety stairs and went straight to the top of the building.

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Huh? Is the door to the roof locked? Yu Gongming looked at the closed iron door in front of him and frowned.

The padlock hanging on the iron door clearly told them that this way was blocked.

Either the maintenance crew hasn't arrived yet, or the maintenance crew has a special channel to enter the roof. Mengyu analyzed.

Let's go to the elevator on the 15th floor and wait. The maintenance staff will bring maintenance equipment. If we take the safety stairs here, we will take the elevator to the 15th floor first.

If we meet the maintenance man, we will come up with him. If we don't meet him, we will take the elevator to the lobby on the first floor to inquire about the situation. Hanemiya Ming said.

So, the two came to the elevator waiting area on the 15th floor and pressed the button to go downstairs.

Not long after, both elevators reached the 15th floor, and neither of them saw the maintenance man.

So, the two took the elevator and came to the lobby on the first floor.

Walking to the counter, Mengyu asked the waiter:

Hello, how are the water quality and water pressure issues that I reported to the hotel just now? The two rooms where my friend and I stayed have found that the water pressure has become reduced, the water quality is turbid, and there are impurities in the water.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to our guests. We have arranged for maintenance personnel to go to the roof to check the water tank. We will solve the problem as soon as possible. The waiter smiled.

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone at the front desk suddenly rang.

Hello! Hello, this is Jiuyuan Hotel...what...what? Corpse!? Are you sure!? The waiter's tone suddenly increased.

When Yu Gongming and his two brothers heard the word corpse, their expressions changed, and the gloom in their hearts became more and more intense.

Okay, I get it, I'll call the police right away! After saying that, the waiter hung up the phone and then picked it up again.

Hey! This is Jiuyuan Hotel. We found a body in the water tank on the roof of the hotel. Please come here immediately! Okay, okay, I understand!

The waiter hung up the phone, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Yu Gong and Akira:

Guests, you have also heard that the matter may not be resolved so quickly. You should go back to your room first. I have to notify our manager now and arrange for personnel to inform all guests not to use the hotel's water source for the time being.

After Yu Gongming and Meng Yu looked at each other, Yu Gongming nodded slightly and said: Okay, I also have to inform my other friends and ask them not to use the water source.

Yu Gongming turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of something and asked again: Where did the maintenance staff go to the roof from?

It is a special elevator that passes through the employee passage. The elevator has an identification system and can only be used after verification with a special magnetic card held by employees.

Although the waiter was confused as to why Yu Gongming asked such a question, he still answered it very responsibly.

Understood. Thank you.

Afterwards, the two took the elevator again and arrived at the 11th floor where several people lived.

The two of them knocked on Xiaolan's room door one by one and narrated the current situation.

What? A body was found in the water tank!? Mouri Kogoro said in shock.

The others also looked solemn, and Xiaolan even turned pale:

Wait a minute, could it be that the water we used to take a shower and brush our teeth last night was actually...

Probably not. The water pressure has decreased and there are impurities in the water. This is probably because the corpse has blocked the water tank. In addition, the muscles of the deceased have relaxed after death, resulting in incontinence. In addition, the deceased may have suffered trauma, causing the blood to flow with the water. This is possible only if it flows into the pipeline.”

Everything was normal when we used water yesterday, which means that at least at that time, the body should not have been in the water tank yet. Yu Gongming analyzed.

Well, Hanomiya is right. From this point of view, the time of death of the deceased should be between when we went to bed yesterday and when Mengyu discovered the water quality problem. Hattori Heiji nodded slightly.

We can't go to the roof to investigate now. Let's wait until the police arrive. Meng Yu said.

Well, that's all it can do. Yu Gongming said.

Shortly after, the police finally arrived at the scene.