Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"Alright, it's almost midnight, everyone get ready to eat cake!"

Hayasaka Tomoko glanced at her watch, clapped her hands with a smile to draw everyone's attention, and then placed the pre-ordered cake on the dining table.

"What a beautiful cake!"

"It looks delicious."

Happy birthday, Mami!

When midnight arrived, amidst cheers from the crowd, Uchida Asami, the birthday girl, gently blew out the candles.

Uchida Asami first cut two pieces of cake and handed them to Suzuki Seimei and Conan, smiling gently, "Seimei, Conan, these two pieces of cake are for you."

"Thank you, Mami-neechan!"

(__)(-.-)(~O~)……(-.-)

Not long after distributing the cake to everyone, Uchida Asami suddenly felt sleepy and involuntarily fell asleep on the sofa.

After finishing the cake, Sawai Manabu suggested, "Alright, we've finished the cake, let's go to karaoke!"

"Mami-senpai..."

"Shh! Mami-senpai seems to be asleep."

Ran Mouri noticed Asami Uchida sleeping on the sofa, quickly gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then took a pink blanket and draped it over her.

It has to be said that Mami-senpai looks really beautiful when she's asleep, just like Sleeping Beauty from a fairy tale, making you want to kiss her.

?(????ω????)?

Looking at Uchida Asami's alluring red lips, Mouri Ran subconsciously swallowed, a blush rising on her pretty face.

Why are you blushing like a teapot?

Gazing at Uchida Asami, who looked like Sleeping Beauty, a glint of greed flashed in Sawai Manabu's eyes, but on the surface, he shrugged helplessly and said, "Well, since Asami's already asleep, it'll just be the few of us going to karaoke then~"

Ah~~~

Suzuki Seimei suddenly opened his mouth, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Sonoko-neechan, I'm so sleepy~ I want to go to sleep..."

Seeing how tired Suzuki Haruaki looked, Sonoko could only pat his head helplessly and say, "Then you should go back to your room and sleep! But you have to stay in the villa and don't go out alone, understand?"

"Ok!"

Since everyone was planning to spend the night in the villa, the guest rooms were already prepared and ready for check-in at any time.

Sonoko took Suzuki Seimei's little hand and led him into the bedroom on the second floor of the villa.

After watching Suzuki Seimei go to bed, Sonoko quietly closed the door and then went to sing karaoke with Ran and the others.

Swish! ! !

Not long after Sonoko and the others left the villa, Suzuki Haruaki suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as a knife, with no trace of sleepiness left.

The reason why Suzuki Haruaki deliberately pretended to be asleep and stayed in the villa was because he knew the "Detective Conan Law" that it is easy to be killed when you are alone.

If Suzuki Seimei doesn't stay at the villa, then Uchida Asami will be the only one left there.

If someone were to sneak back into the villa while Uchida Asami is asleep, she would be in danger.

Of course!

Suzuki Haruaki's conjecture is based on the premise that Uchida Asami is the victim in the case.

If Asami Uchida is the murderer in the case, then she may have pretended to be asleep to create an alibi.

According to the laws of physics, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to be the murderer.

Therefore, after quietly getting out of bed, Suzuki Seimei did not rush to the first-floor hall, but instead took out the [Pet Summoning Doll].

"boom!"

With a thought, Suzuki Seimei instantly consumed three points of his mental energy. A cloud of white smoke appeared out of thin air, followed by a small corgi that appeared out of thin air in front of him.

"Wang..."

"Shh~"

Before the corgi could even bark, Haruaki Suzuki swiftly pinched its mouth shut and gestured for it to be quiet.

Seimei Suzuki leaned close to the corgi's ear and whispered a few words before gently opening the door and letting it out through the crack.

Following Suzuki Harumi's instructions, the Corgi, with its four short legs, crept silently along the wall of the stairs to the lobby on the first floor.

The little corgi first raised its head, glanced at Uchida Asami who was still sleeping on the sofa, and then sneakily crawled under the sofa.

Because the order Suzuki Seimei gave the corgi was to secretly monitor Uchida Asami's every move.

If Uchida Asami secretly leaves the villa alone, then let it wait until Uchida Asami leaves before running back to the second floor to inform Suzuki Haruaki.

If anyone else sneaks into the villa, or if Uchida Asami encounters any danger, then let it bark at the loudest possible volume.

As soon as Suzuki Seimei hears the corgi barking, he will naturally rush down to save it.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

Suzuki Harumi waited in the bedroom for a short while when he suddenly heard a loud barking from downstairs. He quickly slipped on his slippers and ran downstairs.

"That is……"

When Suzuki Seimei reached the top of the stairs, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his face turned ashen.

Below the telephone and fax machine in the lobby, there was a cake with candles on it, and a fax paper was emerging from the fax machine, which was then ignited by the candles on the cake.

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"Damn bastard!"

Looking at Uchida Asami, who was still fast asleep, Suzuki Seimei couldn't help but clench his fist.

It's obvious that someone secretly drugged Uchida Asami, otherwise she would have been awakened by the Corgi barking so loudly.

Moreover, judging from the fax machine and the cake candles directly below it, it's clear that someone wanted to use this method to burn Uchida Asami to death.

"..."

Just as Suzuki Seimei was about to step forward to extinguish the flames, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Uchida Asami, who was still fast asleep.

If Suzuki Seimei were to extinguish the fire now, he could save Uchida Asami, but there would be no evidence to convict the culprit.

Rather than letting the criminal hide in the shadows and continue causing trouble, it's better to make a big fuss, then drag the criminal out and make him pick up soap in jail for the rest of his life.

After making his decision, Suzuki Seimei watched helplessly as the flames ignited the villa's curtains.

Meanwhile, in a karaoke room not far from the villa, people were happily singing.

Sawai Manabu, who was smoking by the window, glanced casually in the direction of the hilltop villa and couldn't help but exclaim, "Look! Is there a fire over there?"

"Wait! Isn't that the villa we rented?"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko's expression changed drastically, her face paling as she exclaimed, "Seimei and Mami-senpai are still at the villa!"

"Call the fire department quickly, let's go back first!"

Led by Kogoro Mouri, the group quickly drove their rented car towards the villa.

When everyone arrived at the villa, the entire villa was already engulfed in flames.

"Qingming, Qingming..."

Sonoko rushed out of the car screaming, on the verge of a breakdown.

If Suzuki Seimei really perished in the fire, Sonoko wouldn't know how to explain it back home, and she would be consumed by guilt and self-blame.

"Sister Sonoko, we're here!"

Just as Sonoko and Ran were about to rush into the fire to save people, a childish cheer suddenly came from behind them.

Sonoko and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw Suzuki Haruaki holding Kurosaki Tamaka's hand and waving at them from the woods dozens of meters away.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, Seimei, it's so good that you're alright!"

Seeing that Suzuki Harumi was safe and sound, Sonoko breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to him, hugging him tightly.

It was like finding a lost treasure again, and I held it very tightly!

Ran Mouri didn't see Asami Uchida and couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Tamaka, where's Asami-senpai?"

"Ran, don't worry, Miss Mami isn't hurt. She's sleeping in the car." Kurosaki Tamaka pointed to the nanny driveway not far away.

Upon learning that Uchida Asami was safe and sound, the crowd that had gathered around breathed a sigh of relief.

Conan glanced at Suzuki Haruaki, who was comforting Sonoko, and asked in a childish voice, "Tamaka-neechan, what happened? Why did the villa suddenly catch fire?"

Kurosaki Yuka shook her head and said, "I don't know how the villa caught fire. It was Mr. Ryuichi who first noticed something was wrong and led me into the villa to rescue the young master and Miss Mami who were trapped in the living room."

Hearing Kurosaki Tamaka's words, Sawai Manabu, who felt guilty, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If Kurosaki Tamaka and the others saw the scene where the fax machine paper was ignited by the candles on the cake, his modus operandi would be instantly exposed.

Just as Sawai Manabu breathed a sigh of relief, Suzuki Haruaki suddenly said, "Conan, I know how the villa caught fire."

"Seimei, you really saw it? What was the source of the fire?" Conan asked expectantly.

"I was just about to go to the bathroom when I discovered that the fax machine in the living room was on fire. By the time I ran down from the second floor, the curtains in the villa were already burning, and then Uncle Longyi and Sister Yuhua rushed in."

"The fax machine caught fire?"

Kogoro Mouri's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "Seimei, do you remember how the fax machine caught fire?"

"Um……"

Suzuki Haruaki thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the fax paper in the fax machine was lit by the candles on the cake. I remember there was a piece of cake that hadn't been finished in front of the fax machine, with candles sticking out of it."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri and Conan's expressions changed drastically, and their pupils contracted sharply.

If what Suzuki Haruaki said is true, then this fire was not an accident, but arson.

Since the candles on the cake had already been blown out by Uchida Asami, the birthday girl, there wouldn't be any uneaten cake left in the villa with candles on it, let alone any lit candles.