Maori Kogoro began to understand everything

"Nice to meet you," the girl nodded gently, her voice soft, "My name is Katagiri Kaede."

"Ah, hello,"

The straight man Hattori just thought the girl was very polite and continued to ask Shigematsu, "Why don't you ask your young master to take her shopping?"

"I asked the young master to come with me, but he didn't come because he wanted to go to the Tokyo Tower," Shigematsu said embarrassedly, "The young master has been afraid of heights since he was a child..."

"Come to think of it, uncle seems to be afraid of heights too."

Conan muttered beside him.

His voice was actually very soft, and a normal person might not even notice it, but unfortunately Maori had the ears of a famous detective, so -

"You're the only one who knows the most, right?"

Boom!

Maori gave Conan a violent slap, causing him to grimace in pain.

"It hurts, uncle!"

"Humph!"

"Miss Xiao Feng,"

The butler Shigematsu asked the girl, "Did you make a wish to the gods?"

Katagiri Feng's face darkened: "I hope I can have a baby soon..."

Maori frowned slightly - although he and Miss Katagiri Kaede met for the first time today, when Kisaki Eri made a wish to have a healthy baby, she was not like this.

"I really can't tell from her appearance."

Hattori and Mori agreed without saying anything, "And she was clearly very sad just now..."

"Humph,"

He Ye seemed to understand, "Women have complicated thoughts before they get married."

"Yep,"

Xiaolan also agreed, "That's why there is the so-called pre-marital syndrome."

Mao Li's mouth twitched when he heard this - they were talking as if they were married...

……

After the chance encounter at Meiji Jingu Shrine, the plan to tour Tokyo could not continue, and Mori and his group sent Hattori and others to the Morizono family.

The Morizono family is the famous family that Katagiri Kaede is going to marry this time. It has a huge courtyard and a luxurious Western-style house, all with arched windows at first glance. Although it does not give Mori the "OLD MONEY" feeling of the Mamiya family's castle that Mori saw last time, it also to some extent demonstrates the heritage of this famous family, and they are not the kind of vulgar nouveau riche.

"It's the same thing I saw when I was a kid."

Hattori looked around nostalgically and said to Maori and the others, "I didn't have enough fun today. I'll go around Tokyo after the wedding."

"Still strolling?"

Conan, who had short legs, looked at Hattori with resentment.

At this moment, Mao Li and Shigematsu Butler came over and also looked at the mansion in front of them: "Excuse me, can we also come to disturb you? This is a bit embarrassing, isn't it?"

"It's okay, if you don't mind, we can have dinner here."

Butler Shigematsu was laughing, when suddenly a handsome young man with short hair jumped down from the tree in front of them, scaring everyone.

The young man's white shirt was stained with leaves, and he was holding a gray cat in his arms.

"Sakuraba!" Butler Shigematsu said angrily, "It's so rude in front of guests!"

"Sorry..." The young man touched the back of his head like a big boy, "The master's cat ran up the tree again, so..."

Maori's gaze paused on the young man, then fell on the cat. With a few whiskers, it looked quite intelligent.

"Meow."

The gray cat licked its tongue and was quite restless in the young man's arms.

"Wow, so cute!"

Xiaolan and Heye were overflowing with love, and Maori also came over and stared at the gray cat.

"You cat, you look like..."

"Meow!"

Before Maori could finish his words, the gray cat suddenly widened its eyes, struggled violently, then bit the young man and ran away quickly.

"Ah, sorry..."

"It's okay, I'll look for it later."

The young man left with a dry laugh, while Maori followed everyone to the villa with a little embarrassment.

……

At dinner time, the owner of the Morizono family entertained everyone warmly and was very happy when he learned about Maori's identity.

"Oh? You are the famous detective!"

"No, my name is Mao Li, please give me your guidance."

"It's an honor to have dinner with someone like you."

The head of the Morizono family was wearing a fine coat, a white tie, and a stylish beard, looking like a European aristocrat, and he was chatting and laughing with Maori.

"Actually, I also wanted to be a detective when I was young, but unfortunately I was assigned to inherit my family's business very early... Haha, how about it? How does it feel to be called the Akechi Kogoro of the Heisei era?"

"You are so polite. To be honest, although I have become a famous detective, I still feel that I am not capable enough. I cannot be too proud and complacent..."

……

The overall atmosphere of the dinner was quite harmonious. In the middle, Katagiri Kaede's fiancé also came out to meet them. Although he looked like a frivolous playboy, his personality was not bad overall.

Night fell in the blink of an eye and it was time to leave.

After Hattori sent the three Maori to the door, he said, "After the wedding tomorrow, we will stop by the detective agency."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, He Ye~Good night."

"Night……"

"boom--!"

Before everyone had finished saying goodbye, the glass in the mansion's window suddenly shattered with a clang. The crisp and harsh sound made everyone's face change.

……

It was a dark night, and the two connected rooms of the mansion were full of people. A long bloodstain on the ground was shocking. The drag mark extended from the outer room to the next room and finally stopped under the desk.

Butler Shigematsu, who had been dealing with everyone in a friendly manner before, now fell in front of the table with blood all over his chest. The blood was all over the floor, and he had already died.

This is a room that is rarely used, and all the keys are kept by Butler Shigematsu. After hearing the sound of glass, everyone broke down the door and entered. Then they followed the blood trail and found Butler Shigematsu who was killed in the next room. He Ye's screams attracted the head of the Morizono family and others.

The head of the Morizono family did not say anything, but the eldest daughter of the Morizono family, Morizono Yurie, the soon-to-be-married Katagiri Kaede, the male servant Sakuraba who was looking for a cat, and finally the eldest son of the Morizono family also showed up at the scene.

Maori took a deep breath and checked the situation inside the house with Hattori.

All the doors and windows were locked. There was no doubt that this was a murder case in a closed room, and it happened in the short time after dinner.

The most bizarre thing was that there was no murder weapon or knife in the room, and Xiaolan was staring outside the broken window, and there was nothing unusual.

Of course the murder weapon couldn't just disappear out of thin air, so some trick must have been used in this case...

While Hattori was checking the keys, Maori rechecked the situation in the room.

The window must have been broken by the murderer. It looked like it was done intentionally to attract attention, which was really strange.

After walking around the room, Maori walked to the balcony window to check. When he found some bloodstains on the inside of the lock handle, he suddenly noticed a small hole in an inconspicuous corner of the glass.

If there is a thin wire or something, I can find a way to close the window from outside the balcony.

Escape from the balcony?

Maori looked outside.

This is the third floor. It's quite dangerous to go down directly. There's still some distance to the tree in the courtyard...

"Anyway, the police will be here soon, so don't leave here yet."

Maori warned.

"Hey, please," Kikuto Morizono walked to the scene impatiently, "My wedding is tomorrow. No matter who did it, it's embarrassing for me..."

"Kikuto!" Morizono Yurijiang frowned, "What are you talking about? Now that something like this has happened, who would still be in the mood to care about a wedding?"

"Please, sister," Morizono Kikuto snorted, "It's not someone from our Morizono family who died, why are you making such a fuss? Besides, I don't want to cancel my honeymoon plans now."

Kikuto Morizono glanced at the body of Butler Shigematsu next to him, and walked to the French window with a stern face: "Of course, this may be a bit unfair to Butler Shigematsu who has served our family for many years, but tomorrow's wedding must be held as planned. I think this way, Butler Shigematsu's spirit in heaven will also feel comforted, right?"

"boom!"

Hearing what he said, the Sakuraba butler behind him was furious and rushed forward desperately to throw a heavy punch. Mori, who was thinking about the case, had no time to stop him. By the time he reacted, Morizono Kikuto had already hit the French window, and the glass was shattered all over the floor, and it happened to be the glass with a small hole.

"Hey! Don't destroy the crime scene!"

Mao Li couldn't help but scold.

"You little brat! You're quite brave!"

Kikuto Morizono didn't care about Mori's words at all. He wiped the wound at the corner of his mouth, got up angrily and rushed towards the servant Sakuraba.

"Stop it, Kikuto!"

The head of the Morizono family shouted at his son at the right time, "There's a death in the family now, what are you thinking about? For Sakuraba, whose parents died when he was young, Butler Shigematsu is like his biological father. At least think about his feelings!"

The head of the Morizono family frowned and looked at the victim Shigematsu in a deep voice: "Wasn't it Shigematsu who helped you with your marriage in the beginning? And let's not talk about this for now. After I handed the company over to you to manage, Shigematsu also made a lot of efforts to help you. I didn't expect you to speak with such an attitude now! Are we in the Morizono family as ignorant of etiquette as you?!"

Maori looked at Kikuto Morizono who turned his head away, then looked at the head of the Morizono family who was giving a lecture, and finally looked at Sakuraba, the male servant who beat the man.

It is very unlikely that the criminal this time is an outsider. Everyone present is very suspicious, or the criminal should be in this mansion.

After all, if it was an outsider, there would be no reason to go to so much trouble to set up such a secret room to kill someone, not to mention deliberately breaking the window to attract attention.

As always, there must be a reason behind the anomaly.

However, there are too few clues now, and Mao Li can only temporarily believe that it is related to factors such as alibi.

Soon, Inspector Megure rushed to the Morizono family, along with many reporters who had heard the news. As a famous family in Tokyo and even in Japan, the Morizono family's case seemed to have caused quite a stir, and there was a big fight at the door, and the police had a hard time clearing out these irrelevant people.

"I have a general idea of ​​what is going on,"

Inspector Megure met with the head of the Morizono family and looked at Maori speechlessly, "Brother Maori, you still say that you are not a plague god, but how many times has this happened? You encounter cases wherever you go... Also, next time you encounter a happy event like someone's wedding, you'd better not get involved and let them go..."

"I don't like what you said, Officer Megure."

Mao Li scratched his head and laughed dryly, "If you call me the God of Plague, people will misunderstand me. Besides, in fact, every time the case actively calls for me, the famous detective!"

Inspector Megure curled his lips and ignored Uncle Mori. He looked at Hattori who was still wandering around the scene, then turned around and ordered his men to investigate and collect samples as soon as possible.

"We must find the murder weapon, even if we have to search everywhere!"

Chapter 74: Magical Creature—Osaka Black Chicken!

With his hands in his pockets, Mori walked into the inner room, his eyes fixed on the body of Butler Shigematsu, which was constantly flashing under the flashlights of the forensic personnel.

The fatal wound was on the chest, and the man was killed with one knife. There were almost no signs of a fight, but the blood from the wound was spurting out heavily, and it must have splashed on the murderer. What needs to be found is not only the murder knife, but also the blood-stained clothes.

Judging from the situation in the secret room, the murderer may have escaped through the balcony, but there is no blood on the balcony...

"What about this cat?"

A forensic officer points to the gray cat found behind the body.

"Oh, it's him, Mr. Morizono's cat,"

Mao Li picked up the lazy gray cat and handed it to the head of the Morizono family regardless of its struggle. "Be good to me! Disobedient cats will be sent for sterilization surgery! Do you understand?"

The gray cat seemed to understand Maori's threat and instantly became obedient, curling up obediently in the arms of the head of the Morizono family, and was finally carried away by the eldest daughter, Morizono Yurie.

“Has this cat been at the scene the whole time?”

Hattori asked, looking at the gray cat.