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Chapter 45 Coincidence
"The body of a young man was found in the laundry room of the Empire Theatre."

"what?!"

Hearing the words of the theater staff, Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko both covered their mouths and exclaimed in surprise.

Conan and Sera Masumi on the side narrowed their eyes at the same time.

Under the guidance of the staff, Kogoro Mouri came to the backstage of the stage which was already in chaos.

"What happened? I heard someone died?"

"Is this true?! Where is it? Has the murderer been found?"

"How could this happen? Who died?"

Many artists and staff gathered here to discuss what happened this time with each other.

Among this group of artists, Kogoro Mouri immediately spotted Yoko Okino, who was still dressed as Detective Quinn.

He noticed that at this moment Yoko Okino was looking around with her neck raised in panic.

"Miss Yoko!"

Maori Kogoro spoke,
And Okino Yoko, who noticed Kogoro Mori, also walked towards this side quickly.

"Mr. Maori, have you heard what happened? Do you know who was killed?"

There was an obvious look of panic on Yoko Okino's delicate face. She looked at Kogoro Mori with her deep blue eyes and asked.

Kogoro Mori has "solved" many cases involving Yoko Okino.

Naturally, it is also clear that Yoko Okino is extremely afraid of death and murders.

Whenever she encounters a case, this talented artist who can always hide her emotions well in front of outsiders,

I always get scared out of my wits.

"I'm sorry, I only heard that it was a young man, and I don't know anything else."

Seeing Yoko Okino's expression shaken by his words, Kogoro Mori also felt a strong desire to perform.

"Don't worry, Miss Yoko, I will definitely find out the truth of the case!"

He patted his chest vigorously and assured Yoko Okino.

Then he followed the staff and walked towards the laundry room behind the stage.

We arrived at the laundry room at the end of the corridor.

Kogoro Mori saw a male body lying on the ground through the wide open door.

He only noticed it after he walked into the room.

At the innermost part of the laundry room, there was another man lying covered in blood.

"Eh? Didn't you say that only one young man's body was found? Aren't there two?"

Kogoro Mori looked at the staff member who had just spoken to him.

The man then looked at another woman who was wearing a cleaning uniform and had a pale face, who was following him from behind.

"I noticed the body at the door and didn't dare go in."

The cleaner answered in a trembling voice.

"You noticed it at the door? In other words, the door here was not closed originally, right?"

Suddenly a clear, neutral voice sounded.

The cleaner turned around and looked at the "handsome guy" with short black wavy hair next to him in surprise, and nodded slightly:

"Yes."

When Kogoro Mouri heard the voice, he also turned his head.

After seeing the figures of Sera Masumi and Conan, a very impatient look appeared on his face.

"Didn't I tell you to stay in the theater? What are you following me for?"

"Oh, don't worry, Mr. Kogoro. I am a detective after all, so I can definitely help you."

As Sera Masumi said this, he walked into the laundry room.

But after she walked into the laundry room and saw the figure lying at the innermost part, the rest of her words got stuck in her throat.

She knew this person!
"Hmm? What can I do if I ask you for help? I, a great detective, still need the help of a little kid like you?"

Maori Kogoro said with a look of disgust. Then he saw Sera Masumi ignoring him and walked straight towards the male "corpse" in the room.

Just when Kogoro Mori was feeling dissatisfied with Masumi Sera for ignoring him.

Suddenly, Sera Masumi turned around and shouted towards him:

"There's still a pulse, he's still alive!!"

"Ah, oh."

Kogoro Mori was stunned for five full seconds before he understood what Masumi Sera meant.

He hurried to the body of the young man in the middle of the room and checked his pulse and breathing.

"he died."

Kogoro Maori shook his head and said regretfully.

The glimmer of hope that had finally risen was ultimately shattered.

It seems that the person at the innermost part of the room is really lucky.

Conan came to Sera Masumi's side and lowered his voice:

"Ms. Sera, this is..."

"Yes, that Akikawa."

Sera Masumi turned around and gave Conan a very serious look.

This case is so similar to the matricide case half a year ago!

There are two victims in each case.

And in both cases, Akikawa Sosuke miraculously survived.

Even Conan, who had previously denied Masumi Sera's speculation about Akikawa Sousuke,
After facing this overly coincidental event,
I also noticed something was wrong.

Masumi Sera lifted up Akikawa Sosuke's lowered head.

It was only then that they both discovered that the left half of Akikawa Sosuke's cheek was covered with very obvious bloodstains.

Look where the blood appeared.

Masumi Sera and Conan also noticed the swollen, long crack on Akikawa Sosuke's forehead.

"Hey, did you two find anything?"

Kogoro Mouri's voice rang out.

"The wound on Akikawa's forehead was swollen and had a long crack."

"There are also bruises that only occur when you are hit by a hard object."

"So he must have been hit on the top of his head by something, causing him to fall into a coma."

As Sera Masumi said this, she looked around, but did not find any suitable murder weapon in the laundry room.

"The same thing happened to this guy here. He must have been hit hard on the head and died."

After hearing what Sera Masumi said, Kogoro Mori also checked the wounds of the dead on his side and made a judgment.

"Eh~~? Was this big brother crushed to death?"

Conan's artificial and innocent childish voice sounded.

Before Maori Kogoro could get angry again, Conan pointed at the dead man's neck and said:

"Uncle, look, there are marks on his neck!"

Kogoro Mouri looked in the direction Conan pointed, and just as Conan said, there were obvious marks of strangulation on the deceased's neck.

"So he was first strangled to unconsciousness, and then he was hit to death?"

"No! He was hit first, and then strangled to death by the murderer."

Masumi Sera said to Kogoro Mori with certainty.

"At the same time, I also discovered that the real murderer was not here, but fled in a hurry."

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