Conan: Naruto

"I remember... Horror Times mentioning that Daisuke Torakura published a heroic fantasy novel five years ago."

Mori Kogoro looked at Fumio Doi thoughtfully.

Doi nodded, looked at Kogoro, and frankly admitted:

"That's right, Toshiya wrote a heroic fantasy novel and published it under the name of Daisuke Torakura."

"Mr. Junzai."

Mori Kogoro looked at Tasho Toshiya, and calmly confirmed:

"Is what Mr. Doi said true or false?"

Tasho Toshiya looked down at the floor slightly, his pupils trembled slightly, and hesitantly said frankly:

"Although Mr. Doi's words are true, I don't hold grudges against Mr. Hu Cang."

Toshiya Tasho looked at Kogoro Mori, and explained sincerely:

"Even if I have a grudge against Torakura-san... I have a good reason not to kill him."

"how you said that?"

Mori Kogoro looked at Toshiya Tasho in bewilderment.

Junzai looked at the floor and said sadly:

"My younger sister, Kaori, who is ten years younger than me, has a congenital heart disease, and our parents died in a car accident six years ago...

The property left by her parents...is not enough to support Kaori to live in the ward for treatment day after day.

Fortunately... Hu Cang teacher is willing to lend a helping hand. "

Toshiya Tasho looked at Mori Kogoro, changed the subject, and argued with reason:

"Although Torakura-sensei asked me to be his ghostwriter, he was willing to pay for Kaori's hospitalization in Tokyo Hospital for treatment, and he promised until Kaori recovered.

Therefore, I have no reason to reject his offer, let alone kill him. "

"According to this... If Mr. Torakura dies unexpectedly, it will be difficult for Kaori to continue receiving treatment."

Mori Kogoro looked at Toshiya Tasho with a sudden realization.

Junzai nodded, and admitted concisely:

"Yes."

On the other side, Dongfang Haoyue, who was standing on the far right of the desk, looked at Kudo Shinichi, who was deep in thought, on the left, and swore firmly in her heart:

"Shinichi has been thinking for a long time... still has not solved the murder case.

Decided!

I want to help Shinichi find the truth of this murder case! ! !

Although Shinichi didn't spoil me today, I may be able to solve the murder case with my own wisdom.

Well, even if I can't find the ultimate truth, I may find clues that Shinichi hasn't noticed and tell Shinichi, maybe Shinichi will be able to think of something and use this to solve the case! "

Thinking of this, Dongfang Haoyue looked up at the ceiling, thought and analyzed in her heart:

"There is only one corridor from the living room to the study room, and there is no abnormal trace on the roof of the corridor.

In addition, I, Shinichi, and Xiaolan never left the living room after returning from the collection room, while Detective Maori stayed in the living room from beginning to end.

In this way, it is almost impossible for the prisoner to sneak into the study without our eyes and ears.

Even if the prisoner entered the corridor leading to the study from the living room without anyone noticing... how would he deal with the front door and windows of the study being locked from the inside?

Even if Daisuke Torakura helped to open the door, the prisoner succeeded in killing Torakura... How to lock the front door when the prisoner escaped from the murder scene?

I remember...the opening of the main entrance was blocked by a rubber soundproof layer, and it was impossible for the prisoners standing outside the door to lock the main entrance from the inside with fishing line or the like.

Even if he went in and out of the study through the window... how could he only leave footprints on the one square meter of snow in front of the glass door? "

Dongfang Haoyue looked at Kudo Shinichi's handsome profile, and reasoned seriously in her heart:

"The peach wood nail used to kill Daisuke Torakura was originally placed in the storage room, and there were no footprints in the snow outside the storage room window.

If the window is removed, the only way to enter the collection room is the door from the living room to the collection room corridor.

In other words, the prisoner must be staying at Villa Dracula tonight.

Huh...strange! "

Dongfang Haoyue was stunned for a moment, and thought puzzledly in her heart:

"Why did the criminal insist on taking the risk to steal the mahogany nail and use the mahogany nail to kill Daisuke Torakura?

If I were a prisoner... To save trouble, I would directly smash Hu Cang to death with a copper utensil from the murder scene, or prepare a rope in advance to strangle Hu Cang on the spot!

In addition, the prisoner deliberately placed the corpse as the last scene of the movie, and used projector lights to illuminate the corpse... just to imitate killing?

Having said that, it is reasonable for the criminal to steal the mahogany nail because he tried to imitate the murder.

But... I feel that Hamura Shuichi, Torakura Etsuko, Tasho Toshiya and Doi Fumio are not like the kind of sick lunatics who imitate killing...! "

Dongfang Haoyue thought for a long time, but was powerless, and was about to hug her head in a frenzy.

Kudo Shinichi stuck to Haoyue's ear, and arranged in an extremely low voice:

"Haoyue, let's get some evidence first."

Before the words were finished, Kudo Shinichi dragged Dongfang Haoyue out of the study involuntarily, and walked along the corridor into the living room until the hall.

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Hallway leading to many rooms.

After 15 seconds.

"The evidence that Shinichi mentioned just now is...?"

Dongfang Haoyue walked a little faster in the corridor, looking at Kudo Shinichi on the right with a confused look.

Xinyi opened the unlocked door in front of him, looked into the empty room, shook his head, dragged Haoyue to the next room, and narrated in a closed manner:

"Haoyue will know soon~"

"Okay..."

Dongfang Haoyue watched Kudo Shinichi open the second door, then changed the subject and asked:

"Xinichi, why did the prisoner deliberately place the corpse as the last scene of the movie, and use projector lights to illuminate the corpse?

Hmm...I don't think the people staying in Dracula's villa tonight are not like the kind of sick lunatics who imitate killing..."

"Deliberately...projector..."

Kudo Shinichi stared blankly, thought for a while, then had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly realized the excitement and said:

"I see!!!"

???

Dongfang Haoyue looked at Kudo Shinichi dumbfoundedly, and involuntarily raised three question marks.

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2 minutes later.

Outside the room at the end of the corridor.

Kudo Shinichi opened the door, looked into the room, and smiled.

Dongfang Haoyue stood on Xinyi's left, looked into the house curiously, and found...

Mops, pruning shears, buckets, step ladders, brooms and many other cleaning or gardening tools.

Dongfang Haoyue said with a confused face:

"Utility room...?"