Conan: Naruto

“Strictly speaking, the foreign books in the cardboard boxes are not books, but cardboard boxes disguised as books.

Well... Anyway, there's nothing for us to do now except go downstairs and call the police. "

Dongfang Haoyue put away her embroidery needle, turned off the camera and put it back in her pocket. She stood up, turned to look at the dim corridor outside the open door, and arranged with a cheerful smile:

"As for the seizure of those cardboard boxes containing contraband and the search for corpses...just leave it to the wise and capable police officers~"

"Well, although I haven't thought about where the body is hidden, as long as the police search carefully..."

Kudo Shinichi stood up, turned around, looked hesitantly towards the corridor, and stated uncertainly:

"They...should be able to find the body."

"Let's go, let's go, the sun is setting~"

While Dongfang Haoyue arranged a wind wall around Tsugawa Hideharu, she grabbed Kudo Shinichi, crossed the trio of elementary school students with cheerful steps, and rushed out of the gate in a free and easy manner.

The trio who were left behind again looked at the moonlit library and felt terrified. They turned around in unison and eagerly chased Haoyue and Shinichi, calling anxiously:

"Wait for us!!"

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After 11 seconds.

Third floor, corridor outside the elevator.

"Conan, I still feel something's not right."

Dongfang Haoyue stood outside the slowly opening door of the elevator, turned to look at Kudo Shinichi on the right, and complained in surprise:

"Logically speaking, the police would not have made any omissions. How could they not find the body?"

"correct."

Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko stood behind Dongfang Haoyue, followed Kudo Shinichi and Haoyue into the elevator, turned to look at the slowly closing elevator door, and reiterated in confusion:

"Just now, Tsugawa Hideharu swore that... Tamada Kazuo is sleeping in the library.

That being the case, why couldn’t the police find Tamada’s body? "

"It's really strange to hear you say that."

Genta Kojima stood on the right of Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and on the right of Ayumi Yoshida, looking at Mitsuhiko with a confused expression.

"Conan~"

Ayumi Yoshida looked at Kudo Shinichi and said with confidence:

"You must be able to think of the answer~"

"Even if you say so..."

Kudo Shinichi looked helplessly at the trio of elementary school students and sighed melancholy:

"There are many places to hide people in the library, and I can't exactly guess the location..."

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after a long time.

Library lobby.

"Officer Mumu!"

Detective Takagi rushed to Officer Megure in the center of the hall and reported meticulously:

"We searched every corner of the library and found no bodies at all."

"how is this possible?!"

A group of five elementary school students stood behind and to the left of Officer Megure, looking at Detective Takagi in great surprise.

"That's not right."

Officer Megure stared at Detective Takagi, raised the small camera provided by Dongfang Haoyue in his hand, and confirmed in surprise:

"The criminal who smuggled contraband categorically said that Tamada Kazuo slept in the library, but you...can't find it?"

"Yes!"

Detective Takagi saluted with his right hand and quickly lowered it, calmly speculating:

“Could it be that the prisoner noticed that the children were eavesdropping and deliberately made wrong remarks?

Or...the prisoner hid the body in the area around the library. "

"idiot!"

After watching the video, Officer Megure almost lost his temper. He stared at Detective Takagi angrily and said angrily:

"Takagi, you are not really as incompetent as Haoyue and the others said in the video.

If the prisoners already knew that they were eavesdropping, there would be no need to deceive them and just catch them directly.

As for the area around the library... the prisoner's words clearly meant that the body was hidden in the library. "

"That's it!"

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya put his hands in his trouser pockets, looked at Detective Takagi expressionlessly, and argued dissatisfiedly:

"First of all, it is impossible for the criminals who knew Haoyue's supernatural powers in advance to just catch us peeping in secret. There is no need to lie to us in a roundabout way.

Secondly, the prisoner is talking about Tamada Kazuo sleeping in the library, not the area around the library you are talking about! "

"Correct!"

Genta Kojima stood on the right side of Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and on the right side of Ayumi Yoshida, holding his hands in his arms, staring at Detective Takagi with slightly narrowed eyes, and echoed with righteousness:

"Misuhiko is right!"

"I agree!"

Ayumi Yoshida raised her left hand high and then lowered it. She looked at Detective Takagi confidently and asserted with reason:

"The body must be hidden in the library as the prisoner said, but you didn't look for it properly!"

At the same time, Dongfang Haoyue and Kudou Shinichi stood in front of the trio of elementary school students. They put their hands in their pockets without saying a word and looked at Detective Takagi thoughtfully.

"How...how could it be..."

Detective Takagi hurriedly spread his hands to block his chest, looked at the group of five elementary school students in embarrassment, and explained weakly:

"The police officers and I carefully searched every corner of the library, but we really couldn't find the body..."

"Are you sure you've searched every corner?"

After Kudo Shinichi finished thinking, he looked at Detective Takagi confidently.

Takagi looked at Shinichi and reiterated sincerely:

"I promise every..."

"Have you looked for the elevator too?"

Dongfang Haoyue, who had also finished thinking, looked at Detective Takagi with determination.

"elevator?"

Officer Megure repeated the sentence in astonishment, looked at Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi, and denied it with reason:

"How can a corpse be hidden in an elevator with lots of people coming and going?"

"Nah."

Dongfang Haoyue shook her head cutely, looked at Officer Memu, and reminded seriously:

"I mean...outside the elevator."

"Outside the elevator...?"

Officer Megure and Detective Takagi looked at Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi with confused expressions.

"to be exact."

Kudo Shinichi looked at Officer Megure and told him word for word:

"The top of the elevator car."

"The top of the elevator car?!"

Detective Megure and Detective Takagi looked at each other in shock, and said in unison:

"The prisoner hid the body on top of the elevator car?!"

"If...so to speak..."

Detective Takagi forcibly regained his composure and elaborated with a solemn expression:

"We certainly didn't check the top of the elevator car."

"call......"

After watching the video, Officer Memu exhaled a deep breath of carbon dioxide and felt ashamed of the prisoners' comments about the police officers being useless and the children's propaganda about the police's incompetence.

Memu tried his best to regain his consciousness, stared closely at the anxious Detective Takagi, and pretended to calmly order:

"Takagi, first take someone to check whether there is a body on the top of the elevator car.

After checking...I have something to tell you. "