Conan kissed me again and again, and Huiyuan was stunned

"The inmates stopping the elevator at the top floor can extend the time it takes for me and the administrator to go upstairs."

Maori Kogoro speculated calmly:

"I believe the inmates have confirmed whether the time is sufficient through multiple simulated crimes."

"That's not right, Maori brother."

Inspector Megure looked at Maori Kogoro in surprise and made a careful assessment:

"When the prisoner invited you to 601, you took the elevator, right?

If that’s the case, how come you didn’t realize you were on the sixth floor?

If you look at the elevator display, you will definitely find yourself in... "

Inspector Megure hasn't finished speaking yet.

"It seems that the administrator did not remind you to check the display screen when you take the elevator to the sixth floor, otherwise you would not ask me this."

Maori Kogoro revealed calmly:

"In fact, my family and I fell into the criminal's trap when we took the elevator of this apartment building."

"Um...Brother Maori, although I don't know what trap the elevator hides, I want to say that I did not take the elevator to the sixth floor."

Inspector Megure looked at Maori Kogoro helplessly and clarified strictly:

"There is only one elevator in this apartment building. After I led the team to the fifth floor, I gave the elevator to Gao Mu and the administrator to go to the first floor to meet the other police officers.

Next, I led the team through the fire escape to the sixth floor, but could not see the display screen that the elevator reached the sixth floor. "

"I see. I thought Inspector Megure had lost his most basic observation ability. Hahaha~"

Maori Kogoro smiled teasingly, and before Inspector Megure could get angry, he calmly changed the subject and said:

"Since Officer Megure didn't see it himself, let me tell you straight out... the criminal blacked out the vertical line in the lower left corner of the number on the elevator display screen."

at the same time.

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi looked at Maori Kogoro with admiration, and praised him sincerely in their hearts:

"As expected of Detective Mori, your way of teasing Inspector Megure is unique."

"Did you black out the vertical line at the bottom left corner of the number?"

Inspector Megure calmed down a bit, looked at Maori Kogoro in surprise, thought for a while, and then suddenly realized what he was talking about:

“So that’s how it is. If you just black out that vertical line, the 6 on the elevator display will look like a 5.

Huh?

and many more! "

Inspector Megure extended his thoughts and questioned seriously:

“If you black out the vertical line in the lower left corner of the number, the 2 on the elevator display will be missing a corner and look abrupt.

Didn't you and your family notice this when you passed the second floor in the elevator?"

"Our attention was not on the elevator display at the time."

Maori Kogoro stated calmly:

"Because the prisoner stood in front of the screen, with his back to the screen, and handed out business cards to all of us, so..."

Mouri Kogoro hasn't finished speaking yet.

"Oh, I understand!"

Officer Megure held his chin with his left hand in a pistol shape, looked at Maori Kogoro with sudden enlightenment, and made a steady judgment:

"You are looking at the business card, so you won't notice anything wrong with the display. Besides, the prisoner's body can block the elevator buttons."

"That's right, but speaking of which, Officer Megure."

Maori Kogoro smiled slightly and said jokingly:

"Did you not notice when you took the elevator to the second floor that the 2 on the display was missing the vertical line in the lower left corner?"

"Ah... this..."

Inspector Megure suddenly froze, looking at Maori Kogoro in extreme embarrassment, and awkwardly explained:

"I was thinking about the murder case and my attention was not on the elevator display screen."

"So your subordinates didn't notice anything unusual when they took the elevator?"

Kogoro Mori kept his eyes closed, with a playful curve at the corner of his mouth.

Inspector Megure stood there in a daze, and only later realized that all his subordinates were good-for-nothings, and he was unable to speak for a short while.

The police officers found that they were being targeted, looked at Megure in a panic, and explained awkwardly:

"I-We thought it was just the elevator display that was malfunctioning, so we didn't tell the police...!"

"Great, great, I actually have such excellent subordinates like you."

Inspector Megure covered his face with one hand, his mentality exploded.

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi covered their lips with their hands, risking their lives to suppress the rampant desire to laugh out loud.

suddenly!

"Hahahahaha!!!"

Princess Mira couldn't hold it anymore.

She hid outside the balcony behind the curtains, with her right arm facing the floor-to-ceiling window, looking up at the orange clouds painted by the setting sun, happily listening to the conversations in the house, holding her hands to her belly, and laughing out loud.

Xiaolan stood on the left side of Princess Mira, looking up at the clouds, covering her red lips with her hands. She had been trying hard to suppress her smile, but Mira's laughter aroused her emotions, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Hahahahaha!!!"

"a ha ha ha!!!"

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi couldn't hold it anymore.

They laughed so hard that they fell over and hugged each other unconsciously.

However......

The reporters did not laugh.

They maintained their rationality with their overflowing professionalism, and fixed their eagle-like eyes on the curtains, always feeling that there was big news hidden behind them.

Hijikata Yukisaburo also didn't smile, and kept a very low profile.

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi were laughing when they suddenly realized that the reporters' reactions were not right. They quickly let go of each other, sat up straight, put their hands on their legs, and looked at the reporters cautiously.

Maori Kogoro did not hear the reporter's laughter. His thoughts raced, and he said half-truthfully, just to prevent any trouble:

"The person behind the curtain is my daughter. She didn't want to disturb my reasoning and hid behind the curtain on purpose."

"Oh, is that so? I was wondering why I didn't see Mr. Maori's daughter today, who is always with him. I only saw two children."

The reporters put aside their doubts and looked at Kogoro Mori in a friendly manner.

Xiaolan and Princess Mira stopped laughing at the right time, folded their hands in front of them, and looked obediently at the concrete wall in the distance ahead, fearing that reporters would discover Mira hiding there.

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the reporters no longer thought about it.

next second.

Detective Takagi remained calm from beginning to end. He turned to look at Officer Megure and explained embarrassedly:

"Officer Megure, I actually noticed a long time ago that someone had blacked out the vertical line in the lower left corner of the number on the elevator display, but I didn't have time to tell you."

"Really."

Inspector Megure looked at Detective Takagi with a headache, then looked at Maori Kogoro and confirmed in a concluding tone:

"Brother Maori, have you finished explaining the criminal's modus operandi?"

"Correct."

Kogoro Mori's posture remained unchanged, and his words were filled with uncertainty.

Officer Megure nodded slightly, turned to look at the reporters, and asked according to police practice:

"That's all for today, reporters can go home now."

The voice just fell.

"and many more."

The middle-aged reporter stared at Maori Kogoro intently and said with great experience:

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Maori said at the beginning... He saw Ms. Yumi fall on the balcony of Ms. Yumi's husband, Hijikata Yukisaburo's house."

The middle-aged reporter did not wait for Maori Kogoro to respond, and solemnly asserted:

"According to Detective Mori's reasoning, the culprit in this murder case is the famous actor, Hijikata Yukisaburo!"

At this point, the middle-aged reporter looked straight at Hijikata Yukisaburo who was surrounded by police officers.

The rest of the reporters all did the same when they heard this.

The police officers took a defensive stance, staring intently at the reporters, wary of them rushing up and causing trouble.

Kogoro Mori remained in the same posture, trying to confirm what the reporter said.

"Completely correct."

Hijikata Kozaburo looked at the middle-aged reporter casually, and said with a self-deprecating smile:

"If Detective Maori hadn't brought so many children to see me, I wouldn't have ended up like this, hahaha."

The laughter has not died down.

Maori Kogoro denied it leisurely:

"Big mistake."