Conan Moslin

"The woman who was killed was named Himeno Yayoi, she was 24 years old."

"He was killed by a stab in the heart."

"There seemed to be marks of strangulation on the victim's neck."

"The murderer must have strangled the victim's neck first, and after he fell unconscious, he stabbed the victim's heart with a knife and pulled it out, causing massive blood loss and death."

Inspector Megure rushed to the scene with a group of people and gave a routine introduction to the condition of the deceased.

Himeno Yayoi had been wrapped in white cloth.

Conan, who was the first to see the deceased and was deliberately left at the scene, was thinking about something.

Judging from the time he heard the scream, the rain should have just started not long ago, or it might have just started.

He had been keeping an eye on that "suspected rival" and was not sure about the time.

Just now, he took advantage of his small size to run out to check for clues, but was chased back by the blond-haired clerk.

"Little brother, don't ruin the scene."

When I think about it this way, it’s really frustrating.

If only he were still Kudo Shinichi.

Outside the door, people who had not been evacuated were listening with their ears pricked up.

Conan and the person who discovered the bloodstain remained at the scene. After all, he was the first witness to see the whole situation.

It was raining heavily, and the windows at the scene were open. Forensic personnel wore raincoats and stood in the alley with water flowing to look for evidence.

"Thank you for your hard work. Is there anything suspicious outside?"

"Report to the officer! There is nothing unusual outside!"

Of course there is no evidence.

"No footprints or suspicious items left behind?"

"No."

The window that was originally wide open was covered with a huge transparent cloth. According to the female clerk, it was the little brother who stayed at the scene who suggested that it would be best to prevent the rain from leaking in.

Before the police arrived, the store manager ordered the staff to hang a closed sign in front of the door and personally negotiated with the customers in the store, not allowing anyone to leave.

"If it was murder and robbery, there wouldn't be many witnesses..." Inspector Megure thought while holding up a photo of the scene.

This photo was taken by the forensic personnel from the direction where Conan had gone up.

The store manager standing nearby replied: "No one usually passes by that alley... not to mention it's raining so hard now."

Officer Megure nodded.

"Besides, in this kind of weather..."

Anyone who comes out to steal things might have a mental problem.

Seeing that Officer Megure had not given up the idea that the person had escaped, Conan reminded him: "Officer Megure, look at that window...apart from the rain, isn't it a little too clean?"

"That's great, toilets should be clean!" This statement was obviously made without anyone thinking.

"This little brother is right, Officer Megure." Before Officer Megure could react, a female voice interrupted him, "You are now the chief of police."

Inspector Megure's eyes widened: "You are...you are Lawyer Hime!"

"Inspector Megure, do you know this person?"

Kisaki Eri ignored Conan and continued her unfinished words: "Let's get back to the point. Judging from the amount of blood the victim is bleeding, the murderer must have blood on his body as well."

"There is no trace left on the window. In other words..."

"Maybe it's because the rain washed it away?"

"From the fact that the murderer left the murder weapon here and did not take it away, I think the murderer must be someone in this store."

"He must be a customer of this store."

"Also, Officer Megure," she said with some disapproval, "How could you let a child stay at the scene for so long?"

……

Two police officers were guarding outside the store to prevent people from entering or leaving.

The people who had originally gathered were dispersed and sat back in their original seats to facilitate the reconstruction of the incident.

The people in the store included the store manager Nakae Yoshi, the freckled waitress Hirahara Yuno, the blonde waitress Amuro Toru, and several unnamed cake makers.

The guests who came in included the anxious-looking student Huang Yuyi, the burly man Donshan Jusan, and the playboy Wakaoji Juro.

There are also Conan Edogawa and Eri Kisaki who are still describing the situation in the bathroom at this time, and Ran Mouri who has left temporarily and has not returned yet.

Moreover, since Kisaki Eri had just arrived, she was quickly cleared as a suspect.

Approaching the case as a non-suspect seemed more convincing, so soon, Inspector Megure and others regarded her as their backbone, just as they usually regarded Kogoro Mouri as their backbone.

Kuriyasu and Miyano Shiho were still sitting in their previous seats.

At this point the topic has turned to serious matters regarding today's mission.

Li An's voice was not loud, just within the hearing range of the two of them, and his tone was casual.

"Did you see the woman just now? When I came over just now, I saw that her file bag said "His Law Firm". Judging from her age and temperament, and what the police officer just said, she should be the famous lawyer in the legal field, Hisima Eri. Her husband, Maori Kogoro, is a detective."

Li An smiled, and took the teacup that she had pushed away from the table with his hand, "It's become a little famous recently."

There were actually no tea leaves in the teacup, only some tea residue swaying slightly with the cooling tea water.

"None of this matters. Their daughter..."

Li An slightly sideways glanced toward the window where raindrops were hanging, and saw a girl running towards him quickly.

It's Mao Lilan.

"Look, that's her. She's the childhood sweetheart of our mission target this time."

Miyano Shiho felt that this person looked familiar, but she really couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

"Why? Have you seen him?"

"No...no."

"Kudo Shinichi has been missing for so long, but I have investigated." Kasi looked at Mao Lilan who was a little anxious at the door, "She doesn't seem to be in a hurry about this matter at all..."

Miyano Shiho suddenly thought of something and his eyes widened.

But Kasi didn't continue talking, she pushed the teacup away again.

At this time, Officer Takagi had already walked up to the two of them.

"Excuse me, both of you. Could you please tell me your names and why you are here today?"

"Castanya, this is my friend. We're out for a ride to fill our stomachs." Kasi quickly gave her fake name and told a simple lie, "My car is nearby."

"... Palace... Noho." Miyano Shiho quickly came up with a name.

Officer Gao Mu nodded immediately and took notes carefully. "Okay, I'll take note."

Concubine, emperor, princess, prince, and Miyano Shiho who accidentally came in but integrated perfectly.

Coincidentally not.

"Does Officer know what's going on inside?" Casi asked casually.

She didn't think it was a big deal, but she suddenly felt that if she didn't say anything, today would just pass by.

Officer Takagi held his police ID in one hand and touched his head with the hand holding the pen, hesitating whether to answer.