Conan Moslin

During the previous questioning process, Castagna's performance was normal and did not attract anyone's attention.

What she said was all true. She had some details about what she saw, but some parts were vague. After all, she had not seen the entire scene and should not have known more details.

In Officer Sato's opinion, she might just be a slightly observant person who remembered some of other people's reactions very clearly.

What she said could provide some help to the case, but it would not play a decisive role. For today's incident, this is normal for a non-professional detective without relevant hobbies.

Not everyone will rush to the front like Conan at the first moment.

Li An was very satisfied with her performance.

Bourbon, who was in the same situation as her, used the same method, but compared to Casi, he also provided clues about the ring mark.

In terms of timing, I don’t know if it was a coincidence or intentional, but he was just one step behind Conan.

When asked about it, he simply said that he liked detective books.

Dianshan Shisan was put into the police car by the police officer and drove away cursing.

A group of people including Hime Eri also left the scene. Everyone else in the store breathed a sigh of relief. They packed up their things and planned to quickly leave this not-so-pleasant place.

"I wanted to finish my thesis..." As soon as Huang Yu returned to his seat, he tied the pile of books again and hugged his head in pain.

Manager Zhong Jiangjia was apologizing to every customer whose time had been taken up by the case, and walked over when he heard this.

"Sir, if you need a quiet place to finish your thesis... there are not many people in the bookstore on the corner. You can go there and have a look."

"Really?" The student raised his head.

Zhong Jiangjia nodded: "Who would go to a bookstore when there are so many people coming and going on the commercial street? It's easy to find a place with no one around there."

The student quickly gathered his things, picked up his backpack and left.

Today, he has a tough battle to fight.

……

If the prince and Kisaki Eri came out one after the other, Mao Lilan would be the first to greet them.

The Prince Ruo that Conan was paying attention to called another mobile phone at this time.

"That's strange, that girl didn't come?"

When the call was connected, Prince Ruo said in a gentle tone: "Hello, Yuanzi..."

"I just encountered something and didn't have time to answer the phone."

Mao Lilan smiled politely at Prince Waka who was on the phone, saying something like "please don't block my way", and then stood next to Kisaki Eri.

"It's because of the rain... What about other times?"

From beginning to end, Conan did not see any other communication between Mao Lilan and the man named Waka Prince.

"Look at you dressed like this again... Didn't I tell you that wearing such a short skirt will easily catch a cold in your stomach?" Hime Eri looked up and down at Mao Lilan's blue coat and skirt, looking at the rain marks on them, and said in a deep tone, "It's raining so hard, and you're still running outside, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

"I went out to find you directly before..." Mao Lilan blushed and smiled shyly, "Don't treat me like a child all the time...Mom!"

mom???

On this day, Conan recalled the fear he felt when he was scolded by Mori Eri when he was a child.

……

Miyano Shiho went back and forth in the shop three or four times. When she was finally able to leave, Li An was so bored that he read the recruitment notice outside the window over and over again and almost memorized it.

["Jiamu" is looking for waiters, who are friendly, good at communication, and responsible in work. Good treatment, age 16 and above, salary negotiable.]

[If you have any ideas, please submit your resume to the store and prepare for an interview.]

The store manager, Naka Jiangjia, came over to apologize.

"This happened in the restaurant... I'm sorry to bother you two with your meal..."

Li An didn't interrupt him. He waited until he finished apologizing before asking, "I wonder if the cake I ordered can be delivered tomorrow?"

"What you ordered is..." Zhong Jiangjia turned his head to look at the clerk.

Amuro Toru, who was clearing the tableware after the guests left, said: "It's bourbon chocolate cake."

Zhong Jiangjia nodded: "If you don't mind, I will definitely send it. Tomorrow I will let Amuro..."

He suddenly thought of something and immediately shook his head.

"Forget it, I'll let Yuno go tomorrow."

"I'll go. The address is near my home." Toru Amuro took the plate handed over by Li An and thanked him.

"But you're leaving tomorrow?"

"It's okay. I'll be here tomorrow too, so I can take it over on the way." Under Kasi's eyes, Toru Amuro personally put the plates and the tableware that had not been found before into the water in the scrap collection truck.

"That's hard work."

When Li An asked about the "cake", Miyano Shiho remained silent.

She didn't say much until Kasi handed her the packaged cake and the two were about to leave the store and go to Kudo Shinichi's residence.

Even she didn't know why she was silent.

When she was within sight of Kasi's red car, she seemed to see a figure.

It was a black-haired woman in a beige dress, holding a transparent umbrella.

When she stood in front of the burgundy car and looked back with those gentle and familiar eyes, her emotions began to fluctuate violently.

Miyano Shiho resisted the urge to rub her eyes and continued observing.

Did she read that correctly?

That’s…sister?

She took a few steps as if to make sure, and the beige figure waved, walked around the car and disappeared.

It was like an illusion in the rain.

Or a farewell in the rain.

……

When Inspector Megure and his team took Tonoyama away and left, the sky was still not clear.

But it didn't rain again.

The incident happened in the afternoon and is now evening.

Almost everyone who stayed in the store had left, leaving only the store manager and the staff.

Hirahara Yuno was wiping the table and Amuro Toru was wiping the glass.

Manager Jiamu sat behind the counter, watching the number of people in the store gradually decrease, looking through the reservation records, and sighed in his heart.

The scene will need to remain open for a few days while officers search for other definitive clues, after which it will need to be cleaned up and repainted.

But none of this is the store clerks’ business.

Because of the incident, the "Jiamu" store needs to be temporarily closed for a period of time.

There will be no additional turnover other than previously ordered cakes.

The store closure could be a week, shorter or longer.

Toru Amuro tore off the recruitment notice pasted on the outer glass.

When facing Toru Amuro, who had originally planned to resign today, Nakae patted him on the shoulder, just like when he first met Toru Amuro.

"The bookstore across the street is less busy, I believe you can do well there."

His tone was no different from usual.

"That guy also likes detectives, maybe you can find common ground."

"I see."