Conan Moslin

The sun sets late in the summer.

When Li An came over for the first time, the cordon had already been set up.

Just like last time, the police officers were maintaining order outside from a distance.

But what is different from the last time is that with the support of detective Kogoro Mouri's identity, Kuriyasu and others were able to go straight into the scene.

There was a large flow of people at the racecourse, and there was a certain time lag between the death and the discovery of the deceased. It is very likely that the murderer left with the audience after the race.

They didn't know how long they would be here, nor did they know if there were anyone among them.

Even as a member of the audience.

Finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack.

This place is a parking lot, and the auditorium is directly above it.

Coming down from the auditorium, you can exit the racecourse or go down the stairs.

When the incident happened, a game had just ended and no one came in.

In fact, the initial chaos made the spectators, contestants, and even the staff running the racecourse anxious. In the minutes after the incident, people rushed to leave and a stampede almost occurred.

There were no other witnesses at the scene except the first person who discovered the case and another person who happened to be at the scene.

The first discoverer was Shoji Kaneno, who used to go to horse racing with Kenzo Hirota frequently, and with him was his friend Yushi Yamanaka.

Although we are called companions, we are not that familiar with each other.

Jinye and his friends watch a game every week at 1:30 p.m. on this day.

Since we meet each other often, we would chat occasionally.

Having not seen Kenzo Hirota for some time, he had forgotten about him, but who knew he would see him again today.

Kenzo Hirota did not tell him that he would come to watch the horse racing today. He saw Kenzo Hirota walking in this direction and felt it was a bit strange. He wanted to go over and say hello, but unexpectedly heard gunshots.

Another person who happened to be near the scene was, of course, Chrissie Wynyard, who seemed to be on the phone at the time, speaking English, which he could not quite understand.

Because one of the discoverers at the scene was a foreigner and a famous star, the police were very cautious.

Due to the special identity of the deceased, Officer Megure rushed over with his men after receiving a call from the police in Shinjuku.

Officer Sato and Officer Takagi were not at the police station, so today, he was accompanied by Officer Chiba.

At this time, there were already reporters outside who had heard the news and were investigating the situation. When they saw a few people go in, they wanted to break through the defense line but were still stopped.

The TV station that was originally broadcasting the race had already stopped the live broadcast, but there was a channel host who "happened" to be watching the race and was saying something to the camera: "Today, a serious shooting incident occurred inside the Shinjuku Racecourse..."

If you must ask for the name.

Her name is Kuwahara Reimi.

……

Chris had a dazzling head of long light blonde hair, and she casually tied the brim of her hat, still wearing the same clothes she had worn in the afternoon.

The red and blue light of the police car opposite reflected into her eyes, alternating between cold and warm.

Li An saw her, greeted the people around him, and quickly walked forward, starting to "complain" in a familiar tone in fluent English.

"Chris, you haven't been answering my calls. I'm worried about you."

[Vermouth, you didn't answer my call.]

Chris Wynyard glanced at Mao Lilan behind her and turned back without pausing.

There was just the right amount of surprise on her face, and she opened her arms and also took a few steps.

"An, you know me. My phone ran out of battery..." She said with some disappointment, "I guess I can't find my previous records anymore..."

[certainly. ]

Li An paused slightly and opened his arms.

She doesn't like to have too much physical contact with others, but hugging is the proper courtesy towards Chris.

and……

There is no smell of gunpowder about Chris Wynyard.

She is not the murderer.

Here is the parking lot, and although it is large and empty, it cannot be Calvados.

But she must have witnessed Kenzo Hirota's death with her own eyes, and even contributed to it.

Vermouth knew that Li An didn't like contact with other people since he was a child, so she suppressed Li An's anger line. When she felt Li An was about to retract one hand to touch her waist, she immediately loosened her arms.

Li An put down her hands that were taking out some strange things from her waist pocket, but she didn't look relieved.

Because just now, Vermouth took advantage of the hug to naturally block other people's sight with her hat and long hair, and whispered in her ear.

“I am back, Cassis.”

[I'm back. ]

“My dear 'follower'.”

[My dear 'apprentice'.]

……

Kogoro Mori, who was a few steps behind, glanced at the woman and roughly understood why Kurian brought him here.

However, it seems that what Inspector Megure said was true.

"Brother Mori, why are you here?" Officer Megure had just heard Officer Chiba's report and was surprised to see Kogoro Mori coming in.

"I have a request. I also want to ask why Officer Megure came all the way here."

Officer Megure nodded and explained, "The deceased is related to the kidnapping case on the day of the school festival."

Maori Kogoro was a little confused: "Hasn't the kidnapping case been closed..."

"The criminal gave away the person who provided the vehicle used in the crime, and it seems that he was involved in other cases." Officer Megure looked solemn, "Now this person is dead..."

"No way..." Maori Kogoro didn't know what he was thinking, he lowered his head and murmured in disbelief, then he immediately looked up and asked with a sharp gaze, "Is the deceased called Hirota Kenzo?"

"A bullet hit his heart. If it was a revenge killing..." Inspector Megure was still briefly explaining the case. When he heard what Kogoro Mori said, his eyes widened immediately.

Seeing Inspector Megure's expression, Kogoro Mouri's heart sank.

Originally he had dismissed the connection between the person he was looking for and this person, but considering the code that Conan had accidentally deciphered before, he had to reconnect the two people.

This person is indeed Kenzo Hirota, and he is also his client.

For the time being, he did not suspect that there was anything wrong with Hirota Masami, who was looking for someone, but the fact that the person the client was looking for had died and was involved in other cases made him feel instinctively uneasy.

Conan, who had been looking down in thought, suddenly looked up.

Kenzo Hirota?!

Mao Lilan, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, said with some concern: "If this is Mr. Hirota's enemy...will Miss Yamei be in danger?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri took out his cell phone and was about to make a call.

At this moment, a tall man pushed through the crowd and rushed in.

"Big brother!"