Conan Moslin

Chapter 131 The Happy Emperor (13) Turning Point

Maori Kogoro thought for a moment and said, "During that time period... the convenience store is broadcasting a live broadcast of the horse race at 1:30. If there is a riot, we should be able to see it in the live broadcast."

"But we don't know..."

"I know that!" Conan finally spoke up, "At that time, there was a problem with the TV signal in the store, so I didn't see it."

"If the horse farm was broadcasting live during that time, the commotion at the horse farm would have been recorded as well." Li An spread his hands. "I don't know much about this. I was outside and happened to run into Mr. Katagiri on my way back."

This was the second time that Kurian mentioned that Katagiri Nanami had met her, so Maori Kogoro turned his suspicious look away.

Katagiri Nanami looked at Li An silently and had to cough lightly: "I was listening to a radio broadcast about a case at a horse farm. I was a little curious so I wanted to go and see it."

That explains why he happened to run out at that time.

This was certainly not an explanation to Li An, but she nodded anyway to give him face.

Kogoro Mori withdrew his gaze.

As for Inspector Megure, he had no idea why Katagiri Nanami wanted to explain this matter immediately.

Conan roughly understood the reason, because the time he went out coincided with the time the case occurred, and everyone in the convenience store at the time had no way to know about this incident.

But what kind of radio can be so well-informed?

He looked at Katagiri Nanami curiously.

Inspector Megure finally figured out the relationship after Maori Kogoro's explanation, and then asked Kuriyasu: "You mean, Hirota Masami didn't come to the scene at that time?"

Li An nodded: "That's right."

"Then why did she lie?"

"Maybe... there is a reason why we must find him." Li An casually threw out a guess, leading their thoughts in that direction, "As Officer Megure said, if Mr. Hirota Kenzo is really related to a case, he might be an accomplice."

"Accomplices?" Conan considered this possibility carefully, and then thought about the two secret codes he found. Following this line of thought, he felt that the whole logic made sense.

Hirota Masami and Hirota Akira are accomplices of Hirota Kenzo in some case.

The configuration of one woman and two men, Kenzo Hirota's actions in the taxi during work, the way he seemed to be evasive and didn't want more people to know the news, and the rent was paid in new banknotes...

The case of three people...

Conan felt a familiar flash of inspiration, and he felt that he was almost touching the truth of the matter.

"So what you meant by saying that Hirota Akiya was lying just now is..." On the other side, Inspector Megure, who was thinking along the lines of her guess, widened his eyes slightly.

Katagiri Nanami did not receive Conan's previous curious look, but asked Kurian: "Hirota Akira is lying, how did you know?"

Facing the doubtful or curious looks from the crowd, Li An smiled slightly: "Magician's intuition."

Conan wanted to listen carefully to Kurian's opinion on Hirota Akira:?

Maori Kogoro who thinks she is very reliable:? ?

Several police officers who had originally had high hopes due to her previous analysis: …

The huge turn of events left everyone speechless, but Li An was definitely not joking.

"It's your job to find evidence. I'm only telling you what I saw." Li An took out a black business card from his bag and borrowed the photo of Hirota Kenzo that Maori Kogoro had just taken out. "When he took out the photo, the four fingers exposed on the outside were raised in a hooked motion."

She put the two photos together, stuffed them into her bag, and used the same action as Hirota Akira, pinching out the photo with her four fingers naturally bent.

Because she deliberately slowed down the speed, it was easy to see that the movement of her hooking fingers was very obvious.

Only a corner of the black business card on the back is exposed, and you can vaguely see a small half-outline outlined in silver powder and a pair of compound eyes embellished with red gems.

This is a business card that is not very like her style.

Conan thought.

When the photo was taken out and handed back to Kogoro Mouri, the business card slid out like the ticket, and fell out along with the photo. It spun briefly before being caught in Kurian's palm, and then disappeared after another flip.

So Conan, who originally wanted to take a closer look at what the pattern was, was left with nothing.

"That's it." Li An hid his business card and smiled at a few people. "Of course, it may be that I am too sensitive."

"After all, I'm not a detective."

Kogoro Maori actually thought that what she said made sense.

Seeing that she looked like she had said everything she needed to say, Inspector Megure didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Because Li An has always been like this.

Perhaps because he was treated as a suspect when they first met, he felt that Li An did not seem to be very keen on cooperating with the police.

He asked, and she answered, occasionally offering clues, but mostly leaving them alone.

But it's true, she seems to have been emphasizing that she is not a detective.

Inspector Megure turned his target to the two serious detectives.

"Mr. Katagiri Nanami and Mr. Hirota Akira have spent more time together, so they should be able to find more clues."

Katagiri Nanami nodded: "I..."

He asked Conan about the time of the ticket he saw, and said a lot in one breath, and then added, "I waited for him at the station for half an hour. The time it took for the case to happen was enough for him to walk back and forth and drop the evidence."

He said confidently: "Give me some time, I can find evidence."

Officers Megure and Shinjuku nodded, and each ordered their men to check the entry and exit times and ride records, and then asked the police officer who came to report about the situation of the people over there.

Conan had already heard what Katagiri Nanami said and was hiding aside talking to Kurian about his guess, occasionally glancing at Mouri Ran who was not far away to see if she was coming over.

Mao Lilan didn't pay attention to this. She made a few more calls, and then was approached by a celebrity named Chris who came over after asking questions: "Ann said you are an angel-like girl..."

Conan whispered to Li An: "I think Guangtian and the other two might be the ones involved in the previous Beihua Bank robbery..."

He carefully laid out his reasoning and threw out codes and answers, hoping to discuss them with her.

"The king's bell and the quick key?" Li An asked him, "Did you see anything?"

Conan was crestfallen: "The king's bell was broken apart and has never been found."

"Then let's change the question." Li An asked again, "Did you put the thing on your button on Hirota Masami?"

Conan was stunned for a moment before nodding, almost asking you such a stupid question as how you knew that.

How could Li An know?

Even the tiny movements of Hirota Akira's fingers were noticed, so his movements must have been seen as well.

Conan thought with peace of mind.

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