Conan Moslin

I will not go into detail about the interrogation.

in conclusion.

Genichirō Kaneshiro and his servant Hayashi Jingjiang were at the scene when the crime occurred, but the crowd was chaotic and it was not certain whether anyone saw them.

During this time, Shiro Konno occupied a telephone line in the hotel and used a computer to read electronic mail. The records are available, but there are no witnesses.

At the time of the incident, Akiko Sayama stayed in her room watching a videotape, which contained information about a bomb being installed in a skyscraper, an "alibi" that could not be used as testimony at all.

The nine people in the tour group had witnesses, but...

Except for the time and place that Li An gave when he approached the case, contacted people and left evidence, the alibis of other people during this period were all vague.

Even Kuriyasu and Kamijou Hideko were not seen by anyone else in the less than 10 minutes that remained before the incident.

The situation is that no one has a definite alibi.

Those who had finished the interrogation left and returned to their rooms one by one, leaving behind Akiko Sayama who was interrogated last, and Ran Mouri and Conan who had stayed here the whole time.

It was obvious that Kogoro Mouri still needed to discuss the case with Officer Yokomizo, so the remaining three people came out one after another and went to the elevator together.

It was already late at night and there were almost no people in the corridor. Only a row of evenly spaced dim lights were on, guiding the way forward.

Sayama Akiko said angrily: "It's really infuriating. What is that detective doing with your father?"

"They must have thought I was the murderer!"

Hearing her words, Mao Lilan smiled reluctantly: "My father wouldn't be like that."

"Besides me, there are obviously a lot of other people who are suspicious, right?"

As I walked along, as the lights turned, I saw a few small lights on outside the elevator room, and a potted plant stood quietly in the corner.

Also standing here were Kuriyasu and Haibara who were standing at the elevator entrance.

Li An stared at the red numbers on the elevator display screen, which went from big to small, and then slowly changed from small to large, repeating this process countless times.

The elevator stopped at the 21st floor many times. The last time she opened and closed the door, she saw two store managers and a tall foreign woman in the same elevator.

She has short blond hair, light blue eyes, and wears a pair of old-fashioned square-frame glasses.

She picked up an English edition of the Dark Night Baron series, but her eyes unconsciously swept out as the elevator door opened and closed.

The moment the two looked at each other, their faces were filled with strangeness and emptiness, but when the elevator closed, they both lowered their eyes in vigilance.

Kuroba Kuriyasu was one of the last people the woman had contact with before her death, but now he is here.

Even the detective was there.

And, according to the records...she was familiar with Chris Wynyard.

Is it a coincidence that they come here?

The elevator numbers climbed upwards, stopping at the 20th and 21st floors.

"Sister Li An, you didn't go back to the room?"

Ran Mouri was a little surprised, after all, she and Professor Agasa came out very early.

Hearing Xiaolan's voice, Kuroba Kurian slowly turned around, his tone a little listless: "When I saw you guys go in just now, I thought you and Conan would come out with Mr. Maeda."

What I meant was, we were originally waiting for you, but ended up waiting until the last person finished the interrogation.

She is not happy.

To be more precise.

She is sleepy.

Li An covered his mouth and yawned, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

There was nothing wrong with her words, but they sounded different to the ears of a certain fiancée.

Sure enough, Akiko Sayama, who triggered the key words behind Ran Mouri, looked even worse.

Mao Lilan was keenly aware that something was wrong. She swallowed silently and then decisively distanced herself from the matter: "...Conan wanted to stay in and listen."

Conan shuddered unconsciously where the two pairs of eyes, one sleepy and one angry, fell.

Being attacked from both sides is not good.

"Sister Li An..."

He wanted to argue, but found that he had no excuse.

But it's not right...

Why did he argue?

Edogawa Conan's eyes were full of confusion.

The elevator that stopped on this floor rescued several people.

The light from the elevator was very bright, and it made Li An more sober.

She rubbed her head, took Xiao Ai into the door and pressed the button, then leaned on the handrail at the edge of the elevator and closed her eyes slightly.

The button light for the 19th floor came on, and soon there was the feeling of the elevator going up with an extra heavy weight.

Mao Lilan's tone unconsciously became lighter: "Ms. Sayama, when you were in the room, did you ask the hotel for any room service?"

"If I had ordered room service, I would have told you earlier." Akiko Sayama glanced at Kurian and replied with her arms folded.

Conan was interrupted by Li An's question just now and quickly returned to the brainstorming state. He heard the conversation between the two and suddenly remembered the breakfast service that Li An ordered in the afternoon.

"Hey, Huiyuan, can I call and ask about Sister Li An's breakfast service this afternoon?"

Huihara didn't expect him to ask this. She was stunned for a moment before nodding.

Since breakfast service is OK, then...

"Sister Sayama, did you call the counter?" he asked, looking up.

Sayama Akiko looked down at the little brother in front of her, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly: "Well, I'll ask the counter to help me with the 'morning call'."

Morning call, which means wake-up service.

Literally, the hotel will call the room at the time set by the guest to remind the guest to get up.

"When was it?"

"I think... it should be around ten o'clock."

Conan said seriously: "As long as the hotel's phone is used, the time of use and room number will be recorded."

Sayama Akiko widened her eyes as if she had thought of something.

Hearing Conan's words, Mao Lilan immediately empathized with her and was happy for her: "Then Miss Sayama has an alibi!"

Feeling the elevator's upward movement gradually slowing down and the overweight turning into weightlessness, Li An opened his eyes and looked towards the direction of the door.

The number on the display changed from 18 to 19, and the elevator stopped smoothly.

The bright elevator, with some darkness coming through the gaps.

In the corridor mixed with the light from the elevator, a pair of shining eyes appeared.

A pale mask, a black robe stained with dust and blood, and a tall black top hat.

A pair of gray white gloves.

It’s the Duke of Darkness.

Impersonator?

No wonder.

"Duke of Dark Night?!" "No way..."

When Mao Lilan turned around and saw the clothes of the Duke of Darkness, she was startled, but she moved faster to block Sayama Akiko.

Raise your right palm and bring it to your chest; turn your left wrist and extend your hand upward and forward.

It is the starting stance of karate.

Charge up and kick.

Missed the kick.

Twist around and kick again.

empty.

The third kick missed, and the two men looked hesitant and froze in their places.

The Dark Night Baron jumped back and immediately turned around and ran towards the stairs.

"Stop!" Conan chased out immediately, but seeing that Mouri Ran did not move, he unconsciously raised his voice.

Li An yawned and stepped out of the elevator.

She took out the pen that Conan had returned, pressed the buckle and flicked it gently, revealing the slender blade inside.

All actions were completed as soon as the elevator door opened, and now, only the last step remains.

Throw it out.

thump.