Conan Moslin

The front desk of Rice Flower Hotel.

The child in blue was hanging on the counter with his arms, listening attentively to the answer from the waiter in front of him.

"Apart from that tall man, I don't remember anyone else coming to pick up the checked luggage."

The waiter in front of him raised his head and thought carefully. After answering the child's question, he asked curiously: "Little brother, what does this have to do with the explosion just now?"

"Nothing..." Conan smiled vaguely at her and quickly asked the next question, "Excuse me, do you remember what his number is?"

"Maybe No. 98?" the waiter recalled for a long time before saying.

It seems that he was not mistaken at that time, the number plate that the man held was indeed 98.

Hearing this, Mao Lilan, who had been behind Conan, seemed to think of something. She thanked the lady at the front desk, carried Conan down the counter, and took out two number cards from her pocket and handed them over.

Conan looked down and said, "No. 96 and No. 100?"

Xiaolan nodded.

"Number 100 is mine, and number 96 is dad's. Dad is still the same, so I'm keeping it."

Conan immediately recalled what happened when he was queuing at the venue.

There were only those three people who infiltrated their team at that time, which means that the person who traded with the man in black was among them.

He remembered that the man in black said... to check nearby and then send him to the old place?

We still need to find out who it is as soon as possible so that we can determine the location where they are trading.

Mao Lilan looked around and found that the police officers had led many guests in a certain direction, and the police officers began to question and check one by one.

"Conan, the person you are talking about is not the gentleman we met this morning, right?"

Conan replied casually: "Well, that person took one of their three briefcases, and they should have exchanged the keys in advance..."

…Wait, they exchanged keys but can’t open the briefcase?

They swapped more than once!

Conan's eyes lit up when he thought of such key information.

"I know! Xiaolan, let's go!"

"As it turns out," Conan alone might be stopped by the police officer, but if Xiaolan is added, the two of them can go straight to Officer Megure.

Inspector Megure changed his position very quickly. When Conan and the others finished asking questions, he had already sent the officers to confirm the information with the guests. When he turned around, he saw that Xiaolan and Conan seemed to have something to say, while his "long-awaited" brother Mori was still not there.

"Is there anything wrong?" asked Officer Megure.

Conan said seriously: "Uncle Maori said that if we check everyone's luggage, we might be able to find clues!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because of that badge!" Conan said as a matter of course, "That badge is only for employees of Mantiantang Company. If the uncle who died was not an employee, then someone must have taken the wrong bag!"

"I see! So there might be clues in the luggage!"

Conan has not communicated with Kogoro at all since the beginning, and now he is blatantly lying in front of Kogoro's daughter.

It's completely not hidden.

However, Mao Lilan still has a laissez-faire attitude, which makes Conan's trust value in the eyes of the police officer rise rapidly.

Of course, Li An is happy to see this situation. After all, she can't always be a shield for "Kudo Shinichi".

It is better to leave this matter to the elders.

"Sister Li An! I forgot to return your notebook to you!"

Maybe not yet.

Conan has actually determined the general direction of the bomber and also confirmed that today's accident was a complete accident.

Therefore, there would not be a second bomb in the hotel, and he could rest assured and ask the police officers to check the guests' luggage and clear the scene as much as possible.

After hearing what Conan "retell", Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered the police officer to assist the lady at the front desk to check the briefcase near the storage area.

"Okay, then please go to the storage area to pick up your bags. Guests who have already picked up their belongings can leave after handing the contents of their bags to the police for inspection." Officer Megure turned on the loudspeaker and instructed the guests in the venue, "After you leave, if anyone thinks that they have seen the suspect, please go to the Metropolitan Police Department to report the case to me, Megure!"

After hearing this instruction, Takeshita Hironobu hesitated: "But, if there is a plan for a new video game in our company's package..."

President Ishikawa, who was following the police officer, had not said anything yet, but Nakajima Hideaki in the three-person team nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, that's a company secret!"

"Idiots, do you two want to be seen as suspects?!"

Koji Ueda retorted without thinking, and pushed the two hesitant people into the long line to pick up their bags.

"Hey, stop pushing. I'll go get it from the team over there!"

There were many guests participating in the event at the Beika Hotel, and the investigation would have taken a very long time. However, with the intervention of Conan and Xiaolan, the search was carried out very quickly.

When the line reached Takeshita Hironobu, most of the people in the venue had already left, and the remaining ones would be able to leave soon.

"What's your number plate, sir?"

Hironobu Takeshita touched his shirt pocket and his expression became a little strange.

Behind him, Koji Ueda leaned over and looked at him standing there without moving forward, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Strange...why is my number plate gone?"

"Lost? Takeshita, why didn't you notice it just now?"

"This……"

"Could it have fallen at the press conference or in the main venue?" Ueda and Takeshita obviously had a good relationship, and he was anxious to help him think, "Do you remember the number on the number plate in your hand?"

"I...I don't remember."

"Forget it, I'll get it first so as not to delay the people behind me." Mitsuru Ueda pushed the person aside with a look of disappointment, took out his number tag and handed it to him to take a look at, then handed it to the lady at the front desk.

"Sir, this is your luggage No. 97."

"The three of us have number tags so close together, I think you're either No. 98 or No. 99." Ueda opened his briefcase and briefly checked it. He took this opportunity to ask the lady at the front desk, "Has anyone picked up the luggage of No. 98 and No. 99? My friend lost his number tag."

The person in front of him was the lady Conan had asked. She immediately replied, "Number 98 has been taken."

"What about number 99? He and I came here together to store our bags. The other person and I can testify for him."

"Number 99 has not been taken." The front desk lady checked the counter box and asked, "Do you have any identification items in your bag?"

Takeshita Hironobu shook his head.

The lady at the front desk was about to ask what was in the bag when she heard a clear and gentle female voice behind them asking, "Are you looking for the number 99?"

When the two turned around, they saw Kuroba Kuriyasu, whom they had just met today, turning over his palm to reveal a number plate with the number "99".

"What a coincidence, I picked it up."