The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"Based on the fact that the body was still warm and rigor mortis and morbidity had not yet set in, we knew that when we found the deceased, he had been killed for less than 30 minutes!"

Hattori Heiji held the baseball cap with one hand and turned it around with the duckbill facing backwards.

"In other words, the deceased was murdered within 30 minutes before we entered the study, and the murderer is among you!"

He turned around and stared at the people in the house with sharp eyes.

"Who is this person?" Inspector Megure always felt that he saw the shadow of an old friend in him, and asked Kogoro Mouri in a low voice.

"His name is Hattori Heiji, and he's a detective boy from Osaka."

Kogoro Mori smiled awkwardly, after all, it was he who brought the person to the scene.

"Hattori?!"

Since Inspector Megure was able to hold the position of inspector, he naturally had some political sense, and he was very keenly aware of this familiar surname.

Considering that he was from Osaka, Inspector Megure felt that the answer was right at his fingertips.

"You are the son of Osaka Prefectural Police Chief Hattori Heizo!"

Kogoro Mouri was shocked. As a former policeman, he naturally understood how high this police rank was.

"Osaka Prefectural Police Chief?"

Hattori Heiji did not want to talk about his father, so he brought everyone back to the case: "Let's not talk about my father for now. We should first check if there are any signs of outsiders sneaking in to commit the crime."

"You're right." Inspector Megure sent two people to look around for signs of intrusion.

As Mouri Ran watched Hattori Heiji bossing the police around, a sense of familiarity secretly emerged in her heart.

I always feel...

It seems like Shinichi.

Conan sneezed loudly.

He wiped his nose, always feeling that someone was thinking about him behind his back.

Haibara Ai, Chiyo Hikari: Please turn on voice communication.

"So all the windows are locked, and the murderer can't come in from outside. In this way, the only entrance and exit is this door." Inspector Megure looked at the layout of the scene and walked up to several suspects.

"It's likely that one of you came in with the spare key and committed the crime!"

Hearing this, the suspects looked unhappy.

It would probably not be a good thing for anyone if someone died in their family and they were suspected of being the murderer.

"Mrs. Ikemura, there should be many keys to this study, right?"

Inspector Megure asked Mrs. Ikemura, who seemed to be the most capable person in charge.

"No, there are only two." Mrs. Chicun calmed down and took out her bag. "One is with us, and the other is with my husband."

"On Mr. Ikemura?"

"Yes, he usually keeps it in his trouser pocket."

Inspector Megure immediately went to the body and bent down to check his pockets.

"really have!"

As he rummaged around, a key slipped out of Mr. Ikemura's trouser pocket.

When they saw the key, Hattori Heiji and Conan both looked "impossible".

"This is troublesome..."

Lecter sighed and also showed a troubled expression. Maori Kogoro was still in a state of confusion. He glanced at Hattori to the left and at Lecter to the right, his eyes full of innocence.

"Yes, is there something wrong?"

Hattori Heiji frowned. The difficulty of this case had reached a new level.

"Are you still confused? The door was locked when we came in, so the murderer must have locked the door and left after committing the crime!"

"One of the two keys was in the possession of Mrs. Ikemura, who had only just returned to the house. The other key was in the victim's pocket, which shows that this was an 'impossible' murder in a closed room!"

"Secret, secret room murder?" The suspects were shocked again by this new conclusion.

"You're not talking nonsense, are you?"

Hattori Heiji watched every move of Kogoro Mori and was more certain of his guess.

This detective, who had repeatedly reported Kudo after he disappeared, was not as good as the rumors said.

It must be that guy Kudo Shinichi behind this!

Very good, let’s fight it out!

Hattori Heiji is eager to try, so he uses this bizarre locked-room murder case as the stage for a showdown between Eastern and Western high school detectives!

Meanwhile, things weren't going well for Conan.

So dizzy...

My head felt like it was heating up and even my ears started buzzing.

An unnatural blush appeared on his pale little face, his forehead and even his temples were wet with sweat, and his nose was running.

It would be better to solve this case quickly and then go back to sleep.

He shook his head and felt the sound of liquid shaking.

Hattori Heiji has already started his own investigation.

"What are you guys thinking about? We arrived here at around 4 o'clock, so the murderer must have committed the crime between 3:4 and o'clock. Go and interrogate the suspect for his alibi!"

Seeing Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mori still there in the same pose, both with their arms crossed and touching their chins, Hattori Heiji angrily ordered them to go to work.

Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mori walked away angrily.

"Brother Mori, you are not allowed to lose to that kid." Inspector Megure whispered while secretly glancing at him.

The police in Tokyo were "rescued" by Kudo Shinichi, and the police in Osaka were "helped" by Hattori Heiji. The eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother.

But if Hattori Heiji comes to Tokyo and embarrasses the Metropolitan Police Department again, Osaka will have something to laugh at.

If Kogoro Mori could calm down Hattori Heiji and make him come to Tokyo but return empty-handed, then Inspector Megure and his men would be able to hold their heads high and laugh at the Osaka police.

"Are you willing to see that child continue to be so arrogant?"

Inspector Megure, with selfish motives, patiently advised and spoke in a devilish tone.

He patted Maori Kogoro's chest and said with a smile, "I look forward to your performance, great detective!"

Kogoro Mouri was taken away with a confused look on his face to investigate his alibi.

The first person to be questioned was the Ikemura family's butler, Koike Fumio.

"So Mr. Koike was chatting with his neighbor at the door from 3 to 4 o'clock?"

Inspector Megure made a note in his notebook that Butler Koike looked a little nervous and kept touching his collar unconsciously.

"Yes, you can go and ask that neighbor for confirmation!"

Lecter watched with great interest.

According to his observation, the butler was actually having an affair with the lady next door.

Unfortunately, Inspector Megure does not have his same observation skills.

"You said Takayoshi and Sachiko arrived just before Mrs. Ikemura came back. Am I right?"

"Well, I didn't continue the conversation because the two of them came back. When the three of us were about to enter the door, we happened to see the lady's car, so it couldn't be wrong."

Inspector Megure nodded and immediately arrested Katsuragi Sachiko and Ikemura Takayoshi.

"Where did you go when Mr. Koike went to the door to open it for Mrs. Ikemura?"

Ikemura Takayoshi half-blocked Katsuragi Sachiko and said under pressure: "I went to my father's study."

Inspector Megure's eyes became sharp.

It's very suspicious. He ran to the crime scene and wandered around.

However, Ikemura Takayoshi knew that this statement was wrong, and he quickly explained: "But the door was locked, and no one answered our calls, so we went downstairs quickly!"

Katsuragi Sachiko also blinked her big eyes, looking very innocent: "Yes, and then I ran into my mother at the entrance..."

The last people to be questioned were Lecter and the old professor, who arrived first.

"Does this person look familiar?"

Lecter nodded gently, awakening Inspector Megure's memory from a few days ago.

"We met on Moon Shadow Island, Inspector."

"Oh, that's what happened."

There were so many cases happening in just a few days that Inspector Megure felt a headache when he thought about them.

"So Professor Lecter and Mr. Li Guang both arrived here at about two o'clock, right?"

The old professor put his hands behind his back and said quietly, "Yes, I came all the way to see them, but Ah Xun stayed in the study and refused to come out. Gong Jiang was not at home, so I wanted to ask where my fishing gear was but no one asked."

"There's no other way. I can't let the guests wait with me, so we went to the living room next to the study to watch TV."

Inspector Megure remembered that he had missed one person and turned to look at Mrs. Ikemura.

"When did Mrs. Ikemura leave the house?"

"When it's faster."

Hattori Heiji observed everyone's reactions when they were asked questions, and gradually formed some guesses in his mind.

"There are so many CDs." After asking for the alibi, Inspector Megure began to wander around the crime scene, looking for clues.

He went to a bookshelf and found that there were not only books on it, but also several rows of music CDs.

"Oh, sir, he likes listening to classical music very much, so he has collected a lot of it."

Butler Koike said that ever since the clues of his affair with the lady next door were revealed, he has been particularly concerned about solving the case and has told everything he knows.

Inspector Megure's attention was attracted by a photo on the shelf. He took it forward and looked at it carefully.

“What is this photo?”

“This was taken when my husband and I were young.”

Mrs. Chicun took the photo and felt a little nostalgic. She took the photo back and put it away, saying calmly, "This photo is more than 20 years old. It should have nothing to do with the investigation, right?"

Conan took the opportunity when Inspector Megure took it off to take a look from behind, but was blocked by a tiny scratch on the lens and could not see clearly.

It's really troublesome.

I'll have to ask the doctor to fix it when I get back.

He strolled over to the desk where the corpse was sitting and pondered the pile of large books stacked high.

Why are these unrelated books piled in front of the corpse?

If you say that they are prepared to read, that doesn't make sense. The spines of these books are on the left, but the fronts are facing down, which is not in line with the usual practice. Instead, it looks like they were just casually pulled out from the bookshelf and placed here.

He looked up and carefully examined the bookshelf behind the body, and sure enough, there was a piece missing in the second row.

"Inspector! There's something strange on the victim's key!"

The investigators made a new discovery and called out to Inspector Megure loudly.

"Look, the key ring is cut into two pieces and there's tape on the inside."

Hattori Heiji came over after hearing the news and looked at the keychain in deep thought.

Why is there a thin crack in the middle?

"I want to see too!"

Conan was grabbed by the collar by Ran Mouri and struggled with his hands and feet.

"Don't disturb Hattori-san from working on the case, Conan!"

Lecter watched this scene, pushing his gold-rimmed glasses thoughtfully.

Boom!

Boom!

Conan's breathing stagnated, and he clutched the clothes on his chest tightly, revealing a painful expression.

He almost fell to his knees, bent over and gasping for breath, sweat sticking to his body, the cold and sticky touch made him feel uncomfortable.

heart......

The incident must be resolved quickly!

Conan endured the waves of pain coming from all over his body and quickly constructed a chain of logic in his mind.

Inspector Megure looked at Maori Kogoro expectantly: "Mr. Detective, you should have a clue, right?"

Kogoro Mouri stood there awkwardly, he had no idea at all.

Hattori Heiji seemed to have thought of something. He ran to the door of the study and leaned in to look at the crack at the bottom of the door. After a while, the confident youthful demeanor returned to him.

That's it!

He smiled, with a bright light in his eyes.

Kudo, it seems that I am better!

Conan leaned against the desk with difficulty, facing the turned-off radio, and suddenly an idea came to him.

The books piled high on the desk, the opera playing on the radio...

So that’s it!

The door to the truth opened before him. The shark smelled the blood from the wound of its prey and was about to take advantage of the opportunity to pursue it.

But the next moment, he suddenly lost his strength, and his consciousness fell from clarity to depression.

"Conan?!"

thump.

He fell down.