Conan: I can hear the murderer's voice

A Li's house.

Although it was late at night, Conan still sat in front of the computer and repeatedly watched the surveillance video of the crime scene.

He used Kogoro as an excuse to trick the police officer guarding the monitoring room away, and only then did he find an opportunity to copy the videos.

Conan remembered that there was a suspicious man in the venue before the banquet started, but he didn't pay much attention to it at that time.

It wasn't until after the shooting that he suddenly remembered that he had seen the man's photo in the newspaper.

The blackmailer Jiro Hiraoka is a habitual criminal who specializes in digging up dirt on large companies and then blackmailing them.

But there were too many guests attending the dinner to curry favor with the congressman, and it was not easy to find a suspicious person in the dense crowd. Conan had already looked through more than two hours of video footage.

Finally, Kung Fu pays off.

The surveillance camera installed in the northwest corner of the venue clearly captured the face of Jiro Hiraoka, which was exactly the same as the face in the news report photo on the left screen!!!

"Shinichi..."

Dr. Agasa, wearing pajamas, came to check the situation with concern.

"It's so late. Even if you keep talking about solving the case before Lin Xuan, you should take care of yourself."

But Conan didn't appreciate it, and interrupted impatiently:

"Doctor, shut up first and don't make any noise."

"I was just about to use the voice changer to call Inspector Megure."

The butterfly voice changer was tuned to the frequency of Kudo Shinichi's voice, and Conan pressed the dial button on the mobile phone with Kudo Shinichi's number.

Although it was late at night, Megure was of course still working overtime as such a big case had occurred.

After the call was connected, an excited voice came from the other end:

"Brother Kudo?"

[We haven't contacted you for so long, we all thought something happened to you]

Conan didn't want to waste time, so he got straight to the point:

"Conan sent me an email a while ago saying that there was a shooting in Beika Town and a congressman was killed."

Megure nodded, with a look of reminiscence on his face:

"Yes, we are very busy with this matter. It would be great if Brother Kudo was here too. If you and Lin Xuan work together, we will definitely be able to solve the case as soon as possible."

Conan's face suddenly fell.

I won't cooperate with that guy.

[And I also want to take this opportunity to prove to Xiaolan that Kudo Shinichi's reasoning ability is far stronger than Lin Xuan's! ]

The doctor's kindness was taken as an insult. He turned around in disappointment and was about to leave, when he suddenly found the girl with matcha yellow hair standing outside the room.

Professor Agasa quickly made a gesture to remind Ai not to make any sound, so as to avoid exposing Conan's identity.

Ai Haibara glared fiercely at Conan who was still on the phone.

[How dare you, an arrogant person, speak to the doctor like this]

[And who is that person called Lin Xuan? Ever since he became active, Kudo's personality has changed.]

Huibara couldn't help but become interested in a high school detective named Lin Xuan.

Although she had seen it several times before, she didn't smell the tissue, so she didn't take it seriously.

Edogawa Conan didn't notice the complaining gaze at all, he was still playing the role-playing game:

"Inspector Megure, I can solve this case as quickly as possible without the cooperation of other detectives."

Conan began to command:

"Go check on a man named Hiraoka Jiro. If my reasoning is correct, he should have been at the venue before the crime. And Hiraoka is most likely the one who wrote the threatening letter."

"By the way, I have a case on hand and don't have time to go back. Please let Conan participate in the investigation. I will communicate with him remotely via mobile phone."

"That's it. I'll handle the case here first."

After saying that, Edogawa Conan hung up the phone.

Megure felt a little helpless.

[You were not in Mihua, how did you deduce that the suspicious person was at the crime scene? ]

[However, Kudo has helped us solve many cases before, and his reasoning is worth referring to.]

Then Megure turned around and gave his orders:

"Investigate whether someone named Hiraoka Jiro was present at the banquet."

……

Kogoro slept soundly, and if a hand had not grabbed his tie and shaken him hard, he might have slept until noon.

"Waste! You waste!"

"You damn famous detective, is this how you protect me?"

"Give me back, you bastard!"

President Ishimoto cursed and shook Kogoro Mori's body with his right hand.

"Yoko...my Miss Yoko..."

As soon as Kogoro opened his sleepy eyes, he bumped into the president's angry, wrinkled face.

The uncle woke up instantly:

"President Ishimoto..."

Ishimoto became even angrier:

"Is this how you protect me? Even if the criminal kills me, you won't wake up!"

Only then did Kogoro realize that he had made a serious mistake as a detective, and he quickly apologized to his client sincerely.

[Strange, why did I fall asleep suddenly? This shouldn't happen.]

At this moment, there were two knocks on the door, and the voice of Tanaka's secretary outside the door:

"President, Mr. Maori's daughter is here to deliver a change of clothes, and the police are here again."

Shi Ben was so angry that he simply said:

"Let the police leave. I don't need their protection!"

But the next second, President Ishimoto remembered Kogoro Mori's poor performance.

[Although those things must not be known to the police, the detective is really too unreliable]

[If I rely on detectives for protection, I will probably be killed by the blackmailer! ]

So Ishimoto changed his mind and added:

"Let them all come in."

In this way, the group was able to enter the room.

Conan showed a smug expression for the first time in a long time.

He wanted to let everyone know that he could identify the suspect before Lin Xuan did. At the same time, Conan also wanted to see how Xiaolan would react when she heard Shinichi's name.

Ishimoto frowned and asked Inspector Megure:

"Have you police found any clues? Could it be that after a night, there are still no clues?"

Megure replied:

"In fact, we have found a suspicious person who is a major suspect in the crime. Hiraoka Jiro, have you heard of this name?"

【What? 】

Ishimoto tried hard to maintain his superficial calm, but his heart was filled with excitement.

[How did the police know the name Pinggang? Could it be that the beast wrote the letter of authorization and wanted to shoot me? ]

[Damn it, did the secret police officer Ping Gang find out about this as well? ]

President Ishimoto's company was suspected of tax evasion, so it was targeted by Hiraoka, who specializes in blackmailing large companies.

It is precisely because he is not clean that Ishimoto rejects the police.

[If I cooperate with their investigation, what if they also dig up the company's accounts? ]

"Who is this person? I have never heard of him."

Ishimoto tried to quibble at first.

But Megure will not give him this opportunity:

"The blackmailer, Jiro Hiraoka, was seen meeting you at a bar on the 21st of last month."

Ishimoto panicked:

[Aren't all the Liben police useless? Why are you investigating me so seriously? ]

Conan then jumped out and said:

"Brother Shinichi asked me to tell you that if you don't tell the truth you might be killed by the bad guys soon."

[Shinichi?]

Xiaolan was a little surprised to hear the name of her childhood sweetheart, and she confirmed with Conan:

"Shinichi contacted you?"