Conan and I start the hell-level main line

The fireplace and the chimney are actually the two core points that are the key to these two murders. From beginning to end, there were no ghosts, no mysteries, and no one responsible.

The simpler something is, the harder it is to think of. When lies confuse your mind, it becomes even harder to think of it.

"Let's talk about the first case of the mayor first." Edogawa said as he led a few people to the lounge.

"Have you noticed that the distance between the fireplace and the window is actually very close? If someone was stabbed while facing the fireplace, the victim would fall backwards and then fall in front of the window, and finally collapse on the ground."

The markings on the corpse were still vivid, and everyone simulated it in their minds. If that was really the case, it would really be the case.

"In fact, this is not an absolutely secret room. You see, the chimney pipe of the fireplace is actually connected to the upstairs." Mitsuhiko held a bright lamp, bent down and got into the fireplace to give a simple demonstration. Since the inner wall seemed to be specially built, the friction was very strong and it was very easy to go up and down.

"The two fireplaces in the hotel's lounge and the manager's room are connected, and we found another secret door in the attic that can open the chimney pipe, which forms an inverted Y-shaped structure."

"So at the time of the crime, the murderer entered the chimney pipe from the small door in the attic and went down to the lounge. The mayor noticed the noise and was about to go over to check, but was stabbed to death by the murderer who suddenly appeared."

"In fact, the people who were in the restaurant at the time had no real alibi. You also said that if you stayed overnight and didn't sleep, would you care whether other people were there or not? Not to mention the hooligans who always acted arrogantly and rudely. No one would take it seriously and would ignore it."

Natsume chuckled, the corners of his mouth raised, "Wow, that's true, but it doesn't prove anything. According to what you said, Amuro and Liang who were present at the time might also be there, right?"

Edogawa smiled slightly, with unfathomable confidence, "Indeed, we can't know who the murderer is just based on this. There is no evidence. However, the store manager's case can prove that it is definitely you."

Natsume: "Okay, I'm all ears. So first, tell me why the store manager suddenly disappeared, and then his body mysteriously appeared in the foggy woods."

Edogawa: "The manager's disappearance is actually very simple, because he never left the hotel from beginning to end."

Kogoro didn't understand, "We searched the entire hotel, but we didn't leave the hotel..."

Yitlin said suddenly, pointing to the fireplace, "Have you looked for the chimney pipe?"

"This... no..." Several people looked at each other and shook their heads. Who would go into a chimney for no reason?

"If my guess is correct, since Mr. Natsume knew the truth long ago, he could have secretly slipped a letter threatening to expose him through the crack of the door when the store manager came back."

"The content of the letter was roughly as follows: 'He already knows the truth that you and the mayor colluded with foreign invading forces to secretly kill travelers and fabricate legends in order to protect the truth. If you don't want the truth to be spread, climb up from the fireplace to the attic and we will talk face to face.'"

"Because of the legend on the second floor, and because Amuro was guarding here, you never had the chance to go up, so you did this. Then you found a time for all of us to notice that the store manager was not there, and everyone went to find the store manager together, so you could legitimately go to the attic and kill him."

"If the store manager's body is discovered now, you, the only one who went to the attic, will definitely expose yourself as the murderer, so you want to delay the discovery and try to dispel your suspicion. So you hooked a rope around the store manager's neck, hung him up, and hid him in the chimney pipe so that we can't find him. And you set up a path in advance to move the body."

Edogawa said as he picked up the rope that Mitsuhiko had dropped on the ground, which he had also found in the attic, and now displayed it to everyone.

"How to transport a corpse with just one rope?"

Edogawa took the rope, tied one end to the wooden board nailed to the window, pulled it straight downward, tied the other end to a table leg, then took out a small rope and wrapped it around the beginning of the rope connected to the window, tied a quilt to the small rope, and then let go. Under the action of gravity, the cup slid to the table leg with the rope as a track, and was finally caught by Mitsuhiko. The whole process was very smooth.

"Did you see that? This is the principle of aerial lifting. The murderer had long ago connected a rope to the chimney and the branch at the crime scene. The chimney was the starting point, and the branch was wrapped with the rope. Then it was pulled back to the hotel and hidden by you. Because of the wind and snow, Amuro and Kogoro who were out naturally didn't notice the rope. When you found that it was foggy outside, you pulled the rope and lifted the store manager's body to the crime scene. That's why there is no snow and no footprints."

"No wonder," Kogoro and Liang clapped their hands in unison after hearing this. Their thoughts became clearer, but then they thought, "Wait, if it was transported by air, then how do we explain that we found the store manager hanging on the tree? If no one caught him, he should have fallen down at least, right?"

Edogawa smiled and took out another rope from his pocket. "This is also very simple. Haven't you seen the lasso traps set by hunters?"

Just tie the rope to the tree in the manner of a lasso, and then pass the transfer rope over. When the head of the rope hanging the store manager's neck passes through the lasso rope along with the transfer rope, the lasso will tighten and bind the hanging rope, and the transfer rope will lose the hanging object, and the rope will be pulled out directly from the lasso, and the technique is completed.

Of course, Edogawa also came out to demonstrate it to everyone, and everyone was amazed.

"In fact, there is direct evidence at the crime scene. The rope tied to the branch is actually a knot made of two ropes. This is very abnormal. Mr. Natsume, I remember that you wanted to take the initiative to let the store manager down. In fact, you wanted to remove the two knots to prevent others from finding them. Unfortunately, I got there first."

Natsume narrowed his eyes slightly, "You can't identify me just by this, right? Do you have any evidence?"

"Of course there is," Mitsuhiko chuckled. The detective travelers cooperated with each other, pointed at Natsume, and said, "It's on you."

"On me?" Natsume was stunned. At this moment, he remembered something and suddenly realized something. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and made all kinds of calculations, but in the end, there was one mistake.

"Since you want to transport the store manager's body over, you have to take him out of the chimney. Therefore, you must get into the chimney to do it." Mitsuhiko said, and he wiped his finger on the wall of the fireplace, and gray-black smoke appeared on his finger.

"Because time was tight and the attic was very dark, you didn't have much time to think. After coming out of the chimney, you shook off the obvious smoke and dust on your body, but could you clean the smoke and dust on your cuffs and the inside of your clothes?"

"Mr. Natsume, can you let us check to see if you are the murderer?"

The Detective Traveler's reasoning and explanation won applause from everyone except Liang. It was indeed very good. Natsume did not quibble anymore, but just shook his head. Obviously, he had nothing to refute.

The time-space gate appeared again, and Secretary Takada walked in with a smile. This time, we all watched a children's detective reasoning show. Just as women are as good as men, children are not inferior to adults.

Secretary Takada: "Okay, everyone, let's start voting."

As expected, [Believe: 5 votes, Don’t believe: 0 votes] - Perfect!

What Conan and Mitsuhiko said makes a lot of sense, but Naliang doesn't have the face to vote against it.

Secretary Takada: "Okay, since the detectives have identified Natsume as the murderer, is he really the murderer? We will announce the results soon!"

The most exciting moment has arrived. Whether it is the contestants on the scene or the audience in the inner hall, their hearts are beating faster. They are expecting and nervous. Time is passing and the countdown appears before their eyes.

Three, two, one...

The murderer is...

【Natsume】!!

【Congratulations to the detective for winning】!!!

The six people returned to the present day and took out their identity cards to reveal that Conan (Mitsuhiko), Maori Kogoro, Naraki, Amuro Toru and Itrin were all detectives, and Natsume Hoshi was the murderer.

The character played by Natsume Hoshi is the son of a customer who was killed by the mayor and the store manager at the beginning. He investigated the truth to avenge his father, and finally used the same method to make them fall into an endless abyss of fog.

Unfortunately, fighting violence with violence is not appropriate. However, this is just a story, so don't take it seriously. Now, it's time for the detectives to enjoy their victory!

"We won, oh yeah!!!" Naliang jumped up excitedly. What he cared about was the victory of the reasoning, although it had nothing to do with him.

"We won, we won!" Maori Kogoro cried excitedly. What he cared about was dividing the prize money. Although it was divided equally, I added Conan's share. Although it was a pity that Natsume, the brat, was not included, but...

Horse racing tickets, here I come~ (Mouri Kogoro was so ecstatic that he gradually forgot himself..)

Conan smiled and said, "Mitsuhiko, you did a good job."

Mitsuhiko was a little embarrassed, "Hehe, this is the basic strength of our Junior Detective Team."

"Hahahahahaha." The two of them laughed heartily. This time, the child was also a real detective!

Although Amuro won, he could only create a weird looking Huanxi to deal with it. His eyes became cold and he was calculating in his mind.

The same was true for Yitelin. Both of them didn't say anything. They had similar thoughts. During the time they participated in the reality show, they had already prepared everything.

……

Is this story really just a story? ...