one word, pity

"Father, where are you going? Didn't you say you weren't going?" Xiaolan asked when she saw Mori Kogoro, who was watching Yoko Okino in front of the TV, come downstairs.

"I received a call from my client, who invited me to a birthday party of a wealthy family." Mao Li looked at Kudo, and replied with a cold snort, "Do you want to go?"

"Then we won't go." Xiaolan said

"The hostess of that house is a fan of mystery novels, and seems to be a fan of Sherlock Holmes. She wanted me to tell my mystery story." Mao Li said

"Really!" As expected, Kudo was really excited, but...

"Xinyi, you didn't react at all." Xiaolan said in surprise

"There are so many fans of Sherlock Holmes in the world, it's impossible for me to know all of them." Kudo said with a smile

"makes sense."

"I'm going, I'm going, Uncle Maori, can you take me there?" Conan said

"Aren't you going to Dorobiga Paradise?" He Ye asked

"Why don't you go to the ball with Uncle Mori, and go to the left and right." Hattori looked at Kudo and smiled.

"Okay, for the sake of that Sherlock Holmes fan, I'll go with you." Kudo smiled helplessly, "However, I hope it's not that kind of boring party. I offended my current boss to make it vacant." It's time."

"By the way, what game are you talking about?" Xiaolan asked

"It's also very boring, it doesn't matter if you know it or not." Kudo said, "Let's go, get in the car."

"it is good."

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"Do you know Amanda Miller?" Maori asked

"Well, he is the president of the American Miller Jewelry Group, a big entrepreneur in the American jewelry company." Kudo said, "Could it be that the dance we are going to attend today is held by Amanda Miller?" Kudo was a little surprised, after all, the rich American businessman actually Host a birthday party in Tokyo

"Well, today's dance is for her daughter Katie Miller, who is studying in a national high school. And according to the client, their mansion in Tokyo is quite beautiful!" Mori said, "However, you know so well The state of business in America!"

"Probably because I often solve crimes in the United States, and I have heard about it." Kudo quickly explained

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Half an hour later, the car stopped

Conan jumped out of the car, raised his head, and was stunned by the scene in front of him

The courtyard where I am located is about one hectare in size, and there is a fountain covering an area of ​​about [-] square meters in front of the courtyard. The carvings on the fountain are exquisite but lively, presenting an American country-style life style.Looking forward along the cobblestone path under his feet, a Baroque style mansion came into view.The tall foyer and grand gate, round arched windows and corner stone masonry, white plaster walls combined with sea-blue roof tiles, continuous arches and corridors, are full of elegance and luxury.Spire-shaped sloping roof, plastered wooden frame and column decoration, natural building materials and vines attached to it are in harmony

"Wow, what a beautiful baroque building!" Conan laughed

"That's not all, look there." Kudo walked behind Conan, squatted down, and gently turned Conan's head to the other direction with his hands

Conan's eyes appeared another beautiful scenery

Pieces of white roses are swaying in the wind, and the faint and seductive aroma brushes the tip of the nose, refreshing

"These are Madam's favorite flowers." An old man beside him said

"Butler Tanaka? So you are the butler of the Miller family." Conan laughed.

"Conan, do you know each other?" Xiaolan asked

"I was in brother Ito Yu's company, and I saw Butler Tanaka who sent invitations in the past." Conan laughed.

"That's it." Tanaka said, "I am the housekeeper of this mansion, and my name is Jiro Tanaka. This is Maori detective, please follow me."

After stepping into the mansion, everyone was shocked by the interior decoration

The European-style crystal chandelier in the upper room of the elegant and rich hall shines elegantly, and there are exquisite carvings around the ceiling.

On the wall directly in front of him is a rather large portrait of a person. This person... seems familiar.

"The person in the portrait is Madam's favorite mystery novelist, Arthur Conan Doyle." The butler Tanaka explained.

"It's amazing!" Conan shouted happily from the side.

There are stairs under the portrait leading to the second floor, and the floor of the hall is covered with Persian velvet carpets.On the left side of the hall is a Bechstein grand piano, and on the right side are several European-style aristocratic sofas. It is likely that tonight's dance will be held in this hall.

"Tanaka, who is it this time?" A girl in a pink lace dress with long blond hair hanging around her waist walked down the stairs.

She speaks Japanese fluently, so it should be Katie Miller.Kudo thought

"Second Miss, these are the friends and family that Detective Maori brought with him."

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"This is it." Katie stopped in front of a house made of glass

"Is this Madam's room? Why is it at the back of the mansion?" Hattori asked

"My mother doesn't want to be disturbed, so when she returns to Japan, she lives here. Except for eating, she rarely enters the front mansion. And, you see, the glass house is surrounded by mother's most beautiful plants. Dear Lolimas roses, mother can see them from the room."

"No wonder this house is made of single-sided perspective glass. You can only see the outside from the inside, but you can't see the inside from the outside." Conan said

"Little brother, do you really know a lot? What's your name?"

"Edogawa Conan is a detective."

"Conan? Detective? Hehe, mother will definitely like you very much." Katie laughed.After she finished speaking, she knocked on the door.

Conan took advantage of this time to scan the entire house.There is a surveillance camera at the door, and there is a combination lock on the door. It seems that only the hostess knows the password.

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"Whoisthat?" came a voice from inside the house

"It'sme, Mom!" Miss Katie replied

Soon, the door opened.A woman in a navy blue dress with short blonde hair came out.Although the age is between 40 and 50, but the complexion is still good, at first glance, it is a capable business woman

"Comein," said Mrs.

Conan and Kudo looked at each other and walked into the room together

"Are you detective Maoli?" Madam asked in surprise

"Yeah! Myfather is detective, and his nameismaoli." Xiaolan answered for her father

"Do you know Sherlock?" asked Mrs.

"Of course! I really like Holmes, and I'mafan of Arthur Conan Doyle." Conan laughed, "Oh! Myname is Conan. I'madetective."

"Whatalovelyboy." Madam laughed

These two fans of Sherlock Holmes started chatting from "The Four Signs" to "A Scandal in Bohemia" and then to "The Incident of the Hound of the Baskervilles", which left Katie stunned. The taciturn, serious and calm mother had such a happy chat with a child, and the little Japanese boy could speak fluent English

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When the twelve o'clock bell rang, Madam stood up, had to stop talking with Conan, and led everyone out of the glass house, heading to the mansion for lunch.On the way, the lady happily explained to Conan her favorite flower—the Lorimas rose

After lunch, everyone was led by the housekeeper and went to take a nap

And Hattori, who had already completed the task, took Kazuha back to Osaka, and Maori also took Xiaolan away.

The sky gradually turned from azure blue to blood red. Conan and Kudo who were sleeping did not know that a case was waiting for them not far away.

"It's not good, it's not good." Butler Tanaka rushed in from outside panting

"Butler Tanaka, what's the matter?" Conan hurriedly asked with a bad feeling in his heart

"Dinner is about to come... But Madam never came, so I went to call Madam... But no one answered when I knocked on the door. I thought Madam didn't hear the knock, so I walked around the house, I wanted the lady in the room... to see me, but I found that the glass in the lady's study was broken... I hurriedly looked in, and found that the lady was lying on the desk... motionless, there was blood on the table... and then I ran back in a hurry..." Tanaka said out of breath

Upon hearing this, Conan ran out in a hurry, followed by Kudo

When I came to the glass room and walked around the glass room, I found that one of the glass was broken. Looking inside, my wife was lying motionless on the table, and there was really a big bloodstain on the table

"Entering in this way will destroy the integrity of the crime scene. I think we should think about how to enter through the main entrance." Conan said

"Okay, I'll unlock it." Kudo said, "As I expected, Madam really loves Holmes very much."

After finishing speaking, Kudo turned around and said seriously to the people who followed: "I have already guessed the password to enter the room, now you all go to the police and don't come in!" Pressed 4, 8, 6, 9 without hesitation. four numbers

The study was in a mess, all kinds of books were thrown all over the floor, the drawers of the desk were also open, and the things inside were also messed up.A porcelain vase in the corner attracted Conan's attention. Conan walked over, squatted down, and examined it carefully. He found that there was a lot of blood on the bottom of the vase, and there was still some green liquid in the vase.

This is probably the murder weapon.

"Look here." Kudo's voice came

"What's wrong?" Conan walked over

"Look here are some Lorimas roses, and there are bloodstains on the petals."

Conan took the rose from Kudo's hand. Indeed, there were a lot of blood stains on the petals, and the bottom of the stem of the rose had been soaked in some kind of green liquid

"Yu, this rose should have been soaked in that vase before, and that vase was the murder weapon."