one word, pity

In the British Museum, most of them are tourists from all over the world.When I walked into the reference room at the end of the museum, I found something strange.

At dozens of desks, neatly dressed scholars sat.Some are students from famous British universities, some are professors, some are writers...

Find it in front of the bookshelf, there are nearly ten years of newspapers here

"Here is last month's newspaper," Yu said.

"The incident happened on July 7. We need to check the newspapers on the 13th, 13th, and 14th. We need to check the relevant content in the Times, the Guardian, and the Independent." Kudo said

After a while, the White Horse and Hattori also found a stack of newspapers

Everyone quickly got to work

On a quiet and serene afternoon, four oriental teenagers came out of the British Museum

"On July 7, the Institute of Marine Biology, University of Cambridge, UK sent a ship to carry out scientific research in the Baltic Sea. However, when returning to the voyage, it encountered wind and waves and the ship sank. Because of the responsiveness of the experienced scientists on the ship, Only one person was killed. The deceased was Anna Mikalis, a professor at the Institute of Biology at the University of Cambridge." Kudo looked at his notebook and said

"Professor Anna is the wife of the chairman of the famous British optics company TheBaltic. At that time, all the scientific research props on board were sponsored by Chairman Udori, and Chairman Udori was also accompanying him at that time," Yu added.

"The content in the newspaper is too vague. There must be some insiders/insiders that the media don't know about. Let's go to the company to meet the chairman." Baima said

"Well, indeed, we haven't seen this client until now." Hattori frowned

After 10 minutes, I came to the door of the client's company and found that Ms. Irene was already waiting at the door

"Detectives, I think you should have completed the chairman's test, and now I will take you to meet the chairman." Miss Irene smiled.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." The white horse gentleman said

When I came to the chairman's office, I saw a middle-aged man in a suit with a pale and haggard face

"Japanese high school student detectives really live up to their reputation. It took me more than a week to figure out the puzzle, and you figured it out in just a few hours." Udori said, "It's just that I didn't expect Mr. Ito to solve it."

"Then, Mr. Udori, do you want us to investigate the case of your wife's death?" Kudo said.

"Well, not only this case, but also other cases." Udori said

"There are other cases?" Yu was a little surprised

"Well, detectives, you don't mind going to my mansion, I'll talk about the details there." Udoli said

"Hmm..." The four looked at each other.

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"Detectives, let me introduce you. This is Mary Frankland, a friend of Anna and a professor at the Institute of Biology at Cambridge University." Udoli pointed to a beautiful and dignified blond woman beside him, "And this It's Jeremy Mortimer, the design manager of our company, and a good friend of Anna and I." Udori pointed to a gentleman in a suit and leather shoes.Then she turned to another woman, "This is Jessica Arborwhite, my college classmate and Anna's best friend since childhood."

"Detectives, it's like this. I don't think my wife's murder was accidental but murder!" Walking into the study, Mr. Udoli said straight to the point

"Why do you say that? Do you have evidence?" Kudo asked

"There is no evidence, but on April 4 this year, I found such a letter in the mailbox in front of my house." Mr. Udori took out a card from the drawer and handed it to Baima

I saw that it was written in English:

Dear Mr. Udori, I'm afraid you will not be at peace in the future,

It was you who ruined my family, and I want you to taste it!

The words on this card were all typed out, leaving no information about the murderer at all.

"When we received this threatening letter, we didn't pay attention to it, but on May 5 and June 13, cases occurred at home. First, on May 6, when I returned home, I found that the family Everywhere was messed up, and when I wanted to report the crime, Anna stopped me. Then on June 13th, Anna, Irene, and I invited the three people I just introduced to you, as well as Jack Wilson, a partner of the company, to our home As a guest, we discussed about going to sea next month. As a result, when everyone was about to leave, Mr. Wilson disappeared. When we hurriedly searched, we found him dead on the lawn. The police said he fell from the balcony on the third floor, and it was handled as an accident. Lost. Then on July 5th, I, Anna, Irene, and the three previous guests all went to sea. On the way back, the boat capsized and we all swam to the life raft, except Anna...but I I believe that Anna's death was definitely not accidental, she is very good at swimming..." Udoli said

"These events all happened on the 13th, so it shouldn't be a coincidence. Wait... Isn't today the 13th?" Yu said

"That's right, so I think the murderer should still commit crimes today, and I think the murderer is among those three guests!" Udoli said

"Is your sister, Miss Irene, not suspected?" Hattori asked

"Irene? Irene is definitely not the murderer..."

"There is no evidence yet, so it's better not to jump to conclusions," Yu said.

"Then, the case will be handed over to you..." Udori said

"Okay, then, can we take a tour of this mansion?" Kudo asked

"Well, please take care of yourself, I want to go back to the bedroom to rest for a while now." Udoli left the study

"It's such a tricky case..." Yu said, "It's definitely not good to be with you."

"Let's ask those parties first." Kudo suggested

"that's true……"

"Forget it, you guys can't ask anything." Yu said helplessly.

"why?"

"I'm afraid that you will treat them as suspects, isn't that normal." Yu said

"Too."

"Then let's take a look at Miss Anna's studio, and we should find something from there." Kudo said

"Well, I remember just now Miss Irene said that the room is at the end of the corridor on the second floor." Baima said

The door of the room is not locked, and the room is cleaned very clean

"Kudou, here is the diary of the deceased." Hattori took out a thick leather folder diary from the drawer

Kudo took it over and Kazuha looked it over, then handed it to Hakuba

"You see the word darling always appears here, but I don't think this darling refers to Mr. Udori." Kudo said

"Who could it be?" Hattori frowned.

"Hattori, there is a photo album in the bookcase, help me get it." Kudo pointed to a booklet with "Album" on the side of the bookcase and said

"......."

Open photo album

This is... so the so-called darling refers to that person. It seems that Mr. Udori doesn't know about it either.

But who was it that sent that threatening letter and committed these crimes?

Time passed bit by bit, but there were not many clues to be harvested.

"At present, it seems that the problem is those three guests." Kudo said

"Indeed, Miss Mary is Miss Anna's competitor, and Miss Jessica is Mr. Udori's ex-girlfriend and the late Mr. Wilson's girlfriend. And Mr. Jeremy is Miss Anna's ex-boyfriend. This circle is really Mess." Yu sighed

"It's time to have supper, Sir." A young maid said to Hattori and Hakuba

"OK, thanks." The white horse smiled gentlemanly

"My pleasure." The maid's face turned slightly red

Come to the restaurant, other guests are seated, but the chairman's seat is still empty

"What's the matter of Wudolly" asked Miss Jessica

"I have gone netoknock at the door of bedroom, but no one answered." Said a maid

Is it....

"Please take methere!" Kudo said

In this way, feeling uneasy, everyone came to Udori's bedroom under the leadership of the maid.

"Mr. Udori!" Hattori knocked hard on the door

no one responded

"Xinyi, you need to enter a password to enter this room, but all the fingerprints on this combination lock have been wiped off." Yu said.

"Damn..." Kudo said

"Do you know the password" White Horse asked the maid around

"No one knows the password except our lord," replied the maid

"Really... then, we can only go in through the window to check the situation." Hattori said helplessly

After finishing speaking, everyone easily climbed up the balcony and entered the room

no one in the house

"Xinyi, listen..." Yu suddenly said

"It's... the sound of water coming from the toilet!" Kudo said

"Mr. Udori?" Baima knocked lightly on the bathroom door, but no one responded

Something went wrong...

"The door is unlocked, let's go in and check the situation." Kudo said

"Alright."

Opening the bathroom door, through the layers of fog, one can see Mr. Udori leaning against the wall with his whole body, a wooden plank under his body, his neck is tightly entangled by the chain hanging on the wall hook, with a hideous expression on his face. look.The shower head next to me is spraying hot water

Yu turned off the shower head and turned on the exhaust fan to exhaust

The white horse touched the dead man's wrist, the pulse had stopped beating

Observe the eyes of the deceased, the pupils are also dilated

At this temperature, it can be seen from the degree of stiffness that the time of death should be between 5 and 6 in the evening

"Kudou, there is a card in the pocket of the deceased's jacket." Hattori rummaged through the deceased and found a card.

I saw that it was written in English:

My purpose has been achieved,

People who hurt my family, people who betrayed me!

You will be punished eventually!

"The same font, the same tone, should be the work of the prisoner who sent the threatening letter."

"Well, let's tell them the news of the death."

Come out of the bathroom, open the door of the room, surrounded by servants, three guests and Miss Irene.

"I'm sorry, he has gone." Kudo bowed his head and said

"What!?" Hearing Conan's words, Miss Irene almost fainted

"Did you call the police?" White Horse asked the maid

"Yes, I have."

"Now, everybody. Please go back to the sitting room. I have some questions to ask all of you." Hattori said seriously