18. The One Night Sacrifice Incident (End)

\"Are you Mr. Seii Shini?\" I saw the man with the coral head who broke into the camera asked.

"Yes.\" replied the man who was asked, that is, Sei Shinichi.

\"I'm a police officer from Saitama Prefecture, and my name is Yokomizo... I would like to ask you about the case of Mr. Tomo Imatake.\" I saw the man take out his police ID card from his pocket and show it.

\"Did something happen to him?\" Sei asked as he turned his head to Yokomizo.

"He's been killed.\" Yokogou said in a voice that several people could hear.

\"It's in the hotel room where you stayed with him.\" Henggou continued.

And at this time, hearing the news that Yokozo said, Conan, Maori and others showed a trace of consternation.

\"So, please come with us.\" Yokozo said to Sei Shinichi.

\"Hi.\" After Sei Shinichi answered, he looked at the horizontal ditch that turned around, and also walked up.

Yokozo also noticed the Maori people, thinking that they were friends of Sei Nonichi, so he didn't say anything, and let them follow by default.

Several people came to the scene, and Yokogou entered the door, accompanied by Sei Shinichi and Mori and his party.

"The murder weapon was a pistol, and the time of the crime was 8:2 or 3 p.m.The murderer was a young man who escaped from this room after the murder.\" Yokogou finished and asked the witness outside the door.

"Yes, that's not wrong at all, the TV was just starting to broadcast the festival at that time.\" The witness replied.

\"Well, the bullet went through the head and killed him instantly.\" Maori crouched down next to the victim and looked at it.

"Hey, who are you? Don't mess around with the scene.\" Yokozo walked over and said to Maori.

\"I'm sorry, I'm a detective.\" Maori stood up and squinted at the gutter.

\"If I'm not mistaken, you're... You are the Detective Mr. Kogoro Mori.\" Yokozo seemed to think of something, walked in front of Mori, and said very enthusiastically, it seems that this person is a fan of Uncle Mori?

"Uh, hi, Kogoro is me.\" Mori took a step back, as if this policeman had a stronger temperament than him.

\"Hmm.\" Xiaobai turned his head to look at Sei Xuani.

"What's wrong, Shiro?\" Ayumi asked as she turned to Maori Shiro.

\"Oh, it's okay.\" Maori Bai smiled.

\"The man seemed surprised to hear Uncle Maori's name.It seems that the murderer is this person.\" Maori Bai thought as he walked not far from the victim.

I saw that the victim had his eyes open, a little foam in his mouth, and a hole in his forehead, which was the mark of being hit by a bullet.

"It seems that this room is disguised as a robber to kill people.\" Maori Bai looked around.

\"Conan, are you alright?\" At this time, Conan was lying aside, and Ayumi and the others also trotted over.

"Really, this little imp has always been like this.\" Maori said angrily as he looked at Conan.

\"Ah, I'm fine.\" Conan stood up and patted the dust.

\"Conan, did you find something?\" Yuan Tai whispered.

\"Well, from the scene, it seems that this is a robber murder case, and the victim was shot and killed while brushing his teeth.but...\" Conan held his chin.

"But what?\" Ayumi asked from the side.

It's also possible that the killer deliberately arranged it like this, and it's likely that the person is still a familiar person. The one behind us, right?Conan.\" Xiaobai parsed the keys on the side.

\"Hmm.\" Conan seemed surprised when he heard Xiaobai's answer.

\"Don't be kidding, the murder happened around eight o'clock, but I have a complete alibi, because at this time I have already gone to see the celebration of the first night of the world.\" At this time, Shijing Xuanyi shouted loudly to Yokozo and the others.

\"And I met Mr. Mori there, isn't that so?\" Then Sei turned his head to Mori and asked.

"Well, but it seems like I met you in the second half of the festival.\" Maori said, holding his chin.

\"Really,I've already been there at the beginning.\If you think I'm a liar, just take this and rinse it out.\The camera should have a proof of my alibi.\" I saw Sei take out the camera and hand it to Yokozo.

\"Okay, take it and rinse it right away.\" Henggou took the camera and handed it to the police officer next to him.

"It's just, why is he so confident?\" Conan looked at Sei Shinichi, then held his chin and muttered.

Since he said that there is an alibi, let's take a look at his so-called alibi.\" Xiaobai said as he looked at Conan, who was thinking.

"Yes, Conan, it's useless to think about it now, maybe you'll find something in the photos he took.\" Mitsuhiko also whispered to Conan on the side.

\"Well, that's all there is to it.\" Conan gave up thinking and waited for the photo to be developed.

"Officer Henggou, the photo has been washed.\" The police officer on the side took seven photos and handed them to Henggou.

\"Hmm.\" Yokozo took the photo and then divided a few to Maori.

\"However, these photos are not proof of alibi...\" Henggou read as he looked at the photo in his hand.

\"This is the photo I took, you see there is also Conan's balloon in here.\" I saw Xiaolan on the side come over and take out a photo and said to Henggou.

The photo shows a bust of Shikai Shinichi, and next to it is a balloon that does not fully enter the lens.

"By the way, this happened to meet Mr. Sei when the "one" began to burn.\" Xiaolan took the photo and looked at it.

"But the time when the word "one" starts burning is after 8:40, and the time of the crime is about 8:20. If you go by speed, you can get from the hotel to the festival venue in 40 minutes.\" I saw Yokozo muttering to himself.

"Officer Henggou, the original word "day" started burning at eight o'clock, so when will it burn to the next word?\" I saw that Maori seemed to find something and asked Henggou.

\"This... Until about 8:25.\" Yokozo replied as he looked at Maori.

\"Please take a closer look at this picture.\" I saw Maori take out a photo in his hand.

I saw that the photo of Sei Xuanichi made a v gesture, and the word "day" behind him was completely burning.

"He was at the festival venue for the first night festival of the world before 8:25.\" Mori said, pointing the picture to Yokozo and the others.

"It's eight o'clock when the crime was committed, and no matter how you get there, I don't think it's too late to get from this hotel.\" Mori said as he walked, then looked at Sei Shinichi.

"That's a matter of course.\" I saw Shii put his hands in his pockets and said to Maori.

"But don't you think he took this picture on purpose? Maybe it's multiple exposures, if you're good at photography, maybe...\" Yokozo said as he looked at the photo, obviously not wanting to give up.

"Hey, I just handed you the camera to develop, and I used that kind of point-and-shoot camera, I can't do that kind of thing.\" Shii replied.

\"You're going to print the photo.\" I saw Yokozo turn to the police officer who had just handed him the photo.

\"Yes, neither the camera nor the photographs have any traces of processing.\" I saw the police officer salute Yokogou and then replied.

\"Okay, okay, Officer Yokomizo.I think you're well aware of the fact that he's at the festival.\" I saw Maori say to Yokomi.

"Yes, that's what the counter guy at this hotel told me, Mr. Sei went out around half-past seven, and I checked with him several times, so the counter staff was quite impressed with him.\" Yokozo replied, turning to Mori.

"That's because I'm going to catch up with the time when the word "day" burns anyway, but I forgot to wear my watch today, so...\" I saw Sei Shinichi reply while stretching out his left hand.

\"Everything you do seems to be related, it's like you're deliberately creating an alibi.\" At this time, Yokozo turned to look at Sei Shinichi and said.

\"Hey, don't talk nonsense, please don't waste time on such meaningless things, please hurry up and show your energy, hurry up and find out the real suspect who killed my good friend.\" I saw Sei Xuanyi walk in front of Henggou, stuck his head out and stopped a few meters away from Henggou, and then said to him.

\"Hmm.\" Yokozo looked at Sei Shinichi, as if suspicious of him.

\"Imatake-sensei, um, where's the teacher?\" At this time, a chubby man ran in from outside the door, shouting into the house, and then walked into the door and asked as he walked.

"Mr. Imatake's body has been transferred to the office.By the way, who are you?\" Yokozo replied to the person who came in, and then thought of something and asked the identity of the person in front of him.

\"I'm a reporter, my name is Yamada.I came as soon as I was notified by the police.\" The man who called himself Yamada replied.

\"The teacher is still ...\" Then, the man lowered his head and muttered to himself.

\"If yes, Mr. Imatake...\" Maori asked, thinking of something.

"Yes, it was serialized\" replied Seiichi on the side.

\"If I'm not mistaken, you're Mr. Sei?\" Yamada on the side heard Sei's answer, looked at Sei and asked.

\"Yes, I've heard Imatake mention that his serialized novel is almost finished, but he hasn't started writing it yet.\" Seii said, holding his chin.

"Yes, Mr. Imatake's deadline is tomorrow.\" The man said loudly.

\"Oh no.,It's too late to ask other teachers now.,Now I can't find a work that is comparable to the teacher's writing for the time being.,It's really terrible...\" I saw Yamada covering his right eye with his right hand and said in distress.

\"No way...\" Sei Shinichi walked over to the bed, flipping over something.

"Take it," and then he took out the bound paper.

\"This?\" Yamada wondered.

\"That's the work I wrote before.,I originally wanted to show it to Imatake.,That's why I'm bringing it here today.I don't know if it's coherent with Imatake's work.\" I saw Seii said as he walked.

\"Where, you used to write with Imatake-sensei, if it was your work, my colleagues in the editorial department would be convinced.\" I saw Yamada holding the bound paper, no, maybe the manuscript? or... Opus?

\"Hey, Conan, don't you think it's strange.\" I saw Xiaobai touch Conan.

\"Hmm?what's wrong?\" Conan looked at Xiaobai.

\"When the man was looking for the manuscript, he seemed to have known where it was, and if it was a robber, then he shouldn't have known if the work would be there. and most importantly, it was impossible to make such a mess of the room in such a short period of time when the man was shot.\" Xiaobai said as he looked at Sei Shinichi not far away.

\"Well, you're right.\" Conan said, holding his chin.

\"Oh, Conan, Xiaobai, this is the photo I secretly took from the table.\" I saw Yuan Tai and the others come over at this time and handed over the photo in their hand.

\"Uh.\" Conan took the picture and looked at it.

\"Conan, have you ever played to find the difference?\" Maori Bai also looked at the photo, then asked softly with a smile on the side.

"Looking for a difference?\" Conan wondered, what was that?

\"Well, it's just two almost identical backgrounds, but there is one part of it, or several different places.\" Xiaobai smiled with his hands in his pockets.

\"Hmm.\" Ayumi and others also looked at the photo.

"Ah, this...\" Ayumi pointed to one of the photos.

"This is...\" Conan stared at the photo, then at the smiling Maori White.

\"Hehe, don't look at me, in fact, I just saw this photo and remembered it, and I've played a game with others to find the difference before.\" Xiaobai replied with a smile.

\"Conan.\" Motota and the others looked at Conan.

\"Damn, although it is solved, but these little ghosts are here, it seems that it can only be like this.\" Conan thought as he looked at Yuan Tai and the others beside him.

\"Ahh

\"Well, little ghost, who asked you to take the photo.\" I saw Maori come over at this time and snatch the photo from Conan's hand.

"But Uncle Maori, that picture you have is so strange.\" Conan smiled with his head in his hands.

\"Yes, Uncle Maori.you take a closer look.\" Yuan Tai and the others also chimed in.

"Hmph, you imps.\" Maori heard a few imps echo and looked at the picture.

\"Well, this is...\" I saw Maori take the photo on the left and look at the other photo.

\"Officer, I think you've seen it too, I'm very busy.\" At this time, I heard Sei Xuanichi say to Yokomi.

\"Slow.\" At this time, Yokozo and Maori shouted at almost the same time.

\"Hmm?Mr. Mori.\" Yokozo looked at Mori suspiciously, as if he didn't understand why Mori also called out to Seii.

\"I've completely solved this case, Officer Yokogou.\" Maori smiled and walked in the direction of Yokomi.

"Yes?Mr. Mori.\" I saw Yokozo immediately let go of the hand that was holding Sei Shinichi, and then looked at Mori in surprise.

\"Yes, pretending to be a robber and killing someone, it was actually an acquaintance who committed the crime.The so-called alibi evidence was deliberately filmed.And the one who did all this was the murderer.That is, you, Mr. Sei.\" I saw Maori stretching out his right index finger and pointing at Shii Xuani.

\"Mr. Mori, so you've unraveled it?\" Yokozo asked, looking at the temperamental Mori.

\"Yes, everything is unraveled.\" Maori smiled with his eyes closed.

"So, Mr. Mori, can you explain it in detail?"

\"First of all, the problem of the robbery, I think Officer Yokozo also saw it, the victim was brushing his teeth before he died, and the toothbrush was also dropped near him, which means that the victim was brushing his teeth before he was shot...\" Mori said as he looked at Sei Shinichi.

\"What is this, teeth are brushed by anyone, isn't it?\" Seii retorted.

"Yes, Mr. Maori.\" Yokomizu echoed.

\"That's right, but just holding a toothbrush and toothpaste in his mouth, and coming out to open the door to greet people you don't know, generally speaking, there shouldn't be such a thing.\" Maori said as he put one hand in his pocket and looked at Shii Nonichi

"And the main thing, if it's a robber, it's the problem of this room.\" Maori said as he walked around.

"The killer fled immediately after the gunshot, do you think it was possible for the gangsters to make such a mess of the room in such a short period of time?\" Mori finished and looked at the stunned Seii Shinichi.

\"I'm afraid, that's what the killer did before he killed the victim.\Mainly to make it look like a robbery case.\" Maori continued his reasoning.

\"Hehehe, I see, according to the situation at the scene, all the evidence is against me.But I have alibi evidence, what do you want to say about the alibi in your hand?\" Sei Nobichi snorted and said, pointing to the photo in Maori's hand.

"Hehe, do you mean to say that this is ridiculous evidence? I think these are the photos you took when you came to this festival before, as for the camera, it should be kept as it is, until today's festival, and then I inadvertently let Xiaolan continue to take a second photo for you, although it is quite a simple ploy, but because you are wearing the same clothes, there is nothing unusual about the photo you just took today.\" Maori said as he thought.

\"Yes, that's why that uncle doesn't take off his clothes when it's so hot.\" Ayumi said loudly as if she had thought of something.

\"Yes, at that time we were still discussing why this uncle didn't take off his clothes when it was so hot.\" Yuan Tai also echoed on the side.

\"Yes, you don't take off your coat just because you don't want you to be different from the previous ones in the photo.\" Mori looked at Ayumi and the others, and then turned to look at Sei Shinichi.

\"Hahaha, your imagination is very rich, Detective Maori.\" I saw Sei laughing.

\"But I ask you, how do you prove that the picture was taken at a previous festival?\" Sei asked aloud to Maori.

\"Uncle, we found out.\" At this time, Motota and the others ran to Maori's side.

\"Hmm?what?\" Sei looked at Genta and the others.

"In the photo, the picture of you with the V gesture is different from the time when my uncle just said that the watch was broken.\" Mitsuhiko stretched out his right index finger and shook it from side to side.

\"Well, is that so?Mr. Maori.\" I saw Yokozo come over at this time.

"Well, that's true, in the photo with the word "day", his wrists are all black, but when he said that he didn't wear the watch, the skin of his exposed wrist, the traces of wearing the watch, is white...\" Maori finished and handed the photo to Yokozo.

\"Oh, I see.\" Yokozo said in surprise as he looked at the photo.

\"So, this so-called alibi photo was actually taken by you a year ago, and I'm not wrong... Mr. Sei.\" Mori said as he walked towards Shii Shinichi.

\"I admit defeat, Mr. Mori.\" I saw Sei Shinichi look at Mori, who was only one step away from him, and replied.

\"A year ago, I had already decided to kill Imatake Tomo, because I wanted to stand at the top of the literary world in his place.\" Sei Xuan shouted loudly.

\"That's right,I decided to publish my work in the theme serial a year ago.,But the editorial department suddenly changed and insisted that I must use Imaitake's work, which was inserted halfway through.\" Seii said in a low voice.

\"For me, that serialization was my last chance to gamble with my life, but that guy took my chance away as if he was mocking me, which was so hateful, so I killed him.\" I saw Sei Shinichi confess his crime with his eyes closed, and at the same time explain the motive for the crime.

\"Is that why you killed him?It's sad, you know, because of that, you gave up your last chance in life.\" Maori looked at Sei Shinichi who was handcuffed.

"What if you don't have a reputation as if you weren't as famous as Imatake?, what about being at the top of the literary world?, are those works just something you want to be famous?" asked Mori aloud to Sei.

\"Uh.\" Shijing was stunned, and lowered his head without rebuttal.

\"This young lady,The work that Imatake got the Naomoto Award,It's actually a story that the two of us came up with together when I was co-writing with Imaitake in the past.\"I don't think anyone will believe me if it's like this.\" I saw that Sei Xuanichi said with his back to Xiaolan when he was taken out.

\"Also, Mr. Mori, you're right, maybe I'm too obsessed with honor to cause such a thing.\" After being taken out by the police, Seii seemed to have figured out something, turned to Maori and said, then bent down and bowed to him, and was finally taken away by the police.

\"Mr. Mori, it's really a reasoning.\" Yokozo looked at the person who was taken away and patted Mori on the shoulder.

\"Hahaha, this case is very simple for me, hahaha...\" I saw Maori and Yokozo laughing.

\"Really,It's obviously us who solves the problem.\" Motota looked at the laughing Yokozo and Maori dissatisfied.

\"Yes, obviously we are involved, but all the credit has been taken away by the uncle.\" Mitsuhiko also echoed beside him.

\"Okay, don't complain, it's settled.\ Let's move on.\" Xiaobai suggested on the side.

\"That's what I said, then let's go.\" Yuan Tai thought, and echoed, the dissatisfaction just now has been forgotten.

\"Hey, you just said that, you didn't want to break them up, did you?\" Conan looked at Yuan Tai and the others who were walking out the door, and asked Xiao Bai beside him.

\"Do you want to stay in this place and watch Uncle Maori laugh?\ and if you don't, they'll probably be bored for a long time.\" Xiaobai replied as he walked towards Ran.

\"Sister Xiaolan, let's go out.\" Maori Bai, who was standing in front of Xiaolan, looked at Xiaolan and said.

\"Hmm.\" Xiaolan looked at Maori, who was still talking happily with Henggou, and nodded.

\"Dad, I'll take Conan and them out first.\" Ran said to Maori, who was still talking to Yokozo.

\"Go, go, come back early in the evening.\" Maori waved his hand at Xiaolan.

\"Dad is really...\" Xiao Lan, who was playing outside with Conan and the others, muttered to herself depressedly.

\"Xiaobai, how did you find out?\" Conan watched Yuanta and the others run to a stall and asked Xiaobai beside him.

"When my uncle admitted that he was Maori Kogoro, I saw his surprised expression.,That's why I wondered if there was something wrong with him.\" Xiaobai said with his hands in his pockets and nonchalantly.

\"Uh-huh, really?\" Conan held his chin and imagined the scene.

"Hey, don't underestimate me, I've read Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes."

\"Really?Xiaobai, have you seen it?\" I saw Conan say loudly to Xiaobai at this time.

\"Conan, what's wrong with you?\" At this time, because Conan spoke loudly, Yuanta and the others also ran over.

"Xiaobai said that he liked Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.\" Conan replied to Genta and the others.

\"Oh, yes?, Conan and Xiaobai actually like Sherlock Holmes?\" Xiaolan on the side bent down to look at Conan.

\"Well, I've taken a look at it once in a while.\" Xiaobai replied with a smile.

\"Hehe, you two like Sherlock Holmes just as much as Shinichi.Speaking of Shinichi, that guy hasn't called for a long time.\" Xiaolan said, then raised her head and said to herself.

"Well, it's too bad, because I'm so carried away when I talk about Sherlock Holmes.\" Conan looked at Lan's expression at this time, and thought silently in his heart.

\"Wow, that mask looks so good, Sister Xiaolan, let's go over and take a look.\" I saw Conan selling cuteness, holding Xiaolan's hand and running towards the stall on the side.

\"yes, that's not bad.\" Yuan Tai and the others also took the masks and said.

\"Does Xiaobai like to watch Sherlock Holmes.\" And Ayumi looked at Xiaobai's back, thinking in her heart.

And just like that, with laughter, the case ended like this.After a short time of playing, Xiaolan took Conan and the others back to the hotel.

And Uncle Maori, when Conan and the others entered the door, found that he had already fallen asleep in bed.

And a few people also took a bath, and a few people lay flat and squeezed into the bed and fell asleep.

Time of day... And so it ended after they fell asleep.