On January 12, at midnight, Kojima's house.

In the living room, in addition to the police, there was a young woman and a middle-aged man.

Listening to Maori's words, the young woman asked, "Who are you, and why do you say such things?"

"You should be Detective Mori Kogoro, right?" said the middle-aged man, "It's great that you're here." ”

"You know me, too?" asked Maori.

The middle-aged man smiled: "Of course, in Tokyo, who doesn't know you, Mr. Mori." ”

"Really?" Mori laughed.

After taking a closer look at the remains, Conan asked in a low voice, "Does it feel anything wrong?"

"Yes," Yamazaki said, "but I haven't figured out what's wrong yet. ”

Conan asked, "What about this Izumi-sama?"

"I don't know. "It's normal to come to Uncle Maori when something like this happens, whether it's to ask your uncle for help or to make an alibi for him." ”

"Ahem!" interrupted Maori, and the Twilight Police Department said, "Alright, we're all here, let's get started." There are three suspects this time, all of whom are acquaintances of President Ikuko Kojima, who runs a home appliance business. First of all, Mr. Takeo Izumi, who is engaged in the securities business, came here at 8 o'clock sharp, and left here at 8:40 a.m. ”

"Wait a minute," Maori asked, "How do you know the exact time?"

"It's a superior apartment with a camera. "The time they have been in and out of here has been fully recorded. ”

"I see. Maori said.

Yamazaki asked, "Dusk Police Department, can you release it to take a look?"

"Yes. The Twilight Police Department immediately ordered his subordinates to play, then pointed to the young woman, looked at the screen and said, "This is the victim's daughter, Miss Chihiro, she came here at 8:50, and then at 9 o'clock, the security guard of the community came here once, and it was Ms. Kojima who opened the door at that time, you see, she had already put on a mask and was wearing loose clothes at that time." ”

Maori asked, "Why did the security guard come?"

"The security guard said it was a cat who accidentally touched the alarm. ”

"I see. Maori said.

Looking at the screen where Miss Chihiro rang the doorbell and then opened the door with the key, Yamazaki asked, "Miss Chihiro, why is this?"

"This," said Miss Chihiro, "suddenly remembered that I had the key with me. ”

"Miss Chihiro left at 10:10 a.m. "Mr. Yoshioka arrived at 9:20 a.m. ”

"Wait a minute," Yamazaki asked, pointing to the picture of Mr. Yoshioka pushing the door into the room, "Mr. Yoshioka, is this door open?"

"Yes. Mr. Yoshioka said, "There was no anti-lock, and it opened in one turn." ”

"Chihiro-sama," Mori asked, "Can you explain?"

"Well," said Miss Chihiro, "it may be that my mother in the room may not have heard me close the door." ”

"Mr. Yoshioka left here at 9:31. The Twilight Police Department asked, "Hmm, Mr. Yoshioka, what did you carry when you went out?"

"This ......," Mr. Yoshioka choked.

Maori asked, "Did you hurt President Kojima for that thing?"

"No, no, no. Mr. Yoshioka hurriedly shook his hand and said.

"Where's the thing?" asked the Dusk Police Department.

"Yes, in my car. Mr. Yoshioka said.

The Twilight Police Department immediately ordered his subordinates to take it, and then said, "The police received the call at 9:31. ”

Maori asked, "So, Mr. Yoshioka, you were calling outside? There seems to be a phone here, if you're not a prisoner, why don't you call the police here?"

"Well, it's not always a taste to be in front of a dead body," Mr. Yoshioka said, "that's why I ran back to my car and made a mobile phone." ”

This is not without reason. Maori said.

"From nine twenty to nine thirty-one," Conan said, "Brother Yamazaki, did he stay in for eleven minutes?"

"Huh?" asked the Twilight Police Department, "Mr. Yoshioka, can you explain?"

At this moment, a police officer came over with a bag of papers and handed it to the Twilight Police Department.

The Twilight Police Department looked at it and said, "I see, it turns out that you have embezzled public funds." ”

"And this is the report that the company made after the investigation," Mori said. ”

"If this matter is known to the relevant departments, then my life will be over. Mr. Yoshioka said, "That's why I'm here to beg her." ”

"But you had a bad talk about it, and you strangled her to death," Maori said. ”

"No, when I came here, the president was already dead. "I was afraid that if this document was discovered, I would be the first to be suspected, so it took me a little time to find it before I went out and called the police." ”

Maori smiled: "Who would believe your words." ”

The Twilight Police Department said, "Mr. Yoshioka, what else do you want to say......

"Wait a minute, Dusk Police Department. Yamazaki asked, "Mr. Yoshioka, do you have an appointment with Ms. Kojima?"

"Well, it's not an appointment, but the president should know that I'll be looking for her. Mr. Yoshioka said.

"I see. Yamazaki said, "Uncle, since Ms. Kojima has an appointment with her subordinates, then ......."

"Then you don't wear this kind of home wear, and you wear a mask. Maori said, and then asked, "My lord, what time did Ms. Kojima die?"

The Twilight Police Department said, "For the time being, it is between 9:10 and 9:20. ”

"Ah, I see," Mori laughed, "and you're the culprit, Miss Chihiro." ”

"What are you talking nonsense, how could I harm my mother?" said Miss Chihiro, pointing at Mr. Izumi, "Then this person is also suspicious, and he could have gone out and then folded into the room from somewhere else." And I know that he also has a motive, he made a mistake in investing in stocks, which caused my mother to lose nearly 300 million yen, and my mother is about to settle accounts with him. Then he pointed to Mr. Yoshioka and said, "He could also come early and use the camera to create an alibi." ”

"We've checked, and all the doors and windows except the main entrance are locked from the inside. "That is, unless you are an accomplice and lock the doors and windows for the prisoner, there is only one way for the prisoner to enter and exit the room, and it will be in the camera." ”

"It takes at least an hour and a half to get to my office from here, and if Mr. Quan leaves from here after 9:20 to get to the office, then it is impossible to wait there before I go back to the office, because I will return to the office at about 10:40. "So, Miss Chihiro, you're the culprit." After you hurt Ms. Kojima, the alarm outside suddenly sounded, and then the community security came to knock on the door, in order to deal with the security guard, you changed into your mother's clothes, put on a mask, pretended to be your mother, Ms. Kojima, went out to send the security guard, and then came back to change the clothes and mask for the mother who was harmed by you, and then hurriedly went out, so the door was not locked, because there was no way to lock it. ”

It turned out that something was wrong with the mask, and Yamazaki and Conan looked at each other and laughed together.

"That's right, Maori. The Twilight Police Department laughed, and then said to Miss Chihiro, "If you still have a motive for the murder......

"She has. Mr. Yoshioka said, "The president has long since disowned her because of the person she married, and her husband is still in prison." ”

"You don't need to talk too much," said Miss Chihiro, "even if I don't get along with my mother, there's no need to kill her." ”

Mr. Yoshioka asked rhetorically, "I heard that the last time you borrowed money from the president, she sternly refused, didn't your mother and daughter have a big fight over this?"

"If that's the case," said the Twilight Police Department, "Miss Chihiro......"

"No, my mom was already like that when I came," said Miss Chihiro, "I always know that my mom and I would quarrel every time we met, and everyone might think that I hurt my mom, so ...... Believe me, I didn't do it. ”

"The Twilight Police Department," Yamazaki asked, "since the victim was put on makeup, can you take a look?"

"Yes. The Twilight Police Department said, and then ordered his men to uncover Ms. Kojima's mask, and underneath was a very distorted appearance.

Looking at the scars under the mask that stretched to the base of his ears, Yamazaki asked, "Dusk Police Department, can you ask what the murder weapon is?"

The Twilight Police Department said: "The strangulation marks are relatively wide, and the preliminary judgment is that it is a wide rope such as a small scarf. ”

"Uncle Maori, what do you see?" said Yamazaki, holding Conan in front of him with his arm and telling him, "Don't run around. ”

"It's the arm. Maori said, "The Twilight Police Department, the prisoner strangled Ms. Kojima with his arms, and there must have been physical contact between them." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Chihiro-sama, where is Ms. Kojima's original clothes?"

Miss Chihiro said, "In the cupboard." As he spoke, he took out a set of clothes from the closet that was on a hanger.

The Twilight Police Department immediately called forensic officers to check.

Yamazaki asked, "Chihiro-san, may I ask if the door was really locked when you opened the door?"

Miss Chihiro said, "If that's the case, when I opened the door, it didn't seem to be locked. ”

"The door is unlocked?" asked Maori, "Mr. Izumi, did you do this?"

Izumi asked rhetorically, "How is this possible?"

"Now it's a confession and a surrender. Yamazaki laughed, "If you find the fibers on your clothes from Ms. Kojima's clothes for a while......"

Izumi Takeo forced a smile and said, "How is this possible?"

Conan said, "Oh, what is the ...... in Kojima's nails?"

"It's impossible," Izumi Takeo's face changed drastically, "I obviously ......"

"Oh, Mingming!" asked the Dusk Police Department, "Mr. Izumi, what did you obviously do?"

"I've cleaned the inside of my fingernails. Maori smiled and asked, "Is that so?"

"Say it. The Twilight Police Department shouted.

"I always invested according to the president's words, but I didn't expect that when the investment was wrong, she put all the blame on me. Mr. Izumi said.

Maori asked, "So you were afraid of being accused, so you preemptively got rid of Ms. Kojima?"

"The real reason is that she actually did it on purpose. Mr. Izumi said.

"On purpose?" asked the Twilight Police Department.

"She took a fancy to my parents' land and threatened my parents to let them use the land to compensate for it. Mr. Izumi said resentfully, "I really can't forgive her for implicating my parents as well." ”

"And now?" said Yamazaki, "the land is gone, and the people are gone." ”

"I—I don't want to. Mr. Quan cried, "She forced me." ”

"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it at the police station. The Dusk Police Department said. ……

Kojima's doorstep.

When the Twilight Police Department led the team away, Maori smiled: "Good job, in order to treat you, I will treat you to food." ”

"Really?" asked Conan.

"Uncle Maori, did you collect the commission fee?" asked Yamazaki with a smile.

"Ah!" cried Maori, "I forgot." ”

"I think let's go home. Yamazaki said, "Ran should still be waiting for you." ”

"You're right, it's getting late," Maori said. ”……

At two o'clock in the morning, at the door of Mei Dai Restaurant.

Yamazaki said, "You guys go back first, I'll go and call Lan down." With that, he went upstairs, then opened the unlocked door and returned home.

In the living room, Ichiro Miyamoto was watching TV news with Miyakoto Miyako, and when Yamazaki came in, Miyamoto Miko said, "Let's go rest, let Midaiko go to sleep quickly." With that, he got up and turned off the TV.

"I see. Yamazaki smiled, "Good night Dad, good night Mom." Then he walked over to the door of the recreation room and knocked on it.

A moment later, the door opened, and it was Lan Kai.

Ran's face was a little bad, "Yamazaki, my dad and Conan are back." ”

Yamazaki said, "Yes. ”

Midaiko, who was playing the game, turned around and said, "You're back, brother." ”

"Mei Daiko, turn off the phone and go to sleep. Yamazaki said.

Mei Daizi said without looking back: "Go to the archive immediately." ”

Lan said, "Mei Daizi, then I'm leaving." ”

Mei Daizi said, "I'll play again next time." ”

Seeing Lan pause, Yamazaki smiled: "I'll send you." ”

"Thank you. Lan said.

Sending Ran to the entrance of the building of Maori's house, Yamazaki smiled, "If you can't sleep, Conan can be used as a doll." ”

Lan smiled, "Thank you." ”

When Yamazaki got home, Midaiko had already packed up, and after saying goodnight to each other, they went back to their respective rooms.

After Lan got home and washed, he lay on the bed and thought that the scary-looking zombies in the game couldn't sleep, thinking of Yamazaki's words, he got off the bed and came to Maori's room with the bed, and saw that Maori and Conan were sleeping, so he put the bedding next to Conan's bed, and then said to Conan, who was awakened by her, "Good night, Conan." After saying that, he closed his eyes.

"Huh?" Conan, who was confused for a while, also fell asleep in his cranky thoughts. ……