Sunday, November 2nd, night, Nagato Mansion.

Conan and Hattori searched for more than half an hour, and when the police came, it was nearly twelve o'clock, and the body of Nagato Hidetomi was not found. The team was led by the Twilight Police Department, and Officer Takagi was among them, and Yamazaki also came in after them, and the taxi Yamazaki was in took a ride on the police car on the road and came after the police car.

At the scene, after a preliminary understanding of the situation, the Twilight Police Department asked, "So is the murderer Mr. Nagato's son, Mr. Hideto?"

Heiji Hattori said, "That's not the case, all we see is a man with a bandage on his face." ”

"Bandages?" asked the Dusk Police Department.

"Mr. Hidetomi's face was once badly burned. Maori said.

Heiji Hattori said, "It was around ten o'clock in the evening when we saw the murderer, and everyone happened to be gathered in the chairman's bedroom on the third floor. ”

"What do you mean?" asked the Dusk Police Department.

"Me, Ran, Conan, Hattori, Miss Yasue, Miss Hinata, and Mr. Takeshi, the housekeeper. "Then we all went downstairs to the rooms except Miss Hinata." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "This rope with a hook is hooked on the balcony on the second floor, so the murderer escaped from the balcony?"

Heiji Hattori said, "Yes, the rope was still dangling when the guards and I copied it from the outside bread." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "So, where is the suspected Mr. Hidetomi?"

"We haven't found Mr. Hidetomi anywhere," Heiji Hattori said, "and we suspect that Mr. Hidetomi has been killed." ”

"What!" the Twilight Police Department and Mori were taken aback.

Heiji Hattori expressed his reasoning, the murderer killed Nagato Hidetomi yesterday, wrapped it in a sheet and buried it in the yard, wrapped a bandage around his face and made up Nagato Hideto, and then in order to calculate the time to get the backup key, the murderer ran in the corridor many times last night, rehearsing today's events, and finally the murderer carried out this murder plan today, killed Nagato Akira, and then removed the disguise and turned into someone in the mansion.

"The people in the mansion?" asked the Dusk Police Department, "Are you sure no one is out?"

"No, police department, surveillance footage shows that no one has been in or out," Maori said. ”

"It's so big, there's really no dead end?" asked the Dusk Police Department.

"Yes," Maori said, "the external surveillance system here is tight. ”

"Anyway, who designed this house?" said the Dusk Police Department, "the fence outside this house is so close to the balcony on the second floor, it's too dangerous, and it's obviously not up to par." ”

"This was designed by the master a long time ago. Musashi said, "Maybe there was no standard for that." ”

At this time, Conan pointed to a small wound on the right hand of Nagato Kou's body that was carried down and asked, "Na, na, what's going on with this wound?"

Maori planted a large mushroom on Conan's head, "Adults talk, children don't interject." Then he looked at the wound, "He was stabbed with a knife by the murderer, or he was touched somewhere in the fence after he was pushed down." ”

Yamazaki asked, "Can you take off the ring on your left hand?"

The forensic officer took it off and saw that there was a buckle on the ring, and as long as he pulled it, he could pull out the fishing line inside.

"What is this for?" asked Maori, confused.

"I don't know," said Hattori Heiji, "but it seems that it is more than enough to strangle people." ”

"Hey, Hattori, you've looked everywhere," Yamazaki asked, "and what about the pool in the middle of the courtyard?"

"By the way," Hattori Heiji asked Musashi-nosuke, "can the water in the pool be drained?"

"Yes. "Musashi-nosuke had the water in the pool drained.

Soon after, under the illumination of numerous flashlights, as the water decreased, a body with burn marks on the left side of its face was slowly revealed.

"Hide, young master Hidetomi!" Musashi Nosuke shouted, and then hurriedly went up to inform Nagato Michizo, Nagato Nobuko, Nagato Yasue, and Hinata Aoi.

"It seems that Hattori's reasoning is correct. The Twilight Police Department ordered, "Takagi, go investigate the situation of the staff in this mansion for the past two days." ”……

On the other side, the bedroom of Nagato Road Three.

On the bed, Michizo Nagato was still sleeping. On a sofa next to the wall, Nobuko Nagato hugged Nagato Yasue and comforted him softly. On the other sofa, Hinata Aoi sat on the side, holding her father's pen, clearly distracted. Lan sat next to her.

Hearing a knock on the door, Lan went and opened it.

Musashi Nosuke said: "Eldest Miss, Second Miss, Miss Hinata, can you come out for a while, there is something very important. ”

"Let's talk about it right here. Nagato Michizo said.

"Daddy, you're awake. Nobuko Nagato said.

"As soon as I fell asleep, I was woken up by Maori detectives. Nagato Michizo said, "Say, let me hear it too." ”

"It's the young master, the young master, he ......," Musashi Nosuke said hesitantly.

"What!" Nobuko Nagato, Yasue Nagato, Aoi Hinata and Randa were taken aback. Hinata Aoi was unsteady on her feet, and was helped by Lan to sit on the sofa.

After a pause, Nagato Michizo said sadly, "Is it......?"

"What the hell is going on?" asked Nobuko Nagato.

"Hidetomi, why is this happening?" said Nagato Yasue.

"Nobuko, you don't need to accompany me, let's go down and have a look. Nagato Michizo said.

When Nobuko Nagato, Yasue Nagato, and Nobusuke Musashi left, Michizo Nagato said, "Miss Lan, you can go too, I want to say a few words to Hinata." ”……

Downstairs by the pool.

The forensic staff searched out a suicide note from the chest pocket of Nagato Hidetomi's body, "I am not qualified to marry you, and in order to make up for the sins I committed, I choose to die." ”

The Twilight Police Department asked, "Nobuko-san, is this Mr. Hidetomi's note?"

"Probably. "There must be his letters in his room." ”

Soon after, forensic officers reported, "Police, the deceased did not drown, but died of poisoning." ”

"Poisoned?" asked the Twilight Police Department, "and when was the time of death?"

"Judging from the flooding, it was initially determined that it was two or three hours ago. "Poisons have a great impact on the time of death, and the exact time of death can only be known after an autopsy." ”

"Two or three hours ago, at the time of the crime," said Maori, "the police department, now it seems that Mr. Hidetomi himself did this incident, and after killing Mr. Mitsuki, he escaped from the balcony and committed suicide, and his route was exactly the opposite of the route that Hattori and the security guard at the entrance of the main house came from, so he was not seen." ”

Lan said: "However, no matter how bad the relationship between Mr. Xiuchen and Mr. Guangming, it will not kill anyone." ”

Musashi Nosuke said: "I think maybe it's because Young Master Hidetomi and Miss Yasue have a very good relationship, and the person who has been insisting on opposing the marriage between Miss Yasue and Mr. Guangming until the end is Young Master Hidetomi. ”

The Twilight Police Department said, "Okay, now send the body back for detailed examination." ”

"Wait a minute. "Nagato Michizo came over with the help of Hinata Aoi.

"Dad, why are you here?" asked Nobuko Nagato.

"Dusk Police Department, I won't let you take Xiuchen's body for autopsy. Nagato Michizo said, "Hidetomi doesn't even want to go to plastic surgery, and I don't think he wants people to use a knife on him." ”

The Twilight Police Department said, "But, Mr. Nagato, the time of death of Mr. Hidetomi ......"

"The reasoning that Detective Maori just said, I heard, this incident should be just like his reasoning. As for the motive for the killing, Kuranosuke made it very clear. Nagato Michizo said, and then said to Mori, "Thank you, Detective Mori, for helping me understand the truth, and I will send the fee as soon as possible." ”

"How embarrassing is that. Maori rubbed his hands together and laughed.

"Dusk Police Department, Xiuchen is my only son, Guangming is my only son-in-law, and I am my right-hand man, no matter who has an accident, I am very sad, this matter will end here. Nagato Michizo said, "Dusk Police Department, thank you for your hard work, you can go back." ”

"Mr. Nagato. The Twilight Police Department shouted.

Nagato Michizo ignored the Twilight Police Department, but said to Nagato Nobuko, "Nobuko, call our hospital to keep their bodies well." ”

"Yes, Dad. Nobuko Nagato said.

Heiji Hattori said: "Hey, there are still many doubts about this incident......"

"Kuranosuke, help me see off the guests. Nagato Michizo said, and then said to Hinata Aoi, "I'm a little tired, Hinata, help me back." ”……

After that, the Twilight Police Department, who had no way to investigate, led the team to leave, and Mori, Ran, Conan, Yamazaki, and Hattori Heiji also left in the Rosroyce in the afternoon.

On the road, in the car.

Maori took out the afternoon's wine, poured a glass, drank it beautifully, and then smiled proudly: "Ah, another incident has been solved, my detective Maori Kogoro is really amazing." He poured another glass.

Is it really solved? Heiji Hattori and Conan glanced at each other. ……

More than an hour later, at about three o'clock in the morning, the Maori detective agency was downstairs.

Mori and the others got out of the car, Yamazaki decided to stay in the detective agency for a few hours, writing a report on the incident by the way, and Heiji Hattori decided to spend the night at Mori's house. ……

Nov. 3, around four o'clock in the morning, Maori's house, Maori's bedroom.

Hattori Heiji, who was lying on the floor, sighed, opened his eyes, looked at Conan next to him, and muttered in a low voice: "This guy is really good, the one next to him snores like this, he can also sleep." ”

"The secret is to fall asleep before Uncle Maori. Conan spoke.

"You're not asleep?" Hattori Heiji was taken aback, then asked, "Are you thinking about this inexplicable incident?"

"Yes, the person who killed Mr. Bright was definitely not Mr. Hidetomi. Conan said, "Mr. Hidechen died before the incident. ”

Heiji Hattori said, "But Mr. Hidetomi did enter the water at that time. ”

Conan thought for a moment and said, "By the way, you said that you heard from the security guard that Mr. Bright used to look for Mr. Hidetomi around the bushes and pools. ”

"Huh?" said Heiji Hattori, "you mean, it was Mr. Mitsuki who killed Mr. Hidetomi, hid his body there, and then transferred the body to the pool along with the prepared suicide note before committing the crime?" In this way, Mr. Guangming has an accomplice, otherwise who is Mr. Xiuchen that we are seeing? This must be an accomplice pretending. Then this accomplice killed Mr. Light in order to keep the secret of the killing. ”

"What do you think of that ring?" asked Conan.

"Something that kills, of course. Hattori Heiji said, and then said in surprise, "Wait, in that family, Mr. Bright wants to kill, except for the accomplices who may know that he killed Mr. Hidetomi, I'm afraid there is only ......."

"President Nagato. "With that kind of rope with a hook, it's easy to climb up to the third floor." After Mr. Guangming led us downstairs, he took the opportunity to climb from the balcony to the third floor......"

"There was only Miss Hinata on the third floor, and by the way, the wound on Mr. Mitsuki's hand looked like it had been poked with a pen. Heiji Hattori said, "So, it was Hinata-sama who caused Mr. Mitsuki to fall in order to prevent him from climbing up, and he happened to fall on the top of the fence. But why didn't Miss Hyuga say it? And Chairman Nagato, why didn't he say it? This can be regarded as legitimate defense. ”

Conan asked, "You know about the Gomera incident, right?"

"Of course I do. Heiji Hattori said, "Since we can't be sure in advance that all of you children will chase the murderer, we can't confirm that Mr. Matsui Hidehiro is the murderer." ”

Conan said, "So on the other hand, the person who stays is likely to be an accomplice, that is, Miss Hinata." ”

"What? You mean Miss Hinata killed her suitor? Then why did she propose to Mr. Hidetomi in order to cover up the motive for the killing?" said Heiji Hattori, "And Miss Hyuga was once saved from the fire by Mr. Hidetomi, ah? No, if you say ......"

"If Mr. Xiuchen really committed suicide, then all this makes sense. Conan said.

"Yes, if the suicide note is true, then the sin that Mr. Hidetomi said may be too great, setting fire to the inn and causing many people, including Hinata-sama's parents, to die in the fire. "And his accomplice was Mr. Mitsuki, who was by his side at the time, so Mr. Hidetomi has always opposed the marriage of Miss Yasue and Mr. Mitsuki." ”

"Mr. Hidetomi may have left a letter for Miss Hinata, and when Miss Hinata found out about it, she took advantage of Mr. Mitsumi's desire to kill the chairman and planned the event. Conan said, "At that time, there was no one next to Mr. Guangming, and he was singing a one-man show alone. After leading us down, he hooked the rope from the balcony of the room on the second floor to the president's bedroom on the third floor, and then climbed up the rope, trying to strangle the president with the ring. ”

This can also explain the reason why he took off his gloves, firstly, it is difficult to climb with gloves, and secondly, there are a large number of fingerprints in the president's bedroom, which can be well disguised. "However, what was waiting for Mr. Bright was not a helping hand, but a fountain pen, and when Mr. Mitsumi reached out and wanted Miss Hinata to pull him up, Miss Hinata poked Mr. Mitsuki's other hand with the pen, and Mr. Mitsuki let go of his hand in pain, and so it fell." ”

This can explain that Mr. Bright was still pretending to ask for help when he saw Miss Hinata, and Miss Hyuga did not let out screams and shouts when she saw Mr. Mitsuya. Conan said.

"Yes, this only makes sense if Mr. Bright and Miss Hyuga are accomplices. "Then Miss Hinata took off the hook rope from the railing on the third floor and threw it on the balcony on the second floor, where a heavy object was tied to one end, and as long as the hook was on the inside of the balcony and the weight was on the outside, the hook rope could be hooked on the railing by the gravity of the weight." ”

"Presumably, the sound of running is counting the time, the time to go back and forth from the president's bedroom to the room downstairs, and the time to get the spare key. "And the strange sound of something colliding is probably the sound of a heavy object hitting the wall when the hook rope is thrown." ”

"Now, as long as the Twilight Police Department has checked that the handwriting on the suicide note is really Mr. Xiuchen's, then the truth is what we are talking about. Heiji Hattori said, "Then President Nagato will help Miss Hyuga cover up because of his guilt for Miss Hyuga and atone for his son." ”

"More than that," Conan said, "if I'm not mistaken, President Nagato's first girlfriend may be Miss Hinata's mother." The reason why Chairman Nagato thought of his first girlfriend was because he saw the shadow of his first girlfriend in Miss Hinata. Later, I thought that she might have been burned to death by fire, so I gave up the investigation. After all, if you don't know, Ms. Kotomi Akagi can still be alive and live in his heart. ”

Hattori Heiji said, "Hey, that's not right, Miss Hinata was six years old at the time, right?

"Maybe it's amnesia. Conan said, "I didn't see that she even changed her last name to Hinata." ”

"That makes sense. Hattori Heiji said, "It seems that you have not regressed." ”

"It's very simple reasoning, it's that you're too bad. Conan sighed, "Just look at the ring and you'll guess." ”

"Hey, hey, don't you mean that Yamazaki guy guessed it too?" Hattori Heiji laughed, "If you take advantage of it, just stop in moderation, otherwise don't say I'm bullying children." ”

"That guy must have guessed. Conan said.

"Okay, I'll get it back next time. Hattori Heiji said, and then asked, "Tomorrow, no, is there a show for him today?"

Except for the whole class activity, he didn't seem to have participated in it again. Conan laughed.

"It's a shame. Heiji Hattori said.

Conan said, "Okay, it's not early, I'm going to take a nap." ”

"Understand, go spy on your girlfriend's cultural festival. Hattori Heiji laughed. ……

In the morning, after six o'clock, Miyamoto's house.

Midaiko came out of the room and looked at Yamazaki's room, and found that Yamazaki really hadn't come back, so she ran to the living room to make a call.

"Next door. Ichiro Miyamoto put down the teacup and said. ……