The scene of the karate competition.

Moriran put on her protective gear and helmet and faced her strongest opponent in this match, Yona Wada.

And it's worth noting...

Even though she was wearing a protective helmet, the eye-catching spiky hair on her head still stubbornly pierced through the cracks in the helmet, standing proudly outside.

Seeing this strange scene, ordinary people are afraid that before they can do it, they have to laugh down first.

But Yona Wada is worthy of being Kyogoku's really proud junior.

She completely ignored the spiritual attack on Maolilan's head, and showed otherworldly combat power, suppressing Maolilan to retreat.

"What a great fight... But Miss Maolilan is afraid that she is going to lose. ”

Lin Xinyi sighed and regretted it, and at the same time concentrated his mind and prepared to watch this wonderful game carefully.

And just then, his phone rang.

took it out and saw that it was the Twilight Police Department where he had exchanged numbers at noon:

"Hello? Dusk Police Department, what's the matter with me? ”

"Dusk Police Department?!"

The first to speak out was not Officer Twilight on the other end of the phone, but Kudo, who was standing beside Lin Shinichi.

He wasn't interested in martial arts, he didn't understand the subtleties of the game at all, and spent most of the afternoon in a daze.

At this time, the Dusk Police Department suddenly called—this must be another case coming to the door.

Kudo Shinichi suddenly came to the spirit:

"Dusk Police Department, is there any case?"

He subconsciously leaned over to the phone and couldn't wait to ask.

"Uh..." The voice of the police department on the other side of the phone suddenly became a little subtle: "Brother Kudo, it turns out that you are still here..."

Shinichi Kudo: "......"

You don't seem to welcome me.

Wait a minute... How did the phone call from the Twilight Police Department go to Lin Xinyi's side... Didn't he always call me directly?

The great detective finally reacted with hindsight:

He, Detective Kudo Shinichi, seems to have been replaced as a spare tire by the Twilight Police Department.

"Ahem."

"Since Brother Kudo is also here, let's listen to it together..."

"This time there is indeed a case, and I need Brother Lin's help... Well... And Brother Kudo. ”

The Twilight Police Department also found that their liking of the new and hating the old was too obvious, so they were a little embarrassed to round it up.

But listening to his tone, it still seemed a little reluctant.

It can't be helped... It's really not that the Twilight Police Department doesn't miss the old feelings.

The main thing is that Minister Odakiri has given him a death order, and he has promised that he will not let the mocking headline "Savior of the Police of the Honhon" appear on TV in the future.

Because of this, the Twilight Police Department contacted Lin Xinyi directly, wanting him to agree to invite the Metropolitan Police Department to join the Metropolitan Police Department and solve the case as a part-time management officer.

Compared with Lin Shinichi, who is expected to become his own person, even if Kudo solves the case, the credit will only be his own.

When the time comes, it will only make the name of the "savior" more famous and the face of the Metropolitan Police Department even more ugly.

"Anyway... The one who was killed this time was the manager of Yaling Bank, Yamazaki. ”

"The scene of the crime is in the villa of the Seba family, and the guests attending the banquet have been controlled."

"Brother Lin, come over quickly!"

"Uh... Brother Kudo, you can come if you want. ”

Officer Twilight said hesitantly.

Shinichi Kudo: "......."

Wasn't he compared to Lin Xinyi a few times... As for being so real?

"Dusk Police Department, I'll go now!"

"Wait and see, I will be the one who solves the case first this time."

Shinichi Kudo completely misunderstood the reason why he was "abandoned" by Officer Twilight, but instead he was full of energy.

Officer "......" Twilight had no choice but to tell Kudo the specific address of the crime scene.

"Let's go!"

Shinichi Kudo couldn't wait to turn around and leave.

"Leaving now?" Lin Xinyi was a little surprised:

Your childhood sweetheart is still playing hard!

When you encounter a case, you just run away?

"Let's watch the game first, it's only a few minutes anyway." Lin Xinyi proposed seriously.

"That's fine... Stay here and watch. ”

"I'll go out and get the taxi ready first, and then meet at the door."

Kudo thought that Lin Shinichi wanted to watch the game before leaving, so he left him to continue watching, and he turned around and slipped away.

Before leaving, he unconsciously instructed Lin Xinyi:

"By the way, remember to help tell Xiaolan that I won't accompany her home today."

"Alas..."Lin Xinyi shook his head helplessly:

This great detective's emotional intelligence turned out to be more anxious than him...

Not to mention that he is a childhood sweetheart who has played since childhood, even an ordinary friend like him, who has only known Mao Lilan for two days, has already accompanied others to participate in the competition, and he should have watched this most crucial few minutes anyway.

Thinking of this, Lin Xinyi stayed firmly.

He was ready to do his duty as a friend, and by the way, he helped Suzuki Sonoko cheer for Maorilan.

"Wait... Taxi? ”

Lin Xinyi's face changed.

The price of a taxi in this book... But it's going to kill people.

"Hey... You give me wait! ”

Lin Xinyi pulled up his legs and ran after Kudo closely:

"Let's talk about who will pay for the taxi!"

...........................................

When Lin Shinichi and Kudo arrived at the scene of the crime, it was already night.

The place of the crime is the villa of Mr. Sewa Sontoku, the head of the Sewa Foundation.

This villa is three stories high, covering an area of 1,000 square meters, and is built magnificently and elegantly, in the exquisite style of an English aristocratic manor.

Approaching such a large family, Lin Xinyi felt his insignificance and poverty more and more clearly.

But at this moment, he is the most eye-catching big man here.

"Brother Lin, you're here!"

The Twilight Police Department greeted him with a smile on his face.

He was followed by his attendant Wataru Takagi, an old friend of Lin Shinichi's acquaintance, Komatsu, and a large number of other police officers from the Search Division 1 and the Forensic Division.

These police officers now look at Lin Xinyi with completely different eyes:

Because they already knew that Minister Odakiri wanted to be treated like a police officer, and he would be promoted to the position of management officer of the Identification Division, and hire Lin Shinichi to join the Metropolitan Police Department part-time.

This is naturally earth-shattering news.

Some people admire, some people are jealous, some people are curious, and everyone looks at Lin Xinyi with different emotions, but it is undeniable that he is now the focus of attention of the audience.

Compared with Lin Xinyi, who is holding the moon among the stars, the great detective Kudo, who has been forgotten by everyone, has tasted what it means to be warm and cold and the world is cold.

"Brother Lin, have you considered the invitation of our Metropolitan Police Department?"

Regarding the terms of employment of the latest upgraded version, the Twilight Police Department has already told him on the phone.

Lin Xinyi was also slightly shocked by this thirsty formation.

In just one day, the position has changed from the head of the department to the management officer, which is equivalent to moving from the deputy section level to the main section level, and the sincerity is not small.

"But let's talk about the case first."

"Human life is at stake, and other things will be talked about when the murderer is caught."

Lin Xinyi's expression was calm, and he seemed to be completely unmoved by the high-ranking officials.

And he was really unmoved by it—

What's so fun about being a high-level undercover agent for a criminal organization to break into the police?

Therefore, Lin Xinyi now only has that kind of transcendent calm on his face, and he has an admirable demeanor.

And in the face of the murder, he unconsciously entered the state of instinctive devotion.

In the secretly admiring eyes of the police officers, he asked seriously:

"Dusk Police Department, can you tell me everything you know?"

"Hmm."

The Twilight Police Department nodded and said seriously:

"The deceased was the manager of Yatsuling Bank, Yamazaki, who had come here in the evening to attend a private banquet hosted by Mr. Sontoku Seba."

"During the banquet, Manager Yamazaki left the banquet hall alone and came to the guest room on the third floor of the villa."

"Later, a gunshot rang out from the third floor, and everyone attending the banquet followed the sound to the scene, only to find that the third-floor guest room had been locked from the inside."

"And after opening the door, Manager Yamazaki has been shot dead in the room."

"Murder in a closed room?" This was Kudo Shinichi's first reaction.

"An acquaintance committing a crime?" Lin Xinyi also heard something.

"That's right." The Twilight Police Department nodded: "The door is locked from the inside with an anti-theft chain, and it can't be opened even if there is a key outside, this is obviously a closed room murder case." ”

"And if the murderer can kill people in a secret room here, then he must have prepared in advance and is familiar with the internal terrain of this villa."

"Moreover, he also knew that Manager Yamazaki left the banquet hall at that time and went to the guest room on the third floor."

"There is no doubt that this is an acquaintance, and it is very likely that the murderer is among the guests attending the banquet today, as well as the master and servant who live in this villa."

"The good news is that the officers from the nearby police station who arrived first cordoned off the villa as soon as possible and did not let anyone in the villa leave the scene at that time."

In the end, the Dusk Police Department is an old criminal policeman, and after some explanation, the case has been analyzed very thoroughly.

"That's going to be easy."

Lin Xinyi's expression suddenly became relaxed:

"Now that the potential suspect is quickly contained, it is very difficult for him to have a chance to destroy the evidence – which gives us a lot more hope of finding key physical evidence."

"That's right."

Shinichi Kudo also showed a confident smile:

Choose 1 from the N suspects, this is his best deduction game.

And the murder case in the closed room is undoubtedly the home of his detective.

It seems that he has a good chance of winning this time.

Shinichi Kudo is so eager to look forward to the next showdown, and at this time...

A bald fat old man with a plaster cast on his right leg and a wheelchair on his buttocks, appeared in front of everyone with an unhappy face under the service of the servants.

He is the owner of this villa, the head of the Seba family, Mr. Sewa Sontoku.

And as soon as I saw this old Mr. Seba...

Kudo Shinichi's smile immediately collapsed:

"How is he?"

A wave of helplessness welled up in my heart:

This old man, named Sewa Sontoku, Kudo had just met at Suzuki's house a few days ago.

At that time, his wheelchair almost fell to the ground due to an accident, but in the process of instinctive struggle, the old man performed the difficult maneuver of completing the foot brake with a "injured leg in a plaster cast".

At that time, Kudo Shinichi found out that this old gentleman Seba's leg injury was faked.

He wondered why the old man was not sick and pretending to be sick...

Now that I think about the murder that "happened" happened in his house today, I can immediately know what this old man is working so hard to pretend to be disabled.

"I know who the murderer is in advance..."

"There's no point in winning!"

It's like being maliciously spoiled by the barrage just after clicking on an episode of "Conan", Kudo Shinichi suddenly felt that everything was boring.