The deceased's name was Marudenjiro, fifty-one years old, and he was the owner of the family. After inspecting the scene, Officer Twilight turned to the hostess and asked, "Does your husband usually practice kendo?" ”

"Yes." The hostess bowed her head and said, "There are already three paragraphs. ”

Asa Feather cut softly in disdain.

“…… What rank are you? Conan asked quietly.

"I don't know." Asaba shook her head, "Japan's rank is not for me. I'm actually practicing swordsmanship, and if I use the level of kendo, none of the Japanese kendo masters in the fifth or sixth dan are my opponents, but I can be slightly better in the seventh dan. I haven't played in the eighth section, I don't know. But the old man of the eighth and ninth paragraphs hasn't seen it for a long time. Besides, do you think I'm forty-six years old? ”①

"Priest?" (2) Conan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Asa Yu with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "How did you practice since you were a child?" ”

"This?" Asa Yu chuckled, "No, I don't know how to instruct others, but my ability should be a little stronger than that of ordinary priests." As for the practice ......" Asaba raised his head and looked at the sunset, and couldn't help but think of his previous life, and the blade like cold tears.

"For someone as big as you, I don't think there is any kendo that strong, right?" Conan then asked.

"There are also ......" Asa Yu smiled again, but it was a helpless wry smile, "There is a black skin that is also very powerful, it is estimated that there is a level of the sixth stage of kendo, right?" Top trainers. ”

"Black skin? Who's that? Conan asked suspiciously, but seeing that Conan smiled and didn't answer, he had to give up the question. Then he's amazing, too! He looked envious, "If I had your ability, I wouldn't be like this." Conan looked at his hand helplessly.

"Come on, stop complaining," Asaba interrupted Conan, "I'm so much better than you, haven't I become like this?" It's time to settle this case, right? ”

"Yes!" Conan reacted, "So, the one who killed Mr. Maru should be a kendo master with more than three dans?" ”

"Perhaps......" Asaba said lightly as he looked at Marudenjiro's hand holding the sword, "but do you really think he was killed by a kendo master?" ”

"I don't understand this, but ...... Wrong! Conan stared at Marudenjiro's blood-stained hand, "It seems that someone is to blame!" ”

"That's right." Asa Yu also looked at Marudenjiro's hand, "This person, he shouldn't know kendo, right?" ”

"Yes," Conan said with a sneer, "even the wrong way to hold the knife, and the disguise can deceive these policemen." Conan said as he looked at Officer Twilight, who was flipping through his notebook.

"Still, there should be an important clue to that thing." Conan then said.

"Come on." Asa Yu stretched, "Without a prisoner, I can't even do the reverse deduction method." ”

"You're just trying to be lazy." Conan gave him a blank look and walked towards Mori Kogoro.

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"The itinerary is dense!" Officer Twilight looked at the manual and said, "Conan, are you sure you saw the visiting guests?" ”

"Hmm." Conan nodded, "What I saw with Asa Yu was just the feet. ”

"So...... Today's arrangement is ......" Officer Twilight looked at the manual, "Kogoro Mori, Yuji Suwa, Hatano ......"

"Hatano Kiya?" Asa Yu almost laughed out loud, is there anyone else called this name? He couldn't help but smile even more happily when he saw a hint of embarrassment on Officer Twilight's face, as Conan looked at him with disdain.

“…… And Makoto Akutsu, these four people! Officer Twilight finished reading out the plan, and suddenly a policeman shouted.

"Officer! We found a strange man! ”

"What!" Officer Twilight turned his head sharply and saw a policeman holding a man with glasses, "He has been wandering in front of the house!" ”

"I'm not a suspicious man!" The man said in a panic.

"Dr. Hatano!" Mistress Maru Inako exclaimed.

"Hatano?" Officer Twilight looked at the manual, "Is that Mr. Hatano Kiya?" ”

"Yes," Maruinako hurriedly said, "he's my husband's attending physician." My husband needs to come to him every week for treatment. ”

"Is it the doctor......" Officer Twilight muttered as another voice came over.

"Let go of me! Let me go! I told you to let go of me, did you hear me! ”

Everyone turned around and saw a rough-faced man yelling angrily, he was being held by two policemen, "Do you know who I am?" I'm an artist from Akutsu! ”

"Makoto Akutsu?" Officer Twilight asked. "In this way, the four people who are scheduled to visit today are three!"

"I see!" Mori Kogoro's pseudo-detective sixth sense is activated again, "The murderer must have been here, then, the murderer must have not come yet, Yuji Suwa!" Mori Kogoro's eyes flashed with a light of wisdom.

"I'm right here, what's the problem?" A voice came from behind Kogoro Mori.

"Ahh Kogoro was taken aback, only to see a man with slender eyes and a mustache standing behind him, "I'm Suwa, is there any problem?" Why is it so noisy? ”

"Master!" Asaba, who had been closing her eyes and recuperating, suddenly opened her eyes, and her amber eyes stared at Mr. Suwa.

"You mean......" Conan's warm blue eyes flashed with solemnity.

"Kendo master." Asa Yu spoke, "And the level is not low, at least above the fourth rank." ”

"How do you judge?" Conan wondered, "I don't believe you can see the scratches on his hands from this distance." ”③

"Gas." Qian Yu said lightly, "Every person who practices martial arts has his own unique qi. Looking at Conan's expression of 'why are you kidding me', Qianyu said helplessly, "Actually, it's just from his momentum and other places where you can feel each other, it's not as mysterious as you think." ”

"That's right." Conan nodded, "So, this man can't be a murderer?" ”

"It's hard to say." Asa Yu shook his head. "It's possible to do the opposite. It seems that we can only wait and see. ”

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(1) The 89th dan rank of Japanese kendo can only be awarded after the age of 46.

(2) The Japanese kendo title is divided into three classes:

Practitioners have the qualifications of the six stages and have good judgment ability

Priests have the qualifications of the six stages of the practitioner and have good ability to instruct

Fan Shi has the qualification of the eighth rank of the priest, has high morality, is proficient in sword theory, and is skilled, and the passing rate of the rank examination over 55 years old decreases with the increase of the rank.

(3) If you practice Japanese kendo, there will be a thin scar between the thumb and index finger of the left hand, which is due to the formation of a scar there when the sword is closed.