"If that's the case, why is this thing of yours here?" Officer Megure showed the earrings sealed in a transparent evidence bag to Ikezawa Yuko, "And the apartment manager also said that he saw a figure that looked very similar to you." "Just based on an earring and the figure that the management saw, it is too stupid to judge that I am a criminal!" Ikezawa Yuko was quite dismissive of the question from Inspector Megure, and then turned to look at Okino Yoko beside her with a playful smile, "But if the media knew about this, your image would drop drastically, super popular idol~" After saying that, without caring about Yoko and everyone else's reactions, she walked away triumphantly: "Okay, I have to go to the bathroom first." Looking at Ikezawa Yuko's figure, Maori felt that her back was exactly the same as Okino Yoko's, and... …… "If you still have these suspicions without evidence, then I will leave first." After coming out of the bathroom, Ikezawa Yuko sat down on the chair next to the TV cabinet very naturally, then picked up the Statue of Liberty on the cabinet and took out a cigarette, "I'm very busy, I don't have time to waste with you!" "Oh? Ms. Ikezawa Yuko, are you busy?"
Mao Li's mouth curled up slightly. "I don't know if you are busy or not, but I noticed that you seem to know exactly where the lighter is... This Statue of Liberty is actually a lighter. Even an old smoker like me couldn't figure it out!" Officer Megure suddenly realized: "That's right, why do you know so much? Didn't you say this was your first time here?" Ikezawa Yuko's smoking action suddenly froze, and her expression became flustered: "That's because my friend also has an identical lighter!" "Where are your friends?" Inspector Megure pressed the issue further. At this moment, Conan's voice also sounded: "Hey, where is the toilet? This is my first time here, so I don't know where the toilet is!" "What else do you have to explain? Ms. Ikezawa Yuko, you even know where the toilet is. In other words, everything you said just now was a lie, right?" Officer Megure finally revealed his aura, "Just to remind you, I have the power to make you accompany us to the police station!" "It's true that I lied, but I really didn't kill him, officer!" Ikezawa Yuko finally couldn't hold it anymore and explained loudly, "That man suddenly attacked me, and I just put up a little resistance... I, I did come here a few times, using the key I stole from Yoko's agent's room when I was at the TV station. I have found evidence of a scandal that could tarnish Yoko's image, and I had planned to expose it in the near future, but after entering the room during the day today, that man suddenly followed me in... He hugged me, and I fought hard, and I finally escaped from there... I really don't know what happened afterwards! I really didn't kill anyone, Mr. Officer!" Chapter 6: Maori Kogoro starts talking about chicken soup Ikezawa Yuko's words did not dispel Inspector Megure's suspicion of her, and just when Inspector Megure was about to say something to her, a police officer hurriedly ran in from outside: "Reporting to Officer Megure, the identity of the victim has been found out! The victim's name is Fujie Akiyoshi, he is 22 years old this year, and he has been working at Kakuko Trading since graduating from Konan High School..." When Maori Kogoro heard Konan High School, a flash of light suddenly flashed through his mind: "Konan High School? I remember that Miss Yoko should also be attending Konan High School..." After hearing what Maori said, the manager Yamagishi Eiichi's expression suddenly became a little ugly for some reason: "That's a coincidence, isn't it, Yoko?" Being the center of everyone's attention, Okino Yoko bit her lip and spoke after a very difficult mental struggle: "That person... Actually, I know him. And more than just knowing him, he was my boyfriend in high school! Mr. Yamagishi, I'm sorry, I can't hide this... And he was the one who proposed the breakup first, not me!" Yoko's words helped Maori complete the last piece of the puzzle for his reasoning. A gleam of light flashed in the latter's eyes, and he immediately said, "Inspector Megure, the truth is all clear!" "Hmm? Brother Maori, what do you mean by that? Do you already know who the criminal is?!" "That's right,"
Maori nodded and said confidently, "First of all, we must make it clear that Mr. Yamagishi is not the criminal. Because if he was the criminal, in order for us to find the body and then entrust us with the task, he should have prepared evidence of his innocence in advance; secondly, Miss Yoko, the same goes for her, because according to normal people's logic, the first person who would be suspected is the owner of this room." "Who is the murderer? Miss Ikezawa Yuko?" Inspector Megure immediately cast his sharp gaze towards Ikezawa Yuko, who was standing aside with a somewhat flustered expression. "It really wasn't me, officer! I…" "The criminal is definitely not Ms. Ikezawa Yuko," Mao Li continued calmly, "Because if she was the culprit and killed people under pressure, then she would not tell anyone about her encounter with the victim. Yes, although this is just a psychological speculation, there is no direct evidence to prove that the three of them are the culprits. However, there is other evidence to prove it... Ladies and gentlemen, think about the hair in the victim's hand. When being stabbed in the back, she still had the murderer's hair in her hand. Don't you think it's incredible?" "If you say so..." Inspector Megure was a little confused, "Brother Mori! Who is the criminal? Don't keep us in suspense!" "It's very simple. The criminal wanted to be seen as murdered, and to be killed by Miss Yoko..." "I think it's murder... Hey, Maori brother, is this the criminal you're talking about?!" "That's right! The criminal is Mr. Fujie who has already died!" Maori said this, and the confidence in his words made Conan beside him look sideways. (My uncle’s idea is exactly the same as mine, but my reasoning… damn! How can I fill in the last loophole?) The rest of the people were all stunned. Inspector Megure expressed their doubts for them: "How is it possible? Is it possible that the victim stabbed himself in the back with a knife?" "It's just a simple trick using ice, Officer Megure." Mao Li walked to the scene trace fixing line and said, "Set the air conditioner to high temperature, take the hair from Miss Yoko's comb and put it in your hand, then stand on the chair and fall down from behind in one breath, and the knife fixed on the ice will stab into the back. There is a dent on the floor next to the body where the handle of the knife was fixed at that time, which is evidence, and the scattered ice will melt in the rising room temperature, and the wet marks around the body are also evidence... Well, although the trick is simple, Mr. Fujie's intention is too much." "Is it because of the hair?" Inspector Megure asked. "Yes, no matter what testimony Miss Yoko gives, the hair in the deceased's hand will make people regard her as the biggest suspect." "But why did he... Mr. Fujie do this?" "That's probably because he still feels that he loves you, Miss Yoko," Maori said in a deep voice, "Didn't you notice? Because the backs of the two of you are very similar, he mistook Miss Yuko for you, Miss Yoko, and attacked her... No, it should be said that he wanted to talk to you. But Miss Yuko fought back desperately, and Mr. Fujie mistook her for you, Miss Yoko, and he was greatly shocked... The love he wanted to regain with all his heart turned into despair and resentment." "But he was the one who dumped me, why are you still..." Miss Yoko was somewhat at a loss. "You are wrong, Yoko, in fact, it was me who asked him to break up with you." Manager Yamagishi Eiichi suddenly said, "After all, you are a promising girl idol artist, and he..." “…How, how could this happen…” "Whether it's Ms. Yoko or Mr. Yamagishi, I would say that neither of you should take this tragedy, which was caused by lies, misunderstandings and coincidences, as your own fault,"
Mao Li said in the surprised eyes of everyone, "Perhaps Mr. Fujie really loved you, Miss Yoko, at the beginning, but when he planned to frame you as a murderer and ruin your life and career because he couldn't get your love, he exposed that what he loved most was actually his true heart and some dark sides of his personality..." "Like is unbridled, while love is restraint. Moreover, if Mr. Fujie really loves you, Miss Yoko, so much, then why didn't you bravely reject Mr. Yamagishi and find a way to make yourself better and more worthy of you, Miss Yoko?" "But from the beginning to the end, he just made his own choices unilaterally according to his own ideas, as if he was the only one in the relationship between him and Miss Yoko..." Maori's remarks not only diluted the heavy atmosphere of sadness at the scene, but also made everyone look at him in an unusual way - no one expected that Maori would say such strange yet touching words. "uncle……" "Dad~" "Brother Maori!" Finally, Yoko Okino wiped her tears, and with a grateful smile and a deep bow to Maori, she brought the case to a successful conclusion: "Thank you! Detective Maori!" Chapter 7: The Moon Shadow Island Incident Begins Due to the special status of Yoko Okino as an idol and the identity of the deceased, this "idol murder case" that should have attracted much public attention was not reported by any news media. And the detective who solved the case, Mori, did not gain any fame from this case - in fact, with his persistence, he only got a photo of the two of them hung in the living room on the second floor of his own detective agency, with Yoko's autograph "For Mr. Mori~" and a commission fee at a normal market price. However, there is a saying that goes, "If you try hard, flowers may not bloom, but if you plant willows by accident, they may grow into a shade" - perhaps she was moved by Maori's charisma, or perhaps she felt that she owed Maori too much fame, so in several popular TV shows after the case, Yoko "inadvertently" stated that "a person she respects very much is a famous detective named Maori Kogoro", and at the instigation of the host, she was "forced" to post a photo with Maori and then introduced Maori. Thanks to this, Mao Li received at least a dozen calls every day for a long time after these programs were broadcast: some ordinary people wanted to entrust him to solve some problems; some Yoko's fanatical fans expressed their dissatisfaction and jealousy to him; the most outrageous one was a not-so-serious film and television company that called to ask Mao Li if he was interested in playing their "down-and-out idol and his agent uncle aVi"... Because of the extra information in his brain, Mao Li knew that a considerable number of people in this world would kill for simple and absurd reasons. Therefore, he was cautious and cherished his life and responded to these calls one by one to avoid himself and the people around him becoming unlucky ghosts - he accepted reliable commissions and took Conan to deal with them, and politely refused unreliable ones; he talked about Yoko's works with fanatical fans, impressed them with his "cooking power", and then made them bow down and become comrades; even for that unorthodox film and television company, Mao Li clearly stated his attitude of "no to participating in the work, yes to supporting the work". Of course, these things are just small episodes in Maori's life during this period. His main energy recently is still focused on romance with his wife Eri and fitness exercises, and by the way, he will target Conan - what's more, no matter which of these three things Maori does, he enjoys it and becomes more and more addicted to it. …… One afternoon half a month after the idol's secret room murder incident. "I knew it! I knew it!" "Ms. Touma, although the photos I took do show that Mr. Kitahara and this lady named Kogiso Setsuna are close, I hope you won't be blinded by your anger... Maybe Miss Kogiso Setsuna is also kept in the dark like you are?" "...You are right, Detective Maori," The young girl with long, shiny black hair and a look that could not lose to a model took a deep breath and slowly stood up. "I'll go and verify it... This is the remaining commission fee that should be given to you, thank you!" "You're welcome." Maori nodded slightly. It was not until Touma and Sa's quick steps disappeared completely that Xiaolan, who was hiding in the room nearby, sneaked her head out and walked out. "Dad, has Miss Touma's investigation request been completed?" "Yeah, it's done." Mao Li answered while counting the commission fee, "But the emotional entanglements of young people nowadays are really exaggerated. It really opened my eyes... By the way, Xiaolan, you have to be vigilant. That detective who has bewitched you is not an easy person to deal with!" "father!"
Xiaolan, who was suddenly called out, stamped her feet in embarrassment, and then she remembered to defend Shinichi, "Shinichi...Shinichi is not the kind of person you said he was!" "Huh, do you have the confidence to say that?" Maori rolled his eyes at her. at this time-- "……I'm back!" Conan, carrying a schoolbag and holding a bulging envelope in his hand, pushed the door open and walked in with a smirk - he heard the conversation between Maori and his daughter clearly outside the door, and because he was harassed by the little loli Ayumi at school during the day, he felt guilty now. "You're back, Conan!" Xiaolan didn't think too much about it, and greeted him warmly as usual, "What do you want to eat tonight?" (No health drinks! No health drinks! No health drinks!) Although he was yelling in his heart, Conan could only answer obediently on the surface: "It's all right, Xiaolan-sister..." "How can it be possible? Conan, you have to... huh? What's in your hand?" At this time, Xiaolan noticed the bulging envelope in Conan's hand. "Ah, this one." Conan quickly and obediently handed the envelope to Maori, "I just saw it in the mailbox downstairs, so I brought it up. It seems to be a letter of entrustment written by someone to uncle?" "Letter of authorization?" Under the gaze of the two men, Maori frowned and opened the bulging envelope. What caught the eyes of the three people was a piece of banknote with the head of old man Fukuzawa Yukichi printed on it. Maori roughly counted it and found that there was a total amount of 500,000 yuan. "This client is quite generous..." Mao Li, who already had a feeling in his heart, said this while continuing to take out the letter paper with an expressionless face. There was only a short sentence on the letter, cut out from newspaper words: "On the night of the next full moon, shadows will begin to disappear again on Moon Shadow Island. Please investigate the reason." The signature is Keiji Aso. Seeing this strange letter of commission, Conan's detective intuition made him frown instinctively: "Uncle, this..." Ring ring ring—— The office's landline phone suddenly rang, interrupting what Conan was about to say. Mao Li walked over and picked up the phone: "Hello, this is Mao Li Detective Agency, what can I do for you?" "There are still two days until the next full moon. The commission fee of 50 has been sent to you. Please be sure to come." A deep, magnetic voice that seemed to come from a middle-aged man came from the phone. "who are you?" Mauli asked.
"Aso Keiji of Tsukikage Island." After saying this, the person on the other end of the phone hung up. Chapter 8 The transvestite doctor begins to appear!