“…Ah, that…” Conan, caught up in the conversation, looked up and found everyone in the room staring at him in disbelief.

Kogoro's face turned bright red, and his fists clenched tightly, as if he was about to smash a small head into his big head at any moment.

It's not unreasonable to say that Conan has a big head; after a slight pause, he first lets out a string of innocent laughter.

"Hahahaha... I... I just heard it from Uncle Mori, isn't that right?"

Kogoro Mouri was the first to calm down, and casually patted Conan's big head.

“That’s right, that’s right. This child has learned a lot from me.”

"How could I, a renowned detective, not know these things? Young master, you can't fool me!"

Amidst the awkward laughter of everyone, Toyama Yoichi glanced at Conan, whose lips were twitching from laughing, and then looked towards Akechi.

Mingzhi, who happened to be turning his gaze in his direction, nodded slowly after a moment.

It means "I noticed".

To be fair, this case didn't involve any particularly unusual methods; it was simply that the victim's death was too eye-catching, and that someone later tried to mislead the public.

Even if Conan doesn't intervene, with Akechi currently in control, the police will at most spend a few more days gathering evidence, but they will still be able to find the truth.

However, what Yoruichi Toyama wanted was for Akechi to truly see the role Conan played.

This sets the stage for the moment when "he is Shinichi Kudo".

Akechi, being quite accommodating, withdrew his gaze and smiled at Kogoro Mouri.

"Yes, Mr. Mori is indeed a very knowledgeable person."

"But my colleagues aren't always so lucky to be able to get Mr. Mori to help them, are they?"

The officers whose names were called shrank back even further.

"So, what's next..."

Akechi turned to Detective Yokomizo, whom he couldn't escape even by shrinking back.

"Divide the personnel into three groups, and have them take statements from Misawa, these two ladies, and oh, that young detective. Ask them to describe the appearance of the people they encountered in as much detail as possible, and to check for suspicious persons in the hotel..."

“But…but…” Detective Yokomizo mustered his courage and said, “The person dressed as the ‘Baron of the Night’ might be a hotel guest. What if he takes off his disguise and goes back to his room…”

Mingzhi frowned, the look of doubt on his face half deliberate, half genuine.

"I meant 'investigation,' right? Right now, everyone in this hotel needs to be investigated; we need to knock on each room door!"

"Wouldn't that be too much of a disturbance to others..."

And this hotel has more than 20 floors!

The thought of having to knock on at least 100 doors and getting yelled at made Detective Yokogawa's head spin.

Mingzhi glanced at him indifferently, then scanned all the police officers in the room.

“After the murder, you did not evacuate the tourists immediately, nor did you protect the key personnel related to the case within a certain area, which led to the current situation.”

"You're telling me now that you're worried about disturbing the public?"

"Letting that 'Dark Baron' roam around the hotel, who knows what dangerous things he might do next? That's the biggest disturbance to the public!"

"Stop making excuses, let's take action now!"

After giving a firm order, Akechi turned around and walked towards Kogoro Mouri, seemingly to go with the detective to take a statement.

Yoruichi Toyama followed Conan, who was running after Ran.

Only the detective from Henggou stood there dumbfounded for a long time before resigning himself to assigning tasks to the officers.

It's only 3 a.m.? ...

For the detectives at Henggou, this night was incredibly long...