The young woman could only smile helplessly and squeeze his hand.
Just then, Ireland, disguised as Matsumoto, also appeared leisurely.
"Huh?" Akemi couldn't help but exclaim in confusion, and then Toyama Yoruichi squeezed her hand tightly.
This must be what I didn't have time to say last night.
Akemi turned her head and found that Kogoro Mouri and Shinichi Kudo also looked perfectly normal.
In other words, they all knew.
Akemi felt relieved and smiled gently at the "Manager Matsumoto" who turned to look at her.
"Excuse me, Mr. Matsumoto, I noticed you tripped when you came in; you didn't seem to have slept well."
"Although the case is urgent, as the head of the investigation department, you should also take good care of your health!"
The expression on "Manager Matsumoto's" face softened somewhat.
"Thank you for reminding me, I am very careful to get enough rest."
"I just tripped over the carpet last night and hit my knee on the coffee table!"
After saying that, he led the way with two laughs.
Since their superiors and officers were all smiling, there was no reason for the police officers present not to join in.
Amidst laughter, jokes like "I've been there too, it hurts a lot," "Even worse is the little toe," and "Manager, you need to be careful," the slight embarrassment vanished.
The morning meeting then officially began.
Background checks on the victims don't yield comprehensive results quickly, but it's certain that none of the six victims played mahjong.
Hearing this conclusion, Kogoro was a little embarrassed, scratching his head and muttering to himself, "How can no one play mahjong?..."
Under the watchful eyes of his disciple, daughter, and prospective son-in-law, he swallowed the rest of his words.
However, judging from his expression, he seemed to be saying, "Mahjong is so much fun."
This level of performance is normal for Kogoro, and the police weren't too disappointed.
After all, highly educated and intelligent people are a tiny minority in this world, and the cases that the police encounter on a daily basis are mostly committed by ordinary people.
Kogoro has the typical intelligence of an average person. He was a detective who transitioned from being a police officer, and he is used to straightforward thinking.
We only look at the surface information to draw preliminary conclusions, and then we need to investigate and verify them.
If a problem is found during verification, then rule out that possibility, consider further, and then verify again.
This is the true meaning of what Aunt Eri Kisaki said when encouraging Kogoro: "Solving cases requires your own two feet."
Sitting in an armchair, listening to the retelling of the case and witness testimonies, one can deduce details, discover loopholes, and ultimately point to the murderer—Miss Marple.
Miss Marple could only exist in a mystery novel.
After ruling out that the victim was killed in a dispute over playing mahjong, Officer Yamato Kansuke received a call from his subordinate.
The police officer who had been keeping a close eye on the fugitive he was monitoring had some new information.
Hearing that the fugitive named Minoru Fukase was about to appear at a shopping mall in Beika City, Inspector Megure and his men hurriedly went there with Officer Yamato.
Clearly, the survey in the Tokyo area also yielded no results.
The deceased in Tokyo was Masaaki Okakura, a secretary to a member of parliament, who was also the owner of the memory card that Ireland had confessed to possessing.
It is said that the item taken from him by the murderer was an amulet obtained from a shrine.
"It really is a talisman that protects both the person and the official," thought Yoruichi Toyama.
The reason the distillery contacted such a person was probably to drag the congressman into the mess.
But what methods did they use?
A donation? Or extortion? ...
In a meeting room that was half empty, Shigeo Yokomizo reported on the investigation into the dying words of the deceased Ryuzaki.
Because the investigation didn't cover all interpersonal relationships, but only focused on the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), his results came out very quickly.
Two years ago, on the day of Tanabata (the seventh day of the seventh lunar month), Ryuzaki went to Kyoto on a business trip.
The information about "Qixi Festival and Beijing" matched up so quickly.
The biggest thing that happened to Ryuzaki was that a fire broke out in the hotel where he was staying. Due to the poor design of the escape routes, some people lost their lives in the fire.
This immediately energized all the police officers, including Kogoro.
Could it be that someone took advantage of the fire to commit murder?
This sentiment was written all over everyone's faces.
But Yoruichi Toyama knew that was not the case.
People in the world of Detective Conan are used to the script where the murderer has a hidden story.
But the truly guilty one this time is indeed the murderer who killed six innocent people in succession.
...
Two years ago, on the Qixi Festival, a fire broke out at a hotel in Kyoto.
Hotel guests panicked and rushed onto the elevators, trying to escape as quickly as possible.
The first dead body found in Nagano, Jinno Junpei, was also one of them at the time.
However, when he tried to get on the elevator, there was no room for him in the elevator that could only accommodate 7 people.
A young woman, Nanako Honjo, who was in the elevator, immediately gave up her seat and asked Jinno to go first.
Unexpectedly, the hotel's emergency staircase was completely unusable, leading to Nanako's death in the fire.
Nanako's boyfriend, Kosuke Mizutani, is devastated.
However, they were a kind-hearted couple, and even if Nanako were alive, neither of them would think of taking revenge on anyone.
This is how normal people think.
As for the seven who escaped, plus Mizutani who lost his lover, none of them thought of suing the hotel, or at least seeking compensation. The reasons for this remain unknown.
It's probably the Japanese people's unique "don't want to cause trouble" mentality at play again.
The one who harbored resentment and even murderous intent over this matter was Nanako's brother, Honjo Kazuki.
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