"But, officer!"
Conan finally ran to Ran's side, openly took his childhood friend's hand, and then looked up at Akechi and asked.
Why not ask the participants for their alibis first?
"After all, the person who would dress up as the 'Dark Baron' is most likely one of these insiders, right?"
What should I say...?
Yoruichi Toyama looked at Conan, who had jumped out on his own initiative, and sighed silently.
It's not that I can't understand his eagerness to solve the case, but ever since I provoked him, he's been talking non-stop, even stealing the spotlight from the recognized real detective, Kogoro Mouri...
Does this child really not know that his pretense is like a thin sheet of paper, easily broken with the slightest touch?
Furthermore, considering that "The Dark Baron" has already appeared in this case, Kudo Yusaku, who is also Kudo Shinichi's biological father, must have personally dressed up as this character he created to scare Conan before.
A clumsy "kidnapping" case.
The purpose was to make Conan realize how dangerous his current situation was.
However, it was impossible to see any effect on Conan, who was jumping around in front of them.
The most outrageous thing is that the Kudo couple, who conspired to trick their son, actually tacitly approved of Conan continuing to cause trouble at the Mouri's house.
Your son has been poisoned!
Even if you don't find him an antidote, you should at least call the police!
Or is it that he trusts Kogoro, his in-law, to protect his safety? ...
Yoruichi Toyama has never understood the capricious nature of these big shots in the Conan world.
But there's no need to think about that now.
Yoruichi Toyama, who wanted to reveal Conan's true identity to the police, or at least to the reliable police, was also doing it for her own sake.
From the moment she decided to save Akemi Miyano, Yoruichi Toyama knew that she had become the complete adversary of the brewery.
Based solely on his understanding of the plot and the useful but not entirely useful cheat codes Taro uses, he probably wouldn't be able to contend with a massive transnational criminal organization.
He needs allies.
Not just future targets like Amuro Tooru and Akai Shuichi, but as many allies as possible.
When necessary, one can command a large following.
Kengo Akechi, an elite superintendent in the First Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Department, is one of Yoruichi Toyama's chosen allies.
Who would have thought that, in order to fight the villains in the Conan world, their first ally would actually be an outsider from Kindaichi's side...
Yoruichi Toyama's silence, which stemmed from her private calculations, was interpreted by Akechi as her continued observation of Conan.
Therefore, he didn't even pursue the matter further about the child calling him "uncle" so readily, but simply smiled faintly.
"That's the difference between a police officer and a detective."
"Detectives are always worried that their reasoning is not sharp enough and that they need to hit the nail on the head, so they try to narrow down the scope of their suspicions."
"But the duty of the police is to protect the public."
"Even the slightest possibility of a criminal escaping justice is intolerable."
“However…” Akechi said, turning to Kogoro Mouri, “What this young detective said also makes sense.”
"Could you please gather the members of your event and ask them where they were just now?"
This attitude, so different from when he was reprimanding the police, immediately won Kogoro's favor, and the uncle agreed without hesitation.
Even Conan was delighted by the title "little detective".
But before they could gather everyone together, more police officers rushed in.
This time, the "Dark Baron" outfit was discovered in the outdoor swimming pool outside the hotel.
It is said that no one was seen approaching the swimming pool, so it is very likely that they were thrown directly from an upstairs window.
This time, the officers finally learned their lesson. They scooped up the pile of clothes and hats, put them in an evidence bag, and didn't touch them again.
However, Akechi glanced at the wet evidence bag and sighed.
"Wow, it's been soaked in water, so we definitely can't extract any fingerprints from it now," Conan exclaimed, looking at the bag.
"Could that person be the murderer, and did this to destroy evidence?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Xiaolan, who had also witnessed the reappearance of the "Dark Baron".
Xiao Lan's face indeed turned very pale.
Before long, the testimonies were collected again.
According to Akiko Sayama and Ran, who were attacked by "Dark Baron," the man was quite burly and, although wearing a mask, was clearly male.
"Furthermore, Ran tried to retaliate by kicking him, but he easily dodged it," Conan added.
"I remember, Miss Xiaolan is a karate expert, isn't she?"
Judging from the fact that Akechi probably didn't know much about these people, Yoruichi Toyama gave him a timely reminder.
"Yes, Ran-neechan was the winner of the women's division of the last Tokyo Karate Championship!"
Conan answered with great enthusiasm, then rested his chin on his hand.
"In other words, the other party must also be proficient in martial arts..."
Male, burly, and skilled in combat...
Not only Conan, who had already had an idea, but also Kogoro Mouri and Detective Yokomizo had a candidate in mind.
One of the participants in this event was Satoshi Maeda, a researcher at Jonan University and a former Japanese karate champion.
“Mr. Maeda’s alibi…” Detective Yokomizo glanced at Maeda’s female companion, Akiko Sayama, and swallowed the rest of his sentence.
Akiko Sayama was one of the people who were attacked by the "Dark Baron" along with Ran, so of course she didn't know whether Satoshi Maeda was in the room at the time.
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