"Impossible! How could it be the lovely Yoko!"
Before Inspector Megure could even hear the praise he was receiving, he watched helplessly as Kogoro Mouri pounced on him, shouting at the top of his lungs to defend his goddess.
“I also believe that Ms. Yoko could not possibly be the murderer.” Yuzuru Nanagi also stepped forward at this moment.
"Hmm... Inspector Megure, haven't you noticed that the temperature in this room seems a bit too high? Even though it's only the beginning of spring, the air conditioning shouldn't be set so high."
As Yuzuru spoke softly, he pointed to the handkerchief in Megure Juzo's hand, which was already soaked with sweat.
"I think the murderer did it intentionally, trying to cover up the exact time of the victim's death. According to the clues we have so far, Ms. Yoko first came to us to commission an investigation, and only discovered the body when she returned."
Yuzuru was well aware of what the whole case was all about, but since he was already here, he was determined to have some fun with Conan.
"Speak! Did you do it? You have a spare key to Miss Yoko's house, don't you?"
After hearing what Kusunoki Hanyu said, Kogoro Mouri, for the sake of his beloved Yoko, did not hesitate to use his unique elimination method.
Kogoro Mouri pointed with his big hand, then grabbed Yoko's manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, by the collar and pulled him forcefully in front of him.
"Was it you who used Ms. Yoko's spare key to sneak in and murder the victim, trying to frame Ms. Yoko?" Kogoro Mouri glared and shouted angrily.
"Oh? So, Mr. Yamagishi, you really do have a spare key?" Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure immediately felt that Yamagishi Eiichi's suspicions had increased.
Faced with the questioning gazes of the crowd, Yamagishi Sakae panicked for a moment. He hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "No, I didn't! Although I did have the key before, I accidentally lost it a few days ago..."
However, seeing that everyone was skeptical of his explanation, and realizing the situation was turning against him, Yamagishi Eiichi quickly turned to Yoko for help: "I really didn't lie, Miss Yoko can vouch for me!"
Just then, Kogoro Mouri, who was angrily questioning Sakae Yamagishi, was taken aback when he suddenly heard the other man mention that Ms. Yoko could testify on his behalf. He immediately turned around and looked at Yoko Okino with a puzzled expression.
“Yes, I can vouch for that,” Yoko Okino said weakly.
While everyone was arguing and trying to find the real culprit, Conan was running around the crime scene under the close surveillance of a group of police officers, truly living up to his reputation as the son of the world.
Conan quickly made a discovery under the sofa: a red earring!
"What's that? An earring!"
Conan was so excited that he immediately crawled toward the earring, determined to take it out.
"Yuzuki Kusunoki, this time I'm determined to find the crucial evidence before you do!"
"Ah-le-le".
Just as Conan was climbing forward with all his might, he suddenly felt that he couldn't move. Conan turned around in confusion and saw Yuzuru Hanyu smilingly tugging at his clothes.
Conan struggled to continue forward, but Yuzuru smiled and said:
"Conan, didn't I tell you? Kids aren't allowed to wander into crime scenes!"
Before he could finish speaking, Yuzuru pulled Conan off the sofa and smacked him on the head without hesitation.
"Damn it, it was so close!"
Conan clutched his head, feeling utterly annoyed. Ran, noticing the commotion, quickly came over and dragged Conan away.
Watching Conan walk away, Yuzuru thought to himself, "Detectives are really interesting creatures."
As he was thinking, he casually picked up the earring from under the sofa and shouted, "Inspector Megure, I found an earring here!"
Upon hearing the sound, Inspector Megure ran over, took the earring from Hanyu Nan's hand, examined it for a moment, and then placed it in front of Okino Yoko, asking:
"Miss Yoko, are these your earrings?"
"No, this...this seems to be...yes, it's Yuko's!"
Yoko Okino recognized the owner of the earrings at first glance.
"Yuko? Who's that?"
"Yuko Ikezawa debuted at the same time as me, and we often work together."
Then, Yoko Okino asked in confusion, "But why is Yuko's earring in my house?"
"Now the truth is out, the culprit is Yuko Ikezawa!"
The elimination method using Maori cards is back in action.
"Hmm, that makes sense. Go and invite Ms. Ikezawa Yuko over." After listening to Kogoro Mouri's words, Inspector Megure found them very reasonable and decisively ordered his subordinates to summon the other party.
...
Soon, a woman with long, curly brown hair, wearing a white mink coat with spots, and with a somewhat sharp appearance arrived at the scene.
Yu Sheng Nan pinched his chin as he looked at the woman walking towards him.
As expected of an anime world, you can tell from her appearance that Yoko Okino is a typical sweet and cute female protagonist.
While Yuko Ikezawa bears some resemblance to Yoko Okino, her sharp features, combined with her styling, make her a perfect villainous female lead.
As soon as Yuko Ikezawa walked in, she shouted, "Don't joke around. The murder clearly happened in Yoko's room. If anyone should be suspected, it should be Yoko."
He then looked at Yoko Okino beside him and said, "Don't you think so, Ms. Yoko?"
"Miss Yuko"
Yoko Okino didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
However, when idols are in trouble, fans help out.
Kogoro Mouri jumped out, holding the earring he had just found, and demanded, "Then why is your earring here?"
Yuko Ikezawa felt a little guilty when she saw her earring. "So what? Can you convict me based on just one earring?" she said, pushing through the crowd and heading towards the restroom.
"Hey, wait a minute."
Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to say something, he saw Yuko Ikezawa suddenly turn around and roar angrily:
"What's going on?! I'm very busy! Are you police officers just sitting around doing nothing? You're taking the money that we taxpayers work so hard to pay, are you just supposed to do nothing?"
Before she could finish speaking, she stormed into the restroom without even turning her head. Inspector Megure was also quite startled by Yuko Ikezawa's sudden outburst.
After all, they absolutely cannot afford such accusations—this case involves two popular idol stars, and if they make the slightest mistake and it gets publicized by the media, their future will be over!
For a moment, everyone present was at a loss.
Just then, Yuzuru stepped out from the crowd, looked at Kogoro Mouri and said, "Uncle Mouri, can I borrow a cigarette?"
Although Kogoro Mouri was a little confused, he still took out a cigarette and handed it to Kusunoki Hanyu.
"Yuzuru, what do you need a cigarette for? Minors can't smoke," Kogoro Mouri kindly reminded him.
However, Yuzuru simply waved his hand, signaling Kogoro Mouri to calm down.
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