"This person is acceptable."
Ai followed Nanami Hanyu into the house, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over the ongoing farce outside. She parted her pink lips slightly, her voice soft and cool as always.
The words vanished into thin air as soon as they were spoken.
Being grateful is a virtue.
Unfortunately, not everyone possesses this virtue.
Upon receiving praise from the haughty little girl, Yu Sheng Nan glanced back and smiled slightly, saying, "Not bad, young man, you have a bright future."
Who wouldn't like someone who is perceptive and sensible?
inside the house.
"The victim was Mr. Toshiya Yajima, the son of a brewery owner. He lived alone in this house. The police estimated the time of death to be around 6 a.m...."
After exchanging greetings, Ginjiro Toyama, looking troubled, began to explain the case to the others.
The scene was chaotic.
Bloodstained karaoke cards were scattered all over the room. In the center of the room, on the tatami mat, lay a blood-covered male corpse with a horrifying wound on the back of his head and a remote control in his hand.
After hearing the case briefing, Kogoro Mouri confidently made his decision: "Judging from the current situation, it's 100% a case of robbery and murder, there's no mistake!"
“Yes, that’s what we police think too,” an officer chimed in. “A thug broke in, intending to steal valuables, but Mr. Yajima happened to see it.”
Kogoro Mouri continued, "So the murderer picked up the Japanese sword he was originally going to steal, killed the man, and then took the cash and fled. Inspector Toyama, am I right?"
“That’s absolutely right, Detective Mouri. That’s what we police suspect too.” Ginjiro Toyama nodded repeatedly.
Perhaps because their beloved daughters both had close relationships with Yuzuru Hanyu, the two fathers, Toyama and Mori, hit it off immediately and had a very pleasant conversation.
They discussed the case enthusiastically.
Ai hugged the whimpering creature trembling in her arms, scanned the scene, and affirmed in a voice only she and Yuzuru could hear: "It wasn't a robbery that killed someone."
"oh?"
Yuzuru looked at her with great interest.
Ai pointed to Kogoro Mouri, who was not far away, eloquently expressing his "robbery and murder" insights.
Her notebook contained more than just the "laws of death".
There's also the "Kogoro Mouri elimination method" that I've summarized after so many experiences.
Whenever Kogoro Mouri makes his first choice after a case occurs, it can basically rule out that choice as a suspect.
You could even simply remove the word "basic".
Therefore, based on this "law", Ai can be quite certain that this is not a case of robbers killing people.
"Correct answer. Ai is indeed the smartest person in our family."
"polite."
The little girl gently raised her chin, her expression indifferent, with an air of haughty indifference.
Meanwhile, Ginjiro Toyama, who had been chatting with Kogoro Mouri for a while, finally remembered that his son-in-law was still beside him and turned around to ask, "Hanyu, what do you think?"
I think...
Yuzuru paused, then lowered his head. "Ai, what do you think?"
Ai: "......"
How does she see it? She sees it with her eyes.
Glancing sideways at Yuzuru, who had caused her trouble, Ai pointed to the overturned television next to the deceased and asked, "May I turn on that television?"
"Ah, sure." Ginjiro Toyama looked at the delicate little girl following Nanami Hanyu and nodded with some surprise.
In his mind, most people would be terrified and their legs would go weak at the sight of such a bloody and horrific scene.
Even some newly recruited police officers would feel nauseous when they first encountered such a scene, but this little girl was so calm and composed, which was truly surprising.
Ai naturally ignored the doubt in Ginjiro Toyama's eyes.
Do you even know what it means to have a double PhD in biochemistry?
She has dissected far more creatures than Ginjiro Toyama has ever seen a corpse, and even aliens have "lying" on her dissection table. Such so-called bloody scenes are no different from children playing house in the face of her rich experience.
"Eek."
"Buyi~"
Ai patted Eevee, who was still pretending to be scared in her arms.
The next second, Yingying leaped out and, to the astonishment of Kogoro Mouri and Ginjiro Toyama, mustered all her strength and headbutted the fallen television set.
With a loud crash, the television was knocked back into its original position.
"Well done."
“Bu yi yi~ ( '? ' )”
Upon receiving the praise, Little Eevee perked up immediately, its fluffy little ears twitching adorably.
Ai walked straight to the television, squatted down, and pressed the power switch. "If the victim was operating the remote control before they died, then the television should have an image..."
"That makes sense! How come we didn't think of that before!"
Ginjiro Toyama, who had been looking worried, suddenly brightened up when he heard Ai's words.
Upon hearing this, Ai-chan's lips twitched slightly.
When have you police ever thought of this?
Why are there so many detectives? Don't you police officers have any idea what's going on?
With a "beep" sound, the TV screen lit up.
The video showed a recording of a karuta (Japanese card game) competition, and Ai Haibara, who was holding the karuta, recognized her immediately.
Autumn leaves in Ooka.
I want her to be my mistress.
"Karuta?" Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin, looking puzzled. "What does this have to do with the case?"
Ai ignored him, observing the scene on the screen, then looked thoughtfully at the scattered, blood-stained karuta cards on the ground.
"The distribution of these karuta cards is very strange."
After a long pause, Ai finally spoke, her voice clear yet revealing a calmness beyond her years, "If it were a robbery, it would be normal for the scene to be chaotic after a fierce struggle between the murderer and the victim, but the placement of these karuta cards seems to have been deliberately arranged."
As she spoke, she pointed to the deceased's right hand: "Moreover, look closely at his right hand. It has bloodstains on it and is bent, as if someone forcibly pulled something bloody from his hand."
The group looked in the direction Ai pointed, and sure enough, as she had said, the condition of the deceased's right hand was highly suspicious.
“I know!” Ginjiro Toyama’s eyes lit up as he excitedly pointed to the karuta cards scattered all over the scene. “I think the victim was holding a karuta card with a message in his hand. The murderer pulled it out and mixed it into this pile of karuta cards so as not to be discovered.”
"That's what they say, but with so many chorus cards here, how are we going to find the one with the message?"
Kogoro Mouri scratched his head, looking helplessly at the karuta cards scattered all over the floor, while he and Ginjiro Toyama stared at each other.
This is indeed a tricky problem.
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