"This...this doesn't prove anything, does it..."
Kogoro Mouri was also dumbfounded and didn't know how to speak up for him.
"There must be some untold secret behind that photo, which is why he sought out Mr. Mori and returned to the scene."
Officer Yokomizo said sternly and firmly, "Alright, Ms. Ikenami, you can come with us to the station now!"
"Can't!"
Xiao Lan's beautiful eyes widened instantly, and she stood fiercely in front of Chi Bo Jing Hua, her posture implying that if they wanted to take her away, they would have to get past her first.
"Heh~"
Chibo Jinghua smiled gently, and just as she was about to say something, a shocked voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Mom, it's you!"
Heiji Hattori, who had been rushed over by Conan's phone call, looked at Shizuka Ikenami, whom he had just parted ways with that morning, now standing among the police officers, with an incredulous expression.
What's going on? The man who was trying to catch the murderer has ended up arresting his own mother?
"What? Ms. Chibo is your mother?"
Everyone present, except for the parties involved, Hattori Heiji and Ikenami Shizuka, and Ran who knew what was going on, were all stunned and their faces were full of disbelief.
The one who couldn't believe it the most was his best friend Conan. He pointed at Heiji Hattori and shouted, "How is that possible? Your skin is so dark!"
"What do you mean? My skin color is inherited from my dad!"
Hattori Heiji felt his self-esteem had been severely hurt, and the veins on his forehead bulged out.
"Hehe...that's not what I meant..." Conan, seeing that things were not going well, quickly pulled him aside and then briefly explained what had just happened and the clues he had discovered.
Chibo Jinghua silently watched the two figures, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised, lost in thought.
A few minutes later,
After learning the general situation, especially after hearing that his mother might have a connection with that guy Yuzuru, Hattori Heiji's face turned as black as charcoal, and he stormed into the crowd.
He looked directly at Ikebane Shizuka, who maintained her dignified and elegant demeanor even in the face of everyone's suspicion, and said, word by word, "Mom, what exactly is going on? Are you really involved in this?"
Faced with her son's question, Ikenami Shizuka remained unusually calm. "What do you think?"
"I want you to say it yourself!"
Hattori Heiji flew into a rage and shouted wildly.
He was completely overwhelmed by Conan's words, especially after learning that his mother had become the master of his enemy. He was like a powder keg about to explode with rage.
Looking at Ikeba Shizuka, who was staring at her with suspicion from everyone around her except for Xiaolan, including her own son, she sighed inwardly.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, she slowly said, "I have nothing to say, but I refuse to go with the police. If you really want me to go to the police station for questioning, shouldn't you first apply for an arrest warrant from the court before making this request to me?"
If it were an ordinary person, under the pressure of Officer Yokomizo's extremely serious expression, they might have obediently gone to the police station.
However, Shizuka Ikebab was quite familiar with the police's case-handling procedures and related processes. She knew very well that with the current so-called evidence, it was impossible to get the judge to sign off on the arrest.
Before the police could react after hearing her words, Hattori Heiji couldn't stand it anymore. "Mom! Can't you just explain the situation clearly?"
Before Hattori Heiji could finish speaking, a voice abruptly interrupted him.
"Explanation? Hattori-kun, please watch your words." Having shaken off the scheming loli, Hanyu Nan walked in from outside carrying a box.
The police officers at the door initially tried to stop him, but after sensing the inexplicable sacred aura emanating from him, their bodies seemed to move out of control, and they subconsciously made way for him.
"It's you again!"
"Yusuke Kusunoki!"
"Nan, you're here!"
"Hanyu..."
Upon seeing the newcomer, the people present reacted in various ways.
Needless to say, Conan and Heiji Hattori both had expressions that were as if their mothers had died, incredibly gloomy.
Kogoro Mouri secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this woman was the teacher of Yuzuru Hanyu's son-in-law, and he really couldn't just stand by and watch her be taken away like that.
Yu Sheng Nan walked straight into the crowd, handed the box to Xiao Lan, and then looked at Chi Bo Jing Hua with a smile on his face, "Master, you came to Dongdu without even informing your eldest disciple first. That's really not very considerate!"
Seeing the longing in her clumsy disciple's eyes, Chi Bo Jinghua seemed a little dazed before gently smiling and saying, "I just wanted to finish things up first before informing you. Xiao Nan, why are you here at this hour?"
Yu Sheng Nan chuckled, "Master, how could I not come when you say that?"
Having said that, he turned to Hattori Heiji, whose eyes were practically blazing with anger, and said in a slightly cold tone, "Hattori-kun, I must correct you on your choice of words. The word 'explain' can only be used for a confirmed culprit, or are you already convinced that Master is the murderer?"
"Who else could it be but her? The evidence is right in front of us!"
Hattori Heiji was provoked by Hanyu Nan's words and blurted out the remark in a moment of impulse.
Upon hearing this, Ikeba Shizuka, whose face had just lit up with a smile upon seeing her disciple arrive, turned cold again.
Her heart was filled with disappointment: This was the good son she had raised for more than ten years!
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