"Inspector Megure, the Traffic Department said that there was an error in the format of today's surveillance video, and they are looking for someone to repair it."
Ten minutes later, Takagi Wataru came back with his cell phone.
"There's an error in the video format?"
Megure Jusan looked bewildered:
"This has never happened before!"
The Ministry of Transportation's street video is connected to the national network and uploaded in real time. Apart from hardware damage, there are very few technical problems....
Now they are investigating the case of Akutagawa Ichimoto and need to use surveillance video, but they are told that the video cannot be retrieved. This is very strange.
"I don't know why."
Takagi Wataru shook his head:
"The entire Beika Town video cannot be replayed. It must be a problem with the Ministry of Transportation."
“I see…”
Megure Jusan pondered for a moment and decided to ignore the video for the time being. Anyway, he didn't expect to find any clues from the surveillance video.
Identification Class...
A large-scale investigation and evidence collection was soon carried out in the villa, but nothing unusual was found, whether it was the door handles or footprints on the floor.
Not to mention fingerprints, not even a hair was found.
"Humph, I said I couldn't find anything."
Ogawa Reiko curled her lips:
"You policemen are always believing everything you hear. I admit that Detective Maori is quite capable, but who could sneak into the villa and replace the medicine bottle without making any noise? Do you think the criminal is Butler Takeda?"
"Young Madam..."
Butler Takeda's face changed, he turned to look at Ogawa Reiko, and a thousand alpacas were galloping through his heart.
Considering the current situation, he seems to be the biggest suspect.
If someone could quietly replace Akutagawa's medicine bottle without leaving any trace...
Apart from him, there were only the chef, maid and others employed in the villa.
But the problem is...
The chefs, maids and others in the villa generally would not come to the third floor!
Akutagawa was a mysophobe and needed some quiet time, so cleaning was only done in the morning and evening, and no one would come up at noon.
"Brother Maori, is it possible that there is something wrong with the lunch that Akutagawa Ichimoto ate?"
Seeing that the investigation yielded no results, Megure Jusan said:
"If the prisoner had put quinidine in his food, it would have had the same effect, wouldn't it?"
"That's true, but Inspector Megure, have you ever thought about this? If the criminal poisoned the food, why would he change the medicine bottle?"
Maori Kogoro said:
"Isn't this a waste of time?"
"Um..."
Mumu Shisan frowned and thought hard, but could not come to a conclusion for a long time.
He couldn't figure it out either.
Conan stood by, anxious as an ant on a hot pan, scratching his ears and cheeks, wishing he could take action immediately and shoot the anesthetic needle into the back of Mouri Kogoro's neck.
He already knew who the criminal was, but Sakaki Makoto told him not to act rashly and leave the stage to Maori Kogoro, who also had a Bourbon staring at him covetously....
no!
If this continues, the uncle won’t be able to bear it anymore!
Conan knew that he had the key information, but Maori Kogoro didn't know about it. If he didn't tell it, no matter how powerful Maori Kogoro was, he would not be able to figure out the problem!
"Sister, sister, I'm so thirsty!"
The eccentric voice attracted the attention of Kogoro Mori, Juzo Megure and others.
They turned around and saw Conan standing in front of Ogawa Reiko's assistant, saying anxiously:
"Sister, do you have any water?"
"water?"
The assistant was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:
"What are you talking about, little brother?"
"It's the water you bought for Sister Lizi when you were out for 20 minutes!"
Conan blinked his copper bell-sized eyes and said:
"I saw it! You left for 20 minutes and came back with a bag of drinks. There must be something delicious in it! And even the towel you took with you is gone!"
The assistant's expression changed subtly, his smile froze on his face, and he looked at Conan in shock.
It's not relevant to bring up this issue.
Conan's words enlightened Maori Kogoro. His eyes lit up and he immediately asked:
"Ms. Reiko, why did your assistant leave the shooting site for 20 minutes?"
"Go buy some water for me, didn't the kid ask you to?"
Ogawa Reiko said disapprovingly:
"I only drink Fillico natural mineral water, which is only sold in specialty stores. I always ask Youqi to prepare it. Today's shoot took too long and we ran out of water, so of course I had to ask her to buy some!"
"Yes, the young lady does have this habit."
Butler Takeda confirmed what Ogawa Reiko said.
The chefs and maids working in the villa nodded one after another, obviously knowing all about it.
"You don't need to leave for a full 20 minutes, then."
Maori Kogoro narrowed his eyes and said:
"The office you work for is in Ginza, which is Tokyo's most luxurious commercial district. You can buy almost anything you want here. Since you always drink a specific mineral water, you must have a connection with the store that sells this mineral water. 20 minutes... isn't it a bit too long?"
"Hey, what is Fillico natural mineral water?"
Kidd asked in a low voice:
“Why haven’t I heard of this brand?”
"Hiroki said this is a low-hardness natural mineral water produced in Kobe. It is known as the most luxurious mineral water in the world. It is specially customized for a wedding dress brand called Katsura Yumi. It costs 100 yuan per bottle and is limited to 500 bottles per month."
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