"Officer Yokomizo, what are you suddenly saying..."
Facing Yokomizo Sango's accusation, Maori Kogoro smiled awkwardly and tried to smooth things over, "There is no evidence right now to prove that Ms. Ikenami is the culprit, right?
Moreover, Ms. Ikenami came to us on her own initiative and came with us to Shizuoka. If she was the criminal, why would she bring us back to the scene?"
"Many criminals return to the crime scene. I'm sure you're aware of this, Mr. Maori. And Ms. Ikenami has her reasons for returning, too."
Yokomizo Sango looked at Maori Kogoro and said solemnly, "You heard what Mr. Yoshikawa and Mrs. Shibata said. Ms. Ikenami had called Mr. Shibata before, which means that the two of them actually had contact!
So, Mr. Maori, you said that Ms. Ikenami asked you to find Mr. Shibata, but that's contradictory!"
At this point, Yokomizo Sango looked at Ikenami Shizuka and said coldly, "Ms. Ikenami, you should have come to Mr. Shibata's house this morning to confirm the location of the photo of you when you were young!"
But your conversation at the entrance did not go well, and a conflict broke out between the two of you. You then took the opportunity to pick up the wooden sword in the shoe cabinet and hit the other person on the head.
Mr. Shibata fainted at that time, but in your panic you mistakenly thought you had killed him and escaped directly through the stairwell.
On the other side, after Mr. Shibata woke up, he tried desperately to crawl to the bedroom to ask for help, but he ran out of strength in the middle.
And at the last moment of his life, he thought of the book with your photo on it that he had placed on the pile of books while talking to you. So at the last moment of his life, he knocked down the pile of books and held your photo in his hands.
"But... a photo alone can't prove anything..." Kogoro Mouri, who was being seduced, heard this well-reasoned reasoning and tried to refute it with a lack of confidence.
"I'm afraid this photo holds a secret that you and I don't know," Yokogami Chanwu speculated. "Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked you to come with her just to retrieve the photo."
This well-reasoned reasoning left Kogoro Mori speechless.
Yokoguro Chanwu looked at Ikenami Shizuka with a solemn expression and said, "Ms. Ikenami, please come with us!"
"I'm sorry, I can't do that..." Ikenami Shizuka remained calm and said with a faint smile, "If you want to take me to the police station for questioning, please go through the procedures and apply for an arrest warrant from the court first!
If it's any choice, I choose to refuse."
"Ah?" The other party's reply left Yokogouch Chanwu stunned.
Neon asked someone to go to the police station. One way was to go through the formal procedure and have the court issue an arrest warrant, and the other was to conduct an arbitrary search.
Of course, this "arbitrary" does not mean unscrupulous, but voluntary cooperation with the investigation.
Of course, the suspect has the right to refuse, but it will also increase the police's suspicion, so most people will choose to cooperate. Even many people who have never encountered such things don't even know the concept of going back to the police station when the criminal police ask them to do so. If the criminal police ask them to go, they will go honestly.
And today, they met a tough opponent!
Seeing the dazed expression on Yokogami Chanwu's face after being rejected, Ikenami Shizuka smiled and said, "Given the current situation, the evidence you have isn't enough for the judge to issue you an arrest warrant!
So, I don’t think you can force me to go to the police station.”
These well-reasoned words left Yokomizo Sango speechless, while Mouri Kogoro, Ran and others looked at each other in surprise, shocked by Ikenami Shizuka's words.
"Of course, there's a way to take me to the police station." Ikenami Shizuka smiled at Shibata Kyoko and said calmly, "If Mrs. Shibata wants to sue us for trespassing, then I'll have no choice but to go with you."
"But Ms. Ikenami, Mr. Shibata was holding your photo in his hand before he died!"
Yokomizo Sango's demeanor softened slightly in the face of such a methodical woman. "At least give a basic explanation of your relationship and why the photo ended up in Mr. Shibata's possession."
"I have already told Detective Maori about these things." Ikenami Shizuka replied calmly with her eyes closed.
"We would like to ask you to come with us to the police station and explain to us what happened in detail..." Faced with Ikenami Shizuka's indifferent attitude, Yokomizo Sango lost his confidence to speak.
"How about this." Ikenami Shizuka smiled slightly and looked at Maori Kogoro, "Let Detective Maori decide whether I should accept the investigation and go to the police station with you."
"Ah?" When Kogoro Mouri heard that Shizuka Ikenami suddenly gave him the decision-making power, he was caught off guard and looked surprised.
"If Detective Maori thinks I'm really a suspect and should be investigated, then I'll go to the police station with you."
"Mr. Mori! What do you think?" Upon hearing this, Yokomizo Sango took a step towards Kogoro Mori and asked loudly.
"Well... well... I think it's better to accept the investigation..."
But immediately Maori Kogoro saw Ikenami Shizuka's gaze again, and Maori Kogoro's forehead was covered with black lines. He immediately changed his words with a guilty conscience: "Ah... I think this is probably not necessary..."
"Mr. Maori!"
"Mr. Maori!"
As the two shouted, Kogoro Mouri fell into another tangled "white study".
Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was in trouble, Karasawa quickly winked at Conan, signaling him to take action quickly.
Conan understood what he meant and gave Karasawa a look, then found a hiding place and shot Kogoro Mouri unconscious under Karasawa's cover.
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