"That's impossible." Tang Ze shook his head and said, "Don't forget, since we're urging Mr. Zhukou to leave, there's no way he could have closed the door himself."
Looking at the people who were still struggling with this matter, Tang Ze shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't think about this for now. Reasoning without any basis is no different from guessing.
Let’s investigate first and then judge the case.”
"really..."
Gao Mu smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and looked at the three people standing aside without saying much and said, "I just heard Conan and Xiaolan introduce you three.
Is it Mr. Moroguchi's editor-in-chief, Ms. Anabuki, as well as freelance writer Dejima and photographer Mr. Tarumizu?
Did the three of you check into Mr. Moroguchi's villa yesterday for this meeting?"
"After all, we have to come here at 5 o'clock in the morning to start preparing for the meeting. We are really pressed for time, so we accepted Mr. Morokuchi's invitation and stayed with Detective Maori."
Tarumi beside him explained with a smile.
"But it's a bit strange." Sato Miwako, who was standing beside her, stroked her chin and pondered, "If it's a secret room, generally they would poison the door or window.
But after a preliminary examination, nothing unusual was found."
"Conan came in through the air vent over here."
Tang Ze rubbed Conan's head and pointed at the air vent and said, "This should be the only place in the room connected to the outside world."
"But even a child can barely pass through this air vent." Sato Miwako said as she looked at the window.
"But if it was suicide, then why was Mr. Moroguchi holding the key?"
At this point, Takagi looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "Detective Maori, you said before that Mr. Moroguchi wanted to convey some message to us and did this on purpose, right?
I wonder if you have guessed Mr. Zhukou's intention in doing this?"
"At the moment, I can only think of one possibility,"
Maori Kogoro touched his chin with a serious look on his face: "Perhaps, he wanted to prevent us who have been living in the villa since yesterday from being suspected of murder.
Like I said before, it's impossible to create a secret room without a key and locking the door."
"Then may I ask, did Mr. Moroguchi show any signs of suicidal thoughts last night?"
"No." Miss Anabuki shook her head after recalling, "There's nothing unusual..."
"Indeed, Mr. Moroguchi was quite enthusiastic when he saw Detective Mori," photographer Tarumi agreed. "I didn't see any unusual reaction at all."
"Well, yes, everything is normal." The writer Mr. Dejima also agreed.
"Well, maybe Mr. Morokuchi has some troubles that he can't tell others."
Maori Kogoro sighed and said as if he knew the other person very well, "This spring, Mr. Morokuchi's former editor-in-chief, Mr. Akibaba, also committed suicide, didn't he?
It's also possible that Mr. Zhukou doesn't seem to care much on the surface, but actually feels responsible deep down, so he might be feeling very heavy-hearted.
"Okay, let's stop here with our speculation for now. We'll talk about it after the forensic department collects the evidence and sends it to the research institute for testing."
Seeing that if he didn't stop it, Kogoro Mouri would help the criminal clear his suspicion, Tang Ze quickly interrupted the conversation and stopped the topic.
And then, Miwako Sato, who was standing by, also began to look around the room.
"Indeed, and if it's a murder case, there must be clues somewhere in this room."
While checking suspicious places such as door handles and window switches, Sato Miwako said, "After all, this is a secret room. Once the door is closed, it's impossible for the criminal to sneak in and destroy the evidence.
But speaking of this, I want to ask you, before our police arrived, you didn't touch anything, right?"
"No." Ms. Anabuki shook her head and said, "After we found out that Mr. Morokuchi had passed away, Detective Maori warned us not to move."
"Hey, Detective Tang Ze, that ring looks a little weird, doesn't it?"
At this moment, Conan on the side suddenly spoke up and gave a clue, but his words were a "precise landmine" that caused Takagi to panic extremely.
"Ring!?" Takagi, who was standing nearby, leaned over and asked in a panic, "What are you talking about? Conan-kun...
Of course, if I say I don’t care, I’d be lying, but we’re investigating a case right now, so we’ll talk about that later…”
"Eh? What are you talking about?" Conan said embarrassedly: "That's not what I meant."
"You two are not on the same wavelength." Tang Ze patted Takagi's shoulder and smiled, then whispered something to Conan.
"Hey~~"
Conan spoke in a playful tone, and his little face was full of a teasing look that made Takagi feel uncomfortable.
"W-what!" Gao Mu looked at Tang Ze and said anxiously, "Detective Tang Ze, don't tell everything to a child."
"What's the matter? Even if you don't say it, with Conan's observation ability, he won't notice it?"
Tang Ze chuckled and patted Gao Mu's shoulder to let him accept his fate: "Based on your reaction just now, Conan would have known it even if I didn't say it."
Looking at Takagi's awkward smile, Conan came to the rescue of his tool: "Detective Takagi, the ring I was talking about just now wasn't the one you imagined. It was the ring on Mr. Morokuchi's hand."
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