Chapter 015 The Queen of Reasoning is Online
Before Higashino Hiroshi was about to fall asleep, Hatori Yui finally helped him blow dry his hair.
"Okay." Before putting away the hair dryer, he rubbed Dong Yexi's head.
Dong Yexi patted his cheeks to sober himself up, then said, "You often blow dry people's hair? You seem very skilled! The massage is also very comfortable!"
Hatori Yuiichi said naturally, "There are quite a few people in my family, and I'm used to taking care of them."
Dong Yexi gave him a thumbs up: "It seems that Hatori is still a good brother! Thumbs up for you~"
Hatori Yui smiled and said nothing more.
After a while, the staff brought over the dried clothes and shoes.
After Dong Yexi changed his clothes, the two of them returned to the third floor.
There are three hours left in the countdown.
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After the police took over the scene, they invited everyone to a lounge and questioned them one by one.
Relying on his familiarity with the police, Conan Edogawa ran around the scene and no one stopped him.
Not long after, Shiratori Jinzaburo received a call from the hospital.
After Edogawa Conan hung up the phone, he immediately asked, "Hey~ Officer Shiratori~ did the hospital find out anything?"
Shiratori Renzaburo nodded and said seriously, "The hospital detected gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in Hoshimoto Kana's blood."
Edogawa Conan's pupils trembled.
This is a drug! Taking a small amount of GHB can suppress the central nervous system, causing drowsiness, sexual urges, and other emotions; if the dose is too high, it can cause nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, temporary amnesia, and even symptoms such as confusion, convulsions, coma, and respiratory arrest. It is often used by criminals as a narcotic or a drug for rape and is a banned drug. ①
According to Sonoko, although Kana Hoshimoto is a playboy, she is getting engaged next month and will definitely not allow "Obedient Water" to appear at the event she organized at this critical juncture.
So, she must have been drugged!
Regardless of whether the criminal's intention was to embarrass her or drown her, the method of secretly drugging her was too despicable!
He must find this person out!
As Edogawa Conan walked, he recalled: Hoshimoto Kana didn't take any drinks when she entered the room, and the more than ten people inside hadn't left, so she could be ruled out as a suspect. But there were more than thirty people outside...
He couldn't help scratching his hair. If only he had looked outside a few more times!
He wanted to find Higashino Xi to ask about what happened, but he looked around and couldn't find anyone. So he walked over to Anda Shizuku, tugged at his shirt and asked, "Anda brother, do you know where Higashino brother went?"
Anda Shizuku bent down slightly and said with a smile, "He went to get a room with his junior."
Conan Edogawa: Huh? Are you in such a hurry?
Matsuzaki Tetsu, standing by, frowned and couldn't help but say, "If you frame Higashino-senpai like this, be careful he'll come after you later."
Anda Shizuku spread her hands and said nonchalantly, "Isn't what I said the truth? He did go to get a room to change clothes! Someone's heart is dirty."
Matsuzaki Tetsu sneered: "If you have the guts, explain it the same way to Senior Higashino."
Edogawa Conan silently covered his chest.
It was at this time that Dong Yexi returned to the third floor.
Seeing him appear with a man, Edogawa Conan couldn't help blushing and felt ashamed of his wild thoughts.
Seeing Higashino Hiroshi's rosy face, Anda Shizuku couldn't help but whistle: "It seems you had a good rest~"
Dong Yexi explained: "I just took a shower and didn't rest for long."
Anda Shizuku's smile froze, and she looked him up and down, then asked, "Why do you need to take a shower?"
Dong Yexi was confused: "I've already changed my clothes, so what's wrong with taking a shower?"
Matsuzaki Tetsu stood beside Anda Shizuku and said, "Everything the heart sees is dirty~"
Anda Shizuku rolled his eyes at him. He pointed at Edogawa Conan and said, "This kid is looking for you."
Dong Yexi immediately lowered his head and asked, "Conan, what do you want to talk to me about?"
He thought: I wonder if Conan has found any clues. If the murderer hasn't been identified yet, he has to think about how to make him pay attention to those four people.
The blush on Edogawa Conan's cheeks had faded, and he looked up and asked, "I just want to ask if you noticed anything wrong when you rescued Kana Moto."
Dong Yexi was delighted, this meant that the microphone was being handed directly to him!
He said: "Before Hoshimoto Kana sank to the bottom, I saw her struggle a few times, but her movements were weak and powerless. When I swam to her side, she had already lost consciousness. Normally, people who are drowning will struggle desperately and will not faint so quickly. So I suspected that she might have been drugged, which is why I asked someone to call the police."
Edogawa Conan nodded. Higashino Hi was right, Hoshimoto Kana was indeed drugged, but who was the culprit?
Higashino added, "When I pulled Hoshimoto Kana ashore, the first person who rushed up to help was President Kaneda, and the second was Nagao Hide. It was also President Kaneda who called the police."
In his analysis, President Kaneda was the least likely to be the murderer.
First, President Kaneda was the one being pursued. While he disliked some of Hoshimoto Kana's behavior, her pursuit didn't cause him any trouble. If he truly disliked her, he wouldn't have come to this event. Second, the mission intelligence indicated that President Kaneda wasn't dissatisfied with him saving the victim, suggesting he didn't want anything to happen to Hoshimoto Kana. Finally, President Kaneda took the initiative to call the police. Even if he was the murderer, he would have completely abandoned his plan for today and wouldn't have stabbed him again.
Similarly, it is highly likely that Hideo Nagao is not the murderer.
They are both probably smokescreens, and may even be involved in the source of the drugs.
He told all this information to Conan Edogawa, not to mislead him, but to let him discover the unusualness of the other two from the two of them.
Things turned out just as he expected.
With his cute appearance and his silly ways, Edogawa Conan obtained important information and quickly identified four suspects. However, he was unable to determine who the murderer was.
At this time, Dong Yexi pretended to pass by and muttered to himself: "Speaking of which, Yuzumi Lingmei said that there were a lot of people out there who wanted to meet me, but why don't I feel that way?"
Edogawa Conan suddenly had an idea.
He ran around for a while and finally found the decisive evidence!
Time flies, and Dong Yexi's countdown is less than an hour!
The police wouldn't let anyone leave, and some people started to get agitated.
"You guys said that Hoshimoto's drowning wasn't an accident, but show us the evidence!"
"That's right! You can't stop us from leaving just because of someone's speculation, right?"
Dong Yexi immediately said, "Is my name too hot to pronounce? Can't I just say it?"
The man was about to retort after being confronted, but when he saw a tall man standing next to Dong Yexi, he silently shut his mouth.
Conan Edogawa hid under the table, found the right angle, and shot the anesthetic needle into Suzuki Sonoko's neck.
Suzuki Sonoko turned around twice and then fainted on a chair beside her.
"Sonoko?" Mao Lilan turned around in confusion. When she saw her imitating her father's "sleeping" posture, she said excitedly, "Do you already know who the criminal is?"
When the people around heard this, they all turned around and stared at them in shock.
"Suzuki Sonoko" coughed lightly: "Yes, I already know who the criminal is!"
Shiratori Renzaburo said, "Ms. Suzuki, please tell me in detail."
"Suzuki Sonoko" said, "The crime this time was actually very simple. The perpetrator drugged Kana Hoshimoto and then pushed her into the water before the drug took effect. After that, once the drug took effect, her limbs would become weak and she would be unable to stand in the water or call for help, and she would drown."
"If you say so, then doesn't that mean everyone could be drugged?" someone asked.
"Suzuki Sonoko" said, "That's right. Everyone outside is a suspect. However, based on the time the drug took effect and other clues, there are only four people who are serious suspects. They are Isamu Iizawa, Hisami Arizumi, Hideo Nagao, and Kindaichi."
Iizawa Yong immediately retorted: "It's not me! How could I do such a thing!"
Azumi Hisami also said, "It's not me! I won't touch the 'obedient water'!"
Someone on the side said: "That should be Nagao Hide, after all, he came from 'that kind of place'."
Nagao Hide glanced at him and said, "What's wrong? Is it too hot in a nightclub? I admit that I work in nightclubs and bars, but this 'obedient water' is contraband. I don't want my future, so how dare I touch this thing?"
"That's hard to say. Who knows if you'll do these deals secretly?" Iizawa Yong said disdainfully, "After all, this thing makes money quickly."
Nagao Hide countered, "How do you know it makes money quickly? Have you ever sold it?"
Iizawa Yong immediately said nervously: "Don't spit blood!"
"You are the one who is slandering me!"
The two of them were at loggerheads and were almost about to fight.
Shiratori Renzaburo immediately stood between them and stopped them: "Stop!"
Suzuki Sonoko said slowly, "Please calm down, both of you. There's still one suspect who hasn't spoken yet."
Everyone's gaze converged on Kindaichi's face. He said leisurely, "Of course, I haven't come into contact with these things. But I do know that GHB is a synthetic drug that can be produced in the school laboratory." The corners of his mouth curled up. "So, don't argue. From this point of view, everyone is a suspect."
Azumi Hisami said, "But I'm not a chemistry major, how could I possibly synthesize something like this?"
Suzuki Sonoko said, "Ah, the synthesis formula is very simple, even an amateur can learn it."
Yuzu Lingmei pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Inspector Shiratori, we've found something!" The police found a small amount of GHB in Nagao Hide's backpack.
Nagao Hide immediately shook his head and said in panic: "This is not mine! I don't know where this came from!"
Iizawa Yong crossed his arms and sneered, "That's what I said."
People around whispered:
"Is it really him?"
"Aren't he and Xingben good friends? Why would he do something like this?"
"I heard that he borrowed a lot of money from Xingben recently. Could it be that he doesn't want to pay it back?"
"Ah? Killing people because you don't want to pay back the money? That's too cruel!
…
Nagao Hide froze in place, his hands and feet cold, shaking his head and saying, "It's not me, it's not me, it's really not me!"
When Shiratori Jinzaburo took out the handcuffs and was about to handcuff Nagao Hide, "Suzuki Sonoko" suddenly said: "Oh, I didn't say that he was the murderer~"
Everyone was stunned.
Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile, "Everyone, please recall the conversation just now. The criminal had already revealed his true colors."
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