At Toshiyuki Otsu's company, the two "bickering lovers" happened to meet.
Eri Kisaki, looking at the rarest animal with an expression of wonder, asked Uncle Mori, "You actually came here?"
Uncle Mori used the same excuse as always: "I just didn't want to see such a beautiful woman like Miss Endo sad."
"Hmph, a leopard can't change its spots."
Eri Kisaki gave Uncle Mori a disdainful look and retorted.
During the conversation, the building's manager, Takuya Akiyama, came out of the management office with a bunch of keys and said to the group, "Please come this way with me."
The building manager, who was also the first to discover the scene, asked Eri Kisaki after they got on the elevator, "Could you please describe the situation in detail?"
Takuya Akiyama nodded and recalled, "I remember it was around nine o'clock that day. I was watching a TV program when the president's son-in-law, Mr. Arima, came to see his father wearing a chef's uniform."
“I remember when I was on patrol at eight o’clock, the office was basically empty, but Mr. Arima said that the president should be in the office, so I went to open the door for him.”
"I remember that scene very clearly. Mr. Arima said there was someone in the president's office. I went up to take a look out of curiosity, but I was horrified to find that there was someone in the president's office, and it seemed like they were beating someone up."
"Then I heard someone fall down in the president's office."
...
Takuya Akiyama described the general plot very well, and images began to appear in Kouyu's mind.
The president's office door was locked, and the key wasn't with him, but with Arima Masahiko.
When Eri Kisaki said she was coming to investigate the crime scene, Takuya Akiyama had already sent a message to Masahiko Arima, asking him to come over.
Arima Masahiko happened to have an Italian restaurant nearby, not far away. After calculating the time, I figured I was almost there.
After waiting in the office for three minutes, Masahiko Arima finally arrived with the keys.
Upon hearing that the person before him was the famous Kogoro Mouri, Arima Masahiko revealed a strange smile: "Seeing is believing."
Since it wasn't a compliment from a beautiful woman, Uncle Mori remained calm: "Thank you for the compliment."
With a professional smile, Eri Kisaki said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Arima, for disturbing your work. We'd like to go to the president's office to take a look."
"Of course, I'll open the door for you right now."
Arima Masahiko took out the key and opened the door to the president's office. "The police have issued a permit for the use of this house, but I haven't figured out how to use it yet, since my father-in-law died in there."
Uncle Mori and Eri Kisaki were checking the scene to make sure there were any details they had missed.
"Mr. Arima, where exactly did President Otsu collapse?"
Eri Kisaki held her notebook, ready to jot down whatever Arima Masahiko said.
As Kouyu watched Arima Masahiko pointing at the ground in front of the safe, describing how the president had fallen, he turned to look at the screen by the door, frowned, and asked Akiyama Takuya, "Mr. Akiyama, did you personally witness President Otsu being beaten?"
Takuya Akiyama shook his head: "No, the lights in the president's office were off that night. I just saw a shadow on the wall."
Uncle Mori turned to look at Takuya Akiyama, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. Unless he saw it with his own eyes, there was a high possibility that he would do something underhanded.
Meanwhile, he looked around the room, and when he saw an alarm clock in a cabinet in the president's office, the corners of his mouth turned up, but the smile quickly disappeared.
Kōyū keenly caught this slight smile, and the corners of his mouth also turned up slightly. Then he walked straight out of the president's office.
As Guangyou walked, he said, "Uncle is really capable when it comes to cases involving family members."
This is something Guangyou firmly believes, and many people have said it in his previous life: the uncle is not incompetent, he just hides his sharpness and pretends to be a muddle-headed uncle.
Guangyou doesn't know exactly how powerful he is, but the uncle's strength is beyond doubt.
If Uncle Mori hadn't been so nervous about the competition, he probably would have won that year's judo tournament.
In front of the building, Kōyū leaned against the wall and waited for a while. Not long after, Eri Kisaki, Uncle Mori, and Conan, who was following behind, all arrived at the door.
They exchanged simple pleasantries at the door, saying "Thank you for your trouble" and "It's no trouble at all."
Then, Arima Masahiko suddenly said to Uncle Mori and Eri Kisaki, "If you two don't mind, would you accept my invitation to have a meal at my place?"
"I have a bottle of fine aged wine over there, and I would like to invite you two to try it."
Uncle Mori has never been able to resist alcohol, and after pretending to think about it for a moment, he nodded in agreement.
Eri Kisaki wasn't a heavy drinker, and thinking of Ran who was still at the office, she turned around and scolded, "Isn't Ran still at home?"
Uncle Mori thought about it and was about to refuse when Masahiko Arima continued, "Is it your daughter? Actually, I really want to host a banquet for the famous Kogoro Mori, so if it's convenient, your daughter can come and attend."
Eri Kisaki couldn't refuse such a sincere invitation, so she nodded and accepted.
I called Xiaolan and told her what was going on. Xiaolan didn't refuse and came over right after I hung up.
The group first went to the Italian restaurant owned by Arima Masahiko nearby to wait for Ran. While they were waiting, Endo Noriko arrived.
Eri Kisaki asked in surprise, "Ms. Endo, what brings you here?"
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