The next day, when the morning sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains onto Guangyou's face, he opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep.
After sitting on the bed for a while, Guangyou got out of bed, put on his clothes, and pushed open the door to the living room.
The morning sunlight streamed through the glass sliding doors of the balcony, filling the entire living room.
The warm sunshine seemed to add a touch of warmth to the lifeless room.
Actually, it's not so much the sunshine that caused it, but rather Guangyou's mood.
When he woke up in the morning, thinking of Ai sleeping next door and seeing the fine weather outside, it was hard for Kōyū to feel bad.
Turning his head to look at Ran's tightly closed door, Kōyū's gaze seemed to penetrate the door and see Ai sleeping there.
Yesterday morning, the smile on Ai's lips flashed into Kōyū's mind, which also brought a faint smile to his face.
"Go prepare breakfast."
Withdrawing his gaze, Guangyou walked towards the kitchen.
...
After breakfast, Hattori Heiji told Mori-san about his plan to investigate the fire scene.
"What? We're going to Beika Town 4-chome, where the fire happened last night?"
Looking at Hattori Heiji's serious face, Uncle Mori asked, "And you're going now?"
“Yes,” Hattori Heiji nodded and said, “I think there are still many doubts in that case that need to be clarified.”
Ignoring Conan's speechless expression, Hattori Heiji ruffled his hair and chuckled inwardly, but said calmly, "I want to take this kid with me."
Kazuha, standing to the side with her hands on her hips, said with dissatisfaction, "Let's not worry about the fire. Didn't we agree to go to the theme park together today?"
“Now is definitely not the time to go to a theme park,” Hattori Heiji said seriously. “I have a feeling we can find clues to solve the case at the fire scene.”
"A clue?" Uncle Mori asked, even more puzzled, his brow furrowed. "Didn't we already lose the arsonist last night?"
“That’s right.” Kazuha nodded in agreement. “Isn’t the arsonist that uncle with the round-framed glasses who gave us Guan Yu keychains? He admitted it himself yesterday.”
"No, if I'm not mistaken, that uncle might have his subconscious being controlled by someone with ulterior motives."
Seeing their confusion, Hattori Heiji explained, "Think about it carefully. Mr. Morozumi Akira is a full-time psychiatrist..."
"Mr. Soga Misao is Ryoko Morozuka's feng shui teacher."
"Then, Ms. Gondo Keiko is a fortune teller."
“All three of them have the ability to control or manipulate other people’s minds, and they all have the motive to commit arson. Don’t you find that suspicious?”
After listening to Heiji Hattori's words, Uncle Mori nodded in agreement, but still raised a different opinion.
“But all three of them have solid alibis, only Mr. Genda Takatoku, who was arrested last night, does not have an alibi.”
"Moreover, we also saw him near the fire scene last night."
"That's why we need to go to the site to confirm."
After straightening his backwards baseball cap, Hattori Heiji said, "Who knows, there might be a key hidden in the fire scene that no one has noticed yet."
Seeing Heiji Hattori's actions, Kazuha frowned slightly and muttered to herself, "It seems Heiji is starting to get serious."
After thinking for a moment, Kazuha said, "I'll go too."
"Then I'll go too." Seeing that Kazuha was also going, Ran thought that it wouldn't be very interesting for just a few people to go to the theme park, so she decided to go with them.
While the group was discussing, Kōyū turned his head to look at Ai sitting next to him and said, "Why don't we just go to the theme park? It looks like they can't go today."
"No need, let's wait for everyone to go together," Ai said, shaking her head.
"I promised I would take you..."
Before Kōyū could say anything more, Ai whispered to him, "It doesn't matter, the most important thing isn't where we go..."
Before he could finish speaking, Kōyū understood Ai's meaning.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Guangyou smiled, nodded, and replied.
After discussing and making some simple preparations, Uncle Mori led the group to Beika Town, 4-chome.
...
Standing in front of the now-ruins Morozuka family's gate, Ran stroked her chin and said, "Why does this house feel a bit eerie?"
“That’s right.” Kazuha stood next to Ran, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said softly, “How could anyone think of coming to such a terrifying place?”
"Isn't that what you said yourself?" Hattori Heiji couldn't help but say. "If you find it scary, then you shouldn't have come along."
"I didn't want to come," Kazuha retorted. "I just wanted to see if I could help in any way and get things done quickly so we could all go to the theme park together."
Looking up at the charred exterior walls of the Morozuki family's house, Kōyū and Ai remained composed.
Guangyou even imagined how big the fire was at the time.
This is just a typical fire scene, where the exterior walls are charred black and only debris remains after the flames have burned through the building.
For him, there was nothing to be afraid of.
What's even more terrifying are the crime scenes, especially those involving many people.
The air was thick with the smell of blood, and the surrounding bloodstains could easily send chills down the spine of someone unaccustomed to such an environment.
However, most people don't come across such places.
As Guangyou was thinking about these things, Officer Gongchang's voice came from afar: "Today, everyone is out on the job."
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