"Officer Gongchang, why don't we go to Mr. Genda's house and investigate?"
Compared to when he left, Hattori Heiji now had a smile on his face, showing that he was quite confident about the case.
"Go investigate the Genda family?" Officer Yumikazuchi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "Alright."
He originally planned to investigate the scene first, and then go to Genda's house to investigate as well.
Now that things here are almost done, it's good to go and check on the situation at Genda's house.
Seeing that Officer Yumina had agreed, Hattori Heiji said, "Officer Yumina, let's not delay, let's set off now."
"Um."
After saying goodbye to the boy's mother, the group left the boy's house, got into the car, and headed to the Genda family's house in Rizen-cho.
...
Because of the number of people, Conan and Heiji Hattori chose to ride in the same car as Inspector Yumigahara, which would make it easier for them to discuss the case with him.
In one of the cars, feeling a bit bored, Kazuha raised her hand, checked the time, and then said with some disappointment, "It's already three o'clock."
Xiao Lan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, sighed after hearing this: "It looks like we won't be able to go to the theme park today."
"What a pity." Kazuha glanced at Kouyu sitting next to her, a hint of envy unconsciously showing in her eyes, and whispered, "It's so nice."
Hearing He Ye's completely different words, Xiao Lan glanced at the back of the car and then smiled.
At that moment, Kōyū was looking at the city scenery flashing by outside the window, while Ai leaned on his shoulder with her eyes closed, seemingly resting.
...
Meanwhile, in another car, Hattori Heiji recounted their speculations about the timer device to Inspector Yumikasa.
"I see."
After listening, Officer Gong Chang did not show much surprise.
The case isn't over yet; it's too early to be happy.
"You're right, the fire may have started automatically through a timer device."
"However, the burn marks on the light bulb could also have been formed accidentally during the fire... We've arrived."
As they spoke, the group arrived at the entrance of Genda's house.
As he opened the car door, Officer Gong Chang calmly said, "If it's that kind of device, then all three of them could be involved."
"Um?"
Seeing that Hattori Heiji was puzzled, Officer Yukinaga closed the car door and explained, "The owner of that house, Morozuki Akira, goes without saying."
"And the other woman, Soga Misao, and Ryoko's sister, Gondo Itsuko, also frequently visited that house."
"We came to Mr. Genda's house to find out who the suspect is, so let's go inside quickly," Conan urged.
“Yeah, we might find a key diary or something that could help solve this case,” Hattori Heiji chimed in with a smile.
They already had a suspicion in mind, but they lacked evidence.
Although they could have done it themselves, it would always be easier to do things with a police officer accompanying them.
"Hmm." Officer Gong Chang glanced at the two of them, took the key to Genda's house from his pocket, and walked into the yard.
"I'll go in and take a look at the Genda family too." Uncle Mori closed the car door, glanced at Kouyu in the back seat, and then said to Ran in the passenger seat, "You guys wait in the car."
"Okay," Xiaolan nodded in response.
After giving his instructions, Uncle Mori walked into Genda's yard and saw Inspector Yumikaze opening the door with his key.
He asked, puzzled, "Mr. Gong Chang, you didn't have a search warrant for the house, so how did you get the house key?"
“I told Genda I wanted to prove his innocence in this incident, and then he gave me the key with tears in his eyes,” Officer Yuki explained as he changed into slippers from the shoe cabinet.
"Splash!"
Heiji Hattori, who was walking at the back, closed the door behind him.
As soon as he changed into slippers, Hattori Heiji noticed the shoe prints in the hallway.
After thinking for a few seconds, he took out a shoe belonging to Genda Takatoku from the shoe cabinet, then knelt down and compared the shoe with the shoe print.
"By the way, Mori, did you notice?" Officer Yuki asked, looking down at the floor. "It's the shoe print left in the hallway."
“Yes, they’re everywhere,” Uncle Mori nodded and said. “I just don’t know who left these shoe prints.”
“These are Mr. Genda’s shoe prints,” Hattori Heiji said, standing up from the ground. “They’re the same as the shoes in the shoe cabinet.”
"If that's the case..." Uncle Mori only got halfway through his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
At that moment, Conan, holding a trash can, said to the group, "Look, there's something really strange in this trash can."
"Hmm?" Officer Gong Chang stepped forward, reached into the trash can, and took out a shirt with obvious burn marks and a pair of shoes covered in mud.
"If Mr. Genda's sleepwalking is severe, then his claim that he set the fire himself might be true."
Looking at the shirt, Uncle Mori said with a serious expression.
“He’s not that kind of person,” Officer Gong Chang retorted. “He’s not the kind of person who would burn down someone’s house… impossible.”
“Mr. Yumigata…” Uncle Mori didn’t know why Officer Yumigata trusted Takatoku Genda so much.
Watching Officer Gong's retreating figure, Uncle Mori thought for a moment and decided to follow him to find out what was going on.
Just then, Heiji Hattori whispered to Conan, "Hey, Kudo, come over here and take a look."
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