Chapter 2654:2666 [The Power of Primary School Students]
"Holding Mr. Xinghe and Sonoko's arms." When Mao Lilan answered, Conan realized that he had accidentally blurted out his true feelings.
Then he saw Mao Lilan walked towards Xinghe Dougo and Suzuki Sonoko to explain: "Just like this..."
"I know!" Conan rushed ahead of her and hugged Xinghe Douwu's legs to separate the two of them, "It's like this, right?"
Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's about the same."
"You're holding so tightly." Inspector Megure looked at Conan's strong little hands, "The murderer must not be the one who went upstairs."
Thinking of this, he turned to the others and asked, "What were you doing when the power went out?"
——Although he couldn't rule out the possibility that an outsider broke in and committed the crime, based on his experience, the possibility of an insider committing the crime was actually higher. In other words, all of these people were suspects... except for Brother Jiang Xia.
Hearing what Inspector Megure said, Iida Riki guessed what the police officer was thinking. He pushed up his sunglasses and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me. When the power went out, I was resting in the room directly below the library."
Mrs. Masakage nodded. "I was just about to go to the lounge to wake him up for dinner. But as soon as I opened the door, the power went out. But I still saw that Iida was in the room at that time."
"Is that so?" Inspector Megure touched his chin and realized something was wrong. "So you two didn't have a chance to move the body. You're probably not the murderer. The only one left is..."
He turned his head and looked at Hashimoto Maya.
Conan didn't expect Inspector Megure to be so competitive, and he smiled secretly.
“……” Maya Hashimoto was immediately bathed in the police’s gaze - he was too familiar with this kind of look, and the painful experiences before and after joining the job came flooding back to him.
Fortunately, after repeated practice, people will always make progress. Hashimoto Maya immediately found her alibi skillfully, "I was not alone at that time. I was chatting with Mr. Jiang Xia."
Hashimoto Maya thanked the kind detective in her heart, and then said jokingly: "Speaking of being alone - Conan actually played alone for quite a while with the flowers I gave him."
After a pause, thinking about the threat this kid might bring when he grows up, he changed the subject nonchalantly: "But when the power went out, this kid was with Jiang Xia and me, so he also didn't have time to move the body."
Inspector Megure was amused by his words and leaned over to touch Conan's head: "He can't move it even if he wants to, right Conan."
Conan: "..." You can't move it! Don't underestimate the strength of elementary school students. I have dragged Uncle Maori who was knocked unconscious by an anesthetic needle many times... Uh, no, this is not the point. The point is why Hashimoto Maya suddenly said such a thing?
"He treats me, a primary school student, as a serious suspect..." Conan was suddenly shocked, "Could this guy have guessed something?"
Thinking of his identity that could not be exposed, Conan was like being poured with a bucket of cold water. He showed a naive smile like a child: "Yes, Uncle Hashimoto's idea is really terrible. How could I, a child, kill someone?"
Hashimoto Maya: “…” Haha.
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After some investigation, Inspector Megure felt a little worried.
——Although there are many people in this family, they all happen to have alibis when they are gathered together in twos and threes. Do we really have to look outside and look for those outsiders who may have committed the crime?
"Come to think of it, since he went to such great lengths to steal a magic notebook, the murderer must be a magician."
Inspector Megure tried to narrow down the scope of his work: "There should be a lot of people who know Master Masakage. Not to mention magicians, even I used to watch his performances when I was a child - he and his beautiful assistant were a beautiful landscape in Tokyo at that time. However, I heard that he seems to have disappeared..."
Mrs. Zhengying sighed and said, "Yes, he disappeared exactly 10 years ago today."
Jiang Xia: "Didn't report it to the police?"
Mrs. Zhengying shook her head and smiled bitterly: "He is the kind of person who would leave at any time and often disappear for ten days or half a month, so I didn't pay much attention to it at first. But who knew that this time, he would be gone for more than ten years.
"Half a year after he left, Iida, Xinghe and Shouzi also moved out. It wasn't until today, ten years later, that we reunited for the first time."
Inspector Megure stroked his chin and muttered, "I haven't been back for ten years, and something happened today when I came back... Who was the leader of your gathering this time?"
"It's me." Iida, who looked like a big brother, pushed up his sunglasses and explained, "I come here every year on this day - it just so happens that this year the three of us are planning to have a joint performance, so I invited them all to come over, hoping to chat while we eat, but who knew... Alas."
Mrs. Masakage heard Inspector Megure's suspicion and said quickly, "I usually live here alone, and I rarely go to the second floor. Maybe the thief didn't choose to come here today, but has come here several times, but was discovered only today."
"That... that does make some sense." Inspector Megure had to admit that what he said was right. He sighed and could only think from another angle, "Does Mr. Masakage have any acquaintances with bad character? - To be able to think of stealing magic notes, that person must have some understanding of Mr. Masakage."
Xinghe Tongwu frowned and thought for a while: "No. Master is more of a loner, and his friends are usually..."
"Oh, I remember now!" Mrs. Zhengying suddenly interrupted their conversation and said with fear:
"In recent years, there was indeed a similar person - he came to visit and said he wanted to meet my husband, and he came several times."
“My husband had been missing for a long time and had lost his fame. I thought the visitor was his fan and was moved by him, so I invited him to visit my husband’s library.
"But who would have thought that he would roar as soon as he entered the room, shouting something like 'Get out now, you liar who stole other people's ideas and can only do acrobatics!'..."
She turned to Iida Riki, "I told you about this, right?"
Iida Riki was stunned for a moment: "Ah... yes, that's right."
Hashimoto Maya looked at the two people with strange expressions and quietly retreated behind Jiang Xia.
Inspector Megure became interested: "What kind of person is he? Describe his appearance in detail, and I will have someone look for him nearby. The murderer hasn't been away for too long, so we may be able to find something if we search for him while he's still alive."
"This..." Mrs. Zhengying was a little puzzled. "Actually, this happened five years ago. I was very scared at the time and didn't dare to look at him for too long. Now when I think about it, I have actually forgotten what he looked like. But since then, I often feel that there are subtle changes in the furnishings at home, as if some invisible person has quietly rummaged through the room..."
(End of this chapter)
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