Police cars quickly surrounded the exhibition hall. Officer Megure, who was on duty nearby, arrived at the scene. After evacuating the crowd, he immediately set up a cordon at the entrance of the lounge. The originally bustling exhibition hall was suddenly deserted, with only a few people wandering outside the exhibition hall with strange expressions on their faces.
Although the police at the door tried to persuade them many times, they still nodded perfunctorily and wandered around unwillingly, with eyes that looked eager.
Maybe it's human nature to enjoy the excitement.
The guard yawned lazily, and seeing that they didn't do anything else, he just left them alone and stopped paying any more attention.
Seeing that the guard was drowsy, the men looked at each other and quietly disappeared nearby.
The time of death of the deceased was within ten minutes, and according to the surveillance results, only Mai Ryomi and Tanaka Takayama had contact with Takahashi Sakai during the period before his death. Therefore, the two ladies have now been controlled in the room as suspects, and Shimizu Yuu who was accompanying them was also pulled aside to take a statement.
The three fake teenagers here also stayed at the scene on the grounds that they had witnessed the first crime scene and were able to provide more details.
"The deceased had subconjunctival hemorrhage in his eyes, external ear canal and nasal cavity. He also had multiple bleeding spots on his body. Preliminary judgment showed that he died of suffocation, but we detected excessive acetaldehyde concentration in his body, which also showed signs of alcohol poisoning. The specific cause needs further testing."
Officer Megure put his hands behind his back with a solemn expression and nodded, "Okay, go get tested."
He turned to look at Mai Ryomi and said seriously, "Ms. Mai, please tell us in detail what Mr. Takahashi was exposed to this morning, including what he ate and drank. Please tell us as much as possible."
Mai Ryomi looked very bewildered, her face full of helplessness, her eyes looked as if she was frightened by this unexpected incident and was somewhat distracted. Her voice trembled:
"Mr. Takahashi has been here since last night. He didn't eat after waking up. He only drank three bottles of beer and nothing else."
Maori Kogoro frowned, "He has red rashes all over his body and his body is swollen. It's a symptom of allergies. Didn't he even take allergy medicine?"
"Huh?" Mai Ryomi was surprised for a moment, and she shook her head, "No, because Mr. Takahashi has never been in such a situation before. And he always drinks sobering soup after drinking, and never touches drugs."
Conan frowned sensitively. No, Mai Ryomi is lying.
He remembered that Takahashi Sakai asked Mai Ryomi to bring the water cup in before returning to the room. Could it be that there was wine in the water cup?
Maori Kogoro was unusually serious. His eyes were sharp, like a knife that made people feel uneasy. He continued to ask: "Then can you tell me why you appeared here before the deceased died?"
"Because Mr. Takahashi asked me to deliver the water cups."
"What's in the water glass?"
"Hangover soup."
"Is this what you mean by you only drank three bottles of wine today?"
Mai Ryomi's face turned pale and she nervously clenched the corners of her clothes with both hands.
“I thought it was nothing.”
"You have been told to tell him everything he has touched."
Kogoro Mouri glanced at her coldly and nodded to the forensic officer.
"Please check this cup."
Conan was stunned. He looked at the aggressive-looking Kogoro Mouri. It was a surprise that his uncle's thinking was exceptionally clear today.
Maori Kogoro looked at Tanaka Takayama and said calmly:
"Ms. Tanaka, could you please tell me a little bit about yourself?"
"Me?" Tanaka Takayama nonchalantly played with his fingernails, with a nonchalant smile on his face, "Of course I'm here to kill him."
What?
Everyone present was shocked by her words, and looked at Tanaka Takayama in amazement, who was smiling very happily.
She nodded nonchalantly, with a playful smile in her eyes that was so cold that it was almost ruthless: "You heard me right, I am indeed here to kill him. I have been annoyed with him for a long time, and now that I can finally do it, I will naturally not miss this opportunity."
"Ms. Tanaka?"
Mai Ryomi exclaimed, and the surprise in her eyes was real. But she didn't look surprised by the words, and Sugawa Gen frowned in confusion, feeling that there was some other meaning.
"You mean you killed Takahashi Sakai?"
Kogoro Maori asked sharply.
"Don't you understand what people are saying?"
Tanaka Takayama tutted his tongue impatiently and said, "How many times do I have to say it? I killed him. I suffocated him with a handkerchief. Do you understand?"
No one ever rushes to admit it.
Maori Kogoro looked away with an ambiguous look, ignoring her sudden explosion, "Maybe you really wanted to kill him, but you can't be the murderer."
"How is that impossible?" Tanaka Takayama looked a little annoyed. "You detectives don't understand what people say or what?"
Conan's face was cold. It was impossible because - "There was not enough time to commit the crime."
Kogoro Mori glanced at her coldly and seemed too lazy to argue with her.
"If you're really good enough to suffocate an adult male to death in less than forty seconds, that's another story."
Tanaka Takayama's smile disappeared. He sat back on the sofa indifferently, closed his eyes and said no more.
At this point, there was no more evidence to search for. A group of people sat in the room in silence, waiting for the results of the forensics department's tests. The air was as quiet as a stagnant pool of water.
Xiaolan brought tea to the group and suddenly exclaimed:
"Ah! Miss Mai, your arm is bleeding!"
Mai Ryomi was startled. She raised her arm and found that her elbow had been cut at some point, and blood was silently oozing out. She thanked him gratefully: "Ah, thank you, I hadn't noticed it yet, but fortunately, I remembered that I brought a few band-aids with me."
Ai Huihara sat aside and observed, handing the package to her at the right time. She only moved her fingers slightly, and then stared at Mai Ryomi's movements motionlessly. As if thinking about something, she looked at the two people beside her and nodded in confirmation.
She put a pin in it.
Mai Ryomi can't feel pain.
"Is Mai-sister nervous?"
Conan smiled obediently and suddenly broke the silence in the room.
"Eh? No," Mai Ryomi asked in confusion, "Why are you asking that, little brother?"
Qichuan Yuan tilted his head, his expression very confused, "Because Miss Mai's hands seem to be shaking, is it because of too much pain? She can't even hold her handbag."
Mai Ryomi forced a smile and said, "No, it's because I've had a cold recently and I'm shivering a little. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"So that's how it is!" Huiyuan Ai clapped her hands, as if she had suddenly realized something. "I've heard from adults that people lose their senses when they are sick, so Miss Mai can't feel the pain! Is that right?"
"Stupid Huihara, you remembered it wrong!"
Conan sighed like a little adult and shook his head at her, "Only the sense of smell and taste will be a little malfunctioning, how can I lose the sense of pain, right, Brother Qichuan?"
"Yes," said Sugawa Gen, nodding seriously. "Ms. Mai definitely didn't lose her sense of pain. She must have lost consciousness due to the cold, right?"
He looked at Mai Ryomi sincerely, then suddenly frowned and fanned himself with his palms.
"I'm so jealous of Miss Mai. It's so hot today. I wish I could catch a cold too."
Tanaka Takayama frowned, looking very unhappy, and coldly rebuked:
"You three little brats, stop talking nonsense. Hey, can you please kick these three little brats out? It's very rude."
These three kids are smarter than each other. Once this crosstalk comes out, even if Maori Kogoro is dumb, he will realize that something is wrong. However, this is someone else's private matter, so he can't ask about it.
But these three people really seemed to be rubbing salt into Mai Ryomi's wounds. He calmly shouted at them, "Stop messing around, you three."
"Let me help Miss Mai find it," Haibara Ai suddenly took the initiative to move to the side of Mai Ryomi, blinking her eyes, looking very well-behaved.
"Sister Mai looks very uncomfortable. Let me help you."
Mai Ryomi held the bag, her face a little hesitant, but she softened her expression and handed the bag to her, "Thank you, little sister."
"Me too, me too!" Conan raised his hand very actively, and ran over to the handbag looking very excited.
Sugawa Gen walked over to the two of them as if nothing had happened, casually blocking Mai Ryomi's line of sight, and asked with concern:
"How come Miss Mai suddenly caught a cold in this weather?"
Mai Ryomi chuckled softly, "I accidentally fell into the river and caught a cold. You must stay away from the river, understand?"
"Has Miss Mai taken her medicine?"
"Yes, I will carry it with me."
The two squatting on the ground put away their innocent expressions, revealing a calmness and wisdom that was inconsistent with their age. Conan secretly took out the pink capsule hidden under his handbag and said:
"She's lying."
This is not cold medicine. She doesn't have a cold at all.
However, this drug does have another use.
The goal was achieved. Huihara Ai put on a brilliant smile again and handed the band-aid to Mai Ryomi, "Band-aid, do you need me to put it on for you?"
Mai Ryomi refused with a smile, and with trembling fingers, she tore off the band-aid and tried to stick it on her elbow. But her action was interrupted by the police from the forensic department who suddenly rushed in. "Officer Megure, the inspection is over. There is no other substance in the liquid in the cup."
Mai Ryomi looked very calm, but Conan narrowed his eyes and felt his heart sink when he caught a glimpse of the smile that flashed across her lips. He quickly pretended to be curious and asked:
"Hey? Is that hangover soup in the cup?"
"No, it's just plain water."
As soon as he finished speaking, the accompanying forensic doctor also called: "Hello, Officer Megure, after our final test, the deceased died of alcohol poisoning. However, based on the acetaldehyde accumulation in his body, we further determined that the deceased died of a disulfiram-like reaction."
Dithiomerrane-like reaction, also known as drunkenness reaction, can cause acetaldehyde to accumulate in the body. In severe cases, the body can become red and swollen, develop rashes, and experience rapid breathing, and even shock and death.
It turns out that the medicine was used here.
When the seemingly unrelated links were quietly linked together, everything was silently connected, and Conan raised his mouth with confidence - the murderer was indeed her!
But there is still one thing missing.
However..
Conan looked at Sugawa Gen and saw that man nodded to him calmly. The last huge stone in his heart fell.
Okay, let him reveal the truth next!
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