The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

"So after all this explanation, you only know how he behaves in front of you, right?" Conan spread his hands. "Since he's the uncle we met on the road, it makes perfect sense that he's a liar. He's a master at lying without batting an eye, right?"

"It sounds like you kids have a very bad impression of him." Inspector Yumio turned around and looked.

"Yes, we were going camping, but we forgot to refuel and the car broke down on the way. We happened to stop Mr. Zhou Teng who was passing by..." Dr. Agasa scratched his head and narrated the whole process.

"I just asked him to take it to a nearby gas station!" Yoshida Ayumi clenched his fists.

"It's not far from here. And he clearly stopped at the beginning and promised to help and asked us what happened..." Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya also crossed his arms.

"But when the doctor told him the details, his attitude changed immediately. He started cursing and drove away with his foot on the accelerator." Haibara Ai glanced at the black wall burned by the flames and spoke in a light tone.

"He talks too much. He says—"

Yuantai started the conversation, and several children began to repeat Zhou Tenghaogui's original words in unison.

"Wait here forever, old man!"

Dr. Agasa, who was standing by and felt like he was being scolded again, said: "..."

Ginbayashi Ena, who had been listening to their conversation with a stern face, couldn't help but turn her head and look at Dr. Agasa, biting her lower lip.

Tang Ze, who had been paying attention to her, knew what she was struggling with.

In order to continue to maintain her image as a fiancée who is deeply in love with the deceased, she has to take the initiative to speak up for the deceased Zhou Teng Haogui, saying a few polite words like "He does have a bad temper sometimes", "He doesn't respect the elderly very much, but he is a good person in other aspects".

But unfortunately, Yinlin Huina, who can pretend to be polite on other topics, really can't open her mouth on this matter.

"What a horrible person." Inspector Yumio took a look at the deceased's information in his hand and could imagine what this guy looked like with a smug and annoying expression.

"If possible, we don't want to say bad things about the deceased. But honestly, it's hard to imagine that he was a man who would listen to his fiancée and stop smoking to maintain his marriage." Dr. Agasa chose the gentlest words possible.

The dead are the most important. No matter how bad this guy was just an hour ago, he is lying there now, so let him go.

"Well, it's not very pleasant to hear, but it's certainly something Mr. Zhou Teng would say."

The young people standing behind Ginbayashi Ena felt a little uneasy, so they took over Ginbayashi Ena's work and explained awkwardly.

"He's certainly lacking in character. I have to admit, in business competition, guys like him sometimes do have an advantage."

"But when it comes to quitting smoking, I think he will do it."

"Yeah, he seems to really like Ena, they have a good relationship..."

Amidst the cheers of her friends, Ginbayashi Ena, who had lowered her head for a while, seemed to have finally sorted out her thoughts and slowly raised her head.

"Officer, I understand your doubts. It's normal to question your partner first when something like this happens, but Officer, I truly believe he has quit smoking. If I didn't believe this, I wouldn't have said it so decisively in front of everyone..."

Having said that, she looked around to confirm with others.

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard her seriously tell Zhou Tenghaogui that the marriage would be off if he couldn't quit smoking.

Zhou Tenghaogui has flaws in his character, but that doesn't mean he is a genius liar. It would be difficult for him to hide the truth from his fiancée.

Yinlin Huina is a smart woman. If she finds out about this, it will be a big problem.

This was the party where they announced their marriage. If the urge to smoke came back, there wouldn't be any need to rush for just a short while...

"And from what I understand, the police prioritize suspecting spouses because their wealth and lives are interconnected, and they are the ones with the deepest entanglements of interests. In other words, if a spouse dies, the inheritance will go to the surviving spouse. This motive is quite strong."

Ginbayashi Ena answered in an organized manner, but then changed the subject.

"So I have even less motivation. Haogui has decided to marry me, and we've already prepared for the wedding. The only thing left is to announce it publicly and submit it back in Tokyo. Even if I really want to kill him, it has to be after today, right?"

I have to say that although these words are purely emotional expressions, they do make some sense.

Whether it is the case handling or the trial process, the murderer's motive for killing is a very important part.

Even if someone dies in a car accident, sudden illness, drunk driving, and intentional murder are completely different in nature and circumstances.

So even though the result is the same, the murderer's motive and the relevant evidence to support this motive are both very important links.

Zhou Teng Haogui is the president of an IT company and a very rich one.

If you really want to kill someone, you can have plenty of opportunities to do it when you live together after marriage. If you are lucky, you may even get a fortune. Why choose today?

And if she really has a disagreement with the other party, wouldn't it be a better choice to not get married instead of killing him? Is it necessary to use violence?

"Well..." Inspector Yumio, who didn't have as much experience handling homicide cases, pondered for a moment before shaking his head cautiously. "That makes sense, but Miss Yinlin, based on my experience, when conflicts arise, people driven by emotion tend to overlook the consequences. We can't completely rule you out as a suspect at this point."

"...I understand." Yinlin Eina nodded.

"And you too." Inspector Yumi glanced at the young men beside her who were about to speak. "There are doubts in this case, and it's true that we can't simply label it an accident. You're also suspects now."

So stop joining in the fun and deal with your own problems first.

"How could it be us?" someone immediately couldn't stand it any longer, "We were all in the room, playing board games."

"Really? Are you all here?" Inspector Gong Chang counted the number of people at the scene and confirmed.

"Yeah, we were playing one of those party games that's perfect for livening up the atmosphere. It's like the King Game. We drew numbered lots, and the lots were specially printed with symbols for the game. Whoever drew the King could use the numbers to give orders, like, 'Number 4 and Number 10 hug each other,' or 'Number 3, have a drink,' or something like that. Since we didn't know who the specific people were, it was fun and really helped to build relationships..."

Zhou Tenghaogui is a wealthy dandy who loves fun and entertainment, and the friends he can call upon are mostly of this type.

Of course, it is impossible that I will not do anything if he doesn't come and just wait patiently.

"Well, that is to say, the participants hardly ever leave their seats." Inspector Yumio was too lazy to figure out what they were playing and summarized directly.

"Yes, at most I need to leave to go to the bathroom. But there's a bathroom in the recreation room, so there's no need to go out."

"So when he drove up, was there anyone not in the room?"

"I don't think so. After all, the lottery is based on the number of people. Even leaving to go to the bathroom could cause the game to be interrupted, which would really affect the atmosphere..."

Inspector Gong Chang nodded silently, thought for a moment, and then asked again: "So when his master came, no one went out to greet him?"

Yinlin Huina sighed and pointed to the villa behind.

"The villa's entertainment room was on the basement floor. Everyone was having fun and the atmosphere was lively. They turned on some loud electronic dance music, and we didn't even notice Haogui was here."

"That's because they were having a great time..."

"Yes, we heard a loud noise, and we hurried out..."

"When I came out, the garage was already on fire!"

Inspector Yuminaga asked Ena Ginbayashi to lead him around the first floor of the villa, and then pointed out the location of the entertainment room. When he walked back to the garage, he had basically come to a conclusion.

"Ms. Yinlin said that you all arrived here together and went in together. Almost no one left for long during the entire process. In other words, even if the ignition device was set in advance, no one could operate it."

"Yes, officer." Yinlin Huina nodded, her face full of helplessness and the faint sadness that a widow should have. "None of us could have predicted Haogui's arrival in advance, so it would have been even more difficult to operate."

Inspector Gong Chang silently crossed out another line of words on the notebook.

This is not Zhou Tenghaogui's daily residence, but their holiday villa where they come out for parties and vacations.

In other words, although there was a possibility that someone had prepared in advance to plot against Zhou Tenghaogui, this villa was normally uninhabited, with only a few servants cleaning it regularly. The people present did not have the conditions to set up any traps.

Looking at it this way, Ginbayashi Ena's suspicion was further reduced.

He turned around and inspected the layout of the fire scene again, putting aside the missing cigarette box for the moment, and pointed at the culprit that caused the explosion.

"It's a bit of a coincidence that the oil drum fell down at this moment. Is he really just unlucky?"

Yinlin Huina, who had been prepared for this, naturally anticipated this.

She squatted down and whistled towards the courtyard.

Soon, a big furry dog ​​came running over happily.

"It must have done it." While gently rubbing the big dog's head, Yinlin Huina said, "This is the golden retriever left to me by my late father. My parents spoiled it and it's quite noisy. If it's not satisfied with its walk, it likes to rummage around the house. If it's locked up for several days, it would almost want to tear the house apart..."

Although she was saying words of reproach, the doting and love on her face were beyond words.

For a moment, it was hard to tell which one was more important, the dog or my husband.

"So I told him a long time ago not to leave extra oil drums in the garage," a man in a hoodie sighed loudly. "Zhou Teng just finds it troublesome and wants to save time. This has happened three times already."

Yinlin Huina pursed her lips and said, "I didn't expect that a similar situation would happen for the third time. Haogui, you just didn't take this issue seriously."

"Has this happened before?" Conan looked up and asked.

His eyes had been following Yinlin Huina for several circles.

It's not that the detective is suspicious by nature, it's just that Eina Ginbayashi's condition is very delicate.

When Inspector Yumio said that the fire was caused by cigarettes, she directly refuted it, saying that the deceased could not smoke. At this time, she seemed to have a good relationship with the deceased and did not want to believe that he would smoke secretly without telling her.

After Conan pointed out that the unopened cigarette box was a barely plausible explanation, but the behavior was irrational, she swore that if the deceased really smoked, he would have tried to cover it up to avoid her finding out and causing a commotion. The fact that no evidence was found in the surrounding area at the appointed time only meant that the cigarette box was not found, not that he did not smoke.

Now, when the police captain questioned the gasoline dumping issue, she acted like a mother protecting her child, and her words were full of attempts to shift the blame to the deceased's own carelessness.

Any one of these parts is true on its own, but it is very strange when it happens to the same person one after another.

Contradiction means there is a lie.

In a murder case, even if the liar is not the murderer, he must be an insider to some extent.

"We came here last week, and the week before that. An oil drum also fell over there. It might have been caused by the dog." The man who was speaking lowered his voice as he looked at Ena Ginbayashi, who was squatting and stroking her golden retriever. "Zhou Teng got furious and demanded to know who had done it. When he discovered it was probably the dog, he and Ena had a fight..."

"A fight?" Inspector Yumio perked up a bit. "What was it about?"

"In their situation, what else can they argue about? From cars to clothes, everything. Ena said he didn't even look at the outfit prepared for him, and he drove whatever car he wanted. He was like this when he went to see his parents. It's very disrespectful. Zhou Teng hit back at her, saying things like, 'You take your dog everywhere and I don't say anything...'"

"It was so noisy that no one could really enjoy the game," echoed the girl next to them.

The host and his partner are standing on the sidelines arguing fiercely. Even a bold playboy wouldn't just stand by and watch, right? He or she has to mediate.

If we can't persuade them in a short time, the atmosphere will become dull and we won't be able to have fun anymore.

It was also for this reason that they simply did not wait for Zhou Tenghaogui to come this time, but found something to do to pass the time.

Unexpectedly, the problem was solved directly from the root...

"Stop talking!" Yin Lin Hui Nai shouted, "Hao Gui is gone now, what's the point of saying this!"

"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to blame you..."

"...The officer was right about one thing." Wiping her eyes, Yinlin Ena said calmly, "There's only one reason he died. He was about to get married, but he didn't take his future partner's words seriously. He ignored everything I said, and his claims of loving me were just a lie. He died just like that, and..."

The latter part of her words was a bit too aggressive, but even though she didn't say it, everyone understood what she was trying to say.

He deserves to die.

Inspector Yumio adjusted his tie silently.

Regardless of whether this lady is the murderer or not, and whether this case is really a homicide, a woman who is angered in her marriage is more terrifying than a criminal.