Conan: Tennis Boys' Scripted Murder

Dr. Agasa replied slowly: "I remember why Kinoshita-san always wears a hat. Although her eyes are black, her hair is golden."

After hearing what Dr. Agasa said, Haibara Ai also understood why Miss Kinoshita always wore a hat.

"It seems that she is a mixed-race like me, and her father or mother is a foreigner."

Yoshida Ayumi and the others were a little surprised, "Is Ai also a mixed-race?"

"Well, my mother is British. I think Ms. Kinoshita lowered the brim of her hat because she didn't want her classmates to make a fuss about her hair color. Just like when I was abroad before, I was excluded because of my oriental appearance, so I know it very well."

Conan suddenly thought of something, "Ayumi, can you show me the postcard?"

After hearing his words, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and his companions regained some confidence, "Conan, do you know anything?"

Conan looked at the postcard, then turned to ask Dr. Agasa a question: "Doctor, does that girl have any animals at home?"

Dr. Agasa fell into recollection, "Let me think, she originally had a dog, but after she was bitten by the dog, she has not kept any other animals, so it should be none."

Conan excitedly ran back to where he had just watched the flying squirrel, staring at the sign above and muttering to himself, "So that's how it is, the code above is to be interpreted like this! I finally understand its meaning."

Kirihara Akaya and the others also ran along, and when they caught up with Conan, they heard him say that he had solved the puzzle.

"Really? Conan, do you know that place full of memories for Professor Agasa and the others?"

"That's right. Once the puzzle is solved, we realize it's not that difficult. Besides, the place is very familiar to us."

Others were confused.

"We are all familiar with each other?"

"What kind of place is that?"

Conan gave a hint, "Yes, it's a place that Lian Yuanta goes to five times a week."

The two key words "one week" and "five times" allowed Haibara Ai to know the approximate location. Isn't that the school that Conan was talking about?

But it was obvious that Kojima Genta, who was cueed, had not reacted yet. He used the process of elimination and listed the places he often went to one by one, but they were not so frequent and he did not go there all the time.

Huibara sighed, "Tell us the answer quickly, that girl will only wait until the sun goes down."

Conan waved his hand, "Don't worry, it only takes 20 minutes to drive from here, we'll have enough time."

His answer made Haibara Ai more certain of her previous guess, but she had not yet thought of the specific location. The school was so big, and it was not easy to find someone in a short period of time.

"Okay, I'll give you a hint. The string of numbers is indeed related to animals as the small print below says, but they are not their names, but their calls."

"Scream?"

"Yes, it is the number of words used to describe a sound. Do you know what animal's sound 6 refers to?"

Everyone in the Junior Detective Team knew that Conan was a very reliable person, and they began to recall the calls of the animals they knew.

Because 6 is the most representative, Conan chooses it as the first breakthrough point.

In the end, it was Ai Huibara who spoke the best English among the audience who guessed it, "SQUEAK, it's a rat."

"Rats? But don't rats squeak?"

Huihara Ai pointed to the sign in front and said, "Look, there's an introduction on it. Its cry is called SQUEAK in English, just like the cry of a mouse.

The girl's father or mother is a foreigner. Although I don't know if her parents speak English, it is exactly six characters. "

Conan then said: "Yes, this is most likely the correct answer."

The boys in the Junior Detective League were convinced by the two of them, but Dr. Agasa was still a little confused, "Rats aren't the only animals that make six-letter calls."

Conan smiled slightly, "But considering the animals you remember, Doctor, the only ones left are mice."

"Ah! It's the golden rat."

When they mentioned the golden hamster, they thought of the Dieno family, but the doctor had already been waiting there, so it was a wrong answer.

"We still have 4163 and 33 to solve."

“Are there any animals that make so many noises?”

"Let's think about the two strings of numbers separately."

The children thought hard but still couldn't come up with the correct answer.

Combining Conan's thoughts just now, Dr. Agasa suddenly understood, "I know it's the sound of a chicken and a dog. The chicken is Cock-a-doodle-doo, and the dog is Bow-Bow, which fits perfectly."

He looked at Conan to ask if his guess was correct, and Conan nodded.

Kojima Genta was amazed. "Don't chickens cuckoo?"

"To foreigners, it sounds like the doctor's explanation."

Yoshida Ayumi and Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko continued to speculate along this line of thought, "The chicken refers to the school, and the dog refers to the Noi family."

Kirihara Akaya tried to put the names together in order to form a sentence, "School, Noi, Chou Ye, Conan, why can't I find that place?"

"Haha, Chiye, don't be anxious. There is still one last number, 0. What do you think it means?"

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya answered quickly: "I know, it's the Kinoshita family, because she doesn't have any animals at home."

"Yes, let's connect them together."

The children silently recited the name, and as they spoke, the tone of voice changed, and then they got an address.

They said in unison: "Under the ginkgo tree at school!"

This wave of homophonic puns gets a lot of points.

Dr. Agasa anxiously drove everyone to the ginkgo tree at the school.

But it was empty there, not a single person in sight.

At this time, Ayumi Yoshida noticed the car on the side of the road.

"Huh? Why is that car still parked there? It was parked there when Ai and I came to see the bunny this morning."

Kirihara Akaya said hesitantly, "Could that be Miss Kinoshita's car?"

"Oh, it must be. She has been waiting in the car since morning."

Genta Kojima and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ran towards the car happily, and no one could stop them.

But to their disappointment, there was no one in the car.

Conan guessed from the steaming coffee that they had not been away for long.

A breeze blew, and countless leaves fell from the ginkgo tree above their heads. When they turned around, they saw a lady standing there leaning against the trunk of the ginkgo tree.

She was wearing a suit and a hat, revealing her blonde hair.

"Dr. Agasa, that should be Miss Kinoshita, right?"

"She's a beautiful woman just by looking at her back."

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya muttered, "What a waste."

Fortunately, his mumbling was not heard by Professor Agasa, otherwise he would have been scolded.