The famous criminal in the world of Conan

At eleven thirty at night,

A body was found in a very nice hotel in Yūka-cho 4-chome.

After the body was discovered, the hotel manager immediately called the police.

After receiving the alarm call, Officer Megure rushed to the scene immediately, and Hakubamatsu and others who were already resting at home were also called up to work overtime overnight.

Soon, several people arrived at the door of the hotel.

Since it was very late, everyone looked listless, but for the sake of the case, they had to force themselves to cheer up.

That being said, I still feel really sleepy.

Sato Miwako yawned and complained,

"How come a case happened at this time, and it's a locked room case, it's really a headache!"

"Hey, is today's case a closed-room murder?"

Takagi Wataru asked in confusion.

"Yeah, don't you know?"

Said Sato Miwako.

"If it weren't for this, Inspector Megure wouldn't be willing to pull a fast horse like Inspector Hakuba on board."

Shiratori Renzaburo laughed and joked.

Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru also laughed, but Sato Miwako seemed to have thought of something and said,

"By the way, there seem to be a lot of closed-room murders recently."

After hearing her words, several people nodded unconsciously.

In fact, there were not many, but they had just dealt with a bathroom secret room a few days ago, so they were a little sensitive.

At this time, Bai Masong spoke up.

"Okay, let's go up first. This case may not be as simple as the last one."

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Several people quickly went up to the crime scene on the upper floor of the hotel.

The crime scene was located on the top floor of the hotel, in a high-end suite with a room.

The suite has two rooms: a living room and a bedroom.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see the living room, which is furnished with sofas, coffee tables and other items. On the left side of the door, which is on one wall of the living room, there is a door, and when you open the door you will see the bedroom.

The deceased died in the bedroom of the suite. When the deceased was found, he was lying not far from the bedroom door, facing it directly.

There was a knife stuck in his body. The blade was very long, about thirty centimeters, and it seemed as if it was going to pierce through the dead body and the floor.

When Hakubamatsu and others arrived, Officer Megure had already arrived here earlier, so basic questioning and identification of the suspects had already been carried out.

At this time, everyone had gathered in the corridor of the hotel.

At a glance, Hakuba Song saw that besides Officer Megure, there was also a middle-aged man in a suit and management uniform, a man wearing glasses and looking gentle, a young man with dyed yellow hair and an afro, and a young woman with short brown hair and sunglasses.

When Officer Megure saw Hakuba Song coming, he immediately stepped forward and shook his hand, saying with a sense of relief:

"Brother Bai Ma, you are finally here!"

Bai Ma Song shook his hand gently, then let go and asked Officer Megure,

"Inspector Megure, is this case really a murder in a closed room?"

Officer Megure nodded and said affirmatively,

"According to the statements of everyone present, it was indeed a closed-room case, but it is hard to say whether it was homicide or not."

"Then let me first introduce the case."

Bai Ma Song said.

"it is good,"

Officer Megure agreed and turned to the hotel manager and said,

"Please tell me the story again."

The hotel manager did not dare to be careless and said hurriedly,

"It was like this. At about 11 o'clock at night, Mr. Hanai called the front desk and said that there was a scream coming from President Murakami's room. He knocked on the door but no one responded."

The hotel manager pointed at the man with the eyes, implying that he was Hanai, and then continued,

"Afterwards, since I was the only one in the hotel who managed the spare keys, I hurried over to help open the door."

"When I arrived here, the three passengers on this floor, including Mr. Hanai, had already gathered in front of President Murakami's door."

Hearing this, several policemen were very curious about their reactions. Shiratori Renzaburo was the first to ask,

"Why are you all gathered in front of President Murakami's door?"

As if he felt that the police were suspicious of him, Huang Mao immediately said,

"Of course it was because I heard the screams."

After the yellow-haired man finished speaking, the short-haired woman also said,

"Mr. Kinoshita is right. We all heard screams in the room and were afraid something had happened, so we all came out to check."

The yellow-haired Kinoshita immediately took over the conversation and said,

"Then we came out and saw this uncle knocking on the door, so we followed and waited together."

After listening to the two people's words, Bai Masong then said to the person in charge of the hotel,

"Manager, please continue."

"Okay," the manager said.

"After that, out of concern for President Murakami's safety, I immediately took out the spare key and opened the door."

"After the door was opened, the room was completely dark. I immediately turned on the light. After turning on the light, we saw that there was no sign of President Murakami in the living room, so we thought about walking towards the bedroom."

"It just so happened that the bedroom door was open, so we went in together and found that President Murakami had been stabbed and was lying on the ground unconscious."

"I mustered up my courage, checked his breath, and found that President Murakami was already dead, so I called the police immediately."

The manager quickly finished explaining what happened. After listening to what the manager said, Bai Masong asked Inspector Megure,

"Then why is it called a secret room?"

Officer Megure sighed and said,

"Brother Bai Ma, you will know if you come in and take a look."

Bai Masong and Sato Miwako were immediately aroused by their curiosity, so the newly arrived police officers walked into the room together.

When he walked into the room, the first thing Bai Masong saw was a tape recorder placed on the table.

Bai Masong narrowed his eyes and asked,

"This is?"

"That's where the screaming we heard was coming from."

The short-haired woman took over and said,

"President Murakami was already dead before we came in. The screams were recorded by a tape recorder and then played back at a fixed time."

"Ah."

Bai Ma Song nodded.

"That's not the point, Brother Bai Ma. This is the point."

Inspector Megure urged, leading everyone towards the bedroom.

Walking into the bedroom, there were white horse pine trees. No, not just white horse pine trees.

Everyone, including Sato Miwako, Takagi Wataru, and Shiratori Jinsaburo, all looked at him intently.