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Chapter 540: Crossroads of the Maze (10)

Hattori Heiji stood at the door and shouted nervously, "No one is allowed to come in!" His voice echoed in the empty corridor.

Maori Kogoro quickly ordered his daughter: "Xiaolan, call the police!"

Hattori Heiji looked down at the body on the ground and said in a deep voice, "The carotid artery was cut with a sharp knife. The incision was perfect. This and the serial murders should have been done by the same murderer."

At this time, Nishijo Taiga frowned and looked at Hattori Heiji: "I always feel like I've seen you somewhere..."

Hattori Heiji raised his head, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes: "It's the high school detective, Hattori Heiji, yes, it's me."

Nishijo Taikawa nodded and said, "Before the police come, everyone go to the room where we were just now and wait. You must not go out." Everyone agreed, and the atmosphere became tense and depressing.

Conan squatted beside the body and said thoughtfully: "Mr. Sakura seemed to have been killed while looking for something in the warehouse. What was he looking for?"

Hattori Heiji then analyzed: "The buttons of the shirt were torn off, probably because the murderer was wearing gloves and it was too troublesome to unbutton them. But the wallet full of banknotes was fine, which shows that the murderer was not after money."

Maori Kogoro saw that Conan was interested in the body again, and sternly warned him: "Don't touch the body! How many times do I have to tell you before you understand?"

Conan was hit so hard that he grimaced: "It hurts!"

Just then, Ayanokouji Fumimaro walked in and introduced himself: "I'm Ayanokouji from the Kyoto Police Department. Thank you for your hard work. You please guard the door." The police officers stood up in response with solemn expressions.

Maori Kogoro was a little surprised: "Isn't this a police officer from Kyoto? You came really quickly!"

Conan suddenly interrupted: "Hey, where's your squirrel?" Ayanokouji Fumimaro was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I don't always carry it with me. What do you think? Was it done by someone outside?"

Hattori Heiji shook his head: "Although I can't say it's completely impossible, but if the door was opened and made a sound, the boss lady would have noticed it. Moreover, the murderer knew that Mr. Sakura would go to the warehouse for some reason."

Conan continued to analyze: "That is to say, it is very likely that Nishijo, Ryuen, Mizuo and others knew Mr. Sakura. After Mr. Sakura and Xiaolan left, the three of them went to the bathroom once each. And there is a staircase leading to the basement next to them."

Hattori Heiji's eyes became sharp: "That is to say, all three of them could have gone to the warehouse downstairs to kill Mr. Sakura while pretending to go to the toilet. But there is one thing that seems a little strange to me. Why did Chiga Ling accompany Mizuo when he went to the toilet?"

Conan explained: "It seems that all maikos do this. But she didn't accompany Ryuen and Saijo." Chiga Ling said aggrievedly: "That's because she happened to be playing games with her uncle. On the other hand, they may have chosen this time to go to the bathroom."

Hattori Heiji nodded: "In this case, the murderer is Ryuen or Saijo. Mizuo should be innocent if Chiga Ling is not an accomplice."

Conan agreed, "Yeah. Let's go then."

At this moment, Hattori Heiji suddenly said in a stern voice: "Stop pretending! Did you find something in Mr. Sakura's shirt pocket?"

Conan was stunned for a moment, then he took out something from his pocket and asked curiously, "Mr. Sakura's store should be on Teramachi Street, right?"