On the possibility of Gin's younger brother taking his older brother away

The next day, before Maori and his companions set out, they heard the exclamations of passers-by outside the window.

"Someone's dead! Someone was killed in Unit 33!"

"What!" Hearing the noise outside, Conan immediately leaned over the window to look out.

He remembered Lan saying that No. 33 was the house rented by the man yesterday!

"Uncle! A murder happened outside!" Conan anxiously woke up Kogoro Mouri.

Upon hearing about the murder, Kogoro Mouri immediately changed from being sleepy at first to being serious.

He put on his clothes and rushed towards the sound with Conan, Mouri and Ran.

Before arriving at the scene, we could see three police cars parked on the side of the road in the distance. Officer Megure was already taking a statement from Miwako Sato.

"Inspector Megure, you're here." Kogoro Mouri greeted familiarly.

Because the Mouri Detective Agency was nearby, Inspector Megure was not surprised by the appearance of a bearded middle-aged man.

Ran Mouri also came over and looked around but didn't see the gentleman from yesterday. Conan also noticed this.

Could it be that he was the one who was killed?

"Inspector Megure, may I ask who the victim was and when he died?"

The body had been carried away, and only traces of fixing lines were left at the scene. Kogoro Mori looked around and asked seriously.

"The deceased was the murderer who broke into a house and killed someone a month ago. His name was Moriyama Cheng. He has been on the run and has not been arrested yet."

"The time of death was between 7:00 and 8:00 in the morning. It was the new tenant Akiyama Jin who called the police."

"But coincidentally, the person that Moriyama Shige accidentally killed a month ago was the former tenant of house No. 33."

Inspector Megure explained one by one.

"Inspector Megure, there is nothing suspicious in the room except Mr. Akiyama's scattered luggage."

At this time, Takagi Wataru walked out of the house and reported the current investigation results.

Qian Yuanqiu followed behind with a gloomy look on his face.

"Mr. Akiyama." Mao Lilan called out the young man's name, attracting the attention of everyone present.

Conan acted as an introducer and told how he met Chihara Aki yesterday, and finally said:

"We wanted to remind Brother Akiyama that this house is haunted."

Maori Kogoro slapped his head and made a quick decision: "Moriyama Cheng was familiar with the layout because he had stolen here once, so he used the same trick again this time. But Mr. Akiyama was too defensive and accidentally killed someone?"

“……” Qian Yuanqiu looked at the man with mustache speechlessly.

"Dad!" Mao Lilan immediately stopped him from talking nonsense.

Conan also looked at him with half-opened eyes, complaining in his heart about this unreliable uncle.

It seems I have to do it myself.

He pinched his chin and racked his brains, his eyes darting around looking for clues at the scene.

"You said you were sleeping the whole time, so you didn't know what was going on in the yard."

Sato Miwako verified: "Did you really not hear anything?"

"Yes, I woke up this morning and wanted to buy breakfast, but I found it in the yard..."

Chihara Aki perfectly plays the role of a college student who has just entered society, with a look of panic on her face.

In fact, he said goodbye to Conan and the others yesterday and returned to the organization, and even practiced with Brother Gin for a while.

I returned to the house in the early morning and found this big 'surprise' in the yard.

It was even more difficult to explain if he called the police in the middle of the night to report the discovery of a dead body, so he had no choice but to lie down for another half the night as "Mr. Corpse" and only called the police after he got up.

Moriyama Cheng's body was found in the yard of No. 33, so the residents were naturally the most suspicious.

"I really didn't kill anyone!" he said sadly, "I don't know him, how could I kill anyone?"

This tragic expression moved Sato Miwako so much that she consoled him: "We will investigate the truth, please trust us."

Mao Lilan also apologized and said: "My father was just joking. When he shows his true strength, he will definitely clear your name."

"Really? Thank you so much."

"Officer Megure, according to the witnesses, two more people appeared near the scene just now."

Takagi Shigeru returned from his visit and brought two more people with him: "One is the resident of No. 32, and the other is the owner of a nearby supermarket."

"Ok?"

Inspector Megure looked at the two new suspects and felt that they looked familiar.

After all, young people have better memory.

Miwako Sato clapped her hands together, and her memory suddenly jumped out: "You were all victims of theft a month ago."

"Exactly."

The man who spoke was the supermarket owner, Hiroshi Muto. He defended himself by saying, "I was just curious about how a house where someone had died could be rented out, so I came to see which unlucky person had moved in."

The resident of No. 32 is a woman named Sachiko Tada.

She was also very dissatisfied: "What do you mean, do you think I'm a murderer? My house is next door, it's normal to pass by No. 33."

"No, no, no." Takagi Wataru quickly waved his hands and explained, "Someone saw you lingering at the entrance of No. 33."

"I'm also curious about who the new neighbor is." Sachiko Tada put one hand on her waist and pointed at the silent Chihara Aki.

Takagi Shigeru couldn't do anything about her, so he could only smile apologetically to calm the woman down.

Sato Miwako looked dissatisfied and walked forward to try to reason: "Ms. Tada, we have not identified you as a suspect, but please cooperate with our work."

Conan gently tugged at the corner of Takagi Shige's clothes twice, and the latter squatted down in response to Conan's force.

"Officer Takagi, were these two stolen by the same thief?"

"Yes. A month ago, Moriyama Cheng robbed the houses and fresh food supermarkets at No. 32 and No. 33 at the same time, but the resident of No. 33 was accidentally beaten to death because he was protecting his property at home."

"What did they all get robbed of?"

"The woman at No. 32 said she lost her jewelry, and cash was lost at the fresh food supermarket. After checking No. 33, the most items were stolen."

Gao Mu recalled: "Maybe it's because he is the richest among the three."

"Does one normally return to a house where he has committed murder and commit another crime?"

A casual remark from Mao Lilan gave Conan an idea.

Conan followed Takagi Wataru around the scene and went to a nearby area, pretending to be Mouri Kogoro to inquire about a case that happened a month ago.

By piecing together bits and pieces, the complete context of the case gradually took shape.

He hid quietly and shot an anesthetic needle into Kogoro Mouri's neck.

"Aha~"

After Kogoro Mouri's magical dance, he fell accurately to the ground against the corner.

Qian Yuanqiu, who was observing secretly, couldn't help but sigh at the power of the plot. It was so obvious, but everyone just focused on the fact that it was invisible.

"Officer Megure, I already know who the murderer is."

The familiar and steady tone surprised Inspector Megure and he asked, "Really, Maori brother?"

"That's right, the murderer is Sachiko Tada, the resident of No. 32!"

Conan struggled to put his hand into Maori's clothes and dragged his arm to point in the direction of the murderer.