Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

Soon, Inspector Megure arrived with his men.

"So, Mori, can you explain why it's you guys again?"

Inspector Megure was utterly speechless.

There have been some things going on at the Metropolitan Police Department these past few days, and they're already quite stressed. Can't this Mouri scourge just stop causing them trouble?

Kogoro Mouri scratched his head: "The deceased was attacked just three days ago. We were hired by the deceased's daughter, Etsuko Furukawa, to protect her..."

So they just protected the dead until they died?

Kudo Kazuma almost couldn't hold back his laughter and quickly coughed twice to cover it up.

Inspector Megure immediately looked at Kazuma Kudo, and seeing his suppressed laughter, he felt utterly exhausted.

Seeing Inspector Megure looking at him, he tilted his head and said, "I didn't come with Uncle and the others. I just happened to hear gunshots from the room while I was passing by, and I also saw some strange things. I was worried that something had happened, so I came to ask about the situation."

Inspector Megure sighed helplessly and took his men to the scene first.

After inspecting the scene, he sent people to summon everyone present to the living room for a preliminary interrogation.

"When Ms. Etsuko Furukawa and her maid, Ms. Azusa Machida, went upstairs to wake the victim, they heard gunshots coming from the room. Immediately afterwards, Mr. Edogawa rang the doorbell, and Mr. Koji Furukawa opened the door for him."

"After Edogawa-kun entered, he stayed in the living room talking to Conan and Ran, while Mr. Mori and Mr. Furukawa went upstairs, broke down the victim's door, and found the victim's body inside. Is all of this correct?"

The others agreed, but Etsuko Furukawa spoke up angrily: "The boy who called himself a detective came in after the shooting. Wasn't he the one who killed my mother?"

Inspector Megure sighed helplessly: "We'll find out who the killer is. But when you heard the gunshot, did you notice anything unusual?"

Maid Azusa Machida said, "I remember that at that time, Miss Etsuko squatted down to pick up the handkerchief that had fallen on the ground. Just as she squatted down, she heard a gunshot, and then nothing happened."

Kazuma Kudo tilted his head: "What's wrong with that? It's just that the deceased's room didn't have an inward-facing window, so you couldn't see anything, right?"

"When the gunshot rang out, I was passing by outside. Besides the gunshot, I also saw a strange light in the room. If I had to describe what it looked like, it was probably... like the TV being turned on in a room with the lights off."

Etsuko Furukawa's expression changed slightly: "What nonsense are you talking about! Inspector Megure, he must have killed my mother, and now he's trying to confuse everyone by saying such nonsensical things!"

Conan, who was having his ears rubbed by Ran, immediately said, "Impossible! To Aunt Furukawa, Kazuma is a stranger. If a stranger really broke in through the window, she would definitely run to the door. How could she have collapsed near the window?"

Kudo Kazuma scoffed, "Besides, the old lady was shot right between the eyebrows, a direct hit. An old lady seeing a stranger come in through the window would definitely try to run away. Even if she was slow, she couldn't possibly be shot between the eyebrows, could she?"

Inspector Megure summarized the situation, then stared at Etsuko Furukawa, Koji Furukawa, and the maid Azusa Machida, saying, "So, it was someone we knew who committed the crime?"

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "Obviously, the culprit is that aunt who's been so eager to pin the blame on me!"

“How could that be?” Etsuko Furukawa frowned. “Don’t make false accusations just because I pointed the finger at you! I haven’t even been in my mother’s room today! If we’re really talking about someone, shouldn’t it be her?”

She pointed to Machida Azusa as she spoke.

Chiba spoke up at the opportune moment: "I just spoke with the neighbors. The deceased was usually very rude and extremely insulting to Ms. Machida. This evening, the deceased complained to Ms. Machida even more, and many neighbors heard it. Ms. Machida also said that she will definitely seek justice."

Machida Azusa panicked: "I absolutely did not kill Madam! I only said that because I was resentful."

It turns out that she spilled red tea in the deceased's room this evening, making a lot of mess, which is why she was scolded and reprimanded by the deceased.

“I carefully cleaned everything I had dirtied, from my watch and remote control to the Persian rug, but my wife still says I've dirtied the Persian rug and wants to deduct all my year-end bonus and make me sign an IOU…”

"That's why I blurted out that demand for justice. But when the gunshot rang out, Miss Etsuko and I were both outside Madam's room..."

"Then the culprit is obvious, isn't it?" Kogoro Mouri pointed at Koji Furukawa, "It's you, the one who wasn't there at the time!"

"Are you kidding me?" Koji Furukawa pointed at Kazuma Kudo. "I was going out to buy a gift for my mom, and I just happened to run into him when I opened the door. He can vouch for me!"

Kudo Kazuma nodded first, then tilted his head and asked, "Your older sister didn't send you out to buy a gift, did she? If so, then she's trying to frame you~"

"Have you said enough?!" Etsuko Furukawa glared angrily at Kazuma Kudo.

Kudo Kazuma wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he turned to Conan, who was coming down from the second floor with his hands in his pockets: "Looks like there's been a result?"

When Machida Azusa was explaining her actions, she noticed that Conan had gone to the scene on the second floor. Without even thinking, she knew he was looking for clues.

Conan nodded at first, then suddenly realized he was still a primary school student, and quickly started acting cute: "Yes, Kazuma-nii, it's just like you said~ There really are only two people's fingerprints on the remote control~"

Kudo Kazuma twitched the corner of his mouth.

What's with these two people's fingerprints?

He glanced at Conan speechlessly. Did this unlucky older brother really think he could understand?

Wait, two people's fingerprints?

He suddenly realized what was happening and immediately turned to look at Etsuko Furukawa.

"Just as I expected. Ms. Etsuko Furukawa, you probably went in through the window first, killed the old lady with a silenced gun, and then changed your clothes to pretend you just came back, right?"

"As for the gunshots that everyone heard later, it was you who deliberately turned on the TV and played the sound from the TV, which is why I saw the light in the deceased's room when I passed by."

"This is your prepared alibi, and to ensure you can accurately time when you turn on the TV, you, as the president of the company, even brought a digital watch. Am I right?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? You clearly only passed by and have no alibi..." Etsuko Furukawa frowned deeply. "You're framing me for this, what evidence do you have?"

Conan spoke in his childish voice, cold and indifferent: "Of course there is evidence. On the remote control at the crime scene, only Miss Azusa and your fingerprints were found."

"what is this……"

"Isn't that enough?" Kudo Kazuma shrugged. "Didn't you say you hadn't been to your mother's room all day? Then how did your fingerprints end up on the remote control that Ms. Machida cleaned up this evening, where the old lady's fingerprints were all gone?"

"me……"

With the evidence irrefutable, Etsuko Furukawa immediately resorted to crying, kneeling, and pleading, but surprisingly showed no remorse.

Afterwards, Inspector Megure couldn't help but pat Kazuma Kudo on the shoulder, remarking with a touch of nostalgia, "Edogawa, your deduction just now really had a bit of Kudo's style. And you two look exactly alike; at first glance, I thought it was Kudo doing the deduction..."

Kudo Kazuma twitched the corner of his mouth. "So you're trying to impress me with your charms, huh?"

Today, Conan discovered a crucial clue before Conan could unleash his full persuasive skills. What else could he do? Of course, he'd help Conan satisfy his craving for serious deduction...