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After casually brushing off the fact that he was there, Conan steered the conversation to the issue that the others were most concerned about.

"You mean you've found Mr. Nigaki?" Mori asked hastily.

Conan turned on his watch-shaped flashlight, his voice low and somber, "I found him, but he has no body temperature."

As Conan finished speaking, the beam of the flashlight shone behind him, and everyone saw the horrifying scene that followed.

Mr. Nigaki leaned against the tree, his hands hanging down at his sides, completely still, like a corpse whose soul had been taken away by the Snow Woman.

"How...how is it possible!"

"No, this isn't real, Jia Gui!"

"Don't go near him!"

Just as the woman was heartbroken and about to step forward, Mori stopped her first.

Mori's tone was serious, and his sharp eyes scanned his surroundings. "His face was covered in blood, and judging from the surrounding environment, this is definitely a homicide!"

"Now that it's confirmed to be a homicide, we absolutely will not allow anyone to disturb the crime scene!"

"Murder..."

"case……"

When Ako and the others heard Mori say that, they were all speechless with shock. Only the man they had just met on the way asked with some impatience, "Who do you think you are? You're not a policeman."

“That’s right, I’m not a policeman anymore.” Mori said while examining the body, “But I used to be a policeman. I am Kogoro Mori.”

It wasn't until Mori announced his name that everyone snapped out of their daze and spoke in disbelief:

"You're Kogoro Mouri? That famous detective?"

The proprietress of the resort hurriedly asked, "So, you already know who the murderer is?"

"No, we don't know yet." Mori looked down. "The temperature is so low that the body has been frozen. Not only can we not estimate the time of his death, but the snow has also blown away the murderer's footprints."

What's even more frustrating is that the current severe weather conditions make it even more difficult to conduct a more detailed investigation, which makes Mingmei frown slightly.

"Oh, right, I just found this on Mr. Nigaki."

Just as Mori was investigating the scene, Conan suddenly took out a handkerchief from his pocket, inside which was a piece of chocolate with words written on it.

"This is... chocolate?!"

Chocolate that shouldn't be in this kind of place is now strangely here, placed next to a corpse. It just doesn't seem right.

"How is this possible? My chocolate was clearly left at the villa, how could it be here?"

"Hmph, could it be that you were the one who put it on top of the corpse?" Itakura sneered from the side.

“That’s impossible. We clearly saw the chocolate in the kitchen, and Ms. Ako has been with us the whole time. There simply wasn’t time for that,” Ran and Sonoko also stood up to defend Ako.

"In short, if anything happens, let's go back to the cabin and call the police first, since the weather is getting worse and worse."

"The police won't be here anytime soon."

At this moment, the man who had been searching for wolves in the forest since morning also arrived. Upon seeing him, the man named Itakura immediately approached him, and the two seemed to know each other very well.

"Wait, tell me first, what do you mean by 'the police won't be here anytime soon'?"

Upon hearing this, the man explained, "The tunnel leading from the foot of the mountain to the cabin was completely buried by an avalanche 30 minutes ago."

[Here it comes! The locked-room mystery mode is activated!]

[Detective Conan Classic: The Locked Room Ambition in a Snowstorm.]

[It's just another old tradition of Conan's style; it's a pity that Asakawa Yu didn't have any scenes this time, sigh~]

The moment they heard that the tunnel had been buried, everyone's heart skipped a beat, and their faces turned solemn.

This means that tonight, they will be in the same place as the murderer and will have to be on guard against a killer lurking in the shadows. This is a huge challenge for these girls.

"Wait, so that means Ai is alone at the villa right now. If the murderer is there..."

Just as everyone was talking incessantly, Mingmei suddenly remembered her younger sister's situation, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Oh right! And Ai, what if the murderer goes back first..." Hearing Akemi's murmur, Ran instantly thought of the bad consequences.

"Let's go back right away!"

In an instant, Mori made a decision, and everyone immediately set off at full speed towards the villa.

Before long, the outline of the villa came into view, still brightly lit inside.

As soon as she opened the door, Akemi began calling out Ai Haibara's name, "Ai! Where are you?"

"I'm here, sister. What happened?"

Akemi finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Ai Haibara calmly walk down from upstairs.

"Thank goodness you're alright."

"So, what exactly happened?" Ai Haibara turned her head to look at Mouri and the others behind Akemi, who were also panting heavily, and her doubts deepened.

Seeing this, Akemi began to explain to Ai Haibara everything that had happened in the forest, including the fact that they found Futagaki's body and that Ako had put chocolate on the body.

"Ai, did you see anyone come back to the manor back then?"

If Ai Haibara had seen or heard anything at the time, it would prove that the murderer was not one of them.

Ai Haibara pondered for a moment, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the room, before she rested her chin on her hand and said thoughtfully, "I haven't seen any people, but as for the voices..."

"I'm not sure if I misheard, but I did feel a faint sound coming from downstairs."

"Really? So someone really did come to the manor after we left and stole Miss Ako's chocolates," Mori rationally analyzed.

But based on this alone, we still can't find any clues about the murderer; we can only say that we know the murderer did come here.

"Sigh, if only Asakawa had come along, maybe he could have discovered some clues we missed." Mori murmured to himself, but Conan overheard him.

Conan's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but think: Hey, who's the detective, you or him? Can you please not immediately think of him...?

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The exams are finally over! Starting today, this novel will officially resume updates. Sorry to have kept you all waiting!