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"Damn it, I had a sliver of hope, which is why I brought back Nigaki's camera, but it turns out the tapes inside were never used."

Mori looked at the camera in his hand and couldn't help but complain.

"But even these film negatives that have already been taken cannot be developed before the police arrive."

At this moment, Konagawa walked up to Mori and said that he could also develop those negatives now, and asked Ran to come over and help her.

"Sister, do you see anything wrong?" Ai Haibara looked at Akemi, who was standing in the corner thinking, and then at Conan, who was completely lost in thought.

After a short while, Akemi sighed, "No, there's absolutely no clue right now. I've tried to deduce when the murderer brought the chocolate there and when they committed the crime, but I still have no idea how to proceed."

"Why don't we try calling that family and see what they say?"

Ai Haibara's meaning was clear: she wanted to call Yu Asakawa to see if he could come up with any clues they hadn't considered, or other key points for solving the case.

But Mingmei then shook her head, "Actually, I just tried calling the boss, but he's busy with something and hasn't answered the phone."

Akemi's words completely blocked Ai Haibara's other path, and now they really have to rely on themselves to find the culprit.

She glanced at everyone in the room, and whether it was her sixth sense or not, she felt that the murderer was hiding among them. Her older sister, Mingmei, had the same feeling.

Afterwards, Akemi and the others watched the videotapes that Mr. Nigaki had filmed earlier, as well as the film that Ms. Funakawa and Ran had developed together, but they didn't find anything.

Looking at the photo in her hand, stained with three patches of blood, Akemi's mind started racing again.

Just then, Itakura, who had been acting somewhat strangely from the beginning, suddenly spoke up: "By the way, I remember seeing a very suspicious person in the forest before I met you."

"what?!"

"What...what does that mean?!"

Upon hearing this, Ran and Sonoko, who were already afraid of these strange things, were so frightened that they hugged each other.

"I remember he was wearing a black knit hat and he seemed to be quite big. I thought he was a bear and almost shot him."

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"A black knitted hat?!"

In an instant, upon hearing those words, Akemi and Ai's expressions changed drastically.

Suddenly, the same figure began to appear in their minds.

Ai Haibara looked surprised, while Akemi's face showed disbelief, as if she had heard something shocking.

[Shuichi! Could it really be Shuichi Akai?!]

[What?! Hey, hey, hey, is this for real? If it really is Shuichi Akai, then my brother Yu is going to get his base raided?]

[What are you talking about! Who said it had to be Shuichi Akai? Could it really be the murderer, or Asakawa Yu himself?]

[Haha, the person upstairs is really joking.]

The moment the black knit hat was mentioned, the atmosphere clearly shifted, and even Conan and Ran fell into deep thought.

"Sister, do you really think it could be him?" Ai Haibara asked subtly in Akemi's ear.

Akemi shook her head. "I don't know, but I think it's unlikely, after all..."

After all, even Asakawa Yu didn't know they were here, let alone Akai Shuichi. But if it really was him, then Akemi would have to start considering the possibility that they were being followed.

"Let's wait and see. The most important thing now is to find the culprit. As for whether it really is that person, we'll talk about that later."

Upon hearing Akemi's words, Ai Haibara nodded in agreement.

As a witness to the love between Asakawa Yu and her older sister, she genuinely disliked Akai Shuichi for the sake of her sister's future happiness, especially since that man had abandoned her sister.

At this moment, the man wearing a black knitted hat, who was the subject of the discussion, was standing in the snow not far away, braving the howling wind and snow, looking at the mountain cottage not far away.

Standing next to him was another man, also wearing a black overcoat and tightly wrapped up.

Afterwards, Itakura and the other two started to deduce that the murderer was Ms. Ako, who had made chocolates to give to Futagaki, but this deduction was quickly refuted by Ran and Funagawa.

Seeing that their reasoning had been overturned, the two Itakuras smiled sheepishly and said they were going back to their rooms to sleep.

Watching the two figures leave, Akemi felt that something was not quite right. Her intuition told her that the two people's behavior was suspicious, but she couldn't find any evidence at the moment.

"Hey great detective, have you found any clues?" Seeing that her reasoning was fruitless, Ai Haibara went to Conan's side and asked him.

Hearing Ai Haibara's question, Conan shook his head helplessly, "No, there are still many things I don't understand. If the murderer really wanted to kill Mr. Futagaki, then why would they go to the trouble of bringing the chocolate over?"

Seeing that Conan's search yielded no results, Ai Haibara couldn't help but smile. "I see. I thought that famous detective was almost there, but it seems he's still stuck in the same place."

Faced with Ai Haibara's sarcasm, Conan smirked, "Heh, so you already know who the culprit is?"

"I do not know."

For a moment, Conan was even more speechless. "If you don't know either, then why did you come here to mock me?"

"I'm not a detective, but I just feel that compared to someone else, you, the famous detective, are still a bit lacking."

Conan doesn't need to think to know who Ai Haibara is referring to when she says "someone." But is it really meaningful for you all to say this? Do you think everyone can be as overpowered as Asakawa Hayao?

"By the way, Kudo, you'd better keep an eye on those two people from earlier. I have a feeling they're not good people."

After the joke, Ai Haibara also gave Conan a serious reminder.

Watching the figures of Itakura and the other person leave, Conan nodded seriously. He knew that the two were very strange, but there was no evidence. No matter how much he suspected, he couldn't say anything.

"By the way, Haibara, that man they were talking about, the one who looked like he was wearing a black knitted hat, do you think he might be...?"

"Oh, so you suspect it's that guy on the bus last time?" Ai Haibara didn't expect Conan to also think that the person was Shuichi Akai.

"Hmm, I think..."

"Then you keep up the good work, I'm going to my sister's place now."

Before Conan could finish speaking, Ai Haibara chuckled and walked away on her own, leaving Conan standing there alone, his lips twitching.