Model worker and his little darling

Ran looked at Conan and nodded gently, "Since Conan wants to go home, let's go back first."

After saying that, she looked at Sonoko apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Sonoko, let's come and play again next time."

Sonoko waved her hand dismissively, "It's nothing, let's go. What a troublesome brat."

After saying goodbye to Judy, the three prepared to leave.

Sudden--

"Ah ah ah ah..."

"Ran-neechan, wait for me here, I'm going to see what's wrong." With that, Conan dashed off and disappeared.

"Hey, Conan, wait for us!"

Seeing that Conan had run away, Ran and Sonoko had no choice but to follow him.

Conan rushed into the crowd and saw a man in red who looked very strange. His expression was frozen, his limbs were stiff, and he was stuck motionless in the seat.

"he died!"

"Call the police!"

After a commotion, Inspector Megure arrived at the scene.

After scanning around, he didn't see his familiar Mori brothers or Hirakiyo, and breathed a sigh of relief; those two troublemakers weren't there.

"Inspector Megure, what are you looking for?"

Inspector Megure looked down and his lips twitched; he hadn't expected to see someone he knew.

"Conan, you're here too. I always thought that Brother Mori was a jinx, bringing trouble wherever he went, but it seems you're not so bad after all."

Conan scratched his head sheepishly; he couldn't really be blamed for running into a case as soon as he stepped out the door.

"Officer Megure."

"Oh, Ran and Sonoko are here too."

Seeing that Ran and Inspector Megure seemed quite familiar with each other, Jodie, who was standing next to her, became a little curious and asked Ran if the police officer was an acquaintance of Detective Mouri.

"My father was Inspector Megure's subordinate before he resigned, and they had a very good relationship."

Seeing this, Judy happily went over and greeted Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure's eyes lit up, and he gave a warm reply.

"I am a Japanese policeman."

"No, no, no, it's police, not police."

Judy's on-the-spot instruction caused Inspector Megure to lose his composure online. He coughed twice to cover his embarrassment and said that investigating the case was the priority.

At this moment, Takagi walked over and said, "According to everyone present, the deceased died during the game, and they only realized something was wrong after the game ended. Moreover, the deceased was of extremely poor character and had already made enemies everywhere here. There were no suspicious persons at the crime scene, and the deceased did not eat anything while playing the game, so suicide can be ruled out."

Inspector Megure nodded, observed the deceased's appearance, and asked with a puzzled look, "But why is he dressed like this? It's like he's from a science fiction movie!"

A staff member stepped forward to explain, "Because this is a virtual reality game console, as long as the player participating in the battle is hit on screen, they will also receive the same damage at the same time."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure's expression immediately turned serious. "Players can also receive attacks? Could it be that his cause of death was due to the attacks being too intense?"

"There's absolutely no way that could happen. Players will receive a shock, but it's just a slight vibration, similar to the vibration of a cell phone ringing. You've probably never heard of a cell phone killing someone."

Seeing the man speak so logically, Inspector Megure frowned. "And who are you?"

"I was the player who fought this guy right before he kicked the bucket. And, to be honest, I was the one who got beaten up pretty badly." He finished speaking, pinched the gum in his mouth, and then put it back in.

While Inspector Megure was questioning him, Conan quietly crept up to the body and, after examining it, said, "This uncle seems to have died of suffocation, but there are no strangulation marks on his neck. I think he probably died of poisoning."

Inspector Megure patiently explained to Conan that the deceased had not eaten anything during the game.

"It's also possible that the poison was injected into the body using a syringe."

Inspector Megure laughed at Conan's reasoning, "Conan, if that's the case, the deceased would definitely be shocked when he was stabbed and say something like, 'What the hell are you doing?'"

Conan then explained to Inspector Megure the daily life of the arcade, explaining that it's usually very noisy there, and no one would pay attention even if someone made a sound.

Standing to the side, Judy watched Conan's performance closely. "What an interesting kid," she thought.

Conan, who was deep in thought about the case, suddenly felt a gaze on him. He turned around and saw Jodie. He realized he had been careless, focusing only on solving the case and forgetting that there was someone at the scene who might be a member of the organization.

So he walked over to Ran and Sonoko, acting like a good boy.

Reflecting on Judy's performance earlier, I'm increasingly convinced she's part of the organization. And the way she handled the shooting game at the beginning—her skills were beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Most importantly, she was with Bourbon, but why did Bourbon and the man in black leave in the end, while Judy stayed? Could it be that they had other things to do here?

As Conan was thinking, he secretly glanced at Jodie and found that she was looking at him too. When she saw him looking over, she even gave him a smile.

Conan returned a sweet smile, but inwardly he was shocked. Jodie seemed to have been observing him the whole time. Could it be that her behavior earlier had made her suspicious of him?

Inspector Megure began investigating who was near the deceased around the time of the incident.

Judy stepped forward, pointed to two people, and then looked down at Conan, saying, "Right, little brother?"

"Hehe, I arrived later, so I don't know either. But there are security cameras here, so I think the scene of the crime should have been recorded." Conan pointed to the camera on the ceiling, a rare gadget.

This greatly surprised Inspector Megure, so he immediately decided to go to his office to review the video footage.

Everyone cooperated and left, but looking at their backs, Conan, taking advantage of his height, heard a metallic clanging sound.

Conan walked at the very back, watching Jodie's back. Was she really suspicious of him?

After watching the surveillance footage for a while, everyone noticed that there was one more person who seemed suspicious, so Takagi immediately went to find him.

Soon, the suspects began to reveal each other's secrets and expose various details.

At that moment, a junior police officer pushed open the door and walked in. "Officer, we found a toxic substance in the deceased's blood—tetrodotoxin. The injection site was on the inside of the right upper arm. The needle pierced the deceased's artery."

Judy, without even adjusting her accent, reflexively explained, "Tetrodotoxin, commonly known as TTX, can be fatal at a dose of 0.5 to 1 milligram. It is a potent poison, usually found in pufferfish. Symptoms of poisoning from ingestion are relatively slow-progressing, and timely medical attention usually results in survival. In contrast, direct intravenous injection can cause nerve paralysis within a short period, leading to death."

Ran and Sonoko stared at Jodie in shock. Jodie quickly explained that a friend had told her this. The friend said Japan was dangerous and to be careful not to get poisoned by eating pufferfish.

Conan had been observing Jodie, and when he heard her explain tetrodotoxin in a normal accent, he was certain that this woman was suspicious and was definitely a member of the organization.

Moreover, he also found out who the real murderer was.