Model worker and his little darling

Seeing Inspector Megure and Ran getting along so well, Su Dai, who was standing to the side, was a little curious.

"Xiao Lan, is that police officer someone you know?"

"Yes, my dad used to be a policeman, and Inspector Megure was his superior."

Su Dai nodded, looking like she understood. "No wonder he asked about your father as soon as he arrived."

Hearing this, Sonoko whispered, "Actually, Inspector Megure asked about Uncle Mori and Hirai because they always appear at murder scenes and he thinks they're bad luck. Inspector Megure always calls them plague gods."

Su Dai blinked. So Yu Lu had such a bad image in this police officer's mind.

After questioning, it was revealed that at the time of the incident, Tomomi Morimoto was alone in the kitchen researching candy, while Tsuyoshi Maeda was called away by a phone call and did not know who made the call.

Fujino Yasuo said that at that time he was carrying a cake and looking for Sonoko, and he saw the store manager checking the accounts before he left.

Inspector Megure concluded that when the store manager was murdered, only Tomomi Morimoto was in the small house, and she was very likely the murderer.

Just then, Takagi came to report the situation, "Officer, the murder weapon still hasn't been found."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko began to offer some guidance to the group, "Have you ever considered that perhaps the murder weapon was already eaten, which is why it can't be found?"

Inspector Megure looked at Sonoko. "What do you mean by that?"

"This is the House of Cakes, so it's not surprising that cakes are used as murder weapons."

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Margot stared at Sonoko in shock. Using a cake as a murder weapon—was that something a human being could think of?

Maeda Tsuyoshi was speechless. "Who would dare to eat a blood-red cake?"

Inspector Megure stroked his chin. "If you're going to use a cake as a murder weapon, it has to be a hard cake."

Margot was even more shocked to see that Inspector Megure was actually starting to consider this possibility. No wonder Mishika could become a detective; it turns out that this is how the police solve cases.

"A cookie could never be used as a murder weapon; in fact, it would break very easily."

"The chocolates I'm in charge of are simply impossible."

Upon hearing Maeda Tsuyoshi and Fujino Yasuo's words, Morimoto Tomomi instantly exploded, "What do you mean by that? Are you saying I killed the shopkeeper with candy and then ate the blood-stained candy myself?"

Chiba, standing nearby, thought it was unlikely, "A candy big enough to be used as a murder weapon, you couldn't possibly finish it all by yourself."

"Maybe we can melt it down."

"You mean you want to pour it into the pot in the kitchen and dissolve it, Takagi!"

At Inspector Megure's command, Takagi led his men to conduct the tests.

Margot and Su Dai were stunned; it seemed so hasty.

After all that effort, no useful findings were made.

The three suspects next to him were clearly getting impatient, and all said they did not kill the store manager.

The scene was chaotic, but Inspector Megure remained calm and composed.

Sonoko nudged Ran, "Ran, call your husband and ask him for help."

Hearing Sonoko call him "husband," Ran's face flushed red instantly. "Sonoko~"

Seeing this, Sonoko immediately took out her phone, and Ran reached out to grab it. "Ran, don't be shy. Why don't you tell Heikiyo-san too, and see who solves the case first?"

Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, then blushed and went to the side to make a phone call.

Seeing Sonoko's call, Hirakiyo was confused. He remembered that Margot had just said that they had eaten dessert together. What had happened now?

Hearing Sonoko's strong voice, Heisei quietly moved his phone a little further away.

"Brother Pingqing, something's happened here..."

After hearing Sonoko's retelling, Heisei sighed.

Sitting at home, a case falls from the sky. This is the first time I've ever solved a case remotely.

Seeing Hirai roll his eyes, Gin reached out and pinched Hirai's cheek. The kid was quite popular.

"Sonoko, isn't Conan here?"

Hearing Hirai mention Conan, Sonoko rolled her eyes. "That kid, he wasn't with us today."

Ping Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. Conan wasn't here today, yet a murder still happened. Could someone die even from being so far away?

"Sonoko, I think your guess makes sense. The murder weapon could be a cake or something else entirely. Think carefully about what could possibly be used as a murder weapon."

On the other end of the phone, Sonoko thought about it carefully. The cakes in the shop were all small pieces, and she had tried every kind; they all tasted quite good. But using them as a murder weapon was still impossible.

The only relatively large cake was the log cake she made herself, but that seemed unlikely to be the one used for murder.

To Sonoko's doubts, Hirakiyo immediately provided the answer: "If it's not a real cake, but a real wooden stake, then it could kill someone, right?"

"Is that right?"

Although Sonoko thought it was a bit odd to have a real wooden stake mixed in with the cake, she still told Inspector Megure about Hirakiyo's idea.

Pingqing blinked; Sonoko really trusted him.

"Brother Pingqing, are you sure?"

"Officer, I think that's possible. We can check it out."

Inspector Megure glanced at the composed Yasuo Fujino, but decided to give it a try anyway. He led his men into the kitchen and found a small amount of sawdust on the floor.

Looking at the three neatly arranged wooden stake cakes, the forensic investigator took a knife and cut into one, indeed finding a wooden stake inside. After removing the stake, they discovered bloodstains on it.

Seeing this, Sonoko became excited, "Hira-kiyo, you're amazing! There really is a wooden stake inside the cake." Looking at Fujino Yasuo's handsome face, Sonoko sighed, "What a pity for the cake prince."

Hearing Sonoko's remark, Hirakiyo realized that the culprit this time was probably a handsome guy, just a bit dim-witted and his methods rather idiotic. But even so, Inspector Megure hadn't discovered anything.

Thinking about how forensic investigators usually don't tell Inspector Megure about their discoveries, but secretly tell Conan instead, a strange guess popped into Hirai's mind: Does the Metropolitan Police Department really pay forensic investigators?

Seeing this, Ran told Conan what had happened.

After learning that the police had found the murder weapon with Hirai's guidance, Conan decided not to waste his time. He couldn't help but think to himself, "Hirai really does have a wild imagination."

Su Dai and Margot, who were silently watching the drama unfold, were at a loss for words. Their gazes swept over Fujino Yasuo; such a bizarre murderer was truly a rare sight.

Inspector Megure, seeing that Fujino Yasuo was clearly flustered, said, "Mr. Fujino, please come with us to the Metropolitan Police Department for a chat."

A murder occurred at the delicious cake shop, and no one wanted to continue enjoying the food, so the four of them parted ways.

Watching Ran and Sonoko leave hand in hand, Su Dai smiled and said, "Japan is really fun."

Hearing Su Dai's sigh, Margot looked at Sonoko and Ran who had walked away and said, "Anyway, we're going to stay in Japan for a while, so let's take our time and have some fun."