Model worker and his little darling

After all that work, only Mr. Kuniyoshi Junda's fingerprints had not been collected.

"He said he wouldn't see anyone until after today, October 4th, and is currently alone in his room on the third floor."

Hearing Officer Yokomizo's words, Hirakiyo was confused. "Didn't someone just die there? Isn't he afraid to be alone inside?"

"I'm not sure. Let's go and check on the master's condition."

Upon reaching the third floor, they saw Madam Anrong talking to the master on the phone when suddenly a gasp came from inside.

Officer Yokomizo was shocked. "No way, are there other people inside besides the master?"

"Auntie, could you tell me which room this walkie-talkie connects to?"

Upon learning that it was a room for two, Conan immediately rushed to the second floor directly below and found a rope hanging down from the balcony. Without hesitation, he climbed up the rope to the third floor.

Seeing Conan's agility as he climbed to the third floor with just a rope, Hirai thought the security door was a joke.

Although Conan acted quickly, when he got to the third floor, he only saw the old man lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

Conan looked around the balcony and saw that the medicine had been spilled on it and stepped on.

After hearing Ran say that Conan had run into the crime scene, Uncle Mori tried to call him to open the door, but accidentally pressed the fingerprint scanner, and the alarm sounded throughout the mansion.

"There is an intruder!"

The housekeeper and his colleagues, who were resting downstairs, also rushed over.

Hirai sighed, "Conan, open the door first."

"Okay, don't let anyone else in except for Uncle and Officer Yokomizo."

Seeing everyone rush in, Ping Qing shrugged. It was all Conan's fault for being too quick; he opened the door before he could finish speaking.

Conan was stunned when he saw a large group of people rushing in. Why didn't Hirai stop them?

"Hira-kiyoshi-nii, please check the doorway to see if any suspicious people are running out." Conan said, looking at Inspector Yokomizo.

“When I ran downstairs, the rope wasn’t moving. That means the killer hadn’t left yet. After noticing that I had climbed up the rope, he went back to the room, which is why he stepped on the medicine on the floor. You can see that the medicine has been stepped on.”

"According to your logic, the possibility that the murderer is on the third floor is quite high."

So, Inspector Yokomizo led everyone in searching the room, but found nothing. Therefore, they had to investigate everyone's alibis for the second incident.

As a result of the first case, everyone was required to stay in their own rooms, and no one had an alibi.

At this moment, Mrs. An Rong recalled, "At that time, there seemed to be a knocking sound mixed in with my husband's voice coming from the intercom, but my husband was not frightened by that sound."

With the investigation yielding no results, Officer Yokomizo began questioning the shipwreck that occurred thirteen years ago again.

"I did go to the port to see them off, but apart from my wife's friend Mr. Sekiguchi joining us at the last minute, nothing was different. If there was anything special, it was that Mr. Sekiguchi brought a large bag."

Pingqing raised an eyebrow, indicating that what he was carrying was probably a local specialty called rice cake.

Speaking of the strange things that had happened at home, Inspector Yokomizo looked at Mrs. Anrong and asked, "Madam, what kind of sound was that?"

"It's like something hitting the wall, making a 'bang bang bang' sound, and also a 'smack' sound like something hitting skin."

"It sounds like you're throwing a ball against a wall and then catching it with a glove."

When Officer Yokomizo asked who played baseball, the driver, Myahiko, stepped forward and said, "My deceased brother played baseball."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's expression turned horrified. "Could it be a ghost? The nightmare is a housekeeping service making the bed, the car accident is a driver, the sideboard is a chef, and if the strange sound is a baseball, then isn't it all related to the person who died thirteen years ago?"

When Ran said that, Officer Yokomizo thought it made a lot of sense. "So what the card means is that the ghosts will wake up one by one."

Madam Anrong screamed and knelt down, “It’s a curse! This family is haunted by an evil spirit!”

Uncle Mori was speechless. "There's no such thing as a ghost in this world."

As a result, Officer Yokomizo also jumped up with a shout. Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Officer Yokomizo scratched his head awkwardly and said, "My phone suddenly vibrated."

Upon hearing that it was a call from forensic personnel, they found the last trace of the medicine bottle: the killer's wrinkles.

Uncle Mori comforted everyone, "This is like catching the culprit. It's not a ghost, and it's definitely not a curse."

But after hanging up the phone, Officer Yokomizo's face grew increasingly grim, and he said in a trembling voice, "Well, this doesn't match anyone who works in this building. It's an unidentified fingerprint."

The astonishing result made the atmosphere in the room even more eerie.

After a brief pause, Officer Yokomizo, recognizing that the fingerprints did not belong to anyone, instructed everyone to return to their rooms.

Before leaving, Conan asked about Toshimichi Sekiguchi and learned that he was in Yokohama, which happened to be the jurisdiction of Inspector Yokomizo's younger brother.

Having connections makes things easier; Officer Yokomizo made a phone call to his brother in Kanagawa Prefecture.

It is learned that the company where Toshimichi Sekiguchi works had its president suddenly disappear at the end of September thirteen years ago. The investigation yielded no results, and Toshimichi Sekiguchi eventually succeeded as president.

After understanding what had happened, the group followed Conan's suggestion and went to check each person's room to see if their quirks were just an act.

"The reason I have acrophobia is that when I was a child, I tripped and fell while helping my mother get her sewing box, and the needle pricked my forehead."

Conan also noticed that Mrs. Shigeko used tape to keep the calendar in place, with everyone's birthday written on it.

Upon arriving at Chef Bohua's room, they learned that her fear of heights stemmed from a fall from a tree when she was a child, which was saved by Mianyin, who also left a scar on her left hand.

She initially thought that it was Mianyin's younger brother who saved her, but she only remembered it when she saw the scars on Mianyin's hands.

Conan saw that the room was clean, ran to the window and looked out, and found that the window frame was covered with dust.

Next, the group went to Mianyin's room and saw the scar on his hand. The calendar in the room was also full of marks, indicating that he had forgotten something important for the master.

Finally, the group arrived at the butler's room.

Why would someone become a meticulous perfectionist? Does such a thing need a reason?

Everyone also noticed that the butler's room was very tidy.

"Mr. Mori, have you found anything?"

Uncle Mori stroked his chin, recalling what he had just seen. "Based on our ward rounds, their habits are genuine. I think we should start with that fingerprint."

Seeing that Conan was still deep in thought, Taira Kiyoshi smiled.

"Officer, sir, haven't you noticed someone acting strangely?"

"What's wrong?"

"Hiraki, do you know who the murderer is?"

Hirakiyo glanced at Inspector Yokomizo, wondering why this coral-headed guy was acting like Inspector Megure, and immediately asked for an answer.

"Didn't you notice? The handwriting on the calendar in Mr. Mianyin's room is slightly different. I think it must have been written by two different people."

Upon hearing this, Conan, who was deep in thought, suddenly realized that he had been overlooking something. Now he knew the truth of the case.

Uncle Mori stroked his chin. "Two people wrote it? You mean two people played the same person? But that would be discovered by others."

"What you mean by 'brother Pingqing' is twins. You can tell from the calendar in Mrs. Shigeko's room that there are two people in this family who share the same birthday. The cook said that she once mistook Mr. Miwahiki and his younger brother, which means they are twins."

Pingqing patted Conan's big head and said with a smile, "Conan is really smart. No wonder he's destined to be a great detective."

Conan rolled his eyes, quickly swatted away Hirai's hand, and fixed his hair.

"Mr. Ke Mianyin's younger brother died in a shipwreck thirteen years ago. How could he be here?"

Ping Qing shrugged. "Maybe he was lucky to survive, and then he had incredible luck and ran into his brother."

Officer Yokomizo nodded. "So where is he now?"

"He should be in this house; we just need to find him."

Just then, Conan bravely spoke up, "I have a solution..."

After listening, Pingqing pursed his lips. Conan really knows how to make things difficult for people so late at night.

……

Once everything was ready, everyone gathered together again.

"Have you investigated thoroughly? Why did you call us here so early in the morning?"

Uncle Mori stepped forward, cleared his throat, and said, "Let me explain the truth about the two cases that happened here, and that one of you is the culprit. Now, let's do another search like before and we'll find out the truth."

Seeing the reluctance of the group, Officer Yokomizo stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "We specifically called you all here to recreate and confirm the situation at the time."

“Unlike before, this time I will be the last to enter the room so I can supervise and see if anyone is behaving suspiciously. Mr. Mibuki will be the first to enter the room and check the balcony window.”

As he spoke, Officer Yokomizo's voice suddenly grew louder, enough to echo throughout the entire third floor.

"Alright, now let's start our search from the study next to the bedroom. If you find anything or notice anything amiss, please let me know immediately."

Under Officer Yokomizo's instructions, the group searched the room, but the search was fruitless once again.

"In the end, we found nothing."

"Alright, now that everything's alright, I'm going back to work."

Hearing the mother and daughter's complaints, Officer Yokomizo's face suddenly turned cold. "Please answer one question for me: have you really not seen any suspicious persons?"

Before anyone could answer, he immediately turned hostile, shouting, "Do you have it or not? Tell me now!"

The group trembled as they indicated no.

"Aren't there still quite a few left? There's another person behind Officer Yokomizo."

No sooner had Uncle Mori finished speaking than a smiling officer with the same coral-shaped haircut appeared behind Inspector Yokomizo.

"twin?"

Yokomizo, the older brother, chuckled and pointed to his younger brother, who had a serious expression, explaining, "Yes, this guy is my younger brother who works at the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department."

Yokomizo's younger brother tossed the wig off his head to his older brother, his face cold. "I'm going back now. Don't let my superiors find out about the investigation."

Pingqing stood by the wall; these twin brothers were quite interesting.

Although they look the same, their temperaments are completely different.

One has a gentle and easygoing coral-shaped haircut, while the other has a serious and aloof buzz cut.

"But what kind of answer is twins?"

“When the inmates are being investigated, they are always the last to enter and exit the room. When it’s time to check the room where the accomplice is, they pretend to leave but actually stay in the same place. After Inspector Yokomizo has checked all the windows, the accomplice who was hiding behind the door takes the opportunity to blend in with everyone. If the accomplice is a twin wearing the same clothes, they can switch people without anyone noticing, just like Inspector Yokomizo.”

Upon hearing this, the three stewards looked at Mian Yinshengshi with shocked expressions.

"But didn't he die in a shipwreck thirteen years ago?"

“I remember Miss Namikawa said that Mr. Wataru had a scar on his left hand because he caught you. When Conan handed Mr. Wataru a pen, he noticed that Mr. Wataru didn’t have a scar on his hand. They take turns being the driver of this house, and taking notes is to better share information. The cabinet mysteriously fell over to remove fingerprints.”

"The younger brother drove the old man to the hospital, and the older brother took the opportunity to murder Sekiguchi Toshimichi. When the old man was alone on the third floor, the two of them appeared in front of him. Seeing his younger brother, who should have died, suddenly appear, the old man was so frightened that he had a heart attack. Then, he left his younger brother's fingerprints on the rope and medicine, pretending to be an outsider to commit the crime."

Conan also stepped forward and explained in detail what happened on the train when he borrowed the pen from Mianyin.

The three butlers were stunned. "Where is the other person?"

"That's why I asked Mr. Mianyin to check the windows and balcony, so that the person who was hiding on the balcony and thought there was no problem could hear what he was saying."

Just as Officer Yokomizo was about to search the balcony, the person came out on their own.

"There's no need for that anymore."

Seeing the person who should have died in the shipwreck thirteen years ago appear like this, the three housekeepers were a little anxious, as the news of their loved one's death suddenly took a turn for the better.

"Does your being alive mean... where's my dad?"

Where is my wife?

However, the younger brother immediately dashed everyone's hopes, saying, "I think they're all dead. It's all because someone refused to help them."

Thirteen years ago, the voyage suddenly encountered an abnormal situation. He dived into the sea and found that the propeller was stuck in a large bag, with a human hand inside. It was the president who had been killed by Sekiguchi Toshimichi.

He told the people on the ship what had happened, but Sekiguchi Toshimichi pushed his father, who was steering the ship, away and forcibly accelerated. The ship suddenly capsized, and everyone fell into the sea. Sekiguchi Toshimichi only took the master and mistress with him.

The physically strongest of them all tried to reach the shore for help, but lost consciousness halfway there. When he woke up, he had also lost his memory and had been wandering around ever since. Until two years ago, the two brothers met by chance, and the younger brother regained his memory.