Conan: I'm really not a model worker at a winery

Chapter 167 The Riddle About the Stars

"Hey, Kudo, could this be..."

Hattori Heiji seemed to smell the smell of a big case, and the catalog solemnly approached Conan's ear.

However, his voice seemed to be a little louder.

Mao Lilan turned her head keenly: "Kudou?"

"what?"

Hattori Heiji raised his head, and immediately switched his eyes: "Well, I mean, that warehouse...is very dark! Very dark!"

Conan quietly wiped his cold sweat.

Can Hattori have a little snack?Almost exposed him every time...

Sawada Hiroki pretended not to hear anything.

He felt that this little brother named Hattori was really rough, and sometimes he wished that his mouth would be sealed.

Seeing that Uncle Mori hadn't come back, Conan and Hattori Heiji proposed to go to the warehouse to have a look.

Hattori Heiji even wanted to recruit Hiroki - he had never seen Hiroki's reasoning level in Osaka before, but this time he finally encountered it, so he had to try it.

Hiroki refused this time with righteous words.

He was even glad he didn't go to Osaka last time by pretending to be sick... He was actually writing software at home.

After all, Hongshu is different from Lie's magical brain circuit. Apart from being smart, his other hobbies are relatively normal, and he doesn't like to drill into dead places.

"Then bring me one too~ Ran, Kazuha, Hiroki, please~"

Seeing that Hongshu didn't want to be a follower, Lie smiled and took the initiative to undertake the task.

"Then I'll take you there...Mesa, you can just stay in the living room."

Robert offered.

He didn't want Mi-sa to experience another bad memory.

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The warehouse is diagonally opposite Takeda's main residence.

Robert often came here after getting to know Misa, and he was very familiar with the layout of Takeda's house.

On the way to the warehouse, Conan and Hattori are also paying attention to the layout of the yard...

And Lie put his arms on Robert's shoulders enthusiastically:

"Little Rob~ Do you like photography?"

"Yes...photography is not only my hobby but also my profession." Robert didn't mind the gesture of crossing his shoulders, and said with a smile, "The photo studio I run is in Misasa Town. If you are interested If so, I can take you to see it after the matter here is over... How about I give you a [-]% discount for taking pictures?"

"That's really good~"

Lie smiled and patted him twice, "By the way, do you like stars?"

Robert was slightly stunned: "Eh? Of course..."

"Then I'll ask you a riddle about the stars~" Lie's smile remained the same, "'The time has passed, the dawn returns, the day is safe, the day is bright, the embers fall'... Guess an astronomical phenomenon!"

Robert paused, and his pupils shrank slightly when looking at Lie.

This person is...

Lie still had that smiling face full of spring breeze, and he didn't seem to think there was anything wrong, "How is it? Do you need a reminder?"

Before Robert could respond, Conan and Hattori Heiji, who had heard the puzzle, had already approached him with a relaxed expression:
"Such a simple puzzle doesn't need hints, does it? The answer is 'meteor', right, Mr. Lin?"

"Bingo~" Lie snapped his fingers, "As expected of Conan and Xiaoping...but I seem to be asking little Rob?"

The fierce smile looks a little bit kind.

At this moment, Robert's expression returned to normal, with three points of doubt on his face: "Well, why is it a shooting star?"

"Because only meteors will fall to the ground." Conan explained in his cute voice, "Actually, the first three sentences all imply the word 'star' - 'hour' refers to the time that people use to distinguish time." The sun star, "Qiming" is another name for Venus... "Day An Dan Hui" means that there is nothing wrong with it during the day, and "Hui" also refers to a comet. Then combined with the last sentence, it means that it can only be seen at night. A meteor that turned into ashes before it hit the ground..."

"Am I right, Uncle Lin?"

Conan said cutely to Lie.

Lie smiled and touched Conan's big head, "It's basically correct, Conan is really amazing~"

"Basically correct? Does Mr. Lin mean that there are other explanations?" Hattori Heiji asked suspiciously.

"It's just a star that I missed~"

Lie shook his finger, "Conan missed a star just now... Think about it slowly, I won't say it~"

Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at each other in blank dismay, and both began to hold their chins and think.

Still missing a star?Where are they missing?
On the other hand, Robert made a dazed look, and smiled embarrassedly, "So it's a shooting star... This kid is really amazing."

"Well~ Conan has always been smart."

Lie laughed happily, "Speaking of which, were you at the scene of the crime, little Rob?"

"Yes... when the maid found Mr. Negishi's body, I was the first one to run over."

Robert's words caused the two reasoning fanatics who were still thinking to put aside the puzzle of the stars for a while, and listened carefully:

"The situation at that time was probably what they said. Mr. Negishi's neck was covered with fishing lines, about four or five of them... and his hands on both sides were also wrapped with fishing lines, and there were strangle marks on his hands. "

"The police also found bloodstains belonging to Mr. Negishi on the fishing line hanging on the hanging beam... After comparison, it was confirmed that it should be a little bloodstain flowing from the strangle marks on his hand..."

Robert almost finished talking about the situation of the corpse at that time, and brought a few people to the warehouse.

He purposely borrowed the key from the maid so that he could unlock the door outside the warehouse.

The environment in the warehouse is different from the mess they imagined. The built-in items are arranged in an orderly manner around the room, leaving a large space in the middle for people to move around.

"It's been cleaned very well..."

Hattori Heiji muttered softly.

Robert nodded slightly apprehensively: "After all, what happened to Meisha's mother, it took so long to find out, that's why there was a rule of regular cleaning later... This is what Meisha told me."

After speaking, Robert and Lie suddenly looked at each other.

The latter narrowed his eyes and raised his chin at him.

Robert nodded slightly upon seeing this...

Neither of them was noticed by Conan and Hattori Heiji, who were observing the warehouse.

However, this case is somewhat unusual:
There was nothing at the scene that bore the fingerprints of anyone other than the deceased, not even a trace.

But what everyone in Conan can confirm is that it must not be someone other than the Takeda family - it is generally difficult for outsiders to do so without leaving any traces when they are not familiar with the environment.

However, how did the criminal manage to strangle a person to death with such a thin fishing line without leaving any marks on his body?
Both Conan and Hattori Heiji fell into deep thinking...

Later, while searching for clues in the room, they found dents in the floor where heavy objects had been struck.

"...Could it be?!"

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"Why did Mr. Liao Ping pay you a sudden visit?"

Tokyo, Rice Flower Hotel.

Kudo Yusaku was obviously very surprised by Kamikawa Ryohei's arrival.

(End of this chapter)