"What?!"
"Su... suicide?!"
Mouri Kogoro, who heard Officer Qing Yi's statement, was the first to jump up, almost thinking he had misheard. He pointed at President Yamazaki's corpse and questioned:
"Officer Qing Yi, what are you talking about! President Yamazaki died from eight stab wounds in his back, and you're telling me this was suicide? How is that possible! Who can stab themselves eight times in the back?!
Is this the standard of your Saitama Prefecture police? It's simply absurd!"
Ran smiled and pulled her father's hand, trying to smooth things over. "Dad, Officer Qing Yi is just joking with Conan, right, Officer Qing Yi?"
"I'm not talking nonsense. You'll understand when you reach my age."
Qing Yi sat on the sofa in the room, sipping tea, and reminded Mouri Kogoro:
"It's summer now, and it's sweating indoors, yet the air conditioning in this suite is still on heat. Don't you find that strange?"
"What's so strange about that? Maybe President Yamazaki has weak kidneys and is very afraid of the cold. I've heard doctors say that."
Mouri Kogoro tried to make up for it and then presented his deduction:
"In my opinion, the killer is actually President Anton!"
He pointed at Anton with his hand, his gaze firm.
Anton immediately denied it. "Detective Mouri, how can you think that? I have no motive for the crime. Today is the first time I've met President Yamazaki, how could I possibly kill him?!"
"Heh heh, President Anton doesn't need to deny it, there are both human and material witnesses."
Mouri Kogoro confidently loosened his cuffs and rolled up his sleeves.
"According to Secretary Kuroto, Mr. Nojiri, and your own statements, President Yamazaki was still alive when you met him, right?"
"Indeed." "That's right." Kuroda and Nojiri echoed simultaneously.
Mouri Kogoro continued to draw his conclusion:
"Then there's nothing more to say. According to surveillance, during the period after President Anton left until I discovered the body, no second person appeared, only President Yamazaki was in the room.
The room is on the 17th floor, so the possibility of the killer entering through the window can be ruled out. Therefore, the killer can only be you—President Anton!
Your fingerprints are also on the murder weapon, just admit it!"
"Admit what?"
Seeing Mouri Kogoro throwing dirt on him, Anton also became anxious and cursed.
"You sh*t-eating detective! And I kindly drove you to the hotel. I think all those cases you've solved before were just you taking credit for others' work, weren't they?
On the train, you couldn't even clearly explain the cases you supposedly solved. And Sleeping Kogoro?, perhaps someone used a voice changer to solve the cases for you while you were asleep?"
"You, how can you make personal attacks?! I'm making reasonable deductions based on evidence."
Mouri Kogoro's eyes also widened when he heard the 'sh*t-eating detective' moniker.
If that got out, he'd be laughed to death.
Conan, on the other side, was also sweating profusely at this moment.
The truth Anton inadvertently spoke almost made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.
He kept glancing at Ran, afraid she would notice his true identity.
He only relaxed slightly when he saw Ran had no particular reaction.
With Mouri Kogoro helping him rule out a wrong option, Conan instantly had an epiphany.
Images of the abnormal bloodstains and watermarks on the carpet flashed through his mind.
As well as Officer Qing Yi's reminder about the air conditioning.
He had already deduced the truth of the incident!
Officer Qing Yi was right, President Yamazaki really did commit suicide!
Thinking of this, Conan's gaze towards Qing Yi became extremely appreciative.
No wonder Officer Qing Yi had been sitting there drinking tea, she had it all figured out.
If Beika's police had half of Officer Qing Yi's keenness, those detectives who just idled their time away would probably all be out of a job.
Taking off his bow-tie voice changer, Conan prepared to anesthetize Mouri Kogoro as usual and solve the case using his voice.
"Hmm?"
Conan, who raised his watch-anesthesia gun, was completely bewildered.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, whenever he aimed at Mouri Kogoro, Officer Zhu Yuan and Officer Seth would always move their bodies, intentionally or unintentionally, to block Mouri Kogoro, making it impossible for him to take action.
After running left and right a few times, Officer Zhu Yuan and Seth still consistently stood in front of Mouri Kogoro, preventing him from finding an opportunity to act.
Having no other choice, Conan had to seek help from Qing Yi, saying in an adorable voice:
"Officer Qing Yi, didn't you say President Yamazaki committed suicide? I'm very curious, can you tell me about it?"
Qing Yi was unmoved, holding her thermos cup with both hands, smiling with narrowed eyes.
"Conan-kun, I hear Detective Mouri calls you that. Since I'm your elder, I'll teach you a little workplace trick.
Working diligently is not called making money, that's exchanging labor for remuneration. Only the money earned by slacking off at work is truly earned.
The more you work, the less money you make. The less you work, the more money you make!
As for solving cases, if I don't do it, plenty of others will. Isn't Detective Mouri quite proactive in solving cases?"
Please, is Uncle Mori even solving cases? He's just making them harder.
Conan gave a half-moon eye, fiercely complaining about Mouri Kogoro in his heart.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Qing Yi, Conan turned and Ran to Officer Zhu Yuan: "Officer Zhu Yuan, I think Officer Qing Yi's suicide theory makes a lot of sense, don't you?"
Officer Zhu Yuan nodded, resting her chin on her hand: "Qing Yi-senpai must have her reasons for saying that."
Seeing that Officer Zhu Yuan did not deny Qing Yi's statement, Conan immediately used his signature move, pointing his hand back and forth at the air conditioner and the carpet:
"Oh my, Officer Officer Zhu Yuan, look how strange it is..."
But his reminder was cut short by Officer Zhu Yuan's next sentence.
"But what Detective Mouri said also makes a lot of sense. Eight stab wounds in the back, murder still seems more plausible."
Officer Zhu Yuan glanced at Seth.
Seth immediately pulled out handcuffs and walked towards Anton: "President Anton, perhaps we should discuss this elsewhere."
Seeing that the police were about to be misled by Mouri Kogoro, Conan could no longer sit still. He crawled under the table and shot an anesthetic dart at Seth, who was about to arrest Anton.
Seth then swayed and sat down on the sofa.
Conan adjusted the voice changer to Seth's voice:
"*cough cough*, Inspector Zhu Yuan, I don't think President Anton is the killer. The real killer is someone else."
Seeing Seth's familiar action.
Ran exclaimed: "Isn't that Dad's posture every time he solves a case?"
Mouri Kogoro was even more astonished watching this scene, his eyes almost popping out.
Good heavens, isn't solving cases while sleeping my exclusive trick? How can others do it too?
With a hint of jealousy, Mouri Kogoro questioned: "Hmm? You say President Anton isn't the killer, so who is the killer then? Don't think that just by imitating me, anyone can solve cases."