"Snapper?"
Xiaolan obviously didn't quite understand why the anchovies were called tilefish.
So, she transformed into a curious baby and wondered, "But why is dried snapper called tilefish?"
"That's because all fish have square heads."
Conan walked forward and took a look at the snapper on the table, and then Kopp said: "People in some places will also call it horsehead fish, or other similar names."
"Judging from the name, it should be from Kyoto, Osaka, or Kobe in the west."
Fujino took over the conversation, "After all, Ms. Ikeha's tone just now was in a Kansai accent, and she also talked about such good anchovy. Only in Kyoto and Osaka in the west, anchovy is regarded as a very good food ingredient."
"Detective Fujino is right, I did go to school in Osaka."
Shizuka Hattori was stunned for a moment, agreed with Fujino's statement, and then said with some distress: "Even though it has been so many years, the Kansai accent is still spoken subconsciously. To be honest, sometimes it does cause a lot of discomfort. It’s necessary trouble.”
"But……"
Conan looked at Shizuka Hattori suspiciously.
This explanation doesn't seem like much at first glance.
But if you combine it with the previous name of 'Iced Coffee', it will be a big problem.
Something is very wrong with this lady!
But just when he was about to speak, a shout suddenly came from behind him: "Who are you?! Why did you run into other people's homes without permission?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard the sound, turned around and saw a woman appearing at the door with an angry look: "I'm going to call the police!"
"etc!"
"We are only……"
Uncle Maoli and Xiaolan were both a little panicked.
It was then that the two of them realized something was wrong.
It seems inappropriate to follow a neighbor and break into someone else's home without permission?
Fujino's mentality on the side was quite calm, and he just looked at the woman in front of him silently.
The woman was wearing a sports long-sleeved top, khaki shorts, short black hair, and round-rimmed glasses. Judging from her appearance, she should be around forty years old.
The golf club bag carried behind her back proved that she had just returned from playing golf.
Judging from the performance, she should be Shibata Shiro's wife.
If Fujino remembers correctly, this lady is actually the murderer.
The reason for the murder should be gambling.
Shibata Shiro is actually a gambling dog, and Yoshikawa before was the one who organized the game.
These people engage in large-scale gambling by playing mahjong.
Shibata Shiro, who participated in it, gradually became addicted to this thing.
As we all know, betting on dogs usually does not end well, and Shibata Shiro is the same.
After losing all her family's savings and starting to sell off her property, Mrs. Shibata finally couldn't stand her and gave him coins.
It can only be said that gambling on dogs will lead to a happy death, and this wave of gold coins exploded well.
It's just that as a murderer, this lady's acting skills don't seem to be up to par.
They are all ladies, but Mrs. Shibata's acting skills are obviously much worse than Mrs. "Chiha".
A bunch of strangers appeared when no one was at home. Logically speaking, her behavior at this time should be normal.
But that's only when there's no one at home.
If your husband is at home, and there is a beauty in a kimono, two men in suits, a girl and a child...
Normally, you wouldn't think of the worst, right?
However, Mrs. Shibata directly identified this group of people as strangers who broke into the empty door. Obviously, she already knew that her husband was not at home or was dead.
Someone like this directly reveals his identity as a murderer as soon as he comes on stage...
Even if Fujino didn't know, he could still identify him as an immature murderer at a glance.
"Shibata, how are you?! Cheer up!"
Just when Maori and his daughter were about to explain, there was suddenly an anxious shout from the study behind them.
"Nani?!"
Conan was stunned when he heard the sound. Inexplicably, he always felt that the tune was a bit familiar. When he recovered, he immediately turned around and rushed to the room behind him.
Uncle Maori was a little slower. He waited until Conan rushed to the scene before slowly following him.
Fujino, on the other hand, followed Xiaolan and Hattori Shizuka before slowly walking towards the study behind him.
Pushing open the half-open door, he saw an empty study room. At the door of the study room, a man wearing black pants and a green sweater was lying on the floor, with a lot of blood stains still on his head.
"Shibata, cheer up!"
Neighbor Yoshikawa squatted next to Shibata Shiro's body, shaking his body in a panic.
"Mr. Shibata, he..."
Xiaolan saw the scene in the room and took two steps back, with a look of horror on her face.
Fujino took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket, turned to Xiaolan and Shizuka Hattori and said, "I'm going to check on the situation."
"photo?"
Conan, who had already entered the crime scene, was slightly stunned as he looked at Shibata's body.
At a glance, he discovered that the dead Shibata was still holding a photo in his hand.
He just took out his handkerchief and planned to step forward to take the photo out of the other person's hand and take a look at it, but before he could succeed, a feeling of suspension came from his body.
"Little brother Conan, don't destroy the crime scene casually."
Fujino lifted Conan up, explained casually, and put it aside.
"???"
Conan looked at Fujino and felt confused.
It was obvious that he was a little confused by Fujino's actions.
We haven't yet determined whether the person is dead or not. How could this guy be so sure that this is the scene of a crime?
Although judging from the situation, he was indeed dead...but he still felt that Fujino was a little too decisive this time.
…………
Fujino ignored the confused Conan and reached out to touch Shibata's neck.
System tasks have popped up, and people have to die even if they are not dead. This is an iron rule.
But even though it was confirmed that the person was dead, he still had to do what he had to do.
"Brother Fujino, how are you?"
Mouri Kogo knelt down and asked Fujino: "Mr. Shibata, he..."
Fujino shook his head, took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket, and handed them to Mouri Kogoro: "Mr. Shibata has no pulse, and judging from the stiffness of the body, he should have been dead for some time."
Uncle Maoli looked gloomy and sighed, then took the gloves and put them on skillfully, turned around and shouted behind him: "Xiaolan, go call the police!"
"I'll just come."
Fujino stood up and interrupted Uncle Mori.
…………
About ten minutes later, a coral head police officer led people to the scene.
The coral-headed police officer is none other than Mouri Kogoro's fanboy, Hengo Sengo.
After a brief exchange of greetings with Officer Henggou, the people from the forensics department quickly started investigating in the study.
"Honey!"
Mrs. Shibata cried desperately while calling Shibata Shiro in the study.
"Mr. Mori, and Fujino-kun, why are you here?"
Henggou Sengo glanced at the sobbing Mrs. Shibata, turned around, and asked Fujino and Mouri Kogoro behind him.
"We came over to see Mr. Shibata for something."
Mouri Kogoro glanced at Shibata's body in the study: "It's just that after arriving here, Mr. Yoshikawa opened the door and found that Mr. Shibata was dead."
As he spoke, he asked Fujino, "Am I right, brother Fujino?"
Fujino nodded: "Yes, that's right."
"I see."
Henggou Shenwu thought for a moment after hearing this, then turned to the forensic doctor in a white coat in the room and asked, "Can the time of death be determined?"
"It's confirmed."
The forensic doctor turned back and replied: "Preliminary inference is that the deceased's death time was between early morning and morning today, and the cause of death was a blunt force blow to the head..."
"This morning?"
Henggou thought about it for a moment, and immediately ruled out the suspicion of Fujino and his party, and instead focused his suspicion on Kyoko Shibata.
According to Shibata Kyoko's self-report, she went out before five o'clock this morning, and the reason for going out was to play golf with her friends.
As for Shibata Shiro, he returned home at three in the morning after playing mahjong with his friends. Before Shibata Kyoko left, he had already fallen asleep.
However, judging from the newspapers left on the dining table and the breakfast, Henggou Sango believed that Shibata was killed while eating after waking up.
According to the video on the video recorder, the time of Shibata's murder was pushed to between 8:00 and 8:45 in the morning.
Conan kept wandering around the scene, looking at Fujino with some resentment.
This guy Fujino actually refused to let him move to the crime scene!
How can we find clues without moving the crime scene...
He was curious about what the photo in the deceased's hand was.
In short, he had a hunch that it must be a very important clue.
And that Chi Bo Jinghua must be inseparable from this case.
But after he was taken out, he never had the chance to see it again. He could only wander around the scene, always avoiding Uncle Maori's iron fist.
Fortunately, he was still so smart. He immediately discovered useful clues. In a child's tone, he pointed at the shelf with video tapes next to the TV and said strangely: "Ah, hey, it's so strange. Look, why?" The shelves are full of video tapes, but one shelf is empty, and there is no projection machine, and there is only one stereo next to the TV."
Hattori Shizuka successfully attracted Conan's attention.
She glanced at Conan curiously, her eyes slightly raised like a fox.
In fact, she also noticed that there was something unusual about this child...
Whether it was coming up with ideas before or ordering iced coffee when ordering coffee, they all vaguely showed wisdom different from that age.
However, she didn't think much about it, just thinking that she must have been affected by being around the two famous detectives for a long time.
In contrast, Fujino has probably seen through her now, and even deduced that she is a big boss.
"You're right..."
Henggou Shenwu walked forward, glanced at the empty space next to the TV, and nodded.
"Maybe it was sent for repair?"
Mouri Kogoro put his hands in his pockets, turned to Mrs. Shibata and asked: "Is this what I said, Mrs. Shibata?"
"No, it's actually my husband..."
Kyoko Shibata seemed a little hesitant, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yoshikawa on the side: "Okay, this little thing shouldn't be important, right? It's better to handle this matter as soon as possible and let me go home." right!"
"Mr. Yoshikawa, you look very nervous."
Fujino, who had been silently observing, saw that the time was right, so he walked forward slowly and asked Kyoko Shibata: "Mrs. Shibata, what did you want to say just now?"
"this……"
Kyoko Shibata sighed: "Actually, my husband sold the projector and stereo."
"Sold?"
Henggou was stunned for a moment: "I would like to ask, is your family's economic situation very pessimistic?"
"That's not true..."
Shibata Kyoko hesitated for a moment.
But before she could say anything, Yoshikawa couldn't sit still: "Wait, this kind of thing doesn't matter at all..."
"Mr. Yoshikawa, please don't interrupt Mrs. Shibata again and again."
Henggou Shenwu was a little unhappy at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Or is there some hidden secret behind this?"
"this……"
Yoshikawa suddenly panicked when he heard this, and cold sweat continued to form on his forehead.
"It should be related to mahjong."
Fujino thought: "If I guess correctly, Mr. Shibata should have been participating in mahjong gambling. In this case, the speakers and projectors that were sold in the room can be explained."
"is that so?"
Henggou Sanwu frowned, "Mrs. Shibata, is it really what Fujino-kun said?"
"That's right..."
Shibata Kyoko sighed: "My husband is indeed participating in the Yoshikawa guy components bet... Thanks to him, the family's computers, cars, jewelry, and even the loudspeakers were sold together."
Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.
Henggou Sengo was the first to recover and looked at Yoshikawa with slightly narrowed eyes: "Mr. Yoshikawa, can you explain what Mrs. Shibata said?"
"this……"
Yoshikawa hesitated and was speechless for a long time.
"I remember you were the first one to open the door, right?"
Henggou's face gradually darkened, as if he had determined that this guy was the murderer: "You didn't have an alibi at the time. If Mr. Shibata usually participated in gambling, you would probably kill him because of gambling. Mr. Shibata."
"Wait a minute! Although we do have money for gambling, we don't kill people!"
Yoshikawa suddenly panicked when he heard this.
Gambling is a small crime, but murder is even more serious.
Turning his head, he looked at Fujino and his group, and then said repeatedly: "Those people must be suspicious, right? Although it seems that you know each other, but..."
"Huh? These are the ones least likely to kill people! How can Mori Kogoro, nicknamed "Sleeping", and the dark detective Fujino be murderers? The probability of this is even lower than winning the lottery."
Henggou Shenwu was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed in disbelief.
In his opinion, although it is not impossible for a famous detective to kill someone, it is not impossible.
But in comparison, the probability of winning the lottery may be higher.
"You mean the sleeping Mouri Kogoro?!"
"And high school detective Fujino?!"
Yoshikawa and Kyoko were both stunned.
"yes."
Henggou nodded, and then proudly introduced: "Coming with the two of them is Mr. Maori's daughter Xiaolan, and Conan who lives in Mr. Maori's house... As for that beautiful lady..."
Henggou looked at the strange woman and thought for a moment, then turned around and continued: "She must be Mrs. Maori, right?"
Fujino: "..."
Xiaolan: "..."
Conan: "..."
Hattori Shizuka: "..."
Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this.
(End of chapter)
