Everyone ran out of the villa, with Katsuki Doito running in the front.
"Wait, everyone stop."
When Katsuki Doito ran to Hamano Toshiya, Aizen suddenly opened his arms to stop everyone and asked everyone to stop.
Ara Yoshi asked, "What's the matter?"
Aizen said in a deep voice, "If Mr. Hamano has been killed, we can't destroy the scene."
Ara Yoshi said puzzledly, "Destroy the scene? What do you mean by that?"
Katsuki Doito said, "There's no hope. Mr. Hamano has been dead for some time."
Conan said, "Don't you know it after seeing it? Mr. Hamano's body was more than 10 meters away from the villa, but around his body there were only footprints of Mr. Doi who just ran past."
"In that case..."
Aizen said, "This is a crime that humans without wings cannot commit. It is an impossible crime."
Tanaka Kikue said, "But why Mr. Hamano? Why kill him?"
Aizen said, "I don't know the reason now. Mr. Katsuki Doito, please take a look at the body to see if there are any injuries."
Katsuki Doito heard it and said, "There are obvious marks of strangulation on his neck. The murderer should have used some kind of thin rope or something to strangle his neck, suffocating him to death. And then used some method to transport his body here without leaving any trace."
Katsuki Doito looked at everyone and said, "And the criminal should be near this villa, which means..."
Aizen chimed in, "So, the culprit is very likely one of us."
"Really?"
The group exchanged incredulous glances.
Tanaka Kikue said with a grim expression, "Besides us, there's probably no one else around here..."
Kiyohiro Sugama suddenly spoke up, "No, I think everyone might have forgotten that besides us spending the night here, the Escape King and the Shadow Priest are also coming. It's not impossible that they're the culprit."
Ara Yoshinori nodded, "It's not impossible. They are indeed coming here tonight, but they haven't shown up yet."
Aizen said, "Alright, no matter what, the most important thing we should do now is call the police."
Ara Yoshinori nodded in agreement, but then said, "But the phone isn't working."
"Then let's use our cell phones!"
Aizen took out his phone, looked at it, and frowned, "There's no signal. We're beyond the communication range."
Mouri Ran asked, "What should we do now?"
"It's alright, no rush."
Aizen smiled and said, "Everyone wait here. I'll go drive down the mountain to call the police. Before I get back, don't wander around, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Sonoko Suzuki said, "Aizen, I'll go with you."
Aizen shook his head and said, "Sonoko, you don't need to come. You, Ran, and Asami stay here and wait for me. I'll be back soon."
Kiyohiro Sugama spoke up, "I think I should go with you. If the Escape King and the Shadow Priest are really the murderers, they're likely hiding nearby. It'll be safer with me there."
Aizen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine. Although I know Aikido, it's definitely better to have more people."
"Alright, everyone, don't stand outside anymore. Go inside. Mr. Sugama and I will be back soon."
Aizen said to everyone, then nodded to the three women and turned to leave.
Kiyohiro Sugama followed behind Aizen.
Katsuki Doitoki walked back and said, "Alright, everyone go back inside and wait."
No one insisted, and they all went back inside to wait. However, with a murder and no contact with the outside world, everyone was naturally worried, and no one had any appetite or ate anything.
They had expected to wait a long time, but after only a short while, they heard footsteps, and Aizen and Kiyohiro Sugama returned.
"Aizen!"
Suzuki Sonoko called out, coming to Aizen's side.
Kuroda Naoko asked, "Why are you back so quickly?"
Aizen said with a grim face, "There's trouble. The suspension bridge is gone. Mr. Sugama and I saw traces of fire in Sakin; the bridge must have been burned down. That means we're now isolated from the world below the mountain. Until someone notices something's wrong, we have to stay here."
"..." How could this be? "My God!"
Everyone was shocked, not expecting this situation.
They sat down at the table, none of them speaking, the atmosphere heavy with tension.
Suzuki Sonoko suddenly said in a low voice, "It's all my fault!"
"Hmm?"
Ran Mouri looked at her friend with suspicion, but was startled to see that her friend's face was very pale.
Sonoko Suzuki said remorsefully, "I was the one who asked Mr. Hamano to perform the entertainment in the first place. If Mr. Hamano hadn't been locked in the room alone, I don't think he would have been harmed. He was harmed because of me, that's why..." As she spoke, tears slowly fell down her face. "
"Fool!"
Aizen, sitting next to Sonoko Suzuki, wiped away the tears on Sonoko Suzuki's face and said, "What does this have to do with you? You were also making the choice while blindfolded. You were just Mr. Hamano's assistant, so you don't need to blame yourself."
Kiyohiro Sugama suddenly asked, "Mr. Aizen, from a magician's perspective, is it possible for someone to replace the paper under those circumstances?"
Aizen replied, "Well, if it's a skilled magician, of course it's possible, but that magician has to be very good." "I hope you won't mind me saying this, but for magic enthusiasts, this kind of thing is really difficult to do."
Everyone knew that Aizen was just stating the facts and wasn't mocking their abilities, so no one was angry. Besides, in that situation, making a substitution really required very high-level magic.