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"I have no dissatisfaction with her... it's just..." Kimie Ikemura stammered, unable to finish.
Heiji Hattori, leaning on Kogoro Mouri's chair, said, "It's just because she's too perfect, so you can't stand her. Humans are inherently suspicious and jealous animals..." Kimie Ikemura snorted and asked, clearly displeased, "Who is that guy?" Kogoro Mouri awkwardly scratched his head, "That's my daughter's friend..."
Then Kimie Ikemura stood up and said, "In short, you can discuss the detailed situation with my husband once you arrive at my house." "Go to your house? Then why aren't you two coming together?" Kogoro was somewhat puzzled. "I just told you, my husband is a diplomat. If people found out he came to a place like this..." Kimie Ikemura was a bit impatient.
"It would become a scandal," Heiji Hattori interjected. "Then, I'll go with you too." "Why?" Kogoro Mouri asked. "Instead of Uncle going alone, it's better if people think we're father and son visiting; it will arouse less suspicion," Heiji Hattori said. The woman nodded, "You're right, then I'll trouble you..."
"Ran, I think you should come too," Heiji Hattori said. "Why should I go?" Ran asked. "Wouldn't it be better with more people?" Heiji Hattori persuaded Ran, "Besides, Shinichi Kudo might even show up!" "Huh?" Ran was tempted. "I want to go too... Sister Ran..." Conan whined. "I'll go too!" Yuu also came to join the fun. "Alright! But you two have to be good!" Ran instructed. "Understood!" Yuu and Conan agreed together.
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"Madam, you're back!" The butler greeted her. Kimie Ikemura asked, "Where's the master?" "He should still be in the study on the second floor. And these guests?" the butler asked. "He's an old friend of mine, Mr. Mouri," Kimie Ikemura explained. "Ah, Mom, excuse me for intruding!" Sachiko Kashiwagi, the girl being investigated, greeted Kimie Ikemura.
"Why are you here?" Kimie Ikemura asked. "I told her to come," the diplomat's son, Takayoshi Ikemura, interjected. "I saw that Dad really didn't want to see Sachiko, so I forced him to agree to see her." "Then... are these guests friends of yours, Mom?" Sachiko Kashiwagi asked with a smile.
"Whether they are or not has nothing to do with you. And I don't think you're in any position to call me 'Mom' directly," Kimie Ikemura said expressionlessly. "S-sorry..." Sachiko lowered her head, looking sad. Kimie Ikemura then led everyone upstairs to the second floor.
"What's that?! You're just a stepmother!" Takayoshi Ikemura sneered, pouting. As they went upstairs, the group met an old man on the stairs. Kimie Ikemura looked up and asked, "What's wrong, Dad? Haven't you gone out yet?" The old man, Toshimitsu Ikemura, shook his head, "I was just about to show you this fish I caught... Isn't it big?" "Mm... it's quite big... Then please wait in the Japanese-style room, I'll be right there." Toshimitsu Ikemura nodded and went downstairs.
Knock, knock, knock. "Darling, Mr. Mouri is here... Darling?" Kimie Ikemura called for a long time, but no one opened the door. "That's strange, isn't he inside?" So Kimie Ikemura took out her key, opened the door, and looked inside, "Darling, weren't you in the study? Goodness, the stereo's on and hasn't even been turned off, he actually just fell asleep like that..."
Yuu, who followed the group into the room, noticed that Kimie Ikemura's expression hesitated for a moment, but was ultimately replaced by a firm look. She still went through with it, huh? Anyway, this diplomat isn't a good person.
Since that's the case, for my sake, for the justice that Batman upholds, I can turn a blind eye, but I won't help you. So Yuu focused his attention on Conan. After all, Conan was about to grow back to his original size, and Yuu had to keep an eye on him.
Kimie Ikemura looked in horror as her husband lay on the ground. Startled by the sound of the man falling, everyone rushed to the diplomat's side. Heiji Hattori examined him and said to Kimie Ikemura, who was calling her husband's name, "No need to call, your husband is dead." Kogoro Mouri quickly shouted to Ran, "Ran, quickly call the police!" "Okay." Ran immediately took out her phone to call the police.
Conan crouched beside the body, muttering, "The deceased still has residual warmth, and his lips are turning purple, and... Yuu, look! There's a tiny red dot near his ear..." Yuu pointed, "There." Following Yuu's finger, Conan saw a needle. Heiji Hattori also looked curiously in the direction of Yuu's finger.
"That needle must be the murder weapon," Heiji Hattori said. He then accidentally bumped into Conan, who was about to pick up the needle. Conan rubbed his head, "Ouch!" Heiji Hattori stood up and grabbed Conan, "Why is this brat here? How can we let a child see a corpse?!" He then handed Conan to Ran. "And you!" Heiji Hattori pointed at Yuu, "You get out too!!" Yuu glanced indifferently at Heiji Hattori, then turned and left.
Yuu, standing not far away, asked, "How is it? Any findings?" Conan thought for a moment, "This guy died at most no more than half an hour ago. And the windows and doors here are locked from the inside, so the murderer must have had a key, or used some method to make this a locked-room mystery." Looking at the somewhat shaky Conan, Yuu estimated in his mind that it wouldn't be long before he transformed.
Soon after, Inspector Megure arrived at the scene with police officers and inspected the crime scene. "This deceased was poisoned, and the wound is the needle mark next to his ear.
The fallen murder weapon is also next to the deceased. Although the deceased died with his hand covering his face, in my opinion, he was probably stabbed to death with a poisoned needle, and then deliberately placed in this position!" Heiji Hattori said to Inspector Megure.
While Heiji Hattori was speaking voluminously, Conan suddenly clutched his heart, his face pale. Yuu, seeing Conan's appearance, understood: this guy was about to transform back to normal size. So he helped Conan and said to Ran, "Sister Ran, I'll take Conan to a room to rest. He's probably a bit drowsy after his cold!" Without waiting for Conan to speak, he led Conan out of the room.