Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 116 Dessert Competition
Today, a dessert competition will be held at Century Hotel Tokyo.

The hotel's interior decoration is reminiscent of the classic and elegant atmosphere of 19th century Europe.

The dessert competition will be held in the Haina Hall on the tenth floor of this high-rise building.

"The competition for the best dessert in Japan is being held today at the Century Hotel Tokyo. Let's see what the dessert chefs are busy with."

From the camera's perspective, the woman holding the microphone is none other than Mai Kirishima.

"First, I'd like to introduce Aoi Akagawa, the owner of SMW Cake Shop, who has won many awards in international competitions."

The French people's romance and habit are also reflected in their desserts.

Hot air balloons and the Eiffel Tower.

And he seems to have learned this habit well while studying at a French pastry school.

"The next person is Kadoya Zhuhang, the owner of Swee Dessert, a popular shop in Tokyo's Sekidaiyama, who has revolutionized the concept of desserts."

With flowers added as a backdrop, the dessert looks more like a work of art.

"The last one is the dessert prince 'Midori Kajima' who is often seen on TV and is very popular among ladies."

Judging from the appearance, the desserts he made seemed a bit ordinary.

But the decoration on the small cake looks a bit like a mermaid's tail, which is very interesting.

"Hello everyone, today's first prize is mine."

Midorima Kajima looked at the camera and smiled confidently.

“Let’s look forward to how exciting the competition will be!”

When the recording stopped, Qinghai Chuantang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Pulling him aside, he whispered, "It was all your bad idea to pretend it was a show. Have you ever seen a show recorded with only two people?"

And unexpectedly, I met Akagawa Aoi here.

Maybe this is a pseudonym, just like Amuro Toru.

If we really have to call him that, perhaps his code name "Malt" would be more appropriate.

Thankfully, she not only wore a baseball cap today, but also a mask.

But unfortunately, he was still recognized.

“Sister Xiaotang, Sister Mai!”

"What a coincidence! I didn't expect you guys would also come here to enjoy the dessert competition."

Fortunately, it was Xiaolan and the others.

"No, we are here to record the game."

As she spoke, Mai Kirishima pointed at the camera in her hand.

"Eh? But why haven't I heard that someone from the TV station will be here today?"

Sonoko stroked his chin in thought.

Coincidentally, Tokyo Century Hotel is a subsidiary of the Suzuki Group.

Fortunately, the other party was relatively simple-minded, and Qinghai Chuantang smoothed it over with just a few words, without giving it any further thought.

"Since we're already here, let's go enjoy dessert together."

Yuanzi suggested enthusiastically, "I specially asked them to help prepare the room. It won't be too late to watch the game after the tasting."

The desserts of Akagawa Aoi, Kadokaya Shuuho, and Midorima Kajima all have their own unique characteristics.

Judging from the appearance alone, Akagawa Aoi is undoubtedly the winner.

Although flowers are used as embellishments, they always make people feel a little cumbersome.

Other than that, the taste is commendable.

As for the taste, it is a little hard to agree.

Sonoko chose to cast her precious vote for Akagawa Aoi. The reason was very simple: not only was the food delicious, but she was also handsome.

In the end, the winner was Midorima Kashima's sponge cake.

"This is the most popular dessert in the Green Room," the manager said with a smile.

At this moment, the manager's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Excuse me."

He stood up and walked to the side, pressing the answer button: "Hello, Arai, what's going on?"

I don't know what the other party said, but the manager couldn't help but frown.

"what happened?"

After hearing the story, the manager was shocked, turned around and announced the sad news to everyone.

"The Midorima pastry chef has passed away."

"Eh?"

"I'm going to check on the situation."

Conan quickly jumped off the sofa, "Wait, I want to go too!"

When I ran around a corner, I saw two cleaners cleaning up the broken glass on the ground.

When they finally ran to the spare parts warehouse on the first floor, they saw Midorima Kajima lying on the ground with his white clothes stained with blood.

His eyes were open, as if he had died with his eyes open.

After calling the police, Takagi and Yakusho from the First Investigation Division rushed to the hotel.

"A hotel of this size has over 3,000 people in total. In other words, there are 3,000 suspects."

"Then, let's investigate the people involved in the tournament first. Their alibis, their relationship with the victim, no matter how small the matter is, and then check their belongings."

At this time, Takagi had a serious face and looked very stylish as he gave orders seriously.

Among the crowd of onlookers, Sonoko and Xiaolan were discussing in a low voice on the periphery.

"Xiaolan, is that really Officer Takagi? Why do I always feel like he seems to have matured a lot?"

Some people may never mature in their entire life, while others mature in a matter of a moment.

Sonoko didn't have much contact with him.

But in my memory, this police officer was not like he is now.

"Maybe it's because Officer Takagi has grown up."

Conan's tone sounded as if he was somewhat relieved, and he had a sense of pride that "my son has grown up".

Sonoko raised her eyebrows and looked at Conan with a strange look.

"What are you talking about, little brat?"

Just as Conan was about to explain with a wry smile, Ye Jiusheng suddenly appeared and shouted excitedly, "Senior Takagi!"

A newcomer whose emotions are written all over his face can always make people guess what he has discovered.

In the kitchen, in addition to the pastry chefs participating in the competition, there were also several police officers gathered here.

They found a blood-stained knife wrapped in white cloth in Zhuhang's bag.

"What is this?" Gao Mu looked at him with sharp eyes.

The manager stepped forward and explained: "This is a kitchen knife, and the white one is a banquet napkin."

Takagi handed the things over to the forensic department.

As long as we identify it, we can know whose blood it is.

"Takagi-senpai!"

Ye Jiusheng ran to his side and whispered to him: "The security guard said that he saw him with the victim."

The evidence and testimony all firmly identified the suspect.

"Mr. Kadoya, can you tell me what happened?"

Of course, the place to ask would not be such a conspicuous place as the kitchen.

Seeing Kadoya Zhuhang being taken away, a woman in a yellow coat shouted at him, "What's going on? How can I explain this to my father?"

The woman in yellow is named Takekawa Hanako. She is the daughter of the president of a dessert company and also the fiancée of Kadokaya Shuuho.

"Chasing Flight"

A woman in a white village shirt whispered the other person's name, a little dazed.

Qinghai Chuantang remembered her as the assistant beside Jiaoya Zhuhang at that time.

After asking, I learned that her name was Yoshitani Wakaba.

In the room, after drinking the black tea, she seemed to calm down a little.

"He is not good at speaking, very simple, and all he does every day is make desserts."

Therefore, Yoshitani Wakaba firmly believed that he would not be the murderer.

"But if this goes on, he will really become the murderer." Yoshitani Wakaba covered her forehead with both hands, looking a little worried.

"It's fine!"

Sonoko smiled and consoled him, "I, the Queen of Reasoning, will take care of everything!"

"Besides, with Sister Xiaotang here, the two of us working together can quickly solve the case and find out the truth!"

Conan looked up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, trying not to let his tears flow.

All of you, don't take it for granted!

"The kitchen is just behind the competition site. There is a special freight elevator over there that can take you directly to the crime scene."

Led by the manager, the three entered the freight elevator.

"The cameras recorded that Midorima and Kadokaya went to the first floor at different times. A few minutes later, Kadokaya was filmed returning to the tenth floor alone."

"I see."

Sonoko nodded, looking as if she understood: "I will investigate the rest, and you can go back. Thank you."

"Okay. Feel free to come to me if you need anything."

After the manager left, Sonoko thought for a while and finally came to a conclusion.

"It seems that the murderer is Mr. Kadoya. He was jealous of the other's work, which was better than his own, or he was blinded by anger during a fierce argument."

It sounds like a very logical analysis.

"Sister Sonoko, there is an emergency staircase here!" Conan pretended to be surprised and pointed to the door beside him.

And here, in addition to the freight elevator, is the passage that can go from the tenth floor to the first floor.

Yuanzi was skeptical: "But, walking is too tiring, isn't it? Even if you run, you will sweat all over and be easily discovered, right?"

"Well, why don't we just give it a try and see who can get to the tenth floor first?"

Conan adjusted his watch to timing mode.

"ready, go!"

"Wait, this is too sudden, isn't it?"

Before Sonoko could react, Conan and Qinghai Chuantang rushed out like wild horses.

As a lady, how could Yuanzi go back home sweating all over?

So, naturally, she took the freight elevator.

When Yuanzi walked out of the freight elevator and came to the emergency staircase, he saw Qinghai Chuantang already standing there, as if waiting for them.

After more than ten seconds, Conan climbed up the stairs, panting.

He was breathing heavily and looked like he was in danger of death.

He looked down at his watch and it was much slower than expected.

"Little Conan."

Qinghai Chuantang squatted down, looked at him, and said with some amusement: "You are so tired, are your kidneys overdrawn? Give me a bottle of Shenbao, it will be good for her and for you."

Conan was choked by these words and almost couldn't breathe.

There was a surveillance camera at the corner of the fifth floor, but after Yuanzi called to inquire, she learned that the camera on the fifth floor did not capture anything.

Judging from the records of the cameras throughout the hotel, only the one in the corner house was the most suspicious.

"It seems that the murderer should be Mr. Kadoya. But looking at what Miss Wakaba said before, it doesn't seem like she was lying. Could it be that the murderer is a invisible person?"

While Yuanzi was speculating, she walked forward, but accidentally got into a "car accident" and hit her waist.

"Yes, I'm sorry! Are you okay? I think you hit your waist." The woman said in a panic, and hurriedly rubbed the injured part with her hands, trying to relieve her pain.

Fortunately, it’s nothing serious and the pain will go away after a while.

The woman is a staff member in the hotel, and her main responsibility is to clean the tablecloths in the restaurant.

"Thank you. I'm sorry to bother you with my help."

"Nothing. But what is this?"

Sonoko found it a little strange when she saw her take the tablecloths and throw them all into a dark cabinet.

"This?" The woman explained with a smile, "This is the tablecloth channel. If you throw it like this, it will go directly to the laundry room on the first floor."

Yuanzi walked over and looked down. It seemed bottomless.

I couldn't help but exclaim: "How magical!"

(End of this chapter)