Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 117 Professional Pastry Chef
“There are so many tablecloths here.”

Qinghai Chuantang's focus seems to be somewhat different.

The woman smiled and said, "There are a lot of banquets today. There is also a big banquet tonight, just downstairs, it's a sumo wrestler's wedding banquet."

Conan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and seemed to understand something.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing an expression of "I see."

Afterwards, Qinghai Chuantang came to the kitchen.

"It's a shame that the competition has been cancelled."

She had already taken off her mask and hat, revealing her true face.

"Ms. Tang, long time no see."

Akagawa Aoi's smile gave people the feeling that she was smiling on the outside but not on the inside.

"Actually, I don't think it matters."

"Why do you say this way?"

Akagawa Aoi looked around, then leaned towards her and whispered, "That Midorima would steal the formula."

"Steal the recipe?" Qinghai Chuantang continued to ask.

"He has no talent at all, yet he goes on TV to show off. In fact, all the desserts he makes are stolen from others."

As if she noticed someone was looking at her, Akagawa Aoi also glanced at him.

Finally, he said to Qinghai Chuantang in French: "That guy is extremely insidious."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

I don’t know if “that guy” refers to Midorima Kajima or someone else.

"I've said it many times, I don't know."

"You were seen behind the restaurant on the first floor. Mr. Kadokaya, we now have sufficient evidence. You will be rewarded with leniency if you confess, don't you understand? If you don't tell us the truth, you will become the murderer and let the real murderer go unpunished."

"He wanted me to lose to him on purpose."

Finally, Kadoya Zhuhang told the purpose of his going to the first floor.

"Fake match?"

"He said I had to be on a TV show and couldn't lose. Then he said he would give me money if I won. But I didn't agree. I refused and went back to the tenth floor."

"Is that really all there is?"

Gao Mu walked over and sat down next to him, "You seem to be dating the daughter of a famous dessert company."

"If the deal goes through, won't your store be able to go global? Aren't you the one who can't lose this competition?"

Qinghai Chuantang did not continue to eavesdrop on what happened next, but turned around and left, going into the hall.

After the crowd dispersed, the space seemed particularly spacious.

"Little brother, this is what Miss Sonoko needs, the banquet list. But why do you need this?"

"Because Sister Sonoko is concerned about something, she asked me to help check it out."

Conan has mastered the skill of lying to the point where he can do it without even thinking.

After reading it, Conan's mouth corners curled up wildly.

"I see. I already know the true identity of the invisible man."

Qinghai Chuantang was looking at him from a distance, always having a bad feeling.

Everyone was gathered in the Heina Hall.

And Sonoko was sitting on a chair with her legs crossed.

He held his chin with one fist, like a man in deep thought.

"Thank you all for gathering here. First of all, let me say from the conclusion that Mr. Kadokaya is not the murderer. The real murderer of Mr. Midorima is someone else."

The manager saw this and raised his confusion: "But from the surveillance, the only person who traveled between the first floor of the crime scene and the tenth floor of the venue was Mr. Kadoya."

"Indeed, judging from the cameras, Mr. Kadokaya is the most suspicious person. However, if we can avoid being captured by the cameras, we can become an 'invisible person'."

"Next, Xiaolan, I'll ask you to pick up the tablet on the table."

Xiaolan nodded, walked over, picked up the tablet, and the video interface on the opposite side was displayed.

She held the tablet steady, like a human stand.

"If you use this, you can go to the first floor without being photographed."

In the video, ropes have been tied around Mai Kirishima's body.

She stood on the stool and went into the passage.

When she finally made up her mind and chose to let go, a terrible scream was heard.

The scene changed and turned into the laundry room on the first floor where Qinghai Chuantang was located.

Soon, Mai Kirishima fell into the laundry basket.

"Kirishima, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I made it safely."

Mai Kirishima smiled and made a "yeah" gesture to the camera.

"So, how do we get back here? We can't just climb up the pipe, right?"

Akagawa Aoi looked at Sonoko and asked her question.

But his face was calm, not at all what a seeker of knowledge should be like.

"Of course there is a way to come back."

Conan snapped his fingers, and several staff members came over pushing huge cakes, about four in total.

At wedding ceremonies, large wedding cakes are decorated, usually using cake models made of foam.

"Today, a sumo wrestler's wedding banquet will be held in the Yuliang Hall on the 9th floor downstairs, and an extra-large cake model has been ordered."

The list was in the manager's hand. Everyone looked at it and couldn't help but sigh: "It's two meters high and one meter wide. It's quite big."

"Yes, it is quite large."

Conan, who was hiding under the table, smiled: "So, the murderer who knew this killed Mr. Midorima in the spare parts warehouse, and then hid in the cake model that was made in advance."

No one expected that there would be someone hiding in there, so much so that the camera in the elevator did not capture him.

It is transported to the ninth floor by the employees and comes out at a targeted time.

After that, use the safe exit to return to the kitchen which is only one floor higher.

"And this is how you get between the first and tenth floors without being caught by the cameras."

However, these are at most evidence of the case, and there is no evidence to identify the murderer.

"Who is the real murderer?"

Ye Jiusheng was already impatient to get the answer.

Yuanzi said calmly: "No hurry, let's sort out the clues first."

"In the spare parts warehouse very close to the scene, there were many broken carbonated beverage bottles. And those bottles were right near the cake model."

The person who broke the drink is the real murderer.

After killing Midorima Kajima, the murderer ran to the cake model and did not notice the beverage bottle box in the blind spot and accidentally broke it.

"The drink that overflowed from the bottle wet the murderer's shoes."

At this time, Kirishima Mai and Qinghai Chuantang had already returned to the Haina Hall.

Qinghai Chuantang took out his phone and opened one of the apps. The interface turned into a lit light bulb, but the light it emitted looked like colorful black.

"This light is black light. So, let's do a fun little experiment."

After finishing speaking, Qinghai Chuantang snapped his fingers, and the lights in the Haina Hall were instantly turned off, turning it dim.

"This carbonated drink contains cinchona extract."

Glass bottles of drinks were placed on the table.

When she used the black light on her mobile phone interface to shine on the glass bottle, the originally transparent water instantly turned light blue and emitted a faint blue light.

"The murderer's shoes were wet from the drink. If you shine a black light on his shoes, they will glow like this."

Qinghai Chuantang turned and looked at everyone, "Now, let's reveal the true identity of the invisible man."

The manager, Aoi Akagawa, and Shuuho Kadokawa are not there.

When the black light shone on the shoes of the person on the left hand side of Jiaowu Zhuhang, a blue light finally appeared.

His eyes slowly moved upwards, and he finally saw the man's true face.

Sugiya, an employee in Midorima Kajima's shop and also his assistant.

"Sugiya followed Kadokaya into the spare parts storeroom and killed Midorima."

"W-what are you talking about?"

Sugiya couldn't help but take a few steps back, his face full of nervousness, but he still argued: "Why would I do such a thing? Mr. Midorima is my master, how could I kill him?"

Without a motive, all this is just speculation.

“As for motivation, I do have one.”

As he spoke, Qinghai Chuantang pointed to the dessert on the table nearby.

"Mr. Sugiya, your formula was stolen by Midorima, right?"

She walked in front of him and continued, "I heard that Midorima's works are almost all plagiarized. For a pastry chef, the recipe is as important as life."

After saying that, Qinghai Chuantang picked up the dessert on the plate and took a bite.

He nodded and praised, "Great. This sponge cake is also your work, right?"

Different from the sponge cake I tasted in the room before, this dessert is more delicate and has a softer, sweeter texture.

Sugiya blinked a few times, lowered his head, and after a moment of silence, he finally raised his head again.

"It's not me who's wrong, it's Mr. Midorima."

Sugiya clenched his fists. "Mr. Midorima took the liberty of commercializing the sponge cake I created as his own."

He was very emotional.

The lights came back on and returned to their previous brightness.

"There's something I'm curious about. Why were you in such a hurry to get back to the meeting after you murdered Midorima?"

If you want to perform a show, you have to do it in full, so the camera was placed in the venue and recorded the whole process.

"From the video, you said you wanted to check the baking status of the sponge cakes and you only had about ten minutes to leave the venue. You had to kill someone without being discovered, which was too tight a time."

If you are not in a hurry, you won’t break the bottle.

"Because I don't want the cake to get burnt."

Aoi Akagawa, who is also a pastry chef, naturally understands this.

He explained: "I have tasted the sponge cakes in the store, and the taste and texture are excellent. As a professional pastry chef, I naturally want to complete my work perfectly."

At this moment, there were tears in Sugiya's eyes.

It seems like it’s because I met a close friend.

"It's very difficult to control the final baking condition." He choked up and said, "If I don't come back in ten minutes, the sponge cake will be burnt."

The pastry chef's persistence became the flaw that led to the complete crime.

Sugiya was eventually taken into a police car.

Qinghai Chuantang didn't know whether he would regret the choice he made today.

But for a proud pastry chef, not being able to sign his work may become a lifelong pain.

Honor, applause, flowers, all belong to another person.

"Thank you!"

After the case was over, Kadoya Zhuhang bowed deeply to thank them.

Yuanzi scratched his hair with a confused look on his face, and finally realized what was going on.

It seems that I have found out the truth without realizing it.

Yoshitani Wakaba looked at him and smiled sweetly.

As he was about to walk towards him, a woman called out his name, then ran over and hugged him.

Takekawa Hanako raised her head and said happily, "I have always believed in you. That's great. I told my father about your innocence and he was very happy. He said that you are the only one he would marry his daughter to."

Jiaowu Zhuhang smiled at them apologetically and walked forward hurriedly, eager to leave here.

During this time, he also glanced in the direction of Yoshitani Wakaba.

And Takekawa Hanako, as if completely unaware, just followed obediently.

Like an excited little sparrow, it chirped non-stop.

"Now that the case is over and the game is over, it's time to go back."

"It's a shame that I didn't get to watch the game. But if it weren't for my advice this time, I don't think you would have noticed the flaw so quickly."

"Yes, yes, thank you one-half."

Mai Kirishima was fuming, pretending to be angry and said, "Don't call me half!"

When she reached the hotel entrance, a familiar figure called her.

"Miss Tang, please wait a moment."

Akagawa Aoi looked at her and smiled, "I have something very important to tell you."

Although he was a little suspicious, out of curiosity, Qinghai Chuantang still followed him and walked to the side.

I don’t know what the other party said to her that made her kneel on the ground all of a sudden.

He held his head with his hands, trembling all over, and looked extremely painful.

"Blow the boy. Blow the boy"

She kept whispering a name.

Kirishima Mai was still waiting, and no one knew what was happening there, not to mention that it was a blind spot.

Xiaolan and others who had just walked out of the hotel seemed to hear someone's voice.

Although a little weak.

I walked over in search of the sound and saw this scene.

"Sister Xiaotang, are you okay?" Xiaolan asked cautiously and tentatively.

When she turned around, she saw that her eyes were red from crying.

Her lips trembled as she uttered the name for the last time and then fainted on the ground.

"Sister Xiaotang? Sister Xiaotang!"

He shook the other person desperately a few times, but there was no response at all.

"An ambulance! Quick, call an ambulance!"

Their voices finally succeeded in attracting Mai Kirishima.

Looking at this scene, she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

What happened, exactly?
Fortunately, Qinghai Chuantang was not seriously injured.

just
"The patient has just been greatly stimulated. Although I don't know what happened, if possible, it is best not to stimulate her, because she may be brought to the brink of collapse at any time."

After giving the instructions, the doctor left the ward.

After being persuaded by Mai Kirishima, Xiaolan and Sonoko left the hospital.

He said that the other party was just a little tired recently and there was nothing serious.

Mai Kirishima knew that she didn't want those children to see her vulnerable side.

I have always been so strong-willed.

However, Conan finally chose to stay.

Because after she wakes up, there are important questions waiting for her answers.

“That day, she talked to me a lot.”

"what?"

Kirishima Mai was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.

Conan was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the other party was not an insider.

He quickly waved his hands, pretending to be a child, and said with a wry smile: "It's nothing, Sister Mai was just hallucinating."

However, Kirishima Mai did not let him get away with it.

She lowered her head, looked at Conan, and stroked her chin in thought.

"I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

"Maybe. It just happens to be similar."

Hattori Heiji with makeup on and Okita Souji with makeup on and a new hairstyle both look 70% similar to his real body Kudo Shinichi.

Not to mention some guy who might be almost exactly like him.

Mai Kirishima moved closer, and their noses almost touched.

After staring at him for a while, she stood up and said, "I just feel like I saw you when I was a child."

Conan chuckled a few times with an expressionless face.

When you were born, I wasn't even a tadpole, right?
(End of this chapter)