Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 167: Riddles about Stars

"Hey, Kudo, this can't be..."

Hattori Heiji seemed to smell the scent of a big case, and whispered in Conan's ear solemnly.

However, his voice still seemed a little loud.

Mao Lilan turned her head sharply: "Kudo?"

"what?"

Hattori Heiji raised his head and immediately changed his eyes to beady: "Um, I mean, that warehouse... It's very dark! Very dark!"

Conan quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Can Hattori be more careful? He almost exposes himself every time...

Hiroki Sawada pretended not to hear anything.

He felt that this guy named Hattori was really rough, and sometimes he wished someone would shut his mouth.

Seeing that Uncle Mori has not returned yet, Conan and Hattori Heiji suggested going to the warehouse to take a look.

Hattori Heiji even wanted to bring Hiroki along - he had not seen Hiroki's reasoning level the last time he was in Osaka, and this time he had finally met him, so he had to give it a try.

This time, Hiroki refused righteously.

He was even glad that he didn't go to Osaka last time because he pretended to be sick... He was actually just writing software at home.

After all, Hongshu's train of thought is different from Lie Shenqi's. Apart from being a little smart, his other interests and hobbies are relatively normal. He doesn't like to go to places where there are dead people.

"Then please take me with you~ Ran, Kazuha, Hiroki is in my care~"

Seeing that Hongshu didn't want to be a follower, Lie took the initiative to take on the task with a smile.

"Then I'll take you there... Misa, just stay in the living room."

Robert offered.

He didn't want Misa to experience the bad memories again.

……

The warehouse is just across from Takeda's main residence.

After Robert met Misa, he often came here and was very familiar with the layout of the Takeda family.

On the way to the warehouse, Conan and Hattori were also paying attention to the layout of the yard...

And Lie put his arm around Robert's shoulder enthusiastically:

"Little Robert, do you like photography?"

"Yes... Photography is not only my hobby but also my profession." Robert didn't mind the gesture of hugging her shoulders and said with a smile, "The photo studio I run is in Misasa-cho. If you are interested, I can take you there after I finish my work here... How about I give you a 40% discount for taking photos?"

"That's really good~"

Lie smiled and patted him twice, "By the way, do you like stars?"

Robert was slightly stunned: "Huh? Of course..."

"Then I'll ask you a riddle about the stars~" Lie smiled as usual, "'The time has passed, the dawn has returned, the day is peaceful, the morning is bright, the embers fall to the ground'... guess an astronomical phenomenon!"

Robert paused and looked at Lie, his pupils shrinking slightly.

This person is...

Lie still had that cheerful smile on his face, and didn't seem to think there was anything wrong. "How is it? Do you need any tips?"

Before Robert could react, Conan and Hattori Heiji came over after hearing the riddle, looking relaxed:
"Such a simple puzzle doesn't need any hints, right? The answer is 'shooting star', right, Mr. Lin?"

"Bingo~" Lie snapped his fingers, "As expected, it's Conan and Xiaoping... But I think I'm asking about Little Robert?"

The fierce smile looked a little bit kind. At this moment, Robert's expression returned to normal, with a little doubt on his face: "Um, why is it a meteor?"

"Because only meteors fall to the ground." Conan explained in his cute voice, "In fact, the first three sentences all hint at the word 'star' - 'Shichen' refers to the sun that people use to tell time, 'Qiming' is another name for Venus... 'Zhouan Danhui' means peace and tranquility during the day, and 'hui' refers to comets. So combined with the last sentence, it means that the meteors can only be seen at night and turn into ashes before falling to the ground..."

"Am I right, Uncle Lin?"

Conan said to Lie in a cute way.

Lie smiled and touched Conan's big head, "That's basically correct, Conan is really amazing~"

"Basically correct? Then does Mr. Lin mean there are other explanations?" Hattori Heiji asked puzzledly.

"I just missed a star~"

Lie shook his finger, "Conan just forgot to mention a star... Think about it slowly, I won't tell you~"

Conan and Hattori Heiji looked at each other and began to think with their chins clenched.

One star is missing? Did they miss something?
Robert on this side made a look of realization and smiled embarrassedly, "So it's a meteor... This kid is really amazing."

"Well~ Conan has always been very smart."

Lie laughed happily, "Come to think of it, Little Robert, were you also at the crime scene at that time?"

"Yes... When the maid found Mr. Negishi's body, I was the first one to run over."

Robert's words made the two reasoning geeks who were still thinking temporarily put aside the puzzle of the stars and pricked up their ears to listen:

"The situation was probably just as they said. Mr. Negishi's neck was full of fishing lines, about four or five of them... and there were fishing lines wrapped around both of his hands, with marks on his hands."

"The police also found bloodstains belonging to Mr. Negishi on the fishing line hanging on the beam... After comparison, it was confirmed that it should be a small amount of blood from the marks on his hands..."

Robert almost finished describing the situation of the body and brought a few people to the warehouse.

He specifically borrowed the key from the maid so that he could unlock the door outside the warehouse.

The environment in the warehouse was different from the messy one they had imagined. The built-in items were neatly arranged around the room, with a large space in the middle for people to move around.

"This place is clean..."

Hattori Heiji murmured softly.

Robert nodded with some concerns: "After all, Misa's mother had that kind of thing, but it took so long to find out, so later there was a rule of regular cleaning... This is what Misa told me."

After saying that, Robert suddenly looked at Lie.

The latter narrowed his eyes and raised his chin towards him.

Robert nodded slightly upon seeing this...

The actions of both people were not noticed by Conan and Hattori Heiji who were observing the warehouse.

However, this case is a little unusual:
There was no fingerprint or even a trace of anyone other than the deceased on anything at the scene.

But what Conan and the others could be sure of was that it was definitely not someone other than the Takeda family - it was generally difficult to leave no trace at all, especially for outsiders who were unfamiliar with the environment.

But how on earth did the criminal manage to strangle someone to death with such a thin fishing line without leaving any traces on the body?
Conan and Hattori Heiji both fell into deep thought...

Later, while searching for clues in the room, they found dents on the floor caused by heavy objects.

“… Could it be?!”

-

"Why did Mr. Liao Ping come to visit so suddenly?"

Tokyo, Rice Flower Hotel.

Kudo Yusaku was obviously very surprised at Ryohei Kamikawa's arrival.

(End of this chapter)