Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Noticing the gazes of the crowd, Longye responded with a gentle smile.

Although they could understand what Hattori Heiji had just said, it seemed that they hadn't quite grasped it.

what did you say?

The handsome young man in front of me, whose smile is as warm as a spring breeze, pried open the car door with his bare hands?

Um! ?

……

Shortly after

Tatsuno arrived at the garage.

As soon as he arrived, he was overwhelmed by the strong smell of gasoline.

With so much gasoline, if someone were to randomly turn on the power switch here, wouldn't it cause an explosion?

Before Ryūno could think of any other solutions, a familiar figure appeared in front of him. It was none other than Ōki Ayako.

Her eyes lit up when she saw Long Ye, and she asked directly, "I remember... your name is Long Ye, right? What are you doing here?"

Just as Ryūno was about to answer, Ōki Ayako suddenly said gently, "Do you want to know who killed the innkeeper? Just..."

As she spoke, she took out cigarettes and a lighter from her pocket, seemingly wanting to smoke a cigarette.

Upon seeing her actions, Longye's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with question marks.

What the hell!

Even I wouldn't dare to tamper with the ignition near gasoline, and you're planning to just start it right away?!

--"Snapped!"

The next moment, he immediately slapped Ayako Oki across the face and snatched the lighter from her hand.

Ayako Oki, who had been hit, was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she was about to start cursing when she was intimidated by Ryūno's fierce gaze.

"Tell me, can't you really smell the gasoline here?"

"Or are you planning to self-destruct with me!?"

Ryuno's words made Ayako Oki think.

The next second, a flicker of fear flashed in her eyes.

Yes! Lighting a fire next to gasoline would cause…

Realizing how terrible her actions had been, Ayako Oki's face turned pale instantly, and a few beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

Seeing this, Longye ignored her and returned to the hotel.

According to Xiao Jia's tip, there seems to be a power switch in the hotel kitchen as well.

……

Not long after, Longye made an excuse to get a drink of water and went into the kitchen.

To his surprise, the kitchen's electrical box appeared to have been tampered with.

Upon seeing this, a strange smile appeared on Longye's face.

After a while, Longye walked out of the kitchen with a blank expression and went to the dining room.

Ayako Oki also walked into the restaurant at that moment.

Unlike before, she seemed to be in a very low mood.

Those who noticed this scene were about to step forward to ask questions when they were suddenly interrupted by a loud noise.

"boom!"

Upon hearing the noise, everyone immediately ran out of the hotel.

Next to the garage outside the hotel

The fierce red flames ignited the night, making everyone's figures appear extremely small next to the towering flames.

Why did the garage catch fire?

"Wait! Isn't that old man here?!"

"Could it be!?"

At that moment, Hattori Heiji looked around at the crowd and noticed that the uncle named Fujisawa Toshiaki seemed to be gone.

Upon hearing his words, everyone felt a sense of foreboding.

Uncle Mori immediately ordered, "Quickly, get the fire extinguisher!!!"

Upon hearing this, Iwai's assistant immediately rushed into the house to get a fire extinguisher.

Soon after, the fire in the garage was extinguished by the group using fire extinguishers, and everyone went inside the garage.

The garage was filled with smoke and the acrid smell of residual gasoline.

Heiji Hattori and Conan quickly checked the surrounding ground, but they couldn't find the old man.

The two immediately turned to look at the charred car beside them.

Heiji Hattori stepped forward and opened the car door, and Conan followed.

Upon seeing the situation inside the car, the two men's expressions changed instantly.

In the back seat of the car, there was a charred corpse.

Judging from his figure, he should be the missing Fujisawa Toshiaki.

Noticing the expressions on the two men's faces, Uncle Mori and the others also came closer and looked into the car.

Upon seeing the body inside the car, everyone wore complex expressions.

……

With mixed feelings, the group returned to the hotel restaurant.

Although it was already late at night, after experiencing this, no one was sleepy.

As everyone fell silent, Ms. Ayako Oki put her hand to her mouth and whispered, "I know who killed the innkeeper. He is..."

"Snapped!"

Before she could reveal the prisoner's identity, the restaurant lights suddenly went out along with the sound of thunder outside the window.

Everyone was immediately shocked, and Ms. Ayako Oki screamed in fear.

Heiji Hattori and Conan guessed what was going on and immediately shouted, "Everyone, don't move! Ms. Oki, you don't make a sound either!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two clear sounds rang in everyone's ears.

"Boom! Boom!"

After the crisp sound ended, there was immediately the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

A few seconds later, Longye shouted, "Who are you!?"

What followed was a violent impact.

"boom!"

After the sound ended, the lights in the restaurant came on.

The sudden illumination caused everyone to involuntarily close their eyes for a moment.

When everyone opened their eyes again, they saw a strange scene.

Conan was lying on the dining table with two large bumps on his head.

On the other side, Kento Toba also fell to the ground, holding a steel pipe in his left hand and an ice pick in his right.

Longye stood beside him.

Judging from the commotion just now and the current scene, it seems that Ryūno knocked out Toba Kento.

Seeing that Kento Toba seemed to have been knocked unconscious, Ayako Oki shouted, "It's him! He definitely wanted to kill me!!!"

Her words immediately caught Hattori Heiji's attention.

Just before the power went out, Ayako Oki was about to reveal the murderer's name.

At that very moment, the power went out inside the house.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

It seems that this was indeed a tactic used by the prisoner to silence her.

Based on her words, the culprit who murdered the hotel owner should be Kento Toba, who was lying on the ground.

He was indeed holding two weapons in his hands…

It seems he must be the criminal!

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji turned to look at Conan, who had fainted on the dining table.

But...why would he attack Conan with a steel pipe?

Did Conan find something on him?

……

Shortly after

Conan had woken up and was sitting in a chair, rubbing the bump on his head.

Although Kento Toba, who was lying on the ground, had not yet woken up, he was tied up by the group.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Ayako Oki finally spoke slowly.

She told everyone what she knew and the evidence that Toba Kento was the culprit.

Upon hearing her words, Hattori Heiji found the "1000-Question Test Paper" with no answers in Toba Kento's room.

Another suspicious note was found in Fujisawa Toshiaki's room.

After seeing these two pieces of evidence, he agreed with Ayako Oki's point of view.

It seems that Toba Kento is indeed the criminal.