Detective Conan: Is Miss Haibara planning to assault a police officer again today?

So this is all the fault of that old scoundrel, Aoyama, who weakened the police too much.

Megure quickly asked again, "Do you have any clue who the murderer is?"

Higashino Ning looked directly at Morizono Kikuto.

This move drew everyone's attention, and Kikuto Morizono instantly felt immense pressure.

He gritted his teeth and demanded, "What do you mean? Do you suspect I'm the murderer?!"

Higashino Ning shrugged. "No, I just suddenly wanted to see you."

A silent breeze drifted through the room.

The others believed his nonsense, but Hattori Heiji and Conan did not.

The two immediately started brainstorming.

Why suspect Kikuto Morizono directly instead of Yuji Sakuraba?

"Based on the current clues, it's clear that Yuuji Sakuraba is the more suspicious person who committed the crime!"

"Does the other side have some clues that we don't know about?"

Hattori Heiji couldn't understand it, nor did he believe that someone like Higashino Ning, who was in charge of finding the murder weapon, could have more clues than them!

At that moment, Higashino Ning suddenly walked towards the corpse, his gaze drifting towards Hattori Heiji and Conan. "What, Inspector, didn't you get any clues from this famous high school detective in Osaka?"

"If I can easily solve a locked-room mystery, Hattori Heiji should be able to solve it just as easily."

challenge?

Hattori Heiji narrowed his eyes, sensing something different.

He chuckled lightly, his tone relaxed, "That's right, I figured out the secret room trick a long time ago, but there are still a lot of doubts to be addressed."

Higashino Ning immediately chimed in, "If you crack the method but don't tell the police, that's not a very welcome thing to do."

Without giving Hattori Heiji a chance to challenge him, he continued, "The bloodstains on the ground are very obvious. The murderer must have had some compelling reason to drag the victim's body here."

Higashino Ning pondered for a moment, "The body is in a position that can be seen as soon as you enter the door. If I were the criminal, I certainly wouldn't want the body to be discovered immediately."

He looked up at the window of the inner room. "If there were no obvious signs of a struggle in the room, and I were the criminal, I certainly wouldn't break the glass to lure Detective Mori into breaking down the door."

"In other words, dragging the body and the broken window inside were both things the criminals did intentionally so that the body would be discovered as soon as possible."

Higashino Ning smiled. "The murderer must be an arrogant person, so arrogant that he thought Mr. Mori would not be able to see through his methods, and even wanted Mr. Mori to be the first eyewitness to discover the body."

They talked as they walked.

Higashino Ning had already entered the inner room, and his eyes swept around and he noticed something strange again.

He exclaimed, "Huh? There are bloody glove marks on these blinds. Why didn't anyone tell me?"

The forensic investigator standing nearby quickly spoke up, "I've already reported this to Inspector Megure."

Higashino Ning suddenly looked at the balcony. "I found the murder weapon on a tree across from the balcony. It looks like the murderer wrapped everything in a shirt and threw it on that tree after killing the victim."

"Why did he do that?"

Everyone was confused.

You're asking us?

Hattori Heiji bumped his back against the wall and stepped toward Higashino Ning. "The locked room was created through the balcony, so the only way the murderer could leave was through the balcony."

"Carrying those things around is inconvenient, so we just throw them up in the trees and wait for the right opportunity to collect and destroy them. Isn't that a perfectly normal way of thinking?"

"I just tried it, jumping from this balcony to the balcony downstairs is very easy."

Conan knew his best friend's competitive spirit had kicked in again, but unfortunately he hadn't had a chance to catch the other person earlier.

"Officer Higashino has performed exceptionally well today. What if Hattori makes him lose face later?"

Conan pondered whether he should give a hint, as he usually did.

But Higashino Ning remained calm, saying, "Well said. There were no footprints downstairs, and when Mr. Mori heard the glass breaking and turned around, he didn't see anyone on the balcony."

"Then you tell me the murderer jumped off the balcony. Why don't you say he could become invisible or teleport?"

Hattori Heiji got a little angry after being rebuked.

He didn't say the murderer jumped!

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This is one of the unresolved questions at present.

Blackie retorted sarcastically, "Then you tell me what you're saying, and let me hear your reasoning, officer."

"Heiji!" Kazuha Toyama exclaimed with concern, "Why are you doing this with Inspector Higashino?"

Seeing that his childhood friend was defending Higashino Ning, Hattori Heiji's face darkened. "Just leave it at that. I'm working with the police to solve the case."

The energetic girl immediately struck a pose with her puffy face.

They are indeed quite cute.

Higashino Ning put aside his thoughts of admiring the cute girl and crushed the last bit of doubt in his mind, and began to deduce.

"In my opinion, the murderer should have locked the windows inside the room first, creating a false sense of security, and then called the victim over to kill him."

"After committing the crime, he dragged the body to this room, smashed the window, and attracted Mr. Mori and others to come and break down the door and discover the body."

"The murderer must have been hiding behind the blinds before the murder, using the curtains for cover. After all, there was blood on the blinds, so it seems that he closed them after committing the crime."

"As for why I said he faked the secret room beforehand, it's because there was no blood on either the windows or the balcony."

"If the murderer really did kill the person and then set up the secret room, then bloodstains or fingerprints must have been left behind."

Higashino Ning spoke at length, but everyone listened attentively.

He looked around and continued to reason, "Following this line of thought, when the body was discovered, the murderer was actually still hiding in the room."

"In order to avoid being discovered on the spot, he could only join the team that discovered the body under the cover of darkness, and he must have been at the very back."

Upon hearing this, the suspect squad immediately turned their attention to Kikuto Morizono.

Because he was the last one.

Kiku Morizono's hands were trembling as she loudly argued, "What you're saying is far-fetched! Where's the evidence? Where's the evidence that proves I'm the murderer?!"

Higashino Ning pointed to his feet, "Isn't the evidence right on your feet? I found the murder weapon by following your footprints."

"Why don't you explain, young master Kikuto, what were you doing wandering around under the tree where the murder weapon was stored when you were about to be questioned by the police?"

Kikuto Morizono's face was filled with panic.

After a long while, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground to perform a traditional act: confessing his guilt.

Chapter 53 Assaulting a police officer, huh? Arrested!

It was past 2 a.m. when I left the Metropolitan Police Department.

Higashino Ning has once again earned 7 reward points and a chance to win a prize.

Perhaps because scandals involving powerful families carry extra weight for Sister Tongzi, she was given a reward of 7 points.

As a result, Higashino Ning, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, began to feel uncomfortable.

If you don't use those 3 bonus points, you'll have 20 points now.

It's purely about messing with people's mentality.

"Officer Higashino, I never knew your reasoning skills were so profound."

At that moment, Kogoro Mouri, who had come out of the Metropolitan Police Department with him, extended a compliment and invitation.

Higashino Ning readily accepted, "No way, this is just a small-scale operation. I'm still a long way from being as good as Mr. Mori."

The bumbling detective loves to hear this.

After Higashino Ning added, "I hope Mr. Mori will continue to guide me and impart some reasoning skills and experience to me in the future,"

The bumbling detective immediately declared that Higashino Ning would be his good brother from now on.

The pleasantries and flattery session ended quickly.

Kogoro Mouri was about to head home when Heiji Hattori suddenly came up to him again.

Blackie carefully examined the unfamiliar policeman in front of him. "You really are a very special officer."

He extended his hand. "Let's get to know each other again. I'm Hattori Heiji, from Osaka."

Seeing his serious expression, Dongye Ning gripped his hand firmly, "Dongye Ning."

"Ah..." Heiji Hattori sighed, "I really made quite a few mistakes today, but next time... we'll try again next time!"

Higashino Ning frowned. "Hattori-kun, what do you take this murder case for? A stage for you to show off your skills? I have no interest in this kind of competition."

Blackie quickly shook his head, "That's not what I meant... Anyway... never mind, I acknowledge that you are an excellent police officer, that's all."

Higashino Ning's eyelids trembled. "I don't need your approval. Goodbye."

He needs to hurry home and take care of his lonely little girl.

Watching Higashino Ning leave, Hattori Heiji remained silent for a long time before suddenly chuckling.

Yes, what's the use of his approval? Whose dignity are you trampling on by sulking at the crime scene?

But compared to the other police officers, Officer Higashino is indeed far superior.

At least that's how it appears to the detective.

Today, Higashino Ning was able to improvise on the spot, making deductions while observing the scene, which shows his formidable ability.

A pretty good guy.

...

Go home.

Surprisingly, Ai Haibara did not fall asleep.

The other person knelt obediently on the sofa. He looked like he had taken a shower, and his messy, unkempt hair made him look even more casual. He was covered with a thin blanket.