Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

"From right to left: Kiyama Kaji, Onoe Maka, Itabashi Kazuya..."

"So it was those three who discovered the remains?"

"No, the body was discovered by..."

"Ah, Officer Yamamura, hello. I should be the first person to discover it."

Tohru Tono, who was lucky enough to get a picture of the duck leg, raised his hand in greeting.

"Hmm? You are...?"

Yamamura Misao stared at Tono Toru for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

"Oh, nice to meet you. Actually, I..."

It seemed the other person recognized him, so Tohno Toru went up to prepare for a formal greeting.

Recently, perhaps due to the sheer number of cases solved, even those with unconventional and sensational elements, such as "Sleeping Kogoro," "An old man solving cases while sitting in an armchair," or "A gourmet detective," have gained some fame.

At least when you go out to solve cases, more than half of the police officers will recognize you.

That's a good thing, at least it avoids being suspected first...

"Ah! I remember now!!"

Just as Toru Tono was giving his formulaic self-introduction, Misao Yamamura suddenly shouted.

"You're the detective who always appears next to 'Sleeping Kogoro' and occasionally steals his credit!"

"what?"

Tohru Tono looked puzzled.

Is this person alright? What's so great about solving a case?

Why would he steal the credit? There's no extra system reward. At most, he's just afraid of wasting time and wants to finish quickly...

After shouting that, Yamamura Misao quickly turned his head, looked left and right, and then sighed in disappointment.

"Oh~ Mr. Mori isn't here today."

"Unfortunately, it seems that the truth behind this cursed incident cannot be uncovered by the 'Sleeping Detective' himself."

Yamamura Misao shook his head exaggeratedly and held his forehead.

Tohru Tono felt like a question mark had appeared above his head.

Is this the legendary Kogoro Mouri fan? Why are they acting so silly?

"Cursed...?"

He didn't react much, and Professor Agasa behind him was completely confused.

“Yes.” Yamamura Misao nodded, then walked over and knelt on the ice next to the corpse.

“Look, the body is wearing snowboard boots, and the snowboards are floating in the pool.”

He turned to look at the poor police officers who were sitting in a lifeboat in the snow-covered mountains, responsible for diving and salvaging.

"If you want to get to this pool at the bottom of the cliff, you have to cross that bridge to get to the other side." Yamamura Misao stood up and looked at the bridge surface buried in the snow in the distance.

"But the bridge was closed before we got here."

"So she used snowboards to descend the cliff...?"

"Yes, he must have been snowboarding in the snow when he accidentally went off the cliff and fell into the pool and drowned!"

Although he said that, he suddenly changed the subject.

"Logically speaking, this is only natural..."

Of course, my foot!

Toru Tohno is speechless. If someone were to be hit from that height onto the water's surface, their body would definitely have extensive injuries, right? Just by looking at the condition of the body, you can tell that it's not like that at all.

Besides, what idiot would go snowboarding in a blizzard? And when he went out, he noticed that the wind was blowing in the same direction as the cliff. How could a girl like the deceased have reached the speed that would have caused her to accidentally fall off the cliff in such strong winds?

Tono sighed.

If all the local police in the Conan world were like Misao Yamamura, then it's no wonder everyone relies on detectives.

So, Inspector Megure, who only knows how to use the "Little Brother Fruit," is already one of the best police officers?

However, this perspective is indeed reasonable, considering that Megure is, after all, a police inspector in the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division, which is already a very high rank for a non-professional officer...

"But it's just too unbelievable!" Yamamura Misao continued speaking as Tohno Toru complained.

He pointed to the pond.

"This is the pond!"

"A pond?" Professor Agasa was confused. What about a pond?

"Don't you guys think so?" It's probably because there are so many evil spirits in Gunma Prefecture that the villagers' thought processes are a bit abnormal.

He started gesturing wildly.

"The snow has piled up like this, so why hasn't the pond frozen over yet? I think there must be some ominous creature living in this pond!"

As Yamamura Misao said this, Conan didn't even look at him before squatting down in front of Sakuko's body.

This man is hopeless.

"Miss Sakuko is like someone who's been sucked into a pond!!"

His words left everyone speechless, and they all looked embarrassed.

Onoe Maka stopped crying, but she was a little speechless.

No one refuted him for a moment, but then Kiyama Kaji, a non-professional standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up: "It's because of the hot springs."

"Huh?" Yamamura Misao paused.

"Because hot springs flow into this pond, the water temperature is relatively high, which is why it hasn't frozen."

"Well, it's not high enough for people to go in and soak."

“I’ve also heard that this pond never freezes,” Itabashi Kazuya added.

"I see." Yamamura Misao straightened up properly and stopped performing, slightly embarrassed.

It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that people from an island nation with hot springs everywhere can't even figure this out.

"Uh, it was mentioned in the tourist guide I read before," Dr. Agasa added, sweating profusely.

Only the more honest among them might think to themselves, "How come you, the local detective, don't know?"

"Ah, then it must have been an accident." Yamamura Misao suddenly realized.

Upon hearing this, Conan, who had been observing the corpse for a while, quickly spoke up: "But was she really skiing on the ski slope?"

"Ok?"

This question puzzled everyone present.

Chapter 180 Deduction Enters the Labyrinth

"Because this older sister wasn't wearing a hat or goggles, was she?"

"Ah, that's true. With such heavy snow, it's impossible to ski there without any protective gear, right?"

Dr. Agasa nodded in agreement.

"She must have broken because of the force when she fell into the pool."

Yamamura Misao is just arguing for the sake of arguing. Not to mention that the probability of this happening is basically negligible, the fact that no trace of a hat or goggles was found nearby is enough to prove that it couldn't be what he said.

"The hat and goggles might fly off, but surely the gloves wouldn't bounce off too?"

Conan raised Sakuko's ungloved hand.

"Ah, that's true." Yamamura Misao thought for a moment. "What I mean is, this Miss Ogura..."

"Maybe you're the kind of person who sweats extremely easily?"

"Yes, there's a saying that goes like this: people who hate the sticky, sweaty feeling don't like wearing gloves."

"what?"

Tohru Tohru was astonished. Where did this amazing person come from?

I feel like my brother isn't just being stubborn; could he really think that way?!

Tohru Tono was filled with awe.

It's not easy for someone with this kind of thought process to become a police inspector...

"If you ski in the snow without gloves, you're likely to get bumped or hit by metal objects, and your skin will easily peel off."

Tohru Tono paused for a moment, then offered an explanation.

"Yeah, yeah, if you're going to play on the snowboard, you shouldn't refuse to wear it at this point, right?" Professor Agasa said, sweating.

If everyone focuses on trivial details that are almost impossible to grasp when reasoning, then the reasoning will never succeed.

"Could it be that she wasn't originally dressed for skiing, and was just put on boots later?"

Even Shiho Miyano, who usually doesn't like to interrupt, couldn't stand it anymore and directly stated a conclusion that any normal person would have reached long ago.

"Huh?" Yamamura Misao seemed to have heard something unbelievable.

"It was done by someone who killed Miss Sakuko and tried to cover it up as an accident."

"How is this possible?" Onoue Maka asked in disbelief.

"Oh?" Yamamura Misao exclaimed in surprise, running to her side and whispering, "Was it one of them who did it?"

"I was just making a hypothetical statement." Shiho Miyano said expressionlessly, secretly taking a step to the side.

This person looks like a comedic character from some anime or manga.

After being reminded in various ways, Yamamura Misao finally seemed to remember something, took out the notebook from his breast pocket, and walked over to the remaining three members of the university quartet.

"Excuse me, could you please provide a detailed account of what happened between the time Miss Sakuko was gone and the discovery of her body?"

The investigation was finally on track, and Kiyama Kaji was the first to answer.