I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

"After hearing the sound of glass breaking, I stayed downstairs and kept looking at the window. No one came out, so it's unlikely that the murderer killed Shigematsu butler and then jumped out of the window."

Conan also provided further explanation from the side.

"Yes, that's impossible, because the window lock is deadbolted."

"If the murderer jumped out of the window, he wouldn't have locked it from the outside. So, if nothing unexpected happens, the murderer must have locked the window from the inside. But how did he manage to leave from here? That's still..."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed everyone's eyes were on him, so he looked at Chen En and quickly said...

"Brother Chen En told me all of this, didn't he? Brother Chen En?"

Chen En, who was drinking coffee: ?

He glanced around and then nodded.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's exactly what I said."

Upon hearing this answer, everyone was satisfied and turned their attention back to the corpse of Butler Shigematsu.

Hattori Heiji, however, focused his gaze on the locked window latch.

He glanced down at the broken glass on the ground, then looked up at the door bolt, his eyes narrowing slightly as he noticed some bloodstains on it.

Upon seeing the bloodstains, Hattori Heiji immediately realized something was wrong and quickly turned to look in the direction of the corpse.

This situation is clearly very wrong.

Hattori Heiji frowned, turned his hat around, and then spoke directly.

There was blood on the window latches.

"This means that the murderer must have touched the window latch after killing Butler Shigematsu. In addition, there was a large amount of blood on Butler Shigematsu's body, and the murder weapon should have been inserted directly into his chest, killing him instantly."

"There must have been a lot of blood residue on the victim's clothes and the murder weapon."

"But none of the people in this room have any bloodstains left, which means that the murderer must be someone without an alibi."

"I checked the security measures in the vicinity before entering the manor, and the security measures here are quite strict."

"If the murderer was unfamiliar with the manor's layout, it would be impossible for him to escape from such a secretive security system. And no one familiar with the manor's layout has left from here, has he?"

However, upon hearing Hattori Heiji's words, the people attending the banquet exchanged glances, their faces showing unease.

Upon seeing this, Hattori Heiji immediately sensed something was amiss.

He considered a rather terrible possibility and then smirked.

Inspector Megure, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer and directly questioned the people who had attended the dinner party. The answer he received was exactly the worst-case scenario that Hattori Heiji had thought of.

Of the eight people who attended the Morizono family dinner, apart from Kogoro Mouri, Kazuha Toyama, and Ran Mouri, none of them had an alibi; each of them possessed their own extraordinary abilities.

The head of the Morizono family, Mikio Morizono, was waiting in his room at that time for his butler, Shigematsu, to come and discuss matters related to company business.

Yurie Morizono was taking a bath alone in the bathroom, while Kikuto Morizono was reading magazines and listening to music in his room.

Yuji Sakuraba ran around the manor in search of the cat.

Finally, there's Katagiri Kaede; at that time, she was taking a nap in her room.

Furthermore, when Morizono Yurie approached her before taking a bath, she did not respond. If we were to say which of the five people here is the most suspicious, then the most suspicious person would obviously be Katagiri Kaede.

Although conventionally speaking, it would be impossible for a weak woman to kill a middle-aged man with a knife, leaving a deep wound.

But this is the world of Detective Conan, so nothing is impossible.

I vaguely remember the roller coaster murder incident years ago, involving that extraordinary female athlete.

He killed someone with a steel wire while riding a high-speed roller coaster, and then retracted the wire before anyone could react, demonstrating superhuman speed and endurance.

And then there's the museum director in the back.

A man in his seventies or eighties, clad in heavy armor, pinned a grown man to the painting with a single sword stroke, so tightly that he couldn't be pried off.

This fully demonstrates that age and gender are not the key factors determining whether a person can kill. As long as one wants to kill, the way the target dies will always exceed one's own imagination.

"But then again, it seems the cat still hasn't been found..."

At this point, Yurie Morizono said with some concern.

She subconsciously turned her gaze to Chen En, or more precisely, to the two little tufts of hair on Chen En's head that stood up like ears, with a meaningful look in her eyes.

Chen En: ?

Why are you looking at me like a cat? Do I look like a cat to you?

Chen En narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a look of disapproval.

He glanced at the corpse of Butler Shigematsu, then took a few steps forward, knelt down in front of the body, and stretched out his hand.

A tiny cat's paw emerged from inside and landed on Chen En's hand.

The Mori family's cat, Rebecca, darted out from under the butler Shigematsu's corpse, quickly climbed up Chen En's hand, and finally landed steadily on Chen En's head.

He casually used his own paw pad to tug at the two little tufts on Chen En's head.

Chen En: ?

You've gone too far, I'm telling you.

Chapter 954 The Mori Elimination Method: A Shocking Experience

"Ah, it's Rebecca!"

Morizono Yurie let out a surprised sound.

Then she looked at the kitten nestled on Chen En's head, seemingly puzzled, as it refused to leave.

This kitten was originally owned by Mrs. Morizono.

Normally, he only keeps in touch with Mrs. Morizono and Yurie Morizono, who looks exactly like Mrs. Morizono. After Mrs. Morizono passed away in a car accident, Yurie Morizono is the only person he is close to.

The only time the other members of the Mori family could keep Rebecca by their side was when they were feeding her.

Why are this kitten and Chen En so close?

However, the appearance of this cat immediately pointed the finger at Yurie Morizono and Yuji Sakuraba as suspects.

This cat will appear at the crime scene.

So there must be someone who put it here, and obviously the only one who can do that is Morizono Yurie, who is the only one who can get close to the kitten; no one else can do that.

As for why Yuji Sakuraba is a suspect, it's because he's been searching for a kitten.

He couldn't possibly be completely unaware that Rebecca had sneaked into the room.

If Sakuraba Yuuji knew that a heinous murder had occurred, and that the deceased was his butler Shigematsu, whom he treated like a father, and did not tell anyone else, then it could only mean that Sakuraba Yuuji was the murderer.

Everyone's attention was focused on the older sister, Yurie Morizono, and Yuuji Sakuraba.

Kikuto Morizono's brow furrowed slightly.

He was about to defend Yurie Morizono when he saw Chen En turn his head to look at the broken glass on the ground, and then pick up one of the pieces in front of everyone, which instantly made Heiji Hattori and Conan feel a little surprised.

The next moment, Chen En said calmly.

"A small hole was deliberately drilled in this piece of glass."

"If you tie a thin thread to the door bolt handle of the window and pull it down from the outside, you can lock the bolt from the outside and bring the thread out."

"Can anyone tell me what happened to this glass? Why was it broken? Was it broken from the beginning?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately turned his gaze to Kikuto Morizono and Yuji Sakuraba, and quickly said...

"No, no, no, I remember it very clearly. The first piece of glass that broke should have fallen outside. The piece of glass that fell inside was broken by Yuuji Sakuraba punching Kikuto Morizono, who leaned back and broke it."

He realized what was happening as he spoke.

This piece of glass is clearly inextricably linked to the murderer's creation of the locked room.

The glass was shattered precisely by the fight between Kikuto Morizono and Yuji Sakuraba, so the problem clearly lies with either of them—either Kikuto Morizono or Yuji Sakuraba.

If you are not the murderer, then why did you deliberately break the glass that the murderer used to create the locked room?

"It seems you two are the prime suspects."

Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin.

“Since you’re in charge of finding the cat, this cat must be quite close to you. You might have brought the cat here. And if Ms. Yurie Morizono can hold the cat, then Mr. Kikuto Morizono certainly can too.”

"After all, you two are siblings. There's no reason why the older sister can do it but the younger brother can't."

Upon hearing these words, both Kikuto Morizono and Yuji Sakuraba were deeply shaken.

Could it be that the real culprit is one of the two of them?

After hearing such a shocking reasoning, Inspector Megure suddenly realized the truth.

He originally intended to take the two men back to the station for questioning, but then he suddenly felt that taking them back seemed a bit inappropriate. So, he had a change of heart and turned to ask Kogoro Mouri.

"Brother Mori, who do you think is the murderer between these two?"

Faced with this question, Kogoro Mouri pointed to Yuuji Sakuraba without hesitation and said...

"The real culprit is you, Mr. Sakuraba Yuuji!"

He spoke with conviction and unwavering determination.

Yuji Sakuraba instinctively took two steps back and pointed at himself.

"Ah I?"

Seeing Sakuraba Yuuji retreat, Mouri Kogoro immediately deduced that the man must be feeling guilty, which was why he kept backing away. He immediately ordered Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako to guard the door to prevent Sakuraba Yuuji from escaping.

Then he continued.

"Although you and Butler Shigematsu are like father and son, you seem to have no reason to kill him."

"But just think about it and you'll understand. I heard Mr. Morizono say at a banquet that the marriage between Mr. Morizono Kikuto and Ms. Katagiri Kaede was arranged by Butler Shigematsu."

"It seems like there's no problem, based on my ample experience with affairs."

"I suppose you also like Katagiri Kaede-san?"