Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

Hearing Kogoro Mouri's loud shouts, his manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, quickly waved his hand and whispered, "Mr. Mouri, it's a secret that Ms. Yoko lives here. Please don't make a fuss."

Shiraishi couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Such a high-end apartment must have very strict security."

Eiichi Yamagishi replied, "Of course, Ms. Yoko Okino's residence should naturally be a high-end apartment with tight security."

Shiraishi Hara narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Yamagishi Eiichi. Since it was such a high-end apartment with such tight security, how could Okino Yoko be followed home? What kind of manager are you?

Afterwards, the group took the elevator to Yoko Okino's house.

Yoko Okino's home is on a high floor of an apartment building. Standing at the door, you can overlook the night view of Tokyo.

Kogoro Mouri leaned against the window and exclaimed, "The view of Tokyo at night from here is truly beautiful."

"Really."

Ran was also beside Kogoro Mouri, gazing at the Tokyo night view together.

Just then, a scream rang out.

"Ah—" Yoko Okino screamed as she opened the door and saw the scene inside. Everyone rushed to look in her direction and their expressions changed drastically. They saw a man lying dead on the floor, a gleaming knife stuck in his back, and bright red blood flowing all over the floor.

"Ran, call the police immediately! All of you stay here and don't move!" Kogoro Mouri ordered sternly.

Upon seeing this, Xiaolan immediately took out her phone and dialed the police.

This wasn't the first time Xiaolan had encountered a murder case; her mental fortitude was far stronger than the average person's.

No. .

030 Like a maze

Chapter 30

Conan rushed forward, quickly put on white gloves, and began examining the deceased.

"boom!"

Conan took a solid punch from Kogoro Mouri.

"You little rascal, what are you doing causing trouble? Get out of here!"

"Well--"

Conan looked aggrieved: "I didn't mean to cause trouble!"

Shiraishi accompanied Ran and sat down in a spot inside the house that was some distance from the crime scene.

Xiaolan's complexion was not good at this moment; she looked slightly pale.

"Sigh... I never expected to run into a murder case. I was hoping to have a proper tour of Ms. Yoko's house."

Shiraishi did not immediately get involved in the case; in his view, spending time with his friends was more important.

Before he traveled through time, Xiaolan was just a character in an animation, but after he traveled through time, Xiaolan has become a friend he cherishes.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Since Miss Yoko asked your father for help, it means something might happen."

"I initially thought it was just harassment from fans..."

Just then, the sound of police sirens came from downstairs. Not long after, a portly police officer named Inspector Megure, wearing an orange peaked cap and an orange police uniform, walked in with several other officers.

As soon as Inspector Megure entered, he saw Kogoro Mouri, and his face instantly turned as bitter as a gourd.

"It's you again... Mori-kun."

"Oh, Inspector Megure, it's me, Kogoro Mouri. I really miss the days when we solved countless cases together." Kogoro Mouri gave a standard police salute and said with a big smile.

Inspector Megure, however, didn't seem to care: "Every time you get involved, a case that was originally clear immediately becomes like walking into a maze..."

Inspector Megure stepped forward and looked around. He paused slightly when he saw Ran.

"Ran is here too. I thought the young man next to Ran was Shinichi."

"Shinichi hasn't contacted my daughter in a long time, so don't mention that brat."

"I'm still counting on Shinichi. If Shinichi were here, things would be much easier for me."

"Inspector Megure, with me here, we can solve cases quickly. You have to trust me."

Kogoro Mouri looked confident.

Next, Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure began to seriously investigate the truth of the case.

Conan, of course, wasn't idle either, running around like a little mouse. The police basically ignored Conan's unusual behavior.

Megure asked the forensic officer, "How's it going? Have you found the cause of death yet?"

"Reporting to the Inspector, the deceased's fatal wound was a stab wound to the back, and he died at the scene," the forensic officer replied.

"Oh? So...whoever has your fingerprints on the knife is the murderer?"

Megure Juzo stood up and turned to Yoko Okino: "Excuse me, is this your sword, Miss Yoko?"

"Yes...yes, that's right."

Yoko Okino seemed a little nervous, after all, the body was found in her bedroom and the knife was hers, so she was the prime suspect no matter how you looked at it.

"So that means there must be your fingerprints on the knife?"

"It should be...it should be."

"Do you know the deceased? The fact that the deceased appeared in your bedroom suggests that it might be related to you, right?"

Yoko Okino gently shook her head: "I...I haven't gone over to see yet. I'll only know when I get closer."

"Really? Then come over and see if you recognize the deceased." Inspector Megure gestured for Yoko Okino and the others to come over.

Yoko Okino and Eiichi Yamagishi walked nervously to the other side of the corpse's face to examine it. Their expressions changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

"Well? Do you recognize the deceased?" Inspector Megure asked.

No. .

031 A face full of suspicion

Chapter 31

Eiichi Yamagishi interrupted Juichi Megure, saying, "I can't see it very clearly. Let me take a closer look."

As Yamagishi Sakae cautiously approached the corpse, he suddenly slipped and fell onto it.

"Wow!"

Startled, Yamagishi Eiichi scrambled to his feet from the corpse and backed away.

An officer from the forensic department shouted angrily, "You can't touch the body!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just slipped." Yamagishi Eiichi apologized quickly.

Inspector Megure frowned and glanced at him, then asked, "So? Do you two know the deceased or not?"

"We don't know him. We've never seen him before, right, Yoko?"

"Hmm... I've never seen him either."

Yoko Okino's answer was hesitant and obviously fake, even though she was an actress.

After a moment of contemplation, Inspector Megure had already listed the two as key suspects.

Ran, who was sitting to the side waiting for the situation to develop, asked Shiraishihara with a worried expression, "Shiraishihara, really? Is Yoko really the murderer?"

Shiraishi shook his head. He couldn't draw conclusions without investigation. Although he knew Yoko wasn't the murderer, he couldn't say it directly.

"I don't know either..."

Xiaolan sighed and said, "I don't want the murderer to be... Yoko."

However, things didn't go as planned; Inspector Megure had already identified Yoko Okino as the culprit.

"This place is over twenty stories high, with doors and windows tightly closed, so it's impossible for prisoners to come in from the outside. The only entrance is the foyer at the doorway."

In other words, no one but Ms. Okino Yoko herself could have entered. Coupled with the fingerprints on the murder weapon, all the signs point to one person…

"Yes, you're the murderer, aren't you, Ms. Yoko?"

Yoko Okino cried out in a panic, "I didn't, I didn't kill anyone! Inspector Megure!"

Kogoro Mouri chuckled awkwardly, "Inspector Megure, Yoko is so adorable, how could she possibly be the murderer!"

At that moment, an officer from the forensic department stepped forward and said to Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, this is an earring I found under the sofa."

"How come you only noticed now?"

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to the earring, the evidence, and asked Yoko, "Miss Yoko, is this earring yours?"

"No, this seems to be...Tomoko's."

Yoko Okino recognized the earrings at a glance because she had seen Tomoko wearing them frequently recently.

"Tomoko? Who's that?"

“Tomoko Ikezawa debuted around the same time as me, and we often work together.”

Yoko Okino asked in confusion, "But how did Tomoko's earring end up in my house?"

"Right, I remembered."

Eiichi Yamagishi suddenly exclaimed, "Do you remember when you replaced her as the lead in one of her TV dramas? I think she's definitely holding a grudge and wants to get revenge on you. Maybe she's the one who picked up the key."

"What? The key is lost, Mr. Yamagishi Eiichi, it seems you are the prime suspect."

"No, Mr. Yamagishi is not lying."

At this point, Yoko Okino stepped forward to explain for him, "I knew the key was lost the day it was lost, and we searched for it together for a long time without success."

"So, Yuko Ikezawa is the prime suspect."

Inspector Megure immediately ordered his men to contact Yuko Ikezawa and have her come over.

Not long after, a beautiful woman with long, curly brown hair and wearing a coat arrived at the scene.

Upon closer inspection, Shiraishihara realized she was indeed a beautiful woman.

However, compared to her gentle appearance, her features are sharper, and she is also slightly taller than Yoko Okino.

Inspector Megure asked, "Yuko Ikezawa, is this earring yours?"

"It's mine! I was wondering why it suddenly disappeared; it was right here."

"So, you killed the victim, Fujie Akiyoshi?"

"Of course not. How can you conclude that I'm the murderer based on just one earring? Maybe Yoko just happens to have an earring just like mine."

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment and said, "What you say makes sense. It's really not enough to convict someone based on just the earring."

The case has reached a stalemate. Mumu Thirteen scanned Okino Yoko, Ikezawa Yuko, and Yamagishi Eiichi, feeling that each of them was a prime suspect.

The police and the bumbling detective Kogoro Mouri were both at a loss, but a certain famous detective seemed to have a flash of lightning before his eyes.

I know the truth!

Conan circled behind Kogoro Mouri, took out his watch equipped with a tranquilizer dart launcher, aimed it at the back of Kogoro Mouri's neck, and fired a dart.

Such a classic scene was naturally witnessed by Shiraishihara.

Then, an incredibly bizarre scene unfolded.

Suddenly feeling dazed, Kogoro Mouri swung his arms and legs around in circles a few times, and then miraculously plopped down on the sofa.

"I already know the truth."

Kogoro Mouri lowered his head and spoke in his distinctive voice.

"Really? Brother Mori."

Inspector Megure had no confidence in Kogoro Mouri and his face was full of doubt.

No. .

032 Soft and delicate little hands

Chapter 32