In less than ten minutes, Megure led his team to the banquet. This time, their speed was quite fast.
After having his men perform the autopsy and other work, Megure asked Mouri Kogoro: "Brother Mouri, what is going on?"
Mouri Kogoro immediately said: "Inspector, the thing is this. In fact, the criminal's target was President Seiji Ishimoto. He was threatened by a letter. When Councillor Takada was passing behind President Ishimoto, the criminal shot him. Unexpectedly, because he didn't aim right, he only shot Councillor Takada was accidentally injured."
Megure took the threatening letter handed over by Mouri Kogoro, read it, nodded slightly and said: "In this case, the criminal's target was President Ishimoto, but because he didn't aim, he shot Councillor Takada."
Mouri Kogoro nodded and said: "Yes, that's exactly the case."
"There were so many guests at the scene, maybe someone witnessed something."
Megure pondered for a moment, then turned to Wataru Takagi, standing beside him, "Takagi, where are all the guests who were there now?"
Wataru Takagi replied, "I've told them to gather in the next room, and they're all there now."
"In that case, I'll go over and ask."
Megure said this, and then he told Mouri Kogoro to leave so they could go over and ask some question.
Conan ran in at this moment. Mouri Ran saw him and hurried over to stop him, hands on her hips, looking a little angry.
"Conan, didn't I tell you not to run around?"
Conan explained hastily. "No, I just had to pee urgently, so I went to the bathroom."
Mouri Ran said, "Even in that situation, you should have told me in advance. Aizen and I were worried sick."
Aizen, standing nearby, was amused. He wasn't worried at all, was he?
"Yes!"
Conan responded immediately. Seeing Megure and Mouri Kogoro about to leave, he immediately called Mouri Kogoro "Uncle."
Without waiting for Conan to say anything, Mouri Kogoro, who was often annoyed by Conan's often disagreeing opinions, clenched his fist and said, "Kid, you don't need to comment on this case."
Conan listened, "But uncle, I spotted a very suspicious person at the party, so I just wanted to warn you."
"Suspicious person?"
Mouri Kogoro looked at Conan suspiciously.
Conan took out a photo and handed it over, saying, "That's the person. I saw that this person wasn't at the party when the gunshots rang out. And before that, this person was leaning over here, looking like he had some ulterior motive."
"I see,"
Mouri Kogoro took the photo and began to examine it.
"What are you doing, Mouri brother? Get out of here!"
Megure, approaching the door, saw that Mouri Kogoro hadn't followed and immediately called out.
Mouri Kogoro held up a photo and said, "Inspector, I have a photo that could very well be the culprit."
"What?!"
Megure immediately ran over to Mouri Kogoro, took the photo, and began to examine it.
While Megure and Mouri Kogoro examined the photo, Conan ran to the body and examined the surroundings.
A moment later, Yukiko Tanaka and Seiji Ishimoto appeared at the door, calling Mouri Kogoro. Seiji Ishimoto was injured and was about to go to the hospital, and Mouri Kogoro wanted to go with him to protect him.
With the beauty of Yukiko Tanaka by his side, Mouri Kogoro was naturally happy to oblige and immediately decided to go along, not following Megure to inquire about the other guests. However, he couldn't just give up, so he recommended Aizen and asked him to go with Megure.
Megure had no choice but to go with him, found Aizen, and asked him to go with him to see if he could find anything.
Aizen didn't refuse and nodded in agreement.
Megure and Aizen left, while Mouri Kogoro followed Yukiko Tanaka and Seiji Ishimoto. Ran Mouri and Conan stayed behind, waiting for Shinichi to return.
As Megure and the others left, Conan took the opportunity to observe the scene, hoping to discover something.
Aizen didn't know if Conan had discovered anything. After following Megure and questioning the guests, he found nothing, finding nothing wrong with the shooting. This was normal, after all, as the shooting was sudden, and a normal person's first reaction isn't to find the perpetrator, but to react with fear and panic, instinctively protecting themselves.
Aizen, finding nothing, followed Megure back to the crime scene.
Aizen didn't stay long. After a while, he said goodbye to Megure and told Ran Mouri and Conan to leave together. Conan didn't really want to leave, but since both Aizen and Mouri Ran were leaving, he had no choice but to follow them.
Driving back to the office, Mouri Ran and Conan went upstairs while Aizen returned to his apartment downstairs.
Around eleven o'clock, Aizen received a call from Miyano Akemi.
"The time has been set. We'll proceed with the plan next Saturday afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Aizen said, "I understand. We'll proceed as planned, no problem, right?"
Miyano Akemi was noticeably silent for a moment before she spoke, "Can you really keep your promise?"
"Of course, there's no reason for me to lie to you. It wouldn't do me any good."
Aizen said, "Besides, if you don't trust me, what are the chances of your wish coming true?"
"I understand. I'll do as you say. I hope you can keep your promise to me,"
Miyano Akemi said. She knew that if she followed her original plan, there was a high chance she wouldn't be able to fulfill her dream of taking her sister away from the organization. Listening to this stranger might also be impossible, but there was always a possibility. After all, there was no reason for the other party to do something without any benefit. And if the other party didn't fulfill their promise, she wouldn't have to pay anything. This was the basis for her willingness to try to trust him.
After the call ended, Aizen put the phone away. The thought of seeing the sisters for a long time in the future brought a smile to his face. The days ahead would be even more interesting.