The Detective Boys also followed behind Conan and Tsuneo, running downstairs.
"By the way, what's the Mobile Investigation Team?" Genta asked while running.
"It's the abbreviation for the Mobile Investigation Team that conducts preliminary case investigations, right, Conan?" Mitsuhiko always knew some strange facts.
"That's right, but why are you three following again???" Conan looked at the three of them, speechless.
It would be very dangerous if they encountered an armed robber.
"My car can't fit that many people," Tsuneo reminded them.
His work van had single-row seats; there was no way to squeeze in four children.
"Use this!" Ayumi conjured a key.
The repairman recognized it; it was Dr. Agasa's Beetle.
"Good job, Ayumi!" Mitsuhiko and Genta said in unison.
They almost got left behind again!
"Ai-chan reminded me," Ayumi smiled.
As they spoke, everyone got into the cars. Takagi had also communicated with the Mobile Investigation Team. He came out with Mr. Masuo and got into Officer Sato's red Mazda sedan.
Ready for takeoff!
Although he was mentally prepared, Tsuneo was still startled when he saw the Mazda zoom off with a roar.
She's truly fierce!
The police siren blared incessantly, and Officer Sato drifted again, leaving Dr. Agasa's yellow Beetle behind.
"How... how scary..." The three children in the back each found a place to hold on, seemingly waiting for Tsuneo to start speeding.
The repairman saw the red light ahead and calmly stepped on the brake.
Regardless of whether that lady was dead or not, I must obey traffic laws.
"Should we hurry and chase after them?" Genta said, looking at the red Mazda that had disappeared at the next intersection.
How did they lose them right after starting off???
At this moment, the great detective, sitting in the passenger seat, remained calm and began to ponder the entire case.
At that time, Mrs. Masuo was on the phone with the police. If she had encountered any unexpected situation, even for a moment, she should have said something. But instead, there was just a sudden scream, and then silence, which was a bit strange...
...
Sato sped like mad, the car racing. Tsuneo couldn't even see her taillights. Fortunately, they were in the city, and the siren was constantly blaring, otherwise, he would have definitely lost her.
"You three wait in the car!"
After the car stopped, Conan unbuckled his seatbelt, told the three children in the back, and jumped out of the car, running towards the Masuo family's villa.
Officer Sato and the others had already entered the house, and the front door was open.
"Kayoko!"
"Kayoko!" Mr. Masuo called his wife's name twice. Finding no response, he turned and said, "Officers, you two go upstairs and look. I'll check the living room!"
He said, his feet not stopping, and walked quickly towards the living room with its slightly ajar door.
"Let's go, Takagi!" Officer Sato immediately ran upstairs.
When our great detective entered, he happened to see Mr. Masuo entering the living room.
"This window has been cut."
At the end of another corridor, there was a palm-sized circular hole in the window, which caught Conan's eye.
It looked like it had been cut by some professional tool. The hole was right next to the window lock.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, Mr. Masuo's terrified cry came from the direction of the living room.
Conan's expression changed, and he quickly ran over with Takagi and Sato, who had rushed down from the second floor.
Tsuneo had just walked through the front door and immediately saw Mr. Masuo sitting at the living room entrance, shuffling backward on his butt.
It seemed this guy had successfully evolved into a murderer.
Although he couldn't remember what method this guy used, it was definitely him.
Inside the living room, a beautiful wife lay face down on the floor, stabbed in the back.
"Madam!" Officer Sato cried out, stepping forward to check her condition.
"I'll call an ambulance right away," Takagi said, preparing to make a call.
He didn't expect something to really happen!
"No need, skip this step. Just call the coroner directly," Tsuneo squatted down, looking at the woman who had died with her eyes open.
She was utterly dead, already cold.
"What?!" Mr. Masuo was somewhat incredulous.
14:46, body discovered.
"Who, officers, who could be so cruel!"
"Could it really be those robbers who robbed the bank?" Mr. Masuo looked extremely distraught, grabbing Officer Takagi's clothes and asking.
"Mr. Masuo..."
Takagi sighed.
Earlier in the car, the other person had said that Mrs. Masuo seemed to have discovered clues about the robbers, and he didn't expect her to suffer retaliation so quickly.
Conan stood at the living room entrance, motionless, only frowning as he watched everything.
No, as soon as the living room door opens, one would see the deceased's body upon entering.
But this man, I saw him walk into the living room with my own eyes. During the time I went to check the cut glass, about ten seconds, there was actually no sound at all.
Was he looking at the ceiling for someone?
The great detective walked into the living room with his hands in his pockets, went to the body, and looked at the phone on the floor.
Normally, if one wanted to kill someone, they would wait until the other person finished their call. That way, at least they wouldn't be discovered immediately, and there would be time to clean up traces.
"Very suspicious, isn't it?" Tsuneo said with a smile.
The man not far away was crying profusely, condemning the ruthless demons.
"His actions at the police station were indeed very abnormal," Conan walked over, nodding.
He kept looking at his watch when he spoke.
A minute, half a minute, was it necessary to be so concerned? And he was already at the police station at the agreed time.
He even suddenly snatched the phone receiver from Officer Takagi...
"He's crying so sadly, but he doesn't even want to look at his wife again." Tsuneo shook his head and walked back to the body.
Conan: ...
"Mr. Tsuneo, have you found anything?" Officer Sato had already called the Mobile Investigation Team and the coroner, and they should be arriving soon.
"She looks like she died very cleanly?"
Tsuneo squatted down and looked at the knife in her back. The wound was in the center of her back, and it was deep.
"No signs of struggle or fight," Officer Sato said with a serious expression.
The culprit was extremely brutal, using all their strength to kill with one blow.
"Officer Sato, don't you feel anything strange?" Tsuneo placed the back of his hand on the victim's back, touching it.
"Is it sweat?" Conan looked at the indoor exercise bike nearby and asked.
The repairman turned to look, extending the back of his hand.
"You taste it..."
(End of Chapter)
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