Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Kogoro Maori held a few pages of reports and stated to several bigwigs present: "I have confirmed that the deceased is Hyugano Eiji, who was the criminal who attempted to carry out the shopping street bombing and the police station bombing. He was arrested at the gate of the Beika Police Station a week ago and transferred to Sugamo Prison for detention. At about two o'clock in the afternoon the day before yesterday, the prison guards of Sugamo Prison unexpectedly discovered that Hyugano Eiji had disappeared in the cell. After a thorough search, no signs of jailbreak were found, and no abnormalities were found in the surveillance video. We are still unable to determine how this prisoner escaped from prison.

"According to the investigation results of the explosion at the high-end Western restaurant yesterday, some eyewitnesses said they saw a man in prison uniform running out of the restaurant after the explosion and then disappeared. We preliminarily determined that this man was Hyugano Eiji who escaped from Sugamo Prison."

Officer Megure continued, "Today, near midnight, we received a call from an anonymous police officer saying that a male body was found on the riverbank of Tsukawa Park. The Investigation Division rushed to the scene and after verifying the identity, we found that the man was Hyugano Eiji himself. We are currently investigating the scene and the surrounding area."

Matsumoto Seinaga: "Have you found out about the anonymous phone call?"

Megure Juzo replied: "We have found that the call came from a public phone near Jinchuan Park. Since there is no surveillance video nearby, we are unable to determine the true identity and motive of the caller for the time being."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga continued to ask: "Did you find anything unusual on the body?"

"Ah, this..." Maori Kogoro and Megure Jusan looked at each other and scratched their heads awkwardly: "Actually, there are too many doubts."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga frowned.

Before he could ask a question, Kudo Yusaku said, "Manager Matsumoto, let me explain."

"After a detailed inspection of the scene and the body of the deceased, we found that the position of the body and the surrounding bloodstains were consistent, suggesting that this might be the first scene where Hyuga No Eiji was killed. But according to the autopsy report, Hyuga's time of death should have been 6 to 10 hours ago." Kudo Yusaku looked at his watch, "But 6 to 10 hours ago, that is, between 4 pm and 8 pm yesterday. Considering that there are many people active in the area during this time period, it is hard to imagine that no one would notice if a shooting occurred here. This contradicts the inference of the first scene."

"But if this is not the first scene, we did not find any suspicious footprints, traces or items around the body. If someone really moved the body here from another location, it is very likely that they took measures to cover up their tracks, making it difficult for us to find other traces and clues."

"Yes!" Maori Kogoro suddenly said loudly, "There are suspicious traces!"

The other three turned their eyes away, and Matsumoto Kiyonaga's eyes lit up: "Officer Maori, what did you find?"

Maori Kogoro said loudly and proudly: "I found cat's footprints on the body!"

Matsumoto Kiyonaga: "…What does this prove?"

Kogoro Mori: "I suspect the perpetrator used a cat to cover the body with canvas or something else to prevent passers-by from finding it. Then, when there was no one in the park, the cat removed the canvas, creating the crime scene we saw."

three people:……

Koizumi, who had been hiding in the bushes and eavesdropping, said: …

Megure Jusan rubbed his temples with a headache: "Okay, Maori brother, stop talking. How could a cat do this?"

"Maoli, how do you explain why there are no cat footprints around the body? The cat footprints on the body could have been left by contact with a cat when the deceased was still alive."

Maori Kogoro scratched his head: "...Ahaha, it seems to be like that."

Koizumi: ...

So it's a good thing I had the urge to use dust to erase the sheriff's and my tracks? Otherwise, we would have become murder suspects?

You are really worthy of being called Maori Kogoro.

I have learned my lesson and will always remember the importance of eliminating traces!

Oh, it seems that the dust and water I collected are the best tools for this purpose. Suddenly I feel like I have made a profit!

After being interrupted by Maori Kogoro, Matsumoto Kiyonaga no longer had the patience to continue listening, and said decisively: "Well, if there is no other meaningful discovery, we will finish the survey as soon as possible and pack up! Isn't there a bullet still stuck in the criminal's shoulder bone? Carefully tracing the source of the bullet is much more reliable than cat footprints!"

Megure Jusan glared at Maori Kogoro fiercely: "...Yes!"

After Matsumoto Kiyonaga left, Megure Jusan began to direct his police officers to withdraw.

Yusaku Kudo was still standing there, thinking about the question raised by Kogoro Mori.

If a cat could really do this, would it be Sakurai's cat? Does this have anything to do with Sakurai Izumi?

He suddenly felt his trouser leg being rubbed and looked down.

A black cat with green pupils!

Kudo Yusaku was startled and quickly looked up at a dark grove not far away.

Previously, Sakurai Izumi had mentioned that she spent the night in Jinchuan Park. Could it be that...

When the black cat saw that Kudo Yusaku noticed him, he ran towards the grove. When he saw that Kudo Yusaku didn't catch up, he stopped at the edge of the grove and turned to look at him. His meaning was obvious.

Kudo Yusaku looked around and saw that no one was noticing him, so he walked over and followed the black cat into the depths of the woods.

The black cat soon disappeared, and Kudo Yusaku stopped and looked around. It was pitch black, with only some lights coming from the road ahead.

Someone coughed softly behind him: "Hello, Mr. Kudo."

Kudo Yusaku's floating heart suddenly fell, and he chuckled and said, "Good evening, Miss Sakurai."

I turned around, but didn't see anyone.

"I'm sorry I can't meet you right now due to some special circumstances, so let's just say this."

Special circumstances... injured or in disguise?

Since his wife, Kudo Yukiko, has very advanced cross-dressing skills, Kudo Yusaku quickly thought of this possibility.

He nodded in agreement, "Then I'll ask directly. Ms. Sakurai, does Hyuugano Eiji's death have anything to do with you?"

"It does have something to do with it."

"Then your cat..."

"No, no, no, this has nothing to do with my cat. In fact, I brought you here just to tell you this. This man's death has nothing to do with my cat. Those footprints were just an accident!"

It seems that she didn't kill the person, but she was indeed at the scene when the person died.

"This isn't the first scene, right? How on earth was that person transported here?"

Koizumi sighed, "I'm sorry I can't tell you this. Mr. Kudo, you don't have to delve into this further, because this case will soon be handed over to the police."

Thinking of the two gunshot wounds on the body, Kudo Yusaku immediately understood without further explanation. So he simply smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Oh, and I've already bought a cell phone. I'll contact you later. That's all."

After he said this, there was no more sound coming from the surroundings.

After waiting for a while, Kudo Yusaku heard Inspector Megure calling his name in the distance.

He agreed and walked out of the woods. Passing by the place where the sound came from, he looked around but saw no one and no black cat.

Being able to move silently in the grass and woods, this concealment skill is really amazing.

...It wasn't silent at all. After Koizumi finished speaking, he just lay there with his eyes narrowed like a cat, not moving at all.

Now she feels more and more the convenience of black cats, especially at night, it is really convenient. As long as the eyes do not reflect light, no one can see her, and her presence is zero!

Okay, the cat brothers have all gone to work, and things over here have been settled, so it’s time for me to start working.

No more sleep, let’s do something singular!