Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Kurodabei was still finding fault. "In this case, the police officer's choice of words is a bit problematic."

Director Kyosuke Tsuchimoto was holding a lollipop and yawning. His face showed a tired look, obviously due to lack of sleep. "Sorry, I haven't been sleeping well recently.

I've been taking sleeping pills, and I'm a little sleepy right now, maybe because the effect is taking effect. I'm so sorry, I have to go back to my room and take a nap, please wake me up in 30 or 40 minutes."

After saying that, he stood up from the sofa, opened the door, and turned back to instruct, "Don't miss any of Officer Kuroda's valuable advice."

Then he closed the door and went to sleep next door.

Kuroda Bei took the script and continued to look for illogical parts. "Well, let's continue with the policeman's words. I think that for a policeman, his words were a bit too rude."

Hattori Heiji curled his lips and complained in his heart: "This uncle is really serious."

Inaba Reiyu reminded: "Do you think Mr. Shumoto walks a little unsteadily?"

So, Inaba Reisuke, Kimata Shigeki and Karuo Akira went to the next room together, intending to check on the situation of director Tsuchimoto Kyosuke.

They gently pushed the door open, revealing a gap, and saw director Kyosuke Tsuchimoto lying on the sofa, his hands behind his head, breathing evenly. It was obvious that he was sleeping soundly, and there was nothing unusual.

The three of them covered him with a quilt and then returned the same way they came.

Qingwei Minger was the first to open the door.

Maori Kogoro immediately looked up and asked, "How is it?"

Inaba Reisuke and Kimata Shigeki walked in first and stood by the door one after another.

"no problem."

"He's sleeping soundly on the sofa."

The three of them sat on the sofa one by one and continued to discuss the script.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Kuroda Bei slowly closed the script and placed it on the table. "Okay, that's my opinion of the entire script from a police perspective. I have something else to deal with, so I'll take my leave now."

As he spoke, he stood up straight.

Just as Kudo Yuki was about to stand up, Kuroda Heibei glanced over and motioned for her to stay seated.

Ooka Momiji also stood up and thanked her with a smile: "Thank you so much for today."

Kuroda Bei nodded slightly: "You're welcome."

He had just taken a few steps when he suddenly stopped. "By the way, the actress Ms. Gyoda Rinka who passed away a while ago was said to have committed suicide. She must have had a good relationship with Mr. Shumoto. Have you heard anything about the reason for her suicide?"

Karuo Akira, Inaba Reiyuu, and Kimata Shigeki answered in turn.

"I don't know. Zhu Ben was also shocked when he found out."

"I think he hasn't been sleeping well recently, probably because of this."

"When we originally arranged the roles, we were planning to have Gyoda Hikaru play Daigoro's wife."

When Maori Kogoro heard this, his mouth almost stretched to his ears: "Really? Gyoda Hika is my wife."

Hattori Heiji raised an eyebrow: "No, no, no, she is not your wife."

Conan sat aside, his mouth twitching, not knowing what to say.

Kuroda Bei put one hand on the door handle and was about to leave.

Kakui Akira stood up and asked, "But why are you asking about her all of a sudden?"

Kurodabei turned his head and made up an excuse: "Nothing, because I personally like her performance very much. Well, goodbye."

Kudo Yuki held her forehead helplessly, secretly complaining: "Old senior, you have also used this reason with Zero, is there nothing else?"

Kuroda Bei was about to turn the doorknob.

Ooka Hongye suggested, "By the way, before we leave, why don't we go say hello to Mr. Tsuchimoto? He'll be getting up by about that time."

Kuroda Bei thought for a moment and said, "That's fine."

He motioned for Kudo Yuki to stand up.

Kudo Yuki immediately did as she was told and followed Kuroda Heibei into the corridor.

Inaba Reisuke walked to Mr. Shumoto's door and knocked gently. "Mr. Shumoto... Mr. Shumoto, I'm opening the door."

He tried to push it several times but failed. "Strange, it seems to be stuck with something."

Mumata Shigeki said, "Oh, that guy didn't fall off the sofa again? Is the door blocked by his body?"

He looked down. "Hey, look. Under the door, isn't that the plaid shirt that Zhu Ben often wears?"

Inaba Reisuke quickly squatted down to identify it: "It is indeed."

Kimata Shigeki then speculated, "Looking at this, he must have fallen off the sofa. Did he hit his head?"

Inaba Reisuke stood up and called out loudly through the crack in the door: "Mr. Shumoto... Mr. Shumoto... Are you okay? Mr. Shumoto."

Hattori Heiji walked over and tried to push the door, but it wouldn't open. "It's true. The door is blocked by something."

Kaguya Akira showed a surprised expression: "Exactly the same."

Kurodabei asked, "What are they exactly the same?"

Kakuo Akira frowned, "It's exactly the same situation as when Ms. Nika committed suicide. The door is blocked by something and can only be opened a little.

Afterwards, we went around to the window of the room and saw her lying on the ground blocking the door. And Yukida Rinka had already drunk the poison and died. "

Maori Kogoro stood up from the sofa: "Anyway, let's go to the window of this house and see what's going on inside the room."

Conan trotted forward. "This is the second floor. We need to bring a ladder."

Inaba Reisuke said hurriedly: "I remember there is one in the storage room downstairs."

Upon hearing this, Mumata Shigeki immediately ran downstairs. "I'll get it."

Kudo Yuki saw that everyone else was rushing downstairs, trying to find out what was going on inside. Only Inaba Reisuke was still standing there without moving.

She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Why are you still standing here? Is there something that you are embarrassed to reveal to others, so you choose to avoid everyone?"

Inaba Reiyu's face changed, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. "No, nothing, I just felt a little strange."

Kudo Yuki narrowed her eyes into crescent shapes, as if trying to read something from his expression. "Strange? What's strange?"

Inaba Reiyu hesitated, "I think this incident is a bit too coincidental. It is exactly the same as when Ms. Renxiang committed suicide. This makes people have to be suspicious."

Kudo Yuki nodded. "It's a bit strange indeed, but we can't be sure of anything right now. Let's wait until we see what's going on inside the room."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out.

At that moment, Hattori Heiji ran to the window with a ladder and set up the ladder below. "It's this window, right?"

Kudo Yuki walked over quickly and held the ladder steadily.

Hattori Heiji climbed up the ladder and reached the open-air balcony outside the window. He shouted, "Mr. Shumoto!"

Hattori Heiji jumped to the window, banged on it with his fists and shouted, "Mr. Shumoto, hey Mr. Shumoto, answer me. Mr. Shumoto... No, he doesn't respond at all."

Conan also quickly climbed up. "Damn it, now we have no choice but to break the window to get in."

Kudo Yuki saw Kuroda Heibei climbing up the ladder, and she followed closely behind him without acting rashly.

When Kurodabei reached the open-air balcony on the second floor, he picked up the potted plant next to him and held it in his hand. "Get out of the way."

The siblings and Hattori Heiji quickly stepped back.

Kuroda Bei picked up the potted plant and smashed it against the glass window, which shattered instantly. He put the potted plant aside and said, "Before I agree, no one else can come in except me, Miss Kudo, and Detective Mori."

Hattori Heiji was amazed in his heart: [When did this uncle show up?]

Kudo Yuki turned around and reminded: "To protect the scene, please try not to step on anything."

Kuroda Bei went in first, followed by Kudo Yuki.

Maori Kogoro just came down from the ladder and looked down: "No, there is no place to step on the broken glass all over the floor."

He walked on tiptoe, stepping on the empty space, like a tumbler, swaying back and forth without steadying his feet. Maori Kogoro's elbow accidentally hit the coffee table, and a bunch of lollipops on it fell to the floor.

Hattori Heiji put his hands in his pockets and looked at him speechlessly. "What are you doing!"

Conan also has the same speechless expression pack.

Kudo Yuki quickly took out her cell phone, took a picture of his expression and movements, and put it back into her pocket with satisfaction.

Maori Kogoro turned his head and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense."

Seeing this, Conan murmured: "But that's too many lollipops!"

Hattori Heiji replied: "It's because that uncle has been eating candy all the time."

Kudo Yuki glanced around and her eyes fell on the shirt under the door. She squatted down slightly and stared at the shirt, as if thinking about something.

Maori Kogoro asked: "How is Mr. Shumoto doing?"

Kuroda Bei lowered his head, his expression solemn: "It's a pity that he has stopped breathing."

He leaned forward and sniffed the victim's mouth. "He had an almond smell in his mouth, and there was wetness around his mouth and neck, and the water bottle was knocked over. Based on these circumstances, he must have drunk the water that contained cyanide poison in the bottle, and that seems to be the case."

Kudo Yuki hurriedly called the police, and then the Kyoto Prefectural Police arrived at the crime scene.

When Officer Ayanokouji's chipmunk saw Kudo Yuki, it immediately jumped onto her shoulder and stayed there obediently.

Kudo Yuki looked at Chipmunk blankly, "Do you want to eat pine nuts? I'll give you all of them in this bag."

She pulled a bag of pine nuts out of her bag and handed them to Chipmunk one by one.

Officer Ayanokouji looked at the scene of Kudo Yuki feeding the chipmunk and smiled: "Ms. Kudo, I didn't expect to see you again."

Kudo Yuki nodded politely: "Officer Ayanokouji, it looks like I'll have to trouble you again with this case."

Officer Ayanokouji stood in the middle of the room and began to direct the police officers on the scene to conduct the investigation. His eyes scanned everything around him.

After gaining a general understanding of the situation, he paced around the room, organizing his thoughts as he walked.

"Mr. Shumoto said he was going to take a 30-minute nap, so he returned to his room on the second floor. When the time came, you all went to wake him up, but found that his door was blocked and could not be opened. So you ran outside, set up a ladder and climbed up to the balcony. Through the window, you saw Mr. Shumoto lying on the floor in the room, his body blocking the door.

So you broke the window glass to enter the room, and after confirming Mr. Shigemoto's vital signs, you called the Kyoto Prefectural Police. Is that correct?"

Kakui Akira nodded and said, “Yes.”

Officer Ayanokouji narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at everyone: "So, what were each of you doing at the time? Could you please explain in detail?"

Inaba Reisuke, Kimata Shigeki, and Karuo Akira looked at each other and described the situation truthfully.

"I was the one who tried to open the door of this room from the corridor. However, when I tried to open the door, I felt something blocking it. So I could only push it a little and then it wouldn't open. That's right, right?"

"Yes, there was a loud bang as if something had been hit." Kimata Shigeki continued, "Then we saw a corner of the plaid shirt that Sumoto was wearing exposed from under the crack in the door.

So, I thought maybe he fell off the sofa. Zhu Ben was used to sleeping on the sofa when he took a nap, and he had fallen off the sofa before.

"Plus, we were a little worried about what happened to Ms. Renxiang recently, so we went outside together to see what was going on in the room through the window."

"Ms. Nika?" Officer Ayanokouji frowned slightly. "Could this lady you are talking about be the actress who committed suicide in her apartment in Osaka a while ago, Ms. Gyoda Nika?"

Qingwei Minger nodded slightly: "Yes. Because she also fell to the ground and blocked the door after taking poison."

Officer Ayanokouji murmured, "You know the inside story quite well."

"That's natural."

Inaba Reisuke said with a hint of emotion: "Because we were the first to discover Ms. Renxiang's body."

Kimata Shigeki added, "But, we were also with Sumoto at the time."

"And then what?" Officer Ayanokouji looked at Kuroda Bei, "After you saw Mr. Sushimoto lying on the ground through the window, you used the flower pots on the balcony to break the window glass, leaving the scene full of glass fragments, and you even entered the scene, right? Superintendent Kuroda Bei, the management officer of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division."

"I'm very sorry. I thought the most important thing at the time was to confirm Mr. Zhu's safety first."

Officer Ayanokouji turned his back and waved his hand: "No need to apologize, I just think the people in the Metropolitan Police Department are really just like those in TV dramas, always doing things without thinking.

But never mind, from your description, this room is a secret room. We detected potassium cyanide in the bottled water that spilled on the floor, so this must be suicide by taking poison."

Conan interrupted, "No, this is not suicide."

Hattori Heiji put one hand in his pocket, "It was a murder."

Officer Ayanokouji looked confused: "Murder?"

As she fed the chipmunks, Yuki Kudo explained, "Although there are bottles of water and bottles of poison in this room, there is no spoon to put the poison in the bottles."

"Shouldn't you just pour the poison bottle into the bottled water?"

Hattori Heiji shook his head and said, "In that case, some of the poison powder would have spilled out, and there wouldn't be any poison left in the gap between the anti-theft ring on the bottle and the bottle body after the bottle cap was opened."

To be continued...