Conan: Another Famous Detective

Meimu Sheng Snack Bar.

The door to the snack bar was opened.

"Welcome!" Kameda Masako's voice came from the counter.

However, after seeing Fei Yingli and his party coming in, the smile on Kameda Masako's face immediately faded.

She tried her best to maintain a polite smile and asked: "It's you guys, what can I do for you?"

Fei Yingli showed a kind smile: "Nothing, I just came to confirm some situations with you and have something to eat by the way."

"Oh! That's right...but I may not be able to provide any clues." Kameda Masako replied.

"It doesn't matter. Thanks to your reminder yesterday, we have found a lot of clues. Now we are just here to confirm with you."

"Well, how about you prepare some food for us? After all, we should take care of your business after disturbing you twice."

Hearing this, Kameda Masako's originally cold expression softened slightly, and her smile became more sincere: "That's it...what do you guys want to eat?"

Fei Yingli glanced around and saw the steaming oden not far away. She smiled and said, "Then give each of us a piece of oden."

"No problem, please wait a moment." Kameda Masako nodded lightly, and then began to prepare oden for several people.

Soon, everyone had a portion of steaming and fragrant oden in front of them.

Feiyingli asked about some details about the alibi on the night of the crime, such as "How long did Mr. Usami stay in the store"; "Has he been here before?" and other questions.

Kameda Masako also answered with an unchanging expression. Generally speaking, they did not go beyond Fei Yingli's expectations. They were all rhetoric to increase the credibility of the alibi.

Later, when Fei Erli began to ask about Usami and her past, Kameda Masako began to avoid the topic.

Akira Hanomiya listened silently, observing Kameda Masako's reaction.

Just when Kameda Masako showed impatience because of Fei Eri's question, Conan's voice suddenly sounded:

"Eh? What is this little octopus?" He picked up a bunch of very small octopuses and asked.

Kameda Masako glanced at the octopus in Conan's hand and smiled: "Oh! That! It's called rice octopus. Although it's not found in ordinary oden, it's delicious!"

"Is that so..." Conan stared at the string of octopuses for a moment, then took a big bite.

Then, his eyes lit up: "Wow! It's really delicious!"

"Eh? Really? Can I try it too?" Xiaolan also became interested.

"Oh! No problem, there's another bunch cooked right here!" Kameda Masako handed a bunch of rice octopuses to Xiaolan.

Xiaolan thanked her and took a bite, expressing her praise in the same way.

Yu Gongming and Meng Yu also ordered a bunch of rice octopus to taste. When they bit the rice octopus, Yu Gongming's heart suddenly moved.

Afterwards, Feiyingli exchanged a few words with Kameda Masako. After everyone finished eating, Feiyingli paid and left.

When they got to the car, Fei Yingli looked at everyone: "What do you think?"

"It seems that her feelings for Mr. Usami are not as cold as she showed." Meng Yu said.

"So, in fact, Miss Masako and Mr. Usami are similar to mom and dad. Although they seem to have a bad relationship, they actually still love each other?" Xiaolan immediately thought of her parents.

"Hey! Xiaolan, don't let the topic go astray!" Fei Yingli immediately interrupted Xiaolan forcibly. She was afraid that Xiaolan would take advantage of the situation to match up where the two of them should go to eat.

She looked at Yu Gongming: "Aming, what do you think?"

"I found another clue." Yu Gongming replied.

"Huh? What is it?" Fei Yingli asked.

"It's that kind of octopus called a octopus!" Conan laughed.

Yu Gongming raised his eyebrows: "It seems you have noticed it too."

"Yeah!" Conan smiled and nodded. Seeing the other three people casting doubtful glances, Conan explained:

"I still remember that at Aunt Yingli's place, we read the police investigation report. According to the forensic identification results, there was also an octopus called rice octopus in the stomach contents of the deceased!"

"And the medical examiner concluded that this was something the deceased had eaten within an hour of his death."

"What? Could it be that..." Fei Yingli's eyes widened slightly.

"The deceased had been to Mimushi Sheng before the incident?" Meng Yu also followed the thoughts of several people.

"Let's go to the nearby snack bar and ask if they have rice octopuses. If not..." Yu Gongming did not continue, but several people present already understood what he meant.

"Okay, let's set off right away!" Fei Yingli was also very motivated at the moment and immediately started the car and rushed to the nearest snack bar.

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"Huh! I've been to all the snack bars around here, and except for Miki Noboru, none of them have rice octopus as an ingredient." Conan took a few breaths.

"In other words, the rice octopus in the deceased's stomach can only come from Miki Sheng!" Fei Yingli said lightly.

"In this case, things become interesting. Usami is not the only one who has the motive to kill!" Akira Hanomiya said calmly.

"Senior Hanomiya, you mean...Miss Masako?" Xiaolan said in surprise.

"Yes, the enemy who killed his son comes to his store. If Hirasawa intentionally or unintentionally makes some irritating words or actions, it is not impossible for Miss Masako to have murderous intentions."

"But, if it was Kameda Masako who killed Hirasawa, that means..." Meng Yu's eyes lit up.

"This is indeed very possible, but if we want to support this possibility, the current clues are not enough." Yu Gongming said solemnly.

"Perhaps Usami's family will have the clues we need." Fei Yingli said thoughtfully.

"I remember that Usami's home seems to be still under police protection, and outsiders are not allowed to enter at will." Mengyu reminded.

"Hey! This is easy to handle. When I was checking the case file, I saw that Officer Takagi was one of the police officers in charge of the investigation. Maybe I can ask him to help."

As Hamamiya Akira said, he dialed Officer Takagi's phone number:

"Hey! Officer Takagi, I'm Akira Hanomiya..."

He informed Officer Takagi of his purpose, and Officer Takagi said that he could not make the decision on this matter, and that he was going to ask Officer Megure for instructions.

Yu Gongming also understood the other party's difficulties and waited patiently for the result.

Not long after, Officer Megure's voice came from the other end of the phone: "No problem, Brother Hanomiya, I'll say hello to the other side later. Please be careful when you go in and don't leave any traces such as fingerprints."

"Okay, we are being measured. Thank you very much, Officer Megure!" Akira Hanomiya said with a smile.

"If anything, it's just a small matter..." He lowered his voice slightly: "And I heard that this case was taken over by Yingli, right?"

"Yeah." Yu Gongming did not deny it.

"Then you have to work hard, I can only help here." Officer Megure said.

"Definitely, thank you, officer!"

Yu Gongming hung up the phone and smiled at everyone: "Let's go!"