Conan: Another Famous Detective

"In other words, this case may be a robbery case, or the thief bumped into the president when he broke in, and finally turned into a robbery and murder." Mouri Kogoro guessed.

"It's too early to draw a conclusion now." Hattori Heiji said calmly: "But what is certain at present is that the murderer tied up the president first, then forced the president to tell the password of the safe, and finally because the president saw him , that’s why he killed people and silenced them.”

"That should be it, right? Officer?" Hattori Heiji confirmed to Officer Megure.

"Well, after on-site investigation, we also came to a similar conjecture." Officer Megure nodded slightly.

"Officer, besides these, there should be other doubts, right?" Conan asked.

"Indeed." Officer Memu came to sit on the sofa, took out several photos from his arms, and placed them on the coffee table one by one.

In those photos, there is a square toy building block, and the building block is full of traces of ink.

"We found several building blocks near the body." Officer Megure said.

"Oh? But there are a lot of these blocks in the office, and there are some next to the corpse." Hattori Heiji gestured in the direction of the corpse, and there were indeed some blocks nearby.

"These building blocks are different." Officer Megure replied; "Because they are stained with ink stains and the president's fingerprints."

Hattori Heiji was slightly surprised: "Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, and after arranging them..." Officer Megure put the last photo in his hand on the table.

Everyone looked at the writing on the table.

"o, mo..." Everyone read out the words on the building blocks one by one.

Heye looked confused: "What does this mean...chi...house?"

"Does it mean the name of the murderer?" Mouri Kogoro frowned.

"Officer, can you show us where these blocks were found on the deceased's body?" Hattori Heiji asked.

"Okay, it was discovered here." Officer Megure placed another photo on the table.

In the photo, there is a man in his fifties lying with blood all over his head. Behind the man is a pile of bricks, and the ground nearby is covered with ink.

Mouri Kogoro looked at the photo with a look of surprise: "So that's it. The ink on the ground should be caused by the ink bottle that was accidentally knocked over during the fight."

"However, it is not yet certain who caused the ink stains on the bricks."

"In this regard, we only found the president's fingerprints on the building blocks. Of course, we cannot rule out that the murderer threatened the president and asked him to hold the building blocks and printed them on purpose." Officer Megure said.

"Officer Megure, are there fingerprints on only these four blocks?" Conan asked.

"No, it's not." Officer Memu shook his head: "Fingerprints were actually left on other building blocks, but only these four blocks had fingerprints on every surface, even on the recessed words on the blocks. All."

"So, it is possible that the president wanted to leave a death message to himself before he died through the words on the building blocks."

"Why do you think so?" Mouri Kogoro wondered.

"It's very simple, look at the president's hands." Conan pointed to the photo and said: "The president's hands are tied behind his back, which means he can't see with his own eyes whether the bricks he picked are what he wants, so Only then can I use my hands to explore the building blocks.”

"Furthermore, the so-called fingerprints are actually formed by the sweat and oil on the fingertips. However, once a person dies, the oil and sweat will stop secreting. Even if you wait until the president dies before putting the building blocks on his hand, at most Only one or two bricks can leave fingerprints, not like now."

"That's right." Hattori Heiji nodded: "Moreover, if the president was forced by the murderer to leave traces on the building blocks while he was still alive, the president would not be stupid. He would immediately realize the murderer's purpose and would definitely not give in easily. If the murderer wants to achieve his goal, he must make the president suffer."

He pointed at the photo and said, "But there doesn't seem to be any trace of torture on the body."

"Indeed, apart from the fatal injuries to the head, there are at most some rope marks and a little subcutaneous bleeding in other places. According to forensic speculation, it should have been left when the president was subdued." Officer Megure said.

"In that case, it should be confirmed that the ink stains on the building blocks were left voluntarily by the president." Mouri Kogoro said.

"We at the police also believe that this may be a clue to the murderer, but we have searched every corner of the office and can't find anything relevant." Officer Megure sighed.

"In addition to these building blocks, is there any other valuable physical evidence?" Conan asked.

"Yes, there is indeed more, but it won't be of much help. Just wait a moment and I'll get it for you." Officer Megure said, turning around and leaving the office.

Not far away, Heye approached Xiaolan and said, "Xiaolan, do we need to do something? We can't let Conan, a kid, help."

Xiaolan smiled: "Conan is not an ordinary child, haven't you noticed? This time, Senior Hanomiya and Mengyu became the referees, and dad just followed Hattori and Conan's reasoning to analyze the case."

"This is the tacit understanding between Hanomiya-senpai and dad. This is a test specially given to Conan!"

"Eh? Test? Is there such a thing?" He Ye said in surprise.

Of course not. The fact is that the only one here who can stand up to Hattori Heiji is Conan.

Naturally, it was impossible for Xiaolan to say what was in her heart. She lied without blushing and said, "Yeah! Believe in Conan, and even if Hattori wins in the end, Kazuha, you will be very happy, right?"

"Eh? Xiaolan, why..." Heye's eyes widened slightly, looking at Xiaolan in disbelief.

A smile gradually appeared on Xiaolan's face, and her eyes softened: "Because, we all have a childhood sweetheart who forgets everything when encountering a case!"

"Xiaolan..." Heye's expression immediately became complicated.

"Ahem! Sister Xiaolan!" Conan's voice suddenly came next to the two of them.

Xiaolan was shocked when she heard this, and her pretty face turned red immediately.

She quickly squatted down to prevent Kazuye from seeing her face, and at the same time looked at Conan: "What's wrong with Conan?"

Conan leaned close to Xiaolan's ear and whispered: "I heard the conversation between you and He Ye just now, so do you need me to put some water on it?"

"Eh?" A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Xiaolan's face. What did she hear? Conan actually wants to let go in the reasoning showdown?

She looked around and saw that Hattori Heiji seemed to be thinking about the case, so she leaned into Conan's ear and said, "Isn't this not good? And won't you be unwilling if you lose?"

Conan was stunned for a moment, then laughed in a low voice: "Maybe I did in the past, but now... As long as I can find out the truth, I don't care about the so-called victory or defeat."

"Rather than winning or losing, I am more concerned about the relationship between these two awkward guys. So, what do you think?"