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The two of them were so busy that they had to wait for the next door to be opened.

"That's the one!"

Rushed upstairs, pushed open the door, and Hattori Heiji and his men saw Ed McKay lying on the ground.

"This guy is the reporter from the newspaper just now!"

Looking at the pistol next to the body, Hattori Heiji said, "He was shot by this gun!"

Kneeling down, Conan held the back of the body with his hand, a little puzzled, "He seems to be holding something in his hand!"

Looking closer, he said in surprise, "What, it's a belt!"

...

The police arrived at the scene not long after, and the police officer leading the team was the familiar Inspector Otaki.

"The person who was killed tonight was Ed McKay, a newspaper reporter currently stationed in Chicago, USA. He was 48 years old this year. He was shot in the chest and almost died on the spot!"

Looking at the pistol beside him, Inspector Otaki said in a deep voice: "The murderer used a Smith & Wesson revolver."

Looking at the appearance of the body, he pondered for a moment, and then continued: "There were signs of a slight struggle at the scene. He should have struggled for a very short time after being shot."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Hattori Heiji beside him, "Heiji, do you know when you heard the gunshot?"

Hattori Heiji nodded. "Yes, it was about 8:05 pm!"

He pointed at Kazuha and others behind him, "At that time, Kazuha and I were outside the hotel and heard the gunshots. We saw the glass of this room shattered. It should be correct."

Inspector Otaki was a little surprised, "You were outside the hotel? Did you plan to go back at that time?"

Hattori Heiji waved his hand, "Oh, no, we were asked by the three of them to help them confirm whether the light in the hotel room showed the letter K."

"Which three people do you mean?"

Hattori Heiji explained: "Of course I'm talking about the owner of K Restaurant, former professional boxer Ricardo Barre, American professional baseball player Mike Nord, and professional football player Ray Curtis!"

Officer Otaki suddenly realized, "So, they were the ones who turned on the lights in the room at that time!"

Hattori Heiji nodded, "Yes, that's right, Ray was responsible for the five rooms on the first and second floors, and Mike was responsible for the four rooms on the third and fourth floors, and as for Ricardo, he was responsible for the two rooms on the fifth floor. They went up at the same time."

Officer Otaki pondered and said, "So, The murderer could be these three!"

Mouri Kogoro stepped forward and said, "This possibility is very high, because I see that they all seem to be quite disgusted with this reporter."

He Ye behind him said helplessly, "But this seems impossible. This room is in the middle of the second floor. At the time of the crime, the three of them were far away from this room. Xiaolan, Shajin, do you think it's right?"

Xiaolan nodded, and Shajin on the side was not very interested in the case, but when he heard He Ye's question, he was still stunned for a moment, nodded first, and then shook his head.

This made everyone a little confused, and He Ye asked curiously: "What's wrong, Sha Jin?"

Sha Jin explained casually: "I mean, He Ye, you are right. The three of them were indeed far away from the room at that time, but they had the opportunity to commit the crime."

He Ye felt a little strange, "But... how is this possible? Not long after we heard the gunshots, we saw the three of them open the windows of their rooms, right?"

Sha Jin explained: "From the gunshots to them opening the windows, it must have been three seconds! In three seconds, not to mention other people, Mr. Lei must have been able to run from this room to the first floor!"

Hearing her words, He Ye wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know how to start.

But Xiaolan at the side obviously found the loophole in his words, "Shajin, you are wrong this time. Mr. Lei just turned on the light on the first floor when the gunshot rang out. How could Mr. Lei turn on the light on the first floor and kill people on the second floor at the same time?"

Looking at her, Shajin chuckled, "Xiaolan, let me ask you, did we see him turn on the light himself?

I mean, we didn't see him turn on the light on the first floor, so there is a lot of room for maneuver here!"

Officer Otaki at the side said in a deep voice: "Do you mean that the murderer is very likely to be Ray Katis?"

Shajin shook his head, "No, no, no, I just said a possibility

That's all. The specific result still depends on the police investigation. "

She looked at him deeply, nodded, and then looked at Heye on the side, "Heye, do you know which room the three of them were in at the time?"

Heye was a little distressed, and looked at Xiaolan on the side for help.

Xiaolan recalled: "I remember that Mr. Mike opened the half-open curtains in the room upstairs.

Then Mr. Rica immediately turned off the light that was originally turned on in the second room on the left on the top floor.

Finally, Mr. Lei turned on the light of the missed room on the far right of the first floor. "

"Just when we were glad that K had finally finished, we heard gunshots and the sound of glass breaking."

Officer Otaki continued to ask: "Did you see the three of them at the time?"

Xiaolan shook her head, "No, but it took about five seconds from Mr. Mike opening the curtain to Mr. Lei turning on the light, and it was less than two seconds from the time he heard the gunshots. "

Kazuha on the side also said: "After that, several of them stuck their heads out and desperately asked what happened. But this is the same as what Sakin said, and almost three seconds passed in between. "

Mouri Kogoro touched his chin, "Who could be the murderer?"

Beside him, Conan said curiously: "Is it possible that one of the invited guests did it?"

Hearing his words, everyone looked over curiously.

Conan continued: "Because when I and Brother Heiji rushed here, many people came immediately! I think the murderer must have been hiding in a nearby room at that time, and ran away when everyone was in a panic."

Officer Otaki said: "But according to what you said, everyone invited to the cocktail party is a suspect, and it will be difficult to find the murderer!"

"How strange! "

At this time, Conan's exclamation sounded again.

Everyone looked and found that Conan pushed the corpse up and said in surprise: "Look, this uncle's left hand seems to be holding something!"

Everyone squatted down and found that the left hand of the corpse was tightly holding his belt.

"And his right hand is also very strange, the little finger and the ring finger are all bent up, he was not playing finger-guessing with the murderer at that time!"

Because of the suspicion raised by Shajin about Lei Katis, Conan no longer concealed it at this moment. Once he found any clues, he couldn't wait to tell them, wanting to find out the truth of this case.

In his opinion, his idol Mr. Lei could not have committed a crime.

This made Xiaolan a little helpless. This Conan was always keen on solving the case, but considering that his idol was also involved, Xiaolan also understood it a little, so this time he did not stop him.