The three of them happily walked in the direction pointed by Ms. Hirukawa they met before, but when they arrived at their destination, they were completely dumbfounded.
Because the cake shop is packed with people, even lining up from the stairs on the second floor to the first floor.
If it was just that, it didn't matter. After all, it was such a popular restaurant, so they were mentally prepared when they came.
But…
"What! You can no longer enter the all-you-can-eat cake restaurant?"
After hearing what the staff on the first floor said, Yuanzi felt bad.
"Sorry, there are more guests than originally expected, so the cake is not enough..." the young man said apologetically.
"Since you all have all you can eat cakes, you should prepare a lot of cakes in advance!" Sonoko clenched her fists in front of her chest and emphasized dissatisfiedly: "A lot! A lot!"
"Boom!!"
The embarrassed boy who was forced by Yuanzi was about to smile and apologize, but suddenly a loud noise from outside startled everyone.
Xiaolan turned to look at the source of the sound outside and asked in surprise: "What was that sound just now?"
'This direction seems to be the parking lot...' Conan thought secretly.
"Ahh!!!"
Before Conan could speak, a soprano-like scream sounded out the next moment, casting a shadow over the hearts of everyone who was confused.
Conan's expression became solemn, and he turned around and ran toward the parking lot without looking back.
"Wait!" Xiaolan saw Conan's actions and wanted to stop him, but Conan had already run away, and Xiaolan and Yuanzi, who were worried about his safety, had to follow.
After Conan ran out and looked around, he soon found the three people he met before standing in front of a vehicle in a panic.
Looking at the vehicle parked in the corridor behind him, it was obvious that something happened when the other party was trying to park.
"No, it's terrible!"
"Hurry up and call an ambulance!!"
While the three people were shouting in panic, Conan ran over and his face was horrified when he saw the bloody scene in front of him.
I saw a man lying on the ground with his head covered in blood. Considering the loud noise before, it was obvious that the man had most likely fallen from a high altitude.
"What just happened!?" Conan looked at Ms. Hirukawa who had given him directions before and asked.
"Just now, when I was about to reverse the car, this person suddenly came from above..." Hirukawa replied with a trembling tone.
"Wait... isn't this person him?" The fat lady calmed down after being frightened, looked at the corpse and said in shock.
"It's true, it's Shangzhu!" The middle-aged man also screamed after being reminded by his companion.
"What happened?"
At this moment, Xiaolan and Sonoko ran over with the parking lot security guards. Just as Conan was about to ask them to stay away, the Hirukawa girl beside him suddenly panicked and said:
"Wait! Look what that is! Just now, just now, there was a strange figure on the roof!"
Conan quickly looked up, but saw nothing.
"Excuse me, do you still remember that person's face?" Conan asked quickly.
"I've seen that dress..." Ms. Hirukawa said nervously after hearing Conan's words: "Well, maybe it's someone I know..."
After hearing what the other party said, Conan's face became solemn, and he immediately turned around and said:
"Sister Xiaolan, please notify the police, and then monitor this place with Mr. Guard."
"Eh? What about you, Conan?" Xiaolan said in surprise.
"I'm going to go to the roof with these guys to take a look at the situation." Conan looked up, his face solemn and solemn.
After hearing Conan's words, the three of them looked panicked, but in the end they followed Conan into the elevator.
This elevator has a total of 1 to 7 numbers, indicating that there is a 7th floor, but unlike ordinary elevators, there is an "R" floor above the number "7".
This floor is the floor leading to the rooftop.
There was no one on the elevator. After entering the elevator, Conan leaned against the wall and sorted out the situation thoughtfully.
"Ding dong!"
The sound of the elevator arriving at the floor sounded. Conan felt that the support behind him was gone and he took a few steps back as if he lost his balance.
"This elevator is actually designed with a door at the front and back." After stabilizing his body, Conan looked at the elevator and said suddenly.
The middle-aged people and fat women in the elevator also walked out of the elevator one after another.
"Why don't you come out, Ms. Toshiko?"
After the two took two steps and looked back at Hirukawa, who was holding the edge of the elevator door, the fat woman asked.
"Yes, can you let me stay here?" Hirukawa Toshiko opened the elevator door and looked at everyone with a fearful expression: "I always feel so scared..."
"It definitely won't work!"
The middle-aged man also looked scared, but he still hurriedly said: "Ms. Hirukawa, you saw that person first, there is no use for us to go!"
"Ah... uh... okay..." Hirukawa Toshiko struggled for a moment with a tangled look on her face, and finally walked out of the elevator door and followed everyone to the blue door.
The middle-aged man pushed open the unlocked iron door. After looking around, Conan saw the shoes and clothes pressed on the edge of the rooftop and ran over quickly.
'The shoes are on top of the coat...'
Conan looked at the clothes blown by the wind and couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, it's suicide..." The middle-aged man couldn't help but said after seeing this scene.
"Then who was the figure Ms. Hirukawa saw before?" The fat woman looked around in confusion, fearing that the murderer would run out if she was not careful.
"Perhaps the coat was blown up and fluttered by the wind, causing me to see it wrong."
Hirukawa Toshiko looked at the clothes on the edge of the rooftop and cried with some self-blame: "It's all my fault... It's all my fault...
Because I said those words and pushed him into a desperate situation..."
"No... I think it should be..." Conan looked at the clothes in front of him and was about to speak, but he heard what he was about to say coming to his ears.
"Homicide case."
Conan suddenly turned around and found the handsome young man they had met on the bus standing behind him with his hands in his pockets.
"You, you said this was a murder case?" The fat woman looked at the young man in front of her with cold sweat on her face and said in horror: "Did you say you saw someone push him down with your own eyes?"
"That's not the case. I just overheard the conversation between the three of you next to the elevator and said that the man who fell down seemed to be very drunk."
The young man suppressed his hat that was blown by the wind and smiled: "Because of the needs of work, my hearing is still very good."
‘Work?’ Conan looked at the other person and guessed what kind of job a young man like him had that required good hearing.
However, the other three did not have this leisure.
After hearing what the other party said, the fat woman quickly asked: "But, but...how can you be so sure that he did not commit suicide!?"
"Look over there, the shoes and a pair of shoes are neatly arranged!" the middle-aged man said excitedly, pointing to the clothes on the edge.
"What you said are just people's preconceived misconceptions based on standard suicide templates such as TV dramas and other works."
After hearing what the two people said, the handsome young man put his hands in his pockets and said calmly: "In the cases I have experienced in the past, I have also seen many murder scenes where people committed suicide by jumping off buildings, but all the bodies actually had shoes on.
There is nothing we can do about it, after all, the impression created by movies and TV series is too influential.
People can't help but feel that just leaving their shoes neatly on the rooftop or rooftop is suicide.
Of course, from a work perspective, having such an exemplary behavioral impression does tend to create tension in the plot.
But it's like seeing people hanged in mystery dramas before, with blood always flowing from the corners of their mouths.
But these are just unreasonable ways to express tension.
Although it will be very impactful in movies and TV dramas, in fact, there will be no blood at all if you hang yourself.
And even if they know this, they still do it just to let the audience know that the person is dead."
Speaking of this, the young man put his hands in his pockets and approached the place where his shoes were placed and said: "Of course, maybe because I have watched too many suicide scenes, so when I want to commit suicide by jumping off a building, I will subconsciously follow the bridge on TV.
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But the man who fell from the building today was very drunk and said that he would need to rest for a while if he sobered up.
I don't think it's possible to take off my coat and put my shoes neatly on top in such a drunken state.
It is not impossible that an unrelated person accidentally visited here for the purpose of playing a prank, but since the shoes were directly above where the deceased fell, this possibility can be ruled out.
So after summarizing the above points, in this case, the prisoner should have deliberately placed the shoes neatly in this place in order to pretend that the deceased committed suicide by jumping off the building."
Having said this, the young man put his hands on his hips and looked at Conan with a smile: "You think so, kid?"
Conan looked stern when he heard the other party's question. The other party did not ask the other three people but asked himself. This already shows that the other party observed that his behavior was a little out of line.
And the other party is also not an easy person...
Thinking of this, Conan frowned and planned to find out who the person in front of him was.
"Then, where is the prisoner now?" Hirakawa Toshiko asked stammeringly.
"Don't worry, based on my guess, the other party will be caught soon."
Hearing this, the handsome young man smiled and said, "When I came up to the rooftop, I already asked the security guard who was guarding the elevator and stairs."
Speaking of which, the young man touched his chin and murmured in a low voice: "The annex is under renovation. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible to stay..."
"If you want to know this, the only way to do it is through police investigation."
"What does this mean?" the fat woman on the side asked quickly after hearing the reasoning.
The middle-aged man on the side also looked at the other party in surprise, obviously shocked by the other party's speech: "Excuse me, who are you?"
"My name is Serang." The handsome young man announced his name, turned to look at Conan with a smile: "Like this kid, he is also a detective."
Conan looked at the man named Seriang sharply, already on guard.
After all, judging from the other party's previous performance, he is very insightful. Considering his current situation, it is better to do as little as possible to attract attention.
Although the other party noticed that they were from the same group, fortunately, there was a "Kangze apprentice" around, so it didn't matter if he acted more maturely.
After thinking blankly, Conan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Anyway, let's temporarily protect the scene here and wait until the police arrive."
"Well, although I want to continue the investigation, in order to avoid trouble it is better to wait for the police to arrive." After hearing Conan's words, Sera nodded and agreed with Conan's suggestion.
Everyone was blowing the cold wind from the rooftop, and finally waited until the police were dispatched.
And because of the unexpected appearance of the mysterious figure, Conan sent a text message to Tangze to notify him.
So after Officer Megure and others arrived at the scene and learned about the situation, Karasawa, Aso Minoru and other forensic doctors came to the crime scene together.
"Brother Tang Ze, you are here too."
Officer Megure's eyes lit up when he saw Tangze and he said hello: "You've come just in time. It's not yet possible to determine whether this falling case is a suicide or a homicide. Please come and help with the investigation."
"I'll take a look at the body first." Tangze smiled and nodded without being polite, and followed Officer Megure to the place where the body fell.
The deceased had dark blond, ear-length hair and a pair of glasses on his face, but the eyes were not in the correct position.
It seemed that the impact of the body falling to the ground caused the glasses to move to the top of his forehead.
Not only that, there was also a black neckband around the other person's neck, which looked like a relatively fashionable accessory.
"How's it going, master? Did you find anything?"
After seeing Karasawa observing the corpse, Conan came over and asked.
As soon as he heard the other party's name, Tang Ze's eyes narrowed and his heart instantly became wary.
The so-called title of master was just an excuse to prevent Conan from acting too early, and the other party never called him.
And Karasawa never thought that Conan would sincerely call him master.
But precisely because of this, the two set up a secret code based on this superficial relationship displayed to the outside world.
That is, when Conan encounters a troublesome person or an object of note, the other person will call him master and then give him a hint.
"Nothing can be seen from the body yet."
Tang Ze smiled calmly, then changed the subject and said, "It's quite a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Sister Yuanzi wanted to celebrate that sister Xiaolan won the championship, so she invited guests to have a cake. I just didn't expect this to happen."
After Conan answered, he turned to Sera and introduced with a smile: "By the way, Brother Sera had some misunderstandings with Sister Sonoko on the bus.
After that, he came to the hotel with us. Later, when the incident happened, Brother Sera also went to the rooftop with us.
Moreover, brother Sera is also a very powerful detective, so he immediately deduced that the deceased did not commit suicide!"
"master?"
'Sera?'
Hearing Conan's words, Karasawa and Sera looked at each other unconsciously.
The two people's eyes collided unexpectedly in the air, and their insightful eyes were filled with scrutiny and curiosity.
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This chapter has been completed!