Chapter 279 The doorbell rings on Saturday morning
"There's no hiding place by the gate."
At this time, it was still dark, and Mouri Kogoro stood in front of an apartment, looking at the beautiful host Reina Mizuna standing next to him and said.
"That's right, if the doorbell rings, I can basically run to the door and open the door within twenty seconds, but I still can't see anyone."
The two of them walked into Reina Mizuna's residence while talking.
Kogoro Mouri was quite concerned about the "doorbell stranger" who would appear at Rena Minami's house every Saturday morning and ring the doorbell, but no one would be seen. After all, this was a commission from his beloved Miss Yoko.
"Anyway, let's discuss the details in the room."
Mouri Kogoro frowned and looked back at the door of the apartment. This glance made him feel surprised again.
"But there are so many locks in your mansion..."
"It's true, there are actually four locks..." Xiaolan and Conan followed Uncle Maori's gaze and both widened their eyes.
I saw four door locks that looked solid and solid, neatly arranged from top to bottom on the door of the apartment.
"A woman living alone must be careful..." Shui Wulian explained in a normal way, inadvertently bringing up the topic.
"Would you like something to drink? I'm sorry to bother you guys to come here so early... Generally speaking, the doorbell stranger won't show up until around 6:30 in the morning, and it's still some time before 6:30 now."
She walked towards the room.
"Then let's have a cup of coffee." Mouri Kogoro said with a smile.
"Ah, I'm here to help too!" Xiaolan followed behind Shui Wu Lina.
While the three people's attention was not on him, Conan took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket, chewed it roughly, then spit it out and wrapped the miniature bugging device he carried with him in it.
"First install the bug, so that when the doorbell rings, you can receive the sound from the entrance..."
He came to the door and stuck the chewing gum wrapped with the bug on the wall outside the door.
If they weren't paying special attention, no one would notice this piece of chewing gum residue.
He tapped the bug gently and heard the tapping sound from the end of his glasses. He nodded with satisfaction, closed the door and walked back into the house.
"Conan, would you like some black tea?"
Xiaolan saw him coming and asked with a smile.
"Okay!" Conan nodded.
Sitting in the not-too-spacious living room of Rena Minami's house, Kogoro Mori began to ask about the "doorbell weirdo" in detail.
"Did it start two months ago?"
"Yes..." Mizuno Reina nodded, "From that time on, it will appear at 6:30 every Saturday morning..."
"Did something happen two months ago?" Mouri Kogoro suspected that this time might be related to the sudden strange event.
"If I have to say it, I was transferred from being in charge of "Good Morning 7 o'clock" to the Sunday night news program...although the position is not the anchor." Mizuno Reina thought about it carefully, and finally said with some uncertainty
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"Then did you and Ms. Yoko meet on "Good Morning 7 O'Clock"?" Xiaolan asked immediately.
"Yes...at that time, Yoko and I were both responsible for performing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays..." Reina Mizuno nodded in reply.
She seemed to have thought of something, and continued: "But in this way, it is possible that the doorbell strangers started to appear two months ago, because when I was in charge of "Good Morning 7:00", I always opened the doorbell at four o'clock in the morning.
Going out..."
"Has this kind of prank been going on for two months?" Conan interrupted and asked.
"Yes, as long as it's Saturday... No, it seems like there was not one time..."
Reina Minami was stunned, recalling that Saturday morning when there was no strange doorbell person.
"Last week, I was doing interviews abroad from Monday to Friday. Nothing happened on the Saturday after I came back, but maybe I was too tired from work and didn't hear the doorbell..."
She added: "Also, the Tuesday after the consecutive holidays in October was also pranked. And another time, there was a strange thing outside the door. It was a bottle containing unknown drugs. Later, I asked a doctor I knew well.
After testing, I found out it was sleeping pills..."
When Mouri Kogoro heard this, the sense of justice in his heart burned brightly: "Maybe this is a stalker who is warning that he will knock you out before he plots evil..."
Looking at Mizuno Reina who suddenly turned pale, Mouri Kogoro patted his chest and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll catch that guy when the time comes!"
While Shui Wulian was restless and waiting, time passed by minute by second.
Perhaps because he felt that the current atmosphere was a bit stiff and embarrassing, Conan asked again: "By the way, Sister Mizuno, I just saw a pile of books at the door. Is that garbage to be thrown away?"
"Oh, um..." Shuiwu Reina tilted her head, "Today is resource recycling day. I will tie the books and other things that I want to throw away with ropes the night before and put them at the door."
She added: "Due to work, I have to read a lot of newspapers, magazines and books..."
Shui Wulian looked at the little brother in front of him who looked quite curious, and said with a smile: "If you put it at the door, it won't have any impact on others if you leave it overnight. I won't forget to take it when I go out tomorrow morning.
Go to the garbage dump and throw it away..."
Conan's eyes lit up: "Isn't Tuesday also garbage day?"
"That's right... combustible garbage will be recycled that day, and I will also put the garbage at the door the night before..." Shui Wulian replied.
All the clues were connected in his mind, and a smile appeared on Conan's lips.
He had already roughly guessed what this so-called "doorbell weirdo" was all about.
What needs to be done now is to wait until half past six for verification.
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Awakened by the sound of Yuan Huaiyu going out, Haiyuan Ai, who had a very light sleep, tossed and turned on the soft bed for a while, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
I realized that I was still quite concerned about Yuan Huaiyu's recent mysterious behavior. Although I didn't ask specifically about it, I still had a lot of doubts in my heart.
She yawned and sat up from the bed.
Since she couldn't fall asleep, although she was still a little depressed, she still chose to get up directly and start a new day.
After changing out of her pajamas and folding them up, wearing casual home clothes, she inadvertently glanced at the bedroom where she lived, and a strange feeling suddenly came over her heart.
Yuan Huaiyu's face seemed to flash before his eyes in an instant. Haiyuan Ai pursed his lips and walked out of the room.
She originally wanted to go to the kitchen to boil a new pot of water, but as she walked, she caught sight of a piece of white paper placed on the dining table.
Of course, this has nothing to do with whether you have sharp eyes or not - as long as your eyesight is slightly normal, it will be difficult not to notice this piece of paper that was not placed on the dining table last night.
"Is this...did he leave it before he went out?"
Hui Yuan Ai frowned slightly and reached out to pick up the white paper with the writing on it.