"That's right! Why haven't you seen that young man named Yuan?"
"Didn't he go back to bed not long after dinner? Maybe he's still asleep now, right?"
"How is that possible! The explosion just happened was so loud!"
Mouri Kogoro rolled up his sleeves and hurried out of the room: "I'll go to his room to have a look!"
The physical education teacher and station attendant followed him: "Let's go too!"
Not long after, Uncle Maori shouted from the door as if he had discovered a new world: "Hey! That guy named Yuan is not in the room! The person who killed the shopkeeper is most likely him!"
"We searched the whole house and couldn't find this person. He must have escaped after committing a crime!"
"What?"
Conan didn't expect Yuanhuaiyu to actually disappear at this critical moment, so he didn't think much about it and asked urgently:
"Then is there anything left in Mr. Yuan's room?"
"There is a bag."
Mouri Kogoro raised the bag in his hand. It was the only thing he found in Yuanhuaiyu's room.
"Open it and take a look!" Hattori Heiji strode forward, grabbed the ordinary backpack, and opened it.
The contents of the backpack are in front of everyone's eyes.
A locked book with the number [100] written on the cover, a few pens, some daily necessities and clothing necessary for travel...
And the first edition of "A Study in Scarlet" which is exactly the same as the one written by Hiroyuki Kanaya!
"It seems that the evidence is now solid..." Hattori Heiji picked up this precious book and looked up at the crowd.
"Impossible! It is absolutely impossible for Mr. Yuan to do such a thing!" Xiaolan shook her head vigorously.
"Yes! There are still many doubts, we can't just draw a conclusion directly!"
Conan quickly discovered some inconsistencies: "If Teacher Yuan killed the shop owner and took away "A Study in Scarlet", then why didn't Teacher Yuan take this bag with him when he disappeared?
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"Isn't this obviously attracting all suspicion to yourself?"
Mouri Kogoro snorted disdainfully: "Maybe that guy was afraid and forgot to take it?"
"Yes, from a time perspective, the guy who hasn't been with any of us since ten o'clock is the most suspicious!"
Hushi Yanren echoed.
Hattori Heiji, who stood aside to watch, kept his eyes fixed on Edogawa Conan.
Xiaolan suddenly caught a glimpse of the clock hanging on the wall out of the corner of her eye, as if she noticed something was wrong.
"What's taking you so long, Ayako-san?"
"Indeed." The PE teacher's eyes widened.
"It's been more than twenty minutes." The station attendant raised his hand and looked at his watch.
"Is it difficult..." Mouri Kogoro and Toda Maria changed their expressions in shock.
Everyone also realized that something was wrong, and rushed towards the bathroom in a swarm.
Mouri Kogoro banged the door hard: "Miss Omu! Miss Omu!"
The bathroom door opened suddenly, and Ayako Oki appeared behind the door.
"What are you doing? It's so noisy!"
"How rude! They were gathered outside the bathroom..." She walked out of the bathroom and leaned against the door.
Several people hurriedly waved their hands and said: "No, we are worried about you..."
During the stalemate, Mouri Kogoro thought of something, puffed up his chest and said proudly to Ooki Ayako:
"Miss Omu, we have also found out who the murderer is! It's Mr. Yuan, right?"
"Huh?" Omu Ayako was stunned, then smiled slightly and said, "I just thought about it carefully in the bathroom. I might have made a mistake in what I just said. I'm sorry..."
"It's just that you are really good at finding out who the murderer is so quickly. You are worthy of Moori Kogoro."
"Hahaha!" Uncle Maori laughed loudly when he heard the beauty's compliment.
Seeing that Omu Lingzi was fine, everyone returned to the living room together, discussing that they would call the police after dawn, and at least find the missing Yuan Huaiyu.
No one noticed that Ayako Oki, who was the focus of everyone's attention just now, sneaked out of the hotel alone.
It was only after four o'clock, and the sky was still pitch black.
She tiptoed toward the garage, her expression filled with undisguised joy and anticipation.
"Although I don't know why those guys made the mistake, it's just a good thing for me... I need to get "A Study in Scarlet" first!"
She walked into the garage whispering softly to herself.
The garage could have parked two cars, but one of them has been buried under the cliff together with the store owner Hiroyuki Kanaya, and the other car cannot be started and is parked in the garage.
She walked to the parked car, opened its rear door, and rummaged around in the back seat.
But it was too dark in the garage and she couldn't see anything.
Ayako Oki subconsciously took out the lighter she carried with her, trying to light up the small space.
Sudden--
"One word of advice, don't light a fire. If I were you, I wouldn't risk my life in such a hurry."
A man's voice came from behind her, making her tremble all over and almost throw the lighter out subconsciously.
Ayako Oki's back was instantly soaked. She slowly turned her head and saw a 1.8-meter figure leaning against the garage wall.
"Are you...Mr. Yuan?" she asked tentatively.
Oki Ayako already recognized that the speaker was the teacher named Yuan whom she met yesterday, but she could not figure out why this person appeared here.
And that "advice" he just said...
After calming down a little, she recalled what Yuan Huaiyu said and frowned.
A few seconds later, the tip of Omu Ayako's nose twitched slightly, and her expression suddenly changed.
"How's it going? Do you understand? Are you still thinking about protecting your boyfriend, Miss Omu Ayako?"
Yuanhuaiyu said in a deep voice.
If there was light shining in the garage now, others would find that Oki Ayako's face was pale without any blood.
She is extremely scared now.
If it weren't for the man in front of her, she would be a charred corpse in the fire!
She never imagined that her boyfriend would actually set a dead end for her!
In this space where gasoline is leaking all over the floor, as long as she lights the lighter, it will immediately cause a violent explosion and combustion!
Kento Toju falsely told her that the book "A Study in Scarlet" was hidden in the back seat of the car, but he actually wanted to trick her into coming here and then set herself on fire!
By then, he was with others and had a perfect alibi.
Together with what she knows, the fact that Toju Kento killed the store owner and the method used will be buried in this fire caused by herself!