Edogawa Conan was the first to run into Ichikawa's room. Since he ran from a place with no lights on, his watch-shaped flashlight was turned on.
So he lit up the bed directly without turning on the light.
The first thing I saw was red, a pool of red that was very conspicuous on the white sheets, and then Ichikawa, who was clutching his neck in pain and staring straight at the ceiling.
Conan glanced at the flashlight again, and the person squatting in the corner covering her mouth and retching was Emi Aita, with her back turned to Conan, revealing her smooth back.
Conan quickly turned the flashlight.
At this time, Xiaolan's voice was getting closer and closer: "Conan, what happened? Is Miss Huimei okay?"
"Sister Lan, don't come in." Conan quickly stopped Xiaolan from coming in and seeing the crime scene, "Call Brother Kuroki, and can you lend me your coat?"
Xiaolan:?
Although she didn't know what Conan was going to do, Xiaolan still passed the coat she was wearing to prevent catching cold from the door.
Then she heard Conan say from inside: "Sister Huimei, put on some clothes first, brother Kuroki and uncle Maori may come in later."
Conan tilted his head and handed the clothes to Caita Emi, then breathed a sigh of relief and shined the flashlight on the bed again.
At this time, Mouri Kogoro and Kuroki Jin also arrived in this room.
Kuroki turned on the lights in the room. The dazzling light made several people who were accustomed to darkness close their eyes. They waited until they got used to it before looking around the room.
On the bed, Ichikawa had been dead for a long time. There was a dagger stuck in his neck, and he was covering his neck with his hands as if he wanted to strangle himself to death. In the corner of the room, Emi Caita, who was still wearing clothes, was squatting there and shivering.
"Sister Xiaolan, go downstairs and stop the doctor and the children before they come up." Conan reacted before Mouri Kogoro, "Brother Kuroki, go take a look at those people."
It has been so long since my companions screamed, but none of them came to check, which is very unusual.
"By the way, Sister Lan, let's go next door to see if Miss Sansu is awake."
The most abnormal thing is that Noriko Misu lives only across a wall, and Emi Saitian appears here when she is supposed to live in the same room as Noriko Misu.
Mao Lilan went to call Misu Noriko, while Kuroki Jin turned on the lights in the hall on the second floor.
Three people were standing together downstairs. Kitaniharaji's face was still a little pale, but he was much better than before. Hinata was pulling him and Marui, who looked indifferent, to go upstairs.
At this time, Xiaolan also knocked on the door of Sansu Noriko's room. There was a rustling sound in the room, and then Sansu quietly poked his head out.
Downstairs, Dr. Ali, who also had a light sleep, had actually woken up early and had been watching at the door, while the four children also poked their heads out of their respective doors.
Kuroki Ren glanced around condescendingly, his voice was not loud but could be heard by the whole audience:
"Ichikawa is dead."
In the living room, at the dining table where we just had dinner, everyone sat in a circle again according to their previous seats.
Saita Emi, who witnessed Ichikawa's death, hugged Noriko Misu and sobbed silently. Marui looked bored and didn't know what he was thinking, Hinata had a serious face, and Kitani was still huddled in the corner.
"Ahem," Mouri Kogoro coughed twice as he faced the five suspects: "Let me introduce myself again. I am a detective, Moori Kogoro."
"Gross profit..."
"...Kogoro?"
Hinata suddenly said, "Oh, it's the famous detective in Tokyo, the sleeping Kogoro who helped the police solve many cases."
"Ahem!" Mouri Kogoro cleared his throat, concealing but not completely concealing his pride.
"Before we start sorting, please allow me to say one thing first." Mouri Kogoro took out a well-wrapped letter from his pocket, "This is the reason why I came here."
"Yesterday, someone anonymously dropped a letter into the mailbox of my office, saying that someone would be killed at this location at night."
As soon as he finished speaking, the five members of the mountaineering team immediately looked around in surprise.
"Uncle, are you saying that the letter foretells this murder?!"
The letter was only seen after Conan set off for an outing with the doctor and others, so of course he didn't know.
"Yes." Mouri Kogoro nodded, "Although it doesn't say who the deceased is, who the murderer is, and what method he used, it does indicate that a murder will happen this night."
Mouri Kogoro opened the letter, put it in an evidence bag, and circulated it for everyone to see.
Kuroki Jin was the first to receive the letter. As soon as the letter came into his hand, five heads popped out from the left and right sides and came to the middle.
"Dear Detective Mr. Kogoro Mori
I have heard of your name for a long time, so I take the liberty of writing to bother you. Please rush to the villa on the top of Mount xx in Gunma County today. I have received reliable news that a bloody disaster will occur here tonight.
I'm waiting for you at the villa."
The letter was circulated around and returned to the hands of Kogoro Mori again. After learning that this was a premeditated murder, everyone present could not sit still.
After a long time, someone said: "Since we said we are waiting here, then I guess the owner of the house, Mr. Kuroki, should know something."
Kuroki Jin was accused, but he didn't panic, "What can I know? It's the first time today for Ichikawa and you to meet. Why, I made a mistake when I took you in to shelter from the rain."
Hinata quickly smoothed things over and said: "That's not what I meant. What Kuroki Marui just meant was, could it be your companion or one of your friends who knows the address here..."
His voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, because he saw Kuroki Ren's unkind eyes.
"In short, if I killed someone impromptuly because of a dispute with Ichikawa at night, then there would be some motive. But if I planned to kill someone in advance, we don't have any conditions for meeting you for the first time today."
Indeed, Kuroki Jinto was sitting at home, and people trying to hide from the rain came from the sky. He was not a god, how could he know that someone was coming to take shelter from the rain, and would have a conflict with him and then foretell the murder in advance?
Not even Conan doubts him.
"But I can't say for sure..." Someone said weakly, it was Kugu. "If Mr. Kuroki knew in advance from Detective Mori that someone was planning to kill someone, then it would be normal to take advantage of it and get rid of your suspicion.
?"
"Compared with being suspicious of outsiders," Conan interjected with a dissatisfied frown, "aren't you acquaintances more worthy of suspicion?"
The expressions of several people present changed, they all lowered their heads in silence and stopped talking, and there was no eye contact between them.
Yes, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are guilty of collectively attacking Kuroki Ren with words and words, or it is not an exaggeration to say that they are afraid.
Because everyone knows that the one who killed Ichikawa is most likely among them.