Because of that call, the fire brigade arrived in time. When the fire was completely extinguished, don't say that it was not completely burned. At least a few pieces of furniture were left and the general structure of the house was left. Firefighters are now cleaning up the scene.
"Hey, uncle." Conan pulled on a firefighter's clothes.
"What's the matter, little brother?" The firefighter, who had a Chinese-character face and looked to be in his 30s, asked patiently with a smile on his face.
"I want to know where the fire started. Uncle, can you tell me?" Conan said, "The house suddenly caught fire yesterday. It shocked me!"
"Oh, you want to ask this!" The firefighter looked around and walked towards a corner of the house where the living room was originally. "This should be the place where the fire started first."
"The fax machine has been completely burned down. The initial cause of the fire was probably the ignition of the paper on the fax machine."
"By the way, there's this!" The firefighter picked up two long strips of paper from a relatively intact table. "We also found some remaining faxes."
Conan reached out and took it.
There are burnt marks on the edges of the paper. There are still a few words left on one of them, and it can be vaguely seen that it is the birthday greetings sent by the instructor of the original Mystery Club last night.
But the other page was completely blank. Was the content destroyed by fire? Or was it originally blank? Conan turned the paper over and over.
"Uncle, can I take this away?" Conan raised his face, "Detective Maori asked me to collect evidence, and I want to give this to him. Can you let me take it away?"
"Oh, is it the famous detective?" the firefighter said, "Of course. This place is almost completely burned down and may collapse at any time. You should leave early and pay attention to your safety!"
"good-"
...
Conan came to the KTV where they sang last night and asked the shop owner about the whereabouts of everyone last night.
"Let me think about it..." The boss tilted his head to recall the scene last night, "Well, I remember they all went to the convenience store next door. There were quite a few of them! The one wearing a shirt came out of the convenience store to buy something.
Is it some kind of beer? Or something? He’s wandering around outside. You and I think he probably doesn’t get along with them. However, I quite like him..."
...
Convenience store next door.
After Conan learned about last night's situation from the store manager, he walked out of the convenience store with the iced coffee he bought with a confident look on his face.
That’s right, it seems it’s him after all!
...
Villa for rent.
All the members of the Mystery Club, including Mori Ran Suzuki Sonoko, plus Yamashita Ryuichi and Haramoto who were met on the way, were at the scene. The mobile firefighters all gathered here. And their attention was focused on the famous man sitting on the chair.
On the body of the famous detective "Sleeping Kogoro".
Five minutes ago, everyone was called here by Conan. He said that the fire was not an accident, but a premeditated arson, and the murderer was among them.
Bai Yu, who was dozens of kilometers away from them, was watching through the screen through the miniature camera attached to Yamashita's tie.
"Now let me explain to you how the murderer started the fire a few kilometers away from here."
"You can see that this place is very similar to the living room before the fire. I have called the convenience store manager and now ask the firefighters to put things on the chair in front of the fax machine."
The firefighter placed a piece of cake with candles on the chair. He took out a lighter and lit the candles on it. After doing all this, he picked up the fire extinguisher next to it.
A few seconds later, the fax machine made a sound, and then a fax came out of the paper exit. Without a receiving plate, it sank under the influence of gravity, fell on the lighted candle, and then burned.
The next moment, firefighters who had been prepared used fire extinguishers to extinguish the flames.
"This is how you start a fire several kilometers away. I'm right, Mr. Manabu Sawai!"
Cold sweat broke out on Sawai's face but he still insisted on retorting, "How is that possible? I was obviously with everyone at that time. I have an alibi."
"No, your alibi is not perfect. Many people went to the convenience store at that time. And you used the convenience store's fax machine to send the fax to the villa during that time. Regarding this point, I have informed the convenience store
The store manager obtained confirmation."
"It's true that I used the fax machine at the convenience store, but I was clearly sending it to a friend far away."
"Is that really so? Can you tell me who that friend's name is? And what content did you send through the fax machine?"
Sawai, who was originally gentle and gentle, was now covered in cold sweat and could not say anything. Finally, under tremendous psychological pressure, he nodded and admitted the crime he had committed.
As a well-known scholar from Toto University, Sai has never tried his best to find a path with his erudite knowledge and elegant appearance. But not long ago, Asami rejected his pursuit. While being hit, it also aroused his passion.
Fighting spirit.
So he planned this plan, deliberately creating a fire and then rescuing Asami, in order to enhance the relationship between them.
"...But I didn't expect that the fire would burn so quickly...What's even more disgusting is that an unknown boy actually rescued Asami!...But that boy's fate is high..." Not yet
After saying that, a loud slap hit him on the face.
Sawai's face was half swollen immediately, and you can imagine how powerful this slap was. Everyone stared blankly at the tall Yamashita Ryuichi.
Yamashita took out the white handkerchief pinned to his chest and wiped his hands exaggeratedly. "In you, I don't see at all the good character and qualities that a highly educated adult should have." Yamashita said coldly.
He said coldly, "You will pay the due... no! Ten times the price for the harm your ridiculous reasons and actions have caused to my young master."
At the other end of the camera, Bai Yu closed his computer and leaned on the thick cushions, recalling what he had just seen. Finally, the corners of his mouth curved up, revealing a smile with unknown meaning.