“If you’re just thin, it’s secondary. But you’re thin enough to show obvious muscle contours. If you don’t want detectives to think you’re a player in a special sport, it’s better to be a little rounder when you’re not actively exerting force.”

“That’s true,” Winnet thought for a moment and asked, “You also like me when I’m fatter, right?”

like……

Xiao Ai always felt that if she admitted it directly, she would have lost somewhere. She stared at Winnet with dead fish eyes, “The next dress has been selected, you should try it on quickly.” She said. “Don’t waste too much time,” Xiao Ai kicked her leg, and the tip of her shoe kicked Winnet’s heel, “If the police suddenly send a message, all your efforts will be in vain.”

In order to keep in touch, I reported my mobile phone number to the police officer, so the possibility that Xiaoai mentioned does exist.

Winnett carried the clothes and went into the dressing room again. After going back and forth several times, she finally found a dress that Ai liked.

It’s white again…

From a first-person perspective, she felt that she looked weird wearing white clothes, especially because white was not resistant to stains and looked thin.

Xiao Ai nodded with satisfaction and wanted to find a jewelry store to match the accessories for Winnet, but she refused, using the excuse that the ruby ​​was still with her.

In Winnet’s impression, those who wear a lot of things on their bodies are either cool girls, hot girls, or killers. If she really wears any decorations, the most she can wear is a necklace.

Deciding to purchase the dress, Winnett asked the staff to help her pack it.

“This is a rare opportunity, why don’t you buy some new clothes, Ai?” Winnet also wanted to experience the feeling of being a model.

“Are you stupid?” Xiao Ai glanced at Winnett. “How am I going to explain when I take the clothes you bought for me? I followed you to the venue and used the excuse of ‘convenient to take care of’. You bought me clothes after knowing me for only two days… This doesn’t sound like something you would say, someone as thoughtful as you.”

“Haha, I didn’t think it through.”

Winnet said, stroking her chin.

It’s not that this behavior is really worthy of suspicion, but Xiao Ai is really in a state of nervousness now, and the shadow of the organization still looms in her heart, while Xiao Ai is on the other side, looking for traces of the organization. When she thought that Xiao Ai said this to protect herself, Winnett’s heart was filled with warmth and happiness, and naturally she would not say anything to spoil the mood.

“Also, you have to explain your sister’s side, otherwise it will seem too unnatural.”

“Uh…actually I can go back?”

“I didn’t say no, did I? But it’s unlikely that you have a few decent clothes that can be worn in formal occasions, so just think of it as a gift from me.”

“Yeah, thank you, Ai!” Although she felt it was a bit unreasonable to pay for the gift herself, Winnett still expressed her gratitude honestly.

On the way back, they did not walk again, but took a taxi. After placing Ai in the church, Winette returned to her residence in Nimachi.

Although it would be possible to call Akemi directly, that would seem too unnatural. Logically, she would go back after sending Mao Lilan and the others home, so she had to use the excuse that “there are things to deal with at the church.”

As soon as Winnett entered the room, she saw Mingmei sitting at the dining table reading a newspaper.

Because her movements were restricted, she saw similar actions almost every day in order to obtain information from the outside world. Miyano Akemi also noticed Winnett’s return and smiled slightly.

Winnett used a well-prepared excuse to say that she was going to attend a dinner for the daughter of the Shijing Group. She also specifically asked Mingmei if she wanted to go with her. The answer was just as she expected. Mingmei, who was a bit of a perfectionist, said that she would consider going after she had played the role more thoroughly. Winnett felt relieved that Mingmei had such awareness. She fixed herself and changed into the dress that Xiaoai had chosen for her.

“It seems that the difficult problem has been solved.” Mingmei suddenly said when she saw Winnet walking down from the second floor.

“Tough question?”

“Well. Miss Winette has been traveling a lot recently and doesn’t come back to bed until very late. If you didn’t look so tired and made me feel so distressed, I would have thought that you betrayed Shiho and found a new love outside.” Mingmei said with a smile.

“That’s impossible,” Winnet said casually, “You know what I’m busy with.”

She guided Mingmei’s thinking to focus on “the organization’s mission.”

“But it’s resolved now! Ever since this happened, I haven’t seen Miss Winette happy again. She doesn’t even apply basic skin care products. Did she meet Shiho? If a girl suddenly dresses up, everyone can predict what’s going on, right?”

“Well, we met.”

Winnett did not tell Mingmei about Xiaoai’s disappearance. Now that she has left the organization, it is naturally impossible for her to obtain any information related to the organization. She must have believed that Xiaoai had passed the organization’s judgment and regained her status as an organization scientist.

Although Miyano Akemi is naive, she is not stupid.

Winnett was sure that she understood Ai’s position in the organization – as one of the few top minds in the organization, Ai was almost indispensable to some extent.

“Don’t worry, Shirley is doing well now. I will also facilitate your contact if there is a chance. However, you should understand that you can’t meet again under any circumstances. This will put both of you in danger again, unless–“

Unless the organization collapses, or forgets about it.

That is, small chance events and the passage of time.

“Well, I’ve figured out what’s best for Shiho. But I still want her to get out of there.” Miyano Akemi looked at Winnett with gentle eyes, “It must be very uncomfortable to be under the control of the organization.”

“Actually, not really. Your judgment of the situation comes from one-sided information. Although Shirley did not live a normal life, she was definitely not miserable… I mean, you don’t have to feel pain for her, because you grew up in different environments, and you and she have different views on things. For me, I’m glad that I made the choice to join the organization, which allowed me to meet her.”

Winette stared straight into Miyano Akemi’s eyes.

Her words and her gaze convinced Mingmei.

“It’s Shiho’s fault for hiding it from me,” Mingmei said suddenly.

Winnett looked a little confused.

“Even if she has a girlfriend, she should introduce her to me. She looks so worried all day long, which makes me feel that she is forcing herself to smile because of the organization.”

“…”

Winette could tell that Mingmei was joking.

“It’s almost time…”

“Bon Voyage.”

When Winnett came outside, Sofia’s red Lamborghini sports car was already parked at the door.

“Are you okay?” Winnett got into the car and saw that Sophia didn’t look very good, probably due to the aftereffects of yesterday’s hangover.

“Don’t worry, driving is absolutely fine.” Sophia assured, and then asked, “Who is the little girl your friend brought yesterday? You are taking her to a party today… This is someone else’s party, not a nursery.”

“I wasn’t the one who was originally invited, but you forced me to go. So, if I have a small request, you will be willing to satisfy me, right?”

“But it doesn’t really matter whether you come or not… The chairman of the Sijing Group only invited people around him. After all, it’s almost a family dinner… Compared to this, I think the most incredible thing is that you agreed so readily.” Sophia started the car, and in just two seconds, the car accelerated to a normal driving level.

“It saves me the trouble of having dinner,” Winnett replied wittily.

The engine’s furious sound was very disturbing. Before we even got to the church, Xiao Ai was already waiting at the door.

Sophia wanted to talk about the murder that happened yesterday, but considering that there were children present, she kept silent. She looked in the mirror in front of her and saw Xiao Ai taking a nap on Winnet’s shoulder. She also muttered in her heart: They have become so close in just two days. He is really worthy of being a beloved pastor.

……

250 Why are you here too?

After receiving Officer Megure’s call for help, Conan and Kogoro immediately rushed to the crime scene in Kogoro’s car, which had not yet been returned.

It was already two or three in the afternoon.

Halfway through the journey, Kogoro suddenly received a call from Inspector Megure, who said that a new case had emerged and he had to temporarily suspend the investigation here.

“That’s right. It’s already so late. If there are no key clues, even if we find all the suspects, it will only affect the credibility of the police.”

Kogoro Mori hung up the phone and restarted the car.

“Inspector Megure said that the protective equipment used in the crime is still being salvaged, but it’s been so long, I’m afraid there won’t be any results.” He sighed as he spoke, “The chairman of the Shijing Group invited me to his daughter’s birthday party tonight. Let’s take this opportunity to go to the ship where the murder happened and take a look.”

Conan, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, also felt strange when he heard what Maori said.

If you’re going to get rid of gloves, protective clothing, and the like, why not get rid of the murder weapon as well?

Moreover, it is too abnormal that it has not been found even after a day since the crime occurred. Even if it was sunk to the bottom of the water by something heavy, it should have been found after so long.

“Sister Xiaolan, did you notice anything strange at that time?”

“Strange place…”

Ran Mouri has become accustomed to Conan’s “little detective role-playing game”. She was thinking about the situation at the time and was basically chatting with Sonoko.

“Come to think of it, the ship turned quite a lot.”

“Turn?”

“Well, because the fireworks we want to watch are quite far from where we are on the boat. Although the speed is not fast, it still takes nearly an hour.”

Conan rubbed his chin in thought.

Maybe someone tampered with the ship’s navigation.

And the only one who can do this is the captain.

“What’s so strange about this? The Tsutsu River already has many artificial tributaries. It’s probably a problem with the route.”

Kogoro said casually.

Novel No. 80㈠⑨

No, if you want to set a route, you usually choose the right route. It’s too abnormal to go around in circles, Conan thought to himself.

After successfully reaching the river, the three could still see the staff still engaged in fishing operations. Before long, Officer Chiba, who was on standby, came up. “Detective Mori!” Chiba looked at him in surprise.

“How’s the salvage going?”

“To be honest, there has been no progress so far. What we have salvaged is basically garbage. Some residents nearby even asked us if we were cleaning up the river… I got off topic. Anyway, we haven’t found the coat and gloves that the murderer wore when he committed the crime.”

“So have all the suspects been identified? Are there any bloodstains on their bodies?” asked Kogoro Mouri.

“Yes, it has been confirmed in the separate interrogation after the crime. There was no blood on anyone on the ship. Of course, we also collected fingerprints, but there were no fingerprints of the murderer on the murder weapon.”

“It’s really distressing!”

Maori Kogoro put his arm around Chiba’s shoulders, like a reliable senior police officer. Chiba, with sweat on his cheeks, led Kogoro a few steps forward to the six steps under the ship leading to the interior of the ship. Conan and Xiaolan followed Kogoro onto the ship, and Kogoro was attracted by a wall of stickers not far from the entrance. “Who are these?” he asked.

“They seem to be photos of some music artists.” Officer Chiba replied that he didn’t know much about these.

“Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan…”

Conan looked at the old photos above and muttered to himself.

“Who are you talking about?” Xiaolan was attracted by Conan’s sudden muttering. She also noticed these when she boarded the ship, but they were not placed in a conspicuous place, and as guests brought here, they were too embarrassed to ask.

She leaned over and looked at Conan, her burning eyes seeming to want an answer.

“Ahaha…” Conan started to play dumb, “They are all people related to music. There was a science program on TV about music-related stories before, and I was fascinated by it for a while!”

“The music program…”

Xiaolan muttered a little, but she still felt very concerned. If it was a public figure like Shinichi’s mother who had retired for more than ten years, it would not be a big deal for a child to know about it, but the characters Conan was talking about were all figures from at least half a century ago.

“Indeed, these are all people related to music. It seems that the owner of the ship likes music very much!” Kogoro murmured.

Officer Chiba was confused by Conan.

How come he has never heard of any of these names? Is he too old to keep up with the times, or is he too young to have reached that era?

Do children nowadays know so much! ?

Suppressing his desire to ask more questions, Officer Chiba led the three of them to the room where the crime was committed. The body had been moved far away, but the dried blood and the original furnishings had not been changed, including the things in the room. He pointed to the victim’s bed and said, “It was the secretary, Ms. Haruna Niwada, who found the body.”

“There was quite a lot of blood…”

Looking at the messy scene, Kogoro felt at a loss as to where to start. Not only did he not witness the murder scene this time, but a whole day had passed.

Conan investigated stealthily as usual, his eyes following everyone to the bed. Soon, he noticed that the blood flow on the bed was very strange. It didn’t look like the splashing marks left by a blade being pulled out of a living body. Instead, it looked like the murderer had deliberately thrown it out.

Why did the other party do this? Did he not leave immediately after killing the person, but waited for the blood of the deceased to coagulate before destroying the body to vent his anger?

“How strange!” Conan used his usual method.

“What’s so strange?” Officer Chiba asked cooperatively.

“Officer Chiba, look, aren’t these bloodstains very unnatural? If the knife was pulled out from the body, shouldn’t the blood splatter be near the wound? But even at this edge, there are similar marks…”

“Well, it’s probably because the murderer stabbed him multiple times. Not only in the chest, but also in the arms and abdomen.”

Just as Conan was about to answer, Kogoro’s fist came down.

“It hurts!” Conan covered the bump on his head, unable to speak. He had experienced this many times before, but he felt that Kogoro’s attack was still too heavy.

“Children should not interfere with the investigation!” Kogoro threw Conan aside and continued to explain to Chiba, “What this kid said makes sense. This overlapping splashing shape is too unnatural. It’s as if you are trying to wipe the blood off the knife.”

Qianye also thought of the forensic results: “Indeed, the bloodstains on the murder weapon are indeed unnatural. Almost the entire handle of the knife is stained with blood… So we concluded that the murderer must have worn gloves or other tools to commit the crime, but we searched every corner of the boat and didn’t find any, so we concluded that the murderer threw it into the river.”

“But what is the murderer’s purpose in doing this?” Chiba asked again.

“I think the secretary is a big suspect!” Mao Li said, “Who would take sleeping pills after drinking? She must be the murderer. She replaced the victim’s usual medication with sleeping pills!”

“That’s true… However, we have confirmed that the victim, Mr. Hebe, is in good health and has no medical history.”

“Does he usually take any medicine?”

“It seems not… Mr. Hebe lives alone in a high-rise apartment and has no cohabitants. According to his relatives in his hometown, he does not have the habit of taking any medications.” Chiba looked at the medicine bottle on the table and explained.

When their attention was diverted elsewhere, Conan, wearing a handkerchief, quietly approached the medicine bottle, opened it, and smelled the smell inside.