“Conan!!”
Ran waved her hand in front of Conan's eyes, curiously asking: “What are you looking at?”
“Nothing.”
Conan scratched his head with a smile, but his gaze still glanced in the direction where Tsuru Hara Yōsuke had left.
He felt that the other man’s height and build were very similar to a fugitive wanted by the police.
If Ran hadn't been holding him back, he would have definitely chased after him.
“If it’s nothing, let’s go.”
Sonoko laughed heartily, deliberately messing up Conan's hair before following Kogoro Mori and skipping into the Maru Den residence.
...
“Detective Mori.”
In the reception room, Maru Den Jirō, a man with a lot of hair but a slightly bald top, sat upright, troubled and said:
“Of course, it's fine for you to admire the Killing Stone and the Demon Blade Oni-Kiri.
But just now, I received a notice from Kaito Kid, so I'm now preparing to ask the police for help.”
“Kaito Kid?!”
Kogoro Mori and Suzuki Sonoko exclaimed at the same time.
However, Kogoro Mori was surprised, while Sonoko was filled with excitement.
“Ran.”
Hugging her best friend, Sonoko's eyes were filled with hearts, “I knew it, Kid-sama must like me.”
“Maybe he came here because I did, so he suddenly sent a notice, wanting to steal my heart.”
“Hee hee—”
At this point, Sonoko had completely fallen into her own fantasies, her waist crossed, and she laughed wildly.
╮（╯＿╰）╭
Ran watched with helpless expression, explaining to the surprised Maru Den Jirō, “Excuse me, Mr. Maru Den Jirō, Sonoko just occasionally acts like this.”
“I understand.”
Maru Den Jirō nodded with a strange expression, took out Kaito Kid's notice, and said: “Detective Mori, you are a professional in this area. Can you help me see how Kaito Kid wants to steal my treasure?”
“No problem.”
Kogoro Mori readily agreed, opened the notice, took a look, and analyzed: “The bell of the end of the century rings, I will send you the light of hope in the name of the gods who cut down the gods... This means that at twelve o'clock tonight, he will use a loud noise to confuse you and quietly steal the sword saint’s佩刀 and the Killing Stone.”
“So that's how it is.”
Maru Den Jirō realized it.
Conan, on the other hand, quietly rolled his eyes.
“Of course not.”
Conan stroked his chin and thought, “Kid is saying that he will fly from the nearby Century Star Hotel at eight o'clock tonight, like moonlight, and quietly take those two treasures.”
“That's not right.”
“There’s another meaning in this.”
“Kid seems to be saying that the sword saint’s佩刀 and the Killing Stone are in danger, so he took them away.”
“But what danger is there?”
Conan's brain raced.
While Maru Den Jirō stood up and said he was going to the restroom.
“Aaahh!!”
Soon, screams came from the restroom.
Maru Den Jirō fell to the ground, his skin the color of blood, and he was already dead.
“What's going on?”
The servants and housekeeper of the Maru Den family rushed over, looking at their dead master with shocked expressions.
“What did you do to Jirō?” Maru Den Madam angrily looked at Kogoro Mori, Conan and the others.
“I'm Detective Kogoro Mori, invited here by Mr. Maru Den, when we got here, Mr. Maru Den was already like this.”
Kogoro Mori quickly denied any involvement.
Conan, on the other hand, carefully observed the surroundings and reminded, “Madam, you should go and see if the two treasures Mr. Maru Den just bought are still there?”
“Yes.”
Maru Den Madam reacted and quickly said, “That red ruby is in my husband’s pocket. Because he received Kaito Kid’s notice, he was worried about it being stolen.”
“As for the Oni-Kiri, it's in the collection room.”
“Hurry, go check.”
Kogoro Mori ran to the collection room, kicked open the locked door, and the Demon Blade Oni-Kiri was gone.
On Maru Den Jirō’s side.
The ruby in his pocket had also disappeared.
“I know.”
Kogoro Mori clenched his right fist and slammed it against his left palm, saying with an angry expression: “The culprit is Kaito Kid!!”
“He didn't find the Killing Stone in the collection room, so he was furious and killed Mr. Maru Den in the restroom.”
“Uh…”
Conan helplessly rubbed his forehead and asked: “Uncle Mori, why is the deceased's skin blood red?”
“Because, because…”
Kogoro Mori pondered, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, he said: “Because Mr. Maru Den was poisoned. Kaito Kid killed him cruelly with poison.”
Conan: “…”
Ran: “…”
“Impossible.”
Sonoko tried hard to defend her idol, “Kid-sama would never kill!!”
“Then who is the culprit?”
Kogoro Mori also knew that his deduction was a bit untenable, and he scanned the servants and housekeeper of the Maru Den family with a suspicious gaze.
“I know!”
After a moment, Kogoro Mori nodded confidently, pointed at the still-beautiful Maru Den Madam, and said with the air of a famous detective:
“The culprit is you, Maru Den Madam.”
“Because you were worried that Mr. Maru Den would find out about your affair, so you took the initiative to poison Mr. Maru Den.”
“And deliberately took those two treasures to frame Kaito Kid.”
“This… is the truth!!”