Friday, January 5th, before noon, Café Poirot.

Hearing Ikeba Jinghua mention Kudo Shinichi, Conan's heart lifted, who is she? Maori shouted, "How can there be such a thing, that stinky boy has long since disappeared to where he has disappeared, how can I ask him for help, no, no, I have never asked him for help, I have nothing to do with him at all, not at all." ”

"Dad. Lan stopped with some dissatisfaction.

"Isn't it?" Chi Bo Jinghua said, leaning over, "I'm really sorry, it seems that I just heard some rumors." ”

"Forget it, don't mention him, let's settle your business first. Maori smiled, "Actually, your matter is very simple, you first call the school you attended in the name of the alumni association, and ask this Mr. Shibata Shiro at that time home address and home landline phone number, as well as where he went to school." Generally speaking, the landline phone does not change, and his parents should still be alive, so as long as he calls the landline, he can find out about Mr. Shibata's situation from his parents. ”

Chi Bo Jinghua asked, "But if there is any accident......

"Then call the school where Mr. Shibata went to and ask him about his home address and home landline phone number, and if we can't find it, we'll go to the police station where his last address belongs, and we'll be able to find him as long as he hasn't changed his name," Mori said. ”

Conan pointed to the trophy on the photo and asked, "Uncle, if this person is a champion, then he must have been participating in competitions and winning prizes, right?"

Lan said, "By the way, Dad, we can consult with the Kendo Association." ”

"Don't be stupid. "They will only tell you if Mr. Shibata is participating in the competition and where he is participating, and it is impossible to tell you Mr. Shibata's specific address and contact information." ”

"Why?" asked Lan.

Yamazaki said, "All regular associations have an obligation to keep the necessary information for their members, and if you can ask for information about the contestants casually, you may be manipulating the competition." ”

"Rigging the game?" Lan asked.

"Gambling, underground gambling. Yamazaki said.

"Alright, Ms. Jinghua. Maori gave the mobile phone to Ikeba Jinghua.

"Thank you. Ikeba Jinghua took the phone and called his school, reported his name and class he was in, and then asked Shibata Shiro for information in the name of holding a class reunion.

Soon after, the teacher on duty called back and told him not only Shibata's address and fixed phone number, but also Shibata's current address and fixed phone number, Shibata Shibata, who is now a physical education teacher at a junior high school in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and has communicated with his alma mater. ……

After that, Yamazaki went home for dinner, and Mori, Conan, Ran, and Ikeba had lunch at Poirot's Cafe, and then Mori went to rent a car. ……

In the afternoon, in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the residential building where Shibata's Shibata Shiro family is located.

Mori, Yamazaki, Ran, and Conan accompanied Ikeba Shizuka to Shibata Shiro's house, and the names Shibata Shiro and Shibata Kyoko were written on the door number.

Maori rang the doorbell and found that no one was answering, but it sounded like the TV was on in the room.

"It's strange, where did the people go with the TV on. Maori said.

"Maybe I went to a convenience store to buy something. Lan said.

Maori said, "Then let's go somewhere else and come back later." ”

At this time, a middle-aged man in civilian clothes came, "Are you here to look for Shibata? Why are you standing outside the door, Shibata is not at home?"

"Yes, he and his wife are not there, but the TV seems to be on," Maori said. Then he asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"I'm Takezo Yoshikawa, Shibata's neighbor. "I heard Shibata say yesterday that his wife was going to play golf today, and I think Shibata must have fallen asleep." As he spoke, he rang the doorbell and reached for the door, only to open it at once.

"Look, I'll just say Shibata he's at home. Yoshikawa Takezo said, then pushed the door in, "I'm Yoshikawa, I'm in, Shibata, you hurry up, we're going to start." ”

"What to start?" asked Maori.

"Of course it's mahjong, what else is there at this time. Yoshikawa Takezo said with a smile.

At this time, everyone took off their shoes and entered the room, and found that the TV was on in the living room next to the entrance, and there was some food on the table, and a newspaper, but there was no one, so they walked down the corridor and found a person lying on the ground next to a pile of books on the ground in the study, still holding something in one hand.

Yoshikawa Takezo was taken aback, "Shibata, what's wrong with you?" and thought about it as he spoke.

Mori stopped Takezo Yoshikawa, "Please don't move, I'll do it anyway." ”

"What do you mean you're holding me back!" shouted Yoshikawa Takezo.

"The blood has long since coagulated, and Mr. Shibata is afraid that he has died. Maori said.

"What!" Yoshikawa Takezo was taken aback, and then looked at Mori, "Y-You're Detective Mori Kogoro?"

"Yes, it's down there. Maori smiled proudly, and then stepped forward to investigate Shibata Shiro's condition, and found that he had really died, so he asked Lan to notify the Henggou Police Department. ……

Half an hour later, the Henggou Police Department led the team to arrive, and when he saw Maori, he said happily: "Happy New Year, Mr. Maori." ”

"Let's settle this incident first. Maori said, and then said the situation.

"I see. The Henggou Police Department looked at the situation in the restaurant, "These meals seem to have been sitting for a while, and this morning newspaper seems to have an accident during breakfast." ”

"The time of Mr. Shibata's death, I presume it was around 8 a.m. ”

The Yokozo Police Department said, "In other words, someone came to visit Mr. Shibata while he was having breakfast, and after being led into the study by Mr. Shibata, he attacked Mr. Shibata. ”

Maori said, "This man is still a kendo master. ”

"Mr. Maori, why do you say that?" asked the Henggou Police Department.

"Mr. Shibata himself won the championship in regular competitions when he was in junior high school, and he is a kendo master," Mori says. ”

"I see. Henggou Police Department said.

At this time, the forensic personnel came to report that they could go to the scene. ……

Scene.

The Henggou Police Department learned from the forensic officers that Shibata Shiro's time of death was presumed to be around 8 a.m., the cause of death was a fatal brain injury, and the murder weapon was a wooden sword, just behind the door of the study.

Maori said: "The murder weapon was left at the scene, so the murder weapon should be something from the Shibata family." ”

The Yokomizo Police Department asked, "Mr. Yoshikawa, have you seen this knife at Mr. Shibata's house?"

Yoshikawa Takezo said, "I've seen it, I've seen it." ”

The Yokozo Police Department picked up the thing in Shibata's hand and found that it was a photo, and Mori was shocked when he saw it, which was the photo of Shizuka Ikeba that year.

The Henggou Police Department asked, "Mr. Maori, do you know this person in the photo?"

"This person is me, and this photo is the one I asked Mr. Mori to find for me," said Ikeba. ”……