Conan: Silence in the Dark

"As a return gift for my birthday, I accompanied Ayumi to learn piano on the rest day, and I didn't force you to come. Xiao Jing tilted her head and said.

"Please, I've obviously been dragged over by you and Xiaolan, okay?" Conan rolled his eyes, he really didn't want to come.

"Just be a bodyguard, you see you're a man. Isn't it a pleasure to think about it?"

Conan was speechless and stretched out his hands to the sides in a helpless gesture.

Take the bus from Kogoro's office for two stops and then get off and walk for about 15 minutes.

"This is it. Ayumi in front pointed to a medium-sized apartment not far away.

"It's just opposite the park, far from the car road, and there are no factories or busy cities nearby, so it's a quiet place to be in the city. Xiao Jing subconsciously observed and praised.

"The teacher's name is Mimurako, although sometimes the dress is a little exaggerated, but the piano teaching is very good, and it is well received by everyone. Ayumi said to the group.

"Said piano lessons. Xiao Jing looked at Conan on the side.

"Huh. Conan had to smile bitterly, he knew that Xiao Jing would say his incomplete singing voice again.

"Okay, let's go in, Xiao Jing, do you want to come to class directly with Ayumi?" Xiao Lan asked Xiao Jing after giving Conan a round, she thought that Xiao Jing could learn the piano with Ayumi on her day off at least better than reading books and watching TV at home.

"Allow me to decline. Xiao Jing refused without thinking about it, she was already busy enough, okay. Although her reaction also discouraged Ayumi on the side, Xiao Jing could only apologize in her heart.

"This is it. Ayumi led everyone into the apartment and rang the doorbell when she went to a household on the third floor.

"Hmm, isn't the teacher at home?" Xiaolan said strangely as no one responded.

"Isn't it too early to go to bed? Xiao Jing took out her mobile phone from her small satchel and pointed to the time of half past eight and said.

"Most people don't sleep until ten o'clock on their days off like Xiaojing! You should also learn from Ayumi and Conan, your habit of lazy bed hasn't been changed since you were a child. Xiaolan preached to Xiao Jing.

"Hey, hey, that's probably going out. Xiao Jing changed her words.

"Probably not, there is still today's morning newspaper in the mailbox. Conan pointed to the mailbox next to him and reasoned.

"Look, sister, it's really sleeping. There was still a little smugness in Xiao Jing's tone.

"No, my opinion is more on the teacher's temporary outing, and he will be back soon. And she should have known that the students would be coming today, so the door to ---- should not be closed. Conan said as he walked to the door and turned the doorknob, and it opened.

"Conan is amazing!" Ayumi praised Conan's reasoning.

"Excuse me*4" went unanswered.

No! It smells of blood. Xiao Jing immediately saw through the reflection of the transparent ornament not far away that something had fallen to the ground.

"Ayumi and I stay here!" Xiao Jing pulled Ayumi back. At the same time, his eyes and Conan quickly communicated, and nodded to Conan, Conan quickly rushed into the room, and Xiaolan naturally followed.

When Conan arrived indoors, he saw a plump long-haired woman lying on the brown carpet in the room in a strange posture, wearing a floral home short, lying motionless with a painful look, grasping the floor with her left hand and something forward with her right hand. His face was facing in the direction he had entered, his face was dark purple, blood and bubbles were flowing from the corners of his mouth on the carpet, and there was a red rope around his neck, and the ends of the rope were like snakes lying on the carpet.

"Ahh

"Xiao Jing, call the police immediately!" Conan immediately judged that there was a case and asked Xiao Jing, who was left in the hallway, to call the police.

"Teacher, she!?" Ayumi also realized from Conan's words that she was going to rush over.

"The teacher doesn't want you to see what she looks like now. Xiao Jing hurriedly used the strength of her feet beyond that of ordinary children, and surpassed Ayumi in front of her, hugged Ayumi, whose tears had already flowed out of her eyes, and said in a voice as comforting as possible.

"Sister. Xiao Jing handed over the mobile phone that had not been put back in the satchel to Xiao Lan, who had already forced herself to calm down, after all, Xiao Lan was an adult now, although she was still a high school student. Xiao Jing took Ayumi back to the entrance and waited for the arrival of the police.

"Is this here?" and after a while, Mu Mu arrived at the scene with Takagi.

"The police department, the victim is inside. "

"Okay, let's go in first. Mumu also knew that Xiao Jing was comforting Ayumi, and for Xiao Jing, who often attended the court and even followed Yingli to the police station to collect evidence, this kind of scene was not terrifying.

"Now the investigation has determined that he killed him, and the preliminary presumption of death should be last night, and the specific time needs to be presumed after an autopsy. The cause of death was suffocation by strangulation around the neck by a belt, which was the deceased's own. "

"But this teacher's belt is really trendy. "This string-shaped belt is generally used by young women who are looking for fashion.

"Doesn't it matter Ayumi?" Conan asked Jing who came over.

"It's okay, Xiaolan is with her now. Xiao Jing replied.

"The preliminary identification of the victim is pregnant, but from the preliminary identification of the presumed time of the crime, it should be an acquaintance who committed the crime. Takagi continued to report to Memoi.

"The police department, plant seeds were found on the carpet. At this time, a police officer said with a transparent physical evidence bag.

"What kind of plant seed is this?" asked Mu Mu as he looked at it and realized that he didn't know what kind of plant it was.

"Isn't this a melon seed?" Xiao Jing exclaimed after a glance.

"Xiao Jing, do you know what kind of plant it is?".

Xiao Jing found that this time it was not only her eyes that she had seen, but even Conan looked at it with a questioning face, and Xiao Jing remembered that she didn't eat melon seeds here.

"These are the seeds of sunflowers. "

"Is the sunflower seed like this?" Mumu still couldn't make the connection between the sunflower in his mind and the appearance of the seed.

"It's usually feed for pets, yes, hamsters and stuff. "The sunflower seed people here are not edible, Xiao Jing remembered.

"The victim doesn't have a pet at home, which means that this is likely to be brought in by the murderer!"

"I just checked the dust bags in the trash can and vacuum cleaner and didn't find any clues. The temporary search only results from these. Takagi finished reporting on the eye, and put the notebook back in his jacket pocket.

"The room is very tidy, and it can be seen that Satoko-sensei will not let this seed sit for a long time, and Ayumi will also come to class, so I think it's right that this seed was brought by a murderer. After Xiao Jing's observation, he further determined the inference of the eye.

"The survey work at the scene is almost over, and we went to the surrounding neighbors to ask for any clues, especially families with pets should pay special attention. Takagi, you take the children back first, and I'll go to the Maori brother to collect the notes in the evening. Mumaku ordered Takagi and the police officers who had come over.

"Sister, I'll take Ayumi back first. You and Conan are here to investigate with Mumu, right? Father will come over later. The Mumu Police Department is actually very busy, and Xiao Jing doesn't want him to come out to lie down at night.

"It doesn't matter to you?" asked Xiaolan worriedly.

"It's okay, Officer Takagi will go with us too. Xiao Jing walked back to Ayumi's side and took Ayumi's hand and asked Ayumi with her eyes, Ayumi still had tearful eyes but nodded strongly, indicating that she was fine.

"Then I'll wait at Ayumi's house for a while, and I'll just ask Takagi to send me home, and I won't come over again. "

"Hmm. "

After Takagi sent them to Ayumi's house first, he asked Xiaojing to accompany Ayumi downstairs by herself, and learned about Satoko-sensei's situation with Ayumi's mother.

"Auntie Ayumi may be tired and has already fallen asleep, please comfort Ayumi later. Jing said to Ayumi's mother after coming out of Ayumi's room.

After that, Takagi sent Shizue back to Kogoro's office and went back.