Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 236: A Treasure Chest Full of Fruits (Epilogue)

"Detective Maori's observation angle is really unique..." Xie Bian smiled awkwardly and tried to smooth things over.

Finally, Xiaolan came to the rescue: "This is actually the technique of hair extensions. Judging from her hairstyle, Miss Yoko must have cleverly covered the connection with hair accessories."

[Soul of the Umbrella (White): It seems this is a fashion that we don't quite understand?]

[Gardener: Yes, we can put our clothes on directly by trying them on in the dressing mirror, and our hairstyles can also be changed accordingly.]

[Mercenary: It's a very convenient wardrobe indeed.]

[Painter: Haha, some of us don't have as many rare and precious fashions as some people do.]

[Prisoner: This shows that you have a promising future, young master.]

[Painter: Ghost! Where's my Abyss Costume? Huh? Why did they skip over me?]

[First Mate: Um, maybe the next Abyss theme would be more suitable for you?]

[Painter: Damn it, give me back my schedule!]

However, Conan learned the criminal's method of committing the crime from this statement. He turned his head and looked at Sera beside him, and sure enough, Sera had also thought of this.

"As expected, you and I think the same thing!" Shira smiled with his fangs showing.

Conan suddenly felt that this smile was very familiar, but for a moment he didn't dare to confirm whether Sera was the same person from that year.

"But the problem is the evidence part." Sera lowered his head and looked thoughtful.

Xie Bian walked over and said, "Hmm? Are you worried about the evidence? I think there are a lot of 'witnesses' here."

Conan looked up and saw the apples in the box. He immediately thought of something and walked up to ask the two police officers who were taking photos and collecting evidence.

"Hey, are these all the apples? Some of them should fall out."

Sonoko also realized: "Oh, that's right, the organizer always fills this box up."

Xiaolan nodded beside him and said, "Sometimes the box is so full that one or two fruits fall out."

"After all, the host's signature opening line is 'Please look at all the fruits that are overflowing.' That's a very memorable line," Sonoko added.

Conan and Sera smiled at the same time: If that's the case, then that would be evidence!

The two of them ran towards the door in tacit understanding, while Kogoro Mouri looked at their receding backs with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hey, where are you two going?"

Xie Bian smiled and said, "It seems that those two have found the key to open the door to the truth. Detective Maori, I think you should not be far behind."

Maori Kogoro looked embarrassed: "Uh, well..."

At this time, at the warehouse door, Conan and Sera were confronting Officer Takagi, and Sera's face was full of unhappiness.

"Why don't you let us in?"

"No, this is also the crime scene. You can't just go in." Officer Takagi was a little helpless.

Seeing that Officer Takagi refused to give in, Conan turned and asked if anything had been found in the warehouse or if there were any unusual circumstances.

"Speaking of which, we heard a young staff member being scolded when we entered. They said the small props used in the kitchen set of the TV series had not been cleaned properly."

"Those three suspects should still be here." Conan, who learned the specific information, has obtained evidence to identify the criminal.

Officer Takagi nodded. "Yes, but all three of them were in a hurry to leave. Mr. Taruoka said he had to attend a press conference, Mr. Furuya hadn't eaten all morning and wanted to eat quickly, and Mr. Kasuga wanted to get home and feed his dog."

"Then let's reveal the truth with a magic show~" Sera snapped his fingers happily.

After a while, the three suspects and others were called to the room where Sera was. Sera was sitting in front of an open box.

Sera took out the key and lock, locked the empty box, and handed the key to Kogoro Mouri for safekeeping. He asked everyone to wait outside the room and come in after Officer Takagi finished speaking.

Officer Takagi said what Conan taught him outside the room: "The key to this incident lies in the locked box..."

After Officer Takagi's speech, Inspector Megure successfully became impatient: "Can't you just give me the answer directly?"

Officer Takagi looked embarrassed and said, "Instead of talking, why don't we just take a look?"

So everyone opened the door, but saw Conan standing in front of the locked box, while Sera was nowhere to be found.

"Conan, why are you here?" Xiaolan was very surprised.

Xie Bian was the first to applaud: "Amazing! Is this 'resurrection' or 'telekinesis'?"

Conan chuckled: "Hehe, I was hiding in the box just now."

"So, what about Sera?"

Conan continued laughing: "Where do you think she will be?"

Maori Kogoro was shocked: "She is not in the box?"

After saying that, he pulled the lock with an incredulous look on his face, but the lock was firmly attached to the box and wouldn't budge. So Maori Kogoro took out the key and opened the lock, and Sera jumped out of the box.

"how did you do that?"

Conan took out a small piece of hose that was the same color as the lock but made of rubber: "That's it. I can show you how to open the lock with this."

Before locking the lock, first use this section of hose to cover the front end of the iron bar, and then insert the hose into the hole on the lock head. In this way, the lock will appear to be locked.

"That's true, but it could be easily unlocked by twisting the lock. And the rubber tube is hidden by the iron bar on the box, so it's not visible."

"In other words, I used the rubber tube to pretend to lock the box, and then went into the box after unlocking it. Conan, who had been hiding in the box before, came out, removed the rubber tube, and then really locked the box." Sera explained.

"Indeed, the key to this case is that this lock can be locked even without a key. Mr. Kasuga, who knew what was in the box from the start, didn't need to go to the trouble of opening it. The same goes for Mr. Taruoka, who simply instructed others to lock it. He didn't have the opportunity to get close to the box and use this technique."

"Then the only one left is Mr. Furuya, the staff member whom Mr. Taruoka asked to lock the box."

Xie Bian smiled and said, "It was to tell the champion about the fruit and get that little reward. It's a pity that you were caught by Mr. Wu Mu last night, so..."

Mr. Jōtani looked nervous: "Wait, you have no evidence!"

Conan pointed at his stomach and said, "The evidence is in your stomach. Just squeeze the extra apples into juice and drink it."

"But that should have been digested by the stomach long ago."

"But apple seeds are poisonous. You must have been in a hurry to make the juice, so you didn't notice that."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jōtani immediately covered his mouth with a look of horror on his face.

"It's okay. This is far from a poisonous dose." Xie Bian walked over with a smile, gently holding his shoulders, and then took out a bright red apple. "Haven't you eaten since this morning? Would you like one?"

Mr. Jyougu couldn't handle the pressure and retched several times before collapsing to the ground. He was then taken away by the police. Before leaving, Xie Bian invited several people to visit Fumanlou in a few days to try his new dessert.

Afterwards, when Xiaolan, Sonoko, Conan and Sera were invited to Fumanlou, they were shocked when they saw the caramel apples brought out by Fan Wujiu.

Fan Wujiu looked puzzled: "What's wrong? Look at how good this candy color is. My brother made it himself."

Conan: Mr. Xie, you must have done this on purpose!