Chapter 29: You Are the Culprit
“Young master, what happened?”
Upon seeing Tamaka Kurosaki, Seimei Suzuki hurriedly called out, “Sister Tamaka, you came just in time! Quickly, call the police! We just saw a corpse—someone has been killed inside this house.”
“Ah? Oh, I understand.”
Tamaka Kurosaki was momentarily stunned by the news, but quickly regained her composure and immediately dialed the emergency number.
“Damn brats!”
The culprit hiding inside the house cursed quietly upon witnessing the commotion outside. He began frantically contemplating a way to deal with the situation.
If it weren’t for those meddlesome children barging in, he could have waited until nightfall to dispose of the body slowly. Now that the police were on their way, he would have to risk dealing with the corpse hastily.
Beep~ Woo~ Beep~ Woo~ Beep~ Woo~
About fifteen minutes later, the shrill sound of sirens filled the air as two police cars slowly pulled up in front of Seimei and the others.
Officer Megure stepped out of the car alongside Inspector Takagi, his expression grave as he asked, “Miss Tamaka, was it you who called the police just now?”
Because Tamaka Kurosaki had previously alerted the authorities and helped capture an Italian bandit gang, the police took her reports seriously.
“Yes, I did.”
Tamaka Kurosaki nodded and pointed toward the nearby house. “Young Master Seimei and the others said they found a body covered in blood lying in the bathroom of that house.”
“Young Master Seimei?”
Seimei Suzuki tugged at Officer Megure’s sleeve. “Officer Megure, that’s me!”
“Huh?”
Officer Megure’s eyes flickered with surprise upon seeing Seimei. Curiously, he asked, “Little boy, what are you doing here?”
“We were commissioned by Hiroki to help find a cat named Akira. We accidentally noticed it was covered in fresh blood and then discovered a corpse inside the house,” Seimei explained, pointing to the flower-faced cat Hiroki was holding.
“I see.”
Officer Megure’s expression turned serious as he observed the dried blood stains on the cat’s fur. He led Inspector Takagi and the others toward the nearby villa.
If the blood on the cat was indeed human, such a large amount of bleeding meant someone had definitely been murdered.
*Ding dong…*
“Hello? Is anyone there? We’re the police—open up!”
“What's all this noise?” Not long after Officer Megure rang the doorbell, a middle-aged man in a bathrobe, sporting a beard and looking irritated, opened the door.
“Hello, I’m Officer Megure.”
Officer Megure first showed his badge to the man before speaking sternly. “These children say a corpse was found inside this house just now. Please cooperate with our investigation.”
“A corpse?”
Conan spoke up: “That’s right! We saw it ourselves—a bloodied body lying in the bathtub of this house.”
“Nonsense! I was the only one using the bathroom just now. There’s no way there could be a corpse!”
“In that case, please cooperate with our investigation,” Officer Megure said firmly, pushing past the man and headingI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.