The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 655: Cigarette Butt Without Bite Marks

At this time, after the fire was put out, the paramedics were about to take Shitara Ayane back to the hospital to treat her injuries and burns.

However, the old lady strongly rejected it.

She was so frightened that she even hid behind Shitara Renxi.

"No, don't-"

This makes it really difficult and a headache for medical staff.

"Ugh--"

At this time, Shitara Choichiro stood up, leaning on a cane, and said to the medical staff with an apologetic look,

"I'm so sorry, but can you please follow my wife's wishes this time?"

"A year ago, my son was in the same situation. He was taken away by an ambulance on a stretcher and never came back..."

Shitara Choichirou said this and let out a long sigh.

The loss of his son in old age was a great blow to him. It was really hard to accept that the only son he had raised with so much effort died in an accident.

This is what happened to Shitara Ayane, she couldn't bear the blow and became insane.

The medical staff listened to the old man's words and remained silent for a moment, then came up with a compromise solution.

"Then let's give the old lady a simple treatment here, and your family can take her to the hospital tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Shitara Choichiro nodded to express his gratitude.

Then he looked at Hakuba Matsu and Yuga Kyosuke with a complicated expression.

"Osomatsu, and Kyosuke, this time it's all thanks to you."

"Especially Song, we originally invited you to our house, but something like this happened, and you had to risk your life to save others. I...sigh——"

Shitara Choichiro wanted to say something, but he could only sigh, and all his words turned into helplessness.

"Uncle, this is what I should do."

Yuga Kyosuke smiled at him and didn't care.

Bai Masong said solemnly,

"Uncle Tiaoyilang, I am a policeman."

Shitara Choichiro looked at Hakuba Matsu deeply, trying to see something from it.

He pinched his already withered fingers, but in the end said nothing. He turned around, walked slowly by himself, and returned to another villa to rest.

Bai Masong looked at his gradually receding back without saying anything.

Afterwards, Shitara Renxi and housekeeper Tsugaku Hongsheng entertained everyone and returned to the living room of the villa to rest.

At this time, everyone except Shitara Choichiro and Shitara Ayane who was undergoing treatment gathered in the living room.

Shiloh Lianxi looked very heavy.

"If we count Uncle Genzaburo's death this year, four people have died on Grandpa's birthday."

"And Aunt Eimi the year before last, and Dad last year, both played Storativarios before..."

She seemed to be talking to everyone, but also seemed to be talking to herself.

But everyone understood what she meant.

Maori Kogoro took a deep breath, then lit a cigarette for himself and said in a deep voice,

"Ms. Lian Xi, I understand your thoughts."

"However, it is a pity that today's case was probably also an accident."

"I just asked the firefighters from the fire brigade, and they said the source of the fire was probably an unburned cigarette butt."

"They speculated that it was probably Mr. Shitara Gensaburo who forgot to put out his cigarette, causing the cigarette butt to ignite the music score on the table, causing the fire."

"Is that so...?"

Renki Shitara forced a smile.

In the past two years, the police told her that every time there was a case, it was an accident. But this accident has happened three times, and she will soon play the violin. She is really scared...

"Ah."

Kogoro Maori nodded affirmatively.

Then he put out his finished cigarette.

Cigarettes, cigarette butts...

Kogoro Mouri's words made Conan fall into deep thought.

Could someone be using cigarette butts to fake accidental arson?

Just as Conan was thinking this, he noticed the cigarette butt thrown down by Kogoro Mouri.

This is......

"Uncle Maori! Is this your cigarette?"

Conan pointed at a cigarette butt in the ashtray and asked Kogoro Mouri.

Maori Kogoro came closer, looked carefully, and then shook his head.

"No, that's not the brand of cigarettes I smoke."

Then he looked at Conan again.

"Why do you care what I smoke, kid?"

"Whose cigarette is this, then?"

Conan did not answer Kogoro Mouri's question, but continued to ask around.

Shitara Renki also came closer to take a look, a little hesitant.

"This...seems a bit like the brand that Uncle Gensaburo drew."

"It was indeed the cigarette that Uncle Genzaburo smoked."

Bai Masong sat on the other side of the table and said lightly.

The words of Renki Shitara and Hakuba Matsu made Conan feel that he had found the direction. He jumped off the stool and ran towards the annex that had turned into a black ruin.

"Don't go,"

Bai Masong stopped Conan directly at this time.

When Conan heard that it was Bai Ma Song who was shouting, he stopped obediently.

I only heard Bai Masong say calmly,

"I know what you're looking for. You don't need to look for it anymore. That's right."

Hearing this, Conan was instantly shocked.

My guess was correct. Shitara Gensaburo was indeed killed by someone using a cigarette butt to disguise it as an accidental arson.

Compared to Conan, the others were very confused.

"What what? What's right?"

Kogoro Mouri asked directly with a confused look on his face.

Bai Masong no longer held back and directly took out an evidence bag from his pocket.

"These are the cigarette butts left in Uncle Genzaburo's room. There are two in total. Take a look."

As he spoke, he placed the evidence bag on the table.

Kogoro Mori and Miwako Sato immediately came over, and after hesitating for a moment, the other four, Ran, Renki Shitara, Kyosuke Haga and Benio Tsugaku also came over.

"I see."

Miwako Sato looked at the cigarette butt in the evidence bag in front of her, then looked at the cigarette butt in the ashtray on the table, and nodded in understanding.

"What, what do you mean?"

Xiaolan still looked confused.

Sato Miwako immediately explained,

"The cigarette butts in Uncle Gensaburo's room had no bite marks, but the cigarette butts in the living room had bite marks. This is enough to prove that these two cigarettes were not smoked by him, but were deliberately placed there by someone to start the fire."