The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Chapter 311 Murder in the Pottery Classroom

As soon as Inspector Megure started talking about superstitions, he started to talk nonstop, and it even seemed like he would never end.

And the situation became more and more serious, even Suzuki Sonoko was a little scared.

Seeing that Inspector Megure had gone off topic, Hakubamatsu immediately stopped him.

"Ahem, officer, this is a crime scene."

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Inspector Megure came to his senses immediately.

He looked at his police manual.

"Ah, the victim is Mr. Mino Soo. He's an office worker."

As he said this, he looked at the other two people around him besides Xiaolan and Sonoko, who were familiar to him.

"Well, if that's the case, then why did Mr. Mino Soo come to this pottery classroom?"

"Is he also a student here?"

"That's not it."

Among those present, one of the old men spoke up.

Besides the police, there were three people at the scene: Xiaolan, Conan, and Sonoko.

The remaining two people, one of whom was wearing a brown long-sleeved shirt and an apron, was a tall Mediterranean elderly man.

There was another person, who was wearing a pink long-sleeved shirt and an apron. She was a young woman with short hair.

"This is where he lives,"

The Mediterranean old man said,

"He is my son-in-law, and my daughter who died two years ago is his wife."

As he spoke, the Mediterranean old man also introduced himself to Officer Megure and the others.

"My name is Mino Muneyuki, and I am the teacher and owner of this pottery class. The one next to me is Miss Kasama Kikuyo, and she is also my assistant."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

Inspector Megure nodded in understanding.

Then he continued to ask,

"So, what did the victim do after returning home?"

"Sufu returned home around 5pm,"

Mino Muneyuki replied,

"He was just like usual today. After returning home, he said he wanted to put on an apron and then came to the pottery classroom to help me."

"It's just that I saw him say that and he went out for quite a while, and I didn't see him anymore."

"I felt something was not right, so I called on the students who were still here at the time, namely these two young ladies and this child, to come together to find his whereabouts."

As he said this, he also looked at Kasama Kikuyo who was standing beside him.

"Right, Miss Kikuyo."

"Yeah, that's right."

Kasama Kikuyo nodded slightly, with a hint of obvious sadness in her eyes.

"At that time, we had searched everywhere, and the only thing left was this warehouse. Who knows, we will find it when the teacher opens the cabinet."

"Sufu, he, he is actually dead in there."

As she spoke, Kasama Kikuyo couldn't hold back her tears.

Hakuba Matsu also looked at Miss Kasama Kikuyo carefully. It seemed that she was indeed very sad about the death of Mino Soo.

This kind of sadness doesn't seem fake.

Of course, it is impossible for Baimasong to take such subjective judgment as a basis.

However, there is a very interesting problem here. That is, Mr. Mino Soo is the son-in-law of Mr. Mino Muneyuki. Even after his daughter passed away, Mr. Mino Soo still maintained the identity of Mino Muneyuki's son-in-law.

This can be seen from the fact that he still lives here and often comes to help in the pottery class.

However, Miss Kikuyo Kasama, the assistant, is so sad. It seems that the two of them have a story.

So, what does Mr. Mino Muneyuki think about this kind of thing?

Bai Masong seemed to have already imagined a series of family ethics plots in his mind.

At this time, after Kikuyo Kasama couldn't help but burst into tears, Xiaolan and Sonoko were by her side to comfort her.

Bai Masong looked at Mino Muneyuki. He had actually heard of this old gentleman before.

Mino Muneyuki is a well-known figure in the ceramic art world. He is a man with great potential to become the top ceramic artist. Of course, this is his previous reputation.

It seemed that he had been devastated since his daughter died two years ago.

Thinking of this, Bai Masong came up with more ideas.

He looked at the closet beside him and questioned,

"Mr. Minong, how did you find the deceased?"

Mino Souji was stunned, but Officer Megure beside him immediately reacted and asked,

"Yes, Mr. Minong, why did you open this cabinet to look for the dead?"

"This isn't a game of hide and seek. Why do you have to check carefully when you come to a place like a closet?"

Before Mino Muneyuki could say anything, Suzuki Sonoko had already explained,

"Of course I do!"

"Because the apron came out! Right, Xiaolan?"

"Ah."

Xiaolan also nodded.

apron?

Inspector Megure frowned slightly, while Hakumasatsu took a look at the aprons worn by several people and showed a look of understanding.

It seems that everyone who makes something in the pottery classroom has to wear an apron, probably to prevent the clay from getting on their body.

I think the apron was exposed, so several people opened it to take a look.

Officer Megure didn't think so much and continued to ask,

"apron?"

"Um,"

Suzuki Sonoko nodded.

"Because a corner of his apron just happened to stick out from under the cabinet!"

"So, did you notice when this piece of clothing appeared?"

Inspector Megure continued to ask.

This is also a good way to determine the time of death.

Since there is a corner of the clothes, just look for this time.

"That, that I don't know."

Suzuki Sonoko immediately shook her head. She was careless and would never remember such a thing.

"Eh!"

Xiaolan suddenly made a puzzled sound.

"Come to think of it, when we came here to clean up those broken pieces of dishes, we hadn't seen this apron yet!"

"What plate fragments?"

Sato Miwako also asked.

Xiaolan was still thinking about answering, but Mino Muneyuki immediately stood up and said with a smile,

"Ah, that's how it is."

"Today I accidentally broke a plate in front of the cabinet. A few students heard the noise and rushed here. I asked them to help clean it up."

As he spoke, he showed a thoughtful look.