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"Everyone calm down. Anyway, the culprit can't be among us. Let's go back to the hall and wait until daylight," Mouri tried to mediate. Yuu glanced disdainfully at Todo Kenhito and then returned to the hall. Everyone else followed, leaving only Conan and Hattori behind.
"At that time, all suspects were in the hall. Could there have been a timed ignition device in the garage?" Conan had a question.
"No, there wasn't! I was the last one in the garage, and I checked. There was nothing like that," Hattori shook his head and said.
"Then how did the culprit start the fire?" Conan asked. Hattori rolled his eyes at Conan and said, "How would I know!"
Conan stroked his chin, muttering to himself, "And why did Miss Ayako go to the garage?" "......" Now Hattori was increasingly suspicious that Conan was not an ordinary elementary school student. Hearing Conan's words, Hattori's conviction grew stronger.
Fujisawa Toshiaki, sitting in his chair, shuddered at the thought of what had just happened in the garage. Upon hearing Mouri suggest that this incident was likely a mystery quiz by Kanaya, Fujisawa Toshiaki suddenly stood up, slammed the table, and roared at Mouri, "You say this is a mystery quiz!? This is clearly Kanaya's addiction to murder! I never expected him to betray me like this, when I even helped him write his book, 'Ariadne's Laughter'. Look at this card! It might as well have been me who died!"
Everyone saw the card that read: 'If you want that book, go to the back seat of the car in the garage at 5 AM.'
"So it seems Miss Ayako went to the garage for the book, but why did it catch fire?" Conan still didn't understand.
"Oh, right! This is for you. I found it in the garage. It should be the cause of the fire." Yuu said, throwing a handkerchief-wrapped item to Hattori.
"This is!? A lighter!" Conan and Hattori instantly understood the culprit's method when they saw the lighter.
"Why do you say this is the cause of the fire?" Fujisawa Toshiaki asked, puzzled. Yuu retorted, "Imagine this: if you go to a pitch-black garage at 5 AM to get a book, without a phone or flashlight, what would you do?"
"This... Since I smoke, I'd probably use a lighter, right?"
"Using a lighter for illumination in a garage full of gasoline, what do you think the outcome would be?"
"Exp... explosion!" Fujisawa Toshiaki realized.
Yuu waved his hand and said, "I remember Miss Ayako smokes. She probably learned about the book from the culprit and went to the garage to look for it, then fell into the culprit's trap."
"So it was still Kanaya who did it then," Mouri seemed to have a soft spot for Kanaya.
"What did you say?" Hattori grew angry hearing Mouri still suspecting a dead man. "A detective like you only makes things worse!"
"How rude!" Ran walked in with coffee and snacks. "My dad always solves cases successfully! He often looks asleep when he solves cases, so everyone calls him 'Sleeping Kogoro Mouri', right, Dad?" Ran looked at Mouri.
"That's right!" Mouri nodded in agreement.
"......" Hearing Ran's words, Hattori, who suddenly thought of something, quickly pulled Ran aside. "When your dad solves cases, where is that guy?"
"What?" Ran didn't understand who "that guy" was.
"Him! It's him!" Hattori said, pointing at Conan, who was eavesdropping nearby.
"Conan? He's never there..." Ran thought for a moment and said, "But he often walks out from behind my dad and helps him explain."
"Behind?" Hattori's face showed a look of sudden understanding. He gave Conan a sinister smile. "Oh! Walks out from behind to help?"
"B... because I like playing detective games!" Conan chuckled awkwardly.
"Alas, there's no saving him, Shinichi." Seeing Hattori's expression, Yuu knew that Hattori had probably figured out Conan's identity. However, Yuu still felt the need to make some amends, lest Conan accuse him of not being a good friend. "Hey, Hattori, the most important thing now should be to find the culprit, not to dwell on such trivial matters."
"You're right, I need to go to the restroom!" Conan said, breaking free from Hattori's hand and running towards the restroom.
"Hey, I'm coming too!" Hattori seemed determined not to give up. He didn't expect Conan to be waiting behind the door. Hattori was instantly shot down by Conan with a tranquilizer dart. Then Conan used Hattori's voice to begin his deduction.
"I already know who the culprit is. It's you!" Conan said, pointing at Todo Kenhito with Hattori's finger.
"Wait a minute! I've been with everyone all along, haven't I?" Todo Kenhito quickly defended himself.
"Hmph, hmph, he's right, you idiot!" Mouri punched Hattori, who was slumped on the ground, unconscious.
"Good thing Hattori wasn't woken up by that punch!" Conan continued his deduction, seeing that Hattori was still asleep. As evidence was laid out one by one, Todo Kenhito could no longer argue and meekly confessed his guilt.
Upon hearing Todo Kenhito confess, Fujisawa Toshiaki grabbed his collar and lifted him from the ground. "Speak! Why? Why did you want my life?"
"'Ariadne's Laughter', the reason is probably that book you wrote with Kanaya!" Yuu said slowly, leaning against the door.
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