Chapter 16 Kogoro Sleeps Soundly

"Brother Mori, why aren't you talking?" Inspector Megure walked up to Kogoro Mori in confusion.

He put his hand on Kogoro Mouri's shoulder, and Kogoro Mouri fell directly to the ground, bubbles coming out of his nose and his snoring could be heard clearly throughout the room.

"Ah, this!" Inspector Megure looked at Kogoro lying on the ground, looking helpless.

"That's so embarrassing, Dad."

With a blushing face, Xiaolan helped Kogoro Mouri to the sofa.

Conan had a bewildered grin on his face.

"I've seen news about the sleeping Kogoro before, and I always thought it was false propaganda by unscrupulous media. I didn't expect what they said was actually true." Tanigawa showed a surprised look on his face.

Xiao Ai tugged at Tanigawa's clothes.

That's enough, don't pretend.

Xiaolan looked at Tanigawa awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Everyone in the room was looking at Kogoro Mouri who was sleeping soundly, and the whole room was silent.

"Um, should we wait here for Mr. Mori to wake up?" Kanako said with a strange look on her face.

"Why don't we just close it as a suicide?" Taidao said with a pout.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could the case be let go so muddled? You are slandering our Japanese police! I have a reasonable guess that you are the murderer!" Officer Megure yelled at Taishima.

After being yelled at, Taidao was silent for a while.

"Really? There aren't that many suicide cases in Japan." Taishima muttered in a low voice that only he could hear.

Seeing that the case had reached a stalemate, Xiao Ai yawned out of boredom.

"Without detectives, the Japanese police can't even solve the case?" Xiao Ai said sarcastically in a low voice.

Inspector Megure was so angry but dared not say anything when the child poked his sore spot. After all, he knew his true strength and it was difficult to refute it. He could only comfort himself by saying that he didn't bother with the child.

Who says there are no detectives anymore?
Conan glanced at Tanigawa. He knew that the murderer had already been found, so why didn't he come forward and state his reasoning?
Conan removed the anesthetic needle from Kogoro Mouri's neck, put it back into his children's watch, and aimed it at Tanigawa in a hidden corner.

Since you don't take the initiative to stand up, let me help you.

Tanigawa seemed to have noticed something, and looked down to see Conan pointing his watch at him. Before he could stop him, he saw a hypnotic needle shot out and hit Xiaoai's neck.

???

Tanigawa looked at Conan in shock, and Conan also looked at Tanigawa in shock.

Ai felt a pain in the back of her neck, and then fell into Tanigawa's arms.

"Brother Tanigawa, I actually...actually..." Conan was at a loss, looking at Tanigawa with bared teeth.

"You don't have to say anything!" Tanigawa punched Conan on the head. Conan covered his head and dared not speak.

At this time, everyone in the room turned their attention to Kogoro Mouri, and no one noticed the interaction between Tanigawa and Conan.

Tanigawa held Ai in one hand and carried Conan out of the house with the other.

"Give me the watch."

He threw Conan to the ground and snatched the watch from his arm.

"Brother Tanigawa, this is just a hypnotic injection. It has no side effects on the body. Your sister will be fine after a good sleep." Conan patted the dirt off his butt, stood up and looked at Tanigawa embarrassedly.

"Ah."

Conan felt uneasy at Tanigawa's ambiguous sneer.

"Your shooting accuracy is pretty good." Tanigawa praised Conan.

"I studied in Hawaii before." Conan touched his head embarrassedly.

Tanigawa continued to fiddle with Conan's watch, feeling unhappy. He was actually attacked by a little brat, how embarrassing. This time it was just a hypnotic needle, next time it would be a pistol and Ai would be dead.

"Conan, you know, I'm also a pretty good shooter."

"Really?"

Conan continued to touch his head, not knowing what Tanigawa meant.

Do you want me to praise him?

"Brother Tanigawa is so awesome." Conan showed a simple and admiring smile.

Tanigawa suppressed his nausea and gave Conan a smile, then pulled out the anesthetic needle from the back of Ai's neck and injected it into Conan's arm.

"What do you do..."

Conan staggered two steps and then fell to the ground.

Fearing that repeated use of anesthesia would not be effective, Tanigawa slashed Conan's neck again for safety. He shook his head and found no signs of awakening, so he was relieved.

Tanigawa found a quiet room and put Ai in it, then took off Conan's tie and carried Conan into the room where the quarrel was still going on.

Walking into the room, Tanigawa curled his lips at the group of policemen.

Such a long time has passed, and instead of going to the scene to look for more clues, he is waiting in the room for Kogoro Mouri to wake up. He is indeed the best character to set off the detective.

"Mr. Tanigawa, where did you and Conan go just now? Is Conan asleep?"

Xiaolan came out of the irritable environment, went to Tanigawa and stretched out her hand to take Conan back, but Tanigawa did not give Conan to her.

"Little Conan just went outside to discuss this case with me."

"Thank you for troubling Mr. Tanigawa. Conan has always been a detective fan." Xiaolan smiled embarrassedly.

Tanigawa also smiled.

"Conan has figured out the real murderer. To pay tribute to his most beloved detective, Mr. Maori, he decided to name the murderer in Mr. Maori's way."

Tanigawa put Conan on the chair where Kogoro Mouri had just been sitting.

"Conan deduced the murderer?" Xiaolan found it hard to believe.

Although Conan is indeed very smart, for a case that all the police officers have no idea about, it is unlikely that a primary school student like him would have any idea, right?

So, this should be Mr. Tanigawa's deduction, right?

"What? An elementary school student deduced the murderer. Is that a joke?" Taidao stood up unconvinced.

It's a joke to let a primary school student figure out the murderer. At this age, it's better for him to go to school and learn 1+1.

"That's right, little Conan. Although you are very smart, you'd better not act foolishly in a police crime scene." Officer Megure also spoke.

The fact that the Japanese police need detectives to solve cases has already been criticized by the media. If they are now reduced to relying on elementary school students, then they should all commit suicide by seppuku.

Moreover, Inspector Megure really didn't believe that an elementary school student could deduce the murderer.

"How can you say that!"

Xiaolan put her hands on her hips and looked at everyone. Conan was very dissatisfied with what they said.

Tanigawa quietly left the room, took out the bow and put it to his mouth.

"You can't find the real murderer anyway, so why not listen to my reasoning?"

The voice came from the small speaker on Conan's clothes. When Conan's voice sounded, everyone's attention was attracted.

"I have been studying with Uncle Maori for so long, and I have learned a little bit."

(End of this chapter)