Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 184 Conan in the Secret Room (Epilogue)

Miss Meidao obviously couldn't believe that her good friend would do such a thing, and she retorted, "So, where did the spare key go?"

"Isn't his door locked? I mean Ishikuri's room." Mr. Takanashi obviously didn't believe it either.

Maori Kogoro replied hesitantly, "Well, I think I'll probably find it somewhere later."

Conan stepped forward again to remind: "Oh, right, ice, doesn't water become ice after it freezes?"

This reminded Officer Yokomizo of something: "Speaking of freezing, the spare key to the sports drink Miss Taoyuan drank must be hidden in that place."

Yuanzi offered a different opinion: "That's impossible. She also gave me that drink. It was almost frozen inside. It would be difficult to pour the contents out."

"Could it be that the key was placed inside before the drink froze?"

Xiaolan explained: "In this way, the key should sink to the bottom of the drink bottle and be immediately visible. After all, the key is relatively heavy."

The acrobat pondered, "Could it be possible to suspend the key from the frozen water with a string, like a stuntman does? That way the key would appear in the middle of the ice and wouldn't be seen."

Officer Yokomizo shook his head. "We didn't find any similar props during our inspection. This shouldn't be the case."

Conan began to remind everyone again: "It would be great if there was a kind of magic water that could freeze the whole key as soon as it was put in."

Maori Kogoro knocked Conan on the head and said, "How can there be such water in the world that only appears in comics?"

Amuro Toru spoke up: "Of course there is. It's supercooled water. It's water that won't freeze into ice even when the temperature reaches its freezing point. It can still remain in a liquid state."

The acrobat nodded repeatedly. "Indeed, in this state, if even the slightest external force, like a vibration, is applied to the water, the water in the bottle will quickly begin to freeze. I remember some adults using this trick to trick children, claiming they were ice magicians."

[Crybaby: Is it really that magical?]

[Philanthropist: If Robbie is curious, we can try it ourselves in the refrigerator.]

[Crybaby: Yeah!]

Amuro Toru continued, "Making this water is also very simple. To ensure even cooling, wrap the bottle with a towel and place it in a freezer at about -5 degrees Celsius for about four or five hours."

[Apostle: Little Robbie takes notes very seriously.]

[Crybaby: Robbie has learned something new.]

[Prisoner: By the way, can Itakuya freeze the water surface directly with his cold wind?]

[Night Watchman: I haven't tried it. Next time I'll bring the pendant and go to Moon River to try it.]

[Dancer: Don't go to the Moon River. A river with floating broken ice is too scary.]

[Mechanic: So...Lakeview Village?]

[Fisherwoman:......]

[Explorer: Can't we just try the fish tank in the home? It's quick and easy.]

[Night Watchman: That makes sense.]

Amuro Toru continued his reasoning: "So, Miss Momozono must have dropped the key into the drink, quickly shaken the bottle, and then, while the lower half of the drink was frozen, moved the frozen key to the middle of the bottle."

Officer Yokomizo finally realized: "So, if we just thaw the bottle of drink, we can find the key."

Miss Umejima and Mr. Takanashi were about to defend Miss Momozono, but Miss Momozono directly admitted her crime.

"The key has my fingerprints and Ishikari's blood on it."

When Yuanzi heard this, she was so scared that she almost vomited.

Miss Taoyuan's motive for killing Mr. Ishikuri was that Guasheng's death was not an accident. He was pushed into the snow pile by Mr. Ishikuri and drowned in it.

"I knew it when I saw Shili rummaging through the snow to find his scarf and the smile on his face. When Guasheng was pushed down, he unconsciously grabbed Shili's scarf. I think Shili must have thought of pulling Guasheng out after he was exhausted, but he didn't expect the two-meter-thick snow pile to be like a swamp. By the time we found it..."

At this point, Miss Taoyuan burst into tears.

"The swamp," the acrobat stood aside, thoughtful. "Mr. Orpheus wrote a book called 'Asclepius Disappeared in the Swamp,' which tells the story of a dentist."

"The dentist appears to be a kind doctor, but secretly he uses homeless people for human experiments and dumps the bodies in the swamp. Eventually, his secret is exposed, and he is sunk by angry people into the swamp where he often dumps the bodies."

Toru Amuro seems to have read this book as well: "Indeed, the suspense and horror atmosphere of the novel are very well created. My favorite part is the last part where the dentist sinks in the swamp and recalls his past."

"'I will do my utmost to the best of my ability and judgment, adhering to the principles of seeking the welfare of the sick and avoiding all acts that would lead to harm.' The Hippocratic Oath echoed in his ears. The dentist recalled his original aspiration: what had led him to conduct so many experiments and develop so many medicines? It was to help more people escape the torment of illness."

"Then, the shrill howls of those homeless people rose from the bottomless mud. When the dentist first extended his scalpel to an innocent person, the poisonous snake on the God of Medicine's staff turned its fangs on him. The venom corroded his original intention, and he would sleep forever in the dark swamp along with these victims."

Kogoro Mouri and Officer Yokomizo were busy taking the criminal away and did not hear the conversation between Toru Amuro and the acrobat in the living room.

After listening to Toru Amuro's retelling of this episode, the acrobat sighed, "So, the price of betraying one's original intention is being targeted by a poisonous snake. As expected, Mr. Orpheus's story always ends in tragedy."

When the acrobat was packing his backpack, Conan saw a newspaper clipping in it, which seemed to be a report about the Moon River Massacre. But before he could take a closer look, the acrobat zipped up his backpack and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, the acrobat received a phone call: "What, you guys agreed? That's great, I can report in next week!"

Conan curiously asked the acrobat what phone call he had received. The acrobat said, "I was hired by the Golden Rose Theater. I will report to them next week. I can finally put an end to the days without performances."

The night after the incident, Toru Amuro received a call from Vermouth: "How long do you plan to follow that detective? Do you suspect that the detective has a trick left by Shirley?"

"No, I am very interested in him now." Amuro Toru was actually thinking about Conan, who was helping Kogoro Mouri solve the case behind the scenes.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The organization will have a big operation in a few days, so remember to come." After saying that, Vermouth hung up the phone.