Calling him unnecessary, Conan really was a little unnecessary.
When it came to deductive ability and various other skills, Conan was indeed stronger.
But in terms of overall capability, his Xiao Ai could practically hang Conan from a tree and whip him.
Sherry was a graduate student at a university, a gifted woman in pharmaceuticals and chemistry. She also had some knowledge of all sorts of subjects and spoke multiple languages.
More importantly, she could cook.
Could that brat Conan cook?
It would already be impressive if he did not carve cucumbers into flowers like Professor Agasa.
"Time really is a pretty good angle to approach this from."
Fujino thought for a moment, then glanced at the dark-faced Conan. "There were only twenty minutes in which to commit the crime. Uchiki Ruri can be ruled out as a suspect, so the time available for the murder shrinks to under fifteen minutes. After all, we spent five minutes going outside to look at the snow."
"In less than fifteen minutes, trying to kill someone using the methods we mentioned earlier would be a little too rushed..."
Ai Haibara withdrew her gaze and considered Fujino's words. But as she spoke, she suddenly paused.
She turned and walked to the door, staring down the corridor beside it with a grave expression, as though she had thought of something.
Seeing this, Fujino curled his lips into a smile and followed her. "Looks like you've figured it out?"
"Mm, it should be that."
Ai Haibara looked at the door directly opposite the room. "This room and the corridor where Miss Uchiki and we encountered the staff member earlier form a T-shape. The room we are in is on the left side of the T, while that corridor is at the bottom of it, and the