The Blizzard Villa incident came to an end. Early the next morning, Fang Zheng handed the recorded videotapes, the evidence, and the culprit over to the police who had arrived. This murder case was finally brought to a complete close.
Incidentally, the chocolate placed beside the corpse had actually been put there by one of the dogs raised at the villa. It had been a search-and-rescue dog before retirement and had received search-and-rescue training. It knew that high-calorie food should be provided upon finding someone in distress, which was why it had left the chocolate there. This time, one of the rescue dogs had found the murdered cameraman and mistaken him for a survivor, so it had carried a piece of chocolate over from the kitchen... Yes, that was all there was to it. It had absolutely nothing to do with the murder case.
After that, everyone enjoyed a few peaceful days. Then, one summer day, Fang Zheng received a call from Conan.
"What is it, great detective? Back from the dead?"
"Can you please stop bringing that up..."
Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Conan felt deeply frustrated. He had sworn never to go out with Fang Zheng again. Fang Zheng giving the answer directly whenever they encountered a case had already been outrageous enough, but this time, he had not only given the answer, he had made the answer explain the entire process itself. Conan had spent half the day running around for practically no reason, and it had depressed him to no end.
"Actually... this time, I wanted to invite you to come somewhere with us."
"Another case commissioned to Kogoro Mouri? It's strange for you to invite me."
"Although the Invitation Letter was addressed to Uncle Mouri on the surface, it was actually meant for us."
At that,