The Elevator Murder Case!

The department store finally had an explanation for all this. The police were still searching for the Masked Man, but fortunately, none of the victims had been good people, so they could give the public a reasonable account.

But the Masked Man had suddenly dumped such a huge problem in their laps. The police had to be incredibly frustrated.

Conan was furious, feeling especially aggrieved.

Hyuga Matsuba did not care much. That kid had no way to do anything about it anyway, so there was nothing for him to worry about.

Two days later, Ran suddenly called. She said someone had chosen her to be a model, and she wanted Hyuga Matsuba to go to the interview with her.

"Do you want to go out now? How about the two of us go together?" Vermouth asked expectantly.

"But didn't you say you wanted to train properly here?"

Vermouth frowned. "But you also said I shouldn't train too much. I'll just treat today as a day off."

"If you want to come with me, I don't really mind." Hyuga Matsuba smacked his lips. It looked like this girl was jealous.

The two of them left together and arrived at the agreed location.

"Cousin, you're coming with us too?" Ran frowned.

"I've never encountered something like this before, so I wanted to come see what it's about. You don't mind, do you?" Vermouth nodded.

"Of course not. I was just a little surprised to see you today." Ran smiled as well.

Vermouth was somewhat pleased. She could tell at a glance that Ran had not actually been happy about her coming along. Women understood women best; she could read every expression.

"Let's hurry inside. The teacher may have been waiting for a long time," Ran said to Hyuga Matsuba.

Ran really was