Kanda Joji's eyelid twitched, and he instinctively wanted to refuse.
But just as the word "no" reached his lips, Conan suddenly burst out laughing. "Of course he can't! Uncle Kanda would feel guilty. What if we really find evidence in his house?"
"..."
A bulging blue vein appeared on Doctor Kanda's refined, gentle face.
He glanced at the police and found that whenever Jiang Xia and that annoying child spoke, the officers' gazes toward him did indeed become suspicious.
He secretly gritted his teeth, realizing that if this continued, even if he refused, the police would find an excuse to enter and search the place. Since that was the case, he might as well agree openly and dispel their suspicions—his method was exceedingly ingenious; the evidence certainly wouldn't be easy to find!
Doctor Kanda spent a few seconds reassuring himself inwardly, gradually calming down.
Somewhat impolitely, he said, "My home is no so-called 'crime scene.' But since you insist on going, I won't stop you—let the evidence prove my innocence!"
The group then headed upstairs one after another.
On the way, Inspector Megure recalled Doctor Kanda's forceful attitude and belatedly began to feel a little uncertain.
He walked over to Jiang Xia and lowered his voice. "But Brother Jiang Xia, I heard that when the victim fell, he let out a scream. That means he was alive at the time. Even if he really was in Mr. Kanda's home then, it wouldn't prove that Mr. Kanda made him fall, would it? I heard Kanda was with you at the time and has an absolute alibi."
Doctor Kanda overheard him with his sharp ears, and his spirits lifted. This fat policeman was unexpectedly a good person!
He immediately followed up with an explanation. "Exactly. Sometimes I forget to lock my