"I see."
Though a child's testimony was only moderately reliable, when they looked toward Jiang Xia and saw the Great Detective nod as well, the two officers exchanged glances and had no choice but to believe it. "If that's the case, then we really do have to consider the possibility of murder."
Conan folded his arms and glared at them unhappily. Hmph. When some prominent big shot suddenly dies in an accident, murder should have been the first possibility to consider...
Jiang Xia lifted his teacup and looked at the two officers opposite him, whose faces had suddenly turned grim. Not very considerately, he brought up a topic that made their expressions worsen. "So? Have you found the suspect wearing the red hat?"
Officer Inoki shook his head and sighed. "The place where the victim's boat sank was some distance from shore. The townspeople all said they hadn't noticed what was happening at the time, and no one said they'd seen him..."
As they spoke, someone opened the front door from outside. The elderly maid returned home carrying a bag of vegetables.
Seeing her, Officer Inoki recalled that during the afternoon's body recovery, this maid had gone with Jiang Xia and the others to identify the corpse. He walked over. "You're Mrs. Yae, right? Where did you go just now?"
The maid sighed. "The people from the law office heard that Lawyer Tachibana had passed away, so they're planning to gather here and discuss what to do next. I need to prepare dinner for everyone."
"You're responsible for all three meals here?" Officer Inoki took out his notebook. "Then I have a few questions for you—what exactly was in the bento the victim took with him when he went fishing today?"
According to the autopsy results, the lawyer had taken