Mouri Ran opened her mouth, then closed it again without mentioning Jodie.
Thinking rationally, suspecting that someone around her had a problem just because of one expression sounded far too strange—after all, Teacher Jodie was merely a foreign teacher at their high school. What could possibly be wrong with her? At most, she might be plotting to make the exam questions harder.
"Besides, maybe Teacher Jodie makes that slightly pained expression whenever her stomach hurts too? Until I find out for sure, I shouldn't say anything reckless. First... um, I'll observe her for now."
After turning the matter over in her mind, Mouri Ran brushed aside Conan's question and cautiously began her observation.
Jiang Xia looked at her, then at Jodie. He withdrew his gaze and turned back toward the crime scene. "Since we're already here, let's watch the complete footage first. We might find more crucial information."
Inspector Megure had been thinking the same thing. He turned on the Video Camera, rewound it to before the crime, and began watching intently.
On the Video Camera screen.
Nagase Hyota, wearing the same hairstyle as Suzuki Sonoko, was sitting at the table resting. Suddenly, he looked toward the door and said, "Oh, it's you."
Officer Takagi tilted his head as though that would let him see the person outside the frame. "The person who entered should be the murderer."
In the recording, Nagase Hyota clearly had no idea what fate awaited him. He stood up and spread his hands. "What are you doing here? I've got nothing to say to you—or are you planning to give me a gift by deliberately losing to me in the finals later?"
At that moment, the image suddenly shook.
Inspector Megure asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Jiang Xia pointed at the luggage on the floor.