The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 845

Persona Meat Grinder

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At this, Mouri Kogoro glanced at Jiang Xia, who was leaning nearby asleep.

Then he looked at Vermouth standing to one side.

He could not help showing a complicated expression mixed with vigilance, condemnation, envy, wistfulness, and ah, youth, among other emotions.

At the same time, Mouri Kogoro felt as though he had suddenly figured certain things out—for example, why Jiang Xia had gotten sleepy. He had heard that just over ten minutes ago, Jiang Xia had been having drinks with "Miss Takenaka"... Mouri Kogoro felt that he could smell the scent of a crime.

But at this moment, as a detective, since the neighbor's child was not in any danger, Mouri Kogoro quickly gave solving the case higher priority.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Sayuri Shimamura.

"Though many details are still unclear, overall, I fell asleep twice tonight.

"The first time was on the train. I fell asleep drunk and slept for nearly an hour, yet I thought I had only slept for a little over ten minutes.

"The second time was when I went for a joyride with you. I only slept for a little over ten minutes, but when you woke me, you told me I had slept for more than an hour. When we were chatting while looking out at Toto Beach Bridge, you drugged my drink, didn't you? When we met, you realized that I had somehow gotten the time wrong, so you wanted to take advantage of that. By adjusting the clock in the car, you made me reverse the lengths of my two naps and created an alibi..."

Sayuri Shimamura's face turned deathly pale.

Conan nodded as he listened. Though he was suddenly enlightened, his feelings were a little complicated.

This time, Jiang Xia had at least not spoiled everything in

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