69novels Chapter 320 The God of Cookery is Assassinated, and the Entire Venue is Sealed Off
Chapter 320 The God of Cookery is Assassinated, and the Entire Venue is Sealed Off
Chapter 320 The God of Cookery is Assassinated, and the Entire Venue is Sealed Off
There's only sound and no picture. Even if it has the added feature of being able to smell things, it's still pretty boring. After all, they can't chat. Just now, Michiko Kaname only blocked their view. If they make any more noise, they'll probably get scolded.
After peeking through the crack in the door for a while, Kogoro Mouri couldn't stand it any longer and decided to go out for a smoke.
"Wait, I remember that to get out, I need to go through the kitchen, right? —"
Kogoro Mouri hesitated for a moment; just making a sound was already an unforgivable sin. At that moment, he walked through the kitchen to the entryway—
Akutagawa Hiko stood up and said, "There's another back door behind the toilet. I'll take Uncle there."
Conan didn't want to be alone here either. There was still a long time before he could have a delicious dinner. The temptation of the aroma, coupled with the torment of having nothing to do but stare blankly, was becoming unbearable for him.
After all, he didn't have a cell phone.
"Strange, this family is so careless."
Kogoro Mouri reached for the doorknob and realized that the back door wasn't locked at all, so he couldn't help but mutter a complaint.
As a former detective and now a detective, he is very aware of how high the crime rate is in Tokyo. Although this is Beika Town, it is not much better than Beika Town.
Kogoro Mouri lit a cigarette to relieve his craving, while Hiko Akutagawa pulled Conan aside for a quiet chat, discussing everything from cases to training in a rather vague manner.
There weren't any particularly meaningful topics, but the greatest significance was simply passing the time and feeling relaxed.
However, with death and plague converging, this relaxed atmosphere certainly cannot last long.
After about half a cigarette's time, all the lights in the villa suddenly went out. Kogoro Mouri was startled by the sudden darkness: "What happened? The power's out?"
Akutagawa shook his head and pointed to other nearby houses: "The other houses all have electricity, so it's probably a problem like a tripped circuit breaker. Let's go back and check it out."
Conan thought of the glasses case in his pocket, and his heart skipped a beat, sensing that something big was about to happen.
Immediately afterwards, the child shook his head repeatedly, trying to shake off the random thoughts in his mind. He couldn't draw a conclusion yet; perhaps it was simply a problem like aging circuitry.
Even if it's not, using household electricity in a cooking classroom can easily cause the circuit breaker to trip. We can't always assume that's the case. Uncle Mori and Ayan next to us are doing fine, aren't they?
After Kogoro extinguished his cigarette to ensure that he wouldn't start a fire due to carelessness, he and the two of them returned to the house through the back door.
Just then, Yuko Komiyama, who couldn't see anything because it was pitch black and didn't know where the flashlight was, came looking for her.
She knew that Kogoro Mouri had a lighter because he had tried to smoke in the classroom but was stopped, so she came over to borrow a light.
The four of them arrived at the power distribution room together. Kogoro Mouri walked in front, holding a lighter. Just as he reached the power distribution box, he stepped on something and almost tripped and fell flat on his face.
Fortunately, Akutagawa Hiko, who was standing nearby, caught him in time.
"Thanks, Akutagawa. What's this?"
Instead of immediately checking on the culprit that nearly caused him to fall, Kogoro Mouri brought his lighter closer to the electrical box.
"The power did trip. Has this happened frequently before?"
Yuko Komiyama shook her head, realizing that Kogoro Mouri couldn't see clearly, and then continued, "No, this kind of thing is rare."
Kogoro Mouri turned on the switch, looked down, and found a half-melted block of ice, a weight and a ring connected by fishing line.
"What is this?"
Hiko Akutagawa crouched down to examine it and said, "This is probably the culprit that caused the power outage—a timer device."
The principle of this device is very simple: just hang a light plastic ring on the switch, and then place a weight, which is attached to a fishing line of appropriate length, on the ice.
Next, all you need to do is wait for the ice to gradually melt and the fishing line to tighten, and then the weight of the weight will pull the switch down.
A method that requires no special skills and can be easily implemented in real life.
Of course, the weight will slip on the ice. If you don't maintain your balance, the weight will turn off the power before the ice melts.
"Who would actually do that?"
"Let's go back quickly, something might have already happened."
The four of them ran non-stop to the cooking classroom, only to find the scene in complete chaos.
Michi Uemori collapsed to the ground, clutching her chest and gasping for breath, her hoarse voice suggesting she couldn't catch her breath.
"The teacher said her chest hurt and she had difficulty breathing."
Sonoko Suzuki had already called an ambulance, but hadn't called the police, because they were also completely bewildered and couldn't figure out what was going on in the dark. After the power was turned on, they saw Michiko Uemori in this state.
"Xiao Lan, call the police first. This could very well be an attack."
"Huh? Oh!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaolan dialed the police at a speed that surprised the students even more than Sonoko's call for an ambulance.
"These symptoms look like a lung injury. What just happened?"
Michi Uemori was now on high alert, her survival instincts kicking in. Though she was struggling to breathe, she forced herself to speak: "Just now, everything went dark, and I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my lungs—"
Upon hearing this, Conan didn't even need Akutagawa Hiko's reminder; he immediately stepped forward and unbuttoned Uemori Michi's clothes. Since they were back-buttoned, it wasn't a big deal.
"This mark must have been caused by some thin, needle-like object, which may have even pierced through the lung."
Next, Kogoro Mouri waved his hand and said, "Please do not leave this classroom until the police arrive."
Kazue Yashiro was naturally unconvinced. Anyone with eyes could see that something big was about to happen, and the first reaction would definitely be to leave, not wanting to get involved in any trouble.
Kogoro Mouri finally had a chance to introduce himself, and he pulled Akutagawa Hiko close by, saying, "We're both detectives, the famous detectives of Tokyo, Kogoro Mouri and Akutagawa Hiko, that's us!"
When this identity was revealed, everyone's face showed surprise.
"So, So you're talking about this famous detective? I thought it was just a coincidence of names."
Yuko Komiyama, who was close to Sonoko Suzuki, covered her mouth in amazement, saying she never expected such a celebrity to be so close to her.
Sonoko Suzuki raised her head proudly, her face beaming with arrogance.
Akutagawa glanced at Michiko Kamimori, who was still struggling on the floor. Was there really no one besides Ran Mouri who cared about the life or death of this cooking teacher? What if she was saved? Wouldn't that cause an uproar?