The death of the male owner Ikemura Isao set off a storm in the Ikemura family.

Ikemura Isao's father, Ikemura Toshimitsu, his son, Ikemura Takazan, and his future daughter-in-law, Katsuragi Sachiko, all rushed over after hearing the news. Together with Mrs. Ikemura Kimie who had just walked out of the study, they blocked the door of the study.

"How did my father/son die?!"

The family members are not emotionally stable.

Seeing this posture, they all wanted to rush in and hold the body of the deceased to perform a show of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri showed his professionalism as a policeman.

He reluctantly blocked the door to the study and helped his daughter protect the scene:

"Don't get excited! Don't enter the crime scene."

"Believe me... my daughter is a police officer in the forensics department, she will help everyone find out the truth!"

"Police officer from the forensics department?"

Mrs. Chicun's expression suddenly became a little subtle:

Because of Lin Xinyi, the management officer, the Forensics Department, which was once an inconspicuous soy sauce department, is now in the limelight.

She took a closer look at Mao Lilan's young and tender face, as well as the blue uniform she had not had time to change out of after school, and then couldn't help but ask:

"Isn't this kid still a high school student? How can he be a police officer in the forensics department?"

"Haha..." Mouri Kogoro's tone was a little proud.

When talking about his daughter's achievements, he seems even happier than talking about himself:

"My daughter Xiaolan is the 'beautiful girl forensic doctor' who has been very famous in the newspapers recently!"

"Lin Xinyi knows, right? That guy begged Xiaolan to be his student just because he thought my daughter had inherited my extraordinary reasoning ability!"

"This..." Mrs. Chicun's expression suddenly changed: "This Miss Maori is the direct disciple of Manager Lin?"

There was uncontrollable shock in her voice.

On the side, Ikemura Takazan, Katsuragi Sachiko and others also looked surprised, as if they had seen some big star.

"Hey...isn't this reaction too exaggerated?"

Mr. Hattori Heiji, who is used to enjoying the spotlight and applause, but is now being ignored by the audience, is a bit annoyed:

"A young girl who has just debuted is treated better than me. It seems that my reputation in Kanto is really not big enough!"

"But, this is fine..."

"The greater the reputation of the opponent, the more valuable the challenge."

Hattori Heiji was blocked from the scene, but his eyes were still full of fighting spirit:

"Miss Maori, even if you block me from the scene, I will not be defeated easily."

"Just the clues I just saw are enough for me to solve the mystery of this secret room murder!"

His eyes were full of confidence.

It certainly doesn't feel good to be forcibly removed from the scene.

But it's like being a loser after breaking up an engagement. The harder he is suppressed by his opponent in the early stage, the more satisfying it will be when he defeats his opponent in the later stage.

Therefore, Hattori Heiji was holding back his energy at this moment, trying to find out the truth before Maori Ran.

"To realize the secret room technique I deduced, fishing line must be used."

"And the deceased only died in the last half hour. The murderer probably didn't have time to dispose of the props used in the murder."

"Then, as long as I find this fishing line..."

"This will prove my suspicion!"

"And the murderer is probably that man!"

Hattori Heiji thought so, his eyes became firmer.

He quietly left the scene and walked downstairs alone, heading to the place where the evidence in his reasoning was most likely to be hidden.

Noticing his departure, Conan couldn't help but feel a little concerned:

"It seems that the guy named Hattori has noticed some clues."

"Although this guy's previous reasoning was a bit too far-fetched, since he can be called the 'Hattori of Kansai', I'm afraid he also has some strength."

"Xiaolan...can she really win?"

Mao Lilan herself had no interest in this so-called duel, but Conan helped her get anxious.

However, he was anxious. As a member of the idle crowd, Conan could not help at all.

The only thing he could do was to cast his nervous and expectant eyes towards the door and Xiaolan.

At this time, Mao Lilan was already busy doing the autopsy.

She moved Ikemura Isao's collapsed body to a more open area and placed it there.

This position is also relatively close to the door, allowing the people waiting outside the door to clearly see all the details on the body.

Forensic doctors are required to take photos and records at all times during the autopsy examination, so as to leave evidence and record certain signs of the corpse that may only be retained temporarily.

And Mao Lilan doesn't have a camera now, and she's here alone, lacking helpers to take photos and record.

She simply asked Kogoro and others waiting outside the door to be witnesses and let them watch her autopsy.

everything's ready.

Mao Lilan had her long hair tied up, and put on a mask and gloves, but her eyes were still hesitant:

"Do you want to do a postmortem examination now..."

"Or...wait a little longer until Mr. Lin and the others come over?"

As an apprentice who has just entered the industry, Mao Lilan has learned a lot of knowledge through talent and hard work, but after all, he is a dabbler without systematic study.

She learned and practiced some trace knowledge that was more empirical, and she mastered it very quickly.

But autopsy is a professional job that requires a certain medical foundation, and she has never practiced it on her own.

At this moment, without the guidance of two professional teachers, Lin Xinyi and Asai Chengmi, Mao Lilan couldn't help but feel guilty.

"No...can't waste any more time."

"Mr. Lin said that the autopsy should be done as early as possible."

"It doesn't matter if I'm not good enough. When Mr. Lin comes, I'll let him help me find the gaps and fill them up."

After some hesitation, Mao Lilan finally mustered up her confidence.

Her eyes gradually became firm, and her movements became smooth and neat.

According to Lin Xinyi's corpse surface inspection process, she first determined the overall condition of the corpse's surface such as rigor mortis and cadaveric spots.

The preliminary inspection results are the same as what the great detective Hattori just said:

"The muscles are relaxed, there are no corpse spots, and the exposed face, hands and feet are still warm."

"The time of death will not exceed half an hour at most."

Determining the time of death is also a basic skill for detectives.

Hattori Heiji made no mistakes in this regard.

only...

"There are pinholes in the neck."

Following the standard procedure of checking from head to toe, Mao Lilan quickly discovered what Hattori Heiji had just discovered.

But there are some things that the detective Mr. Mao Lilan couldn't notice, but Mao Lilan, a half-time forensic doctor, could notice:

"The location of this pinhole... is almost two fingers away from the left side of the thyroid cartilage."

"This location is very close to the carotid artery. Perhaps the poisonous needle was inserted directly into the carotid artery."

"If poison is injected from a place like this..."

"The drug will enter the brain through the arterial blood circulation as quickly as possible, and then spread throughout the body."

Mao Lilan's expression suddenly became serious.

She couldn't help but think of the knowledge of pharmacokinetics that the "famous detective" Ms. Shiho Miyano had popularized when she was investigating the case of blowfish poisoning that killed his wife that day at the Japanese food store.

When administered from the carotid artery, the drug's effect is most rapid and rapid.

If a powerful nerve agent like tetrodotoxin is used, almost as soon as the poisonous needle pricks the back of the deceased's neck, the entire body of the deceased will be paralyzed and put into suspended animation, and he will suffocate to death in a short period of time.

"etc..."

Mao Lilan's cheek suddenly became extremely pale.

It was as if she had discovered some cruel fact that was unacceptable, so much so that her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"What's wrong, Sister Xiaolan?"
To be continued...