Anxious to verify whether Lin Yi's reasoning was wrong, Kogoro Mouri couldn't wait for the police to arrive.
He took out a handkerchief from his inner pocket, first opened the freezer compartment of the refrigerator to take a look, there was a freezer box, he took it out to take a look, there was no ice in it.
Putting it back and closing the refrigerator again, Kogoro Mouri asked Okino Yoko, "Miss Yoko, do you have the habit of storing ice in the refrigerator?"
"Hmm?" Hearing Kogoro Mouri's question, Okino Yoko nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes. I've always liked drinking iced drinks, so I have the habit of storing ice."
"I see..."
Kogoro Mouri nodded, and on the point of using ice, he had already collected evidence.
So Kogoro Mouri went to the kitchen to investigate.
"Miss Yoko, how many kitchen knives do you have in total in your kitchen?"
"Five, a sashimi knife, a paring knife, a fruit knife, a raw knife and a cooked knife."
Ran was a little surprised, she couldn't help but ask Lin Yi, "What are raw and cooked knives? Yi, do you know?"
Lin Yi said, "Raw knives are used to handle raw food, such as raw meat. Cooked knives are used to handle cooked food. The reason for separating them is because raw food is often contaminated with germs, parasite eggs, and other dirt."
"I see..." Ran suddenly realized, she said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't pay attention before... It seems I have to buy another cooked knife next time."
Kogoro Mouri returned to the living room, and Okino Yoko asked curiously, "Mr. Mouri, have you found anything?"
"The knife on the corpse... was taken from your kitchen."
After Kogoro Mouri replied, he didn't reveal any more information.
Seeing Lin Yi again, Kogoro Mouri's eyes were a little complicated.
From the refrigerator and the kitchen, it has already been confirmed that Lin Yi's reasoning is correct.
Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but ask Lin Yi, "Have you... received any related reasoning training?"
"No."
Lin Yi said, "It's just that sometimes in class... I really can't stand listening, so I read some detective novels to pass the time."
Honestly, this answer made Kogoro Mouri very uncomfortable.
Admitting that you are inferior to others is a very unpleasant thing.
If it was Shinichi Kudo, Kogoro Mouri could accept it to some extent.
After all, Shinichi Kudo's family environment determined that he was exposed to a lot of related knowledge of reasoning types.
But this kid in front of him, just read a few detective novels, and then he can analyze the crime scene so clearly!
Damn it!
Kogoro Mouri grumbled under his breath.
Lin Yi deliberately asked, "How is it, Uncle Mouri? How's the verification going?"
"Your reasoning is correct."
Kogoro Mouri forced himself to look at Lin Yi with admiration.
This made Lin Yi "unable to help but" reveal a smile.
Ran also looked at Lin Yi in surprise: "Are you kidding me? I thought you were just saying it casually! I didn't expect it to be true!"
Lin Yi said embarrassedly, "I was just saying whatever came to mind…"
"You're amazing!"
This surprise for Ran made her unable to resist hugging Lin Yi directly and kissing him on the cheek.
After kissing him, Ran realized that she was at a murder scene, and her behavior was very inappropriate.
She carefully glanced at Kogoro Mouri, then said with an awkward smile, "I… I'll go out and see if the police have arrived yet."
After speaking, Ran quickly slipped away.
Here, it's necessary to explain why Ran was so excited that she would do such a thing.
The reason is first love.
The vast majority of people are influenced by their first love.
For example, if your first love's most important feature is having beautiful long hair, then you'll likely prefer girls with beautiful long hair in the future.
If your first love was the cute type, then basically all your future girlfriends will be the cute type.
If a girl's first love is a boy who is particularly good at basketball, then basically all her future boyfriends will be the athletic type.
If it's a boy who likes to read, then his future boyfriend will likely be related to books.
Ran's first love is Shinichi Kudo, the detective of the Heisei era, and her impression of him is naturally related to "deduction."
As soon as Lin Yi displayed the element of "deduction", she couldn't control herself and made a rash move.
Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri is not in the mood to argue about these things right now. He said to Lin Yi, "Although your reasoning is correct… it only reconstructs the crime scene. The biggest problem now is… how did the deceased appear in Miss Yoko's house? And… what is the relationship between the deceased and Miss Yoko? Why did he disguise his suicide as murder to frame Miss Yoko?"
Kogoro Mouri is, after all, a former detective, and he is very clear about the process of solving murder cases.
Lin Yi had a headache. He couldn't tell Kogoro Mouri about "Yuko Ikezawa breaking into Yoko Okino's house to look for scandals, but was accidentally mistaken for Yoko Okino by the deceased."
Lin Yi subconsciously glanced at Yoko Okino, and suddenly his heart moved. He said, "Uncle Mouri, I just saw that Miss Okino's expression was a little strange… I suspect she knows the deceased."
"She knows the deceased?" Kogoro Mouri looked back at Yoko Okino, and couldn't help but exonerate her: "If she knew him, why would she hide it?"
"Didn't Manager Yamagishi pull her aside to talk just now?" Lin Yi said, "I suspect he just didn't want Miss Okino to say what she knew… like it might affect her career or something."
After hearing this, Kogoro Mouri nodded, feeling that it made sense.
Kogoro Mouri knew and approved of his daughter's boyfriend's observation skills. It was impossible for ordinary people to guess that he was a detective just by looking at his eyes.
Moreover, Manager Yamagishi pulling Miss Yoko aside to whisper was also revealing strangeness.
"So… do you have any plans?"
Lin Yi nodded: "I have an idea… but I need Uncle Mouri to cooperate."
"Speak."
"Uncle Mouri, distract Mr. Yamagishi… and I'll take the opportunity to ask Miss Okino."
Kogoro Mouri frowned. Although he didn't speak, Lin Yi guessed what he was thinking.
So he had to explain, "Uncle Mouri, you are a detective. Mr. Yamagishi is wary of you, worried that you will trick Miss Okino into talking… He doesn't want you to be alone with Miss Okino, so you have to distract him, and I'll do the tricking."
After the explanation was clear, Kogoro Mouri's tightly frowned brows relaxed, and he nodded and said, "Okay."
"Mr. Yamagishi, I have a few questions I want to ask you. Can we talk for a moment?"
"Sure."
"This is not a suitable place. Let's go outside."
"Okay."
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