The person who got out of the car glanced in the direction the child had left.
"Just a child."
Muttering, the man turned back to the gate of the Kudo family's villa.
He walked to the gate's lock, took out a key, inserted it, and with a gentle turn, the gate opened.
After opening the door, the man did not go in first. He checked the entrance.
"It's true that no one has been back for a long time."
Pushing open the outer door, the man led the three people with him into the villa.
The villa also looked like it had not been tidied for some time. The surrounding lawn was overgrown with weeds, the path to the main house had a lot of moss and withered yellow leaves, and the concrete ground was covered with a dark film, with no footprints visible.
Entering the main house, the smell of dust immediately assailed them.
The floor inside the main house was covered with dust, and almost no footprints could be seen.
"Visibly, no one has been in here for a while."
A companion squatted down and wiped the floor with a gloved hand. The dust had already formed a certain thickness.
"It can almost be confirmed that after Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko returned home, they quickly chose to leave. The timing almost matches Kudo Shinichi's death."
"There has been no change in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's internal data regarding Kudo Shinichi. Kudo Yusaku quickly completed the cremation. Although it was a bit deliberate, after completing the cremation, he left the island country and went abroad. The possibility of political asylum is very high."
The leading man also nodded slightly. He had already reviewed the information on the Kudo family and said,
"Kudo Yusaku has a close relationship with the FBI."
"The FBI also frequently contacts Kudo Yusaku, so it's normal for him to notice that his son's death is connected to the organization."
"That time, Gin and Vodka left footage at Tropical Land. Because it was related to a case, Kudo Yusaku probably noticed that information."
"His departure was probably also because he confirmed that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in the island country could not provide him with much help."
Another companion quickly recorded the key points of their conversation.
The leader scanned the hall, then instructed,
"Go check each room and confirm the situation in every room."
"Yes."
The leader waited at the entrance, confirming the situation in each area, while the companions went through each room.
The two-story house was surveyed in just half an hour, and all rooms within the main house were checked.
The companions returned together.
"Confirmed, every room has a layer of dust, and there are no signs of the wardrobes being opened."
"All clothes in the cabinets also have a thin layer of dust, and no clothes are missing."
"Captain, do we need to investigate more traces of Kudo Shinichi?"
The man who confirmed the internal situation of the Kudo residence thought for only a moment before shaking his head slightly.
"No need."
"Kudo Shinichi's death has been confirmed. Since the data within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has not been altered, there's no need to investigate any extraneous traces."
"Furthermore, our current workload is quite heavy. There's no need to continue wasting time on a dead person."
As the leader of this operation, the man's primary objective this time was to confirm the true situation of Kudo Shinichi.
As it turned out, Kudo Shinichi's death was a fact.
Continuing the investigation would not change this outcome, so there was no need to keep wasting time and energy on a dead person.
Of course, in addition to confirming Kudo Shinichi's death through multiple investigations, it was also confirmed that Kudo Shinichi had completely lost contact two months prior.
All information stopped at that moment.
Therefore, it could almost be confirmed that Kudo Shinichi had died.
Another reason, naturally, was that the one who led to Kudo Shinichi's death was the organization's cleaner, Gin.
He had no record of leaving people alive.
Thus, Kudo Shinichi's situation was inevitably death.
After confirming the result, the four-person team quickly packed up. They still needed to confirm the next target.
Only after the car drove away, and after waiting for fifteen minutes, a small child carefully poked his head out from a place two street corners away.
"1 hour and 12 minutes."
After confirming the time, Conan finally looked up at his own villa.
It seems they were confirming my status.
The time wasn't very long, so it looks like the identity my dad gave me has been completely wiped clean.
The villa had a lot of space and many rooms, so it would take a considerable amount of time to investigate the entire villa.
One hour was indeed about the right amount of time.
Those people shouldn't just be here to confirm my death.
My death was almost three months ago. Even if they wanted to confirm, they wouldn't be this late. After my dad and mom left the island nation, those guys should have already come to confirm.
So, were those guys also looking for the two missing Miyano?
Carefully glancing at his own villa, Conan did not linger at all and quickly chose to leave.
This home was now unsafe. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not return, nor would he leave his fingerprints there.
Wait, if they were still looking for Miyano, does that mean Miyano had also come to my house to investigate?
Tsk. There were no surveillance cameras installed at home, otherwise, I could have confirmed Miyano's appearance.
The two missing Miyano sisters were the key now.
But now Conan had no idea what the Miyano sisters looked like. Even if they stood in front of him, he would not know.
Conan truly wanted more information about the Miyano sisters now.
It was just a pity that there were no surveillance cameras at home.
No, to be precise, even if there were cameras at home, those guys would not let their faces appear on camera.
Conan shook his head and chose to leave.
And just as Conan chose to leave, across the street he walked down, inside a villa with a "Haibara" sign, a pair of sisters watched his suspicious movements the entire time.
(To be continued.)