Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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Chapter 242 Gin: Ah, Sherry!

Shortly after the hot pot meal ended, it started snowing heavily outside. Meanwhile, Conan, with his extensive experience in autopsies, was able to estimate the time of Oyama's murder after examining the body.

Because freshly fallen snow is like dust scattered on the ground, it leaves traces wherever someone walks or comes outside.

Conan then checked the area around the villa again. Apart from the traces of Kaori Nakahara coming back from buying things and Ginji Tobita returning from skiing in the snow, no other outsiders had been there.

After careful observation, Conan was able to determine that the two sets of footprints left below the broken window of the deceased were left by Oyama and his four colleagues, because the footprints started and ended at the entrance of the villa, and could not have been left by outsiders.

In short, there were no signs of outsiders around the villa, and Conan was certain that the murderer who killed Oyama was one of Oyama's four colleagues.

This time, without those incompetent police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department who didn't believe Conan's reasoning, everyone accepted his explanation after he finished explaining what he had investigated and his deductions.

Since the murderer was among the victim's four colleagues, the four of them began to implicate each other, each revealing the motives of the other colleagues.

After hearing their description, the Miyano sisters, who hadn't experienced many cases, were quite surprised, but for the well-informed Conan, it was nothing.

Anyway, the story is very old-fashioned. The seemingly harmonious colleague relationship was actually fraught with undercurrents and internal conflicts. It was just that the surface was harmonious and the conflict was not shown.

Because Dashan was an incompetent academic tyrant, he basically exploited his team members and his four subordinates.

If someone has real talent, they become his plagiarism target; if someone has good looks, they become his freeloader; if someone has neither talent nor good looks, they become his beast of burden, his slave.

Anyway, after hearing them accuse each other, it became clear that Dashan was not a good person, but just a seemingly respectable scoundrel. All four of them had a motive to kill Dashan.

Because of this case, Conan discovered that Jiang Chengbei solved the case much faster than him, even when Conan was clueless. Conan was now full of motivation, secretly encouraging himself, happy that he could finally compete with Jiang Chengbei and see who could solve the case better.

The reason Conan got the chance to compete with Jiang Chengbei in deduction was, of course, because it was Jiang Chengbei who killed the person. Even if he caught Nakahara Kaori, the suspect, he wouldn't get the reward of transformation attempts. So this time, he didn't come forward to arrest the person and didn't wrongly accuse an "good guy".

After all, Kaori Nakahara also provided Jiang Chengbei with 2 kill coins, and then Jiang Chengbei spent 1 kill coin to purchase Kaori Nakahara's medical skill.

She had offered him many benefits; Jiang Chengbei would never do something like framing her as a murderer.

Jiang Chengbei wouldn't do something like framing someone, but Conan would.

Furthermore, when Conan falsely accuses someone of being the murderer, the first person he deceives is himself. He fools himself first, and then he fools everyone else.

In this case of Oyama's murder, it was Jiang Chengbei who committed the crime, not Nakahara Kaori who tortured and killed him in the original drama. In particular, before Nakahara Kaori left the murder scene, Oyama, who was tied up and stabbed in the lung, was still alive. So, before he suffocated, he left a message of death, using his favorite shogi as a medium to tell everyone that the murderer was Nakahara Kaori.

These are plot points from the original series. This time, Jiang Chengbei carried out the murder cleanly and efficiently, leaving no trace. Even the deceased, Dashan, didn't know who killed him. He died peacefully in his sleep, so all of that is gone. Conan found virtually no clues about the murderer at the crime scene.

No useful evidence was found at the crime scene, but Conan found something else: among the things that Kaori Nakahara bought when she went down the mountain, the ice cream that everyone wanted was missing. Conan discovered that Kaori Nakahara hadn't gone down the mountain to buy anything at all, and what she brought back was something she had prepared in advance.

With evidence that she had fabricated the story about going down the mountain to buy things, Conan took his camera, went out on his skateboard for a spin, and then brought back photos showing that Kaori Nakahara hadn't actually driven down the mountain, but had only driven out and then turned back after a short distance.

Although no direct evidence of Kaori Nakahara's murder was found, Conan discovered that Kaori Nakahara was lying, breaking her alibi. Especially since she did so much on purpose, she immediately became the most suspicious person among the four.

Of the other three, Tobita Ginji had the ski resort ticket, and since Ooyama was about to be killed, he couldn't possibly return in time, so his alibi was the strongest.

However, the other two, Kaho Ezumi washing dishes in the kitchen and Tomoyasu Kanazawa taking a bath in the bathroom, although no one can prove that what they said is true, Kaori Nakahara fabricated the story, so they were originally the prime suspects. Now that Kaori Nakahara has been exposed by Conan, their suspicion has decreased, and they are ranked after Kaori Nakahara.

Because the scene of Ooyama's murder is completely different from the situation in her memory of being killed by herself, Kaori Nakahara, who was almost driven to a split personality, held on and resolutely refused to admit it and denied that she was the murderer.

Kaori Nakahara denies being the murderer, but based on the clues found so far and his intuition, Conan firmly believes that his deduction is correct and that Kaori Nakahara is definitely the murderer.

Therefore, Conan continued to search for evidence on Kaori Nakahara; he was determined to find evidence of Kaori Nakahara's murder.

Kaori Nakahara's tools for committing crimes, including gloves, rain boots, and duct tape, have finally been found by the persistent Conan.

Then Conan used the fact that these things must have biological traces of Nakahara Kaori on them to scare her. Under Conan's powerful mental attack, Nakahara Kaori finally admitted that she had killed Oyama Sho, but the Oyama Sho she found now was not killed by her. The Oyama Sho she killed should have been tortured to death by her.

When Conan saw Kaori Nakahara rambling on and on about how she had tortured and killed the Great Mountain General, but that she hadn't actually killed him, Conan's heart skipped a beat.

Afterwards, the crime scene was re-examined several times. When the police arrived, they used luminol reagent to test the places where Nakahara Kaori had mentioned that there should have been bloodstains, but no evidence of blood was found. Therefore, everyone agreed that Nakahara Kaori now has mental problems, but it is unknown whether these mental problems existed before she committed the murder or appeared after the murder.

Regardless of when her mental health issues emerged, she was the one who killed the person. She herself admitted to torturing and murdering Oyama Sho. This statement is only slightly different from the fact that Oyama Sho was killed with a single blow. However, it is much more responsible than cases where the investigation is unclear and it can be concluded as suicide. Therefore, the Metropolitan Police Department can accept the outcome of this case.

In the end, both the Metropolitan Police Department and Conan basically concluded that Kaori Nakahara was the murderer. So after the case was closed, Jiang Chengbei received another 1 kill coin as a system reward.

The case of the snow villa has been resolved, but the weather in Tokyo remains gloomy, with occasional snowfalls in recent days.

Although it was very cold outside, either snowing or cloudy, and the snow on the roadside hadn't started to melt, Conan still ran around wearing shorts.

Jiang Chengbei used to complain about the scene of Conan running in the snow wearing shorts, but after coming to the world of Conan, he realized that he was just ignorant and had little experience.

In the world of Detective Conan, Conan isn't the only one running in the snow wearing shorts; there are also many other elementary and middle school students who, like Conan, run in the snow wearing shorts or skirts.

The reason they appeared in the snow wearing shorts and skirts was because that was their school uniform. It was a school rule that they had to wear these to school, regardless of whether it was windy or snowing, and at the designated time. It was part of obedience training.

In some schools in the Conan world, the rules are quite rigid. From a certain date each year, students must wear summer clothes, which means shorts or skirts. The dates for wearing winter clothes at other times are also predetermined and are the same every year, with no room for change.

Every year, the start date for wearing summer school uniforms (shorts and skirts) is the same, but the weather varies each year. Some years, cold waves arrive early, and it snows early; some years, spring comes late or there is a cold snap; and sometimes it even snows in summer. But no matter what, the days for wearing school uniforms (shorts and skirts) are fixed, and once the rules are set, they cannot be changed. So no matter how cold it is, the rules must be followed. Even on a snowy day, you still have to wear shorts.

Thanks to a good school education, Conan still abides by school rules and regulations. That's why he wears a suit and shorts in the dead of winter. It is because of the good upbringing he received at Teitan Elementary School ten years ago that he has internalized the school rules and regulations.

Of course, times have changed. Ten years later, Teitan Elementary School has changed a lot. Elementary school students no longer wear the same blue suits and shorts as their school uniform. They are allowed to wear their own clothes. However, Teitan Middle School still maintains this good tradition. The school uniform is still a blue suit, trousers and a blue skirt.

The obedience training he received in elementary school ten years ago was very successful for Conan. So when he shrunk back to his age from ten years ago, he consciously started wearing a blue suit and shorts every day. After all, he had been wearing a blue suit for more than 10 years from elementary school to his second year of high school, and he couldn't change this habit overnight.

However, since Teitan Elementary School has reformed and no longer requires students to wear uniforms, Conan, who always wears the blue suit uniform from a few years ago, stands out among the many elementary school students dressed in brightly colored clothes.

On his way home from school, amidst the heavy snowfall, Conan, a child wearing only shorts, stood out like a crane among chickens, surrounded by four other elementary school students bundled up in thick clothes.

After walking for a while and saying goodbye to the Teitan trio, Conan and Ai Haibara suddenly stopped.

Haibara stopped in her tracks, trembling with fear. Looking at the black vintage car parked on the side of the road, she felt completely terrified.

Conan stopped in his tracks, gritting his teeth in anger. The black vintage car that had been taken to the police station by him earlier, located below the Izu Grand Hotel, was now standing in front of him perfectly intact. Something was definitely wrong!

Corruption and embezzlement have turned the police station into a sieve, it must have been breached by the distillery's money. Otherwise, how could this car be openly present here?

After his initial anger subsided, Conan became even more disappointed with the police. Carrying a large amount of weaponry, and being driven by the terrorist Gin in his vehicle, they were dragged into the police station and were still able to drive out openly. It seemed that Jiang Chengbei was right; the Black Organization was a terrorist organization protected or tacitly approved by the government!

Despite his anger, the battle with the distillery had to continue. So Conan pulled a wire from his pocket and began to pry open the door of the Porsche 356A.

Seeing Conan so bravely rush up and pry open the car door, Ai Haibara was completely dumbfounded.

Fortunately, there was no one in the car and Gin and the others were not around, so Ai Haibara, whose legs were weak and who was still trembling, took out her detective badge and contacted Jiang Chengbei at home.

Upon learning that his sister-in-law had encountered Gin, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to drive over to find her.

Although Jiang Chengbei reassured her, Miyano Akemi, who was forced to stay at home by Jiang Chengbei, was still very worried and looked restless.

Before Jiang Chengbei even arrived, Conan had already opened the Porsche 356A, climbed inside, and started rummaging around.

Ai Haibara was afraid that Gin would find the car had been tampered with when he returned, so she quickly followed him in and told Conan to get out of the car.

Conan initially ignored Ai Haibara's advice, but after Ai Haibara reminded him that Gin and Vodka were on the other side of the road, and they returned, Conan reluctantly got out of the car and left.

When Gin and Vodka arrogantly crossed the road, causing a traffic jam and drawing countless curses, the world immediately fell silent after Gin glared at them. Only then did Gin and Vodka cross the road and arrive next to the Porsche 356A.

Seeing several messy little footprints outside his car, Gin frowned slightly. His suspicions were only suppressed by Vodka's flattery that even children liked his brother's car, implying that his brother had excellent taste.

Afterwards, Gin and Vodka drove away, and then Jiang Chengbei, who was replacing Professor Agasa, also drove over. After Conan and Ai got into the car, the chakra eavesdropping device and transmitter that Conan left in Gin's car started working.

Then Conan overheard a phone call from Gin about a member codenamed Pisco who was going to Beika City Hall to attend a director's memorial service. The purpose of the service was to assassinate someone who had worked with the organization but was now being watched by the police.

Conan overheard a lot of information through the chakra eavesdropping device. Similarly, after hanging up the phone, Gin keenly noticed a short brown hair on the car window.

Without needing any evidence, relying solely on his sixth sense, Gin was absolutely certain at a glance that it was Haibara's hair, and Sherry screamed loudly in the car.

Chapter 243 Bayonetta: Bourbon, please explain why you're here?

Jiang Chengbei's chakra level is higher than Conan's, which is reflected in his chakra transmitter and listening device.

Jiang Chengbei's chakra transmitters and eavesdropping devices can become invisible, colorless, and even be placed remotely.

Conan's chakra transmitter and listening device are different. Not only can they not be hidden, but they also need to be manually placed. Compared with ordinary ones, their only advantage is that they are small in size, have a strong signal, do not interfere with signals, and do not make a buzzing sound when making a phone call.

So even though Gin didn't realize he was being eavesdropped on while on the phone, after spotting a brown hair in the car window and rashly concluding it was Shiho Miyano's hair, Gin carefully examined the seat and quickly discovered the chakra transmitter and eavesdropping device that Conan had planted.

After finding the eavesdropping devices, an enraged Gin crushed them, and they turned into a cloud of black smoke and disappeared into the air.

"Sherry, you've finally shown up! This time I'm going to catch you!"

Influenced by Conan's remote brain-depressing aura, Gin didn't notice anything wrong with the bugging device turning into black smoke and disappearing after being crushed. He was now focusing all his rationality on his anger towards Sherry, and he didn't notice anything else that violated the laws of physics.

Gin crushed all the tracking and eavesdropping devices, and Conan lost track of them. This had happened many times before, and Conan was used to it, so he wasn't as resentful as before.

Although they have lost Gin and his group's location, Conan has already determined their destination for this operation, so Jiang Chengbei drove them to the Beihu City Hall building.

Like the Beika City Hall, it is called a city hall, but it is actually a building that perfectly blends commerce and office space. It contains government office areas as well as commercial facilities such as cinemas and shopping malls. Therefore, the memorial service for the famous Japanese director Sakamaki was held in the Beika City Hall.

When Jiang Chengbei led Conan and Ai Haibara inside, the lax security allowed them to walk in openly without anyone stopping them. However, Jiang Chengbei was stopped; he had to sign his name at the entrance and have his name recorded before being allowed in.

Upon entering the memorial hall for director Shao, Ai Haibara, the little radar, immediately stiffened, broke out in a cold sweat, and looked terrified. Although she didn't know who Pisco was, she immediately recognized that there were distillery executives among the hundreds of people present.

This had happened to Ai Haibara many times before. Even though Conan was slow to catch on, he had learned from experience. So, after seeing Ai Haibara's situation clearly, he spoke up:

"Pisco is right here. Did you find him? Which one is him?"

With Jiang Chengbei present, Ai Haibara finally had someone to rely on, so she clung to his leg and, unlike the previous times, wasn't so frightened that she couldn't utter a word. She stammered, "..."

"I...I don't know, I...I've never seen him before, I don't know him..."

Although Haibara said she didn't know him, Conan still gained a lot of information from the probing earlier. The Miyano sisters had previously denied it in front of him, but her answer just now indirectly admitted that she had worked at the Black Organization, but had never met or known Pisco.

Although he didn't get any information about who Pisco was from Haibara, as if the plot had been loaded, Conan scanned the hundreds of people present and, as if he had gained supernatural insight, began to explain the suspicious individuals related to Pisco to Jiang Chengbei and Haibara Ai, pointing to each of them and introducing them one by one:

"This is Chris Vineyard, a Hollywood actress. Her mother is Sharon Vineyard, who recently passed away."

This is Kenzo Masuyama, chairman of the Masuyama Foundation and Masuyama Motors.

This is Naoya Tarumi, a famous Japanese music producer.

This is Nanjo Mika, a famous Japanese writer.

This is Yoshiharu Omote, a professor at Toto University.

This is Shigehiko Toguchi, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. He's currently embroiled in scandals, and I've heard the police are keeping an eye on him.

……

There are quite a few celebrities attending this event, directed by Jiu Juan. These are all people I recognized.

Seeing Conan pointing out and introducing each item to Jiang Chengbei and Ai Haibara one by one, Jiang Chengbei couldn't help but complain:

"Conan, you didn't even recognize Ran's mother Eri Kisaki, your mother, or your thieving brother and uncle. How come you recognize so many people who have basically nothing to do with you this time? Did you cheat?"

Conan: "..."

Whatever the reason, the current scene is the plot of the anime. Just like when Conan in the anime suddenly learned that the two men in black were Gin and Vodka at the Mantek Games press conference, Conan also suddenly recognized the names of the professors, actors, music producers, writers, politicians and other people who had nothing to do with him at the memorial service for director Sakamaki.

Faced with Jiang Chengbei's questioning, Conan couldn't answer. He couldn't understand why he had just participated in Ran's Kanto Karate Tournament with Eri Kisaki, and then not recognizing the woman in the coffee shop as Eri Kisaki so soon afterward, and why he knew so many random people now.

It's understandable that Conan knows Chris Vineyard from Hollywood, since she's his mother. Even if he forgets everyone else, he can't forget her. But to not only have heard of professors, writers, music producers, and politicians, but also match their names with their faces is simply amazing. Conan has a very wide range of interests.