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"Conan, what's going on here?"
"How did you end up here?!"
"I already told you I would send it to you!"
Since the last time I failed to get tested by asking a girl, but succeeded by asking Conan, I've been in a similar situation.
Hattori Heiji was frightened by his situation and kept intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Conan.
Conan, however, would call him from time to time, asking if he had time to go to Osaka again, or to come to Beika to play together.
Hattori Heiji dared not see Conan again, so he decided to stall for time as long as possible.
They plan to use autographs from Conan's favorite players to buy time.
To my surprise, Conan actually ran right over!
Conan replied matter-of-factly, "Sending things takes time, and they're easily damaged in transit."
"Since it's a holiday, I might as well just come and pick it up."
"By the way, Heiji, are there any spots left for the 3K restaurant's party? I'd like to go in and take a look."
Conan really wants to see Rekadis in person.
Heiji Hattori shook his head repeatedly, "There are no more spots available. I only managed to get this opportunity after a lot of trouble."
"Conan, it's fine if you come, but why did you bring that guy, Izuki Karuta, along?"
"And what's with my mom?!"
If it were just Conan alone, Heiji Hattori could find a way to forcibly send Conan back to Beika.
But unfortunately, Izuki Karuta and Mouri Ran are also there. If Conan hides next to these two, he won't have any reason to do so.
"The thing is like this..."
Conan then recounts his encounter with Karuda Itake and Ran Mouri on the Shinkansen, and his meeting with Kazuha and Shizuka Ikenami at the station.
"But Heiji, you two, one black and one white, are you really mother and son?"
Conan also had some doubts about this.
Heiji Hattori's face darkened even more. "Conan, what do you mean by this?"
"My skin color comes from my grandfather, that's why I look dark!"
"That's called skipped-generation inheritance, don't you understand?!"
The questioning and emphatic tone made Hattori Heiji habitually lean forward when he spoke.
The two were already whispering to each other, and when Heiji got closer, his face was less than 10 centimeters away from Conan's.
He only came to his senses after he finished speaking and quickly put some distance between himself and the crowd.
Conan blushed slightly and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, let's talk about this case..."
Hattori Heiji also seemed a little awkward, his gaze fixed on the floor. "The details of this case are..."
At this moment,
A sudden exclamation rang out from the side!
Inspector Ōtaki, a detective from Osaka Prefecture, asked incredulously in a gruff voice, "Mr. Itake, what did you say? You already know who the murderer is?!"
As soon as this word comes out,
Hattori Heiji panicked immediately; he had only investigated halfway through the case and was far from being able to solve it.
How come Izuki Shizuta knew the culprit so quickly, less than 5 minutes after arriving?
"The murderer is him, that guy whose name I don't know."
Izuki Karita pointed to the classic three-choice suspect selection.
Inspector Ōtaki, who was standing nearby, added, "His name is Kotegawa Shun... Mr. Itake, you've probably made a mistake."
“He has an alibi.”
This case is quite perplexing.
The deceased was a university student participating in a kendo competition. The cause of death was a slit throat and massive bleeding.
The body was found in the shower while still being showered with hot water.
The murder weapon was a sharpened katana from the gymnasium, which was right next to the victim.
Strangely, the deceased's other three classmates and teammates had seen the body earlier.
It was in the second-floor warehouse of another side building of the stadium, quite a distance from the shower room in front of us.
The side building had only one exit, and no one witnessed any movement of the body.
The only suspicious person was a fully armed man wearing a mask and carrying a large package.
But now we have no idea who that person is.
Kotegawa Shun, who was ranked 1.0 by Izuki Karuta, immediately borrowed a phone to call an ambulance after discovering the body for the first time.
After that, Kotekawa Jun stayed with the others and didn't have time to move the body.
"A murderer wouldn't have the words 'murderer' engraved on their forehead."
Izuki Karuta glanced at Inspector Ōtaki. "Since you knew the body had been in the warehouse, why didn't you investigate the warehouse thoroughly?"
My mental strength has now reached 300, and my spiritual scanning range has expanded to 200 meters.
Izuki Karuta had already understood the situation at the warehouse, and was somewhat speechless at these police officers who had been given the aura of intellectual impairment.
Inspector Ōtaki was also somewhat annoyed by the questioning tone: "Of course I sent people to investigate."
"But the warehouse was completely visible from end to end, and there was nothing suspicious about it, so we focused our investigation on this area."
"Izuki Karuta, since you say that Kotegawa Shun is the murderer, what evidence do you have?"
"Could it be that he just said it offhand?!"
Chapter 218 Kazuha/Shizuka: Heiji is so arrogant.
Izuki Qingtian rolled her eyes, somewhat speechless.
He kindly provided a clue, but unexpectedly, Inspector Ōtaki argued with him.
He immediately sneered, "That warehouse is clearly suspicious, yet you treat it with such disdain. Could it be that you didn't send any police officers to guard the warehouse?"
"If the real culprit returns and erases all clues, won't this case become a cold case?!"
"Is the Osaka police always so flawed in their investigations?"
Upon hearing this, Inspector Ōtaki's face darkened, clearly showing his annoyance.
But soon, the annoyance on his face turned into shame: because there was indeed no one guarding the warehouse.
If crucial evidence has indeed been erased, this case may truly remain unsolved.
Izuki Karuta continued:
“Ms. Chibo, the police are not under my jurisdiction. Why don’t you have them investigate the warehouse in detail and do some blood tests while you’re at it?”
"As for this little Chuan Jun, everything about him should be carefully examined."
After saying that, Izuki Karuta didn't even bother to give Inspector Otaki a look, and went straight to the outside pool and sat on a lounge chair.
Inspector Otaki silently looked at Shizuka Ikenami, his eyes seeking her opinion.
Ikeba Shizuka said calmly, "Although I am not a police officer, I cannot give orders."
"However, Mr. Yizhu has his own methods for solving cases."
"I suggest you investigate as he suggested; you might make new discoveries." 25
It was like this last time at the Shibata house.
Ikenami Shizuka spent almost the entire time with Itake Karuta, only missing him for a few minutes in between.
In just a few minutes, Izuki Karuta had already investigated the case thoroughly.
Ikenami Shizuka believes that Itake Karuta must have discovered crucial information that no one else had noticed.
Although Shizuka Ikemura is not a police officer,
But she is the wife of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief.
When his superior's wife spoke up, Inspector Ōtaki dared not delay and quickly dispatched two teams of officers.
One group went to investigate the warehouse, while the other group meticulously examined everything related to Kotekawa Jun.
"How could Kotekawa Shun be the murderer?"
"Has Itachi Karuta lost his mind?"
Hattori Heiji frowned. He had investigated for several hours and never doubted Kotegawa Shun, who was unable to move the body.
"I also think it's unlikely, but..."
Conan whispered, "However, Izuki Karuta's conclusion is very likely correct."