Chapter 20: Deliberately Triggering Skill Passive

Soon, Inspector Megure, who had understood the situation, walked in with police officers, Detective Mori, and the boss.

His first reaction when he saw Xiang Yuanguang and Conan was——————

"Little Conan, why are you at the crime scene again?"

"Also, Brother Xiang Yuan, why are you here too?"

This question was so tricky that Conan didn't know how to respond.

How should I put it? It's like the case follows the famous detective... or something like that?

"I came to the ramen restaurant to eat with Prosecutor Kuma Sukawa."

"I met Detective Maori and his friends in the store, so we decided to sit down and have a meal together."

"I didn't expect to hear someone talking about a murder just as we started eating..."

"Then, I followed Detective Maori and the others over to check out the situation."

Xiang Yuanguang blocked Conan behind him and took the initiative to explain.

And Ran Mouri, who was following behind Kogoro Mouri, also noticed Conan's presence.

Seriously, Conan is always running around at various crime scenes.

Just like Shinichi...

(By the way, Conan and Shinichi look alike in the photos from their childhood?)

(Is Conan Shinichi?)

A bold guess flashed through Mao Lilan's mind.

But she quickly shook her head to dispel this conjecture.

(No, no, no, how is that possible? Rejuvenation is like that...)
(Conan is still a child and can't always stay at the murder scene.)
"Really, Conan, you're running around again."

"Shall we go out? Don't disturb Mr. Xiang Yuan and dad from working on the case."

Ran Mouri walked out and took Conan out of the toilet.

Conan looked at Yuan Guang for help.

But Xiang Yuanguang turned his head away, avoiding meeting Conan's gaze.

How to put it, this... he had no reason to stop Mao Lilan.

After all, it is really not good for children's growth if they are exposed to such murder cases too early.

In order to ease the embarrassment in his heart, Xiang Yuanguang coughed twice and took the initiative to speak.

"Inspector Megure, do you have a suspect in this case?"

The fat Inspector Megure shook his head.

He said with regret.

"Not yet. Further investigation of the scene is needed."

"Brother Xiang Yuan, you suddenly said this, do you have some guesses?"

"Of course, but please allow me to keep you in suspense for a moment and investigate the scene first."

He smiled at Genkou and walked past Detective Maori towards the crime scene.

It was a toilet cubicle, and the door had been opened.

The body lay behind the cubicle door, blocking it.

This means it is almost impossible to open the door from the front.

"Hmm...Inspector Megure, I already have some guesses about this case."

Kogoro Mouri squatted down and called on Genmitsu and Inspector Megure to squat down and watch together.

Pointing at the dead man's neck.

"Look, there are traces of being strangled by something."

"The deceased was probably attacked from behind by someone and strangled to death."

"Then, the murder weapon was the knife that fell into the toilet cubicle."

"At the time of the crime, the murderer grabbed the knife and stabbed the victim in the abdomen, killing him directly."

Uncle Maori raised his head and looked inside the toilet cubicle.

He had a bold guess.

That's right, this is a robbery and murder case!

Inspector Megure and Genko Mukai looked up and saw the murder weapon, lipstick, and an empty wallet on the floor of the toilet cubicle. Combined with the open window next to it, if the murderer left through the window after the robbery and murder, then it would also work.

"Now, let me reconstruct the process of the case."

Kogoro Mouri stood up, stepped over the corpse and walked into the toilet cubicle.

I stuck my head out and looked at the corridor outside the window. It was a small path.

If the murderer escapes from here, no one may notice him until he reaches the street.

Then, Kogoro Mori said more affirmatively.

"The murderer must have been robbing and killing randomly. He had entered the toilet cubicle through the window some time ago and was waiting there. Then the victim entered the toilet and saw the murderer's face, so he strangled her neck to prevent her from calling for help."

"Perhaps in a panic, the murderer strangled the victim's neck and stabbed him in the abdomen. Then, the murderer looked through the victim's wallet and found that the victim had died from excessive blood loss. He dropped the knife in panic and fled out of the cafe through the window."

"This is the whole truth of this case."

(Hmm... Such orderly reasoning!?)
(Could it be that this guy in front of me is not Uncle Mori, but Kaito Kid disguised as Uncle Mori or something like that...)
Xiang Yuanguang felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

Conan had previously told him about the three suspects, and the case was developing accordingly.

In the end, the real murderer should be found out by choosing one among the three suspects.

How could it be that the murderer is not one of the three suspects?
Before I could figure out what was wrong, Inspector Megure nodded repeatedly.

He had been impressed by Detective Maori's reasoning and had a new regard for his old colleague.

"That's right, Maori. I'll send people to block the area and investigate if there are any suspicious people escaping..."

"Wait, I don't think that's right."

He reached out to Genmitsu and interrupted Inspector Megure.

For a moment, whether it was Detective Mouri, Inspector Megure, or the police officers who were sent by Inspector Megure to investigate the nearby area, all focused their attention on Mukai Genmitsu.

Just like the first time he appeared downstairs of Xiang Yuan Law Firm, Xiang Yuanguang once again became the focus of the audience.

He snapped his fingers confidently and spoke softly.

"Could Detective Mouri and Inspector Megure please come out of the toilet cubicle and close the door?"

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

Kogoro Mori muttered, not understanding what was going on.

But out of trust in Genmi Mitsuki, he and Inspector Megure walked out of the cubicle and closed the door.

At this moment, Inspector Megure remembered what he said to Genkou when he just entered the bathroom.

His eyes lit up. Could it be that the situation was about to be reversed?
"Brother Xiang Yuan, could it be that the suspect you know does not match the current facts?"

Xiang Yuanguang touched his chin and looked at Maori Kogoro.

Kogoro Maori felt a little uncomfortable and finally spoke.

"That's not necessarily the case, but I would like to ask Detective Maori to say a few words."

Say a word… ?
(What the hell is this guy doing?)
Kogoro Mori still didn't understand, so he asked.

"What to say?"

Xiang Yuanguang thought for a moment and then said.

"Mr. Maori, please tell me the sentence [The prisoner escaped through the window]."

(What's going on?)
Detective Maori shook his head, looked at Xiang Yuanguang, and then spoke word by word.

"The criminal escaped through the window..."

"A pound of pears (objection)! What you just said is inconsistent with the facts!"

The bullet was launched.

Number of verbal bullets [5/5].

The sound of music that only Xiang Yuanguang could hear suddenly rang out.

The strong wind swept in all directions in an instant, blowing Detective Maori off his feet and causing him to crash into the door of the compartment behind him.

For a moment, an idea flashed through the minds of many police officers.

(Xiang Yuanguang, you said you don’t know magic!)
Xiang Yuanguang was now full of confidence.

He snapped his fingers and said.

"Next, I will tell you the truth!"

(End of this chapter)

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