Conan and I start the hell-level main line

Chapter 557 The Collision of Red and Black: The Underworld

"Hehe, Conan, you definitely haven't learned your lesson yet, right~" Natsume Xing grinned with interest and touched Conan's swollen head, feeling quite comfortable.

Conan was so angry that he couldn't say anything. He was laughed at, but he didn't dare to talk back. Why? The person standing next to him was a teacher. Just try to talk back...

Huh?! While he was sulking, Conan noticed that there seemed to be a puddle of water on the carpet, and right above it was the coffee on the table. He leaned down and smelled it carefully, and it was indeed coffee.

"Hey Conan, I'm suddenly imitating a dog~" Natsume Hoshi was still joking on the side, that annoying smile was only for once or twice.

Conan rolled his eyes at him, "Natsume-san, be serious. Look, there are coffee stains on the carpet."

Natsume recovered and squatted down to observe together. He stroked his chin and thought: "Oh, there is no trace of coffee spilled on the table, which means someone has wiped it."

"By the way, Conan, have you noticed the books around? Although the study has become so messy because of tidying up, but look, Conan, the cart full of books is not far behind the deceased, and the cart and the corpse are facing the gate. I think there is a purpose." Natsume Xing opened his hands to compare the positions of the gate and the cart. When the corpse was included, the distance between the three points was exactly a straight line.

"Well, this is very problematic," Conan also analyzed. Inspector Megure was just asking Okudaira Kakuzo why he was tidying up the study. Okudaira Eiko replied that it was to collect that large book. This caught Conan's attention and he said, "Natsume-san, why is that book by the door?"

Natsume Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, examined several problematic points, raised his head and stared at the rope above his head, then looked down. There were many scattered books on the ground, and the end of his sight was a pile of books. Natsume Xing smiled lightly, and the corners of his mouth raised as if he saw through everything.

(Although it’s a bit tricky to read the original novel, it’s still quite interesting to sort out the clues and deduce them by yourself)

"I understand."

Conan was not surprised and was a little excited, "Natsume-san, do you know who the murderer is?"

"We still need evidence." Natsume turned his head and gave Conan a mysterious smile. Was he throwing the task to him?

Inspector Megure also played a frantic supporting role and asked Hondou Eisuke why he came here. Hondou Eisuke explained that he came to retrieve his mother's belongings. However, when he wanted to find the photo, he suddenly found that the photo was missing. He immediately realized that the photo might have been accidentally dropped when he fell into the swimming pool.

Hondou Eisuke rushed out in a hurry to retrieve the photo, Xiaolan followed him out of concern, and then our host, the jealous king, as you know, was fully motivated to press on.

Natsume Xing shrugged: Officer Megure is numb.

Outside, the drizzle was still cold and the weather was calm. Hondou Eisuke climbed down the ladder to the bottom of the swimming pool and found his photo, but was distressed to find that the photo was wet by the rain. After coming up, the considerate Xiaolan took out a tissue to help Hondou Eisuke wipe the photo dry, and then put the used tissue into her pocket.

The fragmented clues of the murder along the way appeared in Conan's mind like a PPT. When he saw this scene, it suddenly became clear to him, as if the raindrops on the window gathered into a ball and dripped easily onto the ground, and everything became clear to him.

"Naruhodo." (I see)

Conan rushed back and went straight to the study. Natsume was bored watching Kogoro Mouri talking nonsense about it being suicide. He almost laughed so hard that his face was deformed.

When Natsume saw Conan coming back, he was ready to show off his skills, but he saw Conan ignored him like a pervert, raised his watch and gave Maori Kogoro a needle, then rolled and hid behind the counter where the vase was placed before.

No, this operation even confused Natsume-sing. Conan, isn’t it just that there has been no reasoning show of Kogoro who has been sleeping for more than 100 chapters? Your watch and bow tie are so eager for it. You look so impatient... Oh, look at how Corgi is holding it back...

Maori Kogoro made a strange sound again, sat down and leaned against the counter, and fell into a deep sleep. It's been a long time since I saw the "being replaced" reasoning show.

"Finally he showed up," Officer Megure was as calm as ever, "Okay, brother Mori, tell us the truth about the case."

Conan: "Yes, I just noticed a point, and I immediately understood everything. The truth behind the cruel murder case in this room, and the murderer, is among you three."

Inspector Megure (?_?；): It’s still the same. Every time, the last statement is completely opposite to what was said before. . .

"Hehe, Mr. Maori, don't take all the credit for yourself. I have also cracked the murderer's modus operandi. How about you help me judge it~" Natsume Xing waved his fingers, put his hands on his hips and smiled, and without waiting for Conan to say anything, he called on Officer Takagi to act according to his instructions.

First, Officer Takagi pushed the cart full of books to the bottom of the place where Okuhei Kakuzo was hanged, then stacked the books neatly and sat on it. Next, Officer Megure used the books scattered on the ground to move them in a straight line from the wheels to the door.

Finally, use the large book at the door, and the crime is ready. Then someone will push open the door, and the book on the ground will push the person on the cart to fall down. At this time, if there is a rope around the neck, he will be hung up.

As you can see, this is what it looks like now.

Inspector Megure: "But if the deceased was sitting on it like this, the knot could be untied by hand, right?"

Conan continued, "Because the knot is coated with glue, it's not that easy to untie."

Inspector Megure: "But if we spend some time, we can find a way to solve it."

Conan: "What if his hands were tied?"

Officer Takagi: "Tied up? But there were no signs of tying up the body."

Natsume pointed to the broken vase not far from the body and said, "It's not necessarily the rope that can bind your hands. Look at the ground."

"What is this?!!" Officers Megure and Takagi were shocked. After all, they were not fools and they immediately reacted to such an obvious clue.

Natsume Star: "The deceased was probably forced to hold the vase with his hands behind his back, and there are traces of sweat on it, which is evidence."

Officer Megure: "But since this concerns his own life, he will still put the vase down."

Conan: "What would happen if you let it go?"

Inspector Megure was stunned: "Of course it will break and make a loud noise...!"

After figuring it out, Officer Takagi answered, "Yes, if there is a noise, someone will come and open the door, and then he will be hung up."

Conan: "That's right, so when someone tries to open the door, he yells, 'Don't open the door.'"

"Then how did the murderer leave the study?"

Natsume walked to the door, picked up the large book, and demonstrated to them that it was actually that simple: open the door, stand the book up, then sneak out through the crack, and then slowly close the door.

"Since the murderer chose to use a large-format book, it means that she is a relatively fat person, right, Ms. Tabata Kikuyo." Natsume Xing smiled confidently and looked over sharply.

Natsume Xing then recounted her crime process. First, she put sleeping pills in the coffee to make Okuhiko fall asleep. Then she set up the crime scene. When the vase broke, she ran to open the door immediately. In order to conceal her modus operandi, she pretended to fall and scatter the books on the ground.

The method used in the case a year ago was exactly the same, they tied up Kengo Okuda's limbs and made him stand in the swimming pool. He could just stand on tiptoe to stick his nose out of the water to breathe air. He had to do this if he wanted to stay alive, and this also delayed his death, so the murderer's alibi could be created.

The modus operandi was the same this time, making the victim exhausted just to stay alive. It was so cruel.

Officer Takagi: "So, the murderer in both cases is this maid?"

Okudaira Eiko and Segawa Kiro raised doubts. Just based on this, they were also suspects. Natsume Hoshi picked up the book with the death message and said.

"Doesn't it write the identity of the murderer here? There's also 'Yellow Spring' and an 'equal sign'." Natsume pointed at the two meaningful lines, which should be a mathematical symbol - an equal sign (=).

"So the meaning of the death message is that 'Huangquan' is equivalent to 'Netherworld', which means Maid."

Conan also went on to say: "In fact, in addition to this death information, there is other key evidence, and it is in Miss Kikuyo's pocket."

Officer Takagi found a handkerchief stained with coffee from her pocket. It seemed that she did not have the opportunity to dispose of it. Later, Conan noticed it because of the details of the receipt.

Now that the truth has been revealed, Okudaira Eiko cannot understand why the maid who was always gentle and taciturn in their eyes would commit such a crime.

The reason why Kikuyo Tabata confessed was because of the car accident that her former butler had suffered three years ago. It turned out that it was because Okudaira Tango hit and killed someone with his car and fled the scene. The former butler persuaded him to surrender, but he got her drunk and then drove the car off a cliff.

It was not an accident but a malicious murder. Afterwards, Kikuyo Tabata discovered that her former butler, who always wore white gloves while driving, was not wearing them during the car accident, so she became suspicious, which led to these two brutal revenges.

Natsume Xing frowned, he did not feel pity or sadness about this unfamiliar thing, which he did not care about. For him, he had no feelings at all. He just felt regretful. Maybe it was time, or maybe it was something else. The uncontrollable separation of former friends, whether it was a blessing or a curse, no one could answer, but I knew that we should not give up when we could still cherish it.

"Wow... Huh! I'm still a little sleepy. Huh? Where is Inspector Megure? And, is there someone missing?" Kogoro Mouri, who had just woken up, looked around blankly, having no idea what had just happened.

But what we know is that it must be the dormant Kogoro who solved the case perfectly. The carefree Maori Kogoro was complacent, "Forget it, it doesn't matter anyway, as long as it's done."

Natsume Xing crossed his arms and chuckled, "Yes, but how should the commission fee be handled? I remember that you, Mr. Maori, didn't seem to discuss it with the old lady."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot this is a big deal. Whether I can have beer this month depends on this order!"

"Do you need me to reluctantly tell Xiaolan~" (=▽=)~

"Traitor, how dare you?!!!"

Natsume Hoshi laughed loudly and bickered with Maori Kogoro as they went to find Okudaira Eiko. It was time to say goodbye. After all, we are just guests and perhaps we will never have the chance to meet again.

As for Conan, he has other important things to do.

When our East Asian jealous king heard that Xiaolan and Hondou Eisuke went into the bathroom together, his mind was about to explode and he ran to the bathroom like crazy. If the scene was really as he imagined, it is conceivable that the god of death would go crazy and turn the world into a 007 murder wholesale...

Of course, this is impossible. Conan finally lost his temper after entering the bathroom. Hondou Eisuke just wanted to change back to his original clothes, but the kid remembered his sister. He didn't know whether he should complain about changing clothes in front of a girl.

Xiaolan had no objection and it was okay for her to help, but Conan was not in the mood to get involved. However, the sharp-eyed Conan noticed that there was a round mark on Hondou Eisuke's chest, which looked like it was left after surgery.

This is……