r18novel Chapter 107 Inspector Megure: I understand your methods.
Chapter 107 Inspector Megure: I understand your methods.
Chapter 107 Inspector Megure: I understand your methods.
Soon, Akutagawa Hiko's gaze fell upon a person at the bar whose left ring finger was wrapped in bandages, and the deceased—.
Akutagawa Hiko picked at his ear. Just now, a woman with a rather bad temper, wearing sunglasses, had yelled at the waiter because he hadn't heard her order of coffee clearly, making his ear numb.
Directly opposite Conan came a mature, middle-aged woman who looked no older than forty. She was none other than Ran Mouri's date, her biological mother, Eri Kisaki.
Conan peeked out and his face turned slightly red.
She's a great beauty. Then, he saw the file folder in Eri's hand and ruled out the possibility that Ran was going to meet this pretty aunt, because in his opinion, Ran wouldn't dare to meet a lawyer alone.
Eri Kisaki noticed someone peeping at her and instinctively adopted her courtroom demeanor. When she looked up, she was surprised to find it was a child.
Conan was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his fur standing on end in fright by this imposing aura.
"Strange, I only glanced at it, why do I feel like I'm about to get scolded—"
Conan kept in mind his purpose for coming here. After ruling out Eri Kisaki as a possibility, he noticed a man who had just entered the coffee shop.
As Akutagawa Hiko waited for a scream to serve as the opening, he turned his attention back to Conan, only to see him staring at a long-haired man with a gaze even more ferocious than one directed at a murderer.
Even more terrifying, his hand had already touched the switch on the power-enhancing shoes.
If it were the original Conan, Akutagawa Hiko wouldn't be worried at all.
Just like those isekai action anime, the power levels weren't too outrageous in the early stages, and the doctor's gadgets weren't that terrifying yet.
Conan could kick someone without causing any serious harm. Even if he knocked the person unconscious, people would only assume that the person had some kind of problem, and wouldn't think that a child had that kind of strength.
However, under Akutagawa's intervention, Conan not only gained the fighting power of about 1.5 random passersby, but his leg-strengthening shoes, a classic piece of equipment, also underwent multiple upgrades.
If that kicks someone directly, it'll leave bruises all over the place.
Normally, Conan would be careful with his strength and wouldn't kick someone to death, but people in love are always prone to emotional outbursts, even the main character is no exception.
Akutagawa Hiko didn't care about watching the excitement. If he accidentally sent the high-tech arms dealer, Professor Agasa, to jail and ruined his reputation, that would be interesting. He held down the restless Conan and learned everything from him.
It turns out that during the eavesdropping, this playboy surnamed Ruo received a phone call from a friend who was bragging about meeting a girl he met at the ski resort.
Not only did he refer to women as "women," but he also said things like, "If you take them first, they will be devoted to you forever," which is disrespectful to women.
Let alone someone as jealous as Conan, even ordinary friends wouldn't be able to accept that a friend would like someone like that.
Akutagawa patted Conan on the shoulder and advised, "Don't actually kick him into trouble." Before he could take any action, a phone call looking for Mr. Edogawa interrupted him. Looking around, he realized that he seemed to be the only one with the surname Edogawa. He guessed that it was Ran looking for her and decided to let this playboy go for the time being.
Just as I hung up the phone, Playboy's scream came from the bathroom.
Akutagawa Hiko and Conan rushed to the restroom at a dizzying speed, only to find the previously frivolous Hana slumped on the floor, and a large pool of blood flowing from the gap under the innermost stall.
Conan carefully avoided the bloodstains and pushed the cubicle door, only to find that he couldn't open it at all. Strangely, the door wasn't locked from the inside.
Conan then lightly leaped over the gap above the cubicle and peered inside, only to see the ill-tempered woman lying in the cubicle.
It was precisely because of the obstruction of the household that this door could not be opened.
Many of the concerned citizens were clearly not new to murder cases, and they were quite adept at calling the police. Soon, a large number of police cars surrounded the small coffee shop.
The deceased was leaning against the door of the cubicle. The stab wound to the chest was the fatal factor. Although there were strangulation marks on the neck, if the person had been strangled first and then stabbed in the heart, it would not have caused such a large amount of spurting bleeding.
Furthermore, the deceased's bag was ransacked, and the wallet inside was empty.
At first glance, it looks like someone hiding in a toilet stall, committing a random crime.
After strangling the person who entered unconscious, the person suddenly woke up and, in a panic, stabbed the person to death with a single blow, then escaped through a window or a gap in the partition.
However, considering that the window was very clean, and someone who didn't even take the murder weapon obviously wouldn't have the mental fortitude to clean the window, the murderer must still be in the coffee shop.
Eri Kisaki was eager to see her daughter, and upon discovering that Inspector Megure, an old acquaintance, was leading the team, she succinctly explained the above analysis to him.
Inspector Megure was about to analyze the situation himself when he saw Akutagawa Hiko walking towards him. He exclaimed, "It's you again, Akutagawa-kun."
Some people are truly blessed with good fortune, while others never encounter many murder cases in their entire lives. Therefore, ordinary detectives, unless invited to investigate a case, can only chase after cases.
But Kudo and Akutagawa are different; they always encounter all sorts of cases with fancy and unconventional methods.
Now, Akutagawa seems to be surpassing Kudo, having encountered so many cases in such a short time.
Inspector Megure, who already understood Akutagawa's methods, asked directly, "You already know who the murderer is?"
Before he could even say hello, Akutagawa Hiko realized his lines had been stolen. He paused for a moment, then said, "The murderer is probably that Mr. Tonoyama."
Then, Akutagawa Hiko was surprised to find that two of the police officers he often met, who were just background characters, had already taken out their silvery hands before he could even reveal Tonoyama Juzo's modus operandi and the evidence.
Clearly, these two officers, who frequently accompany Inspector Megure on duty, are very familiar with this procedure.
Without a shred of doubt.
Fortunately, Eri Kisaki stopped her in time.
Because Akutagawa Hiko's words just now contained a general outline, even if the reasoning and confirmation process reveals that the wrong person was identified, he can use the excuse of being a helpful citizen providing clues to escape accusations of defamation.
But if they just handcuff the person, then things become complicated.
Just as Akutagawa Hiko was about to start his deduction, a phone call came in. It was none other than Ran Mouri, who had just gone out to buy a cake to coax Conan home.