Stay away from Conan.

Kyosuke Kazato hadn't left the banquet hall yet, and at the same time, Inspector Shiratori seemed to have received information that the culprit had been caught. If both of these were true...

At this moment, Gao Yuan couldn't help but realize that something was wrong with the situation, but he couldn't show it. Although he was suspicious, he kept quiet and didn't look directly at Kazato Kyosuke. Instead, like most of the other people present, he turned to Shiratori after hearing his words and wondered what was going on.

Clearly, Officer Shiratori didn't linger after receiving the call. He seemed oblivious to the stares directed at him and quickly walked out of the banquet hall, appearing impatient.

Therefore, those present, such as Kogoro Mouri and Conan, realized that something might have happened and immediately wanted to find out what was going on, so they followed them outside. Takato did the same, following them to the outside of the banquet hall to see what was happening.

After all, Kyosuke Kazato is still here. If the commotion just now was the police leading the murderer into a trap, then who is the murderer that the police have now suspected of arresting?
With these questions in mind, I followed Officer Shiratori to the outside of the banquet hall. There, in the corridor, Inspector Megure and Toshiro Odagiri were watching intently as a man was being escorted by other officers. Although being led by the police, the man was clearly resentful of his treatment, shouting and expressing his anger at the police.

"You bunch of idiot cops! Not only did you kill my father, but now what right do you have to arrest me! I didn't do anything..."

He continued to yell and curse at the police officers present, making all the officers look rather grim. Among them, Sato Miwako, who was surrounded by a group of officers, looked particularly bewildered as she watched the man being taken away, seemingly not quite understanding why things had turned out this way.

Even though the man kept insisting that he hadn't done anything, the leaders, Toshiro Odagiri and Inspector Megure, looked extremely serious. It seemed they had given a firm order to take the man away from the scene as soon as possible and to the nearest police station for questioning, as if they were quite certain that he was the real culprit in this incident.

Faced with this situation, Kogoro Mouri stepped forward and approached Inspector Megure. He gestured to the officers and asked, "..."
"Inspector Megure, what exactly is going on...?"

"Oh, Mori, my brother... and Akechi, my brother! You've arrived!"

Upon seeing Kogoro Mouri arrive, Inspector Megure no longer seemed to have the same guarded attitude he had at the beginning, where he was unwilling to reveal any information to outsiders. Moreover, upon seeing Takato following behind Kogoro Mouri and the others, Inspector Megure's expression immediately relaxed, and he even appeared somewhat pleased.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri and the others were slightly puzzled, but Takato basically understood that it seemed his suggestion to the police had worked...

But the problem is, the result is completely different from what I expected!

Looking at the man being taken away by the police, Gao Yuan admitted he didn't recognize him, but based on what the man had just said, Gao Yuan had a basic idea of ​​his identity.

He is the son of the Narasawa police officer's colleague in the original work, the officer who died suddenly on duty.

Meanwhile, Ai, who had come with Gao Yuan, was also watching the man being taken away by the police, and her expression became somewhat serious.

Because Ai was certain she had seen this man before. It was when she sensed the organized aura in the banquet hall and was about to follow the aura to find its source that she happened to see this man quietly leaving. Therefore, although she was not sure if the aura she sensed at that moment came from this person, Ai did have some impression of him.

At this moment, faced with Inspector Megure's attitude, Gao Yuan couldn't help but respond:
"Inspector Megure, that person just now..."

"Yes, it should be true, he is the murderer who shot and killed two of our colleagues!" Inspector Megure said this with an extremely solemn expression. After all, once the suspect was caught, Inspector Megure and his colleagues, who knew some of the inside story, could understand why he would do such a thing.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and the others were immediately surprised, while Takato, though outwardly calm, was filled with doubt and asked:
"How did you confirm that?"

Inspector Megure then briefly recounted the events that had just transpired. Specifically, by creating the illusion that the perpetrator had successfully detonated a bomb, causing a power outage, he lured the perpetrator to continue his actions and expose a flaw, allowing the officers waiting nearby to apprehend him immediately.

"And it wasn't just because he intended to commit a crime after the power outage, but also because we found this cell phone on him..."

At this point, Inspector Megure took out a cell phone that had been kept as evidence in the file folder—

"It was this phone that sent the signal to the phone used to detonate the bomb, so there's absolutely no mistake."

Having heard Inspector Megure say this, Takato finally understood—

In other words, after the power outage, this person attempted to approach Miwako Sato, leading the police to identify him as a potential perpetrator. After his arrest, they found a cell phone on him that had been used to send signals to the detonator, thus solidifying his suspicion.

So, from this perspective, the whole thing does make logical sense, but the problem is...

This is completely different from the original story as I know it, especially since I had already conducted a prior investigation and was certain that at least the events that had occurred before were accurate. So the culprit should be Kyosuke Kazato, no doubt about it. How could this be...?

At this point, Gao Yuan couldn't say anything more, only asking one more question:
"Have you found the handgun used by the killer?"

In response, Inspector Megure simply stated:
"No... we didn't find it on him, but we did find a dagger hidden on him. Maybe... he thought it would be too easy to be discovered if he committed the crime here with a handgun..."

Seeing that things had come to this point, Gao Yuan stopped asking questions. After all, he could no longer provide any more evidence to refute the police's actions. Moreover, this outcome was entirely due to the police acting on his advice.

And so, as the engagement party ended as scheduled, without any further surprises, everyone dispersed and left.

As a result, on the way back to the Akechi residence, Ai took the initiative to explain to Takato that she had sensed what appeared to be the organization's presence in the banquet hall.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuan's reaction wasn't as surprising as one might expect; rather, he seemed relieved and said:
"I see..." (End of Chapter)