Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 484 A classic choice of three: I choose my best friend!

"what!!!"

A terrifying scream came through.

Upon hearing the scream, Kitahara Natsuyu sighed and muttered to himself, "Looks like my luck can't stop these grim reapers from appearing in the same place!"

He can handle Conan alone, but now that Heiji Hattori is also there, plus the others who have some degree of death-related attributes, he can't hold on any longer.

Yesterday doesn't count, because he prevented the murder yesterday, not that it didn't happen.

There is a big difference between something happening and something not happening at all.

Da da da.
Just then, two figures swept past Kitahara Natsuyu and ran straight toward the source of the scream.

These two people are Conan and Heiji Hattori.

However, someone was even faster than the two of them, and that was Sera Masumi.

Sera Masumi is also a detective, and she is quite perceptive when it comes to cases. She's practically a half-death god. Today really feels like a gathering of death gods!
"Where did they go?" Sonoko asked instinctively, looking at the three people's backs with a bit of confusion.

Upon hearing this, Iori, who had somehow appeared beside Ooka Momiji, whispered, "Miss, there might be a case here!"

After saying this, he couldn't help but glance at the man who was lagging behind, Kitahara Natsuyu.

Kitahara Natsuyu felt his gaze, shrugged, and showed a helpless expression.

What can I do? There are too many Deaths, and he can't suppress them all. It's too much to ask of him.

"A case?" Upon hearing this, Ooka Momiji's beautiful eyes flickered twice, and she couldn't help but suggest, "Shall we go and take a look?"

She had basically never been to any crime scenes, because the rate of serious crimes in Kyoto was not high, and she was always accompanied by someone when she went out, so she never had the opportunity to see any crime scenes.

But things are different now. There are so many people here, and Heiji Hattori is going too. There shouldn't be any problem for her to get over!

"Hmm," Iori Muga paused, glancing around to see how many people were around her. "Okay, but Miss, you can't leave my sight, and you can't look at things you shouldn't."

Before he could finish speaking, Ooka Momiji left.

Because at that moment, Sonoko, Ran, and the others had already walked over there, and she didn't listen to the whole thing because she wanted to watch the excitement.

Seeing this, Iori stood there stunned, muttering to herself, "The young lady is getting more and more rebellious!"

The young lady of the past would never have done this, but the current young lady actually wants to go to the crime scene.

They've rebelled! They've really rebelled!
“Brother Iori,” Kitahara Natsuyu walked over and looked at the backs of the group, saying, “Children grow up eventually; you can’t watch over her forever.”

"And there won't be any danger if so many people go there."

"If something really goes wrong, you're still here, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Iori Muga sighed: "What if Miss gets hurt?"

"Injured?" Kitahara Natsuyu's expression turned strange. "Injury is definitely your fault. It's good to let her see the world early on, so she won't panic when she encounters this kind of thing in the future. I'm going over there now."

After saying that, he waved and walked forward.

Iori Muga stared at Kitahara Natsuyu's retreating figure, remaining silent for a long while: "It was indeed my dereliction of duty that the young lady was injured."

Although Kitahara Natsuhiro's words made him somewhat unhappy, they were the truth.

"Now is not the time to think about such things."

Iori Muga quickly chased after him.

at the same time.

Inside a women's clothing store in the mall, Hattori Heiji, Conan, and Sera Masumi were already gathered around the corpse, examining it closely.

The corpse was a woman, with a dagger stuck in her chest, her eyes wide open, looking as if she had died with her eyes open in disbelief, and the tags on her clothes were still attached.

It seems he was trying on new clothes when he died.

He was killed by some unknown person and ended up like this.

There were uniformed staff members beside them. She looked at them cautiously and asked in a low voice, "May I ask who you are?"

"Oh, they're detectives," Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Detectives?" The waiter paused, somewhat embarrassed. "Even if you are detectives, you can't just touch a corpse. We've already called the police. You'd better get out of here!"

What if they become suspects because of their connections?

So we absolutely cannot let them continue like this; we must wait for the Metropolitan Police Department to arrive.

"Hey, this store seems to be one of my family's brands?" Sonoko looked around and finally realized it.

"Your shop?"

"Yes, I remember my family owns this brand."

"You are... Ms. Sonoko!"

Just then, a woman in a uniform with exquisite makeup walked over.

"You know me?" Sonoko asked.

"Yes," the store manager said with a slight bow. "I met you, Ms. Sonoko, once at the company's annual meeting."

“Annual party, huh?” Sonoko thought for a moment. “I have indeed attended the annual party of the Suzuki zaibatsu.”

Because she and her older sister are heirs to a conglomerate, Tomoko Suzuki and Shiro Suzuki would take them out to broaden their horizons and introduce them to the outstanding members of the conglomerate after they grew up.

The fact that the store manager had met Sonoko at the annual meeting means that he is also an outstanding employee of the group.

It has to be said that she must have the ability to become the store manager in Beika Town, where every inch of land is precious.

Attending the annual meeting is one proof of this.

"Yes, I met Ms. Sonoko at the annual party. And this..." The shop manager looked around, then spotted a terrifying figure: "Ms. Ooka Momiji!?"

She also knew Ooka Momiji, although she had never met her in person, she had seen her in photos.

After all, she quite liked karuta, and had even seen it live, so she naturally recognized Ooka Momiji.

Moreover, how could an outstanding employee of the Suzuki Zaibatsu not recognize Ooka Momiji, the heir to the Ooka Zaibatsu?

If she really didn't know someone and said something offensive, then her life would truly be in jeopardy from now on!

Furthermore, the store's employees were very familiar with the appearances of some high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which was one of the reasons she was able to attend the annual meeting.

Upon hearing this, Ooka Momiji smiled slightly and said, "Hello, I am Ooka Momiji."

Upon hearing this, the shop manager immediately bowed and said, "Ms. Ooka Momiji."

What happened to this world?
Sonoko-san is actually out shopping with Ooka Momiji-san?

Aren't the Ooka zaibatsu and the Suzuki zaibatsu sworn enemies?

Could it be that the two companies are going to cooperate and dominate all of Japan?
As the store manager, she knows a lot, and she knows this basic information.

But I never expected Sonoko and Ooka Momiji to travel together; it was truly an eye-opener. It was even more terrifying than a murder occurring in the shop.

After all, Beika Town is quite chaotic, with murders happening from time to time. Even the shop next door to hers had a murder case, and she had even gone to join in the fun. This time, the case happened in her shop.

However, having already experienced it once, she already knew how to deal with it.

First, call the police, then set up a cordon to prevent anyone from touching the body, and then call security to tell the customers in the store not to leave.

After that, just hand it over to the lawyers of the Suzuki zaibatsu and the Metropolitan Police Department.

This time, three detectives unexpectedly appeared, but unfortunately, it wasn't Kogoro Mouri.

But these three detectives are Sonoko's friends, so feel free to look around. If you have any problems, just contact the lawyers at the Suzuki Zaibatsu!

Suzuki Zaibatsu: Call the Metropolitan Police Department!

“Well, these are my friends, they’re all detectives, and they’re quite familiar with Inspector Megure of the Metropolitan Police Department, so I let them take a look. Maybe they’ll be able to find the culprit soon!” Sonoko said.

"Yes, Ms. Sonoko." The shop manager agreed without any hesitation.

Is the Metropolitan Police Department bigger than the Suzuki conglomerate?
Naturally, the latter should be chosen. After all, if you're eating Suzuki's food, you should naturally sit on Suzuki's side.

Besides, the Metropolitan Police Department has always been incompetent, so sending a detective might be a good idea; they might find the culprit faster than the Metropolitan Police Department.

It would be even better if Kogoro Mouri came.

If Sleeping Kogoro makes a move, he'll definitely capture it easily.

Conan: Damn it, I'm the great detective!

Mori: Kid, you're just a stand-in!
"Masumi, how's it going?" Sonoko led Ran and the others over to examine the corpse up close.

They weren't afraid of corpses at all.

After all, how could someone living in Beika Town not have seen corpses? So they've long been immune to it.

As for the scene in the original work where Ran and Sonoko scream when they see a corpse later on, that's simply impossible!

After all, you get numb to it after seeing it so many times, and you won't scream anymore.

As for the screams in the original work, they were just for the sake of the plot, to let people know that someone had died there.

Moreover, Xiaolan, who can smash a concrete utility pole with one punch, is no weak woman. Screaming is completely out of character for her!
"Hmm," Sera Masumi stood up and looked at everyone, saying, "This was murder!"

"The murderer is one of these three!"

Yes, it's another classic three-way choice, and the three suspects are one woman and two men, one of whom was the victim's lover.

The other two were also a couple, and the woman was the deceased's best friend.

This is interesting.

My best friend, my boyfriend, and my best friend's boyfriend!

Watching this drama unfold, Kitahara Natsuyu couldn't help but mutter to himself, "If it were me, I'd choose my best friend!"

Of course, he chose these people randomly because each of them was a suspect, and he already knew who the murderer was.

After all, Gengar, being half-human and half-ghost and capable of seeing into people's hearts, had already seen through everything and knew who the murderer was the moment he entered!

However, he still subconsciously made his choice, which had nothing to do with whether he knew the truth or not, but was just based on his first impression.

What's more, best friends are sometimes just fake; true best friends are very rare!
Sonoko and Ran are best friends, and they even entrust their backs to each other's best friends.

If it were any other close friend, the moment you handed your back to them, you would be shot multiple times in the back and forced to commit suicide.

Because this thing is really made of plastic.

"Who are you?!" one of the men said. "What makes you think we're the murderers?!"

He was just out shopping with his girlfriend, so why does he claim to be the murderer?

How annoying! I went out and was mistaken for a murderer. I'm never coming to Beika Town again!

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji said, "Because you were the deceased's friends who came with him, no one else had been near the deceased except for you."

"Huh? What makes you say that?" the flamboyantly dressed woman retorted.

"That's what it looks like on the surveillance video," Conan's voice came through.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone turned to look at Conan.

At that moment, Conan was at the counter, and with the help of the shop assistant, he retrieved the surveillance footage from earlier.

After the deceased entered the changing room, only three people approached the room, so they are the suspects; there is no one else.

As for why Conan was able to access the surveillance footage?
Nature is inextricably linked to gardens.

This store is a brand under the Suzuki conglomerate, in other words, it's Sonoko's brand. So, with just a word from this young lady, the surveillance video can be retrieved with ease.

This is the power of the Suzuki conglomerate!
"That little rascal!"

Upon hearing this, the three people suspected all frowned.

Seeing the slight change in the expressions of the three, Conan's face also turned serious.

At the same time, Iori Muga's gaze also fell on Conan, but he didn't notice anything unusual for the time being.

After all, Conan lives in Kogoro Mouri's house and is a smart kid, so it's not impossible for him to be a detective.

Moreover, so far, Conan has been relatively normal and hasn't done anything outrageous, such as using a tranquilizer dart to knock out a woman in front of Iori Muga, a former Japanese public security officer!
That's right, it's a garden!
When Kogoro Mouri was away, Sonoko became the second long-term victim of the tranquilizer darts.

Of course, Sonoko was not knocked unconscious by the tranquilizer dart to the extent that Kogoro Mouri developed resistance to it.

After all, the anesthetic dose that would even put an elephant to sleep was ineffective on Kogoro Mouri.

All I can say is, as expected of you, Professor Agasa.

A technological genius in the world of Detective Conan!

"Is this the corpse?" Ooka Momiji leaned over to take a look, then immediately covered her mouth and nose.

A pungent odor wafted through the air, making her quite uncomfortable.

She had smelled blood before, but this was the first time she had smelled so much.

When there's a lot of blood, the smell becomes stronger, and combined with the bright red blood, it immediately makes you feel uncomfortable.

"Young Miss, it's best not to look at it," Iori Muga said immediately.

"I can still hold on!"

"."

Woohoo~~~
Just then, the police car arrived!

(End of this chapter)