Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 39 Perfect Crime!

Then, Kogoro Mouri pushed the door open, and for some reason, he ignored the objective difference in appearance and mistook Towako in the nightclub for Eri Kisaki.

Stimulated by the ashtray that hit a passerby's head, he rushed forward in a frenzy and started a fight.

A day later, at noon, Yamada Okao, who was trying to stop the fight but was accidentally involved, died from a medical accident.

Two days later, late at night, Gao Yuanyi, who was beaten the worst, committed suicide in the hospital after leaving a last will.

Next time, it’s now.

After sorting out all of this from the beginning, Megure Jusan felt an inexplicable sense of panic in his heart.

If, he just said if, there is no so-called mastermind behind the scenes, then everything caused by Brother Maori is really too much.

The uneasiness in his heart made Megure Juzo involuntarily shift his gaze and look at the thoughtful Kudo Shinichi.

Brother Kudo, you must continue to support us as always, break through the fog and reveal the truth!

"In fact, we have investigated many places."

Kudo Shinichi began to analyze one by one:

"You think it's important that Yamada Okao knows about your relationship with Aunt Eri, Uncle Maori. But in fact, you are only separated and have not divorced yet. If you are willing to investigate, you can easily find out. It is not a suspicious point.

He kept calling you, which resulted in you not receiving Ms. Towako's call. This kind of persistence is quite consistent with his character based on our investigation.

Gao Yuanyi asked the two ladies to entertain you, and it can indeed be considered that he intentionally designated Mie Kanako, but he had no way of confirming in advance whether the latter would give you cigarettes.

A few guests behind you happened to be chatting about Aunt Yingli because she was on the front page of the evening paper, and the newspaper was used as a table mat and someone saw it by accident.

As for the sound on the road, no one admitted it when we asked and investigated, but it's not surprising to see it in a place like that. Especially you, Uncle Maori, surrounded by two young ladies, you probably already had some lustful thoughts..."

"Absolutely not!"

Kogoro Mori interrupted hurriedly.

"..."

Kudo Shinichi was speechless for two seconds, not wanting to refute him, and continued, "Going from the store to the restroom, or going directly to the backyard to get some fresh air, you won't pass through the lounge. Only going from the restroom to the backyard will pass through. Why did you make this choice at the time?"

"I drank a lot and had to pee urgently, so I went to the toilet on my way." Maori Kogoro scratched his head: "Isn't the most important thing Eri's voice?"

Kudo Shinichi sighed, "People's senses are sometimes unreliable, especially at that time. We have verified that those words were actually said by Miss Towako."

"This……"

Kogoro Mori was speechless. After this series of analysis, wasn't it just his personal problem?
Megure Jusan was also quite puzzled: "Brother Kudo, according to you, this is an accident? The mastermind you mentioned has never appeared at all."

Kudo Shinichi shook his head. "Probability."

"what?"

Maori Kogoro and Megure Jusan were confused and asked hurriedly. Kudo Shinichi explained:
“It’s not about deliberately pursuing a certain goal, but just laying out on the side to create an environment that makes it more likely that something will happen.

For example, if person A has asthma and person B wants to kill him. Instead of doing it himself, person B talks about the beauty of the garden in the spring, which person A hears by accident, and then person A happens to pick up a limited-time coupon.

"!!!"

The two people who were listening suddenly realized something. Megure Jusan hurriedly asked, "What if A took precautions and didn't die from visiting the garden?"

"Of course, wait until the next time, and the next time." Kudo Shinichi said in a low voice: "As long as B is not arrogant or impatient and waits for the right opportunity, with countless high-probability dangerous events accumulating, A will be caught sooner or later."

"hiss--"

Megure Jusan took a deep breath and murmured in disbelief: "So that's how it is... That's how it is... Brother Kudo, for this kind of probability event, the police can't get any evidence at all. Isn't it a perfect crime?"

Maori Kogoro also had a bitter look on his face: "It seems that I am really an idiot. I fell for it the first time."

"Um?!"

Kudo Shinichi did not dwell on his feelings about the perfect crime. Instead, he immediately realized the highlight and looked at Mouri Kogoro with burning eyes.

"Uncle Maori thinks this is the first time. Could it be that he has made a new discovery by following this direction?"

"I can't be sure, but the afternoon before I went to Ginza, someone came to my detective agency and asked me to help him find a stray cat. He said he didn't have money to pay the deposit, and gave me a bunch of flyers for bars and nightclubs, saying that they could get discounts. Maybe I was tempted by them."

"Absolutely!"

Kudo Shinichi's eyes lit up: "Uncle Maori, can you describe his appearance?"

"Well... I was a little drunk at the time, and he was wearing a mask, so..." Maori Kogoro scratched his head desperately, and suddenly remembered some details, and said hurriedly: "He was wearing a pair of green rubber shoes, and left a lot of muddy footprints on the floor!"

"Green rubber shoes...mud footprints..."

Kudo Shinichi kept thinking, and the other two looked at him expectantly, but after just a few seconds, he shook his head in disappointment.

"It didn't rain on Tuesday afternoon. The first guess was that it was a construction site, but there was no construction near the Maori Detective Agency. If it was farther away, the soil would have fallen off long ago. It was definitely just a disguise."

Kudo Shinichi thought this was useless information, but Megure Jusan didn't think so. He waved his hand excitedly and said, "His superfluous addition has once again confirmed the existence of the mastermind. As long as we report it to Superintendent Matsumoto..."

"it's useless."

"What? Brother Kudo, you…"

"Hey, Officer Megure, even I am suspicious. Can this really be considered evidence?"

Kudo Shinichi interrupted again: "And I always feel that the mastermind gave us these specious clues twice, as if he was deliberately keeping us hanging. I am a little worried that he might take the opportunity to secretly plan other incidents."

"Nani?!!!"

Megure Jusan was shocked for who knows how many times, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what his younger brother said made a lot of sense.

This serial case has dragged on for five days and consumed a lot of police resources. If the mastermind had carried out other criminal activities during this period, they might have overlooked it.

but!

Megure Jusan said blankly: "No one has called the police these days. There are no other cases?"

"Maybe I'm overthinking it, maybe the conspiracy behind the scenes is still lurking, or maybe what he is planning this time will not cause any public harm."

Kudo Shinichi shook his head: "Let's continue. This kind of person is too dangerous. We must find him."

So the discussion continued, and because of the unknown haze, the air in the room became a little depressing.

It was not until four o'clock in the morning that a policeman knocked on the door and reported to Megure Juzo.

The comparison results of the profiles of Kisaki and Eri from various angles have come out.

(End of this chapter)