Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 329: A Different Uncle, Maori Kogoro's Highlight Moment

Kogoro Mori's words made everyone at the scene look surprised and suspicious.

Seeing this, he smiled slightly, and his deep eyes flashed with a light that saw through everything.

Just listen to him talk:

"The murderer's so-called locked room trick has a problem that you all overlooked -

That’s how difficult it is to implement this technique.”

"How difficult is the operation?"

Mao Lilan unknowingly became a qualified supporting actor for her father.

"Yes."

Kogoro Maori curled the corners of his mouth confidently.

“You can try it yourself by finding a short, thin string and trying to figure out how difficult it is to tie a knot that is strong enough.

Especially when you are standing outside the door and connecting the anti-theft chain behind the door."

Everyone looked thoughtful when they heard this.

Anyone who has stayed in a hotel knows that once the anti-theft chain is put on, the width of the gap that can be opened from outside the door is extremely limited.

It's difficult to reach a hand through such a narrow gap.

You have to stretch both hands behind the door to connect the broken anti-theft chain behind the door. The operation will only become more crowded and cramped, and it is basically impossible to stretch your fingers.

Not to mention, in order to ensure that this secret room technique is implemented and not seen by outsiders, the location where the anti-theft chain is cut and then tied again must be blocked by door panels and cannot be seen from outside the door.

This also means...

The murderer himself was invisible when he stood outside the door tying the fishing line.

When tying the line, he had to hold the anti-theft chain with one hand to align the broken link.

Then use your other hand to pass the fishing line through the two broken chain links and then back through them.

But the murderer himself cannot see it.

The fishing line was so thin and the gap where one could put one's finger was so narrow, making it difficult to operate.

I want to thread the fishing line accurately in and out of the chain link and then tie it through the door...

"There's no way the murderer would wear gloves!"

Maori Kogoro came to the conclusion firmly and decisively:

“If you wear gloves, you may not even be able to feel whether the line is pinched between your fingers.

In that case, how could the murderer pass the wire through the door without being seen?"

"This……"

Everyone was silent for a while.

This is indeed an issue that they have overlooked.

Just imagine how difficult it is to do delicate work such as threading a needle while wearing gloves and through a thick layer of cotton.

The murderer had to stand outside the door to operate the machine, with basically no vision, which meant he was operating blindly.

Moreover, there may be residents or hotel staff passing by the corridor outside the door at any time.

He didn't have time to do some trial and error with gloves on.

In a hurry, I had to take off my gloves and do this job.

Conan looked at Kogoro Mouri in shock.

He was just about to raise this point, but he didn't expect his uncle had already thought of it.

Is this still the eccentric uncle Maori that he knows?
Others were equally convinced by this powerful reasoning.

"That is indeed very likely."

Mao Lilan looked at her father who was unexpectedly reliable today with burning eyes, and her doubts about him had long disappeared.

"If the murderer was not wearing gloves at the time, then..."

Kogoro Maori raised the corner of his mouth and spoke with a confident smile.

"The gap in the door is so narrow that when he puts his hand in, his hand is bound to rub against the door frame, and his fingers may also come into contact with the door panel!
If we use a magnifying glass and a multi-band light source to search, we may be able to find it on the door panel near the anti-theft chain..."

Mao Lilan's eyes lit up and she blurted out immediately:

"The murderer's fingerprints and skin dandruff!"

Maori Kogoro raised his eyebrows: "That's right!"

In this way, the situation becomes clear.

All you need to do is use a police dog to identify the smell at the scene and identify the real murderer from among the several suspects present.

Then look for possible dandruff and fingerprints on the door panel near the anti-theft chain.

Most people wouldn't leave fingerprints or dandruff in such a place.

This is the irrefutable evidence against the murderer!

The other lawyers present had all firmly stated that they had not been to Usui Riko's room last night.

This means that as long as their smell, skin flakes and fingerprints can be found in this room, it can be proved that their confessions are contradictory and the crime of murder can be established.

I have to say that this time, Kogoro Mori did propose a comprehensive and powerful solution from reasoning to evidence collection.

The real murderer will be exposed!

"dad……"

Mao Lilan immediately cast an admiring look at her father who performed exceptionally well.

"Dad actually found the key clue to solve the case faster than Shinichi... As expected, as long as Mom is involved, Dad becomes completely different!"

Mao Lilan immediately looked at Kisaki Eri, and sure enough, she saw a touch of emotion on her mother's face, and she was secretly happy.

Others were also impressed by Kogoro Mori's reasoning, and they all praised him as the "Sleeping Kogoro"!
Those who knew him were all filled with surprise.

Looking at the "highlight" of Kogoro Mori, Takeshi Onino's eyes were a little surprised, and then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Sure enough, when Brother Maori gets serious, he is still very reliable!

It is precisely because he knew that once Kisaki Eri and Mouri Ran were involved, Mouri Kogoro would become extremely reliable, so he deliberately stopped Conan just now and gave the opportunity to "perform" to Mouri Kogoro.

The other party did not disappoint his expectations.

Looking at Kisaki Eri, who was looking at Mori Kogoro with a strange look in her eyes, the smile on Onino Takeshi's lips became more and more obvious.

At this time, Kogoro Mouri still maintained the demeanor of a master who never showed his emotions. He was completely different from the greasy uncle who couldn't control his expression when he saw a beautiful girl.

“As long as we wait for the police to arrive, we can collect fingerprints and skin dandruff, and then use police dog identification.

Pull out the murderer who implicated Yingli innocently from the crowd!"

Kogoro Mori made the final decision and looked at the lawyers present with great momentum.

This is Karuizawa, not Tokyo where Usui Ritsuko works and lives.

Since this was a crime committed by an acquaintance, the murderer who killed her was most likely among the lawyer colleagues who traveled to Karuizawa with her.

Lawyer Mikasa and others who also realized this changed their expressions. "Everyone."

Kogoro Mouri had a solemn expression and looked at the lawyers with a serious gaze, and his whole body was filled with the oppressive feeling of a famous detective.

“As long as the door is examined by forensic personnel, the fingerprints and dandruff on it will definitely be found, and it will be impossible for the murderer to get away with it.

It is only a matter of time before the real culprit is exposed.

And you, like Yingli, are lawyers who are very familiar with the legal system.

I think... there's no need to waste time here anymore, right?

If you come forward and confess your guilt earlier, you may be able to get a reduced sentence in court."

Kogoro Mori used stern words to intimidate the murderer, using both soft and hard tactics, and put pressure on the murderer with his words.

The lawyers present looked at each other in bewilderment.

We looked at each other with suspicion in our eyes.

At last……

"No need to be a police dog identification... I was the one who killed Ritsuko!"

A man stood up with a complicated expression and frankly admitted that he was the murderer.

"S-Mr. Saku?!"

Everyone opened their mouths in surprise.

Unexpectedly, the murderer turned out to be Norifusa Saku, who was suspected at the beginning because of banging on the door.

"Saku?"

Kisaki Eri frowned subconsciously.

She didn't know what she was thinking of, but asked with some concern: "Is it really you?"

"Hello..."

Kogoro Mori's expression fell instantly.

When he heard that his wife subconsciously spoke up for a man, the smug expression on his face suddenly froze.

Maori Kogoro was a little panicked, and hurriedly said:
"Eri, he has admitted that he is the murderer, why don't you believe it?
I thought he was suspicious when he deliberately banged on the door before -

If he is not the murderer, why would he do such a 'good deed' to help the murderer complete the locked room trick?"

He looked at Saku Nobufumi with hostility.

Saku Hoshi smiled helplessly, not caring about Maori Kogoro's attitude, and looked at Kisaki Eri with a complicated look:
"Thank you for your trust, Lawyer Fei.

But I'm sorry to disappoint you...I am indeed the one who killed Usui Ritsuko."

"why?"

Kisaragi was silent for a moment.

"I don't remember you having a grudge against Usui Ritsuko."

"Because of the recent Mitsui Chemicals case."

Saku Hoshi sighed.

"Mitsui Chemicals is currently suing villagers in a certain village over an environmental dispute. Did you know that?"

"know."

Kisaki Eri frowned.

"Local villagers sued Mitsui Chemicals for illegally discharging pollutants outside the village, causing widespread illness among villagers.

Ritsuko Usui is the defense lawyer hired by Mitsui Chemicals in this lawsuit.

When it came to this, a hint of realization suddenly flashed across Kisaragi's eyes.

"Does this have anything to do with you?"

"Have."

Saku Nobufumi readily admitted it.

“That village is my hometown.

Those villagers who became ill because of Mitsui Chemicals are also my relatives and friends.

So I don’t want them to lose this crucial lawsuit, and I don’t want someone like Usui Ritsuko, who is obsessed with money, to help Mitsui Chemicals destroy their hopes.”

"This……"

Everyone present, especially Mikasa and other lawyer colleagues, were trembling with fear at this bizarre motive:

What are you doing...

Big companies are harming people, why do you kill defense lawyers?
Victory is justice. Lawyers make a living by winning cases, not by their ideology and morality.

If lawyers can help big companies win lawsuits, it means that at the legal level, big companies are always the ones who are in the “right” position!

We can only blame those unruly people for having no money... ahem... it's unreasonable.

What does this have to do with their lawyers?
And big companies have plenty of money to hire lawyers.

If you kill Lawyer Usui, other lawyers will naturally flock to you with their business cards.

It doesn't help the result at all!
Is it necessary to contact the person directly?

His fellow lawyers all have a hard time understanding the way Saku Hoshi is thinking.

This guy is simply a weirdo in the legal profession!

The people I have to deal with are people like Saku Hoshi. The risk of them being lawyers is too high...

"Since there is a motive and evidence, Saku Nobushi himself has confessed to the crime."

Kogoro Mori couldn't wait to stand up and put the final nail in the coffin of his rival's accusations.

"Then he is obviously the murderer!

Is there any doubt about this? "

"Yes."

Saku Nobufumi did not refute and admitted it frankly, because his trick had been completely exposed under Mori Kogoro's reasoning.

"It may be difficult for you to understand my thoughts, but I really want to kill Usui Ritsuko."

At this point, Sakuho no longer hid his thoughts and emotions, and anger and hatred were revealed on his face.

"Because her professional philosophy of doing whatever it takes to make money makes me sick."

With that said, his motive for killing Usui Ritsuko seems more reasonable.

Add to that a series of evidence and his own confession.

This case...

"It was cracked by my famous detective, Maori Kogoro!"

Kogoro Mori laughed triumphantly.

(End of this chapter)