Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 657 The Wolf of Rice Flower Murder Case: Premeditated Murder or Self-Defense?

Through the joint investigation of Conan and Heiji Hattori, several things were quickly determined.

First, the cause of death was cyanide poisoning.

Secondly, the time of death happened precisely when Hattori Heiji cut off his fake head, which caused the misunderstanding. Because his true face was covered up and the scene was too chaotic, the painful reaction of the deceased when the poison took effect was concealed.

Third, based on the autopsy findings, it is estimated that the deceased ingested cyanide shortly before the extras playing zombies began their "audience."

Fourth, the deceased's name was confirmed as Tatsuya Nagai through the documents he left behind (Note).

In addition, no murder weapon, which was the container for cyanide, was found at the scene.

Similarly, no suspicious persons were found.

The case became increasingly complicated.

This left Conan and his companion somewhat at a loss.

However, thanks to the protagonist's halo, clues quickly came knocking on their door.

An extra pointed out that a woman surnamed Nishitani had had a lot of contact with Tatsuya Nagai.

So Conan and his companion found each other.

The woman named Honoko Nishitani was also one of the extras. Under questioning from the two men, she admitted that she knew Tatsuya Nagai.

At first, the other party tried to cover it up, but how could they hide it from Conan and the other person? In the end, they had no choice but to confess.

However, her relationship with Tatsuya Nagai surprised everyone.

According to Honoko Nishitani, Tatsuya Nagai was actually a stalker.

Honoko Nishitani was his target.

Starting about two weeks ago, Honoko Nishitani discovered that Tatsuya Nagai had been tailing and following her on multiple occasions.

This made her, who lived alone, feel very scared and extremely bothered.

Honoko Nishitani tried to call the police, but because there was no evidence to prove that Tatsumi Nagai was also a stalker with malicious intent, the police had no choice but to release him.

As a result, Tatsuya Nagai became even more brazen, stalking her more and more frequently and openly.

This plunged Honoko Nishitani into deep fear.

Honoko Nishitani is an actress, but she is not famous and is no different from an extra.

Besides wanting a chance to act in a movie, the more important reason for coming to the audition was to get rid of Tatsuya Nagai.

But to his utter surprise, Tatsuya Nagai relentlessly followed him all the way to Gunma Prefecture!

Even though she had made a special effort to arrive a few days early, Nagai Tatsuya was still better prepared than her.

She even specially made a fake head and acted more professionally than Honoka Nishitani.

He was clearly telling Honoko Nishitani that even if she passed the audition, she couldn't get rid of him!

This terrified Honoko Nishitani.

Tatsuya Nagai, however, seemed to be deliberately toying with his prey. He did not make any excessive moves against Honoka Nishitani, but instead put constant pressure on her, keeping her in a state of fear.

After listening to Honoka Nishitani's confession, Conan and Heiji Hattori exchanged a glance.

With a motive established, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, Honoka Nishitani is most likely the murderer.

Tatsuya Nagai's relentless pressure deepened Honoko Nishitani's fear until she could no longer bear it.

In order to protect herself, she was forced to develop the intention to kill.

Honoko Nishitani's experience is sympathetic, but that cannot cover up the fact that the other party committed murder.

How did Honoko Nishitani poison Tatsuya Nagai?

Conan and his companion have no clue about this yet.

Two hours later.

Ambulances and police officers from the Gunma Prefectural Police Station arrived at the same time.

Kogoro Mouri was taken to the hospital accompanied by Ran Mouri.

The others remained to be investigated.

"Tell me what happened?"

A short policeman with a comical appearance appeared before the crowd and began to inquire about the situation.

It was none other than Shan Cuncao, a truly unique figure in the police force.

Brother Cao lived up to expectations; he was so terrified by the zombies that he wet himself as soon as he entered the room.

The newly appointed inspector, disregarding his image, ran out shouting and scrambling, his terrified cries continuing for a long time.

After much persuasion, it was only with great difficulty that Yamamura Tsao finally believed that the zombies were fake. Yamamura Tsao patted his chest with relief: "Thank goodness, thank goodness, I almost had to run back and buy a lot of food and water and then hide."

Conan: ...

Hattori Heiji:……

Everyone:...

You have quite a lot of experience with the apocalypse!
Yamamura Tsao raised his chin proudly and boasted, "I've read a lot of post-apocalyptic novels, and they weren't for nothing!"

Everyone was speechless again. What was there to be proud of...?

Knowing that Yamamura Misao was unreliable, Conan and Hattori Heiji simply abandoned him and began their own in-depth investigation of Nishitani Hoko.

They were fairly certain that the other person was the murderer, but they lacked conclusive evidence and didn't even know how the other person committed the crime.

Unexpectedly, it was Yamamura Misao who broke the deadlock in the end.

Although this guy was unreliable, he was incredibly lucky. After learning about the situation at the scene, he immediately ordered his officers to conduct a comprehensive search.

As luck would have it, the police found an empty beverage bottle in a mountain forest.

Cyanide residue was detected inside.

Clearly, this is the murder weapon!
It must have been discarded by Tatsuya Nagai after he finished drinking it.

However, no fingerprints of Honoka Nishitani were found on it; only the fingerprints of the deceased, Tatsuya Nagai, were collected.

Based on the evidence currently available, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that Tatsuya Nagai committed suicide.

This is obviously impossible.

Honoko Nishitani is undoubtedly the murderer.

But there is currently no evidence to accuse her.

The investigation is deadlocked.

On the other side, Ono Takeshi watched coldly, toying with a silver lighter in his hand.

It looks ordinary, but when Ono Takeshi flicks his finger, a gap suddenly appears at the bottom, revealing a miniature lens.

This is actually a specially made miniature camera!

It was also the tool used by Tatsuya Nagai to secretly take photos.

Tatsumi Nagai used it to secretly photograph Hoko Nishitani, and the photos inside will become the decisive evidence against her.

However, this thing is currently in the hands of Ono Takeshi.

He secretly took it from Nagai Tatsuya's corpse; with his abilities, he could do it without anyone noticing.

The reason for doing this is that this case successfully reactivated Onino Takeshi's memories.

The Beika Wolves Murder Case

Although he didn't know why the two people involved in the incident had come to Gunma Prefecture, Ono Takeshi confirmed that he hadn't misremembered.

The murderer in this case was indeed Hoko Nishitani, but Takeshi Ono showed no sympathy for the deceased, Tatsuya Nagai.

This is a complete and utter scumbag.

Despicable and shameless.

He even planned to kill Honoka Nishitani.

Such people deserve death.

On the contrary, driven by fear, Honoko Nishitani decided to strike first and take advantage of Tatsuya Nagai's perverted hobby by deliberately leaving a bottle of her drink in front of him.

As expected, Tatsuya Nagai fell for the trick, secretly taking the drink and greedily drinking it down, unaware that he was drinking a poisoned beverage that had been switched by Honoko Nishitani.

As a result, Tatsuya Nagai died from the poisoning.

As for why no fingerprints of Honoka Nishitani were left, it was because she had applied adhesive to her fingers beforehand.

Unfortunately, Honoko Nishitani, who was being watched by Tatsuya Nagai, didn't have a chance to get rid of the poisoned drink and was inevitably discovered by the police.

Hoko Nishitani did this entirely out of self-protection.

In Ono Takeshi's eyes, this was not premeditated murder, but self-defense.

Besides, if Tatsuya Nagai hadn't been a pervert himself, coveting the drink that Hoko Nishitani had drunk, how could he have lost his life?

Onino Takeshi didn't think Nishitani Hoko was wrong, which is why he decided to help her.

Without these photos that happened to capture Honoka Nishitani poisoning the animals, there would be no evidence to convict her.

However, Takeshi Onino hadn't anticipated that he had underestimated Conan and his companion...

(End of this chapter)