Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 761 The misunderstanding is cleared up, and he leaves without a trace, only to be surprised to find a kappa!
Numayama Banzo returned to his inn under the cover of night, completely unaware that someone had appeared behind him.

Of course, with his ordinary abilities, it would be impossible for him to detect Oni Takeshi's stalking.

Without disturbing the other guests at the inn, Numayama Banzo quietly returned to his room.

As the door closed, the hotel room fell silent once more.

The night grew even darker.

Suddenly, a dark figure emerged furtively from the corridor and crept stealthily toward Numayama Banzo's room.

The shadowy figure could be vaguely seen carrying what appeared to be a wooden basin filled with water.

The dark figure made no sound as it quietly approached the door of Namayama Banzo's room.

Staring intently at the door in front of him, a fierce killing intent flashed in the dark figure's eyes, and a sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Chenyan, your teacher will avenge you and kill your irresponsible and despicable father!"

Driven by a desire for revenge, the shadowy figure prepared to sneak into the room and drown Numayama Banzo with a basin of water in his hand!

Just like how he caused Numayama Tatsuhiko to drown in the river!
Tit for tat!
The surrounding darkness was gradually stained with a splash of blood.

Everything was proceeding according to plan, and just as a tragedy was about to unfold, suddenly—

thump!
The sound of something falling beside him startled the dark figure, who instinctively darted to the side, accidentally spilling the water basin in his hand.

A startled cry followed: "What?! It's raining?!"

Under the bewildered gaze of the shadowy figure, a burly man got up from the ground not far from his feet, accompanied by a surprised shout.

The other person seemed to have just been asleep and wasn't fully awake. They were still sleepy-eyed, but when they were doused with water, they immediately jumped up.

Shaking his wet hair, the burly figure instantly snapped out of his daze, only to be startled by the dark shadow that suddenly appeared before him.

"Who?!"

The shadowy figure panicked and tried to escape, but the other party had already turned on the corridor lights in the dark.

Snapped!
The light instantly dispelled the darkness that had enveloped the shadow.

"Teacher Debei?"

Upon seeing the other person's appearance, the burly figure gasped in astonishment.

He was another tenant staying here, Araiwa Ichike, who was also a former student of Tokubi Rokuro and a classmate and friend of Numayama Tatsuhiko.

Seeing the teacher standing in the corridor in the middle of the night with a basin of water, behaving strangely, Huang Yan was completely dumbfounded.

Tokubi Rokuro was also stunned by this sudden turn of events, and stood frozen in place.

He was preparing to kill Numayama Banzo under cover of darkness when, before he even entered the room, Araiwa suddenly appeared out from the side without him even noticing.

Well, now we've been caught red-handed!
The air suddenly became still!

"Teacher, what are you doing...?"

After a long pause, Araiwa asked in a puzzled tone, his gaze following Tokubi Rokuro's arm to the basin of water he was holding.

Tokubi Rokuro's heart tightened immediately, and he became at a loss.

How do you explain this? Are you suggesting you tell your students that their teacher is about to kill someone?
Just as he was feeling awkward and unsure of what excuse to use, the door behind him was suddenly flung open.

"Why is it so noisy?"

Numayama Banzo peeked out from behind the door and immediately saw the two bewildered people outside.

Their eyes met, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Tokubi Rokuro's heart sank to the bottom.

……

"What! You're saying that Chen Yan volunteered to play the kappa, which led to the accident?! Huang Yan, you're not lying to me, are you?"

When his murder plot was unexpectedly discovered, Tokubi Rokuro decided to throw caution to the wind and openly revealed his murderous intent to Numayama Banzo.

It also allowed him to vent his long-suppressed resentment and anger.

But he learned a shocking truth from the student, Araki Ichihiro!

Tokubi Rokuro always believed that Numayama Banzo forced his son to play the role of a kappa to attract popularity for his own business, which ultimately led to his accidental death.

But the truth was completely different; it turned out to be Tatsuhiko Numayama's own idea!
"Yes, teacher, I was there the day Chen Yan had the accident."

Arai Ichiki's affirmative answer left Tokubi Rokuro feeling dizzy, realizing with disbelief that he had been blaming the wrong person all these years. Numayama Banzo was not the culprit who killed Numayama Tatsuhiko, but rather someone who, like himself, bore immense pain.

They are even more in pain than I am.

And yet, he actually harbored hatred for Numayama Hanzo because of this, and plotted to kill him!

If Tatsuhiko Numayama could know this from beyond the grave, how grief-stricken he would be!

"What exactly did I do..."

Realizing his mistake, Tokubi Rokuro covered his face in anguish and wept bitterly.

But the hatred in his heart had completely dissipated...

……

Oni Takeshi, who had been secretly monitoring the situation inside the house, smiled as he saw that they had finally cleared up the misunderstanding.

All of this was, of course, the result of his secret 'stirring up trouble'.

It was he who abducted the still-sleeping Araiwa and, at the crucial moment, threw him out, interrupting Tokubi Rokuro's killing spree.

In this way, he could both stop Tokubi Rokuro from killing Numayama Banzo without showing his face, and also allow Arai Ichike, who knew the truth, to reveal it to Tokubi Rokuro, who had been kept in the dark.

To put it bluntly, this whole thing was just a misunderstanding. If Tokubi Rokuro and Numayama Banzo had been able to communicate clearly, the tragedy wouldn't have happened.

What Ono Takeshi did was to help them clear up their misunderstanding.

Things unfolded exactly as he had predicted.

Upon learning that Tokubi Rokuro was attempting to kill Numayama Banzo in order to avenge the "murder" of Numayama Tatsuhiko, Arai Ichike was greatly shocked and quickly revealed the truth, no longer daring to conceal it.

If we keep this up any longer, someone will die! It's terrifying!
Upon learning the truth and realizing that everything was due to his own "self-righteousness," Tokubi Rokuro was filled with remorse.

That's why riddle tellers are the most annoying. If you lay everything out in the open, there won't be so many misunderstandings.

Seeing that the misunderstanding had finally been cleared up and that Tokubi Rokuro no longer harbored any murderous intent, Ono Takeshi did not show himself but instead made a clean getaway.

When it's over, brush off your clothes and go away, hiding your merit and fame!
Having averted a regrettable tragedy, and with a sense of relief, Ono Takeshi's figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Back at the villa, Ono Takeshi didn't mention it to anyone, pretending that nothing had happened.

The next day, at Ran Mouri's suggestion, Conan, Sonoko Suzuki, and others went to Tatsuhiko Numayama's cenotaph again to help restore it, only to be surprised to find that the grave had already been restored.

And by sheer coincidence, they stumbled upon Tokubi Rokuro, Numayama Banzo, and Arai Ichikei performing a ritual.

After learning the whole story from them, Conan and the others were at a loss for words.

But it is fortunate that the tragedy was avoided.

The two sides have now reconciled, and Numayama Banzo has forgiven Tokubi Rokuro and has no intention of suing him.

“I think this is perhaps Tatsuhiko protecting us from the shadows…” Numayama Banzo said with a sigh.

Everyone was silent.

After the worship ceremony, the group prepared to go their separate ways.

Before parting, Ran Mouri brought up the incident of accidentally encountering a kappa.

Banzo Numayama told her with a smile that it was probably a photography enthusiast from the hotel, and the way he was carrying a bag, plus the fact that it was a bit dark, made Ran Mouri mistake him for a kappa.

Previously, the kappa was always played by Tatsuhiko Numayama.

Upon hearing this, Conan and Sonoko Suzuki showed expressions of "I knew it."

Ran Mouri accepted this explanation, believing it to be true and that she had simply misjudged the situation yesterday.

How could something as unscientific as a kappa exist in this world?

however--

"wrong!"

Ran Mouri suddenly stopped, her body tensed, and she pointed sharply to the opposite bank of the river. Her eyes widened, her expression filled with undisguised terror, and her voice stammered.

"Then, what is that?!"

The others looked in the direction of the sound, and the next second, their pupils suddenly contracted, their expressions filled with astonishment.

Suddenly, a strange green figure appeared before them without warning.

(End of this chapter)