Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 763: Sleeping Kogoro Returns, Unveiling the Truth About the Kappa
"What a joke! How could there possibly be such a thing as a kappa in this world! This must be some kind of trick by some unknown person!"

Having finally sobered up from his hangover, Kogoro Mouri arrived at the scene and, without doing any investigation, made a hasty judgment.

They dismissed it as a deliberate act, suggesting it might just be a gimmick by the villagers to promote tourism.

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's words, Banzo Numayama, Rokuro Tokubi, and Ichike Arai all fell silent, feeling inexplicably guilty.

At the same time, he was extremely puzzled. Since Tatsuhiko Numayama was already dead, who else would play the role of a kappa?

Numayama Banzo was startled. Could it be that someone was imitating Tatsuhiko?

My heart sank immediately; the thing I feared most had happened.

Although Kogoro Mouri's reasoning had no basis, it unexpectedly gained the approval of many people.

After all, it's hard to believe that a kappa could appear and attack people. It's more likely that someone is deliberately dressing up as one, and that's more believable.

The only exception was Yamamura Misao, who seemed to have a deep belief in the kappa. He looked around nervously, suspicious that the kappa might pop up again, and was just scaring himself.

"Uncle did a pretty good job this time."

Conan gave Kogoro Mouri an approving look.

Kogoro Mouri's denial may simply be based on his preconceived notions, but it was a lucky accident that brought him close to the truth.

Conan was initially skeptical, as yesterday's events seemed strangely inexplicable.

But he just examined the footprints at the location where the "kappa" was seen and found that although the footprints were deliberately made to look like webbed feet, the stride and depth were extremely unnatural, more like they were forged by someone using special tools.

This immediately dispelled his doubts and confirmed that the so-called "kappa attack" was simply a staged event.

"Um, Conan..."

Ran Mouri glanced at her father, who was "talking loudly" to everyone, then crouched down and whispered in Conan's ear, "Is it really a kappa?"

Seeing the girl's apprehensive expression, Conan gave her a knowing, confident smile and denied it, saying, "Of course not. Just like Uncle said, there can't be a kappa in the world..."

Before the words were finished, an aged voice came from behind them:
"That's not necessarily true. This world is far more mysterious than people realize, and we should learn to be in awe of it."

The two turned around and saw an elderly man with white hair standing behind them with a smile.

They knew each other; one of them was the village chief of Xiuqiao Village.

Hearing the old village chief's words, Conan pretended to be curious and asked, "Grandpa, do you really believe that the kappa attacked that fisherman uncle?"

The old village chief smiled meaningfully: "Our village has always had the legend of the kappa. It may not be entirely unfounded. It's better to believe some things are true."

Conan and Ran Mouri looked at each other in bewilderment.

Others may not know, but they already know that the previous kappa legends were all caused by Tatsuhiko Numayama.

Conan narrowed his eyes. Compared to vague legends, he believed the tangible evidence before him more, so he changed the subject:
"Grandpa, I just saw that they're building a resort in your village, right? It looks so exciting! I really want to come and visit!"

He deliberately put on an excited and expectant expression, and spoke in a cute voice.

Seeing Shinichi being cute up close made Ran Mouri's lips twitch slightly.

Upon hearing this, a shadow crossed the old village chief's eyes, but he quickly regained his smile and said, "Yes, it is indeed something to look forward to. I'm sure there will be many tourists like you, little friend, coming to visit."

After exchanging a few words, the old village chief left, leaning on his cane.

As he gazed at the other person's hunched back, a flash of white light suddenly appeared on Conan's glasses.

'Great, the last piece of the puzzle is in place; all that's left is irrefutable evidence!'

He raised his head and looked at the girl beside him:

"Sister Xiaolan, please do me a favor!"

……

As time went on, the investigation into the case did not make much progress.

Kogoro Mouri, while disbelieving in the existence of kappa and convinced that someone was deliberately impersonating one, couldn't offer any concrete conclusions. He hadn't even found a suspect.

The police were in a similar situation; during their investigation, they found no useful clues, and everything seemed to point to the fact that a kappa had appeared.

Panic inevitably spread throughout the village, reaching even the tourists and construction workers at the resort, and discussions about it were bound to erupt.

Some were curious, some were worried, and some were horrified.

Many timid people had already packed their bags and left in a hurry.

Takeshi Ono remained indifferent to the so-called "kappa attack incident".

Unlike yesterday, he did not sense that strange and eerie aura here. Therefore, although he did not find a conclusive clue like Conan, Onino Takeshi was just as certain that the attacker was not a kappa.

Since someone was deliberately causing trouble, Onino Takeshi didn't bother to get involved and just left it to Conan.

The latter did not disappoint his trust.

When the afternoon came, Conan finally got what he wanted.

then--

puff!

A familiar feeling washed over Kogoro Mouri once again.

A sudden dizzying sensation!
"It's happening again..."

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Kogoro Mouri swung around in circles a few times, then precisely sat down under a large tree by the river.

Head bowed, elbows resting on knees, pose complete!

"Appeared!"

Yamamura's eyes lit up, and he looked excited, playing the role of a very competent straight man.

"Sleeping Kogoro!"

The others looked surprised upon seeing this.

I'd heard that this famous detective always does his deductions while asleep. When he was awake just now, he did seem a bit unreliable, and I thought he was just overrated. Could this be the real him?

really.

A calm and authoritative voice rang out from Kogoro Mouri (or later?):
"Gentlemen, I have solved all the mysteries."

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up and listened quietly to the famous detective's "reasoning"—

"This attack appears to be the work of a kappa, but it was actually carried out by humans!"

The moment Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth, everyone was astonished.

"What evidence do you have? It was clearly the kappa who did it!"

A man in his thirties in the crowd immediately raised his voice and questioned him.

Conan, hiding behind a tree trunk, peeked out and discovered that the man was the village chief's son.

A fleeting smile crossed Conan's lips as he continued in Kogoro Mouri's voice:
"Of course I have evidence!"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's son's questioning voice stopped abruptly, and everyone else looked surprised. Did the other party actually have evidence?
We eagerly awaited Kogoro Mouri's next move.

What is the truth?

Who is the mastermind behind this?

What is the purpose of the other party doing all this under the guise of "Kappa"?
Everyone was very curious.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, "Kogoro Mouri" spoke...

(End of this chapter)