Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 18 It’s all your fault!

"Originally, Hayato and I were the two strongest players in the Judo Club. Even if there were only two spots available in the National League, they would definitely be us."

Hoshino Teru said with reluctance,

"But that guy Makino has only been in the judo club for half a year, and he already defeated me and Hayato and became the strongest in the judo club!"

"If I let him participate in the judo club selection, Hayato will have no problem, but I will definitely..."

"You will be defeated by him and lose the chance to participate in the national league," Lin Xiuyi asked, "So, it wasn't Doi Hayato who tampered with the ladder, but you?"

"...Yes, that's what I did." At this point, Hoshino Teru was too lazy to pretend anymore. "After I learned that Makino was also going to participate in the selection, I started thinking about how to make him fail."

"It was me who suggested hanging a banner in the activity room to boost morale. I was also the one who secretly unscrewed a screw from the ladder and asked Makino to hang the banner."

"That idiot Makino did it without a second thought, and I watched him climb up the ladder and fall hard..."

Speaking of this, a smug smile appeared on Hoshino Teru's face.
"Because I asked Hayato to bring the ladder to him, that idiot actually thought that Hayato had tampered with the ladder! Haha..."

"Bushi, just for a place in the competition, you..." Maori Kogoro was stunned. "Aren't you going too far?"

"Excessive?" Hoshino Teru scoffed. "After Hayato and I participated in the National Judo Tournament last year, people from Tokyo Institute of Technology contacted us. As long as we can reach the semi-finals of this year's Judo Tournament, we can be specially recruited."

"My academic performance is average. If I miss this opportunity, I will never have the chance to go to such a good university again!"

"That bastard Makino clearly knew this, yet he still insisted on competing with me for the competition spot. I only let him break his leg, which was already a bargain for him!"

"You...people like you don't deserve to participate in the National League!" Maori Kogoro's face flushed, and he shouted loudly, "Everyone on the field, compete fairly together, sweat together, and defeat the opponent with their own strength together, this is the meaning of the National League!"

These passionate words made the adults around them look a little complicated.

After all, everyone has had a passionate youth, but as they grow up, their passion is gradually cooled by the wear and tear of life.

"...When I first started learning judo, I was just like you, thinking only of defeating my opponent fairly and winning," Hoshino Teru said with some nostalgia. "But I'm already a third-year student. After graduating next year, I'll have to face my future. I can't find a good job just relying on passion."

"As long as you work hard, you will definitely find a good job!" Kogoro Mouri said firmly.

"Idiot," Hoshino Teru shook his head speechlessly.

"But even if you used despicable means to obtain a place in the competition," Lin Xiuyi asked doubtfully, "why did you perform so poorly in the National Judo League this year, not even making it to the top 16?"

"It's all because of Hayato!" Hoshino Teru said angrily, "After Makino was injured, Hayato kept blaming himself. He was so distracted during the game that he even implicated me!"

"So you killed him because of this?" Officer Samezaki asked.

"That's only part of the reason," Hoshino Teru paused, "Hayato and I are good friends who grew up together. After the league loss, although I was angry, I didn't mean to hurt him."

"But that guy somehow found out that it was me who destroyed the ladder that caused Makino's injury, and he insisted on dragging me along to apologize to Makino."

Hoshino Teru gritted his teeth and said,

"I worked so hard to get a spot in the competition, but in the end I still didn't get the chance to go to Tokyo Institute of Technology,"

"Once Makino finds out the truth, he'll definitely take the opportunity to mock me and spread the news. How will I live like this then?"

"It was Hayato who betrayed me first, so I had to kill him!"

"I asked around, and he's the only one who knows what I did to the ladder."

"During lunch break today, I asked Hayato to come to the activity room. He thought I agreed to apologize to Makino, so he came happily." "While he wasn't paying attention, I strangled him from behind with a rope, making it look like suicide by hanging."

"Then I turned on the air conditioner and set the temperature to the lowest setting. I saw this on a science program on TV. It says that low temperatures can delay rigor mortis."

"After school in the afternoon, I deliberately lingered at the door of the activity room with my key, hoping to wait for someone to join me in discovering Hayato's body."

"I originally thought that this arrangement was flawless and no one would notice it,"

At this point, Hoshino Teru stared at Lin Xiuyi with a face full of resentment.

"Before you came, these idiot teachers at school had clearly believed what I said and were convinced that Hayato committed suicide!"

"You're the one who revealed everything! You're the one who ruined me! I won't let you go!"

"You're such a selfish person. You only think about blaming others, but never consider whether you're wrong." Lin Xiuyi smiled indifferently. He had heard similar words many times in his previous life. "If you want to take revenge on me, you'd better wait until you get out of prison."

……

Outside the gymnasium,

The Dean of Academic Affairs was standing at the door with a bamboo sword in his hand and a dark face.

The students who were watching the excitement did not dare to approach and could only stand at a distance and watch.

"I heard that a student from the judo club hanged himself?"

"Oh, someone died in the school gym. What if it becomes haunted in the future?"

"Why do you think the guy from the judo club hanged himself? Wasn't it a suicide for love?"

……

The students were talking about it, and Fujimine Yukiko was also standing in the crowd. She didn't care much about the senior who hanged himself in the judo club. After all, the two sides didn't know each other, so sympathy was enough.

What Yukiko was more concerned about were Lin Xiuyi and the other two who came in later. They were classmates who sat next to Yukiko.

I don’t know why the police took them in?

testify?

Or is it that the senior from the judo club did not commit suicide, but was murdered, and the murderer was among Lin Xiuyi and the other two?

Kogoro Mouri is a hot-blooded idiot, Eri Kisaki is a nerdy girl, and the one who can kill must be Shuichi Hayashi!
Yukiko Fujimine was bored and was daydreaming.

At this moment, the police officers from the Investigation Section 1 came out of the gymnasium, handcuffing a student wearing a Teitan uniform.

When the students near the gymnasium saw this, they were immediately excited and surrounded them.

"Isn't it suicide? Why are you arresting people?"

"So, it's a murder case?"

"Isn't this a relationship dispute? Two boys turning against each other over a girl?"

……

(End of this chapter)