Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 3 Occupational Diseases of Diving
"Boy, what are you talking about?"

The broad-jawed police officer Matsumoto came over with an angry look on his face and grabbed Lin Xiuyi's collar.
"Are you questioning our ability to do our job?"

"I don't want to, but that's the reality."

Lin Xiuyi looked at the angry police officer in front of him calmly.

"Also, Mr. Officer, your current behavior has violated police regulations. If reporters learn of this..."

"you!"

Officer Matsumoto's face was livid with rage. He wanted to teach the brat a lesson, but he was afraid of what would happen if the reporters found out...

"Matsumoto-senpai," Megure Jusan quickly advised, "He's just a child, why bother with him?"

"Hmph!" Police Officer Matsumoto took advantage of the situation and let go of the hand that was holding Lin Xiuyi's collar.

"Classmate, why do you say that Mr. Kato is the murderer?" Megure Jusan asked curiously.

"Megure, why are you asking this?" Matsumoto said angrily, "What does a little brat know!"

"But I, a little kid, could tell that Coach Kato was lying," Lin Xiuyi said, straightening his collar. "Last night, he was on the diving board at the swimming pool. It was impossible for him to see the situation at the intersection clearly."

"Impossible to see clearly?" Megure Jusan was stunned for a moment, "You..."

At this time, Officer Morimura, who had been sent to the swimming pool to verify the situation, came back jogging.

"Inspector, I personally went to the diving platform to check it out. It's about forty meters from there to the intersection, and you can clearly see the situation at the intersection."

"Some of these little brats are speechless now, right?" Officer Matsumoto glanced at Lin Xiuyi, "You..."

"Alright!" Inspector Samezaki interrupted his subordinate impatiently, "Morimura, have you checked the situation at the intersection?"

Officer Morimura glanced at his colleague in confusion, then replied, "I checked with someone, and there was no problem with the streetlights last night."

"The streetlights are working properly, and the platform is more than 40 meters away from the intersection, so it's perfectly visible..." Inspector Samezaki nodded. "It seems Kato is right."

"No, Inspector, you missed a key point," Lin Xiuyi glanced at Matsumoto, "It was Officer Morimura who could see the intersection clearly from the diving platform, not Coach Kato."

"What you mean is..." Inspector Samezaki frowned, "Is there something wrong with Kato's eyesight?"

"That's right," Lin Xiuyi explained, "Mr. Kato is a diving coach. As far as I know, divers have a very common occupational disease: corneal damage."

"This is related to diving, a sport that few athletes can avoid, and corneal damage can affect vision."

"Corneal damage?"

Inspector Samezaki looked at Officers Matsumoto and Morimura, both of whom shook their heads, obviously hearing it for the first time.

"Could it be that he was wearing glasses at the time?" rookie police officer Megure speculated, "Aren't there contact lenses now?"

"Didn't he say he saw the murder happen from the diving platform?" Lin Xiuyi sneered. "If you dive with contact lenses on, the splash and impact from the high-speed drop could very well cause them to dislodge or even shift, potentially damaging your eyes."

"It might be possible for a beginner to do something stupid like this, but Mr. Kato is a diving coach. There's no way he doesn't know this."

"But these are just your guesses!" Officer Matsumoto was still a little unconvinced.

"I just observed Coach Kato carefully," Lin Xiuyi ignored Matsumoto, "There was a faint flash in his pupils when facing the sunlight. It is certain that he is wearing contact lenses." "Matsumoto, let the police officers from the forensic department check Coach Kato!" Inspector Samezaki ordered.

"……Yes!"

Although Matsumoto was reluctant, he had no choice but to obey the order and leave.

Coach Kato, who was not far away, obviously did not hear the conversation between Lin Xiuyi and others.

When Kato heard that Matsumoto wanted to check whether he was wearing contact lenses, his expression became noticeably nervous.

Although Matsumoto was not convinced by the brat Hayashi Shuichi, he had been a detective for many years after all, so he still had some basic observation skills.

Seeing that Kato looked strange, he immediately realized that there must be something wrong with this guy.

Sure enough, after the search, the forensic police officers quickly removed two contact lenses from Coach Kato's eyes.

"Mr. Kato, how do you explain this?" Inspector Samezaki said coldly, "Don't tell me you were diving from a high platform last night while wearing contact lenses."

"I..." Coach Kato swallowed and his face turned pale.

"Take him for an eyesight check," Inspector Samezaki ordered.

"No, no need for that," Coach Kato laughed bitterly. "I have corneal damage and my vision is only 0.1. Without glasses, I can't even see the other person's face clearly, let alone standing on the diving platform, even if I'm ten meters away."

"So, you were the one arguing with Kitamura last night?" Megure Jusan asked in astonishment. "But why did you want to kill him? Isn't he the ace of your diving team?"

"I, I didn't mean to kill him," Coach Kato defended himself. "The match was coming up soon. I asked him out last night to remind him not to underestimate his opponent and to get some rest for the next two days."

"Who knew that Kitamura would laugh at me again, saying he didn't need guidance from someone like me who has no diving talent at all!"

"That bastard, what right did he have to laugh at me! I've put so much effort into diving. Even if I don't have talent, he shouldn't, shouldn't..."

"Then you killed him out of anger?" Inspector Samezaki asked.

"I told you, I didn't mean to do that," Coach Kato whispered. "I got so mad that I started fighting him, and then we ended up in this alley."

"There was a sharp protrusion on the wall over there. I didn't see it at the time, and I accidentally pushed him up against it."

"...After I found out Beicun was dead, I was very scared, so I hid his body in the alley, and then went back to the swimming pool to wash the blood off my body..."

……

Didan High School.

On the first day of the new semester, three students were late for class.

The homeroom teacher, Yui Murakami, was worried that something might happen, so she hurried to report to the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Just as they were halfway through their conversation, they heard the shrill sound of sirens.

Standing by the window, I saw a police car parked at the school gate, and three students wearing Teitan High School uniforms got out of it.

"Those three students you mentioned who didn't show up are them, right?" the Dean of Academic Affairs said with a sullen face. "They're causing trouble on their first day of high school and were even escorted to school in a police car. If this gets out, Teitan High School's reputation will be ruined by them!"

(End of this chapter)