Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 344 Game
Faced with Lin Xiuyi's questioning, President Okawa hurriedly shook his head: "I didn't, Mari and I have a very good relationship, how could I possibly beat her!"

"If you didn't lay a hand on her, where did the injuries on her body come from?"

Seeing that he was still trying to deny it, Inspector Samezaki got angry and dragged him directly to the body, lifted his clothes, and made President Okawa see the wounds on Mari Ogasawara's body with his own eyes.

"We've already examined them. These injuries are the result of long-term accumulation. If it wasn't you, then tell me, who did this?"

"He's the one who beat up my sister!" Yuto Ogasawara said with a face full of hatred. "I asked Mr. Ogasawara before, and he admitted that he was the one who caused these injuries!"

“President Okawa, if you can’t give us a good explanation,” Inspector Samezaki said coldly, “we will have to take you back to the Metropolitan Police Department for investigation on suspicion of manslaughter.”

Faced with the menacing gazes of the police officers, President Okawa's legs began to tremble involuntarily.

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and put on a desperate expression.

"...Okay, I'll tell you!"

With trembling hands, President Okawa unbuttoned his suit jacket, lifted the shirt underneath to reveal his equally battered body.
"Those injuries weren't from a beating at all! They were... from my... Mari and I's love games!"

"What?" Everyone was stunned, as if struck by lightning, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

Lin Xiuyi was taken aback when he heard him say something so absurd.

However, he soon noticed that Yuto Ogasawara didn't seem very surprised. He stared at President Okawa with a face full of hatred, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.

"What kind of sex game?" The rather elderly Inspector Samezaki asked with a furrowed brow and a look of confusion.

"Well..." Inspector Megure chuckled awkwardly and explained in a low voice, "Some couples, in pursuit of excitement, will use actions like whipping, beating, or dripping wax to increase their pleasure during sex."

"This..." Inspector Samezaki was completely dumbfounded, his mouth slightly agape as if he could fit an egg in it. "Are all young people these days this perverted?"

“It’s only a small number of people,” Inspector Megure quickly explained. “Most young people are normal.”

At this point, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Xiuyi beside him and silently added in his mind, "Lin Jun is also one of that small group of people."

Last time, Eri Kisaki handcuffed Hideaki Hayashi and forced him to do import and export trade, but she forgot where she kept the handcuff key. This forced Hideaki Hayashi to ask Inspector Megure to bring the key to unlock the handcuffs in the middle of the night.

Although Inspector Megure's trip was ultimately in vain, he had clearly placed Hayashi Shuichi among the special group of people with a particular psychic tendency after that.

Lin Xiuyi never expected that Inspector Megure still remembered what happened that night. He looked at President Okawa, who also had injuries on his body, and said, "Even if you like to play like this, we can't rule out your suspicion. After all, what Mr. Ogasawara said is very likely. Maybe you accidentally went too far while playing and caused Ms. Ogasawara's death. Such things are not uncommon in your hobby circles."

Hearing him speak as if he knew a lot, Inspector Megure became even more certain of his earlier suspicions, and his gaze toward Hayashi Shuichi took on a strange quality. "Mari really wasn't killed by me," President Okawa explained anxiously with a bitter face, "She's been missing for a week, and I've been searching for her everywhere these past few days."

“According to police records, we did receive a report of Ogasawara Mari’s disappearance recently,” a police officer from Beika Police Station recalled. “I remember the person who reported the case was President Okawa.”

"Did you hear that? I really didn't kill him," President Okawa quickly chimed in. "If I had killed him, why would I have called the police?"

“It’s not impossible for a thief to cry ‘stop thief’,” Officer Matsumoto sneered. “Inspector, let’s take him back for questioning first.”

Just as Inspector Samezaki was about to nod, Hayashi Hideichi suddenly spoke up and asked, "Mr. Ogasawara, your sister has been missing for a week. Haven't you looked for her? Why was it President Okawa who reported it to the police?"

“A week ago, Osan told me that she was going on a business trip with this guy, which might last for several days,” Yuto Ogasawara explained with a pained expression. “If you hadn’t notified me today, I wouldn’t have known that Osan was in trouble.”

“A week ago, I did make plans to go to Kyoto with Mari,” President Okawa quickly explained when he saw the suspicious looks on everyone’s faces. “But I waited for her at the station for a long time and she didn’t show up. I thought I was being tricked by Mari. But after that, Mari didn’t even go to the company. That’s when I realized something might have happened to her, so I reported her missing to the police.”

“You’re talking nonsense. One-san clearly went out that day,” Yuto Ogasawara clenched his fist. “One-san said that you were going to divorce your husband and marry her. Maybe it was you who changed your mind and killed One-san.”

"I did lie to her about the divorce," President Okawa nodded and admitted directly, "but I couldn't possibly kill someone over something like that!"

"Mr. Ogasawara, are you sure that when your sister left a week ago, she told you that she was going on a long trip?" Lin Xiuyi asked again to confirm.

“That’s right,” Yuto Ogasawara nodded affirmatively.

"Is that so..." Lin Xiuyi remained noncommittal, his gaze falling on the female corpse's feet.

Her right toenails were all painted with bright nail polish, but only half of her left toenails were painted. It looked like she was ready to go on a long trip.
"Alright, no matter what, Mr. Okawa, you are a suspect. Come with us for questioning first," Inspector Samezaki said, ignoring President Okawa's protests, and waved his hand, ordering the officers to take him to the police car.

At that moment, Lin Xiuyi suddenly spoke up: "Mr. Ogasawara, your sister's body is about to be taken back to the Metropolitan Police Department's forensic division. If you want to say goodbye, do it now."

“…Thank you,” Yuto Ogasawara nodded slowly, his eyes red and glistening with tears.

He knelt down with a thud before his sister's body, tightly grasped her hands, and burst into tears.

The cries were heart-wrenching, as if trying to release all the grief in one's heart.

As the officers began cleaning up the scene, one officer accidentally stepped on the corpse's hand while passing by the body.

Yuto Ogasawara immediately shoved him away like an angry lion, then tightly hugged his sister's body, refusing to let go, as if afraid that his sister would be hurt again.

(End of this chapter)