Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 382 Who exactly died?

"Hmph, what's so difficult about that?"

Tomoko smoothed her short hair, put her hands on her hips, and looked at Lin Xiuyi with a smug glint in her eyes.
"What does our great detective think of my reasoning?"

“Deduction requires evidence,” Lin Xiuyi shook his head. “What you’re saying is just your imagination.”

"Imagine?"

Tomoko's eyes widened suddenly, her pupils contracting slightly with anger. She bit her lower lip in annoyance, a flush of irritation rising on her cheeks.

"Then tell me, what exactly happened?"

“First of all, you’re wrong to say that Kaori committed suicide,” Lin Xiuyi said, pointing to the twin girls’ bodies on the ground. “Although there were no obvious external injuries on her body, there were many bruises on her wrists, which clearly indicated that she had been pulled forcefully before.”

Tomoko stomped her foot indignantly and retorted, "Perhaps she injured her wrist when she was arguing with Taisuke at the observation deck earlier."

"That is indeed a possibility."

Lin Xiu nodded, and just as a victorious smile appeared on Pengzi's face, he suddenly spoke.
"But what if she wasn't actually Kaori who left with Taisuke?"

"what?"

These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, leaving everyone present stunned.

The sea breeze seemed to freeze at that moment, and even the sound of waves crashing on the beach became distant.

Tomoko's smile froze on her face, her mouth slightly open, revealing her neat, pearly teeth.

She asked incredulously, "Not Kaori? Who else could it be? It can't be Shizuka, can it?"

Upon hearing this, the rich second-generation Wuji immediately hugged his girlfriend tightly, the muscles in his arms tensing with force.

He glared angrily at Lin Xiuyi, his eyes practically spitting fire.

"How is that possible! Shizuka has been with me since this morning."

The twin girls nestled in his arms were pale, their eyes filled with terror, looking frightened, their bodies trembling slightly.

“I have evidence to back up my claim,” Lin Xiuyi sighed and reached out to examine the corpse’s chest.

"what are you doing?"

Shizuka suddenly screamed, jerking away from her boyfriend's embrace, her face filled with terror and anger.

The veteran police officer strode forward and firmly grasped Lin Xiuyi's wrist with his calloused hands.

"The person is already dead, and you're desecrating a corpse in front of so many people..."

His voice trembled with anger, and his wrinkled face was filled with disapproval.

The surrounding crowd stirred, and whispers rose and fell.

Several female tourists looked at Lin Xiuyi with disdain, as if they thought he was going to defile the corpse.

"I just want to show you the evidence!"

Lin Xiuyi helplessly shook off the old police officer's hand, her gaze sweeping over the suspicious faces of the crowd.

Finally, he looked at the anxious Shizuka with a half-smile: "It seems you also know that you overlooked such a crucial point yesterday."

"Shuichi, what exactly is the evidence you're talking about?" Yukiko asked curiously as she leaned closer.

"You'll know soon."

Lin Xiuyi pushed the old police officer aside and carefully pulled down the collar of the twin corpses, revealing her ample breasts.
"Kogoro, does seeing this remind you of anything?"

"Me?" Kogoro Mouri pointed to himself in surprise. After seeing Lin Xiuyi nod, he scratched the back of his head in confusion and leaned down to stare at the corpse again and again.

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh hard.
"Waxiang, the Buddha statue... Oh right, what about the white mark on her chest?"

"What white mark?" Eri pushed up her glasses, somewhat confused.

"She probably didn't wear sunscreen when she was playing at the beach yesterday,"

Kogoro Mori repeated Hayashi Shuichi's explanation from yesterday word for word.
"As a result, my body got as dark as Shizuka's, but the area on my chest, because of the Buddha statue, wasn't completely tanned, leaving a small white mark."

"This is what I saw with my own eyes when Shuichi and I met her at the hotel entrance!"

"Maybe she went back to the beach to sunbathe after meeting you guys!" Shizuka quickly retorted, her voice filled with obvious panic.

“When she bumped into us yesterday, it was already evening, the sun had set, and there was still a white mark on her chest.”

Lin Xiuyi sneered and pressed forward step by step.
"This morning, she took the bus very early. How could she have had time to sunbathe her chest?"

“There is indeed a white mark on Kaori’s chest,” Tomoko nodded affirmatively. “Yesterday at the beach, I asked her why she wasn’t wearing sunscreen, and she said she wanted to change to a style similar to Shizuka’s.”

"Later in the evening, she was probably having too much fun and accidentally knocked the Buddha statue off her chest."

“I was on the beach at the time, so I helped her look for it. When we found it and Xiang put the Buddha statue on her head, I saw the white mark and made a couple of jokes about it.”

At this point, Tomoko suddenly paused, her brows furrowing slightly, her gaze becoming thoughtful.
"Waka's reaction at the time was strange; she seemed somewhat flustered..."

"Wait a moment!"

Satoru interrupted Tomoko, then glared angrily at Hayashi Hideichi, the veins on his forehead bulging.
"You said the one who died wasn't Kaori, then who is this corpse?"

"Who else could it be but Shizuka, with the exact same appearance and figure?" Lin Xiuyi asked calmly.

You're saying she's Shizuka?

Wuji froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

He slowly turned to look at his girlfriend, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Then you are... Kaori?"

"I……"

Surrounded by the intense gazes of the crowd, the twin girls' faces turned deathly pale.

She instinctively tightened the coat her boyfriend had draped over her shoulders, her slender fingers gripping the hem tightly.

"I am Shizuka, he's mistaken! Satoru, would you rather believe a stranger than believe me?"

Her voice was choked with sobs, and her eyes were brimming with tears.

"This……"

Wu Si was clearly wavering. He looked at Lin Xiuyi, then at his girlfriend, and for a moment, he didn't know who to believe.

“Actually, it’s very simple to determine your identity,” Lin Xiuyi broke the silence, “Just look at your chest and see if there are any white marks left.”

"This is my body, why should I show it to you!"

The twin girls, like cats with their fur standing on end, suddenly took two steps back.

When she saw Lin Xiuyi seemingly approaching, she screamed hysterically, "Don't come any closer! If you dare touch me, I'll sue you for attempted molestation and rape!"

Even though it was under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Xiuyi dared not make any rash moves.

Because he couldn't guarantee that if the girl actually filed a lawsuit, he wouldn't encounter a female judge...

(End of this chapter)