Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"Where else could it be? Of course, it's in the toilet paper bin in the bathroom!" Furuya Rei laughed, clutching his stomach.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's unpleasant expression, he immediately realized something was wrong and quickly hid behind Shuichi Hayashi, peeking out half his head and saying,
"Brother Kogoro, you're so careless! You dare to take things out of the wastebasket with your bare hands? Aren't you afraid of getting dirty?"

"vomit……"

Kogoro Mouri couldn't hold back any longer, gagged, and was about to throw away the pregnancy test in his hand.

Officer Matsumoto, quick-witted and agile, immediately pulled out his gloves, put them on, stepped forward, took the pregnancy test, and examined it carefully.
"There are two lines on this, which means I'm pregnant."

"Could it be that Horiuchi Shizuka used this to get Fuyuyama Shinsuke to confess?"

Eri Kisaki pushed up her glasses.

"Nobusuke Fuyuyama is just an inexperienced college student with a withdrawn personality and little opinion."

“If Shizuka Horiuchi tells him that she is pregnant with his child, and then uses excuses such as ‘a child cannot be without a mother’ and ‘surrendering herself will result in a lighter sentence, and getting out sooner will allow the family to reunite,’ he will most likely soften and agree.”

“That’s very likely,” Officer Matsumoto nodded. “When we investigated Nobusuke Fuyuyama before, we found that his parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up with his grandmother. He has a deep longing for family warmth.”

“If Shizuka Horiuchi seizes on this point and uses her pregnancy as leverage, she can indeed easily manipulate him.”

"But that doesn't make sense."

Yukiko's brows furrowed.
"The reason why Shizuka Horiuchi and her husband often quarrel is because she refuses to stay at home to get pregnant and have children, and is determined to make a comeback in acting."

"She wouldn't even have her own husband's child, so why would she be willing to have Fuyuyama Shinsuke's child? That's too contradictory."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Shizuka Horiuchi is known for her aversion to "pregnancy and childbirth," which is completely contrary to her behavior of using "pregnancy" to manipulate Shinsuke Fuyuyama, suggesting there's something fishy going on.

Lin Xiuyi's gaze fell on the pregnancy test: "Horiuchi Shizuka and Fuyuyama Shinsuke have only known each other for half a month. Even if they had sex on the first day they met, it's too much of a coincidence."

"You mean... this pregnancy test is fake? Horiuchi Shizuka found a used pregnancy test somewhere else and used it to fool Fuyuyama Shinsuke?"

Officer Matsumoto paused for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes instantly lighting up.

"By the way! When we were investigating Shizuka Horiuchi's manager, Kenichi Nagata, we discovered that his wife is trying to conceive!"

“Kenichi Nagata also complained to his friends that his wife uses pregnancy tests every day, and the trash can at home is full of pregnancy test boxes, and there are even several boxes in the drawer.”

"So, this pregnancy test was very likely used by Kenichi Nagata's wife?"

Kogoro Mouri's mouth dropped open in surprise; the nausea he felt earlier was instantly replaced by curiosity.

"Did Horiuchi Shizuka take a pregnancy test that Nagata Kenichi's wife had used, pretend it was a positive result from her own test, and use it to deceive Fuyuyama Shinsuke?"

“That’s highly likely,” Lin Xiu nodded. “Horiuchi Shizuka and Nagata Kenichi have been secretly dating for years, their relationship is closer than that of a married couple. It wouldn’t be difficult to get a used pregnancy test from him.” Officer Matsumoto called over his officers, his tone urgent: “Investigate Nagata Kenichi’s wife immediately, confirm whether the pregnancy test she recently bought is this brand, and whether she has recently tested positive for pregnancy! We must find out as soon as possible!”

After giving instructions to his subordinates, he looked at the pregnancy test in his hand and smiled slightly: "If we can prove that this pregnancy test belongs to Nagata Kenichi's wife, it will prove that Horiuchi Shizuka is lying, and then Fuyuyama Shinsuke will definitely speak up."

“That’s not necessarily true.” Lin Xiuyi shook his head calmly. “It’s just a pregnancy test. Fuyuyama Shinsuke might not believe us.”

“You can’t force Horiuchi Shizuka to go to the hospital for a checkup. Even if she does get checked, she can find an excuse to say ‘the baby couldn’t be saved,’ and Fuyuyama Shinsuke might feel sorry for her and be even less willing to say anything.”

"That kid can't be that stubborn, can he?" Officer Matsumoto frowned. "He's been tricked into taking the blame, can't he see through Horiuchi Shizuka's true colors?"

“The fact that Fuyuyama Shinsuke was willing to confess for Horiuchi Shizuka shows that his feelings for Horiuchi Shizuka are very deep, even to the point of being blind,” Hayashi Hideichi explained. “To get him to talk, we can’t just rely on the evidence that the pregnancy test was fake. We have to make him see Horiuchi Shizuka’s true colors completely and let him know that Horiuchi Shizuka has no feelings for him at all, only using him.”

“You mean…” Officer Matsumoto looked at Hayashi Hideichi thoughtfully, waiting for him to continue.

"Weren't your officers following and monitoring Horiuchi Shizuka all along?" Lin Xiuyi's tone turned colder. "Fuyuyama Shinsuke took the blame for her, and her crisis is temporarily over. She must be very proud of herself and will most likely go to her old flame Nagata Kenichi to celebrate."

“I understand!” Officer Matsumoto immediately realized, a knowing smile appearing on his face. “Once she meets with Nagata Kenichi privately, we’ll take intimate photos of them and show them to Fuyuyama Shinsuke! What men can’t stand the most is being betrayed by the woman they love. As long as we can make him turn his love for Horiuchi Shizuka into hatred, he’ll definitely tell us everything!”

……

Just as Hayashi Hideichi had predicted, after arranging for Fuyuyama Shinsuke to surrender, Horiuchi Shizuka did not go home that night. Instead, she changed into an elegant red dress, carried a limited-edition handbag, and took a taxi to a luxury hotel in the city center.

The police officers who were following them quietly went inside and took pictures of Kenichi Nagata welcoming Shizuka Horiuchi in the hotel corridor.

Kenichi Nagata affectionately put his arm around Shizuka Horiuchi's waist, and the two walked into the elevator chatting and laughing, behaving as intimately as a real married couple.

The officers did not act rashly, but simply stood guard outside the hotel.

It wasn't until after 1 a.m. that Kenichi Nagata and Shizuka Horiuchi came out of their hotel room.

Kenichi Nagata adjusted Horiuchi Shizuka's coat and whispered something in her ear, making her laugh.

The officers took the opportunity to take intimate photos of the two and even recorded their conversation with a miniature recording device.

Horiuchi Shizuka boasted smugly, "That silly boy was so easy to fool. He believed me when I said I was pregnant and actually thought I would have his child."

"He doesn't even consider that if I really wanted to have children, how could things have come to this point with Shingo?"

……

The next morning, in the interrogation room of the First Investigation Division, Nobusuke Fuyuyama still kept his head down, his hands on his knees, like a silent statue.

Officer Matsumoto pushed open the door and placed a stack of photos on the table in front of him, saying sympathetically, "Fuyuyama-kun, take a look at these photos." (End of Chapter)