Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"Horiuchi Shizuka had already given the spare key to the house to Nagata Kenichi."

Shinsuke Fuyuyama continued, "When we entered through the front door, the house was very quiet, with only the living room light on. Kenichi Nagata told me that Shingo Horiuchi was working in the study and asked me to go with him."

As they reached the study door, Kenichi Nagata suddenly pulled a black pistol from his pocket and shoved it into Shinsuke Fuyuyama's hand.
"When you go in later, you can take care of him. Once he's dead, you and Horiuchi Shizuka can be together openly, inherit his property, and never have to be afraid of him again."

At this point, Shinsuke Fuyuyama shuddered violently, as if he were experiencing the fear from that time again: "Although I was hot-blooded, I never thought of killing anyone!"

"It was a real gun, and its cold touch made my palm hurt."

“I wanted to back out at the time, but Kenichi Nagata kept urging me, saying that if I gave up now, Shizuka Horiuchi and the child would be finished.”

Finally, urged by Kenichi Nagata, Shinsuke Fuyuyama tremblingly pushed open the study door.

Shingo Horiuchi was sitting at his desk reading documents when he heard the noise. He looked up and saw Shinsuke Fuyuyama wearing a mask and gloves, and a gun in his hand. His expression changed drastically: "Who are you? What do you want?"

"I...I'm here to help Horiuchi Shizuka!" Fuyuyama Shinsuke was so nervous that he couldn't speak a complete sentence, and the gun in his hand trembled violently.

Shingo Horiuchi, having weathered many storms in the business world, quickly calmed down and realized that the other person might have been bewitched by Shizuka Horiuchi. He immediately advised, "Young man, don't be impulsive! Shizuka Horiuchi is lying to you! She just wants to use you to kill me! You're still young, don't be foolish!"

When Fuyuyama Shinsuke heard "she's lying to you," his heart skipped a beat, and he almost dropped the gun in his hand.

Just then, Kenichi Nagata suddenly rushed in from outside and yelled at Shinsuke Fuyuyama, "Don't listen to his nonsense! Shoot him now!"

Shinsuke Fuyuyama hesitated, unable to make up his mind.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shingo Horiuchi lunged forward, trying to snatch the gun from his hand.

The two men wrestled, and the gun fell to the ground with a "clatter".

"boom!"

A sharp gunshot suddenly rang out in the study, making Shinsuke Fuyuyama's ears ring.

He looked up abruptly and saw Kenichi Nagata pick up the gun from the ground, the muzzle still smoking, while Shingo Horiuchi clutched his chest, blood gushing from between his fingers, and slowly collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with resentment and shock.

“You…you killed him…” Shinsuke Fuyuyama trembled with fear and collapsed to the ground.

Kenichi Nagata, however, remained remarkably calm. He glanced at Shingo Horiuchi on the ground, then at Shinsuke Fuyuyama, who was terrified, and said coldly, "Now you're scared? Where were you before? It's come to this, you have no choice but to help me clean up the mess, or you won't be able to escape either."

At that moment, Shinsuke Fuyuyama's mind went blank, and he could only do as Kenichi Nagata instructed.

The two men found a crowbar in the garage and smashed the study window to create the illusion that the robbers had broken in through the window.

Then, they searched the house again, took one million yen in cash from the safe and several pieces of jewelry from Shizuka Horiuchi, and left pretending to be robbers.

“When I left, Kenichi Nagata warned me that if I dared to tell anyone about this, he would kill me and my family.”

Shinsuke Fuyuyama's voice was filled with fear.

“I was terrified at the time, so I had no choice but to agree to him… The day before yesterday afternoon, Shizuka Horiuchi found me and asked me to turn myself in. She said that as long as I confessed, she would hire the best lawyer to help me get a reduced sentence, and after I was released from prison, she would bring the child and be with me… I actually believed her.”

At this point, Shinsuke Fuyuyama could no longer hold back and covered his face, crying once again. He felt remorse for his foolishness and despair at being involved in such a case.

After hearing Shinsuke Fuyuyama's statement, everyone in the monitoring room fell silent.

Inspector Samezaki broke the silence first, his face serious as he said, "The case is clear! Horiuchi Shizuka and Nagata Kenichi are the real murderers! Next, we will immediately send people to arrest Nagata Kenichi, and at the same time search for the handgun that killed Horiuchi Shingo and the valuables they took! We must bring them to justice as soon as possible!"

Lin Xiu nodded and added, "We also need to verify the details in Fuyuyama Shinsuke's statement, such as the park surveillance footage of his meeting with Nagata Kenichi, the crowbar in the Horiuchi family's garage, and Nagata Kenichi's whereabouts on the night of the incident."

"Okay! I'll make the arrangements right away!" Inspector Samezaki immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and began to deploy the mission.

On the monitor screen, Officer Matsumoto was taking a detailed statement from Shinsuke Fuyuyama, who was crying as he answered various questions.

……

The interrogation room incident came to an end. The subsequent arrests, evidence collection, and transcript taking were all the work of the police. Lin Xiuyi and the others could not help, so they bid farewell to Inspector Samezaki and Officer Matsumoto.

On the way back, everyone was somewhat silent.

The atmosphere inside the car was heavy. Thinking about what Shinsuke Fuyuyama had gone through, everyone's feelings were quite complicated.

"That woman, Shizuka Horiuchi, is too ruthless,"

Kogoro Mouri broke the silence first, speaking indignantly.
"She managed to fool Shinsuke Fuyuyama so much. That kid may be a bit dim-witted, but he's truly sincere!"

“She could heartlessly kill Shingo Horiuchi, her husband, let alone a fool who was originally planned to be used as a scapegoat,”

Lin Xiuyi shook her head, her gaze drifting to the rapidly passing street scenes outside the window, her tone tinged with a hint of melancholy.

"The old saying is indeed true: the most poisonous heart is that of a woman..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiuyi felt two hands suddenly reach out from his waist.

Eri and Yukiko pinched the soft flesh of his waist from both sides, the force not strong but with a clear "warning" meaning.

"There are plenty of women in the world, not all of them are like Horiuchi Shizuka!"

Eri pushed up her glasses, her gaze behind the lenses carrying a hint of displeasure.

"Your statement is too general. Do you think I'm as wicked as she is?"

“Exactly!” Yukiko immediately nodded in agreement.

She released her grip on Lin Xiuyi's waist, then put her hands on her hips and said, feigning anger,
"I'm still saddened by what happened to Fuyuyama Shinsuke, how did you become a 'poisonous woman'? That's prejudice!"

Reiko, sitting next to him, also frowned and glared angrily at her brother.

"Onii-chan! How could you say that! How am I mean? I'm totally cute! Last time you were sick, I was the one who brought you water and gave you your medicine!"

Surrounded by the three, Lin Xiuyi quickly raised her hands in surrender: "I was talking about women's hearts, you're all still girls..." (End of Chapter)