Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Mito Shinzo snatched the railing from Hattori Heizo's hand, practically lying on it, his eyes wide as he stared intently at both ends of the railing.

Upon seeing the fine cutting marks, his face instantly turned ashen, his eyes like poisoned knives, fixed on his son standing to the side.

Mito Hayato trembled at his father's cold gaze and instinctively took a step back.
"Dad...why are you looking at me like that? I didn't do this!"

Mito Shinzo snorted coldly, but did not retaliate on the spot. He simply threw the railing on the ground with a loud bang.

“Mr. Mito, this is crucial evidence of murder.”

Lin Xiu bent down to pick up the railing and carefully wiped away the dust with a tissue.

"If you discard it carelessly like this, you might damage any fingerprints, fibers, or other trace evidence that may remain on it, which would create huge difficulties for the police investigation!"

"I don't need you kids to teach me how to do things!" Mito Shinzo's face was ashen, his tone full of disdain, but he didn't continue his nonsense.

Just then, the urgent and piercing sound of police sirens finally came from afar.

An ambulance and several police cars arrived almost simultaneously. After a sharp screech of brakes, uniformed police officers and paramedics carrying medical kits quickly got out of the vehicles and began to evacuate the crowd and set up a cordon.

Paramedics rushed to Momoko Minamino's body to examine it.

Soon, the doctor leading the team stood up, shook his head at the arriving police, and pronounced the person dead.

The preliminary cause of death is determined to be severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures caused by a fall from a height.

The time of death was not long ago, which is completely consistent with Hattori Heizo's initial judgment.

Among the police team, a tall, middle-aged man in a police uniform walked over. He was none other than Takeshi Ikenami, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Osaka Police Headquarters, whom Lin Xiuyi had met before, and also the uncle of Shizuka Ikenami.

He frowned when he saw his niece in the crowd, then quickly walked up to Lin Xiuyi and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Lin Xiuyi briefly recounted what had happened, then handed over the broken railing.
“Minister Chi Bo, this is crucial evidence. There are signs of deliberate cutting at both ends of the railing, indicating that the deceased was murdered.”

Takeshi Ikenami took the railing, examined it carefully in the light of the police car's headlights, and then inquired with the hotel manager about the time and process of the inspection. He quickly made a judgment.

"Seal off the scene immediately, as well as the rooms upstairs," he ordered his officers, then turned to Shinzo Mito and asked in a serious tone, "Mr. Mito, were you and the deceased the only ones in the room at the time of the incident? Or were there other people present?"

Mito Shinzo, his face dark, struggled to calm his breathing and said in a hoarse voice, "It's just Momoko and me."

Takeshi Ikenami nodded, then turned his gaze to the absent-minded Mito Hayato: "So, where was your son at the time?"

“He lives in the room next to ours,” Mito Shinzo answered for his son, but as he said this, he gave Mito Hayato another cold glance.

“Yes, I live in 602,” Mito Jun swallowed, “My father and… live in 603.”

"Where were you this afternoon?" Takeshi Ikenami pressed.

“I’m here…” Mito Hayato was about to answer when his gaze clearly paused upon seeing Ikenami Shizuka standing next to Ikenami Goji, before he continued.

"I was strolling through the celebration, and I even went to the theater area, and..."

He swallowed again, his eyes darting around, but finally gritted his teeth and said it.
"With Peach."

"Huh?" Takeshi Ikenami blinked in confusion, wondering if he had misheard or if the other person had made a slip of the tongue.

"Tell me, who were you with? Ms. Minamino Momoko? Your...stepmother?"

“Yes,” Mito Hayato seemed to have gone all out, raising his head. His voice wasn’t loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet room. “Momoko and I… are lovers. We went on a date this afternoon.”

"What did you say?!!!"

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, exploding loudly on the scene!
The most vehement reaction came from Shinzo Mito.

He had been standing to the side with a gloomy face, but when he heard his son admit to having an affair with his newlywed wife, he was struck dumb as if by lightning.

Immediately, an indescribable crimson color, a mixture of extreme humiliation, rage, and betrayal, surged up his head and cheeks!
Apart from Lin Xiuyi and the others who already knew the inside story, everyone else was equally stunned, their heads buzzing.

They frantically tried to process the explosive information contained in those few words: son? stepmother? lover? another date this afternoon?

What... what kind of chaotic family ethics is this?

The amount of information was so overwhelming that many people were completely unable to react for a moment. They just stared with their mouths open, looking at Mito Hayato, who was pale but seemed to have given up, and then at Mito Shinzo, whose face turned from black to red, then from red to purple, and whose whole body began to tremble violently. It felt like watching an absurd and bizarre short film.

"You...you beast! You unfilial son!"

Finally, Mito Shinzo recovered from his extreme shock and humiliation and let out a roar like that of a wounded beast!
His face was flushed, veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes burned with a frenzied rage and murderous intent. He no longer cared about the police or the scene, and like a cannonball, he pounced on his own son, Mito Hayato!

That posture clearly indicated they wanted to tear him to pieces on the spot!

Now that things have come to this, it seems that Mito Hayato has completely broken ties with his father.

He didn't flinch; instead, with red eyes, he faced his father and shouted in the same voice, filled with hatred and grievance:
"Peach is my lover, so what?! Yes! We're together! But do you think you're so innocent?!"

"My girlfriend whom I truly loved before, Kana... wasn't she also forced by you with money and power to become your mistress in the end!"

"Did you even consider my feelings at that time?! What right do you have to criticize me here!"

Wow!
This sudden and even more explosive revelation of the "hidden story" sent the already heated atmosphere at the scene soaring to a new climax!
What was originally just a melodramatic story of "father and son both in love with the same woman" has instantly escalated into a complex drama of love, hate, and revenge: "the father once stole his son's girlfriend, and now the son is seeking revenge against his stepmother!"
Yukiko's eyes lit up as she quietly tugged at Kawada Haeko's arm. The two exchanged excited glances, clearly looking like they were about to watch a good show.

Eri Kisaki frowned, turning her head away with a look of disgust: "What a... disgusting family." (End of Chapter)