Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Lin Xiu bent down, leaned close to the microphone, and pressed the call button.

His voice came through the earpiece to Inspector Megure's ears, but it wouldn't be heard in the interrogation room.

"Inspector Megure, tell us more about Mrs. Otsuka and Mr. Arai's affair."

"The more detailed the explanation, the better; the more ambiguous the explanation, the better..."

"Ugh?"

The people in the observation room all looked at Lin Xiuyi in surprise.

"You want to provoke him by mentioning his wife's infidelity?"

Yukiko's expression was strange, her eyes wide open.
"Will this... will it even work? He's already been provoked once, and he's already killed someone. How else can he be provoked?"

"Whether it works or not, you'll know once you try it."

Lin Xiu waved her hand dismissively, her gaze fixed on Otsuka in the interrogation room.
"However, men have an extremely low tolerance for being cuckolded. It's an instinct ingrained in their genes, and no matter how rational a man is, he will lose control in this regard."

He paused, then continued,
“The fact that Otsuka was able to run over and kill Mr. Arai because of this shows that he took this cuckoldry very seriously and was not the kind of person who could swallow his anger.”

"Now he thinks he can get away with it by sticking his tongue out, and he is in a relatively stable mental state."

"But if you provoke him further, reminding him of those humiliating moments and making him realize that everyone knows he's been cuckolded, his emotions might spiral out of control."

"Once emotions are out of control, one may say things that shouldn't be said."

Eri Kisaki picked up the conversation, her eyes lighting up.

"Shuichi, that's a really underhanded trick of yours."

"As long as it works." Lin Xiu smiled and turned her gaze back to the interrogation room.

……

In the interrogation room, Inspector Megure looked surprised upon hearing the voice coming through the earpiece.

He glanced instinctively in the direction of the observation room. This kid really knows how to come up with dirty tricks.
Inspector Megure muttered to himself, but still decided to trust Hayashi Hideichi's judgment.

He coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and then changed his tone, saying:
"Otsuka, don't think we know nothing. You think we're just investigating your hit-and-run incident?"

"Do you think we can't find out about the relationship between your wife and Mr. Arai?"

Otsuka's expression stiffened slightly, but he quickly regained his composure: "What is their relationship with me? What does it have to do with me hitting someone? I told you, it was just an accident."

"Accident?"

Inspector Megure chuckled coldly and continued,

"In fact, when we informed your wife today of Mr. Arai's death, do you know her reaction?"

Otsuka didn't speak, but his hand tightened slightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

She fainted immediately.

Inspector Megure's tone carried a hint of exaggerated exclamation.

“We called her and told her that Mr. Arai had been hit by a car and died. When she heard that, she fainted on the spot.”

"After waking up, she burst into tears, crying her heart out for a whole hour."

He paused deliberately, allowing his words to ferment fully, before continuing.
"Tsk tsk, when we went to your house to arrest you before, she didn't react this strongly, but now..."

"enough!"

Unable to contain himself any longer, Otsuka angrily interrupted Inspector Megure.

His voice was several octaves higher than before, and his expression changed; the calm facade finally cracked.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Otsuka asked through gritted teeth, his eyes burning with fury.

"What does my wife's situation have to do with this case? Why are you bringing this up?"

"How can it be alright?"

Inspector Megure laughed, his tone flippant.
"Your wife is also a victim. I just don't know whether she'd rather be the murderer's wife or the victim's lover..."

He deliberately dragged out his words, observing the changes in Otsuka's expression.

"By the way, I heard that about half a year ago, your wife went on a business trip for half a month and didn't come home for a whole half month." "It just so happens that Mr. Arai also went on a business trip during that time, also for half a month."

"Isn't it a coincidence? Could they be on a business trip together?"

"you!"

Otsuka's face turned bright red, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he looked like a volcano about to erupt.

His hands gripped the handcuffs tightly, the metal making a creaking sound, as if he might snap them at any moment.

"enough!"

Otsuka roared, so loudly that even the people in the observation room were startled.

Then, he said something that stunned everyone.

"So what if he slept with my wife?"

Otsuka roared, his eyes burning with a mad flame.
"I slept with his wife too! We're even now!"

These words exploded like a bomb in the interrogation room.

The atmosphere in the interrogation room froze instantly.

Inspector Megure stared wide-eyed, speechless for a long time.

He never expected that Otsuka would say something like that: "I slept with his wife too!"

The observation room next door was equally silent.

Kogoro Mouri's mouth could fit an egg.

Yukiko covered her mouth, her eyes wide with surprise.

Eri pushed up her glasses, her movements somewhat stiff.

Midori Orikasa was even more shocked and subconsciously took a step back.

Ruri was stunned. She never imagined that Mrs. Arai, who usually seemed so gentle and kind, would have an affair.

Lin Xiuyi was also taken aback.

He originally just wanted to provoke Otsuka, make him lose control of his emotions, and thus reveal some details about hitting the person.

But he never expected that Otsuka would reveal such a shocking secret.

He also slept with his wife.

In other words, there was also an improper relationship between Otsuka and Mrs. Arai.

This……

"I go……"

Kogoro Mouri finally came to his senses and muttered,
"What kind of divine plot is this? His wife slept with Mr. Arai, and then he slept with Mrs. Arai? This...this is just...this is just swapping...whatever!"

"Shut up!" Liuli glared at him, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

But her mind was also in turmoil.

If what Otsuka said is true, then the whole case will be completely different.

Mrs. Arai had an affair with Otsuka, so her disappearance, her phone calls with Otsuka, and her whereabouts during those two days that she kept secret... all have new explanations.

She may not have been kidnapped at all, but rather went to meet Otsuka voluntarily.

Those two days were probably spent on that yacht, having a secret rendezvous, having an affair, and plotting how to get rid of Mr. Arai, their common obstacle.

Otsuka's killing of Arai was not simply revenge against a love rival, but rather...

“Conspiracy to murder,” Eri murmured, uttering that terrible word.

Lin Xiuyi didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Otsuka in the interrogation room.

After saying that, Otsuka was stunned, clearly realizing that he had let something slip.

His face turned deathly pale, his lips trembled, and he wanted to make amends, but didn't know where to begin. (End of Chapter)