Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 161 Looking for Evidence
"Actually, the reason I entered the chat room was because I first met Ikasama Tongzi online. He invited me into the chat room, so I knew his identity."

"Who is he?" Xia Chuan asked, playing the straight man.

Kaito gave Natsukawa's question a thumbs up, and then said, "He is the veteran magician Harui Fuden who died a month ago."

As for you, Ms. Kikue Tanaka, according to the information I found, you should be the granddaughter of Mr. Kazuki Harui, right?
The reason I attended this gathering was to find out why the account "Ikasama Doji" remained active after Mr. Harui Fuden's death.

After a long silence, Tanaka Kikue spoke in a low voice: "It's true that Harui Fuden is my maternal grandfather, and it's also true that the account was his before, but that doesn't mean I am the Shadow Mage! It only means that I inherited my grandfather's nickname, Ikasama Doji. The Shadow Mage has absolutely nothing to do with me."

"Tanaka, you..." Hamano Toshiya's face turned pale; he already had a guess about the identity of the next victim.

If Kikue Tanaka is Harui Fuden's granddaughter, then she would definitely know that he had mocked Harui Fuden in the chat room.

Another person who mocked Harui Kaze was the Escape King, who is now dead.

If Doi Takuki hadn't revealed Tanaka Kikue's identity, he would probably have been the next one to die.

Everyone in the living room took a step back, distancing themselves from Kikue Tanaka. If she was the murderer, she might be hiding some weapon, and being exposed now could lead to a violent outburst.

"I checked the previous chat history in the chat room and found that the reason why Mr. Harui Kaze, who had already retired, made a comeback to perform was because of a certain chat in the chat room."

Then, just a month ago, Mr. Harui Fuden made a comeback to perform magic, but due to his advanced age or a mistake, he died unexpectedly.

The matter should have ended there, but some people in the chat room didn't seem to accept Harui Kaze's comeback and continued to mock him in the chat room after his death.

"Is that why you killed him?"

Kaito, as expected of a super genius with an IQ of 400, analyzed the entire case thoroughly in a very short time.

The "some people" he mentioned were none other than the escape expert Tsutomu Nishiyama and Toshiya Hamano, who was also in the living room.

Conan frowned as he watched Doi Takaki perform.

Damn it, someone else solved the case first!
But there's nothing we can do about it. The people in the chat room knew more about the case from the beginning. If he were in the chat room, he could definitely have solved it faster than this Doi Takaki!

Kikue Tanaka remained silent for a long time, opening her mouth several times but not knowing what to say.

Kaito's reasoning left her speechless, but she also refused to admit that she was a Shadow Mage, vehemently denying that she was one.

Conan and Kaito were frustrated because they had no direct evidence that the other was a Shadow Mage. At this point, there was nothing they could do. Without evidence, all reasoning was just that – reasoning.

"Why don't we go check out Ms. Tanaka's room? If the Shadow Mage wants to continue committing crimes, he must have a meticulous plan. If Ms. Tanaka is the Shadow Mage, we can definitely find something in her room, such as the tools used in the crimes."

Natsukawa's suggestion was supported by the others, and Conan nodded repeatedly. When it really mattered, Uncle Natsukawa was the most reliable.

“Everyone go check it out. I’ll stay here and watch over Ms. Tanaka,” suggested Suken, the part-time worker who hadn’t said a word the whole time.

"That's fine too." Huang Yize nodded in agreement. Tanaka Kikue definitely couldn't be brought up; it would be quite troublesome if she suddenly attacked and destroyed evidence.

Leaving someone downstairs to watch over the place is a good solution.

The second floor.

At the door of Yoshimi Tanaka's room.

Considering that almost everyone present was a chat room member, apart from the child, Xiaolan was the only outsider.

Therefore, Xiaolan, being an outsider, was sent into the room to investigate, which would maximize the chances of framing the suspect.

"Be careful, watch your step," Xia Chuan reminded him.

He remembered that Kikue Tanaka seemed to have brought a crossbow, which was a bit dangerous and could easily cause accidental injury if one wasn't careful.

"I understand." Xiaolan nodded solemnly.

The villa was probably not frequently inhabited, as it was simply furnished with a bed, a wardrobe, a table, and what appeared to be a suitcase belonging to Kikue Tanaka. Ran searched carefully and quickly discovered the suspicious item.

The quilt on the bed was pulled back, revealing a silver-white metallic crossbow lying prominently on the bed.

"This is..." Xiaolan reached out and picked up the crossbow.

"Be careful, the crossbow bolts are still up there," Xia Chuan reminded him.

Xiao Lan nodded and gently picked up the crossbow.

Suddenly, Conan's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had discovered something. He opened his mouth and shouted, "Ran-neechan, be careful! It looks like there's a fishing line on the trigger of the crossbow."

Ran was already a little nervous, and when Conan yelled at her, her hand trembled and the crossbow slipped from her grasp.

The other end of the transparent fishing line on the crossbow trigger was somehow connected to something, and it fell beyond the line's limit, causing the line to tighten instantly.

The taut fishing line pulled the trigger.

call out--

A silver metal arrow was released from the bow, and its direction was towards the group of people at the door.

Oops!

Conan and Kaito's expressions changed drastically, and they seemed to want to do something.

However, things happened so suddenly that they had no time to react and had nothing on hand to use as a shield.

Sonoko stood there, stunned, her pupils dilated and her body motionless.

"Ah!!!" Sonoko screamed in terror, her mind racing as she tried to move away, but the doorway was crowded with people, and she couldn't retreat at all.

At this moment, she could only raise her hand to cover her face, hoping that the arrow would not hit her pretty face.

"boom!"

Sonoko only felt the wind whistling past, and after waiting for a while without feeling any pain, she opened her eyes and stared blankly at the closed door.

The arrow was blocked by the door at the critical moment, and the half of the arrowhead that pierced through was less than five centimeters from her cheek, which is enough to show the power of the arrow. If the arrow had hit her face, she would probably have died on the spot.

"Thank you, Brother Xia Chuan."

"fine."

Xia Chuan waved his hand, indicating that it wasn't a big problem.

After opening the door, he leaned against the door panel, holding the doorknob, and reacted immediately upon hearing Conan's exclamation.

"Fortunately, we managed to stop it." Xia Chuan didn't open the door immediately, but asked first, "Xiao Lan, keep your distance from the crossbow."

To be honest, Xia Chuan was a little scared. Xiao Lan was too reckless. If he hadn't been by the door just now, Sonoko might have been gone.

"It's not a repeating crossbow, is it?" Conan asked.

"It's all Conan's fault! You yelled too loudly and scared Ran, which is why this happened." Anya scolded Conan and then looked at her father with admiration.

Such a fast reaction time! No wonder he's my father; top-notch spies are truly amazing.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)