Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 905 The Number of Suspects That Brings Despair!

Five minutes later, the police arrived.

"Hey, Inspector Megure, what are you doing here?"

Kogoro Mouri discovers that one of the visitors is Inspector Megure.

Kaijin Island is part of the Shikoku Island area. When I went to check on the hotel this morning, I only saw Shikoku police. This time, Inspector Megure was also there.

No, it wasn't just Inspector Megure; Takagi and Sato also came.

Judging from this scene, could it be that the three people who died were thieves from Tokyo?
"Brother Mori, I really didn't expect this!"

Inspector Megure felt utterly utterly pissed off; he had traveled all this way to one of the most remote islands in Shikoku, and yet he still managed to run into an old friend.

I just heard from the police from the four countries that a detective with a mustache, small eyes, and two tufts of hair on his head came by this morning. At that time, I had a slight feeling, but not much.

Now my heart is finally hanging in the balance.

Three people died yesterday. Good grief, how many died today?

The reason Sato came to Poseidon Island is because he caught a group of thugs wearing Lupin III masks yesterday. According to the thugs, they committed the robbery in order to join a treasure hunter team.

Robbery is a test; if you pass the test, you will be allowed to join the treasure hunter team and go to Poseidon Island to find treasure.

Following this route, they arrived in Shikoku, where they heard about the Sea God Island incident and came to investigate the situation with the prefectural police.

Before they could investigate anything, they received a report of a murder at the music festival, which led to the scene that unfolded.

After witnessing the scene, Inspector Megure just wanted to slap Kogoro Mouri. He felt that Kogoro Mouri shouldn't be in Tokyo at all, he shouldn't be in Japan at all, and he should just change his nationality.

“Inspector Megure, we need to find the people connected to these people. There are over three hundred people at this music live, and I estimate that some of them will get impatient and want to leave soon. We don’t have much time left to find the culprit.”

"Uh?"

This familiar voice
Turn around and look.

"Brother Kudo!"

Inspector Megure was more apprehensive than delighted.

So that explains it. Shinichi Kudo was there too. That explains why two Shinigami were each responsible for the deaths of three people.
"what--"

"Brother Xia Chuan is here too?"

After looking back at the scene, Inspector Megure realized that not only Kogoro Mouri and Shinichi Kudo were there, but Natsukawa was also present.

With these people stacked up with buffs, it suddenly seems normal for six people to die.
I don't know when it started, but Xia Chuan has also been included on this list.

Seeing the other person's expression, Xia Chuan smiled awkwardly, his eyes clearly implying that he was categorizing trash.

If Inspector Megure knew that in addition to the six people mentioned above, there were five more who died in the Azure Sea, I wonder what he would think.

"Yes, Inspector Megure, it's been a long time. Not only me, but Joel is here too."

Joel, along with Anya and the others, came over and greeted them.

“Before we came, I thought the name of this island sounded familiar. Turns out this is the place you chose to travel to.” Sato Miwako said with a look of hindsight.

"Alright, now's not the time to chat," Shinichi Kudo interrupted.

Not only are there many people here, and we need to screen suspicious individuals as soon as possible, but he has also been feeling a sense of weakness in his body, and the antidote seems to be expiring.

I didn't notice it when I was having fun, but soon after the incident, I felt weak and could clearly feel my heartbeat, as if it was stuck in my throat, which was very uncomfortable.

"Inspector Megure, the deceased's relatives and friends have all been found."

While they were chatting, Takagi was working diligently and soon found the deceased's relatives and friends.

The only confirmation from the scene is that all three victims died from drinking beer. There are no other clues, and the cups they used were all the same style as those at the music festival. There are more than a dozen beer stalls here, so we need to confirm the situation with their relatives and friends to narrow down the possibilities.

Shinichi Kudo suspected that these three people knew each other, otherwise such a coincidence would not have happened.

"The first victim, Yugo Hosokawa, who died offstage, came from Shizuoka Prefecture with his wife and twin sons. Meanwhile, the deaths of the second and third victims were discovered by the youngest son of the first victim."

Following Takagi's directions, the group saw the wife of the first victim. She was about thirty years old, with the charm of a young married woman. She had a beauty mark at the corner of her eye and was pitifully sobbing, embracing her two sons beside her.

One of them was the child who had just discovered the two or three dead bodies. Recalling that the child had said he was looking for his alcoholic father, it seems that he is no longer afraid of his father's alcoholism.

Police officers are taking their statements.

"The second victim, Yuto Imagawa, was from Kochi Prefecture and was a freelance writer. He and his friends came to the island specifically to attend a music festival and had just arrived this morning. His friends have been located and are being questioned."

"The third victim, Watanabe Koya, was from Saitama and was with his girlfriend. This was their fourth day on the island."

After speaking, Takagi's expression turned serious. He pondered for a moment before saying, "The relatives and friends of the three deceased were actually standing together just now, but I discovered that they did not know each other."

"Don't you recognize me?" ×2
"How is that possible!" ×2
The two detectives exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

They died in the same way and drank the same beer, how could the three of them not know each other?
Shinichi Kudo's mind was buzzing. He didn't know if his body was issuing a warning or if he was simply confused by the news.

In his mind, he did not consider that the three people were complete strangers to each other.

What's the next step in the investigation?
"Are you sure? Could it be that these three deceased knew each other, but their relatives and friends didn't?" Kogoro Mouri grabbed Takagi by the collar and shook him violently. "Why don't you double-check?"

"See that? There are three hundred people here. If you don't know them, any one of them could be a suspect!"

Anyone with eyes can see that with this amount of work, they simply can't find the murderer.

There is actually another possibility, but this possibility is even more despairing than finding the murderer among three hundred people!

—Indiscriminate killing!
If that's the case, then we're in trouble.

This is an open area. If you poison the area and leave immediately, the perpetrator will become everyone on the island!

“Ania.” Xia Chuan turned to look at his daughter.

Anya blinked her big eyes, and after a while she understood Xia Chuan's thoughts, then shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.

If she had known, she would have jumped out and secretly told her father just now.

In fact, after the incident, she realized what was happening and immediately activated her superpower of listening to her own thoughts.

However, after so much time has passed, no possible culprit has been found.

"Ania couldn't sense anything, is she a professional assassin?"

Xia Chuan was filled with thoughts, and his expression became heavy. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he wanted to investigate thoroughly.

"Hopefully this has nothing to do with us."

“Didn’t the ants say there are no other killers? And even if there were, they probably wouldn’t kill useless people, as that would only attract our and the police’s attention,” Joel said reassuringly.

That's certainly true, but who can say for sure about these things? Xia Chuan simply nodded slightly, suddenly becoming serious and straightening his back a little.

Sensing her fiancé's aura, Joel said nothing, her eyes sparkling as she watched his every move.

It seems like it's been a long time since I last watched Natsukawa's serious deduction. Will we finally be able to watch it again?
Xia Chuan squatted down to examine the two corpses behind him.

Their deaths were indistinguishable, and apart from beer mugs, they had nothing in common.

Let's start with the most probable assumption; it might work, and that's all we can do for now.
Having determined the direction of the investigation, Natsukawa immediately said, "Inspector Megure, I think we can start by investigating the source of the beer. Basically, no one puts down their beer or walks far after buying it, so it's unlikely that someone else drugged it. I'm more inclined to believe that the beer itself was problematic, so the culprit is very likely the person in charge of the beer stand."

"Yes, cyanide was indeed found in the glass, but is it too much to rule out other people like this?" Inspector Megure hesitated, but his meaning was clear.

If it cannot be determined, there is no way to undo it once the scope is narrowed down.

Xia Chuan didn't answer, but looked at the increasingly agitated crowd: "Do we still have time?"

"That's true."

Even Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but nod in agreement. Excluding the possibility that the alcohol was poisoned after purchase, it could only mean that the alcohol was already poisoned.

“However, we still need to confirm the situation with the family. They should know which stall the deceased bought beer from before he died,” Shinichi Kudo suggested.

There are ten beer stalls at the scene. Investigating them one by one would be too troublesome. Even if we asked them, we probably wouldn't get any information. The murderer would never confess.

At his suggestion, Inspector Megure readily agreed and summoned the three deceased's companions.

"The three adults and two children all looked extremely helpless. The child had clearly been crying once, with red eyes. The other two women were in the same state. Only the friend of the second victim, Imagawa Yuto, was somewhat better and could be considered normal."

"Gentlemen, do you know which stall the three deceased bought their beer from?"

"beer?"

"What time is it? Why aren't you investigating the murderer properly? Why are you still focusing on this?" The second victim's friend narrowed his eyes, recalling what he had seen written on the sign next to the beer stall.

— Contains a prize ticket; the grand prize is a Nissan sedan.

"Could it be that Imagawa won a prize with the beer he bought?"

Upon hearing this, the others also perked up their ears. They were heartbroken to have lost their loved ones, and if there was anything that could ease their pain, perhaps only the grand prize.

"Hey Hey hey"

The serious atmosphere was instantly ruined, and Shinichi Kudo almost suffocated.

"You're overthinking it. It's just that their deaths might be related to beer. The so-called winning is just a gimmick by the seller. The grand prize might not even be awarded by the end of the music festival."

He knew all too well what the Poseidon Island officials were up to, and besides, it was the grand prize, not something easy to obtain.

"so."

They all seemed a little disappointed, but they tried their best to suppress their sadness and began to think.

After a while, they both shook their heads.

“I was with them in the stage area just now. Yongwu just said he was going to get a beer to quench his thirst. I don’t know which booth he went to.”

The second victim's friend shrugged. "Me too. I went to the restroom, and Imagawa went to buy me beer. He would wait for me in the rest area. When I came out, I heard about the incident in the stage area, and then there was another incident in the rest area. That's when this police officer came to me."

"Although we had different experiences, I still don't know which beer stall Kangzai went to."

The statements of several people made the detective and the police frown.

Even though I was mentally prepared, hearing this useless information still made me feel helpless from the bottom of my heart.

It seems we have no choice but to obediently follow Xia Chuan's instructions and bring all the beer stall owners over.

“That’s not necessary.”

Xia Chuan suddenly spoke, his eyes gleaming: "I just took a look, and perhaps we can narrow down the scope further."

Inspector Megure was overjoyed: "Brother Natsukawa, tell me quickly."

"First, Ms. Hosokawa, did you and your husband separate near the left side of the stage?"

"Yes."

"Xia Chuan, what's the use of knowing this? Do you want to find the spot again and then look for footprints on the ground?"

Kogoro Mouri rolled his eyes: "There are hundreds of people here, the footprints have definitely been trampled away. Don't even think about it."

Well.
Shinichi Kudo, Kaito, and Natsukawa all fell silent, wondering what kind of thought process led them to make such a guess.

It's no wonder that Kogoro Mouri has been investigating adultery cases involving cats and dogs for so many years since leaving the Metropolitan Police Department.

“No, I think Natsukawa-san’s questioning was useful.” Shinichi Kudo looked at the rest area of ​​the two deceased: “The audience area is directly in front of the stage, and there are beer stalls and rest areas on the left and right sides of the audience area respectively.”

“Mr. Hosokawa died in the audience area on the left, while the other two died in the rest area on the left, which actually helped us narrow down the possibilities.”

They quite like to show off.

Xia Chuan mentally complained, but didn't really care about the other person's attention-grabbing behavior. He continued, "The audience area is very crowded. Usually, if you buy beer from a stall on the right, you won't cross the audience area to the rest area on the left. So they must have bought their beer from the stalls on the left."

"After buying your beer, rest on the spot or join the crowd on the left."

In that case, the three people's movements matched up perfectly.

That's right, that's it!
A smile played on Shinichi Kudo's lips as he sensed that the truth and the culprit were becoming clearer.

"Takagi!"

At Inspector Megure's shout, Officer Takagi, who had just had a chance to take a sip of water, immediately scurried over to the stall area on the left.

"Wow, that's amazing. I feel like our arrival was a bit unnecessary."

Several prefectural police officers from the four countries watched this scene with a sense of awkwardness, unable to get a word in edgewise.

But since someone can help solve the case, why not?

So this is what happiness is like at the Metropolitan Police Department?

Several people looked at Inspector Megure with envious eyes.

Noticing the heat behind him, Inspector Megure wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly said with a smile, "It looks like we'll find the culprit soon. Your efforts are truly commendable!"

On the Shikoku side, the Kochi Prefecture police inspector suddenly straightened up. His words were loaded with meaning; he was essentially saying, "We'll just help solve the case, and the credit will go to you."

"How could I accept that? We're all brothers, aren't we!"

(End of this chapter)