Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 31 Dismembered into eight pieces, you say he committed suicide?

"The deceased's hands had a lot of water plants, and mud and sand were stuck in the crevices of his fingernails. This was because the deceased had grabbed at his hands as he instinctively struggled to drown."

"Furthermore, the deceased had heavy objects tied around his waist with a rope, but his hands were not tied, which proves that the deceased committed suicide," forensic pathologist Chang Zong analyzed.

As a forensic doctor, his professional skills are still up to par.

"Now that the case is solved, I'd like to trouble Officer Sato to take me home," Masakazu said, putting away his phone.

"Who said the case was solved!" Sato glared angrily at Masakazu.

Zheng Yi put on an innocent expression and said, "Officer Sato, I've told you before, you have to trust the opinions of professionals."

Forensic pathologist Chang Zong nodded and said, "That's right."

Professional?

I think he's a professional lackey!

"Inspector Megure, may I see the body?" Kogoro asked.

The police forensic doctor had been collecting the body the whole time; he hadn't seen it yet.

“Okay.” Inspector Megure nodded.

Inspector Megure stepped aside to allow the great detective Kogoro Mouri to examine the body.

Conan, Ran, and Sonoko also curiously gathered around.

"what!"

Sonoko threw herself into Ran's arms, and Ran hugged Sonoko tightly in fear.

Ai shuddered at the sight of the corpse, her hands instinctively reaching out to grab something. Before she could grasp anything, a large mass of creatures embraced her.

Ai stared at the lump of something in astonishment.

Zheng Yi was holding her, trembling.

"Such a heinous dismemberment case! And you actually say it's suicide? Where is your professional ethics and integrity as a forensic pathologist?" Kogoro Mouri yelled at forensic pathologist Choso.

Forensic pathologist Chang Zong took off his gloves, wiped the drool from his face, and said softly:

“Mr. Mori, please calm down. This is my area of ​​expertise, and I absolutely cannot make a mistake. I hope you will trust me, just as I never doubt your reasoning ability.”

We're all in this together, so we need to trust each other.

"You mean, after Mr. Fujiwara jumped into the lake, he dismembered himself?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

“That’s right.” Forensic pathologist Chang Zong nodded.

Kogoro Mouri was so angry he laughed.

How can there be such a forensic doctor? He's started talking nonsense.

Sato, who had been watching from the sidelines, smirked and watched the two perform with a stern face.

Kogoro Mouri and the forensic pathologist Nagamune are quite reliable if they have nothing to do with Shoichi, but once the case is related to Shoichi...

The two will definitely collude and completely absolve themselves of any wrongdoing.

Conan cautiously approached the corpse to examine it, but was then dragged out by the forensic pathologist, Nagamune, who said, "Kids will have nightmares if they look at these things."

"Huh? Let go of me, I can walk by myself."

Kogoro's face was gloomy.

Seeing how horribly the victim had died, he vowed to find the murderer.

"What were you doing around noon today? Are there any witnesses?" Kogoro Mouri asked the three suspects.

Zheng Yi thought for a moment and said, "At twelve o'clock? I think I was having lunch with Yoko. It was just the two of us at the time, so she can be my alibi."

"Yoko?"

“It’s Yoko Okino, your idol,” Masakazu said.

Kogoro Mouri exploded. "You actually had lunch with Ms. Yoko? Why would she have lunch with you?"

"You two were alone, what did you do!?"

Ai, standing nearby, muttered, "Now that Masaichi is Yoko's boss, Yoko probably wouldn't dare refuse him if he wanted to do something."

And you can smell it; he smells like Yoko's perfume.

Upon hearing Ai's words, Kogoro actually brought his nose close to hers.

Zheng Yi took a step back in disgust.

It was disgusting to be sniffed around by a slovenly middle-aged man.

Kogoro felt like the sky had fallen. He pointed at Shoichi and said, "Inspector Megure! The culprit has come forward himself. It's Sumitomo Shoichi. He's definitely the culprit!"

"Calm down, Mori-kun." Inspector Megure struggled to pull Kogoro's arm.

“Shoichi has a solid alibi; Ms. Yoko is his witness.”

Inspector Megure's words only made things worse, further escalating Kogoro Mouri's frustration.

Looking at Shoichi's handsome face, Kogoro felt like his goddess had been snatched away.

Forensic pathologist Choso looked at Kogoro Mouri strangely.

What's going on? Are they going to betray their boss for an idol?
After Kogoro Mouri was in a state of near death for a while, he suddenly shuddered, then his body went limp, and he leaned against Inspector Megure.

What made Ai's eyelids twitch was that Conan used Inspector Megure as a cover, hiding behind him and starting to manipulate Kogoro Mouri.

This idiot, can't you be a little more careful when you do things?

"I already know the cause of Mr. Fujiwara's death."

When Kogoro Mouri's calm, analytical voice rang out, everyone present frowned to varying degrees.

Forensic pathologist Chang Zong breathed a sigh of relief.

Kogoro knows what's important; an idol's career is more important than money.

Sato frowned. It was happening again. He was going to have to clear Masakazu's name again.

"The deceased, as the forensic pathologist Choso said, died by drowning," Kogoro Mori stated firmly.

Shoichi winked at Sato.

See? You should trust the judgment of professionals and not have such a big prejudice against me.

Kogoro Mouri is still deducing.

"I just had Conan ask the forensic pathologist, Dr. Nagamune, and he said there were extensive scratches on the deceased's body. Only a traffic accident could cause such extensive scratches."

Inspector Megure said, "But I checked, and the deceased had not been involved in any traffic accidents."

“It’s a ship,” Zheng Yi reminded him.

Sato glared fiercely at Masakazu.

Zheng Yi was puzzled. "I was clearly giving you ideas, why are you glaring at me?"
“That’s right, it’s a ship.” Kogoro Mouri continued, “There are multiple cut marks from sharp objects on the severed bones, which were caused by the ship’s propeller.”

After Kogoro finished speaking, Shoichi summarized: "So, after the deceased committed suicide by jumping into the water, his body was caught in the cruise ship's propeller and dismembered by the propeller?"

“That’s right,” said Kogoro Mouri.

Sato gritted his teeth. It was the same thing again. Kogoro Mouri's analysis led to the victim committing suicide, and his analysis was surprisingly logical and well-founded.

Seeing Zheng Yi's face, Sato felt a surge of resentment.

“Mr. Kogoro’s reasoning still has many flaws. Just because the heavy object tied around his waist didn’t bind his hands, I’m afraid we can’t prove that the deceased committed suicide,” Sato said.

"Ugh, how much longer do we have to wait?" Zheng Yi said impatiently.
"Let me go home now, Officer Sato. There's no evidence that I committed murder, so we can only presume innocence."

(End of this chapter)