Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 88 The murderer is Ai! (Seeking monthly votes)
"Choked to death?"

Inspector Megure's lips twitched.

Can you stop talking nonsense?

Choso calmly pointed to the deceased's face and said, "The face is swollen and purple, which is a typical suffocation face."

Due to oxygen deficiency, the face, lips, and earlobes may turn bluish-purple, and red spots may appear on the conjunctiva of the eyes.

Chosoki pried open the deceased's eyelids and found small red dots inside.

Then Choso pointed to the deceased's neck and said, "Because of lack of oxygen, the deceased would instinctively scratch his throat and chest in an attempt to relieve the obstruction."

There were obvious scratches on the deceased's neck.

Chōzō looked at Lady Kono.

Mrs. Kono glanced at Mrs. Takada cautiously, then said softly, "There was indeed a grabbing motion at Mr. Takada's neck before he died."

"Then why don't you help?" Mrs. Takada looked at Mrs. Kono with hostility.

She stood up from her chair and arrogantly grabbed Mrs. Kono's hair, saying, "You bitch, you must have wanted Takada dead too, so you didn't help him when he begged for help, right?"

"Let me go!"

"Mrs. Takada, please calm down!"

Another chaotic scene ensued, and it took several policemen to finally subdue Mrs. Takada.

While they were in chaos, Conan secretly approached the corpse, his eyes carefully examining the corpse's neck.

There are indeed scratches; they even bled.

Just as Conan was about to examine the deceased's fingernails, Kogoro Mouri came over and threw Conan out again.

"Children, don't come here and cause trouble."

"Okay," Conan said, rubbing his butt.

Honestly, there are too few people in this world who respect children like Zheng Yi does.

After being thrown away by Kogoro Mouri, Conan continued to lie low, looking for a new opportunity to get close to the corpse.

“My analysis should be correct,” Choso said.

Sato sneered: "You examined me for so long without saying a word, and then when Mrs. Takada said it might be related to Shoichi, you were quick to conclude that I choked to death?"

This is simply ridiculous.

“Officer Sato,” Choso said helplessly, “out of my professional ethics of being conscientious and responsible, I examined the body very carefully, so it’s just that I was a little slow to draw conclusions.”

Please trust my professionalism and my sense of responsibility towards the deceased.

Sato stared coldly at Choso, finding it utterly unbelievable.

Inspector Megure said, "Chōsō, why don't you examine the deceased more carefully to see if he was poisoned?"

Choso said, "Then we'll have to dissect the body."

"no!"

Mrs. Takada said emotionally, "Takada is already dead, can't he be buried properly?"
I absolutely will not allow your body to be defiled!

"Mrs. Takada, we're all doing this so that Mr. Takada won't die with regrets," Inspector Megure pleaded.

Mrs. Takada completely ignored Inspector Megure's words.

She pointed at Inspector Megure's nose and said, "Didn't the forensic doctor already say that Takada just choked to death?"

Even if she was poisoned, it must have been that vile woman, Lady Kono. Just arrest her!

"This won't do," Inspector Megure said helplessly.

If people can be arrested based on mere suspicion, then Zheng Yi's sentence will definitely be longer than his father's.

“Let’s just close the case as death by choking. I don’t think my judgment is wrong,” Choso said.

Just as Inspector Megure was in a very difficult situation, he suddenly heard the name Choso from the television in the center of the restaurant.

"Recently, crime in Tokyo has decreased significantly, and homicides have dropped markedly." "This is thanks to all the officers of the Metropolitan Police Department. Their joint efforts have deterred potential crimes, giving Tokyo residents peace of mind."

"Among them, forensic pathologist Cho-chō, who just joined the Metropolitan Police Department, has excellent professional skills and high professional ethics."

"With his expertise, the police have solved numerous major cases..."

Not only Inspector Megure, but everyone in the restaurant heard what was being said on the television.

Choso was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but smile.

He said to Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, even the higher-ups highly recognize my abilities. What else do you have to doubt?"

Lady Takada also looked at Chosochi strangely.

Does the Metropolitan Police Department really have some powerful figures?

Sato clenched his fist.

No one could know what she was thinking at that moment.

However, her gaze remained fixed on Zheng Yi.

Inspector Megure frowned, unsure whether to close the case like this.

After all, among these police officers, Changzong is truly the most professional.

"Brother Mori, what do you think..."

"oops!"

Conan suddenly let out a strange cry and pointed at the deceased's arm, saying, "How scary! Is that lividity?"

Choso came over and pulled Conan behind him, explaining, "That's right. About half an hour after death, blood settles in the blood vessels due to gravity, causing livor mortis."

Conan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Then, pointing to the deceased's arm, he said, "But this spot seems different from the ones I've seen before. The ones I've seen before were light red or dark purple."

Chosoka frowned.

How could you, a mere child, see so many signs of rigor mortis?

He looked at the deceased's arm, let out a soft "hmm," and muttered to himself, "Pink, that's a sign of cyanide poisoning."

Upon hearing Nagatomo's words, Conan immediately exclaimed, "What! Nagatomo-nii, are you saying that Mr. Takada died of cyanide poisoning?"

"Cyanide poisoning?" Inspector Megure asked Choso, "Is it true?"

Choso's lips twitched slightly.

After glancing at Conan, he said, "Judging from the color of the spots, it is indeed a sign of cyanide poisoning."

Cyanide poisoning does indeed prevent the victim's cells from utilizing blood oxygen, thus hindering oxygen intake. However, further testing is needed to confirm this.

Officer Megure nodded.

“If that’s the case, then it’s unlikely he choked to death,” Inspector Megure said. “If it was poisoning, then the person who poisoned him was probably the waiter who delivered the food, the chef who cooked it, or Mrs. Kono.”

Upon hearing that he was a suspect, Kono quickly waved his hands and said, "Impossible, I can't be the murderer!"

Mrs. Takada said arrogantly, "Who else could it be but you! Would the waiters and chefs of this restaurant poison Takada for no reason?"
"You must have killed him because Takada didn't want to give you compensation, making you resentful!"

Mrs. Takada went forward again to pull Mrs. Kono's hair.

Fortunately, Sato and Takagi were prepared and stopped Mrs. Takada in time. However, Mrs. Takada was not going to stay quiet and kept arguing with Sato and Takagi.

Takagi and Sato were struggling to deal with Mrs. Takada, sweat pouring down their faces.

Mrs. Kono said, "It really wasn't me! There was someone else! There was someone else who might have put poison in Mr. Takada's food."

She pointed at Zheng Yi and said, "It's that little girl!"

"When that little girl went to the restroom, she bumped into Takada and the table here. It's possible that she poisoned them!"

(End of this chapter)