Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

……

Soon after, Longye and Xiaolan also arrived at the crime scene.

Upon seeing Ryūno, Inspector Megure immediately stepped forward and said, "Brother Ryūno, we all know you couldn't possibly have killed anyone. We just called you here to go through the motions, don't worry!"

At this moment, Conan and Sera Masumi also returned to the scene.

When they learned that Longye was a suspect, the two immediately shook their heads.

Although no evidence has been found yet, it is clear that the case was committed by one of the three middle-aged men and has nothing to do with Longye.

When Sera Masumi saw the video of Tatsuno teaching the blond man a lesson, her eyes sparkled with excitement.

As expected of the opponent she had chosen, just from the two blows he dealt to the blond man, one could see Longye's strength!

At this moment, Inspector Megure coughed lightly, glanced at everyone, and then said loudly, "The victim's name is Teigo Uzumi, and he is the son of the owner of this Beika Restaurant. Apart from that, he appears to be the mastermind of the fraud ring, but he was released due to insufficient evidence."

"Last week, he lost control of his emotions because he was being followed by the media. He injured a reporter who was following him, which caused a great uproar. As a result, many guests were unwilling to stay at the villa."

"The hotel owner also doesn't want his son to cause trouble here. Rumor has it that the hotel is planning to use the excuse of renovating the annex to allow him to immigrate abroad during this period."

"Furthermore, according to our investigation, the surveillance cameras in the hotel rooms were all destroyed by the victims themselves. As for the three of them..."

At this point, Inspector Megure looked at the three middle-aged men and women standing to the side.

Upon seeing this, the slender woman wearing a green knit sweater immediately explained, "The three of us are all victims of this 'fraud'. We came to see him because we heard rumors that he was planning to immigrate abroad."

“That’s right! We want to hear his apology in person before he flees abroad!” the man and slightly overweight woman beside him immediately added.

The thin woman continued recounting what had happened: "After he promised to apologize to us, I went with the two of them to buy a tape recorder..."

After listening to the three people's descriptions, Longye smiled.

These three were clearly lying in an attempt to make a good impression on the police.

Are you kidding me? After being scammed, she traveled a long way to the hotel to find the man, just to hear him say sorry?

Even the Virgin Mary would be humbled.

To put it bluntly, two of them were definitely there to "ask for money".

As for the other person... well, he's here for revenge, of course.

After learning the details of what happened, Sera Masumi reached out and rubbed Conan's head, laughing, "How's it going? Getting more and more exciting, kid!"

Conan squinted helplessly.

Chapter 276 The Ghost in the Wheelchair

After reminding Sera Masumi, Inspector Megure looked at Tatsuno: "How's it going? Any leads?"

Ryūno: "?"

Clues? What clues? Aren't I the suspect you summoned?

Seeing that Ryūno didn't reply, Inspector Megure continued, "You see that boy over there wearing a hat? He claims to be a detective!"

After saying that, Inspector Megure looked at Ryuno with expectant eyes and whispered, "You and Mori absolutely cannot lose to him!"

Ryūno paused for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "Inspector Megure, you should say 'she'~ Her name is Sera Masumi, and she's a new transfer student in our class."

Inspector Megure opened his mouth, then muttered softly, "A woman?"

Just as Inspector Megure looked at the "tomboy" opposite him in surprise, Sera Masumi walked up to Tatsuno and Ran and waved to them.

Seeing the strangers beside him greeting Ryuno and his companion, Conan blinked in confusion.

Does this person know Takeda and his group?

After a moment, Inspector Megure, who had come to his senses, glanced at Tatsuno and Kogoro Mouri and said seriously, "In any case, let's go and take a look at the annex first."

Sera Masumi nodded in agreement, "That's right! Since the murderer used such clumsy methods to stage the suicide scene, it shows that he's a complete 'novice.' Such a person would definitely leave evidence at the crime scene!"

At this moment, three middle-aged men and women standing nearby suddenly started a heated discussion.

"That must be it!"

"But... even if we tell the police, it won't do any good!"

"Anyway, let's talk about it first!"

The three were talking quite loudly, and Longye and the others could hear them clearly.

Inspector Megure walked up to the three of them and asked, "Excuse me, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing the sound, the three turned to Inspector Megure and began to explain themselves in unison.

"Ah, officer. Actually... it's just a rumor."

"I heard that 'that' is in this villa..."

"Huh? What is 'that'?" Inspector Megure frowned slightly.

"A ghost! 'That' refers to a ghost!" the slightly plump woman exclaimed in terror.

"I heard that someone saw it in the middle of the night, an empty wheelchair for the elderly gliding around alone in the annex!"

Upon hearing the word "ghost," Ran immediately grabbed Ryuno's arm and hid half of her body behind him.

This completely unscientific "testimony" left Inspector Megure squinting helplessly.

Just then, Sera Masumi seemed to notice something interesting in the three people's conversation and asked, "Since there's no one using the wheelchair, how do you know it's for elderly people?"

Upon hearing this, the slender woman wearing a green knit sweater lowered her head and said, "It's because of my father."

“My mother was one of the people who were scammed by Mr. Kamizumi, and this incident dealt her a heavy blow. My mother fell ill and was hospitalized as a result.”

“My father was furious, so he moved into a guest room in the annex and visited Mr. Kamijume's room every day. He would ask Mr. Kamijume, ‘I don’t ask you to repay the money, but please apologize to my wife.’”

At this point, a hint of sorrow flashed in the thin woman's eyes: "But when he learned that my mother had passed away in the hospital, he committed suicide that very night..."

“My father had always been unable to move around easily. Therefore, he always used the electric wheelchair provided by the hotel to get around. That’s why those rumors came about later.”

After hearing the woman's account, the expressions of everyone present became somewhat somber.

Who would have thought that such a story was hidden behind the ghost rumors?

As soon as Longye finished listening to the story, he turned his gaze to the slender woman in front of him wearing a green knit sweater.

Although he had no memory of the case, based on his in-depth understanding of "Ke Xue" (a term referring to a type of science fiction), he knew that the culprit must be the woman in front of him.

……

Five minutes later, Ryūno and his group followed Inspector Megure into the hotel annex.

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, everyone saw colorful graffiti covering the walls.

According to the investigation, most of the graffiti here was sprayed by the victim, Teigo Kamijou.

After seeing the graffiti all over the corridor, Sera Masumi suddenly understood why the staff member had said that the annex was under renovation.

If guests saw such a "disastrous" scene, they would probably be scared away and never come to this hotel again.

Although Kogoro Mouri didn't speak at this moment, his disdainful expression made no attempt to hide it.

At this moment, the image of the character Teigo Kamizumi had fully appeared in his mind.

Arrogant, violent, insane, lacking in compassion and morality.

If he weren't the hotel owner's son, he probably would have been beaten to death long ago.

"Hmph, it's not surprising at all that someone like that met such an end..."

Although Inspector Megure overheard Kogoro Mouri's mutterings, he said nothing.

Although he always believed in respecting the dead, some victims did not deserve sympathy.

After reaching the floor-to-ceiling window at the end of the corridor, Inspector Megure looked at Officer Chiba not far away and asked, "Chiba, are you done with the investigation? Is there anyone else in this annex?"

Officer Chiba, who was carefully examining the wheelchair, was startled by Inspector Megure's voice and said in a panic, "Huh?! Oh... Inspector, we haven't found anyone else in this villa yet."

Inspector Megure glanced at the wheelchair in front of him, put his hands in his pockets, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with this wheelchair? Why is it here?"

"I don't know either. When I found it, it was still moving."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked at the wheelchair in surprise.

Conan and Sera Masumi both wore thoughtful expressions.

Officer Chiba continued, "I found suspicious fishing line between the wheels, so I checked with the hotel."

"According to hotel staff, this was the electric wheelchair that Mr. Kamizumi borrowed from the hotel before he fell to his death."

"Hmm? Mr. Kamijou also has problems with his legs?" Inspector Megure pressed.

"No, it's said that he just enjoys wandering around the villa in his wheelchair..."

"Huh? What a strange guy!" Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure took a deep breath.

Hearing this, Longye probably already guessed the reason for the rumored "ghost wheelchair" incident.

It must have been a prank by the victim, Teigo Kamizumi, to drive away the fraud victims and media who came to him.

The fishing line on the wheelchair is probably a small mechanism used to control the unmanned wheelchair to move around.

At that moment, Sera Masumi quickly stepped forward, took the fishing line held in a handkerchief from Officer Maeba's hand, and examined it carefully.

"Speaking of which, this fishing line is really long. There are even a few broken rubber bands tied to the end of the line..."

Chapter 277 A Detective Who Doesn't Want to Be an Actor Isn't a Good Doctor

Seeing Sera Masumi's actions, Conan pulled Tatsuno aside and whispered, "Takeda, who is this guy?"

"She is Sera Masumi, a student who recently transferred to our class," Ryūno said casually.

"What? The new transfer student... wait! You said 'her'? This guy is a girl?!" Conan blinked frequently, looking at Ryuno with a surprised expression.

Seeing this, Longye nodded helplessly.

Could it really be because of my preconceived notions? Does Sera Masumi really look that much like a man?

In such a short period of time, two people have already asked him this question.

A few seconds later, Conan, realizing what was happening, continued, "I don't know why, but she gives me a very strange feeling..."

"Don't you feel a kind of inexplicable tension?" Longye's lips curled up slightly.

"Now that you mention it...it does seem a bit like that." Conan frowned.