Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

In an instant, not only the captain was surrounded by guests.

Even Inspector Megure and the others in the corner were surrounded by guests.

"You must be detectives, right? Have you caught the murderer?!"

"We have the right to know what happened!"

"Yes! Is now really the time to hold a leisurely cocktail party?"

"..."

For a moment, the guests in the restaurant were filled with panic and fear.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Kogoro Mouri quickly went on stage and picked up a microphone.

"Everyone! Please calm down!"

"I, Kogoro Mouri, have identified the serial killer who committed these murders!!!"

Guests present: !!!

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Kogoro Mouri on the stage.

Tatsuno and Sonoko applauded for Uncle Mori from the audience.

Sonoko excitedly shouted in support, "We've been waiting for you for so long! Detective!"

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Kogoro Mori continued, "The murderer who killed President Takae Yashiro and Chairman Entarō Yashiro is..."

At this point, he pointed to his side: "Akiyoshi Minamiko, you're the culprit!"

Upon hearing this, Hiroshige Kusaka, who was in the audience, couldn't help but laugh.

I never expected that the famous detective would deduce the wrong thing; I was the culprit!

Conan froze on the spot, his brows furrowing deeply.

The old man is talking nonsense again. The culprit is clearly that Hiroshige Kusaka!

No way! Looks like I have to step in!

Thinking of this, Conan kept looking around, searching for Professor Agasa and Tatsuno.

Chapter 302: Prisoner, and Clown

Just as Conan had searched everywhere and found Tatsuno and Professor Agasa, Kogoro Mouri continued:

"The motive for the murder was to avenge the death of Eito Yashiro, who died in a car accident half a month ago. That accident was actually a murder plot orchestrated by Chairman Yashiro and his daughter!"

The head waiter, Misaki, looked at Kogoro Mouri in front of him and asked in confusion, "But... why does Ms. Akiyoshi want to avenge Mr. Yashiro?"

"I think it's probably because she has some kind of relationship with Eito Yashiro," Kogoro Mouri said casually.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Akiyoshi immediately stepped forward to explain, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Mori! While Mr. Yashiro is indeed a great senior, and I respect him greatly, we are not in a romantic relationship!"

"Furthermore, I was on the phone with Mr. Kusaka in my room when the murder occurred!"

Kogoro Mouri said seriously, "That's true. But actually, for about twenty minutes of your call, Mr. Kusaka was the only one talking, and you didn't say a word."

"In other words, you didn't actually have an alibi during this period!"

These words clearly struck a nerve with Minami Akiyoshi, who quickly stepped forward and stood close to Kogoro Mouri. Her words, delivered in rapid succession, carried a hint of anger:

"Please stop now! According to you, if Mr. Kusaka suddenly stopped talking to me in the middle of a conversation, wouldn't he immediately realize I wasn't there?!"

"I'm not stupid enough to create an alibi this way!"

"If you believe I am the criminal, please produce the evidence now!"

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This series of questions immediately shattered Kogoro Mouri's confidence, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his face.

Unfortunately, although he firmly believed that Ms. Akiyoshi was the culprit, he did not have any "conclusive" evidence.

Therefore, he couldn't help but feel flustered when he heard Miss Akiyoshi's series of questions.

With the questions from the guests and Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mouri was momentarily stunned.

At the same time, Conan also found Professor Agasa.

After a brief explanation, Dr. Agasa agreed to his request to "voice" for him.

Just as Conan grabbed the bow tie, preparing to identify the real culprit, a slightly magnetic young voice rang out in the room.

"Miss Minami Akiyoshi, please don't worry~ There's a reason why Uncle Mori didn't reveal the evidence in front of everyone."

Amidst the surprised gazes of Xiaolan and the others, Longye slowly walked onto the stage.

Inspector Megure smiled with delight as he saw Tatsuno take the stage.

Conan paused for a moment, then put down the ribbon in his hand.

Since Longye has taken the lead, he's prepared to listen to Longye's reasoning first.

At this moment, all eyes were on Longye.

Ryūno, meanwhile, turned his gaze to Uncle Mori in front of him, smiled slightly, and nodded in greeting.

Uncle Mori's reasoning is rarely without "problems," but this time, his reasoning is clearly correct.

Thinking of this, Longye glanced at Conan below the stage and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Ryuno had observed Conan beforehand, and when Conan heard Uncle Mori say that the culprit was Ms. Akiyoshi, his expression was clearly very puzzled.

It seems Conan is not satisfied with this answer.

Based on this, it seems that the culprit Conan has identified should be Hiroshige Kusaka.

Strictly speaking, Conan's deduction wasn't wrong. After all, even Hiroki Kusaka himself might believe he was the real culprit.

But in fact, Conan only got half of it right.

If Conan is currently standing on the third level, then Uncle Mori is standing on the fifth level!

Thinking of this, Ryūno glanced at the guests below the stage, then looked to the side and chuckled, "Mr. Kūka Hirose, could you please come up here for a moment? Detective Mōri and I need your help."

Upon hearing this, Hiroshige Kusaka, who was sitting in the audience, was taken aback.

Upon hearing Longye mention his name, his first thought was—"Has this boy discovered that I'm the murderer?!"

Strangely, the boy on stage kept smiling at him, not at all like he was "identifying" him.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was focused on him, leaving him no time to think.

At this moment, not responding to Longye would only prove that he was guilty.

Thinking of this, Hiroshige Kusaka smiled as he walked up to Tatsuno and asked, "I wonder what favors you two have asked me to do?"

Longye didn't speak, but simply returned his smile.

Seeing Ryūno call Kūka Hirose onto the stage, Conan immediately relaxed, thinking to himself, "As expected of you, that's right, the culprit is this guy! Now, let's see your deduction!"

Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri frowned and fell into a brief silence.

Next, Ryūno glanced at Mr. Kusaka and Ms. Akiyoshi on the stage and said calmly, "Now that all the relevant parties are here, let's proceed..."

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Ryuno pointed to Hiroshige Kusaka's hair: "Mr. Kusaka, why is there a tuft of black hair on your head? It looks... like congealed blood~"

"What?!" Hiroshige Hirose instinctively covered the right side of his hair with his hand.

At first, the audience hadn't clearly seen where Ryūno was pointing, but with Hiroshige's "help," they immediately noticed the suspicious "black mark" on his hair.

"Alright, Mr. Kusaka. Instead of hiding your hair, could you please take off the black scarf around your neck and let everyone see?" Ryuno chuckled. "You're deliberately covering your neck completely with the scarf; could it be that you have some 'bruises' from a fight?"

Upon hearing this, Hiroshige's face instantly turned ashen.

Inspector Megure and the others in the audience immediately walked over to him, ready to thoroughly examine the marks on his hair and the condition under his scarf.

Hiroshige chuckled as he glanced at Inspector Megure and his men who were about to reach him, and instantly reached into his pocket.

The next second, to everyone's astonishment, a black box that looked like a remote control appeared in his hand.

This scene was also witnessed by Longye, who was standing nearby.

However, Ryūno showed no intention of stopping him. Instead, he yawned, glanced calmly at Kūka Hirose, and thought to himself, "I've already defused all the bombs. What's the use of you pulling out a bomb detonator?"

After pulling out the black box, Hiroshi Kusaka immediately shouted, "Everyone stay still! Or I'll detonate the bomb!!!"

Upon hearing the word "bomb," the guests present began to scream in panic.

Seeing this, Hiroshige glared and said, "If you don't want this ship to sink, then you'd better do as I say!"

Chapter 303 No gifts today, except for this little black box.

Seeing the "detonator" in Hiroshige Kusaka's hand, Inspector Megure and the others stopped in their tracks and urged, "Mr. Kusaka, please calm down! Why did you do this?!"

Upon hearing this, Hiroshige immediately launched into a tirade, saying viciously, "To avenge my father! The crew member who perished in the shipwreck of the Yatsushiro merchant ship fifteen years ago was my father!"

“Two years ago, I heard many doubts about the shipwreck from a colleague who came to pay respects to my father.”

"At the time, the president of Yatsushiro Merchant Shipping, along with Yatsushiro Entarō and Yatsushiro Takae, who served as directors, deliberately orchestrated the sinking of the cargo ship in order to defraud a huge amount of insurance money!"

"Furthermore, in order to get rid of Captain Okita, who was always demanding better treatment for the crew, they also won over the then first mate, Kaito."

By this time, the restaurant had already fallen silent.

Whether it was Inspector Megure and the guests, everyone listened attentively to Hiroshige Kusaka's confession.

When everyone heard the familiar name "Haiteng," they all looked at Captain Haiteng on the stage.

Clearly, he must have been the first mate back then.

Then, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Hiroshige Kusaka continued, "Kaito made Captain Okita drink coffee laced with sleeping pills, and then deliberately caused the ship to crash into an iceberg."

"At the same time, he detonated a pre-prepared bomb. As for the location of the bomb, it was the designer, Eito Yashiro, who told him!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone finally understood his motive for murder.

At this moment, Inspector Megure asked the question that had been bothering him: "Kusaka, can you tell me how you killed Chairman Yashiro?"

"Hmph! That guy kept pinning me down with his body and choking me. So I just threw him into the sea with an over-the-shoulder throw." Hiroshige Kusaka grinned, looking to the side. "Captain Kaito, next, I plan to learn from you and blow up this ship. Then, in the chaos, I'll kill you... huh?!"

Just then, Ryūno snatched the bomb controller from Kūka Hirose's hand and pulled it, stomping Kūka Hirose under his foot.

Everything happened in an instant.