He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

Chapter 38 Kogoro Mouri, Poison-Free!

"Attorney Fei has arrived, and Ms. Toko is currently helping her with her makeup."

Megure entered the detention room, closed the door, found a chair and sat down, his voice sounding quite tired.

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was about to speak, Inspector Megure shook his head again: "You should know those two, Brother Mouri. They are both very nice people. Since they have agreed to cooperate with the investigation, there shouldn't be any other problems."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri slumped down in dejection.

"I...I'm sorry to them."

He let out a long sigh, which, combined with his already dejected demeanor and disheveled hair, made him look just like a homeless person on the street.

Inspector Megure's eyelids twitched: "Brother Mori, what are you thinking? Don't ever say the word 'they'."

"That's not what I meant, it's just..."

"It's nothing, but, Brother Mori, after this incident, you have to get rid of some bad habits. Also, Miss Towako said that she hopes you will never bother her again and that you should forget about her completely."

Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth, but remained silent for a long time. Inspector Megure continued to advise him:

“You’ve misjudged her. I bet Ms. Towako is just a substitute in your heart. The one you really care about is Attorney Ki. Brother Mori, you’ve seen how Attorney Ki behaved in this matter. She cares about you a lot. You should apologize to her sincerely later.”

Kogoro Mouri gave a wry smile: "Inspector Megure, you don't understand."

“What’s so hard to understand? It’s just that Towako is gentler.” Inspector Megure frowned. “Brother Mori, if you went to a Ginza nightclub and didn’t pay, do you think she would still treat you the same way?”

A spiking mark appeared on Kogoro Mouri's forehead as he gritted his teeth and said, "Towako isn't that kind of person!"

"I'm not arguing with you about this. Anyway, she said she doesn't want to see you again, so just don't go and make a fool of yourself. As for your problem with Attorney Fei, it's clearly your fault no matter how you look at it. Can't you just apologize and back down?"

"I...I...sigh..."

Kogoro Mouri stammered for a long time without coming up with a clear attitude, and finally shook his head and sighed.

"Let's get back to the case, Inspector Megure."

Inspector Megure felt a surge of anger rising within him. How could his old friend of many years have become such a wretched person? But before he could speak again, Shinichi Kudo spoke first.

"Inspector Megure, we only have a few hours left."

Hearing this, Inspector Megure, who had been earnestly trying to advise his old friend, had to temporarily set aside his intentions and explained to the slightly stunned Kogoro Mouri:

“On my way back, I received a call from Inspector Matsumoto. He said he was willing to support us in continuing the investigation, but we also needed to consider the allocation of police resources and public opinion. He hoped we could strike a good balance.”

He then looked at Shinichi Kudo, "To be honest, if it weren't for you, Brother Kudo, this case probably wouldn't be progressing as it is now. Of course, the fact that no other murders have happened in Tokyo these days is also a reason."

Shinichi Kudo shook his head slightly, looking apologetic.

"Inspector Matsumoto was also thinking of Inspector Megure. The First Investigation Division obtained a large amount of evidence of the Muddy Association's crimes tonight, and also killed Muddy Association executive Tatsuzo Watanuki who resisted. Meanwhile, the Third Investigation Division has been with me these past few days..."

"Haha, as long as I can get things done, that's fine. Anyway, I'm not in the professional group, so promotion is a long way off."

Inspector Megure interrupted Shinichi Kudo. The pressure of reality was indeed there, but his sense of justice kept telling him that this was the right thing to do!

pity.

The situation is escalating, and even his superiors have finally intervened. He has no other choice.

Shinichi Kudo also felt a sense of pressure, his gaze sharp as he looked at Kogoro Mouri, who had been silent for a long time.

"Please, Uncle Mori, recount what happened that day again. I need to combine it with other perspectives from the investigation and re-analyze it."

Kogoro Mouri let out a long sigh.

"Is there any cigarette?"

Megure Juzo's smile had barely begun to appear when he heard this, and his brows immediately furrowed in anger: "Brother Mori, what did I just tell you? You have to quit smoking! Have you forgotten your urine test results from that day? You should take this as a warning!"

Kogoro Mouri's eyes showed bitterness: "How was I supposed to know that the cigarette she handed me was spiked? Sigh, is there something wrong with her identity?"

Shinichi Kudo shook his head and said, "Kanako Mie, one of the two hostesses that Yoshitaka Takahara ordered for you. She's been working there for half a year. That pack of cigarettes was left to her by a customer from the previous night, who said it could eliminate all worries."

And since you were in a really bad mood that night, she offered you a cigarette.

According to subsequent questioning, she seemed to have a vague feeling that something was wrong with the pack of cigarettes, but couldn't confirm it. The police have now detained her.

"Sigh, why are you making things difficult for her?"

Kogoro Mouri sighed, "To encourage customers to spend more, that kind of thing is actually quite common in nightclubs. Don't accept any suspicious cigarettes or alcohol there, and don't touch anything you've already put down. That's basic common sense. That day..."

Sigh, I just never expected that even someone as pure as Towako would start having that kind of thing around.

Bang! ! !

Inspector Megure slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Are you crazy?! Mori, you need to wake up!"

Shinichi Kudo frowned as well: "Uncle Mori, have you thought about how Ran and Eri would view you if they found out about this?"

Kogoro Mouri was speechless. After a few seconds of silence, he let out another long sigh, his umpteenth one.

"Don't worry, this is my first and last time. And the test report said it's not something highly addictive, it just increases heart rate and accelerates blood circulation, so there won't be any problems."

"You can't underestimate them, Mori!"

Megure gritted his teeth and decided to unleash his ultimate move: "I will definitely check on you from time to time in the future, so that you won't fall into an abyss one day. I hope you will cooperate."

"!!!"

Looking at Inspector Megure's somber expression, Kogoro Mori felt a surge of emotion in his chest, and tears welled up in his eyes. He nodded emphatically.

"Thank you!"

The friendship between men needs no words. Kogoro Mouri wiped his face with his sleeve and immediately got back to the point, recounting what had happened that day.

"That day, I was just about to leave the office when Okao Yamada came to my door."

He somehow found out about my relationship with Eri and asked me to ask Eri to represent him in court.

Of course I couldn't agree, so he kept nagging me and playing the victim, which annoyed me to no end. I made an excuse and secretly slipped away to Ginza.

He kept calling me on the way, and every time I hung up, he would keep calling. He was persistent, so in the end I just put the phone on silent and left it there, letting him call for as long as he wanted.

When I arrived at the nightclub, Yamada Okao stopped calling, and I thought I was finally free.

As soon as I called out "Shihezi," that guy turned around in the booth, his eyes shining, and forced himself to come over and drink with me, saying that he originally came to drown his sorrows alone.

Toko isn't here, and that guy is really annoying. I was going to leave, but someone else is treating me to dinner...

Ugh.

Afterwards, two women urged me to drink, and perhaps because of that stuff, I felt like I got drunk very quickly.

Not far behind me, a few guests started talking about Eri and the case for some reason. I felt a bit upset, so I went to the restroom by myself.

On the way, I heard those lingering sounds several times, and my body felt a little hot, so I decided to go out for some fresh air. I happened to pass by the lounge, the door was half open, and just as I was about to walk past, I vaguely heard Eri's voice.

Then……"

Chapter 39 The Perfect Crime!

Then, Kogoro Mouri pushed open the door and, for some reason, ignored the objective difference in appearance and mistook Towako from the nightclub for Eri Kisaki.

Provoked by a passerby's ashtray hitting his head, he acted impulsively and started a fight.

A day later, at noon, Okao Yamada, who had tried to break up the fight but was unexpectedly caught up in it, died in a medical accident.

Two days later, late at night, Gao Yuanyi, who had been beaten the most severely, left a suicide note in the hospital and then committed suicide.

Next, right now.

After reviewing everything from the beginning, Inspector Megure felt a strange sense of unease.

If—and he's just saying if—there isn't a so-called mastermind behind it all, then everything that Mori-kun has caused is truly going too far.

An unease in his heart made Inspector Megure involuntarily shift his gaze to Shinichi Kudo, who was deep in thought.

Brother Kudo, you must keep up the good work, break through the fog, and reveal the truth!

"In fact, we have investigated many places."

Shinichi Kudo began to analyze each point one by one:

"Yamada Okao knows about your relationship with Aunt Eri, Uncle Mori, which you consider important. But actually you are only separated and have not divorced. Anyone with a little effort can easily find out that, so it's not a suspicious point."

He kept calling you, causing you to miss Ms. Toko's calls. This persistent harassment is quite consistent with the personality traits we observed in his investigation.

It's true that Takahara Yoshi invited the two ladies to entertain you, which could be interpreted as him intentionally choosing Mie Kanako. However, it's impossible for him to have known beforehand whether the latter would offer you cigarettes.

The guests behind you were talking about Aunt Yingli because she was on the front page of the evening paper. The newspaper was being used as a tablecloth, and someone happened to see it.

As for the sounds on the street, no one admitted to them when we asked, but it's not surprising to hear them in that kind of place. Especially since you, Uncle Mori, were surrounded by two young ladies, you probably already had some lewd thoughts yourself..."

"I absolutely didn't!"

Kogoro Mouri interrupted abruptly.

"..."

Shinichi Kudo was speechless for two seconds, not daring to refute him, and continued, "Going from the store to the restroom, or going directly to the backyard for fresh air, you won't pass through the restroom. The only way to go from the restroom to the backyard is to pass through it. Why did you make that choice back then?"

"I drank a lot of alcohol, needed to pee, and went to the toilet on the way." Kogoro Mouri scratched his head: "Isn't the most important thing Eri's voice?"

Shinichi Kudo sighed softly: "Human senses are sometimes unreliable, especially back then. We have already verified that those words were actually spoken by Towako-san."

"This……"

Kogoro Mouri was speechless. After all this analysis, wasn't it just his personal problem?

Megure Juzo was also quite puzzled: "Kudo, so you mean this was an accident? The mastermind you mentioned has never shown any trace."

Shinichi Kudo shook his head. "Probability."

"what?"

Kogoro Mouri and Juichi Megure were completely bewildered and hurriedly asked for clarification. Shinichi Kudo explained:

"We don't deliberately pursue the achievement of a certain goal, but merely lay out a plan on the sidelines to create an environment that increases the probability of something happening."

For example, suppose A has asthma, and B wants to kill him. Instead of killing him directly, B talks at length about the beauty of a garden in springtime, which A overhears, and then, by chance, A finds a limited-time coupon.

"!!!"