The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

We must suppress his arrogant attitude!

Naoto Hayashi approached the members of the Hatamoto family and said, "Everyone, it seems something has happened upstairs. Let's go take a look."

"Oh right, we should go take a look!"

"Could something have happened to the old man? Please, I hope nothing bad has happened to him."

"The old man's health is not good, it's very worrying."

"God bless, God bless."

These people with ulterior motives say they care, but their faces are filled with forced smiles.

They, along with their granddaughter Xia Jiang, who was truly worried, all rushed to the old patriarch's room.

When they arrived, they saw that the door was already open, and inside lay the lifeless body of the old patriarch, Hatamoto Gozo!

Really dead!

Kogoro Mouri immediately took up his detective role to protect the scene and then began to examine the deceased and the cause of death.

The cause of death was obvious: he was stabbed in the abdomen with a sharp weapon. However, no murder weapon was found at the scene; only a boutonniere that originally belonged to the groom was found!

In an instant, the groom, Mr. Xiaowu, became the victim of a scandalous affair!

Xiao Wu's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he tried to explain himself. Just then, Ichiro Hatamoto whispered something in his mother Mariko's ear, and Mariko's eyes lit up immediately!

"You're lying! You have every reason to commit this crime!" Mariko shouted, her imposing manner astounding.

She then revealed Xiao Wu's true identity.

Xiao Wu's father's company was seized by the old patriarch through despicable means, and then the old patriarch committed suicide!

Therefore, Xiao Wu must be avenging his father!

Revenge through murder is perfectly justified!

The crowd erupted in uproar.

No one expected that Mr. Xiao Wu, who had just married Xia Jiang, actually had such an amazing identity!

Xia Jiang never imagined that her lover was a murderer, and yet he married her...

Is it all just to get closer to Grandpa?

Is the love between the two just a deception?

Unable to accept it, Xia Jiang burst into tears and ran away crying.

Xiao Lan was afraid that something might happen to her, so she quickly chased after her.

Shoji Hatamoto grabbed Xiaowu's shoulder and sneered, "I thought you were a man of great integrity, but I was wrong about you."

The others also joined in the mockery and ridicule, launching a fierce attack on the young man who also had inheritance rights.

If the old man dies, it's a win if there's one less person with inheritance rights!

"No, no! It wasn't me!" Xiao Wu panicked and quickly looked at Kogoro Mouri, only to find him staring at him sternly, his expression unwavering.

He looked at Naoto Hayashi again, only to find him smiling and quietly shaking his head, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

With this assurance, Xiao Wu managed to calm down.

After all, I've put up ten million myself. If the famous detective makes me look like a murderer, wouldn't I not get the money?

A group of people were making a fuss, but apart from the corsage, there was no other clear evidence to prove that Xiao Wu was the murderer.

Finally, with no other choice, they locked Xiao Wu in a storage room, sealed the door, and waited to hand him over to the police for questioning after returning to Tokyo.

Conan found a lot of evidence at the scene, but he couldn't exonerate Mr. Takeshi. He could only frown and think about who was most likely the real culprit!

However, this family is riddled with conflicts. The eldest daughter, the second son, the eldest granddaughter, and so on, all have financial needs and motives to kill!

More evidence is needed to support this claim.

The fishy pine needles were visible in the four trees, and the gap between them was filled with a strange, unsettling expression.

The old man is dead, and Xia Jiang's husband is the prime suspect. Wouldn't the rest of the Hatamoto family members be able to divide up all the inheritance?

That was absolutely awesome!

This famous detective is really capable!

Awesome!

Naoto Hayashi observed silently that the real culprit, Mr. Hatakemoto Ichiro, was trembling with tension, fearing that the famous detective Kogoro Mouri would see through his disguise.

When Kogoro finally determined that Takeshi was the murderer, Ichiro Hatamoto went limp, his back soaked in cold sweat.

"This person's mental fortitude is lacking..."

Naoto Hayashi shook his head secretly.

After everyone had left, Lin Zhiren approached the corpse, switched soul forms, and took a slight breath.

Soul acquired!

However, this old gentleman was over seventy years old, and his spirit was a bit dull. The taste was slightly dry, like braised pork that had been cooked for a long time. The taste was just okay.

Wrap it up with sin and put it away.

We'll eat it when we get back.

Everyone returned to their rooms, secretly calculating how much they could gain from this incident.

After returning to his room, Ichiro Hatamoto immediately retrieved a hidden murder weapon, a knife, and bloodstained clothes, intending to throw them into the sea after everyone had gone to sleep to destroy the evidence!

Midnight arrived quickly.

The moonlight was like water, and the ship's sidelights emitted a dim glow.

At the bow of the ship, Miss Xia Jiang was weeping alone in grief.

Xiao Lan, who was standing by, was worried that she might do something rash, so she didn't dare to leave.

Conan stayed by Ran's side, but his mind was still focused on the case.

I have absolutely no clue what to do, it's really frustrating.

Suddenly he remembered Naoto Hayashi, and his nerves tightened instantly.

No, no, no!

That bastard... it seems he started communicating privately with members of the Hatamoto family before the incident occurred?

He even chatted with Mr. Xiao Wu, who was suspected of being the murderer, for a few minutes.

Did he discover anything at that time?

impossible!

At that time, it was still uncertain whether the victim was dead or not... Could it be that the kid had precognitive abilities?

That's bullshit!

This is the world of science; there are absolutely no supernatural factors involved!

Perhaps he sensed the conflict among the Hatamoto family members? Was he gathering information in advance?

That doesn't explain why everyone gives him face... They don't even respect Uncle Mori, who has a famous detective title.

Conan was racking his brains when he suddenly heard a "plop" sound as something fell into the water.

Then came a loud thud, followed by a scream from the stern of the boat!

Conan was shocked!

Another case has occurred!

Chapter 43 My Mission is Complete

To be honest, Naoto Hayashi didn't expect that a second case would occur.

After everyone returned to their cabins, he released the bees to keep a close watch on the murderer, Hatakemoto Ichiro.

Sure enough, the man waited until late at night, when everyone was asleep, before quietly sneaking out of the cabin.

He carried a murder weapon and blood-stained clothes, intending to throw them into the sea to destroy the evidence.

The man tiptoed to the stern of the boat, but he didn't notice that five large, golden wasps were hovering above his head!

Now, with Naoto Hayashi's spirituality, he can simultaneously control five gold coins, transforming them into five small creatures.

He had anticipated that the murderer would destroy the evidence, so he dispatched the Golden Hornets to retrieve the evidence that had been thrown into the sea!

Since one or two might not be enough, Lin Zhiren transformed all the gold coins into small creatures and sent them out in one go!

In this way, no matter how cunning the murderer is, as long as there is evidence, it will all be in vain.

Ichiro Hatamoto bundled the items together and threw them forcefully into the sea!

Pfft!

Water splashed everywhere.

"What are you throwing?!" A voice suddenly came from the shadows, startling Ichiro Hatamoto so much that his heart almost stopped!

Mr. Ryūnan, the husband of the eldest granddaughter, Akihime, emerged from the shadows.

He came here to smoke because he couldn't sleep, but he never expected to see someone throwing away blood-stained clothes and a knife!

An expression of disbelief crossed his face: "It was you... No! I have to go and warn everyone!"

As soon as Mr. Ryūō turned around, Ichirō Hatamoto grabbed an iron pipe from the deck and smashed it heavily on Mr. Ryūō's head!

Boom!

Mr. Longnan let out a scream and collapsed to the ground.

Ichiro Hatamoto was panting heavily, his whole body trembling, never expecting such an unexpected turn of events.

Fortunately, he acted in time and killed the witness.

However, he acted hastily this time, and it's unclear how he intends to shift the blame onto someone else.

"I...I secretly let Xiaowu out, that way...he'll definitely be more suspicious..."

Ichiro Hatamoto casually threw the iron pipe into the sea, then turned and fled into the cabin.

He first went to the storage room where Xiao Wu was being held, unlocked the door, knocked lightly, and then ran back to his residence. From there, he went to the stern deck of the cruise ship, pretending that he had just heard the screams and rushed there.

By this time, a crowd had gathered. Basically, all the members of the Mori family and the Hatamoto family had arrived, and even Mr. Takeshi appeared there, looking completely bewildered.

Everyone was looking at the dead man on the ground—Mr. Longnan.

After hearing Ichiro Hatamoto's footsteps, everyone turned around and looked at him with some surprise.

Hatamoto Ichiro feigned shock and asked, "Brother-in-law, what happened... who killed him?"

He whirled around to look at Mr. Xiao Wu, and roared, "How did you escape? It was you! You must have killed my brother-in-law! Why did you kill him?!"

He had assumed that these words would provoke everyone present to attack Xiao Wu.

But to everyone's surprise, the room fell silent. Even his parents, Mariko and Mr. Kitarou, looked grief-stricken and hesitant to speak.

Ichiro Hatamoto was bewildered: "What's wrong with you guys? Why...why aren't you saying anything?"

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri, who had been squatting in front of the dragon's body to examine it, stood up and turned to look at Ichiro Hatamoto.

"You must be Hatamoto Ichiro? Come and see, is this your outfit?"

He lightly kicked at a clump of clothing beneath his feet. It was a dark brown suit jacket, inside which was wrapped a sharp knife. It was wet, as if it had just been pulled from the sea.

Next to the clump of clothes, there was an iron pipe, which also had water stains on it.

Ichiro Hatamoto was stunned.

Clothing...

sharp knife……

Iron pipe...

Why do they all look so familiar?

Why does it look so much like the one I just threw into the sea?