The Black Detective of the Detective Conan World

Watch closely, Conan. I'm going to show you how to accept orders.

Koichi Horita took a deep breath and said with a vacant look in his eyes, "I was originally a director of Horita Heavy Industries, but I was dismissed by my father and reassigned to a branch office... If you can 'resolve' this matter, I can offer a reward of ten million yen."

He emphasized the words "solve it".

Lin Zhiren nodded and said calmly, "Okay, I understand. You may leave now."

Horita Koichi left with trepidation.

Meanwhile, Conan's pupils dilated in shock!

This...this is...hiring a murderer?!

Naoto Hayashi, you bastard! Is this what you call accepting "thank you money"?

What are you trying to do?!

Chapter 104 Conan: This isn't even a crime?

Koichi Horita left.

The door closed.

Conan immediately jumped up and growled in a low voice, "Naoto Hayashi! You still say you haven't committed a crime?! What are you doing?"

Naoto Hayashi spread his hands, looking innocent, and said, "I didn't do anything. You should speak according to the law."

Seeing that he was still trying to argue, Conan gritted his teeth and said, "Since you want to talk about the law, then I'll explain it to you properly. That Horita Koichi is planning to hire someone to kill and get rid of his own father, right?"

Naoto Hayashi nodded: "Judging from his words, that seems to be the meaning."

"Hiring a killer constitutes the crime of instigating murder, and one should bear criminal responsibility, right?"

Naoto Hayashi nodded, then shook his head and said, "If you can prove that he actually hired someone, then it's a crime. Did he pay for it? Who took his money?"

Conan was taken aback: "Didn't he just say he'd give ten million? Didn't you agree?"

Naoto Hayashi corrected him, saying, "He was just saying it casually and didn't actually contribute any money. Besides, I didn't agree either; I just said, 'I understand.'"

Conan was a bit dumbfounded, feeling that Naoto Hayashi was being sophistical.

Naoto Hayashi continued, "Furthermore, even if Chairman Horita is really dead, but it's neither Horita Koichi Shark's nor mine, then which law do you think we've broken?"

"This……"

Conan felt his brain's CPU starting to go crazy, and his temperature rising sharply.

Suddenly he grasped a key point and immediately pressed, "So, will you accept this ten million?"

Lin Zhiren laughed and said, "If he insists on giving me ten million as a thank-you gift, how could I refuse?"

Conan snapped, "You still say you didn't hire someone to commit murder?!"

Naoto Hayashi looked at him strangely and said, "You've got the logic wrong. First of all, if Chairman Horita died and it had nothing to do with us, then whatever amount of money Horita Koichi gave me afterwards wouldn't involve the concept of 'hiring a killer.' It was just a gift, do you understand?"

Conan understood.

But he didn't understand.

All their assumptions are based on the premise that "Chairman Horita" will die, and that the killer is neither Horita Koichi nor Hayashi Naoto.

Is that possible?

For the first time, Conan felt that his reasoning skills were somewhat lacking.

Suddenly, the door clicked open. Conan looked up warily and saw that it was Horita Ryoji, the second son of Chairman Horita.

He was also preparing to hire someone to commit murder.

Conan is numb.

What a messed-up family! Both sons want to sleep with their father?

Destroy it, quickly.

Horita Ryoji also vaguely explained his reasons for killing the man: he was addicted to gambling and had accumulated a large debt, which Chairman Horita vehemently refused to pay off.

His only solution now is to inherit a large sum of money after his father dies...

After the matter is completed, a reward of ten million will be given.

Ryoji Horita also left.

Conan was completely flustered.

This feeling was extremely unpleasant, as if a murder was about to happen right before his eyes, but he was completely powerless to do anything about it.

Seeing his expression, Naoto Hayashi couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Do you still remember that phrase you always say?"

Conan looked at him, his spirits gradually lifting: "There's only one truth!"

Naoto Lin patted his head and said meaningfully, "That's right. Don't be misled by these people's actions. Just stick to your own way."

"You're right!" Conan immediately rushed out of the room, ready to keep an eye on the two people.

However, after running halfway, he realized that he seemed to have been fooled by Naoto Hayashi again.

The two brothers wanted their father dead, but they didn't have the guts to do it, so Chairman Horita wasn't actually in any danger.

What on earth is getting so excited about?

"You bastard! You wretched bastard!" Conan cursed angrily.

Even when it was time for the dinner party, Conan was still sullen.

However, as expected of the chairman of a large conglomerate, Horita Kosaku kept the dinner low-key yet luxurious.

The wine was a 1979 French champagne. The appetizer was black truffle foie gras with toasted bread. The main courses were grilled 5A Wagyu beef tenderloin, pan-fried French Rouge foie gras with Port sauce, and Italian Parmesan cheese for dessert.

Kogoro Mouri ate with shining eyes, wolfing down his food.

Ran felt quite embarrassed and secretly stepped on Kogoro's foot from below, but he didn't stop at all.

On the other side, the Horita brothers were secretly hiring Sharkman from a notorious mafia detective, so they were all very friendly and loving towards each other, and they were sending their blessings to their father, creating a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.

Clearly, neither of them wanted to expose their conflict at this time and thus become suspects.

Conan still occasionally stole glances at the two brothers, clearly still harboring doubts.

Naoto Hayashi watched all this with a smile, finding it quite amusing.

At this moment, the little bee hiding in the corridor saw that the middle-aged butler, Yamauchi, sneaked into Chairman Horita's room during the break between serving the dishes and put in an exquisitely packaged wooden box containing a bottle of whiskey and a homemade bomb.

He was wearing gloves and did not leave his fingerprints on the box.

When Chairman Horita returns, all he needs to do is open the wooden box...

Boom!

Not only would people be killed, but the wooden boxes and homemade bombs would also be reduced to ashes.

Naoto Hayashi estimated that this guy probably had other methods of framing others to shift the suspicion onto himself.

However, he really didn't want to outwit and outfight these murderers anymore.

Naoto Hayashi always felt that the prisoners in this world were a bit strange.

Even though detectives often arrive at their deductions, it can be very difficult to legally identify criminals if the perpetrators refuse to confess.

But most prisoners are like the Wallfacers who have had their walls broken; as long as their reasoning is correct, they will kneel down and confess.

Of course, Naoto Hayashi suspects that this is most likely due to the influence of world consciousness.

Just like the merit rewards for catching criminals, detectives will receive a "criminal's cunning awareness -100" buff as long as their reasoning is correct.

Unfortunately, Naoto Hayashi is not a detective.

Therefore, he could only use his own methods to speed up the process of prisoners confessing their crimes.

After seeing the butler leave in a hurry, Naoto Hayashi's little spider began to move at lightning speed.

First, he took the butler's wallet from the butler's room and threw it into the corner of Chairman Horita's room.

Then he retrieved the remaining chemical materials from the bomb he made and placed them in the butler's room.

Just as Lin Zhiren was busy controlling the little spider, another car pulled up outside the villa, and a woman with long brown hair and long legs in black stockings got out.

This woman is Chairman Horita's eldest daughter, Horita Fumiko.

The arrival of Fumiko Horita enraged Chairman Horita, who declared that he had severed his father-daughter relationship with her five years ago and told her to get out of there.

Fumiko Horita was even more annoyed because she had come specifically because she received an invitation from Chairman Horita, and this was the end of it?

The two argued and parted on bad terms.

Chairman Horita returned to his room, fuming with anger, while Fumiko Horita chatted with her two brothers.

Before they could exchange more than a few words, a loud explosion suddenly erupted from upstairs!

Boom!

The explosion blasted a large hole in the wall, and dust fell all over the villa.

For a moment, everyone was stunned, not knowing what had happened.

Kogoro Mouri was the first to react, exclaiming in alarm, "Oh no! Chairman Horita!"

Upon hearing this exclamation, everyone present felt as if they had been struck by lightning!

Conan: !

Horita Koichi:!

Ryoji Horita:!

Naoto Hayashi, Ran, butler Yamauchi, Fumiko Horita: ...!

Conan was shocked to learn that Chairman Horita had actually had an accident.

The Horita brothers were shocked by the Black Hand Detective's efficiency; he had just taken a job and already killed a shark, and the methods he used were so ruthless that they were truly awe-inspiring.

The remaining few were caught off guard by the explosion.

The group immediately rushed to the room on the second floor where the explosion had occurred.

Chapter 105 You Don't Deserve to Be a Rice Flower Person!

Chairman Horita died tragically.

Conan saw the mess in the room, and a flash of white light appeared on his glasses.

explode?

The Horita brothers came to Naoto Hayashi to hire someone to kill them, and then Chairman Horita died.

Although he monitored the two brothers and Naoto Hayashi the entire time, but...

That's still too suspicious!

If I find out that you were the one who did it... Naoto Lin, then don't blame me for acting impartially and reluctantly reporting you!

Conan looked serious.

Upon seeing the crime scene, Kogoro Mouri immediately took on the responsibility of a renowned detective, starting to search for clues and deduce the truth.

Conan also secretly followed behind, gathering evidence in secret.

However, this case is surprisingly simple.

They found shattered wooden wine boxes and a butler's wallet at the explosion site.

Upon seeing his wallet at the crime scene, Butler Yamauchi was utterly incredulous, his face turning pale!

He clearly remembered putting his wallet in the cabinet, so how did it end up at the crime scene? Wouldn't this just make him a prime suspect?

Conan felt that the appearance of this thing was an extremely crude frame-up, which only proved that the butler Yamauchi was innocent.

So, is the killer still being chosen from among the Horita brothers? Oh, and there's also Fumiko Horita, who seems quite suspicious as well…

However, Kogoro Mouri didn't think that much about it. When he saw the wallet on the ground, he immediately suspected the butler, Ueyama.

To confirm further, he took the others to the butler's room.

Pushing open the door, I saw bottles of chemical materials openly displayed on the table.