Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Ai Haibara asked, "Has the case been solved?"

"More or less." Kitagawa Taki held a glass of red wine, watching Tsujimoto Kaho walk onto the stage.

The next second, the lights in the banquet hall went out.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to the Aphrodite. I am Kaho Tsujimoto, the host of this reception. Now, I will introduce the main staff members."

"First up is the head waiter, Misaki Naoya..."

"Finally, there's our captain, Hai Tengdu!"

Amidst applause from the guests, Hai Tengdu stepped onto the stage.

"Before I begin my speech, I would like to introduce to you the beautiful designer of this ship, Ms. Minami Akiyoshi!"

Minako Akiyoshi went on stage and stood next to Kaito Wataru.

Hai Tengdu was about to speak when he was interrupted by voices from the audience.

"Captain, is it true that President Takae was murdered?"

Once one person started speaking, the others followed suit.

"I heard that Chairman Yatsushiro has gone missing!"

"Captain, what exactly is going on?"

The crowd began to stir, and people started talking amongst themselves.

Seeing his chance, Kogoro Mouri went up on stage, took the microphone from Wataru Kaito, and said:

"Please calm down, everyone. I already know who committed this series of murders!"

The crowd fell silent and all turned to look at Kogoro Mouri on the stage.

"You are the one who murdered President Takae and Chairman Yashiro! Akiyoshi Minamiko!"

Kogoro Mouri pointed at Minami Akiyoshi.

Minako Akiyoshi looked surprised, but she remained calm inside.

Hiromoto Kusaka, who was sitting in the audience, was initially a little worried about the famous detective, but when he heard Kogoro Mouri identify Minami Akiyoshi, he almost burst out laughing.

Kogoro Mouri continued, "The motive for the murder was to avenge Eito Yashiro, who died in a car accident a few days ago. That accident was actually a murder plot orchestrated by Yashiro Entarō and his daughter."

"Wait a minute." Misaki Naoya asked from the side, "Why does Ms. Akiyoshi want to avenge Yashiro Hidetoshi?"

Kogoro Mouri said, "I think she must be Hidetoshi Yashiro's lover."

Minako Akiko frowned and said, "Mr. Mori, Hidetoshi Yashiro is just my superior. Please don't slander me!"

“I was talking to Mr. Kusaka in my room when the murder happened.”

Kogoro Mouri said in a deep voice, "That's true, but for at least twenty minutes, you didn't say a word; it was Mr. Kusaka who was talking about the script."

In other words, you have plenty of time to kill someone and then go back to your room!

"That's enough, Mr. Mori. If Mr. Kusaka stops to talk to me halfway through, wouldn't I be exposed?"

Minako Akiyoshi looked quite annoyed. "If you insist that I am the murderer, then please produce the corresponding evidence!"

Women are born actresses.

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Hiroshige Kusaka, who was beaming with joy not far away.

Kogoro Mouri seemed to be intimidated by Minako Akiyoshi's imposing presence, and for a long time he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Do you have any evidence?" Minako Akiyoshi pressed on relentlessly.

"I...excuse me, I need to go to the restroom first..." Kogoro Mouri made a hasty escape to urinate.

A murmur rippled through the audience.

Ran covered her forehead and said helplessly, "Dad won't suspect Minami just because she looks like Mom, will he?"

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was leaving in a disheveled state. No one else would see that once he stepped out of the venue, Kogoro Mouri seemed like a completely different person.

"Brother Kitagawa!" Inspector Megure walked over, indicating that he wanted Kitagawa Taki to step in and save the day.

Kitagawa Taki nodded and walked onto the stage.

"Everyone, please be quiet. I'm about to reveal the real culprit."

The guests were all bewildered. What was going on with revealing the real culprit one after another?

"The real culprit is Hirose Kusaka!"

Those who knew Hiroshige Kusaka all turned their attention to him.

The guests standing around him all took a few steps back.

Hirose Kusaka was only slightly taken aback before saying, "Don't joke around, do you have any evidence?"

Conan's eyes gleamed as he looked at Kitagawa Taki on the stage. If Kitagawa Taki couldn't handle it, then he would have to step in.

Just now, he found the decisive evidence.

Chapter 335 Abandon Ship

"Then please take off your scarf, Mr. Kusaka!"

Hiroto Hikaru wore a scarf around his neck to prevent the pinch marks from being exposed.

"Excuse me!"

Seeing that Hiroshige remained motionless for a long time, Takagi Wataru stepped forward and took off his scarf, revealing several strangulation marks on his neck.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "These marks were left when you fought with Chairman Yashiro, weren't they?"

Hiroshige Kusaka forced a calm expression and said, "Can this kind of thing be considered evidence? You know, I was on the phone with Minami-san when the incident happened, and I didn't leave the room at all."

Kitagawa Taki shook his head: "You already made sure that Ms. Akiyoshi wouldn't interrupt you when you were speaking through your previous conversation, so all you have to do is record the scene and play it back. Twenty minutes is more than enough time for you to commit the crime."

Hiroshige Kusaka sneered, "You think I'll just record it because you say so?"

Just then, Conan suddenly stepped out from the crowd, holding a recorder in his hand: "Big brother, is this the story you were telling?"

Then he pressed play, and Hiroshige Kusaka's voice came through: Okazaki Nanami loves the sea the most, perhaps...

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Conan in surprise. He wouldn't want to embarrass himself on stage, especially since Kusaka Hirose was carrying a detonator in his pocket!

I never expected that Conan, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also commit perjury.

That recording must have been made by him using a voice changer on his bow tie.

Upon hearing the recording, Hirose Kusaka panicked. "How could this be? I clearly deleted it!"

Conan's lips curled up: "You just thought it was deleted."

"Is this child your little helper?" Minako Akiyoshi moved closer to Taki Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Taki almost laughed.

However, he didn't explain. Let the misunderstanding be, it's fine.

At this moment, Hiroshige Kusaka, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly laughed and said, "This is just something I recorded for myself before. How can it be used as evidence of murder?"

Hironari glanced at Conan, then looked smugly at Taki Kitagawa, clearly believing that Conan was also arranged by Kitagawa.

"Huh? That's strange!" Conan feigned confusion and asked, "Big brother, why is there a tuft of black hair mixed in with your hair near your ear? Is that blood?"

Hiroshige lifted his hair and looked, and sure enough, it was just as Conan had said.

"Big brother, you didn't notice because the color of your hair was similar to the color of the blood, right?" Conan changed his tone and said in a deep voice, "But the color of blood changes after it dries!"

Hiroshige gritted his teeth, speechless.

"Mr. Kusaka, come with us!"

Inspector Megure, Wataru Takagi, and Ninzaburo Shiratori surrounded them.

Hiroshige Hirose retreated step by step, pulled a detonator from his pocket, and shouted, "Don't come any closer, or I'll detonate the bomb!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd stirred and most of them involuntarily moved away from Hiroshige.

Kitagawa Taki gave Akiyoshi Minako a look, signaling her to act according to the situation, while he went off the stage first and returned to Ran and the others.

"Taki-kun!"

Seeing Kitagawa Taki, the women felt like they had found their pillar of support.

Kitagawa Taki comforted him, "It's alright, he won't go looking for trouble."

The situation was indeed as Kitagawa Taki had said; Kusaka Hironari had only used the detonator to force Inspector Megure and the others to retreat, and had no intention of detonating it.

Inspector Megure broke out in a cold sweat and quickly advised, "Just calm down and don't do anything foolish!"

Hiroshige sneered, "What a foolish thing to do! This is what the Yashiro family deserves!"

"Two years ago, I learned the truth about the shipwreck that happened 15 years ago from a colleague who came to pay respects to my father."

He began to explain his motives, determined to ruin the Yashiro family and Kaito Wataru's reputation!

"The Yashiro family, together with Kaito, eliminated Captain Okita, who always demanded better treatment for the crew, and deliberately caused the ship to crash into an iceberg, all for the purpose of collecting a huge insurance payout."

Hiroshige looked at Kaito on the stage: "And I am the son of the crew member they killed!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stared at Captain Hai Tengdu with suspicion and uncertainty.

But Hai Tengdu remained completely calm, and said with a faint smile, "Nonsense!"

Anyway, the murderer has been found, and his personal safety is guaranteed.

Hiroshige Kusaka bluntly stated, "I plan to blow up this ship just like you did, and then kill you in the chaos!"

"Wait, Mr. Kusaka, please put the detonator down first!" Inspector Megure stepped forward anxiously.

"Stop talking nonsense! Don't come any closer!"

Hiroshige Hirose took two steps back.

However, at that moment, a guest behind Hiroshige saw an opportunity and lunged forward, trying to seize the detonator.

In the midst of their struggle, Hiroshige pressed the button.

"Boom!"