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

Police finally caught up with the fugitive Kadowaki Benzo in the forest and found the lost number plate register on his body.

"I am not the murderer!"

Kadowaki Benzo kept repeating this phrase to himself.

The bald man sneered, "If you're not the murderer, then can you explain why Naoko Kuroe's dugong arrow is in your hands?"

"Don't try to deny it, you drew it. You already sold the one you drew at a high price, didn't you? And why is the list on your person?"

He had already heard about the arrow sale from Hattori Heiji.

Faced with the bald man's repeated questions, Kadowaki Benzo was speechless.

He couldn't explain why Naoko Kuroe's arrow was in his body.

Conan tugged at Heiji Hattori and whispered, "Hattori, if he killed someone, he could have burned the list along with the list. There's no need for him to carry it with him."

Hattori Heiji frowned; this was indeed a suspicious point. So he spoke up, "Mr. Kadowaki, just answer the question the uncle asked you truthfully!"

Kadowaki Benzo slumped to the ground, glanced up at Hattori Heiji, and after a moment said, "I did sell an arrow. It was a number tag I found. I didn't even know it belonged to Ebina Sumi."

"Found it?" The bald man chuckled and asked, "Where did you find it?"

“Right by the waterfall,” Kadowaki Benzo said. “It’s true! I’m telling the truth! As for Kuroe Naoko’s arrow, I don’t know why it was in my pocket.”

Fortunately, he had been hiding in the mountains for the past two days without any alcohol, so his mind was still relatively clear.

Hattori Heiji interjected, "But you admitted back then that it was your own arrow."

"Yes, that was because I was greedy, that's why..." Kadowaki Benzo said with a look of regret.

Conan pressed, "Where's the roster?"

Kadowaki Benzo explained, "I was afraid of being mistaken for the murderer, so I decided to steal the register."

"Nonsense! These are just your excuses!" the bald man shouted. "You killed Ebina Sumi first, and then cruelly murdered Kuroe Naoko, all for money!"

You thought you could get away with it, but you never expected that the person who bought the arrows would actually call the shrine to express their gratitude!

After you stole the roster, you ran into Shimabukuro Kimie, who was looking for the roster, in the warehouse. You then brutally murdered her and set the warehouse on fire!

"It wasn't me! It wasn't me!!" Kadowaki Benzo vehemently denied it.

"Hattori, I need your help!"

Conan stared at Hattori Heiji with a serious expression.

Chapter 431 Slap in the Face

Because Conan is in this state, his words lack persuasiveness, so he needs Heiji Hattori's help.

Heiji Hattori did not hesitate when faced with Conan's request, although he still trusted his own reasoning more.

Hattori Heiji even asked Kitagawa Taki to ask the bald man to take Kadowaki Benzo to the shrine, knowing that his words were useless.

……

shrine.

Not only the bald man and Kadowaki Benzo, but also many islanders were brought over.

The bald man asked, "Mr. Kitagawa, what is this?"

Kitagawa Taki looked at Hattori Heiji in the center of the room: "Actually, Hattori has something to say."

"Ahem!" Heiji Hattori knelt on the tatami mat, but he was just a mouth doll; it was Conan behind him who spoke. "I've gathered everyone here because there's something I need to verify."

"Mr. Kadowaki is not the real murderer."

As soon as these words were spoken, the islanders immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"Everyone, please be quiet. In order to restore the truth, I have invited the Longevity Lady!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened, and Toyama Kazuha helped the old woman into the room.

"It's the Longevity Woman!"

"Why is the Longevity Granny here?"

"Isn't Junhui already dead?"

"How is this going?"

When the islanders saw the longevity lady, they were instantly excited.

They all knew that the Longevity Lady was Shimabukuro Kimie in disguise, but now that Shimabukuro Kimie is dead, how could the Longevity Lady appear again?

Disguised as an islander, Kimie Shimabukuro, hidden among the crowd, was equally astonished.

Although Kitagawa Taki had told her he had a solution, she was still extremely shocked when she actually saw the old woman appear in front of her.

Moreover, judging from what the islanders nearby said, they did indeed know long ago that she was the old woman in disguise, just as Kitagawa Taki had said.

With the help of Toyama Kazuha, the old woman knelt down in front of Hattori Heiji.

In fact, this longevity woman was just a clone created by Kitagawa Taki using the "Lie" technique, and then she changed her appearance using the illusion technique.

Conan said slowly: "Kadowaki Benzou is not capable of asking Kuroe Naoko to go to the beach alone.

Because Kuroe Naoko also knew that Ebina Sumi had drawn the dugong arrow, she had long been suspicious of Kadowaki Benzo, so it was naturally impossible for Kadowaki Benzo to ask her out alone.

Seeing someone speak up for him, Kadowaki Benzo became somewhat agitated: "That's right, I have absolutely no connection with her, how could I possibly ask her out!"

Conan continued, "As for Naoko Kuroe's arrow, it's entirely possible that someone else slipped it into Benzo Kadowaki's pocket. He was drunk at the time and didn't notice it."

"As for the roster, he can simply leave it in the warehouse and burn it; there's no need for him to carry it with him."

"Both Ebina Sumi and Kuroe Naoko drew the Dugong Arrow. This is a trap set by the real culprit to make people mistakenly believe that the murderer killed them in order to obtain the Dugong Arrow."

"The killer's actions were the result of meticulous planning, and were definitely not a spur-of-the-moment act."

"Do you really think that Mr. Kadowaki, a drunkard, could do all this?"

Although the last sentence contains a bit of personal attack, it does seem to make sense.

Could Kadowaki Benzo, who was always drunk, really be capable of orchestrating a series of murders?

Conan said in a deep voice, "I believe that the person who was capable of designing this complete plan before the festival was the one who knew in advance that Ebina Sumi and Kuroe Naoko would draw the Dugong Arrow!"

"That's right, it's you, Longevity Granny!"

Everyone looked at the Longevity Granny in surprise, but she remained calm and composed.

Fukuyama Rokuro's face was filled with disbelief: "How is that possible?! The Longevity Granny is already 130 years old! How could she still have the ability to kill someone!"

Conan said, "But what if there's another executor? In Naoko Kuroe's case, after excluding Mr. Kadowaki and Mr. Fukuyama, only Ms. Kimie remains."

The bald man retorted, "Are you kidding me? Miss Junhui has already passed away."

"Don't talk nonsense! Junhui is clearly the victim!" Fukuyama Rokuro said emotionally.

But the other islanders were already whispering among themselves.

"Could it be that Junhui is not dead?"

"Otherwise, why would Longevity Lady be here?"

"Why worry about so much? As long as the Longevity Granny is still here, that's enough!"

"That's right, as long as the Dugong Festival can still be held, it won't affect us."

Although no one else heard their words, Kimie Shimabukuro, who had infiltrated the group, heard them clearly.

She lowered her head, trying hard not to cry.

Mother, is it really necessary to continue this dugong celebration?

"But what if it wasn't Miss Junhui who was burned to death in the warehouse?"

The bald man retorted, "Don't the traces of dental treatment on the corpse already match the treatment records?"

Conan said, "There's no point in saying all this. Mr. Rokuro said before that Miss Kimie's special makeup is amazing, right?"

Although DNA testing is possible, it takes a long time, since the body was charred.

The bald man laughed. "You mean, not only did she not die, but she disguised herself as someone? This is real life, not a novel!"

Hattori Heiji nodded in agreement: "That's right, and she is in this room now."

Conan continued, "It is indeed difficult to completely disguise oneself as a person, unless it is Kaito Kid, but what if this person never appears in front of others?"

What if everyone only remembers her wearing heavy makeup during celebrations? Then the possibility of her being exposed would be greatly reduced!

“How is that possible?” Fukuyama Rokuro glanced at the old woman.

Kitagawa Taki had to admit that Conan was quite capable, but today he and Hattori Heiji were destined to be slapped in the face, especially Hattori Heiji, who was acting as the mouth double.

The bald man said, "This one is way too far off, isn't it?"

"The reason why the skeleton discovered three years ago had no leg bones is that I think it was probably the skeleton of a woman who was burned to death with her legs bent and fixed with rope."

Conan continued, "In fact, the islanders all know about this. I have already privately asked them about this before, and they said that Jun Hui is dead and the Dugong Festival is over."

This is also one of the reasons why Conan chose to expose them face-to-face.

The bald man looked at the islanders present and asked, "Is what he said true?"

"This..." The islanders looked conflicted.

They certainly didn't want to reveal the truth, because if Shimabukuro Kimie was the murderer, then the Dugong Festival would also be impossible to hold.

Seeing this, Conan said, "You'd better tell the truth; you can't hide it anymore."

Chapter 432 Exclusive Shrine Maiden

"Actually, everyone knows this except for the young people on the island."

An elderly islander finally revealed the truth.

"Three years ago, Junhui's mother was burned to death in the warehouse."

“We actually knew all along, and we were planning to tell Junhui the truth, but after seeing the Longevity Granny reappear, we couldn’t bear to expose Junhui.”

Conan said in a deep voice, "Miss Junhui, now that things have come to this, are you still going to keep it a secret?"