Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

"Does Mr. Jin Gu want everyone to be exhausted before starting the final competition, so that no one has the energy to answer questions? That way, he won't have to give away that book," Zhi Yonghu said.

Zhiyong did this to prevent the people here from leaving the hall.

Although he knew that the murderer was Kento Toba.

However, who knows if something unexpected might happen.

If among these people, there are any who are also die-hard Sherlock Holmes fans.

He was annoyed by Kogoro Mouri's disrespectful behavior towards Sherlock Holmes when he arrived.

Now, take advantage of Kogoro Mouri's drunkenness to make your move.

Kogoro Mouri is powerless to resist. If he gets killed, that would be terrible.

Heiji Hattori rubbed his eyes and said, "I've reached my limit. Anyway, I don't care about that book. I'm going back to sleep now."

Ayako Oki said wearily, "Kento, waiting like this isn't going to work. Let's go back to our rooms."

“At this point, whoever leaves first loses. I also feel that Mr. Kanaya is using this method to eliminate some people first. If you’re really tired, why not just lie down on the table and take a nap?” Kento Toba said with a smile.

Toba Kento looked out the window and suddenly said, "Isn't that the car we came in? Mr. Kanaya was driving it."

“It really is Mr. Kanaya,” Ayako Oki said happily.

"Look, the reasoning quiz has finally begun," Kento Toba said happily.

Maria Toda and Nanako Kiyoko, who were sleeping with their heads on the table, woke up when they heard what everyone was saying.

At this moment, everyone gathered around the window.

“That’s not right…” Ayako Oki said, somewhat surprised.

“That’s a cliff over there,” Kento Toba said.

Heiji Hattori opened the window and nimbly jumped out, with Conan following closely behind.

Zhiyong followed at a leisurely pace.

The car wasn't going very fast, so Heiji Hattori and Conan quickly caught up.

Heiji Hattori pounded on the car window, while Conan grabbed the rearview mirror with one hand and pounded on the window with the other.

When Zhiyong caught up, the car was already close to the edge of the cliff.

Conan was still gripping the car window at this moment.

Zhiyong quickly grabbed Conan, pulled him back, and threw him to the ground.

He slammed his left elbow into the car window, shattering it instantly.

A blast of hot air rushed out of the car.

Zhiyong hadn't had a chance to do anything yet.

The front of the car had already plunged off the cliff.

Zhiyong was only planning to play a minor role anyway, so he was just putting on an act, pretending to be very hardworking.

Everyone inside the restaurant rushed out, all shocked by the scene before them.

"How did Mr. Jin Gu die?"

"What's going on?"

"Was that a dummy?" Kiyoko Nanako asked, because she hadn't seen it clearly.

"No, I saw it clearly. It was definitely Mr. Kanaya inside the car," Hattori Heiji said confidently.

Zhiyong was indifferent to the death of Jin Gu Yuzhi.

It wasn't because Zhiyong already knew the outcome, but because of Kanaya Hiroyuki, who dared to let Conan attend this gathering.

Then you must bear the consequences.

Zhiyong pulled Xiaolan aside and said, "Uncle Mori is already drunk, so don't disturb him. With Hattori Heiji here, he should be able to solve the case quickly. However, you should go to Uncle's side and protect him now."

"Protect Dad? Could someone be plotting against him?" Xiaolan asked doubtfully.

“When Uncle came, he didn’t show much respect to Sherlock Holmes. Most of the people here are die-hard Sherlock Holmes fans. Who knows if someone might hold a grudge because of this? Now that Uncle is drunk and unconscious, if someone makes a move, he will be completely powerless to resist,” Zhiyong explained.

Xiaolan was also a little worried about her father after hearing this.

There's no way to reason with these crazy fans.

Ran had worked with Kogoro Mouri on many cases, and she had heard a lot about similar things.

“Okay, I’ll go now,” Xiaolan replied.

"There's still a little while. No matter what happens, don't leave your uncle's side. We'll handle things outside."

As Zhiyong spoke, he took out a flashlight and handed it to Xiaolan, saying, "You can use this to light the way if the murderer cuts off the power."

"I understand." Xiaolan took the flashlight and went back into the room.

Ran is there to protect Kogoro Mouri.

Zhiyong was relieved, and this also kept Xiaolan away, preventing her from discovering Conan's identity.

As long as Ran doesn't know Conan's identity.

Only when people become increasingly dissatisfied with Shinichi Kudo will they have a chance to succeed.

When Zhiyong walked over, he only heard Iwai Hitomi say, "The phone should be in the boss's room." After saying that, she ran back into the room.

He saw Heiji Hattori and Conan both lying on the ground, their hands covering their heads.

Conan said helplessly, "It's too dark, I can't see anything clearly."

Zhiyong took out another flashlight, turned it on, and said, "Is this okay?"

Heiji Hattori stared at Conan, somewhat dazed, seemingly having already noticed some of Conan's problems.

Actually, a kid like Conan is so active at the scene; if you pay a little attention, you'll notice that he's different from others.

Only Kogoro Mouri, whether genuinely stupid or pretending, failed to notice Conan's difference.

Heiji Hattori and Conan searched for a while longer before getting up.

"All the phones are broken..."

"Who did this?"

"That first edition is missing."

In Hiroyuki Kanaya's room, fragments of a telephone were scattered all over the floor.

The first printing of "A Study in Scarlet," which was kept in the safe, has also disappeared.

"This is outrageous! I don't want to be here anymore. I don't want to be with a murderer. I'm going to get another car and leave."

Seeing this scene, Fujisawa Toshiaki was already frightened and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

“It’s no use. The car parked in the garage has a huge hole in its gas tank, and all the gasoline has leaked out. Besides, the battery is gone, so the car can’t move at all,” Hattori Heiji said as he walked in from outside.

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Chapter 126 Who is the Murderer?

Zhiyong still has a phone; it's currently in the space.

He didn't hand over his phone when he arrived, and of course he won't talk about it now.

Zhiyong waited patiently for Hattori Heiji to discover Conan's secret.

Things will only get more interesting when these two best buddies team up.

"Mr. Kanaya was indeed murdered," Kento Toba exclaimed.

Every prisoner is a great actor; that statement seems quite true.

Zhi Yong watched coldly without saying a word.

"Although we don't yet know exactly how the killer accelerated the car, judging from the fact that he destroyed the phone and the car, trapping us here, the killer is going to continue his murder plan," Hattori Heiji analyzed loudly.

After Hattori Heiji finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.

No one spoke.

Zhi Yong said, "In short, the murderer is among us. As long as we investigate thoroughly, we will definitely be able to find the murderer."

“There are security cameras installed everywhere here. They might have captured the murderer committing the crime. Once we see them, we’ll definitely be able to find the culprit,” Kawazu Ikuo suddenly said.

"I'm sorry, the security camera is fake. It's only installed to prevent cheating when tour groups come each year," Hitomi Iwai said apologetically.

"You've said a lot of bad things about Mr. Kanaya. Could it be that you killed Mr. Kanaya?" Fujisawa Toshiaki said to the astrologer Toda Maria.

"Then why not you? Aren't you also dissatisfied with him?" Maria Toda retorted.

"Everyone, stop arguing! We need to find the real killer quickly, otherwise, who knows who will be the next one to be killed," Zhiyong said loudly.

"I have a question for everyone: after we returned to our rooms yesterday, between the time we discovered Mr. Kanaya's death and the time we found him dead, did anyone see Mr. Kanaya?" Hattori Heiji asked loudly.

When handling cases in Osaka, the police would give way to Heiji Hattori because of his father's connections.

But who would take him seriously here? So no one spoke.

Helpless, Hattori Heiji asked again, "Ms. Iwai, you're a waitress here, you must have seen him before, after all, he needs to eat too."

“I haven’t seen it. Our boss has been on a diet lately, and he eats healthy food in his room, like that,” Hitomi Iwai said, pointing to the food on a table.

“Mr. Jin Gu went missing for a day, and his body fell off a cliff and burned. We still don’t know when he was killed,” Fujisawa Toshiaki said helplessly.

"The murderer got the boss into the car and started the engine around 3:30. However, we had been in the lobby for several hours before that. No one had that opportunity." Hattori Heiji was also a little confused.

“Detective Mori wasn’t there at the time. Could it be that he held a grudge against Mr. Kanaya and killed him?” Fujisawa Toshiaki said.

Zhiyong rolled his eyes at him and said, "If he could do all this after drinking so much, he wouldn't be a detective, he'd be a god."

Ayako Oki quietly walked up behind Heiji Hattori and said, "Handsome boy, did you find what you were looking for on the ground earlier?"

"No...no, we haven't found any." Hattori Heiji said nervously.

"I see."

After hearing this, Ayako Oki burst into laughter.