Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Because Kogoro Mouri had just caused another round of trouble.

The nurses have also been alerted.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Dr. Shirai quietly returned to her office.

As Dr. Shirai entered the office.

Zhiyong arrived just in time.

After entering the office.

Dr. Shirai first turned off the speakerphone on the phone, then poured out the coffee on the table, rinsed the cup under the tap, and put the cup away.

After watching Dr. Shirai get ready, he opened the office door and went out.

Zhiyong then followed him out the door.

At this moment, Zhiyong did not follow Dr. Shirai, but quickly returned to the scene of the murder.

Zhiyong returned to the scene, and Inspector Megure arrived shortly afterward.

Zhiyong first told Inspector Megure about what happened last night, and then told him about what he had discovered today.

He said that he would be waiting in that warehouse tonight to find out who was playing the prank.

Little did I expect that it wasn't a prank; the other party would actually kill someone in the empty warehouse.

Inspector Megure believed what Tomoyu said, and besides, he and Kogoro Mouri had known each other for many years.

Inspector Megure also didn't believe that Kogoro Mouri would kill someone.

Dr. Shirai arrived at the scene and said, "I knew it would happen that Mr. Mori killed Dr. Eto."

Seeing him act so pretentious made Zhiyong very unhappy.

Just now, after Dr. Shirai committed the murder, all of Dr. Shirai's actions were under Tomoyu's surveillance.

Inspector Megure, confused, asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"I am Dr. Shirai, Mr. Mori's attending physician. I am on duty tonight," Dr. Shirai said.

"You just said you knew all along. What did you mean by that?" Inspector Megure asked.

“Mr. Mori has been under a lot of pressure lately, and he’s even had several hallucinations. So I’ve been very worried about this,” Dr. Shirai said.

Zhiyong laughed loudly and said, "Dr. Shirai, are you saying that Uncle Mori was hallucinating, which is why he killed people?"

"I think so, but I don't know," Dr. Shirai denied again.

“However, based on my investigation, this should be a cleverly designed two-stage murder,” Zhi Yong said.

"A two-stage murder case?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

"The perpetrator chose Uncle Mori to take the blame after the murder. Last night, he rehearsed here. The purpose was to make Uncle Mori believe that he had hallucinated due to excessive work pressure and accidentally killed someone," Zhiyong said.

"Could it be that what Mori saw last night was real?" Inspector Megure asked doubtfully.

"Yes, someone used the first aid training dummy in the fourth-floor warehouse, and then opened the window of this office at a certain angle. They reflected the murder they staged in the warehouse onto the screen. They did it several times last night, to the point that even Uncle Mori himself suspected he was hallucinating," Zhiyong said disdainfully.

"Then how could Mori have happened to see all of this?" Inspector Megure asked.

"This was all his arrangement. He opened the curtains in Uncle Maoli's hospital room and set the alarm for 11:30. He also adjusted the sleeping pills," Zhiyong said.

"You don't mean to say that I'm the one," Dr. Shirai said dismissively.

“That’s right, that person is Dr. Shirai. It seems you know you can’t escape the law.” Zhiyong said naturally.

“I knew you would say that, but these are all just your guesses. Do you have any evidence?” Dr. Shirai said.

"Can you tell me why you went to open the curtains in Uncle Maoli's hospital room?" Zhiyong asked.

"And why did you set your alarm for 11:30? We woke up to the sound of the alarm and witnessed the murder," Conan added.

"All of this is to protect Mr. Mori and try to pin the murder on me," Dr. Shirai said angrily.

Inspector Megure had some faith in Tomoyuki's judgment.

However, since there is no evidence yet, he can't go too far.

"Judging from the scene, the perpetrator shouldn't be an outsider. I heard you and Dr. Eto don't get along very well," Inspector Megure asked.

Dr. Shirai exclaimed, "Officer, you're exaggerating! We do have some disagreements, but it's just a difference in beliefs, and there's no need to kill someone."

"I still need to confirm what you were doing when the incident occurred," Inspector Megure asked.

……

Chapter 147 Clearing Suspicion and Revealing the Truth

Dr. Shirai replied, "The murder occurred at 11:30, right? At that time, I was in my office, on the second floor of the building where the murder took place."

"What evidence do you have?" Inspector Megure asked.

Dr. Shirai thought for a moment and said to a nurse next to her, "Kazumi, when I asked you to bring my medical records to me today, it should have been around that time, right?"

“Yes, I remember it was around that time,” the nurse said.

"Was Dr. Shirai really in his office at that time?" Inspector Megure asked.

“Yes. I went into his office and heard him on the phone. I said, ‘Dr. Shirai, I’ve brought the medical records. I’ve also made you a cup of coffee.’ He replied, ‘Thank you. I’m on the phone right now. Could you please put the coffee on my desk?’ I put the medical records and coffee on the desk and then left. Not long after, the commotion started,” Nurse Kazumi recalled.

"So, even though you didn't see him, you still talked to him, which means it wasn't a recording," Inspector Megure said.

“Yes,” Kazumi nodded.

"Can this serve as an alibi, Inspector Megure?" Dr. Shirai shrugged.

"But what kind of call was that? Did you make the call or the call came in?" Conan asked, feigning cuteness.

"Does it matter?" Dr. Shirai asked, feigning nonchalance.

"Please answer," Inspector Megure said sternly.

“This question is indeed unimportant; it doesn’t matter whether you answer it or not,” Zhiyong said before Dr. Shirai could reply.

Zhiyong's words surprised both Inspector Megure and Conan, who didn't understand what he meant.

“This nurse didn’t see you. Even if you weren’t in the office, it wouldn’t be difficult to talk to her. You just need to use your mobile phone to call the number in your office, turn on speakerphone, and you can talk to her. So, what the nurse said doesn’t prove you weren’t there,” Zhiyong said dismissively.

Zhiyong had been observing his every move.

"This..." Dr. Shirai's expression was now rather unpleasant.

"The nurse just said she brought you a cup of coffee. Did you drink it?" Zhiyong continued to ask.

“I drank it,” Dr. Shirai replied.

“I think that cup is proof enough to tell whether you were in the office or not,” Zhiyong said.

"How can the cup prove it?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

“If he were the murderer, after knocking Uncle Mori unconscious, he would definitely still have the blunt object he used to hit him. In that case, to avoid leaving fingerprints, he would definitely still be wearing gloves when he returned to the office. No matter how he disposed of that cup of coffee, there wouldn't be any of his fingerprints on it,” Zhiyong explained.

“It’s normal that there are no fingerprints, because I rinsed the cup after I drank from it,” Dr. Shirai replied.

“I believe that even if you rinsed the cup, in your haste, you only rinsed the inside, not the outside. You said that you rinsed the cup so that there are no fingerprints on it, but I believe that you can definitely find the nurse’s fingerprints on it. Are you saying that you washed away your own fingerprints but still left the nurse’s fingerprints?” Zhiyong said.

Zhiyong had been secretly monitoring Dr. Shirai all along.

Therefore, after the incident, every move Dr. Shirai made was under Chiyu's watchful eye.

Dr. Shirai remained silent for a moment before saying dejectedly, "I confess. I did kill Dr. Eto."

"You made the wrong choice from the start by asking Uncle Mori to take the blame for this murder. As a famous detective, even if he can't handle this case himself, he will definitely have friends to help him."

Zhiyong looked at him and said, "Just like Dr. Shirai, if you are a doctor and your friend has a serious illness, even if the whole world says he is beyond saving, you will still try. Therefore, no matter how perfect the method is, the truth will eventually be found out."

"I had no choice. I paid a lot of money to get into the hospital through connections. It was through Dr. Eto's father. Next month, our hospital's head of surgery is retiring, and both Dr. Eto and I are candidates, but he's threatening me with the fact that I got in through connections..."

Dr. Shirai sighed, "But he has no idea why I borrowed such a large sum of money to get into the hospital."

"Your approach was wrong to begin with, and this happened because you made a mistake from the start," Inspector Megure said sternly.

For someone like Dr. Shirai.

Zhiyong didn't feel sorry for anyone at all. Being threatened after using connections only shows how stupid he was.

Didn't they know to leave a backup plan back then?

Dr. Shirai's method this time was indeed cunning.

But even the most cunning fox cannot escape the hunter's grasp.

After finishing handling the matter.

Inspector Megure then left the hospital with Dr. Shirai.

After learning the truth, Kogoro Mouri felt relieved and no longer believed that his son had mental problems.

The hospital had such a big problem, and they compensated Kogoro Mouri for this incident.

……

After this period of time.

ICQ has now completed testing and the software is ready to be released to the market.

The starting number for a free ICQ registration is eight digits.

All the previous phone numbers have been locked and cannot be applied for.

Some phone numbers with special meanings are also prohibited from being applied for; they can be given away or sold later.

The company's employees didn't have much confidence in this free chat software.

Nowadays, they don't even know how to make money.

For those who don't make money at the beginning.

Zhiyong didn't care.

In this era, as long as you have a large number of users, you can turn them into money, and Zhiyong is not short of money for the time being.

In order to accelerate the promotion of the software.

Zhiyong also asked Yoko Okino for help, as she also really liked this kind of chat software.