Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

"The police and prosecutors have already investigated everything they could. We're just doing our job," Zhiyong interrupted before Eri could answer.

"It's almost noon. If you don't mind, let me invite you both to my place for lunch," Arima Masahiko invited.

"Thank you for the invitation, but..." Eri Kisaki hadn't finished speaking.

Zhiyong then said, "Since Mr. Ma is so kind, we will take our leave."

“It is my honor to have Attorney Kiyoshi here,” Arima Masahiko said with a smile.

"You're too kind," Eri Kisaki replied.

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Chapter 183 Maintaining the Undefeated Record

The restaurant owned by Masahiko Arima is not far from the Nomoto Building.

It only takes about ten minutes to walk there.

Zhiyong and his group entered the restaurant.

The Italian restaurant owned by Masahiko Arima is decorated in a very luxurious style.

Stepping into the restaurant, one immediately feels its high-class atmosphere.

It's lunchtime now, but there aren't many people eating here.

I don't know if it's because of lunchtime, but the restaurant gets crowded mainly in the evening.

"This bottle of wine is from my collection. Please, both of you, try it."

Eri Kisaki picked up her glass, took a small sip, and said, "This wine is really good. I am very grateful to Mr. Arima."

"Your praise is an honor for our shop."

"The atmosphere inside the restaurant is very elegant. Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Arima," Zhiyong praised.

"Thank you. I will also appear as a witness at the next court appearance. I hope Attorney Fei will be kind enough to assist me then."

“Mr. Arima, what are you saying?” Eri Kisaki replied with a smile.

"I won't disturb your meal any longer."

Arima Masahiko finished speaking with a smile and then left.

After watching Arima Masahiko leave, Eri Kisaki said, "The restaurant is so luxurious, but the pasta here is really bad, especially the olive oil flavor is too strong."

"Yes."

What did you discover today?

"There are many. If my reasoning is correct, then you have already won this case."

"Oh? What did you find?"

"Let's eat first. We can talk about this when we get back to the office." Zhiyong smiled mysteriously but didn't say anything.

After seeing this, Eri Kisaki didn't ask any more questions.

After all, it's not really convenient to talk about it in this restaurant.

After finishing the wine.

Eri really didn't want to eat the spaghetti in front of her.

But what's left is also very unsuitable.

Zhiyong took out a bag and poured two servings of spaghetti into it.

"Chiyong, isn't what you're doing wrong?" Eri Kisaki said.

“I can use this,” Zhiyong replied.

I returned to the law firm.

After Eri Kisaki sat down, she asked, "Did you find any clues at the scene?"

"Mr. Akiyama said that Mr. Arima went to see President Otsu that day to deliver glasses, right?"

"Yes! That day, President Daijin had dinner at Mr. Arima's restaurant and forgot to bring his reading glasses, so Mr. Arima went to deliver them to him."

"Then take a look at the list of items left at the scene. There's a screw on the glasses. Could this be the screw from President Daijin's glasses? If so, why was it left at the scene?"

"You mean President Otsu wasn't killed by Inoue Takashi at all, but by Arima Masahiko?" Eri Kisaki asked in surprise.

“Not bad,” Zhiyong nodded.

"Mr. Akiyama saw a figure in the president's office and heard a noise. What could be the reason for that?" Eri asked, puzzled.

Do you remember that clock in the president's office?

"Clocks? What does this have to do with clocks?"

"It has a lot to do with it. There's a little person ringing the bell on that clock."

“A clock, yes! If we use the light from outside the window at night to project the clock’s shadow onto the wall, we can create the effect of it striking,” Eri said happily.

“That’s right. Then there were sounds from the president’s office. I noticed that the desk in the president’s office had been moved slightly,” Zhiyong said with a smile.

"A desk?" Eri asked, puzzled.

"The golf ball is on the list of items left at the scene. Just tie a rope to the golf ball, place it on the corner of the desk, and when Mr. Akiyama sees the little man hitting it, Mr. Arima only needs to pull the rope through the door crack, and everything will be OK."

“That’s right. If that’s the case, the mechanism is set up. Mr. Akiyama will be too surprised to notice his little trick.” Eri Kisaki said happily.

“The glass ashtray on the list of items left at the scene showed signs of being wiped with an oilcloth. When we went to Mr. Arima’s restaurant, he was wearing an apron, wasn’t he? If he was also wearing an apron that night, it would be perfectly normal for him to use it to wipe away fingerprints after the murder,” Zhiyong explained.

“That’s true. If you match the grease stains on the ashtray with the olive oil from Mr. Arima’s restaurant, it should be enough to prove it,” Eri Kisaki said with a smile.

Zhiyong pointed to the spaghetti and said, "Isn't this it? As long as this spaghetti is tested, it should be fine."

"So that's why you brought the spaghetti back," Eri said with a smile.

"These clues put together should mean that Takashi Inoue hit President Otsu, but President Otsu only fainted."

Eri Kisaki also said, "Later, Mr. Arima came to deliver the eyes to President Otsu. Just then, President Otsu woke up and opened the safe. Mr. Arima saw the money and therefore killed President Otsu."

“Because it was a crime of passion, he came up with this little trick in order to evade legal punishment,” Zhi Yong also said.

Now that the truth has come out, the defense in this case can be completed very easily.

“Then all that’s left is money. But now that the murderer has been identified, the money should be easy to find. We can clear Mr. Inoue of the murder charge now. However, we also need to go to the scene to conduct an experiment on our reasoning,” Eri Kisaki said.

“This is definitely necessary, but while finding the real culprit is a good thing, it has also offended the police. To the police, this is questioning their capabilities. I think it would be better to involve them in our experiments. We will need them in future cases, so we shouldn’t let our relationship with them become too strained,” Zhiyong advised.

“That’s good. In the future, when we encounter cases, we will often have to deal with them. It will be very beneficial for us to maintain a good relationship with them. For tonight’s experiment, we will still call the police and have them conduct the experiment.” Eri Kisaki agreed.

Eri Kisaki then called Inspector Megure and explained the situation of the case to him.

Although this case wasn't handled by Inspector Megure, he could step in and explain the situation to the other party.

There was also infighting among police officers.

However, in such cases, the other party will only remember Inspector Megure's kindness.

If Zhiyong and Eri were to step in and remind them, it would probably make the other party hold a grudge.

In the evening, I conducted an experiment.

Takuya Akiyama also confirmed that it was indeed the same as what he had seen that night.

Police also compared the oil used in Arima Masahiko's restaurant with the oil stains left after wiping the glass ashtray, and confirmed that they were the same.

Furthermore, it was discovered that after the incident, Masahiko Arima had repaid five million yen to loan sharks.

Ultimately, Arima Masahiko was arrested, and Inoue Takashi's charge was changed from robbery and murder to attempted robbery.

Eri Kisaki maintained her undefeated record.

This is also a good thing for the firm.

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Chapter 184 Everyone wants to take advantage of Kogoro Mouri

That day, Zhiyong was in a coffee shop, and out of boredom, he chatted with Kang Juan and Nai Nai.

According to Kogoro Mouri, the famous period drama actor Kozaburo Hijikata is going to play a detective.

In order to better understand this role.

Kozaburo Hijikata wanted to ask Kogoro Mouri, the famous detective, for advice on being a detective.

This attitude earned Zhiyong's respect.

If nothing unexpected happens, Kogoro Mouri will definitely bring Ran and Conan along.

With Conan possessing the qualities of a grim reaper, this visit is sure to end badly.

Either Hijikata Kosaburo was killed, or Hijikata Kosaburo committed murder.

Zhiyong searched for news about Hijikata Kosaburo and found that there were indeed quite a few reports about him.

Hijikata Kosaburo's wife, Nagakura Yumi, is a young, beautiful, and well-known entertainer.

Rumors are circulating that Yumi Nagakura is having an affair with the young and well-known entertainer, Hajime Okita.

The divorce of Hijikata Kosaburo and Nagakura Yumi, and the relationship between the three of them, were also widely discussed in entertainment newspapers.

Based on the principle that wherever Conan appears, there will be casualties.

It seems like something really is going to happen this time.

Of Hijikata Kozaburo, Nagakura Yumi, and Okita Hajime, one of them will inevitably be killed.

The murderer must be one of the three of them.

However, Zhiyong still doesn't know who will kill whom.

I don't know if this is a case from the Conan storyline.

Kosaburo Hijikata and Kogoro Mori arranged to meet at a coffee shop in the afternoon.

When the four of them arrived, there weren't many people in the coffee shop. They didn't see Hijikata Kosaburo, ordered drinks, and waited while they drank.