Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Actually, at the very beginning.

Zhiyong concluded that it was someone from inside the villa, specifically someone from the Mori family, who killed Shigematsu.

After learning that all the servants in the Morizono family had alibis.

Zhiyong initially suspected Sakuraba Tsuyu and Katagiri Kaede.

After all, Zhiyong realized that the two of them must love each other.

However, thanks to the matchmaking efforts of the butler Shigematsu, Kikuto Morizono and Kaede Katagiri finally got together and are getting married tomorrow.

Sakuraba Tsuyuu must be feeling angry at Shigematsu the butler.

Therefore, if that's the case, a conflict arose with Shigematsu, and he ultimately killed Shigematsu.

This is an impulsive act.

But it was obvious that there were no weapons like knives in the room.

Therefore, the murder weapon must have been brought by the murderer.

In that case, it couldn't have been an impulsive act.

They must have already made a plan.

Just now.

Zhiyong also learned that Sakuraba Tsuyu had lost both his parents when he was young and was raised by Shigematsu.

Therefore, as long as Sakuraba Shisuke is not a heartless and ungrateful person, even if he harbors resentment towards Shigematsu in his heart, he will not be able to change his mind.

Sakuraba Tsuyuu wouldn't kill Shigematsu's butler either; if he really wanted to kill someone, he would kill Morizono Kikuto first.

Katagiri Kaede is not a strong person, so killing Shigematsu would not be easy for her.

Even if she were able to kill Shigematsu.

However, even if Katagiri Kaede wanted to drag Shigematsu's body from the outer room to the inner room, she would find it difficult to do so.

Therefore, for the time being, both of them are only considered suspects and have not yet been given special attention by Zhiyong.

The rest of the Mori family.

Zhiyong also made a distinction, and Morizo ​​Yurie's reasoning was similar to Katagiri Kaede's.

Unless Yurie Morizono is hiding her true strength.

Otherwise, it would have been difficult for her to complete the entire process of committing a murder in a locked room.

The chances of Shigematsu being killed by a woman are very small.

Mikio Morizono was in a car accident a few years ago.

His leg was already crippled, making it quite difficult for him to carry out the locked-room murder.

But just now...

Kikuto Morizono's behavior aroused Tomoyuki's suspicions.

Therefore, Kikuto Morizono became a prime suspect for Tomoyuki.

Of course, before the case was solved, both Mikio Morizono and Tsukasa Sakuraba were suspects.

However, these are all just Zhiyong's speculations, and there is no evidence to support them yet.

In particular, Zhiyong still does not know the motive for the murder.

However, detective work requires bold hypotheses and meticulous verification.

Whether it is the presumption of guilt or the presumption of innocence, careful and meticulous verification is required.

At the scene of the murder.

The police are also conducting a thorough investigation.

"Was the glass on this balcony door also broken by the murderer?"

Inspector Megure pointed to the glass that Kikuto Morizono had just broken and asked.

"This wasn't broken by the murderer; there was a slight mishap just now..."

Then Kogoro Mouri briefly recounted the conflict between Kikuto Morizono and Shisuke Sakuraba.

"Oh, I see."

"Inspector Megure, could you please come here for a moment?" a forensic officer said from the balcony door.

"What's wrong? Did you find something?" Inspector Megure asked as he walked over.

"Inspector Megure, look, there's blood on the inside of the latch handle on the balcony door."

“Really? This must be because the murderer, wearing bloody gloves, opened the balcony door after killing the victim.” Hattori Heiji also came over and looked at the bloodstains on the door.

"In that case, the murderer opened the balcony door after killing the person, but how did he lock it again from the outside?" Conan asked curiously.

"Look, there's a small hole in this shard of glass," Zhiyong said, putting on gloves and picking up a shard of glass.

"Is that really the case? Could it be that this small hole was already there before the glass broke?" Hattori Heiji asked curiously, looking at the small hole in the glass.

"The small hole is positioned very close to the wooden frame in the glass, which is why it wouldn't be noticed," Zhiyong replied.

“In that case, the method used to create this secret room has been broken,” Hattori Heiji replied with a smile.

"Yes." Conan also showed a confident smile.

"The mystery of locked-room murders lies only in the fact that the method of creating the locked room has not been cracked. Once the method is revealed, there is actually nothing mysterious about locked-room murders. After all, humans are not gods; they cannot fly, burrow underground, or pass through walls," Zhiyong replied.

“That’s right. If you use this small hole in the glass, find a thin thread, and make a circle at one end of the thread with transparent tape, it’s very easy to create a secret room,” Hattori Heiji said.

"Then, he jumped from the third-floor balcony to the second-floor balcony, so no one would notice. But if that's the case, then that person is the murderer," Conan replied.

“Yes, only that person could do it. However, we need to find the murder weapon first to prove that our reasoning is correct,” Hattori Heiji replied.

If the locked-room mystery is true, then the only possible culprit is Sakuraba Shisuke.

After all, it would take him from the third-floor balcony down to the second-floor balcony, which was impossible for Mikio Morizo ​​due to his leg problems.

Kikuto Morizono suffers from acrophobia, making it even more impossible for him to descend from the third-floor balcony to the second-floor balcony.

However, Sakuraba Tsukasa, who is agile enough to climb trees and catch cats, can easily complete this process.

However, Tomoyuki still harbored some doubts about whether Sakuraba Tsuyu was the murderer.

But now all the evidence proves that only Sakuraba Tsukasa could have committed the locked-room murder.

"The evidence is a bit too obvious, it makes one a little suspicious, doesn't it?"

At this moment, Zhiyong looked out from the balcony.

Suddenly I noticed something hanging on the tree in front of the balcony.

In such a large family, every flower and blade of grass is taken very good care of.

It's impossible for other items to be hung on it.

"Look, there seems to be something hanging on the tree ahead."

Zhiyong's words drew everyone's attention to the tree in front of the balcony.

“It does seem like there’s something there,” Hattori Heiji said.

"Let's take a look at what's up there." Inspector Megure turned around and said, "Takagi."

After hearing Inspector Megure's shout.

Takagi rushed over and said, "Inspector Megure, what's wrong?"

"Go up to this tree and see what's hanging there."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

After answering, Takagi immediately ran downstairs.

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Chapter 212 Finding the Murder Weapon

Takagi arrived at the foot of the tree and quickly climbed up to the top.

"Inspector Megure, what's hanging on the tree is a wrapped shirt, stained with blood. Inside the shirt, there's a bloodstained pair of gloves, a kitchen knife, and a thin thread," Takagi shouted from the tree.

"Bring it up immediately." Inspector Megure was very pleased to hear this.

Soon, Takagi returned to the scene with a shirt stained red with blood.

After seeing the blood-stained clothes, blood-stained gloves, and the murder weapon.

Zhi Yong smiled and said, "The blood-stained clothes and the murder weapon gloves are wrapped together, which makes me think about who the real murderer is."

"Yes, the real culprit has shown a weakness." Conan's eyes shone brightly as he smiled.

"Finding the murder weapon also proves that the evidence from the balcony was just a cover for his true purpose," Hattori Heiji said with a smile.

After listening to their conversation, Inspector Megure asked, "Really? Sato, Hattori, do you already know who the culprit is?"

“Yes, but his identity is a bit special, so if you want to testify against him, you have to be prepared to help him. Otherwise, if there is even the slightest loophole, it will be very difficult to convict him,” Zhiyong replied.

Actually, Zhiyong had just been wondering if the locked-room murder was really committed by Sakuraba Tsuyu.

But after seeing the blood-stained clothes and other evidence, Zhiyong finally understood.

The murderer was not Sakuraba Tsukasa, but Morizono Kikuto.

Previously, Zhiyong ruled out Morizono Kikuto simply because he had acrophobia.

Therefore, it is impossible to go down from the third-floor balcony to the second-floor balcony.

This would prevent Kikuto Morizo ​​from completing the secret room.

Zhiyong had not expected that Morizo ​​Kikuto would be so bold.

He truly deserves to be the heir of a prominent family.

Now, Zhiyong thinks about it.

Kikuto Morizono did not leave after committing the murder.