Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

He dragged Shigematsu's body from the outer room to the inner room.

Turn off the light in the outer room.

Then leave the light in the inner room on so that people can see the drag marks on the floor through the light.

Upon seeing Zhiyong and his group, they broke the glass to create a commotion and lure them over.

After that, Kikuto Morizono hid behind the curtains in the outer room.

Because of the rain-proof window, he cannot be seen from the outside.

When everyone broke down the door,

Upon seeing the bloodstains on the ground, they all followed the trail to the inner room, unaware that someone was hiding inside.

When everyone heard Kazuha's scream and came to this room...

Kikuto Morizono also quietly emerged from behind the curtains.

Because everyone was so shocked by the news of Shigematsu's death, no one noticed his little actions.

This audacious act earned Zhiyong's admiration.

Just as Hattori Heiji was about to say Morizono Kikuto's name.

"ah……."

Another scream came from the villa.

This greatly surprised everyone, and they all rushed towards the location from which the screams had come.

When Zhiyong and his team arrived, the police were already at the scene and had arrested one person.

This is Kikuto Morizono's room.

At this moment, Kikuto Morizono lay on the ground covered in blood, and Tsukasa Sakuraba was arrested by the police.

……

After the police finished questioning the five people.

While the others searched for the murder weapon around the villa.

Sakuraba Tsuyu went to Morizono Kikuto's room.

The two had just had a conflict.

Therefore, their meeting was not harmonious.

"You came to see me about something?" Kikuto Morizono asked casually, leaning back in his chair.

"Did you kill Mr. Shigematsu?" Sakuraba Tsuyu asked Morizono Kikuto.

"What are you talking about? I killed Shigematsu. Are you out of your mind?" Kikuto Morizono replied.

“I heard from Mr. Shigematsu that he would talk to you after dinner. After dinner, I saw you and Mr. Shigematsu talking to each other before going upstairs one after the other,” said Sakuraba Tsuyu, staring at Morizono Kikuto.

"He did talk to me, but so what? Am I supposed to kill him just because of that?" Kikuto Morizono said dismissively.

"No, it's because of Miss Feng."

"what do you mean?"

“Mr. Shigematsu told me that he had a way to make you break off the engagement. It must be because of this that you killed Mr. Shigematsu.”

"Sakuraba, I know you like Kaede, but don't you know your own status? You have absolutely no chance, and the Katagiri family will never agree to Kaede marrying you, so don't even dream about it."

“Xiaofeng and I were truly in love. Xiaofeng came to the Mori family to see me, but you forced us to separate. Mr. Shigematsu told me that he was originally in love with your mother, but due to a misunderstanding, he ended up marrying your father. He didn’t want this tragedy to happen again, so he advised you to let go. But I never expected that you would kill Mr. Shigematsu.”

“I’ve already said, I didn’t kill Shigematsu. That good-for-nothing Shigematsu even wanted to marry my mother. He was dreaming. It’s too good for him to die. If he hadn’t died, I would have taught him a lesson.”

Sakuraba Tsuyuu originally believed that Shigematsu was killed by Morizono Kikuto.

But seeing that Kikuto Morizono doesn't admit it, it's unclear whether what Kikuto Morizono said is true or false.

Therefore, Sakuraba Tsuyu is prepared to try again.

"Do you think that just because Mr. Shigematsu is dead, you can marry Xiaofeng? I've already discussed it with Xiaofeng. Since we can't hold the wedding tomorrow, it's God's arrangement. Xiaofeng will explain to her family that she will not marry you."

"What."

Kikuto Morizono had been reclining in his chair.

After hearing these words, he stood up and stared at Sakuraba Tsuyuu, saying, "Are you telling the truth? Is Kaede really going to ask her family to annul the engagement?"

"Of course it's true. Actually, Xiaofeng has been hesitant. If it weren't for what happened today, and you were getting married tomorrow, Xiaofeng would have just accepted her fate. But she didn't expect your wedding to be postponed. Therefore, Xiaofeng believes that this is a decision made for her by God, so she made up her mind."

It was indeed Shigematsu who killed Kikuto Morizono.

When Shigematsu was young, he fell in love with Kikuto Morizono's mother.

Therefore, Kikuto Morizono's mother often visited the Morizono family.

At that time, however, Mikio Morizono misunderstood.

Therefore, he proposed to Kikuto Morizono's mother.

In those days, especially in families like theirs, parental consent was extremely important.

Fortunately, Mikio Morizono is a good person.

Therefore, Kikuto Morizono's mother was eventually moved as well.

They lived a happy life after getting married.

It seems like we've entered another cycle.

Katagiri Kaede also frequently visits Morizono's house because of Sakuraba Tsuyu.

Therefore, the butler Shigematsu misunderstood and arranged for Katagiri Kaede and Morizono Kikuto to get married.

Because of this, Sakuraba Tsuyuki fell seriously ill.

That's when Butler Shigematsu discovered the truth.

However, Shigematsu could not explain this to Morizono Mikio, let alone to Morizono Kikuto.

It just so happens that Kikuto Morizono made many mistakes in the company's management.

Butler Shigematsu used this incident to try and get Kikuto Morizono to call off the engagement.

However, Kikuto Morizono believed that the butler, Shigematsu, was trying to blackmail him.

In order to avoid being controlled by Shigematsu.

Therefore, Kikuto Morizono killed the butler, Shigematsu.

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Chapter 213 An Unexpected Ending

Kikuto Morizono originally thought that his secret would not be exposed after killing the butler, Shigematsu.

I can still marry Katagiri Kaede tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, I now hear Sakuraba Tsuyuu say that Katagiri Kaede wants to break off the engagement.

How could Kikuto Morizono possibly tolerate this?

"That's right, I killed Shigematsu. Now you can go to hell with that piece of trash Shigematsu."

Kikuto Morizono grabbed the ashtray next to him with his right hand and smacked it on the head of Tsukasa Sakuraba.

In fact, everything Sakuraba Tsuyu said was a lie.

As Kikuto Morizono said.

Nowadays, the servants of large families are not like those of ancient times.

The status of a servant is now just a job, just like white-collar workers in companies, and their status is not low.

Even so.

However, due to Sakuraba Tsukasa's family background, it would be difficult for him to marry Katagiri Kaede.

Katagiri Kaede's parents never intended for their daughter to marry into an arranged marriage.

But I also hope to find a talented man.

He's not exactly a poor loser.

Unless the other party has potential.

However, at least Sakuraba Tsuyu didn't let anyone see that he had any special talent.

For a poor nobody like him to rise to the top, it's incredibly difficult.

Although Katagiri Kaede loves Sakuraba Tsukasa and does not want to marry Morizono Kikuto.

However, Katagiri Kaede has always been a well-behaved girl since childhood. She has a somewhat timid personality and has never thought of rebelling against her parents.

What Sakuraba Tsukasa just said—that Katagiri Kaede was going to persuade his parents to break off the engagement—was also something he lied to Morizono Kikuto about.

He came here to prove that it was Kikuto Morizono who killed the butler, Shigematsu.

Therefore, he brought a recorder with him when he arrived, and he recorded everything they had just said.

If Kikuto Morizono admits it, he can use it as evidence to send Kikuto Morizono to prison.

Katagiri Kaede and Morizono Kikuto's wedding will never happen.

Therefore, when Kikuto Morizono refused to admit it, Tsukasa Sakuraba provoked Kikuto Morizono.

However, Sakuraba Tsuyuu had been observing Morizono Kikuto the whole time, and saw Morizono Kikuto pick up an ashtray and throw it at him.

Sakuraba Tsuyu easily dodged it.

At this moment, Sakuraba Tsukasa's anger towards Morizono Kikuto was beyond measure.

Katagiri Kaede, the person he loves, is about to marry Morizono Kikuto.

However, Sakuraba Tsukasa felt utterly powerless and helpless in the face of this situation.

Butler Shigematsu had given him hope.

But I never expected that this would happen because of him.