Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

The members of the Fantasy Magic Troupe also gathered around.

The deceased was none other than Yurama, the nobleman who had just been performing a standing magic trick.

at this time.

The audience only then realized what was happening.

What's happening on stage now is not part of the performance.

"what!"

Some female audience members screamed when they saw what was happening on stage.

After seeing or discovering something, some people didn't want to get into trouble.

Therefore, I wanted to leave.

"Officer Kenmochi, Officer Takagi, maintain order at the scene. Don't let him leave the theater," Superintendent Akechi immediately ordered.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The two agreed and began to act.

With the help of the hotel security guards, the two quickly restored order to the scene.

All the lights in the theater were turned on.

Mingzhi looked up at the ceiling and said, "The other end of the rope on the corpse is the puppet that was just performing."

"This must be based on the principle of a seesaw. When the corpse falls, the doll is suspended from the ceiling."

After discovering the body, Zhiyong, along with Haibara Mi and Ai, came to the edge of the stage.

Therefore, when Akechi mentioned the doll, he spoke up.

“It’s you.” Mingzhi was not surprised to see Zhiyong.

Akechi had only recently returned from the United States and joined the Metropolitan Police Department, but he had already heard of Kogoro Mouri.

As Takagi had previously mentioned, Chi-Yu often solves cases together with Kogoro Mouri.

Therefore, he wasn't too surprised that Zhiyong could see it.

At that moment, Officer Kenchi returned.

Inspector Kenchi returned and said, "From the moment all the lights went out until the body appeared on the stage, the audience didn't leave their seats during the play. The only way to leave the theater was through the single floating bridge. However, when Kindaichi came, he accidentally broke the switch on the floating bridge leading to the island, and the bridge was raised. Therefore, no one left the theater."

"That means the murderer who killed Yurama is inside the Fantasy Magic Troupe," Akechi said.

"How could that be?"

"You're saying the murderer is among us?"

“Alright, officer, you don’t have to be so sure. After all, we all have alibis,” Sakonji said.

"What did you say?" Officer Kenchi asked.

"The corpses on the stage, which were transformed from puppets into corpses, were created by utilizing the beams on the ceiling, which acted as a seesaw."

As Sakonji spoke, he pointed upwards and said, "There is quite a distance from the ceiling to the stage. If the murderer wanted to get from the ceiling to the stage, it would take a long time. But when we found Yura's body, we all rushed over within seconds."

Zhi Yong said calmly, "It won't take long to get from the ceiling to the stage; it can be done in a split second."

“That’s right. When all the theater lights go out, you can just grab the rope on Yura and slide down from the ceiling to the stage. After all, that puppet is quite large and heavy, so getting from the ceiling to the stage will be very easy,” Kindaichi added.

……

Chapter 228 currently has no clues.

"I see, I understand now." Officer Kenchi clapped his hands after hearing this, and then said to the members of the Fantasy Magic Troupe, "Everyone in the troupe, please state your weight."

For these individuals, their actual height and weight are considered private information, and they don't want to disclose it.

But now that someone has died, there's no way to keep it a secret.

Therefore, they all only hesitated for a moment.

"My...that...weight is fifty-five kilograms."

Aside from the captain's wife, the other woman in the Fantasy Magic Troupe, Satomi Zanma, was the first to speak.

“Eighty-one kilograms.” — Kanae Sakuraba, who performs hypnosis and supernatural magic.

Mountain God Xi Hai reluctantly replied, "Fifty-three kilograms."

Gao Yuanyao looked weak and said, "I think I weigh around fifty kilograms."

“I weigh about 72 kilograms,” Sakonji replied.

Officer Kenchi was taking notes when he asked, "How much does the doll weigh?"

"It's probably around seventy kilograms. I measured it when I was on a plane before," Gao Yuanyao replied.

"From this perspective, the culprit has already been identified; it's either Sakuraba or Sakonji," Officer Kenmochi said confidently.

"what?"

Why one of the two of us?

"If the murderer wasn't as heavy as the doll, how could they have used the seesaw principle?" Officer Kenmochi explained.

Zhiyong listened to Jianchi's words and was speechless.

This world has made the police far too weak.

Kenmochi is a combination of Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri, and he's also a goofy character.

"Uncle, that's not how it's calculated," Kindaichi tugged at Kenchi and whispered.

One thing that Kindaichi is better than Shinichi Kudo is that he doesn't just show off without considering other people's feelings.

If Shinichi Kudo had encountered what just happened...

Shinichi Kudo would definitely tell the other person loudly that they were wrong, and state the reasons clearly.

After stopping Kenmochi, Kindaichi asked, "Mr. Takato, how much did the deceased Yurama weigh?"

Gao Yuanyao took out his notebook and flipped through it, saying, "During last year's physical examination, Yura's weight was around 60 kilograms. Because they all need to perform, their weight has been controlled and there shouldn't be any major changes."

"The murderer came down with Yura's body, so as long as the murderer's weight and Mr. Yura's weight are both heavier than the doll, it will be completed. The weight of the members of the magic troupe, plus Yura's weight, is all heavier than the doll, so the remaining members of the magic troupe can complete it," Kindaichi explained.

"This..." Officer Kenmochi felt embarrassed upon hearing this.

“That proves that many people can do it, it’s not just people in our group who can do it,” Sakonji added.

“No, the murderer could only be someone from your magic troupe,” Zhiyong said.

"Why?" asked the mountain god Xi Hai in surprise.

“Look at the wounds on Yura’s body. When we found them, they had already stopped bleeding,” Zhiyong explained.

Officer Kenchi glanced at the corpse again and said, "That's right, indeed."

"So, the deceased must have been killed about fifteen to twenty minutes before we discovered them," Zhiyong explained.

"So, Yurama was already dead when the 'living doll' performance was being staged," Kindaichi said in surprise.

“That’s right. At that time, Yurama must have already been killed by the murderer,” Chiyu replied.

"So, who was controlling the puppets on stage at that time?" Officer Kenmochi asked.

"It should be the murderer, the Hell Puppet Master," Akechi replied calmly.

“That’s right. So, the Hell Puppet Master is a member of the Fantasy Magic Guild and can even control ‘living puppets’,” Zhiyong added.

"Who in your magic troupe can perform the 'living puppet' act?" Officer Kenchi asked.

Gao Yuanyao hesitated for a moment before saying, "In the group, besides the already killed leader and Yura, there are only Ms. Yumi and Mr. Sakonji left."

“That’s true. After all, the ‘Living Doll’ magic show was originally conceived by the troupe leader, Ms. Yumi, Yurama, and me. But wouldn’t it be too hasty to judge us as the murderers based on that?” Sakonji said.

“That’s right, this is so unreasonable. Besides, how could I kill my husband?” said the mountain god Xi Hai, dissatisfied.

"Besides, haven't you still solved the mystery of what happened on the train?" Sakonji said again.

"What is it?" Officer Kenchi asked, not quite understanding.

"It's the body of the Mountain God Commander that disappeared in the carriage and then reappeared in the hotel room. Although I am a magician, I don't have any magic to make the commander's body change back and forth," Sakonji added.

"This... I really hadn't considered the method by which the body disappeared on the train." Inspector Kenmochi was stumped by the question.

“Officer, if you have nothing else to do, we also need to collect these performance props from the stage,” Sakonji said again.

Zhiyong watched from the side, and originally wanted to say something about the method by which the bodies on the train disappeared.

However, Gao Yuanyao now has two more targets for revenge.

Now that they've found out he's the murderer, they've stopped his revenge plan.

Zhiyong feels it's a bit of a pity.

After all, it was to avenge their loved ones.

Zhiyong had no reason to stop this.

Zhiyong is not like Shinichi Kudo, who is overflowing with a sense of justice.

Besides, you can also collect ghosts.

This is also advantageous for those with wisdom and courage.

Although Kindaichi and his friends all suspected that the Hell Puppet Master was in the Fantasy Magic Troupe.

However, Kindaichi and his team have not yet found any relevant evidence.

Therefore, the investigation could not proceed.

The murderer was identified as the Fantasy Magic Troupe.

Akechi had already made Takagi and the audience in the theater leave.

Now, only the members of the Fantasy Magic Troupe, Kindaichi and his friends, and Tomoyuki and his friends remain in the theater.

Although another member of the Fantasy Magic Troupe died, the performance can be considered over.