Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Hattori Heiji replied, "It was staged as a suicide."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's right. Only if it's disguised as a suicide will the police not suspect anything. Therefore, it's unlikely that the body was buried in a tree hole. However, if the murderer sank the body into a pond, even if the body is found, it will be considered a suicide out of guilt."

“That’s very likely, and the pond water is quite murky, so we can’t see the bottom and it’s hard to find a body,” Hattori Heiji said.

Inspector Megure immediately shouted, "Takagi, find Musashi the butler and have him drain all the water from the pond."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Takagi immediately went to find Musashi's butler.

Zhiyong listened to Inspector Megure's order but said nothing.

Hideomi's body was sunk into the pond.

This is what Zhiyong obtained from Nagato Mitsuaki's memories.

In the very beginning.

Nagato Hideomi's body was buried in a tree hollow.

Just before celebrating Nagato's birthday, Nagato Mitsuaki dug up Nagato Hideomi's body and sank it into the pond.

This was done to make the police think...

Nagato Hideomi committed the murder and then took poison to commit suicide.

Unfortunately, Nagato Hideomi died a little too long ago.

Otherwise, when Zhiyong arrives...

I happened to be passing by the pond.

Kogoro Mouri even fell into a tree hole at that time.

If Nagato Hideomi had died less quickly at that time.

The ghost of Nagato Hideomi has not yet dissipated.

If Zhiyong could capture the ghost, perhaps this murder could be avoided.

More than half an hour passed.

The water in the pond has been drained.

Water is the source of life, the foundation of life.

However, sometimes water also conceals all ugliness, including corpses.

In the pond.

Nagato Hideomi's body was exposed.

"Hideomi."

Hinata Yuki cried out in anguish.

"Get the body out of the water immediately!" Inspector Megure shouted the order.

After seeing Nagato Hideomi's body.

Zhiyong then went to find Chairman Nagato.

At this time, because Nagato Hideomi's body was discovered, there was no one in Nagato's room.

"Mr. Sato, is there something you need?" Chairman Nagato asked, puzzled.

"Chairman, Uncle Mori asked me to tell you to stop him from looking for his first love. I suppose it's because of the case, or maybe it's because you already know where your first love is," Zhiyong asked.

"Oh? How did you know, Mr. Mori? I already knew?" Chairman Nagato asked curiously.

“Yesterday, when Hinata-san’s pen fell out, you were stunned when you saw it. That pen is quite expensive; I doubt Hinata-san’s father would have bought such a pricey one. Moreover, you said you often think about it now, so it must have been after seeing Hinata-san that you had this thought,” Zhiyong replied.

"I see. So, Mr. Mori, what are your thoughts on this matter?" Chairman Nagato asked wearily.

"Mr. Hideomi committed suicide because of his guilt towards Ms. Hinata. When Mr. Kouji learned of Mr. Hideomi's suicide, he staged his own injury and tried to take the opportunity to kill the chairman and take his place. Unfortunately, he was unlucky and fell to the ground below," Zhiyong said regretfully.

"I see. What about Hideomi's body? The police haven't found it yet," Chairman Nagato said sadly.

"We just found Mr. Hideomi's body in the pond. In this case, Ms. Hinata got involved after learning about Mr. Hideomi's death."

President Nagato exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Hyuga is involved too?"

Zhiyong knew that Chairman Nagato already knew some of the details.

In fact, even the guild master Nagato didn't like Nagato's bright and cheerful nature.

However, he didn't want to fall out with his daughter over this matter, so he turned a blind eye to some of Nagato Mitsuaki's actions.

However, Nagato Mitsuaki was unaware of this and still wanted to become the chairman.

When Nagato Mitsuaki uttered the words that asked Nagato to relinquish his position as chairman, Nagato had already sentenced Nagato Mitsuaki to death in his heart.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Chairman Nagato is planning to kill Nagato Mitsuaki.

However, Nagato Mitsuaki will not be allowed to interfere in any of the affairs that Nagato will be in charge of from now on.

When Hyuga Yuki pushed Nagato Mitsuaki off the cliff.

The words that Hinata Yuki said at that time.

Chairman Nagato heard it too.

Chairman Nagato was deeply saddened by the death of his son, Nagato Hideomi.

Actually, regarding what happened twenty years ago...

Chairman Nagato had already investigated the matter thoroughly.

He knew that it was Nagato Hideomi and Nagato Mitsuaki who set the fire, causing the deaths of Hyuga Yuki's parents.

Therefore, he agreed to Nagato Hideomi and Hyuga Yuki's marriage.

This can be considered compensation for Hyuga Yuki.

I never imagined that my son would commit suicide out of guilt.

Now Nagato Mitsuaki dares to plan to kill him.

This stirred a murderous intent within Nagato, the guild leader.

Therefore, President Nagato was not concerned about Hyuga Yuki pushing Nagato Mitsuaki downstairs.

Although Nagato Mitsuaki was his son-in-law, it didn't make him feel sad.

On the contrary, this can be seen as clearing out potential threats around him.

After all, it was him who made the move.

If his daughter finds out later, she will hate him.

Hyuga Yuki's actions helped Nagato, which prevented Nagato from harboring any hatred towards him.

After all, his son wasn't killed by Hyuga Yukito.

That's why it was said at the time that Hinata Yuki had always been with him.

“That’s right. Mr. Hideomi should have died the day before. The Mr. Hideomi you saw was actually Hyuga-san and Hikaru-san in disguise. The sounds you heard in the hallway last night were for today’s practice. I believe Hattori will find out soon,” Zhiyong reminded him.

"Thank you, I understand. Tell Mr. Mori that I've remembered this incident," Chairman Nagato said somewhat weakly.

"Then I'll head out first," Zhiyong said with a smile.

Chairman Nagato sighed.

Not long after Zhiyong went downstairs.

Musashi's butler then found Hattori Heiji and told him that his father needed to speak to him urgently and asked him to answer the phone.

Hattori Heiji left Nagato Manor, thoroughly displeased after receiving the phone call.

After accepting Chairman Nagato's ten million yen fee, Kogoro Mouri had no choice but to leave.

Kogoro Mouri didn't ask too many questions about why he did this.

He understood some of the things that happened in such large families.

Kogoro Mouri has managed to live so long and still be alive and well; he must have some discernment.

Conan is very eager to know the outcome of this case.

Conan is now powerless to intervene, and he is extremely unwilling to accept this.

The remaining issues are left to the police to handle.

After investigation, the police determined that Hideaki had died by poisoning, and they also found his suicide note.

The police quickly released their findings: Xiuchen had committed suicide by poisoning.

Guangming accidentally fell from the building and landed right on the railing, where he tragically died.

Nagato Yasue was initially very dissatisfied with this result.

However, after President Nagato told her the truth, she could only shed tears and grieve on her own.

After this incident, Hinata Yuki was no longer able to stay at the Nagato Group. She originally intended to commit suicide, but was saved by Chiyuki.

After being persuaded by Zhiyong, she gave up her suicide attempt.

Finally, Zhiyong arranged for Hinata Yuki to work at the entertainment company.

If Hyuga Yuki could do so well in a large company like Nagato Group, he'll definitely have no problem doing well in Tomoyuki's small company.

Yoko Okino is not very good at management.

Hyuga Yuki is just the right person to make up for this shortcoming.

In the case of the Nagato family.

Conan and Heiji Hattori were the most dissatisfied.

They did not entirely agree with the results given by the police.

But they don't have that power either.

This is to counter the previous case.

Kogoro Mouri was the one who profited the most from this case.