Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Just now, Ran had already begun to suspect Conan.

She carefully considered the past.

She discovered that Conan shared many similarities with Shinichi Kudo.

Furthermore, when Conan takes off his glasses, he looks exactly like Shinichi Kudo when he was a child.

However, since this was a murder scene with many people around, Xiaolan didn't say anything.

Kogoro Mouri had already squatted down and begun to examine the condition of the body.

"The cause of death should be the injury to the right eye. The cheek had just begun to stiffen, so the time of death was only about thirty minutes. Also, the necklace around the neck was missing."

After the body was examined.

Kogoro Mouri stood up and said, "Chairman Suzuki, this is a murder case. Have you called the police?"

“When I sent Nishino to find you, I already had someone call the police,” Suzuki Shiro replied.

"Then let's wait for the police. No one else should enter the scene to avoid disturbing the evidence," Kogoro Mouri instructed.

Shiro Suzuki nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone guard the scene and not let anyone in."

A murder occurred on a ship belonging to the Suzuki Foundation.

The Metropolitan Police Department immediately dispatched Inspector Megure with his team, arriving by helicopter.

This is the difference.

In the previous case involving the Hatamoto family.

Three people died in total.

But the police simply waited for them to return to the Tokyo docks.

Today, on the Suzuki family's ship, just after one person died, Inspector Megure immediately led a team to the scene.

The helicopter landed at the landing pad on the deck.

Kogoro Mouri and his group were already waiting on the deck.

Inspector Megure, along with Inspector Shiratori, Takagi, and several forensic personnel, stepped off the helicopter.

Kogoro Mouri stepped forward and said loudly, "Inspector Megure, we've been waiting for you."

Inspector Megure glanced at Kogoro Mouri before saying, "Mouri, why is it that wherever you are, there are always cases?"

Kogoro Mouri looked at Inspector Megure as he passed by him and said with an awkward smile, "This must be God's will."

Officer Shiratori walked past him and said, "You should say that Mr. Mori himself is a god, and a death god at that."

This made Kogoro Mouri even more embarrassed.

Takagi walked over and said with a puzzled look, "Officer Shiratori seems to be speaking a bit harshly today."

They arrived at the murder scene.

Forensic personnel began collecting evidence at the scene.

Inspector Megure listened to the account of the deceased.

Kogoro Mouri couldn't wait to say, "Inspector Megure, this is a robbery-murder case. The culprit stole the victim's ring."

"What ring? Is it a wedding ring?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

Kogoro Mori shook his head and said, "No, that ring is an antique. It belongs to Princess Maria, the third daughter of Nicholas II. Hankawa wears it as a necklace around his neck."

“Perhaps the murderer was indeed after the ring, but there must be another reason. Otherwise, the ring would have been hanging around the neck; they could have just taken it. There would have been no need to spend time making such a mess here. The longer the murderer stays at the scene, the easier it is for them to be discovered,” Zhiyong explained.

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "That makes sense, but what is the killer looking for?"

"Inspector Megure, there's a ballpoint pen lying on the ground not far from the body."

As one of the forensic investigators spoke, he walked over and handed the pen to Inspector Megure.

Inspector Megure held the pen and noticed a name on the cap, so he read it aloud: "M, Nishino."

The ballpoint pen was found at the scene.

Inspector Megure arrived in the lobby.

Now that a murder has occurred, everyone has been gathered in this hall to facilitate police questioning.

Masato Nishino was also in the hall.

Inspector Megure, holding the evidence bag, said to Masato Nishino, "Mr. Nishino, we found a ballpoint pen in Mr. Kankawa's room. Is this yours?"

Masato Nishino walked closer and looked at it, then said, "Yes, but why is my ballpoint pen in Mr. Kankawa's room?"

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Mr. Nishino, were you the first to discover the body?"

Masato Nishino nodded and said, "Yes, dinner is ready. I'll go call everyone to eat. Mr. Kankawa's room is the closest, so I'll call him first."

Inspector Megure also asked, "Did you enter Mr. Kanakawa's room at the time?"

Masato Nishino shook his head and said, "No, I was just at the door. When I knocked, I found that Mr. Hanchuan's door was not closed, and I could not hear Mr. Hanchuan's voice coming from the room. So I opened the door and found his body. I immediately notified the chairman."

Kogoro Mouri asked, "You didn't go into his room, so why did your pen end up there?"

“This…” Nishino Masato thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, “I don’t know either.”

Inspector Megure asked, "What were you doing around 7:30? Can anyone testify to that?"

Masato Nishino thought for a moment and said, "Around 7 o'clock, I went back to my room, took a quick shower, and rested for a while. At 7:55, I was notified that dinner was ready, so I went to inform everyone. Between 7 o'clock and 7:55, I was all alone, so no one can vouch for me."

"Dad, could it be Mr. Nishino...?" Sonoko asked softly.

"Well... I don't think so," Suzuki Shiro said uncertainly.

"Zhiyong, what do you think?" Sonoko turned and asked again.

“It shouldn’t be Mr. Nishino,” Zhiyong replied.

"How did you know?" Sonoko asked, puzzled.

Zhiyong explained in a low voice, "When we went to find Xiaolan with Mr. Xiye before, he ran away as soon as he entered Xiaolan's room. I said at the time that he was probably afraid of sharp-beaked animals or that he had a feather allergy. However, I saw him cover his mouth and nose, so he probably has a feather allergy."

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Chapter 295 The Murderer is Not Mr. Nishino (2/2)

After hearing Zhiyong's explanation, Suzuki Shiro breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Suzuki family is very powerful.

However, if one of his employees were to commit murder on his ship, it would also have some impact on the reputation of the Suzuki Group.

Although this impact is negligible for the Suzuki Group.

However, in island nations, the Suzuki Group is not the only dominant force.

Their rivals are always looking to strike at the Suzuki Group.

After all, an island nation is only so big.

If one family becomes too powerful, it will affect the interests of other families.

Suzuki Shiro chimed in, "That's right, Nishino does have a feather allergy, I know that too. He'll sneeze nonstop if he comes into contact with even the slightest bit of feather."

Zhiyong explained further, "That's why I believe Mr. Nishino didn't kill anyone. As you just saw, in Mr. Hanchuan's room, the pillow was torn, and feathers were scattered all over the room. If Mr. Nishino had entered, it wouldn't be like this now."

“Should we tell the police about this and clear Mr. Nishino’s name?” Sonoko replied.

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "Let's not do anything for now."

"Why?" Sonoko asked, voicing Suzuki Shiro's question.

Zhiyong explained, "Yesterday at the art museum, when Han Chuan and the other three were leaving, I noticed that Mr. Han Chuan looked panicked when he saw Mr. Xi Ye. Therefore, I think the two must know each other, or they may even have a grudge against each other."

"If it's a feud between the two, then it's possible that Mr. Hanchuan was killed by Mr. Nishino?" Sonoko asked.

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes, we haven't found enough clues yet, so let's wait and combine all the clues to avoid being misled by Mr. Nishino."

At that moment, Takagi ran over.

"Inspector Megure, we searched the deceased's room and found the videotapes he had recorded, but they are all gone."

"what?"

Kogoro Mouri nodded and said, "I see. That explains why the murderer ransacked the room so much."

After hearing what Takagi said, Conan hurriedly ran out.

"Conan, don't act on your own!" Kogoro Mouri shouted.

But Conan wouldn't listen and had already run out of the hall.

Ran hurriedly followed, then said to Kogoro Mouri, "Dad, I'm going to see him."

Then, he followed them out.

Zhiyong stood up and said, "I believe the murderer searched Mr. Hanchuan's room not just for the videotape."

"Oh, so why do you think the murderer would have ransacked the victim's room so thoroughly?" Inspector Megure asked.

Zhiyong replied, "Before answering, I'd like to ask Mr. Nishino a question."

Masato Nishino asked, puzzled, "What's the problem?"

Zhiyong asked, "Do you know Mr. Hanchuan?"

“This…” Nishino Masato fell into deep thought.

Zhiyong explained, "Yesterday at the art museum, when Mr. Hanchuan and the other three were leaving, Mr. Nishino happened to be carrying the Egg of Memories when he entered. When Mr. Hanchuan saw Mr. Nishino, he looked flustered, which is why I asked you if you knew each other."

After thinking for a moment, Nishino Masato said, "I used to travel overseas frequently. After returning to Japan, I worked for the Suzuki Foundation. I probably haven't met him."

“You must have met him while you were traveling abroad. After all, he’s a freelance filmmaker. Maybe you met him while you were filming abroad,” Zhiyong suggested.

Masato Nishino scratched his head, and after a moment he said loudly, "Oh, I remember now, we have indeed met before."

Inspector Megure asked, "Do you really know Mr. Kankawa?"

Masato Nishino explained, “It was three years ago when I was traveling. I came across a house that had been destroyed by fire. A little girl was crying in front of the ruins of the house. He was taking pictures of the little girl. I saw it and stopped him from taking pictures. As a result, we had a conflict. In a fit of anger, I beat him up. But three years have passed, and I have long forgotten about it.”

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Now I know why the murderer ransacked the victim's room so thoroughly."