Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Inspector Megure asked, "Why?"

Zhiyong instructed, "Officer Takagi, go and search Mr. Nishino's room now. I think we can find the ring that went missing from the deceased in his room."

"Okay." Takagi replied and left immediately.

"So, the culprit really is Mr. Nishino?" Inspector Megure asked doubtfully.

"Now let's wait for the results. If it's as I suspect, I'll know the killer's actions," Zhiyong replied.

A few minutes passed.

Takagi then ran over and said, "We found a ring under Mr. Nishino's bed, and Maria is engraved on the inner band of the ring."

"The ring really is in Mr. Nishino's room. You are the murderer, Mr. Nishino," Kogoro Mori said, pointing at Masato Nishino.

Masato Nishino hurriedly protested, "No, I didn't kill anyone, I really didn't kill anyone."

Zhiyong said, "Mr. Nishino, please calm down. I believe you are not the murderer."

After listening to Zhiyong's words, Nishino Masato calmed down.

Without revealing Zhiyong's identity.

He had clearly seen through Zhiyong's reasoning abilities before.

Masato Nishino himself knew that he had not killed anyone.

Therefore, he believed that Zhiyong's reasoning ability would surely prove his innocence.

Zhiyong explained, "Inspector Megure, Mr. Hanakawa was indeed not killed by Mr. Nishino. This is not a single case, but rather a combination of two different cases."

Inspector Megure asked in confusion, "What? Two different cases? Sato, what do you mean by this?"

Zhiyong replied, "The first is the case of Hanchuan's murder, and the other is the case concerning this ring."

"What do you mean?" Inspector Megure asked.

Zhiyong asked, "Inspector Megure, if Mr. Kankawa hadn't died, then when he discovered the ring was missing, everyone would definitely have started looking for it, after all, it's Princess Maria's ring. On this ship, unless the ring was thrown into the sea, with the famous detective Uncle Mori around, finding the ring shouldn't be difficult."

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "Although Mori is a bit unreliable, finding the lost ring shouldn't be a problem."

Zhiyong then asked, "So, if the ring is eventually found in Mr. Nishino's room, won't Mr. Nishino be considered a thief? The Suzuki Group won't want an employee like that. In that case, Mr. Nishino will not only lose his job, but he will also be sent to prison."

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Chapter 296 The Murderer, Scrooge (1/2)

Kogoro Mori nodded and said, "That's true. If you say that, does that mean the ring wasn't Nishino-san's doing, but rather that Mr. Kagawa still holds a grudge against Nishino-san and wants to frame him?"

Zhiyong replied, "That should be true. When we boarded the ship, Mr. Hanchuan was not wearing the ring that had been made into a necklace. But I just heard Sonoko say that he was wearing the ring at dusk and had Miss Qinglan, a researcher of the Romanov dynasty, authenticate it."

Pu Siqinglan replied from a short distance away, "He did have me authenticate it, but as soon as I saw Maria's name engraved inside the ring, he took it back. Therefore, I can't be sure if the ring is real or fake."

Zhiyong nodded and then said, "I think Mr. Hanchuan deliberately showed off in front of others so that everyone would know that he had such a ring, and then he could frame Mr. Nishino. He must have secretly gone to Mr. Nishino's room while Mr. Nishino was taking a bath, hid the ring, and also took Mr. Nishino's ballpoint pen."

Inspector Megure asked, "Why do you believe that Mr. Kankawa hid the ring in Mr. Nishino's room?"

Zhiyong replied, "It was because the deceased's room was so messy that I thought of this."

"What do you mean?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

Zhiyong asked, "After the investigation, two items were missing from the deceased's room: a ring and a videotape taken by Mr. Hanchuan, right?"

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "That's right, exactly."

Zhiyong explained, "The ring has been found in Mr. Nishino's room. Although Mr. Nishino's ballpoint pen was also found in Mr. Hanchuan's room, which seems to be very unfavorable to Mr. Nishino, it is precisely because the murderer killed Mr. Hanchuan and made such a mess in the room that Mr. Nishino was cleared of suspicion."

Inspector Megure asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

Sonoko said loudly, "Because Mr. Nishino has a feather allergy."

Sonoko also really enjoys showing off in front of others.

However, she lacked any reasoning ability.

Although Conan had previously anesthetized her and used her voice to solve several cases.

But that was all without her knowledge; she had no idea what had happened at the time.

After listening to what Zhiyong said just now.

Sonoko had been holding back her desire to speak out, and now that she had finally said it in front of others, she felt incredibly satisfied.

Zhiyong explained, "Just as Sonoko said, Mr. Nishino had a feather allergy. There were feathers everywhere in the deceased's room. If Mr. Nishino had been inside, he wouldn't be in his current state."

Inspector Megure then asked, "Mr. Nishino, do you really have a feather allergy?"

Masato Nishino quickly replied, "It's true, I do have a feather allergy."

Shiro Suzuki also spoke up, "I can attest to that as well."

Kogoro Mouri nodded and said, "Mr. Nishino has a feather allergy. If he had killed someone, he wouldn't have left feathers all over the room."

"Who is the murderer?" Inspector Megure asked.

Zhiyong asked, "Inspector Megure, have you ever heard of the name Scorpion?"

"Scott? Who is he?" Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

“He’s quite famous internationally. It’s said that he specializes in stealing treasures from the Romanov dynasty, and that he only shoots his victims in the right eye,” Zhiyong explained.

Inspector Megure slapped his forehead and said, "Now that you mention it, I do remember. I did see the Interpol warrant for his arrest. The deceased, Mr. Hanakawa, was also shot in the right eye. Could he be the murderer?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "I think the murderer who killed Mr. Hanchuan was Scorpion. Last night in Osaka, Kidd was also shot. His right eye was shattered and left at the dock."

Kogoro Mori nodded and said, "If it was Scrooge, that makes sense. After all, the Egg of Memories is a treasure of the Romanov dynasty. He killed Kidd to steal the Egg of Memories that Kidd had taken."

Zhiyong continued, "It was precisely because I knew that the murderer was Scorpion that I guessed that Mr. Nishino was not the murderer, but that Mr. Hanchuan was trying to frame Mr. Nishino. Because if Mr. Nishino were Scorpion, he wouldn't have made such a mess of the room because of his feather allergy."

After a pause, he continued, "The reason why Mr. Hanchuan's room was so messy can only be that the murderer was looking for something. The ring is because it belonged to Princess Maria and also belonged to the Romanov dynasty. The videotape may have recorded something for Mr. Hanchuan, but he may not have noticed it yet. The murderer destroyed the videotape for safety reasons."

Kogoro Mori nodded and said, "That's right, that's why Mr. Hanakawa's room is missing these two items."

Zhiyong explained, "But there's something that doesn't make sense here. The ring is hanging around Han Chuan's neck, and Han Chuan wouldn't hide the videotape. So, he wouldn't have made such a mess of the room to look for these two items. It can only mean that he couldn't find the items he needed."

Kogoro Mouri added, "Indeed, a murderer would only search the room thoroughly if they couldn't find the item they needed."

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "Yes, otherwise, the murderer would have left the scene as soon as possible after committing the murder in order to avoid being discovered."

Kogoro Mouri added, "Yes, it's impossible that the murderer made such a mess of the room to cover up the missing items, because the missing items are too obvious. No matter how he tries to cover them up, they will be easily discovered."

At that moment, Conan walked in from outside, his eyes revealing an expression of complete control.

Sonoko sighed, "Mr. Kankawa's scheme this time was too vicious. If Skobing hadn't killed Mr. Kankawa, Mr. Nishino might have been identified as a thief, and it would have been very difficult for him to clear his name."

"What? You know who the murderer is?" Conan asked in surprise.

“Yes, kid, while you were out just now, Zhiyong cleared Nishino’s name and pinned the blame on international fugitive Scorpion,” Sonoko explained.

Conan almost vomited blood when he heard that.

He just discovered, according to Professor Agasa's investigation, that the culprit might be Scorpion, but he didn't expect that Zhiyong had already revealed it first.

This made him very sad.

Conan now thinks back to how many times this has happened, with Zhiyong revealing the culprit before he can.

For Conan, a deduction fanatic, this is yet another huge blow.

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Chapter 297 Returning the Item to Its Rightful Owner (2/2)

Zhiyong didn't care what Conan thought about him.

Inspector Megure said solemnly, "Since the culprit is Scrooge, we need to find him as soon as possible to prevent anyone else from being harmed, since he might still be hiding somewhere on the ship."

Kogoro Mori nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, he's too dangerous. If he's still on the ship, everyone is in danger."

Officer Shiratori said, "Inspector Megure, regarding this matter, my investigation revealed that one lifeboat is missing."

Kogoro Mouri asked, "What? So Scorpion escaped using a lifeboat?"

Officer Shiratori replied, "I don't know yet. We're investigating it now, but it shouldn't be too difficult to find it."

Inspector Megure sighed and said, "Now that this internationally notorious criminal has left, it will be even more difficult to catch him."

Qian Jiang said, "Although we didn't catch him, we can at least breathe a sigh of relief now that we know he's gone, since he was too dangerous."

Kuranosuke Sawabe also said, "Yes, it really puts our minds at ease."

Officer Shiratori continued, "Since Scrooge wanted to obtain the Egg of Memory but failed here, I think he might go to the Kosaka family's castle. Perhaps he has already gone there. Therefore, after arriving in Tokyo tomorrow, I would like to go to the castle with them. Is that alright?"

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "Okay, that's settled then."

After searching the boat and confirming that there were no outsiders, everyone was allowed to rest.

Zhi Yong didn't want to say more about Shi Kaobing's true identity.

It would be best if it could be hidden.

She won't cause any trouble when she appears in public in the future.

Zhiyong approached Suzuki Shiro and said, "Uncle, this incident reminds us that although this cruise ship is privately owned, and therefore there are no surveillance cameras installed on board, and installing surveillance cameras might make people uncomfortable, judging from this incident, it is still better to install surveillance cameras, which can make everyone feel more at ease."

Shiro Suzuki nodded and said, "That's true. Although being under surveillance can be a little uncomfortable, it also ensures everyone's safety."

"By the way, I've figured out why Kidd stole the Egg of Memories," Zhiyong added.

Shiro Suzuki asked, "Oh, what's the reason?"

After all, Kidd used to only be interested in jewelry.

His sudden attack on the Egg of Memories piqued his curiosity.

"Kiichi Kosaka is also known as the magician of the end of the century, you should know that."

"Yes, I know this time."

"That all started with Mr. Kiichi..."

After Zhiyong's explanation, Suzuki Shiro understood Kid's original intention.

Of course, this was due to Zhiyong's persuasion.