Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Kogoro Mouri explained, "We heard gunshots and came out of the private room. Just then, the murderer ran past us and then he reached the door of his private room."

As he spoke, he imitated the murderer, running over and then explaining further.

“At that moment, I heard the conductor shout loudly, ‘He just killed someone with a gun.’ I was a little surprised. The murderer then took out a gun and fired several shots into his compartment. Just as I was about to go forward to grab him, he fired two more shots at me. I dodged into the compartment, and when I came out again, he had disappeared.”

Zhiyong also spoke up: "I was following behind the conductor. After the conductor shouted, I saw the murderer pointing a gun at us. I quickly pulled the conductor aside. Then, when we came out again, we saw Uncle Maoli standing at the door of the murderer's private room."

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Chapter 331 Investigation (1/2)

After listening to what the two said, Inspector Nishimura nodded and said, "So, you didn't see the murderer jump out of the window and escape, am I right?"

After thinking for a moment, Kogoro Mouri said, "That's right."

Inspector Nishimura explained, "Normally, a murderer wouldn't throw his handgun into the compartment before fleeing. He fired a total of six shots inside the train."

As he spoke, he picked up the pistol lying on the floor of the compartment, weighed it in his hand, and said, "There are still bullets in the pistol. Maybe he ran to another compartment while you were looking down."

Kogoro Mouri explained, "How is that possible? The murderer closed the door a second before I reached it. After that, when I opened the door, the murderer was gone. I think he must have jumped out of the window to escape."

Inspector Nishimura shook his head and said, "That's just how it appears. The lighting was dim at the time, and you were emotionally unstable after being shot, so it's quite normal for you to make a mistake."

Kogoro Mouri said with a hint of smugness, "What did you say, officer?"

Zhiyong said, "I also think the officer is right. The Beidou Star train is not slow. If he jumps off the train, he will almost certainly die. Isn't that the same as suicide? If he wanted to commit suicide, he could have just shot himself after killing someone. Why go through all this trouble!"

Kogoro Mouri argued, "Maybe he just doesn't want to live anymore. Now, the officer can send someone to search the tunnel."

Inspector Nishimura replied, "I know that without you saying it. I already sent someone there a moment ago."

When the police began searching the room.

Zhiyong knocked on Yukiko Kudo's door.

Yukiko Kudo was too tired. Although she heard the commotion, she felt weak all over and didn't want to move.

He only managed to get up when he heard Zhiyong knocking on the door.

Yukiko Kudo asked, "What happened? I heard a lot of noise just now."

Zhiyong replied, "Just now, when the train was passing through the tunnel, the jewelry store owner, Izumo Keitaro, was shot and killed in the lounge."

Yukiko Kudo asked in surprise, "What? Why didn't you stop it?"

Zhiyong shrugged and said, "I was in the lounge when I met Izumo Keitaro. I was in the lounge when the murderer shot me. When I chased after him, he was gone."

Yukiko Kudo sighed and said, "I wanted to stop it, but it still happened. But it's not your fault. After all, the other party had a gun, so it would have been difficult to stop them even if I wanted to."

Zhi Yong shrugged and said, "Anyway, it's already happened, so there's no point in saying anything. However, I have a pretty good idea of ​​who the murderer is."

Yukiko Kudo exclaimed in surprise, "You already know who the murderer is? So fast? No, this is just like in the novel."

Zhiyong asked in confusion, "What do you mean, 'same as in the novel'?"

Yukiko Kudo explained, "In the novel, there is also a young detective who, because he was overconfident, found the murderer, but because he couldn't find any evidence, he was killed by the murderer."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "It is indeed somewhat similar. I don't have any evidence right now, and there's also one thing we don't agree on, which is why I haven't mentioned it to anyone."

At that moment, Inspector Nishimura arrived with his men.

Inspector Nishimura asked, "Is this your private room? May I check it?"

Yukiko Kudo replied, "Of course, please."

Inspector Nishimura glanced into the room from the doorway.

This private room is not as big as Zhiyong's.

Therefore, you can see what's inside at a glance.

Inspector Nishimura asked, "You didn't bring any luggage, just a small bag?"

Yukiko Kudo nodded and said, "Yes, this time I just went to Hokkaido to ride horses."

Conan pretended to be clueless and said, "I've seen it on TV. When riding horses in Chu, you have to wear a helmet and a very strange pair of pants."

Yukiko Kudo smiled and said, "You mean riding breeches, which are usually worn when riding a horse."

Conan was about to say something more.

A police officer ran over and said, "Inspector Nishimura, a man's body has been found inside the tunnel."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Nishimura and his men got off the train.

Zhiyong followed, and gave Kudo Yukiko a look, signaling her to come over as well.

One police officer said, "He suffered a severe head injury."

Inspector Nishimura squatted down next to the body, looked at it, and said calmly, "It must have been because he landed incorrectly when he jumped out of the window that this happened. What an idiot."

Then, he stood up and said to Zhiyong and the others, "This is the man you saw, right?"

"Yes, this should be the person we are seeing."

Zhi Yong said, "Officer, this man's beard looks a bit strange. Could it be fake?"

Nishimura Police Department said: "Fake?"

As he spoke, he squatted down again, reached out and tugged at the corpse's beard, and the beard fell off.

Inspector Nishimura exclaimed in surprise, "It's really fake, no, the hair seems fake too."

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled, and Inspector Nishimura found a hood in his hand, turning the corpse into a bald man.

"Asama Yasuji!"

Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't Asama Yasuji the robber?"

Inspector Nishimura nodded and said, "Yes, he's the robber who robbed a jewelry store in Tokyo not long ago, but ended up escaping without taking anything. They used to have three members, with Asama Yasuji as the leader. Later, one of their companions died of poisoning, and the remaining two disappeared without a trace. I thought he was a bit rusty because he hadn't committed a crime in a long time. I never expected him to die here."

Zhiyong said, "The person shot on the train was the owner of the jewelry store that was robbed."

Inspector Nishimura exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

Kogoro Mouri added, "That's right. We even met the owner of the jewelry store in the dining car while we were having dinner, and we talked about it then."

Inspector Nishimura pondered for a moment and said, "Since the murderer is dead, tell the train conductor that the train can depart."

Zhiyong whispered a few words in Kudo Yukiko's ear.

Yukiko Kudo glanced at Tomoyuki before speaking, "I still have a question. Inspector Nishimura, have you found the broken glass from the train window?"

Inspector Nishimura replied, "We haven't found it yet. What's wrong?"

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Chapter 332 Yukiko Kudo's Deduction (2/2)

P.S.: I originally thought that after making up for the four chapters, the next step would be to make up for the ten chapters I owed.

But I found that my friends are very supportive, and today I need to update four more times with the monthly votes, flowers, and comments combined.

Thank you for your support, I will try my best to update.

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Yukiko Kudo did not answer, but asked again, "Then let me ask you another question. Could the inspector check if there are any traces of tape in the deceased's belt hole?"

Inspector Nishimura asked in surprise, "Do you mean that the murderer is not Asama Yasuji?"

Yukiko Kudo shrugged before replying, "I can't be sure yet. I can only connect all the clues once the inspector tells me the results."

Conan looked at Yukiko Kudo and felt a sense of familiarity.

A simple check was performed.

Inspector Nishimura then said, "After inspection, we found something resembling tape in the deceased's belt hole. Further testing is needed to determine the exact nature of the substance."

Yukiko Kudo nodded before saying, "Then, I can now be almost certain that the murderer on the train was not Yasuji Asama, but someone else."

Inspector Nishimura asked in surprise, "Do you have any evidence?"

Yukiko Kudo explained, "If Yasuji Asama were the murderer, then he fired a shot in the tunnel, breaking the glass. The police should have found shards of glass from the train window here, but you didn't, right?"

Inspector Nishimura nodded and said, "That's true."

Yukiko Kudo added, "Then, could we assume that the glass was likely already broken beforehand, and that the perpetrator only fired at the window as part of a performance?"

Kogoro Mouri asked, "What if I get to the door of the private room and it's just closed? What do you say then?"

Yukiko Kudo replied, "I can explain the reasons for all of that. Now, I would like to ask Inspector Nishimura to gather all the people related to the case together, and I will expose the murderer's methods and the secret of the disappearance."

Although Inspector Nishimura was a little annoyed, he wasn't too stubborn and didn't disagree with others' suggestions.

The train had already been notified that it was about to depart.

However, because Yukiko Kudo said that the murderer was not Yasuji Asama, the train was temporarily kept at the station.

Seeing that everyone had arrived.

Yukiko Kudo then came out.

Perhaps there were no props on the train for her to use, or perhaps she didn't want Conan to know her identity for the time being.

Therefore, she did not shout "MeiShaoNv transform".

Yukiko Kudo said, "On the surface, it makes sense that the murderer is Asama Yasuji. After all, not long ago, he robbed a jewelry store in Tokyo. In the end, because the jewelry store owner pressed the alarm, he didn't steal anything and hurriedly fled. This time, the person who was killed was the owner of that jewelry store again. Therefore, it seems reasonable to say that Asama Yasuji was taking revenge."

Lady Izumo said, "You mean my husband wasn't killed by that robber, Asama Yasuji?"

Yukiko Kudo nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what I meant."

One witness said, "But what we saw was definitely that person, wasn't it?"

Yukiko Kudo said, "Asama Yasuji was a robber wanted by the police, so he had to cover his face to avoid being recognized. In that case, as long as someone is about the same height as him, who could tell the difference by impersonating him?"

Zhiyong said, "That makes sense. The people we see are wearing hats, sunglasses, and masks, so we can't really tell who they are. If someone dressed the same way stands in front of us, we really can't tell them apart."

Yukiko Kudo nodded and said, "That's right. In fact, Asama Yasuji was killed by the murderer before the jewelry store owner was killed. The fact that no glass shards from the train window were found near the body proves this point."

Zhiyong asked, "So, the murderer killed Asama Yasuharu to frame him for the jewelry store owner's death? But I have a question: when did the murderer throw Asama Yasuharu's body outside? After all, when the murderer killed the jewelry store owner, the train had just entered the Seikan Tunnel, but Asama Yasuharu's body was found inside the Seikan Tunnel."

Yukiko Kudo replied, "It's very simple. The murderer first killed Yasuji Asama in the compartment, then used a fishing line to pass through the belt hole on the victim's body, broke the train window, and hung the body outside the window. He then used both ends of the fishing line to pull the body into the murderer's room, fixing one end to a sturdy object and the other end to something that was easier to loosen. That completes the preparation."