Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

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Zhiyong nodded and said, "I see. After disposing of Asama Yasuji's body, the murderer went to the rest car, killed the jewelry store owner, and then ran to Asama Yasuji's car after passing by Uncle Mori's private compartment. He fired shots at the window and then at Uncle Mori. How did the murderer disappear after that?"

Yukiko Kudo explained, "The murderer's shooting at the compartment and at Detective Mouri were all an act. He took advantage of Detective Mouri's hiding time to hide by the stairs and cut the fishing line with a knife. Asama Yasuji's body would then fall out of the train window."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "In this way, when the police investigate later, they will find that the time when the murderer fled and the time when the body fell into the tunnel will be the same. This will make everyone mistakenly believe that Asama Anji is the murderer."

Yukiko Kudo also said, "That's right, the murderer's plan was extremely meticulous."

Kogoro Mouri asked in confusion, "If the murderer is not Asama Yasuji, then why was his door closed when I ran to his private room?"

Yukiko Kudo explained, "Just stick one end of the fishing line to the lock with tape, the middle to the door bolt, and then connect it to the line used to tie the body. When you cut the outside fishing line, the line used to tie the door will be pulled by the weight of the body, the tape on the door will come off, and the door will close automatically."

Zhiyong asked, "That's why you just asked the officer if there were any traces of tape in the deceased's belt hole."

Yukiko Kudo nodded and said, "Yes, the evidence of this method is the traces of tape left in the belt hole of the corpse."

Inspector Nishimura asked, "If the culprit isn't Asama Yasuji, then who is it?"

Yukiko Kudo replied, "There were three of them, Asama Yasuji and his group. Besides Asama Yasuji, one of them died from poisoning, but no one knows who the other one was. In fact, the murderer who killed Asama Yasuji and the jewelry store owner was that other robber."

Inspector Nishimura asked in surprise, "The other robber... I thought he had already quit. Who exactly is the murderer?"

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Chapter 333 Revealing Identity (1/2)

Yukiko Kudo replied, "Many people could do the same thing as this case, but it has a major flaw: on the train, there's no way to dispose of the clothes, hat, sunglasses, mask, and other props he used for disguise. If you just investigate his luggage, it's easy to find the real culprit."

Inspector Nishimura frowned and said, "Even so, with so many people, how long will it take to find them?"

Zhi Yong said, "It's very simple. This plan requires fishing line, and some of these people are carrying fishing gear."

Inspector Nishimura said, "That must be Mr. Toshiyuki Kagoshi. Among these people, only you said you were carrying fishing gear as the boss."

Kagawa Rize's face turned pale, and after a moment he said, "That's right, I am the murderer. The methods in novels really can't be used in the real world. He was my favorite mystery writer, and I thought his unpublished works would definitely work."

Inspector Nishimura asked, "What novel?"

Kazuki Toshiyuki replied, "Ten years ago, the three of us robbed a bank. Among the people doing business at the bank was an editor. In his bag was a mystery novel written by Yusaku Kudo, one of the world's leading mystery novelists. This case was planned according to the plot of the novel."

Zhi Yong said, "Mr. Jia Yue, detective novels are, after all, novels. The culprit will definitely be caught. Therefore, the methods in novels will inevitably have flaws so that the case can be solved. If a novel describes a perfect crime, then such a detective writer is not writing a novel, but teaching people to commit crimes."

Kazue Toshiyuki nodded and said, "I understand. I killed her to avenge my friend who was poisoned. We were about to get married, but Asama Yasuji bought fake medicine, which led to her poisoning and death."

Inspector Nishimura then asked, "But why did you attack Kumo Keitaro?"

Kazue Toshiro angrily said, "Because I hate people who sell fake medicine, I discovered that Izumo Keitaro was secretly smuggling drugs."

The truth of the case has come to light.

Police arrested Gayetari.

The train started moving.

Conan already had some suspicions about Yukiko Kudo.

The case is over.

The murderer is not Yukiko Kudo.

However, this also led Conan to discover her identity.

Therefore, when Kogoro Mouri and Ran were not paying attention.

Conan found Yukiko Kudo.

"Auntie, I already know your identity. Now that the case is closed, are you still afraid to admit it?"

Yukiko Kudo wanted to tease her son.

"Little friend, who are you? What you're saying is very strange."

Conan rolled his eyes and said, "You said you were going to go horseback riding in Hokkaido, but you didn't bring anything. Also, don't think I won't recognize you just because you changed your hairstyle and lipstick color."

Yukiko Kudo said with a big smile, "I knew I couldn't fool you, you brat."

Conan asked, "Did you board the Hokutosei train because of that unscrupulous author's mystery novel?"

Yukiko Kudo replied, "Yes, when I heard about the robbery at the jewelry store in Tokyo, I felt very strange. So we called the jewelry store and found out that the owner had indeed taken the Hokutosei train. We knew something was wrong."

Conan asked, "Then why are you the only one here? Where is that unscrupulous author who wrote that mystery novel?"

Yukiko Kudo explained, “He took the earlier train and left first. He’s already in Sapporo. The jewelry store clerk didn’t tell us that their boss takes one of the three trains a day. Your father took the Hokutosei No. 1 train, and I took the No. 3. The Hokutosei No. 5 train goes through the tunnel in the morning, so your father thought it was impossible and ruled it out.”

Conan said dejectedly, "Since you saw the jewelry store owner, why didn't you stop him?"

Yukiko Kudo said angrily, "How could I stop it? How would I know? It just happened while I was in the bathroom."

Now, Yukiko Kudo is also feeling a little guilty.

After all, she was so tired from having sex that she fell asleep in the private room.

Fortunately, Zhiyong woke her up before the police arrived.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't know what to say.

Conan complained, "Then you could have told me. If you had told me, maybe this wouldn't have happened."

Although Yukiko Kudo felt guilty, she didn't want Conan to see it, so she pretended to be angry and said, "What, are you blaming me? Do you think I killed that person?"

Seeing his mother was angry, Conan softened his tone and said, "I didn't say that."

Yukiko Kudo pressed her advantage, saying, "Then what do you mean? You said you'd tell me, but you and Ran have been spending all your time together. How am I supposed to tell you that?"

When the topic of novels came up, Conan became a little guilty.

He had no choice but to change the subject, saying, "Then what's with your reasoning? I don't believe you have this ability. Did your father tell you about it?"

Yukiko Kudo glanced guiltily at Conan before saying, "No, it was Tomoyuki who told me."

Conan asked curiously, "How do you know him?"

Yukiko Kudo asked, "Is it strange that I know him? He's a big fan of mine. I happened to see him in the lounge. When I went to the restroom, I asked him to keep an eye on the jewelry store owner. Who knew that when I came back, this would happen?"

Conan asked, "Did you tell him about it?"

Yukiko Kudo shook her head and said, "I don't know if it will happen. How can I tell others? Because I didn't tell him, he didn't pay much attention. Who knew it would happen? But after the incident, I told him."

Conan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You told him about the murderer's methods in the novel, which is why he was able to find the murderer and crack the murder method so quickly."

Yukiko Kudo shrugged and said, "That was a novel your father wrote ten years ago. He didn't keep the original manuscript, so he doesn't remember what methods the murderer used in the novel. Chi-Yong asked me to deduce it so that he could make up for not stopping the case in time."

Conan said dejectedly, "I knew this would happen."

Yukiko Kudo asked curiously, "Do you two have a conflict?"

Conan shook his head and said, "No, it's just that whenever he's present, he always finds the culprit before I do. Only before I became Conan did I see him at the scene twice, but he wasn't involved in the case then, so he didn't solve it before me."

Yukiko Kudo asked, "Did he discover your identity?"

Conan thought for a moment before saying, "I don't think so. I don't know either. I once asked Heiji Hattori to test him, but he didn't admit it."

Zhiyong didn't seem to care that Conan would go to see Yukiko Kudo.

Around noon, the Hokutosei arrived at Sapporo Station.

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Chapter 334 Invitation (2/2)

P.S.: Today's update is complete. Continuing with yesterday's four updates.

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Yukiko Kudo and Conan went to see Yusaku Kudo.

However, they did not appear in front of Kogoro Mouri.

Zhiyong is attending an auction tonight.

So I went straight to a hotel and rested for a while.