Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

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No wonder Zhiyong didn't receive any notification from the space when he arrived.

Conan crouched down next to the corpse.

He took a handkerchief out of his pocket and took what the corpse was holding in its right hand.

This is a photograph.

It was just that it was wrinkled from being held by the deceased.

The photo that was opened showed Hattori Shizuka in her youth, which must be the photo she was looking for.

Conan began to suspect Hattori Shizuka.

Zhiyong, however, did not suspect her.

It wasn't just because Zhiyong knew her identity.

There's another point.

Zhiyong had another suspect in his mind: the deceased's wife, Shibata Kyoko.

Just now.

Kyoko Shibata gave him a very strange feeling when she met Tomoyuki and the other four.

They were immediately and loudly reprimanded, assuring them that they had broken in without permission.

Although it is indeed true.

But how did she know?

Why doesn't she think so?

Zhiyong and his four friends are Shibata Shiro's friends.

Are we visiting their home today?

After all, the five of them look like a family.

If someone were to commit robbery or theft, they wouldn't bring along a child like Conan, would they?

Although Zhiyong had his doubts, he had no leads yet.

This happened.

We definitely need to call the police.

at this time.

Kyoko Shibata's behavior aroused Tomoyu's suspicions once again.

I was just scolding them.

But now he acts like nothing happened.

Her expression was very calm, showing no signs of grief from the recent loss of her husband, nor did she believe that they were the ones who killed her.

After receiving the report.

The police arrived quickly.

After all, this is a murder case.

No matter which country it is, murder is a major case.

This is Shizuoka Prefecture.

The police officer leading the team was none other than Officer Heng Gou from Coral Head.

This is a fan of Kogoro Mouri.

Officer Yokomizo heard what everyone was saying.

The forensic doctor also gave an approximate time of death.

"Based on the condition of the body, the deceased was likely found sometime between dawn and morning today, but the exact circumstances will only be known after further examination."

Inspector Yokomizo nodded and said, "Mrs. Shibata, I'd like to know where you have been during this time?"

Kyoko Shibata said nervously, "Because I made plans with a friend to play golf together today, and she was going to pick me up at five o'clock in the morning, I prepared breakfast for my husband. Before five o'clock, I went downstairs and my friend arrived in her car very quickly."

Inspector Yokomizo asked, "Was Mr. Shibata at home at that time?"

Kyoko Shibata nodded and said, "Yes, he didn't get home until 3 a.m., so he was sleeping at that time."

Officer Yokomizo asked in confusion, "He didn't get home until 3 a.m.?"

Kyoko Shibata replied, "Yes."

The middle-aged man with the Mediterranean hairstyle spoke up.

I already learned earlier that his name is Yoshikawa Takezo.

Yoshikawa Takezo said, "Shibata is on the fourth floor, which is my home. We played mahjong together. Just as Mrs. Shibata said, we finished around 3 a.m. and went home separately."

Officer Yokomizo then asked, "I noticed a morning newspaper on the table. What time is the morning newspaper usually delivered here?"

Kyoko Shibata replied, "I usually put the newspapers in the mailbox around six o'clock in the morning."

Inspector Yokomizo deduced, "So, after Mr. Shibata got up in the morning, he took the morning paper and was eating breakfast when someone suddenly attacked him from behind."

Yoshikawa Takezo asked, "How do you know that Shibata was attacked while he was eating breakfast?"

Officer Yokomizo replied, "Only half of the food on the table was eaten; it wasn't finished. The rice had also hardened. If it were lunch, the rice certainly wouldn't have hardened like this."

Kyoko Shibata began, "But who exactly killed my husband?"

Officer Yokomizo shook his head and said, "I don't know yet."

But Zhiyong now knows for sure who the real murderer is.

Before the police arrived.

Zhi Yong had already conducted a general survey of the scene.

Although he didn't touch the body, the map function allowed him to examine it.

Therefore, he has already discovered some clues.

The deceased's left hand was covered in blood.

However, there was a band-aid on each of the ring and little fingers of his left hand, but there was no blood on the band-aids.

The photo he was holding in his right hand was what Zhiyong found most puzzling.

Because when Conan took out the photo just now.

Zhiyong noticed it.

There was a trace of dried blood on the deceased's right hand.

However, there was no blood on the photo he was holding, which aroused his suspicion.

It was only discovered through observation.

There was a circular mark on the palm of the deceased's right hand.

If Zhiyong's thinking is correct.

Those must be marks from a ring.

The bandage on the ring finger of the left hand was probably to cover up the marks left on the finger from the deceased wearing rings for a long time.

This led Zhiyong to consider framing the culprit.

After all, if the police found the photos in the deceased's hands, they would definitely assume that they were messages left by the deceased.

The woman in the photo would become a prime suspect.

There was a book lying under the body.

It was the book that Hattori Shizuka had mentioned, the one she had borrowed from Shibata Shiro.

This further confirms Hattori Shizuka's guilt.

Of course, the most important reason.

Zhiyong used the map function to search the room.

The ring was not found.

But Zhiyong discovered it.

The deceased was not in this room and was attacked and killed.

Although someone had already cleaned the room.