Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

As he spoke, he looked at Tanaka Tomofumi and, finding that Tanaka Tomofumi did not react, said, "Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Tanaka."

Tanaka Tomofumi didn't answer Inspector Megure, but complained, "Honestly, if you want to sleep, you should turn off the TV."

The TV was turned off as soon as he finished speaking.

"He doesn't seem to be sleeping too soundly, judging from what he heard," Tanaka Tomofumi said to himself.

Zhiyong couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Tanaka Tomofumi said.

Tomofumi Tanaka's acting is really good, and he's also incredibly daring.

It's truly remarkable that he actually came up with such a solution.

However, it's clear that Tomofumi Tanaka must have done very good research in psychology.

By exploiting people's psychological illusions and using this "blind spot" tactic, they fooled Inspector Megure and the other police officers.

Even that brat Conan never suspected anything.

The one sitting in the chair looks exactly like the ghost that Zhiyong just collected.

This was clearly a dead man, yet Tanaka Tomofumi made Inspector Megure genuinely believe that his brother was asleep.

The world of Detective Conan is indeed dangerous!

Most people have incredibly high IQs, and even if they aren't professional killers, they can handle the aftermath of a murder perfectly.

In just over ten minutes, they came up with a solution and cleaned up the scene.

Inspector Megure has not yet realized that the older brother lying on the chair is already dead.

The search of other areas on the second floor yielded no problems.

Inspector Megure, Tomofumi Tanaka, and the others arrived on the first floor.

"Now that you have completed the search and found no body, I think you should leave now," Tanaka Tomofumi asked politely.

Inspector Megure scratched his head, somewhat helplessly saying, "We haven't found any trace of the body, kids..."

Yuan Tai said, feeling wronged, "But we really didn't lie. We really saw the body."

“Yes, yes, what we said is true,” Ayumi added.

“Yes, we didn’t lie,” Mitsuhiko said loudly.

Conan added, "By the way, could the body have already been moved outside? That's possible too."

Inspector Megure is also having a bit of a headache. They can't find the body, and if the homeowners complain, he'll be in trouble too.

He could only manage a strained reply: "But Conan, when we came here, didn't you say that we didn't see anyone walk out of this house?"

Conan said with certainty, "Yes, that's what I said at the time, because I was sitting on top of the phone booth in front of this building. But I didn't see what was happening behind me."

Inspector Megure replied, "But there's a very high wall behind this house."

Conan pointed to the big tree in the yard and said, "But isn't there a very tall tree next to the wall? If we tie the corpse to our body and use that tree, we can get outside the wall."

Suddenly, Tomofumi Tanaka walked to the phone, picked it up, and said, "This is the Tanaka family home. Yes, no, yes, yes, yes, goodbye."

After finishing the phone call.

Tanaka Tomofumi said to Inspector Megure, "It's a wrong number. You... where were you?"

Seeing this, Zhiyong understood that the sound from the second floor had come from there.

That's a really good plan.

If it were just the police, his plan might have succeeded this time.

Inspector Megure repeated, "The trees behind, the trees."

Tanaka Tomofumi said embarrassedly, "Oh, that was already there when I bought this house."

Inspector Megure still hopes to find the body, otherwise he'll be in big trouble if he gets a complaint.

Therefore, Inspector Megure trusted Conan and his friends once again and brought over a few more of his men.

They were asked to try getting out from the tree behind the house, but of course, the result was very disappointing.

Inspector Megure said somewhat dejectedly, "There's no body inside the house, and it's impossible for it to have been moved outside. So, you're lying and playing a prank, aren't you?"

Inspector Megure is helpless now, and his statement is clearly an attempt to shirk responsibility.

Ayumi hurriedly said, "How could that be? We really didn't lie to you."

Inspector Megure was feeling frustrated; he knew he'd be getting complaints about today's events again.

He felt a real headache and was very tired. He really didn't want to deal with these kids anymore and wanted to take them away.

Zhiyong saw this and knew that if he didn't speak up, Inspector Megure would really leave.

This matter will probably just pass by like this.

Although it's a small matter, it will damage the confidence of these children.

"Inspector Megure, is it appropriate for you to just leave like this? Are you going to just abandon the criminals and the corpses?" Tomoyu asked, feigning surprise.

Inspector Megure said helplessly, "Brother Sato, we didn't find a body at all. This was just a prank by these kids."

Zhiyong said seriously, "Inspector Megure, I don't think so. I saw the body a long time ago. I thought it was a simple case, but I was very disappointed in you, Inspector Megure."

Inspector Megure was extremely annoyed, thinking to himself, "Damn it, I'm not going to disappoint you at all. This old-fashioned attitude makes people think you're my boss."

However, upon hearing Zhiyong say that he knew where the body was, he no longer cared about Zhiyong's rudeness.

Inspector Megure hurriedly asked, "Brother Sato, where is the body?"

"I'm telling you it's okay, but remember to apologize to these kids later."

After saying that, Zhiyong turned around and said to Tanaka Tomofumi, "Mr. Tanaka, it's not too late for you to speak up now. Inspector Megure will treat you as if you had turned yourself in."

Tanaka Tomofumi angrily retorted, "What do you mean by this?"

Zhiyong said very seriously, "You should know what I mean! I'm giving you one last chance. I don't know if you're willing to tell me."

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Chapter 38 The Love-Hate Relationship Between Brothers

At this moment, Tanaka Tomofumi felt a little flustered, and his eyes began to dart around.

But he was also afraid that Zhiyong was bluffing him.

Therefore, he forced himself to speak and said, "I don't understand what you mean. I have nothing to say."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "It seems you don't cherish this opportunity. Then let me speak. Mr. Tanaka Tomofumi, you killed your brother Tanaka Kazuyuki."

"You're saying I killed my brother? Don't be ridiculous." Tanaka Tomofumi was already sweating.

At that moment, Conan suddenly realized what was going on.

It's unbelievable that the body was right in front of him, and he didn't even notice it. He was so careless.

Zhiyong sneered, "Is that so? After you killed him, you didn't even have time to dispose of the body before these kids saw it. Because you and your brother are twins, you cleaned your brother's body and put him on a chair in a room on the second floor. You then disguised yourself as your brother, opened the door for Inspector Megure, and went back upstairs. Am I right?"

Tanaka Tomofumi said angrily, "You're talking nonsense. I just got back, and my brother was just talking to me."

Inspector Megure asked in confusion, "Yes, Sato-kun, didn't his brother just say something? And when they were on the second floor, he turned off the TV too."

Do you know why I suspect you?

Zhiyong pointed at Conan and the other three kids and said, "After you came back, these four kids ransacked your house, and you didn't ask them a single question. Isn't that strange? It can only mean that you knew they were witnesses."

"Is that why you doubt me? Then how did I get out?" Tanaka Tomofumi said with great disdain.

“Once you have suspicions, you can deduce many possibilities. After you went upstairs and disposed of the body, you changed your clothes. Then you climbed the big tree in the backyard, reached the earthen embankment outside the wall, went around to the street, and came back in through the main gate, appearing before us,” Zhiyong said disdainfully.

“Although you were carrying a corpse and couldn’t get to the back, you were fine on your own. The reason I knew you went out from the big tree in the backyard was because when you came back, I saw a leaf on your trouser leg that looked just like the leaf on that tree in the backyard.”

Tanaka Tomofumi sneered, "What kind of evidence is this? If you don't have evidence, don't wrong an innocent person."

"The evidence is simple. Your brother's body is right there. Just take a look and you'll know," Zhiyong sneered.

Inspector Megure, upon hearing this, said to the officer next to him, "Go to the second floor immediately and check if his brother is still alive."

"Your performance just now was really good. The reason I didn't say anything earlier was because I didn't know what your brother's voice that came from the second floor was all about. However, the phone call just now made me understand."

"A phone call? You mean the sound we heard on the second floor just now, was it from a phone recording?" Inspector Megure asked.

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's right. The sound coming from the second floor is from the answering machine. It must have been recorded by Mr. Tanaka before the police arrived. At the right time, he made a phone call and played the sound, making it sound like his brother was shouting from the second floor."

"I see," Inspector Megure nodded.

"You've silenced the phone at home. But the biggest clue is that unexpected call you just received. We didn't hear it ring, but you answered it because you saw the light on the phone. If no one answers, the answering machine will turn on, and that roaring voice will start again."

Tanaka Tomofumi listened to what Tomoyu said and stopped trying to argue. He had nothing more to say now.

Zhiyong continued, "The TV will turn off, but that's just because you set a time. It would automatically turn off even if you didn't say anything at that time. It's just that your performance was very good, perfectly coinciding with the time the TV turned off. Did I say something wrong?"

This is a melodramatic and tragic story about two brothers who love and hate each other.

If those Koreans were to make this case into a TV series, it could probably be turned into dozens of melodramatic episodes.

Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Tanaka Tomofumi angrily said, "That's right, I killed my brother. My brother... he found out I was doing illicit stock trading at the company, so he used that to blackmail me. Even though I've been taking care of him all along, that guy told me I had to give him more money!"

Inspector Megure said coldly, "So, you killed your own brother?"

"You would never understand how I feel! My brother, he used to be such an outstanding person. Back then, he was a talented new writer, highly regarded in the literary world! I have always strived to be like him!"

As Tanaka Tomofumi spoke, his face contorted with rage, and he shouted, "But now my brother has become a parasite... The wonderful brother I knew is gone forever, so I used these hands to smash that scum's head!" With that, he burst into tears.

Seeing that Tanaka Tomofumi had confessed, Zhiyong said, "Inspector Megure, you see, the kids really didn't lie to you. They really did find the body. You misunderstood them, so remember to apologize to the kids."

At that moment, a policeman on the second floor shouted, "Officer, the man on the second floor is dead."

After the incident was over, Inspector Megure formally apologized to the four members of the Junior Detective League and praised them.

This made Zhiyong admire Inspector Megure very much.

Regardless of Inspector Megure's abilities, his magnanimity is admirable.

Ayumi said happily, "Brother Zhiyong, your reasoning ability is really good. If it weren't for you, we would have been wronged."

"Yes."

"Thanks to Brother Zhiyong."