Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

“Although Director Ochiai assigned you the task, you don’t have an alibi,” Inspector Megure asked.

"Please...please wait...wait a minute, officer, I...I had no motive to kill President Manaka," Kubota hurriedly explained.

"Mr. Kubota, it's no use trying to hide it. You secretly took works from the museum and sold them, and President Manaka is demanding huge compensation from you," Iijima revealed.

"Is this true?" Inspector Megure asked sternly.

"But even though I owe him money, this has nothing to do with the murder case. I really didn't kill him." Kubota was now panicking.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it now. Everything will become clear once my men find the armor,” Inspector Megure replied.

Conan found the pen that President Manaka had thrown out.

Conan pointed to the pen on the ground and said loudly to Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, the pen that was thrown away is here."

Upon hearing Conan's words, Inspector Megure hurriedly walked over and said, "Well done, Conan."

He picked up the ballpoint pen, looked at it, and said, "This is a rather high-end pen."

"That was a special batch of high-quality ballpoint pens commissioned by the museum for its 50th anniversary as souvenirs. Every staff member involved received one," Director Ochiai said after examining the pens.

"Inspector Megure, we found bloodstained armor in Mr. Kubota's office," a police officer said as he walked in.

"Such a fine work of art, what a waste," Inspector Megure sighed.

Iijima walked over, glanced at the armor, and said, "No, this is just a decorative replica."

Zhiyong knew that this was just a little trick by Director Ochiai.

Although Director Ochiai's murder method was well-designed, how could it escape Conan's sharp eyes?

Conan doesn't quite believe that Kubota committed the murder.

He always felt that something was off about this case.

But now all the clues point to Kubota, which makes him very frustrated.

Conan always felt that most of the evidence discovered so far was probably left behind by the real culprit to frame Kubota.

But Conan couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Conan wonders if there's a clue he overlooked somewhere.

In order to verify his conjecture.

Conan then went to the surveillance room to watch the murder videotape, hoping to find a clue.

He finally discovered the flaw in the videotape.

Conan then had a guess.

However, even if he deduced the result, there was nothing he could do without evidence.

But when Conan saw the piece of paper with "Kubota" written on it...

Conan realized that his guess might be wrong.

The fact that there were no scratches on the paper as he expected left Conan somewhat frustrated.

In the end, Kubota was taken away as a suspect in this case.

After investigation, the handwriting on the paper bearing the name Kubota was confirmed to be that of President Manaka.

Although Kubota denied it, he had no choice but to plead guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence.

Conan, however, did not believe the case was over.

Conan was deeply frustrated by the outcome of the case.

Conan is absolutely certain that the real culprit is Director Ochiai.

Because there is a detail in this case.

At the scene of the murder, on the wall where President Manaka died, there was clearly a card introducing the painting.

However, there were no paintings on the wall, and the armor worn during the murder was just a replica, which is not like Kubota's style.

Kubota often secretly took works from the museum to sell.

Conan also saw that Kubota was very casual when handling the paintings; he didn't care about the museum's works at all.

If it was Kubota who killed President Manaka.

So, using a replica of the armor can be interpreted as the real armor not working well, or that there's something wrong with the real armor.

However, removing those paintings from the wall is too strange and doesn't make any sense.

That doesn't fit Kubota's personality at all.

Furthermore, the surveillance footage showed that President Manaka was not writing with the pen at all.

Conan was quite certain that they were crossing out words on the paper.

However, the note in President Manaka's hand did not have the scratches he had guessed.

However, now that the case is closed, all the evidence points to Kubota, so even if Conan knows there are suspicious points.

However, Conan has no evidence to prove his reasoning.

Without evidence, even if Conan appears as Shinichi Kudo, it won't change the outcome.

After this case came to a close.

Despite strong opposition from the public, the museum was eventually acquired by the government and preserved for continued operation, with Director Ochiai continuing as its director.

However, Zhiyong thought of the fate of Director Ochiai in his previous life...

Sigh, it's heartbreaking.

Although the matter was over, Zhiyong still felt a little uneasy.

Of course, what Zhiyong is thinking about right now is not the matter of Director Ochiai.

After all, wisdom and courage had changed his life.

Zhiyong was thinking about his own affairs.

The incident involving Director Ochiai also deeply affected him.

Judging from this incident, if Director Ochiai is a wealthy person or a person with power...

If Director Ochiai had simply bought the museum outright or intervened in the matter, this tragedy would not have occurred.

From now on, Zhiyong will also live in this world.

If he encounters such a situation, how should he handle it?

Should we endure it for now and let things calm down, or should we resort to extreme measures?

Unlike Hakuba Saguru or Hattori Heiji, Chiyu doesn't have a powerful father, nor does he have famous parents like Kudo Shinichi.

Although Zhiyong has a cheat code, he shouldn't resort to extreme measures like killing off anyone he doesn't like in the future.

Zhiyong needs fame and wealth to improve his social status and gain the respect of others so that he can have certain privileges.

Of course, before you have the ability to protect yourself, you should still act with caution when being wise and brave.

Otherwise, even if you have wealth, it will only be food for big fish, and all your wealth will be eaten up.

……

This incident also made Zhiyong realize that he really didn't have enough money.

Therefore, Zhiyong wanted those treasures.

Only with a large sum of money can Zhiyong avoid being unable to handle problems when they arise.

Zhi Yong thought for a moment, among the various treasures.

For Zhiyong now, this is the most convenient and safest treasure trove.

It belongs to the yokai warehouse in Beika Town 5-chome.

This so-called monster warehouse is a mechanism designed by the master mechanic, Misui Kichiemon.

In that era, it was used as a warehouse to store treasures.

It's a great pity that the descendants of the warehouse's owner were unaware of this information; they only knew that treasures placed inside would disappear.

There must still be treasures preserved by the original owner in this warehouse.

These items are currently unclaimed.

Wisdom and courage can be kept for oneself and can also be sold with confidence.

Zhiyong had already made a plan for this matter.

Gold is valued in times of chaos, antiques are valued in times of prosperity.

Antiques are ancient objects that are cherished by people; they are cultural heritage and rare items left to us by our ancestors.

It contains countless historical, cultural, and social information that cannot be replaced by any other artifact.

Therefore, it is impossible to give a definite price for antiques.

Especially when browsing antique markets.

A small antique that you might buy for a few hundred yuan could be sold for millions or tens of millions.

This is one of the methods Zhiyong used to launder money.

Of course, if it's hundreds of millions or billions, then this method can't be used.

Zhiyong had already begun preparations for this.

Previously, Zhiyong frequently visited the antique market.

Although I don't make purchases often, I still buy some antiques.

Therefore, on the antique street.

Zhi Yong has gained some minor fame.

This is for the future.

Zhiyong brought out some antiques, which had a legitimate provenance.

Now that he had a goal, Zhiyong was ready to take action.