Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Kengo Akechi walked to the body.

He then said, "No, this isn't a corpse, it's a wax figure."

Wax figures?

"This must be the wax figure that's placed in the fireplace room."

"Who did this? Who played such a prank?"

Zhi Yong smiled and said, "In that case, this is the question for the Night of Suspense. Now let's see who answers it first."

"The question of the night of suspense?"

at this time.

Reidram's voice came through again.

"Was everyone startled? Now it's time for the mystery night. First, we'll examine Ms. Touma's body and then find the murderer. I'm really looking forward to your amazing performances."

Makihito laughed and said, "So this is the wax figure murder case. In that case, the real culprit is among us. Am I right?"

Everyone looked at each other after hearing this.

Miyuki asked doubtfully, "But is this wax figure the only clue in this case? Strange, there's something in its hand."

Kindaichi also said, "Those are billiard balls, but why are you holding these two balls?"

Maria replied, "Could this be a death message?"

Miyuki exclaimed in surprise, "Death information?"

Kindaichi replied, "It's the information about the murderer left by the victim before they died."

Edward smiled and said, "So, you're saying that solving this puzzle will get you the castle? Come to think of it, this is just a game for kids."

Zhiyong smiled and said, "Stop daydreaming. The organizer has arranged a four-day, three-night event. If it were just a small problem that could get you the castle, would you believe it? I think this is just a small hurdle. There are still a series of cases to solve. Only by solving this case will you get the next hint."

Kengo Akechi also said, "Yes, I don't think that the night of suspense will end once this case is solved. I think this is just the beginning."

Zhiyong added, "Yes, let's not think about the castle now, let's find out the truth of the case first."

Richard looked at the wax figure and smiled, "I see. I've found the real killer."

Miyuki exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Mr. Richard?"

Richard smiled and said, "Yes, now please look at the colors of these two balls."

Miyuki asked in confusion, "The color of the ball? It's green and red, right?"

Richard added, "If that's the color of the killer's clothes, then it's someone wearing green and red."

After hearing what he said, everyone looked at Edward.

Edward said in surprise, "Are you doubting me? I'm not a murderer."

Richard pointed at him and said, "No, you are the real culprit."

Kindaichi smiled and said to Miyuki, "This guy really does make baseless guesses."

Miyuki didn't understand what he meant, so she looked at Kindaichi with a puzzled expression.

Kindaichi explained, "Look at the state of Touma's body. If the murderer stabbed Touma, there would be a lot of blood on her body, so how could she not have changed her clothes?"

Edward added, "Yes, I am innocent."

Richard nodded and said, "I see. So who do you think the murderer is?"

Kindaichi replied, "Just think of things simply. Look at the numbers on the balls the corpse is holding; they are number three and number nine."

Richard asked, puzzled, "What does that mean?"

Kindaichi asked, "Mr. Bando, I remember your name is Kuzaburo, right? So, the number three and number nine balls represent your name, Kuzaburo."

Bando Kyusaburo exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible?"

Kindaichi shouted, "You're the murderer, aren't you, Mr. Bando?"

Bando Kyusaburo shook his head and said, "That's impossible. How could I be a murderer?"

Zhiyong said, "Kindaichi, although you are a master at solving cases, you don't know how to be a murderer."

Kengo Akechi also said, "Yes."

Everyone was very surprised.

Kindaichi asked, puzzled, "What do you two mean by this?"

Zhiyong replied, "Judging from the condition of the body, she was stabbed in the back with a short sword. In such a case, she would probably have died on the spot. How could she have had the strength to pick up the billiard balls, and even find two balls that were related to the murderer among many balls as evidence of death?"

Kengo Akechi also said, "That's right. I think these two balls were placed in Touma's heart after the murderer killed her. In other words, it was a trap that the murderer deliberately set up to frame Mr. Bando."

Kindaichi shouted, "Are you saying I've completely fallen into a trap?"

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "No, what I mean is that you designed this, which means you are the murderer."

Miyuki exclaimed in surprise, "What? Aichi is the murderer?"

Kindaichi exclaimed in surprise, "How could it be me?"

Zhiyong picked up a yellow and white ball on the pool table and said, "Actually, the ball the deceased was holding wasn't the number nine. The green one should be the number six ball, and this is the number nine ball."

"Yes, I really didn't think of that just now."

"Yes, the green one is indeed number six."

"Could the murderer be someone connected to Liu and San?"

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "No, the murderer planned it all along, to make Mr. Bando take the blame."

"Then why is it ball number six?"

Zhiyong replied, "That's because the murderer made a mistake. He mistook the number six ball for the number nine ball. That's actually quite normal. If you don't know, it's understandable to mix up the two balls."

Kengo Akechi also said, "That's right, the only person who would make such a mistake here is you, Kindaichi."

Bando Kusaburo shouted, "If you have any complaints about me, you can say so. Why did you do this?"

Kindaichi laughed awkwardly and said, "It wasn't me. How could it be me? You must have made a mistake."

Kenjiro Akechi explained, “After dinner, we all went to play pool, but you were the only one who said you didn’t understand the rules, so you didn’t go. We were playing nine-ball tricks, and in this game, the nine ball is the most important ball. None of us would make a mistake with the nine ball; only you would make such a mistake.”

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Chapter 524 The Real Murder

After listening to what Kengo Akechi had to say at the end.

Kindaichi's expression changed several times.

Suddenly he burst into loud laughter.

"Ah Yi."

Kindaichi stopped laughing and said, "You guys are really something, you saw through me so easily. That's right, I'm the murderer."

"What are you doing?"

Kindaichi scratched his head and said, "I knew all along that such a simple design would be exposed, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

Miyuki asked, "Aichi, what's going on? Can you explain this to me?"

Kindaichi took a letter out of his pocket.

He held it up so everyone could see it before saying, "What's going on? Well, there's a letter like this in my room, and I just did what it said."

Miyuki shouted, "That's too much! Were you deliberately trying to scare me by bringing me here?"

Kindaichi hurriedly explained, "No, no, I didn't expect to scare you like that."

Maki-no-Kin exclaimed, "You two are truly amazing! You found the murderer with just this one clue."

Miyuki also said, "Yes, that's really amazing, unlike someone else."

Kindaichi laughed awkwardly and said, "It's because I'm so good at impersonating the murderer."

Bando Kusaburo asked, "Now that the mystery is over, is the night of suspense really over like this?"

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "How could that be? If it were that easy to get the castle, it would just be a toy castle. Let's see if there are any hints for the next step in the letter."

As he spoke, he took the letter from Kindaichi's hand.

The letter was opened.

Zhiyong looked at it and said, "That's strange. The green ball was placed in the deceased's hand as the number nine ball. Isn't that because of Kindaichi? That's what it says in the letter. Is this leaving a loophole for us?"

"That's really true."

"Was this deliberately done?"

at this time.

Reidram's voice came through again.

"Detectives, did you all have a good time with the opening game? I bet you haven't had enough yet. Now, the Night of Suspense officially begins. From now on, there will be real mysteries and horrors appearing before you one after another, hahaha."

After listening to what Liedram had to say.

Everyone was talking about it.

"If it really ends like this, it will be so boring."

"Yes, I came all the way from the United States, not to play games like this."

"If Ms. Touma were just dressed up as a dead person, it would probably be quite boring."

"that's for sure."

At this moment, everyone looked around.

Edward asked in confusion, "That's strange, where is Ms. Touma?"

"That makes sense."

Kengo Akechi asked, "Kindaichi, is Touma also an accomplice in this game?"

Kindaichi shook his head and said, "No, the letter didn't mention that I had an accomplice."