Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

All that could be seen was Richard lying on the bed, just like the wax figure in the hall, with a wooden nail stuck in his heart; he was as dead as could be.

Judging from the situation at the scene, he should have been dead for some time.

After all, the blood had already congealed.

The space did indeed collect the ghost while Zhiyong was sleeping.

Since Zhiyong had already made arrangements, Avril didn't disturb his sleep and simply put the ghost into her spatial storage.

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Chapter 527 The Secret Method of the West Tower

He heard Miyuki scream.

The residents of the West Tower were also awakened.

After all, a murder had already occurred, so they weren't sleeping soundly.

"What happened?"

"What's the story behind that wax figure in the little fireplace?"

Takigawa Ho also ran up the stairs, asking as she ran, "What's with that Redram's voice?"

After seeing the situation in Richard's room.

Bando Kusaburo looked utterly panicked.

He cried out in terror, "We'll all be killed, we'll all be killed by Redram, ah..."

Shouting loudly, Bando Kusaburo ran back into his room.

I witnessed another murder case.

A sense of panic began to creep into everyone's hearts.

Bando Kusaburo's current behavior has instilled even greater fear in some people.

An autopsy was performed on Richard.

They left his room and went to the West Tower’s main hall, which was also the small fireplace room.

Kindaichi moved a chair and sat down in the small fireplace room, in front of Richard's wax figure, staring at it intently.

Miyuki asked in confusion, "Ichi, why are you staring at the wax figure?"

Kindaichi frowned and said, "It's nothing, it's just that this wax figure seems very strange."

Miyuki asked, "Strange?"

Kindaichi continued, "Look at this wooden stake. On the surface, it looks like it's stuck into the body of the wax figure, but the part of the stake that's in contact with the wax figure isn't pointed; it's flat. So the stake is just resting on the body."

Miyuki said, "Really? But could it be that the wax figure is too hard, so it can't be inserted?"

Kindaichi shook his head and said, "But that's not how it is, look."

He poked the wax figure's body downwards with his index finger, making a sound.

Kindaichi then added, "The head of this wax figure is made of wax, but the body is made of foam."

Miyuki asked in confusion, "What does that have to do with anything?"

Upon hearing what Kindaichi said, everyone gathered around him.

Kindaichi replied, "I think the murderer must have some reason, but we don't know it yet. The murderer should have disposed of the wax figure first, and then killed Mr. Richard according to the shape of the wax figure. In that case, the stake was just placed in Richard's heart, instead of being driven into his heart like in Richard's body. So there must be some reason."

Mingzhi, sitting on the sofa not far away, replied, "That reason? Only Mr. Liedram knows."

Kindaichi asked, "You don't already know who this Redram is, do you?"

Mingzhi said calmly, "I don't know if it's Liedram, but the murderer who killed Richard has already come to light."

"really?"

Who is the murderer?

Kindaichi asked, "There are four murderers, right?"

Mingzhi smiled and said, "Oh, you know that too."

Kindaichi replied, "I guess so."

Mingzhi spoke up, "Oh, then may I ask who these four suspects are?"

Kindaichi smiled and said, "No, let's hear your opinion as a police superintendent first."

Mingzhi did not object and said directly, "It's very simple. When we were heading to the West Tower today, the small fireplace room that connects to the West Tower was locked from the West Tower side. After I kicked the door open, we saw the wax figure. Then, when we got to the West Tower, we saw Richard's body."

Kindaichi also said, "What you're saying is that when Richard's body was discovered, the Sea Tower was a locked room."

Mingzhi said calmly, "That's right. The murderer is the person who was inside the West Tower and could lock the small fireplace from the inside. That means the four people who lived in the West Tower at the time."

"How could this be? It wasn't me, it absolutely wasn't me."

"I would never kill someone."

"It wasn't me either."

"How could I possibly kill someone?"

Upon hearing what Akechi said, Maria, Bando Kyusaburo, Edward, and Maki immediately offered their defense.

Kindaichi pondered, "If that's the case, then it's too simple, isn't it? The West Tower was a locked room. By placing oneself inside a locked room, wouldn't that be tantamount to telling us that the murderer is inside? Is it really that simple for the murderer to devise such a conspiracy?"

Akechi smiled and said, "You're still too naive, Kindaichi."

Kindaichi asked in confusion, "What?"

Mingzhi replied, "The murderer certainly wouldn't think that much. Your rigid thinking will hinder your ability to solve cases."

Kindaichi said angrily, "You...."

Dokikawa said, "At the time of the incident, the West Tower was indeed a locked room. As long as the method of locking the room is not revealed, there is no way to find out the true identity of the murderer, Redram."

While Takigawa was speaking.

Zhiyong just smiled and didn't say anything.

However, as Takigawa Ho said, it is difficult to find the real culprit if the method of locking the room cannot be figured out.

But this was an exception for Zhiyong.

I was lying in bed at night.

Ai suddenly asked, "When Mr. Akechi said that the murderer should be someone living in the West Tower, you showed a disdainful smile. Did you already know the method of the West Tower locked room?"

Zhiyong laughed and said, "Whatever methods he used, they were all lies. In fact, what he described was just one possibility. You know, even if the people living in the East Tower locked the door to the West Tower and hid there after killing someone, they could still be discovered if we broke in and ran to the third floor to confirm whether Mr. Richard was dead, as long as they appeared behind us."

Ai said in surprise, "You mean, the murderer is hiding in the West Tower? That's definitely feasible."

Zhiyong added, "Of course it's feasible. Moreover, there's another possibility: if we break down the door and the person lying on the table is the murderer, as long as he puts on the wax figure's headgear and lies on the table pretending to be dead, we won't suspect that the person on the table is the real person."

Ai nodded and said, "If that's the case, then the murderer is too bold and won't be discovered."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "If it were the first case, it might have been discovered. However, since a similar case has already occurred before, we would be prejudiced and assume it was just a wax figure. Therefore, we certainly wouldn't examine it carefully. Since Redram has already said that a second case has occurred, we will definitely find Richard first to verify whether he was murdered."

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Chapter 528 The Third Victim

After listening to Zhiyong's analysis, Xiao Ai finally understood.

Ai said, "It seems the murderer is very clever. It's clear they've been planning this for a long time. They set a trap for us from the very first case."

Zhiyong also said, "Yes, with a brain like that, what can't she do? If she wanted revenge, since she could come up with so much money, wouldn't it be easy to just hire a hitman? That way, even if something happened, she wouldn't be in any trouble. It's just a real pity now, especially since she hired so many detectives. Isn't she just asking for death?"

Ai replied, "Perhaps it's because she's so confident in her own plan that she doesn't think the detective will find any clues."

Zhiyong also said, "This is the only explanation now. Otherwise, I don't think she has gone mad."

Ai then asked, "Now that Mr. Richard has been murdered, who do you think the killer is? Do you think it's Ms. Tagikawa or Mr. Bando?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes, it must be one of the two of them. Of course, judging from the methods used this time, I am more convinced that it was Ms. Takikawa who did it."

Ai also said, "This one is indeed the most suspicious. Just like Kindaichi said, the murderer would never allow himself to be the person in the locked room. In that case, Mr. Bando lives in the West Tower. So, according to your reasoning, his suspicion is actually less."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes."

Although he said that on the surface, he certainly wouldn't say it out loud, but in fact, he had already discovered the real murderer just now.

That is, when Mingzhi kicked open the door to the small fireplace in the tower connected to the main building.

They were all stunned by the wax figure.

The appearance of the wax figure indicated that someone had been killed, so they all went to check Mr. Richard's room.

Zhiyong noticed it.

As they all turned around, the wax figure's abdomen twitched slightly.

He initially thought he had misread it, but after checking the map, he understood.

The reclining wax figure.

It was actually just one person in disguise.

However, Zhiyong had no intention of exposing it.

After all, when Megumi Touma, Kusaburo Bando, and Richard got together, there must have been some kind of conspiracy.

Two of them are now dead.

But we're still missing Bando Kusaburo.

How lonely he must feel! Wouldn't it be better to train his brothers and go to the underworld together?

Of course, he thought this in his heart, but he would never say it out loud.

Silent all night.

Reedram didn't do anything.

Of course, nobody knows this.