Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Inspector Megure asked, "Brother Sato, really?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "This is actually a very simple murder case. There is nothing complicated about it. The murderer's method is also very simple. He just used ice. Miss Wuyi, you are the murderer. Now, are you willing to tell the truth? Whether you tell the truth now or turn yourself in, the judge will give you a lighter sentence."

"what?"

"Is Hong Shang the murderer?"

"Is the murderer Wuyi?"

Hong Shangwu hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Are you kidding me? How could I be the murderer?"

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "I've already seen through your technique, so don't try to deny it."

Hong Shangwu shouted, "But... but I didn't poison anyone!"

Zhiyong replied, "Since you are unwilling to talk, it means you have given up the opportunity to turn yourself in. Then I will tell you how you poisoned me."

Hong Shangwu hurriedly added, "What poisoning method? I never poisoned anyone."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "As I just said, my sense of smell is very keen, so I already know the result."

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Chapter 560 Poisoning in Ice

Regarding what Zhiyong said.

Hong Shangwuyi did not believe it.

If Mori were to say it, it might worry Kougami Mai.

But what about Zhiyong?

She wasn't so worried.

Because Zhiyong's reputation as a detective is not yet very high.

If you're not a true expert, you'd have no idea that there's a detective named Zhiyong in the detective industry.

Zhiyong continued, "Actually, it's very simple to poison them. Just like Inspector Megure said at the beginning, you just need to poison both cups."

Hong Shangwu also said, "But as I just said, if both cups were really poisoned, and I had already finished the drinks, I would be dead by now. Besides, I haven't left my seat since I sat down, so it's impossible for me to have poured the drinks out."

Zhiyong said, "What you said is true, but even if you poisoned both cups, you took advantage of the deceased's habit to easily kill him. Furthermore, you drank the beverage yourself and were not poisoned."

Inspector Megure asked in confusion, "Habit? What habit?"

Zhiyong replied, "Just now, Mr. Urata's beverage cup lid was opened. It's not easy to open the lid of this kind of beverage cup. If there is still a lot of beverage in the cup, the lid may be knocked off when it falls to the ground. But if there is no beverage, it is basically impossible for the lid to be knocked off when the cup falls to the ground."

Mori said, "Perhaps it was because he was in pain after being poisoned but before the poison took effect that he gripped the cup too tightly."

Inspector Megure said, "If that were the case, the cup would also have left a mark, but look at the deceased's cup, there is no such mark."

Mori asked in confusion, "What's the reason?"

Zhiyong replied, "As I just said, the murderer took advantage of the victim's habit of eating ice. Just now, I saw that there was no ice left in Mr. Urata's glass. It wasn't that the ice melted, but that Mr. Urata chewed and ate the ice after finishing his drink."

Inspector Megure asked in surprise, "Could it be that the poison was hidden inside the ice?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's right. Potassium cyanide is difficult to dissolve in ice. As long as you dig a small hole in the ice, inject the poison into the center of the ice, and then seal the hole in the ice, you can put the ice into the glass. Before the ice melts, Mr. Urata will have finished his drink. After finishing his drink, he will eat the ice in the glass. In this way, when the ice is chewed up, the deceased will be poisoned to death."

Inspector Megure nodded and said, "That's right. If they knew that Mr. Urata had this habit, it would have been easy to poison him. And because the ice was eaten before it melted, there would be no poison residue in the cup, which would make it seem like the deceased committed suicide."

Mori also said, "That's true."

Hong Shangwu said, "Even so, that doesn't mean I killed Urata. Besides, if I really poisoned both cups, then my cup should also contain that piece of poison with ice."

Heiji laughed and said, "With such obvious evidence, why would you keep it? I think you actually finished your drink and ate the ice cubes, but you just held them in your mouth and then put them somewhere when no one was looking."

Zhiyong also said, "Yes, you should have brought ice before you came. You must have taken precautions to prevent the ice from melting. I suppose you threw it in the toilet when you went to the toilet. I think you can still find it now."

Inspector Megure immediately said, "Takagi, have a female detective go to the women's restroom to look for her."

"Yes."

Inspector Megure then asked, "And how did she deal with that piece of poisoned ice?"

Zhiyong replied, "It's on her."

"On her body." Inspector Megure glanced at her and said, "Takagi, call a female detective and have her searched."

Zhiyong said, "I don't think it's necessary to go through so much trouble. If it were placed elsewhere, it would be easy to find. So, she placed it in a very obvious place, but one that no one would guess."

Inspector Megure asked, "Where is it?"

Heiji said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be inside the hoodie's hood."

Kou Shang Mai looked at Tomoyuki and Heiji in shock and said, "How did you know?"

Zhiyong shrugged and said, "That's very simple. As I said before, my sense of smell is very good. So, I smelled almonds in the hood of your hoodie. That's very simple. Of course, I think you are the murderer. This is because only you and Miss Ayako could easily pull off this method."

Heiji nodded and said, "Yes, although you all handled the drink before the deceased received it, only you and Miss Ayako had the opportunity to put poison in the cup without anyone knowing."

Zhiyong also said, "But if both cups were poisoned, you and Mr. Urata would both die. But if only one cup was poisoned, how could she be sure which drink Mr. Urata would drink? She couldn't have been killing people randomly, could she? Besides, she switched the iced coffee with cola. If she found out the drink had been switched, she might have asked Ms. Ayako to switch it. If she was the one who poisoned it, that would be too stupid."

Heiji also said, "Therefore, only you could do this. Moreover, just now you kept guiding us to deduce that Mr. Urata's death was a suicide, which makes it even more suspicious."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's right. In fact, even if these problems hadn't been discovered, your behavior would have aroused suspicion. Furthermore, the fact that you left behind the milk crystals and sugar already speaks volumes. Just now, you said that when you came back, the performance had already started, and the venue was pitch black. Even if you opened the cup, it wouldn't be easy to distinguish between iced coffee and cola."

Hong Shangwu smiled bitterly, "So that's how it is. I thought the plan was perfect. I really didn't expect this."

Yota Mitani asked in surprise, "Mai, did you really kill Urata? And why?"

At this moment, Hong Shangwu did not try to deny it, and said, "Yes, it was I who poisoned Urata to death, because his behavior made him completely unqualified to be a doctor."

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Chapter 561 The Doctor Who Plays with Human Lives

The fact that Kouue Mai poisoned Urata Kohei had already surprised everyone.

But when Hong Shangwuyi said those words, everyone was even more surprised.

Noda Romi asked in confusion, "Why would you say that? Did something happen?"

After all, if it were a simple matter, a murder wouldn't have happened.

Hong Shangwu replied, "I think you all know that he will be presenting his academic paper at this academic conference."

Noda Romi asked, "Yes, could it be... could this academic work be yours?"

Hong Shangwu shook her head and said, "No, I would never study such harmful academic subjects."

Yota Mitani asked in confusion, "Harmful academic pursuits, a dance costume, what do you mean by that?"

Hong Shangwu explained, "The academic theory he mentioned is completely unfounded. In our hospital, there is a patient who can refute his theory. This patient was treated by Dr. Urata. The patient's condition was initially stable, but suddenly it deteriorated, and then he died."

Normally, this is something that should be addressed.

Actually, it's not a big deal.

Because some illnesses can change suddenly, but since Hongshang Wuyi said this, it can't be a simple relapse.

Noda Romi asked in surprise, "Could this be... Dr. Urata... did he do this?"

Hong Shangwu said seriously, "That's right. The problem with this patient's condition is because of Dr. Urata. He deliberately prescribed the wrong medication, which caused the patient's condition to worsen in order to protect his erroneous theory."

Inspector Megure asked, "How did you know?"

Hong Shangwu replied, "Actually, I only found out about this last week when Ayako refused to marry him. He was probably upset, so he asked me to go out for drinks with him. I don't know if he regretted it or if he was in too much pain, but he told me about it."

After a pause, she continued, "He said that someone like him, who could control the life and death of others at will, was actually being completely controlled by a girl who was ten years younger than him."

Ayako Ninagawa was very surprised to hear this, and she was also very glad that she had refused the wedding proposal.

otherwise.

Marrying someone like that would be the most heartbreaking thing for her.

Hong Shangwu continued, "I tried to persuade him, saying that doctors who play with people's lives like this will be punished, and I hoped that he could turn himself in to the police station. But not only did he refuse, he also said that the patient's body had already been cremated, and even if the police wanted to investigate, they would not be able to find any evidence."

Noda Romi exclaimed in surprise, "Dr. Urata, how could this happen?"

Hong Shangwu added, "Perhaps he was drunk at the time and didn't know what he said. The next day, he didn't remember what he said either, and even asked me if I had said anything. I pretended not to, but seeing a doctor like him made me want to kill him."

Noda Romi said, "Mai, how could you be so foolish? You committed a crime for someone like him. It's not worth it at all."

Hong Shangwu shook her head and said, "No, although I committed a crime by doing this, I have never regretted killing Dr. Urata. Doctors are such a sacred profession, and I cannot allow such a scoundrel to exist. But as he said, I have no evidence. What do my personal gains and losses matter in order to prevent any more victims?"

Everyone admired what Hong Shangwuyi had done.

However, he used crime to achieve his goal, which made everyone feel sorry for him.

He confessed to all the details of the crime.

The police then took Hong Shang Mai away.

When Heiji appeared, the person dressed as a knight knew it was Heiji and didn't say anything more.

He then left the scene.

at this time.

The man who played the knight is back.

He was quite surprised to see the police leaving with Hong Shang Mai.

Although he knew it.

In every case solved.

Zhi Yong is quick to solve cases whenever he is at the scene, but he still didn't expect this.

The case was solved in the short time he was gone.

This really puzzled him.

He left just now because he also realized that the murderer used ice to kill people.

But if the murderer was going to bring ice, they would definitely need a container to hold it.

Therefore, he came up with an idea.

Hongshang Wuyi once mentioned that she had been to the toilet.