Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Therefore, it is impossible to take care of two disciples at the same time.

However, Tsukigata Ryutaro considered that Kusaka Yuichi was an office worker with a stable job, so he chose Saruhashi Masaru.

The two argued over who should take care of Tsukigata Ryutaro, and almost came to blows.

If Mori hadn't intervened, the two would have already started fighting.

After listening, Inspector Megure said, "Because he was afraid of losing his disciple's position, he did indeed have a motive to kill."

Tsukigata Ryutaro said, "It would be too naive to use such a thing as a motive for murder. Besides, half a year has passed, so it shouldn't be that."

Zhiyong said, "Teacher Yuexing is right, but it can't be called childish. I heard that Teacher Yuexing is writing a detective novel to break through his own limitations. I think you have also done a lot of research. There are some cases where the murderer killed someone because of just a sentence or something very small that we think is very childish."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "What moves or angers us is not necessarily a very important matter. In many cases, it may be a very small and insignificant thing that triggers a huge event. This has been a common occurrence in history."

After listening to what Zhiyong had to say.

Ryutaro Tsukigata nodded and didn't say anything more.

at this time.

Takagi's phone rang.

After finishing the call, he reported to Megure, saying, "It was the forensics team that called. They said they didn't find Mr. Hisaka's fingerprints on the lighter."

Maori asked, "What kind of lighter are you talking about?"

Megure took two photos out of his pocket and said, "Next to the body, we found a lighter like this."

Two photos.

One photo shows only one lighter, while the other shows the lighter on the left side of the body.

The one where Tsukigata Ryutaro picked up the lighter.

He looked at it carefully before saying, "I once gave Yuanqiao a lighter as a souvenir, and it looks exactly like the one in the photo."

Everyone was very surprised when they heard this.

Mori smiled and said, "Now, not only do we have a motive, but we also have evidence."

Tsukigata Ryutaro exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be... could it really be Saruhashi who killed him?"

Zhi Yong said, "Actually, I have a different perspective on this case."

Megure asked doubtfully, "Don't you think Mr. Saruhashi killed him?"

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "No, I also think that the person who killed Mr. Kusaka was Mr. Saruhashi, but it's different from what you think."

Mori asked, "What's different?"

Zhiyong replied, "Actually, when I was listening to the voicemail just now, I felt that the message was a bit strange, but I couldn't figure out exactly what was strange about it until just now, when I had a little realization."

Megure asked, "What is it?"

Zhiyong continued, "As Uncle Mori just said, Mr. Kusaka and Mr. Saruhashi had a dispute over who could be by Tsukigata-sensei's side, which is the motive for the murder. But judging from the final result, Mr. Saruhashi should be the final winner, and Mr. Kusaka is the loser. But why would the winner kill the loser? Is Tsukigata-sensei planning to find someone else to be by his side?"

Tsukigata Ryutaro shook his head and said, "That's not true."

Zhiyong then said, "Since there is no such thing, even if Mr. Kusaka has threatened Mr. Saruhashi's position, Mr. Saruhashi's position is still very stable for the time being, so why would he kill someone?"

Megure asked, puzzled, "Then what do you mean?"

Zhiyong replied, "Let's go back to the voicemail. Mr. Tsukigata has clearly stated that he will be home around nine o'clock. But why did Mr. Kusaka call Mr. Tsukigata's home at 8:10 o'clock when he knew that Mr. Tsukigata was not at home at that time?"

Mori asked, "Do you think Mr. Kusaka is trying to create an alibi for himself?"

Zhiyong smiled and said, "I do think so. I think the sounds in the phone call, those sounds from the station, were all pre-recorded by Mr. Kusaka. He deliberately called Mr. Tsukigata to prove that he was taking the 8:10 train. In fact, he should have been at Beika Station at that time."

Megure asked, "Have we arrived at Beika Station yet?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes, in the voicemail just now, when Mr. Kusaka hung up the phone, we couldn't hear which train number was being announced on the platform, so we can't know which train he was on."

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Chapter 586 The Key Has Been Found

Regarding what Zhiyong said.

This surprised everyone.

However, Zhiyong's reasoning ability is admirable, so everyone agrees that this explanation is quite reasonable.

Takagi asked, "If it was Mr. Kusaka who wanted to kill Mr. Saruhashi, then why was he killed?"

Zhiyong replied, "I just heard Uncle Mori say that Mr. Saruhashi is very tall. Last time, if he hadn't stopped him, Mr. Kusaka would have been in trouble. Therefore, if Mr. Kusaka wanted to kill someone, he would have to do it by sneak attack. Perhaps something went wrong and Mr. Saruhashi discovered him, so he was killed by Mr. Saruhashi. Of course, these are just deductions and cannot be considered conclusions yet."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Since the police did not find any of Mr. Hisaka's belongings near his body, if my reasoning is correct, Mr. Hisaka should not have brought any luggage with him when he went to Mr. Saruhashi's house."

Megure asked, "Didn't you bring any luggage?"

Mori said, "If he didn't bring any luggage, he wouldn't just leave his manuscripts and tape recorder somewhere. The most likely place would be in the lockers at Beika Station."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's right. If I'm not mistaken, it's in the lockers at Mihana Station. The lockers at Mihana Station can only be used for three days. After three days, the station will check the lockers. So, we're not in a hurry. Let's go to Mr. Saruhashi's house first. Maybe we'll find something there."

Megure nodded and said, "Alright then, Mr. Tsukigata, thank you for your time. We'll be leaving now, and we'll let you know if there are any new developments in the case."

Ryutaro Tsukigata's expression wasn't too good. He said, "Then I'll have to trouble you. I really didn't expect that something like this would happen because of my momentary negligence."

After leaving Tsukigata Ryutaro's house.

Zhiyong immediately said, "Megure, take men to Mr. Saruhashi's house right away. Mr. Kusaka left his luggage at Beika Station. Mr. Saruhashi probably doesn't know this. However, we didn't find the locker key on Mr. Kusaka. Perhaps it was dropped at Mr. Saruhashi's house during the fight."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure immediately ordered the vehicle to move at high speed.

Perhaps Saruhashi Katsumi hadn't found the key yet, which gave them an opportunity.

If the key really was left at Saruhashi Masaru's house, this would be important evidence.

There's no need to find any other evidence; the case can be closed directly.

Upon meeting Saruhashi Katsumi, he first explained the situation.

After all, they currently have no evidence to prove that Saruhashi Masaru is the murderer, and they also do not have a search warrant, so Inspector Megure did not propose to search.

They just let two police officers walk around the room.

Takagi and Megure were ahead, attracting Saruhashi Masaru's attention.

They first took out a photo.

It was that photo of the lighter.

Saruhashi was able to get the photos.

He examined it carefully before saying, "This is my lighter. It was a gift from my teacher, but I lost it a long time ago."

Takagi stepped forward, took the photo, and asked, "Lost?"

Saruhashi Masaru said excitedly, "I know! It must be Hisaka who was jealous of me. The teacher gave me a lighter but not him, so he stole the lighter."

Tomoyuki didn't care what Saruhashi Katsuhisa said.

Before coming.

Zhiyong had already guessed it.

Saruhashi Katsumi certainly wouldn't admit it, and there's a simple way to resolve the situation.

After all, Yuichi Hisaka is already dead.

No one can confront him about what he says now.

This was just based on Zhiyong's guess.

This murder was not something he wanted to happen, since he had never intended to kill anyone.

It was Hisaka Yuichi's attempt to kill him that triggered his counterattack.

in fact.

If he could call the police.

This is not a serious crime.

It's just a real shame.

Saruhashi Katsumi did not call the police, and instead disposed of the body very casually.

This is all proof.

This unexpected event has left him feeling unsettled.

otherwise.

Saruhashi Katsutoshi wouldn't be in the room either.

It has never been cleaned at all.

When Zhiyong arrived.

He had already turned on the map function.

While Megure and Takagi were talking to Saruhashi Masaru.

Zhiyong had already discovered it.

Beneath one of the books was a key to a locker.

A smile appeared on his face.

Zhiyong stepped forward, went to the key, and opened the book.

He called out loudly, "Inspector Megure, the key has been found."

"Really, that's great."

"What key?"

Saruhashi Katsumi still didn't understand what it meant.

Zhiyong didn't go to get the key, but walked over and pointed to the key on the ground, saying, "This key isn't yours, is it?"

Saruhashi Katsuyuki looked at the key on the ground and said, "No, that's mine."

Zhiyong smiled and said, "Oh, it's yours. Then I'd like to ask, is this the key to the locker there?"