Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

There might be an element of her ex-husband involved, but it's more likely that it was for Sachiko Katsuragi.

Kimie Tsujimura pinned the blame on her father-in-law, partly to help her escape imprisonment, partly to avenge her ex-husband, and partly for Sachiko Katsuragi.

Twenty years ago, diplomat Tsujimura Isao, for personal gain, falsely accused his then-rival, fellow diplomat Kenji Yamashiro, the father of Katsuragi Sachiko, of embezzlement.

After Shancheng Jian'er was falsely accused of embezzlement and imprisoned.

Not only did Tsujimura Isao eliminate his rival, he also gained Yamashiro Kenji's wife, who is now Tsujimura Kimie.

Now that Kimie Tsujimura knows the truth of what happened back then, she wants to kill diplomat Isao Tsujimura to avenge her ex-husband.

The deaths of the two fathers from both families will cast a shadow over the romance between Tsujimura Takayoshi and Katsuragi Sachiko.

Even if they end up together in the future.

But I want to forget this memory.

It will likely be very difficult.

Perhaps in the beginning, the two of them could still live together, but with this memory, things might change over time.

The group followed Tsujimura Kimie to the stairwell on the second floor.

Zhiyong and his companions encountered Tsujimura Toshimitsu, the father of a diplomat.

Tsujimura Toshimitsu is getting old, and his mind isn't quite right anymore.

Zhiyong could sense that Tsujimura Toshimitsu seemed to already know something.

Zhiyong and the others followed Tsujimura Kimie to the door of the study on the second floor.

Faint music drifted from the study.

"Dong dong dong."

Kimie Tsujimura knocked on the door.

"Honey, Mr. Mori is here."

Seeing that no one answered in the study, Kimie Tsujimura took out the key.

The moment the study door was opened.

The sound effects from the expensive stereo system in the study were astonishing.

Diplomat Tsujimura Isao rested his head on one hand, seemingly asleep on his desk.

Kimie Tsujimura walked into the study and said loudly, "Honey, you really fall asleep with the stereo on."

The owner is still sleeping.

Kogoro Mouri, Heiji Hattori, and the others couldn't go forward, so they all gathered around the speaker.

"It's been so long since I've listened to opera. Listening to it with such high-end audio equipment is truly enjoyable," Hattori Heiji exclaimed.

Kimie Tsujimura walked over to Isao Tsujimura and noticed that Kogoro Mouri and the others were paying attention to the sound system.

Using the poisoned needle he took from the key ring, he plunged it into the area below and behind Tsujimura Isao's right ear with his right hand.

After that, he threw the poisoned needle under the desk.

Kogoro Mouri and the others were all drawn to the sound system, and they all had their backs to the couple.

Kimie Tsujimura did it very discreetly.

There was a stack of books on the desk, which conveniently blocked everyone's view.

Just as Tsujimura Isao was killed, Zhiyong received a notification from the space.

If this time, Kimie Tsujimura hadn't gone to Kogoro Mouri, but instead sought out other detectives...

Maybe she really did fool me this time.

After all, her father-in-law, Toshimitsu Tsujimura, had already taken the blame for her.

It's just a pity there are no "what ifs".

Kimie Tsujimura pretended to wake Tsujimura Isao, shaking him and saying, "Husband, wake up, the guests are here, get up quickly."

With a little more force, Tsujimura Isao fell to the ground.

"Thump." The sound of someone falling to the ground caught the attention of the people standing next to the speakers.

Kimie Tsujimura lay on the ground, shouting, "Husband..."

Heiji Hattori and Conan quickly arrived at Tsujimura Isao's side and, after checking him over, said, "It's too late, he's dead."

Kogoro Mouri first turned off the stereo, then shouted, "Chi-Yong, call the police."

"Ok."

Zhiyong took out his phone and called Inspector Megure.

Conan and Heiji Hattori didn't sit idle either; they immediately began investigating the scene.

The two men found a small red dot below and behind the right ear of the deceased's body.

This caught their attention and led them to a guess.

Both of them looked around at the ground around the body.

They found a needle under the table next to the deceased.

This made both of them very happy.

Therefore, they all lowered their heads and prepared to pick up the needle.

……

Chapter 80 The deceased was poisoned.

However, both Conan and Heiji Hattori were focused on the situation and did not notice each other's actions.

With a "bang".

Their heads bumped together.

"Ouch, that hurts."

"It hurts, it hurts so much."

Conan and Heiji Hattori both covered the spot on their heads where they had been hit.

When Hattori Heiji saw that it was Conan, he angrily said, "What are you doing here, you brat?"

"Conan."

Xiaolan noticed the two had bumped into each other and hurried over.

"How did you take care of him? He's still a child. How could you let him see a corpse like that?"

"I'm sorry, I'll keep an eye on him," Ran said, pulling Conan aside. "Conan, you have to be good and not be naughty."

Conan glanced at Hattori Heiji with dead fish eyes.

Regarding the bromance between Conan and Heiji Hattori.

Zhiyong ignored it.

After finishing the phone call, Zhiyong went to the body and carefully examined it.

Since the police hadn't arrived yet, they didn't move the body so as not to disturb the scene.

Zhiyong returned to Kogoro Mouri's side.

He whispered in Kogoro Mouri's ear, "Uncle Mouri, this must be poison."

Kogoro Mouri whispered, "Oh, why do you say that, Zhiyong? Did you find any clues?"

"There was a small red dot on the edge of the hairline below the right ear of the deceased. A needle, which looks like the murder weapon, was also found next to the body. The deceased was probably killed with a poisoned needle," Zhiyong explained in a low voice.

Kogoro Mouri nodded: "Is that all?"

Zhi Yong further explained, "The deceased's lips and fingertips had already begun to turn purple, and there were bleeding spots on the conjunctiva of the eyes. These are evidence of death by suffocation. However, no signs of strangulation or drowning and painful struggle could be found on the deceased."

Kogoro Mouri interjected, "The most likely reason is that the victim's nerves were paralyzed by poison, causing him to suffocate. It was a deadly poison that could kill instantly."

“That’s right. Judging from the fact that the body was still warm and there was no rigor mortis or lividity, he must have been poisoned within thirty minutes before we entered the study,” Zhiyong added.

"I see." Kogoro Mouri nodded.

Zhiyong has helped Kogoro Mouri many times.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri still believed Zhiyong's words.

"Also, Uncle, take a look at the photos of Mrs. Tsujimura and Mr. Tsujimura on the bookshelf. Those must be photos of them when they were young. Mrs. Tsujimura and Miss Katsuragi looked very alike when they were young," Zhiyong said softly.

"Oh."

Kogoro Mouri walked a few steps without making a sound and arrived in front of the bookshelf.

In the photos on the bookshelf, a young Kimie Tsujimura does indeed look remarkably like Sachiko Katsuragi now.

Kogoro Mouri didn't say anything and returned to his original spot.

Although deduction is not Kogoro Mouri's forte.

However, after Zhiyong gave him some clues, he also began to have some guesses.

Kogoro Mouri said in a low voice, "The doors and windows of the room are all locked. It seems that Mr. Tsujimura was killed by his family."

Although Zhiyong knew who the real culprit was, he couldn't say, "The murderer is Mrs. Tsujimura."

If he said that, it would be extremely abnormal.

Zhiyong could only say, "Probably, but we don't have much information yet. We'll have to wait for Inspector Megure to arrive and for further test results before we can confirm it."

Kogoro Mouri nodded.

Zhiyong added, “Hattori Heiji is the only son of Hattori Heizo, the head of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters. Since he wants to have a match with Kudo Shinichi, let’s give them a chance. I believe that Kudo Shinichi will come as soon as he finds out.”

After a moment's thought, Kogoro Mouri said, "Alright, let's see which of these two rumored high school detectives is stronger."

Hattori Heiji is Hattori Heizo's only son.

Therefore, no matter what, Kogoro Mouri had to give Heizo Hattori face.