Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Director Tsugawa nodded and said, "Yes, but I went home first after I finished my own work that day. When I left, he still had work to finish."

"Is that so? Then may we search the warehouse?" Inspector Megure was also not entirely convinced by Director Tsugawa's words.

“No problem, of course. For Tamada’s sake, I am more than willing to cooperate with the police.” Director Tsugawa readily agreed.

"Why search the warehouse? Maybe he had an accident on his way home," Conan asked curiously.

"Mr. Tamada is a rather meticulous person. He always makes a phone call to his wife from the library before going home. However, he did not do so the night before last."

Although Inspector Megure was a little annoyed with Conan, he still explained.

"In other words, it's possible he was taken away while working overtime. Of course, it's also possible he's still in this library," Zhiyong replied.

“That’s right, exactly. We’re investigating now just to be safe,” Inspector Megure nodded.

“Actually, you won’t find anything by searching the warehouse; you’ll just be wasting your time,” Zhiyong said, shaking his head.

"why is that?"

Inspector Megure already knows that the drugs were discovered by Tomoyuki.

Therefore, after listening to Tomoyuki's words, Inspector Megure believed that Tomoyuki might have already discovered Tamada Kazuo's body.

“Because I already know where Mr. Yutian’s body is,” Zhiyong said softly.

"What? You're saying Mr. Tamada is really dead?"

Although Inspector Megure already had this suspicion, he still didn't want the person to be dead until he saw the body.

When Mr. Yutian's wife called the police.

Inspector Megure had seen Mrs. Tamada before, and he could tell.

Mrs. Tamada loved her husband very much, and she was undoubtedly heartbroken by what had happened.

Inspector Megure then looked at Tomoyu.

"Just now, when I was taking the elevator downstairs, I noticed something interesting."

Zhiyong pointed at the elevator and said, "This elevator is clearly labeled as having a capacity of seven people and a weight of 450 kilograms. However, there were only five people in the elevator just now, and none of them were obese. But when Conan and the others entered, it warned that it was overloaded."

"That's because there were nine people in the elevator when we went in," Mitsuhiko asked, puzzled.

“Yes, I even counted the number of people at the time,” Genta replied.

Conan then suddenly realized what was going on and explained it to Genta and the others.

"The four of us are just kids. Except for Yuan Tai, who is a bit chubby and heavy, the four of us together are at most equivalent to one and a half adults. Even with the items we brought, we should be just over the limit. But just now, the elevator announced that it was overloaded."

“Conan is absolutely right, so there must be another person in the elevator,” Zhiyong said with a smile.

"Could it be a ghost?" Genta's face showed a look of terror.

I'm speechless about Genta.

Inspector Megure ignored Genta and asked, "You mean there's another person in the elevator? Could it be...?"

"That's right, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Tamada's body is lying above the elevator," Zhiyong sighed.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure said to his subordinates, "Go check up the elevator."

“I killed him, and it wasn’t intentional. Please believe me, officer,” Director Tsugawa shouted.

The body was placed on top of the elevator.

Therefore, Director Tsugawa knew and could not hide it.

Now that the murder has been discovered, he doesn't want the drugs to be discovered either, because that would be a huge loss for him.

There is a difference between murder to cover up a crime and accidental murder.

"Heh, I believe you. I think Mr. Yutian saw you dealing drugs, so you killed him to silence him, right?" Zhiyong sneered.

"What? Don't wrong me. Although I accidentally killed someone, I didn't deal drugs."

Although Director Tsugawa was surprised, he still harbored a glimmer of hope and stubbornly refused to admit it.

“You know what’s inside those original foreign books in the children’s section, don’t you?” Zhiyong said.

"How did you know?" Director Tsugawa was taken aback.

"If you don't want anyone to know, then don't do it in the first place," Zhiyong said in a pretentious manner.

Miwako's side had already discovered the batch of drugs.

However, when she came down, she saw Zhiyong solving a case, so she didn't come over.

Now that the matter was over, she walked over and told Inspector Megure about the investigation.

After such an incident, they couldn't stay at the library any longer, so Zhiyong took the four of them home.

The next morning, Zhiyong saw Conan, whose face was a little pale and who was walking unsteadily. He could also smell a faint smell of alcohol on him.

Conan probably drank some baijiu again and wanted to turn back into Shinichi Kudo.

It seems that Conan was disappointed, as they ultimately failed.

For Conan, there is still a long way to go before he can turn back into Shinichi Kudo.

……

Chapter 85 Past Scars

Although Zhiyong and Miwako are now together.

However, Miwako is no longer confident about their relationship.

Therefore, Zhiyong still needs to work hard to dispel Miwako's concerns.

In order to increase Miwako's affection for Tomoyu.

Zhiyong then catered to Meihezi's preferences.

Since Miwako is so committed to justice, Zhiyong can start from that point.

Zhiyong took out a notebook containing his notes on Conan's plot.

For safety reasons, Zhiyong kept him inside his spatial storage.

After Shinichi Kudo became Conan.

Several of the cases Zhi Yong had handled were recorded in this file.

Before all the cases recorded in this notebook are finished, Zhiyong still needs to improve his detective skills.

Otherwise, we might be completely lost in the future.

There happened to be a case recorded in the notebook.

The incident occurred twenty years ago in a series of murders.

The first victim was a 50-year-old doctor named Tsutomu Bōkawa, and the murder weapon was a samurai sword from Bōkawa's home.

After committing the murder, the killer took the murder weapon, a samurai sword.

A few days later, a second victim was discovered.

The deceased was a 42-year-old assistant professor in the Department of Science and Engineering at Toto University, named Atsunori Mugida.

The murder weapon was also that samurai sword.

After the incident.

A detective investigating nearby questioned a suspicious vehicle.

The car suddenly accelerated, and the police officer was hit and killed.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga tracked down the car, but was attacked by the criminals and injured his left eye.

Despite being injured in his left eye, Matsumoto Kiyonaga seized the samurai sword, slashed back at the prisoner, and then slashed horizontally across the prisoner's body.

However, due to an injury to his left eye, Matsumoto Kiyonaga's vision was blurred and he couldn't see clearly, so he didn't know whether he was slashed in front of or behind his opponent.

Due to the outdated technology used for identification at the time.

The katana had the blood of two victims and Matsumoto Kiyoshige on it, so it was impossible to tell whether it was the murderer's blood.

The third victim was murdered five years after the first two cases.

The deceased was a 34-year-old lawyer named Susumu Nabei, who was found dead at home, murdered with a kitchen knife.

The modus operandi in all three cases was to first use a stun gun to knock the victims unconscious, then slash their bodies with a knife, and carve the letters E, S, and W on the backs of the three individuals respectively.

All that is known is that the prisoner was wearing a long coat that was out of season, a hat, had long hair and a beard, and was whistling a popular tune at the time.

In all three cases, since there were no signs of forced entry on the locks of the victims' homes, the police investigated people who knew them.

The case stalled because no common ground was found among the three victims.

This case can be considered a great disgrace to Matsumoto Kiyonaga.

After all, it was this incident that resulted in a cut to his left eye, leaving a deep scar.

It's not just women who care about their appearance.

Men also aspire to be elegant and dignified.

Fortunately, Matsumoto Kiyonaga was already married at that time.

Otherwise, it will definitely affect his ability to find a partner.

The main reason why Zhi Yong is interested in this case is...

Kiyonaga Matsumoto became the superintendent of the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, and Miwako's direct superior.

If Miwako can solve this case, it will be of great benefit to her.

In the anime of the previous life, Matsumoto Kiyonaga later either got promoted or retired, it's unclear.

While Matsumoto Kiyonaga is still in office, solving this case could help Miwako.

Of course, Zhiyong couldn't just tell Miwako out of thin air before that.

After all, he couldn't see the case file.

Therefore, Zhiyong told Miwako that he had heard about the case.