Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

"Oh, then what is the second explanation?" Sawai Manabu asked calmly.

"The second explanation is that you want to confirm whether Mami-senpai is dead. If Mami-senpai is not dead, you can find another opportunity to strike in the fire. But I saw the scene, and I believe the first explanation more."

"A hero saving a damsel in distress?" Noguchi Shibahisa asked in confusion.

"But why?" Morimoto Yoshinobu asked, puzzled.

"That can't be possible, right?" Miyazaki Chinatsu said, still somewhat incredulous.

"Because he likes Mami-senpai, but Mami-senpai probably hasn't agreed to date him. He wants to use this opportunity to win Mami-senpai's heart," Zhiyong speculated.

“I remember now, I think I heard that he confessed to Mami last month, but Mami rejected him. This time he proposed to hold this party, and I thought he wanted to take the opportunity to confess to Mami again,” Hayasaka Tomoko suddenly said.

"President, could it really be you?"

Miyazaki Chinatsu and the others were still somewhat incredulous.

"Everyone, please look. This is what I found in the living room when I entered the fire to rescue Mami-senpai, so I took a picture of it."

Zhiyong then took out several photos and said to everyone, "Please take a look at the positions of the furniture in the living room, and the place where Mami-senpai is lying, especially next to the telephone, and the cake and candles on the stool. This is the ignition device."

Several people were looking at these photos.

"The furniture is indeed in a different position than it was before we left."

"Why is Mami lying on the ground?"

"I remember the cake was on the table, so why is it here?"

"The candles on the cake look a bit strange."

The group of people looked at Zhiyong's photo and found it very strange.

"Besides these, take a look at the candles on the cake. They're completely different from the ones we used before. It's just that because of this fire, almost all the candles at the scene have been burned away, so we can't tell. But when I went in, there were still some candles left," Zhiyong added.

That's when everyone noticed the candle.

Hayasaka Tomoko nodded and said, "It is indeed different from the one I bought. The one I bought was just a regular birthday candle. This kind of candle seems to be specially made and can last a long time after it is lit."

“Everyone should remember that, except for Noguchi who drove, the rest of us walked to the karaoke room. Sawai was the last one to arrive at the karaoke room. It was probably around that time that he moved the furniture, put Mami-senpai on the ground, and then set up the fire,” Zhiyong explained.

"But the villa only caught fire at 2:50, didn't it? And wasn't the chairman worried about waking Mami up when he was moving the furniture?" Yoshinobu Morimoto asked doubtfully.

“I asked around, and under normal circumstances, this special candle can last for five hours,” Zhiyong replied.

“I’ve seen these special candles before, and they do seem to last a very long time,” Hayasaka Tomoko said.

"I just asked Ran and Sonoko to go to the hospital so that the doctor could check if Mami-senpai had taken sleeping pills."

"Sleeping pills?"

Everyone was quite surprised when they heard this.

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Chapter 94 The Arrogant Emotional Idiot

Zhiyong nodded and continued, "Yes, they just called me. It has been confirmed that Mami-senpai had taken sleeping pills, which is why she is unconscious."

"Then how do you set the villa on fire?" Yoshiyuki Morimoto asked again.

"Setting the villa on fire would be even easier; he could simply use the fax machine to automatically ignite it."

"Fax? That's impossible."

"Solutions are found by people; there's nothing you can't do, only things you haven't thought of."

"That doesn't mean it was me. I didn't do it at all," Sawai Manabu argued.

"When you used the fax machine in the supermarket, the supermarket owner remembered it all clearly," Zhiyong said dismissively.

Sawai Manabu said angrily, "I did use the fax machine. I sent a fax to a friend. What does that have to do with the villa catching fire?"

"I can now explain how you designed the ignition device. If you don't believe me, we can do an experiment on the spot. Please look at the location of the cake in this photo."

Zhiyong said, pointing to a photograph.

"He first put the cake on the stool in front of the fax machine, lit the candles, and then he went to the supermarket to send a fax. The fax paper fell down and landed right on the candles. After the paper caught fire, it ignited other items. Otherwise, why would all those wrapping papers be in this corner?" Zhiyong said.

“How could such a setup possibly succeed on the first try? That’s simply impossible,” Sawai Manabu questioned.

Zhiyong replied, "It's impossible to succeed on the first try, so you did an experiment beforehand. You used the fax machine's copy function to make a copy of Professor Gaocun's fax. The one you used in the supermarket should be the copy you made."

Sawai Manabu retorted, "That's completely untrue. Although I did send a fax, what does that have to do with me?"

"When you were at the supermarket, the owner reminded you several times that your fax was upside down, but you didn't listen at all. Besides, you were probably too nervous, so you didn't notice that there was cake frosting on the paper," Zhiyong said dismissively.

Sawai Manabu was now at a loss for words, saying, "That never happened. You have no evidence. No one will believe such baseless speculation. Please don't wrong an innocent person. If you want to say I'm the murderer, please provide evidence."

"You don't need to pretend anymore. I bet you can find that fax paper on you. Humans are strange creatures; they're reluctant to throw away anything that could endanger them. It's all because they're afraid someone else will find it."

Zhiyong smiled and then said, "That fax should be in one of your pockets. Besides Professor Takamura's congratulatory message, it also has cake frosting on it."

Inspector Megure stepped forward, took out his badge, and said, "I am Inspector Megure, Manabu Sawai, from the Third Division of the First Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department. Please cooperate with the police."

After being informed by Ran and Sonoko, Mami confirmed that she had indeed taken sleeping pills.

Zhiyong then called Inspector Megure.

When Inspector Megure arrived with his men just now...

Zhiyong is explaining.

Inspector Megure stood to one side.

A search is required now, but Zhiyong does not have the authority to conduct a search; only the police have that authority.

Therefore, Inspector Megure stepped forward.

"I was so stupid, I should have thrown this away a long time ago," said Sawai Manabu, taking a piece of paper out of his pants pocket.

Inspector Megure took the fax, opened it, and found that it was exactly as Tomoyu had said.

"President, is it really you?" Noguchi Shibahisa asked, puzzled.

Sawai Manabu calmly replied, "That's right, I started this fire, and I did it using the method you mentioned. But how do you know it was me? Anyone could do that."

“When we arrived here, you said something like, ‘The fire is already so big, it’s probably too late.’ I felt something was off then. When we went in to rescue people and saw Mami-senpai’s condition, I knew that this fire must have been caused by someone, and I guessed it was you. But we didn’t have any evidence, so I went back to the supermarket to look for evidence.” Zhiyong shrugged.

"I see. You wanted only the culprit to know where the fire started, right?" Sawai Manabu said calmly.

"President, why did you do this?" Miyazaki Chinatsu asked, puzzled.

“Because I wanted her to notice me, so she would see me as the hero who saved her from the flames. Last month, I wanted to date her, but she rejected me. I’ve never experienced anything like this before, so it makes me very resentful. I only wanted to start a small fire, but I never expected it to turn out like this,” Sawai Manabu said casually.

Damn, this is too arrogant! Zhiyong couldn't stand it anymore.

Zhiyong was just about to step forward.

Kogoro Mouri was furious. He pointed at Manabu Sawai and said, "You bastard! You think it's just a small fire? It was only because Chiyuki found it early that we were able to. If we had waited until you told us, it would have been too late. And what if something had happened, like the car breaking down on the road or running out of gas? Wouldn't Mami have been burned to death?"

The farce ended with Kogoro Mouri's roar.

After giving their statements, everyone rushed to the hospital.

At this moment, Uchida Asami had just regained consciousness and, after learning the truth, was speechless.

On the way back the next day.

Asami Uchida told Ran.

"Senpai got dumped by Shinichi?" Sonoko asked in surprise.

"Yes, actually I was the one who confessed to Shinichi, but he rejected me outright," Asami Uchida sighed.

Zhiyong teased from the side, "Wow, you got rejected by that reasoning idiot. But then again, he already has Xiaolan. If you don't mind, senior, my shoulder is very strong, you can lean on it."

“Okay, since you saved my life this time, shouldn’t I repay you with my body?” Uchida Asami replied playfully.

"Of course that would be great! Oh my, with a beauty like you willing to repay me with your body, I must have broken hundreds of wooden fish in my past life to have such good fortune," Zhiyong continued to tease.

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

This incident also made Asami Uchida completely give up on Shinichi Kudo.

When Ran risked her life to enter the fire to save her, Uchida Asami was deeply moved.

If Shinichi Kudo is hers, then she definitely won't let go.

But the opposite is true; Shinichi Kudo didn't like her, but rather Ran.

No one would want to hurt a kind girl like Xiaolan.

Moreover, Uchida Asami is very kind-hearted, and her little pranks won't hurt anyone.

Zhiyong's heroic rescue of the damsel in distress did indeed make Uchida Asami develop some goodwill towards him.

This time, Zhiyong was not only brave.

In terms of reasoning, Uchida Asami also felt that his intelligence and courage were no less than those of Kudo Shinichi.

After they parted ways, Asami Uchida and Tomoyuki started to keep in touch more often.

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Chapter 95 The Press Conference of Full Heaven

Today, Zhiyong is also attending an event, the launch of a new game by Mantiantang Games, called "Detective Kogoro Mouri's Mystery Hall".

Players will encounter a murder case in a mysterious villa, and the detective Mori, who happens to be at the scene, will provide relevant clues.

Players will solve the murder case step by step based on clues.

The games in the game "Full Paradise" are very popular.

This press conference was held at the Mihua Hotel.

Zhiyong arrived at the Mihua Hotel.

By this time, a large number of people had arrived.

Mantian Company is a leader in the industry, so almost all of their peers attended this press conference.

Of course, even more enthusiasts came.