No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

"And Mr. Mori, I heard you're a detective. Judging from what just happened, you seem to know Inspector Kitahara as well. Why don't you come and have a meal at my humble abode?"

Seeing the doctor's eager expression, and considering that Uncle Mori might also be visiting their house, he replied:

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, doctor."

I'd better go check it out. Otherwise, if you send it today because Uncle Mori is visiting your house, I'll have to work overtime.

Chapter 93 Madam, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your husband, would you?

"Dr. Shinichi, thank you for treating us to dinner. You've worked all day, yet you still came to see us."

"Haha, it's nothing, Detective Mouri. I've admired you and Inspector Kitahara for a long time. Don't underestimate me just because I'm a doctor; I really enjoy crime dramas. By the way, I'll go tidy up first. Please go ahead."

Clang!

After a maid broke a vase, Dr. Shinichi immediately yelled in anger:

"Hey, what are you doing! You're such a clumsy servant! If I see you like this again, get out of here! Don't embarrass me in front of the guests!"

This new doctor is all smiles when facing clients he's interested in, but he's incredibly rude to his own servants. However, it's safe to assume the victim is this doctor; after all, according to the laws of detective fiction, those who habitually swear and have a terrible attitude before a crime occurs are almost always the ones who meet their demise in the next scene.

This Dr. Yoshiteru Araide is the same doctor who invited Masaki Kitahara and Uncle Mori to his house for dinner today. But the surname Araide seems a bit familiar.

It seemed to be another character related to the plot. Kitahara Masaki sat at the dining table, pondering whether the victim in this case was that doctor.

"Hello, I am the doctor's wife, Yoko Niide. Would you like something to drink, sir?"

A middle-aged beautiful woman asked Kitahara Masaki.

"Ah, water will do."

Kitahara Masaki replied.

"Oh, are you the police officer Kitahara who's often featured on TV?"

"Yes, that's right. When I went to the hospital for my appointment today, your husband invited me to dinner."

"Haha, that cheating bastard actually did something good for once. Ah! Sorry, I lost my composure. Please look forward to tonight's meal; I'll do my best to prepare it."

Wow, this one is even more heavyweight.

It seems the victim tonight will definitely be that doctor. Even though he's a cheating guy, it would still be troublesome if he died in front of me.

So—I'm sorry, madam, I still have to stop you.

After waiting for a while, Shinichi Yoshiteru's elderly mother and his son came to the living room to prepare for dinner.

"Um... what happened to Dr. Araide? Why isn't he here yet?"

"It's alright! That unfilial son loves taking baths; he'll probably die in the bathtub one day."

"Grandma! Everyone, I'm sorry. Ever since Father changed the bathroom to a different style, it's been like this. Actually, our family has always been very harmonious; we just have some disagreements about certain details of life."

It seems that this family is basically very dissatisfied with Yoshiteru Shinichi. Apart from his son, who still tries to save face for him, everyone else is trying to crush this doctor.

How pitiful! But Kitahara Masaki has no sympathy for him.

After all, being looked down upon by his family like this, it can only be said that he doesn't know anything else besides treating patients.

While everyone waited for the unpopular doctor to come out, Ran stared at Yoshiteru Shinide's son, Tomoaki Shinide, much to the displeasure of Conan, the jealous king of East Asia.

"Miss Mori, are you asking where Dr. Araide bought his sweater?"

"Ah! Yes, I was thinking of knitting a sweater by hand, but for some reason it always felt a little off. Then I saw the sweater Dr. Araide was wearing, and it fit perfectly..."

"Hmm? Xiaolan, who are you going to give the sweater to?"

Upon hearing the news, Uncle Mori immediately became alert. Was his cabbage about to be eaten by a pig?

Unfortunately, his daughter didn't even tell him about her relationship with Shinichi Kudo; she only told Eri Kisaki. It's fair to say that Uncle Mori has absolutely no status in his family, only slightly elevated when he pays a detective's fee.

"No, Dad, it's none of your business."

Uncle Mori was heartbroken to be so directly rejected by his own daughter, and he decided he had to drink his fill later.

"Dad, are you trying to drink again? Dr. Shinichi said you can't drink so much anymore! If you can't control your alcohol intake, I'm never letting you drink again!"

Seeing Uncle Mori's hesitant yet eager-to-retort expression, Kitahara Masaki struggled to suppress his laughter. Meanwhile, Conan had long since ignored Uncle Mori, lost in his daydreams of wearing the same sweater as Ran.

Then, Shinichi started talking to Ran about the sweater, while the old lady sat aside listening to her grandchildren chat. Meanwhile, Mrs. Shinichi answered the phone and talked to her friend about going to the beauty salon for a skin whitening treatment the next day.

click -

While everyone was chatting, the lights in the newly ordained monk's room suddenly went out.

Kitahara Masaki quickly took out a small flashlight and asked:

"Is there a power outage? Where is your circuit breaker located?"

"How could I trouble our guests? I'll go take a look right now, please wait a moment."

"Take this flashlight."

After handing the flashlight to the servant who had just been reprimanded by Yoshiteru Shinichi, Kitahara Masaki closed his eyes. The organization's training naturally included courses on seeing in the dark and listening to footsteps, so it didn't matter if he didn't have a flashlight. Besides, he had drones that were far more powerful than human eyesight.

When the maid ran to check the power switch, besides Kitahara Masaki and his group, Dr. Araide Tomoaki and his grandmother were also in the living room. Mrs. Araide was making a phone call outside the living room, not far from Kitahara Masaki.

Kitahara Masaki opened his eyes again and saw through the outlines that Ran was holding Conan's hand, while Araide Tomoaki was supporting his grandmother, and Uncle Mori was standing waiting for the power to be restored.

Oh no, is that maid going to kill Yoshiteru Araide?

Kitahara Masaki left the living room discreetly, but then he saw Mrs. Shinichi carrying the extension of the landline phone toward the bathroom.

Household landlines like these are generally divided into a main unit and extension units. The main unit is usually not movable, while the extension units can be held in hand without being obstructed by telephone lines.

Kitahara Masaki watched as Mrs. Niide approached the bathroom, thinking that she wouldn't use a phone call as an alibi, but instead go to the bathroom and put something that could conduct electricity into the bathtub, so that when it was turned on, it could electrocute her husband.

It would be troublesome if she actually did that; Kitahara Masaki wouldn't risk getting electrocuted to help a stranger.

"Madam, please wait a moment."

Mrs. Niide, startled by the sudden call, trembled slightly, but quickly put down the phone and replied:

"Mr. Kitahara, what brings you here?"

"If you're planning to do something bad, please stop. Evil people will be punished by other evil people, and who knows, he might actually electrocute himself by accident?"

"Oh dear, what are you saying, Mr. Kitahara? I don't understand."

"Sigh, Madam Shinichi, I believe you should know that I am a police officer who is good at solving cases. There are probably two reasons why you still chose to do this even though I am here—you really hate your husband, and this is the time when you set the little device at the switch."

Lady Niide, whose fate had been predicted, knelt down as if resigned to her destiny.

Chapter 94 New Doctor, This Green Hat Suits You Well

"Come on, madam, go and see if you can remove the timer that caused the short circuit and power outage."

"I understand, officer. Will you arrest me later on charges of attempted murder?"

"No, I never thought you would actually want to kill your husband. The reasoning I just did didn't have any substantial evidence. In fact, I stopped you before you even started to commit the crime. So even if I know you attempted murder, the prosecution doesn't have enough evidence to prove that you wanted to do it. A timer alone can't prove anything."

Kitahara Masaki, who was only thinking about avoiding overtime, wouldn't go looking for trouble. Now that he had prevented a case from happening, he naturally wouldn't be so bored as to act as a messenger of justice and insist on punishing all criminals.

As a police officer, Kitahara only needed to maintain a certain image; he didn't need to worry about anything before the case even started.

However, in Mrs. Niide's eyes, Kitahara Masaki undoubtedly saw through her impulse to commit a crime, but he let her go and was willing to let her start over. This moved Mrs. Niide's long-dormant heart with a feeling that did not come from her husband.

Kitahara Masaki, who walked back to the living room to wait for dinner, would never know what kind of feelings a woman in her forties had for him. He was just glad that he had once again escaped the fate of working overtime.

Power was restored, and Dr. Yoshiteru Shinichi finally finished showering and came out to eat with everyone. Little did he know that his wife was already planning to divorce him.

Kitahara Masaki enjoyed a delicious meal and didn't have to work overtime. Conan was about to receive a hand-knitted sweater from Ran. Uncle Mori had six months (about 18,000 days) left to control his alcohol intake. Mrs. Araide's life had renewed hope. Dr. Araide survived, except for being slightly cuckolded. Everyone had a bright future.

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“Brother Kitahara, why don’t you go and lend a hand? Even the manager asked me to persuade you.”

"Ahem, Inspector Megure, I have no problem helping the Shizuoka police solve a case, but what about the travel expenses and accommodation there..."

"No problem! None of these are problems. The administrators in Shizuoka are also eager to see your reasoning, so it's fine if you take a few days off after you've solved the case."

"Haha, you said it yourself. I'm just going to help our colleagues in Shizuoka."

After unintentionally cheating on Dr. Araide, Kitahara Masaki received another call for help from Shizuoka Prefecture.

Shizuoka Prefecture is located between Tokyo and Osaka, and is a major transportation hub in Japan. It is also considered an advanced industrial prefecture. Therefore, when the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters received their request for assistance, they were very happy to do them a favor.

"Well, after solving the case, let's go sightseeing in Izu. I want to try the Atami hot springs."

"Oh? Brother Kitahara, aren't you going to take a look at Mount Fuji?"

“I’ve seen Mount Fuji many times, and I plan to visit other attractions.”

"By the way, when you go to the hot spring town, could you buy me something? It's something my wife wants."

Inspector Megure's wife is more than ten years younger than him. It is said that Inspector Megure met Mrs. Megure when she was still a high school student when he first became a police officer.

It can only be said that Inspector Megure is a hidden winner in the world of Detective Conan.

"No problem. Hey! I'm going to Shizuoka to solve a case later, so tell me now if you want any souvenirs!"

The surrounding police officers were equally unceremonious, vying to step forward and tell them what gifts they wanted.

At the heart of the Izu Onsen town lies the restored "Oyu Geyser," which erupts from between giant rocks every five minutes. Also located is "Onomiya Pine," a setting for Ozaki Koyo's novel "The Golden Demon."

The Bihu Xiang Art Museum is also worth a visit, as it displays about 500 perfume bottles from pre-Christian times to the present day, as well as a perfume workshop where visitors can create their own perfumes.

Hmm... I also need to see the Kawazu Seven Falls, which are seven consecutive waterfalls located on the upper reaches of the Kawazu River. I've never been to them before. I have to go see them this time.

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"Inspector Kitahara, we hope to use your wisdom to solve this case this time."

As Kitahara Masaki boarded the Shinkansen, the officer sitting opposite him, Yokomizo, greeted him politely.

The police officer with coral-like hair was Yokomizo Sango, who was sent by Shizuoka Prefecture to receive Kitahara Masaki.

"You've probably already seen the case file, but please let me repeat the details. The victim's name is Taiji Komiyama. What's strange about this case is that three people came to the police station to turn themselves in, all claiming to be the murderer!"

Oh--

Looking at Kitahara Masaki, whose expression remained calm, Inspector Yokomizo inwardly praised him, thinking, "As expected of a police officer, he doesn't even flinch when he hears about this situation."

If Kitahara Masaki knew what this guy was thinking, he would definitely tell him that if you've seen too many big scenes, and even if you'll see armed helicopters strafing Tokyo Tower in the future, you won't be surprised that there are three suspects.