I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 1172 Kogoro Mouri's Astounding Deduction

Although Chen En did not tell Hattori Heiji any information about the murderer or the case.

However, relying on his abilities as a famous detective in Kansai, Hattori Heiji was able to guess the culprit fairly accurately, thus narrowing down the identity of the murderer to someone who had a grudge against the previous three victims.

Even so, he still couldn't figure out who would do this to these people.

On the surface, these people have absolutely no connection and nothing in common.

It would be extremely strange if they had offended a common enemy...

Police officers from the Osaka Police Headquarters have arrived at the scene.

Yusuke Sakata, who accompanied Heiji Hattori in a police car, explained the situation at the crime scene to the officers from the Osaka Police Headquarters to ensure that no unnecessary misunderstandings would arise.

Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin and rolled his eyes slightly.

He is a representative detective of the Kanto region.

The famous Sleeping Kogoro.

Now, a heinous murder has unexpectedly occurred in the Kansai region. Could this be his perfect opportunity to showcase his deductive skills and make a name for himself in the Kansai area?

Although Kogoro Mouri has not yet decided how to start the game.

However, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who were close to Kogoro Mouri, only glanced at him and knew that Kogoro Mouri was probably going to cause trouble at this time, and they both sighed in unison.

Only Kazuha Toyama, who was completely bewildered by the situation, greeted the officers from the Osaka Police Headquarters who had come over.

Her father, Ginjiro Toyama, is the head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Osaka Police Headquarters.

Therefore, the criminal investigation officers who came to handle this heinous murder case actually had a pretty good relationship with Kazuha Toyama, and even a better relationship with her than with Heiji Hattori.

It's not that Heiji Peregrine is incompetent as a famous detective.

It was simply because he and Toyama Kazuha had both grown up under their watchful eyes that he treated Toyama Kazuha, who was less mischievous, with a better attitude.

"...To be honest, I've really had some bad luck."

I was assigned to handle this heinous murder case.

Inspector Goro Otaki, who had met the group once before in Hyogo Prefecture, couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

He had previously planned to go to Hyogo Prefecture with Hattori Heiji to try some local delicacies.

Having just finished handing over the case of the Koshien demon, he discovered that Hattori Heiji's men were missing when he went outside. In the end, he had no choice but to take a car alone overnight back to the Osaka Police Headquarters to hand over the files.

I was planning to finish dealing with the Osaka Police Headquarters matters yesterday, take a nap in Osaka today, and then go back to watch the game.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I received a message from the Osaka Police Headquarters.

When Goro Otaki, who was on vacation, heard that Heiji Hattori had encountered another heinous murder case, he had to postpone his trip to watch the Koshien tournament and come to check on the situation.

The police inspector, who was relatively robust, was about to ask about the specific situation at the scene.

However, at that moment, Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin and said smugly.

"I have seen through the true truth of this case."

Upon hearing this, Goro Otaki was startled.

What? You've actually figured out the real truth behind this case?

As expected of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri.

This reasoning speed is even faster than that of the famous detective Hattori Heiji.

Perhaps only Hattori Heizo can compare to him!

Just as Hattori Heiji was stroking his chin, preparing to return to the Osaka Police Headquarters to meet up with Chen En as agreed, and then retrieve the internal files of the Osaka Police Headquarters to check if these people had anything in common, he suddenly turned around.

Hattori Heiji:?

what did you say?

Have you seen through the real truth of this case?

A look of astonishment appeared in Hattori Heiji's eyes.

But he quickly came to his senses and shook his head.

Although he didn't speak, he muttered to himself.

'Most likely it'll be the same as those previous gruesome murder scenes—just spouting off some nonsensical, illogical reasoning, and then randomly picking an innocent bystander to identify the culprit, right?'

However, this is Osaka Prefecture, not Tokyo.

There isn't a blue-suited elementary school student who follows Kogoro Mouri around every day like a ghost.

Even if Kogoro Mouri's reasoning is wrong, no one will give him a prick at that moment, and then use the bowtie voice generator to deduce all the cases using his voice to save face for him.

Besides, even if Shinichi Kudo were here, he wouldn't know the truth of the matter.

It's not that Heiji Hattori looks down on Conan.

Rather, he knew that he and Conan were actually detectives of the same caliber, at most slightly inferior or superior in their respective areas of expertise, and he, a local, was completely clueless about this case.

Even if Conan were actually at the scene, he wouldn't have been able to solve the case in such a short time, given his complete lack of knowledge about the situation in Osaka Prefecture.

"In that case, Mr. Mori, would you like to hear your thoughts?"

Without a shred of doubt that Kogoro Mouri might be wrong, Goro Otaki's eyes lit up as he earnestly requested.

"I've been wanting to hear the reasoning of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri for a long time."

"Do you need me to get you a chair so you can lie down properly while you continue your reasoning?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri coughed awkwardly twice before speaking.

"No need for that, I'm not sleepy yet."

"Perhaps it's the dormant self within me that thinks I can solve cases of this magnitude on my own, and there's no need for him to personally intervene."

"After all, I, the great detective Kogoro Mouri, am such an outstanding detective... Hahahaha!"

As he spoke, he scratched the back of his head and burst into laughter.

This scene drew strange looks from the many police officers at the Osaka Police Headquarters and the ordinary citizens of Osaka who were watching. Only Goro Otaki seemed oblivious to it and was still waiting for Kogoro Mouri to speak further.

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri glanced at everyone present and finally pointed directly at that person.

That scene could not possibly be the murderer's.

That's right, it was Sakata Yusuke, the elite police officer who drove a police car and took Hattori Heiji and others on a tour of Osaka Prefecture!

"That's right, you're the real culprit, Mr. Sakata Yusuke."

"Just now, you called the owner of the coffee shop on the second floor and asked him to go to the rooftop and open the door. Then you asked him to untie the rope tied to the rooftop railing so that the body wrapped in... oh, right, wrapped in a plastic bag, would fall down."

"Otherwise, how could the body have landed on the police car at such a perfect moment?"

Kogoro Mouri said confidently.

Chapter 1173 On Which of Two Bizarre Situations is More Bizarre

Kogoro Mouri's words surprised everyone present.

Even Goro Otaki, who had just expressed great trust in Kogoro Mouri, exchanged bewildered glances with the police officer beside him before turning to look at Yusuke Sakata, whom Kogoro Mouri had identified as the culprit, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He genuinely didn't think Sakata Yusuke was the murderer.

The reason is simple: Yusuke Sakata is considered his old colleague.

Moreover, it has no connection with these deceased individuals.

Logically speaking, the head of the Osaka Police Headquarters should have already personally taken charge of handling this incident.

In fact, the Hattori Commander-in-Chief had already taken action.

After reviewing various media reports, he concluded that the deceased were all directly related to an Osaka Prefectural Assembly member named Sōtarō Goji, because the deceased were people close to Goji who had been dismissed by him six years ago.

For example, a driver or a secretary.

Therefore, Hattori Heizo directly believed that one of the murderer's targets should be this Councilor, Goji Sotaro.

However, this councilor, Sotaro Goji, had a negative news story about corruption six years ago. Although his secretary eventually admitted to the corruption, the councilor was still able to continue serving in the Osaka Prefectural Assembly.

But in reality, everyone knew that the secretary was just a scapegoat to take the blame for Goji Sotaro.

And Goji Sotaro himself was well aware of this.

Therefore, he has always been very resistant to contact with the police. No matter what the reason, he is unwilling to associate with the police, even if he may become the target of killing this time. He is quite stubborn.

Therefore, Chief Hattori has personally contacted and negotiated with that Representative, Sotaro Goji.

Even the commander-in-chief, whose strength surpasses Hattori Heiji's, doesn't believe that Sakata Yusuke has any connection with these dead. Isn't Mouri Kogoro's judgment too arbitrary?

"...Although I really don't want to say this, I still have to remind you of something."

Goro Otaki ultimately did not make a move, but instead turned around and spoke earnestly to Kogoro Mouri.

“Mr. Mori, you’ve only been in Osaka Prefecture for a few days, so you may not be very familiar with the police officers here yet.”

"This Officer Yusuke Sakata will not have any problems."

“We have already conducted an internal investigation into Officer Yusuke Sakata’s information and confirmed that he has no connection with these victims. Therefore, even if he were to commit the crimes, he would have no motive.”

"Shouldn't you find someone else to suspect?"

Yusuke Sakata, standing next to Goro Otaki, nodded repeatedly.

He had an expression that said, "I'm being framed."

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly.

Is that so?