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

Chen En squatted down, his gaze falling on the deceased, Yuichi Hisaka.

He doesn't understand autopsies.

However, he knows hand-to-hand combat, so if the deceased did not die from poisoning or disease, he can still reluctantly act as a forensic doctor.

Yuichi Hisaka died from neck compression.

Under normal circumstances, Chen En would deduce that Kusaka Yuichi died of asphyxiation because someone strangled him.

In a ninja environment.

He wondered if the killer had used a combination of "repeatedly slashing with a hand chop" and "slicing with a burning knife" to kill Yuichi Kusaka's neck.

It is clearly the former.

Hisaka Yuichi only had his neck pressed, and there were no other marks left from being hit.

"They probably died around 8 or 9 pm last night?"

Chen En raised his eyebrows and gave his conclusion.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded in agreement.

"That's right, the deceased should have died at this time."

"According to Tsukigata Ryutaro's phone message, at 8:05 pm last night, the deceased was still waiting for a train at Teito Station. The timetable for that train to Beikacho showed that it would not arrive in Beikacho until 8:40 pm."

Therefore, the victim was murdered at least after 8:40.

"But that's where the problem lies."

Inspector Megure said with a very serious expression,

“Saruhashi was still drinking at the izakaya at 8:30, so he simply didn’t have time to commit the crime.”

“Ryutaro Tsukigata was not at home between noon and 9 p.m., so he has no alibi. Theoretically, he could have committed the crime, but... it is unlikely that Ryutaro Tsukigata would kill someone in such a brute-force manner.”

"Therefore, we still believe that the murderer is Saruhashi Katsumi."

"His alibi may have been fabricated... and this ninjutsu for creating an alibi is also recorded in 'The Peculiar Centipede Ninja' by ninja master Ryutaro Tsukigata!"

So, do you think Saruhashi Masaru's alibi was created using ninjutsu?

Chen En looked troubled.

Even though Kogoro Mouri said that Saruhashi Katsutoshi was the murderer, shouldn't Saruhashi Katsutoshi be suspected of murder...?

"Not necessarily, right?"

"Inspector Megure, do you still remember Director Ochiai from back then?"

“At the time, the curator, who was seventy or eighty years old, was wearing heavy medieval armor and carrying a heavy sword weighing several tens of kilograms. He then moved with incredible speed and pinned the deceased to the mural with a single stroke. The heavy sword could not be pulled out.”

"Age doesn't determine whether someone is a murderer!"

Kogoro Mouri, forcing himself to stay alert, suddenly brought up a previous case.

"I think Ryutaro Tsukigata could also be the murderer."

"Now it seems he's more likely the suspect in the murder!"

Chen En: ?

Then I need to change my previous opinion.

It seems that Saruhashi Masaru's alibi may indeed have been fabricated.

Chapter 87 You don't need to know too much about our ninja affairs.

Soon, police cars from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the crime scene with the two suspects in the case.

They were Tsukigata Ryutaro, the ninja master mentioned by Inspector Megure, and Saruhashi Masaru, the senior apprentice of the deceased Yuichi Hisaka. The two of them had just arrived at the scene and immediately showed shocked expressions upon seeing the deceased.

One look at their perfectly synchronized movements and you know these two are definitely master and disciple, the real deal.

"Damn it, I never expected this!"

"Junior brother, I will definitely avenge you!"

As soon as Saruhashi Katsumi arrived at the scene, he said with a pained expression.

Those who knew the truth would think it was the death of a fellow disciple, but those who didn't would think it was the death of one's own parents.

Such behavior might be a bit excessive.

Kogoro Mouri, who was standing nearby, noticed the appearance of Masaru Saruhashi and Ryutaro Tsukigata.

After staring at it for a long time, a sudden flash of inspiration finally came to my drowsy mind.

He clapped his hands, pointed at Saruhashi Katsumi, and shouted loudly,

"Ah, you're Katsuyuki Saruhashi, right?"

Chen En, Mu Mu Police Department:?

Who else could the police car be bringing but Sarutoshi Katsumi? Sarutobi Hiruzen?

So you didn't listen at all when Chiba and Shin were explaining the case, did you?

Inspector Megure turned to look at Kogoro Mouri.

Then, he patted Kogoro Mouri on the shoulder and said,

"Calm down, Mori-kun."

"That topic is long gone."

Mori Kogoro:?

He turned to look at Inspector Megure, a hint of doubt hidden beneath his heavy dark circles.

Then, Kogoro Mouri said...

"Now I know why Yuichi Kusaka has my business card!"

"Because about six months ago, this Mr. Tsukigata Ryutaro brought his two disciples, namely Saruhashi Masaru and Hisaka Yuichi, to visit my office. It must have been around that time that I gave Hisaka Yuichi my business card!"

"Hey, didn't you two argue for ages back then, to the point that you asked me to mediate?"

Kogoro Mouri asked suspiciously,

Why are you acting so affectionate and sentimental now?

"Did something happen between you two in the past six months that I don't know about?"

Hearing Kogoro Mouri's words.

Saruhashi Katsumi, who was just about to put on a show of crying, couldn't hold back anymore.

He looked like he'd seen a ghost and immediately stood at attention.

He looked Kogoro Mouri up and down for a while.

Only then did he realize that the panda-man in the suit was none other than the famous detective Kogoro Mouri.

Saruhashi Katsumi was silent for a moment, then said,

"You detectives don't need to know too much about our ninja affairs."

If I had known you were there, I wouldn't have acted.

How embarrassing would it be to have it exposed on the spot?

Ryutaro Tsukigata, who was standing next to him, had just recognized Kogoro Mouri.

He coughed twice before finally speaking.

"Mr. Mori, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

This ninja master looked quite old, but he was still full of energy.

He seems to be an expert in health preservation.

Chen En looked at Tsukigata Ryutaro with suspicion.

He wondered if the system would give Lei Xiaogu a special mission reward if he beat this guy up.

Fortunately, Officer Chiba, who was standing nearby, quickly added that...

"This is the ninja master, Tsukigata Ryutaro, who is sixty-three years old."

"A renowned author of full-time ninja novels, quite famous in Tokyo."

Chen En: ?

How can someone who is 63 years old look like they are 70 or 80?

Is this the secret to health and wellness for full-time novelists?

Furthermore, why call a famous ninja novelist a ninja master? Did you know that Tsukigami Ryutaro was in danger just now? Fortunately, I, Batman, stopped this potential act of intentional injury in time.

Relying on my strong willpower!

"Alright, alright, now that Mr. Saruhashi and Mr. Tsukigata are here."

"Then please tell us what you know about Yuichi Hisaka."

Inspector Megure yawned, then forced himself to ask.

Hearing this, I decided to prioritize the elderly.

Saruhashi Katsu took a step back, shielding his teacher, Tsukigata Ryutaro, in front of him.

Ryutaro Tsukigata, without any hesitation, spoke directly.

“Although Kusaka and Saruhashi are both my students, Saruhashi lives in Tokyo and usually serves me. Kusaka, on the other hand, lives elsewhere and is a company employee, so he can only come to me to learn from me once in a while.”

"This time, Hisaka came to Tokyo to learn writing from me."

“He called me yesterday morning to confirm this. I told him on the phone that I wouldn’t be home from midnight to 9 pm, but…”

“Saruhashi called me at 8:05 and left a message saying that he was about to take a train from Teito Station to Beikacho.”