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

"There's not a single trace of water on this paper... This is so strange. There weren't any footprints left around. Even when we ran out in slippers, we left footprints. Why didn't the person who moved the table leave any footprints, even though their steps were heavier than ours?"

"That only means that the table must have been moved out before the rain, and the footprints were washed away by the water."

"But if this table was moved out before it rained, why is there water on the edge of the table but not on the paper? It's strange, really strange."

Conan and Heiji Hattori were completely unaware that someone had placed the umbrella on their desks.

Heiji Hattori should have been able to come up with the idea independently, but Conan's explanation successfully led him astray, causing him to subconsciously overlook that it was the so-called principal's umbrella that was helping the paper to stay dry.

While they were still studying the paper.

At that moment, Heiji Hattori and Conan's phones rang simultaneously. They took out their phones from their pockets at the same time and found that the calls were from Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama.

The fact that they were so synchronized made the two detectives suspicious.

The next instant, Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama's voices came through the phone.

"Sonoko wants you to come to the art room. She's found out the truth about this incident!"

Heiji Hattori, Conan: ?

Who? Sonoko Suzuki? Are you kidding me?

Conan was completely speechless.

Heiji Hattori may still harbor illusions about Sonoko Suzuki's character, but Conan is Sonoko's childhood friend, so how could he not know the extent of Sonoko's intelligence?

He was slightly inferior to his mother, and his mother, Yukiko, was even less mature than he was when he was six months old.

He still hasn't cracked the case, so how could Sonoko already know how to solve it? Could it be that Chen En has seen through all the details and directly gave Sonoko the answer?

Damn it, how did I manage to deduce the truth, only to have to give the final result of my deduction to a girl!

Conan was somewhat indignant.

What a guy without a detective's soul!

He eventually went to the art room with Hattori Heiji, intending to hear what Suzuki Sonoko had to say, because he knew Suzuki Sonoko's personality better than anyone else; she simply couldn't remember anything.

If Sonoko Suzuki were to actually do the deduction, Chen En would probably have to step in and save the day halfway through.

Unless Sonoko Suzuki truly deduced the entire reasoning herself this time, she wouldn't forget her lines halfway through because she couldn't remember the whole process. But, Sonoko Suzuki is capable of solving cases...

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

At this very moment, inside the art room of Teitan High School.

Everyone has already gathered together.

Even Tsukamoto Kazumi and Seko Kunishige from the school clinic are here.

Masao Monobe, in the art room, frowned.

He was already a bit neurotic due to the pressure of the competition. Seeing Sonoko Suzuki still keeping him in suspense made him feel extremely annoyed.

However, that unpleasant feeling disappeared immediately after seeing Chen En next to him.

As the saying goes, you are not capable of understanding the principles of things.

Most people are not physically capable of explaining physics, but Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend definitely has the ability to explain physics, as evidenced by the fact that the podium next to them has been moved to a different position.

Mononobe Masao snorted coldly, thinking to himself.

Even if you have the ability to explain physics.

If Sonoko Suzuki's reasoning is utter nonsense, then I, too... won't applaud.

Let's skip the booing and the like.

He felt he wasn't as heavy as the podium in the art studio.

Sonoko Suzuki was still reviewing the clues that Chen En had just hinted she had found.

At this moment, she knew that Conan and Heiji Hattori were also on their way, and the time for her to truly deduce as the Queen of Deduction in a sober state was about to arrive.

She thought it over and over again, memorizing the reasoning process repeatedly.

But in the end, she was still a little embarrassed and whispered in Chen En's ear.

"Ah-en, I still feel like I might not be able to do it well..."

"You helped me find a lot of the clues, so why don't you do the deduction? You'd definitely do a better job than me. I feel like my deduction is going to go wrong..."

Chen En blinked and simply said calmly.

"You already know all the answers, so don't favor one over the other."

He turned his head to look at Hattori Heiji and Conan, who had already appeared outside the transparent glass of the art room, and then patted Suzuki Sonoko's head reassuringly, saying...

"In my hometown, there is a saying: 'Wealth and honor not returned to one's hometown is like wearing brocade at night.'"

"If you don't tell us today, who will know you have the ability to reason?"

"Go ahead and do it. It's a small matter. I'll cover for you if necessary."

Sonoko Suzuki felt much more at ease.

At that very moment, the door to the art room was opened.

Heiji Hattori and Conan came into Sonoko Suzuki's line of sight, and Sonoko gave herself a final pump of her little fist before beginning her deduction.

Chapter 1083 Three Punches Lead to Death

"It seems that almost everyone has arrived."

Chen En glanced at everyone in the art room, including Conan and Hattori Heiji who had just entered, before speaking.

"The reason I invited you all here today is to reveal the whole truth behind this campus ghost story."

He had barely finished speaking when Tsukamoto Kazumi frowned and said...

"So, you've found out who created the school ghost story?"

"To joke about the reputation of a deceased classmate is just too despicable. If I find out who it is, I'll definitely give them a couple of punches!"

Upon hearing this, the two suspects in the art room immediately shuddered.

Regardless of whether she is the real mastermind behind this school ghost story incident, just the fact that Tsukamoto Kazumi possesses such fighting prowess is enough to send chills down one's spine.

Play around as you please, but don't joke about the captain.

Three punches and he's dead—that's no joke.

At this point, Sonoko Suzuki finally became serious and said this.

"The person who created the school ghost stories is actually..."

"Shiko Kunihiro, who was just in the school clinic."

Upon hearing this, both Monobe Masao and Tsukamoto Kazumi, who were inside the art studio, turned their heads to look at Seko Kunihiro.

Standing very close to Tsukamoto Kazumi, Seko Kunishiro suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

He could sense that Tsukamoto Kazumi's gaze was somewhat unfriendly, and to prevent himself from being killed by three punches, he quickly said something.

"What does that mean?"

"You say I'm the murderer, but you need evidence, right? What's your reasoning?"

How did I create these campus ghost stories?

Mononobe Masao nodded slightly in agreement.

"I also think that you have to have evidence to support your words."

He and Hideaki Hosaka are actually good friends.

That's a friendship that's been through thick and thin.

This is not a joke; it's a life-or-death bond in a physical sense.

Hideaki Hosaka's friend is his friend, so naturally he had to step forward and say a few words on behalf of Kunishige Seko.

As long as Tsukamoto Kazumi doesn't treat him as a criminal suspect later, it'll be fine.

Ran Mouri also said with some doubt.

"Yes, Sonoko, why don't you explain?"

"Let's start with..."

Before Ran Mouri could finish speaking, Heiji Hattori, who was standing next to her, stroked his chin, leaned forward, and spoke up.

"Let's start with that table in the center of the square."

"That table is the same one that Hosaka used to keep in the sports storage room. It got dirty, but when it was moved to the middle of the square, no footprints were left nearby. This can only mean that the table was moved there before it rained."

"But what's strange is that when the table was moved there, the paper on the table was dry."

"If the table was moved there before the rain, then the paper couldn't have dried. If the paper is dry, then the table couldn't have been moved there before the rain... What do you think the truth is?"

He didn't really think that Sonoko Suzuki and Chen En knew the truth about this matter.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in Chen En's reasoning ability; it was simply because Chen En hadn't even gone to the center of the square to check the table, since there were only his and Kudo's footprints on the ground at that time.

If Chen En and Suzuki Sonoko went to check the desks first, and then went back to find Seko Kunihiro at the school clinic...

There should have been footprints on the ground, but there was nothing.

While it's true that there are armchair detectives who can solve cases simply by hearing others talk about evidence, the problem is that they still have to hear others talk about the evidence. How can they solve a case without ever having any contact with the evidence?

However, Conan, who was next to Heiji Hattori, was just watching the show and didn't doubt that Chen En could solve the case.

Even if it's sweet, he's still Batman.

They probably won't do anything they're not sure about.

The next moment, Sonoko Suzuki swallowed and explained.

"This is actually very simple."

"The desk was indeed moved there before the rain, but the paper on it didn't get wet because someone put an umbrella on it, and it was the same style as the principal's umbrella."