"You just said someone has a grudge against me, right?"

"But how come I don't know which of these three people has a grudge against me? I've clearly treated them well, and I always invite them to my house for meals and gatherings every now and then..."

"How come my broadband service has actually generated hatred towards them?"

It wasn't just Iwatosaki who thought this way.

The other people at the crime scene probably thought the same thing.

If the deceased president had a grudge against each of the four people present, then Iwatomi, as the vice president, had absolutely no grudge against the others; on the contrary, he had been kind to them.

Those were genuine friends; there was absolutely no reason for any of them to kill the president and then frame Iwato.

Even in cases of conflict of interest, there is absolutely no reason to take action.

Killing the president would allow Iwato to become the new president, as stipulated in the previous contract. However, if any of the other three framed Iwato and got him imprisoned, they would all lose their jobs instead of inheriting the position.

Who would want to lose their job in Beika Town? Aren't they afraid of being killed off?

"...That's certainly true."

Sonoko Suzuki subconsciously scratched the back of her head and said with an embarrassed smile.

Although there are many divine beings in Beika Town, there have been very few cases where a great favor has turned into enmity. Therefore, this direction is actually unlikely, and she does not think that anyone has a grudge against Iwatofusa and therefore killed him to frame him.

If they really wanted to frame someone, why not just kill Iwatofuchi as well?

This person would invite others to his house for parties every now and then. He would sneak in with a spare key, stab them to death, and nothing would happen.

However, this made Sonoko Suzuki continue to ponder.

But just as Sonoko Suzuki was about to give an answer...

Hattori Heiji spoke up at that moment.

His competitive spirit has been ignited. Now, all he needs to do is win!

Hehe, I must win!

Chapter 1094 Are you kidding me?

"Instead of this, Ms. Suzuki, why don't you think about the previous question first?"

"Why would the murderer deliberately leave a death message for the victim? How could the murderer be so certain that the death message left by the victim was from Yan Fuchuang, and not from any other high-ranking official?"

Hattori Heiji's words rang out at that moment.

He gently pinched the brim of his hat, drawing everyone's attention from Sonoko Suzuki to the famous detective who had come through his connections. Even Kazuha Toyama's eyes lit up slightly.

Usually, by this point, it means that Hattori Heiji is ready to show his skills.

Conan, who was being held in Hattori Heiji's arms, looked up at Hattori Heiji.

Conan: ?

Hey, hey, hey, what are you up to?

You were already accommodating them, so why are you suddenly getting serious again? Are you deliberately making fun of me? When I want to ease things up, you tell me to get serious, and when I want to get serious, you tell me to ease things up.

Now that I'm letting things slide, you're getting serious again.

Do you think my Conan tranquilizer dart is ineffective?

The Grim Reaper Elementary School student's face had already turned dark.

He learned a little bit of mysterious skills from his counterpart in the worldview of Hanzawa. For example, there was actually a hidden compartment in his Robin belt containing a specially made tranquilizer wristwatch.

This watch is extraordinary; it was manufactured exactly to the specifications of the blue Grim Reaper from the Fanzawa worldview.

In other words, this thing doesn't shoot biodegradable anesthetic needles, but rather real steel needles with an anesthetic effect.

And it's incredibly fast, guaranteed to make Hattori Heiji fall asleep the moment his head hits the pillow!

However, Heiji Hattori was completely unaware of what Conan, whom he was holding, was thinking. He first affirmed Sonoko Suzuki's previous deduction before speaking.

"Ms. Suzuki just mentioned the calendar."

"This certainly proves that the murderer is among the four suspects present, but to determine the murderer's purpose, it is to have the deceased leave behind information about Mr. Iwatomi's death."

"Actually, there's no need to rely on calendars to prove this."

"Because only the murderer, being one of the four suspects present, could have obtained the key props that could forge Mr. Iwatomi's identity, thus allowing the deceased to leave behind information about Mr. Iwatomi's death."

Heiji Hattori's gaze fell on Iwato Tomio's feet.

At this moment, everyone turned to look at Iwatoshi's feet, and sure enough, Iwatoshi was still wearing the white golf shoes he had mentioned before, which were specially made for his favorite sport.

Iwato blinked, then looked down at his shoes, still not understanding what was going on.

Hattori Heiji then continued.

"That's right, they're white sneakers."

“The situation on the table is obviously abnormal. It’s impossible that the ink bottle was knocked over, but the pen holder next to it is not moved at all. It is only possible that the murderer deliberately knocked over the building blocks and the ink bottle to give the victim a chance to leave a message of death.”

"So here's the question: since there are no signs of a struggle between the murderer and the victim except for the originally messy table, then we can be sure that there was no struggle between the two at all, and the victim was already under control."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the deceased died where the white line is now drawn."

The famous detective from Kansai stated this with absolute certainty.

"That's right. After the victim was controlled by the murderer, he was tied up with a rope and placed on the ground. In this way, the victim could only lie on the ground to observe the murderer's features in order to determine the murderer's true identity."

"So the question is, among the four suspects, whose features are the most noticeable in this situation?"

"It was obviously Mr. Iwatomi, and only Mr. Iwatomi's white sneakers could be so easily obtained by other suspects. They could simply steal them at the party and return them at the next party."

He continued, "He said this at this point."

"As for how the murderer determined the death information left by the deceased, and how the information left was Iwatomi's death information."

"Just now, when Conan crawled under the table, past Kazuha, and went to look at the contents of the photo next to Ms. Ai Haibara, he found an ink stain under the table, like the mark left by a tripod."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a camera stand."

"The murderer used a camera to determine whether the victim had left any information about his death, and then killed him after the victim left such information, thus framing Mr. Iwatomi."

"The equipment used to play the video at that time should have been the television next to it."

"In addition, we also found the torn calendar that had been crumpled up in the room. It was stained with blood, but it was probably not the murderer's blood, but the victim's blood."

Hattori Heiji walked past the crowd, his gaze lingering briefly only on Hasami Jun.

Only then did he walk to the July calendar on the wall of the room, unfold the June calendar that the murderer had crumpled up, and place it in a position that was right next to the July calendar.

Sure enough, a bloodstain appeared on it, and it was located quite high up.

At this moment, Hattori Heiji turned his head to look at Hasami Jun and said.

"You are the real murderer, Mr. Pozo."

"Of the four people present, only you were tall enough to leave this bloodstain, so when you discovered the bloodstain on the calendar, you quickly tore it off, rolled it up, and threw it aside."

"Because the police only need to have other people come over for comparison, and they can easily find out that only you are likely to stay."

Upon hearing this, Jun Hasami broke out in a cold sweat.

He swallowed hard and continued.

"That alone doesn't prove I'm the murderer, does it?"

"You say I killed the president, you need to provide actual evidence. What's the use of just bloodstains? Couldn't someone else have killed him and then deliberately left some blood there to mislead others?"

These words made everyone a little discouraged, and Inspector Megure shook his head and said.

"That's true. Such evidence alone is not enough to prove that Mr. Pozo is the murderer."

"Detective Hattori, do you have any other evidence?"

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji raised his eyebrows and said.

Yes, of course.

“Just now, Conan and I weren’t just standing there admiring the table. We also discovered what seemed to be a hidden compartment in the wall. If I’m not mistaken, the president probably put a safe in there.”

"Moreover, there were signs that the hidden compartment had been opened by someone else, and it was closed in a hurry, resulting in some damage."

"I suspect that the deceased, before dying, told Mr. Pozzo his safe combination in an attempt to buy his life with money in order to stop him."

"...If that's the case, we only need to look at the fingerprints on the safe."

"Whether Mr. Pozo is the murderer or not is obvious."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

Takagi Wataru took a pair of gloves from the forensic officers and instinctively opened the hidden compartment as instructed by Hattori Heiji. Sure enough, a safe was inside.

Just as he was about to collect fingerprints from the safe, he heard Jun Hasami's voice.

"...I never thought that my secret would eventually be exposed."

Jun Hasami looked up at the sky and sighed, saying...

"That's right, I killed the club president, and I framed the vice president!"

Chapter 1095 The world has misjudged me, Pozo!

At first glance, Jun Hasami's words caused Iwato So to look shocked and angry.

The vice president of the toy research institute said incredulously.

"Pozo, I don't remember ever offending you."

"You killed the president, fine, but why did you have to attack me? If you had any complaints about me, you could have just said so. Why did you have to resort to such extreme measures?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure coughed twice and spoke next to Iwato Tomio.

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