Conan Rick's Investigator

When he tilted his head, he saw Kudo Shinichi squatting next to him, and it was he who handed him the light blue handkerchief.

Kudo Shinichi didn't pay any attention to Qin Zhibo, but just stared calmly at the bottom of the bed.

Ok.

Qin Zhibo didn't know when Kudo Shinichi came in, but he still used a handkerchief to pad his palms and started groping under the bed.

After a little groping, Qin Zhibo felt a bulging object between the skeletons under the bed.

When I took this thing out from under the bed, it turned out to be a small package wrapped in black rainproof cloth.

The package was not tied with a rope and was easily opened when placed on the ground. Inside was a bundle of rolled ropes with a short wooden stick tied to one end of the rope, and a black raincoat next to it.

On the black raincoat, there were some mottled bloodstains because they were rubbed together.

Seeing these two things, Kudo Shinichi felt excited.

The old fox really didn't have time to deal with the bloody clothes he wore when he killed someone. Now the evidence was irrefutable, and no matter how strong his mental state was, he couldn't refute it.

It's just a rope with a short wooden stick tied to it...

Kudo Shinichi thought for a few seconds, then smiled slightly.

As key evidence was discovered in the room next to the crime scene, Kudo Shinichi's mind quickly sorted out the entire process of Soba Sontoku's crime.

But this time, Kudo Shinichi knew that he was not the first person to know the truth.

But it was Qin Zhibo who was the first to find the evidence.

If I hadn't been curious about Qin Zhibo's strange behavior at the crime scene, it would have taken me about ten minutes to figure out the whole story and find the final evidence.

This time I lost...

Kudo Shinichi is not a stingy person. Compared to the natural competitive spirit among detectives, revealing the truth and punishing the murderer are the most important things.

Thinking of this, Kudo Shinichi smiled brightly, stood up and said, "With this important evidence, Souwa Sontoku will not be able to quibble."

"Are you going to talk to the police next? Or should I?"

Kudo Shinichi was thinking very clearly. After all, this was not the time when he figured out the truth the fastest, so he decided not to stand out this time.

In the city of Mihua, the motive for murder is often caused by the moment when people are greedy for fame and fortune.

At this time, Qin Zhibo, who was squatting on the ground, was still thinking about who the murderer was.

I originally thought that once evidence was found, the system would give me an option to investigate, and then I would learn the identity of the murderer from the investigation.

But there is no word "investigation" on this package of evidence.

So an embarrassing scene occurred. Although Qin Zhibo found evidence, he could not immediately know who the murderer was.

When Qin Zhibo heard what Kudo Shinichi said next to him, he was also a little surprised.

The murderer is Su Yu Zun De?

"Ahem, just go and tell the police."

Kudo Shinichi looked at Qin Zhibo with some surprise, as if he was looking at a weirdo.

This case involves the murder of a celebrity. Reporters from various media outlets have already arrived. If the case can be solved, it will definitely be beneficial to the detective's reputation.

So Kudo Shinichi asked again.

"you sure?"

"Ah."

Qin Zhibo nodded affirmatively, then looked at the remaining time of the side quest in his field of vision.

00:20:01…

00:20:00…

00:19:59…

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In the banquet hall on the first floor, at Kudo Shinichi's request, Inspector Megure gathered all the people in the mansion today.

As soon as the people gathered, Su Yu Zun De started complaining.

"Are you guys done yet?"

"I don't have time to accompany you on this fruitless search."

The old man in the wheelchair and purple suit was not at all nervous when facing the police. He used his higher social status to put pressure on Inspector Megure.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to answer, Kudo Shinichi walked in and said, "The general manager of the Yaoling Bank, Tetsu Yamazaki, was murdered in the reception room on the third floor of this mansion, while a banquet was being held at the time."

"He was stabbed to death with a sharp knife. The door to the murder room was locked tightly. One of the room keys was in Yamazaki Tetsu's pocket, and the other spare key was in the hands of the housekeeper."

"Is that so? Mr. Matsumoto?"

Standing next to Sowa Sontoku, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler nodded and confirmed what Kudo Shinichi said.

"That means the only window open at the time of the crime was the balcony window in the reception room facing the atrium. The murderer could only have sneaked into the room through the balcony window and killed Yamazaki Tetsu."

"In fact, the murderer's entire crime process is like this..."

"First, the murderer must have already made an appointment with Mr. Yamazaki to meet secretly in the reception room on the third floor. So, while the banquet was going on, Mr. Yamazaki borrowed the room key from the butler and waited for the murderer alone in the reception room."

"Then the murderer found an excuse to escape from the banquet and went to the room diagonally opposite the reception room on the third floor. He walked along the protruding edge of the eaves under the window of the room to the corner of the wall and then jumped onto the balcony of the reception room."

"In other words, the murderer is someone who is very familiar with the unique structure of this mansion and is also someone who can move around the mansion without arousing suspicion during the banquet..."

As Kudo Shinichi spoke, he walked towards the old-fashioned fireplace in the middle of the banquet hall. On the fireplace, there was a huge globe.

"The only one who can meet all these conditions at the same time is..."

Kudo Shinichi suddenly turned around handsomely and pointed his finger at Mrs. Souha, the butler, the maid and other people surrounding her.

"The owner of the mansion, Suyu Zunde!"

"The criminal is you!"

As Kudo Shinichi pointed his finger at Sonoha Sontoku, the people surrounding Sonoha Sontoku immediately stepped back half a body length, creating a C position for Sonoha Sontoku that belonged exclusively to the murderer.

Su Yu Zun De was stunned for a second, then his expression gradually became ferocious. He slapped the wheelchair and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"My legs are already like this, how can I kill him?"

"Stop pretending!"

Kudo Shinichi suddenly turned around, picked up the globe on the fireplace and threw it at Sontoku Soba's plastered leg.

Inspired by the globe, Souwa Sontoku actually stood up from his wheelchair in full view of everyone.

Kudo Shinichi picked up the globe that had rolled back to his feet and said confidently, "Inspector Megure has just confirmed with your attending physician that your leg injury has long been healed."

"Even if you continue to quibble, we've already found the blood-stained shirt you hid. If we hand it over to the forensic department, we'll definitely find your DNA on it."

The evidence was overwhelming, and Su Yu Zun De was desperate. He turned around, pushed the housekeeper behind him, and rushed to the door where the police were not on guard.

But at this moment, Kudo Shinichi suddenly threw the globe in his hand upwards and performed a standard football shooting action.

The globe accurately drew a slight arc in the air, bypassed the butler's body, and hit the back of Su Yu Zun De's head. Su Yu Zun De immediately fell to the ground.

"Goal!"

Qin Zhibo: "..."

After seeing this scene, Qin Zhibo finally understood what fighting skills (football) were.

Chapter 6 The truth that the famous detective missed

The life or death of Su Yu Zun De who was lying on the ground was unknown, and the police nearby immediately stepped forward to check the situation.

Fortunately, Mr. Suoyu was still alive, and Kudo Shinichi did not become a murderer.

However, when Kudo Shinichi kicked Sowa Sontoku in the head and proudly said "Goal scored", Qin Zhibo vaguely felt that Kudo Shinichi's original intention of playing football was not to shoot.

If that's the case, then Skill: Firearms (Football) doesn't seem out of place...

As Su Yu Zun De was executed, a rumbling reminder sound rang in Qin Zhibo's ears.

[Congratulations on completing the side mission]

[Task Settlement Rating: C++]

[Acquire 200 general skill proficiency]

[Get 100 social credits]

[Rating Reward: 70 General Skill Proficiency]

The rewards for side quests are not generous, and it was not until now that Qin Zhibo learned about the existence of quest settlement rating rewards.

Although we don't know the specific criteria for task rating, we speculate that it should be related to the time it takes to complete the task, whether there is assistance from others, and the difficulty of the case.

For example, since the high school detective revealed the murderer's name this time, his score would definitely be reduced.

Although Qin Zhibo found the most important evidence, sending the evidence for forensic examination would definitely cause the mission to be overdue.

There was also the task completion time. The system calculated that there were still more than three minutes left out of the one-hour task time, and Qin Zhibo completed the task almost on time.

What made Qin Zhibo a little confused was that according to his sense of time, less than half an hour should have passed from the discovery of the body to the execution of the murderer.

Why does the system calculate the task time as nearly an hour has passed?

Other guests and police also thought that an hour had passed.

Did I get the time wrong?

Just as Qin Zhibo was secretly wondering about his confused sense of time, Kudo Shinichi and Inspector Megure started talking to each other.

"Brother Kudo, thanks to you, we were able to solve the case so quickly this time!"

Kudo Shinichi smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "Actually, the evidence I gave you was first found by Mr. Qin, so the credit for solving this case should go to Mr. Qin."

"Oh? So that's how it is..."

Kudo Shinichi's words stunned Megure, and he looked at Qin Zhibo with some confusion.

In Megure's opinion, although Qin Zhibo is qualified enough to be his younger brother, he is not good enough to compete with his strongest younger brother Kudo Shinichi in reasoning ability.

But what I never expected was that the first person to discover the truth this time was Brother Qin.

At this time, Mao Lilan came over from behind, with a complaining look in her eyes, and reminded: "Shinichi, it's getting late."

After Xiaolan's reminder, Shinichi remembered that he and Xiaolan had an important date tomorrow and should go back and rest early.

If it affects my date tomorrow, my childhood sweetheart will be very tough.

"Officer Megure, let's take your statement next time. I'm leaving now."

"Oh, do you want me to have my men take you two back?"

"No, thanks."

"Goodbye, Officer Megure."

Before leaving, Mao Lilan bowed to Inspector Megure, and then followed Kudo Shinichi to the back door of the mansion where there were no reporters waiting.

As for the "next time" that Kudo Shinichi mentioned, it means that when the next case occurs, he will record his statement in the previous case together with the previous case, so that he doesn't have to run back and forth to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Anyway, based on Megure's understanding of Kudo, the next time shouldn't be too far away.

After watching Kudo Shinichi and Mao Li Ran leave, Qin Zhibo no longer received this special treatment and had to stay here to record his statement before leaving.

"Then I'll ask Brother Qin to tell me the details of the crime later."

"To be honest, Kudo-kun's reasoning was a bit hasty, and I haven't quite figured out some of the details yet."

At this moment, the police helped Su Yu Zun De, who had a bandage on his head, out, while Su Yu Zun De was explaining to the police beside him as he walked out.

"Although I killed him, the hole on his face was definitely not caused by me!"

"I could have sworn it!"

Hearing this, the righteous Inspector Megure stepped forward indignantly and scolded: "No matter what the reason, you have already taken a person's life!"

"And since you are the murderer, how could it be possible that you didn't do such a cruel method?"

"Right? Brother Qin?"