In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 302 The Brother Who Clings to Yukiko

Chapter 302 The Brother Who Clings to Yukiko

Yamamura Misao's cooking skills are no joke. Not to mention comparing him to his old acquaintance Inspector Megure, even Takagi Wataru, who is often criticized for dragging things down, has better on-the-spot command ability than him.

Fortunately, although Shan Cuncao's leader had something come up and couldn't be there in person, his subordinates were quite experienced, so sealing off the scene, investigating clues, conducting a simple autopsy, and questioning the suspects were not a problem.

"So, you discovered the strange thing about the ancient well, and then you found the body, right?"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Yamamura Misao, who was responding to a murder case for the first time, had a cold sweat on his face. He was both afraid of seeing the gruesome corpse and worried that he would mess up the case.

After asking about the scene at the time, Yamamura Misao continued to record the deceased's basic information in his notebook. On the way there, his subordinates had already told him, based on past experience, the interrogation procedure for the leader.

He had written all these useful things down in his notebook, and now was the time to put them to good use.

To others, this serious police officer seemed very reliable, occasionally flipping through his notes. In reality, he was simply reviewing the key points his subordinates had told him.

As a professional who has passed the national civil service examination, I should theoretically not be unable to remember such a small amount of information.

However, people tend to go blank when they are nervous. Some people even need to look at a six-digit verification code five times. It's not surprising.

"Just imagining it sends chills down my spine."

Yamamura Tsao shuddered. The thought of pulling a dead body out of the well without anyone noticing and then having to put it down at close range filled him with dread.

However, he only thought this to himself. He was the highest-ranking officer among the police officers, so he couldn't afford to lose face.

"So, the murderer was one of the ten of you who were in this house at the time."

Yamamura Misao is Yamamura Misao. Even including Conan, who looks only six or seven years old, he doesn't doubt whether a child has the ability to kill and transport a corpse.

I don't know if they were genuinely confused or if they had a keen eye and knew something.

Akutagawa Hiko leans more towards the former. It's a bit too much to expect someone who can't remember a very vividly imaginative character, like Yamato, whom he's met, to see through appearances to the essence.

This person might just have a wealth of theoretical knowledge, be good at taking exams, and have some good luck.

From Yukiko Kudo's analysis, Hiromi Yabuuchi learned that if the murderer really was among their group, the only one with the opportunity to commit the crime was Yukiko Kudo, who had just met Machiko Yabuuchi for the first time.

So whether it was to clear her name or to protect Yukiko Kudo, she had to explain: "My stepmother went to a friend's wedding celebration and called back at nine o'clock. Even if she rushed back after that, she wouldn't arrive until after ten o'clock."

"At that time, we were all together except for Yukiko, who was taking a bath, and Yukiko had absolutely no motive for committing the crime!"

Upon hearing the name "Yukiko," Yamamura Misao instantly became excited: "Could it be that you're that actress, Fujimine Yukiko?!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yamamura Misao couldn't help but let out a strange, monkey-like scream, just like those fanatical fans.

"I used to watch the TV series you starred in, 'Dangerous Female Detective Story,' every day. It was because I admired you so much that I chose to become a police officer."

Having been retired for so many years, and then suddenly encountering such a young fan who even influenced her career choice—a major life decision—Yukiko Kudo was genuinely at a loss for how to respond.

Unexpectedly, before the blush on Yamamura Misao's face from seeing her idol had faded, her expression suddenly changed: "Isn't this even more suspicious? Because you've been using knives and guns for a while now, haven't you?"

Yukiko Kudo thought to herself, speechless, "Is this rookie police officer really reliable? Has the Japanese police force really become this corrupt?"

However, I still have to refute that. It would be ridiculous if she ran away from home and her husband had to go to the police station to bail her out. What right does she have to throw a tantrum?

"I only come into contact with those things when I'm acting!"

Akutagawa Hiko stroked his chin. In any case, by not favoring idols and not letting go of any possible suspects, including the elderly and children, Cao Ge deserves to be called professional in a certain way.

"Detective Akutagawa!"

Shuya Yabuchi, who was assigned to make phone calls one by one to try to find Machiko Yabuchi's old flame at her friends' celebration, ran over, his face full of excitement, as if he had made some progress.

However, perhaps because he had watched too many detective dramas, he was acting somewhat suspiciously, afraid that the real culprit would find out that they had already obtained clues and that some unexpected changes might occur. So he simply called Akutagawa Hiko over from a distance.

Akutagawa Hiko gestured to Yukiko and walked over accordingly.

"Detective Akutagawa, you're truly a genius!"

Yabuchi Hidekazu couldn't help but give a thumbs up, completely convinced of Akutagawa Hiko's brilliant strategy. After making several suspicious calls, he finally found his mother-in-law's lover, who was even younger than himself.

He also learned from her that after Yabuuchi Machiko finished talking about firewood on the phone for the first time, she ran away in a hurry without even giving a farewell kiss.

"In other words, Mrs. Yabuuchi died between 9:00 and 10:05, and everyone who took a bath during that time is a suspect—"

Just moments ago, Hidekazu Yabuuchi was all smiles when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He had been working so hard to help find clues, how did he end up getting himself involved?

"Detective Akutagawa, you know me. This couldn't have been done by me. Even though we're fighting over the inheritance, I would never harm my own family."

Akutagawa Hiko shook his head and said, "Since they didn't say it was you, I have a general idea of ​​who it is. The one who really wanted to kill might be—"

Faced with Akutagawa Hiko's choice to be the riddle solver, Yabuchi Hidekazu was nearly driven mad, but he could only follow in Akutagawa Hiko's footsteps back to the crime scene.

Because of the timing of the crime, Yamamura Misao, eager to solve the case, kept pressing Kudo Yukiko until Yabuuchi Hiromi revealed the suspicious man she had seen.

Although his entire body was tightly wrapped up, it was actually difficult to tell his gender. However, given his short hair and physique, he was undoubtedly male.

"A suspicious man?!"

Brother Cao was startled again. The female corpse next to him was scary enough, but now there was an unidentified person spying outside. He shouldn't have accepted this mission.

Just then, Akutagawa Hiko approached Yabunouchi Yoshifusa with some letters in his hand: "I think we should have a talk—"