Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"It looks like Officer Matsuda..."

"That famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department, he was on TV last night..."

"With such a famous detective here, the case shouldn't be solved in no time, right?"

……

As Matsuda listened to their discussion, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Sure enough, after appearing on TV last night, his recognizability increased significantly today.

Looks like I need to appear on TV more often!

"Alright, does anyone know who went into the restroom just now?"

Matsuda looked around and asked loudly with an air of authority.

"I know!" Conan immediately raised his hand.

It really was that brat! Matsuda sighed.

……

After investigating the scene, it was determined that the female victim died in a locked toilet stall.

Adding to the information he obtained from Conan, Matsuda glanced at the man beside him with bandages wrapped around his fingers and said, "Tonoyama Juzo, you're the culprit!"

One piece of evidence, the bandage he used when he committed the murder, is still on his finger.

If directly accused, it can be immediately confirmed that he is the murderer.

However, Matsuda glanced at Eri Kisaki, who was also investigating the case, and then at Conan beside him.

As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge without delay. Matsuda immediately had a way to get back at Conan for kicking him for no reason.

"By the way, Conan, you just said who went into the bathroom?" Matsuda asked deliberately.

"that is……"

Conan, unaware of Matsuda's sinister intentions, thought he had discovered something and quickly repeated himself.

"Oh,"

Matsuda nodded and repeated loudly,

"You're talking about a very tall man, a man with a long beard, a man with his hair tied up, and a middle-aged woman, right?"

Conan listened attentively but didn't notice anything wrong.

He nodded.

"That's right, these are the people."

"Kid! Who are you calling a middle-aged woman!" Eri Kisaki appeared behind Conan with a dark expression.

"Um, this..."

Conan, thinking this was Matsuda's trap, hurriedly tried to explain.

Before he could even speak, he was struck hard on the head by Matsuda!

"You little brat, all you do is talk nonsense! This lady is so young and beautiful, she's clearly a young beauty, not some middle-aged auntie as you described! You almost made me mistake her for someone else!" Matsuda said fiercely.

"Middle-aged, auntie?" Eri's face darkened even more instantly.

"By the way, Conan, I heard that Ran's parents are separated. I haven't met Mrs. Mouri yet. What kind of woman is she?" Matsuda suddenly asked.

Conan, still angry after being punched, immediately retorted angrily upon hearing the question.

"Why are you asking about that woman who throws tantrums all the time and can't even cook? Is she related to this case?"

"What? Mrs. Mori can't cook?" Matsuda asked, feigning surprise.

"Of course, otherwise why do you think Uncle Mori would reject her!" Conan snorted. "That woman has a terrible temper, her cooking is awful, and she's always meddling in everything. She used to stop Ran from being with me... and Shinichi!"

"Little friend, how do you know all this? Have you ever met Mrs. Mori?"

Eri Kisaki squatted down, put her hands on Conan's shoulders, and asked with a kind expression.

Strange, why is this woman asking these questions?

Despite his doubts, Conan instinctively replied, "Shinichi-nii told me all of this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Conan suddenly felt a sharp pain in both shoulders, a pain that felt like being clamped by vises, which immediately made him scream.

"pain!"

"Oh, I'm sorry! Auntie hurt you!"

Eri Kisaki quickly released her grip on Conan's shoulder.

"Auntie, do you know Mrs. Maori?"

The more Conan looked at the woman, the more familiar she seemed, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

"Of course I know Mrs. Mori!"

After giving a forced smile, Eri Kisaki suddenly slammed her fist heavily on the dining table next to her.

The table shook, accompanied by her clenched teeth and suppressed anger.

"Heh, heh heh, Shinichi Kudo, you little brat, how dare you talk about me like that behind my back! I'll never let you get away with this!"

"Auntie, do you know Shinichi...?"

Conan was startled and was about to ask for clarification when Matsuda swiftly grabbed him and tossed him onto a seat nearby.

Wouldn't it be pointless to make things clear now?

"I'm on a case now, so kids, stay here and don't run around, or you'll disturb the crime scene!" Matsuda said, suppressing a laugh.

"Matsuda Jinpei, what are you doing? Who is that woman?"

Conan isn't stupid. He can see through Matsuda's deliberate misunderstanding of his words, his telling the arrogant beauty, the woman's reaction, and the fact that she might actually know him!

Everything about this seems abnormal!

"Kid! Don't make wild guesses! I just wanted to punch you to get back at you for kicking me."

Matsuda chuckled twice.

That bastard, things are definitely not that simple!

Seeing Matsuda's malicious smile, Conan gritted his teeth in anger.

"Alright, Officer Matsuda, let's not talk to this rude brat. The case is more important!"

After Eri finished speaking, she gave Conan a cold glance.

Conan immediately shuddered in fright.

Strange, that cold look in my eyes feels so familiar!

Who is this woman?

Conan remained quietly seated in the booth, preoccupied with the question, and temporarily forgot about the case he usually cared about most.

Meanwhile, after noticing that Matsuda was constantly teasing Conan, Rena Mizunashi suddenly realized something and smiled, "Officer Matsuda is so relaxed, he must already know who the culprit is, right?"

what?

Eri Kisaki and Conan both looked up at Matsuda.

How did he manage to figure out the killer's modus operandi so quickly?

"Yes, I do know who the murderer is." Matsuda nodded, feigning nonchalance.

"Officer Matsuda, who is the murderer?"

"Hurry up and catch the criminal, we have to leave now!"

The people in the coffee shop also started urging them to hurry up.

Matsuda coughed lightly, realizing that further delay would provoke public outrage. He had already taken his revenge on Conan, and it was time to clarify the case.

Chapter 100 Defense Lawyer

"Actually, you are the murderer."

Matsuda pointed at the man whose fingers were wrapped in bandages: "Tonoyama Juzo!"

“What? Impossible!” Eri Kisaki immediately denied it. “The toilet stall was locked from the inside. The murderer must have climbed out from above the stall after committing the crime. Mr. Tonoyama is so big, there is no way he could have done that.”

"The cubicle where the deceased was located was indeed locked from the inside, but that doesn't necessarily mean the murderer killed the person inside and then climbed out from the cubicle, does it?" Matsuda laughed.

"Didn't the murderer dig it up?"

Eri Kisaki paused for a moment, then immediately understood.

"You mean, it's also possible that the murderer killed the victim and then threw her in there?"

"If you think about it that way, then indeed only a physically strong person could do it."

Eri Kisaki frowned and said, "But don't forget, the deceased died from a stab wound to the chest!"

"If she died outside and was then thrown in from above the cubicle, there would definitely be a lot of blood splattering out during the movement of the body, but there would be no bloodstains outside the cubicle or above the door!"

"well said!"

Originally feeling guilty and afraid after being accused by Matsuda, Tonoyama Juzo suddenly heard Eri Kisaki's questioning.

He seemed to have found his backbone and began to loudly refute.

"What evidence do you have that I did it? Even if the murderer might be a fake, what about him?"

Dianshan Shisan pointed to Xiang Ruo, who had her hair tied up, standing to the side.

"His health is quite good, so why can't he be the murderer?"

"Don't talk nonsense! How could I be the murderer! I was the first to discover the body!"

With his hair tied up, looking every bit the playboy, Prince Xiang Ruo hurriedly offered his explanation.

“In fact, many perpetrators like to impersonate the discoverers of the crime, thinking that this will allow them to escape police investigation,” Eri Kisaki added.

"Yes, you must have killed someone first and then impersonated the first discoverer!" Dian Shan Shisan became even more arrogant.