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Meanwhile, Inspector Megure received a phone call, and as he spoke, he had Sato take notes.
"The deceased's name was Teng Xiangming, a supermarket employee, and a graduate of Gangnan High School..."
"What, Okanan High School? Isn't that the high school Yoko graduated from?"
As a die-hard fan of Yoko Okino, Kogoro Mouri, who knows everything about his idol, immediately exclaimed.
"What's going on, Ms. Yoko Okino?" Inspector Megure demanded sharply.
"Actually, it's just a school, it's not necessarily..." the agent tried to explain.
"Forget it, Mr. Yamagishi."
Yoko Okino sighed and told the whole truth.
It turns out that she and the deceased not only knew each other, but had also been boyfriend and girlfriend.
Yoko Okino's statement clearly increased suspicion against her.
Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to speak and accuse Yoko Okino of being the murderer, an ashtray suddenly smashed into his head.
With a loud "bang," everyone turned around and saw Kogoro Mouri swaying from side to side, as if he were drunk, before finally plopping down on the sofa.
"Brother Mori?" Inspector Megure asked in surprise, "Are you alright?"
"Of course I'm fine, Inspector Megure, actually..."
Kogoro Mouri's voice rang out from inside the room, but just then, Matsuda also came out of the bathroom: "I know who the culprit is!"
Chapter 7 Let me take the lead in this act.
The two spoke almost simultaneously, with Inspector Megure naturally giving the opportunity to his own man.
"Matsuda, you really know? Tell me quickly, who is the culprit?"
"Hmm." Matsuda nodded, his gaze sweeping over the sofa behind Mori with a smile.
Sorry, let me show off today!
Behind the sofa, Conan, holding a voice changer, also looked annoyed.
What trouble are these clueless police officers causing now?
Wouldn't it be better to just hand over the opportunity to solve cases to us detectives?
However, as Matsuda gradually explained the whole story...
Conan's expression gradually turned to surprise.
Because Matsuda's deductions about the case were exactly the same as his!
It turns out this was a tragedy caused by a combination of lies, misunderstandings, and chance.
The deceased, Teng Xiangming, broke up with Okino Yoko because of his manager's lies.
But even after the breakup, he couldn't let go of the relationship.
So he would call Yoko frequently but not speak, and anonymously send her all sorts of strange photos.
This made Yoko uneasy, thinking she was being followed and monitored by a pervert, so she followed her manager's advice and went to see a detective, namely Kogoro Mouri.
At this time, the deceased, Teng Xiangming, also decided to talk things out with Yangzi.
So he followed Yoko into the room, but because the room was dark, the deceased did not recognize that the person he was following was actually Yuko Ikezawa, whose back view was exactly the same as Ms. Yoko's.
As for Yuko Ikezawa being there, it's because she was jealous that Yoko Okino, who debuted at the same time, was doing better than her, so she stole Yoko's house key.
They wanted to search the room for any evidence that could be used as a scandal to damage Yoko's reputation.
By sheer coincidence, the deceased grabbed what he thought was "Yoko" and tried to explain.
Yoko, also known as Ikezawa Yuko, was naturally startled. Thinking that her actions had been discovered, she quickly resisted, threw off the deceased, and ran away. Her earring fell under the sofa during the struggle.
Yuko Ikezawa ran away, but the deceased believed that Yoko had rejected him.
Heartbroken and consumed by hatred born of love, the deceased made a decision: he would commit suicide to frame Yoko Okino as revenge!
The deceased first used ice to fix the knife to the ground, then, holding a piece of hair collected from Yoko's comb, stood on a chair in the middle of the room and fell onto the knife.
Because he had set the air conditioner to a very high temperature before he died, the ice melted quickly after he collapsed, leaving only a damp spot on the floor.
Thus, under the deceased's arrangement, the suicide was transformed into a locked-room murder case.
All of this was corroborated by the police's observations in the deceased's diary.
After hearing Matsuda's description, everyone finally understood that, after all this commotion, the murderer who killed Teng Xiangming was actually himself!
Thinking about this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Especially for a young girl like Xiaolan, who is in the prime of her life, she was extremely saddened.
"Although I'm saddened by this uncle's death, Officer Matsuda is truly amazing for being able to deduce all of this!"
Ayumi's eyes were already sparkling as she looked at Matsuda.
"As expected of a hero of the Metropolitan Police Department, his reasoning is so strong!" Mitsuhiko's eyes gleamed. "I've decided, I want to be a policeman too!"
Genta looked at his two excited friends with a puzzled expression, then touched his stomach.
I'm hungry, when are we going to eat?
Beside him, Conan also put down the voice changer with a wry smile.
He glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was still lying unconscious on the sofa, and silently thought to himself: I'm sorry, Uncle! I made you take that hit for nothing!
However, I never expected that there would be people in the police force who are good at reasoning!
Conan stared intently at Matsuda.
However, I will not lose!
I'll definitely win next time!
Matsuda ignited the Grim Reaper's competitive spirit, while Inspector Megure was overjoyed and almost shed tears.
It's not easy. After all these years, our police force has finally produced someone who can deduce cases.
This was the first time he hadn't been treated like a fool and bossed around by those arrogant detectives.
"Matsuda, well done!"
Sato wasn't as sentimental as Inspector Megure; she was simply inexplicably happy to see Matsuda stealing the spotlight.
"Officer Matsuda, thank you so much for today!" Yoko Okino also came over to express her gratitude.
Her expression was sorrowful and poignant, clearly still affected by the deceased.
"Alright, that's about time. The investigation has been completed, so let's call it a day," Inspector Megure said cheerfully.
"Oh, by the way, Sato, could you take those three kids home while you're at it?"
“Well then, see you tomorrow, Ms. Yoko,” Matsuda said with a smile.
Seeing that Yoko Okino looked puzzled, he added,
"We need you to give a statement for this case. Tomorrow, Ms. Yoko, just come to the Metropolitan Police Department's First Division when you have some free time."
“Okay, I will definitely go,” Yoko Okino assured him.
……
Sato drove the three children home first, and then drove Matsuda back to his apartment.
On the way, Sato seemed to remember something.
"By the way, while you were in a coma, someone sent you cards every few days. I was worried they would get lost if I left them at the hospital, so I took them all back to my house."
As Sato spoke, he glanced sideways at Matsuda.
"Could it be a girl?"
"I'm not a likable person. The most likable guy among my friends from police academy passed away seven years ago." Matsuda gave a bitter smile, his eyes full of memories.
"……Feel sorry."
Sato realized that Matsuda must have been referring to Kenji Hagiwara.
He died in a bombing seven years ago, and three years ago, Matsuda was also killed by the same perpetrator.
"It's okay, I've come to terms with it."
Matsuda put his hands behind his head and said with a serious expression.
"When that guy makes another move, I will definitely catch him this time. By then, that second-year graduate student will probably be able to rest in peace."
"By the way, what does it say on the cards?" Matsuda asked curiously.
"It's all... You bastard, wake up! Have you forgotten your goal as a policeman? I still want to fight you and stuff," Sato recalled.
"Here's what I'll do. I'll bring the card to the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow, and you can take a look at it yourself."
"Fighting? You can even associate that with girls?" Matsuda was speechless.
"What? Girls can't fight?" Sato snorted in dissatisfaction. "Grappling, Taekwondo, Karate, Aikido—I learned them all back in the day to become a policeman!"
"It seems like all I know is boxing..." Matsuda was too embarrassed to say this to Sato.
Chapter 8: Are there really people who beg others to cheat on them?
In the middle of the night, Matsuda went to the rooftop of his apartment and took out a small ball made of silver chains from his pocket.
As the silver chain loosened, a short, stout ghost with an ordinary appearance floated out.
He is Teng Xiangmingyi, the ex-boyfriend of Okino Yoko, and the man who committed suicide in Okino Yoko's apartment.
Matsuda was able to recount the detailed process of the other party's suicide by using psychic magic to summon the soul from the body and then carefully questioning the person.
reasoning?
Trying to imagine how someone died is nowhere near as quick as asking them directly!
“Officer Matsuda, I have explained everything clearly,” Teng Xiangming pleaded. “Please let me go.”
"Let you go?" Matsuda shook his head. "If I'm not mistaken, after I let you go, you'll definitely go back to bothering Yoko Okino, right?"