Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"According to the results of the autopsy, Ms. No. 24 is actually..." Sato Miwako stamped the test report handed over by the police officer and said sadly, "She has been pregnant for three months."

"Then has she had any relevant examinations in any hospital in the past three months?"

Hagiwara Chisaku's expression was cold, but he was filled with anger towards the murderer.

"According to the information we obtained from the hospital system and her file information, she had a pregnancy test at Beihu Hospital a month ago, and the police officer who just questioned the doctor said that the doctor thought she really wanted to give birth to the child."

There was silence in the room for a while, and the atmosphere was broken by a junior police officer who came with the hotel check-in information.

"Inspector, the hotel manager found out that Toru Furuya has booked rooms in this hotel many times, the most recent one being five days ago."

"Five days ago?" Yuji noticed the manager coming in: "When did your blind date event start accepting applications?"

"Yes...it started six days ago and ended five days ago." The manager wiped his face with a handkerchief. "And the famous student, his move-in time is after the registration deadline."

In other words, after Toru Furuya signed up for the blind date event and confirmed that Ms. 24 would attend, he had five days to plan the murder method.

"Now is the time to confront them."

After the three suspects walked down from the room prepared by the hotel, they found that the police and detective standing in Miss 24's blind date room were looking at them (voice actor) with contempt, and they couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"What's wrong? Mr. Kudo."

The otaku was just about to say that he hadn't finished watching today's animation when he heard Kudo Yuuji, as a representative, telling the three people that the identity of the criminal had been confirmed.

"We collected fingerprints from Miss No. 24's leg. Apart from her own, the other one belongs to the murderer." Sato Miwako turned the front of the paper with the test report towards the three suspects.

"The prisoner's left hand fingerprints were also detected on the floor near the foot of the chair, and a large amount of sweat and skin fragments that did not belong to the deceased were collected from the deceased's skirt."

At this point, the otaku and the writer, who had never crawled under a table or left fingerprints on the floor, also understood. After looking at each other, they all looked at Furuya Toru who was standing together and kept their distance from him.

"The criminal is you, Furuya Toru!"

Yuji pointed his finger at the blonde voice actor and said, "You are the murderer of No. 24!"

"It's probably no use to quibble now."

The man looked at the floor and was about to raise his head to say something, but he noticed that the boy opposite him had not finished speaking.

"What on earth were you thinking, suddenly killing your accomplice?"

"Wait? Accomplice?" Sato Miwako and the others stared at Yuuji in surprise, as if asking why you saw something else.

"That's right. Aren't you all curious as to why No. 24 and he appeared at the same blind date convention? It's all because your original plan was the reason for signing up."

Yuji pinched his chin and narrowed his eyes, "After finding out she was pregnant on the 24th, he couldn't wait to find you, hoping you could divorce her and marry her for the sake of the child, right?"

"Ah." Kudo Yuji crossed his arms and looked at the men chosen by No. 24, and suddenly began to feel sorry for them.

"But in the hotel where she confronted you, you suddenly found out about the blind date event that was currently open for registration, so you used a special excuse to get No. 24 to agree to register."

"Special...explanation? What is that?" Sato Miwako's reasoning was limited to murder cases, so she didn't understand what the boy was saying at all.

"Do you want me to tell you, or do you want me to tell you?"

Furuya Toru raised his head and took a deep breath: "I'll tell you myself."

His expression did not show the resentment and anger after being exposed, nor did he have the relief after being finally discovered. Toru Furuya did not feel any regret for killing the woman.

"I told her that I would definitely give child support, but I couldn't divorce for her. If I did that, I would be unworthy of her courage."

[Is there really anyone who would be moved by such words? ]

Chisu Hagiwara complained silently in his heart and noticed a cartoonist who took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

"I gave her a suggestion, which is to participate in blind dating activities. As long as she finds a rich husband, even if the other party divorces because of the child, she can still get wealth that ordinary people can't imagine."

Several men who were regarded as the wronged ones glared at him. Even Yokomizo Shigego, whose air pressure was higher than that of ordinary people due to his work, was so angry that his face turned blue.
"Without a doubt, she agreed and asked me to help her attend and give her some advice on choosing a marriage partner."

Furuya Toru pointed at the writer, the policeman, and the otaku: "In fact, there are many places in a man's clothing that can show the wealth of his family, but before the blind date, I can't let people know that I know her, so as not to lose the confidence of others to compete."

So how do we identify who are the targets chosen by Toru Furuya for No. 24? The answer is obvious.

"While it was raining, I added some shower gel foam to the puddle in front of the hotel. Men's high-end leather shoes are more likely to slip than ordinary shoes. The higher the quality, the easier it is."

"Can you use this method to judge a man's family background? But there are also people who slip due to bad walking posture." The otaku no longer minds the fact that his hair is green, and instead is immersed in reasoning.

"So I can only use this method to simply screen them. The rest will be left to her. She let me enter the room first and that was the only thing she said to me during the event. She hoped to get a general idea of ​​the three of you from me."

After all, there is a possibility that the man may lie during the conversation. Ms. No. 24 is not far from showing her pregnancy, so she must make a quick decision and it would be best if she could find a man to marry within a month.

"Then why did you kill her?" Sato Miwako shook her head: "Your income is only enough to pay child support, so it's not enough to kill someone."

"Oh! You want me to gamble on something like this?!" Furuya Toru sneered, "She'll ask me for child support today, and tomorrow she'll go even further, maybe even threaten my career for the money."

The voice actor clenched his fists. "Who told her to get pregnant with my child? Shouldn't she have asked for my opinion before completely blending two people's lives together?"

"Are you still a human being? How can a man say such things?"

As they watched the police handcuff the voice actor, no one in the room showed the slightest bit of pity for him.

"I thought he was threatening to divorce, but he killed someone just because he was pregnant with his child..." Yuji sighed: "Are children the fusion of life?" (End of this chapter)