Conan: Science Cartoonist Kudo Yuji

"The new homeroom teacher's name is Shimoda Arima. He was Uchitake-sensei's high school classmate. He used to be a physical education teacher at Arito Junior High School in Osaka. He resigned three weeks ago to work at Kaifang Academy."

Kudo Yuji thoroughly investigated the identity of the teacher who frequently visited the Kamisuke family. As the main force behind the deaths of Kamisuke and his mother, this teacher, Shimoda, had an inextricable connection with Uchitake and might even be an accomplice in Uchitake's revenge.

"Does Ms. Uchitake... think that Ono and the other two are the real culprits behind her daughter's death?" Conan asked with some regret, believing that both sides were at fault and neither side was innocent in this matter.

“Of these three students, Matsuki and Kamisuke were bullied because of their personalities, while Ono was bullied because he was too outstanding.” Kudo Yuji glanced at Hattori: “He was the champion of the Osaka Mechanical Competition for three consecutive years, and his grades were among the best even in Kaifang Academy. No wonder I’ve never heard of him before.”

Heiji Hattori must have hidden this child very well, lest he be targeted by some mentally unstable prime minister.

Based on the information available, Ono's second entry to win the mechanical competition was a project that significantly reduced fuel consumption by adding a small component to the Asahi engine that Sasaki frequently used. It's believed that it was around that time that Sasaki Kiyose truly began to focus her attention back on her son, who was working outside the company.

"Now let's look at the chassis number."

The three checked the vehicle information related to the car that fell into the sea and indeed saw that the car was purchased from the car company where Uchi Takeshi worked.

"Sasaki Kiyose is a bit out of his mind. For a boss like him to cause a second-hand car to plunge into the sea, how mentally unstable would he have to be for anyone to believe it?"

“Of course no one will believe it, because he didn’t intend for anyone to believe it; everyone knows it’s fake.” Kudo Yuji took a sip of coffee.

"This was originally a scheme he and his wife orchestrated together. Kyoto was supposed to be asking him to do his best, but the couple were afraid of persecution from Tokyo, so they chose this clumsy method to tell Tokyo that they hadn't done it and didn't dare to betray them, but were just being pressured by the demands of several major families in Kyoto."

Hattori Heiji breathed on Kudo Yuji.

"But why would Sasaki Kiyose kill Ono? What benefit would he gain from killing a woman who bore him a son?" Conan asked Yuji. "It's not certain yet. It was Sasaki Kiyose who killed Ono, but today, Sasaki Kiyose was the only one who entered those three shops." Kudo Yuji pulled a car key from Hattori's pocket and emphasized the uncertainty of the case as he walked out.

"We have a pretty good idea of ​​the general process, and now all we have to do is verify it."

When it comes to matters requiring on-site investigation, the Kudo brothers are naturally the ones to go, while those matters that rely more on local information from Osaka are handled by Hattori.

“I’m going to investigate Ono’s death and Sasaki Kiyose’s experiences after faking his death, to uncover his motives. For that, you have to tell me the details of the bomb within two hours.”

To determine the exact type of bomb, one can roughly judge its type based on the amount of explosive force.

“I followed the clues from Ms. Uchitake to investigate and figure out what she did from beginning to end. I feel that these children may not have told us everything they know.”

Conan took pictures of the three notebooks, preparing to make a trip inside the Kaifang Academy.

"Hurry up and find those children and that Minister Qingshan."

"understood."

Hattori sat back down at his desk and picked up the dedicated internal phone. (End of Chapter)