The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1319 The Short and Sharp-Tongued Brother Megure
"However, if we consider that he was crushed to death by a lucky cat falling from above when he squatted down to look for the documents, although the possibility is very small, it is not entirely impossible."

Looking at Fujino, who had found a way to save face for him, Megure was deeply moved and felt that he had made the right choice in recognizing this younger brother.

Unlike some husky, he actually picks out some things that contradict his own words.

Megure Juūzō coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, my brother is right. I completely agree with Fujino's opinion."

"I thought about this matter too deeply and overlooked the fact that the possibility of being murdered in this situation is indeed very high."

He humbly admitted his shortcomings compared to his younger brother, then changed the subject, slowly walking towards the safe. After looking through it, he said, "But something really doesn't seem right. The money inside hasn't been taken... There's a million. It seems the murderer wasn't after the money."

"What was the killer's motive?"

"I think it's probably because of debt!"

Conan then slipped next to Inspector Megure and took out a small booklet from the safe: "If you look closely, it seems Ms. Kaneoka still owes him 300,000 yen!"

"Don't disturb the crime scene..."

"Huh?" Conan was slightly confused.

You're not usually like this, bro!
Didn't you ignore me wandering around the crime scene?
Why are you meddling in this now?
Inspector Megure glanced at Conan with disdain, finding the brat who disrespected him and caused all sorts of trouble rather annoying.

Megure is short, but has a decent personality. He's been an inspector for over ten years and is very patient.

However, Fujino knew very well that this Inspector Megure was exceptionally flexible in his attitude.

They belong to the type that is gentle yet sharp.

I'm giving you face, and you've solved the case. You're my brother, so it's perfectly fine for me to call you brother.

But if you don't give me face, then I'm sorry!

Then you wouldn't be my dear little brother!
If any unlucky criminal offends him, just wait and see, he'll lock you in a dark room that night and have his brother interrogate you!

He's at least a police inspector, not some high-ranking official like the others!
Don't they have any pride?
If you don't give them face, they might just punish you within the range of their fists!
I'll show you how powerful, how high, and how skillful you are with your punches. In a matter of minutes, I'll completely block your chance to investigate the case and your future path!

"Megure Police Department!"

Just then, Takagi suddenly noticed something: "Come and take a look at this!"

"It's a memo..."

Upon hearing the sound, Inspector Megure went over, glanced at it, and read aloud the contents: "September 3rd, 9:30 AM, Murai Chika?"

"It seems he's going to meet this lady around this time..."

Mitsuhiko suddenly spoke up: "Isn't this the estimated time of death?"

"In that case, there's a high probability that this person killed Mr. Kanemaru."

Inspector Megure nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, it was exactly within the time frame of death."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, and turned to Fujino to ask, "By the way, Fujino, what do you think of this matter?"

Fujino, who was standing nearby, did not reply.

At this moment, his gaze focused slightly, fixing on something in front of him that he couldn't identify.

To outsiders, that's how it appears, but to him, his gaze was fixed on a system screen.

Just now, a system notification sounded saying "A new system task has been detected."

Without a doubt, it's a mission related to this case.

[System Mission: The Lucky Cat and the Unexpected Murderer]

[Mission Summary: The cat in your hand, a lucky cat, left or right hand? The case seems simple, but the truth behind it is shrouded in mystery!]

[Mission Objective: Find the real killer who murdered Kanemaru]

[Mission Rewards: 5 million yen, 500 Detective Reputation Points, 5 Detective Coins]

Cat, lucky cat, left and right paws?

As Fujino looked at the system overview, images of those prompts flashed through his mind.

He pondered for a moment, then nodded after hearing Inspector Megure's words: "This lady does seem highly suspicious. Let's call her over and check on her..."

He had barely finished speaking when he suddenly asked, "By the way, after this lady, are there any other people on Mr. Kanemaru's memo to meet?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure glanced at the page and replied, "There's nothing after this. The rest is blank; there's only this one page."

"Um, may I say a few words?"

Just then, the man named Ishigami spoke up: "I did see that lady, if the time is correct."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure turned his head and asked, "You've seen her before?"

"Is such that."

"Did you get a good look at her face?"

"Well..." Ishigami recalled, "I remember she was wearing all designer clothes, a red top and a red mini skirt. She looked very fashionable and pretty, and had a pretty good figure. Her hair was a bit curly at the back. She came out in a panic about ten minutes after she went in."

Upon hearing this, Conan's eyes immediately lit up, and he pressed on, "So what happened back then?"

"Well, I'm not quite sure either." The man squinted and scratched his short hair at his temple. "She was all flustered and didn't know what was going on. I thought she was being harassed by Mr. Kanemaru. After all, Mr. Kanemaru always finds all sorts of ways to get people who can't pay his interest to pay back their money."

"It's just like Ms. Kanaoka who helps with cleaning..." Inspector Megure nodded upon hearing this, and then immediately made a call, requesting the local police station to start looking for women with such characteristics.

After doing all this, he crossed his arms and said, "It seems that until we find that lady, everything is still uncertain."

At this moment, Ishigami couldn't help but ask again, "Why?"

“Of course, it’s because we can’t be sure she’s the murderer yet.” Fujino looked at him and explained, “Anyone could be the murderer before the evidence in the case comes out. Although she ran out in a hurry, it’s also possible that, as you said, she was harassed by Mr. Kanemaru.”

"I see..." Ishigami smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.

Fujino glanced at him and the old lady next to him out of the corner of his eye.

He wasn't surprised at all; it was all within his expectations.

The case is now one of three suspects, and the third, most likely suspect has finally emerged. This may mean the case is over, but it's more accurate to say that the case has only just begun.

After all, that's how the world of Detective Conan works; without three suspects playing cards together, this kind of case can't even get going.

By using the process of elimination, we can first eliminate this woman.

In the world of science fiction, the most suspicious person is not necessarily the real murderer; everything is done to create conflict and contradiction.

Thinking about it that way, those are the two left...

With that thought in mind, Fujino focused his attention directly on Ishigami.

Despite the lack of evidence, Fujino, who had handled countless cases, immediately identified him as the murderer.

This immediately eliminates the possibility of the wanted woman being ruled out.

These are all based on intuition and experience.

It may still be a bit unclear now, but if we look at the case from the protagonist's perspective, it becomes very clear: if the murderer is identified directly, then what suspense is there?
If there's no suspense, then the case is simply over, right? How can that demonstrate the power of our Little Grim Reaper?
That's definitely not possible.

Therefore, the unexpected outcome will definitely be the remaining two options out of the three.

As for that Imaoka... he's too suspicious.

After all, the second law of Detective Conan states that, generally speaking, the most suspicious person is the least likely to be the murderer, and the person least likely to be the murderer is the real killer.

If we follow this process of elimination...

Fujino glanced at the stone out of the corner of his eye and suddenly felt that this seemingly honest guy had suddenly become a bit like a murderer.

…………

The process of finding the person was obviously going to be lengthy.

After all, it's already past midnight, and it'll be almost 1 a.m.

If someone had killed someone, they would probably have fled far away by now. How could they still be wandering around Tokyo?
If they're quick enough, they'll have already fled abroad; if they're slow enough, they'll have crossed county lines. Not only that, but if they're not caught, they might just flee directly abroad.

Finding someone is definitely not easy.

So, Inspector Megure decided to take the body away for an autopsy first.

If we leave it here any longer, the corpse will probably start to stink.

Fujino, however, turned his gaze to the lucky cat.

The system did give a notification about the lucky cat.

After all, it was the person who was hit by the lucky cat.

And then there are cats...

These must be the cats that these little guys rescued...

Fujino glanced at the cat in Ai Haibara's arms and saw it meow.

Conan noticed something at that moment, ran over, looked up at Fujino, and asked, "Hey, you've been looking at me like that since the beginning. Have you figured it out?"

"What can I possibly see?"

Fujino said with a sense of helplessness, "Judging from the current situation, it's impossible to tell at all. Moreover, the eyewitnesses and the time of the murder both point to Ms. Murai."

As he spoke, he looked to the side and said, "Perhaps the only strange thing is these lucky cats."

"A lucky cat?" Conan stroked his chin. "What's strange about it?"

"Come to think of it, all these cats seem to be raising their right hands!"

"Is that so? Aren't lucky cats usually depicted with their left paw raised?"

Upon hearing this, the children curiously brought up the matter.

At this moment, Aunt Jinjing spoke up, saying, "That's because of his quirks!"

"That guy is obsessed with money. These lucky cats with their right hands raised actually have a special meaning."

"Normally, lucky cats raise their left paw, but he prefers to use his right paw."

"And what else is there to say? The one with its left hand raised is a lucky cat that brings wealth, and the one with its right hand raised is a lucky cat that brings money."

"I don't think he needs popularity much, since he's the only person in such a big company."

“A miser like him will have no problem as long as he has money.”

Conan was speechless for a moment, then turned to Ai Haibara, who was holding a cat, and asked, "Haibara, do you know what a lucky cat with its right hand raised is?"

"do not know."

Ai Haibara shook her head slightly: "I haven't paid attention to such things, but raising your right hand probably won't sell well overseas, except for Germany, of course."

"Yes, I completely agree."

Fujino nodded in agreement upon hearing this, "If you raise both hands, it's probably a French cat, but I doubt a French cat like that could be sold anywhere in France."

"Ha ha……"

Conan stared blankly at the two guys who were making this kind of joke like crazy.

If you raise your left hand, you're a lucky cat; if you raise your right hand, you're an art student cat; and if you raise both hands, you're a French cat, right?
At Jin Gang's age, he wouldn't understand these kinds of jokes about removing oil and breastfeeding.

Her face was full of smiles, but she still couldn't help but sigh and said, "To be honest, I've gotten used to cleaning here for so long that it's really a bit strange not having to clean anymore."

Fujino: "..."

Sister, it's really hard to believe what you're saying, isn't it?

Before we say that, can we control our facial expressions?

Your lip is practically bulging like an AK, it's impossible to control!
"Don't you like it?" Conan pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he turned to look at the office next door, his head seemingly exploding with a bang.

Then, turning his head, he asked, "By the way, does Mr. Kanemaru usually clean this room himself?"

"How could he possibly know how to clean?"

Hearing this, Aunt Jin Gang said speechlessly, "That guy is very stingy. He won't even pay for the electricity for the vacuum cleaner. He only asks me to come and clean it once a week. How could he possibly clean it himself?"

"That's it..."

Upon hearing this, Conan's lips curled into a strange smile, as if he had discovered something: "So, where are vacuum cleaners usually placed?"

"Here……"

Then, led by the old lady, Conan and the others arrived at the vacuum cleaner.

Conan stroked his chin, squatted down, and turned on the vacuum cleaner, looking even more puzzled.

At this moment, Genta spoke up: "Hey, Conan, what exactly did you figure out?"

Mitsuhiko nodded: "That's right, tell me what exactly happened!"

Conan chuckled softly, "Let's wait and see. I'm not sure right now either."

"why is it like this……"

"I think you're trying to steal all the credit, aren't you?"

"..." Conan was speechless for a moment.

He suddenly felt that these little devils were getting more and more deserving of a beating!

I still don't understand what's going on, so how can I explain it?

If I say something wrong, you're probably going to make sarcastic remarks about me again.
what did I say?
If I said that, wouldn't I be shameless?
I went back to my hometown and cooperated with the police on a case, so I'm a little late. Sorry!

(End of this chapter)