The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1320 Cats and dogs can go, so can I !

Chapter 1320 Cats and dogs can go, so can I (the Corgi)!

Ai Haibara, holding the cat and looking at the vacuum cleaner in front of her, already understood Conan's thoughts.

After all, the gray cat is quite clever.

She may not be the best at reasoning, but if you give her a clue, she's just as good.

She felt that Conan's mysterious and suspenseful behavior was indeed a bit tantalizing.

So he calmly explained to the children, "Simply put, there's a discrepancy in the facts of this case."

"deviation?"

The little ones looked curiously at Ai Haibara beside them, their expressions becoming docile as they stared longingly before skillfully entering the gray-haired Ai Haibara's little science classroom.

Ai Haibara held the cat to her chest, stroked its ears, and said calmly, "Edogawa just discovered the stains on the carpet in the office next to this meeting room."

"Logically speaking, if you're cleaning a room, you should clean all the carpets in the room, not just that one."

"That's why he asked Mr. Kanemaru if he usually tidies up his room..."

As she spoke, she slowly walked into the office next to the reception room where the body lay. After a moment's thought, she turned around and said, "But there's no dust bag in the vacuum cleaner now, which is very strange."

"I get it!" Mitsuhiko was the most mature and intelligent of the group, and he immediately understood the intricacies of the situation: "So, it must have been the murderer who did it, right?"

Mitsuhiko deduced, "The culprit must have sucked up something, and fearing leaving evidence, he took the dust bag with him as well!"

"So this is ah!"

"Ai-chan is amazing!"

"maybe."

Ai Haibara continued to pat the cat's head and chuckled, "It's also possible that this Mr. Kanemaru just had a sudden urge to clean up, but then got tired halfway through and found the dust piled up, so he just threw it away."

"You're right, aren't you, Edogawa?"

Conan: "..."

You've said everything you needed to say, and you've taken all the credit. What else can I say?

He silently grumbled to himself, followed by another wave of resentment.

This gray cat...

If you know, you know; why say it out loud?

Leave some room for anticipation!

If you say that, wouldn't I become the clown?
When the little ones looked over, Conan knew that his red nose was not going to escape.

Fujino listened silently and roughly understood what was going on.

In other words, the primary crime scene was not where the body was found, but possibly inside the office.

Fujino glanced at the faint mark inside the office and realized that the culprit hadn't done a good job of faking the crime scene, thus giving himself away and being discovered by Conan, the little grim reaper.

That would suggest they might be trying to frame someone.

For example, that guy from Ishigami even witnessed Murai running away after committing murder.

This is all just verbal testimony.

Perhaps Miss Murai was also killed by this young man Ishigami, and his body was dumped in some remote wilderness, or perhaps the evidence was simply destroyed.

If the person cannot be found, then the case cannot be solved.

However, if a vacuum cleaner was used, then it must have been used to process some evidence.

If it's a complete frame-up, then there's absolutely no need to do anything about it...

As Fujino thought about it, he felt there were too many possibilities, and there was no evidence to point to the stone. So he squatted down and took a look at the spot that Conan had pointed out, where the carpet was fuzzy and the dust had been absorbed, making it look clean. He then recorded it with his enhanced vision glasses.

He then took out his phone and sent a message to Hiroki, asking him to call in reinforcements from outside the venue.

Then, intending to make full use of the corgi's keen sense of finding evidence and its incredible, almost superhuman, luck, he said, "But if that's the case, then this case becomes quite interesting..."

"interesting?"

Hearing Fujino's murmuring voice, the little ones couldn't help but look over curiously.

Fujino, who had moved closer to them, continued, "Our current location is a completely different space from the crime scene. This spatial displacement must be intentional, after all, everything has a cause and effect."

"Purpose?"

The little ones were a bit confused for a moment and couldn't understand what Fujino was saying.

Fujino slowly stood up, glanced around the office, and explained simply, "Friends who often commit murder should know that, as the saying goes, killing is easy but hiding the body is difficult, cleaning up the scene is even more difficult, and faking the scene is like dancing ballet on a piano string."

"If the forgery goes wrong, you'll be arrested and put on a silver bracelet as a form of justice..."

Listening to Fujino's words, the little ones looked completely bewildered.

Conan, however, gave a deadpan look, thinking that old dog Fujino was up to his old tricks again.

Ai Haibara sighed helplessly, holding the cat; she was used to this kind of thing.

Surrounded by the children, Fujino slowly spoke: "So, if a person wants to kill someone, then in order to carry out the act of killing, he will definitely make full preparations for the killing. In the process of preparation, he will definitely plan everything, including exonerating himself after killing the person, as well as all kinds of details."

"Once the murder plan is finalized, reckless actions will be less likely to occur, and even the crime scene will be cleaned up very thoroughly."

"That's it!"

The little ones were confused for a moment: "What does that mean?"

Fujino was speechless for a moment, and let out a long sigh, feeling that it was a waste of breath to talk to these kids who hadn't even graduated from elementary school.

"Fujino is saying that the murderer suddenly thought of killing someone."

Ai Haibara, holding the cat, felt a little tired for Fujino, and then took the initiative to explain to the little ones: "For example, Genta would go out to eat eel rice."

"There's no stopping him from wanting eel rice. When Genta really wants some, he'll steal money..."

Yuan Tai immediately panicked and waved his hands, saying, "I've never stolen money. My mom says it's wrong to steal money. I used to secretly take some pocket money and she beat me up badly!"

Ai Haibara, holding the cat: "..."

Is it possible that I'm just using an analogy?

Forget it, if I say it out loud, you guys will probably start asking who it is and why we hit him.

Fujino: "..."

Wait, you actually stole money before...

The two looked at Genta, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Fortunately, Ai Haibara simply ignored Genta's meaningless self-destructive defense and continued, "From this example, Genta's going out to eat eel rice was a necessary action, while stealing money was preparation for the target of the action. In the process of preparation, he must have tried to scout out the location and think of a plan to steal money without being discovered."

As she spoke, she glanced at the office and the white-lined floor behind her: "This situation is clearly not one that was planned in advance." "The murderer must have had a conflict with the other party, picked up the lucky cat and smashed it on his head. If it was a pre-planned murder, then they would definitely have prepared a knife or something."

“I understand now.” Mitsuhiko understood again. “But what does this have to do with the space that Fujino mentioned, and the vacuum cleaner that Conan found?”

“Of course they’re related.” Fujino nodded and replied, “We’ve identified two suspects: Ms. Kanaoka and Ms. Murai. To find the culprit, we’re using the process of elimination.”

"According to the theory above, if it was premeditated, Ms. Kanaoka would definitely have disposed of her debt contract. After all, the ledger only recorded that she borrowed money. As long as she killed the person and disposed of the backup contract in the safe, she could get rid of suspicion and would not have come here to clean up and become the first person to discover the body."

"While it's possible, it's not very likely. Mr. Ishii previously provided crucial testimony, specifically naming Ms. Murai..."

As he spoke, Fujino narrowed his eyes slightly, subconsciously entering a state of thought: "Judging from how she ran away in a panic, she is the most suspicious. If Mr. Murai had died at that time, she would definitely have called the police as an innocent person."

"But if she ran away in such a panic, then her behavior is a bit too strange..."

"Judging from the current situation, it seems that she dealt with some evidence in the office, but if this is the primary crime scene, why would she go to the trouble of dragging the body to the shelf?"

"Perhaps she wanted to avoid an accidental death." Conan sensed his chance to shine and spoke up. "Didn't Inspector Megure say before that the deceased was most likely killed by the lucky cat? Maybe the vacuum cleaner was used to collect the lucky cat fragments and then place them next to the body after it was dragged away?"

"Maybe she took advantage of this and tried to cover it up, but because she was too nervous and afraid of being seen, she rushed away."

"Brother Fujino, you're thinking way too much~" Conan said with a childlike, innocent smile.

He recalled that he had always been the one to bring up the questions, and then he had been made a fool of by Fujino and Haibara, that pair of lovable idiots...

He felt this wouldn't work!
So he decided:
This time I won't make the first move; I'll wait for you guys to make yours before I do!
I won't speak up first. I'll wait for you to speak up before I respond. That way, I won't be able to get hurt.
With Fujino's abilities, he should be able to see through the clues...

As long as you have a single loophole, I can exploit it with a single counterattack and catch you off guard!
If any problems arise, I can just pretend to be naive and act cute to get through it, right?

Thinking this, Conan exclaimed in his heart: If cats and dogs can go there, so can I!

Upon hearing this, Fujino glanced at Conan, sensing that this part-time worker seemed a bit unenthusiastic.

Don't you usually go out of your way to find evidence?

Why are you lying down all day?

A little puzzled, he asked, "What's wrong with this kid?"

"What did you say?"

"I think the president has a good idea."

"???"

Conan heard Fujino muttering, but couldn't make out what he was saying. When he asked, he received a completely incomprehensible answer, leaving him utterly confused.

Bu Dui, shouldn't you argue with me?

How come you were right?
Damn it, what is Fujino up to...?

He must have noticed something was wrong.

But what exactly is wrong?

Could this guy have anticipated my prediction and is now planning to predict me again and give me another red nose?
As Conan pondered the matter, he grew increasingly uneasy, and lowered his gaze, lost in internal conflict.

Fujino did not delve further into Conan's erratic and irresponsible behavior.

He wanted to activate Eagle Vision, but then realized he couldn't rely on it to find clues, so he gave up the idea.

He immediately turned around, intending to circle around the crime scene like Conan usually does, to see if he could find any clues.

After all, in terms of observation skills, his own advantage is many times greater than Conan's.

It just can't recognize things that are too abstract.

For example, a long row of clean, lint-free carpets on the floor.

"Brother Fujino, what are you doing?"

At this moment, Inspector Megure noticed Fujino gathered with the little ones and was a bit puzzled.

Fujino turned around and smiled slightly, saying, "It's nothing, just chatting with these kids and giving them a lesson on detective theory."

"I see..." Megure nodded, still a little confused.

Why is the detective not going to the scene of a major investigation, but instead going to give a lesson to children?

This...this isn't appropriate, is it?

This looks like a murder scene...

But on second thought, Inspector Megure felt that this was perfectly reasonable.

Where else would a detective lecture go if not at a real crime scene?

Isn't this crime scene the best real-life teaching material?

These kids usually solve cases too, I guess they were taught by Fujino!

This teaching method is very effective...

It seems my brother has grasped the essence of teaching: combining practice with theory!

And these are all potential future talents and assets!
As expected of Fujino, he's already starting to plan for the future Metropolitan Police Department so early...

He really made me cry to death!
Thinking of this, Inspector Megure couldn't help but sigh, "If I ever become the Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner, I will absolutely recommend Fujino to be the principal of the police academy, so that the Metropolitan Police Department can cultivate more pillars of talent!"

"When the time comes, with a wave of our arms, countless brothers will cross the Tiwujin River, and the Metropolitan Police Department will surely prosper!"

Just as Inspector Megure was lost in his own thoughts, a phone rang suddenly.

He answered the phone and then asked in surprise, "What are you talking about?"

"The person has been found?"

"Good job!"

The call was from the Metropolitan Police Department.

After Fujino sent the message, Beika Robin quickly used the surveillance cameras to get a real look at Ms. Murai.

While she was waiting for the train to leave Tokyo, she was suddenly pinned to the ground and grabbed.

Upon receiving this news, Inspector Megure was overjoyed and repeatedly praised his subordinates for their high efficiency.

This time, the case was solved without even needing to deduce anything?

That's a real credit to the Metropolitan Police Department!

Conan: "...?"

Fujino: "..."