The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1441 Is that stinky outsider from the Ooka family? Then it's alright...

"Surveillance cameras, that's really rare."

"The fact that this was found at the crime scene makes the case much easier to solve."

"However, this camera is placed here..."

"Judging from its location, it should be next to the safe."

Fujino recognized what was placed in the corner of the room's ceiling: a webcam.

This is really a novel item...

In Fujino's view, the development of the Detective Conan world is absurd. Some things are very backward, while others are very advanced.

But then he thought back to his previous life, when Japan was still using hard drives, so he wasn't surprised.

The combination of Japan's outdated and cyclical nature with the debuffs of the Detective Conan world makes perfect sense.

After a brief moment of thought, Fujino immediately figured out who had installed the camera: "The purpose of installing the camera was to obtain the safe's combination, but the guy who met Yaguchi Hisaemon didn't open the safe. Obviously, the camera wasn't installed by that guy, or rather, he didn't have time to."

"But since cameras were installed, there's no need to be in such a hurry. As for the hood on the ground, we don't know when it was taken off. Judging from the situation at the scene, the person who dropped the hood must have fled in a panic without even having time to clean up the scene."

“The person who installed the cameras, the person who came to rob us this morning, and the guy who fired the gun.”

A thought flashed through Fujino's mind, and three people immediately came to mind.

"Three people?"

"It seems to match the names of those three brothers."

"First, we need to find out who installed the camera."

"If my guess is correct, then this case should be solved."

"Moreover, there are surveillance cameras at the scene. This case will naturally fall apart once the surveillance footage is reviewed."

Fujino thought to himself, then looked at his phone and waited for Hiroki's good news.

Without cameras or anything, you have to deduce...

If there are cameras, then of course you should just find the cameras and lie there!
Why risk your life for something that can be solved with a glance?

…………

Conan and Ayanokoji Fumimaro were still busy.

Following standard procedure, Ayanokouji Fumimaro sent people to the vicinity to inquire whether there were any eyewitnesses at the time of the incident.

Conan, on the other hand, wandered around, trying to find some evidence.

The remaining two brothers were apprehended by police from other prefectures after Ayanokouji Fumimaro made a phone call to them.

Normally, a police inspector like Fumimaro Ayanokoji wouldn't have that kind of power.

But this is Kyoto, and anyone you pick out from the public security, procuratorate, and judiciary is a nobleman, not to mention Fumimaro Ayanokoji.

Soon, the two were brought to the scene.

In the living room, the three Yaguchi brothers gathered together.

The two brothers immediately produced their alibis, stating that they were nearby at the time of the incident, in a restaurant nearly an hour's drive away.

Ayanokoji Fumimaro, who had already sent people to gather intelligence, looked calmly at the two of them: "Mr. Yaguchi Kimio, this morning, someone nearby witnessed you at the crime scene."

"Do you have any explanation for this?"

"This one……"

Kimio Yaguchi seemed quite honest, but he immediately lost his composure when faced with Fumimaro Ayanokoji's questioning.

He immediately confessed that he and his second brother had gone to the old man's house to steal money.

It's basically that he ran over to steal his own father's money, but his father found out, so he shamelessly ran away.

The culprit was his second brother.

He was the one who came up with the plan to steal his own father's money. After the plan failed, he ran off to meet up with his second brother.

However, after his plan failed, he left the scene.

His second brother, however, had no intention of giving up and planned to go to the scene again.

Fujino looked at the second brother that Yaguchi Kimio mentioned and immediately spotted a man wearing ripped denim shorts, with dyed yellow hair and tanned skin.

Yellow fur, dark skin, the characteristics are correct.

Stealing money from his own father—Fujino wasn't surprised at all by such a despicable person.

Honestly, it was already a great act of mercy that they didn't give their own old man a good beating.

When the eldest brother, Rokuro Yaguchi, heard that his two younger brothers had actually come to steal his father's money, he immediately showed a heartbroken expression: "You two are really heartless! Your father has taken such good care of you, and you still want to steal his money!"

"Mingyan made me do all this, okay!"

The scene immediately descended into chaos, giving Ayanokouji Fumimaro a headache.

He coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and then spoke in a cold voice: "So, this is the current situation."

"After your father found you, you fled the scene to meet up with Yaguchi Akihiko, your second brother, right?"

"Is such that……"

Ayanokouji Fumimaro's face was expressionless. He then took out his notebook, flipped through a couple of pages, and said, "I have already asked my colleagues to investigate the restaurant where you met. They did see your second brother, Mr. Yaguchi Akihiko, at that time."

“That’s exactly right!” Yaguchi Kimio quickly replied, “We agreed to meet at that restaurant; I would go and do the work, and he would provide backup…”

"But I didn't know anything about safes or anything like that."

"You didn't know there was a safe at the scene?" Ayanokouji frowned upon hearing this.

In response, Kimio Yaguchi said, "That's right. I don't know when that safe appeared. Otherwise, why would I have gone there empty-handed?"

Upon hearing this, he turned his head and looked at Conan with a look of disgust.

He vividly remembered that this very brat had just been spouting nonsense, claiming that his three sons definitely knew about the safe, and that even the former servants might be suspects.

"..."

Conan felt the gaze and immediately felt a burning pain on his face.

Feeling embarrassed, he couldn't help but think to himself, "How was I supposed to know that as family members, they wouldn't know there's a safe in the house?"

"Normally, shouldn't this kind of thing be clear-cut?"

Considering that the other party was just a child, Ayanokouji Fumimaro didn't say anything.

He merely glanced at the three brothers and continued, "Mr. Mingyan, what explanation do you have for what Mr. Gongfu said?"

"I was just saying it casually. I didn't go after he failed."

“But that’s not what the clerk said.” Ayanokouji Fumimaro flipped through his notebook. “I asked a colleague to investigate around that restaurant, and the clerk said you bought a whole bunch of stuff, like crowbars and drills…”

"Alright, alright, I really did come to steal the money!"

Hearing this, Akihiko Yaguchi had nothing to say and scratched his head impatiently: "But I didn't kill him. When I saw him, he was already lying on the ground."

Ayanokouji frowned upon hearing this: "Didn't you think of calling the police or checking on the old man's condition at the time?"

Akihiko Yaguchi said matter-of-factly, "The old man is dead. If I call the police now, wouldn't I become a suspect on the spot?" Fujino, who had been quietly observing from the side, was speechless.

What a filial son!
Looking at Akihiko Yaguchi in front of him, Fujino felt that this guy was truly born.

It truly is a classic combination of blond hair and dark skin.

Fujino approves of this kind of inhuman behavior.

And that third brother, in Fujino's opinion, is actually quite something. He asks his father for money when he has none, and he comes to steal when he has none, right?

Ayanokoji and Conan were also touched by the filial piety of this incredibly devoted second son.

Conan's expression was complicated.

Ayanokouji, on the other hand, appeared more composed. She took a deep breath and asked, "So, are you sure that Mr. Kuemon was already dead when you arrived?"

“Of course!” Akihiko Yaguchi replied. “I’m only here to open the safe and take some money. I wouldn’t kill anyone. It’s not worth it at all.”

"And then what?" Ayanokouji asked.

Akihiko Yaguchi explained sheepishly, "I couldn't open the old man's safe, so I shot it with my shotgun. Then I heard someone running into the yard, so I left."

Conan looked up at Akihiko Yaguchi and asked curiously, "Did you fire that shot?"

"Yes."

Akihiko Yaguchi shrugged helplessly: "Even a gun couldn't open that safe. I don't know what the old man was thinking..."

As he spoke, he crossed his arms, his face full of resentment: "I think he probably already had our guard up against us."

"As for who killed the old man..."

Yaguchi Akihiko glanced at his third brother beside him: "When I arrived, it was already past nine o'clock. You said that the old man died around six o'clock, so the only people who could have done it were probably those who arrived before me."

"Even if I came to steal money, it was at your behest..."

The two brothers started arguing again. Seeing this, Ayanokouji Fumimaro pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "That's enough. The matter is clear now!"

"You two are suspected of accidental homicide. Please come with me to the hospital for questioning."

"What?! I didn't kill anyone!"

"I didn't kill anyone. My dad was perfectly fine when I left..."

The two brothers started arguing again. Seeing this, the eldest brother, Yaguchi Rokuro, couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up, pointed at the two of them, and roared, "You two heartless bastards, what are you arguing about now? The old man is already dead, and you're still bothering him here!"

"You're still thinking about money even after your father has died? Is money all you care about?"

"Do either of you have any heart at all?!"

Conan frowned as he looked at the scene before him: "Although these two people are indeed suspected of murder, something feels off."

"Logically speaking, these two people shouldn't be the murderers..."

Is there something you haven't noticed?

"Damn it, why do I feel like my head is being fogged up?"

"Never mind that, let's try to persuade them to stop first!"

Conan's mind raced as he decided to interrupt Ayanokoji Fumimaro's spellcasting.

Before he could even speak, Fujino suddenly said, "Inspector Ayanokoji, please wait a moment."

"...?"

Upon hearing this, Ayanokouji turned his gaze to Fujino, his face full of confusion.

Ayanokouji felt confident that she had secured her victory this time.

The Kyoto police are quite good at handling cases nationwide, at least better than those shady characters in Tokyo.

As an elite police inspector in Kyoto, he was quite confident in his ability to solve cases, although this time, the case was somewhat hindered by the authority of the young lady of the Ooka family.

But the result was still good.

He was also somewhat relieved that the guy hadn't caused any trouble.

The last time this Tokyo Metropolitan Government advisor arrested a group of criminal gang members and held some kind of strange ritual at the crime scene was still fresh in my mind.

Not only did they have their credit stolen on their own turf, but the photos that were published were also so abstract... This made the once-proud Kyoto police officers the subject of ridicule from their colleagues in other places for quite some time.

"The case is almost over, and now you're jumping in again?"

"What are you doing!"

Ayanokouji had a bad feeling.

Then, he saw Fujino take out his phone, chuckle, and say, "I have other evidence here."

"Other evidence?"

"Yes."

Fujino's expression was unreadable, which made Ayanokoji feel uneasy.

Then, he saw Fujino put on a polite and courteous smile and say, "I just found a surveillance camera at the scene. I asked my hacker friend to investigate it and found out a little something."

"..." Ayanokouji fell silent upon hearing this: "Why didn't you say so just now?"

Fujino gave an awkward smile: "We haven't received any news yet. What if it's wrong? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?"

Conan: Why do I feel like you're being sarcastic or sarcastic towards me?
Ayanokoji Fumimaro was at a loss for words. It was clear that he was very resentful of this guy who was an unreliable consultant from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a detective from out of town, who concealed evidence at the scene and treated the police like fools, and who was a high school student with all sorts of buffs.

Normally, in this situation, even if he doesn't show anything, he would at least kick the other person out of the crime scene or say something sarcastic.

But then I think about it, and the young lady of the Ooka family is right there...

He is a member of the Ooka family.

Then it'll be fine.

The noble Kyoto police inspector, faced with that despicable brat from out of town, ultimately had no choice but to swallow his pride and bear it.

He forced a smile and said, "So, Advisor Fujino, what did you find out?"

"It's likely that this surveillance camera is connected to someone's computer via the network." Fujino recalled the information Hiroki had given him: "Moreover, when the case occurred, that computer also recorded what happened at that time."

"..."

Ayanokoji Fumimaro fell silent upon hearing this, clearly not expecting this turn of events.

He couldn't help but think, "Since there are surveillance cameras, why am I still struggling to investigate cases?!"

"Did I just waste my time investigating?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I could have just arrested them."

Ayanokoji Fumimaro suddenly felt like he had become a clown, and the thought of releasing his little squirrel to bite the out-of-town detective to death arose in his mind.

After some consideration, he finally comforted himself, "This guy seems to be the boyfriend of the young lady from the Ooka family."

"Strictly speaking, he is also a member of the Ooka family."

"Hmm, the Ooka family, then it's alright."

(End of this chapter)