Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 632: Human Tragedy! (Seeking monthly tickets!)

"I admit that, medically, it is possible to die standing up!"

Nakamichi and Zhi were still not giving up, and were still making their last desperate struggle, trying to find a flaw and fight back, "But, Maori, Yumi died in her room, so tell me, what kind of exercise can I let her do!"

Maori Kogoro looked serious and his eyes were sharp: "No, Yumi was not exercising in her room when she died, but in the billiard room. You were playing table tennis with her during the period before Yumi died."

At this point, Maori Kogoro paused, organized his words, and then continued in an orderly manner, "I think you and Yumi had already agreed to meet in the billiard room, so you suggested that everyone go to the billiard room together before that. You know in your heart that with Yumi's temper, she will definitely return to her room angrily. In this way, your plan can proceed smoothly, without arousing suspicion, and cleverly creating an opportunity for you and Yumi to be alone."

"After half past six, we all left, and Yumi followed your agreement and came to the billiard room where you were waiting for her. I guess there must be some unspeakable secret between you that needs to be discussed, so Yumi agreed to your invitation to play. After exercising for a while, Yumi was about to return to her room, and you took this opportunity to brutally kill her in her room with a gun you had hidden in advance."

"You took great pains to move Yumi's death date forward significantly in order to create a perfect alibi. As for getting her to return to her room as planned, that's not difficult to do, especially for someone like you who knows Yumi's personality well. You can easily guide her back to her room by taking advantage of her temperament."

Kogoro Mori finished speaking in one breath, with clear logic and every detail analyzed in depth, exposing Nakamichi Kazushi's crimes clearly.

"The best evidence for this is that when Yumi was found, she was still holding the racket tightly in her hand. She looked flustered as if she had just rushed back to her room from the court. This just exposed the flaw that you hastily arranged the scene. As for why you asked her to hold the gun in her right hand, it was because the muscles in her right hand had quickly solidified and stiffened due to holding the racket for a long time."

Omura Jun still looked confused. He scratched his head and asked doubtfully, "Then what about Yumi that I saw at that time..."

Maori Kogoro continued to explain in detail, completely reconstructing the entire crime process, leaving no room for Nakamichi Kazushi's crime to hide. "That was indeed Yumi herself. The reason she looked down was to confirm whether Kazushi was the only one. The real time when Yumi was killed was probably when the fireworks started at 6:30. He fired in coordination with the fireworks, so even if there were gunshots, it would not be easy to detect. But at this time, Kazushi still had work to do, which was to wipe the sweat off the corpse and change into a yukata, because if he was found to be sweating a lot, this method would be discovered. At this time, he had no choice but to take off her underwear and change into a new yukata that he had prepared long ago."

"However, you didn't expect someone to interfere. They were Xiaolan and the others who came to wake up Yumi. You had no choice but to climb from the balcony to the corridor to stop Xiaolan and the others. Then, while everyone was going to the fireworks venue, you pretended to be separated by the crowd and came back to finish the rest of the work. You wanted people to mistakenly think that Yumi committed suicide, but Yumi's index finger had long been stiff because of playing table tennis, so she couldn't pull the trigger. You could only stuff the pistol into her stiff right hand to fake the illusion of suicide."

“This is indeed an interesting line of reasoning.”

Although Nakamichi Kazushi was still fighting back, his voice was already a little weak, and his face was no longer as calm as before. There was a hint of despair in his eyes, "But, what evidence do you have to prove that I killed him? If you don't have solid evidence, then your reasoning is nothing but unfounded speculation!"

Maori Kogoro looked at him coldly, his eyes full of disappointment and anger, "Stop pretending, this kind of method is only used by policemen like you and me."

Nakamichi Hezhi's pupils shrank suddenly, and a barely perceptible fear flashed across his face, but he was still making his last desperate struggle, shouting at the top of his voice: "You also said that you could have committed a crime. Besides, these are common sense. As long as you look carefully in the book, everyone can find them."

Maori Kogoro gritted his teeth and said, "You..."

Nakamichi Kazushi sneered, a smug look on his face.

At this moment, Conan's clear voice suddenly sounded, "You are so confused, uncle, how could such a powerful policeman like Uncle Nakamichi be the murderer?"

Maori Kogoro looked puzzled: "A powerful policeman?"

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, took over the conversation and said, "That's right, Uncle Maori, have you forgotten that he concluded that Miss Yumi was dead as soon as he saw her covered in blood? He is so powerful, how could he be the murderer?"

"I remember you did tell everyone not to touch Yumi at that time!"

Maori Kogoro's eyes lit up, and he took advantage of the victory to hit Dao Hezhi's vitals again, putting him in a desperate situation. "Yes, you didn't let them touch Yumi, and you asked Xiaolan to call the police instead of calling an ambulance. Why is that? Because you knew it was too late, because you killed Yumi! Right?"

Zhongdao Hezhi looked pale and his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a word.

"Good boy, you actually killed Yumi!"

Seeing this scene, how could Atsushi Omura not understand that Kogoro Mori's reasoning was correct and that Kazushi Nakamichi was indeed the murderer of Yumi Horikoshi? He could no longer control his anger and rushed forward with red eyes, like an angry bull. He grabbed Kazushi's collar and roared, but was immediately thrown to the ground by Kazushi.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you think I want to kill her? After all, I have been dating her for eighteen years."

Nakamichi Kazushi roared madly, his face full of pain and anger, like a wounded beast.

"What? Eighteen years..." Everyone exclaimed, their voices filled with shock and regret. They didn't expect that they had such a long and complicated past.

"Yes, we were still in contact half a year before my blind date." Nakamichi Kazushi continued, with a hint of helplessness and pain in his eyes.

"Are you afraid that she will prevent you from getting married..."

Noriko Ayashiro made a bold guess, her voice trembling, tears flashing in her eyes, she couldn't believe that the truth of the matter was so cruel.

"Why, why don't you marry Yumi?"

Ayashiro Yukio was also furious. He rushed forward and grabbed Kazushi's collar, but was also thrown to the ground.

"It was useless. I had proposed to her several times, but Yumi's answer was always no. It had been like this for 18 years. I had no choice but to finally decide to marry the person I met on a blind date. But Yumi said to me, 'I can't forgive you. I won't let you be happy alone.' Since then, she has been sending threatening letters to my fiancée and making threatening phone calls to harass her. In the end, she even threatened to send her photos of the two of us. So I had to say that I would sell the photos and asked her to bring all the photos to the class reunion.

When he said this, he cast his gaze to Maori Kogoro who was standing beside him. "Actually, it was that day, the day you caught the robber. At that time, Yumi and I were about to break up. At that time, I was worried about what to do with Yumi's temper in the future. Then, the robber's gun rolled in front of me."

"That's when I thought of today's plan. We agreed to hand in the photos at the table tennis court, and that's when I said to her, 'Yumi, I've taken the photos out of your bag.'"

Nakamichi Kazushi told the whole story in one breath, his face full of regret and pain, and his voice choked with excitement.

"So that's why Yumi hurried back to the room with the racket in her hand, and you killed her when you chased her into the room." Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized, the anger on his face reached its peak, and his clenched fists trembled slightly because of the force.

"Yes, my life has been ruined by her. She is a monster."

Nakamichi Kazushi roared madly, as if he had lost his mind.

He automatically blocked out the shocked, angry or sympathetic looks from the people around him. At this moment, in his world, it seemed that the only thing left was the overwhelming hatred towards Yumi Horikoshi.

Maori Kogoro snorted coldly, "Humph, who is the devil after all!"

"Shut up, you don't know anything at all, you have no right to criticize me!"

As soon as these words came out, Nakamichi Kazushi completely lost control, and like a ignited gunpowder barrel, he suddenly rushed towards Maori Kogoro with his teeth and claws bared. His hands were like two iron clamps, tightly grasping Maori Kogoro's collar, the veins on the back of his hands bulged, and his whole body was shaking violently with anger, wishing to kill the person in front of him to calm the fear and despair deep in his heart.

Maori Kogoro frowned slightly, "I think you are the one who doesn't understand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved his feet skillfully, exerted force from his waist, and threw Zhongdao Hezhi to the ground with a beautiful and neat shoulder throw. With a dull "thump", Zhongdao Hezhi fell to the ground in a mess like a puppet with its strings cut, twisting his body in pain and groaning.

"No matter what your reasons are, I don't want to understand your desire to kill people and your actions."

Kogoro Maori said coldly, without a trace of warmth in his voice, as if it came from a cold ice cellar.

At this moment, the room was dead silent, with only the heavy breathing of Nakamichi and Zhi. Everyone felt extremely heavy-hearted.

At this moment, the room fell into deathly silence, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The only sounds were Nakamichi and Zhi's heavy breathing due to pain and anger. Everyone felt extremely heavy.

No one expected that a class reunion would turn into such a tragedy, and no one expected that the once sincere and pure friendship would end in such a tragic and heartbreaking way.

Mao Lilan's face was full of worry, her eyes were slightly red, and her voice had a slight tremor that was hard to conceal: "Dad..." Her eyes were fixed on Mao Li Kogoro, her eyes full of a daughter's deep concern for her father, fearing that this terrible incident would leave an irreparable trauma in her father's heart.

Nakamichi Kazushi was lying on the ground, his face twisted, a bitter and helpless smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, his voice was weak but he still tried to be strong: "You are still the same, your skills haven't declined at all."

His words contained both recollections of the past and sighs about his current situation. He seemed to be lamenting the trick of fate that had made friends who once stood side by side now stand at opposite ends.

Maori Kogoro looked down at Nakamichi Kazushi on the ground with a complicated expression in his eyes. He snorted coldly, "Fool, it's because your heart and body have aged and regressed. You have been blinded by hatred and embarked on this road of no return."

He shook his head slightly, his tone containing both anger and a hint of unspeakable regret.

At this time, the sound of police sirens came from a distance, getting closer and closer. After a while, the police rushed into the room, pulled Zhongdao Hezhi up from the ground, and prepared to take him away.

Nakamichi Hezhi did not resist. He was escorted out by the police in a wooden manner. His steps were staggering, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

When passing the door, he suddenly stopped, slowly turned his head, and scanned the faces of everyone in the room. Finally, his eyes stopped on the group photo of their school days, revealing endless melancholy and regret.

Once upon a time, they were smiling brightly, full of youth, and full of beautiful visions for the future in the photos.

But now, everything has changed. Consumed by greed and hatred, he has destroyed this precious friendship and his own life with his own hands.

At this moment, endless disappointment and regret overwhelmed him like a tide, but everything was irreversible.

After the police took Nakamichi Kazushi out of the room, the room was still filled with a depressing atmosphere.

Omura Jun's legs went limp and he slumped down in a chair, holding his head in his hands. He kept muttering to himself, his voice full of pain and confusion: "How could this happen, how could this happen..."

"Yumi..."

Noriko Ayashiro leaned in her husband's arms, her shoulders trembling slightly, sobbing softly, her tears flowing uncontrollably, soon wetting her husband's clothes.

Kogoro Mori stood by the window, looking at the sky gradually darkening outside, feeling mixed emotions.

Bai Ye quietly walked to his side, raised his hand and gently patted his shoulder. There were no words, but it seemed to convey a kind of silent comfort.

Mao Lilan also walked over slowly and stood quietly beside Bai Ye. There was also a hint of sadness and fatigue in her eyes.

After a long while, Maori Kogoro let out a long sigh. In that sigh, there was a sense of relief that the case was solved, and even more of a sense of grief over the fall of his friend. "Okay, it's all over. We should go back."

"Um……"

Everyone slowly stood up, dragging their heavy steps, and left this hotel that carried sadness and sin one after another...

(End of this chapter)