Rebirth from Conan

Chapter 113: The three of us should be able to solve it, right?

"There's no breath left."

After pulling the man out of the water, Nakatsuru Hirota tried to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation for a while. After confirming that the other person had no signs of life, he sighed with regret.

Another person died...

This is already the second one today.

Why is it that I am so depressed?
I actually thought of ending my life by self-immolation...

That hurts so much.

"It would be better to take sleeping pills, which would relieve a lot of pain." He muttered softly.

Upon hearing this, Xia He glanced at Nakatsuru Hirota.

Soon, the police from the afternoon arrived at the scene again.

The leading policeman named Otaki Goro, as soon as he arrived at the scene, he immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Maori Kogoro, "Mr. Maori, we meet again."

If he didn't know that the other party was a famous detective, he would have thought that the two cases were committed by Kogoro Mouri.

"Yes... yes, what a coincidence." Kogoro Mouri scratched the back of his head.

Even though he didn't kill the person, for some reason, he still felt a little embarrassed.

"So, what is the specific situation?" The policeman took out a notebook from his pocket.

"Here's what happened. We just saw this guy on the bridge using a lighter to set his clothes on fire..."

Kogoro Mori told the other party exactly what he had just seen.

At the same time, the police officer in charge of examining the body reported: "The cause of death was a heavy blow to the back of the head. I guess he hit the bridge pier when he was diving, which caused this result, right?"

"In that case, it can be basically confirmed that it was suicide..."

Otaki Goro concluded.

After all, so many people saw with their own eyes that the deceased set himself on fire and then jumped into the water. If this was not suicide, it would be too unreasonable, right?

But as soon as he said this, Hattori Heiji and Conan, who appeared on the bridge, immediately refuted: "It's not certain yet, don't rush to draw conclusions."

"Hey, kid, are you trying to say that we are lying?" Kogoro Mouri looked at Hattori Heiji with dissatisfaction.

Hattori Heiji spread his hands, "I didn't say you were lying, I just thought... you might have been deceived by a trick."

Smokescreen...

Xia He raised his eyebrows when he heard these three words.

Although he had not watched this episode, with his keen eyesight, he could easily tell that there were some differences between the body that was salvaged and the figure that had just jumped into the water.

"Hey, Xia He, do you know the murderer's method?" Conan came over quietly and asked.

Xia He simply spread his hands and said, "I didn't go with you to investigate the case, how could I possibly deduce the method?"

"That's right." Conan nodded when he heard that, and thought to himself that no matter how powerful Xia He was, it was impossible for him to deduce who the murderer was without even collecting all the clues, right?
"But this time you have to pay more attention to the man in shit-yellow clothes over there. I feel like there's something wrong with him."

As Xia He spoke, he pointed at a tall and thin man with his eyes narrowed into slits and thick eyebrows - Wakisaka Shigehiko.

It was only because he felt a strong murderous intent from the other party.

Moreover, this murderous intent was directed at the sixty-year-old man in front of him whose baldness was even more serious than that of Dr. Agasa.

"You didn't see anything again, did you?" Hearing this, Hattori Heiji glanced at Xia He suspiciously, "If you didn't say it because you were concerned about our face... then there's no need to do that. After all, compared to winning over Kudo in reasoning, catching the real murderer and preventing more people from being harmed are the most important things right now."

"Well, I'm not particularly sure, but if you two still have no clue, why don't you come with me and try to see if you can catch the murderer in the act." Xia He thought for a moment and replied.

……

At 11:40 p.m., the rain was getting heavier.

Three people...

No, it was four people, each holding an umbrella, walking on the street.

"By the way, why did you follow me?" Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at Okita Souji with their half-moon eyes.

Okita Souji said nonchalantly, "I have nothing to do, and I am curious about who the criminal is."

"Are you just curious about the criminal? Aren't you interested in the treasure?"

"If the treasures left by historical figures like this are really dug out, wouldn't it be illegal if we don't hand them over to the country? What's more, my family is quite wealthy, so we wouldn't commit a crime just for a thousand golden gourds..."

Merely?

Hearing what Okita Souji said, the three of them couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Especially Xia He and Conan.

What’s the matter? Your family also has a whole golden villa?
"But speaking of the criminal, I just figured out the criminal methods used by that guy..." said Hattori Heiji.

"First, use the dry battery in the flashlight to create a small explosive device inside. Once the switch on the flashlight is pressed, it will explode immediately, causing the body to be ignited..." Conan continued.

This was the result they had just obtained during the on-site survey.

As long as the murderer uses the information about the treasure as bait, lures people to the castle tower at night, and prepares a flashlight on the roof in advance, it would be very easy to accomplish the so-called "self-immolation."

As for why the second victim set himself on fire at the bridgehead...

In fact, the man had been killed long before Xia He, Maori Kogoro and others arrived.

It was the murderer who first floated the corpse on the water, then disguised himself as the deceased, set his coat on fire with a lighter, and jumped into the river, thus creating the illusion that the deceased had set himself on fire and jumped into the sea.

By the time Hirota Nakatsuru jumped into the river to save people, the murderer had already set fire to the gasoline-soaked corpse, dived into the water, and swam away secretly.

"The method is now very clear, but the evidence is a little insufficient."

Hattori Heiji said, turning to look at Xia He, "But how did you come to the conclusion that Wakisaka Shigehiko is the murderer?"

Because he has murderous aura.

Xia Hexin said.

But he still said: "Of course it is inferred, you will know whether it is right or wrong later."

After that, the four of them followed the bald old man, Zaowu Youhong, to the door of an abandoned warehouse.

After Kusaya Arihiro entered the warehouse, Okita Souji was about to follow him, but was stopped by Natsuhe and Heiji.

"What for?" he asked.

"Look over there." Xia He pointed to the dark area on the right side of the warehouse.

Upon seeing this, Souji Okita immediately looked in the direction of his finger. After squinting his eyes and observing carefully for a while, he vaguely saw more than a dozen figures lying in ambush there, as if waiting for something.

"So many people?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Why don't we call your dad?" Xia He looked at Hattori Heiji.

However, Hattori Heiji replied: "The three of us should be able to handle it, right?"

The two of them are already powerful enough, and with such a perverted Xia He...

Isn't it easy to deal with just a dozen criminals?

So, after thinking carefully for about five seconds, the three of them drew out their bamboo swords and walked into the warehouse.

(End of this chapter)