Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 38 I went out and came back to find that my home was gone
To be honest, most people present were baffled by Haruhiko's sudden action, because they had no idea that besides being an "ordinary high school student," Haruhiko was also a detective.

"What? You said you know who the bandage monster is?" Ota Katsu asked impatiently.

Suzuki Ayako pondered: "Could it be that the bandaged monster is not from outside?"

As expected of the daughter of a wealthy family, she immediately saw the clues from Haruhiko's attitude.

Haruhiko had no intention of keeping the secret. He decided to make a quick decision and then go back to his room to sleep. "Yes, the guy who killed Chikako-san and attacked Sonoko twice is among us."

The flesh on Takahashi Ryoichi's cheek trembled.

"That's impossible! When the second-floor window was broken, we were all sitting in the hall. You three went to get the candles together, right?" Kakutani, who loves photography, looked puzzled. "Could it be that one of us can clone himself?"

Haruhiko smiled and said, "The clone technique doesn't necessarily require creating another body. Sometimes the right tool can become a perfect clone."

"tool?"

"That's right," Haruhiko said, pointing to the shattered glass. "This glass looks like it was broken from the outside, but if a mechanism is set up beforehand, a similar effect can be simulated."

Haruhiko walked to the balcony railing outside the window and said, "The two traces cut by the piano wire here are the evidence left by this mechanism."

When everyone came to the railing, they saw two deep cuts on it.

"That doesn't make sense," Ota Masaru said. "We were all at dinner when we saw the bandaged man kidnap Chikako. How do you explain that?"

Haruhiko: "What if the bandaged man outside the window was just a dummy?"

Everyone was attracted by Haruhiko's wild guess and waited eagerly for his next words.

"What flashed past the window was just an inflatable dummy, and in its arms was nothing more than Ms. Chikako's head," Haruhiko said. "The murderer used piano wire as a prop again, manipulating the dummy to fly through the window at the perfect moment, making us mistakenly believe that Ms. Chikako was being held hostage.

Then, while we were searching for Miss Chikako, they dumped the head of the deceased in the forest, creating the illusion that the bandaged monster had kidnapped Chikako and dismembered her body."

After Haruhiko finished this long speech, there was a brief silence for a few seconds, as if everyone was digesting what he said.

Ota Masaru didn't seem to fully understand and was about to ask, but Haruhiko looked at him and interrupted him directly: "The only person capable of creating all this is Mr. Takahashi Ryoichi, who repaired roofs a few times and was in charge of movie props during his university years."

"what?!"

Everyone exclaimed, then quickly left Takahashi, leaving him alone in the center position.

"But, Kosaka-kun..." Suzuki Ayako's narrowed eyes were full of doubt: "Takahashi's body shape doesn't match the bandage monster."

Xiaolan and Sonoko also chimed in, "That's right, the bandaged weirdo we saw didn't have a belly as big as Mr. Takahashi's."

Sonoko also made an exaggerated gesture in the air with her hands to show Takahashi Ryoichi's round belly.

Conan on the side also holds the same view as everyone else for the time being. In fact, after seeing the clues and traces that Haruhiko mentioned, Conan immediately understood the method used by the murderer. Logically speaking, Takahashi has been repairing roofs and is good at arranging props, so he is indeed the biggest suspect.

But he has an advantage that no one else can match - he is fat. And the bandaged man has appeared in the public's field of vision several times, and he is always a thin man.

But why did Haruhiko say so confidently that Takahashi was the murderer? Conan always felt that this guy would not make a random guess, and he must have some key evidence to be so sure.

But...what is the evidence?

Conan fell into thought.

Haruhiko didn't keep them waiting too long, as the coffee's effects were beginning to wear off and he felt a bit sleepy. "What if Mr. Takahashi's weight is also an important tool in this murder plan?"

Then he noticed that the two evil spirits on Takahashi Ryoichi's shoulders showed signs of loosening. Was this the end? He had expected the other party to struggle a bit more.

At this moment, a flash of lightning seemed to flash through Conan's mind.

The fog that had been bothering him seemed to be dispelled by Haruhiko's words, and he was about to find the key point.

goo-dong-

Takahashi's knees were heavily pressed against the wooden floor, his hands on the ground, and he didn't feel anything even though they were scratched by scattered glass shards.

Conan sat on the ground as if he had lost everything, thinking: It's over! Another day of running around all the time.

The other less intelligent people were still confused, including Suzuki Sonoko. She widened her eyes and asked, "Can a person's weight be used as a prop? Was Ms. Chikako crushed to death?"

Haruhiko frowned, and suddenly felt that the future of the Suzuki Group might be worrying.

Haruhiko explained to them, “Takahashi is not actually fat, he pretends to be fat to differentiate himself from the bandage monster.

In addition, his round belly has another function, which is to transport Chikako Ikeda's head.

The reason he attacked Sonoko twice in a row was because she accidentally saw him changing clothes when he first arrived at the villa. Although Sonoko's carefree personality didn't notice the problem for the time being, once she remembered that Takahashi was not actually fat, this carefully planned murder plan might be exposed.

Suzuki Sonoko looked as if she had suddenly realized something.

"Takahashi, is it really you? But why are you doing this?" Suzuki Ayako asked.

Takahashi Ryoichi opened his clothes, and the head of the bandaged monster doll hidden in his belly fell to the ground: "That's right, but I did all this for Atsuko. Chikako actually took Atsuko's idea away..."

Takahashi entered confession mode.

Although he said he was repenting, he actually did not regret killing Chikako and still felt that he was a knight who upheld justice.

But... Takahashi glanced at Haruhiko who was hiding behind the crowd, and he was shocked.

Ryoichi Takahashi didn't understand why things turned out this way.

This was his home turf! He had come to the villa several months in advance to survey the scene. He knew every blade of grass and tree here like the back of his hand. He had spent every day perfecting his murder plan, simulating and correcting any errors that might occur when using props.

The final result was worthy of his efforts over the past few months. Chikako Ikeda was killed easily, and everyone thought it was done by the bandage monster. Then, after dawn, everyone should be glad that they had escaped, and no one would suspect him.

However, the sudden appearance of that hateful high school student broke his plan.

Takahashi Ryoichi recalled Haruhiko's decisive deductions. When did this guy start doubting him? Judging from the several times he stopped him from killing Suzuki Sonoko, perhaps he had seen from the beginning that something was wrong with him?

Takahashi felt bitter. He didn't expect that his carefully designed perfect plan would be doomed to fail from the very beginning.

The fuse that led to the failure of the plan was that an insignificant woman accidentally caught him changing clothes.

When he thought of this, Takahashi Ryoichi's heart was filled with anger and unwillingness. He felt that his luck was too bad, and he also felt that if he had been more decisive in killing that nosy woman, perhaps the result would be different now.

But it's no use thinking about anything now. Without his best prop as a trump card, the "Bandage Monster" is nothing more than a toothless paper tiger, without the ability to hurt others.

Takahashi Ryoichi looked at Haruhiko deeply, then lowered his head.

At the same time, Conan sat in the corner with his arms around his shoulders, looking depressed.

This time, that guy, Haruhiko Kousaka, got the upper hand again. He had done a lot of investigations in secret, but that guy had been hanging around women. In the end, he was the one who solved the case.

Conan felt a little unbalanced.

However, he had to admire Haruhiko's observation skills and imaginative guesses. The murderer used his body shape as part of his trick, which Conan had not expected.

Another thing that bothered Conan was that when Sonoko caught Takahashi changing clothes, he thought something had happened and was the first person to rush to the scene, but he ended up ignoring such an important clue.

No, it cannot be said that he completely ignored it. Conan felt that the scene must have been imprinted in his mind. This was the reason why he always felt that his thoughts were obscured by a fog. Perhaps if he were given some more time, he would be able to remember the scene he saw at that time and thus figure out the murderer's trick.

However, it was precisely this factor of time that revealed the gap between the two. Haruhiko observed the clues faster than him and identified the murderer's identity faster than him.

But when did he start to suspect Takahashi? Conan felt that it should have been much earlier than he expected.

Conan pushed his glasses up on his nose and secretly looked at Haruhiko. He suddenly felt that this Kousaka classmate was not as simple as he seemed.

Things were much simpler after that. Takahashi confessed his guilt and was taken into custody by Kakutani and Ota Masaru. They just had to wait until dawn for the police to come and take him away.

After the identity of the bandaged monster was confirmed, the haze that had been shrouding everyone's hearts finally dissipated.

While no one else was paying attention, Haruhiko went to the stairs on the second floor and squatted down. He had placed the rice cooker in this corner in advance.

He gently chanted a spell to exorcise the evil spirits, and the two spirits floating in the air were also sucked into the pot.

Gift from Chikako Ikeda +1
Gift from Takahashi Ryoichi +1
The lid of the rice cooker was closed, and a countdown began on the display screen. A smile appeared on Haruhiko's face, and his hard work over the past few days had not been in vain.

Just then, he found Suzuki Ayako looking at him curiously.

Suzuki Ayako walked over and looked at the empty corner: "Kousaka-kun, is there something wrong here?" "Nothing, I felt an ominous aura here, so I used a spell to expel evil spirits to purify it." Haruhiko explained.

Suzuki Ayako: "Huh? Kousaka-kun also knows this?"

Haruhiko smiled sheepishly, "That's what we do at home."

Suzuki Ayako looked thoughtful. "If I want to perform an exorcism ceremony throughout this villa, what should I prepare?"

Haruhiko's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see tens of thousands of yuan bills flying in front of him.

He was about to speak when Suzuki Sonoko suddenly ran over and hugged Ayako's arm: "Sister, don't believe him. His so-called exorcism agency is a scam. I was cheated out of 200 million yen."

Haruhiko was speechless: "Suzuki-san, you don't have to ruin my show like this, right?"

"What? It's not enough that you cheated on me, you also want to cheat on my sister? You want to take advantage of both sisters?" Yuanzi rolled her eyes.

Haruhiko thought that if it was just a simple matter of exorcism, it wouldn't be impossible for both sisters to do it. After all, it was for the sake of making money, so it wasn't shameful.

Suzuki Sonoko pulled Ayako towards the room, and before leaving, she turned back and gave Haruhiko a warning look.

Haruhiko gave a wry smile, put away the rice cooker behind him, and walked towards the room with anticipation.

After arriving in the room, he first opened the window a little, so that the smell of rain would seep in through the gap. Haruhiko really liked the smell of rain, and falling asleep to the sound of rain was particularly relaxing.

After finishing all this, Haruhiko lay down on the bed. At this time, Conan also walked in, looking listless.

But Haruhiko was in no mood to comfort the brat right now, because the countdown on the rice cooker was over.

Haruhiko closed his eyes and focused his attention on the instruction manual.

The first thing that surprised him was that his kendo level directly increased by 7 levels to level 52.

This increase surprised Haruhiko. It seemed that not exposing Takahashi Ryoichi's trick at the first time was indeed the right choice. The experience baby had to be fattened up before being killed.

In addition, the entry for Kendo 52 was actually flashing with a faint bronze light.

Haruhiko was confused. What did this mean?
Does this mean that my current kendo level is just that of a bronze-level player?

Not really, right? Haruhiko calculated in his mind. With his current kendo skills, he was at least considered the top one in Teitan High School. Before the entry had any light, he was already able to suppress Manaka Yuta's group.

From this perspective, the bronze level seems to represent a very powerful strength. I wonder what strange changes will occur when it is upgraded further in the future.

Perhaps because of the fact that two evil spirits were saved this time, the main skill of [Salvation of Evil Spirits] was upgraded again to level 4. However, there were still no new skills this time, only a lot of improvements in physical strength and fitness. Perhaps after returning to school and asking classmates in the Kendo Club to check the physical strength to determine how much it has improved.

Other aspects can be felt more intuitively, such as the improvement in vision. Haruhiko can now see raindrops falling on the treetops outside through the gap in the window.

Of course, this improvement is still within the normal range, it's just that the vision is better than that of ordinary people.

Satisfied, Haruhiko pulled the quilt up and fell asleep.

...

The police arrived the next morning, searched the place, and collected evidence before taking Takahashi Ryoichi away in a police car.

After such a big incident, no one would be in the mood for vacation. Everyone wanted to leave the villa as soon as possible.

At noon, after saying goodbye to Masaru Ota and Kadoya, the group drove out of the villa.

The person driving was Suzuki Ayako. She drove very steadily. Haruhiko always felt that even her driving had the flavor of a Yamato Nadeshiko. It was really not easy.

Haruhiko sat in the passenger seat looking at the scenery, Sonoko and Ran in the back seat chattered about this wonderful experience, and Conan rested his chin on his hand and stared out the window in a daze.

Sonoko said, "By the way, Xiaolan, shall we go eat conveyor belt sushi tonight?"

"Why do you want to eat that suddenly?"

"To celebrate the fact that we didn't get killed by the bandage monsters, and we originally wanted to relax this time, but we didn't expect to encounter something even more terrifying." Sonoko took out her phone and called the conveyor belt sushi restaurant, "Sister, you want to come too?"

Suzuki Ayako said, "I have a dinner party with my father tonight."

Sonoko: “I see…”

At this moment, Haruhiko suddenly felt a vibration from the back of his chair. He turned around and found that Suzuki Sonoko had taken off her shoes at some point and was kicking the back of Haruhiko's chair with her bare feet.

"Hey, why don't you come with us? After all, you played a big role this time." Sonoko acted indifferent.

Haruhiko: "Okay, where are we going to eat?"

"I'll text you." said Yuanzi.

Haruhiko thought, "Great! I don't have to cook dinner myself. It's another day of eating with my daughter." But he still had to go to the supermarket to buy some food, as he didn't seem to have anything at home.

After returning to Beika Town, Haruhiko got off the bus directly in the commercial district. Xiaolan said she wanted to find her mother, and took Conan with her.

Suzuki Ayako drove Sonoko home.

Ayako and Sonoko walked into the gate of Suzuki's house hand in hand.

As I was changing my shoes in the entrance hall, I heard a surprised voice in front of me: "Didn't you go to the villa for vacation? Why are you back so early?"

In front of me was a slim young woman in a bathrobe. She had a facial mask on her face, and I could vaguely see a teardrop mole under the corner of her eye.

Suzuki Sonoko took off her shoes and stepped on the floor barefoot: "Mom, why are you doing maintenance in broad daylight?"

"The most important thing for a woman is to take care of her body. I've told you this many times, right?" said Tomoko Suzuki.

"I know, Mom, but I'm still young and don't need to think about these things for now." Suzuki Sonoko smiled and grabbed her mother's chest, then ran upstairs.

Suzuki Tomoko pulled her bathrobe up over her chest and said, "Ayako, why is Sonoko so happy?"

Suzuki Ayako gave a mysterious smile: "Maybe I have met my soulmate."

"Eh? Really? Did you meet him at a party? Whose family is he from?" Suzuki Tomoko asked a series of questions.

Ayako smiled and said, "You'll have to ask Sonoko about that."

Tomoko Suzuki also hurriedly ran upstairs.

Suzuki Ayako couldn't help but laugh when she saw her mother's nervous look, but it was no wonder. The Suzuki family only had two daughters, and they were destined to hand over power to their son-in-law in the future. She wondered how many eyes were staring at this piece of fat meat.

Ayako recalled Haruhiko's confident deductions and whispered, "Kousaka-kun, you need to demonstrate your abilities. Just solving cases won't make you a son-in-law of the Suzuki family."

But then she thought, if Haruhiko relied on his outstanding abilities to make a name for himself in the police force, it wouldn't be impossible for him to succeed in the end. After all, the collusion between the consortium and politicians has been going on for a long time. Ayako was still quite optimistic about this young man who suddenly appeared.

...

Haruhiko had no idea that he had become one of the candidates for the "future son-in-law of the Suzuki Group."

He walked home carrying a plastic bag full of discounted food. Since the firm had not received any clients, the financial situation was not very good and they had to save money on everything.

When Haruhiko arrived at the door of the Kousaka Exorcism Office, he was stunned.

Is this still my home?

All the glass on the first floor was smashed, the tables and chairs in the house were scattered on the ground, and the exorcism props originally hanging on the wall were torn down. The overall feeling was like a small war.

Was this a robbery?

Haruhiko walked into the office carrying a plastic bag and found a man squatting in front of an overturned table. The man was wearing white gloves and rubbing a ball of cotton on the table.

After seeing Haruhiko, the man with the trendy coral bangs stood up and walked over to Haruhiko: "Are you the owner of this place?"

Haruhiko nodded.

"Great! I was just trying to figure out how to contact you." The man with coral-shaped bangs pulled out a police handbook from his pocket, opened it, and showed it to Haruhiko. "My name is Shiratori Jinzaburo. Please advise me."

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