Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 125 The Storm of Death, Two More People Needed

"Two people?"

All the famous detectives in the restaurant focused their attention on Gao Mo, who was sitting quietly.

Whether it was just empty talk to attract attention or they really knew the truth... those eyes, which were originally quite ordinary, seemed to have truly seen through them all.

"Let's go with your suggestion for now. The real mastermind is among us, but what about the two people involved?" Mogi Harufumi pressed down on the table, leaning forward. "If you don't explain this clearly..."

"It's probably because of that Mercedes, right?" Hakuba Saguru also stared intently at Gao Mo. "To use a Mercedes as a decoy parked at the entrance, and to pretend to be a guest, there must be someone else driving to pick them up... But what does this have to do with Granny Senma? And Mr. Oogami..."

"Da Shang never thought he would be killed, so he didn't wash the dishes at all during dinner."

Gao Mo calmly scanned the crowd with his fingers crossed.

The projected text for most people, including Conan and the others, was related to solving cases.

Chima Kazuyo, however, is tasked with deciphering the code and uncovering the truth behind the Twilight Mansion that killed her father.

Hakuba Saguru – [Investigating the Truth] and [Finding Kid]

Kenshinori Wakita – [What happened to the boss? Where did he go?] and [If these people decipher the code, we'll silence them.]

Short-haired maid—[Who is impersonating Kaito Kid?]

……

Gao Mo's eye twitched slightly.

His first task was: "Who is impersonating Kaito Kid?"

The task is to explain the cause and effect to the short-haired maid.

This guy……

I thought Kidd was disguised as Hakuba Saguru. After all, it would be very suspicious if a rich young man who was studying in England suddenly came all the way here.

And then he dressed as a woman again.

Gao Mo continued his reasoning under everyone's gaze: "Of course, even if you wash the tableware, it's not very useful unless you wash the cups as well, because the poison is nowhere to be touched by the mouth."

"Indeed, Mr. Ooga had no problems at all during the meal, and even drank several sips of tea before finally..."

Hakuba Saguru suddenly noticed the right thumb of Ooue's corpse, and his eyes narrowed sharply.

"Could it be..."

"The murderer applied poison to a spot on the teacup that was easily touched by the thumb. If nothing unexpected happened, most of the people present were poisoned."

Gao Mo glanced at the thumbs-up from everyone, then turned his gaze back to Senma Kazuyo.

"Da Shang Zhu Shan, like the maid, has a habit of biting his thumb when he is nervous or thinking. He shouldn't have been so careless, but he didn't expect his accomplice to take this opportunity to kill him."

A group of people at the scene were cleaning their fingers with grim expressions, but Chima Shigeyo remained motionless.

"When did you start to doubt me?" Senma Kazuyo remained expressionless, seemingly uninterested in anything, but after her gaze darted back and forth between Gao Mo and the man with the mustache, she couldn't help but ask.

She couldn't understand how, out of so many people, they were so sure it was her.
And they even knew she was planning to fake her death to escape...

"Others only wiped the cutlery and the rims of the cups, the parts that come into direct contact with their mouths, but you, Granny Senma, specifically cleaned the area where the thumb holds the cup."

Gao Mo and the old lady looked at each other.

"And just now when you were checking Mr. Daisho's teacup, you subconsciously didn't touch the poisoned part—knowing and not knowing, the human subconscious reaction is different..."

"The first person to check the teacup was to prevent others from using the copper coin to test for poison, because if a finger with poison on it touches the copper coin, it will immediately produce a reaction."

Senma Kazuyo raised his old eyes slightly, his surprise turning to the teacup, a self-deprecating smile appearing on his face: "It's because of something like this. I thought I was careful enough, but it seems I was too careful."

What the other famous detectives completely missed was revealed to be obvious in the eyes of a detective's assistant.

"No wonder the Supreme One wanted to kill you first; it seems it's not just a personal grudge..."

"The grudge... is it that case that was broadcast live on TV last time?" Ikumi Gunda asked doubtfully. "I remember Detective Mori defeated Mr. Ogami, didn't he?"

"That's just how it's reported in the newspapers. I guess it's because Sleeping Kogoro is more famous and more attractive."

Chika Kazuyo continued to look at Takamo.

“But that’s not enough. It only proves that I know the cup is poisoned…” “That’s enough for us. The police will find out about you and Da Shang Zhu Shan later. They just need to confirm your suspicion.”

Gao Mo interrupted Qianjian Jiangdai.

His task was simply to clarify the truth; gathering evidence and solving the case was the police's job. Otherwise, there would be no need to overturn the table now.

"Da Shang Zhushan originally wanted to kill me, but his accomplices, who were supposed to help him, turned around and plotted against him. The reason he bit his finger at that time was because the contents of the tape deviated from the planned scheme, right?"

"The reason we blew up all the vehicles at the front gate, leaving only the one belonging to the maid at the back gate, was to use that car to create the illusion that we were killed in the explosion... That's also why you volunteered to drive to the suspension bridge to check..."

“Wait a minute,” Harufumi Mogi couldn’t help but interject, “Isn’t this too strange? Why would Granny Senma do something like this? And if the target is Mr. Ogami, there’s no need to poison everyone’s cups, right?”

"After all, they're a group of famous detectives; they might not actually sit in their assigned seats. As for the cause of the incident..."

Gao Mo observed with suspicion that the aura of death emanating from the group had not weakened but rather increased, and glanced at Wakita Kanenori, who was slightly bowing his head at the very back.

[Detective Level 5 Upgrade: 50 Stars, 3/5] (Ookami Kisuke, Hattori Heiji, Yamata Ikumi)

The upgrade requirements have only been increased by one.

These famous detectives are indeed not so easy to deal with; even the person involved, Chima Kōdai, did not react.

And why?
He has already contacted the police, and the matter should be resolved quickly.

Since Rum is disguised as a chef, it means he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it.

But what's with the ever-worsening aura of death emanating from the detectives?

He also cut off the treasure hunt route...

"Boom!"

A sudden clap of thunder outside interrupted Gao Mo's thoughts.

Heavy rain!
If the weather is extremely bad, the police will be unable to carry out a rescue operation in a short period of time...

Gao Mo's eyes narrowed slightly.

Now he himself clearly felt the threat of death.

The real enemy is not the Black Organization, nor these detectives, but the Grim Reaper lurking in the shadows.

The death of Da Shang Zhu Shan did not seem to help him hide himself; instead, it attracted the power of the Grim Reaper.

Is it because of the Twilight Mansion or...?

"What's wrong?" Hakuba noticed Gao Mo checking his phone. "Is it because the police can't come? I can handle the contacting..."

Gao Mo made a phone call and shook his head: "There's a sudden thunderstorm and mudslide outside, blocking the roads. Neither police cars nor helicopters can get here."

“There’s nothing to worry about,” Kenjiro Wakita laughed. “I just checked, and we have enough food and drinking water to last us for a few days.”

That's what I'm worried about.

Gao Mo put down his phone in a deep voice, and after thinking for a moment, he turned to Chimiya Kazuyo and continued, "More than 40 years ago, a tragedy occurred here. A group of scholars and experts were invited to the Twilight Mansion to search for treasure, but they all disappeared without a trace..."

"Before I came here, I specifically looked up information. Among those scholars, there was an archaeologist named Senma Kyosuke."

The Grim Reaper has undergone unexplained changes, and all he can do now is try to complete the upgrade mission as soon as possible.

Extraordinary versus extraordinary, we must quickly advance to the second stage!

Two more detectives are needed...

“That’s my father,” Senma Kazuyo neither denied nor offered an explanation, but her expression towards Gao Mo became more complex. “It seems you really do know everything, Detective Kindaichi…”

"But I'll investigate these things beforehand. You're not actually Phantom Thief Kid, are you? I did think the real Phantom Thief Kid might come, since it's someone impersonating him..."

"Phantom Thief Kid did come here, but it wasn't me."

Gao Mo's voice interrupted everyone's speculation. The detectives looked at each other and were just beginning to suspect Wakita Kanenori when they noticed that Gao Mo's gaze was fixed on the short-haired maid standing behind them.

"This……"

"Do you think the maid is Kid? That's impossible!"

(End of this chapter)