Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 765 Outrageous Reasoning Without Evidence or Clues
Xia Chuan pondered for a moment before speaking, "Just say it."

Even he found this emotion highly suspicious.

Could it be that Anya's mind-reading ability has finally found a nemesis?
Anya's voice was useless in the face of this kind of brainwashing or hypnosis, because the hypnotized person believed that he was the murderer.

"I was indeed near the Morozuki family's place at the time you mentioned."

Genda Ryūnō answered honestly, and seeing Inspector Yukinaga's expectant gaze turn gray, he suddenly felt a pang of pity.

He raised his hands, tears falling onto them, and finally couldn't hold back any longer and knelt down.

These past few days, the successive fires have dealt him a tremendous blow, tormenting his spirit and leaving him unable to control himself.

As long as he is asleep, he will inexplicably appear at the crime scene. The iconic red horse is exactly the same as the Red Hare he designed. All of this points to him being the murderer.

"It was me. The previous three arson attacks, including tonight's, must have been committed by me."

“I have a habit of sleepwalking, and the doctor said I have severe sleepwalking. Logically, I should have left after get off work today, but I inexplicably ended up here.”

"When I woke up, I stood still in the crowd, watching the fire."

Genda Takatoku wept bitterly, "It must be me! My father was a firefighter, but I became a heinous arsonist!"

His voice was filled with anguish, and his cries grew louder, attracting the attention of nearby onlookers.

Before Inspector Gong could comfort him, he suddenly became agitated and slammed his head against the ground with terrifying "bang, bang, bang" sounds. His forehead quickly broke and bled, but he still didn't stop.

Xia Chuan remained expressionless, swiftly stopping the other person's actions, and turned to Inspector Gong Chang: "I also think he's probably not the murderer, but his mental state is quite abnormal."

Who is the murderer?

Kogoro Mouri frowned, suspecting that Takatoku Genda's behavior was an act, intended to evoke pity in others.

Before he could speak, the other three suspects arrived one by one.

They are respectively Akira Morozuki, Ryoko Morozuki's husband;
Ryoko Morozuka's lover, the feng shui master Soga Misao;
Ryoko Morozumi's older sister, Yoshiko Morozumi, is a fortune teller.

Goodness, they're all people connected to Ryoko Morozumi, except for Takatoku Genda, who has almost no connection to her. You can't just kill someone because they couldn't sell something, can you?
All three remained calm. They were somewhat surprised by Genda Ryūnō's behavior, but said nothing.

It was Morozumi Akira who exclaimed in shock, "Mr. Genda, what are you doing here?"

"Dr. Morozumi, what are you doing here?"

Both of them seemed surprised, but one was genuinely surprised while the other was faking it.

Genda Ryūnō then seemed to realize something and said dejectedly, "Dr. Morozumi, I think I'm sleepwalking again. I must be the arsonist who's been running rampant lately, and every time the red horse that appears at the scene looks a lot like a souvenir that we're about to sell in our store."

"How is this possible? Your condition has become this serious?"

Akira Morozumi's face was filled with shock. He pointed at Takatoku Genda, his mouth opening and closing as if he was too frightened to utter a sound.

Inspector Gong Chang looked serious and was about to pull out his handcuffs.

Genda Takatoku has admitted that although he believes the other party should not be the murderer, since he has already admitted it, he can only act according to the rules and procedures.

Xia Chuan reached out to stop him and shook his head.

Anya has confirmed through listening to the voices of others that this Mr. Morozumi is the real culprit.

In fact, it was after receiving Genda Takatoku, the patient, that Morozumi Akira came up with this plan.

Using hypnosis to make the other person take the blame, and then creating an alibi by setting a timed fire.

A glint flashed in Zhujiaoming's eyes; he laughed wildly inside, but appeared utterly grief-stricken on the surface.

However, Genda Ryūnō himself admitted that he was still somewhat disappointed. He had originally planned to destroy the Soga Misao family as well, but now it seemed that he no longer had the chance.

It's okay, as long as Liangzi is dead!
Akira thought to himself, then said sadly, "Alas, it's all my fault. If my medical skills were a little better, I could have saved you, and Akiko wouldn't have been persecuted as well. In the end, it's still my fault."

Akira Morozuki's seemingly compassionate demeanor is completely exposed in the face of Vermouth's superb acting skills.

From these few words, she could roughly guess that the real murderer was the other party.

However, she did not speak, but watched Xia Chuan perform.

The last case might have been lucky. To find out more about Xia Chuan, we should look at other cases, like this one.

Heiji Hattori and Conan, the two detectives, also noticed the problem and remained silent in thought.

“Inspector Gong Chang, all three of them have alibis for today’s events.”

The police officer next to him whispered a reminder: "Mr. Soga Misao and Mr. Morozumi Akira were still drinking at an izakaya at 7:40, and Ms. Morozumi Yoshiko was telling fortunes for someone at Beika Station at that time."

Upon arriving here, the sorrow on Morozumi's face almost turned into a smile.

His acting skills were lacking, so he could only cover his face with his hands and cry loudly to hide his inner ecstasy.

“At this point, there’s really no need for much investigation.” Inspector Gong Chang shook his head, utterly disappointed.

Xia Chuan glanced at Morozumi Akira silently, then suddenly asked, "Mr. Morozumi Akira, do you smoke?" The weeping Morozumi Akira suddenly paused, looked up at Xia Chuan, and subconsciously shook his head: "I don't smoke. Could this fire be because of a cigarette butt? But neither Misao nor I smoke."

Inspector Yumikawa and Kogoro Mori were curious and didn't know what Natsukawa meant by asking that question.

Conan and Heiji Hattori were puzzled, but they didn't say anything to disturb them.

Although we suspect that Akira Morozumi is the murderer, his alibi is a major problem, and we still don't know how he did it.

"Then what are the matches you have on you for?"

Matches? What matches?
Everyone's gazes sharpened as they looked at Zhu Jiaoming, but they couldn't discern anything from him.

"The box of matches in the inside pocket of your suit jacket."

Such precise positioning caused Morozuki Akira's expression to change drastically, and his eyes darted around nervously.

Did he discover anything?
Moroko Akira asked himself this question in his heart.

After a while, he suddenly realized that the other party was probably bluffing him, and even if he had a matchbox on him, what would that prove?

Regaining his composure, he straightened his back, ignoring Xia Chuan's question, and said impatiently, "What are you talking about, sir? Are you a policeman? If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. I'm very saddened by Liangzi's death, and I don't know what to do next. Please don't waste my time."

The sudden change in attitude was clearly suspicious, but without evidence, Inspector Gong Chang couldn't do anything about it.

The match that Xia Chuan mentioned doesn't seem to prove anything.

Unless the ignition point and cause of the fire are confirmed.

Morozumi Akira knew this, and even though his current attitude might raise suspicion, he remained fearless. As long as he disposed of the matches, he could almost guarantee his safety!

"In fact, the police have already confirmed the ignition point and method of arson. Although Genda Takatoku has no alibi, there is no evidence to prove that he has any items on him that could be used for arson, including the previous times. Otherwise, he would have been arrested long ago."

"But you have matches on you."

Although I don't know how the other person knew I had matches, what can I say about them?
“What does a match prove? Is buying matches illegal?” Zhu Jiaoming retorted, not backing down an inch.

"You must have known about Ms. Akiko Morozumi's affair for a long time, right? And you must have known that you, who married into the family, would be kicked out of this house, so you planned this case."

Seeing that the other person was about to say something, Xia Chuan stopped him, saying, "Don't rush to refute me, let me finish."

This is his turn; everyone else is forbidden to speak.

"Hypnosis and psychological suggestion can be detected. The Metropolitan Police Department can make a diagnosis through medical means by bringing in a psychologist, and this is a legally recognized practice."

"And the only psychiatrist he's seen during this period is you."

"Furthermore, the time spent in the hospital alone is simply not enough to achieve long-term stable hypnosis, so you must have installed speakers and listening devices in Mr. Genda Takatoku's house to increase interference, right?"

Hypnosis and psychological manipulation—he, as a spy, knew this stuff all too well.

Morozumi Akira's already unpleasant expression turned even more gloomy, and his heart pounded faster.

"I don't know what you're talking about. If a patient commits a crime, the doctor should be held responsible. That's just too unreasonable. And what about that loudspeaker bug you mentioned? Let's not even talk about whether it exists or not. Even if it does, what makes you think I'm involved in the arson?"

"Your fingerprints should be on the listening devices and loudspeakers. When you went to Genda Takatoku's house, you weren't wearing gloves or anything, were you?"

This one
Akira Morozumi's face turned almost pale to the naked eye.

"Brother Xia Chuan"

"Isn't that a bit too amazing?"

Conan and Heiji Hattori took a deep breath, unable to understand.

This kind of advanced reasoning... can it even be called reasoning? Reasoning based solely on deduction without any evidence is too outrageous.

Xia Chuan seems to know a lot about psychology, and he even knows that Morozumi Akira has matches on him. How did he figure that out?

"So what? I didn't have the time to commit the crime."

"So, we have to get back to the point."

Xia Chuan smiled in response, but Morozumi Akira had already entered his own rhythm and there was no possibility of him breaking free.

"Back to the matches, this relates to the method of the crime."

"Most households now use incandescent light bulbs. Some high-power incandescent bulbs, when lit for a long time, will heat up on the glass surface, and this temperature is enough to light a match."

"Simply fix a match to the surface of the incandescent bulb, then place a tissue paper underneath, and put a flammable cloth underneath to achieve timed ignition."

Natsukawa looked at Soga Misao with a confident expression, "Did Mr. Morozumi Akira go upstairs before leaving?"

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)