Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 83 Destroying Evidence

The sea breeze was cool, the stairs at the entrance of the community center were cool, and Conan's backside and his whole being were cool.

Three bumps had accumulated on his head, stacked together and even tilted to the right due to gravity.

He rested his chin on his hands, sitting on the cold stairs, pondering the case.

Why did the murderer take the body of the Black Rock Village Chief and leave his head in the latrine?

There were scattered bloodstains on the window, and some on the ground directly below the window, but that was it. Where exactly was the body taken? The amount of blood lost from the beheading was definitely more than what we saw. There were signs that the bathroom had been cleaned, but the blood shouldn't have been able to be cleaned up outside.

Based on the bloodstains and his complexion, Conan initially judged that the village chief, Kuroiwa, had died one to two hours earlier, meaning he died shortly after the worker saw him enter the bathroom. The cause of death was uncertain, and he was unsure if the village chief had any other fatal injuries.

Another question is whether Asai Narumi has any connection to this case.

He just went to the village clinic to ask, and the nurse said that Asai Narumi was not there in the morning or afternoon, but was there at noon to see a child.

The incident happened at noon, and Asai Narumi happened to be seeing a doctor.

Conan's suspicions deepened immediately. It was too much of a coincidence. His detective intuition told him that there was definitely something wrong here. It was very likely that Asai Narumi had fabricated an alibi.

With his hands in his pockets, Xia Chuan walked out of the community center and found Conan deep in thought. He looked down and patted the dog's head.

"Is everything okay?"

"Ouch!" Conan immediately grimaced, just as Natsukawa touched the spot where Uncle Mori had hit him three times in a row.

"Sorry." Xia Chuan smiled and took out a lollipop from his pocket. It was a supply he had seized from Miss Joel.

Anya's lollipops could only have come from Joel, so he took all the lollipops from Joel's pocket.

Eating peanuts is already likely to cause internal heat, and if you also eat lollipops, you'll definitely have to go get your teeth pulled along with Ayumi later. It's better not to eat them at all.

"Th-thank you." Conan was about to refuse, but then he thought that most children probably liked lollipops, and it would be a bit illogical not to take them.

"By the way, Uncle Xia Chuan, has there been any progress in the case?"

After Conan was thrown out by Kogoro Mouri, he tried to go back in, but the price he paid was the third bump on his head.

Even the toughest detective can't withstand this kind of hammering.

Moreover, he had almost finished his investigation. The victim's head had been severed with a single, clean cut, indicating that he was most likely male, as a woman would not have had such strength.

Except for Xiao Lan, but it obviously won't be Xiao Lan.

Dismemberment, what kind of deep-seated hatred must there be?

It must have been Keiji Aso who acted first. That despicable murderer, he didn't follow the script at all, the full moon was supposed to happen early.

"No, but some villagers found a lot of blood in the mountains, and we are going up the mountain to check it out."

Actually, Natsukawa came here specifically to give Conan a heads-up and see what ideas Conan had.

The investigation should be left to the professionals; why should he waste his brainpower and effort?

"On the mountain?"

The bathroom window overlooks the road leading up the mountain, making it entirely possible that the body was dumped there.

But what's the reason?
The murderer must have gone to such lengths just to leave the Black Rock Village Chief without a complete corpse.

According to the laws of science, a murderer must have a motive for killing.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri came out of the community center, glared at Conan, and then said to Natsukawa, "Natsukawa, come with me up the mountain to check out the situation."

As Kogoro Mouri was speaking, a police officer on a bicycle arrived late.

Aside from wearing a police uniform, he doesn't look like a police officer at all; he looks like a retired old man.

All eyes turned to him.

The old man is probably past retirement age. In his previous life, he might have been more suited to wearing a community security guard uniform.

The police officer parked his bicycle and came up to the group, panting.

"I heard from Dr. Asai that a case has occurred here. Is that true?"

The old man looked terrified, his face was covered in cold sweat, and his legs were trembling. It was hard to tell whether he was tired from pedaling his bicycle or frightened by the case.

"Y-yes!" Kogoro Mouri raised an eyebrow and asked uncertainly, "Are you a police officer from Tsukikage Island?"

This guy seems even more unreliable than that police officer on Shikishima, and he's way too old.

At this age, still working as a police officer, isn't the Metropolitan Police Department afraid that if he accidentally hurts his back, he'll be in trouble with the Metropolitan Police Department for life?

"Take me to see him." The police officer noticed that Kogoro Mouri's gaze was strange, but he had seen that look many times before and didn't care.

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Kogoro Mouri stammered, looking like he didn't want to talk to him.

At his age, he was afraid that showing the person a headless corpse would frighten them into illness, and what if something happened to them and they tried to extort money from him? "I am the only police officer on Moonshadow Island, and it is my duty to ensure the safety of the islanders. You had better take me there honestly, or I will sue you for obstructing official business."

Goodness, this old man is quite stubborn.

Kogoro Mouri smacked his lips, gave Natsukawa a helpless look, and then led the police officer inside.

Not long after, loud footsteps could be heard from inside.

Everyone craned their necks to look inside. Conan had even touched the shoes that enhanced his leg strength. If he sensed anything was wrong, he would kick the lollipop out of his hand.

A moment later, Kogoro Mouri rushed out in a panic, carrying someone on his back—the very same police officer from before.

"Ran, go quickly and fetch Dr. Asai."

Well.
"Xiao Lan, I'll go with you." Joel picked up Anya, who was about to run away, and followed her.

Children shouldn't stay at a murder scene, especially not with this person.
As for Conan, this isn't Anya, so it has nothing to do with her.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chuan followed Xiao Lan and the others.

Halfway there, he found another excuse to part ways with Joel, Anya, and Xiaolan.

Kuroiwa Tatsuji is dead, and any evidence that may exist in his home should be destroyed promptly.

The other party's death was too suspicious. Xia Chuan originally planned to take action tonight to find evidence, but now it seems that he will have to move it forward.

By the way, let's confirm whether the person who took action was after evidence.

This is very important.

Anything that might involve the brewery cannot be taken lightly. We've finally managed to gain a foothold in front of Gin, and we can't let ourselves be affected by other people or things.

The Black Rock family's villa is located on the east side of the village, adjacent to the mountains and forests, and just a few hundred meters ahead is the beach, making it arguably the best location on Moonshadow Island.

No wonder he's the village chief; he enjoys it so obviously without fear of criticism or suspicion.

Because of Kuroiwa Tatsuji's death, the rest of the Kuroiwa family are already on their way to the community center.

With no one in the mansion and its relatively secluded location, Xia Chuan easily slipped inside.

The door was wide open.

Before coming here, Xia Chuan had already obtained the key to the Kuroiwa family's house from Frank.

Because Natsukawa had already made plans to come to Moonshadow Island, Frank was still able to provide assistance even though Kogoro Mouri's invitation was rather hasty.

Besides the Kuroiwa family, he also has keys to the Kawashima and Nishimoto families.

In addition, Xia Chuan had also memorized the house's structural diagrams in advance.

The villa is extremely luxurious, with expensive furniture and gorgeous lighting fixtures that give you an overwhelming sense of extravagance from the moment you step inside.

Everyone who sees this has to say that Brother Heiyan is really talented.

Xia Chuan spent an hour thoroughly searching the entire Kuroiwa residence.

If it weren't for the need to put everything back in its place after rummaging through it to ensure it doesn't look like it's been touched, this process would take much shorter.

In the end, Xia Chuan found what he wanted in the safe in the study on the second floor.

This Kuroiwa Tatsuji does have some dirt on tequila, but not much, and it's just some transaction photos and transaction lists.

Fortunately, the documents showed no signs of being tampered with and were neatly arranged, so it seems that the person who killed Kuroiwa Tatsuji wasn't after the brewery.

Since it has nothing to do with the distillery, then the murder case doesn't matter. Let the plot change as it may; it's none of my business. Conan is the one who should be scratching his head.

As for Kogoro Mouri, he should just obediently stretch out his neck and wait for the tranquilizer dart.

He closed the door and left, casually tossing the key aside; it was useless now, he'd taken all the evidence with him.

I'll go check the other three people's homes again tonight.

They hadn't gone far when Xia Chuan suddenly narrowed his eyes and quickly hid in a tree by the roadside.

A hint of curiosity flickered in his eyes.

His gaze locked onto the slowly approaching black cat.

The newcomer was completely black, just like the character Xiao Hei in the show, as if he were wearing a black leather suit, with only his eyes being white.

The situation was a bit strange. If it weren't for the fact that it was still daytime and the sun was still in the sky, plus the fact that the other party had a shadow, Xia Chuan would have thought he had seen a ghost.

"This is too much like Ke Xue's style."

(End of this chapter)