Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Chapter 24 Sato: I'm not the driver
"Recently, every time I go home, the furniture has been moved, and they've been sending me strange photos. I also get silent phone calls every day; it's really scary."

After Yoko Okino found Kogoro Mouri.

Upon learning that his idol had been spied on by an unknown person, Kogoro Mouri was extremely angry.

He immediately accepted the commission and went home with Yoko Okino to conduct a secret investigation.

Ran was very worried about her father's unreliable and obsessive behavior, so she followed him under the pretext of wanting to see her idol's room, naturally not leaving Conan alone at home.

When Yoko Okino opened the door, she let out a sharp scream.

"This man was killed after you returned, right?"

After Inspector Megure arrived, he first took photos of the deceased on the ground before questioning Yoko Okino and the others.

“Yes, he was already dead here when we came back,” Yoko Okino said.

"Do you know this deceased person?" Inspector Megure asked.

"Let me take a look first."

Yamagishi Eiichi glanced at the deceased, his pupils contracted slightly, and he accidentally stepped on the water on the floor, splashing directly onto the deceased.

After getting up from the deceased, Eiichi Yamagishi said, "I don't know him, Yoko. You don't know the deceased either, right?"

Okino Yoko nodded.

Inspector Megure asked, "Do you have a spare key?"

“Mr. Yamagishi does indeed have a spare key,” Yoko Okino said.

“Then the murderer must be Eiichi Yamagishi!” Kogoro Mouri said.

"No, I'm not!"

Eiichi Yamagishi raised his hand in a panic and said somewhat helplessly, "I do have a spare key, but I lost it a few days ago."

Eiichi Yamagishi's eyes darted away.

He lost his spare key after meeting Zhengyi.

Yoko Okino seemed to have realized something as well, and her pupils narrowed.

Conan frowned as he looked at Yoko and Yamagishi, sensing that they were hiding something.

While investigating the room, Conan and the police discovered many things and brought in fellow idol Yuko Ikezawa, asking her many questions as well.

In order to steal dirt on her colleagues, she became familiar with various lock-picking techniques. When she came to Yoko's house to steal dirt, this man grabbed her from behind and she managed to escape with great effort.

Furthermore, the identity of the deceased has been investigated and clarified.

Yoko Okino herself admitted that he was her boyfriend during high school.

Conan paced back and forth in the room, sensing that things were not as simple as they seemed.

In his childish voice, he asked, "Uncle Yamagishi, why haven't you changed the lock after losing the spare key for so long? I remember once my mother lost her key and, fearing it would be picked up by a bad person, she changed the lock that very day."

Upon hearing Conan's words, Kogoro Mouri had a sudden flash of inspiration.

He already knows the truth.

"So the murderer is still you, right? You must have killed someone and put the body in Yoko's house to frame her. As for the spare key being lost, that's all a lie, isn't it?" Kogoro Mouri said, grabbing Yamagishi's collar.

Yamagishi said, feeling wronged, "I didn't."

"Why didn't you remind Miss Yoko to change the locks?"

"Because I thought I wouldn't be picked up by anyone, and even if I were, I wouldn't come looking for my home," Yamagishi said.

Kogoro Mouri roared, "Do you think I'd believe such nonsense?"

Yamagishi, forced into a corner, struggled with his expression. Gritting his teeth, he finally said, "Yoko and I only realized the key was missing after we met with Young Master Masakazu. I thought he had picked it up, so..."

"So what if he picked it up? Aren't you going to ask him for it back?" Kogoro asked. Yamagishi glanced at Ran and Conan.

Are you sure you want me to make this so clear in front of your daughter and son?
Kogoro seemed to have realized something too, and immediately flew into a rage.

"The murderer is definitely Sumitomo Shoichi!" he said angrily. "Inspector Megure, bring that guy here immediately, he's absolutely the murderer!"

Inspector Megure wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Brother Mori, don't let your emotions cloud your judgment. Mr. Shoichi had absolutely no reason to kill someone at Ms. Yoko's house."

By the way, is your air conditioner always set this high?

"He is definitely the murderer!" Kogoro Mori continued to shout.

Yamagishi was taken aback when he saw this.

Wasn't it rumored that Kogoro Mouri was a henchman of Prince Shoichi? How could he have killed his master?
Yamagishi was uneasy.

Sitting on the sofa, Yuko said quietly, "Ms. Okino Yoko, as expected of a famous female idol, is the first person Mr. Masakazu looks for when he wants to enter the entertainment industry."

"It's a pity you refused. However, now that such a scandal has occurred, Young Master Zhengyi probably won't be interested in you anymore."

Kogoro Mouri perked up again and shouted:
"Isn't there a reason for this? That guy must have been enraged after being rejected by Ms. Yoko, so he killed Ms. Yoko's boyfriend from high school to intimidate her."

After all, this guy has a precedent.

Inspector Megure stared speechlessly at Kogoro Mouri.

Don't talk nonsense.

The murderer of Ms. Yotsubi Reika's death was clearly Takashi Ichijo.

You solved that case yourself, so what? Are you going to overturn your own case and re-convict?
"Go and summon Shoichi," Inspector Megure said to Sato.

It's almost evening, and I don't know if they'll even be willing to come over at this hour.

They are a family.

Zheng Yi is helping Ai with her homework.

Ai wrote with lightning speed, wanting to finish quickly so that this guy wouldn't have to spend much time with her.

"Ding dong~"

"coming."

"Hello, I am Miwako Sato. You are involved in a case, please cooperate with us in the investigation," Sato said expressionlessly.

This guy won't come when I call him; I have to get him picked up by a private car.

Inspector Megure was quite patient with this guy.

If he wants to come, sending a policeman to pick him up is no problem at all.

"wait for me."

When Zheng Yi returned to the living room, he said to Ai, "Stop doing your homework. The driver is here. Let me take you to get something to eat."

Ai's head tilted in confusion.

The living room is not far from the entrance.

She'd been eavesdropping the whole time. Weren't the people who came supposed to be police officers? When did they become a driver?

Sato, standing at the door, had a completely black face.

When did I become your driver?

After Zheng Yi pulled Ai to sit in the back seat of the police car, he said to Sato, "Please take us to the Beika Grand Hotel."

(End of this chapter)