I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 182 A true man is born between heaven and earth; how can he live a life of confinement and subservience to others for long!

Michiko Segawa's answer was simple.

However, it dealt a heavy blow to Kazuo Ohara's heart.

Faced with Chen En's question.

Michiko Segawa hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Yes, the company has purchased accident insurance, personal safety insurance, and other insurance for every employee..."

"The deceased, Aida Tetsu, had no family. Given the circumstances of his accidental death, the insurance company should be paying out the compensation to the company. Is there something wrong with that?"

—This is the motive for murder!

Kogoro Mouri stared wide-eyed at Kazuo Ohara.

Previously, Aida Tetsu mentioned that the company was about to go bankrupt and asked Ohara Kazuo to pay him severance pay. However, he died in an accident immediately afterward. Ohara Kazuo didn't have to pay a single penny and was able to collect Aida's gold coins.

Nobody would believe that the murderer wasn't Kazuo Ohara!

"Th-what happened?"

"Although the company is indeed experiencing cash flow problems and is short of funds, that doesn't mean I'm the real murderer who killed Aida Tetsu, does it? What can a glove with my blood on it prove?"

"I... I'm telling you, I just had nothing better to do, so I came here to run and get some exercise. What's wrong with that?"

Kazuo Ohara said, his neck stiff.

He also added,
"I have blood on my hand. It's because I was in such a hurry when I opened the toilet door that I accidentally cut myself on the doorknob. But I didn't bring it up because I saw how upset the manager was."

"Now that I've said it, you can't make a big deal out of it anymore!"

"A group of young people bullying an old man in his fifties, is this outrageous?"

The manager of the coffee shop next door: ?
So I have to say thank you?

Seeing that Kazuo Ohara stubbornly refused to plead guilty, as if he would never admit guilt without any real evidence.

The numerous Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers looked at each other in bewilderment.

If this were not Tokyo, but Osaka.

At this stage, the officer's body camera should be out of power, while the stun gun should be fully charged.

It's time to use the Great Memory Restoration Technique!

Woohoo————

Trumpets sounded.

The bus gestured for them to make way, then drove past and stopped in front of the bus stop next to it.

Everyone's eyes followed the bus as it moved, then glanced to the side, then back at the bus—I've found what was pulling the blue truck down!

"The bus started at 12:07, and the truck crashed into the coffee shop at 12:10."

Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin, his gaze shifting to the back of the bus.

If something pulled the blue truck and caused it to slide down, then obviously Kazuo Ohara couldn't have retrieved it; that thing should still be behind the bus.

Inspector Megure immediately signaled the bus to stop to cooperate with the investigation.

He then personally led a group to the back of the bus, glanced around, and spotted something that looked very familiar.

Well known.

The citizens of Beika Town have two powerful weapons for committing murder.

One is cyanide, and the other is fishing line or piano wire.

What's now clearly visible wrapped around the rear wheel of the bus is a broken piece of piano wire. However, the strength of the piano wire is insufficient to directly pull the blue truck; it broke as soon as the bus started moving.

This piano wire is probably not for pulling the blue truck; it has some other purpose.

"The truck was switched to neutral. Why didn't any of you see that?"

Chen En also realized this.

He glanced at the situation inside the blue truck next to him and immediately frowned.

—Dude, how could you miss this kind of information? Oh, I mean that thing from Beika Department Store that used to randomly knock people's heads with sticks.

After each beating, he would change his platform shoes into flat shoes, and none of the people noticed.

It's normal to focus on the handbrake and not pay attention to neutral.

If the blue truck is in neutral, then everything makes sense.

The blue truck would naturally have gone down the slope, but it didn't hit the bus, and the bus's rear wheels had piano wires.

That means there must be something stuck under the blue truck's wheel, preventing it from turning.

"Uncle Mori, are there any obstacles on the roadside that would prevent the wheels from turning?"

Chen En said something to Kogoro Mouri.

"The kind with obvious tire tracks and made of hard material?"

Upon hearing this, Kazuo Ohara, who was standing next to him, broke out in a cold sweat.

Now that things have come to this, it seems too late to turn myself in.

Well... well, maybe we should think about how to escape.

He glanced around at the positions of the officers standing next to him.

Then, Kazuo Ohara's eyes lit up.

There is a flaw!
The police officers surrounded all directions, except for the spot where Chen En was standing!
Hmph, just a mere chuunibyou detective who was summoned by the police.

Could we possibly stop him when he's caught off guard?
On the other side, Kogoro Mouri, with his backside sticking out, was searching everywhere.

Finally, his eyes lit up, and he picked up half a wooden wedge from the ground, saying triumphantly,
"The answer is a wooden wedge!"

"He placed a wooden wedge! And there's a severed piano string wrapped around the broken half of the wedge!"

Upon hearing this, all the police officers were taken aback.

Surprisingly, Kogoro Mouri was able to find the key evidence for everyone while he was sober.

However, seize this fleeting opportunity.

Kazuo Ohara has already made his move!
He moved quickly toward Chen En, intending to smash through Chen En and escape!

Noticing what was happening behind him, Inspector Megure turned around abruptly and shouted,
"Danger! Don't go!"

Kazuo Ohara sneered.

If you're coming to arrest me and I don't run away, wouldn't I be a fool?

When you manage to extract my blood from the piano strings, won't I become a middle-aged man destined for prison?
A true man is born between heaven and earth; how can he remain imprisoned and subservient to others for long!

Closer and closer!
Chen En turned to look at him, her eyes filled with surprise, and asked,
"Guess why they call me Batman, not Detective?"

The next moment, a heavy punch struck Kazuo Ohara's jaw.

Suddenly, Kazuo Ohara was launched into the air.

Then it fell heavily to the ground, its head tilted to the side, and it fell peacefully asleep.

—You have no chance of winning against me, who has mastered hypnosis techniques!
Seeing the unconscious Kazuo Ohara, Inspector Megure approached, shook his head, and sighed.
"Sigh, why did you have to choose the most capable fighter?"

"Come here, Takagi, lend me a hand and help me pinch my philtrum."

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Kazuo Ohara opened his eyes.

All I could see were officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

It surrounded him from all sides, forming a circle, with him in the middle.

One of the forensic officers inside said,
"You're awake? The investigation is over!"

Kazuo Ohara: ?

(End of this chapter)