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

Chapter 377 No, he just has good eyesight.

Takaaki Morofushi, Inspector of the First Investigation Division, Shinno Police Station, Nagano Prefecture.

Graduating first in his class from the Law Department of Dongdu University, he would be a shoo-in for the Level 1 civil service exam, guaranteeing a bright future as a professional.
However, Morofushi Takaaki skipped the exam and went directly to work at the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters.

Later, due to acting without authorization and disobeying orders from his superiors, he was directly transferred from the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters to the Shinno Police Station, a local police station, as a police inspector. It can be said that he was demoted again and again, but Morofushi Takaaki himself did not care about this at all.

He only glanced at the dummy and the corpse before noticing the timed lock that had fallen with them and the fishing line on the dummy.

Zhu Fugao Ming didn't even need to think too much.

The crime scene before us is clearly a heinous murder. The killer pushed the victim off the platform of the radio tower, causing him to fall to his death from a great height, and then used other tools to create a dummy that resembled a human figure.

Connect the fishing line to the railing, fasten the timer lock, and when the time is up, the dummy will fall to the ground.

—However, there is a problem.

"This method of committing the crime is not yet complete."

Zhu Fugaoming said in a low voice.

According to his theory, the killer likely used this method to mislead the police about the victim's time of death and to create an alibi for himself. Therefore, the killer must have one more crucial step to take.
That is to arrive at the scene, hide the dummy, and ensure that no one discovers that the second fall was a dummy and not a corpse.

But the dummy is still lying on the ground, the murderer hasn't appeared at the scene, and there are still two cameras on the radio tower platform. This is strange. If the murderer wanted to evade responsibility in this way, there's no reason for them to leave such a big flaw.

unless----

Zhu Fu Gaoming turned his head to look at the two cars driving towards the crime scene.

The answer slowly came to mind.

Since the murderer used such a method to commit the crime, it is impossible that the murderer did not complete the murder method. If the murderer did not complete the murder method, it can only mean that the murderer was unable to complete the murder method.

So, does that mean that when you were trying to create an alibi, the person acting as your alibi saw through it?

The two cars came to a stop one after the other. Detective Yamada, one of the criminals in charge of the case, stepped forward to stop them and indicated that a vicious murder had occurred, the scene had been cordoned off, and unrelated persons should leave.

However, Detective Yamada's obstruction had no effect.

With a click, Chen En pushed open the door and came out.

He brought Hiroshi Akimoto into Morofushi Takaaki's line of sight, then his gaze lingered briefly on Morofushi Takaaki before he spoke.

"Inspector Zhu Fushi, the person behind me is the perpetrator in this case. He has turned himself in."

These words startled the many criminal investigators in the vicinity.
In their minds, criminals who use physically unacceptable means to commit crimes have never surrendered themselves. Is this precedent about to be broken tonight?

Then, the other people in the two cars got out.

Sonoko Suzuki quietly stood behind Chen En, glancing at Morofushi Takaaki, who sported a mustache. She blinked subconsciously, feeling that he looked strangely familiar.

Yesterday, she overheard Chen En and Ran Mouri discussing the Three Kingdoms at the arcade, but she couldn't join in.
I spent the night researching books and films about the Three Kingdoms on my computer, but I didn't remember much. However, I did have a strong impression of the characters' features. This police inspector in front of me looks just like Zhuge Liang from those movies. — In Japanese films and television dramas, Zhuge Liang's mustache is almost an indispensable element.

As for why Sonoko Suzuki felt that Takaaki Morofushi looked familiar?
The reason is actually quite simple. Just as the name of Morofushi Takaaki is a homophone of Zhuge Liang Kongming, Morofushi Takaaki is a character designed based on Zhuge Liang. It is only natural that he would give people the feeling of being similar to Zhuge Liang.

"It seems this prisoner has indeed chosen an extraordinary eyewitness."

Zhu Fu Gaoming said with a smile,

Although he found it strange that Chen En recognized him, he had never actually met Chen En before. However, he didn't ask why Chen En knew who he was, because he himself knew that Chen En's facial features were very distinctive.

Therefore, Morofushi Takaaki simply explained to Ran Mouri, Conan, Kazuhiko Eda, and the others who got off the bus behind him,

"Although you may already know my name and identity."

"However, out of courtesy, please allow me to introduce myself again—I am Inspector Takaaki Morofushi of the First Investigation Division of the Niino Police Station in Nagano Prefecture, and I am currently in charge of the investigation of this case."

"If you are, in this case, eyewitnesses chosen by the perpetrator to carry out the murder,"

"Well then, all the eyewitnesses, please cooperate with the officers of Xinye Police Station to complete the taking of your statements. And, sir... if you really are here to turn yourself in, could you please recount your criminal plan?"

—Zhuge Liang, Kongming?

Ran Mouri blinked, finding the name quite strange.
This was the first time she had ever seen someone whose name was exactly the same as a historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period. Conan, who was leaning against her, shook his head slightly, thinking to himself that the homonym of this person's name was too jarring.

Since Chen En had already seen through and solved the case on the rooftop...

So, he no longer needs to use anesthetic needles to hypnotize and then use a voice changer to deduce and solve cases — Ah, it seems that he uses anesthetic needles to hypnotize and solve cases less and less often. This should be because Chen En is always at the scene, right?
"...Alas, I am the real murderer in this case."

Hiroshi Akimoto sighed.

He spoke in the same voice as Rei Furuya.
"The deceased and I won the Astronomy Pioneer Award together, but when he received the award, my name was excluded, and he enjoyed the glory all by himself. Therefore, in order to get revenge, I made a special appointment with him to conduct astronomical observations on the radio tower."

"Then, at 11:40, I pushed the deceased off the radio tower, killing him, and then set up a trap. After about a two-minute drive, I returned to the rooftop of the Xingmei Mountain Nursing Home,"

"Because at 11:30 I told the people on the rooftop that the trajectory of artificial satellites could be observed from the opposite direction of the radio tower, and I planned to create an alibi by having me on the rooftop, but the deceased fell off the tower at that moment..."

"Then, my plan fell through, and I chose to turn myself in here."

Zhu Fu Gaoming smiled and said,

"It seems this gentleman has a keen eye for observation, as he was able to see through your method of murder."

Upon hearing this, Hiroshi Akimoto paused for a moment before replying.
"No, he just has a good eye and can tell at a glance that what's hanging here is a mannequin."

Zhu Fu Gaoming: ?
You mean that in a nighttime environment, at a distance of at least several hundred meters, this person could see at a glance that the person on the third-floor platform of the radio tower was a dummy instead of a real person, right?
That shows great insight.

(End of this chapter)