Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

After hearing Ran's words, Ryuno and Conan also looked at Uncle Mori curiously.

Under the watchful eyes of the group, Uncle Mori finally spoke up: "The commission is... to let me tell him about my experience solving cases."

"Eh?" X3

Upon hearing this answer, Longye and the other two looked on incredulously.

To put it simply, is commissioning someone just about telling a story?

What's the difference between this and tipping street performers?

Noticing the three men's surprised looks, Uncle Mori turned his face away: "Tch! What kind of looks are those? Do you know how much he promised to pay me? He's going to give me 20!"

Upon hearing his explanation, the expressions of surprise in the eyes of Longye and the other two turned into disdain.

The three of them thought to themselves, "He always calls himself the greatest detective in the world."

The face of the world's greatest detective is only worth 20 yen.

cut!

……

--"ah!!!"

Not long after, a scream suddenly rang out.

Everyone immediately rushed to the location where the screams had come from.

The scream just now was made by Mrs. Kurokawa Mina.

At this moment, she was sitting at the door of the study, covering her mouth, looking at the scene inside the study with a look of horror.

Longye and the others immediately looked into the study.

Daizo Kurokawa was lying on the ground, blood streaming from his head, apparently from being hit by a statue placed on the ground.

Uncle Mori immediately went over to check on his condition and, after discovering that Daizo Kurokawa was no longer breathing, turned and shook his head at the others.

Shortly afterward, the police arrived at the scene.

It was Inspector Megure, whom everyone was familiar with, who led the team.

"The deceased was Daizo Kurokawa, the director of Kurokawa Hospital. Before the incident, he was drinking alcohol while using a keyboard to process documents."

"I don't know who hit me hard from behind, and I finally fell to the ground."

"The murder weapon should be the bronze statue of the figure that fell next to the deceased. Three English letters were displayed on the screen of the deceased's computer."

Everyone looked at the computer screen, where the three English letters "JUN" were clearly displayed.

Based on the blood-stained keyboard next to the deceased, this should be the death message left by the victim before death.

Longye watched this scene helplessly and shook his head.

Horrible, really terrible!

He only went out with Conan and Uncle Mori for two days, yet they encountered cases every single day.

Interestingly, the victims in both cases were doctors, and both left behind messages of death.

Judging from this, the profession of "doctor" seems to be very dangerous in this world!

and many more?

I think Daizo Kurokawa is the dean, right? So, he's also kind of a company president?

hiss…

Just as Longye gasped in shock, Xiaolan tugged at his sleeve, leaned closer, and whispered, "Longye, do you think my dad might have attracted something bad? Maybe we should get him a protective amulet in a few days..."

After hearing Ran's words, Ryuno glanced sideways at Conan, who was lying on the ground examining the keyboard, and nodded slightly.

……

"The murderer is one of the three of you!"

"Eldest son Daisuke Kurokawa, wife Mina Kurokawa, and maid Manami Nakazawa!"

Uncle Mori seemed to have seen through the truth, and pointed directly at the three of them, preparing to begin his deduction.

Inspector Megure, standing nearby, clenched his fist excitedly and exclaimed, "Brother Mouri! You figured it out so quickly today! Who is the culprit?"

"The criminal is..."

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to point out his flawed reasoning, Tatsuno immediately interrupted, "Uncle, look at this keyboard!"

"The information that Mr. Kurokawa wanted to leave behind was probably not the English letters JUN, but hiragana."

"Hiragana?"

"Yes, the hiragana characters on the J, N, and U keys together form ma, na, mi, which means..."

“So beautiful!!”

Chapter 79 The Morbid Master of Art

The group of people who had just realized what was happening immediately looked at the maid, Nakazawa Manami.

Seeing the doubtful and surprised looks on everyone's faces, Nakazawa Manami smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Please don't joke around."

"You can't just say things without evidence!"

Just then, Conan suddenly said, "Ahhh~ This floor is so much fun! It makes a squeaking sound when you walk on it in slippers!"

Upon hearing Conan's words, Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized: "Wooden floors make a sound when you step on them with slippers..."

"Ah! That's right, if you walk towards the dead wearing slippers, the dead will definitely hear your footsteps!"

"Based on this, the murderer must not have been wearing slippers when he approached Mr. Kurokawa!"

After hearing Uncle Mori's analysis, Conan quietly nodded, then lay down on the ground and began to perform again.

"Wow! The shape of the bloodstains here is so strange, it looks like something rubbed against them."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Mori leaned closer and examined the shape of the bloodstains.

Indeed, the shape of the bloodstains was very strange.

Since the shape of the bloodstain was not caused by the deceased, it must have been caused by the criminal rubbing the blood on himself.

After a moment's thought, he pointed to the maid, Nakazawa: "Miss Nakazawa, may I ask you to stretch out your feet so we can see your socks?"

"The prisoner must have taken off his slippers before entering the study. In that case, it's very likely that the prisoner stepped on this bloodstain!"

Upon hearing this, Nakazawa Manami's eyes widened.

She immediately pulled her foot out of her slipper, and there was indeed a bloodstain on it. It seemed she had accidentally stepped in it while murdering the victim.

Upon seeing this, Inspector Megure immediately stepped forward and asked, "Could we take your socks back for inspection?"

Under everyone's gaze, she slowly lowered her head and said in a low voice, "No need. A year ago, Kurokawa Daizo personally killed my husband."

Upon hearing this, everyone stared at her in shock. The deceased's eldest son, Daisuke Kurokawa, asked, "Could it be that you are the patient my father operated on for heart surgery a year ago...!?"

"That's right! I am the wife of the patient that Daizo Kurokawa killed while performing surgery because he was drunk!"

“I just changed my hairstyle and name, and you didn’t even recognize me, and you even hired me as a maid.”

"It seems that matter is a trivial matter to you!"

"In order to file a lawsuit against Daizo Kurokawa, I sought testimony from people at the hospital, but no one was willing to help me. They were all afraid of Daizo Kurokawa's power."

"..."

In the somber atmosphere, she truthfully revealed her motive for committing the crime.

This includes the reason why she chose to take action today, even though she knew that the famous detective Kogoro Mouri was coming to visit—today is the anniversary of her deceased husband's death.

Shortly afterward, Ms. Nakazawa was taken away by the police.

Uncle Mori and Conan also got into the police car together, preparing to go to the station to give statements about the case.

Ryūno and Rin returned home.

Since it was already quite late, Tatsuno simply called and ordered a premium sushi platter.

The two watched TV while waiting for their sushi.

At that moment, Ran suddenly spoke up: "Ryūno, Nakazawa... that lady is actually quite pitiful too."

"If the people at the hospital had been willing to help her, she certainly wouldn't have done something like this. Is power really that terrifying?"

When Xiaolan suddenly brought up such a serious topic, Longye was taken aback.

Then, Ryūno stroked Ran's head with one hand, looked up at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, and whispered, "This is why I want to become stronger..."

"Truth and justice are important, but they are utterly vulnerable if one is unarmed."

"Not everyone is willing to follow the rules, nor does everyone have a kind heart."

"Those who are afraid of power are only silent for their own safety, and it cannot be said that they are wrong."

At this point, Longye looked into Xiaolan's eyes and smiled: "But you don't need to worry about these things. Whatever you want to do, just go for it! Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you!"

“Ryūno…”

"Chirp~ Kiss~"

"Hey hey hey..."

……

Inside a British-style house

A man with a stubble beard watched television in silence.

"A murder has occurred at the Kurokawa mansion... Perfect, let this mansion burn to the ground along with this incident."

……

The next day

Xiaolan is making breakfast in the kitchen.

Hearing Longye come downstairs, Xiaolan instructed, "Longye, go check the mailbox outside. A postman just came by."

"Okay, I'll go take a look."