The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Chapter 273: Kogoro Mori's Reasoning

When Aragaki Yu and Ran arrived at the rest carriage, there were already quite a few people gathered there.

"You said you're going to do some reasoning, so you mean the murderer isn't Asama Yasuji, whose body was found in the tunnel, but someone else?" Inspector Nishimura, leading his subordinates, asked the seemingly confident Kogoro Mouri with an unusually serious expression.

"No, the culprit is none other than Asama Yasuji." Kogoro Mouri shrugged, denying Inspector Nishimura's guess.

Officer Nishimura's face darkened instantly upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's words.

He had expected to hear some profound insights, but upon arriving, he only heard Kogoro Mouri utter this one pointless sentence.

Feeling tricked, she glared angrily at Kogoro Mouri and demanded, "Then tell me, what's there to deduce about this?!"

"That's obviously his motive."

"Motive?" When Officer Nishiyama heard this word, he also composed himself and looked at Kogoro Mouri with some surprise.

“Yes.” Kogoro Mouri nodded and began to explain to everyone present in a serious tone, “The key to solving the case lies in the sentence that Asama Yasuji blurted out when he robbed Mr. Izumo’s jewelry store: ‘This is different from what was agreed upon.’”

Upon hearing this, Officer Nishimura didn't say anything, but simply stared intently at Kogoro Mouri, waiting for his further explanation.

“At this point, everything seems completely unrelated,” Kogoro Mouri continued. “But if the robbery was a farce orchestrated by Yasuji Asama and Keitaro Izumo, then everything makes sense.”

"What!?" Inspector Nishimura looked quite surprised, clearly not expecting Kogoro Mouri's reasoning at all.

“That’s right!” Kogoro Mori reasoned, stroking his chin. “In my opinion, that robbery was probably orchestrated by Mr. Izumo to have him rob the jewels and then demand that he return them to their rightful owners afterward. In return, Mr. Izumo would assume that the huge insurance payout for the jewels would be given to him as compensation, and Asama Yasuji would naturally cooperate with his demands.”

“But when the robber entered the store, Mr. Izumo clearly told the staff to press the alarm and drive the robber away.” A police officer following behind Officer Nishimura also raised his doubts at this time.

"Hmph." Kogoro Mori's face showed a playful expression. "That's because Mr. Izumo never intended for the jewel to be stolen from the beginning."

"what?"

Both the police officer who asked the question and Officer Nishimura were confused by Kogoro Mouri's contradictory statements.

"Actually, this was just a trap to get rid of the robbers and boost his popularity for the next mayoral election." Kogoro Mouri, seeing the bewildered police, immediately explained his opinion. "But unfortunately, Asama Yasuji managed to get away in the end. Just when Mr. Izumo was afraid of being retaliated against by Asama Yasuji, he received a call from him."

Kogoro Mouri glanced around at the audience who were all listening intently to his reasoning, and his expression inevitably became somewhat proud, even his voice became more excited.

"So, Mr. Izumo had no choice but to board the Hokutosei train as Asama Yasuji had requested over the phone, so that he could conduct another transaction on the train away from the police."

Then, the two, who couldn't reach an agreement, got into an argument on the train.

In the end, Asama Yasuji killed Izumo-san with a pistol in a fit of rage!

As everyone knows, when Asama Yasuji tried to escape through the train window, he unfortunately fell into the tunnel and died.

After hearing Kogoro Mouri's reasoning, the jewelry store employee named Toshiyuki Kagoshi suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something.

He immediately looked at Mrs. Izumo beside him and said, "Now that you think about it, the boss said he wanted to travel on the Hokutosei Train after the jewelry store robbery, right, Madam?"

"Yes...yes!" Mrs. Izumo, who was suddenly called upon, was slightly taken aback at first, but she quickly realized what was going on and nodded to confirm, "I was originally planning to take a plane, but I suddenly changed my mind."

After hearing what Toshiyuki Kagoshi and Mrs. Izumo said, Inspector Nishimura couldn't help but nod, beginning to believe Kogoro Mouri's reasoning.

After all, what he said did have a logical basis.

However, he still had a question that puzzled him: "But where exactly did this Mr. Izumo meet Asama Yasuji?"

“It must be because of that! Officer, don’t you remember? It was in the newspaper a while ago!” At this moment, an officer suddenly interjected, “The newspaper said that Mr. Yun was illegally smuggling drugs…”

However, before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Izumo in the crowd interrupted him angrily: "This rumor about him has already been clarified!"

The police officer was clearly taken aback by Mrs. Izumo's angry face and stammered, unable to speak.

"However, according to the investigation, he was indeed engaged in illegal and shady transactions."

Just as the police officer was at a loss, Ishitsumi Kojiro, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, finally couldn't help but speak up.

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, he sneered disdainfully and continued, "It's a blessing for the citizens that someone like him didn't become the next mayor!"

"Damn it, how could you say such a thing in front of his wife!" At this point, Mrs. Izumo no longer cared about what the police officer had just said and turned to face Ishimatsu Koujiro to start arguing.

"Alright, alright, Madam, please stop arguing," Kagawa Rize quickly interjected.

"..."

Looking at Ishitsumi Koujiro, who had just spoken those words with such righteous indignation, Aragaki Yu didn't know where to begin his critique.

Because he didn't think that Ishitsumi Koujiro, who was colluding with the Black Organization, was any better than that Mr. Izumo.

He might even pose a greater danger to the citizens.

After all, those guys in the Black Organization are the kind of people who dare to fly armed helicopters and fire Gatling guns through the city.

They're definitely a bunch of terrorists.

In this way, even if Izumo Keitaro had done some shady deals, it would pale in comparison to these.

Chapter 274 The Baroness of the Night

In a corner of the train carriage, Conan watched Kogoro Mouri burst into proud laughter after completing his deduction, and he was slightly surprised.

After all, it's rare to see Uncle Mori make such logical reasoning.

Both the criminal's motives and the course of events are convincing enough for the listener to believe.

However, Conan knew very well that this matter was definitely not as simple as Uncle Mori had said.

After glancing at his mother, Yukiko Kudo, who had appeared in this place, Conan became even more certain of this: "That's right, if this were a normal case, Uncle's reasoning would be reasonable. But the murderer's method is clearly exactly the same as the one in Dad's novel!"

"Officer!" Conan suddenly looked at the police officer standing next to him.

"Hmm? What's wrong, little one?"

"I heard you say that the robbers used to operate in groups of three. Do you know their names now?"

“No.” The officer shook his head and said with some regret, “Their boss is Asama Yasuji. The name of the woman who died from poisoning has not yet been found, and as for the other person, we don’t know who he is.”

After a pause, the officer seemed to suddenly remember something and continued to say to Conan, "However, only Asama Yasuji robbed the jewelry store a while ago. I think their other partner must have retired from this business."

"Ah."

After the police officer finished speaking, Conan nodded obediently. However, after the officer turned away, Conan looked thoughtfully at Mrs. Izumo and the others who were still arguing.

……

the other side.

After noticing the change in the way the young woman named Hirota Masami looked at him.

Yukiko Kudo immediately guessed that Yuu Aragaki had probably already informed her of her identity.

Therefore, he walked up to Aragaki Yu without any hesitation and asked in a low voice, "So, little brother Aragaki, what are your thoughts on this case?"

Seeing Kudo Yukiko suddenly come closer to him, Aragaki Yu hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Miyano Akemi, who had initially had some doubts, was completely reassured after hearing what Kudo Yukiko said.

It seems that Aragaki's younger brother really doesn't have any ambiguous relationship with this strange woman.

Yukiko Kudo glanced at Kogoro Mouri in the crowd and asked again, "Do you also think that Mr. Mouri makes sense?"

Yuu Aragaki shook his head, offering no comment on Kogoro Mouri's reasoning.

Instead, he looked at Mrs. Izumo, the group of Kagoshi Toshiyuki and Ishimatsu Kojima, and said, "I think among those people, one of them is probably the third robber. In other words, one of them has read your husband Kudo Yusaku's novel!"

"Ah."

Following Aragaki Yu's gaze, Kudo Yukiko glanced at the group out of the corner of her eye, then nodded in agreement.

"But the question is, what method is there to make prisoners move around the train car unnoticed and escape back to their compartments?"

When this was mentioned, Yukiko Kudo's expression turned serious.

“Use the tools that one of them carries.” Yuu Aragaki looked at Conan, who had switched to detective mode, with great interest, and answered Yukiko Kudo’s question without much thought.

"Hmm?" Kudo Yukiko became even more puzzled after hearing Aragaki Yu's explanation.

At this moment, Akemi Miyano realized that Yukiko Kudo had not participated in the police search of everyone's private rooms because she was still in her own private room at the beginning, so she did not know what everyone was carrying.

So she kindly explained to Yukiko Kudo, "Among the items Mrs. Izumo carries is a shotgun for shooting clay. What we found in Mr. Kazue's box is the fishing gear he carried for Mr. Izumo. Mr. Aoba carries a bamboo sword and protective gear for kendo. As for Mr. Ishizuki, he has a set of professional golf equipment."

"Oh, I see!" Yukiko Kudo nodded. Although she couldn't yet figure out what these items could be used for, she still smiled kindly at Akemi Miyano, who had explained the situation to her.

Yukiko Kudo then looked at Yuu Aragaki and asked with some doubt, "But what's the use of these things?"

She believed that since Aragaki Yu had mentioned this, he must have made some discovery.

Yuu Aragaki calmly explained to Yukiko Kudo and Akemi Miyano, "That's right. If it wasn't Asama Yasuji who killed Mr. Izumo, and if the reason Asama Yasuji died in the tunnel wasn't because he fell to his death while trying to escape through the window, then the situation would be completely different."

"Hmm? Little brother Aragaki, you mean..."

Upon hearing Aragaki Yu's words, a glint flashed in Kudo Yukiko's eyes. Combining this with a part of the novel that Kudo Yusaku had described, she had clearly made a connection to something.

“But Mr. Mori and the others clearly saw the murderer run past them and then escape into that carriage that was later empty!” Miyano Akemi tilted her head slightly, looking at Aragaki Yu’s profile with some confusion.

To Miyano Akemi's surprise, Aragaki Yu shook his head and denied it: "No, Mr. Mori didn't see it."

"Huh?" Miyano Akemi couldn't help but exclaim softly, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly. "Aragaki-kun, do you mean Mr. Mori is lying?"

"Do not……"

Before Aragaki Yuta could say anything, Kudo Yukiko interrupted, explaining, "What Aragaki-kun means is that Mr. Mori only saw the moment Asama Yasuharu's door closed, but because he was trying to avoid the bullets the murderer fired at them, he didn't see the murderer run into that private room."

"Huh?" Miyano Akemi was a little stunned, her cherry-like mouth slightly open, clearly not yet understanding the meaning behind Kudo Yukiko's words.