The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"What! You said Lady Senma is dead!"

In the lobby of the villa, Ikumi Gunda looked at the three people who had returned to the villa with some shock.

In fact, when she noticed that only three of the four people who went out had returned, she already had a bad feeling.

Of course, at the same time, she became even more certain of her previous guess.

“Yes.” Harufumi Mogi nodded and explained to the group gathered in the hall, “It’s likely that she triggered the bomb the killer had planted when she switched on the headlights…”

After everyone finished speaking, a chorus of sighs filled the hall.

Of course, apart from Ran and the maid who were genuinely sighing in sadness, everyone else was acting to some extent.

Since Yuu Aragaki realized that Yaodao-hime and the others had not returned yet, and fearing that they might cause some trouble, such as collapsing the foundation, he made an excuse to go to the restroom and left the hall first.

The detectives who had been acting in the hall for half a day, after realizing that only Kogoro Mouri's daughter Ran and the maid seemed to be real audience members, while the others were all veteran actors, also gave up their acting.

In a blind spot in the lobby where she was sure they wouldn't be caught on camera, Gunda Ikumi immediately dropped her surprised expression and looked at everyone with amusement, saying, "Alright, stop acting. If this keeps up, that guy will be back."

"Humph~"

Sure enough, apart from Ran and the maid, Conan and the others all became serious.

Even Miyano Akemi, based on what Gunta Ikumi and the others had said earlier, and combined with the current situation, had already vaguely guessed what was going on.

"Yes, we don't have much time left," Hakuba Saguru said with a smile.

After glancing around at the detectives beside him, Harufumi Mogi smiled and said, "I think you all know the identity of the mastermind."

Even Conan nodded obediently, "Mm."

“However…” Ikumi Gunta suddenly glanced in the direction Aragaki Yu had just left, “that boy who went to the restroom, he…”

Before Ikumi Gunda could voice her concerns, Kogoro Mouri interrupted her, "You mean Aragaki? Don't worry, although that kid isn't as good as me, the great detective Kogoro Mouri, he's already seen through this kind of thing!"

Mogi Harufumi, recalling the situation at the cliff edge, nodded in affirmation of Mori Kogoro's words.

After Ikumi Gunda discovered that both Kogoro Mouri and Harufumi Mogi had said so, she naturally stopped bringing up the matter.

Ran and the maid, on the other hand, were filled with confusion as they watched the sudden change in the expressions of the people around them, and even as they began to say strange things. "Conan, Dad, what are you talking about?"

"Ran-neechan, the mastermind behind this case is actually Ms. Senma Kazuyo!" Conan tugged at Ran's sleeve as she stood beside him and whispered.

"What!?" Ran was completely stunned. "You mean Ms. Chima! How is that possible? But didn't Dad and Aragaki say that Ms. Chima died in that exploding car?"

"Ran..." After hesitating for a moment, Kogoro Mouri briefly explained the situation to Ran.

"besides……"

Then, everyone took turns pointing out the flaws they had discovered in Ms. Senma Kazuyo.

The most suspicious point is that when everyone was flipping a coin together...

Among the coins Conan took out, there was a ten-yen copper coin.

Even though the coin was the furthest from Chima Kazuyo, she still stood on tiptoe, reached over the other coins, and stretched out her hand to grab that one, which immediately drew everyone's attention to her.

"But why would she do that?" Xiaolan still raised her doubts. "It's possible that she just likes copper coins."

Harufumi Mogi smiled and explained to Ran, "Miss, that's because of potassium cyanide."

Potassium cyanide?

"That's right. The reason why Mr. Osaka died of poisoning was not because the murderer deliberately fed him poison."

At this point, Ikumi Gunda explained, "It's because the murderer coated the handles of each of our teacups with potassium cyanide."

"What!" Xiaolan turned pale as she recalled that the handle of the teacup she had been holding had been coated with poison.

As Hakuba Saguru gestured, he said, "The murderer knew that Mr. Ogami had a habit of biting his nails when he was thinking, so he coated the handle of the teacup with potassium cyanide. When Mr. Ogami held the teacup, his thumb got covered in potassium cyanide. Then, after Mr. Ogami bit his nails, he would naturally touch the potassium cyanide on his thumb and die from poisoning."

Chapter 427 Professional counterpart

"Therefore, all of us now have potassium cyanide on our hands, which is why Ms. Chima Kazuyo rushed to grab the copper coin first, since the copper coin was a bit rusty."

"Huh?" Xiaolan still didn't understand the connection between potassium cyanide and copper coins.

"Ran, actually it's because when potassium cyanide comes into contact with the patina on the coin, a redox reaction occurs, causing the oxidized patina to disappear and the coin to become shiny again," Miyano Akemi explained quickly, noticing Ran's confusion.

"So that's how it is." Xiaolan nodded blankly.

"Ms. Chima Kazuyo would rush to take the coin with the patina that was furthest from her because she was worried that if someone else took it, and that person noticed the coin had become shiny again, they would guess that we all had potassium cyanide on our hands." Conan had also heard Miyano Akemi's explanation, so he continued from where she left off.

Hakuba Saguru said with a smile, "After all, if this is exposed, then she won't be able to kill us all in this villa."

"Ah!" Ran's face turned pale again when she heard that Senma Kazuyo was going to leave everyone in this villa forever.

She had lost count of how many times she had shown a shocked expression today.

“That’s right.” Gunda Ikumi nodded to Ran, then turned to Kogoro Mouri and Harufumi Mogi and said, “While you and Ms. Senma Kazuyo were out on your way to the suspension bridge, we had already done a quick inspection of this villa.”

"We discovered that under each of our pillows in our rooms was a gun loaded with bullets, I think so that we could kill each other after we found the treasure."

As she spoke, Ikumi Gunda pulled out the pistol she had found and the bullets that had been ejected from the magazine from her bosom.

"In addition, I think you two both have a smoking habit, and your fingers are covered in potassium cyanide. If you smoke with hands covered in potassium cyanide, you will soon die from poisoning."

"And you, Miss Maid, have the same habit as Oojin Shuzen, which is biting your nails. Once you subconsciously bite your nails, you will get potassium cyanide poisoning. That's why the host of the banquet chose you."

"Similarly, the doorknob in the room with the computer on the fourth floor of the Central Tower is equipped with a killing device that will eject a poison needle when turned from the inside," Hakuba Saguru added. "So even the survivors who finally found the treasure did not intend to let them go."

"How could this be..." Xiaolan and the maid were both frozen in place.

Akemi Miyano's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant.

Harufumi Mogi sneered, "She really underestimates us by devising such a clumsy script of infighting with no survivors!"

"Hmph, I think she's probably blinded by that treasure, so she thinks we won't be able to resist its allure either," Ikumi Gunta scoffed, her voice tinged with disdain.

“Although we already know that the mastermind behind this is Ms. Senma Kazuyo,” Kogoro Mouri suddenly sighed, looking somewhat troubled, “the problem now is how to get information from her about how to leave this place, and we don’t even know where she’s hiding.”

"..."

When this was brought up, everyone looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Since we can't find where she's hiding, let's just let her come out on her own."

Just when everyone was at a loss, Conan suddenly spoke up.

"What!?"

Everyone looked at Conan in surprise, only to find that this precocious child had lowered his head at some point, a confident smile playing on his lips, and the glasses he wore reflected a captivating white light.

"Since that's the case, why don't we just go along with her wishes and put on the show of mutual slaughter that she's been hoping for? Of course, when only I, a helpless child, am left, I think she'll show up on her own. At that time, facing a child like me, I think I'll be able to get the way out of this place from her."

"!!!"

After hearing Conan's words, everyone stared at him with strange expressions, unsure of what to say.

Although they thought the kid made a lot of sense.

However, it's really a bit strange to hear such a method coming from a child.

In the end, it was Kaito Kuroba, who knew Conan's true identity, who, under the guise of Kogoro Mouri, was the first to agree to Conan's plan.

Having no other options, the crowd could only agree.

After all, acting is something that detectives excel at.

"Alright, since we still have some time, I think everyone should think carefully about how they're going to die." Kogoro Mouri looked around at everyone, then at Ran and the maid.

Fearing that the two of them might give themselves away, Kogoro Mouri suggested, "As for Ran, you and the maid should stay in the room and sleep."

Everyone: "..."

How I die...

Although they knew Kogoro Mouri was talking about acting, the description still felt a little strange to them.

Harufumi Mogi knew what Kogoro Mouri was worried about, so he smiled and looked at Ran and the maid, saying, "I will pretend to sneak into the room and drug you. Then you just need to lie in bed and not move."

"Wait, what about that boy who went to the restroom?" At this moment, Ikumi Gunta also thought of Yuu Aragaki.

That guy had no idea they were planning to put on a show.

"It's okay, I'll go to the restroom and find him to let him know," Conan volunteered. "As for you guys, you can discuss the script first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Conan ran towards the restroom.

The remaining few people exchanged wry smiles and began to brainstorm their respective roles in the script.

However, it must be said that for a detective who has experienced countless murder cases, he can be considered an expert in designing ways to die.

It's a perfect match for my major.

It didn't take long for everyone to finish their discussion.

Meanwhile, Akemi Miyano was carefully and quietly reciting her lines for the upcoming performance.

She felt a little excited about acting.

Chapter 428 I've been waiting for you for so long

Unfortunately, Conan, who ran to the first-floor restroom, naturally couldn't find any trace of Aragaki Yu.