The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Why is Mr. Shibata holding that woman's photo?" Yoshikawa Takezo asked, pointing to Ikenami Shizuka next to Aragaki Yu.

"Didn't I say that already?"

Before Aragaki Yu could explain, Mouri Kogoro, who hadn't had a chance to speak until now, finally couldn't help but chime in, "It must have been Mr. Shibata who accidentally grabbed that photo when he climbed into the living room!"

"Hmm!" Officer Yokomizo nodded. Kogoro Mouri's reason was indeed barely plausible.

"Hahaha, I knew Miss Shizuka couldn't be the murderer!" Kogoro Mouri tilted his head back and revealed his signature smile.

"No, that's not actually the case."

"What!?"

Upon hearing Aragaki Yu's words, everyone present except Shibata Kyoko looked at Aragaki Yu.

Of course, most people looked surprised and confused, but a few had a strange glint in their eyes.

For example, Conan, and Shizuka Ikenami.

"Actually, that was just a deception that Mrs. Shibata deliberately put in the deceased's hands to cover up something else," Aragaki Yu said slowly.

"What? That was just an illusion!?" Inspector Yokomizo looked at Aragaki Yu in astonishment and repeated.

"That's right, I think this is similar to what you did, Miss Shizuka!" Amidst everyone's surprised expressions, Aragaki Yu suddenly turned his attention to Ikenami Shizuka.

Chapter 449 She had reason to suspect that Aragaki Yu was just trying to slack off.

"Huh? You brat, what nonsense are you spouting! How could this possibly have anything to do with Miss Jinghua?"

If Ran hadn't held him back, the furious Kogoro Mouri would probably have rushed up and taught Yuu Aragaki a lesson.

Conan, who had long harbored suspicions, had his eyes light up upon hearing Aragaki Yu's words, and then stared intently at Ikenami Shizuka to observe his reaction.

However, Shizuka Ikenami's reaction was somewhat unexpected; she did not show any displeasure on her face.

Instead, after taking a deep look at Aragaki Yu, he suddenly took two steps toward the corpse.

Inspector Yokomizo instinctively reached out to stop Shizuka Ikenami, who was walking towards the corpse.

But after being coldly glanced at by Ikeba Shizuka who walked up to him, he subconsciously took two steps back and awkwardly made way for her.

"..."

Watching Shizuka Ikenami walk right past him, Inspector Yokomizo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

For some reason, Officer Yokomizo felt as if he were facing his superior officer when he was facing the woman in front of him.

Fortunately, Shizuka Ikenami did not do anything suspicious to the corpse. Instead, she stood a few steps away from the corpse and looked Mr. Shibata up and down.

Aside from Aragaki Yuu watching this scene with a smile and Conan, who seemed lost in thought.

Everyone was completely bewildered by the scene before them.

Just as Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but grab Yuu Aragaki and ask him what was going on...

Shizuka Ikenami, standing beside the corpse, finally spoke up, "Look closely at Mr. Shibata's left hand."

"What?" Prompted by Shizuka Ikenami, everyone looked at Mr. Shibata's left hand.

"His left palm was clearly covered in blood, but there was no blood on the bandage on his ring finger." Ikeba Shizuka's voice was clear and cool, yet full of confidence.

Actually, she hadn't noticed this at first, but after Aragaki Yu mentioned herself, she quickly noticed something strange about Shibata's body.

That's right, it looks exactly like the band-aid wrapped around my finger.

Seeing that everyone had noticed this, Shizuka Ikenami couldn't help but glance at Yuu Aragaki.

It turns out this guy had already noticed this about himself.

"That's right, just like Miss Shizuka said, it's exactly like that!" Soon, Officer Yokomizo, who had jogged over to Mr. Shibata's body, squatted down, and carefully examined him, confirmed this.

Yuu Aragaki gestured towards Shizuka Ikenami with his lip, signaling her to continue.

"Now take a look at his right hand." Ikenami Shizuka turned her gaze away from Aragaki Yu and gave a somewhat helpless prompting to Inspector Yokomizo.

"Hmm?" Inspector Yokomizo raised Mr. Shibata's right hand, puzzled, and examined it carefully. "Is something wrong...? Wait, wait a minute! What's this!"

After turning Mr. Shibata's hand over, Inspector Yokomizo finally noticed a faint ring of blood on Mr. Shibata's palm.

"This...this mark could be...!?" Inspector Yokomizo looked at Shizuka Ikenami in shock, hoping to get her confirmation.

“Yes.” Shizuka Ikenami nodded gently. “When Mr. Shibata’s wife came to the living room, he was already holding that thing in his hand, which was their wedding ring, a symbol of their marital relationship.”

After saying that, Shizuka Ikenami also gave Kyoko Shibata a deep look.

Then he looked at Aragaki Yu, who was standing to the side looking very relaxed and bored.

A sudden suspicion arose in her heart. She felt that the boy in front of her had just suddenly turned the blame on her so that she would take over the task of explaining everything.

This guy, is he just trying to slack off?

"I think it was when Mrs. Shibata discovered that her husband's wedding ring, which he always wore on the ring finger of his left hand, was missing, that she immediately realized he was holding it in his right hand."

Although Shizuka Ikemami had such suspicions, she had no evidence, so she could only continue explaining in a calm tone.

"So Mrs. Shibata forced the ring out of Mr. Shibata's hand," said Shizuka Ikenami, pointing to Mr. Shibata's right hand. "But this made Mr. Shibata's strange clenched fist gesture more likely to arouse suspicion."

"So that's how it is!" Kogoro Mouri finally understood why Mr. Shibata was holding Ms. Shizuka's photo. "That's why Mrs. Shibata casually slipped the photo of Ms. Shizuka from the bookshelf into Mr. Shibata's hand!"

"So that's how it is. As long as she can avoid others associating her with herself, she's willing to frame others!" Officer Yokomizo stood up from his squatting position with a grim expression.

Kyoko Shibata, who was being stared at by several strange eyes, changed her expression drastically and her body became somewhat unsteady.

At this point, Yuu Aragaki finally took back his work. "Later, Mrs. Shibata also wanted to put the ring back on Mr. Shibata's finger, but because the body had completely stiffened and Mr. Shibata's ring finger was excessively bent, the ring could not be put back on. So Mrs. Shibata bandaged Mr. Shibata to cover up the traces of wearing the ring for a long time."

Finally, a look of sudden realization appeared on everyone's faces.

However, Shizuka Ikenami's expression was somewhat tense, because he noticed that although Yuu Aragaki was talking about Mr. Shibata, his eyes were always on him.

Because on his own ring finger, there was also a band-aid he had put on after cutting his hand while chopping vegetables.

"Officer Yokomizo, we've found them!"

At this point, the forensic team successfully discovered ring marks left by Mr. Shibata's long-term wearing of rings beneath the bandages.

"Alright, then take photos and collect evidence immediately!" Officer Yokomizo instructed the forensic personnel next to the body, then immediately looked at the other officers in the room, "Start searching for that ring right now, even if you have to turn this place upside down, find it!"

"No, I don't think it's necessary!"

Before the police could even begin searching for the ring, Aragaki Yu interrupted them, saying, "The ring should still be on Mrs. Shibata!"

Although Aragaki Yu said it was the right thing to do, he had actually already secretly had Yuki-onna confirm this.

That ring is currently in Kyoko Shibata's pocket.

“If we do a fluorescence test, it will quickly prove that the ring has been stained with blood!” Aragaki Yu said, looking at Shibata Kyoko’s terrified face. “Before the police arrived, Mrs. Shibata certainly wouldn’t have hidden the ring at home, and Mrs. Shibata, who had been hiding in the escape route observing the situation at home, simply didn’t have any extra time to deal with the ring!”

Kyoko Shibata: "!!!"

Chapter 450 This woman is no ordinary person!

“That’s right. The ring that Mr. Shibata wanted to use to prove that his wife was the murderer before he died should still be on Mrs. Shibata’s person.” Yuu Aragaki stared at the nearly collapsing Kyoko Shibata and said, word by word.

next second.

boom~

With a thud of metal falling, Kyoko Shibata threw out the bloodstained ring.

Then, Kyoko Shibata confessed to the police about the crimes she had committed.

As expected, everything was just as Aragaki Yu had predicted.

Mr. Shibata lost a lot of money gambling with Yoshikawa Takezo and others by playing mahjong. He even sold off Shibata Kyoko's car, jewelry, LD, computer, and other items to continue gambling.

Later, Mr. Shibata, who had lost so much money gambling, even threatened to sell the famous sword that Kyoko Shibata's father had given him as a gift for their marriage.

Mrs. Shibata has tried countless times to persuade Mr. Shibata to stop.

However, he was met with disappointment after disappointment, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, he planned this case.

The truth of the matter is truly heartbreaking.

At this moment, Shizuka Ikenami couldn't help but recall Aragaki Yu's words once again—a gambling husband and a broken home.

At this moment, the way she looked at Aragaki Yuu couldn't help but become strange.

Could it be that this guy saw through everything the moment he entered the house?

"In that case, let's talk about it at the police station!" Although he felt some sympathy for Shibata Kyoko's situation, Inspector Yokomizo understood that Shibata Kyoko had committed an unforgivable crime as well.

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and then I'll go with you." Shibata Kyoko nodded dejectedly, and after receiving permission from Inspector Yokomizo, she staggered towards the room.

Conan, watching Shibata Kyoko's forlorn figure, couldn't help but feel that she seemed resigned to death. "Sigh, a renowned sword, huh..."

Conan sighed softly, "The treasured sword, the sword! Wait..."

Recalling Kyoko Shibata's expression just now, Conan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Wait, Conan, what are you doing?"

With Ran's exclamation, Conan, without thinking, rushed into the room where Shibata Kyoko had just entered, jumped up, grabbed the doorknob, and opened the door.

However, they found that Shibata Kyoko in the room did not make any move to change her clothes. Instead, she was holding the famous sword that her father had given to Mr. Shibata.