The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

He subconsciously rubbed his eyes, looked at the suddenly appearing Shinichi Kudo, and then at Conan wearing a mask next to Ran.

Neither his face nor his figure, nor even his voice, revealed any flaws.

Could it be that he really is?!

But if that's the case, then who exactly is this kid on this side?

At the same time, Ai Haibara, who was also completely bewildered, looked at Shinichi Kudo who appeared in front of everyone, and then at the black-clad knight following Ran, and her face darkened.

She suddenly felt that the scene before her was somewhat beyond her expectations.

This is completely different from what was planned!

Besides the few people gathered here, there were many observant individuals hiding in inconspicuous corners of the venue who were watching closely. Upon seeing Shinichi Kudo suddenly appear, they all revealed inexplicable smiles.

Chapter 487 Another Kudo Arrives

Shinichi Kudo, hidden behind the black knight mask, stood there dumbfounded.

who am I?Where am i?

Faced with the "Shinichi Kudo" who suddenly appeared in front of him, he suddenly began to doubt his own existence.

Damn it, who is this imposter?!

and many more……

Just as Shinichi Kudo was about to remove his mask and confront the other party, he suddenly realized that the scene seemed strangely familiar.

On that same occasion, just as Ran began to doubt her own identity, a guy appeared in front of her and Ran, posing as Shinichi Kudo.

……

However, the deceased's companions were unaware of the turmoil brewing in the hearts of the group of police officers or detectives before them.

Seemingly recognizing Shinichi Kudo, Ms. Yumemi answered without much hesitation, "No, he didn't buy it..."

"I bought it."

At the same time, another companion of the deceased Mr. Putian, Ms. Kou Shangwu, pointed to the beverage stall not far away and continued Ms. Noda Yumemi's words, "After I bought four servings of drinks at that beverage stall, I took the drinks directly to where everyone was sitting and found them."

At this point, the woman in the dance costume looked at the chubby man standing next to her. "After we arrived, I gave four drinks to Mr. Mitani, and then I went to the restroom, right?"

"Correct."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Mr. Mitani Yota nodded in affirmation of the lady in the dance costume's statement.

"So, did you hand that drink to the deceased Mr. Putian just now?" Before Inspector Megure and the others could fully recover from their shock, Shinichi Kudo continued to question Mr. Mitani.

"No! I gave the drinks to everyone and then slowly passed them to him." Mr. Mitani explained nervously, fearing the police might misunderstand that he had poisoned the drinks. "So, it was actually Noda who handed the drinks directly to Mr. Putian!"

"What are you saying! You were the one who helped Mr. Putian choose the iced coffee just now!"

Sensing that Mr. Mitani seemed to intend to shift the blame onto her, Ms. Noda immediately became agitated.

"Forehead……"

Inspector Megure seemed a little unaccustomed to Shinichi Kudo's sudden appearance.

After all, since Kudo's disappearance, he has become accustomed to the help of Mori and Aragaki in recent cases.

Now that his younger brother Kudo has returned, he's finding it a little hard to adjust.

With so many younger brothers suddenly appearing, Inspector Megure felt a mix of happy and troubled feelings.

Thinking of this, Inspector Megure subconsciously glanced at Kogoro Mouri and Yuu Aragaki beside him.

Sure enough, Kogoro Mouri was also watching Shinichi Kudo, who was completely bewildered.

As for Aragaki-kun's words...

Wait a minute, after looking around, Inspector Megure suddenly realized that Yuu Aragaki, who had been standing not far away just moments before, had completely disappeared.

Is it possible...

Did he go to the restroom?

"Excuse me, what was the relationship between the deceased, Mr. Putian, and the three of you?" Seeing Shinichi Kudo suddenly appear at the scene, Heiji Hattori, though still confused about the situation, couldn't resist his detective instincts and stepped forward to ask.

"This..."

Ms. Mai hesitated for a moment, then exchanged glances with Ms. Noda and Mr. Mitani before saying, "Actually, we all graduated from this high school and were all members of the drama club. It just so happens that we work together now, so the four of us came to watch the drama performance at the carnival together."

"I never expected something like this to happen in Putian. It's really unexpected..." Mr. Mitani said, head bowed.

"Putian was recently overjoyed that his theories might be recognized!" Ms. Noda suddenly exclaimed, seemingly extremely surprised by Mr. Putian's death.

"Yes, that's what I meant!"

"But, Miss Mai, why were you the only one buying drinks for four people?" At this moment, Kogoro Mouri, who had finally recovered from his surprise, also raised his question. "It must have been too much work for you to carry four drinks by yourself!"

"Because there were a lot of people at the time, I told everyone to go to their seats first, so that we could get good seats," the dancer explained. "Later, Mr. Putian came over to help me get my drink, but for some reason, he suddenly turned pale and walked away."

"Your face turned pale?" Kogoro Mouri was taken aback.

"Why is this happening?!" Inspector Megure looked at the girls in the dance costumes with the same puzzlement.

However, it is clear that the three companions of the deceased, Mr. Putian, were unable to provide an answer.

"I think it must be because he saw me selling drinks at the beverage stall at the time!" But just then, a girl still wearing her work uniform suddenly stepped out of the crowd and said quietly.

"Ah, it's Ayako! So you're a student at this school!"

While everyone was still wondering about the identity of the newcomer, Ms. Noda looked at the girl who walked over and said with some surprise.

Then, after the explanation from the others, everyone finally understood the girl's identity.

The girl's name was Ninagawa Ayako, and she was the daughter of the hospital director where the deceased Mr. Putian and his three companions worked.

It is said that she was once engaged to the deceased, Mr. Putian, but for some unknown reason, Ayako Ninagawa later broke off the engagement with Mr. Putian.

The four people present who were connected to the deceased, Mr. Putian, and who also handled the beverage he drank, were three classmates and colleagues, and a former fiancée who had broken off their engagement.

"That is to say..."

At that moment, Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori simultaneously said meaningfully, "All the suspects have arrived!"

"What kind of talk is that?!"

However, the dancer retorted indignantly, "I ordered the same iced coffee as Dr. Putian! If I had poisoned his coffee, I could have simply given it to him to avoid accidentally consuming the contaminated drink!"

“But you could poison both drinks!” Inspector Megure said to the woman in the dance costume. “As long as you don’t drink that one yourself!”

However, to Inspector Megure's surprise, the woman in the mai went to her seat, picked up her cup and showed it to everyone, saying, "But I've finished all my drinks too!"

Chapter 488 The Third Shinichi Kudo

That's right, if none of these people are lying.

They certainly didn't have a way to poison Mr. Putian with 100% certainty.

After handing her drink to someone else, the dancer went to the restroom and then didn't leave her seat again.

In other words, she had no chance to pour out the drink. Her empty drink glass shows that she really drank it all.

Mr. Mitani and Ms. Noda, who were responsible for handing the beverage cups to Mr. Putian, had even less opportunity to poison the drink.

Because the drink name is printed on the cup lid, and the iced coffee comes with a small box containing creamer and syrup, you can tell what drink you're getting without opening it.

If the lid were opened to poison the cup, it would certainly arouse Mr. Putian's suspicion.

“You might have prepared creamer and syrup laced with poison beforehand! You could have just switched them before handing them over to him.” Looking at Mr. Mitani and Ms. Noda, who seemed completely unconcerned, Kogoro Mouri offered his opinion.

“Shouldn’t he have died immediately after drinking it?” Ms. Noda retorted, dissatisfied. “Isn’t potassium cyanide a fast-acting drug? But Mr. Putian drank almost the entire beverage!”

Because they all work in hospitals, Ms. Noda and her colleagues are very familiar with potassium cyanide, a type of poison.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri was also stunned for a moment, frowning as he didn't know what to say.

Hattori Heiji glanced at Kudo Shinichi beside him, who was not responding to his glances, and said with narrowed eyes, "Although we don't know how the murderer poisoned Mr. Putian, one thing is certain: the murderer is definitely among the four of you who are connected."

"Humph!"

After Hattori Heiji finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of Noda and the other three people changed slightly.

……

"Officer Megure!"

Just then, the coroner in charge of examining the body suddenly ran over and said, "We found unopened creamer and syrup in the deceased's pocket!"

"What? It's not used yet?" Inspector Megure looked at the evidence handed to him by the coroner, rested his chin on his hand, and pondered for a moment. "What exactly is going on here?"

"Because the cup doesn't contain iced coffee, it contains Coca-Cola..."

Ayako Ninagawa suddenly spoke up quietly, "Because I thought that way he would definitely come to me and ask me to get him a new cup of coffee..."

Miss Ayako lowered her head, her expression filled with sadness and sorrow. "Maybe, if that happens, he'll come and ask me why I broke off our engagement. We had agreed to get married after I graduated high school, but then I suddenly felt very uneasy. Last semester, I called and rejected his marriage proposal. After that, I went to the hospital to see him, but he started refusing to see me..."

"Oh, I see! No wonder my cup was also filled with cola!"

After hearing what Ms. Ayako said, Ms. Mai also took out a creamer and syrup from her pocket, "I almost put them in my cola just now!"