The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"What's going on here? You even went to the bathroom with her?" Inspector Megure asked, frowning.

"Uh... um..." Jian Qixiu nodded with a forced smile.

“Then it’s also possible that you committed the crime against Ms. Kusano at that time.” After staring at Kensuke for a while, Inspector Megure straightened his hat and looked around at everyone present. “In that case, we need to question everyone present in detail about what happened at that time.”

There was no objection to this.

However, Hoshino Terumi walked over to Aragaki Yu's side, glanced at him thoughtfully, and then turned to Inspector Megure to voice her different opinion, "Before that, you should find something important first!"

"what?"

Inspector Megure paused for a moment.

"That's the murder weapon! If the sharp blade that cut Ah Xun is found in our bag or indoors, it means the murderer is an inside man."

At this point, Hoshino Terumi deliberately paused.

Once everyone's attention was on her, she continued calmly, "If it can't be found, it means it was done by an outsider. After all, I don't think the murderer would deliberately hide the murder weapon here before fleeing the scene! Even if the blood on the knife is wiped clean, there should still be some hemoglobin left. Even if the amount is very small, it should still have a glowing reaction. The murderer couldn't hide it for long."

Clearly, even though she felt that what Aragaki Yu had said earlier did make some sense, she still refused to believe that the murderer who had hurt Kaoru was among them.

"..."

After Hoshino Terumi finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

The expressions on everyone's faces also became somewhat strange.

The way this woman said those words...

That's really skillful.

Even Conan stared at Hoshino Terumi with a bewildered expression, "Strange, how come this woman is so familiar with all this?"

"You seem to know quite a bit about this!"

Although Hoshino Terumi was absolutely right.

But precisely because she knew so much about all of this, Inspector Megure began to have some doubts about this woman.

Hoshino Terumi showed no nervousness under the scrutinizing gaze of the police. She simply smiled and explained to Inspector Megure, "I know all this because I was influenced by certain people and became interested in detective films."

"Hmm." Inspector Megure stared at Hoshino Terumi for a while, but couldn't detect any flaws in her expression. He could only nod and instruct Inspector Takagi behind him, "Alright, Takagi, you take care of Mr. Kensaki. The female officer will take care of the other ladies. Do a thorough search. As for the others, divide them into groups and search the room for the murder weapon!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, everyone began to act in an orderly manner.

However, before approaching Mr. Kensuke, Officer Takagi somewhat troubledly reminded Inspector Megure, "But Inspector Megure, if the murderer is Mr. Makuma, who accompanied Ms. Kusano to the hospital, the murder weapon might be..."

Before Takagi could finish speaking, Conan, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, said with a smile, "Don't worry about that! I've already told the people in the ambulance that if he does anything strange, they'll call us immediately."

"Oh... really!?"

Inspector Megure and Inspector Takagi looked at Conan with some surprise, wondering why this kid would think of doing something like this.

It wasn't until their gaze swept over Aragaki Yu and Mouri Kogoro that they naturally attributed all the blame to the two of them.

That's right, it must have been Kogoro Mouri or Aragaki who instructed Conan to do this.

……

Ten minutes later.

Terumi Hoshino was the first to be searched and left the room accompanied by a policewoman.

For some reason, Yuu Aragaki felt that Terumi Hoshino's face was a little flushed when she came out of the room, and she seemed to be glancing in his direction intentionally or unintentionally.

Even the policewoman who walked out of the room with her subconsciously looked at her with a strange expression.

Aragaki Yu couldn't help but begin to wonder what the two of them had just done in the room.

"Miss Yueye, may I invite you in now?"

The policewoman quickly withdrew her scrutinizing gaze and turned to look at Yue Yexue, who was waiting outside the door.

"it is good."

Without hesitation, Yue Yexue followed the policewoman into the room.

This shows that she doesn't seem worried at all that the police will find the throat-slitting weapon on her body.

At the same time, Conan suddenly looked at Yoko Okino beside him and asked curiously, "Yoko-neechan, I remember that Yuki-neechan is also a regular member of Detective Samonji's team, right?"

“Yes.” Yoko Okino nodded and bent down to explain to Conan, “She plays the female reporter who is always by Samonji’s side. However, Yuki had to quit her job to take care of her sick father, and Kaoru took her place. At first, I heard that Teru-nee was also qualified, but Kaoru got the role because of Mr. Makuma’s strong recommendation.”

Yoko Okino didn't hide anything from Conan just because he was a child.

"But why would Sister Xun say that Mr. Jian Xiong has no right to talk to her?" Conan decided to press for an answer after recalling their strange behavior earlier.

“Well…” Yoko Okino thought for a moment and said, “Actually, he was originally an actor, and he was even in the same agency as us. But I didn’t expect that he would give up his dream so quickly and become Kaoru’s manager.”

Chapter 529 is not about doubting the police's capabilities.

At this point, Yoko Okino's expression turned somewhat regretful.

"Although Ah Xun was cursing him, he actually quite liked Mr. Jian Xiong, and said that he gave up too easily and had no ambition at all."

"Oh, I see..." Conan nodded, a look of sudden realization on his face.

……

Do you still think the murderer is among us?

Just as Aragaki Yu was sitting on the sofa looking around the living room, Hoshino Terumi suddenly walked over and sat down next to him, staring intently at him and asking a question.

Upon hearing this, Aragaki Yu slightly raised his head. "Hmm?"

"The police have not found the murder weapon yet, and I think it is unlikely that they will find it."

Hoshino Terumi, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, had just taken out a lighter to light it when she noticed Aragaki Yu's slightly furrowed brows and put the lighter back in her pocket.

"Perhaps." To this, Aragaki Yu simply replied, his gaze unconsciously falling on the cabinet beside him.

……

The police quickly completed the body searches of everyone.

"The murder weapon wasn't found in this room?" Inspector Megure looked at Inspector Takagi, who was reporting to him, with some surprise.

"Ah."

Officer Takagi nodded and said, "We've searched everything, both inside the building and in the drainpipes."

Based on past experience, this time they thoroughly searched everything from the toilet tank to the spice boxes in the kitchen, making sure no place was overlooked.

"Have you thoroughly checked the jewelry of those three ladies as well?" Inspector Megure glanced discreetly in the direction of Yoko Okino and the other two.

Upon hearing this, Officer Takagi immediately added, "Yes! We've investigated Ms. Takeno's fake nails, Ms. Hoshino's earrings, and even Mr. Kensaki's necklace, and there was no blood reaction."

"What about Mr. Masashi who went to the hospital?" Inspector Megure asked, a look of disbelief on his face.

After all, if that's really the case, then it means that Aragaki's reasoning this time has a flaw.

"According to the investigators we sent, they even examined his glasses in detail, but still found nothing."

"So, the murder weapon must have been taken out of this house by the killer," Inspector Megure analyzed, stroking his chin.

Just as the police were analyzing the case.

Hoshino Terumi, who had overheard the conversation between Inspector Megure and Inspector Takagi, chuckled at Aragaki Yuu, "It seems even our great detective makes mistakes sometimes."

After saying that, she stared at Aragaki Yu with great interest.

Perhaps he was in a good mood because he felt the murderer wasn't among his own people, or perhaps he simply wanted to see Aragaki Yu's embarrassed expression.

Aragaki Yu didn't make any special comment on this.

After all, the facts are right in front of us, and there's nothing to argue about.

On the contrary, Miyano Akemi, who was standing to the side, keenly noticed Hoshino Terumi's little actions and inadvertently revealed a displeased expression.

Just then, a slightly hurried sound of footsteps was heard.

Two forensic investigators rushed up to Inspector Megure, "Officer, we found a listening device in the doll in the victim's dormitory!"

"What?" Inspector Megure looked at his subordinate with some surprise.

The forensic investigators continued, "In addition, there were some signs of rummaging through the closet in the victim's bedroom."

"So, that means the murderer knew everything about Ms. Kusano's engagement and her taking a bath in the bathroom, even from outside the house!" Inspector Megure frowned as he analyzed the doll the forensic team handed him.

"If the killer is one of her perverted fans, it's indeed possible that he would do that!" Officer Takagi added, recalling the actions of some perverted fans he had heard of before.

"Ah."

Inspector Megure nodded in agreement with what Inspector Takagi said.

Although he couldn't quite understand what these fans were doing, this possibility couldn't be ruled out.

Conan, who had been watching all of this closely, had a rather unpleasant expression on his face.

While Inspector Megure's point did have some merit—the existence of a bugging device could explain how the murderer knew that Ms. Kusano was taking a bath—he still felt there were too many strange things about the matter.

Regarding this case, he still stands on the same side as Yuu Aragaki, believing that the murderer is among the people in the house at the time.

But how exactly did the murderer do it?