The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Although his hearing had been enhanced by spiritual power, he didn't notice it because her attention wasn't on it at the time.

However, if it's really as the Snow Woman said...

Then all of this becomes very strange.

Three gunshots were fired.

Three shell casings were found outside the window of the audiovisual room.

Three bullet holes in Fujieda Mikio's body.

Everything seems to make sense.

However, this makes it impossible to explain why Mr. Fujieda Mikio suddenly collapsed in the surveillance footage at the beginning.

At that moment, Yuya Aragaki suddenly recalled his own thought from back then.

Mr. Fujieda Mikio, who raised his hands in the surveillance footage, seemed less like he was being threatened and more like he was simply stretching his body.

"What's wrong, little brother Aragaki? Have you found any clues?"

Just as Aragaki Yu was frowning in thought, Kudo Yukiko, who was standing next to him, also noticed the expression on Aragaki Yu's face.

"It's not really a clue, but I just suddenly remembered something strange." Aragaki Yu glanced at Kudo Yukiko, who was walking towards him, with some surprise.

Unexpectedly, instead of following her son to investigate clues, she came to my side.

"oh!?"

Hearing what Aragaki Yu said, Kudo Yukiko's eyes lit up, and she became excited. "Little Aragaki, what did you find? Tell your big sister!"

It's unclear whether it was the "Miss Teitan" incident that sparked Yukiko Kudo's competitive spirit, or some other reason.

Yukiko Kudo suddenly became extremely enthusiastic about solving cases.

Of course, Aragaki Yu doesn't rule out the possibility that Kudo Yukiko might want to play the "Baroness of the Night" again.

"Actually it is……"

Facing Yukiko Kudo, Yuu Aragaki naturally wouldn't hide anything, and just as he was about to voice his earlier doubts...

The forensic team suddenly rushed into the living room.

The test results for the nitrous oxide reaction are in.

As expected, no gunpowder residue was detected on anyone in the house.

Chapter 596 Suspicion

However, Inspector Megure was somewhat disappointed with the result.

But putting Conan aside, even Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki showed expressions of "I knew it."

Next, Eri Kisaki had everyone in the living room explain to Inspector Megure what they were doing and where they were during the three minutes between when Mr. Fujieda Mikio was shot in the audiovisual room and when his body was discovered.

The butler, Mr. Ueki Kusahachi, was the first to explain his actions at the time.

Because he had run back to his room to get the spare key under the instructions of Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Kudo.

Everyone present at the time can testify to this.

Mrs. Fujieda returned to her room and dialed the police and emergency services, and then stayed in her room.

Hearing Mrs. Fujieda's words, Inspector Megure seemed somewhat surprised, "Your husband was shot and you're still in the room?"

Inspector Megure stared at Mrs. Fujieda Motoka, his eyes full of suspicion.

After all, he had seen too many cases where, in the end, it was always proven that the female homeowner was the real culprit who killed the male homeowner.

That's really suspicious!

"Because the gunman might still be nearby!" Seemingly sensing Inspector Megure's suspicious attitude, Fujieda Motoka hurriedly turned around and defended herself.

Judging from her confident attitude, she didn't seem to be lying at all.

"Furthermore, the butler and I were in the monitoring room when we saw Kanxiong being shot and falling down. The most suspicious person should be the one who left the monitoring room before us!"

Although Fujieda Suka didn't name names, her eyes naturally glanced at Mr. Fujieda Shigeru.

Although everyone knew her purpose in saying this, it was undeniable that Mr. Fujieda Shigeru's decision to leave first from the beginning was indeed very suspicious.

"Is that true?"

Therefore, Inspector Megure followed Mrs. Fujieda's gaze and looked at Mr. Fujieda Shigeru.

“That’s right.” Mr. Fujieda Shigeru had no reason to hide this. “I went back to my room first to finish the manuscript that I hadn’t completed yet.”

From this perspective, he certainly had the opportunity to commit the crime.

However, the problem is that Fujieda Shigeru arrived at the audiovisual room door at the same time as Kisaki Eri and the others.

When the gunshot rang out in the audiovisual room, the others were still outside the door.

"So when you entered the audiovisual room, did you hear any suspicious sounds?" After initially ruling out Fujieda Shigeru as a suspect, Inspector Megure asked Fujieda Shigeru.

According to Attorney Kisaki and the others, after Ran broke down the door to the audiovisual room, Shigeru Fujieda and Conan were the first to rush into the room.

"No." Fujieda Shigeru thought for a moment and then shook his head. "Because the classical music in the room was played very loudly, I didn't hear any other sounds."

"Oh." Inspector Megure nodded at Shigeru Fujieda.

Perhaps because he had been standing in the living room for too long, Fujieda Shigeru pointed to the sofa next to him and asked, "Detective, may I sit down and talk?"

"Um!?"

Inspector Megure was clearly taken aback when he heard this, and only then did he realize that he had kept the people in the living room standing aside since the gunpowder reaction test began.

"Sure, of course it's fine."

After agreeing to Mr. Fujieda Shigeru's request, he also turned to look at Ueki Kusahachi and the maids who were still standing to the side and said, "The butler and the maids, please come and sit down too!"

However, the butler, Mr. Ueki Kusahachi, immediately declined Inspector Megure's offer, saying, "Ah, no need, I think it's more comfortable for me to stand."

Upon hearing the butler's words, the maids naturally did not choose to sit down, but instead stood to the side with Mr. Ueki Kusahachi.

Inspector Megure had no doubts about this.

After all, in some well-behaved wealthy families, stewards and servants were indeed not entitled to sit with the master.

However, Aragaki Yu glanced at Ueki Kusahachi twice.

But it's not because what he said was wrong.

It was because he hesitated noticeably for a moment when he heard Inspector Megure's words, and his slightly furrowed brows were quite puzzling.

"The taste of blood..."

Just as Yuki-onna was whispering in Aragaki Yu's ear.

A police officer suddenly pushed open the living room door and walked in, reporting to Inspector Megure: "Inspector Megure, we've apprehended a suspicious man who was loitering around the yard."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure looked towards the door with some surprise.

The police officer quickly brought the so-called "suspicious man" into the living room.

"Huh!?" Yukiko Kudo, who was closest to the gate, spotted the suspicious man immediately. "This man is Mr. Doi, the gardener for this house."

"Is he a gardener?" Inspector Megure muttered to himself as he walked up to Mr. Doi.

At this point, the police officer explained Mr. Doi's suspicious behavior to Inspector Megure: "He's been like this from the beginning, answering whatever you ask."

He ignored police questions at the scene of the murder, so it's no wonder the police considered him a suspect.

Fortunately, the people present noticed Mr. Doi's figure while they were in the monitoring room.

Therefore, Eri Kisaki directly helped Mr. Toi to provide an alibi, stating that "Mr. Toi was in the courtyard some distance away from the audiovisual room for the three minutes after Mr. Fujieda Mikio was shot at 8 o'clock."

"Furthermore, the surveillance cameras captured Mr. Doi at work, and afterwards he remained focused on his work and did not wander off, so he did not come here for questioning." Yukiko Kudo continued Eri Kisaki's words as she explained to Inspector Megure.

"Oh……"

Faced with the testimonies of Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Kudo, Inspector Megure blinked somewhat blankly.

"In my opinion, seeing is believing. Inspector Megure, why don't you go to the monitoring room and take a look?" Yuu Aragaki noticed the doubt in Inspector Megure's eyes and took the initiative to suggest it.

Inspector Megure naturally nodded in agreement.

Soon, led by the butler, Mr. Ueki Kusahachi, everyone returned to the villa's monitoring room.

However, Yuu Aragaki, who was following behind Mr. Kusahachi Ueki, narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at his somewhat unnatural back.

Just as I thought...

Chapter 597 I'll trouble you again, Mr. Butler.

monitoring room.

After reviewing the surveillance footage from the time of the incident, Inspector Megure indeed spotted Kozo Doi working in the yard.

Just as everyone was gathered around the monitor screen examining the surveillance footage from various locations at the time of the incident, Aragaki Yu slowly walked to the side of the butler, Ueki Kusahachi.

Because Mr. Ueki Kusahachi was standing at the door of the monitoring room, he seemed a little surprised when he saw Aragaki Yu walk up to him. "Guest, are you going to the restroom?"