The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

……

Ten minutes later.

In an empty room, the imposter Kogoro Mouri, holding the suitcase, glared fiercely at Masao Jinbo and demanded, "What exactly is going on here!"

"..."

As Masao Jinbo looked at the briefcase in the imposter detective's hand, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes.

The next second, he suppressed his inner joy and pretended to be calm, saying, "Alright, now that you have the suitcase, hand it over to me at the end of the month as previously agreed!"

After saying that, Masao Jinbo also reached for the suitcase in the fake detective's hand.

"!!!"

However, the imposter wasn't about to simply hand over the suitcase.

He quickly stepped back two paces, clutching his suitcase, dodging Jinbo Masao's outstretched hand.

"What do you mean?" Upon seeing this, Masao Jinbo was slightly taken aback at first, but then immediately suppressed his anger and asked, "I already said that the final payment will be transferred to you soon."

However, in response to Masao Jinbo's words, the imposter suddenly sneered twice, "Don't play dumb with me! I've already heard from your boss that this suitcase is related to the body of the man in red that was found in the forest not long ago!"

Seeing the slight change in Jinbo Masao's expression upon hearing this, the imposter confirmed his suspicions. "I think you must have some connection to this matter. Otherwise, how can you explain your interest in the suitcase he left behind? Let me guess, you probably killed that man back then! As for the purpose, I think it must be related to what's in this suitcase. Although I don't know why there's only a newspaper inside, I advise you to be sensible and obediently share half of the profits with me. I promise I'll keep my mouth shut and won't let a single word slip out."

At this point, the imposter's face revealed a smug expression. "If you don't agree... hmph, don't blame me for turning my back on you. You'll regret it!"

"..."

Looking at the man threatening him, Masao Jinbo suddenly laughed.

The next moment, he also took a step towards the fake detective, and said somewhat nervously, "No, no problem! As long as you don't tell anyone, I'll give you half of the treasure! It's a hundred million yen!"

One hundred million yen!

Upon hearing Masao Jinbo's words, the imposter was overjoyed.

No wonder Masao Jinbo was willing to pay so much for this suitcase; it turns out there really was some treasure inside!

At this moment, the imposter couldn't help but secretly give himself a thumbs up for staying.

I never expected to get so much money so easily.

Thinking of this, the imposter subconsciously lowered his guard as he faced Masao Jinbo walking towards him.

Upon seeing this, Masao Jinbo couldn't help but let out a sinister smile.

The next moment, Masao Jinbo, who had already stood in front of the imposter detective, suddenly raised his hand and flicked a rope around his neck.

The next moment, amidst the other person's terrified expression, one hand covered the other's mouth, while the other tightly tightened the rope around the other's neck.

Split the money?

Hehe, if you want money, I'll burn it for you after you get down there!

Masao Jinbo, who killed his accomplice to keep the 100 million yen in illicit funds for himself, would never so easily share the money with others.

Send money?

It's more like I'm sending you on your way!

The imposter, now tightly strangled, finally snapped out of his reverie.

Although his mind went blank, the intense feeling of suffocation told him what he was suffering.

The next second, he also began to struggle violently.

However, how could he possibly be a match for Jinbo Yasuo, who had already gained the upper hand and had him by the throat?

Three minutes later, in the imposter detective's desperate struggle, his leg twitched twice and then fell silent.

Only then did Masao Jinbo loosen his grip on the rope, and looking at the motionless corpse of the imposter lying on the floor, he took a couple of tense breaths.

Then, he looked at the suitcase that had fallen to the side.

"Hahaha……"

At that moment, he finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

One hundred million yen!

You're finally going to be back in my hands.

At that moment, Masao Jinbo finally realized how worthwhile his actions over the years had been.

These are the results of more than four years of hard work.

He successively killed his former accomplice and the imposter detective in front of him.

Now, I'm finally going to get back the reward I deserve.

But what happens next...?

Looking at the corpse staring unblinkingly at Kogoro Mouri's face, Masao Jinbo suddenly frowned.

Chapter 643 It turns out he didn't want to use his brain at all.

"..."

Just as he was about to hang the body from the ceiling, Masao Jinbo blinked at the suddenly opened sliding door, looking utterly bewildered.

The next moment, the high school detective and his female assistant, who should have been sleeping, suddenly appeared at the door of the room.

pat...

Perhaps due to his panic, the corpse in Masao Jinbo's hands slipped and fell to the ground.

"You...how did you get here!"

Aragaki Yu and Vermouth looked at the corpse of "Kogoro Mouri" lying on the ground with rather surprised expressions.

……

More than half an hour later.

Masao Jinbo was then taken away by the police who arrived at the scene.

To Aragaki Yu's surprise, the "famous" police officer from Gunma Prefecture, Monster Hunter Yamamura Misao, did not show up.

This surprised Yuu Aragaki a little.

Otherwise, it would be quite interesting to have your shikigami play pranks on this eccentric police officer.

Of course, Masao Jinbo, who was taken away, had already completely passed out.

If it weren't for one of the arriving police officers recognizing Aragaki Yu's identity, and the testimony of Mr. Toda, the owner of the Aoi-ya Ryokan, Aragaki Yu and Vermouth might have had to go to the Gunma Prefecture police station.

After all, having been witnessed disposing of a corpse, Masao Jinbo had no choice but to pull out his iron bar and charge at Yuu Aragaki and Vermouth at the door.

All he could think about now was killing the two of them before the others in the hotel could react and then making his escape.

The result can be imagined.

Faced with Aragaki Yu and Vermouth, Jinbo Masao naturally had no room to resist.

Before he could even raise his hand, Vermouth delivered a whip kick to his forehead, knocking him unconscious.

It was the sound of Masao Jinbo being kicked to the ground by Vermouth that attracted the attention of the other people in the hotel.

Although there is no way to prove that the case of the man in red had anything to do with Masao Jinbo.

However, Masao Jinbo could not escape the charge of murdering this imposter Kogoro Mouri.

……

Perhaps because of the murder, the matter concerning the suitcase was left unresolved by the hotel owner, Mr. Toda.

So after resting for a night, and after receiving a call from the towing company saying that their rescue was about to arrive, Aragaki Yu and Vermouth left the hotel.

As for the suitcase and newspaper, they were taken to the police station last night for investigation as "evidence from the scene."

……

Actually, last night, when the imposter Kogoro Mouri sneaked into the room, Yuu Aragaki and Vermouth had already noticed the commotion in the room.

However, neither of them, who were thinking "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," managed to catch the other in the act.

Compared to trying to decipher the hidden codes in the newspaper themselves, following someone else and getting something for free was clearly more in line with their ideas.

Unfortunately, what happened next was somewhat unexpected for both Aragaki Yu and Vermouth.

The two men, who thought they were accomplices, ended up killing each other. Before the clues about the suitcase could be solved, another murder occurred in the hotel.

In this way, Aragaki Yuu had no choice but to intervene.

After all, someone died in the hotel, and the police would definitely interrogate the people in the hotel in order to investigate the case.

Aragaki Yuu didn't care, but for Vermouth, who was a sensitive person who casually assumed the identity of "Hirota Masami," this was clearly not a good thing.

Left with no other option, Aragaki Yu and Vermouth caught Jinbo Masao red-handed.

……

"Looks like all that work was for nothing!"

As Vermouth stepped out of the Aoi-ya Inn, she looked at Aragaki Yuu beside her with a half-smile.