The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"The thread was lying on the ground, tied in a knot, about three centimeters long. Next to that thread was one of the links of the chain lock that we broke when we rammed the door," Eri recalled.

Although the thin thread was handed over to the police by Yuu Aragaki, Eri Kisaki had also noticed its condition at the time.

After Eri finished speaking, Yu Aragaki added, "Not only that, there is also a very special mark on the chain lock on that thin line."

"So that means..."

Upon hearing this, Conan immediately became excited.

“Yes, that’s right, this is probably the killer’s method of creating a locked room, but…” Eri Kisaki said, leaning against the wall of the room and frowning.

Although they have a general idea of ​​how the murderer created the locked room, the most important thing now is that they still lack the most crucial evidence.

Conan also thought of this point.

"hateful!"

Even though Conan already knew the culprit's method and had even roughly confirmed the culprit's identity, he was clenching his fists because he couldn't find any evidence.

However, this is quite normal when you think about it.

After all, given the other party's status, they certainly wouldn't leave them any obvious evidence.

Regarding this, not only himself, but probably even Aragaki Yu is just as helpless as he is...

Thinking of this, Conan subconsciously looked up at Aragaki Yuu beside him, only to find that the other party was looking in Eri Kisaki's direction with a strange smile.

"Aragaki...brother?"

Although Conan's voice wasn't loud, everyone's eyes in the room were still focused on Aragaki Yu.

Eri Kisaki, who was being stared at by Yuu Aragaki, was slightly taken aback. She blushed a little awkwardly, then coughed twice and said, "Aragaki-kun... is there something wrong with me?"

"No!" Seeing that everyone had misunderstood him, Aragaki Yu quickly waved his hand and explained, "I was just thinking about what Attorney Ki said. Although we don't have any evidence yet, we still have other ways to find the murderer."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone became excited.

"Little brother Aragaki, are you serious?!"

"What have you come up with?"

At this moment, Officer Yamamura rushed directly to Aragaki Yu, excitedly offering his services: "Detective Aragaki, is there anything I can help you with!?"

In response, Aragaki Yu once again calmly withdrew his hand from Officer Yamamura's, took a step back, and looked at Kisaki Eri, saying, "The key to this method lies with you, Attorney Kisaki!"

"On my...body!?"

When Eri heard this, she seemed a little confused.

And everyone's attention fell on Eri Kisaki because of Aragaki Yu's words.

Even with their eyes wide open, they still couldn't discern anything from Eri Kisaki.

"Wait a minute, you don't mean to say..."

Finally, Vermouth, who happened to see the note still being held by Eri, guessed Aragaki Yu's meaning first, and her expression also became strange.

"Yes, it was with that note."

Prompted by Aragaki Yu's words, Eri Kisaki and Conan's eyes simultaneously fell on the note.

By this time, they had a general idea of ​​Aragaki Yu's plan.

Ran was a little confused, looking at Aragaki Yu and Masami, who were talking mysteriously.

Then he looked at his mother and Conan, who both looked like they had just realized something.

She suddenly felt that she seemed a bit dim-witted, as if she were the only one in the room...

"No, what exactly do you mean?!"

Ok……

After hearing Officer Yamamura's words, Xiaolan realized that there seemed to be another person here who wasn't very bright.

……

More than half an hour later, Norifumi Saku returned to the hotel from the police station.

The snow woman who had been following him flew back to Aragaki Yu's side and shrugged at him.

According to Yuki-onna's observation, Attorney Saku Hoji, who followed Kogoro Mouri out of the hotel under the guise of being his lawyer before the prosecution, did not make any suspicious moves that resembled destroying evidence.

Of course, Yuya Aragaki had already anticipated this.

When Eri Kisaki and the others in the hotel lobby saw Norifumi Saku walk in, they immediately surrounded him.

"Attorney Saku, how did it go? What did he say after he arrived at the police station?"

Saku Hoji shook his head at Kisaki Eri with some regret and said, "It's a headache. Mr. Mori was completely drunk at the time, and even he himself doesn't know why he ended up sleeping in Ritsuko's room. However, the police don't really believe that the famous Mr. Mori would be involved in murder. I don't know what to do."

"Really……"

Hearing this, Eri lowered her head somewhat dejectedly.

Ran's expression also turned ugly, and she immediately buried herself in Hirota Masami's arms and began to sob.

Vermouth, on the surface, put on a troubled expression, but inwardly she patted Ran's head with amusement.

It's so great to be able to snuggle up with the angels again!

(?????·????)

If it could always be like this...

At this moment, Vermouth was already starting to plan in her mind whether she should set up a few more traps to send Kogoro Mouri to prison.

Chapter 659 Please enter the urn

"I might be a little sorry for Attorney Kisaki saying this, but I think the only possible culprit is Mr. Mori. After all, the guest room where Ms. Ritsuko's body was found was locked in a chain, making it a sealed room, and Mr. Mori just happened to be lying on the bed inside..."

"Furthermore, I think there are serious problems with the manner of the attack. If he was drunk and rushed at her, and accidentally killed Ms. Ritsuko, it would be an accidental death. But she was strangled with a telephone cord, which is definitely enough to constitute murder."

At this moment, Kenzo Shiozawa and lawyer Yuji Mikasa, who were standing to the side, also offered their own analysis from their professional perspectives.

Then, Yuu Aragaki added quietly, "That's right. If the police find any other traces on Ms. Ritsuko, then Mr. Mori will probably face even more serious charges."

Upon hearing this, everyone present naturally understood the meaning behind Aragaki Yu's words.

Saku Norifumi glanced at Aragaki Yu with considerable surprise at this.

Vermouth, however, wore an expression of righteous indignation.

"It seems this boy and Kogoro Mouri don't get along well. Ha, as expected, in the detective industry, colleagues are jealous of each other!" Saku Hofumi shook his head slightly without showing any emotion.

What he didn't notice was that Xiaolan, who should have been furious upon hearing such a thing under normal circumstances, didn't react excessively at this time.

However, the others present noticed Xiaolan's "inappropriate" behavior.

Just as Aragaki Yu and Conan were hesitating about how to remind Ran.

Vermouth gently pulled Ran behind her to minimize her presence.

Eri Kisaki directly drew Saku Hoji's attention, saying, "That's right. If it's murder, plus other heinous crimes against women, the minimum sentence would be more than ten years. If the sentence is heavy, it could be life imprisonment, and it's not impossible for them to be sentenced to death."

Saku Hoshi: "..."

For some reason, seeing Eri Kisaki speak so calmly and resolutely about her husband's situation, Norifumi Saku suddenly felt uneasy.

At the same time, Aragaki Yu also looked at Vermouth beside him, "Speaking of which, Mr. Mori's actions this time were indeed somewhat unexpected. Such egregious behavior should indeed be dealt with severely. What do you think, Masami-nee?"

Vermouth frowned and glared at Yuu Aragaki, then glanced helplessly at Ran before reluctantly agreeing, "Yeah..."

Conan broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing everyone acting so happily, he wanted to join in and say something.

However, Xiaolan did not give him this guy.

Finally realizing what she should say, Ran quickly jumped out from behind Ms. Hirota Masami.

She looked at Eri Kisaki and Yuu Aragaki with disbelief and said, "Mom! Aragaki! Didn't you just say that the murderer was someone else?"

"Ah! Is that so? I must have misunderstood!" Eri Kisaki casually replied to Ran, but she couldn't hide the disgust she felt for her husband's despicable behavior.

"Mom, you..."

Ran also showed a heartbroken expression in response to Eri's words.

At this moment, Conan, who had finally found an opportunity to speak, jumped out and muttered with a childlike innocence, "That's right! The bad guy must be Uncle Mori... uh..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Conan swallowed his words back under Ran's angry gaze.

This feeling……

It's as unpleasant as swallowing a fly.

hateful!

Why can everyone else act like this, but I can't?

"Oh, right, let me interrupt!" Perhaps out of guilt towards Kogoro Mouri, Norifumi Saku couldn't help but interrupt the criticism in front of him, "You said on the phone earlier that you wanted to see me because you needed something?"

"Oh, right, actually I have a few questions that I can't figure out, so I wanted to ask you about them." Seeing that Saku Naofumi had taken the initiative to steer the conversation back on track without any suspicion, Eri Kisaki breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ok?"