Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

Hiroki Tsuji forced a smile and said, "Although I don't know the specifics, something truly astonishing must have happened, right? This helicopter was already beyond saving, but you, Sword Master, saved our lives. It's just a helicopter, nothing at all."

At this moment, the first-grade children were all stunned.

Genta exclaimed incredulously, "Was it Miyazaki who did that? That was terrifying! The entire helicopter just scattered, and the propeller got stuck in the school building!"

Mitsuhiko's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "So the TV programs that were broadcast before were real! Those who can become sword masters are all super strong individuals whose swordsmanship has reached an extraordinary level. Each one of them is a treasure of Japan! Miyazaki-nii is truly amazing!"

Ayumi nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Moreover, Ai and Rena are both learning kendo from Miyazaki, and they are already very strong."

Genta said enviously, "Wow, if that's the case, they'll become strong like Miyazaki someday, right? That would be so cool, leaping off a building and slashing airplanes with a sword! I want to learn from them too."

Mitsuhiko shook his head and said, "Genta, don't even dream about it. A swordsman is a powerful figure who stands at the pinnacle of swordsmanship. There are only a handful of such people in the entire country. You can't even finish a 400-meter run. Even if I taught you, you might not be able to learn it. I would be more than capable."

Yuan Tai said angrily, "What do you mean? Are you saying I have no talent?"

Mitsuhiko frowned and said, "That's exactly right!"

Then the two children started butting heads, forehead to forehead, their eyes practically blazing.

Ayumi quickly pulled the two apart: "Alright, alright, what are you two doing? We're good friends, and we're both detectives, how can we fight?"

Both of them snorted heavily and then turned their heads away, deliberately avoiding looking at each other, but they soon turned back.

"Let's go ask Miyazaki-nii to teach us kendo in a bit. Once we've mastered it, we can dominate the school and make the other classes look at us with new respect. What do you guys think?"

After discussing it for a while, the three little ones looked at each other and smiled, then revealed smug expressions.

Soon, under Inspector Megure's arrangement, the police were called in and began to handle the scene. They also contacted the school, which stated that they would handle the matter themselves and would bear the cost of repairing the building and playground.

This relieved Inspector Megure, who then had the arriving police take Tsuji Hiroki to the hospital.

In Dr. Agasa's hospital room.

"This must be Miyazaki Kengo, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. I've always heard Conan talk about you. You're truly an amazing person. If it weren't for you this time, they might have really been in mortal danger," Professor Agasa said with a smile.

Several children also showered him with compliments.

"That's right, Professor Agasa. That helicopter was disintegrated in an instant. We could only see countless white lines appearing in the air, and then the helicopter turned into countless fragments. The entire propeller flew out and stuck directly into the school building. It was truly amazing."

Genta praised loudly while expressing his shock with exaggerated gestures.

Miyazaki Yu smiled and said, "It's what I should do. After all, both Uncle Mori and Inspector Megure are important friends of mine."

Conan couldn't help but ask, "Miyazaki-nii, I'm really curious about something. How did you know the plane's route? You couldn't possibly know in advance when the plane would crash. How did you do it?"

Miyazaki Yu smiled faintly: "Of course, I used a little trick. Yesterday, I wanted to know the details of the whole case, but because of the obstruction of a female police officer with an overflowing sense of justice, I knew nothing about the case."

But I knew you were very interested in the case, and you would definitely try to find out the details, so I did something to you.”

With that, he reached into Conan's collar and pulled out something that looked like a speaker—a listening device!

Chapter 373 A Step-by-Step Deduction (3rd Update!)

"What? When did you put it up there? How could you...?"

At that moment, Conan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. This guy had actually planted a listening device on him. It was absolutely despicable.

In that case, does that mean he already knows my secret, the fact that I am actually Shinichi Kudo?

The thought of this possibility made him feel dizzy.

Professor Agasa, who was standing nearby, almost jumped off his bed. How could this guy treat Shinichi like this? This is unacceptable! Shinichi's identity is a secret.

If it were leaked, it would be a disaster, and we would definitely face retaliation from those men in black!

"Mr. Miyazaki, how could you do this? Conan is still a child, and you actually planted a listening device on him! This is absolutely outrageous!"

Miyazaki Yu smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned.

"Oh? That's going too far? Conan has a history of eavesdropping on others. For example, he secretly left a listening device on the ground at the Sword Masters' Guild, trying to eavesdrop on my conversation with the guild master. Our conversation involved top-secret martial arts matters. What do you mean by that?"

Furthermore, I've seen Conan put listening devices on Uncle Mori more than once. I think these listening devices must have been made by Professor Agasa, right?

"Ah...this..." Professor Agasa was speechless.

He was certain that this was true, and he sighed inwardly. These swordsmen's senses were just too sharp; Shinichi's little tricks couldn't be hidden from them at all.

Inspector Megure sighed. Keeping this person a secret was practically pointless; there was no information he couldn't get, not even his superiors would give him face.

He could have known all the details of the case with just one phone call.

"Forget it, Conan. It's good that Miyazaki knows. Let him analyze it and see what's really going on!"

Conan took a deep breath, knowing that there was no going back now, and could only hope that he hadn't said anything that would reveal his identity.

"First of all, this case is very strange. The murderer's actions were ritualistic, with names containing numbers and patterns representing playing cards left behind. These were all marks left intentionally by the perpetrator. From a psychological perspective, the murderer should have a histrionic personality."

Moreover, he's a perfectionist who considers himself to be very perfect.

"A guy who likes to pursue perfection and thinks he's perfect?"

Conan's deductions are mostly based on evidence and clues, and he rarely analyzes the culprit's personality directly, so this is quite novel for him.

"However, there is one important thing that I don't know if you have noticed, and that is the purpose. If this person's goal is really to kill all the people whose names contain numbers, then there is a strange thing. So far, among all the assassinations, only Mr. Hiroki has truly brushed shoulders with death."

Imagine someone who acts so meticulously, using the numbers on playing cards to carry out orderly killings. How could they not take some precautions for their assassinations? If it were me, to ensure the success of the murder, I would definitely use a more potent poison, such as cyanide.

If that's the case, Inspector Megure and Professor Agasa would never have survived.

"This... hiss..."

Professor Agasa and Inspector Megure gasped, one clutching his backside and the other his stomach.

If the murderer really did that, it would indeed be terrifying!

"So, considering the whole incident, this person's real target started with Mr. Tsuji Hiroki, and it was definitely not for Uncle Mori. After all, everyone knows that the more people you kill, the greater the chance of being exposed. It's like Occam's razor principle: the simpler and more concise, the better the effect. The more someone wants to express something, the more likely they are to be covering something up."

In other words, the numbers on the playing cards and any other symbols are just a smokescreen. From this perspective, the Murakami Takeshi you've been suspecting might very well be just a red herring released by the murderer!

The other side only truly wanted to kill a few of the thirteen people with numbers on their names. Inspector Megure, Eri, and Professor Agasa were all just a smokescreen, a convenient pretext for murder—that was their real purpose!

Everyone was momentarily dazed, but then they all understood.

"That's right, that must be it. I, Kogoro Mouri, have not offended anyone. How could I possibly become their target?"

However, Miyazaki Yu immediately poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"Uncle Mori, the other party may really have no grudge against you, but I can sense that this is an awakened demon. This person may have never killed anyone before he started planning, but once he came up with a way to commit the crime, he immediately started to act and got a great pleasure from killing. He began to enjoy the feeling of controlling the life and death of others and became obsessed with killing!"

Just like with Mr. Hiroki, since he could replace eye drops, why didn't he just use poison? Instead, he switched to a pupil-dilating agent, showing that he was already enjoying the thrill of toying with his opponent.

Such a person will gradually go mad and begin to kill indiscriminately for his so-called revenge, without caring about the lives of innocent people. Perhaps of the remaining nine targets, he only wants to kill one or two people, but he doesn't mind turning the act into reality and eliminating those unrelated people as well.

Everyone swallowed hard. The truth was cruel, but they all knew that Miyazaki Yu's analysis made a lot of sense.

Conan's heart trembled even more: "This guy is too amazing. There is still very little evidence, and the other party's plan is very ingenious, but even under these circumstances, he can still deduce the case to this extent."

In that case, the killer's defining characteristic is a perfectionist who cannot tolerate any oversight. Such people are most prone to extremes. So, who could this person be?

Inspector Megure frowned and said, "Miyazaki, although your analysis is very thorough and you have created a psychological profile of the culprit, it is still not enough to narrow down the suspects based on this alone."

Miyazaki Yu continued, "That alone is certainly not enough to narrow down the scope, but we can do the opposite. Since the murderer wanted to use the pretext of taking revenge on Uncle Mori, he must be someone who knows Uncle Mori very well."

Imagine if someone who wasn't familiar with Uncle Mori wouldn't know that Aunt Eri liked to eat Chicory chocolate. Imagine if they didn't know this detail, they wouldn't be able to be sure that Aunt Eri would eat that chocolate. You know, Aunt Eri is a very cautious person.

Another thing is Hiroki Tsuji's habit of using eye drops, which is a habit that only someone who knows him well would know!

So the person we're looking for now is someone who is familiar with Uncle Mori, has connections with Mr. Tsuji Hiroki, and is a perfectionist with an obsessive attention to detail!

"Uncle Mori, now that I've described it this way, say the name that comes to mind right now!"

Kogoro Mouri's mouth dropped open, and he blurted out a name.

"Sawaki Kohei!"

Chapter 374 Locking Down the Murderer

"Sawaki Kohei! Dad, are you saying Mr. Sawaki is the murderer?"

Xiaolan said in disbelief that they had previously dined at the restaurant where Zemu Pinghe worked. This Mr. Zemu had extensive knowledge of alcohol, and was wise and elegant, looking very refined and not at all like a thug.

Kogoro Mouri then said, "I didn't say he was the murderer, but when this kid urged me just now, the name that came to mind was Sawaki Kohei."

However, after a pause, he said, "If we follow the line of thinking that he is the murderer, then many things can be explained."

First, there's the chocolate thing. Outsiders don't know that Eri likes to eat this kind of chocolate, but when we were eating together before, we talked about something that happened before, and we mentioned that Eri loves to eat this kind of chocolate. At that time, the bartender of that restaurant, Sawaki Kohei, was right next to us, which means that he knew this secret.

Then there's Mr. Tsuji Hiroki. Mr. Hiroki is a free spirit; although he's a professional gamer, his private life is quite carefree. He loves drinking and hosting parties, and it's understandable that Sawaki Kohei, as a bartender, participated in his parties, mixing drinks for these upper-class people.

And his personality is indeed as Miyazaki Yūzō analyzed: he is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to wine tasting, where he is extremely persistent.

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's explanation, everyone nodded in agreement. If only one point matched, it might be a coincidence, but if all three points matched, it was very likely not a coincidence, but a fact.

Inspector Megure's eyes lit up and he said, "Brother Mori is right. Looking at it this way, this person is indeed highly suspicious, but his name also contains numbers."

Miyazaki Yu said, "Inspector Megure, you can think of it this way: if the murderer kills people according to numbers, making people think he is targeting Uncle Mori, and also wants to point the clues to Murakami Jo, who was just released from prison, then hiding himself on the list of potential victims is also a good way to conceal his identity."

If we follow this line of thought and start by investigating the bartender's social circle, we might find something unexpected.

The police were indeed very efficient; they gathered a lot of information in just a few hours.

Inspector Megure said with a hint of excitement, "Based on the clues we've uncovered so far, Mr. Sawaki is now even more suspicious."

Hiroki Tsuji, who was nearly killed, did indeed have some grudges against Kohei Sawaki. At a party four months ago, Kohei Sawaki, who was invited to mix drinks, was humiliated by Mr. Hiroki Tsuji. He placed a pig-head-shaped badge on Mr. Sawaki instead of his bartender badge.

They even hung a spoon on his body to use as a tasting dish. To Tsuji Hiroki, this might have been just a joke, but to someone who is very dedicated to wine tasting, it could have been an insult.

There is also a businessman named Katsuyoshi Asahi who owns a large restaurant in Tokyo Bay called Water Crystal. It is about to open, and he has invited Mr. Sawaki to run one of the stores in Water Crystal.

Conan couldn't help but say, "The name Asahi Katsuyoshi has the number nine in it, and Mr. Tsuji Hiroki's name has the number ten. Mr. Hiroki was attacked. If this boss named Asahi Katsuyoshi was also attacked, then we can basically conclude that the culprit is this Mr. Sawaki!"

Miyazaki Yu glanced at Conan with a deep look, a look that sent a shiver down Conan's spine. Did this guy really know his true identity?

However, Miyazaki Yu only glanced at him and continued, "So far, all of this is still our speculation. What we need to do now is to split into two groups. One group will head to the Crystal Water Restaurant to wait for them to come to us, while the other group will secretly monitor Sawaki Kohei. This way, we can be absolutely sure of success."

Inspector Megure nodded: "Let's do it this way!"

The Crystal Restaurant is a huge ocean-themed restaurant that specializes in seafood, so the main building was built on the shore of Tokyo Bay.

The overall style of the building is similar to the thin-shell structure of the Sydney Opera House, and it is divided into three parts: underwater, on the water, and the tower.

The entire building looks exceptionally luxurious and extravagant. A rough estimate suggests that the cost of the entire building is no less than several billion yen.