Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Kikue Tanaka's expression changed slightly. On the surface, she showed a somewhat surprised look, but a cold glint flashed deep in her eyes.

"It really is Ms. Tanaka!"

Sonoko walked over with some curiosity, flipped open the note with the triangle mark, and saw that it indeed had the name Tanaka Kikue written on it.

"As for the person in charge of today's entertainment program, that's you, Mr. Doi Tomo!"

"No way!"

Doi Takuki, who was being pointed at by Hamano Toshiya, changed his expression drastically and said in feigned difficulty, "This is terrible! I wasn't prepared at all!"

"Wait a minute! Something's not right!"

Sonoko and Ran Mouri suddenly exclaimed softly, holding up the sticky note marked with an X, and said, "The name on this isn't Doi Takaki, it's Hamano-san's own name, isn't it?"

Nani?

Hamano Toshiya was quite surprised to see his name actually written on the sticky note marked with an X.

Clearly, the outcome of this magic trick was somewhat unexpected for Hamano Toshiya, but with so many people in front of him, he could only accept his defeat.

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Chapter 182 A Fatal Mistake (Bonus Chapter for Bullet Girl)

"That's really strange."

Although Hamano Toshiya had some doubts, he could only accept the reality and go back to his room to think about what kind of entertainment to prepare.

Watching Hamano Toshiya's departing figure, Suzuki Seimei shook his head with amusement.

Ai Haibara noticed Suzuki Seimei's unusual behavior and asked curiously, "Seimei, have you already seen through this magic trick?"

"Yes, I understand how this magic trick works."

If Suzuki Seimei is not mistaken, Tanaka Kikue should be a plant hired by Hamano Toshiya, and the ballpoint pen she just gave to Mouri Ran should not be able to write anything at all.

In other words, before Kikue Tanaka handed the sticky notes and pen to Ran Mouri, the sticky notes were already marked, which is why Toshiya Hamano was able to guess the two people's names.

As for why the third name was guessed wrong, it's even simpler: it must have been Doi Takaki who secretly tampered with it.

do not forget!

Doi Takuki was actually Kid in disguise. With his abilities, it would be incredibly easy for him to switch a piece of paper without anyone noticing.

Hamano Toshiya's attempt to perform magic in front of Kid was nothing short of presumptuous.

"Alright, a bet's a bet. I'll go prepare your bathwater now."

A hint of murderous intent flashed deep in Tanaka Kikue's eyes as she left the villa to boil water for everyone.

Naoko Kuroda said with a helpless expression, "Seriously, how am I supposed to be a leader? I haven't been a leader since I was a Girl Scout!"

"Alright, alright~ You don't need to be too nervous. It's just that you're temporarily acting as the head of the department!"

Seeing Kuroda Naoko's nervous expression, Araki Yoshizawa smiled and comforted her, then turned to Sugata Kiyohiro and instructed, "Sugata, I'll trouble you to prepare some appetizers."

"okay, I get it."

"I've also prepared beer and drinks, as well as some snacks. If you're unsure what to do, come help me move things!"

Upon hearing Araki Yoshizawa's words, Kuroda Naoko immediately breathed a sigh of relief and followed him to move the snacks and drinks.

After returning to his room, Doi Takaki touched his fake belly, which weighed several kilograms, and couldn't help but complain, "This is really exhausting. I should have known better than to pretend to be fat."

Kidd disguised himself as a fat man to attend the banquet for two reasons: firstly, he didn't want to reveal his true identity, and secondly, a fat man's body could hold more magic props.

However, carrying more than ten kilograms of heavy objects all day long, even Kidd felt a little tired.

"Dong dong dong..."

A knock on the door suddenly interrupted Doi Takaki's complaints, causing him to frown slightly.

"Ok?"

After opening the door, Doi Takaki looked at Suzuki Seimei standing in the doorway, paused for a moment, then asked with a simple smile, "Little brother, what can I do for you?"

"Brother Keshu, I have something I want to talk to you about in private. Can I go in first?"

"Then come in!"

Upon hearing this, Doi Takaki stepped aside to let Suzuki Seimei enter the bedroom, and then closed the door behind him.

Just as Doi Takuki closed the door, Suzuki Seimei suddenly asked, "Takuki-nii, no! It should be Kaito Kid, can you tell me why you're here?"

"Little brother, what are you saying?"

Doi Takuki waved his hand without changing his expression and said, "I am not some Phantom Thief Kid. I have nothing to do with that Phantom Thief."

"Alright, stop pretending with me."

Seeing that this guy was still pretending not to know, Suzuki Seimei rolled his eyes at him and said in annoyance, "The name Doi Takuki, if you rearrange the hiragana in Japanese backwards, isn't it just Kaito Kid?"

"Clap clap clap..."

Upon hearing this, Doi Takuki's smug smile vanished instantly, and he clapped his hands with a hint of amusement, saying, "As expected of the Suzuki family's genius young master, you saw through me so quickly!"

But I'm a little curious, when did you guess I was Phantom Thief Kid? Did you guess it from the beginning?

Although Kaito Kuroba deliberately used the alias Doi Takuki, a normal person wouldn't read someone else's name backwards, so he didn't believe that Seimei Suzuki would associate him with Kaito Kid just from a name.

Of course, Suzuki Seimei wouldn't tell Kuroba Kaito that it was actually his scent that gave him away; otherwise, he would definitely have tried to conceal his scent the next time he appeared.

"The reason I was able to guess that you are Phantom Thief Kid is because you accidentally revealed your superb magic skills just now."

With a slight smile, Suzuki Seimei said in a serious tone, "The magic trick that Mr. Hamano performed just now wasn't particularly difficult. I'm sure you've already seen through his trick, right?"

If I'm not mistaken, that sticky note with the crosses marked on it should have originally had your name on it.

You secretly switched the paper, which is why Mr. Hamano was so surprised when he saw his name written on it.

I was watching from the sidelines the whole time, but I didn't notice when you switched that note.

Being able to switch magic props right under my nose without anyone noticing is something that ordinary magic enthusiasts definitely cannot do.

Therefore, I began to suspect your identity and noticed the alias Doi Takuki and its connection to Phantom Thief Kid.

(⊙o⊙)...

Listening to Suzuki Harumi's reasoned analysis, Kuroba Kaito's expression became somewhat strange, and he couldn't help but explain, "Um... actually, I really didn't switch that note just now."

Even if the name Doi Takaki was really written on that note, it was just to ask Kuroba Kaito to prepare some entertainment.

Given Kaito Kuroba's attention-seeking personality, he wouldn't mind performing in public, so there was no need for him to deliberately switch the notepad.

However, what Kaito Kuroba didn't expect was that Seimei Suzuki would mistakenly think that he had switched the note, and inadvertently guessed that Takuki Doi was the secret of Kaito Kid.

He really didn't know how to complain.

"You didn't switch that note?!" Upon hearing this, Suzuki Seimei's expression changed drastically.

To be honest, this was really unexpected for Suzuki Seimei, because he knew beforehand that Doi Takuki was actually Kaito Kid in disguise. So when he saw that the note had been switched, he subconsciously thought that Kaito Kid had switched it.

But now Kidd says he didn't switch the note, so the only person who could have switched it is...

Got it!

Mr. Hamano is in danger!

Chapter 183 The Great Detective Seimei (Fifth update, bonus chapter for Bullet Girl)

Since the note wasn't switched by Kid, the only person who could have switched it without Hamano Toshi's knowledge was Tanaka Kikue!

Although Suzuki Haruaki didn't know what kind of grudge existed between the two of them, judging from the sign-in rewards, Hamano Toshiya was very likely the victim in this case.

Now that Hamano Toshiya is alone in his room, preparing for his entertainment, it is the perfect opportunity for the murderer to kill him.

"Quick! Come with me to rescue them, or it will be too late!"

After realizing what was happening, Suzuki Haruaki hurriedly opened the door and rushed out.

bang bang bang...

Although Kidd hadn't figured out what was going on, he still followed closely behind.

woohoo hoo...

When Suzuki Seimei and the others rushed into Hamano Toshiya's bedroom, a gust of cold wind hit them in the face. The balcony window was open, and the curtains were fluttering in the cold wind.

Suzuki Seimei rushed to the balcony, looked at the motionless corpse in the snow dozens of meters away, shook his head and said, "It's too late."

(〃＞ dishes＜)

It's unbearable to repair!

Seeing this, Kidd couldn't help but clench his fist.

Hearing the commotion, the others rushed over and, seeing the wide-open balcony windows, instinctively asked, "What happened?"

"Mr. Hamano has been murdered!"

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

Before everyone could recover from the shock, Suzuki Seimei suddenly turned to Tanaka Kikue and said with absolute certainty, "Tanaka-neechan, the murderer who killed Hamano-san must be you!"

Nani?

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri and the others all turned to look at Kikue Tanaka.

Tanaka Kikue's pupils contracted, but she retorted without changing her expression, "Little brother, don't talk nonsense! I was outside helping everyone boil water, how could I possibly kill Mr. Hamano?"

“When Mr. Hamano was performing magic just now, you were the one who handed him those sticky notes and pens, so only you had the opportunity to tamper with those sticky notes.”

Suzuki Haruaki raised his small face and looked directly into Tanaka Kikue's eyes, saying, "You deliberately made Hamano-san the person in charge of the entertainment program, thus creating an environment where he was all alone. Only the murderer would do that."

"Little brother, your reasoning sounds quite reasonable, but there should be someone else who is more suspicious than me, right?"

Kikue Tanaka shook her head without changing her expression, then turned her gaze to Ran Mouri and said slowly, "I did give those sticky notes and pens to Mr. Hamano, but the person who made the marks on those sticky notes was Miss Ran!"