Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Amid Inspector Megure's roar, the lights in the lobby quickly came back on.

"Ah ah ah..."

When everyone saw Shigehiko Tonguchi, twisted and deformed from being smashed by the giant chandelier, with his head flattened, many female guests screamed in fright.

(〃＞ dishes＜)

It's unbearable to repair!

Looking at the already dead Shigehiko Tobuchi, Conan couldn't help but clench his fists, but his gaze was quickly drawn to a handkerchief that had fallen to the ground.

"This taste is..."

Catching the purple handkerchief that fell from the sky, and smelling the faint scent of gunpowder emanating from it, Conan's eyes slowly narrowed, revealing a thoughtful expression.

"Please be quiet, everyone. I am Inspector Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Upon seeing Shigehiko Tobuchi fall to his death from the giant chandelier, Inspector Megure's expression turned extremely grim. However, he managed to suppress his anger and began to maintain order at the scene, saying, "Please do not approach the victim's body to avoid destroying the evidence."

"The police have arrived!"

"Is the police response time this fast now?"

"The police responded at lightning speed!"

Upon seeing this, the unsuspecting guests couldn't help but start gossiping.

“Our police received a call saying that someone would be murdered at tonight’s memorial service, and that someone wanted to kill Member of Parliament Tunkou tonight.”

Inspector Megure glanced around at the guests and said in a serious tone, "The murderer of Congressman Tonguchi is very likely among you, so please cooperate with our police investigation."

"what?!"

"Wasn't this an accident?"

"Who has the nerve to do this?!"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, the guests stirred again and began to whisper among themselves.

"Brother Takagi, go and have some people investigate which guests were near Representative Tonguchi when this decorative lamp fell down?"

"Yes!"

Under the investigation of Officer Takagi and his team, the seven guests who had been standing next to Shigehiko Tobuchi were quickly located.

If Shigehiko Toguchi was indeed murdered, then the seven guests closest to them would naturally be the prime suspects.

Among these seven guests were Vermouth and Kenzo Masuyama.

After listening to Officer Takagi's report on the investigation, Inspector Megure walked up to a middle-aged man with a ramen noodle hairstyle and asked with a serious expression, "Mr. Yoshiji, when this decorative lamp fell down, you were probably the closest you were to Representative Tonguchi, weren't you?"

“That’s right, I was almost hit by an art lamp just now. Look, my clothes are all ruined.” Mr. Yoshiharu said, pointing to his torn suit.

Judging from the extent of the damage to Mr. Yoshiharu's suit, he was indeed almost hit by the decorative lamp.

If Mr. Yoshiji is the murderer, he probably wouldn't have risked standing so close to Shigehiko Tobuchi, otherwise he would have died a very unjust death if he had accidentally been hit on the head.

Inspector Megure lowered his suspicions about Mr. Yoshiji somewhat and then asked, "During the time of the incident, did you see any suspicious people approaching Representative Tonguchi?"

Mr. Yoshiharu shook his head and said, "No, my attention was completely drawn to those slides just now, and I didn't notice what was happening on Representative Tonguchi's side at all."

On the other hand, when questioned by the police, Vermouth pretended not to speak Japanese and replied in English, "I didn't see any suspicious people either?"

"Team leader, Miss Chris didn't see anyone suspicious either," the officer in charge of questioning Vermouth said, turning to Inspector Megure.

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Chapter 236 Shiho Miyano Reappears (Third Update, Please Vote)

"Ah."

Inspector Megure nodded and turned his gaze to the remaining suspects.

To be honest, Inspector Megure had basically ruled out Vermouth as the murderer.

Since Vermouth had recently returned from the United States and had never had any contact with Shigehiko Tonguchi before, she had no motive to kill him.

"Officer, you just said someone called the police to report a crime. Who was this person who made the call?"

Seeing Inspector Megure looking at him, Kenzo Masuyama calmly retorted, "How did this person who called the police know that a case would happen here tonight? Maybe he's the murderer?"

It should be noted that this mission to assassinate Tonguchi Shigehiko was a secret mission personally issued by Karasuma Renya.

Aside from Kenzo Masuyama, the executor, the only people who knew the truth were Gin, Vodka, and Vermouth.

Therefore, Kenzo Masuyama was very curious about how the person who called the police to report the case knew about it.

Kenzo Masuyama needs to figure out whether this is just a simple coincidence or whether there has been another traitor within the organization.

When questioned by Kenzo Masuyama, Inspector Megure shook his head and said, "The person who called used a voice changer, so we police don't know if he was male or female."

In fact, Inspector Megure knew that the person who called was Shinichi Kudo, but Shinichi Kudo had specifically told him not to reveal his identity.

Furthermore, Inspector Megure believed that Shinichi Kudo was definitely not the murderer of Shigehiko Tobuchi, so he naturally wouldn't tell the truth to Kenzo Masuyama.

Meanwhile, Conan was also busy, searching for clues left by the murderer.

I don't know if it was the protagonist's halo at work, or if Pisco was just really unlucky?

Conan actually found a new clue on a nearby dining table: a broken metal ring.

Looking at the incomplete metal ring, Conan frowned slightly and said, "This is the hanging ring of an art lamp, but why would it be in a place like this?"

Since the dining table is at least five meters away from where the decorative lamp fell, even if the lamp caused the decorations on it to scatter when it fell, they shouldn't have flown that far.

"And the notch on this metal ring is also a bit strange, could it be..."

Conan stared at the metal ring for a while, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed through his mind. He quickly grabbed the metal ring and crawled under the table.

Sure enough!

When Conan crawled into the table covered by the tablecloth.

Based on the purple handkerchief with the smell of gunpowder that Conan had just picked up, he now understood the murderer's method.

If Conan's guess is correct, the culprit must have applied fluorescent agent to the connecting rings of the art lights beforehand.

In this way, even if the hall is completely dark, the murderer can use the fluorescent agent to locate the hanging ring, and then use a pistol to break the ring and kill Shigehiko Tunguchi, who is located under the decorative light.

The reason why the others did not notice the killer firing a shot was because the killer had attached a silencer to the pistol and wrapped it with a handkerchief to cover the flash of gunfire, which is why the handkerchief still smelled of gunpowder.

Now that Conan has deduced the culprit's modus operandi, he can eliminate most of the seven suspects.

To break the hanging ring of an art light with a pistol, you must be a certain distance away from the light and fire from a specific angle.

Therefore, the four guests closest to the decorative lights can be ruled out as suspects.

Meanwhile, the three people who were relatively far from the art lights—Kenzo Masuyama, Mr. Tarumi, and Ms. Nanjo—became more suspicious, and the murderer should be one of them.

However, Conan currently lacks decisive evidence, and he cannot tell Inspector Megure everything about turning himself into a child so that Inspector Megure can forcibly detain Kenzo Masuyama and the others.

do not forget!

The guests who attended this memorial service were all wealthy and influential.

Furthermore, Kenzo Masuyama is the chairman of Masuyama Motors, so unless the police can produce conclusive evidence, it will be difficult to bring him back to the police station for investigation.

"Seimei, Ai, what are you doing here? I've finally found you! Come home with me!"

Before Conan could even crawl out from under the table, Sonoko, dressed in a black evening gown, suddenly ran over, grabbed Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai's hands, and led them outside.

Sonoko was never interested in these boring memorial services, and now that a murder had occurred here, she was even less willing to stay any longer.

Because the guests attending the memorial service were all elites from various industries in the island nation, the police did not dare to forcibly detain them at the Beika Hotel.

Apart from the seven most suspected individuals, the other guests are allowed to leave directly.

"Sonoko-neechan, wait a minute! Even if we're leaving, we should at least say goodbye to Conan before we go!"

Upon hearing Suzuki Haruaki's words, Sonoko asked in surprise, "Why is Conan here? Did Ran and the others come too?"

"Ran and Uncle Mori didn't come. Conan sneaked over by himself, saying he wanted to get autographs from the local celebrities."

Sonoko said with some surprise, "Ask a celebrity for an autograph? I didn't know this little rascal liked chasing after stars!"

Suzuki Haruaki walked to the dining table, lifted the tablecloth, and asked Conan, who was deep in thought, "Conan, we're going home. Do you want to come with us?"

"You guys go back first!"

Conan, of course, wouldn't leave at this time. He waved his hand and said, "I still have some things to do. I'll have Professor Agasa pick me up later, so you don't need to worry about me."

"Then we'll be going now~"

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Seimei did not insist and left Beika Restaurant with Sonoko.

No sooner had Suzuki Seimei and his group left Beika Hotel than Tsunade, disguised as Miyano Shiho, emerged from the women's restroom.

"That is……"

Kenzo Masuyama, who was cooperating with the police investigation, suddenly saw Shiho Miyano, wearing a black trench coat, walk through the hotel corridor, and his eyes widened in shock.

Kenzo Masuyama was inwardly excited, but outwardly remained calm as he asked, "Inspector Megure, may I go to the restroom?"

"Of course! Just don't leave Beika Hotel for now and cooperate with our police investigation at any time."

Inspector Megure was unwilling to offend Kenzo Masuyama, a famous businessman, so naturally he wouldn't restrict his personal freedom too much.

After receiving Inspector Megure's permission, Kenzo Masuyama suppressed his excitement and chased after Shiho Miyano in the direction she had left.

Chapter 237 Cleverness Backfires (Fourth Update, Please Vote)

"Bang!!!"

Just as Masuyama Kenzo was following Miyano Shiho to the corner of the hotel corridor, a ball the size of a thumb suddenly shot towards him, hitting him in the face and exploding into an invisible cloud of energy.

???

After accidentally inhaling a mouthful of chaotic gas, Kenzo Masuyama felt his head instantly turn into mush, and he couldn't even tell which way was which. His body also became uncontrollable.

After using the Chaos Orb to put Kenzo Masuyama into a state of confusion, Tsunade, disguised as Shiho Miyano, immediately followed up with a Word of Power, asking, "Where do you keep your personal computer?"