Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

When Shinichi Kudo discovered that his hands had transformed back into those of a high school student, he couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "I'm back! I'm back!"

(O_o)??

Just as Shinichi Kudo was reveling in the joy of turning back into an adult, Seimei Suzuki suddenly put on a puzzled expression and asked, "Shinichi-nii, how did you turn into Conan?"

"Uh……"

Shinichi Kudo was instantly at a loss, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a plausible reason.

Suzuki Haruaki's lips curled up slightly, and he exclaimed innocently, "I know! It must be that Professor Agasa did some strange experiment again to turn you into a child, right?"

"That's right! Seimei, you're really smart."

Hearing this convenient excuse, Shinichi Kudo readily admitted it. After all, Professor Agasa already knew about the Black Organization, so it was perfect to pin the blame on him.

"Shinichi-nii, does Ran-neechan not know about this?" Suzuki Haruaki nodded to himself halfway through his sentence. "I think Ran-neechan shouldn't know about this, otherwise why would she bathe with you?"

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Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kudo subconsciously conjured up images unsuitable for children, followed by the image of Ran Mouri punching a telephone pole in half, and he involuntarily shuddered.

Once he came to his senses, Shinichi Kudo solemnly instructed Seimei Suzuki, "Seimei, Ran must never find out that I've become Conan. You must keep this a secret, okay?"

The more fun he had taking a bath with Ran as Conan, the more terrified he is now as Shinichi Kudo.

If Ran were to find out this secret, not to mention whether it would expose the Black Organization's secrets, Shinichi Kudo himself would definitely be in mortal danger.

People will die! People will definitely die!

Moreover, besides taking a bath with Ran, Shinichi Kudo also often acted like a child towards Ran when he was a child.

If this secret were to be exposed, he would really have to flee Earth overnight, carrying a train with him.

"Oh--"

Suzuki Haruaki deliberately dragged out his words, saying with a teasing expression, "So, Ran-neechan can't know about this, huh~~~"

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Looking at Suzuki Harumi's malicious expression, Kudo Shinichi suddenly had a bad feeling. Was this brat planning to use this to threaten me?

Shinichi Kudo was still somewhat self-aware; he had bullied Seimei Suzuki quite a bit in the past, and he didn't think Seimei Suzuki would obediently cooperate with him.

To prevent Suzuki Seimei from causing any trouble, Kudo Shinichi quickly changed the subject, saying, "Seimei, do you know who killed Mr. Tsujimura? I've figured out their method. If you're willing to keep it a secret, I can tell you~"

"Isn't the murderer Mrs. Tsujimura?" Suzuki Haruaki shrugged.

"How...how did you know?"

Suzuki Seimei said matter-of-factly, "Didn't Mrs. Tsujimura say before that there are only two keys to the study? Since Mr. Tsujimura had his key in his pocket, the only person capable of creating a locked room is Mrs. Tsujimura. Who else could be the murderer besides her?"

"(⊙o⊙)..."

Upon hearing Suzuki Haruaki's explanation, Kudo Shinichi was at a loss for words.

Although Suzuki Seimei's answer was correct, Kudo Shinichi still felt that something was off.

Shinichi Kudo paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "That's right! Mrs. Tsujimura does have another key, but don't forget, she was with us the whole time. She didn't have any opportunity to commit the crime."

"Who says she didn't have the opportunity to commit the crime? Wasn't she the first person to approach Mr. Tsujimura after we entered the study? If she had just secretly stabbed him in the neck with a poisoned needle when none of us were looking, she could have killed him!"

Looking at Suzuki Haruaki's matter-of-fact expression, Kudo Shinichi's lips twitched. "Didn't you ever consider other possibilities? For example, what if someone poisoned Mr. Tsujimura first, then used fishing line to fix the keychain, and used a special method to pull the key back into Mr. Tsujimura's pocket from under the door?"

Shinichi Kudo felt something was amiss because Mrs. Tsujimura had clearly left various clues in the study, attempting to frame another person in the family for the murder.

However, Suzuki Seimei ignored those clues and directly identified Mrs. Tsujimura as the real culprit.

It felt like playing a game where Shinichi Kudo had finally completed all the side quests and found clues to the boss, only to discover that the village chief of the starting village was the real boss.

However, Suzuki Seimei, a complete novice at the game, killed the village chief of the beginner village right away.

The final result is the same, but the gaming experience is extremely poor.

Chapter 73 Is it really necessary to make killing someone so complicated? (Seeking votes and favorites)

Faced with Shinichi Kudo's questioning, Haruaki Suzuki asked with some doubt, "Shinichi-nii, it's just killing someone, is it really necessary to make it so complicated?"

Is it really necessary to make it so complicated? Is it really necessary to make it so complicated...?

Suzuki Seimei's voice echoed in Kudo Shinichi's mind, causing him to smile wryly and say, "You...you're right, we were just overthinking things."

The murder case was actually quite simple. The biggest challenge was exploiting the detectives' preconceived notions, making them subconsciously believe that no one would dare to kill someone in front of a detective. That's why they immediately ruled out Mrs. Tsujimura as the prime suspect.

Although Shinichi Kudo had already deduced that Mrs. Tsujimura was the murderer, he had also noticed the misleading clues she had left behind, and he was almost led astray by her.

However, Suzuki Haruaki, this amateur detective, is not bound by such fixed thinking and can ignore the misleading clues deliberately left by Mrs. Tsujimura.

I never expected to be taught a lesson by this kid. Life is truly unpredictable!

"Shinichi-nii, I advise you to put your clothes on quickly, otherwise you'll really be dead when Ran-neechan arrives with the doctor." Suzuki Seimei stared at Kudo Shinichi for a moment, then reminded him with a speechless expression.

If it were Ran Mouri who was completely naked, Seimei Suzuki wouldn't mind chatting with her for a while longer.

But when it came to Shinichi Kudo, Seimei Suzuki felt he was a bit too gay, so it would be better to get him dressed quickly.

When Shinichi Kudo heard what Haruaki Suzuki said, he finally came to his senses and quickly took out a set of clothes that fit him well from the closet and borrowed them temporarily.

Meanwhile, Hattori Heiji, who had successfully found a skewer of fishing line in a hidden corner of the house, confidently returned to the crime scene.

"Kudo, if you don't show up soon, I'm going to win this match."

Hattori Heiji scanned the crowd, noticing that Kudo Shinichi hadn't appeared yet, and said with absolute confidence, "Everyone, I already know the method used in this locked-room murder case, and who the murderer is."

"What? You've already solved it?"

Hearing this, Kogoro Mouri, who was still deep in thought, changed his expression slightly and muttered to himself, "Damn it! Why hasn't my second personality appeared yet? Am I really going to let this brat steal the spotlight?"

The expressions on the faces of the police officers present also became subtle. Although the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Osaka Metropolitan Police Department are both government departments, there is a great deal of competition between the police departments in different regions.

Heiji Hattori is not only a high school detective in Osaka, but also the son of the Osaka Police Chief.

If this kid were to solve the case before them, Inspector Megure could already imagine Chief Inspector Matsumoto spitting at him.

"Mouri, you're so useless!" Inspector Megure couldn't help but complain, "Get to sleep already!"

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Kogoro Mouri looked troubled. "Inspector Megure, you're making things too difficult for me. I can't just fall asleep whenever I want!"

"Now, let me explain the method used in this locked-room murder case!" Hattori Heiji walked up to Inspector Megure and asked with a smile, "Inspector Megure, could you please play the victim and cooperate with me for a bit?"

"Huh? Oh... okay."

"Then please sit in the chair the deceased sat in before, and then maintain the posture the deceased was in before death."

"..."

Inspector Megure gave Kogoro Mouri a resentful glare, then, like a puppet, he obediently sat down in the chair, resting his chin on his hand, as instructed by Heiji Hattori.

"Ladies and gentlemen, at the time of the incident, all the windows in the study were closed, and the only door that could be used for entry and exit was locked, thus creating a perfect locked room."

Heiji Hattori straightened his baseball cap, then changed the subject, "However, there is actually a passage leading to the outside in this room, or more accurately, a gap!"

"Gap?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri was slightly taken aback at first, but then instantly realized what he meant and focused his gaze on the crack in the door: "You mean the crack in the door!"

"That's right!"

Takagi Wataru asked with a puzzled look, "But the crack in the door is so small, how can we put the key in the prisoner's pocket?"

"It's very simple. All you need is fishing line. This skewer of fishing line is what I just found in this house." Hattori Heiji finished speaking, took out the fishing line he had just found, and began to demonstrate his method in front of everyone.

Amid Inspector Megure's utterly dejected expression, Heiji Hattori first threaded a fishing line with an iron needle through his pants pocket, then slowly walked out the door, holding both ends of the line, and locked the door from the inside with a key.

"Swish..."

After closing the door, Hattori Heiji attached the fishing line to the keychain, then slowly pulled the other end of the line. The key, guided by the fishing line, slowly entered the study, gliding along until it finally landed in Inspector Megure's pocket.

Once the key was successfully in Inspector Megure's pocket, Heiji Hattori pulled hard, and the fishing line slipped out of the tape and was successfully retrieved outside the door.

Upon seeing this, everyone present suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is. In that case, it's a perfect secret room."

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Although Inspector Megure felt a bit of pain in his face, he had to admit that Heiji Hattori had a strong deductive ability and solved the locked-room murder case so quickly. He truly lived up to his reputation as the famous high school detective from Osaka.

"To kill someone using this method would take at least five minutes, and the victim died between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m.

Seeing that everyone was stunned by his reasoning, Hattori Heiji slowly and methodically explained, "Therefore, Mrs. Tsujimura, who returned here with us at four o'clock in the afternoon, can be ruled out as a suspect."

Between 3 and 4 p.m., the housekeeper, Koike, was chatting with the neighbors and had no time to commit the crime.

As for the deceased's son and his girlfriend, although they went up to the second floor, it only took them about two minutes, which was not enough time to complete the murder.

Therefore, the only person who could have committed the crime is Mr. Tsujimura, who arrived here around 2:00 AM and has been watching television in the room next to the study!

!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

Upon hearing this, Takayoshi Tsujimura shook his head without hesitation and said, "What? Impossible! How could the murderer be Grandpa?!"

Chapter Seventy-Four: Mrs. M

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Tsujimura Toshimitsu was also taken aback by Hattori Heiji's reasoning, but when he noticed the resentment flashing in Tsujimura Kimie's eyes, he suddenly understood everything and felt a pang of guilt.

If it weren't for Tsujimura Toshimitsu using his power to help Tsujimura Isao frame someone, Tsujimura Kimie's ex-husband wouldn't have been wrongfully imprisoned.

As for why Tsujimura Kimie suddenly wanted revenge, it's probably because she discovered that Katsuragi Sachiko was her biological daughter.

When Katsuragi Sachiko and Tsujimura Kimie were young, they looked exactly alike, so Tsujimura Toshimitsu had investigated her long ago and learned her true identity.

"That's right, I am the murderer."

Having figured out the whole story, Toshimitsu Tsujimura sighed inwardly and nodded, admitting to the murder.

What happened yesterday, happens today.

It was indeed the father and son who wronged Mr. and Mrs. Kimie Tsujimura back then. Now that Kimie Tsujimura wants to avenge her husband, Toshimitsu Tsujimura feels that he deserves his punishment.