Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

When Suzuki Seimei overheard Yabuuchi Machiko calling back and giving Yabuuchi Hiromi some trivial instructions, he always felt that something was amiss.

Looking back now, it's likely that Yabuuchi Machiko deliberately called back at that time to create an alibi for herself.

As long as Yabuchi Machiko makes others mistakenly believe that she will not be able to get home until after 11 o'clock, then even if Uncle Yoshifusa is murdered before 11 o'clock, no one will suspect her.

Perhaps Yabuuchi Machiko is planning to murder Uncle Yoshifusa and then frame Hiromi and the others for the crime, so that she can get a larger share of the inheritance.

Unfortunately, what Yabuchi Machiko didn't know was that this fake uncle was actually a judo master. Her attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and she ended up losing her own life.

Suzuki Seimei frowned slightly, pondering to himself, "There are still some things that don't make sense. If it's really as I speculated, then Tanaka Nishi Katsuo should be considered to have acted in self-defense. Why would he hide Yabuuchi Machiko's body in the well?"

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Chapter 131 Lucky Rookie (Fifth update, bonus chapter for 400 monthly votes)

Suzuki Seimei stared at Tanaka Nishikatsu for a while, then unconsciously turned his gaze to his bodyguard, Carlos.

Wait!

If Tanaka Nishikatsu is truly a judo master, then why would he hire Carlos as his bodyguard?

Could it be that……

Suzuki Seimei stared at Carlos for a while, looking him up and down, and then revealed a thoughtful expression. He seemed to understand the truth hidden behind it all.

Perhaps Carlos was not Tanaka Nishiki's bodyguard, or perhaps Tanaka Nishiki was more likely Carlos's bodyguard.

Beep~woo~~Beep~woo~~Beep~woo~~

More than half an hour later, a piercing police siren sounded outside the door, and a thin detective in a gray suit led several police officers into the courtyard.

"Who called the police just now? Where is the deceased?" the short detective asked bluntly as he entered the courtyard.

When questioned by the short detective, Hiromi Yabuuchi quickly stepped forward and explained, "I was the one who called the police. My name is Hiromi Yabuuchi, and the deceased was my stepmother."

When Suzuki Seimei saw the words "Check-in Available" floating above the short detective's head, he secretly nudged him while the detective was asking Hiromi Yabuuchi about the case.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Mountain Village Exercise. You are rewarded with a [Lucky Rookie Badge], which you can claim at any time."

Equipment Name: Lucky Rookie Badge

Type: Jewelry

Quality: Rare

Effect: It can slightly improve the wearer's luck.

Note: Newbie~ Newbie~ I'm so lucky~ I've been promoted and made a fortune!

(?ω?)

After checking the attributes of the newly acquired equipment, Suzuki Seimei's eyes lit up.

Any equipment that can improve luck must be considered good equipment. I never expected that I could get such a rare item from a sign-in event.

However, upon closer reflection, it seems quite normal. This Yamamura Misao is definitely one of the worst police officers in the original story, so bad that it makes one wonder how he became a police officer.

However, whenever Yamamura Misao encounters a difficult case, he is lucky enough to meet Conan, and with Conan's help, he solves the case and eventually gets promoted to police inspector.

Yamamura Misao's promotion speed was even faster than that of Officer Takagi.

That's...outrageous!

Therefore, it's not too surprising that Yamamura Misao's luck stat is far beyond that of ordinary people, and that he can get equipment that can improve luck by signing in.

Perhaps it is because Yamamura Misao's other abilities are too poor, and his only strength is luck, that he gets luck-related equipment by signing in.

"The victim's name is Yabuuchi Machiko, she was 39 years old. She was the head of this household who passed away last month, and Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshichika's second wife, is that right?"

As Yamamura Misao repeated the deceased's identity information, he wrote it down in his notebook.

"Yes."

The police officer in charge of examining the body turned to Yamamura and reported, "Officer Yamamura, although we haven't found the murder weapon yet, judging from the injuries on the deceased, she should indeed have died from bleeding caused by stab wounds."

"I see."

Yamamura Misao nodded slightly and continued to ask Yabuuchi Hiromi, "You discovered the body around 10 p.m. tonight, right?"

"Yes, we saw the water bucket in the old well rise and felt something was wrong. After pulling up the rope, we found my second aunt's body."

Recalling the horrifying scene from just now, Hiromi Yabuuchi's face turned pale.

"Gudong!"

Upon hearing this, Officer Yamamura subconsciously recalled terrifying rumors similar to Sadako, and nervously swallowed.

To be honest, although Officer Shancun is a criminal investigator, he is just a rookie who has just become a criminal investigator, and today is his first time leading a team on a police call.

I never expected that my first time leading a police team would lead to such a horrific murder case.

That was fucking so exciting!

Officer Yamamura shook his head, shaking off the horrifying images in his mind, and said seriously, "So, the murderer must be one of you?"

"Could you please wait a moment? My second aunt went to the restaurant in front of the station a while ago to attend a friend's wedding celebration. She called back from the venue around nine o'clock."

Upon hearing this, Hiromi Yabuchi hurriedly explained, "Even if she drives back immediately after the call, it will take at least an hour to get from the station to here, which means she won't get home until after 10 o'clock."

Before ten o'clock, we hadn't found my stepmother's body, and we were all gathered in the living room. How could we have killed her?

"In that case, it seems you really didn't have the time to commit the crime."

Officer Yamamura nodded in agreement, then subconsciously asked, "So who could the murderer be?"

Keiko Yabuchi couldn't help but exclaim, "The murderer must be that man wearing sunglasses!"

"A man wearing sunglasses?"

"That's right! When I was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower, I found a man wearing sunglasses hiding at the door, secretly watching us."

"is this real?"

Officer Yamamura quickly confirmed that if what Yabuchi Keiko said was true, then the mysterious man who suddenly appeared at the murder scene was indeed very likely the murderer.

Keiko Yabuchi said with certainty, "Of course it's true. I was almost scared to death at the time, so I can't be mistaken."

"Did you get a clear look at the man's face?"

"No, because the man was wearing a hat and had a scarf wrapped around his face, so I couldn't see what he looked like at all."

Upon hearing this, Officer Yamamura said with a serious expression, "In that case, this suspicious man is indeed very likely the murderer."

Having already guessed who the real culprit was, Suzuki Haruaki was too lazy to waste time listening to the rookie police officer Yamamura analyze the case. He tugged at Kurosaki Tamaka's sleeve and said, "Tamaka-neechan, I'm a little sleepy. Shall we go back to sleep?"

"Okay, let's go to sleep then~"

Kurosaki Tamaka only had eyes for Suzuki Haruaki and had no interest in the murder case in front of her. She quickly picked him up and took him to the prepared guest room to rest.

Upon seeing this, Inoue Ryuichi silently followed. His duty was to protect Suzuki Seimei's safety; arresting criminals was not his responsibility.

The police present did not stop Suzuki Haruaki and his group. Even if one of them was the murderer, as long as they did not leave the area, it was fine.

Chapter 132 Conan Attacks the Police (First Update, Please Vote)

Shortly after Suzuki Haruaki and his two companions left, the police officers tasked with searching for the murder weapon found the Yabuchi family's car in the nearby woods.

This car was the one that Yabuchi Machiko drove to the banquet.

What puzzled everyone was why Machiko Yabuuchi parked her car in the woods instead of in her garage.

Ultimately, the police concluded that the car was likely driven out by the murderer, but for some reason he abandoned it, leaving the car keys in the ignition.

To ensure everyone's safety and prevent the mysterious man in sunglasses from killing again, Officer Yamamura and his men stayed at the Yabuuchi house for the time being, intending to solve the case before leaving.

Early next morning

Just as everyone finished breakfast, the police officers in charge of searching for the murder weapon found Officer Yamamura and handed him the weapon they had found.

Besides a bloodstained kitchen knife, there was also a women's plastic raincoat.

Seeing this, Officer Yamamura asked with some curiosity, "Where were these things found?"

"It was retrieved from the well where the body was dumped. We have compared the kitchen knife with the wounds on the body and confirmed that the kitchen knife is the murder weapon. The women's raincoat was wrapped with the kitchen knife."

Last night, because it was too dangerous to go down into the well to retrieve the murder weapon, the police did not rush to search the inside of the well. However, they did retrieve the weapon this morning and finally found it.

"Very good, quickly send the murder weapon for identification to see if there are any fingerprints of the murderer on it?"

"Yes!"

"Women's raincoat?"

Conan, who was eavesdropping not far away, frowned slightly and stroked his chin in deep thought.

"Conan, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing Conan deep in thought, Suzuki Haruaki patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'll tell you a secret: that old man Yoshifusa is very likely a martial arts expert."

"A fighting expert!"

Upon hearing this, Conan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he quickly asked to confirm, "Seimei, how do you know that Grandpa Yoshifusa is a martial arts expert?"

"I heard it from Uncle Longyi. Uncle Longyi said that Grandpa Yifang's steps were very steady, unlike those of ordinary old people who are unsteady. He must have practiced some kind of martial arts in the past, and he is very likely a martial arts master."

Swish! ! !

Under the sunlight, Conan's glasses flashed a white light, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Great! I understand!

Based on the clues Conan had gathered earlier, he had figured out what had happened.

The reason Conan couldn't figure it out earlier was because he didn't believe that the elderly Yoshifusa Yabuuchi was capable of killing Machiko Yabuuchi.

However, when Conan learns from Suzuki Seimei that Yabuuchi Yoshifusa might be a skilled fighter, it's quite normal for him to turn the tables and kill Yabuuchi Machiko.

Conan looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Officer Yamamura's neck.

This neck is a good target; it's a good spot to prick with a needle.