Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Officer from the mountain village, just get ready to get a promotion and a raise!

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Seimei Suzuki noticed Conan's little actions and chuckled to himself.

I don't know if shooting a police officer with a tranquilizer dart counts as assaulting a police officer.

That said, how many years would one be sentenced to for assaulting a police officer?

Conan has already committed a crime, hasn't he?

Should I send Conan to prison or not?

If Conan is sent to prison, will the timeline return to normal?

"hiss……"

Conan, who was staring at Officer Yamamura's neck, suddenly shivered involuntarily, feeling a strange malice creeping over him.

"No, you can't go in!"

"Get out of my way! I'm the lawyer this family hired!"

A sudden argument erupted at the main entrance, drawing everyone's attention.

A middle-aged man in a suit and carrying a briefcase was seen arguing with the police at the door.

Upon seeing this, Officer Yamamura quickly stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

“Officer Yamamura, this person is trying to force his way in.”

The middle-aged man said with a helpless expression, "Didn't I already tell you? I'm a lawyer, and I'm here today specifically to announce the will of the deceased Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshichika."

"This is the moment!"

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Conan's eyes.

What better time to solve a case than when the will is being announced?

Conan has decided that he will wait until the lawyer is ready to announce the will and everyone is gathered together before using the identity of Officer Yamamura to solve the case.

The Yabuchi family members were quite excited when they learned of the lawyer's arrival; they were finally going to get their share of the inheritance.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was 10 p.m., the time for the lawyer to announce the will.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, the middle-aged lawyer placed a tape recorder on the table in front of them and said with a serious expression, "This is a tape personally prepared by Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshichika. He recorded the entire contents of the will on the tape. Now let's listen to the contents of the will!"

"Please wait a moment! Before you hear the will, I would like to ask you to listen to my reasoning. I already know who the murderer of Ms. Yabuuchi Machiko is."

Just as everyone was preparing to concentrate on listening to the contents of the will, Officer Yamamura's voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that the village police officer was leaning against the wooden door in a rather strange posture.

"Officer Yamamura, do you really know who the murderer is?"

"Then hurry up and tell us who the murderer is!"

Hiromi Yabuchi and the others know they are not the murderer, so they hope that Officer Yamamura can find the real culprit.

Although Hiromi Yabuchi and the others do not yet know who the real culprit is, based on their guesses, the culprit should also be someone with inheritance rights.

That way, not only could they avenge Yabuchi Machiko, but they might also be able to eliminate the murderer early and let them inherit more of the estate.

"The murderer who killed Ms. Machiko is you, Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshifusa!"

"what?!"

When Hiromi Yabuchi and the others heard this, they all looked on in disbelief.

To be honest, although Yoshifusa Yabuuchi also had inheritance rights, Hiromi Yabuuchi and the others never suspected that he was the murderer.

After all, Yabunouchi Yoshifusa was not only old, but also a short, fat old man. Could he really have killed Yabunouchi Machiko?

After recovering from her shock, Hiromi Yabuuchi couldn't help but question, "But Uncle Yoshifusa didn't have time to commit the crime at all!"

My second aunt called me for the last time just after nine o'clock.

Even if she drove back right after making the call, she wouldn't get home until after 10 PM. Wasn't Uncle Yifang with us at the time?

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Conan, holding the voice-changing ribbon, said unhurriedly, "Ms. Machiko first called back around eight o'clock in the evening."

If she drives back right after making the first call, she can get back by a little after nine o'clock.

"But when I made the second phone call to my second aunt, I really heard noises from the banquet coming from the other end!" Hiromi Yabuuchi asked, puzzled.

"This method is actually very simple. You just need to record the background noise at the banquet in advance and then play it back when you make a phone call."

Didn't we find an empty cassette tape box in your car yesterday?

The audio tapes inside must have recorded background noise from the banquet.

Upon hearing this, Yabuuchi Hidekazu couldn't help but ask, "But why would Second Aunt do this?"

"Because Ms. Machiko wanted to create an alibi for herself, so that she could prove that she was not present when she murdered Mr. Yabunouchi Yoshifusa."

This explains why your car was parked in the woods, and why the murder weapon was wrapped in a woman's raincoat.

"what?!"

When Hiromi Yabuchi and the others heard this, they were initially shocked, but then they felt that the explanation was indeed very reasonable.

People die for wealth, birds die for food!

It's not surprising that Machiko wanted to kill her uncle Yoshifusa in order to seize more of the inheritance.

Conan followed up, saying, "However, what Ms. Machiko didn't expect was that Mr. Yoshifusa was a martial arts expert. So when she sneaked into the bathroom, she was killed by Mr. Yoshifusa instead."

"If that's really the case, then Uncle Yifang should be considered to have acted in self-defense, right? Why did he throw his second aunt's body into the well instead of telling the police the truth directly?"

“I think this is for the sake of the inheritance, didn’t your father say that?”

Anyone who is not present when the will is made will not receive a single dollar.

Conan explained calmly, "Even if Mr. Yoshifusa acted in self-defense, the police would still take him to the police station to make a statement. Going back and forth like that could very well cause him to miss the deadline for publishing his will."

"So that's how it is."

Just as everyone was captivated by Officer Yamamura's brilliant reasoning, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the door, "You guys are really too naive!"

"That voice is..."

Upon hearing this, Conan's expression changed drastically.

A man wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a scarf wrapped around his face opened the door and walked in.

"it's him!"

Upon seeing this, Keiko Yabunouchi exclaimed excitedly, "That mysterious man I saw earlier, that's him!"

Inoue Ryuichi frowned slightly, silently standing in front of Suzuki Seimei and protecting him behind him.

Amidst the wary and curious gazes of the crowd, the mysterious man slowly removed his scarf and sunglasses, revealing a handsome, mature face—none other than the world-class mystery novelist, Yusaku Kudo!

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"Humph!"

When Yukiko saw Yusaku Kudo, a glint of light flashed in her beautiful eyes. She was overjoyed inside, but on the surface, she pretended to be dissatisfied and gave a coquettish snort.

Hiromi Yabuuchi exclaimed in surprise, "Yusaku, it's you?"

"Guangmei, it's been a long time."

Kudo Yusaku smiled and nodded at Yabuuchi Hiromi, then turned to the lawyer beside him and said, "Actually, once we hear Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshichika's will, the truth will come out. Let's release him quickly!"

"Oh."

The middle-aged lawyer subconsciously responded and pressed the play button on the recorder, from which came a frail, aged voice.

“I, Yoshichika Yabuuchi, have decided to divide my estate among the following six people: my wife Machiko, my daughter Hiromi, my son-in-law Hidekazu, my son Yoshiyuki, his wife Keiko, and Carlos. All of my property shall be divided equally among these six people.”

"Carlos?!"

Hiromi Yabuchi and the others stared in shock and disbelief at the burly, dark-skinned man beside Yoshifusa Yabuchi.

Because of the language barrier, Carlos smiled shyly when he saw everyone looking at him.

"Why is it Carlos? Why isn't Uncle Yifang here? That's so strange!"

Kudo Yusaku said calmly, "It's not surprising at all, because this old gentleman is not Yabuuchi Yoshifusa at all. His name should be Tanaka Nishikatsu, and he is a good friend of Yabuuchi Yoshifusa."

Carlos's full name is Yabuné Carlos, and he is the son of Mr. Yabuné Yoshifusa and a Brazilian woman in Brazil.

"But he is clearly left-handed, and he has an old injury on his leg. In addition, his handwriting is exactly the same as the handwriting on the New Year's card that Uncle Yifang sent. How can this be explained?"

“There are many left-handed people in the world, you can find a lot of them if you look closely, and the injury on this old man’s leg actually proves that he is not Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshifusa.”

Faced with the puzzled looks of the crowd, Kudo Yusaku smiled and explained, "A first baseman who is left-handed usually extends his left foot toward the base, but this old man's scar is on his right foot."

As for the identical handwriting on the New Year's cards, that's because the card itself was written by Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshifusa at his request.

After finishing speaking, Kudo Yusaku took out a stack of envelopes from his pocket and threw them on the table. He said slowly, "I found these letters in a secret compartment in the warehouse. They record Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshifusa's life in Brazil over the years."

Mr. Yoshifusa Yabuuchi and this old gentleman were actually good friends who ran a farm together in Brazil.

Unfortunately, their farm was hit by a tornado ten years ago.

The old man had suffered a serious injury to his right foot, while Mr. Yabuuchi Yoshifusa had lost his right arm, which is why he asked the old man to write the New Year's card for him.

The reason your father left his inheritance to Carlos is because Mr. Yifang passed away in Brazil six months ago, and the farm was destroyed by a tornado. He wanted to show his gratitude to his nephew.

They've found him dead!

After hearing Yusaku Kudo's explanation, everyone immediately showed expressions of sudden realization.

After learning that Carlos was his cousin, Yabuchi Yoshiyuki felt a certain liking for him and couldn't help but worry, "Then why is he hiding his and Carlos's identities? Could it be that he wants to keep the inheritance for himself?"

"On the contrary, this old gentleman disguised himself as Yabunouchi Yoshiyuki in order to protect Carlos."

Yusaku Kudo shook his head and said, "If you were to learn Carlos's true identity, then Machiko's target for killing would probably have to be Carlos."

The reason this old man didn't tell the police the truth was probably because he wanted to wait until Carlos received the inheritance.