Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

In other words, someone deliberately stuck candles into the cake and then placed the lit candle cake in front of the fax machine, using faxed letters to remotely set it on fire.

The only person capable of using this method of committing the crime could be someone else in the villa.

Everyone was singing in the karaoke room. People like Sonoko and the others who stayed in the room the whole time didn't have time to commit the crime, so they can be ruled out as suspects.

However, three other people left the private room midway through the session, and the murderer should be one of these three people.

"Mr. Sawai, Mr. Noguchi, and Ms. Tomoko, did you send any faxes when you went to the convenience store just now?"

Faced with Kogoro Mouri's sudden questioning, Manabu Sawai's heart skipped a beat, but he smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr...Mr. Mouri, what do you mean by that? You don't suspect that we set the villa on fire, do you?"

Kogoro Mouri said with a serious expression, "That's right! I suspect you. Among us, only the three of you have the time to commit this crime, and the only people who could use this method are you."

“Mr. Mori, I just went to the convenience store to buy some snacks and didn’t use the fax machine at all.”

Hayasaka Tomoko replied without any guilt, "If you don't believe me, you can ask the convenience store owner."

Upon hearing this, Noguchi Shibahisa immediately added, "I only went to buy a few cans of beer; I didn't use the fax machine at all."

stare--

After listening to what Hayasaka Tomoko and Noguchi Shibahisa had to say, everyone's attention turned to Sawai Manabu.

"You...you guys, please don't look at me like that, okay? I did use a fax machine in the convenience store, but that fax was sent to my friend. He asked me to come up with a good title for a book he was recently writing."

In fact, Manabu Sawai didn't want to admit that he had used a fax machine at the convenience store, but he could find out by asking the store owner, so there was no point in denying it now. He could only make up a story.

Chapter 140 Gossipy Siblings (Fourth Update, Bonus Chapter for Accumulated Rewards)

Kogoro Mouri said sharply, "Mr. Sawai, aren't you being far too naive? Do you really think this excuse can get you out of trouble? With just a little investigation, the police can find out whether you faxed your friend tonight or not, and they can even pinpoint the time of the fax down to the minute!"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Sawai Manabu finally retorted, "Fine, I admit it. Yes, I did it."

"What? President, it really is you..."

Hayasaka Tomoko and the others asked incredulously, "Why did you do that?!"

"Because I like Mami so much, I want to create a fire accident, then rescue her from the fire, so that she will fall in love with me."

Sawai Manabu glanced at Suzuki Haruaki halfway through his sentence, and said with a regretful look, "However, I didn't expect that this brat would discover my method of committing the crime, causing my plan to fail at the last minute."

"Stop joking! What kind of joke are you talking about, you bastard?!"

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Harumi couldn't help but roar, interrupting him angrily, "Have you ever considered that Mami and I might really be burned to death in the villa? If you get stuck in traffic or your car breaks down, can you really get back in time to rescue Mami?"

"..."

Faced with Suzuki Harumi's loud questioning, Sawai Manabu was momentarily at a loss for words, or rather, he hadn't even considered these matters at all.

Because Sawai Manabu is a playboy, he recently confessed his feelings to Uchida Asami, but was rejected by her. That's why he thought of using the "hero saves the damsel in distress" approach to win Uchida Asami's favor.

Rather than saying that Manabu Sawai likes Asami Uchida, it's more accurate to say that it's simply a possessive desire of Tani Mitsuki.

If Manabu Sawai really liked Asami Uchida, even if he wanted to play the hero and save her, he could hire a few thugs to pretend to harass her, which wouldn't endanger Asami Uchida's life.

Water and fire are merciless; this is no joke.

If it weren't for Suzuki Seimei, Uchida Asami, who had been given sleeping pills, would have had no way to save herself and might have actually burned to death in the villa.

Therefore, Suzuki Haruaki did not believe Sawai Manabu's nonsense at all; he was simply using the guise of liking someone to kill someone!

Convex (fuck dish)

You better get the hell into jail and pick up the soap!

Manabu Sawai may not yet realize the magnitude of his mistake. He probably thinks that since he only burned down a villa and no one actually died, he won't have to serve many years in prison.

However, Suzuki Seimei was certain that Sawai Manabu would never get out of prison for the rest of his life.

do not forget!

Seimei Suzuki was also in the villa earlier and "almost" burned to death, so the consequences of this incident were very serious.

Once Suzuki Shiro and his group find out about this, regardless of Sawai Manabu's original intentions, they will convict him of plotting to harm the future heir of the Suzuki Group, and they will exacerbate his crimes to the greatest extent possible.

If Sawai Manabu is not severely punished, others may think that the Suzuki Group is easy to bully, which will only make things more troublesome.

Therefore, Sawai Manabu must be severely punished. He is the chicken used to scare the monkey, so that others will think carefully about the price they need to pay before dealing with the Suzuki Group.

After the firefighters extinguished the fire at the villa, Inspector Megure, who rushed to the scene, arrested the culprit, Manabu Sawai.

The next morning, accompanied by a cool morning breeze, Ryuichi Inoue drove his van towards the detective agency.

Besides Kogoro Mouri and the others, Asami Uchida was also in the van, and Seimei Suzuki was held in her arms the whole time.

Because she had been given sleeping pills, Asami Uchida slept soundly until dawn before waking up.

After learning about the arson incident from Hayasaka Tomoko and the others, Uchida Asami was also terrified, never expecting that Sawai Manabu would be so crazy.

Furthermore, Uchida Asami was also very grateful to Suzuki Harumi. If he hadn't stayed in the villa to sleep, Inoue Ryuichi and the others wouldn't have been guarding outside the villa, and the subsequent rescue wouldn't have happened.

After this incident, Uchida Asami's affection for Suzuki Seimei increased dramatically, and she began to regard him as her own younger brother.

After all, in a way, the two were sworn brothers.

If it weren't for the fact that Suzuki Haruaki was too young, Uchida Asami would probably have treated him as her boyfriend.

Sonoko, who had been holding back for a while, finally couldn't contain her curiosity and asked with a gossipy look, "Mami-senpai, can you tell me how Shinichi confessed to you back then? I'm really curious about what kind of cheesy things that reasoning maniac said?"

"Oops!"

Conan's expression changed drastically, and he quickly cast a pleading look at Suzuki Seimei.

(???)?

Ignoring Conan's pleading look, Suzuki Seimei's lips curled up slightly, and he asked, as if he couldn't resist the urge to stir things up, "Sister Mami, I'm also very curious. Would someone like Shinichi, who's a hopeless case of male chauvinism, really take the initiative to confess to a girl?"

Oh my god (‵o′)凸

Seeing that Suzuki Haruaki not only refused to help but also took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, Conan suddenly had an urge to shoot him with a needle.

Although Ran Mouri appeared outwardly calm, it was clear from her slowly clenching fists that she was not so at peace inside.

Seeing the gossipy expressions on Suzuki Haruaki and Sonoko's faces, Uchida Asami smiled and waved her hand, saying, "You've misunderstood. Actually, it wasn't Shinichi who confessed to me; it was me who confessed to Shinichi and was rejected."

Nani?

Upon hearing this, Ran and Sonoko blinked in disbelief, their beautiful eyes filled with confusion.

"But everyone said back then..."

"Those were just rumors I spread to save face."

Asami Uchida smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "I just hoped that Shinichi would change his mind about me after hearing those rumors, after all, he was my first love, but he doesn't seem to care about those rumors at all."

"Shinichi-nii is really ungrateful, rejecting someone as outstanding as Asami-neechan."

Suzuki Haruaki, halfway through his sentence, turned to Conan and asked, "Conan, am I right?"

Hehe~

Conan's lips twitched, and he glared at him irritably.

You brat, that's enough!

Seeing that Suzuki Seimei was standing up for her, Uchida Asami smiled and patted his head, saying softly, "Actually, it's normal for Shinichi to reject me, because he already had someone he liked at the time, so he rejected me decisively."

Chapter 141 Steel-Willed Ran (Fifth Update, Bonus Chapter)

Sonoko sensed the juicy gossip and her eyes lit up. Full of curiosity, she asked, "Senpai, do you know who Shinichi likes?"

"This person is actually..."

Conan's expression changed drastically, and he waved his hands, interrupting Uchida Asami, "I...I remember..."

"Shut up, you're so noisy! The show's just getting started!"

When Sonoko saw Conan trying to cause trouble, she quickly covered his mouth with her hand and forcibly suppressed him.

"After Shinichi rejected me, he told me, quite embarrassed, that he had someone he liked when he was very young."

Asami Uchida gave Ran Mouri a meaningful look, her face full of amusement: "Shinichi said the girl he likes has a strong personality, is very willful, and cries at the drop of a hat, you get it?"

"So, that person is..."

Sonoko instantly understood what Uchida Asami meant and raised an eyebrow at Mouri Ran.

So you were Shinichi's first love!

???

However, Ran didn't understand what she meant, nor did she know why Sonoko was winking at her. Instead, she asked with a puzzled look, "Who is that person?"

(?--)

Seeing this, Suzuki Seimei and the others were speechless for a moment.

I'm truly defeated by you!

Could it be that he's practiced too much karate and turned his brain into muscle?

That's incredibly slow on the uptake of emotions!

As expected of the steel straight-line design!

……

Teitan Elementary School, Grade 1, Class B

"Ding ding ding..."

As the school bell rang, the little monsters cheered and rushed out of the school.

Led by Suzuki Haruaki and Conan, the group of young idiots also grabbed their baseball equipment and headed towards the nearby open field.

After walking with Mitsuhiko for more than ten minutes, Genta glanced at the surrounding main roads and residential areas and couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Mitsuhiko, is there really a place around here where we can play baseball?"

“I said it’s here, so it is! Look, we’re almost there.”