Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Originally, according to Suzuki Harumi's plan, he intended to use painting as a pretext to keep an eye on Nishitani Hiroaki's every move.

In this way, even if Nishitani Hiroaki really wanted to do something, Suzuki Seimei could discover it immediately and stop him.

However, Michiko Uemori deliberately had the curtain closed. Since Seimei Suzuki couldn't see into the kitchen, even if Hiroaki Nishitani had done something, he wouldn't have been able to see it, making it difficult to stop him from killing.

To be honest, Suzuki Seimei never liked old women like Uemori Michi, who was both old and ugly.

Moreover, judging from the previous revelations by Kazue Yashiro, this Michi Kamimori not only has a bad temper, but also has a very low character, forcibly taking over the recipes created by Yuko Komiyama.

Therefore, in Suzuki Seimei's eyes, people like Uemori Michi were the type who could be saved or not.

Since Michiko Uemori is now actively seeking death, Seimei Suzuki naturally has no need to fawn over her.

"First, we're going to make a mushroom soup. I'll stop halfway through, so please watch carefully and follow my steps..."

Although the kitchen curtain was drawn, Suzuki Seimei and the others could still hear the sounds coming from inside the kitchen very clearly.

Suzuki Haruaki found it too boring to just sit there blankly in the living room, so he accidentally picked up a piece of drawing paper and a paintbrush and started drawing.

Meanwhile, Conan, who was also bored out of his mind, passed the time by looking at Suzuki Seimei's paintings, just like he would at school.

"Hey you! How can you be so stupid? You haven't improved at all, not even now."

"My goodness! When you crack eggs like that, you can't even tell the yolk from the white..."

Even through a curtain, Suzuki Seimei and the others could clearly hear Uemori Michi's reprimand. They subconsciously exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with sympathy.

Sonoko and Ran must be getting scolded right now!

That's so pitiful~

"Snapped!"

Just as Michiko Uemori was reprimanding her students as usual, the lights in the villa suddenly went out at the same time, plunging the entire villa into darkness.

"What's going on? Is there a power outage?"

Michiko Uemori frowned and called out, "Yuko, go to the server room and check if the power has tripped."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Yuko Komiyama quickly responded and groped her way toward the computer room.

"what!!!"

Before Yuko Komiyama could even reach the server room, Michi Uemori suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back, and involuntarily let out a painful scream, collapsing to her knees in agony.

While hiding his tools, Nishitani Hiroaki asked, feigning concern, "Teacher, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Lan".

Hearing Michiko's scream, Sonoko was startled and instinctively grabbed Ran Mouri's arm.

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"Sonoko, don't be afraid, I'm here!"

Although Ran Mouri was a little scared in the darkness, she mustered up her courage and comforted Sonoko.

"Snapped!"

Just as the atmosphere in the kitchen became heavy, Yuko Komiyama found the power switch in the server room, restoring light to the villa.

Seeing Michiko Uemori kneeling on the ground in pain, Kaoru Uemori rushed over and asked with concern, "Mom, are you alright? What happened to you?"

"My...my back..."

Michi Uemori pointed to her back, her face deathly pale, but before she could finish speaking, she collapsed to the ground, her lips turning purple.

"Mother……"

Conan rushed to Michi Uemori's side, checked her breathing, and his expression changed drastically as he said, "She's dead, Ran-neechan! Call the police!"

"oh oh!"

Upon hearing Conan's words, Ran Mouri nodded subconsciously and then called Inspector Megure to report the incident.

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

Upon receiving the emergency call from Ran Mouri, Inspector Megure immediately led his team to the crime scene.

After a thorough search, the police quickly found several important clues and evidence in the villa.

The most important piece of evidence is the unmelted ice block beneath the power switch in the villa's server room, and the weight connected to the power switch by a wire.

It's obvious that this is a timer device designed by someone. Once the ice melts, the weight on top will fall, pulling the power switch and plunging the entire villa into darkness.

If someone outside the villa wanted to kill Michiko Kamimori, they certainly wouldn't have designed such a trap.

Furthermore, based on the information Inspector Megure and his team had just gathered, Michiko Uemori was ambushed and murdered in complete darkness.

If the assailant really broke into the villa from the outside, how could he have located Mori's position in such a short time, and then left without alerting anyone else after killing her?

Therefore, Inspector Megure believes that the real murderer of Michiko Uemori is hiding among the group of people in the villa.

Among the suspects present, the two children, Seimei Suzuki and Conan, could be ruled out as suspects in advance.

Yuko Komiyama, who went to the computer room to turn on the power switch at the time of the incident, can also be ruled out as a suspect.

As for the remaining five people, Inspector Megure quickly ruled out Ran Mouri and Sonoko as suspects after questioning them about the situation at the time.

It's not that Inspector Megure deliberately favored Ran and Sonoko, but both Ran and Sonoko are afraid of the dark. They stayed together after the power went out, so they couldn't have had the opportunity to commit a crime.

The real murderer should be one of the three: Hiroaki Nishitani, Kazue Yashiro, and Kaoru Uemori.

A classic case of choosing one of three options!

After identifying the three suspects, Inspector Megure went straight to the point: "Mr. Nishiya, Ms. Kazue, and Ms. Kaoru, please hand over your belongings!"

Seeing that Inspector Megure had reduced the suspects to three so quickly, Hiroaki Nishitani, feeling guilty, was still a little nervous, but on the surface, he calmly took out his personal belongings.

Before the police arrived, Hiroaki Nishitani had hidden the murder weapon in a place that no normal person would ever think of, so there was no need to worry about the police finding any evidence.

"Hey? Uncle, there seems to be something inside the refill of your ballpoint pen?"

A voice that sounded like a little devil suddenly rang out, causing Nishitani Hiroaki's expression to change drastically.

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Under Hiroaki Nishitani's horrified gaze, Inspector Megure took the pen refill from Seimei Suzuki's hand and examined it under the bright light. Sure enough, he discovered that there seemed to be a needle hidden inside.

Inspector Megure asked with a serious expression, "Mr. Nishiya, could you explain why there's a refill hidden inside your ballpoint pen?"

A normal person would never hide a needle inside a ballpoint pen refill. The fact that Hiroaki Nishitani deliberately hid the needle in such a place suggests that it may very well be the murder weapon used to kill Michiko Kamimori.

"me……"

"Even if you don't say anything, as long as we do a blood test, we can find out whether this needle is the murder weapon or not."

Inspector Megure's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely shattering Hiroaki Nishitani's hopes. He said with a face full of despair, "That's right, I killed Professor Uemori."

At that moment, Hiroaki Nishitani felt as if a million alpacas were galloping through his mind.

How could someone have figured out the method of the crime that I had worked so hard to come up with so quickly?

This kid is toxic!

Inspector Megure asked, "Mr. Nishitani, why did you kill Ms. Kamimori Michi? What was your motive?"

"Because Ms. Uemori refused to continue providing me with financial assistance, my newly opened restaurant nearly went bankrupt due to insufficient funds, which is why I wanted to kill her to vent my anger," Nishitani Hiroaki said dejectedly.

Although there was no brilliant deduction from a famous detective this time, the murder weapon hidden in the pen refill was irrefutable evidence.

With Hiroaki Nishitani arrested by the police, today's murder case can be considered closed.

Suzuki Seimei and his group did not linger at the villa and left Beika Town in their van.

On the way back to the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan held back for a long time, but finally couldn't help asking out of curiosity, "Seimei, how exactly did you find out that the needle was hidden in the ballpoint pen refill?"

Since the murder, Conan has been searching for clues left by the culprit. But before he could find enough evidence, Suzuki Haruaki had already exposed the culprit. Isn't this just messing with him?

Faced with Conan's curious gaze, Suzuki Seimei replied seriously, "I don't know what happened, but when I saw that ballpoint pen, I felt there was something wrong with it. Maybe my sixth sense is just right!"

o(′^｀)o

Hearing this perfunctory answer, Conan rolled his eyes at Suzuki Seimei in annoyance.

Do you really think I'm stupid?

If a sixth sense can solve cases, then what's the point of having detectives and police?

The reason why Suzuki Seimei was able to discover that the murder weapon was hidden inside the ballpoint pen refill was certainly not because of any sixth sense, but because he used his wealth to enhance his sense of smell and smelled the blood residue on the ballpoint pen.

However, Suzuki Seimei couldn't possibly tell Conan the secret of his "money power," so he could only attribute it to his sixth sense.

Don't ask me why I'm so awesome.

Asking questions is a detective's intuition!

Chapter 149 Some Daughters Are Black-Hearted Cotton (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

Izu Beach Hotel

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"Bikini beauties, here I come~"

After booking hotel rooms with Ran and the others, Kogoro Mouri couldn't wait to change into his beach shorts and run towards the beach in front of the hotel.

"Uncle Mori is still the same as always."

Watching Kogoro Mouri's departing figure, Sonoko shook her head helplessly and then asked, "But speaking of which, Ran, are you really sure you're okay with what you're doing?"

"What does it matter?"

Ran Mouri clasped her hands together and said expectantly, "Dad and Mom have been separated for so long, maybe a romantic chance encounter can bring them back together!"

Hehe~

Upon hearing this, Suzuki Seimei thought to himself, "Are you dreaming? Uncle Mori wants to reconcile with Aunt Eri? I think we should wait another twenty years!"