The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

Conan had his hands in his pockets, while Heiji Hattori adjusted his hat with his hand.

Their poses were all incredibly pretentious.

Kaoru Kazama just wanted to kick them out the front door.

Then he thought again, there's strength in numbers, especially since they are two famous detectives, so there's always a better chance than if he were to fight alone.

So I briefly told these two overly curious older kids about my discovery and my guesses about the hidden truth.

Chapter 409 Remembering the bitter past and appreciating the sweet present?

"No way, how could something be so complicated?"

After hearing Kazama Kaoru's speculations, the worldviews of the two straight men, one big and one small, were completely rebuilt.

These two have always been childhood sweethearts, inseparable companions, and winners in life, laughing and talking about thousands of cases around the world.

With their naivety, or rather, their near-absence of romantic intelligence.

How could anyone possibly imagine what a love triangle or love quadrangle would be like?

They had never seen anything like this even in novels.

It's important to emphasize here that both Heiji Hattori and Conan only read detective novels.

However, the difference is that Conan is a fervent and loyal Sherlock Holmes fan, while Heiji Hattori prefers the works of Ellery Queen.

Uh, it's far away.

In short, neither of these two people had any romantic feelings whatsoever in their minds.

Perhaps it would be better to have Sonoko come over and give them a lesson.

"Now is not the time to discuss whether it is possible or not. What we need to do is to find clues to confirm my guess. If you can piece together another truth from the clues, I will give you two of your favorite detective novels, one for each of you, and the whole set."

"Really? Then I want the Sherlock Holmes stories, the complete set in English."

"I want Ellery Queen's *The Mystery of the Roman Hat*, *The Tragedy of X*, and *The Tragedy of Y*."

"Stop, stop, stop! Are you two really that confident you've found another truth?"

Kazama Kaoru's face was icy cold. The way these two guys were clearly determined to get what they wanted was even more serious than simply showing disdain for her.

"Um, sorry, it's just that I like it so much..."

"Alright, alright, save your excuses for Xiaolan. Now you just need to focus on finding clues and don't worry about anything else."

If it weren't for the three-hour time limit, Kaoru Kazama wouldn't have had time to think about anything else.

She will definitely let these two overconfident people experience what it means to be a cruel person in society.

Turning around, he focused intently on searching for clues.

Actually, this studio apartment isn't very big.

Overall, it's a two-bedroom, one-living room layout, with several single sofas in the center of the living room.

This also shows that the deceased, Mr. Takai, did not appear to be living with someone.

The strangest thing is the bedroom of the deceased, Takai.

Generally speaking, private spaces like bedrooms are usually filled with a lot of personal belongings.

Whether intentional or unintentional, people often do this to increase their sense of security and belonging.

However, Mr. Takai's bedroom looks more like a family-run guesthouse.

Apart from a single bed and a small wooden cabinet, there were no other personal belongings to be found in this space of more than ten square meters.

This is quite strange.

Moreover, he is an older single man and a heavy smoker.

In a bedroom, you can do without anything, but you absolutely cannot do without an ashtray.

This is also standard equipment for heavy smokers.

However, there was not only no ashtray, but there was also no trace of cigarette ash on either windowsill.

It makes one wonder if this guy really likes smoking that much.

Because of signs that Kawakami Noboru had moved the single bed before, there was a dust mark on the wall.

This is also one of the important pieces of evidence.

But when everyone left, Kaoru Kazama examined the mark more closely and suddenly made a completely different discovery.

Within this seemingly superficial mark lies another, more delicate yet more solid mark.

Therefore, it seems that someone had already moved this place some time before Kawakami Noboru moved the bed.

That's why dust accumulates on the surface of this mark until it's moved again.

"Chris, could you please access the surveillance footage of this building, within the last week?"

“Okay, no problem, Mom.”

It seems that interpersonal relationships were indeed a challenge for Chris in the past.

In such specialized fields, artificial intelligence is often less reliable than a housewife.

After all, everyone has their own expertise. When it comes to gossip, artificial intelligence is still far from being as good as a housewife.

Kaoru Kazama immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot and casually activated his Sharingan.

Then she gently closed her eyes, allowing Chris to project the surveillance video from the past week onto her retina at fifty times the speed.

Kaoru Kazama embarked on a one-way journey of developing ten thousand ways to use the Sharingan.

He was still thinking to himself, what if the Uchiha clan traveled to the world of Detective Conan?

Even if you can't debut as a star based on your looks, using your eyesight to become a police officer isn't a waste of your talent.

Kaoru Kazama, feeling no guilt whatsoever for having found a way of working for the Uchiha clan, simply used the bloodline limit they had painstakingly inherited from the aliens.

"Hey, isn't this Ms. Shimoda? What's she doing here?"

During the afternoon segment of the broadcast, which took place five days prior, Kaoru Kazama unexpectedly spotted a familiar face.

The deceased Takai's girlfriend—Ms. Shimoda.

Logically speaking, it's not unusual for a girlfriend to appear at her boyfriend's apartment door.

However, if we add her previous statements, the situation becomes completely different.

Don't forget, at the beginning, Ms. Shimoda told the police that it was her first time visiting her boyfriend Mr. Takai's house.

That's why I took photos outside the building to show others.

But the familiar face before her eyes proved without a doubt that her testimony to the police was a complete lie.

"Looks like there's something fishy about this woman. Maybe her relationship with Takai isn't as simple as it seems."

Kaoru Kazama remembers that among the photos taken by Ms. Shimoda, there was one that captured the moment when Mr. Takai was outside the window grabbing the curtain.

If it was unintentional, then it's easier to explain.

But if it's intentional, then that's a bit scary.

Of course, there is no evidence yet; it's just speculation.

Kaoru Kazama strolled into the second room. At that moment, Conan and Heiji Hattori were squatting in the living room, seemingly observing something.

Kaoru Kazama didn't bother with their passionate scene and simply opened the door and went inside.

The second room was a storage room, filled with corrugated cardboard boxes, all sealed with yellow tape.

It gives the impression that he just moved in, but in fact Mr. Takai has been living in this apartment for more than a year.

"Hey, there looks like a double bed under this corrugated cardboard box?"

Because the room was cluttered with a lot of miscellaneous items, Kaoru Kazama didn't notice it at first.

It wasn't until she walked into the pile of corrugated cardboard boxes that she realized the bed underneath was actually a king-size bed.

This is rather unbelievable.

It seems that Mr. Takai himself lives in a rather meager single bed, yet he has placed such a large bed in the storage room.

What does this mean? Is it a way of reminding people of past hardships and appreciating present happiness?

Or perhaps, this place was originally inhabited, but was completely abandoned for some reason of privacy.

Chapter 410 The melodramatic plot unfolds

Actually, things aren't as complicated as you might think.

Since it's a matter of emotions, we just need to think about who among the three men and two women might have feelings for each other.

Since Ms. Shimoda lied to the police, it means she must have some kind of secret.

But it's definitely not possible to ask directly right now. Only a fool would tell the police the truth. At most, we'd just give her an excuse to brush it off.

Kazama Kaoru has learned how to hold onto a trump card and then deliver the fatal blow to the culprit at the last moment.

This skill was learned from Shinichi Kudo, and now he's even surpassed his teacher.

"Since Shimoda has been in and out of this apartment, does that mean she also came into Takai's room?"

This speculation is very likely, since Takai is the only person in the entire building who has any connection with Ms. Shimoda.

Of course, if she prefers to connect with her current boyfriend's neighbor, then Takai is just unlucky.

Even in death, one should wear a green hat symbolizing forgiveness.

"Chris, any results?"

This was the first time Kaoru Kazama had taken the initiative to inquire about Christia's progress; in the past, Christia would almost instantly transmit the information to Kaoru Kazama's brain.

"Okay, Mom, I've found it. I'll send it over right away."

Perhaps due to the urging, Chris transmitted all the information about these people a few seconds after Kazama Kaoru spoke.

It turns out that Mr. Takai and Junyo Hiraya were boyfriend and girlfriend during their university days.