The cross-dressing master in the world of Detective Conan

"There were no signs that President Takae's room had been ransacked, and no important items or cash had been taken. Based on this, we can conclude that the murderer's motive was not money, but rather a personal grudge against the Yashiro father and daughter."

"That's right."

Inspector Megure nodded, confirming Kaoru Kazama's deduction.

"So, Mori, what's the suspect's physique like?"

"She's about 1.7 meters tall, which is considered quite slim."

As Uncle Mori spoke, he gestured to his neck with his hand.

It's worth noting that Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori, these two best buddies, are both 1.74 meters tall.

The Mori uncle, who was half a head taller than the two of them, was at least 1.83 meters tall.

However, Shinichi Kudo is still in his growth period.

It is very regrettable that the trench coat worn by the murderer was a commemorative trench coat given to him by the Yaphrodi cruise ship. It is said that everyone had one, so it would not have been difficult for Bin to change into it.

Moreover, being 1.7 meters tall and having a slender build are not enough to determine the other person's gender.

Next to the whiteboard, the problems that Miwako discovered were written down.

That is, the truth behind the car accident involving Hidetoshi Yatsushiro.

With Chiba's cooperation on the other end of the computer, it has been confirmed that the can-shaped object was indeed a flashbang.

Knowing this, the scratches on the seatbelt buckle become easy to understand.

The perpetrator used a thread to wrap around the seatbelt buckle, and then attached the other end to the pull ring where the flashbang was attached.

In this way, as soon as Hidetoshi Yatsushiro gets into the car and pulls his seatbelt, the flashbang will automatically activate.

If a heart patient is exposed to the intense light of a flashbang without any warning, the likelihood of them having a heart attack is extremely high.

Moreover, even if they are awakened and do not have an attack, they will not be able to continue driving due to the blinding effect of the flashbang.

It has been confirmed that this was a murder targeting Eito Yashiro.

Of course, it is still unclear whether the perpetrators of these three cases are the same person.

"Chris, can you find out the truth about the shipwreck that happened to the Yatsushiro Group fifteen years ago?"

With the internet so developed now, the prototype of an editor has already begun to emerge.

It's an editor that decrypts various events.

"Mom, the truth about the sinking of the First Yashiro Maru is on someone's private computer on this ship."

Christia said in a coquettish tone.

"Could it be that guy, Shi Rixia Guangcheng?"

Kazama Kaoru speculated uncertainly that Christia wouldn't have asked this question if it were someone she had never met before.

This narrows down the scope considerably. Considering the people I've spoken with since boarding the ship, the only one I can identify is Hiroshige Kusaka, who works as a screenwriter.

Whether it's for the pursuit of the truth or for some other purpose, this guy's computer does indeed contain the so-called "Second Eighth Generation Maru Silent Truth" document.

Although it's unclear how this guy found out the so-called truth, judging from the above, the real reason for the sinking of the First Yashiro Maru was not because it hit an iceberg, but because it was an accident deliberately planned by Yashiro with the aim of defrauding insurance money.

The masterminds were the Yatsudai father and daughter, while the one who actually carried out the operation was the then first mate, who is now the captain of the Yaphrodi.

He put sleeping pills in the captain's coffee, causing the ship to hit an iceberg.

Of course, most of the people on board were rescued.

Apart from Captain Okita, who had been drugged, and the crew member who went to wake him up.

This series of events is even more convoluted and bizarre than a TV drama.

So art really does imitate life.

No matter how absurd or melodramatic the plot, its prototype can be found in real life, and sometimes it is even more so.

At the end of this document, Hiroshige Kusaka wrote a passage that fully reveals his motive for committing the crime.

The crew member who went to wake up the captain fifteen years ago, but unfortunately died along with Captain Okita because he thwarted Kaito's plan, was Hiroshige Kusaka's father.

"To avenge his father?"

Kazama Kaoru opened her laptop and then had Christia transfer the document to her computer.

"Mom, I found this on his hard drive. He deleted it about two weeks ago."

"Well done, Chris."

Chris's move saved the entire Metropolitan Police Department from losing hundreds of millions of brain cells.

If they, who are not particularly intelligent to begin with, were to put their minds to work like crazy, they would be completely outmatched by detectives in the future.

As a police inspector, Kaoru Kazama could not allow such a thing to happen.

Moreover, according to Shiratori's inside information, although she is about to be promoted to inspector, she will not be transferred out of the First Investigation Division because the cases there are simply too numerous.

According to last week's investigation report, a staggering 25 cases occurred in just seven days.

This probability is simply shocking; even war-torn regions don't have such high crime rates.

To this day, Tokyo has managed to maintain a semblance of harmony and tranquility, thanks in no small part to the efforts of the police officers under the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

If the second-in-command of the First Investigation Division were transferred at this time, not to mention the loss of a beautiful woman, everyone's workload would at least triple.

This was also the first time Kaoru Kazama realized that her usual workload was actually quite large.

Although Miwako helped with a lot of the work, she was not without her own contributions.

At least the fact that they insisted on completing the reasoning at the scene already saved the police officers a lot of trouble.

If every time the perpetrator is brought back to the Metropolitan Police Department, and various psychological tactics and bright light stimulation are used to interrogate them...

Given this crime rate, the first to break down will certainly not be the criminals.

Perhaps we can use this to trick Hirose Kusaka. If he admits it himself, it won't be so troublesome.

Upon learning that the kid had deleted the file, Kaoru Kazama immediately had this thought in his mind.

However, before she could take any action, her plans were disrupted by an unexpected event.

As expected, the maritime safety post searched the nearby waters for three hours and finally found Yatsushiro Entarō, who had drifted with the current.

Whether it was good luck or bad luck, this guy bled so much blood but didn't attract a single wild shark.

Although sharks can smell blood diluted to one part per billion in seawater, they won't necessarily come running just because they smell it.

After all, the distance is a factor.

In human terms, even if you can smell the aroma of food several kilometers away, you would still choose to order takeout instead of going out to eat.

Chapter 521 The Third Person

"Report to Officer Kazama, Yatsushiro Entarō's body has been found by the maritime security post and is currently lying on the deck."

"okay, I get it."

"Where are Inspector Megure and the others now?"

Kaoru Kazama then asked.

"They went to Mr. Hiroshige's room, saying they wanted to ask him something."

"Hiroshige Kusaka? Did he reveal himself prematurely?"

Kaoru Kazama was a little confused, but she still rushed to the deck.

Under the current circumstances, we can only let her perform the dissection work on Yatsushiro Entarō first.

The maritime security post has already placed Yatsushiro Entarō's body into a storage bag.

Unzipping the top reveals the most striking sight: Yashiro Entarō's unseeing, lifeless gaze.

impressive.

The wealthy are indeed more afraid of death because the power and wealth they possess are things they cannot take with them when they die, making them more reluctant to part with them than ordinary people.

"Let's take him to a suitable place first; we can't perform the dissection here."

Although this isn't a fake tourist spot, dissecting a corpse under the blazing sun still feels a bit awkward.

So Kaoru Kazama simply took up a room and changed into the surgical gown that the Metropolitan Police Department had brought.

Dissecting a rich person is actually a very troublesome thing.

It's not because they were special because of their status during their lifetime, but rather because the richer they are, the more likely they are to take themselves seriously.

Of course, performing an autopsy on an ordinary person is not an easy task.

After all, there is a strong belief throughout Asia that the dead should be respected and that burial is the best way to ensure peace.

Even in the United States, where people have more open-minded views, there are only about 500 forensic doctors, and most of them are part-time.

Fortunately, Yatsushiro Entarō didn't have this problem.

There were three people in his family. Besides him, his daughter Yashiro Takae and his son-in-law Yashiro Eito, who had married into the family, were also dead.

Although it's not nice to say it like that, it certainly saved Kaoru Kazama a lot of trouble.

There were bits of seaweed mixed in with the corners of the deceased's mouth, but after pressing, not much seawater came out.

It can be determined that the deceased did not die from suffocation caused by drowning.

He had multiple bruises on his body, which appeared as stripes.

He must have been beaten by someone before he died.

Judging from its shape, the murder weapon was likely a baton or a thin wooden stick.

He suffered a blunt force injury to the upper right side of the back of his head, and there was bleeding on his scalp, but it was not a fatal injury.

The real cause of Yatsushiro Entarō's death was the stab wound from a sharp object that pierced his lung and went straight into his back.

This wound caused a ruptured lung, allowing a large amount of blood to enter the alveoli, resulting in difficulty breathing.

However, Yatsushiro Entarō died from excessive blood loss.

An autopsy is essentially an observation process, and it follows the same basic principles of observation.