Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

Chen Feng, who was walking ahead, naturally noticed this as well, but he didn't make a fuss. Instead, after glancing at the direction of the other person's feet, he pretended nothing had happened and continued walking.

Before long, the group arrived at the monitoring room.

As the surveillance footage was retrieved, the scene from that time resurfaced before everyone's eyes.

The surveillance footage showed Chen Feng and his group, along with shop assistant Hitoshi Izumi, taxi driver Toshitsugu Emori, and Takaho Shimizu, Kengo Oto's rival.

"According to the surveillance footage, Ms. Judy was indeed sitting in her game console seat the whole time, with Ms. Kiko, Ms. Sonoko, Ms. Ran, and Mr. Arsène behind her. Based on the footage, these people should be innocent, but..."

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Hitoshi Izujima, the arcade clerk: "Mr. Izujima, can you explain why you approached the place where the deceased was?"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure mention him, Hitoshi Izujima, fearing being mistaken for the murderer, quickly explained, "I was just at the arcade collecting my used game tokens."

At this point, feeling that leaving the island was still not entirely safe, he added:

"The surveillance footage shows that I left immediately after collecting the game coins and did not have any direct contact with the deceased."

"Ah."

Inspector Megure nodded, then turned his gaze to Takaho Shimizu and taxi driver Toshitsugu Emori.

As usual, the two were questioned.

The two men gave simple answers. One said he had only gone over to chat with his opponent briefly in an attempt to disrupt his mindset. The other was more direct, stating that he had simply dropped a coin from his pocket, which rolled next to the deceased, and that he had gone to pick it up.

None of the responses were problematic, and the situation fell into a stalemate once again.

Just then, the door to the monitoring room was pushed open, and a police officer walked in:

"Inspector, the autopsy report for the deceased is out."

"Ok?"

Inspector Megure turned to look at the officer and asked, "What did the report say?"

"The report shows that a small amount of tetrodotoxin was found in the deceased's blood, a dose that was enough to be fatal. The cause of death was that the tetrodotoxin suppressed the nervous system, causing the deceased to suffocate."

"really."

Inspector Megure glanced at Chen Feng, who was actually Akemi in disguise, and nodded slightly to her.

Akemi returned the greeting.

"In that case, we need to go back to the crime scene and conduct another on-site investigation. Is that alright?"

"No problem."

Fearing being mistaken for a murderer, the crowd shook their heads, indicating that there was no problem.

"Ugh, this is so troublesome. I should have left earlier like Chris did, otherwise I wouldn't have been investigated as a suspect," Yukiko complained.

Upon hearing the name "Chris," Judy's eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't say anything.

As Inspector Megure walked out, the others quickly followed. At that moment, the faint sound of metal hitting the ground rang out again, causing Conan to stop in his tracks once more.

"That voice again..."

Conan thought to himself.

But before he could pinpoint the source of the sound, Sonoko came up, grabbed Conan by the ear, and said, "You little brat, you're always at the very back, dawdling along!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, Sonoko-neechan, my ear is going to fall off."

Seeing this, Conan quickly begged for mercy, and Sonoko then let him go.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Akemi, who was returning to the crime scene, suddenly felt her phone vibrate slightly in her pocket.

After observing the surroundings and confirming that there were no problems, he took out his phone, glanced at the information on it, and then casually put it back.

"Mr. Dejima".

Akemi called out.

Upon seeing that it was Akemi, the detective hired by the police, who was speaking, Hijima Jun immediately stopped and looked at Akemi: "What's wrong? Mr. Chen, is there any other problem?"

"Oh, don't get me wrong, I just meant to say you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Akemi slipped and lost her balance, falling forward. Hitoshi Izumi, who was standing directly in front of Akemi, was also caught in the crossfire, getting pushed hard by the "accidentally" falling Akemi and also losing his balance and falling to the ground.

The commotion of the two people falling down together immediately attracted the attention of Inspector Megure and the others, who all looked over in their direction.

Chen Feng, who was closest to the two, quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at them with concern: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Izuma, are you alright?"

"I am fine."

Akemi smiled at Hitoshi Izushima, feigning embarrassment.

"I just lost my balance and tripped, and I bumped into Mr. Izushima too. I'm really sorry."

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Chapter 317 "Detective" Sonoko

"It's okay, I'm fine too."

Chu Daojun didn't seem to mind, just smiled and waved his hand, not taking it to heart.

Of course, they didn't see that while the two were talking, Chen Feng used his body to block Inspector Megure and the others' view, and brushed his hand across the soles of Hitoshi Izujima's feet, seemingly taking something away.

Chen Feng reached out and helped the two people who had fallen to their feet.

Inspector Megure and the others who were watching this scene also turned their attention away and stopped paying attention.

Sonoko, Ran, and Conan, who were at the very back, finally arrived late, and the group returned to the scene.

Upon seeing Inspector Megure approaching with his men, Wataru Takagi immediately went to greet them:

"Inspector, according to the autopsy report, the murderer likely used a thin needle to inject pufferfish toxin into the victim's body by inserting it below the right arm. However..."

At this point, Takagi Wataru paused, looking somewhat embarrassed: "We have conducted a thorough search of the entire scene, but we have not found the murder weapon."

"The murder weapon wasn't found?"

Inspector Megure frowned slightly; this was not good news.

"Could it be that the murder weapon is still on the killer's person?" Sato Miwako wondered.

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, feeling that this was the only plausible explanation. He immediately turned to Chen Feng and the others, saying, "Everyone!"

"I'm so sorry, but the murder weapon hasn't been found yet. For everyone's safety and to help solve the case better, please cooperate with the police for a body search."

This statement immediately displeased some people.

"What's going on? Is this all the Japanese police are capable of? With surveillance footage, they can't even catch the culprit."

Shimizu Takaharu shrugged, looking indifferent: "Even if you search me, it won't do you any good. I'm innocent. I was sitting in that gaming chair behind Oto, playing against him. How could I possibly have had time to kill someone?"

“Me... me too.” Arcade clerk Hitoshi Izujima chimed in, “I just went over to collect a coin before the match started, and I haven’t gone near them since.”

Taxi driver Jiang Shoumin also defended himself:

"As for me, it's even less likely. The only time I was close to the victim, I was on the victim's left side. How could I have injected poison into the victim's right lower arm? If you ask me, the foreign woman next to him is more likely to be the murderer."

As he said this, Jiang Shoumin glanced in Judy's direction, seemingly quite disdainful.

Judy, who had been silent until now, was innocently caught in the crossfire, but before she could even speak, Sonoko, who was standing next to her, couldn't stand it anymore:

“Ms. Judy was sitting on the next gaming chair the whole time, which is clearly visible in the surveillance footage. Moreover, the two gaming chairs were so far apart that Ms. Judy couldn’t even touch the person next to her. How could she be the murderer?”

“You five or six of you are all piled up together, making a mess. Who knows if one of you took advantage of the chaos to kill someone?”

"Are you in such a hurry to pin the murder charge on someone else because you have a guilty conscience?"

"You little brat, you're the one who's acting like a guilty thief!"

"You are!"

"You are!"

"you……"

Sonoko and Emori Toshitsugu exchanged insults without any restraint, while Takagi Wataru frantically tried to stop their argument, resulting in chaos at the scene.

Not far away, Conan had already arrived alone at the gaming chair where the deceased Kengo Oto had just been sitting.

With his hands on the chair, Conan frowned in thought. Just then, his gaze was suddenly drawn to the "Tie" on the game screen, and his brain seemed to go "boom," with a slight smile playing on his lips.

He...understood!

At this moment, Yukiko yawned, looking a little bored: "Haa~ It's not over yet? I'm sleepy. Staying up too late is bad for my skin."

"Don't worry, ma'am."

Chen Feng, who was standing next to her, smiled and stepped forward, gently putting his arm around Yukiko's slender waist: "If nothing unexpected happens, it will be over soon."

Yukiko blushed at Chen Feng's sudden action and struggled to speak, "You...you let go, there are people in front!"

"Ah……"

Chen Feng chuckled lightly, not wanting to put Yukiko in a difficult position, and slowly withdrew his hand, but then took her left hand in his.

Yukiko struggled symbolically for a couple of moments, but seeing that she couldn't break free, and with everyone's attention focused on Sonoko and the other girl, she gave up and let Chen Feng lead her.

"Do you know who the murderer is?" Yukiko asked in a low voice.

Why would you say that?

“Hmm…a woman’s intuition!” Yukiko said earnestly.

Upon hearing this answer, Chen Feng smiled slightly but did not reply.

After a period of arguing, and with the help of Takagi Wataru, Sato Miwako, and others to calm them down, the two were finally separated.

Conan eagerly pulled Sonoko to a nearby game chair and sat down, his fingers lightly touching his watch, as if preparing to do something.

The scene finally quieted down.

Inspector Megure breathed a slight sigh of relief and ordered, "Then please cooperate with our police in conducting a body search..."

"How disappointing, Inspector Megure."

"Hey?"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone looked around for its source and finally focused their attention on Sonoko, who was sitting "peacefully" in the gaming chair.

"The garden..." Xiaolan was slightly surprised.