Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

"Hey, have you figured anything out yet?" Xiao Lan quietly asked Wen Shui from the other side.

Wen Shui watched Uncle Mori's somewhat forlorn figure as he walked away.

I figured the uncle must have figured out some of the truth by now, which was why he looked so serious.

After thinking for a long time, Wen Shui finally decided that she shouldn't steal Uncle Mori's thunder this time, and it would be better to let him handle this matter himself.

However, the Conan in this timeline is quite different from the Conan in the original work.

That kid just witnessed him cutting Xiaolan's nails that afternoon; he might lose his composure and do something reckless.

That's why Wenshui came up with the idea of ​​using a lighter to remind Kogoro Mouri, and it seems to have worked quite well.

However, this hypothesis was quickly debunked by Kazushi Nakamichi. He went over and opened the bedroom door behind the corpse, and found that the bedroom window was unlocked.

Moreover, there is a large roof outside, making it feel like even someone who hasn't exercised much could sneak in.

In addition, today is the day of the festival, so many tourists have come to the nearby hotels.

It's not impossible that someone ran in from outside and killed Horikoshi Yumi.

To confirm Nakamichi Kazushi's theory, the group went to the first floor to ask the inn's landlady and staff, but unfortunately, the landlady and the inn's staff had all gone out in the afternoon to deliver gifts to the people holding the festival.

"But speaking of suspicious people, I think I saw a suspicious woman with a child rushing over from outside last night," the proprietress recalled.

"what?!"

"Where is she? What does that woman look like?" Kogoro Mouri rushed over excitedly and asked.

The proprietress was startled, then pointed behind the two of them: "It's that woman behind you."

Following the direction the proprietress pointed, everyone saw Ran and Conan standing there awkwardly, their eyes turning into beady little eyes.

Xiaolan: "I... I wanted to find Aunt Yumi to watch the fireworks, but when I opened the door, I found that she had already passed away."

Conan added, "Exactly, and we arrived at around 6 PM, so wasn't the body supposed to have died six hours earlier?"

Everyone looked disappointed.

However, apart from Ran and Conan, the people in the hotel didn't know if any strangers would visit in the afternoon.

The case has now reached another deadlock.

Wen Shui glanced at Conan and noticed that the other was also deep in thought, probably still trying to figure out the cause and effect of the case.

After the first hint, Uncle Mori's train of thought was also blocked.

Should we try to give him some more help?

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri said, "Nakamichi, could you keep an eye on things here? My stomach hurts a bit, I need to go to the restroom."

“Okay, I’ll leave this to you.” Nakamichi Kazushi nodded in agreement.

Warm Water followed closely behind, but he discovered that Kogoro Mouri hadn't gone to the toilet at all. Instead, he went to a secluded corner of the corridor to take deep breaths.

He seemed to be trying to calm himself down.

He muttered to himself, "It must have been done by one of our own people..."

Wen Shui sighed, then stood in front of the Benkei statue directly opposite the entrance on the first-floor corridor.

The Benkei statue was riddled with arrows, and Nukumizu hoped that this would remind Kogoro Mouri of the methods the murderer used to create an alibi.

Kogoro Mouri didn't notice at first, assuming that Nuku was also thinking about the case, but his attention was soon drawn to the statue.

Then, just like before, a bolt of lightning struck his brain, and a bold guess surfaced in his mind.

"I know the murderer!" Uncle Mori said with a grim face as he walked from the corridor into the hotel's living room.

"What?" Nakamichi Kazushi's expression changed slightly.

The others also stared at Kogoro Mouri in shock.

This time, Kogoro Mouri wasn't in the mood for suspense anymore and directly identified the culprit: "The culprit is you, Nakamichi."

"W-How is this possible?" Nakamichi Kazushi hurriedly explained, but was quickly interrupted by Uncle Mori.

Just as I was pondering the case, my uncle rushed in and said that the murderer had been found.

Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that Kogoro Mouri was using the same classic elimination method as before.

But to his surprise, as Uncle Mori continued his narration, Conan's astonishment grew.

Am I really so weak that even my uncle can defeat me?

Conan, pale-faced, knelt on the ground and began to repent before the criminals.

Chapter 134 Xiaolan: Want to go to the hot spring together?

After Kogoro Mouri pointed his suspicions at Kazushi Nakamichi.

The others present also showed some surprise and confusion, mainly because Nakamichi and Shichi, like everyone else present, had been with them six hours earlier.

He did not have the opportunity to kill.

Kazushi Nakamichi quickly explained, "Kogoro, have you forgotten that we were together when Yumi died? I even went to the hot spring with Ayashiro after she went back to her room."

Kogoro Mouri nodded: "That's right, but this hypothesis is based on the premise that Yumi died around 3 p.m.

Everyone present was completely baffled.

Kazushi Nakamichi: "But didn't you estimate the time of death yourself? And judging from the stiffness of the body, it was indeed at that time that he died."

Kogoro Mouri: "Indeed, during the autopsy just now, I judged from the stiffness of Yumi's toes that she had died about 6 hours ago."

However, there is a special case that can cause excessive stiffness in the limbs.

"Special circumstances?" Ran and Ayashiro asked instinctively.

Eri pushed up her glasses, a slight smile playing on her lips, clearly indicating that she had already figured something out.

Kogoro Mouri continued, "That is, when a person is suddenly killed while engaging in strenuous exercise, the muscle proteins in the body will coagulate more quickly, and the rigor mortis will occur much faster than in a normal person. Sometimes, the corpse may even be standing."

This is just like the Benkei statue in the hotel.

Nakamichi Kazushi was startled, but he tried his best to control his facial muscles and explained with a smile:

"But even if your reasoning is valid, you have absolutely no evidence to prove that I am the murderer."

"Nakamichi, are you still going to argue?" Kogoro Mouri's eyes grew colder. "The only people here who know how to use this method are the two of us who used to be police officers."

"If that's the case, then you could very well be the murderer."

Nakamichi Kazushi countered that although the current situation was very unfavorable to him, he believed that his method was still perfect and left no trace.

Given his counter-surveillance skills, he has a high probability of withstanding interrogation.

At worst, he'd be a prime target for police investigation, but without concrete evidence, at least he wouldn't suffer in jail, Nakamichi thought.

Kogoro Mouri's face darkened: "Since you're so stubborn, then I'll lay everything out in the open."

He paused, then continued his reasoning: "Actually, your flaw is very obvious. We all saw it, but we didn't notice it because we were distracted by Yumi's corpse."

"What is it, Dad?" Xiaolan asked impatiently.

Kogoro Mori stared into Kazushi Nakamichi's eyes: "That was when we rushed into the room, Nakamichi, you stood at the door and stopped everyone from entering the room, and you also told Ayashiro to call the police immediately."

At that time, we hadn't even confirmed Yumi's condition yet, so how did you conclude that Yumi was dead?

Upon hearing this, Nakamichi Kazushi's face was covered in sweat.

He bit his lip tightly, and the muscles on his face twitched incessantly, making him look exactly like a demon statue in a shrine.

Based on his appearance, it can be basically concluded that he killed Horikoshi Yumi with his own hands.

Atsushi Omura, a fat guy who had a slight crush on Yumi Horikoshi, immediately rushed up and grabbed Kazushi Nakamichi's clothes, questioning, "You bastard, how could you be so heartless as to lay a hand on Yumi? She's our classmate!"

"You have no right to interrupt!"

Nakamichi Kazushi pushed Omura Jun to the floor: "It's all that woman's fault. Actually, I originally wanted to break up with her peacefully. After all, we've been together for 18 years, and our relationship is deeper than that of most couples."

"What? You've been dating for 18 years?" Mrs. Ayashiro asked in surprise.

“That’s right. Actually, before I met my current fiancée half a year ago, we were a couple.” Nakamichi and Shimatsu said to Omura Jun.

"If that's the case, then why did you kill Yumi?" Ayashiro Yukio asked, his face full of disbelief.

"That's because Yumi has been keeping me from marrying her..."

Nakamichi and Shishi knelt on the ground and recounted the whole story.

To everyone's surprise, the truth was not that Nakamichi Kazushi had fallen for his boss's daughter and wanted to abandon Horikoshi Yumi.

On the contrary, Horikoshi Yumi repeatedly rejected Nakamichi Kazushi's marriage proposals. Nakamichi Kazushi, who desperately wanted a son, had no choice but to find another woman, his boss's daughter.

Unexpectedly, after Horikoshi Yumi found out, she said something like, "I will never let you enjoy happiness alone."

He then continued to scare his fiancée with threatening letters and harassing phone calls.

The night they went to the amusement park last time, he even threatened to send photos of the two of them naked to Kazushi Nakamichi's fiancée.

Having no other choice, Nakamichi and Shi had to outwardly agree to buy the photos for a large sum of money.

Because Horikoshi Yumi had little income, she quickly agreed to his conditions after seeing the money, and even promised that she would never harass his fiancée again after receiving the money.

Unfortunately, by this time, Nakamichi and Shi had completely lost trust in this woman.

His plan was to use the transaction as an opportunity to stage a suicide, thus making Horikoshi Yumi disappear from the world completely.

Then today's events happened.

“I see. No wonder Yumi came back to the pool hall to meet you after we all went back to our rooms to rest.” Kogoro Mouri’s expression was icy.

Nakamichi Kazushi looked at everyone present and said, "This is not my fault. I have tried my best. It was that woman who made me do this. That woman is a demon who ruined my life."

"I think you're the devil!" Kogoro Mouri shouted angrily. "If it were anyone else, it would be one thing, but you're a detective. Have you forgotten the oath you took when you joined the force?"

These words made Nakamichi Kazushi momentarily dazed.

However, he quickly returned to his rage and shoved Mrs. Ayashiro aside.

"I did nothing wrong, it's all that woman's fault, it's all that woman's fault." Nakamichi Kazushi looked around, his eyes bloodshot, clearly having lost his mind. "Women are all demons, these women are all... demons!"

Kazushi Nakamichi fixed his gaze on the woman closest to him, Ran Mouri.

Then a savage charge sent him hurtling towards Xiaolan.