Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

He then quickly got to the point: "Mr. Shiroyama, you just said that around the time the victim was killed, all the staff were resting and preparing for the next shoot, and everyone had at least two companions with them, providing a solid alibi, is that right?"

Ken Shiroyama nodded firmly this time: "That's right, I can guarantee that. Everyone has been working and resting almost the entire time."

"Very good, then the situation is clear now."

Yokomizo Sango smiled and looked at Ameshiro Ruri and the three actors beside her.

Feeling offended by the other person's gaze, Kasumi Namihara said, somewhat annoyed, "Hey, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'm a murderer?"

"That's not what I meant. I'm just judging from objective factors," Yokomizo said slowly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"In other words, it was Ms. Ruri Amashiro who discovered the body, and Ms. Kasumi Namihara, Mr. Akira Nagumo, and Mr. Nobuharu Nagumo who stayed in the room to rest when the victim was killed."

All four of you are suspects in the murder!

Intimidated by Yokomizo's imposing manner, Kasumi Namihara instinctively took a step back: "Wait a minute, officer, I have absolutely no reason to kill Kazami. Besides, if we're talking about suspects, isn't the person who found the body the most suspicious?"

She immediately steered the conversation towards Yu Cheng Liuli.

Yu Cheng Liuli's face turned a little pale, and she subconsciously looked at Kogoro Mouri and Nukumizu, two familiar faces.

Because she had played the role of a criminal police officer before, she had some understanding of the logic of police investigation. However, judging from the data, the first person to discover the body is indeed very likely to be the murderer.

Nan Yunxiao disagreed with this view: "You can't say that. Kazami Yoshiki offended too many people during his lifetime. Everyone in our circle knows this. It's not impossible that someone could have secretly followed him, sneaked into the villa, killed Kazami Yoshiki, and then left."

Yokomizo Sango frowned slightly, pondering what to do next.

However, he was never good at cases with no clues, so he quickly turned his attention to Nukumizu and Kogoro Mouri.

Uncle Mori, out of consideration for his old classmate relationship with Ruri Amashiro, didn't feel comfortable going out to talk to her.

Finally, Wen Shui had no choice but to step forward and say, "I think we should find the murder weapon first, and then try to deduce the murderer's identity from where the weapon was discarded."

Yokomizo Sango thought Wenshui's words made sense, and then called over a detective with thick eyebrows who was wearing a gray suit.

Thick-browed detective: "Officer, we have thoroughly searched every corner of the villa, and checked the four suspects and their luggage."

The only possible murder weapons were two kitchen knives and a utility knife from a staff member's box, but none of them showed any bloodstains.

"Have you found any similar sharp objects?" Wen Shui pressed.

The detective with thick eyebrows shook his head: "Unfortunately, nothing has been found yet."

"I see. It seems the culprit this time is quite formidable, Brother Wenshui." Yokomizo patted Wenshui on the shoulder.

Wen Shui nodded, but her gaze couldn't help but drift to the evidence laid out on the floor at her feet.

The items found included a pack of cigarettes and a lighter that the deceased was carrying, as well as a wallet. Other than that, there was only a long coat and a white golf glove found near the drain outside the villa.

After examination, it can be basically determined that the coat and gloves were worn by the murderer when he committed the crime.

However, since these props and costumes are displayed in the prop room, anyone could take them out, so it's impossible to identify the murderer through this method.

Furthermore, the law here states that a murder weapon must be found before a prosecution can be initiated.

Therefore, the whereabouts of the murder weapon remains a very concerning point.

However, what concerned Wen Shui even more was that the entries in his mind would flash faster as he approached the evidence.

Strange, none of these items could be used as a knife to stab the victim's neck.

Furthermore, the Metropolitan Police Department had already checked with a metal detector, and apart from the kerosene lighter with its metal casing, nothing else reacted.

Could it be that the murder weapon was that lighter?

Wen Shui immediately rejected the idea. Unless the lighter was made by Professor Agasa, it was impossible for it to have the kind of black technology that turns into a dagger when a certain button is pressed.

However, according to Ran, Professor Agasa sold a lot of strange and unusual inventions in order to make a living.

Could this lighter be one of them?

Since she didn't have any ideas for the time being, Wen Shui squatted down in front of the evidence, thinking that she might as well check it herself.

Then, putting on rubber gloves that won't leave fingerprints, gently pick up the lighter.

Upon opening the lid, a pungent kerosene smell wafted out.

It feels pretty much the same as the one Uncle Mori often uses.

Wearing gloves, Wen Shui used his thumb to turn the grinding wheel, and the flint hidden underneath produced a faint spark, but no flame appeared.

Logically, such a pungent kerosene smell couldn't mean there was no fuel left, but after trying to ignite it several times with warm water, I still couldn't get it to light.

Wen Shui was secretly pleased; there was indeed something wrong with the lighter.

Then, in front of everyone, Wen Shui completely disassembled the lighter. Underneath the outer casing, where cotton should have been placed, lay a neat stack of utility knife blades folded into small pieces.

"Officer Yokomizo, I think I've found the murder weapon."

Wen Shui turned around and handed the razor blade to the forensic team members: "Please check if there are any fingerprints or bloodstains on this."

Yokomizo Sango had actually noticed it earlier, but he was shocked by the way the murderer hid the murder weapon, and then he was even more impressed by Wenshui's reasoning ability.

With so many people from the Metropolitan Police Department, those few pieces of evidence were examined repeatedly many times.

It's so embarrassing that I didn't notice the little trick hidden inside the lighter.

Fortunately, Brother Wenshui discovered the truth; otherwise, Yokomizo Sango would probably have had another negative record of misjudgment on his resume, and his year-end bonus would have been much less.

However, while Yokomizo Sango was happy, he also had some worries.

Although most of the people he brought this time were transferred from other groups, those he brought were his trusted confidants and subordinates whom he valued highly.

Unexpectedly, they messed up even the simplest task of finding evidence, let alone finding the murderer.

Yokomizo Sango secretly decided that when he returned this time, he would cancel all the boys' vacations and train them hard.

Chapter 227 The case is closed. Isn't it a bit strange to suddenly be entrusted with someone's life?

At Yokomizo's nod of approval, several men wearing forensic armbands came over and took the razor blade and lighter from Wenshui's hand for testing.

These people still had relieved smiles on their faces.

When Junya Mizusawa, the lead forensic investigator, took the items from Onami, he gave Onami a grateful look.

Mizusawa thought to himself, "As expected of the genius boy that Inspector Yokomizo often mentions, he actually performed a magical deduction skill right in front of them. He still can't figure out how Numizu and Kazuki connected the short knife with a lighter that's less than a finger long."

Could it be that genius detectives really possess an unimaginable sixth sense?

However, finding the murder weapon is a good thing.

If the murder weapon is not found in the villa, Officer Yokomizo will definitely have them expand the search area to look for clues in the grove outside the villa.

Although the snow has stopped, the temperature in the mountains is much colder than in the city, and no one wants to go outside and freeze in such terrible weather.

If things go smoothly, I might be able to get home and sleep before 1 a.m.

If he had his men speed things up, they might have been able to get back to the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Station before midnight, so he could have a bowl of hot ramen for a late-night snack before the ramen shop closed.

As Mizusawa thought of the ramen shop owner's sexy, shapely buttocks, the smell of kerosene from his lighter seemed to transform into the rich aroma of pork bone ramen.

I really want to go back soon, Mr. Wen Shui. Can you give it a little more effort?

Detective Mizusawa was lost in thought.

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Besides the Metropolitan Police Department members being shocked that the murder weapon was found in Nukumizu, Kogoro Mouri's reaction was also a bit over the top.

Of course, he just didn't show it on his face.

Although he had always been beaten to the punch by Wen Shui, who saw through the murderer's tricks faster than him.

But today is different from usual.

Old classmates Ruri Amashiro and Yukiko Kudo were both present, along with their daughter Ran and ex-wife Eri Kisaki. Losing to Wen Shui in front of so many people was a bit embarrassing for even Kogoro Mouri.

However, there's no use in rushing things like this. He's been waiting for the moment when he's suddenly entered a deep sleep thanks to the "God of Detectives" and solves the case using his subconscious.

But it seems I'm a little late today.

Damn it, he's even more unreliable at crucial moments. Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but mutter his dissatisfaction to the God of Detectives.

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The God of Detectives... no, Conan is actually a bit frustrated too.

Earlier, when Conan followed her to the villa's entrance, he secretly chatted with Yukiko Kudo for a bit. After learning that Nuwa had worked hard for a long time but returned empty-handed, he was actually secretly pleased.

I thought I could finally get back at Ran and my mother this time, so that Yukiko Kudo wouldn't always say that I was reckless and that I was less efficient than Wen Shui in solving cases.

But just as Conan was taking advantage of everyone's inattention to follow the detectives in the kitchen to collect clues about the murder weapon.

Suddenly, someone said that the murder weapon had been found, discovered by Teitan's famous detective, Kazuki Nukumizu.

Conan's face immediately darkened.

When did Teitan's famous detective become Kazuki Nuku? There should only be one Shinichi Kudo.

However, it seems that Wen Shui beat him to it again this time. Conan was a little annoyed, but he had to admire Wen Shui's luck and ability.

After all, he had spent a lot of time searching with them, but hadn't found any useful clues.

Back in the living room, Conan saw that Wen Shui was indeed being looked at with admiration by everyone.

The most obvious example is Xiaolan, whose eyes are practically glued to Wenshui.

Hmph, women are so easy to fool. It's just a murder weapon, why is she giving me that look?

Besides, back when he was still Shinichi Kudo, he was often stared at with such admiring eyes after finding the culprit.

Why did Xiaolan only look at him with resentment and dissatisfaction back then?

After thinking about it for a while, Conan finally attributed the reason to the fact that Ran might have felt insecure and her mindset had changed after suddenly losing him, which is why she was taken advantage of by the lukewarm water.

Yes, that must be it.

So now, as long as he can return to Shinichi Kudo's body, he can turn the tide and have a showdown with Nukumi.

Conan's eyes burned with the flames of battle.

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Everyone present, including the actors and staff, witnessed Wen Shui's amazing reasoning skills and felt a sense of admiration and surprise for the young man.

But the most shocked person here must be the actor who played the butler, Nagumo Akira.