Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

"Could the murderer who killed Takahashi be one of us?" Sonoko Suzuki said as she began to move away from Hiroki Kakutani.

Because when Wenshui took out the camera's contents, Hiroki Kakutani's expression became so strange that everyone noticed it.

Wen Shui nodded: "That's right, the one who killed Takahashi Ryoichi was Kakutani Hiroki."

Everyone looked at photographer Hiroki Kakutani, who was sitting by the window.

Ayako Suzuki closed her eyes in pain.

Hiroki Kakutani forced himself to remain calm and said, "Don't joke around. I had no motive to kill Takahashi. If you're trying to say it was for Chikako, unfortunately, my negotiations with that woman have fallen apart."

“The motive isn’t Chikako Ikeda,” Wen Shui said. “If I’m not mistaken, you should be the first person to know that Takahashi is the Bandaged Man…”

Wen Shui slowly explained his reasoning to everyone.

Actually, when Hiroki Kakutani first arrived at the villa, he had already seen from the treetop that the person disguised as the bandaged man was Ryoichi Takahashi.

He had a camera and climbed very high, giving him an easy view of the entire surrounding forest.

Hiroki Kakutani lied to Nuku Shui about not seeing it because he thought Ryoichi Takahashi wanted to give everyone a surprise.

Unexpectedly, Xiaolan was attacked by the bandaged monster later on.

Telephone lines and the suspension bridge were also cut.

Hiroki Kakutani immediately went to find Ryoichi Takahashi and questioned him about his intentions and why he did this.

Ryoichi Takahashi never expected that his meticulously planned scheme would be discovered, but he was unwilling to give up, because he probably wouldn't have another chance to get such a perfect revenge.

Ryoichi Takahashi decided to take the risk.

To keep Hiroki Kakutani's secret, Ryoichi Takahashi threatened him with the fact that Kakutani had secretly taken explicit photos, preventing him from revealing the matter.

The kind of photoshoots that Hiroki Kakutani takes are widely disliked by his peers in the industry.

If this gets out, he will definitely lose his job as editor-in-chief of the film magazine, and it will be difficult for him to continue working in the industry.

Moreover, many of his models are underage, and if they are reported, they could face legal action.

However, after seeing Chikako Ikeda's body, Hiroki Kakutani began to regret it.

It wasn't that he regretted not saving his ex-girlfriend, Chikako Ikeda, but rather that he worried how such a heartless and insane person like Takahashi could possibly let him, who knew the truth, live in the world.

He might receive the same treatment someday.

Driven by wickedness, Hiroki Kakutani waited in advance on Ryoichi Takahashi's retreat route during Takahashi's second attack on Ran, and killed him using the method that Wen Shui had mentioned.

After the truth came to light.

Hiroki Kakutani knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, "Damn it! Why is this happening?!"

I've already sold my dignity as a photographer to make money by shooting such vulgar things, and that woman Chika still has the heart to leave me..."

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After the murderer was identified, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the result was somewhat hard to accept, at least we no longer have to worry about the threat from the bandaged monster.

Although Hiroki Kakutani seemed very remorseful, Nukumizu, just to be on the safe side, tied him up with a rope and waited until dawn to repair the telephone line before contacting the Metropolitan Police Department.

With the bandaged monster no longer a threat, everyone no longer needed to suffer in the living room and could go back to their rooms to sleep without worry.

The person who is most heartbroken right now is probably Ayako Suzuki.

I originally hoped to rekindle the pure friendship from our university days through this reunion, but instead, two of us were sacrificed.

Heartbroken, Ayako Suzuki went to her room to rest, accompanied by Sonoko and Ran.

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the next morning.

Yamamura Misao, leading a dozen or so criminal police officers from Gunma Prefecture, carrying investigative equipment, walked along the muddy mountain road.

Because he accidentally fell twice while going up the mountain, Shancuncao's gray suit was covered in mud and water, and his carefully styled hair became messy.

Even so, Yamamura Misao didn't dare stop for even a second to straighten his clothes.

The Suzuki Group is the one that got into trouble!

If this matter is not handled properly, it will definitely affect his promotion to police inspector.

This morning, the Gunma Prefectural Police received a call reporting a murder at a mountain villa in Gunma Prefecture.

The caller's signal was intermittent and they couldn't explain clearly, but the mention of the Suzuki Foundation forced the Metropolitan Police Department to take the matter seriously.

The influence of conglomerates in this country is still very significant.

Especially for a well-known company like the Suzuki Group, a mishandling could potentially jeopardize one's career.

Although he had been given this tricky task, Yamamura Misao was not actually too dissatisfied.

Compared to the detectives in Kyoto, they are already much happier.

Not long ago, when he went to the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters for a meeting, Yamamura Misao witnessed firsthand the scene of Inspector Megure of Kyoto being reprimanded by a group of high-ranking officials.

The killer of the Slit-Mouthed Woman serial murder case has still not been found.

Looking at it this way, Gunma Prefecture, although not as bustling as Kyoto, is clearly better in terms of feng shui.

Although there are rumors of yokai in Gunma Prefecture, yokai should also have their own territories. The yokai in his area are obviously more docile, Yamamura Misao thought.

After half an hour.

Yamamura Misao finally led his men to the front of the fractured canyon in front of the villa.

Because the person who reported the incident had already mentioned that the suspension bridge had collapsed, the Metropolitan Police Department was prepared.

While his subordinates were busy building a temporary bridge.

Looking at the corpse of Takahashi Ryoichi kneeling on the opposite bank, and the human head with its back to him, Yamamura Misao felt that it resembled the decoration style of a haunted house in an amusement park.

Is it a Halloween costume party?

But Halloween is still a while away, and only one of the two bridgeheads has decorations, which looks very asymmetrical.

The emergency bridge was completed in no time.

Yamamura Misao was the first to reach the other side, and when he saw that the corpse at the bridgehead was not a decoration, but a real corpse.

Yamamura Misao's first thought was

The monsters of Gunma Prefecture are starting to exert their power!

Before arriving, because the person who reported the case had a bad signal, they didn't provide much information. Yamamura Misao initially thought it was a common murder case caused by a struggle between conglomerates.

It is highly likely that it was an impulsive killing, poisoning, or an overdose of medication.

But the head stuck in the wooden stake indicates that this is clearly not an ordinary murder case.

Yamamura Misao turned to look at the Western-style villa with its doors and windows tightly closed. Although it was already past eight o'clock, the fog in the mountains was dissipating slowly. The villa, shrouded in thick fog, gave off a lifeless feeling.

Could it be...?

Everyone here has been killed, right?

A bad thought popped into Yamamura's mind, and he quickly rushed towards the villa.

Pushing open the door, he didn't see the blood-covered walls he had imagined, nor did he see a corpse hanging in the hall.

The villa was very quiet, with unfinished coffee cups on the dining table and sunlight streaming in through the windows.

Two trusted henchmen behind him asked, "Officer Yamamura, what do we do now?"

"Shh! The murderer might be hiding in the villa. Let's not make a sound," Yamamura Misao said with a serious expression.

Afterwards, Yamamura Misao and his men secretly searched the villa.

They soon noticed a sound coming from the kitchen, and upon getting closer, they smelled the aroma of fried eggs.

When Shancun Cao peeked out, he saw a handsome young man wearing an apron, humming a song while cutting the flesh of some kind of creature with a kitchen knife. There was blood all over the cutting board.

Influenced by the corpse of Ryoichi Takahashi at the entrance.

Yamamura Misao subconsciously conjured up a movie scene where a deranged serial killer murders everyone in a villa and then enjoys his "spoils of war."

He suddenly drew his pistol, intending to aim at the warm water, but due to his lack of skill, the gun slipped from his hand and smashed against the door frame.

"catch him!"

Without needing any orders from the village police, the well-trained officers rushed into the warm water.

Unfortunately, the kitchen door was too narrow. After the first person rushed in, the shoulders of the two people behind him collided and they got stuck.

Wen Shui was slicing beef when he suddenly noticed someone rushing towards him. Without thinking, he grabbed the frying pan next to him that was frying eggs and slapped it at the other person's face.

The frying pan, heated by the high temperature, still contained hot oil.

The first unlucky guy who rushed over covered his face and screamed in pain.

At this moment, the criminal police officers behind rushed over and started fighting with Wen Shui.

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Sonoko Suzuki was also woken up by hunger in the morning. She walked barefoot and groggily to the kitchen. Halfway there, she heard the sound of fighting and was instantly awakened.

When they ran to the kitchen, they found Wen Shui fighting with a group of people in Metropolitan Police Department uniforms.

A man in a suit with an oval face cheered from behind.

Sonoko Suzuki, still half asleep, didn't think much of it and picked up the still-warm frying pan from the ground, slapping it on Misao Yamamura's head.

duang~

Slightly dazed from the beating, Yamamura Misao turned and pointed at Suzuki Sonoko: "You...you're one of his accomplices too?"

"What accomplices? This is my villa. Who gave you permission to break in and bully my friend?" Sonoko Suzuki said with a dark expression, still exuding a certain intimidating aura.

"Your villa?" Yamamura Misao regained a little more consciousness. "Are you the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family?"

"Is there any need to say anything? You need to tell them to stop right now. If they keep fighting, those guys will be beaten to death with lukewarm water," Sonoko Suzuki said hurriedly.

Yamamura Misao then realized that he seemed to have a preconceived notion and quickly ordered his men to stop.

Wen Shui, panting heavily, looked at Shan Cun Cao and the disheveled criminal police officers, secretly blaming himself for forgetting that this was Gunma Prefecture.

If he had known it was this unreliable village police officer, he should have waited outside.