Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Maori Kogoro smiled awkwardly as he was pushed to the corner by Maori Ran, who was full of anger. Seeing him, an elder, being scolded by his daughter in a panic, he glanced at Okino Yoko.

Let’s wait for Teacher Lin Jia to come.

His eyes revealed this meaning.

Yoko Okino nodded slightly.

Chapter 19: Conan's Competitiveness

When Hayashi Yoshiki arrived at the bottom of the apartment building where Yoko Okino rented, he saw several police cars parked downstairs.

He took the elevator to the 25th floor without stopping.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Lin Jiashu saw a group of people gathered in the corridor - the body was found in the living room of Okino Yoko's house, and the police were now investigating and collecting evidence inside, so everyone was asked to come out.

"Nice to meet you, Uncle Maori."

"you are?"

"My name is Lin Jiashu, and I'm Aunt Yingli's cousin."

"Oh! So he's Eri's nephew...!"

Maori Kogoro, who had just looked confused, became clear-headed at a visible speed. He walked forward, patted Lin Jiashu on the shoulder and exclaimed, "No wonder he is so handsome."

"You're overly flattering."

Lin Jiashu just smiled.

Mao Lilan stood aside very ladylike at this time and greeted him softly: "Good evening, Shu...cousin."

"Good evening."

Lin Jiashu's smile seemed friendly. Seeing that Mao Lilan seemed a little uncomfortable, he said, "Don't be so distant. It's okay to call me Brother Jiashu."

"Eh?"

Mao Lilan felt a little strange that half of the surname was combined with the first name.

However, after finding that it was indeed smoother to shout like this, she chose to go along with it.

"Where are these kids?"

Lin Jiashu noticed several elementary school students.

"These are just some naughty kids who came to join in the fun while we weren't paying attention. Oh, and this one is Conan who's staying with us temporarily."

Kogoro Mouri put his big hand on Conan's head, causing the latter to roll his eyes.

Kojima Genta and Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko were a little dissatisfied with being called naughty kids, and whispered:

"what the hell?"

"We just want to see what our idol's home looks like."

"Isn't that right, Ayumi?"

"..."

Being stared at by the two men, Yoshida Ayumi looked at Hayashi Yoshiki blankly: "What a handsome big brother!"

"..."

Ignoring these children for the time being, Hayashi Yoshiki looked towards Yoko Okino and her agent, Sakae Yamagishi.

"Teacher Lin Jia..."

"Well, what's the situation now?"

"I don't know." Okino Yoko shook her head. "I just got home and saw someone lying in a pool of blood. Then, following Mr. Maori's instructions, I called the police and waited for them to come..."

"Okay, then may I ask if you have any relationship with the deceased inside, Miss Yoko?"

"That person has absolutely nothing to do with Yoko."

Hayashi Yoshiki was asking Okino Yoko a question, but it was Yamagishi Ei who rushed to answer. After he finished speaking, he immediately turned to Okino Yoko and said, "Isn't that right, Yoko?"

He looked as if he was afraid she might say something wrong.

However, Okino Yoko seemed to have no recollection of the body lying there. After careful recollection, she frowned and shook her head, saying, "I don't know. I don't seem to know him."

"Do you really not know me?"

At this time, Megure Juzo walked out of the house.

Although he looked chubby, his stern face and deep voice gave off the intimidating aura of a police officer. Megure Jusan looked at Okino Yoko seriously and said, "According to what you just said, this house was locked when you came here. It's impossible to open it without a key. In other words, if someone committed murder in a closed room, the culprit is most likely the owner of this house!"

"How could it be... How could I kill someone, officer!" Yoko Okino was shocked.

"That's what I mean! Officer Megure!"

When he heard that Megure Jusan actually suspected Okino Yoko, Maori Kogoro immediately became anxious: "How could the criminal be such a lovely Miss Okino Yoko!"

"..."

A black line appeared on Megure Jusan's forehead.

"Whether it's a secret room or not is still undetermined. After all, it's just a door that can be opened with a key."

When Lin Jiashu's clear voice came over, Yoko Okino felt as if she had found her backbone.

"Oh! Brother Lin Jia!"

Megure Jusan was deeply impressed by Hayashi Yoshiki, and his eyes lit up at that moment.

"Does Miss Yoko have a spare key to this room?"

"Yes, I have a spare key with Mr. Yamagishi."

"I see! Then the culprit is Mr. Yamagishi!"

Mouri Kogoro couldn't wait to point his finger at the unprepared Yamagishi Ei. When he panicked and quickly waved his hands to indicate he had nothing to do with the matter, he rushed over, grabbed his collar and angrily said, "You kid! You must be unwilling to be just Miss Yoko's agent. You confessed to her and got rejected, so you're feeling resentful and want to put the blame on her, right?"

"Please don't tell me that! I do have a spare key, but I accidentally lost it a few days ago! It's in the TV company's employee lounge."

"Where's the evidence? Just based on your one-sided statement—"

"I know this too, Mr. Maori. Yamagishi didn't lie."

Yoko Okino, who didn't want to sit idly by and watch her agent being wrongly accused, hurried to help explain. Looking at her anxious and serious cute face, Kogoro Mouri had to cough to soften his throat.

"Well, since Miss Yoko said so..."

(Don't just listen to one side of the story.)

Witnessing the double standard of the uncle in front of him, Conan's mouth twitched.

Then he turned his head to look at Lin Jiashu and found that the other party was just watching the scene with a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about this ridiculous farce at all.

But let’s compare and see!

A strong competitive spirit surged in Conan's heart.

He hadn't seen the live broadcast of Beika TV before, but he did watch the process of solving the case that was widely publicized in the news... He immediately understood the murderer's method of committing the crime after just walking around the crime scene. This kind of thing was not impossible in Conan's opinion, because sometimes solving the case was just a matter of a flash of inspiration that connected all the things together.

Maybe that was the situation with Lin Jiashu at that time.

However, being able to do such a thing is enough to prove that the other party is a very capable detective.

It's a rare opportunity to meet a rival who can compete with you, which makes Conan eager to try.

"How is the police's investigation and evidence collection going?"

"Well, it's almost done. Do you want to go in and take a look, Brother Lin Jia?"

"Ok."

Lin Jiashu did not expect that Megure Jusan would actually invite him instead.

It seems that the police in this world are indeed very accustomed to and good at handling cases under the guidance of detectives.

"Well, I'll come and help too, Officer Megure."

At this time, Kogoro Mouri also stood up to make his presence felt.

The latter waved his hand and let him in.

Chapter 20: Not Seeking Aesthetics in Death

There aren't many feminine elements in Yoko Okino's residence.

From the decoration to the furnishings, it looks like a very standard high-end apartment of this era, with nothing special.

The body in the living room had been moved out.

A white outline and a pool of blood that had just begun to oxidize and turn black were left at the scene. In order to protect the scene, the messy furnishings in the living room were kept as they were.

"But it's really hot in this room. Do you always keep the temperature this high at home?"

Megure Jusan tugged at his clothes to breathe.

Within two minutes of entering the room, he was already sweating slightly under his hat.

Okino Yoko shook her head and said, feeling surprised, "No, I don't usually set the air conditioner this high, and I remember I should have turned it off when I left the house today."

"That's strange. It's impossible that the deceased turned up the air conditioner so high himself."

"Inspector Megure, these are photos of the traces collected at the scene."

A police officer handed a freshly printed photo to Megure Jusan, who took it and glanced at it briefly before turning to Lin Jiashu and saying, "Brother Lin, do you want to come over and take a look?"

"Ok."

Lin Jiashu took the photo.

Kogoro Mouri also came over, pinching his chin while observing and thinking.

As for Conan, he sneaked around the living room like a dog, trying to find any missing clues.

He had observed all the traces photographed by the police long before the police arrived, so it didn't matter if he didn't look at them.

This time, I really had the upper hand...

As he was thinking, he lay down in front of the sofa and unexpectedly found a pair of women's earrings under the gap of the sofa!

Got it!

Conan quickly got up and was about to alert the police of his new discovery when he heard Lin Jiashu holding a photo and asking the police:

"Excuse me, was there water traces in this place before?"

"Yes, probably around this location." The police officer recording the scene squatted down near the outline of the body and pointed to a location nearby.

Lin Jiashu walked over, observed the location carefully, and nodded after finding an obvious dent on the wooden floor next to it.

"Okay, so the stool next to the body hasn't been moved either, right?"

"Yes, we only removed the body from the scene. Nothing else has been changed."

"I see. The cause of death might be suicide."

"what?"

The sudden conclusion made everyone present stunned at first, wondering if they had heard it wrong.

Maori Xiaowu was the first to react: "No, the cause of death was a stab wound in the back. How could it be suicide in this case?"

Kogoro Mouri's words and tone were very calm, without any sense of pride in them. It seemed that he was just giving Hayashi Yoshiki some advice... After all, in his eyes, this was Eri's nephew, and he had taken the initiative to recommend him to Okino Yoko, so he was completely one of his own!

"Just tell me what I thought."

"First, let's start with the puddle of water near the deceased's body in the photo."

Lin Jiashu took out the photo. From the photo, we can see that the water stains were quite large when the photo was taken, and they were very conspicuous.

"Combined with the fact that the room's heater was set too high, and working backwards, the earlier form of the evaporated water might have been ice."

"Ice cubes?!"

"Yes, and let's talk about this dent in the floor around the water stain."

Lin Jiashu took out the next photo and pointed at the dent on it. He said, "Let's consider it as a knock from the handle of a kitchen knife... Before his death, the deceased used this dent and the ice to fix the knife, with the tip facing upwards—"