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

"I'm a little flustered," said Renzo Koya.

Hakuba Saguru and Tokitsu Junya immediately wanted to run outside and check the situation through the window, but as soon as they turned their heads, they heard Hattori Heiji banging on the door.

The door to the old wooden house was indeed not very sturdy. After Hattori Heiji rammed it several times, it was finally opened, and everyone could see Tsuchio Hiroo lying on the ground with his hands and feet bound.

Lin Jiashu walked in calmly.

He watched as Hattori Heiji rushed over to check Tsuchio Hiroo's breathing, while the other detectives immediately began investigating the room's environment.

"The window locks are fine."

"The door lock also seemed to be locked very tightly."

So it's a locked-room murder?

Tokizu Junya smiled and spread his hands.

He remembered.

Upon entering the cabin, the lavender placed in every corner immediately reminded him of the "Lavender Villa Locked Room Murder Case" from years ago. Coincidentally, the doors and windows here were indeed in the same condition as those in the Lavender Villa.

What is this? Is destiny in my hands?

It's no surprise that a project like Detective Koshien would attract the attention of countless detective fans across the country. And Tokitsu Junya's willingness to disregard facts and constantly boast about his discoveries to the media a year ago clearly shows that he is someone who likes to grab attention and craves fame.

He immediately realized that this was an opportunity for him to step over others and reach the top of the show.

"Thank goodness, the director didn't die."

Conan and Heiji Hattori breathed a sigh of relief after checking.

Hayashi Yoshiki smiled and said, "It's really rare that Mr. Tsuchio is unharmed in Conan's presence and in this atmosphere."

"...What do you mean by that?"

Conan immediately stared at Yoshiki Hayashi with dead fish eyes.

Hiroki Tsuchio woke up quickly.

When everyone asked him what was going on, he looked completely bewildered.

"I heard someone knocking on the door, but when I opened it, no one was there. As I was about to go back to my room, someone suddenly drugged me from behind—"

"Detective Koshien, Question 1!"

Suddenly, Renzo Koya spoke with a stern face: "Please unravel the truth of this locked room. Whoever does so, please submit your reasoning in writing. If your reasoning is correct, you can proceed to the second round and will also be granted permission to leave this place."

Everyone looked at each other.

"You mean the match has already started?"

"It seems they installed hidden cameras a long time ago."

Tokitsu Junya became even more excited, while Hakuba Saguru was also eager to try.

Only Heiji Hattori and Conan, who had been warned in advance that there was no such program, frowned and subconsciously looked towards Yoshiki Hayashi.

Does anyone know how this locked room was created?

In front of the suspected camera, Tokitsu Junya looked at the people in the room with amusement, "If no one knows, then let me demonstrate the truth of this secret room."

"You already know?"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was somewhat surprised.

Tokizu Junya simply smiled and remained silent.

Hayashi Yoshiki's fame is indeed 80% due to the marketing of his detective novels and his appearance, and his ability to solve cases at lightning speed has become a source of pride for his fans. The media has naturally called him the number one in a gap.

If I can suppress him in this program and expose his method before he can even see through it, then I can also rise to the top by stepping on his fame—the high school detective Tokitsu Junya, who surpasses Hayashi Yoshiki, the top detective in terms of reasoning, will have such a title.

"No. If you demonstrate it directly, then everyone will know the technique. Only those who can see through the technique can enter the second battle, so please submit it to me in writing as I just mentioned."

Renzo Koya said in a serious tone, "Please remember that this is only the first match, and the final match is not yet over."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter."

Lin Jiashu walked to the window of the room.

He looked at the window, then turned back and smiled.

Looking at his gentle smile, Conan felt a strange shadow loom over him—even though it had been a long time since he had appeared at the same crime scene as Hayashi Yoshiki, the feeling of being completely suppressed was still fresh in his memory.

"You haven't already figured out my method, have you, Yoshiki-san?"

"Yes, the answer is the window."

Lin Jiashu gently knocked on the window.

Tokitsu Junya's expression immediately changed.

He looked at Lin Jiashu with undisguised surprise in his eyes—he had only remembered this technique because of his past experience and the reminder from Lavender, but this guy had actually seen through it with just one glance?

Is this talent...?

Looking at this young man who was only three or four years older than him and whose looks and talent far surpassed his own, Tokitsu Junya couldn't help but realize that he was truly feeling jealousy.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was also getting a little anxious.

She had planned to use this method to kill Tokitsu Junya, but it was already seen through?

At this moment, Renzo Kotani frowned and said, "Mr. Yoshiki Hayashi, I've already said that the answer should be written in the letter and then—"

"After all, we're not actually filming a show, so the competition doesn't really matter."

Hayashi Yoshiki interrupted Koya Renzo.

Upon hearing this, Hakuba Saguru, one of the only two people present who were still unaware of the situation, raised an eyebrow: "We're not filming a show?"

“Yoshiki-san said he had already called ahead before coming here and confirmed that Nichiuri TV has no such Detective Koshien project,” Conan said.

"Nonsense! There's no such program!"

"Stop acting, you fake director."

Hattori Heiji ruthlessly exposed Tsuchio Hiroo's disguise as he got up.

During the journey to the island in a small boat, Hiroki Tsuchio's identity as a director had already been completely exposed. He claimed to be a director but didn't understand any of the industry jargon thrown at him. He even failed to notice that the Nichiri TV uniform he was wearing was a counterfeit and that the logo on it was incorrect.

Hiroki Tsuchio stood there speechless, unable to refute.

Finally, he admitted that he had actually been paid by someone claiming to be an employee of Nichimi TV to play the role of the director. The other party paid him 50 yen upfront, saying that if he was not found out to be a fake director, he would receive another 50 yen.

"So it's very suspicious. It's clearly not a project by Nichiri TV, but they're going to great lengths to pretend it's something like that."

Lin Jiashu frowned as he spoke, "The person behind this definitely has ulterior motives, so I'm wondering if this is preparation for killing someone."

"kill……"

Renzo Koya's expression turned somewhat tense.

"That can't be that bad, can it?"

"It's hard to say, after all, even Conan is here."

"...So what does this have to do with me?"

When Conan was called out again, his eyes immediately filled with resentment.

Upon learning that there was no TV project at all, Tokitsu Junya couldn't be happy at all.

Having lost his chance to become famous, he looked at the handsome Lin Jiashu, but the bitterness in his heart could not be calmed.

However, Lin Jiashu then looked at him:

"Mr. Shijin, would you like to check the answer to this method? The problem mainly lies in the screw over there, you probably think so too, right?"

“That’s right, the answer to this secret room is to simply remove the entire window frame.” Tokitsu Junya shrugged.

"really."

Lin Jiashu smiled.

He seemed somewhat pleased, and for the first time, he looked at the other person with a slightly serious expression: "Besides Mr. Yusaku, this is the first time I've met someone with such a quick mind. It's a pity, if only there really were a detective Koshien project, I'd really like to have a competition with you."

"Yes, yes..."

Tokitsu Junya felt relieved that there really wasn't such a project, but he still had to put on a show: "Looks like we'll have to find another opportunity next time."

He then realized that everyone's eyes were now fixed on him.

Conan, Heiji Hattori, and Saguru Hakuba stared intently at Junya Tokitsu, a hint of resentment in their eyes.

[Jia Shu-ge (Xiao Ge) (Jia Shu-jun) actually considers this guy his rival...]

Koshimizu Nanatsuki, who was also staring at Tokitsu Junya, snorted coldly.

Now that the method has been deciphered, and everyone is starting to be wary and worried that someone might actually try to take advantage of the situation to kill, Koshimizu Nanatsuki understands that she will not be able to avenge her friend this time.

But Tokitsu Junya's presence disgusted her, so Koshimizu Nanatsuki, unable to bear it any longer, finally exposed him with a gloomy face: "Stop trying to glorify yourself, Tokitsu. You clearly saw this method a long time ago, didn't you?"

Her gaze was sharp, as if she wanted to pierce through Tokitsu Junya.

Although he felt guilty under her gaze, Tokitsu Junya still retorted loudly, "Hey, when did I offend you?"

"You were the one who orchestrated the murder at the Lavender Villa a year ago, weren't you?"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki looked at the other party coldly, "That young lady clearly committed suicide, but during your investigation you found that the window of her room was tampered with by a thief who was scouting the place. Even though you knew the timeline didn't match, you claimed it was a murder case in order to attract attention."

"..."

Tokitsu Junya's expression changed.

"Because of your actions, my friend suffered suspicion from the villa owner and questioning from the media, and ultimately chose to take his own life! A guy like you, a guy like you...!"

At this point, Nanatsuki Koshimizu's eyes visibly reddened.

Hakuba Saguru and the others quickly realized what was going on.

The fake director, Tsuchio Hiroki, also turned pale—he was the thief who had scouted the location and tampered with the windows years ago.

Similarly, the butler, Renzo Koya, also looked somber... He was the butler of that lavender villa, and he was on vacation to earn some extra money. He also bore responsibility for choosing to remain silent about what happened back then.

"Who, who knew this would happen?! I genuinely thought it was just how the murderer broke into the villa, was I wrong?!"

Tokitsu Junya, of course, would not admit it.

His pale face flushed red at that moment, and he loudly retorted, but everyone present could see that he was all bark and no bite.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki laughed coldly: "So, you who can see through the problem with that window can't even notice something like the discrepancy in the time by looking at the rust on the screws?"

"I--"

He desperately wanted to argue that it was his own oversight.

But realizing that no one present was a fool, he opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to say anything.

Lin Jiashu sighed.

He was probably disappointed and speechless with Tokitsu Junya. That sigh was the most biting irony to the latter.

Feeling embarrassed, Tokatsu Junya quietly clenched his fist.

At this moment, Hattori Heiji said, "I had heard about that incident before, but I never expected the truth to be like this."

"So, Miss Koshimizu is the mastermind behind this whole thing?" Hakuba Saguru looked at her red-rimmed eyes, silently shedding tears, and carefully chose his words: "You gathered us here because you want to...?"

"That's right, I plan to kill someone."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki frankly admitted this: "Because in the incident back then, this guy was probably feeling guilty, so he didn't reveal his real identity in the newspaper, and all we knew was that he was a high school detective."

"So you invited us here to confirm who the detective was at the time?" Hattori Heiji asked.

“That’s right. The same method and the room full of lavender will definitely remind that guy of that case immediately… Sure enough, he couldn’t help but jump out.”

"Then why did you invite me as well?"

Lin Jiashu glanced at her briefly.

Even a year ago, I wasn't a high school student.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki's eyes were still red, but she was a little embarrassed: "I am a fan of Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki."

"...I see, thank you."

Hayashi Yoshiki smiled, then looked at Tokizu Junya, who stood there blankly, at a loss.

He sighed: