Chapter 296
Heiji Hattori and Conan Edogawa were the first to rush back.
Kogoro Mouri, the current detective and former detective, was a bit slow, but he still ran after him.
Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama were still standing there, instinctively reaching out their hands: "Wait, wait a minute..."
Before he could finish speaking, the figure had already disappeared.
Both girls were a little disappointed, then they turned their heads and saw Usaku Saiki.
Ran Mouri: "...? Um, Usopp-kun, you're a detective too, right? Aren't you coming over?"
Kazuha Toyama also looked at Usakuya Saiki with curiosity.
To be able to chat so enthusiastically with Heiji Hattori, you must be a mystery enthusiast, right? How come you can remain so calm in a situation like this?
Bo Yezhai smiled at the two girls: "After something like this happened, it would be too dangerous for you two to be alone. If I stay with you, the others who ran away will feel more at ease."
"Brother Bo Ye..."
Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama were inexplicably moved.
Compared to the guy who suddenly abandoned them and disappeared, Brother Bo Ye, who was clearly interested in solving the case but insisted on staying, seemed so steady and reliable!
Yuanshan and Ye couldn't help but reassure each other, "It's alright, Xiaolan and I are both very good at fighting, Brother Boye, go solve the case!"
Bo Yezaki explained, "The few of them are enough. I'm not really interested in solving cases. After all, I'm a few years older than you all, and I need to look after the kids when a case happens."
Ran Mouri was embarrassed: "We're not children anymore..."
"Alright, didn't Heiji just say we should find those three suspects and tell them to stay in their rooms and not move?" Usui Saiki waved his hand. "Let's go."
System: [You always come up with so many excuses for not being able to run...]
Usoppei: [Can you please mute yourself?! You're completely useless, all you do is criticize me all day!]
Actually, when Hattori Heiji invited him to this banquet, he hadn't even remembered what case it was. He simply wanted to be a little late to test Hattori Heiji's suspicion level—even if it was just a trivial reason like whether he was even there, it was still suspicion!
However, he later looked up the organizers of the banquet online and found that they were three sports stars. He then remembered that one of them was Shinichi Kudo's idol, and he knew what would happen that day.
If I remember correctly, Conan Edogawa was initially unwilling to admit that his idol was the murderer, and tried to make excuses for him. Even Heiji Hattori noticed that something was wrong...
Usakabe Saiki casually led two girls who were already fully capable of being detective assistants to explain the situation to the three suspects and wait for the police to arrive.
Heiji Hattori and Conan Edogawa have finished examining the body and the scene, and have entered the deduction phase.
When Hattori Heiji saw Usaku Saiki slowly walking over to look at the corpse, he was stunned for a moment. He remembered that this time, not only were he and Edogawa Conan reliable detectives, but Usaku Saiki was also very awesome.
So Hattori Heiji whispered to Edogawa Conan, "Should we discuss this with Usui-kun as well?"
Conan Edogawa nodded.
He had worked with Hattori Heiji to solve cases so many times, but he hadn't worked with Bo Ye much... Thinking back to that time at the barbecue restaurant when Bo Ye directly overturned the table in front of the criminal and even threatened him with what was either a model or a toy gun, he was speechless.
Hattori Heiji then approached Usui Saiki and asked, "So, Usui-nii, what are your thoughts on this death news?"
Usakabe Saiki: "Yes, we already know who the murderer is."
Hattori Heiji: "..."
Usakabe Saiki: "However, since I haven't been to the scene yet, I don't know the method... but knowing the murderer is fine too. Do you need me to tell you?"
Hattori Heiji gritted his teeth: "No need!"
At this point, the police arrived to investigate, and Hattori Heiji calmly recounted the circumstances surrounding the three suspects and the deceased.
Since the deceased was a reporter who had just disrupted the banquet and liked to dig up scandals, and who had caused trouble for the three sports stars present, they were the prime suspects.
The police thought so too.
But Conan Edogawa disagreed: "But all three of them won their lawsuits against that reporter! And out of so many people, they were the only ones who won. I don't think they had any reason to kill that reporter!"
Hattori Heiji: "..." Something's wrong! Kudo's acting strange today!
With a smile, Usakabe asked, "Conan-kun, is any of these three your favorite idol?"
Conan Edogawa hesitated for a moment, but did not deny it: "...I like Ray Curtis."
As he spoke, he subconsciously observed Usakabe Saiki's expression.
He remembered that just now, Usoya Saiki said he already knew who the murderer was...
"I see." Bo Yezaki remained expressionless, still smiling. "It would be good if he weren't the murderer."
Conan Edogawa's heart sank.
He had already run a lap around the route. Considering that only a few seconds after the shooting, the three of them had peeked out of the rooms, and those three rooms were all a bit far from the scene of the incident, there wouldn't be enough time to run back and forth.
There are so many onlookers outside who are all witnesses.
However, due to Usaku Saiki's subtle behavior at this moment, a bad premonition arose in his heart. Therefore, Conan Edogawa was unwilling to waste any more time and continued to investigate the route taken by the three people to the crime scene to see if there were any details that he had not noticed before.
After investigating the light switch in a certain room, Conan Edogawa turned his head and met a pair of light green eyes.
Conan Edogawa was so startled that he almost accidentally fired the tranquilizer dart.
Usakabe Saiki leaned against the doorway, looking at him thoughtfully: "Hmm... Did Conan-kun discover something?"
"Well, it's nothing, I was just helping Heiji and Mori check on them," Conan Edogawa said with a forced laugh, making up an excuse.
Usakabe Saiki tilted his head: "Eh? You've been the famous detective's assistant for so long, and you don't have any of your own ideas? When I was your age... I was fine."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
If there's nothing to say, then don't say it! Why are you suddenly using this reverse psychology tactic?
Doesn't it seem strange to talk about these things with an elementary school student? What level of behavior does Brother Bo Ye think elementary school students should be expected to achieve?!
Hattori Heiji quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Is Usui-kun here to investigate the method?"
"No, I'm just a little worried about Conan-kun." Usaku Saiki sighed.
This made the already bad feeling even more obvious.
Rather, this is actually a clear indication of who the criminal is.
But Conan Edogawa is still unwilling to admit it.
He retorted inwardly, "Even though Brother Bo Ye is capable, it's impossible for him to be completely infallible, right? He only saw the scene of the body; he didn't investigate anything else. It's normal for him to have some deviations!"
Perhaps Bo Ye's reasoning is wrong?
Usakabe Saiki crouched down, looking Conan Edogawa in the eye: "I heard from Ran that Conan-kun is very smart and has always wanted to become a detective, right? It's not good to ignore problems during the reasoning process just because of personal preferences, you know?"
Conan Edogawa took a step back: "No, I..."
"I already said that when the lights were turned on, it was a perfect opportunity to make an alibi."
"But……"
Heiji Hattori had already noticed that Conan Edogawa was acting strangely, but when he heard Usaku Saiki being so aggressive, as if he was going to "kill the little boy's dream tonight," he couldn't help but step forward and pat Usaku Saiki on the shoulder.
“Brother Bo Ye, he’s still just a kid! Don’t pressure him! I’m the one solving the case! He’s just helping out.”
Hearing Hattori Heiji's words of help, Edogawa Conan gritted his teeth.
No, he's not a child anymore.
Bo Ye is right. If he is a qualified detective, he cannot let personal preferences affect his reasoning!
This time it was just his favorite idol, and he already seemed to be blinded by it. What if it was someone he knew or someone he was friends with who committed the crime in the future?
He should mature a bit.
...However, he couldn't show it in front of Bo Ye, since Bo Ye didn't know he was Shinichi Kudo yet, so he had to continue pretending to be a child.
Conan Edogawa chuckled dryly: "Hahaha, Usoba-nii is right. I'm still not good enough. I'm unwilling to doubt my idol. I can't compare to Uncle Mori. But I'm just a kid. It's normal to make this kind of mistake."
Usaku Saiki gently patted Edogawa Conan's head and suddenly asked a question.
"If I were a prisoner, would you treat me the same way you treat Ray Curtis today?"
Conan Edogawa blurted out, "How is that possible!"
Hattori Heiji: "..."
Bo Yezhai: "..."
System: [You're too filial. You should reflect on that.]
Usoppei: [...He says that, but he'll still make excuses for me in his heart! Just wait and see!]
—Once the fact that Vermouth = Sharon is exposed, his suspicion level will definitely skyrocket!
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Bonus chapter for landmine! My keyboard seems to be malfunctioning lately, it keeps missing words...
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He Ye & Xiao Lan: Bo Ye is such a nice guy!
Green tea leaf: Hehe
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Thin Leaf: Tonight I'm going to kill the children's dreams.
Hattori: Usui-kun, stop talking, he's still a child!
Conan: ...
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Xiao Ke is truly loyal to his own people… It's too painful to doubt your own people. He's not like Kindaichi or Lu Xiaofeng, whose friends are murderers every day.
However, thin leaves...emmm...
Waiting for a Full Moon Chapter
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