Watching Takagi hurriedly head towards the bathroom with slippers in hand, Conan's expression remained serious: "The clues... are still too few."
The suspects have been narrowed down, and he has his own suspects, but he is currently unable to confirm the true identity of the murderer due to a lack of evidence.
This situation didn't discourage Conan; instead, it fueled his fighting spirit: "I refuse to believe there's no evidence! A perfect crime? Ha, that doesn't exist..."
...
As soon as they came downstairs, Mitsuyu and Ai ran into Takagi, who was on his way to report to Inspector Megure. He noticed the fluffy slippers in the latter's hand and asked, "Inspector Takagi, what are you doing with those slippers? Did you find something?"
“There seems to be blood on these slippers. I’m going to have the forensic department take them for testing,” Takagi replied. “They did find some, but it’s not certain yet.”
"What discovery? Did you find that 'music shop'?" Guangyou asked, eager to know if there was any connection between the 'music shop' and the deceased.
If there is a connection between the two, that's good, at least the case has finally found a breakthrough. But if there isn't, the case will return to square one.
"Well, that man and..." Takagi glanced at Kōyū, but didn't finish her sentence.
Seeing Takagi's reaction, Mitsuyu immediately confirmed his inner thoughts: it must be because the relationship between the two was unusual, and Takagi, considering that he was still young, didn't want him to know such things, so she didn't tell him.
"Alright, I'll go report to the inspector first. If you have nothing else to do, you should go home as soon as possible, it's getting late."
After saying that, Takagi hurriedly walked towards the bathroom.
“Let’s go with them,” Kōyū asked, glancing at Ai beside him.
"Mm," Ai nodded in response.
...
The two arrived at the bathroom, where Takagi was reporting the information he had gathered to Inspector Megure.
“Inspector, there’s been progress on the matter you asked me to investigate.” Takagi said, looking at the information he had recorded. “We’ve discovered that the ‘music shop’ was actually the deceased Yuri Kuroki’s…lover.”
"I understand," Inspector Megure asked expressionlessly. "Have you found out who that person is?"
“That person is a pianist; he usually plays at the nearby restaurants and cafes,” Takagi said, turning the page of his notebook. “His name is…”
"Ken Satake".
"Komiya... um?" Upon hearing the name from Takagi's lips, Kōyū's expression froze. "Sato Takeru? Not Komiya... could it be... no way..."
However, Takagi had no idea what Kōsuke was thinking at the moment. He continued, "The staff at the Western restaurant and the coffee shop said that the deceased often went to the shops to listen to Satake Ken play the piano, and some people had seen them... behaving intimately."
"Are you sure?" Inspector Megure nodded and said, "In any case, Takagi, have someone contact this Satake Ken and ask him to come over."
"yes!"
Then, Takagi turned and left the bathroom, preparing to bring Satake Ken over here.
...
Standing at the bathroom door, Kōyū stepped aside to make room for Takagi. Watching Takagi walk away, he asked in surprise, "Sato Ken? Could that Komiya be another one? Or am I overthinking it?"
He thought he had guessed most of it, but the reality was far beyond his imagination.
“If there really are two people, then the third person also has a motive. Judging from the current situation, that person’s motive is greater than that of the two people.” Guangyou frowned and said to himself, “If I’m overthinking it… then the case will be stuck again.”
Suddenly, Conan's voice rang out, interrupting Mitsuyoshi's train of thought.
"Kuangyou, have you found anything?" Conan, who had searched outside without success, approached Kuangyou and said, "I have a new suspect."
Upon hearing this, Guangyou nodded in agreement: "If things are as I think, then I have one too."
"Say it together?"
The two exchanged a glance, then said in unison, "Kuroki Kenji."
After reaching a consensus, the two began to exchange the information they currently possessed. After the exchange was completed, they both fell into deep thought.
After a long pause, Guangyou sorted out his thoughts and said, "Judging from the current situation, Kuroki Kenji is the most suspicious and has a very good motive. There is a saying that goes, 'The deeper the love, the deeper the hate,' and I suspect that Kuroki Kenji is in this situation."
“I think so too.” Conan nodded, then, recalling the current situation, he said with a troubled expression, “However, we have no evidence whatsoever; it’s all just speculation.”
“Yes, and the bloodstains on those slippers are most likely from the deceased.” This is also what troubles Guangyou. “It only proves that someone wore those shoes, which is hardly any evidence.”
The only clues we have so far are: Kenji Kuroki wearing a bright green hat, a blood-stained plush slipper, and a few suspicious photos...
Of course, some clues were obtained beforehand, and from those clues, Guangyou also deduced some information, such as: the murderer did not have a plan to kill at the beginning, which is why he was extremely panicked after the murder.
This was the information that Guangyou deduced from the knife that was held upside down, and the blood-stained plush slipper behind it made him even more certain of his idea.
Because there was no premeditation, the murderer was so panicked after the killing that he didn't notice the knife was facing the wrong way when faking the scene, and he didn't notice that his shoes weren't clean when cleaning up the evidence.
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