Chapter 30: Conan's Horrifying Trip to Yokohama...
"Hey, Conan!" A large hand grabbed the jumping boy's ear and said viciously, "What are you talking about, little brat?"
"Also, didn't I tell you to follow Xiaolan? Why did you run into the crime scene without permission again?!"
"It hurts, it hurts, uncle, let go!" Edogawa Conan made a sound of pain, and when Maori Kogoro let go of his ear, he stretched out his tone and said, "I'm just curious! And I've called the police, they will be here soon!"
"Really, you little brat." Kogoro Mouri looked at him speechlessly.
"Ah, just as you said." Conan Edogawa pointed at the policemen standing at the door of the store, diverting Kogoro Mouri's attention.
While Kogoro Mouri was talking to the Yokohama police, he looked into the coffee shop bathroom.
The deceased was a young woman who fell near the toilet door. The murder weapon was a dagger that was found everywhere and was now placed not far from the body.
There were no signs of trampling on the bloodstains, and the windows were tightly closed. It seemed that we could temporarily rule out the possibility that the murderer escaped through the window after killing the victim.
It seems that the murderer must be hiding among those who entered the toilet.
Conan Edogawa looked at the gap above the toilet and the other toilets except the one where the deceased was, and fell into deep thought.
Toru Amuro on the side looked at him quietly, with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.
On the other side——
The player looked at the police who were coming over, without any awareness that he had become a mafia leader. He stood aside and carefully watched the several NPCs coming over - one tall, one short, one fat, and one thin, four typical passers-by NPCs, led by the tall police officer.
The players followed them, carefully filtering all the information they heard, just to complete the tasks that had just been refreshed.
[Trigger random task: Accident at the Internet celebrity coffee shop
Requirements: Solve the murder case that occurred in the popular coffee shop and find the real criminal.
Rewards: Double Taro Milk Tea × 10, Milk Tea Making Recipe (Random Version) × 10, Some Experience
Note: This task is a time-limited task, the time limit is 30 minutes.
After Ayatsuji Yukito provided the same information as the children who were brainstorming, there were only three suspects left among the remaining guests - exactly the ones Ayatsuji Yukito had pointed out before.
"Well then, please tell us your names, whereabouts in the store, and other information." The chubby NPC began to record.
The short, stocky man fumbled with the bandage on his hand, then spoke first, "I'm Sukutani Tsuneo. I'm here to kill time. I like fishing. Today, I only went to the restroom at the coffee shop and then spent the rest of the day chatting with the owner."
The thin, bearded young man seemed to be someone who rarely interacted with others and was a little shy. "I'm Kosaki Takashi, a college student. I came to the coffee shop today to work on my unfinished paper. For uh... various reasons, this coffee shop is safer, so..."
People who came to Yokohama for the first time were all confused, but those who knew the situation looked at him with understanding.
The remaining woman was a beautiful, gentle woman. She pulled her hair back from her forehead and answered the police's question reluctantly, "My name is Kunikawa Ekuko, and I'm a housewife. I just met up with Miwa-chan to try the specialty desserts at this internet-famous cafe."
The name of the deceased was Yamama Miwa.
After hearing the testimonies of the three people, the investigation into the crime scene also came to a conclusion.
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Kogoro Mouri jumped out, stroked his forehead and smiled confidently, "So that's it. I already know who the murderer is, it's you--" He pointed his finger at the lady who looked uneasy.
"Mrs. Kunikawa!"
"Huh?" The young woman looked very surprised. She didn't seem to expect that the famous detective would point the finger at her. "I'm the murderer?"
No, that's unlikely, she has no motive at all.
Toru Amuro quietly watched Kogoro Mori's actions, thinking about the clues he had seen before, and was a little concerned about some things.
There was a drop of blood above the toilet, and that dagger...
Although I still don't understand it, I really can't let Mr. Maori continue to make mistakes like this.
Thinking of this, he hurried forward to adjust the tense atmosphere.
Player: Okay, this option can be ruled out. How is it possible to find the criminal so quickly?
This guy in a suit with an incredibly resistant neck also has an incredibly long tongue? It's truly indescribable.
It should be some kind of comedic role, quite suitable for manzai. The player shifted his focus and looked at the remaining two people.
After reading the information, Ayatsuji Yukito obviously gained something, but he seemed to have some concerns. He stood by silently and glanced at the player carefully.
Player: ...
Player: Huh?! Why are you looking at me?
The players suddenly realized - they didn't expect that this doll-kun was so sensible and wanted to leave the highlight scene to the players!
Although the player originally wanted to let the highly intelligent people play their roles, the player's ideas always change rapidly, so let the player solve this trivial case!
The player stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder.
Ayatsuji Yukito looked at the girl, whose face was expressionless but whose eyes were so obvious that she wished the whole world knew what she was thinking, with a subtle expression.
[Even though I know she's wrong, I can't say anything now. Let her continue to be wrong.]
Conan Edogawa also successfully saw the information. Although this gave him another bump on his head, it was still worth it.
Yokohama is not like Beika-cho. The police here don't know him as the child of the "famous detective" Mouri Kogoro.
[Before being discovered, the door connecting this space to the outside was locked, and the windows were also locked. This means that this is a secret room, which is why the three suspects were identified.]
[The suspect's likely method was to crawl into the prisoner's room from another toilet, kill him with a dagger, and then crawl back out, wiping off all traces of his climb with a towel or something.]
[If that's the case, why are there drops of blood above the toilet where the deceased fell?]
Rubbing the two bumps on his head, Conan's eyes turned to the three suspects again - the man with a bandage on his hand, who looked injured, the thin and uneasy young man, and the woman in a kimono and wooden clogs...
Suddenly, his eyes looked somewhere, a flash of light appeared in his mind, and his eyes understood.
[So that's how it is, so that's the method of committing the crime! If I'm not mistaken, the murderer is you. The truth is----]
"There's only one truth! The murderer is you! The big, dark-skinned uncle!"
Edogawa Conan: ...
Edogawa Conan: ...
Who? Who is it? Why do I feel like someone else has taken my line away?
The player emerged from the invisible empty space and repeated, "The murderer is that villager called Guzi."
"It's Sukutani Tsuneo, right?" Edogawa Conan showed dead fish eyes.
"That's right. It's Old Man Guzi!"
"It's Sukutani Tsuneo." The small high school detective complained silently.
"Oh, it doesn't matter what he's called, the criminal is him." The player who received the task reward was very confident in his judgment.
[Task rewards have been distributed to players' backpacks]
[You successfully solved a murder case, your intelligence +1]
"Where's the evidence, onee-san?"
"There is no evidence..." The player thought about it carefully. She was too proud to say that she was guessing about the fat man because of the contrast.
"However, we just need to compare and see if there is anything that has changed in him."
Everyone: "..." What she said was really very reasonable.
"The evidence is something hidden inside the bandage on Sukutani Tsuneo's hand, right?" Amuro Toru came out and looked at the criminal.
"Just now, I actually didn't quite understand how you did it, but that black-haired lady gave me a hint."
The blond-haired, dark-skinned man smiled and continued, "Mr. Sukutani, the bandages on your hand look very new. I assume you must have re-tied them, right? Could you please remove them and let us see what secrets are hidden inside?"
"Could it be... a ring and fishing line?"
The result seems obvious.
Sukutani Tsuneo: “…”
Sukutani Tsuneo, who originally looked very nervous, now completely calmed down. His face became a little ferocious, as if he was angry after being exposed in public.
"Damn little girl, you bunch of damn guys, it's all you..., it's all you...!" As he spoke, he rushed towards the players.
"Danger!" Amuro Toru stretched out his hand to stop it.
"Danger!" Conan Edogawa also opened his watch and tried to use an anesthetic needle to make Sukutani Tsuneo unconscious.
Ayatsuji Yukito looked at Sukutani Tsuneo who was seeking his own death, and moved away without leaving a trace.
And the players standing still...
The player looked at the ferocious-looking monster charging straight at him with a set of cutlery on the table, and smiled with interest, "Wow, that kid is really brave."
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