Chapter 189

For Conan now, analyzing the organization's purpose is not something that can be done in a short time. In comparison, the murder case in front of him is more important. He quickly found an excuse to separate from Morobushi Kagemitsu and continued to collect clues, while secretly observing Morobushi Kagemitsu's movements from a distance.

The police quickly took control of the scene and determined that the deceased had died of poisoning. A needle hole was found on the deceased's left arm, which clearly showed that the poisoning was achieved through extracorporeal injection.

According to eyewitnesses in the banquet hall, the deceased had already started to speak on the stage before the power outage. After the emergency light was turned on, the deceased had already fallen to the ground due to poisoning. It was obvious that the murderer had completed the murder in the short five minutes of the power outage.

Maori Kogoro suddenly had an idea, and then said confidently:

"I remember now. Mrs. Kamimura was standing next to President Kamimura when he was speaking. When the banquet hall was plunged into darkness, everyone was in a panic. Only Mrs. Kamimura could accurately find the location of the deceased and attack him with a syringe. So, the murderer of this case is you! Mrs. Kamimura!"

Having said that, he suddenly raised his arm and pointed at the panicked Mrs. Kamimura. His aura was so overwhelming that all the guests present were shocked and started talking.

"No! Impossible, you must be mistaken!" This deceased person is too shortsighted.

Before Mrs. Uemura could even open her mouth to defend herself, a thin, black-haired young man rushed out from the crowd. The young man looked quiet and introverted, with a scholarly temperament, but at this moment, he looked shocked and shouted angrily at Maori Kogoro:

"You bastard, don't just rely on your fame to slander others! My mom and dad have always been very loving, how could she do something like poisoning my dad? It's absolutely impossible!"

Kogoro Maori was somewhat dissatisfied when his reasoning was questioned by an outsider:

"Who are you? How dare you question my judgment? I am solving the case based on the evidence. And what you said about the deceased and Mrs. Kamimura being in love is totally false. Otherwise, Mrs. Kamimura would not have specially asked me to secretly investigate the deceased's extramarital affair."

"What? Extramarital affair? How is this possible!" The young man widened his eyes in shock and turned his head sharply to look at the topic at the moment, Mrs. Kamimura.

"Yuta, calm down."

Mrs. Kamimura didn't have a chance to interrupt until then. She first looked at the young man soothingly, motioning to turn around and explain to him, then she straightened her clothes a little, looked up at Maori Kogoro, and said:

"Detective Mori, didn't we agree before that you would keep this matter confidential for me? I didn't expect you to shout it out in public. You've made it very difficult for us, the Kamimura family, to handle this."

Conan was watching from the side. He knew that Uncle Maori was unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be this serious. He even said the private request of the client directly. If this continues, Uncle Maori will be beaten into the hospital because of revenge from a former client before the detective agency closes down due to lack of clients.

Even Maori Kogoro himself was so embarrassed that he had to dig his way out of the basement with his toes because he couldn't find a suitable excuse for his quick words. However, being watched by everyone, Maori Kogoro really couldn't bear to miss this highlight moment, so he had to raise his momentum a little higher and pretended to be profound:

"But it's different now. Your husband has been poisoned, and you are a strong suspect. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for me to continue to hide the secret for you. After all, no one can guarantee that what you saw at that time will not become the next key."

The policemen who were listening nearby twitched their lips, but they did not expose him immediately. Instead, they turned to look at Mrs. Kamimura's reaction.

Mrs. Uemura was visibly stunned for a moment, then her face showed sorrow. She glanced in the direction of the corpse in disbelief and said:

"Then you must have made a mistake. I am here to attend a banquet today, and it is a very important banquet. Obviously, I have to wear a formal dress."

She straightened her dress again and gestured to everyone:

"This dress not only fits very well, but also has no pockets or wrinkles. How could I hide a syringe in advance without any bag and accurately stab my husband in the short time of darkness, killing him on the spot? You know, my husband has always been a master of outdoor sports, and I couldn't successfully attack him."

Kogoro Mori was dumbfounded. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked carefully at Mrs. Kamimura. Only then did he reluctantly admit that it was impossible for the woman to commit the poisoning in the way she was dressed.

Inspector Megure couldn't stand it anymore, so he coughed lightly and asked implicitly:

"Brother Maori, if you don't feel sleepy now, why don't we look at other evidence before continuing our reasoning?"

"Are you sleepy? Of course not, I'm very energetic now... Hey, Xiaolan, what are you doing..." Kogoro Mouri was confused and was immediately suppressed by Ran Mouri who felt embarrassed.

Inspector Megure pretended not to see it, then looked at the police officer behind him and asked, "Chiba, is the result out?"

"Reporting to Inspector Megure, after preliminary screening, we have identified a total of four suspects." Officer Chiba pointed to the crowd, "According to the descriptions of the people present, before the power outage, they were all standing on the stage waiting for the deceased to speak. After the power outage, according to the on-site environment at the time, the audience in the stage could not have crossed the crowd in the dark, walked up the steps accurately, and came to the deceased to inject."

"Yeah. Without any light, it's difficult to walk up the stairs steadily and unnoticed. Even if you manage to get there, the noise you make will be enough to alert the victim." Inspector Megure nodded in agreement.

Conan looked in the direction that Officer Chiba pointed. The height of the stairs was not very high, but it was indeed not easy to climb up in the dark. However, the height of the stage itself was not very high either. As long as someone who exercises regularly, it would not be difficult to climb up without the help of light and stairs without making any sound.

"But it's strange, when the hall was plunged into darkness, why didn't anyone turn on their cell phone to provide light?" asked Date Kou.

"That's because the content of this banquet involves some family changes, which need to be kept secret for the time being. So when the banquet just started, my father had already ordered that all mobile phones and recording devices of everyone present be temporarily kept in a centralized place."

The person who spoke was a young member of the Uemura family who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Compared to the emotional Uemura Yuta just now, his mentality was obviously much better.

"Who are you?" asked Kogoro Mouri.

"Excuse me. My name is Shota Kamimura, and tonight's victim is my father."

The man in glasses stretched out his fingers to push up the frame on his nose and spoke calmly.

Conan noticed that he looked very similar to Hoshikawa and Akira, especially the slightly narrow eyes. It was obvious that they were indeed related. But Uemura Shouta's lips were thinner, his skin was whiter, and with his signature gold-rimmed glasses, he looked a bit like a gentleman.

Inspector Megure looked at him in surprise and asked curiously, "So you are also the son of the deceased. If so, why didn't you react when Mrs. Kamimura was identified just now?"

"That's because I once wondered whether my wife was the murderer." Shota Kamimura lowered his head slightly and answered with a sigh.

"Is that so... what?" Inspector Megure finally reacted and asked in surprise, "You said you suspect that your mother is the murderer?"

"She is not my mother. My mother is my father's second wife, and she, Mrs. Kamimura, is just the third." Shota Kamimura's tone was a little strange, as if it contained contempt and ridicule that he was trying hard to hide.

"Oh, then, then why do you suspect her?" Inspector Megure realized that he was almost involved in a family ethics drama, so he braked in time and changed the subject back to the case.

Shota Uemura smiled inconspicuously and said nothing. Instead, another young man standing behind him, Ryota Uemura, who had appeared before, took a few steps forward, met Mrs. Uemura's resentful gaze, and said sarcastically:

"That's because, of course, this lady, Mrs. Kamimura, has always resented our father."

Everyone was shocked: "Resentment? Could it be that she suspected her husband of having an affair?"

"Of course not. How could she really care about such a thing? All she really cares about is money and fame. The reason this woman is resentful is because her son did not get the inheritance rights, and she has always been dissatisfied with my father as the head of the family."

Everyone's eyes fell on Yuta Uemura, who stood beside his mother in despair, his eyes fixed on the corpse on the stage and he was crying. The only child present who was sad about his father's death did not even have the right to inherit.

However, this contrast is even more ironic. The son who has no inheritance rights is crying for his father's death with real feelings, while the son who has inheritance rights is mocking his stepmother. Everyone immediately feels sorry for the deceased, thinking that "this deceased person is too short-sighted."

"But it's also clear that Mrs. Uemura didn't have the conditions to commit the crime." Officer Megure coughed lightly and got back to the topic: "Chiba, how did you find the suspects? Who are the four people?"

"Oh, that's right. Because it was dark in the hall, and the guests were all gathered together, they all reached out to touch the people around them to feel safe. So they can all testify for each other and prove that they did not go to the stage alone. After investigation, there were only four people who did not have alibis at the time. They were the old housekeeper, Mrs. Uemura, the guest Hoshikawa Kazuaki, and the waiter Midorikawa Hiroshi."

Conan looked in the direction that Officer Chiba pointed, and saw that the people who were brought in by the police for questioning, besides Hoshikawa and Ming who seemed to be distracted, the other person was actually the waiter who was suspected to be a member of the organization!

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