The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 4 The Haunted House Murder Case
Fujino pushed away the stone slab vigorously, and what came into view was a winding staircase.

Going down the stairs leads to a dark tunnel.

There are puddles everywhere in the tunnel, and the dew dripping from the stone wall falls into it, making a tick-tock sound.

Fujino looked around and found a half-closed iron door.

There was still a little light coming out of the iron door.

Suddenly, a howling sound came from it.

Fujino's heart tightened.

Looking inside through the crack of the door, what came into view was a room like a prison cell.

A man with a beard and long hair is locked in a cage.

At this moment, he was tearing up the worn-out sheets, and screaming in pain to the gray-haired woman in a linen black dress outside the cage: "Mom! Let me surrender myself!"

"No! Akio!"

There were tears in Mrs. Yamada's eyes, "As long as the prosecution period passes, we will be able to welcome a new and better life!"

"I've had enough of having my father's face in my dreams every night!"

As he said that, Zhaofu slammed his head against the iron rail desperately, screaming as he hit it: "Let me die!"

"Akio!"

Outside the iron cage, the helpless Mrs. Yamada protected his head with her hands. The rough hands left a series of scars from the impact.

After a while, Akio Yamada finally calmed down.

At this time, Mrs. Yamada squatted down, stroked his long hair and comforted: "Things have already happened. No matter how painful the death is, it is impossible for people to come back to life. Wait until the prosecution period has passed, and everything will be over." Everything will be fine!"

It seems that the two of them are the real culprits in the haunted house murder case?
In the corridor, Fujino looked at the scene in the room, and he knew it already.

Fujino has a certain understanding of the prosecution period.

No matter which country you are in, there will be a prosecution period for criminal cases.

After this time, there will be no further prosecution.

That is to say, if a crime is committed but not discovered, after the statute of limitations expires, the murderer no longer needs to bear responsibility, and the judiciary has no right to judge.

But for a person like Akio Yamada who still has a conscience, what if the prosecution period has passed?
The irreparable trauma will permeate his heart forever, and the face of the murdered person will be recalled in his dreams every day.

"The dead will not come back to life, but the sense of guilt will always permeate the murderer's heart."

Putting away his thoughts, Fujino leaned against the wall and sighed.

"who?!"

Mrs. Yamada who heard the sound immediately wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, picked up the fruit knife on the ground and turned around to look.

[Reminder, the detective time has started, the countdown is 0-0-59]

Hearing the system prompt, Fujino silently clenched the cards in his hand and took a deep breath.

Looks like you need to hurry up?
Then, he took a deep breath, pushed the door open and entered: "My name is Fujino, and I'm a detective!"

"detective?!"

Mrs. Yamada looked at the young man in front of her, feeling a little flustered, "Why are you here, detective?!"

"Of course I came here to investigate the murder case five years ago."

Hearing this, Fujino looked at Mrs. Yamada in front of him and said slowly: "Five years ago, a home invasion and murder case occurred here. Now the victim's wife and children have moved away long ago, and the murderer of the case has not been caught yet... But the strange thing is that since the mother and son moved out five years ago, strange stories have been circulating in this house."

After a pause, he chuckled lightly: "But now the truth of the ghost story seems to be clear."

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the Yamada mother and son in the case five years ago, right?"

"The case five years ago was not a home invasion and murder case, but an intentional homicide disguised as a robbery case! The murderer is among the two of you!"

"shut up!"

Mrs. Yamada turned her head and glanced at Akio Yamada, then pointed the fruit knife at Fujino, gritted her teeth: "I am the murderer! He was just imprisoned here by me!"

"is it?"

Fujino raised his jaw: "It is indeed a reasonable explanation for the wife to kill the husband and imprison the son who witnessed everything."

After a moment, he raised his head again and stared at Mrs. Yamada with sharp eyes: "However, there is another explanation, and that is that Mrs. Yamada is trying to take over all crimes and deliberately excludes her son who is a murderer!"

"Five years ago, Akio Yamada killed his own father. When he was at a loss, you helped him to forge the scene of the murder!"

"It stands to reason that no one would think of the truth of this matter if it goes on like this... But you didn't expect that he would want to go out and surrender himself if his conscience couldn't stand it!"

"And in order to prevent him from ruining his future, you imprisoned him in an iron cage in the basement, planning to live in seclusion until the prosecution period of the case has passed, and then take him back to the sun!"

"I heard the conversation between you two just now. The real culprit in that case five years ago was actually your son!"

"Shut up for me!"

Mrs. Yamada's expression gradually distorted. Seeing that she could no longer hide the matter, she clenched the fruit knife more tightly, and her scarred hand was still trembling.

Originally, she had planned to take all the crimes on her own when the matter was exposed.

But this detective broke her last illusion.

There was a strange ferocity in her eyes, and she raised the fruit knife and stabbed Fujino's chest: "Go to hell!"

"Mom, don't!"

Akio Yamada held the iron railing tightly and shouted towards Mrs. Yamada.

But how can Mrs. Yamada, who has lost her mind, care so much?
Her only thought now is to kill the detective in front of her.

"Are you still stubborn?!"

Fujino crushed the ability amplification card in his hand.

[Amplification of perception has been activated for the host, power increase of 100%; countdown 0-0-59]

Suddenly, the world around him seemed to slow down.

The double increase of strength and perception, in the eyes of Fujino, Mrs. Yamada's movements are clearly visible, and even the gaps on the knife she holds are all captured.

"Wake up now!"

Fujino kicked Mrs. Yamada's hand holding the knife.

The silver blade flew high and fell to the ground with a long crisp sound after a moment.

"give up."

Fujino retracted his legs and stared at Mrs. Yamada expressionlessly.

"I will not allow you to send Akio to prison!"

Mrs. Yamada struggled to get up, dragging her dislocated wrist hysterically, and flew towards Fujino again.

"To be honest, I really don't want to use all my strength..."

Fujino frowned slightly, looking at Mrs. Yamada who was approaching, looking a little embarrassed.

The blow he just did not kick her into the hospital has given her enough face.

But if she persists in her obsession, he will naturally not spoil her.

(End of this chapter)