Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 370 The Sleeping Kogoro is Born! (Vote for the Month!)

"What did you say? Wakamatsu Toshihide and Minagawa Katsuhiko had a conflict before?"

After exchanging a glance with Kogoro Mouri who was standing beside him, Inspector Megure's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Yes, that's what happened. At that time..."

Afterwards, Sonoko told the story about the fight between Katsuhiko Minagawa and Toshihide Wakamatsu, while Ran Mouri and others added explanations from time to time.

After listening to Sonoko's story, Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure fell into deep thought.

Suzuki Sonoko's words helped Maori Kogoro and others find a new direction to solve the case, and at the same time, also provided a new way to "interpret" this murder case.

If Wakamatsu Toshihide and Minagawa Katsuhiko were not on good terms with each other, then could his death be related to Minagawa Katsuhiko, as Suzuki Sonoko said?
For example, Katsuhiko Minagawa was resentful of Wakamatsu Toshihide's previous actions, so he killed him?
Or, Wakamatsu Toshihide wanted to avenge the humiliation of Minagawa Katsuhiko, so he secretly poisoned him, but unexpectedly was killed by Minagawa Katsuhiko?

Or...

As he thought along these lines, Kogoro Maori's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"I understand! This is not a simple poisoning case, but a serial murder case!"

Everyone looked at each other, "???"

Isn't this a poisoning case? The identity of the murderer who killed Katsuhiko Minagawa has also been confirmed. How come it suddenly became a serial murder case?

Looking at the confused crowd, Maori Kogoro coughed lightly, then spit flew everywhere, and gesticulated as he spoke out his new reasoning, "This case should be like this. Minagawa Katsuhiko had a quarrel with Wakamatsu Toshihide, so he was dissatisfied and hated by Wakamatsu Toshihide. In order to retaliate against Wakamatsu Toshihide, he took advantage of the other party's inattention and poisoned the coffee cup he was drinking..."

According to the stories told by Suzuki Sonoko and others, Kogoro Mori knew that the only food that Wakamatsu Toshihide came into contact with at the Valentine's Day party was cake and coffee.

In other words, the cause of his death was most likely somewhere between these two.

Either cake or coffee!
However, because Wakamatsu Toshihide did not eat the cake throughout the whole process, the possibility of the cake being poisoned is extremely low, almost impossible!

In addition, Wakamatsu Toshihide did not smoke during the entire process, so the possibility of cigarette poisoning does not exist!
After ruling out the two possibilities of cake and cigarettes, the only possibility left is the last one.

He died of coffee poisoning!
"However, what he never expected was that when he poisoned Wakamatsu Toshihide, he was also targeted by another person!"

When he said this, Maori Kogoro paused, then turned his gaze to Naomichi who had been controlled by the police, "That person is Mr. Naomichi!"

"Because he was bullied by Katsuhiko Minagawa many times, and because he also hurt Ms. Sekiya Kaori, who was particularly cared for by Naomichi, Naomichi had long been resentful of the president Katsuhiko Minagawa, and he immediately thought of killing him."

"Just at this time, Katsuhiko Minagawa, who was upset and ready to go out to relax, ran out of cigarettes, so Mr. Naomichi took the opportunity to hand him the box of cigarettes that had been poisoned!"

"And, just as he planned, Katsuhiko Minagawa died of poisoning not long after smoking the cigarette that was spiked with poison!"

After explaining his reasoning, a look of pride and excitement appeared on Kogoro Mouri's face.

He, Kogoro Mouri, not only saw things at a glance that others could not see, but he also deduced the murderer's process and motive. Doesn't this prove that he is a famous detective who is far better than a high school detective?
"..."

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's new reasoning, Inspector Megure seemed thoughtful.

Although he was somewhat disliked by his former subordinate Kogoro Mori, he had to admit that the other party's reasoning this time was indeed quite good.

As for how to verify whether Kogoro Mori's reasoning is correct?
The answer is very simple!
He just needs to let his subordinates investigate Wakamatsu Toshihide's cup to see if it is poisoned, and then he will know the truth!

Thinking of this, Inspector Megure turned his gaze to his subordinates, "Go investigate the coffee cup used by Wakamatsu Toshihide!"

At this point, Inspector Megure paused, then added, "And there are cups of Katsuhiko Minagawa and others!"

Although the result of Kogoro Mori's reasoning is very likely, it does not rule out the possibility that Wakamatsu Toshihide and Minagawa Katsuhiko poisoned each other at the same time, or that the two of them did not actually kill each other, and the murderer of Wakamatsu Toshihide was someone else!

As for the truth of the matter, what is it?

Once he investigates thoroughly, he will know.

"Yes, Officer Megure..."

……

Looking at this scene, Conan's eyes flickered slightly.

This time, Kogoro Mouri's reasoning did not have any major loopholes, and Naoto also admitted that he had committed the murder.

Logically speaking, as long as there are no major problems with the subsequent test results, this case can be closed.

But for some reason, Conan always felt that something was wrong.

Conan subconsciously took a look at the evidence bag in Inspector Megure's hand, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Wait, the filter?"

If he remembered correctly, the filter was not with the cigarette at the time of the incident. In other words, Katsuhiko Minagawa separated the filter from the cigarette when he smoked.

"No, the criminal is not this person!"

The truth is that the poison was put into the filter, but Katsuhiko Minagawa separated the cigarette and the filter before smoking.

In other words, he could not have died of cigarette poisoning. But if the cause of his death was not cigarette poisoning, then what was the cause of his death? And who killed him?
Wakamatsu Toshihide? Or someone else?
"Mom, my tooth decay hurts so much..."

While I was thinking, the voice of the little boy named Ajin suddenly came from the kitchen.

Following the sound towards the kitchen, Conan saw Ajin complaining about the pain of his rotten tooth, and next to him, Mrs. Minagawa, who was crying heartbrokenly before, was now washing cake plates leisurely.

"Eh? She's still washing cake dishes at this time?"

Noticing this scene, Conan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Her own son died of poisoning, and as a mother, it would have been fine if she wasn't sad, but she actually had the leisure to wash the cake plates?
Such behavior is really suspicious!
Thinking about it again, the little boy named Jin had cavities, but Mrs. Minagawa fed him cake after he drank coffee, as if she didn't worry at all that cake, such a sweet food, would cause pain to his cavities. Conan felt that he might know who the real murderer of this murder case was and what the other party's method of committing the crime was...

Thinking of this, he opened the cover of his watch and aimed it at Kogoro Mori who was looking smug at the side.

——Because of their smaller bodies, they have difficulty in many aspects of their actions. For example, the reasoning given by their small bodies cannot be accepted by adults, and when chasing suspects, they cannot catch up because of their short legs and slow running speed.

In order to solve this problem, Dr. Agasa, who lived next door to him, invented various props for him, such as a cufflink-shaped bug that looks like a pair of cufflinks but is actually a bug; a bowtie-shaped voice changer that can change the sound freely by adjusting the knob on the inside; and a foot-strengthening shoe that stimulates the acupuncture points on the feet through electricity and magnetism to maximize the muscle strength...

For example, the watch-shaped anesthetic gun he is wearing.

The appearance of the watch-type anesthesia gun is similar to that of an ordinary watch, with a silver overall color and a dark blue dial. There are four red triangles on the top, bottom, left and right of the dial. The watch-type anesthesia gun consists of a wristband, a pointer, a dial sight, an anesthesia needle, a flashlight, etc. Unlike an ordinary watch, the dial of the watch-type anesthesia gun has a "+" shape on it, which can be stood up and used as a sight to aim at the object that needs anesthesia.

The watch-type anesthesia gun has multiple uses. It can be used to check the time on a daily basis. It also has a portable flashlight that can be turned on and off, which can be used to illuminate the surroundings. When necessary, it can fire anesthesia needles for anesthesia. The anesthesia needles in the watch-type anesthesia gun are made of environmentally friendly materials.

It can also be used to anesthetize criminal suspects to prevent them from escaping temporarily or causing further harm.

The method of using the anesthetic needle of the watch-type anesthetic gun is also very simple. First, press the knob of the watch-type anesthetic gun used to adjust the time; then, the watch cover will stand up; then, use the aiming center of the watch cover sight to aim at the body of the anesthetized person (usually the neck); finally, press the button to fire an anesthetic needle that can anesthetize the person.

The object (person) to be anesthetized by the watch-type anesthetic gun, for close-range targets, usually begins to fall into coma 3 to 5 seconds after being injected, and will not fall into coma for more than 10 seconds.

However, it should be noted that the watch-type anesthesia gun can only hold one anesthetic needle at most. If you fail, you must reinstall a new anesthetic needle or recover the anesthetic needle before you can continue to use it.

"Uncle's voice is number fifty-nine!"

As the anesthetic needle was injected, Kogoro Mouri let out a soft cry, turned around and fell backwards, then staggered and sat on the sofa.

Conan took the opportunity to come behind the sofa where he was sitting, then turned his bow tie and adjusted it to the tone of Kogoro Mouri.

——The appearance of the bow tie-shaped voice changer is similar to that of an ordinary bow tie. There are pitch and volume adjustment buttons and a microphone on the back. The tone can be changed by adjusting the dial on the back of the bow tie.

The dial on the right side of the bow-tie voice changer is used to adjust the pitch, and the dial on the left side is used to adjust the volume. First, turn the dial on the right side to adjust to the corresponding number to make different sounds, and then turn the dial on the left side to adjust the volume according to actual needs to make different volumes of sound.

In order to facilitate his operation, Conan had already marked the voices of Kogoro Mouri, Sonoko and others that he might use on the number dial. This also made it convenient for him to quickly switch to the marked places and make the voices of several people.

"Wait a moment, Officer Megure."

Hearing the voice of Maori Kogoro, Inspector Megure, who was about to send someone to take away the murderer Naoto, was slightly stunned, "Brother Maori? What's wrong?"

Haven’t the murderer and the murder weapon been found?

Why did his younger brother stop him out of the blue?

Is there anything else that needs to be explained?
Under the gaze of Inspector Megure, Maori Kogoro said calmly, "Let go of Mr. Naomichi, he is not the real criminal!"

After hearing this, Inspector Megure almost couldn't hold back his curse words, "What are you talking about? This man has already admitted that he is the criminal!"

Moreover, it turned out that this guy was found out by a private detective himself.

It’s only been such a short time and the other party has already denied his reasoning?
Although I have long known that my former subordinate is not very reliable, this is too unreliable!

Or is it really so fun to play tricks on the police?
Maori Kogoro sat on the sofa, looking calm, "He did plan to kill someone, but in fact, he failed. Regarding this, please look at the cigarette butt!"

"The cigarette butts left in the room were separate from the cigarettes. The cigarettes that Katsuhiko Minagawa smoked were of a brand without filters. That was why, after taking the cigarette given by Naomichi, he habitually threw away the filter before smoking. In other words, he did not smoke the poisonous part..."

Inspector Megure looked down at the cigarette in the evidence bag in his hand and found that it was exactly the same as Kogoro Mouri said.

In other words, Naomichi may not be the real murderer of this murder case, just as "Mouri Kogoro" said!

"So, if the criminal is not Naoto, who could it be? Brother Maori!"

He was a little confused by the way things had developed to this point.

Logically speaking, he only needed to take away Zhidao, who admitted to the murder, to close the case. However, there were new discoveries now, and these new discoveries could prove that Zhidao did not commit the murder.

If Katsuhiko Minagawa had the habit of throwing away the filter before smoking, then there would be no question of him poisoning the other person by poisoning the filter.

But if Minagawa's death had nothing to do with the toxins on the filter, then why did he die? And who killed him?

After glancing at everyone present, Conan fixed his eyes on Mrs. Minagawa, who had washed the dishes and returned to the living room.

"The real culprit who murdered Mr. Minagawa and Mr. Wakamatsu is actually... Katsuhiko's mother, that's you!"

"Mrs. Minakawa!"

(End of this chapter)