Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 122: Kudo Yusaku's Unsolved Cases (Part )

Conan recalled what his father said ten years ago, "I can guarantee in the name of Kudo Yusaku that the murderer who left the word 'death' will never show up again."

Conan was puzzled. Isn't this the second time such a case has happened?

Several people discussed the case.

Xiaolan: "I remember the case ten years ago. The deceased's fingers were not stained with blood at all, which means that the words were not left by the deceased. Shinichi complained to me at the time why this was not a murder case."

Sera: "Whether it's a murder or not, what is certain is that there must have been someone nearby before the blood dried."

Sonoko: "I remember that case from ten years ago was ruled an accidental death."

Lucky: "Huh? Even with such strange text appearing, it can still be considered an accident."

Conan handed over more detailed information about the case ten years ago. The information showed that the deceased was the principal of a kindergarten and died of shock caused by heart damage. Judging from the fish tank fragments stuck in the deceased's chest, the fragments penetrated the heart and caused death.

The first person to discover the body was a five-year-old kindergarten student, the only child of a nearby temple abbot. While the other kindergarten teachers were agitated by the principal's absence, the child revealed that he had seen the principal collapsed on the roadside on his way to school. The teachers then went to the park and discovered the body.

The child was very nervous and reluctant to speak at first. It was not until he started eating the candy that he finally said that he and other classmates secretly raised a puppy in the park, so they would go to the park to see the puppy before going to kindergarten.

Later, he saw the director lying on the road, completely unresponsive. Thinking he was dead, he picked flowers from the park and placed them next to the body.

Lucky pushed his glasses up and began to analyze, "If someone wanted to murder the director, they would have pushed him from behind and then written the word 'death' in his blood."

"But the information says that the child didn't see this text when he found the principal's body."

"Ah?" Lucky quickly added. "So the prisoner came back and wrote that word after the child discovered the body?"

Yuanzi, standing aside, showed an expression of sudden realization: "Could it be that child who did it? Maybe that child wrote this text."

"He must have written it while offering flowers. He grew up in a temple, so he knew this way of mourning the dead."

Xiaolan retorted: "But that child is only five years old, he probably can't even write the Chinese character for 'death'."

The priest followed suit, saying, "Besides, this form of condolence is rather strange."

The prophet seemed to be thinking: "I remember that the way of mourning in our country is to cover the eyes of the deceased with coins."

Conan was somewhat curious about what the prophet said: "Hey, Brother Eli, is that way of mourning also related to faith?"

"This is probably a common way of paying respects. Covering the eyes with coins is actually to ensure that the deceased has enough money to pay the toll on their way to the underworld."

Conan then asked Sera about the circumstances of discovering the body in the morning, and Sera answered one by one.

Subaru Okiya walked in at this time. "So, what these two incidents have in common is the word 'death' written in a very similar handwriting. And at first glance, the remains in both incidents look like murders, right?"

Conan explained that Subaru Okiya is also a fan of Sherlock Holmes and particularly likes reasoning.

After a discussion, several people decided to ask Officer Takagi about the details of the scene.

Although Sera insisted that this was a murder case, Officer Takagi said that although the cause of death of the deceased was exactly the same as Sera's speculation, Inspector Megure had already classified the case as a theft case and handed it over to the Third Investigation Division for investigation.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Okiya Subaru suggested that Xiaolan ask the "Kinichi-san" who was proficient in reasoning. This made Shira a little confused and said: "Shouldn't we ask Kudo Shinichi?"

After some explanation, it was discovered that Xiaolan deliberately called the wrong name in order to keep the secret that Kudo Shinichi was working on a case.

Subaru Okiya said that he had heard rumors that Kudo Shinichi had lost his life in a case. Sera denied it and said that he and Kudo Shinichi had collaborated to solve cases twice.

Lucky also testified: "Yes, that case at the Mori Detective Agency was solved by Kudo-san. Kudo-san must have used the phrase 'losing his life' to prevent the criminal from escaping as soon as he heard Kudo Shinichi's name."

Sonoko directly told Xiaolan to call Shinichi, and even encouraged Xiaolan to confess her feelings on the phone. Seeing this, Conan slipped into the bathroom and answered the phone with a voice changer.

Although Xiaolan did not say "I like you", the reasoning about the case had to continue. Conan recalled the prophet's words about putting coins on the eyes of the deceased as a condolence, and he suddenly thought of something.

"I've figured it out. You should all head to the crime scene now. If my theory is correct, it will definitely match perfectly."

After hearing the news, several people hurriedly prepared to go out. At this time, the prophet's cell phone rang.

"Sorry, I have to take a call first. I'll catch up with you guys in a moment."

The prophet watched as people walked out of the mansion one after another before answering the phone.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"How's campus life going, Sephir?"

"Everything went smoothly, just as the Patriarch wished."

"Well, remember, the Melody family doesn't keep idle people."

The call was hung up, and the prophet put away his phone and went out to catch up with the main force. He did not notice that when he answered the phone just now, Okiya Subaru was hiding behind the door and eavesdropping.

It was already night, and the people who came to the crime scene watched Conan place the coin in his hand in the gap of the word "death", and the shape matched perfectly.

Conan explained with a smile: "Actually, it was the way of mourning that Eli brother mentioned that inspired Shinichi brother. Eli brother said that they would put coins on the eyes of the deceased. I told Shinichi brother about this, and then he figured it out. So this is a case of theft."

"As for the case from ten years ago, it was actually that child who placed candy next to the deceased principal as a substitute for coins. After all, if there's no passing money, the woman who lives by the Sanzu River will send the deceased to hell."

Shiliang also understood: "The candies were later taken away by a puppy in the park. As for not making the truth of the case public, it was probably to protect the child."

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and then Shiliang picked up a coin under the vending machine that might have the thieves' fingerprints. However, before they could contact the police, the three thieves showed up on their own initiative.

Sera and Xiaolan used Jeet Kune Do and Karate respectively, and each of them knocked down one person. The remaining one tried to threaten Sonoko with a knife, but the priest and Lucky Man who were closest to him stepped hard on his toes on both sides. The prophet who followed up threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

Conan was surprised at the prophet's skills. After all, if his reaction was so quick, why was he hit by the falling book before?

Shiliang's attention was completely focused on the case. She was very happy now: "The case was completely solved and ended smoothly."