In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 186: The Classic Mutual Revelation Session

Chapter 186: The Classic Mutual Revelation Session

Seeing that the contact lens was firmly stuck in Izumi Takeo's trouser leg, Akutagawa Hiko didn't bother with it. Just now, when Mouri Kogoro subdued Izumi Takeo, this thing hadn't even moved an inch.

Inspector Megure continued to provide clues: "After nine o'clock, the security company staff came to check because a cat ran into the deceased's yard, triggering the alarm. The deceased appeared around that time."

"It was because Mr. Izumi had met the deceased before his death that we invited him over."

Upon hearing this, Izumi Takeo realized that he was no longer a suspect, and he breathed a sigh of relief. A strange smile appeared on his lips.

However, he knew he was hiding from people, so he turned his head away so that no one else could see him, except for Conan, whose perspective on others was quite peculiar due to his height.

Inspector Megure was very enthusiastic towards Akutagawa Hikaru. After mentioning the last man who appeared on the surveillance footage, he looked at Akutagawa Hikaru expectantly: "Akutagawa, do you have any leads?"

Akutagawa nodded, not rushing to reveal the key clues, but instead asking, "What was the deceased's identity? And where are the deceased's daughter and the person who first discovered the body?"

Inspector Megure then realized his oversight in the introduction, slapped his forehead, and said embarrassedly, "The deceased was the president of a company that sells electrical products, Ikuko Kojima."

"The deceased's daughter has sent police officers to invite him to cooperate with the investigation, while Mr. Yoshioka, the first person to discover the body, is still in his car parked outside."

Soon, the three suspects and witnesses sat around the coffee table, while Inspector Megure, Hiko Akutagawa, and others stood aside, ready to conduct questioning.

Based on the clues provided by Inspector Megure, Kogoro Mouri analyzed, "Since the doors and windows are locked from the inside and the security system is so sensitive that it often triggers accidentally, then the culprit must be one of the three of you."

Inspector Megure nodded in agreement and added, "However, based on the time of the incident, we can rule out Mr. Izumi as a suspect, isn't that right, Akutagawa-kun?"

Hearing this, Takeo Izumi was completely relieved.

Before Akutagawa could give away any spoilers, the deceased's daughter, Kojima Chihiro, couldn't help but say, "But I know this person had a motive to kill my mother."

Seeing everyone looking over, Chihiro, who was certain that this person had killed her mother, added, "Because this person engaged in stock trading without authorization, my mother lost nearly 300 million yen, and my mother is preparing to sue him."

That's right. After Inspector Megure told her about the people who had come and gone during that time, Chihiro Kojima had already identified the murderer of her mother. Her mother had already died before 8:53 when she arrived.

Therefore, it is obvious that the person who killed her mother was Izumi Takeo, who left the villa at 8:40, and it must have been because of that 300 million yen debt.

As for the person the security personnel saw after nine o'clock, it was actually her disguised as her mother.

Because the first person to discover the body is often the prime suspect, and given her previous deep conflict with Ikuko Kojima, she had no choice but to disguise herself and meet with security personnel in order to avoid being arrested and imprisoned.

Then, she dressed up the already deceased Ikuko Kojima as she had when she met the security personnel, in an attempt to deceive them.

Unexpectedly, this led to the real culprit being exonerated.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mori instantly fixed his gaze on Takeo Izumi: "The murderer was you after all! You must have pretended to have gone back before secretly returning to kill the victim!"

Although Conan suspected Izumi Takeo, he couldn't stand Kogoro Mouri's flawed reasoning even more: "But when we met this uncle at the restaurant, it was 9:40, right? It would take at least 50 minutes to drive from here to there, no matter how fast you go."

Kogoro Mouri arrived in Izumi Takeo's car, and even though he had sped up as much as possible because of Inspector Megure's phone call, it still took him more than fifty minutes.

Kogoro Mouri, who had a deep understanding of this distance, exclaimed instantly: "Oh, right—"

Chihiro Kojima was getting anxious, but she couldn't very well reveal what she had done; that would instantly make her a prime suspect: "Maybe he used some other method!"

In Conan's current understanding, there are indeed several ways to do it, but this person seems to be an ordinary person, so the interference of supernatural abilities can be ruled out.

Juro Yoshioka agreed with Chihiro Kojima's statement, but he preferred to muddy the waters further: "Miss Kojima, didn't you also have a motive for murder?"

It turns out that Chihiro Kojima and Ikuko Kojima had already broken off their relationship because of her marriage prospectus, and that person is still serving time in prison.

When Chihiro Kojima came to borrow money before, she was also unsuccessful.

Faced with Juro Yoshioka's sabotage, Chihiro Kojima was furious and decided to drag everyone down with her. Even though she knew he was innocent, she started to reveal the truth.

Because this man always disagreed with Ikuko Kojima, and even threatened to kill her. Normally it wouldn't be a big deal, everyone makes a few jokes, but now that she's dead, it's a big problem.

Under the complicated gazes of Hiko Akutagawa and Conan, Kogoro Mouri quickly ruled out Takeo Izumi as a suspect.

"You said the deceased called you over to teach your daughter a lesson, and then you had a falling out, and in a fit of anger, you killed her, right?!"

Chihiro Kojima wasn't known for her good temper, and one sentence from her instantly made Kogoro Mouri's mouth twist in anger: "Stop talking nonsense, you bumbling detective!"

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

While this statement is indeed vulgar when spreading rumors and using hurtful language, it still holds some truth, and it directly caused real injury to Kogoro Mouri.

Inspector Megure noticed that Akutagawa Hiko remained silent, only fiddling with the child's head at his feet. He knew this indicated insufficient evidence, so he retrieved the surveillance footage from the entrance.

"Just to be on the safe side, let's take a look at this surveillance video together. If you find anything, please feel free to point it out."

Despite saying that, Inspector Megure looked at Akutagawa Hiko with great anticipation.

Inspector Megure is a hands-on person, and Officer Takagi, lacking any sense of propriety, didn't even bother to press the play button for him.

"Mr. Izumi, you've been here for forty minutes. What exactly have you been doing?"

Izumi Takeo half-truthfully told me it was about the company and also about the 300 million yen in compensation.

Akutagawa nodded, then had Inspector Megure stop at 8:53: "So, Ms. Kojima, after you rang the doorbell, no one answered, so you used your key to open the door?"