Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Ignoring the reactions of those present, Chen Anxia continued her reasoning.

"Here's the problem: how could someone who was stabbed to death from behind be able to grab the hair of the person who attacked them from behind?"

When Chen Anxia asked this question, everyone noticed the anomaly and looked puzzled, including Kogoro Mouri.

The fact that the deceased was clutching what appeared to be Yoko Okino's hair was known to almost everyone present.

As a result, Yoko Okino, who was at the scene, was temporarily placed under police surveillance.

Amidst everyone's confusion, Kogoro Mouri solemnly said, "So, Miss Yoko was framed by the real culprit?"

"And among those present, the only one capable of framing Ms. Yoko is probably her agent, who has just entered Ms. Yoko's apartment!"

After hearing Kogoro Mouri's words, everyone couldn't help but look at Yoko Okino's manager.

The agent's face was filled with panic. Under everyone's gaze, he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "It wasn't me, it really wasn't me, I'm innocent!"

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri wanted to say something more.

But before Kogoro Mouri could speak, Chen Anxia said, "Brilliant reasoning, Detective Mouri..."

Kogoro Mouri, who was initially annoyed by the interruption, was secretly delighted upon hearing Chen Anxia's words. A smug look immediately appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

However, before Kogoro Mouri could speak, Chen Anxia's voice came again, saying, "Unfortunately, there is a huge flaw in your reasoning."

"The key flaw is the timing of the crime."

When was the crime committed?

Kogoro Mouri was taken aback by what he heard, and a look of confusion flashed across his face. Not only Kogoro Mouri, but everyone else present except Conan and Watson also showed similar expressions.

Chen Anxia didn't deliberately keep people in suspense and said directly, "Yangzi left the apartment at around 10:20 in the morning."

"This means that the deceased died between 10:20 a.m. and 7:36 a.m. when we discovered the body."

"During this time, the agent stayed with Yoko, filming a reality show in a suburban villa far from the apartment, and had no time to commit the crime."

As everyone's expressions of sudden realization dawned on them, Chen Anxia continued her reasoning, "Before clarifying this point of doubt, let's first look at the other points of doubt at the crime scene."

"First of all, there's that chair that stands out conspicuously in the messy living room, with its misplaced furniture."

"Secondly, the heating in the apartment was set to an abnormally high temperature."

"Next, there were several streaks of water around the body that had not yet evaporated under the high temperature."

"Finally, there's that strange dent in the middle of those water stains."

"If these doubts are examined individually, they might be quite perplexing."

"But if we connect all these suspicious points, assuming the deceased deliberately staged this murder, then it all makes perfect sense..."

Upon hearing Chen Anxia's words, everyone present was shocked, and their faces showed disbelief.

Among them, Inspector Megure couldn't help but say, "Hey, Anxia, ​​according to you, could it be that the deceased committed suicide?"

Chen Anxia nodded in agreement, “That’s right, the deceased committed suicide and even tried to frame Yangzi by staging a murder scene.”

"The method the deceased used to stage the homicide scene was very simple: he used a high-temperature heater, a chair, and an ice block with a kitchen knife fixed to it."

As everyone remained stunned and puzzled, Chen Anxia continued, "First, the deceased placed the ice block with the kitchen knife fixed to it on the ground, then placed the chair in the appropriate position, and then turned on the high-temperature heating."

"Finally, he took the hair from the comb that was covered in Yoko's hair, then stood on the chair, turned his back to the kitchen knife that was fixed in place by ice, and fell down."

"Afterwards, the scattered ice will melt under the high temperature, and the strange indentation in the middle of the water stain is evidence of that."

"In addition, the police can also use the victim's fingerprints found on Yoko's hair comb and the chair, as well as the victim's sock fibers found on the chair surface, as evidence."

"And it's irrefutable, irrefutable evidence!"

The morning bell and evening drum resounded in everyone's minds at this moment, shaking their souls.

They could hardly imagine how Chen Anxia could make such a shocking deduction within just two or three minutes of entering the crime scene.

In a daze, they seemed to really see... Sherlock Holmes!

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Chapter 435 The Sleeping Kogoro, Moriko Teiji's Invitation! (Please Subscribe!)

In Beikacho, Tokyo, there is a private villa with the surname 'Chen' on the doorplate.

This private villa was designed and built for Chen Anxia by Moriko Teiji, a professor in the Department of Architecture at Dongdu University and a famous architect in Japan.

This was also the first time that Moriko Teiji attempted to design and build a villa in the style of Chinese gardens.

Naturally, Chen Anxia was very satisfied with this villa.

Since there were no plans for today, Chen Anxia slept in, which was a rare treat.

After getting up and washing up, Chen Anxia went to the dining room, where the servants had prepared breakfast in advance, as well as the latest newspaper.

Eating breakfast while reading the latest newspaper has become a habit Chen Anxia developed since she came into this world.

The reason it's a newspaper, and not television.

It was because of Chen Anxia's profession that he was constantly on the go, and he had very little time to sit down and watch TV.

Therefore, Chen Anxia's information sources may mainly be newspapers and mobile phones.

While flipping through the newspaper, Chen Anxia came across a news article that took up a large portion of the page and that piqued her interest.

The news article is about Kogoro Mouri, a rising star in the detective world.

Almost a month has passed since the incident that occurred at Yoko Okino's home.

During this month, with Conan's help, Kogoro Mouri encountered a series of murder cases, and with Conan's assistance, he successfully solved them one by one.

As more and more cases were solved, Kogoro Mouri's fame naturally rose, and he even earned the nickname "Sleeping Kogoro".

The news article Chen Anxia was currently reading was titled "Sleeping Kogoro Solves Another Bizarre Case..."

The story is roughly about Daizo Kurokawa, a famous doctor from an island nation, who is murdered in his home using bizarre methods. The story then follows Kogoro Mouri's process of solving the case and deducing the truth.

Chen Anxia silently finished reading the Kurokawa Daizo case. Regarding Kogoro Mouri's—no, Conan's—reasoning, she murmured softly, "Kudo, you're still too green. If it were me, I wouldn't need to go through all that trouble..."

With that, Chen Anxia put down the newspaper and focused on eating the breakfast in front of her.

During this process, Watson also arrived at the restaurant.

Judging from Watson's appearance, he had just finished exercising, covered in sweat, and hadn't had time to change his clothes.

Chen Anxia was already used to this.

Although Watson is fascinated by detective work, he is also an absolute martial arts genius.

Unless there are special circumstances, Watson would practice every morning, honing his skills in karate, judo, and aikido.

In the realm of martial arts, Watson also harbors his own ambitions.

This ambition is to integrate what he has learned in karate, judo, and aikido into a completely new martial art, thereby establishing his own school.

Given Watson's talent, the possibility of realizing this ambition is very high.

After arriving at the restaurant, Watson placed a letter in front of Chen Anxia and said, "When I came back, I found this letter in my mailbox. The sender is named Sengu Di Er."

Chen Anxia, ​​who was having a meal, was taken aback when she heard the name, and was surprised that Moriko would send her a letter.

After all, Chen Anxia and Sengu Di Er both had each other's mobile phone numbers and email addresses, and their daily communication was conducted through collecting email addresses.

This was the first time Chen Anxia had encountered a situation like this, where letters were sent directly.

Without much thought, Chen Anxia took the letter, opened it, and read it aloud, saying, "My dear friend Anxia, ​​although I wanted to contact you directly by phone, I felt that wasn't formal enough, so I sent this invitation letter instead."

"I will be hosting a garden tea party at my humble abode next Tuesday at 3:30 pm, to entertain distinguished guests from all walks of life."

"If you have time then, I hope you can come. I look forward to seeing you again."

At this moment, Hua Sheng had already taken out Chen Anxia's schedule and started looking at it. Without waiting for Chen Anxia to ask any questions, he directly said, "We originally had a magazine photoshoot scheduled for next Tuesday."

"The filming location is only half an hour's drive from Professor Moriko Teiji's house. If the filming goes smoothly, we should be able to make it to the garden tea party."

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia nodded gently and replied, "Then let's go and participate then."

“When I returned from New York last year, Professor Sengu invited me to go, but I didn’t go. This time I’m going to thank him in person for designing and building this villa for us.”

As she spoke, Chen Anxia looked at Hua Sheng and said, "I'll trouble you to put more effort into the gift."

Watson had no objection to this and nodded in agreement.

Neither Chen Anxia nor Hua Sheng found it strange that Emperor Sengu was going to hold a garden tea party.

Similar activities are very common in this circle, and are considered a way for people in this circle to socialize and expand their networks.

After placing the invitation letter down, Chen Anxia took out his phone and sent a reply email to Sengu Di Er.

Then, Chen Anxia looked at Watson and asked, "Any updates from Kiel?"

Upon hearing this, Watson immediately replied, "According to the information from the eavesdropping bomb, Nichiri TV has approved a program called 'The Other Side of the Great Detective' and is currently assembling the program team."

"This program takes the famous detectives' friends and family as its starting point, and through interviewing their friends and family, it aims to help the public better understand the famous detectives."

"And the proposer, planner, and host of this program were all Kiel."

Upon hearing Watson's words, Chen Anxia frowned slightly and said, "Without a doubt, this program is aimed at Kudo."

“Interviewing and investigating people around Kudo in the form of a TV program will basically not arouse suspicion.”

"However, this also shows that the Black Organization is very wary of the Silver Bullet, who is hiding behind them and sees them as prey."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken such a cautious approach, and wouldn't have even dared to send someone to infiltrate Kudo's house."

Hua Sheng naturally agreed with Chen Anxia's opinion and asked, "Should we inform Kudo about this?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia nodded slightly and replied, "You can inform them. Just say that I have inside information that Nichiri TV will be hosting such a program, so that Kudo can prepare in advance and adapt to the situation."

Watson nodded slightly and made a note of it.

Just then, Chen Anxia seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly as she said, "Since this program is 'The Other Side of the Detective,' the production team will most likely contact us and apply to interview us."

"When the time comes, we can give the Black Organization a little 'sweetness' first..."

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