A Detective: I Believe in Science

Chapter 37 Phantom Thief Kidd
When Hamayori died, everyone dispersed and went back to their rooms to prepare for the show. This caused everyone's alibi to be incomplete, and no one could testify...

Listening to the alibi of the people in front of him, Conan fell into deep thought, while Seihiro Sukama and Araki said that it was still a long time before dawn, and the weather was too cold, so they went to the wine cellar to get wine together went.

Doi Takaki and Kuroda Naoko have been preparing the props needed for the performance in their own rooms, and Tanaka Kikuhui said that he took a bath midway.

The alibi of these people does not seem to be a problem on the surface, but when you look deeper, everyone has more or less problems.

For example, Sukama Kiyohiro and Araki asked when they got the wine and what they were doing before getting the wine. Doi Takaki and Kuroda Naoko didn’t prepare magic tricks in the same room. Kikue Tanaka said they were taking a bath, but is there any specifics? In the wash, everyone's proof is somewhat vague.

"Little detective, have you figured out who the murderer is?"

Doi Takshu saw Conan's pensive and embarrassed appearance, which made him feel cute, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and teased.

"No, I just hope that the police uncle can come sooner."

Conan stared at everyone in the room with Mengmeng's big eyes, with a silly smile on his face.

...acting really like.

"Brother Noah, you go to the bathroom with me, I forgot just now."

"There are so many things."

Noah impatiently led Conan towards the bathroom. Everyone present did not say anything to stop him. The fact that Noah grabbed the sharp arrow with his bare hands has been known to everyone.

Leading Conan around the corner, the impatience on Noah's face disappeared, and he looked down at Conan next to him.

"Tell me, I found something suspicious."

"The magic lovers present are all suspicious. Without definite evidence, it is impossible to judge. I need to go out and find clues."

Conan stated the problem he found with a serious face, Noah didn't say much, pointed to the back next to the toilet, and took the lead to go out.

Surrounding the surroundings of the villa, the two began to observe carefully. Except for the footprints stepped on by everyone when Hamaya Rino was discovered, there were no other remaining footprints on the ground. It has been more than two hours since Hamaya Rino died. , the footprints have been half covered by snow.

Conan judged that this situation further showed that the murderer must have sent the corpse to the place of death through some special means.

"I can throw it over."

"...Not everyone is like you, don't make trouble."

Looking at the bare ground around him, Conan thought to himself.

"If there is no trace on the ground, then it is likely to be in the sky."

Thinking of this, he reached out and pulled the corner of Lanoya's clothes, and pointed to the roof, which meant that Noah raised him higher, and he wanted to see if there were any traces left on the eaves.

Noah looked at Conan in distaste, why was he trying so hard, he reached out to pick it up, and threw Conan on the roof with a little effort.

Conan stared angrily on the roof. Does this soul know that I am weak now, and I am not afraid of falling to my death. Noah didn't even answer him, and looked into the distance quietly. Conan turned to look at the roof for fun. .

Looking at the remaining footprints on the roof, Conan couldn't help showing a smile. Finally, he found a clue. He followed the direction of the footsteps and found that the footsteps were from the bathroom to Hamaya Rino's room. Conan jumped on Hamaya Rino. On the balcony, several traces of rope friction were found on the railing of the balcony, which should have been left by the murderer.

Looking at the distance between the balcony and Hamaya Rino's body, Conan already had a plan in mind, the modus operandi was understood, and the tools for the crime were already in place. The only difference was the method of shooting the two sharp arrows in from the outside.

Thinking of this, he called Noah to come and catch him, and he was going to find any clues in the woods where the crossbow was discovered.

In the dark woods, Conan holding the flashlight didn't find any clues. After thinking for a while, he realized that he had entered a misunderstanding. The fact that the crossbow was found here does not mean that it was shot here. He hurried to the toilet and asked Noah to pick him up. , Looking at the scratch marks above the toilet and the room facing it, with a confident smile on his face, he already knew who the murderer was.

This time, Conan is going to hand over the reasoning to Noah. Uncle Maori is not around, and there are no tools to use. In addition, Noah knows his identity, so it is most suitable for him to solve the case. He will explain the incident to Noah in detail. , After confirming that it was correct, the two returned to the living room.

"Two detectives, have you found out who the murderer is?"

Seeing the return of the two, Doi Takshu began to tease. Everyone knew that the two of them hadn't come back for so long, and they saw the two of them jumping up and down outside just now, so they knew to investigate.

Conan and Noah looked at each other, and Conan ran upstairs first. Xiaolan was worried that Conan would be in danger, and just wanted to get up to catch up, but was stopped by Noah.

"Don't worry, Xiao Lan, Conan will be fine. I already know who the murderer is, and he is among us. Now, please go outside the villa, and let me reason about the case."

"Really, who is the murderer?"

"Among us?"

The faces of the people changed, and they looked at each other vigilantly. Under Noah's comfort, they collectively stood outside the villa.

"Mr. Doi Takeki, please go to the room on the third floor." He pointed to the room where Conan was waving his hand.

"The method used by the murderer in this case is very simple. We were all misled by her. She just reached the crime scene we are seeing now through crossbows and a few long ropes."

Conan tied the rope according to his own understanding, and asked Doi Tucker next to him to help shoot the two ropes tied to the bow and arrows to the two big trees corresponding to the balcony. When he saw Doi Tucker shoot accurately, His eyes flickered unconsciously.

The four ropes were pulled into the shape of a sailboat. Under the guidance of Noah, Doi Tucker and Conan jointly showed how the corpse appeared in the open space without leaving any footprints. Everyone suddenly realized and hurriedly asked who the murderer was. who.

"The murderer is...Miss Tanaka."

"How come, isn't Miss Tanaka with us all the time?"

"He hasn't shot the arrow yet."

Noah stretched out his hand to signal silence, and began to tell about the preparations made by Ms. Tanaka in this case to confuse everyone, detailing every detail. Everyone quietly looked at Kikuhui Tanaka, asking whether the matter was true or not.

"How did you find out that the sharp arrow was not shot from outside, but by myself."

"What you didn't expect was that I could catch such a close-up shot, right? The place where the crossbow was found was far away from the window, and it was impossible to have that much force. Later, I found the friction marks on the balcony and the toilet, so I decided it was you. Shooting with a crossbow under his clothes, he was the first to run out and leave it there."

"Hundreds of secrets, yes, I am the shadow mage who killed Bang Ye and Xishan Wu."

Seeing the solid evidence, Tanaka Kikuhui did not deny it, and confessed the truth of the matter, just as Noah said, and also said why he wanted to kill.

His grandfather was the famous magician Haloif, a magician who died in a magic show. She didn't have much regret for his grandfather's death, because his grandfather said that it is normal for a magician to fail in a performance. , but in order to see the smile on the faces of the performers, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for it.

The reason why she hurt the two of them was because the two of them often spread rumors about their grandfather on the Internet, insulting his grandfather's reputation, saying that his grandfather was a fool, and that's why she had the idea of ​​killing people.

The people on the side looked sad. Kikue Tanaka's actions were indeed incorrect, but Hamaya and Nishiyama's actions were equally incorrect. Sometimes rumors may cause more serious consequences than the facts, and they have no way of evaluating them.

"Mr. Doi, are you running away?"

Just when everyone was in a daze, Conan on the balcony suddenly questioned Doi Takushu loudly. Everyone didn't understand, so they turned their heads to look in the direction of the balcony.

"Little brother, what do you mean by that? I'm not a murderer."

"You are indeed not a murderer, but you are also a well-known figure, am I right, Kaitou Kidd!"

"Little brother, are you kidding? How could I be the suave, handsome Kaitou Kidd? I don't look like my figure, right? I just want to go to the toilet."

When Noah saw the confrontation between Conan and Doi Takushu, he had already quietly ran upstairs. He finally understood what the familiarity was. into this.

Seeing that Conan was holding on to his clothes and Noah appeared at the door of the room, Doi Takshu finally panicked. It would be fun if he was caught, so he hurriedly broke free from Conan's little hand and dropped the smoke bomb.

When the smoke dissipated, the Doi Tucker tree had disappeared, replaced by Kaitou Kidd's iconic costume, and Sonoko was still shouting downstairs, but couldn't he be excited when his idol appeared in front of him?

"Everyone, I didn't have any malice this time. I just wanted to know about Haloif. My father and him were close friends. I hope you will forgive me for the trouble I have caused you."

After speaking, he activated the hang glider on his back, flew into the sky, and gradually disappeared.

Seeing Noah staring at the place where Kidd disappeared, Conan thought he was angry because he didn't catch Kidd, and couldn't help but admire Noah's strong sense of justice, and stepped forward to persuade him.

"Sooner or later I'm going to send this guy to jail, don't be mad."

Noah had a question mark on his face, what is this, I just remembered the real identity of this guy, how can I be angry in your eyes, what does he like to steal, what does it have to do with me, blurted out.

"I was just wondering if it would be cold for him to fly in the sky in such a cold day."

……

At the foot of the mountain, our phantom thief Mr. Kidd was sitting in the car trembling, and the butler driving the car, Konosuke Terai, was complaining about his young master.

"Young master, I told you about the magician, and you still came all the way here. This is good, I'm going to catch a cold tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)