Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 122: The Botu Murder Case: The Battle between Truth and Lies

Conan walked up to the three suspects and asked, "Do any of you three know how to play baseball?"

Mao Lilan was about to speak when Kudo Yuki shook her head to stop her. However, Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but speak: "Why are you asking such nonsense at this time?"

Kudo Yuki walked up to Suzuki Sonoko and explained, "Conan, he didn't ask nonsense questions. When he and I were searching for clues together, we found a baseball tied with ropes."

Suzuki Sonoko was a little surprised: "Sister Xue, I should have thought about it before speaking."

"Sonoko, this is not your fault. After all, ignorance is not a crime."

After hearing this, Busch Yikang recalled the past: "I played football until I went to college."

Enjo Kanae also quickly agreed, "I played tennis for a while when I was in junior high school."

Hirokazu Kajitani explained the situation in detail: "I used to be a member of the mountaineering club. As for baseball, Hatano played it until high school. It is said that he is an outfielder with strong arms."

After saying that, the three of them lowered their bodies slightly. Bushi Yikan looked at Conan with a puzzled look on his face: "But why are you asking this?"

Upon seeing this, Officer Takagi rushed to Conan and explained in a panic: "No, it's just because we found a baseball at the scene."

The whole hall was filled with a tense and suspenseful atmosphere, and everyone was thinking about what the truth behind this case was.

Kanae Madoka rested her chin on her hand, thinking: "If it's that baseball, I think it was given to him by all the members of the baseball club when he graduated from Boto High School. He always carries it with him."

Hirokazu Kajitani looked at Kanae Madoka's disgusted expression, "As expected of an ex-girlfriend, you know so much. You started dating Hatori from that time until he debuted and became famous. And then, it was the president who stole the love of this beautiful manager and got him dumped."

Bushi Yikang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he changed the subject: "That happened several years ago. Why are you bringing it up now?"

Hirokazu Kajitani's eyes revealed a hint of disdain: "What does it matter? The crooked relationship and the death of Hatano, I wonder what kind of twisted thoughts are hidden in it."

Officer Megure looked at the three suspects, "Do any of you know where Mr. Hatto's cell phone is?"

Officer Gao Mu said, "We didn't find it in the lounge or in his luggage."

Enjo Kanae turned her head to look in the direction of Amuro Toru: "He usually puts his phone in his chest pocket."

When Toru Amuro heard this, he seemed to be thinking about something. It was only until Officer Takagi called him several times that he was brought back to his senses.

Amuro Toru was a little confused: "Why?"

Officer Takagi wore white gloves and held a cell phone in his hand: "Are you not listening? Mr. Hato put a piece of paper like this in his chest pocket, so in order to conduct handwriting identification, everyone in the hall needs to leave their handwriting."

Kudo Yuki noticed that something was wrong with Amuro Toru and thought: "Zero's state is a bit distracted."

Toru Amuro cooperated with Officer Takagi in the investigation, while Vermouth walked behind Conan and asked, "What's Miss Azusa's last name?"

Conan didn't even think about it and blurted out, "Her last name is Enomoto, what's wrong?"

Conan turned his head and saw the expression of gratitude on Vermouth's face, so he didn't say anything more. Vermouth also cooperated with Officer Takagi and left a handwriting.

After leaving her handwriting, Kudo Yuki walked up to Mao Lilan and started chatting with her. She also glanced at Amuro Toru's actions and heard the two of them talking in low voices.

Amuro Toru praised seriously: "Luckily you still know Miss Kozuki's last name. If you had told me in advance, I could have given you more detailed information."

He paused and murmured, "Why did you suddenly disguise yourself as Miss Xiaozi and follow me? I just want to investigate the content of the unpublished lyrics. I can do it alone."

Vermouth looked at Conan, Mao Lilan and Kudo Yuki who were talking to each other, "I heard that you were going to come here with them, and I felt uneasy. Who knows if you will keep the promise between us."

Amuro Toru followed Vermouth's gaze and wondered: [Why is Xiaoxue within Vermouth's protection?]

He didn't show it on his face: "It's an agreement that no matter what happens, those three people cannot be harmed, right?"

Vermouth changed the subject, "Let me ask you, who is he?"

Amuro Toru saw Vermouth staring at Okiya Subaru again, "It's a graduate student named Okiya Subaru from Toudou University. He currently lives next door to a doctor named Azhu."

Shushu stuck out his little head and watched the show from the side, while Kudo Yuki's eyes were on Amuro Toru and Vermouth.

After seeing the handwriting and movements of Okiya Subaru, Amuro Toru showed a shocked expression on his face, which did not seem fake. He walked up to Okiya Subaru and said, "So you are left-handed."

"I guess so. Any problem?"

"Because the last time we met, I remembered you took off your mask with your right hand, so I thought you were right-handed."

"Is that so?" Okiya Subaru was not surprised by Amuro Toru's discovery.

"Please don't take it to heart." Amuro Toru's expression and tone revealed his displeasure, "It's just that there is a man I don't like, and he is also left-handed."

Shushu looked at the invisible confrontation between Okiya Subaru and Amuro Toru and said, "Xiaoxue, these two still dislike each other as always."

Kudo Yuki rolled her eyes in her heart and replied telepathically: "Shu Shu, you should go eat some pine nuts."

Amuro Toru heard what Shushu said and felt the call of telepathy, but he still didn't hear what Kudo Yuki said to Shushu. So he walked to Vermouth, glanced at Kudo Yuki's bag, and stopped talking.

After comparing the handwriting of everyone present, Officer Takagi reported the results to Officer Megure. Officer Megure was a little surprised: "What? The handwriting on the paper was written by the victim himself?"

Officer Takagi nodded, "Yes, Officer Megure. According to the prosecutor, that piece of paper was the inside page of the notebook that the victim used to write the lyrics. And the handwriting is exactly the same as the handwriting of other lyrics written in the notebook."

Hearing this, Inspector Megure stroked his chin and thought, "The victim felt guilty about someone, and this is very likely the motive for the murder. Do you have any clues about this?"

After hearing this, Kanae Madoka immediately replied, "Feeling guilty? I don't know. But Boto often reveals his inner inferiority complex, thinking that his appearance is not pleasing to the eye, and it takes a lot of effort to narrow the gap with other handsome musicians. However, I also told him not to care about such things."

Bushi Yikan also stepped forward and echoed, "Yes, President. That kind of unapproachable temperament is also one of his charms."

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly said, "By the way, Mr. Hatano seems to have changed his image recently."

Mao Lilan also recalled Haturo Michi's new hairstyle: "Well, it feels like he has become more approachable than before."

Conan saw that he had made a new discovery, "What kind of changes are they?"

Hirokazu Kajitani looked at Kanae Madoka and asked, "By the way, there are also rumors that Hatano had plastic surgery. But these things happened when Hatano graduated from high school. Why didn't you tell us, beautiful agent lady?"

Kanae Madoka was a little impatient: "Didn't I clarify it before? Those were just rumors. Because at that time, both of us had no money, and he and I worked at a freight company almost every day to earn money so that we could continue on the road of music."

Hirokazu Kajitani did not believe what Kanae Madoka said and tried to find out the truth: "You, who had suffered with him at the beginning, chose to marry someone else. I remember he got married 16 years ago.

The song ASACA, which was originally scheduled to be released this time, was completed 17 years ago. After the song was completed, it was left unwritten for 17 years. Is there any hidden reason behind it? Tell me, beautiful agent lady.

Seeing that Kajitani Hirokazu was still pestering him, Fuse Iyasu immediately stepped forward to stop him: "Hey, you've said enough."

Hirokazu Kajitani had no intention of stopping. He turned his gaze to Fushigi Yoko, "Mr. President, you should know something. I heard that after the previous concert, Boto got into a fight with you and asked why you kept it a secret from him for 17 years.

After that heated argument, Botu suddenly announced that he would release this new song ASACA, which made people wonder if there was some inside information. "

Kudo Yuki was listening at the side with her eyes slightly narrowed, but in just a moment, she returned to normal and continued to listen to what the others were talking about.

Officer Megure heard that Hirokazu Kajitani had provided so much relevant information, "Are those all true?"

Bushi Yikang hastily retorted: "That's not true. Botu joined our record company 17 years ago and became the company's exclusive musician.

But last time I half-jokingly told him, 'The real reason why we let you debut in our company' is because I fell in love with this Miss Yuancheng at first sight and wanted to pursue her. I didn't expect him to say that if it was true, he would retire. "

After hearing this, Inspector Megure looked at Bushi Yikang with disbelief: "Is that so?"

Officer Takagi also muttered, "This doesn't seem to be enough to constitute a motive for killing Mr. Hatto."

Hirokazu Kajitani looked at the two police officers and said with disdain: "Well, I have nothing to do now, so I'll take my leave. Speaking of which, this is an impossible crime that no one can possibly do."

The last sentence of Kajitani Hirokazu seemed to stimulate Okiya Subaru and Amuro Toru. Kudo Yuki looked at the two people who were lost in thought, and found that they were both looking at each other.

Then, Vermouth whispered, "Hey, you've been staring at that man since just now, what happened?"

Amuro Toru denied it flatly: "No."

Vermouth urged, "No matter what, can you solve this murder case quickly? After all, it is very dangerous to stay here for too long disguised as someone else."

"makes sense."

Officer Takagi grabbed Kajitani Hirokazu's bag and refused to let go. "Before that, let me check what's in your bag."

Hirokazu Kajitani was a little angry: "It's really annoying. Didn't I tell you to let me go?"

After saying that, he began to struggle hard, and Officer Takagi saw the opportunity to let go. Because he struggled too hard, he fell flat on his face. His bag hit the examiner next to him, and the evidence was scattered all over the floor. Suzuki Sonoko, Conan and Mao Lilan began to help sort out the evidence.

Conan found a rope among the evidence, and the smile on Kudo Yuki's face widened.

Officer Megure checked the photos on Kajitani Hirokazu's camera: "After seeing the photos taken with the camera in your bag, I know that you were secretly taking photos of Mr. Hatoh who was walking into the club, but Mr. Hatoh found out and almost confiscated the camera. What did he say at that time?"

Hirokazu Kajitani answered truthfully: "He just told me not to take random photos."

Officer Takagi reminded Officer Megure: "There is one more thing, Officer. One of the band members who was scheduled to perform at Mr. Hatano's concert tomorrow was arrested by the drug enforcement team just now. He is a drug suspect."

Hearing this, Conan hurriedly stopped the appraiser: "Uncle, I want to ask you something. Did it fall on the ground? Sister Xiaozi seems to have accidentally dropped one of the sides."

"Nothing like that fell on the stage."

"Is there anything missing? Like wire or work gloves?"

"It is said that the staff placed these two items in the tool box on the side of the stage."

"So, was the folding chair standing next to the tool box also placed there by the staff?"

"No, it seems that the chair was originally placed further inside."

Hearing this, Toru Amuro and Subaru Okiya began to pay attention to the changes around them. Kudo Yuki walked to Conan, patted Conan on the shoulder, pointed at the rope in the hand of a staff member not far away, made a motion of pulling the rope up and down, took out a piece of paper from her bag, made a round hole on the paper, and then made a motion of stuffing the round hole into her eyes.

Subaru Okiya, Toru Amuro and Conan looked at Kudo Yuki's actions and seemed to have thought of something.

Subaru Okiya walked over to the appraiser and said, "You should have checked the folding chair as well."

"We haven't collected fingerprints yet, but we plan to take them back for investigation, as well as the microphone stand that the forensic officer was holding."

Subaru Okiya immediately walked over to the other appraiser and said, "Excuse me, can you please let me take a look at the bottom of the chair cushion?"

The appraiser nodded, and Subaru Okiya took the stool covered with a transparent cloth and placed it under the light. The three of them saw the pupil magnification film on the stool and understood the crime process.

The three of them looked at Kudo Yuki with smiles on their faces, but Kudo Yuki pretended nothing had happened and looked around.

To be continued...

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