Chapter 476 Level 2 The Real Problem

Chapter 476 Level 2 The Real Problem

Hattori Heiji picked up a photo, examined it carefully and said, "Is this the evidence provided by the detective? The few screws that were cut off are indeed exactly the same as the method in the first question."

Bai Matan took the photo and looked at it for a few seconds, then said regretfully, "It's a pity that there are only photos. There is still some difference between them and the real thing. If we can actually take a look at those screws, maybe we can get more clues."

The photos of evidence in the file are only for archival purposes, and the actual evidence is kept at the police station, but it is obviously impossible to go to the police station and see the screws with my own eyes now.

"But it's very strange," Yuya pinched his chin with his hand and pretended to analyze, "If it was really murder, why didn't the murderer recycle these screws? From the death of the young lady to the overturning of suicide, there was a long period of half a year."

The other three were stunned. They had been reading the files so much that they had forgotten for a moment that the incident spanned half a year.

Conan quickly lay down on the table, carefully observing the photo, and suddenly raised his head and said: "I see, I know."

Bai Ma said "Oh", picked up the photo and looked at it for a few seconds, revealing a look of sudden realization: "So that's it."

"Ah? What do you know?" Hattori Heiji was a little unhappy. "And Conan, you are my assistant, right? Why do you and Hakuba Tanji seem to be in sync?"

Hattori Heiji felt deeply betrayed.

Bai Ma Tan handed over the photo: "Take a look for yourself."

Hattori Heiji muttered "pretending" under his breath, but still took the photo and looked at it. Immediately he shouted, "So that's it!"

Youya was a little speechless: "Don't make such a fuss, okay?"

Hattori Heiji smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, sorry, I'm just cooperating with you. But in this way, isn't the truth of the incident very obvious?"

Yuya nodded: "Yes, the evidence that the incident was classified as homicide is these screws. Since the evidence is problematic, the maid is most likely not the murderer."

Bai Ma Tan raised the question at the right time: "But who did it, and why did they do this? Could it be that the young lady had some grudge against the maid, and deliberately left the questionable evidence at the scene to frame the maid?"

Yuya retorted, "No, if the young lady really framed him and disguised the suicide as homicide, then these screws are wrong. These screws are just ordinary screws. They will be caught in the rain if they fall outside, right? It's too strange that there are not many signs of rust after half a year."

Bai Ma Tan asked, "In that case, I think the answer to the second question is obvious, right?"

Yuya nodded slightly.

Hattori Heiji interrupted, "Yes, it seems that our answers are the same again?"

Bai Ma Tan chuckled, "Indeed."

Youya was a little amused: "Isn't this endless? How can we decide the winner if it goes on like this?"

"This..." Hattori Heiji and Hakuba Tan both felt it was a bit tricky. The topic of the competition seemed a bit too simple.

Could it be that, as Yuya guessed, someone deliberately changed the question in order to get them to help uncover the truth of the incident?

Yuya smiled faintly: "I think the second question is not over yet. Think about it, if the so-called evidence is problematic, the maid is very likely innocent. Then who is the culprit who led to this result, or to put it bluntly, who caused the maid to commit suicide?"

Hattori Heiji's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "The high school detective who solved the locked room method? No, since the evidence is problematic, then the existence of the so-called locked room is questionable."

"In other words," Conan pinched his chin, "the real question of this second question is actually for us to find out the identity of the high school detective?"

Bai Ba Tan nodded in agreement and added: "Yes, maybe there is a secret hidden behind the screws?"

Conan also expressed his own opinion: "Where did the screw come from? Was it deliberately framed, or was the screw actually from another incident and was just found by the detective and mistakenly thought to be evidence of this incident? After all, there was a gap of half a year between the two incidents, so anything could have happened.

The appearance of the screw is actually... a coincidence?"

"Coincidence?"

The three detectives pondered—two of them really pondered, the other just pretended.

Suddenly, they realized something and looked at Tokitsu Junya and Koshimizu Nanatsuki in tacit understanding.

Yuya asked, "Why are you two silent? Do you have any opinion on our reasoning?"

The other two adults and one child showed thoughtful expressions. They found that since the end of the first round of competition, the condition of these two people seemed to be a little wrong.

Especially Tokatsu Junya, who was so proud and complacent when he first said he had figured out the secret room trick, but why is he silent now? And he looks like he has something on his mind.

Tokatsu Junya was shocked, but he forced himself to control the expression on his face and forced a smile: "What you said makes sense, my opinion is similar to yours."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki smiled and nodded: "Me too."

Although he didn't know why, Bai Ma Tan could tell that they seemed to be giving up, and they kept saying "Me too" and "Me too".

But he didn't care. In his eyes, the reasoning ability of these two people seemed to be just so-so. Not to mention comparing with himself, even Kamiya Yuya couldn't compare with them.

Yes, that's right. Hakuba nodded secretly in his heart. He would never admit that he was worse than Yuya.

As expected, the person he cares about most is Yuya Kamiya.

Bai Ma looked at Yuya and said slowly: "Then let's compete to see who can find out the truth behind it first."

Youya raised an eyebrow: "Oh? How can we compare? The only clue we have is a case file, and no other clues about this detective. As for the screw, there are only a few photos. How are you going to find it?"

Hakuba Tan smiled slightly: "It seems that Kamiya-san seems to have a plan in mind. Have you discovered anything?"

Yuya replied ambiguously: "Who knows? Don't forget that we are rivals now."

"Opponent?" Bai Ma savored the word and nodded in agreement, "Yes, you are the second opponent I recognize."

Yuya was a little curious: "Oh? Then who will be your first opponent?"

Bai Ma Tan's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he did not answer the question directly: "He is just a thief, don't worry too much..."

"Thief?" Youya raised his eyebrows. "The one that Hakuba-san is obsessed with is probably not an ordinary thief, right? Let me think, could it be... Kaito Kidd?"

Bai Ma Tan was a little surprised: "You also know Kidd?"

Yuya smiled and nodded.

Conan on the side had a weird expression on his face: It's more than just knowing him, he's very familiar with him. Yuya is a guy who enjoys watching the fun and has helped Sonoko to trick Kid several times!