Chapter 477 Yuya: The detective is among us
Bai Ba Tanlue understood something after thinking about it. He looked at Youya hesitantly and finally asked the question in his heart.
"I heard that every time Kidd went to the Suzuki Group to steal things, he would be caught by their second daughter, Suzuki Sonoko.
Although they didn’t catch him in the end, they seemed to have taken a lot of photos. It is said that… there was also a photo of the two of them together?”
"I have a bold guess," Hakuba looked at Yuya with deep eyes. The head office of the Suzuki Group is in Tokyo, and Yuya is the most famous detective in Tokyo. If that's the case...
"Were you the one behind those actions?"
Youya waved his hands repeatedly: "Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense, those things have nothing to do with me..."
Bai Ma Tan frowned slightly: If it's not him? Then who is it?
Having fought against Kidd once, he knew very well how difficult Kidd was.
That Suzuki Sonoko was just a little girl from a wealthy family. How could she have the ability to track down Kaito Kid?
Could it be Kudo Shinichi? But Kudo Shinichi has been missing for quite some time.
While Hakuba was daydreaming, Yuya blurted out his unfinished words: "...I just helped Sonoko decipher the code in Kid's notice, letting her know where and when Kaito Kid will appear. As for what happened to Kid, it has nothing to do with me."
If others knew that the behavior of Suzuki Sonoko's fanatical fans was all his work, wouldn't his reputation be damaged?
Bai Ma Tan: “…Can you finish speaking in one go?” He wasted so many brain cells!
The two suddenly started discussing Kaito Kid, and even Nanatsuki Koshimizu joined in halfway.
Hattori Heiji next to him was a little confused, and he asked Conan in a low voice.
"Are Kamiya and Hakuba familiar with each other?"
Conan whispered back, "If I remember correctly, they've only met once, right? Maybe they left contact information and emailed each other?"
"But they are discussing Kidd, a thief that many people want to catch! Especially a certain police inspector..."
Hattori Heiji complained speechlessly: "There are also many people who don't want him to be arrested, and they are his big fans." He remembered that last time in Osaka, he was fooled by Kidd, but Yuya had already cracked the code of the preview letter.
He and Conan were running around like headless flies. Miss Suzuki had already set foot there in advance with the help of Yuya, and it seemed they even took a photo together?
This is probably the only photo of him and Kidd in the world, right?
Suddenly I recalled unpleasant memories.
Hattori Heiji complained somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Hey, isn't our focus right now the Detective Koshien competition? What are you guys doing discussing Kid?"
The three people who were talking excitedly were stunned when they heard the words, looked at each other awkwardly, and turned their faces away and pretended to cough.
Hattori Heiji and Conan immediately lowered their dead eyes.
"Hmm," Bai Ma put his fist over his mouth and coughed hard, then said seriously, "Then the second question is to find the high school detective who solved the secret room of Lavender Villa. Everyone agrees with this premise, right?"
Yuya added: "Also, perhaps the origin of the screws is part of the answer."
Conan suddenly asked: "Assuming that the young lady really committed suicide, what was the reason for her suicide?"
Hattori Heiji pinched his chin and said, "So, there are actually three questions in the second question?"
Yuya looked at Tokatsu Junya and Koshimizu Nanatsuki and asked, "Do you two have anything to add?"
Nanatsuki Koshimizu smiled slightly: "No, you guys have already said it all."
Tokatsu Junya has calmed down after this period of time. He thinks he will not be exposed, so he pretends to say: "But now we don't have any clues from the detective, how can we investigate?"
Koshimizu Nanatsuki couldn't help but look at him.
She really wanted to expose Tokatsu Junya directly, but doing so would most likely expose herself and she would not be able to avenge her best friend.
Yes, although Nanatsuki Koshimizu's murderous intent has calmed down, she still has not given up the idea of revenge. If she has the chance, she will do it without hesitation.
Because her best friend is already dead, and even if Tokatsu Junya reveals that his reasoning was wrong and led to the suspect's suicide, the punishment he will receive will not be severe or he may even get no punishment at all.
Koshimizu Nanatsuki would never allow this to happen.
Is there any way to expose Tokitsu Junya without exposing himself? Koshimizu Nanatsuki thought quickly.
Yuya pinched his chin and suddenly said, "Have you ever thought that the detective is among us?"
"What?" Everyone was shocked and looked at Yuya in surprise, especially Tokitsu Junya, who almost couldn't control his expression.
Hattori Heiji said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by that?"
Yuya analyzed slowly: "I found it strange from the beginning. Putting the four of us aside, why did the organizer spend so much effort to invite Hakuba, who is far away in Ingrid?"
Hakuba Tan was also stunned. He had never really thought about this issue. It was just that his mother-in-law cried and begged him to participate, saying that she wanted to let other people know that in addition to Kamiya Yuya and Kudo Shinichi, there was also Hakuba Tan, a high school detective in Tokyo. That's why he came to participate in this Detective Koshien.
The others also fell into deep thought.
Yuya continued, "Usually the reason for doing this is because there is something special about Hakuba-san that is different from us, or maybe there is something we all have in common."
"Differences? Commonalities?"
Several people looked at Bai Matan carefully, making him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Hey, don't look at me with such scary eyes." Bai Ma Tan laughed dryly. It doesn't feel good to be suspected by others.
"I know!" Conan suddenly slapped his palm.
The others subconsciously looked at Conan.
Conan had a well-behaved expression on his face: "The similarity and difference between Baiba brother and us is that he speaks fluent Neon language, but his accent is a bit strange."
Bai Matan was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood: "I see, because I've been living abroad for a long time, although I'm still fluent in Japanese, I can't help but have an English accent. I sound like a foreigner, right?"
Everyone nodded suddenly.
Hakuba suddenly pointed at Hattori Heiji and said, "If that's the case, then isn't this reckless detective the same? The tone of his voice."
"Ah?" Hattori Heiji's forehead was filled with a cross. "Are you kidding me? Osaka accent is the standard Japanese language, okay?"
"Sorry," Bai Batan shrugged, "It's a bit rude, but I still feel that way."
Hattori Heiji's face turned dark. Is this guy deliberately looking for trouble?
"Puchi..." A sound of suppressed laughter came from below.
Hattori Heiji looked down and saw Conan covering his mouth to try to hold back his laughter, his face turning red.
Noticing Hattori Heiji glaring at him, Conan quickly explained: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it. I just suddenly remembered that we went to see Teacher Judy together that day, and it seemed that we had a similar conversation?"
Hattori Heiji recalled the scene of that day, and his face suddenly became even darker.
Yuya and Hakuba Tan had no idea what the two were talking about. They just felt a little amused as they saw one of them laughing while the other one was not.jpg.
It was like two little kids arguing about something.
Hattori Heiji felt insulted. No, the insult might be a bit serious, but he was offended anyway.
He knew very well that he was not the high school detective who solved the secret room, and Hakuba Detective was most likely not either - although this guy was a bit cocky, he had strong reasoning abilities based on observation, and was a man who dared to act and take responsibility.
Then the rest of us...
After looking around the room, he ruled out Yuya first. Putting aside the possibility that he might have misunderstood the events, he spoke in a standard manner, and there was nothing wrong with him. This did not match the common ground between him and Hakuba Tan.
As for Nanatsuki Koshimizu, although she was selected as the representative of the southern region, she has never shown any particularly strong reasoning ability. The only action she took was to unlock the secret room. After that, she kept saying "Me too" and "I think so too", and inexplicably became a parrot.
As expected, he is a rookie detective who has only solved a hundred cases. He is still a rookie.
Hattori Heiji temporarily listed Nanatsuki Koshimizu as a candidate suspect in his mind.
Conan turned his gaze to Tokitsu Junya.
Suspicious, this person is very suspicious!
First of all, he solved the locked room trick faster than Yuya did, which was simply unheard of.
You know, when it comes to reasoning ability and speed of solving cases, even Kudo Shinichi has to say: You win, Kamiya Yuya.
And this Tokatsu Junya was able to solve the secret room trick before Yuya? Doesn't that mean he beat Yuya?
In other words, it means Junya Tokitsu > Yuya Kamiya > Shinichi Kudo (Conan) > Heiji Hattori.
Is it possible? Absolutely not!
But if we make a bold guess and assume that Junya Tokatsu is the high school detective who solved the secret room of Lavender Villa, then he must have known the answer from the beginning, which makes sense why he solved it so quickly.
That way, everything starts to make sense.
Of course, Conan would not think that the other party is suspicious just because of such a somewhat idealistic idea, nor is he the kind of person who cannot tolerate others being stronger than himself.
Moreover, ever since the other party mentioned the Lavender Villa incident, he started to act strangely. He was not as arrogant as at the beginning, and even his strange habits of speaking disappeared.
Wait, a mouth habit?
Conan's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth and said in a childlike voice: "Come to think of it, the big brother's accent is a bit strange."
"Huh?" Several people looked at Conan in confusion.
Conan put his hands behind his head and said innocently, "That brother, didn't he always call himself 'young man, young man' before? Isn't that strange?"
Tokatsu Junya's expression changed slightly, and he laughed dryly: "This, this is just my personal speaking habit, nothing strange, right?"
Hattori Heiji looked at Tokitsu Junya inquiringly. Some people do have some strange verbal habits, which is normal, but in the current situation, it becomes abnormal.
Conan suddenly laughed, "That's strange, big brother, since when did you stop using 'Xiaosheng' and start using me? It seems like since ..."
He lowered his head slightly, a ray of light reflected from his glasses obscuring his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "... since we mentioned the Lavender Villa incident, right?"
This time, everyone noticed something was wrong and looked at Tokatsu Junya with suspicion.
Tokatsu Junya was a little panicked. What's wrong with this kid? Is his observation ability so sharp?
He forced a smile: "Don't be ridiculous, little brother. Are you trying to say that I'm that high school detective?"
Conan blinked and said innocently, "I didn't say that. I just thought your tone was a little strange."
Tokiczu Junya choked and was unable to speak.
Tokatsu Junya pointed at Koshimizu Nanatsuki and said, "What about her?"
Yuya, Hakuba Tan, Hattori Heiji, and Conan looked at Nanatsuki Koshimizu for a while, and finally shook their heads together: "I don't think there is anything strange about her tone of voice."
"But let's just list him as a suspect."
Tokitsu Junya remained silent. He knew that there was nothing wrong with what Koshimizu Nanatsuki said, but he just wanted to drag someone else into the water to confuse the public, so that the chances of him being discovered would be lower.
But obviously he failed, these three adults and one child were not someone who could be easily fooled.
Yuya clapped his hands and said, "Okay, now the suspects are Hakuba Tan, Hattori Heiji, and Tokitsu Junya, and the suspect candidates are me and Koshimizu Nanatsuki. Does anyone have any opinions?"
Everyone shook their heads to show that they had no objection, but they felt a little weird in their hearts - this feeling of being treated as a suspect and having to admit that they were a suspect...
You know what, it’s quite fresh!
"Well," the White Horse Detective coughed lightly, "although the suspect has been temporarily identified, do you have any other clues besides the strange tone of voice?"
To be precise, this cannot be considered a clue because they deduced it themselves.
Youye touched his chin and looked at the file: "So far, this is the only file we have. I suggest you read it carefully from beginning to end. We only read the part about the secret room in the villa before. We haven't read the other contents carefully, right?"
No one objected, so each person took a few pages and started reading. After finishing the book in their hand, they exchanged it with others in order.
Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked absentmindedly at the few pages of the file in her hand. She got this file just before she set out, and she didn't even have time to look through it carefully. She only read the part about the secret room technique, otherwise she would not have been able to recreate the secret room so completely.
Could there be anything in there that could identify the detective?
Soon, Youya said, "I have some discoveries here."
The others came over quickly.
Yuya pointed to a paragraph and said, "This is the transcript of the detective's statement. It explains the locked room technique. It is the same as what we know."
"But, regarding the screws, he didn't mention the degree of rust, which means..."
Hattori Heiji took over the conversation and asked, "He didn't find out?"
Detective Hakuba objected, "The fact that he was able to unlock this secret room shows that this detective has some skills. Shouldn't he have missed such an obvious problem?"
Even they could find the problem with the screws through photos, so the detective holding the real thing should be able to see it more clearly.
"I think maybe he found out, but he didn't say it."