After hearing what Officer Takagi said, Conan looked at Mr. Kitagawa with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
Based on Conan's past experience in solving crimes, many of the first witnesses to murders are actually the murderers in disguise.
Mr. Kitagawa was not only the first person to discover the body, but he was also the one who brought Mr. Higashida back to the apartment last night.
If Mr. Higashida was really wronged, then Mr. Kitagawa is very likely to be the murderer.
However, Conan still lacks evidence. Without conclusive evidence, suspicion can only be suspicion.
Suzuki Seimei suddenly walked up to Mr. Kitagawa, pulled his arm and said: "Uncle, you look very happy, can you tell me why you are so happy?"
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in Kitagawa Taro. You will be rewarded with 1 stamina point. The host can claim it at any time."
Under the influence of "Word of the Spirit", Suzuki Seimei's voice seemed to be full of magic power, giving Kitagawa Taro the urge to hold back his displeasure.
"Of course I'm happy! Once that woman Mura Nishi Zami dies, I won't have to worry about being forced into marriage by her again..."
Midway through his words, Kitagawa Taro suddenly felt that something was not right. Why did he say everything in his heart?
"It turns out that uncle is afraid of being forced into marriage by Miss Muranishi!"
Without giving Kitagawa Taro a chance to react, Suzuki Seimei continued to use the "Spelling Technique" and struck a chord while the iron was hot: "So in order not to be forced into marriage by Miss Muranishi, you killed her and then framed the blame on Mr. Higashida, right?"
"That's right!"
Hearing Suzuki Seimei's words, Kitagawa Taro suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling on his head. He slapped the table hard and shouted: "I used the tape to connect the cable and strangled that annoying woman to death with my own hands!"
quiet!!!
The entire tavern suddenly fell into a dead silence.
(ΩДΩ)
The landlady and the other guests present all had dumbfounded expressions on their faces, looking at Taro Kitagawa in disbelief.
You are so brave!
How dare you admit that you committed murder in front of so many people.
Oops!!!
After coming back to his senses, Taro Kitagawa's face changed suddenly, he waved his hands hurriedly, and explained feebly: "I...I was joking, I...I drank too much just now..."
"Mr. Kitagawa, I am Police Officer Takagi of the Investigation Section 1. I now suspect that you are related to the murder of Miss Muranishi Mami. Please follow me back to the police station for investigation."
Although Officer Takagi didn't know why Kitagawa Taro suddenly exposed himself, he had just admitted in person that he had committed murder, and in front of so many people, which was enough to take him back and investigate slowly.
"me……"
"Mr. Beichuan, you don't have to rush to explain now. If you have anything to do, you should come to the police station with me and explain it slowly!"
After Officer Takagi finished speaking, he handcuffed Taro Kitagawa and escorted him to the Metropolitan Police Department.
???
Looking at the backs of Officer Takagi and the others as they left, Conan and the others looked confused.
What's going on?!
Why did the prisoner suddenly expose himself when he was fine?
Moreover, this Kitagawa Taro does not look like the kind of prisoner who would surrender obediently, otherwise he would not find a way to pin the blame on Mr. Higashida.
"Qingming, could it be you who caused this?"
"That's right! It was only after hearing the question you asked that Mr. Beichuan suddenly admitted that he was the murderer!"
After a brief period of confusion, Conan and the others' eyes quickly focused on Suzuki Seimei.
Facing the suspicious looks of Conan and the others, Suzuki Seimei said in a serious tone: "That guy was already a little drunk just now, and I secretly let him smell some chaotic gas, so I asked him to hide the secret in his heart.
Secrets revealed."
"So this is ah!"
When Conan and the others heard this, they suddenly looked enlightened.
Because Suzuki Seimei had previously used the Chaos Beads in conjunction with the "Spell of the Word" in front of Conan and the others to make Yoichi Watanuki confess his crime of killing people and hiding corpses, so Conan and the others were no strangers to "chaos gas".
Although Haibara Ai had never seen the Chaos Bead, based on Suzuki Seimei's words, she also guessed that it was a drug similar to Veritaserum.
With Haihara Ai's ability in drug research, she can also easily prepare drugs such as truth serum.
If the target is drunk and under the influence of Veritaserum, it is normal for him to expose himself on the spot.
After learning that it was really Suzuki Seimei who made the murderer reveal himself, Ayumi and the others seemed particularly excited and proud.
But Conan, the famous steamed egg, is about to fall into autistic state.
Obviously, I have already identified the murderer, but I just need to find evidence to bring the murderer to justice.
As a result, Suzuki Seimei suddenly intervened and directly exposed the murderer, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
It felt like the goddess that I had finally caught up with was about to marry me, but she told me that she was pregnant with my good brother's child.
It makes people want to explode on the spot!
"Okay, it's getting late. It's time for you to go home and have dinner. Xiao Ai and I will leave first~"
Suzuki Seimei ignored Conan's resentful look, waved to Ayumi and the others, took Haibara Ai's little hand, and left the tavern.
"Bye~"
"See you tomorrow!"
No matter how unhappy Conan is, being able to successfully catch the real culprit and clear Mr. Higashida's name can be considered a perfect ending.
…
Saturday, sunny weather
On a driveway outside Tokyo
A cute yellow Beetle was driving slowly, followed by a black nanny car.
Because Suzuki Seimei and the others were invited by Dr. Agasa to go to a villa in the countryside to find treasures hidden inside, and they were not traveling to the countryside, so Inoue Ryuichi did not drive out the RV.
Originally, Ayumi and the others were planning to take Suzuki Seimei's nanny car.
After all, compared to the cramped Beetle, Suzuki Seimei's nanny car is more comfortable to sit in.
However, Ayumi and the others felt that it would be too pitiful for Dr. Ali to stay alone in the Beetle, so the four of them finally chose to ride in the Beetle.
Ayumi, who was sitting in the back seat of the Beetle, asked expectantly: "Dr. Ali, is there really a treasure hidden in the villa we are going to now?"
Dr. Ali smiled and said: "Yes! There are a lot of treasures, but you must use your own wisdom and find the treasures based on the clues in the villa."
"Great!"
"As long as our young detective team takes action, those treasures will definitely be captured."
Conan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at the rearview mirror and looked at the three little ones who were already excited. He couldn't help but said speechlessly: "Doctor, those treasures you mentioned, could they be the ones you asked me not long ago?"