Ke Xue Lu Ren Wang

Chapter 16 Yuzuru doesn't want to be a mouth double

The location of the body was quite strange.

If the death was accidental, the deceased would have been hit on the back of the head by a falling heavy object, and the body would have fallen straight forward due to inertia, with the head facing outwards.

However, the head of the corpse was facing inwards towards the sofa.

The only explanation is that the deceased had already deliberately lay down before being hit.

Why lie down?

The answer is the ring under the sofa.

The murderer didn't need to lift the heavy glass vase at all.

Just as the deceased bent down to pick up the ring, a gentle push from behind would cause the vase to fall precisely onto the back of the deceased's head using gravity.

A single, fatal blow can be disguised as an accident.

The technique is not only simple, but also ingenious.

After clearing his mind, Yuzuru looked at the three girls again, while Conan, standing to the side, crossed his arms and rested his chin on one hand, seemingly deep in thought.

"It seems that both of you had conflicts with the deceased before her death," Inspector Megure said with a stern face, breaking the temporary silence.

"But that doesn't mean we killed Mio!" Yuna Nakano immediately retorted loudly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Yes! Even if Mio stole my spot in the competition, I wouldn't kill someone over that!" Rina Yano, who wore glasses, also seemed a little agitated. She pushed up her glasses. "I admit, I do feel a bit resentful that Mio took my spot. But my grades in school are already good. I can just wait for another chance. Why would I kill someone over that?"

"That's not necessarily true. Who knows if you're just making excuses to exonerate yourself?" Horie Miyuki, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly spoke up, arms crossed, adopting an outsider's posture.

Rina Yano looked at her incredulously: "Miyuki, you doubt me too?!"

"No." Horie Miyuki shook her head, her face expressionless. "Mio was my good friend. She's dead, and I definitely have to find the killer. If any of you really did kill her, I hope you'll step forward!"

She spoke with righteous indignation, as if she were searching for the truth about her deceased friend.

"Heh... Our Miss Horie Miyuki, you really know how to absolve yourself completely with those words." Nakano Yuna suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Horie Miyuki turned to her expressionlessly: "What do you want to say?"

"What else can I say?" Yuna Nakano's tone was full of sarcasm. "You and Mio are indeed good friends, and Mio's father even works at your father's company. But Mio told me before that her father is about to be promoted. I asked her why, and she secretly told me that when she went to your house last time, she found crucial evidence of your father's company's commercial fraud on the computer in your father's bedroom. If your father doesn't promote her father, he will use it to blackmail you. In that case, isn't it perfectly normal for you to kill Mio to silence her?"

"you……"

When the company's scandal was exposed in public, Horie Miyuki's usually calm face finally showed a flicker of emotion, a hint of panic flashing across her face.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Yuna Nakano pressed on relentlessly, "Stop acting all high and mighty, who are you trying to impress?!"

"How scary..." Ran Mouri whispered as she stood next to Sonoko Suzuki.

"Indeed... indeed..." Sonoko Suzuki was also a little stunned. She looked at the girls who were a year or two younger than her and never expected that these seemingly close sisters would be so cold and mean after their falling out.

"Alright! Stop arguing!" Inspector Megure interrupted the three of them with a headache.

Takagi Wataru silently wrote down what the three of them were saying.

At that moment, forensic pathologist Koji Yano walked over and shook his head in front of Megure: "No fingerprints were found on the murder weapon."

Upon hearing this, I felt a throbbing pain in my temples again.

"By the way... Yuzuru-nii... don't you think it's strange?" Conan had somehow gotten close to Yuzuru Tetsu, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered.

"What's wrong?" Yuzuru lowered his head slightly, looking at Conan, wondering what he was up to now.

"Um, I think I've noticed something's off about the body's orientation... If she accidentally fell and was crushed to death, her head should be facing outwards, not inwards. Plus, with the ring I just found, it's clear the deceased lay down to pick it up. She wasn't attacked before lying down, which means..."

Conan was preparing to patiently guide his "Yuzuru" brother by revealing his own reasoning, but Yuzuru Tetsu spoke first.

"It was murder," Yuzuru said calmly, looking at Conan.

"Huh? You noticed too, Yuzuru-nii?" Conan's prepared explanation suddenly got stuck in his throat, his face full of surprise.

"Yes." Yuzuru nodded seriously. "I knew that after you found that ring, Conan, and I confirmed that it belonged to the deceased."

Conan fell silent.

He was prepared to guide the other party step by step, but he didn't expect that Yuzuru had already discovered it.

"Conan, your reasoning is excellent. You don't seem like an ordinary elementary school student at all~" Yuzuru suddenly asked, bending down and pretending to look at him with curiosity.

"Well... I've been reading too many books!" Conan immediately switched back to his innocent mode, scratching the back of his head and grinning foolishly. "I especially love reading Sherlock Holmes stories, that's why I wanted to become a detective~"

This excuse again, it never fails.

"Really? Then you definitely need to read more books." Yuzuru replied with a smile, reaching out to pat Conan's head.

This kid, he's clearly a high school detective, but he has to act cute with the face of an elementary school student. It's really tough on him.

Seeing that Yuzuru had looked away, Conan hurriedly tugged at his clothes again.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother Yuzuru, why don't you tell us everything you've discovered?" Conan asked in a low voice, his face full of confusion.

He clearly pointed out that this was a murder case, so why is Toru Hanyu still unmoved?

"First of all, the killer is still unclear," Yuzuru explained seriously. "Secondly, this is a matter for the police. If I say something wrong, leading to a misjudgment by the police or wrongly accusing someone, I cannot bear that responsibility."

"What if we check the fingerprints on the ring? If there are other people's fingerprints on the ring, wouldn't that mean the murderer deliberately threw the ring down to lure the victim to pick it up, and then took the opportunity to push the glass bottle?" Conan still didn't want to give up and continued to throw out his reasoning.

"No." Yuzuru shook his head. "If there are only fingerprints on the ring, it's not enough to convict the murderer. The murderer could easily claim that he just accidentally touched the ring. Only when the decisive fingerprints are found on the murder weapon, that is, the shard of the glass bottle, will it be convincing enough."

Conan fell silent again.

Yuzuru is absolutely right; from a legal and evidentiary standpoint, it is impeccable.

But this is undoubtedly a murder case!

This handsome and equally talented singer, Toru Hanyu, clearly saw through everything, yet made it obvious that he didn't want to get involved in this mess.

No, we can't just let it go like this.

Conan's fist clenched quietly.

Since Yuu Tetsu doesn't want to be the one to take the lead, he'll have to figure it out himself.

He needs someone who can tell him the truth.

His gaze unconsciously shifted to his left wrist, to the watch specially made by Professor Agasa, which he could aim at directly by opening the watch cover.

With just a light press, an extremely thin anesthetic needle will pop out from the front.

No matter who it is, anyone who gets stabbed in the neck will be taken down!

Thinking of this, Conan revealed a malicious smile.

Since you don't want to speak up, I'll "help" you out.