In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 151 Conan: There's Only One Truth

Chapter 151 Conan: There's Only One Truth

Former fishing shop owner Norio Terasawa frankly expressed his disgust for the deceased Ryusuke Imoto: "He was a very wicked man who took advantage of legal loopholes to seize my fishing tackle shop. I'm sure the people present all had conflicts with him."

The deceased's wife, Takako Imoto, and the manager of the imported goods store, Tetsuo Tsuchihashi, exchanged glances, clearly having their secrets exposed.

Conan noted this down, showing much more intelligence than Officer Takagi, who was also taking notes in a small notebook.

Tetsuo Tsuchibashi decided to launch the first offensive. He had indeed had suicidal thoughts, but now that he had given up, he could not accept being imprisoned as a criminal.

"I was his matchmaker, and it might not be appropriate to say this, but Imoto and his wife are currently in the process of getting a divorce and are arguing over alimony. If Imoto dies, she will be able to inherit a large sum of money."

Namimoto Takako crossed her arms, so angry that she stood up abruptly from her chair: "What are you saying, Mr. Tsuchibashi? Are you implying that I killed my husband?"

Tetsuo Tsuchibashi was never a tough person; he had long since had his edges smoothed out by society and life. He turned his head away and said, "I'm just telling the truth. Mr. Akutagawa will definitely find out the real culprit."

Takako Imoto scoffed, "Didn't Mr. Tsuchibashi come to my husband several times to borrow money because his general store was about to go bankrupt, and he was refused? So you accidentally killed him, didn't you?"

Although Conan was recording and paying attention to the argument between the two, he was also keeping a close eye on everything around him. He noticed that the former fishing tackle shop owner's expression became somewhat unnatural when he heard "Mr. Akutagawa."

Ai Haibara, who was learning to be a detective, also noticed this detail. Worried that Akutagawa Hikaru might not have noticed, she tugged at his sleeve and whispered a reminder in his ear as he bent down.

Inspector Megure let the two argue, knowing from his experience that it would lead them to reveal more information, but he still separated them just before the situation was about to get out of control.

Inspector Megure cautiously glanced at the expressions of those around him. Fortunately, no one seemed to care about his incompetent or even irregular actions. He cleared his throat and looked at the administrator beside him.

"Sir, is there no other place to enter or exit the building besides that entrance?"

The administrator nodded quickly: "Yes, only there."

Not always.

Conan mentally retorted that whether it was Akutagawa Hiko or him, they could easily bypass the entrance and enter the building, and Ai Haibara could do it with a little effort.

Xiaolan is perfectly fine with it, and the uncle should be able to as well.

Among the people he knows, Conan knows many who can scale walls and sneak in silently.

However, the murderer must still be one of these three people.

When Inspector Megure began to inquire about the details, the administrator cooperated very actively, taking out a small notebook and listing out the exact times when the three people entered and exited.

"This has been a huge help!"

The caretaker was unimpressed by Inspector Megure's praise and looked at Akutagawa Hiko with some anticipation, only to find that he had already run up to the balcony.

After glancing at the bloodied back of the victim's head, then at the marks on the railing, and finally looking up at the building across the street, Akutagawa Hiko returned to his room having gathered all the clues.

Inspector Megure, as if seeing a glimmer of hope for leaving get off work early, disregarded Akutagawa's seemingly cursed luck and enthusiastically inquired, "Akutagawa-kun, have you found anything?"

Before Akutagawa Hiko could speak, he was interrupted by the children's noise.

Ayumi curiously removed one of Conan's earplugs: "Conan, why are you wearing earplugs?"

Conan remained silent, focusing solely on snatching back the earplugs and inserting them into his ears, without even glancing at the room, concentrating on searching for clues.

Ai Haibara was taken aback. She had been wondering why Conan had asked Dr. Agasa to make custom earplugs, but it turned out they were for this kind of purpose.

Dr. Ye Zi's case was solved without even going to the crime scene, so Conan didn't need to be used at all. Now that he finally has a chance to solve the case on his own, he'd better not bother her.

Akutagawa found it amusing and nodded to Inspector Megure, but didn't say directly, "Let's go somewhere first."

Takagi Wataru was left behind to take care of the child, while Akutagawa Hiko, along with Inspector Megure, the building manager, Ai, and the three suspects, arrived at the top of the abandoned building.

"Brother Akutagawa, what are you doing here?"

Akutagawa remained silent, searching for something on the ground. Soon, a smile appeared on his face as he looked at the former fishing tackle shop owner: "Mr. Terasawa, you said you left earlier to play golf, right?"

Terasawa Norio's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he nervously replied, "That's right, but I changed my mind later, so I came back."

Akutagawa then asked, "So, you've never been here before?"

Terasawa Norio nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, who would come to a place like this for no reason?"

Akutagawa nodded before answering Inspector Megure's question, pointing to the shoe print on the ground: "Inspector Megure, look at this shoe print. It forms a straight line with the marks on the deceased, the railing, and the place where Conan and I found the bird."

Inspector Megure scratched his head: "It really is, but what does this have to do with the case?"

Ai Haibara covered her face, giving Inspector Megure a look of exasperation.

It is said that the organization is quite wary of some people in the Metropolitan Police Department and the Public Security Bureau, but it seems that the vast majority of police officers are not very capable.

Moreover, there are spies planted within the Metropolitan Police Department and the Public Security Bureau.

No wonder many members of the organization are so arrogant.

Fortunately, she is now relying not on the police, but on the extraordinary beings in the underworld.

Inspector Megure was unaware that his actions had caused the former organization members to become completely disillusioned with the Metropolitan Police Department. He looked at Akutagawa Hiko with great anticipation, hoping that he would stop keeping him in suspense.

Akutagawa Hiko stopped trying to guide them to discover the truth themselves and explained, "Although the deceased was killed on the balcony and died from blunt force trauma, he was not killed by a flowerpot. The wounds do not match. It will be clearer after the forensic examination."

Inspector Megure looked completely bewildered: "If he wasn't killed by a flowerpot, then what was the murder weapon, and where did the killer attack him? Could it be here—?"

Akutagawa nodded approvingly, his eyes full of encouragement, as if hoping that he would just blurt out the truth in one go.

Inspector Megure is under immense pressure.

Meanwhile, Conan, who was still pondering on the balcony, finally understood everything. He looked up at the abandoned building and saw a figure standing there, confirming all his guesses.

Conan pushed up his multi-functional glasses, secretly pleased with himself: "I know everything now, there's only one truth!"