Conan: Another Famous Detective

At noon the next day, in the lobby of the mansion.

"Why, haven't you found Mr. Hidetomi yet?" Mouri Kogoro asked.

"Not yet, it's really strange. We have sent people to guard all the entrances and exits of the mansion, and we have been monitoring the security cameras. During this period, no suspicious people were found coming in or out. Mr. Hidetomi should still be within the confines of the mansion. Yes, but I can’t find it anywhere.” Officer Megure said helplessly.

"Officer Memu, there seems to be a misunderstanding when you were looking for someone." Yu Gongming suddenly said on the side.

"Oh? What's the misunderstanding?" Officer Megure was confused.

"The police searched all the rooms and warehouses of the mansion. They searched under the bed, in the wardrobe, in the kitchen and all other places where people could be hidden. It seems that nothing has been missed."

"Yes, that's why we wonder where else Mr. Hidetomi can hide." Officer Megure nodded.

"Your words alone reveal your misunderstanding." Yu Gongming said with a smile.

"Oh! I understand what Hanomiya means..." Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up.

"Officer Megure said Mr. Hidetomi could [hide] wherever he could. In other words, you subconsciously searched based on the criteria of finding a living person."

"Isn't this nonsense? How can we search according to the standards of dead people instead of living people?" Mouri Kogoro said angrily.

"Why not?" Mengyu asked:

"Isn't it okay for Mr. Hidetomi to kill Mr. Guangming and then commit suicide out of fear of crime? Or is it possible that the murderer killed Mr. Hidetomi first and then disguised himself as him to kill Mr. Guangming?"

"Uh... this..." Mouri Kogoro was rendered speechless by this series of rhetorical questions.

"Yes, this is indeed an idea. In this way, the land around the mansion and the nearby small pond will also be searched!" Officer Megure said excitedly, hammering his left palm with his right hand.

"Everyone, immediately check the surrounding land for signs of disturbance, and..." Officer Megure looked at the butler Musashinosuke:

"Can you please drain all the water from the pond? Let's go to the pond first and take a look."

"Yes!" Musashinosuke agreed and left in a hurry.

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"Hey, the water in this pond is really dirty!" Mouri Kogoro frowned as he looked at the gradually falling water level.

"Oh! Madam used to raise some carp here during her lifetime, but after Madam passed away, this pond was abandoned." Musashinosuke explained.

As the water level dropped, something seemed to be gradually exposed.

As the outlines gradually became clearer, everyone's expressions changed more or less!

"This...this is..." Mouri Kogoro took a breath!

Before he could react further, the water had been completely drained, and the situation at the bottom of the entire pond was immediately visible.

"Ah! Brother Hidetomi!" Nagato Yasue exclaimed.

At the bottom of the pond, a man dressed in black with countless small scars on his face was lying there with his eyes closed.

From Nagato Yasue's scream, everyone already knew that this was Nagato Hideomi that everyone had been looking for for a long time!

"Hideomi...how could this happen..." Hinata Sachiko said in disbelief.

Seeing this, Officer Megure quickly arranged for someone to get Nagato Hideomi's body out of the pond.

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The medical examiner performed a preliminary autopsy on the body.

"According to the preliminary examination, the deceased's death time can be roughly estimated to be 12 to 14 hours ago," the medical examiner said.

"Oh? Speaking of which, it basically matches the time when the person suspected of Mr. Hidetomi was discovered. Could it be that Mr. Hidetomi committed suicide immediately after killing Mr. Guangming?"

"The reason why the deceased did not float up was because the inside of his clothes and the pockets of his pants were filled with stones. However, according to my observation, he did not seem to have died of drowning," the medical examiner said.

"Oh? What is the specific cause of death?" Officer Megure asked.

"According to my judgment, it is possible that he sank into the pool after taking poison. The specific circumstances require further autopsy."

"In addition, some blood stains were found on the body's shirt," the medical examiner said.

"Oh? Let's test the blood stains. If the blood stains belong to Mr. Guangming, it proves that the person who killed Mr. Guangming was Mr. Hidetomi!" Officer Megure said excitedly!

The forensic officers immediately started collecting blood samples

"Officer Megure! The analysis of the physical evidence related to Mr. Guangming's death has concluded." Officer Takagi ran over with a notepad in his hand.

"Oh? Say it quickly!" Officer Memu said solemnly.

"Yes, the shape of the murderous knife found at the scene was tested and found to be consistent with the wound on Mr. Guangming's left arm. The blood stains on the knife also belonged to Mr. Guangming after testing."

"In addition, the hair attached to the bandages and hats scattered around Mr. Guangming's body were verified to belong to Mr. Hidetomi. In addition, a one-meter-long kite string was also found in Mr. Guangming's pocket."

"Kite string?" Conan's heart moved.

"That being said, it is indeed Mr. Hidetomi who killed Mr. Guangming." Mouri Kogoro said.

"But why did he want to kill Mr. Guangming?" Officer Memu wondered.

"I think the relationship between Master Hidetomi and Miss Yasue is so good. When Mr. Guangming and Miss Yasue got married, Master Hidetomi was still opposed until the end..." Musashinosuke said with some uncertainty.

"I see, because his important sister married Mr. Guangming, whom he had no dealings with, he felt resentful, so he killed Mr. Guangming." Mouri Kogoro automatically completed the motive.

"By the way, Officer Takagi, are the wounds on the back of Mr. Guangming's right hand also a stab wound?" Conan asked.

"No, it's not the same. The forensic officers couldn't tell what caused it at the moment. They only knew that it was a sharp instrument with a small tip." Officer Takagi said.

"There should be saliva on the knife, right? Did the blood test show it?" Hattori Heiji asked.

"No, there is no saliva on the knife. It seems to have been wiped off." Officer Takagi said.

"Report! This piece of paper was found in Mr. Hidetomi's jacket pocket. It seems to have writing on it." A police officer reported.

"Oh?" Officer Memu perked up and quickly took the jammed paper.

Because the material of the cardboard is relatively hard, it can still remain intact even after being soaked in water, and the words on it can barely be recognized.

[I am not qualified to marry you at all. In order to make up for the sins I committed on you, I am willing to choose death - Nagato Hideomi]

Officer Memu read the contents of the suicide note loudly, and his eyes narrowed: "This is a suicide note!"

"It seems to be for Miss Sachiko. Miss Sachiko, please see if the handwriting on this suicide note belongs to Mr. Hidetomi." Akira Hanomiya tried to be as gentle as possible.

Hinata Sachiko silently took the suicide note, read it silently for a while, and then said in a low tone:

"It does look a bit like..."

"Damn it! You woman!"

No one expected that Nobuko Nagato, who was standing aside, suddenly grabbed Hinata Sachiko's collar.

She looked at Hinata Sachiko with a ferocious face, her eyes filled with unconcealable anger: "That rotten good guy Hidetomi has already committed suicide for a woman like you. Can't you even recognize his handwriting in the end?"

As she spoke, she shook Hinata Sachiko desperately.

As Hinata Sachiko swayed, the old pen in her breast pocket suddenly fell out of her pocket and fell to the ground with a "snap".

"Ah! My pen!" Hinata Sachiko exclaimed.

"Damn it, you're still thinking about your dirty pen at this point. If that's the case, then I'll destroy it!"

As Nagato Nobuko said, he directly raised his right foot and stepped hard on the pen on the ground!