Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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Hattori gave a wry smile, then continued with malicious speculation.

"Could it be that Officer Matsuda knew you would make this suggestion, so he slipped away beforehand?"

Even so, Hattori still tied a rope around his neck and tried to jump from the balcony of the next room to the first floor.

"It was easier than I expected."

Just then, Hattori suddenly saw something in the tree opposite him.

He quickly told Conan what he had discovered.

As Conan stretched out to gaze into the distance, Kikuto suddenly appeared on the balcony and roared at Conan.

"What are you doing!?"

Conan, with half his body sticking out of the way, was so startled that he immediately fell over.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and grabbed the balcony railing, but it was still teetering on the edge.

Kikuto, however, stood timidly by the door, too afraid to take a step forward.

Just as Conan could no longer hold on and his hand had already let go,

Sakuraba suddenly appeared and grabbed Conan.

After Conan was pulled upstairs, Hattori also ran from the first floor to this room.

After confirming that Conan was alright, Hattori grabbed Kikuto.

"Damn it, why didn't you save them? They were right there!"

"This can't be blamed on Juren; he's had a fear of heights since he was a child."

Yuri came over, explaining as she pulled Hattori away.

"Huh? What's going on?" Matsuda walked in. "Why is it so noisy? Did something happen?"

"This little boy almost fell off the second floor," Sakuraba explained from the side.

"On the balcony?"

Matsuda glanced at the balcony and immediately understood.

"I see. Since there's nothing else, you can continue."

After finishing his sentence, Matsuda simply turned and left.

Do you have a fear of heights?

Now I'm finally starting to understand a little.

......

"Hello, Officer Matsuda."

Hattori and Conan quickly gave chase.

"Don't you care at all what we're doing?"

"Why should I care about children's tricks?" Matsuda retorted.

"you!"

Hattori choked for a moment in anger, then said smugly,

“We just conducted an experiment and proved that it is indeed possible to go from the second-floor balcony to the first-floor balcony, thus solving the mystery of the locked room.”

"I could jump from the second-floor balcony to the first floor in a minute, then climb back up from the first-floor balcony, but so what? What does that prove?"

Matsuda spread his hands and shook his head,

“Remember, we are not playing a detective game. Every word we say must be carefully considered and based on evidence.”

Matsuda tapped his temple with his index finger.

"If you want to find the murderer, you must have solid evidence, otherwise you will only alert the culprit."

Hattori had originally intended to tell Matsuda that he had found something in the tree,

But now that Matsuda has taught him a lesson, he has completely abandoned that idea.

Hattori gave a cold laugh, then turned and left.

He couldn't wait to see what would happen after he caught the murderer.

What will Matsuda's expression be like...?

Chapter 262 Cooperation in Acting

"A blood-stained shirt, a knife, and a rope with tape stuck to the end."

After Hattori and Conan climbed the tree, they retrieved what they had seen.

"That will end it; we've mastered the secret room technique."

"That's right, but it still feels like there are many things that aren't quite right."

Although Conan was also very happy, he still voiced his doubts.

"Yes, there are many suspicious points." Hattori also began to feel puzzled. "Speaking of which, does Matsuda know something?"

"Let's go ask them? Let's exchange information?" Conan suggested.

"Don't go."

The thought of Matsuda's nonchalant face made Hattori feel looked down upon.

"Kudo, if even you and I can't solve this mystery together, how could he possibly find the answer?"

Just then, Kazuha, who was under the tree, called out to them.

"Hattori, Conan, it's raining! Come down quickly!"

rain?

After receiving this hint, the two suddenly remembered something and smiled at the same time.

In the room where Shigematsu's body was found, Hattori summoned all relevant personnel to the scene.

They then deduced that the murderer was Yuji Sakuraba, a servant in the Morizono family.

The method used to create the locked room involved ropes with duct tape.

He locked the balcony door from the outside through a small hole in the glass, and then jumped from the second-floor balcony to the first floor.

Although Katagiri Kaede tried her best to confirm that Sakuraba was with her at the time.

However, Inspector Megure was determined to take Sakuraba back to the Metropolitan Police Department for further investigation.

Throughout the entire process, Matsuda remained silent until he took Sakuraba away.

Matsuda whispered as he brushed past Hattori.

"I hope your plan succeeds. But whatever you do, at least let us see evidence."

Back at the Metropolitan Police Department, Matsuda unusually volunteered to stay and look after the suspect.

Of course, Inspector Megure wouldn't easily believe something like that.

"Matsuda, what are you trying to do? It shouldn't be your shift today, right?"

"Is it really that hard for people to accept that I want to work overtime?" Matsuda countered.

Hehe, what do you think?

Every day, unless I'm on duty, I rush out as soon as I get off work!

Inspector Megure muttered to himself, then asked, "Where's Ai? Why did you leave her home alone today? Are you at ease leaving her at home?"

“It’s alright, that child is very well-behaved,” Matsuda replied.

......

After seeing Inspector Megure off, Matsuda first made a phone call to tell Ai that he would be working overtime that night.

Then he poured a glass of water for Sakuraba in the interrogation room. Seeing his dejected look, he comforted him, "Don't worry, we will find out the truth. It should be over tonight."

End?

Sakuraba looked up at Matsuda and exclaimed excitedly, "I didn't kill anyone! I didn't kill Mr. Shigematsu!"

"This isn't something you or we can decide; it's determined by the evidence. However, we should have results from them soon."

Matsuda comforted him, saying, "You'll probably be going out tomorrow."

After calming Sakuraba down a bit,

Matsuda left the interrogation room and sat on a chair against the wall, observing Sakuraba's actions through the glass.

"Does Officer Matsuda believe he isn't the murderer?"

Takagi, who was standing nearby, also heard Matsuda and Sakuraba's conversation and asked in surprise.

"As a criminal investigator, if you easily determine someone's guilt, you can easily ruin their life."

Matsuda sighed.

"Moreover, there are still many suspicious points this time, and Hattori's reasoning is full of loopholes."

"what?"

Takagi was taken aback. What he considered an impeccable reasoning was described by Matsuda as riddled with flaws.

"Then why bring Mr. Sakuraba back? If Inspector Matsuda had argued with Hattori back then..."

"This is their plan to lure the snake out of its hole."

Matsuda said with a frown,

"In the absence of any direct evidence, it is inconvenient for us police officers to intervene. Otherwise, the media will start nitpicking again."

"If there are too few people, the credibility will be insufficient; if there are too many people, it will be easy for flaws to appear, and the murderer may not take the bait."

"We can only rely on them. I hope they can be quick and avoid any unexpected situations that might alert the enemy."

So, is it because you were worried that you stayed behind to wait for news?