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After repeatedly checking the scene and finding nothing further, they began conducting experiments in an attempt to crack the secret chamber.
Seeing how hard they were working, Kogoro Mouri scoffed from the side, "Stop wasting your time, this case is just suicide."
As soon as the gunshot rang out, the hallway outside was filled with people. Unless the killer could turn into a bird and escape through the gap in the security window, there was no way he could leave the room after committing the murder.
Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri reveal the truth, Jiang Chengbei gave him a thumbs up and then praised him:
"Wow, my amazing brother Mori! I never thought that the most amazing person right now would be you—the famous detective Kogoro Mori."
Faced with the praise from the murderer Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri also became smug and immediately started boasting. After all, Kogoro Mouri was the first to find the mastermind behind the bomb, Teiji Moriya, so he had the right to boast.
After praising Kogoro Mouri, Jiang Chengbei, the murderer, started to resemble a seasoned rice cake craftsman, always trying to show off in front of the detective and assert his presence.
So, Jiang Chengbei found an opportunity to meet Conan for a private chat.
In the world of Detective Conan, the biggest protagonist is the famous detective Conan. If you didn't visit him after committing a murder, how much fun would you miss out on, and how many regrets would you have?
So, in a deserted corner of the restroom, Jiang Chengbei secretly said to Conan:
"Conan, if you hadn't been with us the whole time, and if Miwako hadn't driven all the way here from where we live, it would have taken at least half an hour one way, even if she had come to race us."
With my alibi, I know you didn't have the opportunity to commit the crime. I almost suspected you were the one who killed him.
Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan's heart skipped a beat, and then he immediately understood what Jiang Chengbei meant: the person was killed by his perverted brother!
Jiang Chengbei was unaware that he was impersonating that perverted brother, which is why he thought that Jiang Chengbei did not kill the person!
Upon receiving this information, Conan was shocked, because he truly had no way of solving this perfect locked room puzzle.
But if we're talking about his weird brother, who has superpowers that Conan doesn't know about, then this perfect locked room might actually be something he created!
Thinking of this, Conan quickly grabbed Jiang Chengbei's trouser leg and said anxiously, "How can you tell that I killed him?"
After hearing Conan's question, the real culprit, Jiang Chengbei, who was already feeling smug, said smugly:
"Do you remember the pistol the deceased used to commit suicide?"
If others don't know me, how could I not know me?
Conan, you can't fool my eyes. Isn't that your new sidearm?
I remember clearly that you loved using it to finish off enemies.
If you didn't kill him, I really can't figure out why this gun ended up in his hands.
That's really strange. I can't figure it out. Could it be that Moriya Teiji somehow got hold of your sidearm and then used it to commit suicide and frame you?
But that doesn't make sense either. He made this secret room so perfect, without a single flaw. How can anyone believe it was murder?
So, Conan, if you hadn't been lucky enough to have me as your alibi, I'm pretty sure you were the one who killed him.
Conan was stunned by Jiang Chengbei's words, so the murderer in this case was his perverted brother!
Then, in order to gather more information, Conan tentatively said, "Impossible, Jiang Cheng, don't wrong me."
This locked room is set up so perfectly, how could I possibly kill someone and leave without anyone noticing?
"Unless you tell me how this secret room was created, I will not admit to killing him."
After hearing Conan's provocation, Jiang Chengbei rolled his eyes helplessly and said:
"Conan, don't show off your brain in front of me. Although I'm not as smart as you and I can't figure out how you created such a perfect locked room, I think that even if you didn't fire the gun yourself, it's still possible that you designed it. He was very likely manipulated by you to commit suicide."
Undeterred by failing to glean any useful information from Jiang Chengbei, Conan continued to provoke him, saying:
"If you can crack my murder method, I'll admit I killed the person, how about it? Think about it carefully, maybe you can crack my perfect murder method, hehehe..."
To make his provocation more effective, Conan even grinned mischievously.
Just as Conan was laughing slyly, the person outside the toilet overheard Conan's last words, then clenched his fist and leaned against the wall.
Chapter 139 Conan: Although there's no evidence, the culprit is "Shinichi Kudo".
In the case of Teiji Moriya's death, the police and the famous detectives ultimately failed to find a way to solve the locked room mystery, so the case was eventually ruled a suicide.
Of course, there are also suspects, namely Shinichi Kudo, who has a conflict with Teiji Moriya.
Teiji Moriya planted bombs everywhere in order to force Shinichi Kudo, who had a grudge against him, to show up, but Shinichi Kudo never appeared.
So when the Beika City Hall was actually blown up, and many public toilets were also destroyed, causing a lot of people to be angry, Shinichi Kudo, who was the one who caused the explosion, was also hated by everyone. His reputation was ruined, and he was almost universally hated. He was also labeled a coward.
Meanwhile, when Teiji Moriya blew up the city hall, he almost killed Shinichi Kudo's childhood friend. Coupled with the damage to his reputation, Shinichi Kudo also had a motive to kill Teiji Moriya.
Furthermore, given Shinichi Kudo's abilities, if he were to set up the locked room, it's possible that even the police and other famous detectives wouldn't be able to solve it.
Of course, besides this, there is another clue that is unknown to others, and this clue was provided by Conan.
Ever since Conan learned from Jiang Chengbei that the murderer might be his good brother who had his face and was a ruthless killer, Conan asked the police to examine the rifling of the handgun and match it with the finishing pistol used by the serial killer to see if the bullets in those finishing shots came from this handgun.
The results were surprising. After rigorous comparison, it was found that the pistols used by the serial killers to finish off the victims were the same pistols that Teiji Moriya used to commit suicide.
After reaching this conclusion, the police immediately began to suspect that Teiji Moriya might be the serial killer, but since he was dead, they were unable to verify it.
At the same time, there is another possibility: that Teiji Moriya was killed by Shinichi Kudo using a method that they cannot currently decipher, and that Shinichi Kudo is also a suspect in the serial killer case.
After this possibility was realized, the police started looking at Conan strangely.
If it weren't for Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri, Heiji Hattori, and Ran testifying that they were together for several minutes before and after the incident, and that the two places were far apart, making it impossible to make a round trip in ten minutes, they would have almost suspected Conan of being the murderer.
However, considering that Conan had arrogantly recorded a confession video and handed it over to the police, they almost thought that Conan was provoking the police again, doing something like, "I'll personally provide you with real clues after I commit murder, but you just don't have any evidence to arrest me."
The thought of Conan's past record makes them grit their teeth with hatred for him, who provides clues and ideas.
So, although Conan helped the Metropolitan Police Department, he was still arrested and taken back to the Metropolitan Police Department after having a late-night snack at Jiang Chengbei's house, and was effectively placed under house arrest.
This is truly a case of Conan thinking only of the police, while the police are determined to lock Conan up.
Of course, this time, in addition to making himself a thorn in the side of the police once again, the police also placed Shinichi Kudo, who suddenly disappeared and then reappeared, in the position of a suspect in the serial murder case.
Who told him to have the motive and the ability to kill Moriya Teiji, and to disappear from time to time, while knowing what Moriya Teiji was doing but not stopping him or calling the police in advance?
Given his relationship with the police, no matter how absurd his claims may be, those who know him well, such as Megure and Takagi, will always listen to him at least once and investigate with him.
Anyway, under pressure from above, all the bombing cases were blamed on Moriya Teiji, the "Angel of Accountability," and Moriya Teiji was forced to close the case as a suicide, which was considered an explanation to the public and to give an explanation to the bombed toilets.
However, within the police force and among famous detectives like Heiji Hattori, Shinichi Kudo is also a suspect, though there is no evidence. After all, he knew about the matter but didn't report it and even disappeared, a fact confirmed by Heiji Hattori and Kogoro Mouri.
Of all the bombings orchestrated by Mori, Kogoro Mouri was the biggest winner.
In this version, Kogoro Mouri's reputation has diminished considerably since losing Conan as his source of inspiration.
But after the case of Teiji Moriya, his reputation soared, after all, he was the first person to suggest that Teiji Moriya was the mastermind behind the murder.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chengbei dealt with the first and second bombs, and he also suggested how to locate the bombs along the ring road. Finally, he dismantled the last unexploded bomb at the Mihua Municipal Building.
Jiang Chengbei was someone who didn't want to be famous, so when describing his achievements, he always referred to them as the detectives from the Mouri Detective Agency.
To ordinary people who don't know the inside story, isn't the detective in the Mouri Detective Agency just like Kogoro Mouri?
Therefore, because Jiang Chengbei didn't want to become famous, he attributed all the credit to the Mouri Detective Agency and Mouri himself.
In this way, Kogoro Mouri, who had lost Conan's help, finally stood up and became a famous detective even without Conan's tranquilizer dart.
Of course, because he lacks the gimmick of "Sleeping Kogoro" that can be used to create stories, his reputation is still slightly inferior to that of the sleeping Kogoro Mouri in the original series, who was helped by Conan.
As Kogoro Mouri's fame grew, he suddenly landed a big business deal.
This deal came a few days after the conclusion of Teiji Moriya's case. A famous lawyer called, saying he had a case for Mori and asked him to meet him at the five-star Beika Grand Hotel.
Upon hearing that it was a business meeting at a five-star hotel, Kogoro Mouri was overjoyed. At that moment, Heiji Hattori also returned home, and since he couldn't find anyone to show off to, he eventually went to Kojo Kita.
After showing off to Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri also decided to head to the Beika Grand Hotel. In order to help Ran forget about that heartless Shinichi Kudo, and also to let her see some good men and successful people, Kogoro Mouri brought her along on this trip to the Beika Grand Hotel.
Of course, to prevent the famous lawyer who had consulted him on business from being stingy and not treating him and his daughter to a meal at a five-star hotel afterwards, Kogoro Mouri also invited Jiang Chengbei to go along.
Kogoro Mouri had a good plan. If the lawyer was generous enough to treat them to a meal at a five-star hotel after the business deal was done, he would use that as a way of returning the favor. He had already eaten so much fruit in Jiangchengbei, so this was a way of returning the favor.
If that famous lawyer is too stingy to even treat someone to a meal, then we'll have to send Jiang Chengbei, the backup option, instead.
To lay a solid foundation, Kogoro Mouri used manipulative tactics on Jiang Chengbei along the way, telling her things like how you have to be willing to spend money to pursue a girl and that you should take her to a five-star hotel for dinner.
Chapter 140 Yusaku Kudo: Shut up, don't call me Dad! Don't forget, you're Inspector Megure's son now!
Kogoro Mouri drove Jiang Chengbei's car to the Beika Grand Hotel with Jiang Chengbei and Ran, where they unexpectedly encountered Conan at the entrance.
Death is approaching, and Jiang Chengbei has a bad feeling; someone might suffer a bloody disaster today.
Hmm, Jiang Chengbei suddenly remembered that he also had the Grim Reaper's aura, so everything was fine. He could pretend that his previous premonition hadn't happened. Even if a murder did occur, it certainly wouldn't be because of the Grim Reaper's aura, but rather because he was destined to suffer this calamity.
After greeting Conan, Jiang Chengbei realized that the person who brought Conan here was also a lawyer, Sakata Masayoshi, who was very famous in the field of juvenile delinquency.
Through Conan's introduction, Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri, and this lawyer Sakata became acquainted.
What Jiang Chengbei found strange was that Xiaolan actually knew this lawyer Sakata beforehand; she greeted him without waiting for Conan to introduce her.
Now that they've met, and with Conan, who's always full of curiosity, Conan quickly found out why Kogoro Mouri and the others came here.
In retaliation, Jiang Chengbei also found out Conan and the others' purpose in coming here.
It turns out that Conan received help from one of Sakata Masayoshi's clients. Under the operation of Sakata Masayoshi, an expert in juvenile delinquency, Conan was finally freed and no longer had to be under house arrest at the Metropolitan Police Department.
Now, Sakata Masayoshi is the one who brought Conan, now free, to meet his client.
However, the client is quite mysterious; Sakata Masayoshi signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot reveal his identity.
The more mysterious the other party appears, the more curious Kogoro Mouri, as a detective, becomes, and the more he wants to find out who this mysterious client who is helping Conan is.
So after parting ways with Conan and the others, Kogoro Mouri saw that he still had a long time before his appointment with the famous lawyer Daisou, whose full name was Tatsumi Sohei. He suggested that they secretly follow him to see who was helping Conan.
After Kogoro Mouri made the suggestion, Jiang Chengbei and Xiaoran immediately agreed, and so they secretly followed behind Conan.
Anyone who has watched Detective Conan knows one thing: Conan has a weakness – no matter who is following him, Conan will never notice.
Soon, Jiang Chengbei and his group arrived at the room where Conan and his friends were going.
After knocking on the door, Sakata Masayoshi spoke to the mysterious person inside, but didn't go in himself. He let Conan go in by himself and then left.
After seeing Conan enter the room, the door was immediately closed. Jiang Chengbei and the others then emerged from the corner of the corridor where they were hiding and tiptoed quickly to the door of the room Conan had entered.
In order to eavesdrop on what was happening inside, the Mori father and daughter shamelessly peeked through the crack in the door, straining their ears to hear everything.
Compared to the Mori father and daughter, Jiang Chengbei was much more normal. He wasn't so low; instead of peeking through the crack in the door, he took out a small, high-tech listening device and slipped it under the door.
Finally, Jiang Chengbei took out two pairs of headphones, put one on himself, and gave the other pair to Maoli and his daughter, indicating that they should wear them.