Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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After observing carefully for a moment, he addressed the crowd,

"I have a general understanding of the situation and have narrowed down the range of suspects. Now everyone should go back to their rooms and sleep. I will go and talk to the suspects."

"Is the murderer really among us?" Tanaka immediately questioned. "Then what about the arrow that was shot into my house from the outside?"

"Yes, and how was Mr. Hamano moved to the snow?" Ms. Kuroda asked as well.

“You will find out about these things, but not now,” Matsuda said, spreading his hands. “Right now, I just want to talk to her. Please give me some time and space, okay? I will guarantee your safety, and I don’t believe she is an irredeemably evil person.”

After sending everyone back to their rooms, Matsuda did not go upstairs to find the murderer. Instead, he sat in the living room and waited quietly.

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and Conan walked in from outside: "Where are they?"

"Let's go back to the room," Matsuda waved to Conan. "I told them I would talk to the culprit, but since we haven't completely cracked her methods, she'll definitely keep hoping she can get away with it."

"So you were waiting for me?" Conan's pupils suddenly contracted.

“Of course,” Matsuda said matter-of-factly. “You’ve been here from the beginning, so you know more about the situation than I do. Now that you’ve made some discoveries, why don’t you share them? What method did the criminal use to make the people inside the room have the illusion that the attack was coming from the outside?”

"Is this the only thing you haven't figured out?" Conan asked.

Matsuda nodded.

"Is this the only thing you haven't figured out?" Conan emphasized.

Matsuda nodded.

"Then why are you just sitting here doing nothing? Why don't you go and look for clues yourself?" Conan said irritably.

"Isn't it you who's here?" Matsuda replied casually. "You must know the details of the scene perfectly well. In that case, why should I go and freeze? Now tell me what you've discovered."

......

After a series of knocks, Matsuda pushed the door open and went inside.

"I knew the door was unlocked, so I just came in."

Matsuda sat down directly in front of Ms. Tanaka Takahisa.

"It seems that Inspector Matsuda is convinced that I am the murderer."

Ms. Tanaka said calmly, a stark contrast to her earlier intense demeanor outside.

Matsuda didn't speak, but simply drew an arrow with a coil wrapped around its fletching.

"What is this?" Ms. Tanaka asked, knowing the answer already.

"Do I need to explain the method of this unbelievable crime?" Matsuda said calmly. "I found this before I came in."

Matsuda then explained the modus operandi for this crime, including the techniques used in Hamano's magic show.

He also revealed Tanaka's deduction that Tanaka had faked an attack on him from outside.

"So, can you prove that I did it?" Tanaka remained completely calm. "What evidence do you have to prove that everything you're saying is true, and that I did everything you're saying?"

"If you wanted evidence, I wouldn't be the one here."

Matsuda looked into Tanaka's eyes and said seriously,

“I don’t think you’re a bad person, and you shouldn’t have stooped to murder.”

"Heh, but now you want to arrest me on charges of murder," Ms. Tanaka sneered.

"Killing is always a painful thing. You've been burdened with this pain. Do you want to be tormented by it forever?"

Matsuda advised, "Turn yourself in; it will make things much easier for you."

“I have read Nishiyama Tsutomu’s chat history and I know that you are Khaloev’s granddaughter.”

Matsuda spoke slowly,

"Your grandfather was the one who decided to perform the escape magic trick, right? You're not the kind of person who would take your anger out on others."

"Really? You actually believe me." Tanaka bit his lower lip. "I know it was Grandpa's decision, but I can't bear to see him mocked with such heartless words after his death."

After admitting his crimes and expressing the repression buried deep in his heart, Tanaka finally raised his head.

"You're really good at playing the emotional card. What can you do if I don't admit it?"

"There's a saying about the country across the sea from us: 'The net of heaven is vast, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it.'"

Matsuda shook his head and said, "In just eight minutes, you can't possibly cover everything, from murder to crime scene cleanup. Tomorrow, once the Metropolitan Police Department's forensic team comes up and conducts a thorough investigation, they will definitely find the decisive evidence."

“If you hadn’t jumped here, my life might have been different.”

Tanaka was silent for a moment, then suddenly said,

"Thank you, Officer Matsuda."

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not; you chose this path yourself."

Matsuda's gaze passed over the field and looked out the window.

"Moreover, I wasn't the only one who saw the truth."

Tanaka turned around and, following Matsuda's gaze, suddenly saw a white light streak across the night sky.

Kaito Kidd?

......

"Takuki Doi, could that be considered a stage name?"

Just as Matsuda told everyone to go back into their rooms and wait for him to meet the murderer,

Conan went straight to the room of the second man in red who had stolen someone else's ID.

"The man in red, I almost fell for your trick."

"I didn't intentionally try to deceive anyone."

Doito stood on the balcony and turned around to say,

"I came here out of curiosity that the dead fool was still communicating, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect something like this to happen. Kid, you've come at the worst time. No wonder there's a famous detective in this place, but a famous detective is completely useless."

"hehe......"

Conan was naturally annoyed. Thinking of Matsuda's smug winking and smirking earlier, he felt a surge of anger and quickly hid his hands behind his back.

I was the one who solved the puzzle just now, but that guy shamelessly plagiarized it, not to mention...

You even tried to persuade me to come upstairs to find you, this pretentious thief.

"Kid, I'm done talking."

Seeing Conan's hands behind his back, Kid felt a chill run down his spine. Can't he even take a joke? He's going to attack me in a situation like this?

Just as Conan swiftly swung his arm and aimed at Kid...

Kid had already leaned back off the balcony and disappeared from Conan's sight.

Conan hurried forward a few steps, only to see Kid, who had finished his transformation, gracefully fly away on his hang glider.

This was precisely the time when Tanaka and Matsuda were having their conversation.

Tanaka turned around after receiving Matsuda's prompting and just in time to see Kid's departing figure.

Chapter 259 Ai is hard to raise!

"Matsuda, you did a great job this time."

After everything settled down, in the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division office, Megure patted Matsuda on the shoulder and said...

"You haven't betrayed our trust, but haven't you forgotten something?"

"What did I forget?" Matsuda was completely baffled by the question.

I never said anything guaranteeing that there wouldn't be any murders, did I?

Hamano was already dead when I arrived. I can't say that's my fault, can I?

Where did you throw the helicopter's parachute pack?

When Megure saw Matsuda feigning ignorance, he knew that Matsuda was trying to shirk responsibility.

"I didn't throw it; it got stuck on the tree by itself."

Upon hearing this, Matsuda immediately began to make excuses, claiming that when he parachuted down from the sky, it was so dark and there was a large tree below him.

He and his umbrella ended up hanging directly on a tree branch.

If it weren't for the Ghost Knight appearing and cutting the paracord, Matsuda would probably have been hanging in the tree all night.

"I was in a hurry to get to the villa."

"Stop making excuses, the driver has come to us several times already."

Megure was also exasperated by Matsuda's shamelessness.

"I've covered for you in this matter, but you should be careful. You never know when you might get on his helicopter again."

......

The murder was simple, and the perpetrator confessed readily, so it was quickly reported to the prosecutor's office.

Afterwards, Matsuda personally saw Ms. Tanaka off as she was taken away by Prosecutor Kujo.

Because it involved a series of murders and was a serious case, this prosecutor, known as Madonna of the prosecutor's circle, was specially assigned to handle the case.

"Well done,"

Kujo looked at Matsuda with a smile, noticing that his collar was slightly disheveled.

She naturally stepped forward and helped Matsuda tidy up.

"It's alright," Matsuda nodded somewhat stiffly.

Although the two had a relationship, they never officially became boyfriend and girlfriend.

Secondly, Matsuda could understand Kujo's pursuit of his career.

But even though I understand, there are still some things that will make me feel uncomfortable.

......

After seeing Kujo off, Matsuda didn't want to waste any more time in the office.