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

Chapter 11: As expected of Beika Town, even suicide is done in a flamboyant way.

Yoko Okino and Eiichi Yamagishi's unusual behavior naturally did not escape the notice of Hiko Akutagawa and Conan, who were keeping a close eye on them.

"It seems you do know each other."

How could Eiichi Yamagishi admit it? "No, no, no, I was just a little scared when I suddenly saw a dead person's face!!"

Akutagawa narrowed his eyes, looking at the manager who was trying to conceal the truth with a rather oppressive gaze: "Mr. Manager, there's no point in hiding it. It's not difficult to identify the deceased, it's just that it takes a lot of time."

"Explain everything as soon as possible, and we can clear Ms. Yoko's name quickly. If we drag this out any longer, and the media photographs Ms. Yoko being taken in for investigation, everything will become unclear."

"Right, Inspector Megure?"

Inspector Megure, seeing Akutagawa Hiko frantically giving him meaningful glances, quickly chimed in, "Yes...yes, since it's a case that happened at Ms. Yoko's house, we can't solve it on the spot. We definitely need Ms. Yoko's cooperation in the investigation."

Being watched by Akutagawa Hiko was already a lot of pressure, and Inspector Megure's words almost became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The reason it didn't work out wasn't because the agent was particularly strong-willed, but because Ms. Yoko couldn't stand by and watch and stepped in to help.

"Please don't make things difficult for him. We... we do know this person, and... and he's my boyfriend from high school!"

Yoko Okino closed her eyes, her face filled with sorrow.

Yoko Okino's words sent chills down everyone's spines; they couldn't believe that a toad could be paired with a swan.

"What?!"

"But he dumped me back in high school."

Seeing that the situation was beyond repair, Eiichi Yamagishi, based on Yoko Okino's account, recounted what had happened back then.

"At that time, Yoko's career was just starting to take off. If her relationship with her boyfriend were exposed, it could very well have caused her career to plummet."

"So I gave him a sum of money and made him break up with Yoko. I didn't even have time to say the prepared words. The man agreed as soon as he saw the money."

"So until today, I hadn't mentioned this to Yoko."

Yoko's expression changed upon hearing this, clearly not expecting the truth of what happened back then to be like this, but she would not blame her manager.

"Actually, I moved to this apartment building to hide from him."

"After I became famous, he kept harassing me and wanted me to come back to him..."

As Akutagawa Hiko listened intently, silently scorning this persistent scumbag who even tried to drag Okino Yoko down with him, Conan made a new discovery.

"It seems you've thought it through."

Seeing Akutagawa Hiko's gratified expression, Conan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"The deceased committed suicide. By freezing the knife handle with ice and falling backward, it could have been disguised as being stabbed from behind. Unfortunately, the deceased went to unnecessary trouble by grabbing Ms. Yoko's hair."

"How can someone who's been stabbed to death from behind be able to grab the attacker's hair and not have it cleaned up?"

Seeing that Akutagawa Hiko seemed to have seen everything all along, Conan was immediately thrown into a mental whirlwind.

Conan had been following Akutagawa around looking for clues, but noticed that Akutagawa was just glancing at everything in a cursory manner, so he thought Akutagawa was just covering for him as a detective.

Now that I think about it, weren't all the places where he found clues the very places Akutagawa led him to?

So, Akutagawa saw through everything all along?

How exactly did they manage to do that?

When Akutagawa Hiko was shattering the confidence of a fake elementary school student, the last key figure in the case was also brought to the scene.

This incredibly arrogant artist, who looked more than ten years older and debuted around the same time as Yoko Okino, quickly revealed that he had been here more than once.

A lighter that looks like a decorative item and is completely invisible, and a hidden toilet.

The woman acted as if she were in her own home, knowing the layout and items perfectly.

Very quickly, under Kogoro Mouri's barrage of "You are the murderer," she confessed everything clearly.

Seeing that all the important members were in place, Akutagawa Hiko knew it was his turn to take the stage.

"Inspector Megure, I think I know the truth now."

Inspector Megure was annoyed by Kogoro Mouri's nonsensical reasoning and lacked the ability to solve the case, so hearing this voice was like hearing heavenly music.

"Really? Brother Akutagawa!"

Those kind-hearted citizens who let them leave work early are truly good friends!

Hiko Akutagawa was caught off guard when his younger brother, Inspector Megure, was unexpectedly hit by his Devil Fruit user's skill. Even though he had expected it, he was still caught off guard.

Akutagawa cleared his throat twice and then said, "Of course, Inspector Megure."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Akutagawa Hiko continued, "This was actually a suicide!"

"What?!"

Inspector Megure asked in surprise, "Are you sure? The deceased died from a stab wound to the back. How could it be suicide?"

Could someone possibly stab you in the back?

Even if someone could do it, it's impossible with that body type.

Inspector Megure gestured behind his back, showing his practical spirit.

Akutagawa Hiko ignored the doubts of others: "Look, this small pit next to the deceased, if my idea is correct, should match the handle of that kitchen knife."

Inspector Megure immediately ordered his subordinates to bring the murder weapon for comparison. After examining it, the officer was very excited: "That's right, the shape matches the end of the knife handle."

Seeing that the group was beginning to believe the suicide theory, Akutagawa Hiko continued, "All you have to do is freeze ice on the hilt of the sword, and it will stand steadily on the floor. Then, you just need to stand on that chair and fall backward..."

When everyone followed Akutagawa Hiko's line of thought and considered it, it actually worked!

"The indoor temperature was set so high to speed up the melting of the ice, thus concealing this method."

Ran Mouri looked puzzled: "But if it was suicide, why use such a complicated method, and why at Yoko's house...?"

Akutagawa gave Ran an approving look; she was quite the straight man.

Obviously, a gentle and kind high school girl like her couldn't possibly perceive the wicked intentions of this scumbag.

"Of course, it's to drag Ms. Yoko down into the abyss. Whether she's imprisoned as a murderer or reported on as a suspect by unscrupulous media, the impact will be devastating."

As he spoke, Akutagawa Hiko squatted down in front of the body and called over a police officer: "Look, this should be Ms. Yoko's hair."

"Being attacked from behind, yet managing to grab the attacker's hair and not being cleaned up by the assailant—this show went a bit overboard."

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