Chapter 69

Four eyes were shining brightly.

Conan’s cold even got a little better.

Half an hour later, his cold got worse again.

The kid Conan clutched his chest, sweating profusely, leaning against the desk, frowning:

"Damn it! How was the locked room in this study set up?"

"The only keys to the study are with the victim and Mrs. Tsujimura. The victim’s key was in the double-layered pocket, and Mrs. Tsujimura has been with us the whole time."

"No, my head is getting dizzier. I wonder if that Hattori Heiji from Osaka has figured it out yet."

"Even if I let him win, it’s better than letting Akaso Kaze win."

"Conan, are you okay? Are you feeling very uncomfortable?" Akaso Kaze asked kindly.

This kid shouldn’t be able to transform if he hasn’t been drinking alcohol.

Huh?

Akaso Kaze was suddenly startled.

I forgot about that.

Hehe, I must get my hands on that bottle of liquor.

It definitely has great uses.

"Uh, I’m fine. Brother Akaso, don’t worry about me."

Conan waved his hand hurriedly, looking at Akaso Kaze with confusion.

Are you really that relaxed?

Walking around with your hands in your pockets, why are you specifically looking at the trash can?

Could it be...

He hurriedly ran to check the trash can.

Sure enough...

Conan took something out of it.

Hattori Heiji looked at the victim’s key ring, frowned, and then a smile appeared on his face.

There was actually tape stuck inside the key ring?

And there was a thin slit on the tape that looked like a string?

And the main door of the study.

Hattori Heiji rested his chin in his hand and said with a smile, "The structure of this key ring is really interesting. However, thanks to seeing this key ring, I’ve solved the trick of the locked study!"

"All that’s left is the evidence!"

He also started searching the trash can.

Meanwhile, the kid Conan ran until he was drenched in sweat: "So that’s it, that’s why there were books piled up on the desk!"

"In that case, the real culprit must be that person!"

Another half hour later, in the room where the deceased was lying.

Everyone gathered together.

Hattori Heiji stood with his hands in his pockets, striking a cool pose:

"I’ve already figured out the trick of the locked room and who the murderer is!"

"Akaso-san, please help move the deceased back to his original seat; I’ll demonstrate the trick of the locked room..."

Soon, Hattori Heiji finished the demonstration and looked at Akaso Kaze provocatively.

"How about it, Akaso-san? This is my deduction; what else do you have to say?"

Akaso Kaze smiled faintly, preparing to speak.

At this moment, with a thud.

Mouri Kogoro sat down at the door.

Akaso Kaze’s mouth curled.

Great, Sleeping Kogoro Conan is about to take the stage again.

"Wrong, you got it wrong!"

Even though it was Mouri Kogoro’s voice, Conan’s extremely arrogant tone was unconsciously emitted.

"Your deduction just now is just armchair theory; it’s absolutely impossible to do!"

Conan rattled on for a while.

The final, smug conclusion: "That’s right, the murderer is the one who approached the victim first after entering the study... Mrs. Tsujimura!"

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"What? The wife killed the husband?"

"How is that possible?"

Most of the people in the house were shocked.

Only Mr. Tsujimura’s father showed a sad expression.

"But what was the motive? Why would Mrs. Tsujimura kill her own husband?"

Hattori Heiji asked, unwilling to accept it.

"I think it’s because of that photo..."

Then, a scene of a mother and daughter recognizing each other played out.

"The murderer has confessed."

"So, Akaso-san, I should have won this round!"

Behind Mouri Kogoro, Conan showed a victorious smile.

Everyone looked at Akaso Kaze.

Especially Mr. Tsujimura’s father, Tsujimura Toshimitsu, who said tremblingly, "Lord Akaso, you said you would definitely save my son’s life."

"Huh? Old man, you’ve been tricked by him. Even if he is an Onmyoji, how could he bring someone back from the dead?" Conan almost laughed like a pig.

Facing the suspicious gazes of everyone.

Akaso Kaze smiled slightly, checked his watch, and said calmly, "The auspicious time has arrived."

As his voice fell, a gust of wind suddenly blew through the closed room.

Akaso Kaze stretched out his arms and said nothing.

But in everyone’s ears, his chanting echoed:

"Yin begets Yang, Yang begets Yin; the Way of Heaven is such that things turn into their opposites when they reach their extreme."

"Yin and Yang reverse, death returns to life!"

"I am the Onmyoji, Akaso Kaze!"

Following his chanting, a strange cry suddenly sounded nearby.

"Ouch! It burns!"

Amidst everyone’s stunned silence, Mr. Tsujimura, the deceased who had just been placed on the stool, jumped up, clutching his buttocks.

He twisted and hopped around the room like a giant toad.

"H-he really came back to life?"

"My God, am I dreaming!"

"Could it be a corpse reanimation?"

Hattori Heiji, not believing in evil, rushed over to hug Mr. Tsujimura and touch him.

"H-he really is alive!"

This is too un-Conan-scientific.

"Damn it! I should have thought of this earlier!"

"Bastard!"

Conan instantly thought of Akaso Kaze’s scheme.

This guy must have colluded with Mr. Tsujimura’s father to replace the poison on the needle with some kind of fake-death potion.

"No wonder he wasn’t in a hurry and didn’t let us call the police."

"It turns out the two of them had already colluded to put on this show."

"The purpose was to make Tsujimura confess voluntarily."

"With such leverage, they could be swept out the door."

"Damn it, I’ve been played again."

Hattori Heiji soon figured it out as well.

He was quite impressed and said to Akaso Kaze:

"I’ve lost this time, and I’m convinced. To be able to earn the title of Tokyo’s strongest Onmyoji based on deduction and planning, your detective skills are indeed superior."

Akaso Kaze waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Ability doesn’t distinguish between high and low, because there is always only one truth!"

"I am the Onmyoji who pursues that one truth, Akaso Kaze!"

The surroundings suddenly went quiet.

Everyone was looking at Akaso Kaze.

The reverence, admiration, and worship in Ran’s eyes were like a surging river that never ended.

And in Hattori Heiji’s eyes, there was finally an expression of admitting defeat.

Too grand, too awesome.

I am indeed not as good as him.

Even Conan showed a look of seeing a kindred spirit.

"Akaso Kaze is indeed a detective, a real detective."

"Definitely not some weird character like an Onmyoji."

The Mouri trio and Hattori Heiji went back first.

Akaso Kaze stayed for a while longer to handle the remaining matters.

By the time he finished, it was already late at night.

At the entrance of the Tsujimura mansion, Mr. Tsujimura and his father, as well as Mrs. Tsujimura and her daughter, were all there.

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Akaso Kaze said with a calm expression: "Mr. Tsujimura, don’t forget my request."

Mr. Tsujimura glanced at his wife and said hesitantly, "Lord Onmyoji, it concerns my reputation, could you..."

"No." Akaso Kaze’s expression didn’t change, his tone was flat.

Tsujimura Toshimitsu slapped his son on the head.

"Bastard, is reputation more important or is life more important?"

"Lord Akaso, don’t worry, I will personally take him to surrender tomorrow."

Tsujimura Toshimitsu escorted his son back.

Tsujimura Kimie and her daughter, Katsuragi Sachiko, walked over.

"Thank you, Lord Akaso. If it weren’t for your help, my ex-husband wouldn’t have been able to clear his name."

"Thank you, Lord... Akaso."

Katsuragi Sachiko stole a glance at Akaso Kaze.

Akaso Kaze’s gaze turned toward her, and she immediately lowered her head shyly, like a little quail.

Akaso Kaze looked at Katsuragi Sachiko and smiled.

"It’s nothing, just a small favor. Saving people was because of the commission, and punishing evil was for justice."

"By the way, do you two have a place to stay?"

The mother and daughter looked at each other and shook their heads.

The girl was still in school, so where would they have a place to stay?

As for Tsujimura Kimie, she had basically left with nothing.

Akaso Kaze handed over a business card.

"This is Mrs. Yoshida; she manages a high-end residential building. You can stay there for now."

"How could we impose like that," the mother and daughter declined with blushing faces.

"There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. As it happens, I have a job here regarding a pharmaceutical research institute; I wonder if Miss Sachiko is interested."

"Yes, of course I am!" The girl’s eyes lit up instantly.

Akaso Kaze’s mouth curled slightly.

The high-end residence that had just been vacated finally welcomed its second household.

Another mother and daughter...