Chapter 747: You underestimate my power too much

"The problem lies in the murder weapon used to kill Kashimura."

Akaso Kaze's gaze swept over the gloomy Schindler.

"The entrance to this Beika City Hall is equipped with a metal detector. If you want to prepare a murder weapon, it could only have been placed in the venue before the press conference."

"The only thing at the scene that meets this condition is the short sword held by the bronze statue in the party venue."

"Chairman Schindler," Akaso Kaze emphasized, "I heard that is your collection, and you specially brought it to the venue this time, right?"

"What do you mean?" Schindler frowned, "Are you trying to say I prepared the murder weapon in advance? Are you kidding? There were so many people at the venue at the time; perhaps the murderer just acted on impulse."

"It couldn't have been an impulse," Akaso Kaze interrupted him.

"To avoid being discovered, the murderer specifically chose to pull out the short sword when the lights went out, and put it back during the second blackout after the crime. An ordinary person wouldn't be able to plan the blackout time in advance."

Schindler continued to argue dismissively: "Hmph, perhaps commercial spies found out about it from the beginning."

Akaso Kaze laughed lightly: "Officer Shiratori has already had forensics test that short sword. There are Kashimura's bloodstains on it, and your fingerprints were also found on the hilt, Chairman Schindler."

"That's natural, because it's my property."

"In fact, between the two blackouts, a boy happened to touch the short sword that was placed on the bronze statue at the time, and the whole process was captured by surveillance."

Akaso Kaze smiled, staring at Schindler.

"Now this short sword has neither the murderer's fingerprints nor the boy's fingerprints. Don't you think that's strange?"

"Lord Akaso!" Shiratori Ninzaburo ran over from outside, panting, holding a broken fake sword sealed in an evidence bag.

"We found it! We found a short sword made of cardboard boxes and aluminum foil in the basement's trash collection area, and it has the fingerprints of both that child and Chairman Schindler!"

Schindler's face changed drastically when he saw the fake sword.

Akaso Kaze said with a smile, "That's it, Mr. Schindler. Because you swapped the short sword for a fake one halfway through, this situation occurred. In other words, the only possible culprit is you."

"Nonsense, I have no motive to kill Kashimura at all!" Schindler gritted his teeth and looked at Megure, "Who the hell is this guy? I want to protest to your government!"

"Is there really no motive?"

Akaso Kaze walked to the console. On the screen, the boys had already transferred to a moving train.

The only people left were Conan, Sonoko, and the red-clothed boy named Moroboshi Hideki.

"That short sword on the bronze statue, if I'm not mistaken, should be the one used by Jack the Ripper a hundred years ago, right? I heard it's a traditional historical item passed down through the Schindler family for generations."

Akaso Kaze said calmly.

Schindler fell silent.

"The DNA tracking system, that's what was destroyed in Kashimura's computer,"

Akaso Kaze said in a deep voice, "The short sword tested positive for DNA matching Hani Chalster and your DNA. You are a descendant of Hani Chalster—to be precise, a descendant of her son, Jack the Ripper."

"You were afraid of this being known by outsiders, afraid of them knowing that the famous IT tycoon is actually a descendant of the murderer Jack the Ripper from a hundred years ago. This is your motive for murder."

Schindler grabbed his face in pain: "I am terrified of this terrible blood left in my body. It's all its fault that I became what I am now!"

"So what if you're a descendant of a murderer?" Akaso Kaze said coldly.

"The one who actually committed the murder is you yourself. Two years ago you forced Hiroki to his death, and now you cruelly killed Kashimura. These have nothing to do with any bloodline; it's entirely because you lost to yourself!"

Shiratori walked up to Schindler, who had lowered his head: "Thomas Schindler, I arrest you on suspicion of murdering Kashimura Tadaki!"

No longer caring about the criminal, Akaso Kaze gathered his gaze and turned to the game screen.

On the speeding train, Jack the Ripper had appeared, standing on the roof of the train holding a short sword of the same style as the murder weapon.

Beside his feet, Sonoko was tied up tightly, and one end of the rope was wrapped directly around Jack the Ripper.

Kudo Yusaku turned to Akaso Kaze and asked: "Akaso-san, can't the players clear the level even if they find out the true identity of Jack the Ripper?"

Akaso Kaze shook his head.

"It seems they must survive to clear the level. The current scene is the last train departing from Charing Cross Station. It was the most dangerous final climax originally planned. Although it was partially changed by Noah's Ark, the conditions for clearing the level should remain the same."

That brat probably wants to play the game properly at the end.

Being so playful, it seems my plan is feasible.

A smile appeared on the corner of Akaso Kaze's mouth.

"In other words, are they still in danger now?" Kudo Yusaku frowned tightly.

"Don't worry, the other four games have been cleared, and the criminal in reality has been caught. Conan and the others will be fine."

Hearing Akaso Kaze's words, Kudo Yusaku breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good." He stared at the game screen and said.

"The train will inevitably crash into the station in the end. The only way to be saved is to use the red wine in the last carriage of the train as a buffer. I hope Conan can think of it..."

Akaso Kaze turned and left.

With me here, do they still need to escape like that?

You underestimate the power of Tokyo's strongest Onmyoji too much.

Thanks to metempsychosis and **.. for the monthly tickets. ===== CHAPTER 749 =====