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

Chapter 187 First Time All Members Imprisoned

Chapter 187 First Time All Members Imprisoned

Chihiro Kojima paused for a moment, seemingly surprised by the detective's question, but nodded repeatedly: "That's right, because we made an appointment, but no one answered when we rang the doorbell."

In fact, her response was somewhat an attempt to whitewash her mother, whose personality can be described as terrible.

Normally, this husband, who watched his daughter go to jail and then used that to prove how prescient he was, while mocking his daughter for being blind and unruly, would have already opened his venomous mouth and started spewing insults.

Unlike now, there's been no movement at all.

Chihiro initially thought this was another of Ikuko Kojima's tricks to get her, but since she needed this woman who was nominally her mother's help, she had no choice.

She desperately needed money, and this woman, who was related to her by blood in some way, could be described as extremely wealthy.

But unexpectedly, she died here, before Chihiro Kojima met her today.

To be honest, her first reaction was that this old geezer was finally dead, and as the first in line to inherit the estate, she would definitely get a large sum of money.

But she immediately realized that this was on the condition that he wasn't identified as the real culprit by the police. Otherwise, if the couple switched identities and no one was there to help them, things would really be bad.

Unfortunately, the security personnel, because of that damnably sensitive security system that was as sensitive as a virgin, came to check on the situation and were almost forced to open the door.

Chihiro Kojima had heard of the legend of this famous detective, and his reputation, built up in just a few months, was not something that could be achieved through mere hype.

A foolish policeman probably can't work with a master detective. Those bizarre and incompetent cases that give people a headache at first glance are not something that some good-for-nothing could come up with.

Therefore, Chihiro Kojima could only place her hopes on Hiko Akutagawa.

Akutagawa nodded to Inspector Megure, receiving an "OK" sign. The videotape continued playing, and at exactly nine o'clock, when "Ikuko Kojima" appeared, he waved again to stop it.

"Inspector Megure, have you contacted these two security personnel?"

As a reliable veteran police officer, Inspector Megure naturally notified the two employees to come over, just in case they had any details that could help them solve the case.

Faced with two employees who seemed to be meeting their idols, Akutagawa asked bluntly, "Was there anything strange at the time, especially the lipstick or contact lenses?"

To be honest, the image quality of this surveillance camera is rather poor. It's hard to tell whether someone is wearing contact lenses or even the color of their lipstick, let alone whether they are wearing contact lenses.

Suppressing his excitement, the darker-skinned employee quickly said, "We didn't notice any contact lenses; we thought she probably wasn't wearing any. But I do remember she was wearing purple lipstick—."

As for the lipstick shade, let's not make things difficult for these two security guards who know absolutely nothing about it.

The fairer-skinned employee glanced at the fidgeting Chihiro Kojima, then suddenly tapped her palm: "That's right, it's that color of lipstick!"

Instead of rushing to expose Kojima Chihiro, Akutagawa Hiko had Inspector Megure press the fast-forward button again, and at 9:20, Yoshioka Juro also came to visit Kojima Ikuko.

"Mr. Yoshioka, why did you call the police outside? There's a phone in this house."

Faced with Akutagawa Hiko's emotionless question, Yoshioka Juro broke out in a cold sweat. He looked so young—

Juro Yoshioka waved his hand: "Because I don't want to be with corpses, my phone is in the car—"

Akutagawa interrupted his excuse: "But you stayed at the crime scene for a full ten minutes, probably to look for something you brought out."

Following the direction Akutagawa Hiko pointed, Yoshioka, whose hands were empty when he went in, now had a yellow file folder in his hands.

This file contains a report from a detective agency, which contains evidence related to Juro Yoshioka's embezzlement of public funds.

Yoshioka Ju slumped onto the sofa, propping his head up with his hands: "If the government finds out about this, my life is completely over—"

Kogoro Mouri then shifted his focus to Juro Yoshioka, who had suddenly become a prime suspect: "So, because of this incident, you had a falling out, and you strangled her to death, didn't you?!"

Juro Yoshioka quickly stood up. The charge of embezzlement was already enough to get him into serious trouble; if he were to be accused of murder as well, he would never be able to get out of prison again.

"That's not how it is. By the time I got here, the president was already dead. If the police find that report, they'll definitely suspect me first, so—"

Kogoro Mouri turned his head away and snorted, "Who would believe your nonsense now—"

Akutagawa stroked his chin. Upon closer inspection, the case was quite interesting; the deceased President Kojima had certainly made countless enemies.

Why are two innocent people so worried that the police will arrest them as suspects? It's because they have a strong motive to kill Ikuko Kojima, who is already bedridden.

It could even be said that, regardless of their outward expressions, both of them probably secretly rejoiced at Kojima Ikuko's death.

Looking at the flustered Juro Yoshioka, Chihiro Kojima felt a strange sense of empathy for him. They not only shared a grudge against Ikuko Kojima, but also worried about being suspected, and were both wrongly accused by the bumbling detective.

Chihiro Kojima, who knows that the murderer is Takeo Izumi, is naturally aware that Juro Yoshioka is innocent, but she is not about to risk being dragged into the mess by explaining for him.

Who told him to say before that she was the one who killed Ikuko Kojima?

She didn't care at all whether the real culprit went to jail, as long as she didn't go to jail herself.

Akutagawa Hiko said, "Mr. Yoshioka is definitely not the murderer. Let's go check the body first."

Before leaving, Akutagawa Hiko glanced at the three of them.

One of them killed his parents in a fit of rage because Ikuko Kojima dragged them into the mess, so he's definitely going to jail. The other one disturbed the murder scene without permission and even impersonated the victim to mislead the public, so he'll probably be going to jail too.

Another one involved embezzling public funds, destroying evidence at the scene, and taking away the report.

Now, although there was only one murderer, all three of them will probably have to go to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The performance record of responding to one call is equivalent to encountering three murder cases. The ordinary police officers working with Inspector Megure are truly fortunate.

Although Tokyo is a place where there is no shortage of business opportunities.

Ikuko Kojima's body was still lying motionless in the living room. The autopsy team that Inspector Megure brought this time was obviously not very professional; even the face mask was still on her face.