Hearing the System's words, Heiji paused, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently. Not letting me solve the case myself?
This System is setting me up again.
"Officer Kamijo, I admit I'm a suspect, but it seems I'm not the only one, right? Shouldn't you find the other suspect and question him first?"
Although he was considered a suspect, Heiji did not show any panic; his expression remained completely calm.
This demeanor made Officer Kamijo frown involuntarily. In his opinion, only those who frequently encountered such situations would possess this kind of presence.
"I don't need you to tell me how to do my job. Bring Nachi Shingo here immediately."
"Yes, sir." An officer left quickly.
Soon, that officer returned, leading Shingo Nachi.
[What's going on? That was too fast.]
Conan frowned. "Nachi-niichan, weren't you at the hotel? It takes at least an hour to get here from the hotel. How did the police officer bring you here in just a few minutes? Can you fly?"
"Uh, I just happened to be coming back."
Shingo Nachi waved his hand evasively.
Hearing Conan's innocent question, Officer Kamijo frowned. "Nachi-san, where were you between 10:00 and 10:30?"
"I was at the hotel, of course," Shingo Nachi said casually.
"Huh? It's only 10:45 right now. Nachi-niichan, you said you were still at the hotel at 10:30. Since it takes an hour to get here from the hotel... Nachi-niichan, you really can fly!"
Hearing Conan's words, Shingo Nachi's expression changed, and a look of panic appeared in his eyes.
"Nachi-san, you'd better explain yourself."
Officer Kamijo walked toward Shingo Nachi, looking serious.
"I... I was..."
Shingo Nachi looked somewhat flustered.
"Officer Kamijo, these photos were found in the victim's room."
An officer ran over holding a stack of photos.
Officer Kamijo took the photos, his expression darkening instantly. The look in his eyes when he turned to Shingo Nachi changed completely. "Nachi Shingo, what is the meaning of these photos?"
In the photos, Shingo Nachi looked very intimate with a woman, walking out of a hotel arm in arm.
There were easily a dozen such photos.
"That woman... I feel like I've seen her somewhere."
Kogoro Mouri frowned, trying to recall.
"No way, that woman is an idol... and isn't she already married?" Ran looked surprised.
"What? You bastard, you hooked up with a married woman?"
Kogoro Mouri shouted angrily.
Heiji was speechless. "Mouri-san, this matter doesn't really concern you, does it? You'd better hurry up and find evidence to clear my name."
"Hmph, I don't need you to remind me. As long as you didn't kill anyone, with me, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri here, I will definitely find the truth."
"Kogoro Mouri? You are that famous detective with the great reputation?"
Officer Kamijo's eyes lit up, looking at Kogoro Mouri in surprise.
"Ahem." Kogoro Mouri adjusted his tie. "That's not bad. The famous detective with the great reputation, Kogoro Mouri, is indeed me."
"It really is you! With Mouri-san here, the murderer definitely won't be able to escape. May I ask, does Mouri-san already know who the murderer is?"
Officer Kamijo looked at Kogoro Mouri expectantly.
"This... no clues yet."
The others were instantly speechless.
[Heh, Uncle, can you do it or not?]
Conan chuckled, then rubbed his chin in thought. The murder happened between 10:00 and 10:30. Director Tondabayashi was drinking with Uncle. When Ran and I went out, we saw Anzai-san, and then we met Mamegaki-san. So, the suspects are indeed Hattori, Yoko-neechan, Nachi-san, and...
He looked up at a person standing not far away.
"Shimazaki-niichan, I remember that between 10:00 and 10:30, you went out too, right?"
Yuji Shimazaki paused, then nodded. "I went out to buy cigarettes."
"Buy cigarettes?" Officer Kamijo looked at Yuji Shimazaki. "May I ask how long you spent buying cigarettes?"
"About half an hour."
"You're lying! Going from the hotel to the supermarket and back doesn't take half an hour at all—it takes ten minutes tops. What were you doing in the twenty minutes in between?"
Kogoro Mouri pointed excitedly at Yuji Shimazaki.
"No need to explain. In those twenty minutes, you called Morio Anzai here, and then took advantage of him being unprepared to kill him. And the motive for the murder is that Morio Anzai mocked your fiancée, Taeko Mamegaki, today. You held a grudge, so you killed him!"
Heiji stood quietly to the side. Not having to solve the case myself, and being able to eliminate my Sin Value... thinking about it carefully, the System doesn't seem to be screwing me over too much.
Yuji Shimazaki didn't speak; he just lowered his head and stammered.
Officer Kamijo looked at Yuji Shimazaki suspiciously.
"If he killed him just because of some mockery, that motive is a bit too weak. Speaking of motives, I think Nachi-san's motive is much stronger."
Heiji spoke up suddenly.
"Warning: Host cannot intervene in this incident, otherwise the mission will fail."
The System's cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind.
Heiji paused, instantly speechless.
"Sir, if we are speaking of motives for murder, your motive is clearer. A motive born from a substantial conflict is more likely to lead to fatal consequences." Officer Kamijo looked at Heiji coldly.
"Heiji, you brat, this time you are a suspect. You cannot intervene in this incident." Kogoro Mouri glared at Heiji.
Heiji shrugged, indicating his indifference.
"Mouri-san, if Heiji is a suspect, then I should be a suspect too. Because I was indeed with him the whole time." Yoko Okino raised her beautiful eyebrows and spoke seriously.
"This... how could Miss Yoko be a suspect? This must all be a misunderstanding," Kogoro Mouri said with a grin.
"We cannot rule out that possibility." Officer Kamijo looked at Yoko Okino indifferently.
"As it stands, there are three people under major suspicion. The first is Nachi Shingo; you have no alibi and had a deep conflict with the deceased. The second is Yuji Shimazaki; you also have no alibi. The third is you..."
Officer Kamijo suddenly realized he didn't seem to know this person's name yet.
"Heiji Hattori."
Heiji answered calmly.
"The third is Heiji Hattori... Heiji Hattori? You are Heiji Hattori?"
Officer Kamijo's eyes widened, his gaze sharpening as he looked at Heiji.
The people present looked at each other, feeling baffled by Officer Kamijo's sudden reaction.
"Is there a problem?"
"The one who intelligently solved the Tokyo serial bombing case, assisted our police in uncovering the conspiracy of the two grand thieves, Night Baron and Kaitou Kid... that genius high school detective hailed as the 'Heisei Holmes'?"
Officer Kamijo looked at Heiji with shining eyes.
"What's going on?"
Kogoro Mouri looked confused.
"Right now, I am just a murder suspect."
"Impossible! How could Hattori-san be a murderer? Moreover, with Hattori-san's ability, if you wanted to kill someone, how could you possibly leave so many clues for us? That is impossible!"
Officer Kamijo looked excited.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
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