Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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As for asking him to kill Jiang Chengbei to silence him, wasn't it because Jiang Chengbei didn't give him the chance?

If Jiang Chengbei could also kill him with a knife like Yabuchi Machiko, giving him an excuse to kill in self-defense, he wouldn't mind killing Jiang Chengbei in one move.

But Jiang Chengbei didn't give him an excuse to kill in self-defense, so how could he do it?

The principle of self-defense killing is to kill in one strike, and the action must be clean and swift. If you slash the person several times and kill them, it is easy to exceed the scope of self-defense and be judged as excessive self-defense, or even manslaughter.

Seeing that the old man was still not interested in killing him and hadn't even used his knife, Jiang Chengbei knew that he had wasted his time. So he stopped pretending. Since the old man wouldn't give him the killing tokens, he would just have to beat him up to vent his anger.

So Jiang Chengbei stopped dodging and started to fight back, taking out his baton and hitting the old Brazilian man who had been trying to knock him unconscious with several blows.

Seeing that the old Brazilian man, whom he had hit several times, still didn't seem to want to kill him to silence him, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to make a phone call to report that someone had been murdered.

Jiang Chengbei and the old man from Brazil were fighting back and forth in the courtyard. After making a commotion, the people who were originally in the house heard it and rushed out. They saw Yabuuchi Yoshifusa fighting fiercely with a man in black wearing a cloak.

"who are you?"

Upon seeing strangers in the yard, the Mori father and daughter, who were skilled in martial arts, immediately came to help.

Seeing that the Mori father and daughter had come to help Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, and that the three of them were attacking him together, Jiang Chengbei quickly shouted for them to stop.

"Little new?"

"Shinichi?"

"You brat!"

"Damn it! What are you doing here?"

When Jiang Chengbei pulled down his cloak and hood, revealing his generic face, Yukiko, the Mori father and daughter, and Conan all exclaimed in surprise, each expressing their own unique sentiments.

"Ah~~~"

As soon as they recognized the cloaked man in black as "Shinichi Kudo," the people who came out quickly noticed a bloody corpse lying next to the well, and one after another they started shouting.

"Ah...it was Second Aunt who died? Second Aunt..."

"Did you kill our second mother?"

After seeing the deceased clearly, there was another chaotic shouting. Then, the Yabuuchi family members subconsciously placed their suspicions on the stranger who had just appeared, Jiang Chengbei, who was dressed strangely and had transformed into Shinichi Kudo.

"No, I saw this old man carrying a corpse out, about to throw it into the well. I think he's the murderer."

"And I've already called the police; they'll be here soon."

When Conan heard his brother say that he had seen the murderer dump the body, he felt a sense of familiarity. He then involuntarily turned around and looked back. He had just entered a state of deep sadness again, and became absent-minded, always daydreaming, with a blank and silly expression, walking at the back of Jiang Chengbei.

Wasn't it always Jiang Chengbei who acted as a witness and caught the murderer on the spot?

Why is it my own brother's turn now?

Oh no! Mom just called him Shin-chan. Does that mean my mom is going to be kidnapped by this murderous psychopath?

Sure enough, Yukiko was standing next to "Shinichi Kudo" and they were whispering to each other. Conan sensed something was wrong and quickly ran over to eavesdrop.

Hearing Yukiko and the fake Shinichi Kudo talking to each other in a mother-son tone, Conan was completely taken aback.

"mom……"

Duang~~~

In a moment of desperation, Conan blurted out "Mom" again, only to be met with Yukiko's righteous iron fist.

Anyway, with Jiang Chengbei, her good son, right in front of her, Yukiko wouldn't believe anything Conan, her real son, said!

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Shortly after, rookie detective Misao Yamamura from Gunma Prefecture arrived at the scene with a large group of uniformed officers.

This case is very simple. With Jiang Chengbei as an eyewitness, the murderer, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, is definitely not going to escape.

Next, camellias were found on the body of the deceased, Machiko; a cassette tape recording of the banquet was found on a nearby woodpile; and the car that Machiko had driven back and hidden was found in the nearby woods.

In particular, once the evidence was found that the murder weapon only had Machiko's fingerprints as if she had casually gripped the knife, and that the raincoat she had prepared in advance was also a woman's, which the short and fat Yabuuchi Yoshifusa could not fit into, it was impossible to hide the fact that Machiko intended to strike first.

Whether Yabunouchi Yoshifusa had the intention to kill Machiko is anyone's guess, but judging from his swift and decisive act of killing Machiko with a single stab, it's quite possible that he could be acquitted if he could find a good lawyer and commit murder in self-defense.

Remembering that the old man wouldn't even give him a single kill coin, the stingy Jiang Chengbei decided not to help him cover up the matter anymore. When the police were about to take him back to the police station, Jiang Chengbei pulled out a stack of letters he had found in a hidden compartment of the warehouse and told everyone a shocking secret.

When Conan heard that the Yabuuchi Yoshifusa he had verified and confirmed was a fake, his mouth dropped open in shock.

From Jiang Chengbei's words, everyone learned that the real Yabuuchi Yoshifusa had passed away half a year ago, and the old man who was now committing murder in self-defense was Tanaka Nishikatsu, a friend who ran a farm with Yabuuchi Yoshifusa in Brazil, and was a fake.

The reason why his handwriting was exactly the same as the handwriting on the correspondence was because Yabuchi Yoshifusa, who went to Brazil to run a farm, lost his arm in a tornado, so the letters he sent back to Japan were always written by Tanaka Seikatsu.

In addition, Tanaka Seiksen's foot was also injured in that tornado, leaving scars, which are clearly mentioned in their correspondence.

The Japanese-Brazilian mixed-race child he brought was actually the son of Yoshifusa Yabuuchi, who was the cousin of the four surviving members of the Yabuuchi family.

The deceased landowner, Mr. Yabuuchi, did indeed intend to give a portion of his property to his nephew, but before they could even depart from Brazil, they received a threatening letter.

In order to protect Carlos, who does not understand Japanese, Tanaka Seikatsu can only impersonate Yabuuchi Yoshifusa to draw the killer's attention to himself, thereby protecting the true heir Carlos.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's account, the members of the Yabuchi family cast malicious glances at Carlos. What they were thinking was known only to themselves.

After hearing Jiang Chengbei reveal the truth, the usually quiet old man Tanaka finally spoke:

"You're even more amazing than the famous detective Kogoro Mouri. There's something I haven't told everyone: I received two threatening letters, sent from different people."

We've found one person who wants to take action, but we haven't found the other yet. I need your help to find him and protect Carlos before the will is announced. Please!

"Mr. Tanaka, you're too kind. I've retired from detective work since I was defeated by Conan a few times before. I'm no longer a detective."

The reason I was able to discover so much inside information today is because I was lucky enough to find the letters you were exchanging.

In short, my actual reasoning skills are absolutely inferior to Conan's, who didn't recognize you as an imposter. As for your request for me to find another threatening person, I am powerless to do so.

Aside from my poor reasoning skills, I have important business to attend to tonight, so I'll be leaving now.

Seeing her good son about to leave, Yukiko quickly grabbed his ear to stop him from leaving.

Seeing Yukiko reach out and grab his ruthless brother's ear, Conan was terrified, cold sweat soaking his back.

If this murderous monster is angered, wouldn't his mother be doomed?

So he immediately rushed up to stop her, and then got hit by Yukiko's hammer again.

"Xiaoxin, what do you mean? You actually admit that your reasoning ability is not as good as this mistress's son? What do you mean by that?"

"I haven't even admitted that I'm inferior to his vixen mother, so how can you admit that you're inferior to this brat?"

Hearing Yukiko scold the fake Shinichi Kudo, Conan was genuinely frightened. He was afraid that his brother would get angry and kill her in a fit of rage!

"Mom...Auntie, please stop talking. I'm really not as good as him. Please let go!"

This is a superhuman with superpowers who killed so many people, whom the police have never been able to find, and who can come and go freely in the Metropolitan Police Department, arrogantly smashing down several walls and hanging him on the roof of the Metropolitan Police Department building!

After hearing what Yukiko said to him, Conan almost fainted from fright.

Seeing Yukiko's anger and resentment, and Conan's frightened appearance, Jiang Chengbei found it amusing. He then told Yukiko about his experiences, how he understood the importance of concealing one's abilities, and subtly reminded Conan that his mother was a high-ranking terrorist.

After coaxing Yukiko and making her understand that Conan's mother was not to be trifled with, Jiang Chengbei's true form could finally pretend to leave.

Originally, Yamamura Misao wanted to stop the fake Shinichi Kudo from going back to the police station with him to make a statement, but after Jiang Chengbei took out a police notebook from his pocket and threw it to Yamamura Misao, Yamamura Misao dared not say anything.

Although Yamamura Misao's current police rank is higher than that of the fake Kudo Shinichi, one is an ordinary criminal investigator and the other is a public security police officer. As a rookie, he doesn't have the confidence to take on the challenge head-on.

Chapter 190 The end of the trip

Conan was very curious about what the fake Shinichi Kudo had secretly shown the rookie detective before leaving, which made the rookie detective look so respectful and deferential.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried to find out, the rookie detective Yamamura Misao, who used to be so loose-lipped, had completely changed and was now very tight-lipped, so Conan couldn't find out anything.

The scoundrel detective who exposed Carlos's identity and then left without a second thought left only a nameless elementary school detective who hadn't even figured out his own true identity, and Kogoro Mouri, who was even worse than an elementary school detective.

Adding to the problem, the police team was led by a rookie detective who knew nothing and was terrified by the corpse. The arrested fake Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, who was actually Tanaka Nishikatsu, a friend of the real Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, was in a panic.

Tanaka Sekisen, who knows Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, repeatedly insists on staying to protect Carlos, a young man whose identity has been exposed.

However, no matter how much he pleaded, Yamamura Misao refused and insisted that he go to the police station to give a statement.

Although he claimed it was a self-defense killing, and the existing evidence also proves it was a self-defense killing, he was still the one who killed the person. Until the police make a final determination on this matter, he, the one who killed the person, must stay in the police station and cannot run around.

Especially with the assurance of the somewhat famous detective Kogoro Mouri, Yamamura Misao forcefully ordered his subordinates to bring Tanaka Nishikatsu back to the police station.

Although Yamamura Misao was not good at interpersonal relationships, he still took the matter of receiving two threatening letters and two groups of people who had previously wanted to kill Yabuuchi Yoshifusa and now wanted to kill Carlos, preventing them from taking a share of the inheritance very seriously.

So once Tanaka Sekisen was taken away, he stayed behind to investigate who the second person was who wanted to kill someone and seize the inheritance.

In Yamamura Misao's mind, there are currently four suspects in the Yabuuchi family. Finding a potential murderer among them would be a simple matter. With Inspector Yamamura's help, finding the person who sent the threatening letter would be a piece of cake.

Choosing one out of four is too easy.

The result was a flurry of activity that amounted to nothing, but the outcome was utterly incompetent. Not only did Yamamura Misao fail to identify the other suspect among the four, but he also completely exposed his true colors – he was utterly clueless, a complete bumbling cop, even worse than Kogoro Mouri.

While Yamamura Misao was searching for the second person who sent the threatening letter, Kogoro Mouri, Yukiko, and Conan were also busy searching and joined in.

Conan excels at classic three-choice scenarios, but this is an unclassic four-choice scenario. In addition, the case hasn't happened yet, and everyone's motives are the same: they just don't want others to get a share of the inheritance, so they can get a larger share. Therefore, Conan has once again stumbled, and he still hasn't found out who wrote the threatening letter.

As for Kogoro Mouri and Yukiko, these two are both incompetent and playful, just like Misao Yamamura, so there's no need to consider them.

They stayed up all night, only to find nothing. Xiao Lan was convinced that their reasoning skills were excellent, but that they hadn't performed well tonight. Everyone else thought they were no good, just trying to gain fame and reputation more than they were capable.

After a busy night, although they hadn't found the second person who sent the threatening letter, it was already dawn, and the time to announce the will was not far off. As long as they could get through this period and let Carlos get through the next few hours safely, they were confident that the four-man team of Yamamura Misao, Kogoro Mouri, Yukiko, and Conan who were protecting Carlos would be able to help him.

Looking at the four people who had been most proactive in protecting Carlos, who hadn't slept all night, yawning constantly, with heavy dark circles under their eyes, and whose heads were about to give out, and the other four members of the Yabuchi family watching coldly, their gazes gloomy when others couldn't see clearly.

The four of them were much better off than the four guardians. They didn't need to investigate who the second sender was, nor did they need to protect Carlos. So, like Jiang Chengbei, they still managed to get some sleep last night, which was much better than Conan and his group.

Amidst the yawning of Conan and his friends, the notary public who was supposed to write the will for the Yabuchi family finally arrived with a recording of the will.

Seeing that the lawyer had arrived and the will was about to be announced, and that nothing had happened since last night and no one had tried to kill Carlos, Conan and his friends breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, they originally expected the inheritance to be divided equally among the five people, but after learning that there would be one more person to share it, they became resentful and wanted to kill him.

But with Yabuchi Machiko dead, the inheritance is now divided equally among the five people. As expected, she will receive one-fifth of the inheritance, so it's understandable that the second person won't come out to kill someone.

Therefore, Conan and his friends felt relieved, thinking that the second person who sent the threatening letter should have given up on his previous idea and wouldn't cause trouble.

Moreover, there are police officers and detectives here. From last night until now, the four of them have been protecting the area very well, without leaving any loopholes. The murderer should not be able to find an opportunity to strike.

So, feeling smug about their thorough protection, the four bodyguards gathered in the living room with everyone else, determined to keep watch until the very end and perfectly resolve today's situation.

The will was recorded on a tape, so there was a tape recorder on the table, and the reporter and the five parties involved sat around the long table.

After the lawyer finished his opening remarks and was about to start playing the old man's will, Jiang Chengbei reached out and patted Carlos, who was sitting in the guest seat, and gestured for him to stand up.