Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 292 Scarlet Chapter (Part 4)

Late at night, in Kudo's house, Kudo Yusaku, wearing a mask and disguised as Okiya Subaru, was watching the Oscars.

Just then, the doorbell rang and he picked up the phone: "Hello, how are you?"

"Hello, this is the delivery person."

However, when he opened the door, it was Amuro Toru who appeared: "Good evening, nice to meet you. My name is Amuro Toru. But to be honest, this is probably not the first time we have met."

"I want to talk to you. Is it convenient for me to come in?"

"Okay, if you're alone, I'm sorry, but could you please ask your companions waiting outside not to come in? I don't think I have enough teacups at home."

"Please don't worry about that, because they like to wait for me outside. However, it depends on how you answer."

Outside the Kudo residence were public security personnel brought by Amuro Toru, and the crows perched on the treetops were watching everything quietly.

[Mechanic: We can see the outside, but we can't install a camera inside the Kudo residence.]

[Prisoner: Indeed, those who come and go inside are all experts in counter-reconnaissance. Any eavesdropping devices or cameras would be discovered immediately.]

[Fire Investigator: So how are we going to watch the show? Should I light a fire?]

[Puppeteer: Stop your dangerous thoughts.]

[Dream Witch: How difficult is that? Hastur will solve the problem.]

[Lord in Yellow: ...]

[Sculptor: Huh? This perspective?]

[Composer: Is it a voyeur?]

[Forward: Those twisting pig intestines are too conspicuous, so it shouldn't be.]

[Magician: It's rare that you're clever.]

[Forward: Humph, I'm not really stupid.]

[Adventurer: Okay, okay, you’re not stupid.]

[Mercenary: So it's mycelium? So magical?]

[Professor: This is not a power that technology can achieve.]

[Priest: It might be hard for Conan to accept, but it's perfectly normal for us.]

[Prophet: Speaking of mycelium, besides the Abyss Seven series costumes, your "Red Man" also has that kind of temperament.]

[Novelist: I have a plan.]

[Explorer: Put away your... Wait, I sense you're about to do something big, so be specific.]

[Entomologist: Have you two developed this kind of tacit understanding? Whenever the other person wants to cause trouble, you can telepathically communicate?]

[Surveyor: Frederick should be well aware of this.]

[Composer: Just look at Orpheus. As soon as he raises his hand, I know he's going to do something bad.]

[Novelist: Can't I just be thinking of something good?]

[Deer Head: Master, with your character, I really can't imagine what good you can do.]

[Novelist: Humph!]

[Reporter: Okay, okay, we can watch the show in peace now.]

Kudo Yusaku calmly brought Amuro Toru into the house. The award ceremony was still playing on TV, and Amuro Toru keenly noticed that there were many eavesdropping devices and hidden cameras in the room.

Of course, those in the open were installed by Conan, and no one noticed the mycelium and spores in the dark.

After a while, Kudo Yusaku came over with tea set, and Amuro Toru asked: "Do you like reasoning games?"

"Yeah, I like it."

"Well, let's start with that story. But, it was just a trick to replace the body."

Toru Amuro seemed to be certain that the person in front of him was Shuichi Akai in disguise, and he spoke his reasoning with confidence.

"A man was shot in the head on Kurehayama Road and burned along with his car. Fingerprints collected from the man's right hand, which barely escaped the burns, were compared with fingerprints collected from a cell phone belonging to a teenager who claimed the man had been in his possession. The matching results confirmed the deceased man's identity."

"But it's very strange. The fingerprint left on the phone is from the right hand, but the man is left-handed. Isn't that strange?"

Kudo Yusaku explained: "Maybe when he was holding the phone, his left hand was holding something else so it was inconvenient."

"Or rather, he had to use his right hand."

"Then why?"

"Because the phone had been picked up by another man before that man, and that man's dominant hand was his right hand."

Amuro Toru took a sip of tea and said, "However, the plan at that time was to have the three men and a doctor and patient couple each pick up the phone."

[Sculptor: So he investigated the identities of Ada and Emil and really believed they were a couple?]

[Blind Girl: After all, it was the Godwins who registered the banquet.]

[Patient: Ada, we are a couple~]

[Psychologist: Emil~]

[Apostle: Speaking of which, it seems you two have never held a proper wedding at the manor?]

[Jack: But couple costumes are released in sets.]

[Explorer: I still remember the last selection of the best performing artist.]

[Doctor: Yes, Juliet needs her Romeo, right?]

[Cheerleader: Wow, so every time they get a costume, they get a "wedding dress"?]

[Professor: That doesn’t seem to be a problem.]

[Composer: Honestly, Amuro Toru is really confident in his reasoning.]

[Air Force: Smart people like this usually have complete faith in information they've found through gradual reasoning or careful research.]

[Entomologist: His guess was indeed correct, but it's a pity that Conan hired outside help to improve his script.]

"Now, I want to ask a question. The first person to pick up the teenager's phone was the man with oily skin, then the man with a neck brace, and finally the elderly man with a pacemaker."

"As for the couple, they didn't touch the phone. However, only one of the three people left a fingerprint. Whose fingerprint do you think it was?"

Kudo Yusaku replied, "It should be the man with the protective gear around his neck. The first man with oily skin probably wiped his phone after handling it. The third elderly man wouldn't touch his phone to prevent electromagnetic interference with his pacemaker. Since the doctor-patient couple claim to be a couple, they're probably undergoing some kind of special psychotherapy."

"Yes."

"Then the man you mentioned at the beginning also touched that phone, so his fingerprints should have been left there as well."

"What if someone tampered with the fingerprints to prevent them from leaving any traces? It's very likely that the man anticipated this and applied a protective film to his fingertips beforehand."

On the other side, Judy and Cameron were driving to Kurehayama Road. As Judy was standing with Shuichi Akai at the time, she naturally saw the scene where Shuichi Akai did not hold the coffee can firmly, and she also thought of this.

"Also, he should have applied a protective film like glue on both hands. If that's the case, even if he touches the phone, fingerprints won't be left. That's why Shuichi accidentally dropped the coffee can that time."

Cameron was very surprised: "So, the fingerprint collected from that phone is..."

Judy nodded affirmatively: "Yes, that's not Shuichi's, but the fingerprint of Kusuda Rikumichi who took the phone before him."