The world of science is unscientific

"Ignore him. He's just asking for trouble. Plus, with Mr. Mori and Conan around, the mortality rate is almost 100%."

Yusuke Suzuki made up the bed and started thinking about what bedtime stories he could tell. Since Ai Haibara had mentioned it, she might ask to hear one tonight, so he had to be prepared. Making up stories on the spot would be too far-fetched.

At that moment, a gunshot rang out and echoed throughout the villa.

So fast?

Yusuke Suzuki hadn't expected the murderer to be so impatient. Couldn't they have waited until late at night to make their move?

Well, that's great, I don't need to think of bedtime stories anymore, since I won't have the chance to tell one anyway.

Was that a gunshot?

Ai Haibara, who was about to take a shower, turned around in surprise.

"Hmm, shall we go take a look over there in the valley?"

Ai Haibara thought for a moment and then nodded.

As soon as he stepped out, Suzuki Yusuke went straight to Sunaoka Kazuyoshi's room. He had overheard Tanikawa Noe talking to Sunaoka Kazuyoshi when they returned earlier.

Two minutes later, everyone gathered outside Sunaoka and Yoshi's room.

Kogoro Mouri took the spare key from the boss and opened the door.

Kazuyoshi Sunaoka was lying on the ground, no longer breathing, with a shocking bullet hole in his forehead.

The police arrived an hour later.

"Mr. Mori, it's been a long time." Inspector Yokomizo greeted Kogoro Mori with a solemn expression.

"This is the scene." Kogoro Mori pointed to Kazuyoshi Sunaoka's room. After glancing at the scene, Inspector Yokomizo gestured for his subordinates to go in first, and then said to the crowd in front of the door, "Please wait for me in the lobby downstairs for a moment. I have something to ask you all later."

"Although he becomes unrestrained when he drinks, no one would hate him so much that they would want to kill him."

Tanikawa Noe sobbed to herself, while Nagatsuka Katsuaki scratched his head in worry, "This is it, I have no choice but to switch jobs."

Even the usually composed Toshiaki Tahara was stunned. "The drama series was just decided to be extended, and then this happened..."

After the police took the group downstairs, Suzuki Yusuke and Mouri Kogoro stayed behind, along with Conan and Haibara Ai.

"Who is this?"

Officer Yokomizo looked at Yusuke Suzuki with a puzzled expression.

"Ah, he is my student, Yusuke Suzuki, who is currently learning reasoning from me."

“I see. But,” Inspector Yokomizo said, pointing at Ai Haibara and Conan, “are these two kids really okay here?”

Ai Haibara went straight out, and Conan was forced to follow. Once he was sure no one was paying attention to him, he immediately slipped back in.

"The murderer must have shot from a relatively long distance. There were no burn marks on the bullet hole in the victim's forehead, and no bullet fragments were left around it."

"The bullet holes on this glass are about the same height as when Mr. Sunaoka stood up."

Inspector Yokomizo walked to the window. "So, Mr. Sunaoka was shot and killed while standing by the window?"

Yusuke Suzuki sensed something and turned around to see Conan. The famous detective immediately gave him a 'shh' gesture and then approached the corpse.

The important clue should be over there. Suzuki Yusuke walked towards Conan. This case is not difficult at all. Just follow Conan.

Chapter 55 can be closed.

Hearing footsteps, Conan turned around.

"What else have you found?" Yusuke Suzuki squatted down in front of the corpse and looked at Conan.

"Besides the glass shards, there are some plant fiber-like things," Conan pointed to the ground. "Yusuke-nii, why are there fibers here?"

"Because the perpetrator didn't commit the crime on the other side of the valley. I don't know if you noticed the bullet wound on his head, but there was very little blood, and there was no explosion at the back of his head. Given the power of the gun, the wound wouldn't be like that."

"So?"

"Ah, we can close the case now."

Suzuki Yusuke stood up, while Conan stood there stunned.

Can... the case be closed?

"You already know who the murderer is?" Conan hurriedly grabbed Suzuki Yusuke's arm. "And the method, the evidence, you've got it all?"

"No, but we can look for it slowly." Suzuki Yusuke felt that the situation was already quite clear.

"Teacher, and Officer Yokomizo, I have something to say."

Yusuke Suzuki spoke directly, "I wonder if Inspector Yokomizo could send one or two people over to the valley. They should be able to find a gun there, but it should have been there a long time ago. The murderer didn't commit the crime there."

"Oh? Where did the murderer commit the crime?"

"Right in this room."

Yusuke Suzuki ignored the surprised expressions on everyone's faces. "Judging from the wounds on the deceased, the damage caused by a gunshot was much greater than this, so the murderer could not have killed him with a gun."

“Since the crime wasn’t committed outside, the murderer must be in this villa. Teacher, I remember that the deceased had a conflict with the other three people who were with him at dinner.”

“That’s right.” Kogoro Mouri nodded.

"Then the only people with a motive are those three, right? And since the incident, none of the three have had a chance to act alone, so the murder weapon is most likely still in the murderer's room, or somewhere near the villa. We can find it if we look."

Officer Yokomizo immediately ordered his men to search for them. He looked at Yusuke Suzuki and said, "Let's gather those three people together now."

"Ah."

"Truly worthy of being Mr. Mori's disciple," Officer Yokomizo remarked before leaving.

"Yusuke, you're still not sure who the murderer is?" Kogoro Mouri said with displeasure. "It's too hasty to do this before you have concrete evidence."

"Really? I'll be more careful next time."

Yusuke Suzuki continued to wander around the house while no one else was there.

The bullet holes in the window were indeed caused by gunfire, that's for sure, but the bullet's impact point can't be found in the room.

Was it blocked by something?

Oh, right, fibers!

Yusuke Suzuki looked around, then his gaze settled on the mattress.

It can stop bullets, and it contains fibers, which perfectly matches the description.

"Teacher, please help me."

Yusuke Suzuki walked to the bedside and, together with Kogoro Mouri, lifted the mattress.

"This is..."

Kogoro Mouri's gaze sharpened.

"Uncle, there are bullet holes in the mattress."

Conan was delighted, but in his heart he was thinking, if that's the case, then the method is clear.

The prisoner sneaked into the room, placed the mattress in front of the window, and during the day, when the hunting grounds were constantly firing, he ran to the opposite valley and aimed at the marks made on the glass before firing.

In this way, the gunshots will go unnoticed, bullet holes will form in the glass, and when the prisoner returns, all that's needed is to restore the room to its original state, put the broken glass in a bag and take it away, and at the same time, the bullets can be recovered.

The only remaining unsolved question is how the killer used the recovered bullet to commit the murder.

Before long, all three were brought to the scene.

At the same time, Inspector Yokomizo returned excitedly with a crossbow. "Mr. Suzuki, we found it! There's blood on the arrow!"

Seeing this, Toshiaki Tahara broke out in a cold sweat.

"It was found in this gentleman's room." Inspector Yokomizo looked at Toshiaki Tahara. "What do you have to say about this?"

"Are you suspecting me of being the murderer?!" Toshiaki Tahara quickly retorted. "It's also possible that the murderer is trying to frame me!"

"Let's leave that aside for now," Yusuke Suzuki told Inspector Yokomizo about their discovery. "Let's wait and see. They should have found the gun over in the valley too."

"Officer, the bullet removed from the victim's skull has been tampered with!"

The forensic team arrived with a bag of evidence. "The bullet's tip was sharpened, and the tail was drilled, with spiral patterns."

Upon seeing this, Officer Yokomizo immediately turned his attention to the arrows on the crossbow, the tips of which were also spiral-shaped.

"Now we can confirm that the murder weapon is this crossbow."

“Then let’s establish alibis, starting with Mr. Tahara.” Inspector Yokomizo considered for a moment and chose to let Toshiaki Tahara speak first.

“There’s no need, officer,” Yusuke Suzuki laughed. “The criminal went to all that trouble to find an alibi. Now we just need to find direct evidence, but I don’t have any ideas yet.”

"Hey, Yusuke-nii, this mark on the ground looks really strange."

As soon as he finished speaking, Conan started acting cute, and Kogoro Mouri leaned over to take a look, "What is this thing that made this mark?"

Yup!

Kogoro Mouri slapped his forehead and looked at Toshiaki Tahara, "I wonder if Mr. Tahara could let me take a look at the shoes?"

"this..."

Tahara Toshiaki tried to struggle, but Officer Yokomizo rushed over and took off his shoe, revealing a piece of broken glass stuck in the tread.

Yusuke Suzuki glanced at the scene and realized it was over. "Mr. Tahara, besides the police, the teacher and I, no one else entered the scene, right? Do you still want to argue?"

"It's all that guy's fault..."

Tahara Toshiaki knelt down and began to explain his motive for committing the crime.

When the police returned from searching for the gun on the other side of the valley, they were surprised to find that the case had already been solved.

"As expected of Mr. Mori," Inspector Yokomizo patted Kogoro Mori on the shoulder, "you two have truly shown me a masterpiece of deduction."

"Hahaha, not at all... Officer Yokomizo, you flatter me too much."

Conan obediently went back to sleep. In the past, he at least had some sense of participation, but this time? He was like a nobody!

What's wrong with this world?

Ugh, that guy!

Thinking about Suzuki Yusuke's outrageous way of solving cases, he felt uncomfortable all over. Isn't a detective supposed to find clues step by step, deduce the murderer and the method of the crime, and then use ironclad evidence to shatter all the criminal's arguments?

I feel terrible! I can't sleep!