Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

Conan was speechless.

Indeed, as the other party said, he himself failed to do so, and therefore had no right to criticize the other party for it.

"besides,"

Then, Ai Haibara left behind one last sentence before turning and departing—

"I know."

"Ugh."

Watching Ai Haibara's departing figure, Conan could only sigh helplessly, hoping that she could make the right choice herself.

However, at this moment——

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!!"

A sharp, piercing scream shattered the harmonious atmosphere in the restaurant. Hearing such an unusual sound, Conan was startled and immediately ran towards the source of the sound.

A waitress fled from backstage in a panic, crying out in terror:

"The chef is dead!!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 78: A classic choice of three, revealing...

78.

2023-11-20

"It's you again, Mori-kun. What's going on?"

Upon receiving the report, Inspector Megure and his police team rushed to the scene. Seeing Kogoro Mouri's familiar face, they were too tired to even comment, only feeling numb.

However, upon seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's figure, he was somewhat surprised and said:

"Ritsuka, what are you doing here?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka gave a rather forced smile and said:

"I came here to eat, but..."

It seems we won't be able to get any now.

The chef died shortly after we ordered. How are we supposed to eat now?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Conan, who was wandering near the crime scene, and cast a resentful look at him.

That wretched washing machine, you are utterly wicked!

"!"

Conan, who was investigating the scene, suddenly shivered, feeling as if someone was cursing him.

But he quickly put these distracting thoughts aside and continued to focus on the investigation.

The deceased was named Yamada Ichiro, the head chef of the restaurant.

After a preliminary examination, the police determined that Ichiro Yamada's cause of death was poisoning, and found the same toxin in a dish he was preparing at the time.

Meanwhile, the store manager Fujiwara Tada, who had inspected the kitchen, the kitchen helper Tai Musashi, who had been working in the kitchen, and the waitress Morishima Nanako, who frequently entered and exited the kitchen, became suspects in the case.

Choose one of the three classic options.

After learning that the kitchen helper, Musashi Tai, had a heated argument with the deceased not long ago, Kogoro Mouri, still in a conscious state, preemptively identified the culprit as the victim:

"Without a doubt, you're the murderer!"

"Because he harbored resentment towards the deceased after a conflict, he poisoned him when the other party was not paying attention!"

"You're talking complete nonsense!"

Musashi Tai, who was accused of being the murderer, retorted emotionally:

"Although I do dislike him, at most I just want to beat him up, how could I possibly kill him!"

Great, let's eliminate one.

Fujimaru Ritsuka then turned her gaze to the manager, Fujiwara no Takashi, and the waitress, Morishima Nanako, and hesitated between the two.

Do you enjoy mystery-solving?

Suddenly, after quietly observing Fujimaru Ritsuka for a while, Haibara Ai asked her a question.

Since the suspects had been identified, most of the other guests who were not involved in the case had already left. Only Fujimaru Ritsuka remained, standing not far away, intently observing the scene.

That's why she made that judgment.

"I'd say I like it, but not to the point of being a huge fan."

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared intently at the other two suspects, gritting her teeth as she spoke:

"I just want to see the murderer brought to justice, and incidentally, to condemn him for not letting me eat!"

"."

Her answer surprised Ai Haibara, who then sighed helplessly.

She really is a carefree young lady; she actually chose to stay for such a reason.

If it were an ordinary girl, knowing that a murder had occurred here, she would probably have run far away out of fear, right?

"Inspector Megure, I found this under the control panel!"

Just then, Conan suddenly found an item left at the crime scene, which also carried the same poison.

After confirmation by Fujiwara no Tada and Tai Musashi, the item came from the waitress Morishima Nanako.

Then, Musashi Tai suddenly revealed that Nanako Morishima seemed to have a relationship with the deceased that went beyond work, but recently there seemed to have been a conflict.

At this moment, Conan was still pondering something, while Inspector Megure, based on the current situation, identified the culprit as Nanako Morishima, saying:

"So, this is a crime of passion? Ms. Morishima, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"It really wasn't me! I don't know anything! Although we've had some minor disagreements lately, it's not to the point of murder!"

Nanako Morishima offered a panicked explanation, but she couldn't explain why her belongings were found at the scene and carried the same toxins as the deceased's.

Great, another one is out.

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared intently at the shopkeeper, Fujiwara Rei, who looked genuinely surprised, as if he knew nothing about it.

So you're the one who won't let me eat, right?

Hmph, go eat in jail!

"."

At this point, Conan also believed that the culprit was Nanako Morishima, but he felt that there were still some inconsistencies in her modus operandi.

As he pondered, he glanced up at Fujimaru Ritsuka and noticed that she was staring intently at the shopkeeper, Fujiwara no Tada, with a somewhat indignant expression.

What happened to the store manager?

!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he realized that all the clues were connected in an instant, and the truth came to light.

Before he could react, seeing Nanako Morishima about to be taken away as the murderer, Conan quickly gave Kogoro Mouri a tranquilizer dart, then found a corner where no one could see him and began his real performance.

"Wait a moment!"

"Indeed, based on the motive and the clues found at the scene, Ms. Morishima was the perfect murderer. But unfortunately, the real murderer is someone else."

There is only one truth—

"Mr. Fujiwara, you are the murderer!"

"What?!" ×n

Amidst everyone's shocked expressions, Conan—no, it was the sleeping Kogoro—began a brilliant deduction.

Fujiwara no Tada initially wanted to deny it outright, but as the other party continued speaking and faced with irrefutable evidence, he finally gave up resisting and honestly confessed his crimes.

"That's right, I am the murderer."

Fujiwara Tada recounted that he and the deceased originally had a good relationship, but as the restaurant's business improved, the deceased believed that all the success was due to his excellent skills, and thus became increasingly arrogant, eventually even disregarding him as the manager, and the conflict between the two deepened.

Furthermore, he personally disliked employees dating, but the deceased and the waitress openly violated his rules. Not only that, the deceased even threatened to resign and told him not to interfere in their affairs.

Therefore, he finally lost his temper and decided to kill him and frame the female waitress who was in cahoots with the deceased.

After hearing the murderer's confession, everyone present reacted differently.

But no matter the reason, a crime should be punished. In the end, Fujiwara Tada was taken away by the police to await legal judgment.

"Ritsuka-neechan!"

Just then, Conan suddenly approached her and asked with a curious look:

"I saw you staring at that store manager a long time ago. Does that mean you figured out he was the real culprit a long time ago?"

He was really curious about that.

If that's really the case, doesn't that mean Fujimaru Ritsuka's reasoning ability is even stronger than his?!

"There are only three suspects. I just guessed one randomly; it doesn't count as deduction."

"The one who's really amazing is you, kid."

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at him strangely, but if you looked closely, you could see a hint of a smile that was hard to hide beneath that strange expression.

"Eh?"

Conan was taken aback by her words, not understanding why she said that. He looked at Ai Haibara beside him with a puzzled expression, only to find that her expression was also quite indescribable.

"you"

Ai Haibara really didn't want to talk to this idiot right now, and just silently pointed in one direction.

Conan turned his head and saw that Ai Haibara was pointing to the place where he had just hidden and used the Butterfly Voice Changer.

From where Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others are standing, that place is completely visible.

"!!!"