Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

A tissue was handed to Mina Nakatsu.

She raised her head and looked at the white-haired young man who suddenly appeared in front of her with some surprise.

"Shiro—" Takagi Wataru was also a little surprised, but then he thought of Shirakawa Akane's reputation within the police force, and his voice became much lower when he greeted him, "Shirakawa-senpai."

"I'm not a policeman, there's no need for you to call me senior." Baichuan Qiu shook his head helplessly.

"Your injury..."

Bai Chuanqiu sighed: "I fell, it's okay."

I'm really tired today. I have to explain everything to everyone! Damn Gin, he'll definitely get his revenge next time!

Without looking at Takagi Shigeru again, his eyes fell on Nakatsu Mina: "Mrs. Nakatsu should love her husband very much, right?"

Mina Nakatsu was stunned for a moment, and then tears continued to flow down her cheeks.

In fact, Mina Nakatsu looks pretty good, but she is a little thin, and the bones in her arms and shoulders are almost disgusting, making her look very sick.

"I'm sorry, I really can't control my emotions." Mina Nakatsu wiped her tears, her voice choked, as if it would break at any time.

"I'm deeply sorry about your husband's situation, but - Mrs. Nakatsu should be preparing for a divorce, right?" Shirakawa Qiu asked with a smile.

Nakatsu Mina was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes: "I——"

"Oh my, you little brat, how can you poke someone's wound directly?"

Out of love for the beauty, Kogoro Mori immediately stopped Shirakawa Akane's rude behavior.

Takagi Shigeru was also a little hesitant: "Mr. Shirakawa, so, have you discovered anything?"

Baichuan Qiu raised his eyebrows.

Yo, there's another sober guy.

"Nothing. I just noticed that Mr. Nakatsu was wearing a ring on his finger. I thought it was your wedding ring, but Mrs. Nakatsu's hand was very clean, so I thought something had happened in your relationship."

Following Shirakawa Akane's words, everyone's eyes fell on Nakatsu Mina's fingers.

Indeed, there was nothing there.

Nakatsu Mina subconsciously withdrew her hand, but after realizing that something was wrong, she opened her hand again and said calmly, "It's my fault too. I accidentally lost the ring a few days ago."

Bai Chuanqiu let out a long "Oh" and said, "Could it be dropped around here?"

Everyone's face changed slightly, even the two people who were fighting each other stopped quarreling and followed Megure Jusan over.

"What's happening here?"

Megure Jusan looked at the strange young man seriously and asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"

Shirakawa Akane: "My name is Shirakawa Akane, and I'm the owner of the coffee shop downstairs from Detective Maori."

Megure Juzo looked at Mouri Kogoro.

Maori Kogoro nodded quickly and explained: "Officer Megure, it was he who saved me from the sniper's gun before, otherwise my head might have been shot with a hole by the sniper."

Megure Jusan's expression softened a bit: "Ah, it's Mr. Shirakawa."

"But Mr. Shirakawa, what do you mean by that? Mrs. Nakatsu is, after all, a family member of the victim in this case. Please allow us to clarify. We cannot allow the family to continue to be harmed."

Facing everyone's serious gazes, Shirakawa Qiu remained calm, "I didn't mean anything else. I just saw someone break the window of the Maori Detective Agency and escape in the cafe. I vaguely noticed that they weren't wearing a ring on their hand at the time."

Everyone was shocked.

Maori Kogoro exclaimed: "Shirakawa-kun, did you see that? That guy is not Mr. Nakatsu himself?"

Shirakawa Akane: "Although the guy was about the same size and his face was covered by a mask and hoodie, I'm pretty sure I didn't see the ring."

Megure Jusan thought for a moment and asked Nakatsu Mina, "Mrs. Nakatsu, where did your ring fall?"

Nakatsu Mina's face turned pale for a moment, then she lowered her head and sobbed, "I don't remember - and if there really was someone pretending to be my husband, wouldn't it be normal for him not to be wearing a ring?"

"But you seem to be the only one among the few who knew this clearly and prepared identical clothes in advance, while also being able to disguise yourself as someone larger than you, Yumio Nakatsu."

The most suspicious athlete, Kou Yuki, is also quite short, but he is very strong and cannot disguise himself as Nakatsu Yumihei at all.

Shirakawa Akane crossed his arms. "What a coincidence! I just called our store to ask Ms. Enomoto Azusa to help keep an eye on the entrance to the cafe. And it turns out Mrs. Nakatsu actually went to the Mori Detective Agency before rushing to the scene. She walked around downstairs several times before finally leaving in a hurry..."

He looked at Mina Nakatsu in front of him with a half-smile, his tone still gentle, but like a blunt knife, slowly grinding into Mina Nakatsu's heart.

"What? Such a thing can happen!"

Everyone was surprised.

Takagi Wataru poked his cheek with the pen in his hand and said thoughtfully: "From what I just learned, Mrs. Nakatsu seemed to have been a professional athlete."

Then everyone's eyes began to change.

Takeyu Hyakushu had a complicated expression, but he agreed with Takagi Wataru's words: "Indeed, Mina was also a very good long-distance runner in her early years, but she later retired early to better support Nakatsu's career."

But now Mina Nakatsu is very thin and doesn’t look like the athlete she used to be.

"Mr. Nakatsu has a habit of jogging in the morning, right?" Shirakawa Qiu started to hammer home the question again. "Excuse me, does Mrs. Nakatsu know her husband's usual morning jogging route?"

Nakatsu Mina fell silent.

Shirakawa Qiu smiled, "Mrs. Nakatsu, please don't tell us you don't know. And don't even think about lying or hiding it. Residents around here are very active, and they've all seen Mr. Nakatsu."

After a moment of silence, Nakatsu Mina finally spoke up, "Of course I know. He loves to go to the track at the nearby stadium for his morning jog, and this is the only way he has to go there and back."

Maori Kogoro immediately realized: "So after turning the corner, the person we are chasing is Mr. Nakatsu himself!"

In fact, after entering those corners, Maori Kogoro and Conan were both confused. The person who actually threw the stone and broke the window had already escaped and hid in the path on the other side.

It just so happened that at this time, Yumihei Nakatsu was passing by here after his morning run, and Conan mistakenly thought he was the person who smashed the window, so the two of them went to chase Yumihei Nakatsu together.

At this time, Yumihei Nakatsu knew nothing and was still jogging back. As a result, when Kogoro Mouri and Conan were in the blind spot of the murderer, who had been squatting there, suddenly appeared and pushed the defenseless Yumihei Nakatsu in front of the oncoming car.

It just so happened that when Wu Youbaishu pushed the person, he was looking down at his lighter. So after the tragedy, no one was sure whether there was a third party at the scene.

Now...

Not sure either.

Nakatsu Mina said directly: "Sir, please be careful with your words. Please don't say anything without evidence."

Shirakawa Akane spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Nakatsu, I was just stating the facts. All the questions I asked only reflect my personal doubts, and the speculations I raised are only my own."

Mina Nakatsu breathed a sigh of relief.

"But-"

Baichuan Qiu took out a handkerchief, unfolded it, and revealed a ring.

Nakatsu Mina's body suddenly froze.

"This ring must have been there for many years, right? Mrs. Nakatsu must not have been that thin back then, otherwise it wouldn't be so loose and wouldn't fit so well on her finger. It was lost at the most important moment, wouldn't you agree, Mrs. Nakatsu?"

Mina Nakatsu forced a smile, but her face had long lost its color. Even people like Megure Jusan could clearly see that she was feeling guilty.

Baichuan Qiu was completely unaware of this, with a bright smile on his face, revealing a few sharp shark teeth, glistening white, as if ready to eat people at any time:

"Then Mrs. Nakatsu, why don't you guess where the ring ended up?"