Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

"..."

Kogoro Mouri coughed twice, somewhat awkwardly, and tried to save face by speaking.

"Ahem, of course I know, but what we see now may not be the truth."

"And I have a strong belief that someone would kill someone in front of my sleeping detective, Kogoro Mouri."

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri announce his name, the people around him calmed down.

In the back row of the theater, Vermouth stared at Karasuma Renya, who had regained his composure on stage, and remained speechless for a long time.

I just heard Qi Ming say that Karasuma Renya wanted to clear his name, but what's going on now?

Does "whitewashing oneself" mean killing someone in front of everyone? Isn't that just making things worse?

"what have you done?"

Ai Haibara, who could tell something was wrong at a glance, turned to Qi Ming and asked.

Qi Ming shrugged helplessly.

"...I didn't do anything?"

"Didn't you see it too? Karasuma Renya actually dared to kill someone in this kind of situation."

Qi Ming leaned back in his seat, feeling a pang of sadness.

"As expected, a bad person is a bad person. Trying to whitewash themselves? Pah!"

"..."

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes at Qi Ming.

She seems to be becoming increasingly indifferent to the occurrence of murders.

Something's not right. Maybe I should find a set of psychological test questions online and take them.

"Karasuma-sensei, what's going on?"

Conan and Heiji Hattori jumped onto the stage. Conan glanced at the sword in Karasuma Renya's hand and asked softly.

Karasuma Renya, who initially didn't understand the significance of Qi Ming's actions, instantly grasped it after Conan spoke up.

Karasuma Renya bowed and spoke to Conan.

"You should know that I didn't do this."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Conan nodded heavily, glancing sideways at Qi Ming's direction.

He naturally believed Karasuma Renya's words, guessing that Qi Ming had used some special ability to frame Karasuma Renya.

Karasuma Renya continued:

“Qi Ming is provoking us... and you need to help me clear my name.”

"If you can't do that, then it seems I need to reconsider whether you are even qualified to join the organization."

"..."

Conan clenched his fists, looking troubled. He had only joined Karasuma Renya's organization yesterday, and he hadn't expected to be presented with such a big problem today.

Clear yourself of suspicion?

Even though we insiders know you didn't kill anyone, there are still so many bystanders watching!

They saw with their own eyes that your sword pierced the heart of the dead!

Heiji Hattori also looked troubled after overhearing the conversation between Karasuma Renya and Conan.

This was the first time he had encountered a case orchestrated by Qi Ming, but wasn't it a bit too outrageous?

"Kudo, what do you think?"

Having no idea how to proceed from the first step, Hattori Heiji approached Conan and asked.

Conan scratched his head in frustration and said helplessly.

"……I do not know."

Are they going to tell the police when they arrive that someone used superpowers to inexplicably put a sword in Karasuma Renya's hand in the blink of an eye?

Then he randomly picked someone from the crowd and had Karasuma Renya stab that person to death with his sword without them noticing.

……

Twenty minutes later, the police car arrived, and Inspector Megure and his officers quickly entered the theater.

"So, the incident is that so many people witnessed this Mr. Karasuma killing the victim with a sword?"

Megure blinked, looking blankly at the notes he had made in his notebook.

Although there were quite a few eyewitnesses, their testimonies were surprisingly consistent when we randomly asked a few of them.

So... do I still need to find the murderer? The murderer is right in front of me!

Inspector Megure approached Karasuma Renya and spoke solemnly.

"Mr. Karasuma, please come with us."

"Ah."

Seeing Karasuma Renya nod calmly and raise his hands, Hattori Heiji quickly stepped forward and called out.

"No, no, no, Inspector Megure, Karasuma-sensei shouldn't be the murderer!"

Just as Inspector Megure was about to handcuff Karasuma Renya, he turned around, stopped what he was doing, and greeted her with some surprise.

"Oh, you're Hattori?"

After a few simple pleasantries, Inspector Megure returned to the topic that Hattori Heiji had brought up earlier.

"Hattori, what did you mean by what you just said? Karasuma-sensei isn't the murderer?"

"Didn't they say that so many people saw this Mr. Karasuma stab someone to death with his sword?"

Hattori Heiji shook his head.

"That's not how you should put it, Inspector Megure. We only saw the result of the deceased dying at the hands of Karasuma-sensei, but we knew nothing about the process."

"Inspector Megure, I also feel that something is amiss."

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri also stepped forward and said.

"Hey Mori, you're here too?"

Inspector Megure's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

He genuinely wanted to ask Qi Ming to help him see if Kogoro Mouri was cursed, as people died every time he appeared.

This time it was even better; he brought this trait directly to his daughter's school.

As Inspector Megure was thinking this, he inadvertently turned around and saw Qi Ming walking from the back row.

"Hey, Brother Qi Ming, you're here too?"

This little Teitan Academy is truly packed with talented people today...

"In that case, let's review the case again."

After a moment's thought, Inspector Megure put the handcuffs back in his pocket, his investigation as careless as ever.

Disregarding the testimonies from the passersby he had just questioned, Inspector Megure began to question the reliable Qi Ming and others.

Everyone spoke from their own perspectives, and Inspector Megure finally understood the whole story.

According to Ran Mouri, after the performance, they gathered together and stood behind the curtain, each holding their own left and right hands.

Karasuma Renya was holding a student's hand in both hands, and there were no weapons at his feet or waist.

However, just as the lights came on and the curtain opened, Karasuma Renya suddenly had a sword in his hand, and the corpse appeared on the sword as well.

"..."

Inspector Megure felt his mind was in a daze.

If he hadn't believed that Ran Mouri wouldn't lie, he would have really thought Ran Mouri was joking.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to ask Qi Ming for his opinion on the matter, a police officer led several people to Inspector Megure's side.

"Inspector Megure, these people know the deceased."

"Oh?"

When Inspector Megure turned around, he saw that the police officers had brought Mai and her companions.

"Would it be convenient to ask if the deceased was not with you at the time?"

Wu Yi shook her head.

"No, Urata was sitting right next to me at the time, and we were chatting just a second before he died."

"..."

Inspector Megure was even more confused.

A ghost! This must have been done by a ghost, right?

He'd never seen anything like this before!