Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

Shinichi Kudo's words silenced everyone around him.

Although they hadn't conducted a thorough investigation of the scene like the police, just listening to the young detective's reasoning made them want to nod in agreement.

Inspector Megure wanted to applaud, as the problem that had troubled him for so long was solved in an instant by his younger brother, Kudo.

However, he still had one question.

"Brother Kudo, how do we recycle that rope?"

"And why is Mr. Yamazaki's room a locked room?"

"It's simple,"

Shinichi Kudo took two steps forward and smiled slightly.

"Simply tie a wooden stick to one end of the rope, secure it between the railings, and then loosen the rope slightly after you return. You can then easily pull the stick out from between the railings."

"The evidence for this claim is that the police found friction marks on the railing of the balcony of the room where Mr. Yamazaki died."

"As for why Mr. Yamazaki's room was a locked room, I think it was because the murderer lied and said that he had something important to talk to Mr. Yamazaki about in secret, so Mr. Yamazaki locked the door."

"That's enough!"

Ken Seba couldn't listen anymore. He angrily pounded on the armrest of his wheelchair and shouted at Shinichi Kudo in front of him.

"Stop bringing up this stuff!"

"Tell me, who killed my friend Yamazaki!"

"Heh, sir, you really don't know?"

Shinichi Kudo's gaze sharpened, and he spoke meaningfully.

"There is only one person in this villa who is so familiar with the structure of this house, who can move freely in the house during this banquet without making people feel strange, and who can also make Mr. Yamazaki listen to his every word."

"That's you—Mr. Ken Seba!"

Sir, sir?!

Shinichi Kudo's words caused a huge uproar among the surrounding crowd.

Everyone stared in horror at the figure in the wheelchair in the center.

Seiba Ken's expression also changed drastically, but then he sneered.

"Kudo, no matter how famous you were or what kind of detective you were before, I'm going to tell you now that you're wrong."

"I didn't kill Yamazaki."

"Do you think I, who struggles even to stand up from a wheelchair, could possibly kill someone?"

As Ken Seiba spoke, he pointed with his right hand to his right leg, which was wrapped in bandages and in a cast.

After he said that, the surrounding guests turned their attention back to Shinichi Kudo.

Shinichi Kudo smiled confidently.

"So, since there's only one truth, sometimes, even if you don't believe it, some things are still the truth!"

With that, Shinichi Kudo grabbed a globe from the Seba family and hurled it at Ken Seba across from him.

brush--

The globe flew in at an extremely fast speed, and this scene came very suddenly.

Before the surrounding guests, and even Inspector Megure next to Shinichi Kudo, could react, the globe had already flown away.

Shinichi Kudo was full of confidence. He believed that his reasoning was absolutely correct and that Ken Seba was just faking his illness!

His leg is absolutely fine!

So if the globe suddenly appears, he will definitely stand up and dodge instinctively!

But......

Things turned out completely unexpectedly for Shinichi Kudo.

Seiba Ken did instinctively want to stand up and dodge, but the moment he got up using his wheelchair, his expression suddenly changed, and he sat down again in pain.

Ken Seba was unable to stand up.

But the globe was about to hit him in the face!

Finished!

Shinichi Kudo's eyes widened; for the first time today, he showed an unexpected expression during the case.

After realizing that Ken Seba couldn't stand up, he took a large step forward, but a human's speed is nowhere near that of a flying object, and besides, Shinichi Kudo wasn't exactly a martial arts expert. By the time he reacted, it was too late...

boom--

Just when everyone thought the globe had smashed into Mr. Seba Ken's face, and Inspector Megure was even preparing to take the blame for Shinichi Kudo,

A jet-black umbrella, as solid as an iron bar, was placed across Seiba Ken's face, blocking the incoming globe from his path.

This sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.

Pedal——

The globe fell onto the carpet of the villa, and the sound of it hitting the ground woke up the stunned crowd around them.

With a lingering fear in his eyes, Kenjiro Seba looked up, wanting to see who had saved him.

He looked down the black umbrella toward the handle and saw the owner of the umbrella.

He was a very tall young man, dressed in an all-black suit, holding the handle of an umbrella in one hand and hanging straight down at his side with the other.

He had an ordinary appearance, but his expression was indifferent.

If Shinichi Kudo gave Ken Seba an air of arrogance and disdain for looking down, then the man in black with the black umbrella gave off an aura of being isolated from the entire world.

Not only Ken Seba, but also the surrounding guests, and even Shinichi Kudo and Inspector Megure, who looked like he had just survived a disaster, were attracted by the man in black.

"Young man, you're still too impatient."

Lin Jiayou retrieved the umbrella that was lying in front of Seiyu Ken, and placed it upright at his feet, then braced both hands on the black umbrella.

He was expressionless, but everyone knew he was talking to the high school detective, Shinichi Kudo.

"You have countless ways to confirm whether his leg is able to move, why choose such an extreme method?"

"This... I'm sorry, I was too hasty."

Faced with the facts before him and Lin Jiayou's indifferent face that made him unable to muster any resistance, Shinichi Kudo lowered his noble head for the first time at the crime scene.

"Hmph! Good that you know you're wrong, Detective!"

When Ken Seba saw Shinichi Kudo admit his mistake, his initial panic subsided and he regained his composure.

He pointed at Shinichi Kudo and shouted aggressively,

"You little brat, when your attempt to frame me failed, you tried to hit me with a globe! I'll definitely give your parents a good talking to later!"

"And you, Inspector Megure!"

Ken Seba then turned his attention to Inspector Megure.

"I will definitely have my lawyer sue the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow. Just you wait!"