Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

It was an ancient well.

Normally, because the wooden bucket is quite heavy, it would sink into the well. It would only be lifted up by hand when drawing water.

But the fact that the wooden bucket is now hanging high above the well opening can only mean that something heavy was tied to the rope that should have been outside on the other end...

Realizing the situation, everyone rushed forward and hurriedly pulled out the heavy object inside—a soaking wet corpse.

The body was actually that of the mistress of the Yabuuchi family, Hiromi Yabuuchi's stepmother, Machiko Yabuuchi.

"Could it be that Second Aunt committed suicide by jumping into the well?"

"No, no..." Conan lifted a bit of the deceased's clothes at the chest, "Look, there are marks on the chest from a sharp blade, this is murder!"

While absorbing the soul, Kudo Kazuma also carefully observed for a moment. Seeing the marks on the corpse and the fact that Yabuuchi Machiko's soul was staring intently at Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, how could he not know who the murderer was?

Just as Hiromi Yabuchi went to report the crime, Conan searched for clues, and Yukiko Kudo made preliminary deductions, Kazuma Kudo went straight to the warehouse not far from the door, looked up at the high beams for a moment, and quickly spotted a dark figure.

"Hey, you're really here? Why don't you apologize to my mom and go to the guest room to rest properly?"

Yusaku Kudo didn't speak, but Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "I already know the whole situation. If you don't come down now, Dad, you'll miss your chance."

"Is that so?" Kudo Yusaku's tone remained confident and composed. "Then go and tell everyone the truth. If there are any mistakes or omissions, I will come out and remind you."

"Fine, so you really treat me like your brother, huh?" Kudo Kazuma tilted his head. "Let's make a bet. If I find out the truth, you can stop being so arrogant and apologize to my mom in public, okay?"

Yusaku Kudo had never seen his youngest son do deduction before, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Alright."

If his younger son also possessed strong reasoning skills, he wouldn't mind apologizing to Yukiko in public, after all...

He originally came back to appease his wife, but he was too embarrassed to show up in public.

As soon as Kudo Kazuma returned, he was caught red-handed by Conan.

Conan tugged at his sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Where have you been?"

Kudo Kazuma shrugged and said in a normal voice, "Didn't Aunt Hiromi say she saw a suspicious person? I went out for a walk, but I couldn't find him."

Yes, he did indeed go out for a stroll, pretending to be busy.

We couldn't find him, naturally because he's hiding in the warehouse right now.

"So, the culprit must be one of you who were in the room at the time, or rather, one of the nine of you present here now?"

The sound of police questioning came from beside him, and Kudo Kazuma turned his head to look.

Tsk tsk.

This police officer who looks like Suneo is none other than the god-like rookie, known as Brother Cao, Shancun Cao.

What did he just say?

Kazuma Kudo glanced at everyone present; including Conan, there were exactly nine.

Very good, Brother Cao is indeed Brother Cao, he doubts everyone present equally.

Including the real culprit who took Yabuuchi Machiko away—the Grim Reaper Elementary School Student.

Conan asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Kazuma Kudo tilted his head: "That police officer is quite a legend..."

"Hmm? You know him?" Conan tilted his head in unison, a rare occurrence. "What kind of person must he be to be called a legendary police officer?"

……

Ten minutes later, Conan fell completely silent.

Just imagining how the deceased died makes me break out in a cold sweat; irresponsibly guessing the identity of the murderer; being so frightened by seeing a corpse that I fall to the ground; not even being able to understand the wounds on the body; and not even being able to ask the right questions to the witnesses...

What a legendary rookie!

Conan suddenly felt that he had let down Uncle Mori and the police officers at the Metropolitan Police Department.

At least Uncle Mori has a coherent logic when he suspects someone, and at least the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department are able to do their basic work well.

This village police officer is truly...unforgettable in every way...

His only redeeming quality is that this rural police officer is very aware that he is a novice.

After all that effort, they still hadn't figured out the time of death, so Kudo Kazuma sighed helplessly, "I want to go to sleep..."

"How can you sleep at a time like this?" Conan was speechless for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, "Wait, you don't already know who the murderer is, do you?"

"of course."

Kazuma Kudo, carrying Conan, went straight to Misao Yamamura: "Officer Yamamura, I already know who the culprit is!"

Under the astonished and uncertain gazes of the crowd, Kudo Kazuma spoke up: "The deceased clearly said she would be back at eleven o'clock, but she returned much earlier than scheduled and parked her car not far from home, instead of at home. What do you think she did?"

He tilted his head: "Of course it was to kill. All her previous actions were to create an alibi for herself. It's just a pity that she didn't expect her opponent to be a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert, and she was killed in the process of killing him."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Yabunouchi Yoshifusa: "Am I right?"

Yabunouchi Yoshifusa's expression changed slightly, but he remained silent.

Conan frowned: "But, Grandpa Yoshifusa, you acted in self-defense. Why didn't you just say so?"

Kudo Kazuma shrugged and immediately used the [Sound Bewitching] skill: "This old gentleman whose name I don't know, I think this Carlos doesn't understand Japanese. Could you explain the situation to me?"

Yabuuchi Yoshifusa nodded and told the whole story.

It turns out that he was Tanaka Seixon, a good friend whom Yabuuchi Yoshifusa met in Brazil, and Carlos was the son of the deceased Yabuuchi Yoshifusa.

Before returning to Japan, Carlos received that threatening letter, which is why Tanaka followed Carlos back to protect him.

Although killing Yabuuchi Machiko was a legitimate act of self-defense, it was still killing someone, so he would definitely have to go to the police station. He was worried about leaving Carlos alone here, so he had no choice but to keep it a secret for the time being.

After the truth was clarified, Yukiko Kudo spoke to Misao Yamamura on behalf of the two of them. She said that when Tanaka went to the police station to give his statement, she specifically left two police officers to protect Carlos, and that her two sons would also stay with Carlos that night until Tanaka returned from the police station.

After the old man left with peace of mind, Kazuma Kudo asked Yukiko Kudo with a smile, "Mom, do you want to see Dad apologize to you in public?"

Yukiko Kudo gave a light snort of annoyance: "That's only if he comes back."

A moment later, Yusaku Kudo, who had been pulled over by Kazuma Kudo, looked just like Conan at the beginning, questioning his existence: "What you just did, was that really a deduction?"

Kazuma Kudo waved his hand: "Never mind whether it's deduction or not, just tell me if you've found out the truth?"

Kudo Yusaku: "..."

Kazuma Kudo stepped back to Conan's side, tilting his head to look at Yukiko Kudo: "Mom, Dad came back specifically to apologize to you."

Having been bluntly told what to do, Kudo Yusaku decided to go all out. Ignoring everyone else, he earnestly said to his wife, "Honey, I was wrong. I'll never stay out so late again. Can you forgive me and come home with me?"