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

Chapter 424 This Chinese restaurant is really not authentic

Kazuma Kudo has always been unconventional, a point on which both Kogoro Mouri and Inspector Megure share a common understanding.

So when Kazuma Kudo suggested that it might be a case of exchanging murders, they actually thought about it seriously.

Xiaolan frowned slightly and said, "If it really is a murder exchange, then it's understandable that Mr. Matsuichiro wanted to kill Ms. Nanri Kaoru."

Inspector Megure sighed: "If that's the case, then who is the person who really wanted to kill Ms. Nanri Kaoru, and who killed Hitomi Takehiko on behalf of Hitomi Matsuichiro?"

Conan nodded: "Perhaps, it's that so-called Mr. Anzai?"

Given that there was currently no information about this Mr. Anzai, and it was uncertain whether he was related to the case, Inspector Megure waved his hand and everyone went to the home of Takehiko Hitomi in Beika.

Before even entering the house, Conan, taking advantage of his height, spotted the keyhole of Takehiko Hitomi's house. It was star-shaped, quite unique, making it difficult for anyone to secretly make a copy.

When Takehiko's wife, Kanako Hitomi, opened the door, they discovered that the body had already been disposed of, but the police line was still there—right at the entrance.

Although the body is gone, a part of its spirit remains on the ground.

After absorbing the spiritual essence, Kudo Kazuma casually remarked, "Tsk tsk, he was actually killed at the door. Could this guy have been completely oblivious and come over as soon as he heard someone knocking?"

Conan glanced at him speechlessly, while Kogoro Mouri asked Kanako Hitomi if Takehiko Hitomi had been killed at the door, just as Kazuma Kudo had said.

It turned out that when she asked, she learned that Hitomi Kanako was not at home when Hitomi Takehiko had the accident. Hitomi Matsuichiro had called her, and she had gone to the ticket gate of Beika Station to meet him.

She waited for a long time but didn't see Matsuichiro, so she came back. But when she returned, she found her husband dead in the entrance hall.

The reason she went to see Hitomi Matsuichiro was because Hitomi Matsuichiro had always wanted to reconcile with his younger brother, and as his sister-in-law, she was there to mediate the matter.

Kudo Kazuma pursed his lips and whispered to Conan, "I think Matsuichiro deliberately called her away to create an opportunity for the culprit, right?"

Conan sighed, "It's not certain whether his brother hired someone to kill him. I think we should go check out Takehiko Hitomi's room first."

The group went to Hitomi Takehiko's room and found it in a mess, with the window smashed.

"It looks like a thief broke in..." Inspector Megure said with some doubt. "Could it be that a thief broke in to steal something and was discovered by Takehiko Hitomi, so he killed him?"

Kudo Kazuma was speechless. Didn't they previously speculate that it was a murder by exchange? How did it become a murder by a thief?

The person was dead at the door; could it have been a thief who killed him?

"Isn't this clearly a staged murder plot orchestrated by a thief?" Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but ask. "If the deceased had truly discovered a thief here, they would have fought with him here before being killed. How could they have died in the entryway?"

Conan chimed in, "I also think that person killed someone at the door and then came here to create the illusion of a thief breaking in, so as not to be discovered."

"But..." Xiaolan asked, puzzled, "Even if it's a murder exchange, the person can just kill and leave. Why create this illusion?"

As they were talking, the forensic team found a key in a small transparent bag in a nearby trash can. Its pentagonal shape clearly indicated that it was the key to the Hitomi family's house.

Upon seeing the key, Conan, Kazuma Kudo, and Kogoro Mouri simultaneously understood the answer to Ran's question.

Kogoro Mouri specifically asked Kanako Hitomi, and sure enough, Matsuichiro Hitomi had a key to their house.

The answer was now obvious: it was exactly as they had guessed—a murder exchange.

Hitomi Matsuichiro was in charge of killing Nanri Kaoru, and another person was in charge of killing Mitakehiko.

To make it easier for the murderer to commit the crime, Hitomi Matsuichiro gave the other party the key to his younger brother's house and even helped him call Hitomi Kanako away.

Now that Takehiko Hitomi is dead, and Matsuichiro Hitomi has fallen to his death in his nervousness, the only remaining suspect is Kaoru Nanri.

The group immediately went back to the Mihana Hotel to find Nanri Kaoru.

When they arrived at the 10th floor, where Nanri Kaoru's room was located, they heard Nanri Kaoru scream.

The group rushed over and found that Nanri Kaoru's door was locked, and they could hear her struggling and calling for help from inside.

How similar this situation is to that morning!

Kogoro Mori knocked on the door a few times, but when no one answered, he sighed, "This door was just fixed at noon, and now I have to kick it down again..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind swept behind him.

Xiaolan kicked open the door: "Dad, what are you still standing here reminiscing about? Go save them!"

After the door was broken open, Xiaolan rushed in and went to check on Nanri Kaoru lying on the ground. The man inside, wearing a knitted hat and sunglasses, rushed out as soon as he saw this.

Running away is of course impossible.

The man had just run out the door when he was met with a kick from Kazuma Kudo.

The man seemed to have some skill; upon seeing this, he immediately ducked to avoid the kick. However, because he bent over, Conan delivered a fatal headbutt, slamming it hard into his chin.

He was covering his chin, trying to run away, when suddenly someone grabbed his arm, and with a dizzying spin, he was pinned to the ground by Kogoro Mouri.

That person was Mr. Anzai.

He tricked Nanri Kaoru into marriage and swindled her money. After they agreed to get married, he ran away with the money he had brought from Nanri Kaoru, without leaving any information, not even his name.

Unfortunately, even the best-laid plans can go wrong. This person actually left behind a photo taken with Nanri Kaoru during their supposed romance, and Nanri Kaoru also has a copy of that photo.

This man was a habitual conman who swindled money through marriage, specifically targeting wealthy young women from well-off families. Because of this, he was terrified that Nanri Kaoru might find him through her photos one day, which would disrupt his swindling business. So, he decided to kill Nanri Kaoru.

Just then, he encountered Hitomi Matsuichiro, who had failed in his business, was heavily in debt, and went to his younger brother for help but was ridiculed and kicked out by his brother.

Anzai was overcome with malice and lured Matsuichiro into a deal to exchange murders.

Who knew that he successfully helped Hitomi Matsuichiro kill Hitomi Takehiko, but Hitomi Matsuichiro couldn't bring himself to kill Nanri Kaoru because of his conscience. Not only did he fail to kill Nanri Kaoru, but he also slipped and fell to his death because of his guilt, tension and fear.

Left with no other choice, Anzai decided to kill Nanri Kaoru himself, only to be caught red-handed.

Of course, Anzai is this guy's alias. He has a bunch of aliases, but he only has one face.

The day after his arrest, just after his photo and news were published in the newspaper, several victims contacted the police, which just goes to show that this guy was a repeat offender.

The case was solved, the spirit was collected, and the mission was completed. Overall, Kudo Kazuma was quite satisfied.

If I had to pinpoint something I wasn't satisfied with, it would probably be the Chinese restaurant at the Mihua Hotel...

He's not authentic at all!