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Just as Conan was questioning his existence, Hattori had already followed Kashiwagi to the second-floor deck.

There, he saw someone he expected—Mr. Kyosaka.

At this moment, Hattori did not make any rash moves, but calmly hid behind the cover, listening to the conversation between Kasuya and Kyosaka.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, bro."

"No, I've only been here a short time myself."

After exchanging casual greetings, the two began to get down to business.

"Where is that thing?" Kasaya was clearly getting impatient and asked directly as soon as he came up.

Kyosaka pointed to a box not far away and said, "It's right there. I'll put it in that box."

Upon hearing this, Kasaya's tone became noticeably more excited, and he immediately grabbed a candle and ran over.

Arriving at the box, Zaowu glanced at the box full of miscellaneous items and began to sound impatient. "But there are so many things in the box, and it's so dark here, we can't tell what's what at all."

"Well, there's a flashlight on the box. Just open it and look for it."

At this moment, Kasaya, whose heart had long been consumed by desire, was completely unaware that something was wrong, and didn't even care why Kyosaka would leave a flashlight there.

"Once you open it, you'll soon find the Tiger Scroll you've been longing for."

Just as he excitedly picked up the flashlight and was about to press the switch, a voice interrupted him the next second.

"You absolutely mustn't open it!"

!!!

Instinctively, the two of them turned their heads and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Hattori stood there with his hands in his pockets, looking confident.

"If you open it, you'll be burned to a crisp. That's how Mr. Kato was killed on the roof of Osaka Castle. Am I right, sir?"

Hearing Hattori say this, Kyosaka lost his confidence and put his hands down at his sides, slowly lowering his head.

At that moment, Mr. Kasuya also rushed over and asked Hattori, "You mean, Ms. Katagiri was also killed by him?"

"Yes, that's right, the one who killed them both was this gentleman."

"Actually, they were just like you were just now, completely fooled by him using the Tiger Scroll as bait." Looking at the two of them, Hattori began to deduce.

“Dealing with Mr. Kato is even easier. He just needs to tell Mr. Kato that his scroll is under a tile on the roof of the castle tower.”

"To get onto the roof, you have to avoid the daytime when there are many tourists, which means you have to wait until night. Although no one will notice when it's dark, without lighting, you won't know which tile it is."

"Mr. Kato had no choice but to use a lighter to illuminate his surroundings, and unexpectedly discovered a flashlight not far away."

"The result is very obvious. That flashlight was actually placed there by Mr. Kyosaka. It was specially designed so that once the switch was pressed, it would burn a person beyond recognition."

After Hattori's explanation, Kasuya gradually understood the truth of the matter and looked at the usually quiet, even somewhat self-conscious Kyosaka in disbelief.

"Yes, the flashlight was not only blown to pieces, but there was also a lighter with Mr. Kato's fingerprints on the roof. To outsiders, it looked as if he had set himself on fire."

"But how did he kill Katagiri-san?" Kasuya asked again, unable to understand how Kyosaka managed to make it look like a suicide.

"It's actually quite simple." Hattori smiled and continued, "He just needs to wait until everyone has left before..."

As Hattori explains, a series of mysteries gradually come to light. (To avoid being too verbose, I've omitted the reasoning process; interested readers can refer to the original work.)

[Wait, isn't this explanation a bit far-fetched?]

[Seriously, they just stood there obediently listening to the reasoning? Did they really not even have the slightest thought of running away?]

[It all comes down to the protagonist's plot armor; this would be impossible in reality.]

"So, the person standing to your grandfather's left in that photo is actually..."

Click!

In an instant, a cold pistol appeared in Kazaya's hand, the barrel pointing straight at Hattori and Kyosaka, and the air froze for a moment.

"That's right, that person is me. Now you know why I had plastic surgery. But Katagiri, that woman, seems to have realized long ago that I was one of their former companions."

Just as Zaowu was speaking, a group of people came running upstairs with a rumble. The vibrations from the floor indicated that there were more than just a few people coming.

When everyone had arrived, Hattori realized that the other side seemed determined to win this time. Moreover, each of them was holding a pistol, which didn't seem like a reason to communicate properly.

Even though the situation was already extremely bad, he remained calm and was not intimidated.

"Heh, I'll let it go, but do you want to shut Kyosaka up too? He might know where the treasure is hidden."

But Hattori's words did not change Kasaya's mind. He still held the gun, pointing it at them with a calm expression. "Heh, in my opinion, he probably didn't bring the Toranosumi to this place. I found out where he lives a long time ago."

"I'll go look for it then, quick! You two, get back!"

"I want you both to press the flashlight switch together, so that to others it will look like you and the murderer both caught fire and fell to your deaths. But before that, I want to ask you one more thing."

How did you know that Kyosaka was the murderer? After all, according to you, even someone else could have committed the crime.

But Hattori defiantly turned his head, scoffed, and said, "Who the hell would tell you that?"

And just then, thump thump thump!!

A series of deep footsteps came from behind them, startling everyone who turned to look back.

When everyone looked closely, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

The man had his hands in his pockets, his face devoid of any emotion, as if the armed thugs posed no threat whatsoever.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Hattori instantly became excited, his face showing an expression of relief at surviving a disaster.

"Asakawa-nii!"

Hearing Hattori call his name, Asakawa Yu simply nodded, then slowly looked at the kabushiya standing at the front.

"Alright, that's over. Now it's time for adults."