Chapter 558 Karasawa's Inequality
"...So, Kudo Shinichi definitely can't be the Kaitou Joker!"
After decisively betraying a group of teammates, Karasawa changed the topic again, clarified firmly.
It is easy to pass the blame to Conan, and during this period of time, Tohru Amuro’s work focus must be on the organization. There is a high probability that there will be no chance to block the false elementary school student’s confession. In theory, this is a safe solution The object of blame.
But for one thing, Karasawa's conscience still hurts a bit for cheating Conan, who both Karasawa and Joker can call sincere. Secondly, this is actually a lie that can be easily exposed. .
"Let me tell you first, how did you determine that Kudo Shinichi is the Kaitou Joker?" Before opening his mouth to prove his inequality, Karasawa asked a question out of caution.
"What, oneatatime again?" Listening to his determined tone, Toru Amuro rested his elbows on the table, clasped his hands, held his chin, and made a confrontational gesture, "Kazemi, Show him the contents of our appraisal and related information.”
Fengmi Yuya, who had been burying his face in the bowl and trying to pretend that he didn’t exist, straightened his back reflexively when he heard his tone. After looking at the two people on the left and right, he took out the prepared information from his briefcase.
An ordinary A4 plastic folder contained only a few pages of documents and photos, but as soon as Karasawa opened the cover, he was struck by the contents of the cover.
What was placed on the first page was almost the decisive evidence that made Toru Amuro make up his mind to make a bold hypothesis - a comparison of the handwriting of Joker and Kudo Shinichi.
Damn it, don’t you Ke Xue detectives like to use serious criminal investigation methods? Why is this like this!
Damn, despicable Japanese police!
After Karasawa took the document and stared at the content in a daze, Toru Amuro continued what he had just finished: "I observed your interactions with those children before. I think something is wrong with that little boy. You may be able to take care of younger people, but maintaining a close communication relationship with a child who is 10 years younger than you is not that kind of person.”
Actually, What he said was quite euphemistic. To put it bluntly, Tang Ze didn't know whether he thought he was mentally older and had a perfect personality, or was it a peculiarity of his age that everyone was drunk and I was alone. Facing a few people who were obviously about the same age as him, Tang Ze, a classmate who is half a year and a year younger than him, also likes to assume the attitude of an elderly person who is tolerant and caring.
Including Hoshikawa Hui who was rescued by him, he was a child of the same age as him. If it were not for the persecution of the organization, he might be one grade higher than Tang Ze, but Tang Ze always showed a The look of a deputy brother.
It is extremely unusual for such a high school student to maintain a friendship with a first-year elementary school student.
He should really see what he would look like facing the other classmates of Edogawa Conan. This cannot be explained by saying that he is precocious and smart and can communicate.
“Long before we obtained this information and made a judgment, our suspects included Kudo Shinichi. His disappearance and the appearance of Joker were also very synchronized, with no more than 3 days before and after. "Amuro looked at Karasawa as he finished flipping through a few thin pages of documents and tilted his head, "If you rule out all the impossibilities, no matter how incredible the rest is...since he can change from an adult to a smaller person, other changes in physical characteristics will appear. It’s not so hard to accept.”
After finishing his argument, Toru Amuro repeated what Karasawa saw without being lengthy, and spread out his hand to indicate that it was Karasawa’s turn to speak.
Tang Ze closed the folder, sighed with vicissitudes of life, and felt lucky for his prudent choice.
Considering that Akai Shuichi and others have used fingerprint recognition to set up identity tricks, Karasawa believes that personal information such as fingerprints should be handled carefully to avoid being exposed in the future.
So in addition to using his own identity, he also pays attention to wearing gloves when he disguises himself, including briefly taking out Kitagawa Yusuke's vest and this time when Toru Amuro caught his handwriting, when he disguised himself as Kudo Shinichi. .
He hesitated at the time, whether it was a bit of a mistake to do so, but looking at it now, he was really careful and could not make a big mistake.
"What you said makes sense, and your handwriting samples are quite convincing. But Kudo Shinichi, Edogawa Conan and Kaito Joker are an impossible triangle." Karasawa Looking at Toru Amuro, he said very sincerely, "Edogawa Conan appeared together with Kaitou Joker. If it is really him...either he is not Kudo Shinichi, or his ability is to split into one and one." The two of them themselves. "
"They appeared together, do you mean the holographic game of 'Cocoon'? The joker has never shown up there," Toru Amuro retorted calmly.
It's not like he hasn't considered this issue, but after carefully reviewing the game process, when the Phantom Thieves appeared and announced that they would steal Noah's Ark, the joker only appeared with his voice and shadow. After that, it was also the Phantom Thieves who took the initiative to contact the players. Other members of...
Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why the police were in vain at that time - their leader was not using a "spare game cabin" at all, but he himself was in the player's room. among.
Tang Ze couldn't hear his inner activities where all the answers were right and all wrong, and he spread his hands: "No, it was earlier than that, when the thief Joker first appeared in front of the public. Kidd He claimed that he wanted to steal the Suzuki family's dark stars. That time, he was stopped by Conan. "
And weren't you also present and saw the three of them fighting each other... But that's right, then. Once, the whole audience will be "Kudo Shinichi".
"I have also considered it, but that time, Kaitou Joker did not wear an eyepatch, but when I wanted to see his face, he suddenly took out a smoke bomb and escaped." Toru Amuro retorted calmly, "If I recall carefully, although I only caught a bit of the outline of the joker's face from the side and back, it does match Kudo Shinichi's face very well."
Since the joker is also likely to be proficient in cross-dressing and disguise, then this lack of other people's evidence is likely to be part of the cover-up method.
Kansawa himself is really not Kudo Shinichi: "..."
It's over. I'm afraid these police officers have fallen into a matryoshka cycle and cannot extricate themselves from predicting your predictions. Well, if Conan isn't there, it's a matter of course. If Conan is there, it's just a cover-up, making this wave invincible.
I really want to say, trust me once and keep it true, because I am the Phantom Thief Joker.
"Okay, then, Joker's real 'first appearance', that time when someone took a photo with Kaitou Kidd, and that time it was posted on the front page of the newspaper..." Karasawa shrugged and presented the most convincing scene, "Conan is also present. You can ask the police officers from the Second Investigation Division who are present. If the 'three people on the same screen' later was because he wanted It was inconvenient to use his ordinary identity to expose Kidd and use his identity as a monster thief. What about that time? When he found Kidd, he didn't know that the police had locked the location of Kidd and were about to arrive. There was no reason to create a cover-up Right? ”
This was information he had never received before. It was very convincing and easy to verify. There seemed to be no need to lie to him.
Toru Amuro frowned and thought for a moment, paying attention to Karasawa's expression for a while, and finally understood what Karasawa just meant.
If Kudo Shinichi is Edogawa Conan, then Conan cannot be the joker. Otherwise, the frequent appearance of the two of them at the same time would be difficult to explain with preparation.
This is indeed an "impossible triangle".
"However, after seeing these things you gave me, I can be sure of one thing." Karasawa shook the document in his hand, "The 'Kudo Shinichi' who signed this name must be a Phantom Thief. joker.”
"You mean..." Toru Amuro relaxed a little and leaned back on the chair, "The person at that time was not Kudo Shinichi?"
"Certainly not." Karasawa He asserted without blinking an eye, and sold himself for the second time very calmly, "Kudo, this guy, turned into a child because of the medicine. If he could find a way to become an adult, with the help of Mouri Kogoro What's the point of being a detective? He was particularly troubled because he couldn't change his name."
"Well, this is the pen mark we found on the visitor's register on the day of Pisk's death." Toru Amuro put aside his doubts and pointed at the thing in Karasawa's hand.
"That's right." Karasawa gave a light high-five and said with a pleased expression of consensus, "That time Joker didn't appear in public, but he showed up in front of Gin, In order to chase him, Gin even jumped downstairs from the chimney... I was really there at the scene."
And strictly speaking, he was indeed juggling his identity that day, but he just needed to deceive. The object is just the organization.
At that time, Xingchuan Hui pretended to chase him, and used the opportunity to leave the sight to complete the identity swap again...
Forget it, forget about this part.
He chased joker for a while, and then joker jumped off the building. After a while, Conan came up in the elevator. It was quite like chasing a snake, and the snake got into the water, and then a turtle came out of the comic. If you were to wear a vest, I wouldn't recognize you.
"So, your point of view is that Joker also knows that Kudo Shinichi cannot appear at the scene." Toru Amuro thought about this logic for a while and nodded, "Because he also discovered Conan's Existence."
"Yes, he discovered Conan and knew that Kudo could not change back...Actually, I have wanted to say it for a long time. The detective that joker is staring at is not the front-end character of Mr. Mori at all, but Is it Kudo Shinichi who actually plays a real role?" Karasawa told the truth again and clarified for Conan again, "So, the next focus may still be 'Kudo Shinichi'... the real Kudo. It is impossible for Shinichi to appear, so the Kudo Shinichi who appears may be fake.”
"It's a feasible idea." Toru Amuro thought, and accepted Karasawa's statement, "Okay, I guess you passed the test this time. But, regarding Edogawa Conan and your jumping into the sea today, you still owe me An explanation."
"Ah, hahaha..." Tang Zeqian laughed a few times, "Well, I really feel that the Phantom Thief of the Heart is on the ship, and the unlucky prisoner insists on attacking me. I just go with the flow..." "Really? It's not to scare people into trouble?" Amuro Toru became expressionless again.
Although he had the intention of deceiving Tang Ze tonight, he seriously suspected that Tang Ze's move was most likely to torment the prisoner.
Tangze seems to have some personal preferences for the cases and prisoners he encounters - those he particularly hates.
For example, Kyousuke Kazato, who committed a crime against a juvenile delinquent, or Mitsuyo Nagato, who has been rich and prosperous for many years despite killing many people...
During the gap when Yuya Kazami came over with Karasawa, He has already made a judgment that this murderer should be the type that Tang Ze hates the most.
I'm afraid, if this guy doesn't take action against Tang Ze, Tang Ze will take the initiative to find ways to provoke him and teach him a profound lesson.
Should I say that he is young and energetic, or he is too playful...
"Speaking of this..." Tang Ze smiled shyly, raised his hand, and suddenly came from nowhere. Pulling out a USB flash drive, "This is a picture captured by the surveillance camera I installed on the ship. Can you please hand it over to the police on your behalf? I can't explain the source."
Toru Amuro raised an eyebrow strangely and looked down at the thing in his hand: "Isn't this the content of a prisoner crying and begging for mercy?"
"How could it be? It's just that Three old bastards who have been holding on to hope for 20 years are just hysterical because their dreams have been shattered." Tangze grinned, "I hope the police can show the victims a little bit of evidence."
"I knew it. ..." Toru Amuro shook his head, raised his hand, and accurately hit the ball of napkin on Karasawa's head.
He knew that this boy couldn't have such a high-sounding reason, and he was still a guy who was always trying to hit snakes with sticks.
With that said, Toru Amuro still took the thing handed over by Karasawa and prepared to hand it over to the Investigation Division 1 or the media, depending on the situation.
A small thing that has a limited direct relationship with the murder has special value if it can really heal the pain of the victim's family.
“You like jumping into the sea, don’t you? Go and drink the soup in that bowl.”
“The soup...ah? Isn’t this chili soup?!”
“ Yes, won’t this help drive away the cold and ensure that you don’t catch a cold?”
“I, I can’t eat spicy food, I can’t, don’t—”
"Don't run, this is for your own good... Do you think I haven't seen how spicy you put in the curry? Come here."
"I'm full, I'm full——"
"Hiccup." He didn't dare to interrupt the conversation between the two of them, so he just kept his head down and worked frantically. Yuya Kazami, who was really full, burped.
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“Hey, it’s much better.” Conan pinched his nose and drank the soup in Mao Lilan’s hand, and rubbed the tip of his nose that was no longer itchy, which was a little strange.
It actually worked...
So, it’s not really something wrong tonight, but a cold?
"Just say you must have been blown by the cold wind, so it will be much better." Mao Lilan looked at the tip of his nose that was reddened by his own rubbing, and put down the soup bowl with a smile, "A recipe Tang Ze taught me. He said it would warm the body very quickly, right?"
"Hmm..." Conan smacked his lips, feeling the ginger taste in his mouth. , don’t know how to answer.
Is this really a recipe for preventing colds, rather than a punishment for playing tricks?
It's a bit spicy and punchy, but it's also a bit sweet inexplicably. It has an indescribable aftertaste when you drink it...
It's so strange that it makes people go crazy after drinking it.
"You, you still have to pay attention to safety. Really, you are still a child, just join in the fun and solve the case, why are you still looking for things for Hattori..." Mao Lilan muttered, and took another He looked at Conan for a while with that scrutinizing gaze.
"That's right, detective work is quite dangerous. Children should not join in the fun." After drinking the milk before going to bed, Mouri Kogoro dragged his slippers and prepared to go back to the bedroom to sleep. "Today, Karasawa was injured because of the accident. The murderer was pushed into the sea. How dare you run around when the murderer is unknown? Even a famous detective like me has encountered a lot of pressure, right?"
"Pressure? Mao Lilan, who had originally focused on Conan, turned to look at her father, "Did something happen? Could it be that there is a murderer who wants to take revenge on you?!"
Mao Lilan still remembers what Shinichi gave him before.
——A warning letter from the Phantom Thieves, warning Kogoro Mori to pay attention to his own safety and not to encounter any accidents.
Although later, Maori Kogoro himself interpreted it as a hope that he would not degenerate or give up on himself for some reasons, and regarded it as a sympathetic opponent and an inspiration to himself, but Maori Lan never thought so.
A warning is a warning. As the credibility of the Phantom Thief Joker grows, the value of the warning also continues to increase.
Mouri Kogoro didn't take it seriously, Conan didn't take it seriously, and even Karasawa himself didn't take it seriously, but she was very concerned about it.
My father went from being an unknown person to a well-known detective. The relationship with my mother that had been stalemate for many years also showed signs of breaking through. He also made up his mind to change his living habits...
This was after his parents separated. It was the year when her father's life changed the most and for the best, and she didn't want such a beautiful life to be ruined for any reason.
"Oh, just after we got off the ship, didn't the people from the Search Division come over to do the questioning and handover?" Mouri Kogoro waved his hand and said casually, "Takagi told me that in the Metropolitan Police Department All the files related to me were suddenly stolen."
"Dossier stolen?" Conan, who was still rubbing his neck, couldn't help but become alert.
"Yes, they thought there was a problem with the file arrangement, and they still couldn't find it after re-screening. As a result, two days later, the things were sent back intact." Mouri Kogoro pinched He thought about it for a while, "Generally, there is something shady about this kind of operation... Who knows, maybe it's because I'm so popular that some of the police officers on the job are disgraced. Alas, the pressure of the detective , it’s not just the crime itself.”
"Dad, don't say it so easily... What if there is someone with evil intentions who really wants to target you?"
"Just target it. These cases have almost been advanced to trial, and some of them have already been advanced to trial. The verdict has been handed down, can they still find fault with me?”
“Dad, you should be more nervous——”
The two of them had a little argument about whether they should take this issue seriously. Conan, who had just been warmed up by the ginger soup, suddenly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.
All files related to Kogoro Mori...
Could it be that someone noticed his problem...
(End of Chapter)