"Drawing this..." Chi Feichi moved his hand away slightly, letting Conan see the sail pattern on it. There were five in total, and he had basically sorted things out.
Conan was taken aback, then his eyes showed a thoughtful look.
Wait, this pattern...
Chi Feichi was also considering whether to wait for Conan's deduction. He was only involved because he wanted to study the other party's Magic Trick and had recreated it. He wasn't interested in deduction, which was verbose and troubleso. However, Conan still needed to find the culprit, think about evidence, and break through the Magic Trick, which would take a while, and seed even more troubleso...
In the silence, Suzuki Sonoko spoke with disappointnt, "Is it my fault?"
"Huh?" Mouri Ran was surprised.
"I was the one who chose Hamano to be the Banquet Manager," Suzuki Sonoko blad herself, "If he hadn't been alone in the Room at the ti, he wouldn't have been killed. I just chose him and then hard him..."
Chi Feichi ca back to his senses and said, "No."
Huh?
The others were surprised, but they just assud that Chi Feichi wanted to comfort Suzuki Sonoko, and didn't know how to comfort people, so he just said these two words.
Suzuki Sonoko felt a warmth in her heart. Although it was only two words, the calm and firm tone of denying that she had hard soone really made her feel much more at ease.
"Yeah, don't take it to heart," Doito Takagi, whom Kuroba Kaito had Disguise as, also comforted with a smile. Chi Feichi wasn't good at comforting people, so he would do it, "Your eyes were covered at the ti, and you randomly picked a Card to Mark on it. It's like a lottery, no one would bla the person throwing the dart. By the sa logic, you were just Mr. Hamano's assistant for the performance, no need to bla yourself."
Conan pondered, feeling like he had grasped sothing key, but the specifics were still a bit vague.
Performance... assistant?
"No, it's not appropriate to describe it as a lottery, because who does what was already determined," Chi Feichi spoke again, attracting everyone else's attention again, "Mr. Hamano had already drawn Symbols on the back of the Paper with nas on them, and after Miss Sonoko was blindfolded, the Pen used to draw Marks couldn't actually write, and didn't leave any Marks at all."
He had thought of this Magic Trick from the beginning. He had learned so simple Magic Tricks in the past few days with Kuroba Kaito, plus...
This routine was exactly the sa as the Armor walking in the Art Museum. He rembered the Magic Trick of that case.
"But Miss Tanaka was the one who gave Miss Sonoko the Pen," Kuroda Naoko looked at Tanaka Kikue, "Which ans..."
"Miss Tanaka is Mr. Hamano's performance assistant," Chi Feichi said, "And Miss Sonoko is just the lucky audience mber who was randomly selected to co on stage."
Conan's eyes lit up a bit, yes, that's it!
Then the culprit...
The others looked at Tanaka Kikue, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.
Tanaka Kikue's heart tightened, but she still didn't show it on her face, "Yes, I was asked by Mr. Hamano to cooperate with him by handing over a Pen that couldn't write, but I don't know how he arranged it..."
"Really don't know?" Chi Feichi didn't wait for Tanaka Kikue to answer, and continued calmly, "Mr. Hamano's original arrangent was for Mr. Doito Takagi to be the Banquet Manager, but after he confidently said it, the result was that the Paper with his own na corresponded to the Banquet Manager. He was very surprised at the ti."
"Perhaps he accidentally made a mistake when preparing this performance." Tanaka Kikue argued.
"Okay, let's put this aside for now," Chi Feichi also didn't dwell on it, "At that ti, Miss Tanaka was responsible for boiling Boiled Water in the Bathroom, and from the Ceiling of the Bathroom, you can easily climb up and enter the Second Floor through the Window of the Second Floor. If you don't believe , you can just find soone to try it. It's easy to climb to the Second Floor..."
Conan: "..."
When did this guy notice that?
Although seeing Chi Feichi so confident, he should be sure, but he still needs to confirm...
"No need to try, I've seen it, the Ceiling is indeed not high, and you can climb to the Second Floor," Tanaka Kikue deliberately showed a little dissatisfaction, "Mr. Chi, are you suspecting that I'm the murderer? But if I'm the murderer, how could I not leave Footprint on the Snowfield and send Mr. Hamano's Corpse to such a far Open Ground? This is simply not sothing a wingless human can do, right?"
"The Magic Trick is this..." Chi Feichi raised his Notebook, and the last of the five sail patterns on it was circled, "Want to try it?"
Tanaka Kikue's face suddenly turned pale. She rembered that Chi Feichi had been drawing there after he ca back, which ant that he had only looked at the Corpse and went to the Suspension Bridge, and he already knew her thod?
Just unsure of the specific rope winding, so he sat there to recreate it?
"Of course we have to try," Doito Takagi looked at Tanaka Kikue seriously, "Miss Tanaka, what do you think?"
Tanaka Kikue was silent. This Magic Trick would definitely work, but she wasn't sure if the other party had evidence...
"Then let's go try it!" Conan also said.
"Wait, before we go, I'll explain the evidence first, so as to prevent Miss Tanaka from throwing the evidence sowhere else," Chi Feichi interrupted, "On the way back from the Suspension Bridge, I noticed that Miss Tanaka was lagging behind when passing through the Jungle, and disappeared for a while. She should have gone to recover sothing, right? Such as the Arrow of the Crossbow Bolt used to help complete the Magic Trick. That kind of thing will still be discovered if it's thrown away casually. The best way is to recover it and take it back to the Room, find an excuse like boiling Water to go to the Kitchen and burn it, but you haven't had a chance to find a reason to leave here after you ca back. The Arrow should still be hidden in your shoes. As for why it's an Arrow, everyone will understand after the Magic Trick demonstration is completed."
Tanaka Kikue clenched her hands in front of her, already a little shaky.
Conan stared blankly at Chi Feichi. He had just gotten a little clue, but the other person had already found the Magic Trick and the evidence.
Who exactly is this guy?
The speed of solving cases is too exaggerated!
If he even knows the Motive... Ha, that should be impossible...
Chi Feichi: "I'll explain the Motive too..."
Conan: "..."
Chi Feichi continued, "Before, Shadow Mage said in the Chatroom, 'The death of Escape Magician Harui Fūden is all your fault.' I curiously asked others what was going on. At that ti, Magician's Apprentice, who is also Miss Sonoko, told that before I entered the Chatroom, people in the Chatroom had discussed Mr. Harui Fūden's Escape Magic, and said they hoped to see his performance again.
I checked the News Report. Mr. Harui Fūden, who was originally old and had retired from the Magic performance stage, also announced his coback not long after that, but died unexpectedly in an Escape Magic performance.
And when Mr. Harui Fūden first perford on stage, he used the Stage Na Ikasama Douji. Combining these, Ikasama Douji in the Chatroom is actually Mr. Harui Fūden. He saw everyone in the Chatroom saying they wanted to see his performance, so he ca back and took the stage again.
But after Mr. Harui Fūden passed away, the Chat Account Ikasama Douji was still being used. I found it very strange, and even doubted whether my previous guess that 'Ikasama Douji is Mr. Harui Fūden' was correct. This is also the reason why I ca here..."
In the Chatroom, in order to pretend not to know each other, he and Kuroba Kaito were not very close, and he did deliberately ask this kind of question, and it was indeed Suzuki Sonoko who told him.
As for the subsequent investigation, it was fabricated. In order to clear up the relationship with Kuroba Kaito, it was not easy for him either.
Tanaka Kikue, who had been silent all along, sighed weakly, took out the Arrow from her shoe, and smiled bitterly, "You're right, Ikasama Douji is Harui Fūden, and also my grandfather. That day he suddenly said he was going to make a coback, and I was still surprised. It wasn't until after he passed away that I sorted out his Belongings and found his Chat Account, and also saw the previous Chatroom content.
You probably don't know, right? He planned to tell you his real identity after he succeeded. There was also an unsent Email in his Computer, 'I succeeded! Are you all happy—Ikasama Douji—Harui Fūden', sothing like that.
However, I killed Mr. Hamano not because they wanted to see grandfather's Escape Magic performance and caused grandfather to pass away. That was my grandfather's choice, but they..."
"Afterwards, in the Chatroom, they said things like 'That old man died in the cold Water,' 'He also hoped to die on stage, haha,'" Chi Feichi took over the words, reciting the Chatroom content, but his tone was still as calm and indifferent as always, which sounded a bit strange, "At that ti, I had just entered the Chatroom and also saw these. Then, Escape King, who always joked and made fun along with Mr. Hamano, hasn't co yet, he's already dead, right? As for Shadow Mage, who has never co, it should be a fake account you registered by other ans, intended to be a non-existent person to bear the Criminal Charge of murder for you."
"Yes, that's right," Tanaka Kikue said helplessly, "You've completely seen through everything."
The others were shocked.
Another person died?
No, it should be said that another person had died before, and even failed to co here?
Conan was already a little numb.
Magic Trick, evidence, Motive, how long has it been since the incident happened, and it's already all laid out in front of them.
And even these minor details are not let go...
Where did this monster co from?
"Your grandfather was a very cute old man," Chi Feichi said, "No sarcasm intended."
"I know, he should like this evaluation very much," Tanaka Kikue smiled, but her smile was full of sadness, and then looked at Kuroba Kaito, "Actually, there is one other person who knows that Ikasama Douji is my grandfather, Doito Takagi. Before my grandfather made a coback and perford on stage, he also sent an Email to encourage my grandfather..."
I forgot to check the update ti... Laughing and crying, update, update
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