Besides his father, Yusaku Kudo, this was the first time Shinichi Kudo had been defeated in a detective duel.
During the trial, he had already examined all the useful clues on the body.
There was a mobile phone in the right pocket of the deceased's jacket. He randomly selected a number from the contacts and called, saying he had found the phone and needed to return it. He then received the victim's information.
Zhu Ben Guo Bo, 26 years old, worked at a gas station.
There was a stun gun in the left pocket, which was one of the tools used by the murderer.
In addition, there was a receipt from the aquarium's café in the deceased's pants pocket. The settlement date was right before the dolphin show, indicating that he went to the café to kill time while waiting for the show to begin.
According to the receipt, there were three paid items.
A cup of black tea, a cup of coffee, and a dolphin keychain.
The problem was, he didn't have the keychain on him, which meant it was given to someone else.
This information was enough to prove that Zhu Ben Guo Bo came to the aquarium with someone else.
Shinichi Kudo made an unexpected discovery when he inspected the body up close.
He smelled a woman's perfume on the deceased's right shoulder, elbow, and hem.
This could be inferred that the person who came with the victim was a woman.
She was about 160cm tall and wore a miniskirt.
Shinichi Kudo frowned slightly and fell into thought.
He remembered that Shiro Suzuki had been standing about five to six meters away, and never got close to examine the body.
Even if he saw Shinichi Kudo take out the stun gun and the receipt, he wouldn't be able to smell the perfume from that distance.
Strange, did Mr. Suzuki see the murder take place?
Otherwise, how did he accurately pinpoint the murderer?
Combining the other party's performance in the break-in murder case, Shinichi Kudo understood.
Master!
This is a master!
This small setback couldn't defeat Shinichi Kudo.
Instead of being discouraged by losing the duel, he felt an even stronger desire to win.
After the murder, Nao Otsuki had prepared an alibi.
Unfortunately, it was completely useless.
She took off her gloves, revealing the black blood on the index finger of her right hand.
"I can't stand that man's blood anymore, please let me wash it off quickly."
Hiroshi Nibu was shocked, cold sweat dripping down his face.
"So... so Nao, are you saying it was you?!"
"Yes, it was me. After we broke up, he kept posting indecent photos of me online. He also threatened to send them to my colleagues and boyfriend, and demanded a lot of money from me. I was so deeply in debt that I couldn't breathe. To end the trouble forever, I had to kill him with my own hands."
As the criminal confessed, Shiro Suzuki felt like he heard a "de-de-de" sound.
"Click."
Officer Mouri took out the handcuffs and put them on Nao Otsuki.
His daily work was to answer calls, go to the scene, find tools... oh, no, find Kudo to solve the case, and then pack up.
It was so comfortable...
After the murderer was taken away by the police car, Hiroshi Nibu, who had been in a daze, chased after the car and patted on the window.
"Nao, this isn't true, is it? Please tell me this isn't true!"
"No, Hiroshi-kun, this is true. You... forget about me."
The police car drove further and further away, until it disappeared from sight.
The lonely man walked further and further away, his shadow stretching long.
...
Shiro Suzuki walked out of the aquarium hall, looking gloomy.
Because of the murder, the director decided to close the aquarium for a week.
The promised high salary job naturally turned into a bubble.
The HR manager apologized profusely, saying that they could provide employees with a super low price discount, only 30,000 yen for an annual aquarium pass.
This kind of disguised sale, what was the difference between it and a Tony teacher at a hair salon?
Tsk, they really had no sincerity at all.
"Mr. Suzuki!"
Hearing someone calling him from behind, Shiro Suzuki stopped and turned around.
Seeing Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri, a young couple, his attitude was somewhat indifferent.
"What?"
"Mr. Suzuki, I'm curious, how did you find the murderer?"
Shinichi Kudo had never figured out this problem.
Without any clues, was there another way?
Shiro Suzuki rolled his eyes inwardly, muttering to himself.
I have a cheat, alright?
The system's existence couldn't be known by outsiders.
After a moment of contemplation, he pointed to his head.
Seeing this, Shinichi Kudo looked enlightened.
So, it was by intuition?
I understand!
He clenched his fist, looking very motivated.
"This time I lost, next time I will definitely defeat you."
Ha?
Next time?
Shinichi Kudo, are you crazy?
Once wasn't enough, you want another?
Faced with the declaration of war from the high school detective, Shiro Suzuki didn't know what to do.
Since he met this guy, he always seemed to be involved in murder cases.
In his whole life before transmigration, he rarely witnessed a murder case.
Now, he's encountered two murder cases in the two times he's met this guy, it was just ridiculous.
I beg you, stop bringing disaster to me, okay?
Shiro Suzuki put on a straight face and didn't want to talk to the kid.
However, his indifferent attitude was interpreted differently by Shinichi Kudo.
Do you think I'm not qualified to compete with you?
Don't worry, I will prove myself!
"I'm off."
Shiro Suzuki waved his hand and walked away.
It seemed like it was going to rain, I need to go home early.
Tick-tock, tick-tock...
Less than a minute later, the rain intensified.
Shinichi Kudo stretched out his hand, catching the falling raindrops.
"Oops, it's starting to rain."
Ran Mouri looked up at the dark clouds, urging him.
"Then let's hurry home!"
Seeing this, Shinichi Kudo quickly stopped her.
"Ran, didn't I tell you not to run?"
"Ah, why?"
As Ran Mouri put on her hood, her phone slipped out from inside.
With a "plop", it fell into the nearby sewer.
The unicorn knelt in front of the sewer, quite aggrieved.
"Why is my phone inside my hat?"
Shinichi Kudo's mouth twitched, and he quickly stepped forward to comfort her.
"I'm so sorry, Ran. I was thinking about the criminal, so I put the phone in your hat. Then... I forgot."
Ran Mouri glared at Shinichi, her eyes filled with tears.
Her pitiful appearance was quite adorable.
"How are you going to compensate me? It's a new phone I just bought!"
"Don't cry, I'll buy you a new phone someday."
The promise from a straight guy didn't make Ran Mouri feel any better.
She turned her head and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
"You're so terrible, nothing good happens when I'm with you. Even when I went to America, I kept encountering murder cases."
Shinichi Kudo thought continuously, throwing out a pacification plan.
"Then... let's go to the Tropical Paradise? It just opened in Tokyo recently. I can take you there to play."
Seeing Ran Mouri stop crying, he breathed a sigh of relief, and extended his hand friendly.
"That kind of amusement park full of laughter, there shouldn't be any more murder cases, right?"
Ran Mouri stood up, finally choosing to compromise.
"Fine, I'll believe you this once. The competition is coming soon, I'll go after I win the championship in karate. But you have to pay for it then."
"This..."
"So, it's decided!"