In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 207 A Very Capable Team

Chapter 207 A Very Capable Team

Akutagawa Hiko cut straight to the heart of the matter, revealing that her alibi was not something difficult to prove or crack: "You just need to buy the things in advance and then pretend to drive away."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji nodded and added, "That's right. I remember Mr. Kanazawa saying that you were all students of the deceased and had spent at least three years together, so it wouldn't be difficult for you to know their eating habits."

Kaori Nakahara opened her mouth, then stubbornly said, "No matter what you say, it's just speculation. I did go to the convenience store."

Akutagawa knew she was the murderer, but he didn't target her. Instead, he looked at another person: "Mr. Tobita, you mentioned going skiing before. Is there anyone or anything that can vouch for you?"

Ginji Tobita pulled a ticket out of his pocket: "Ah, this is a ticket for night skiing. It even shows the date. Since there aren't many people, the staff should still remember me."

It takes forty minutes to get to the ski resort from here and back. Judging from the time, Tobita Ginji definitely wouldn't make it in time, which is a very strong alibi.

Seeing that he was far less of a suspect than the other two, Tobita Ginji breathed a sigh of relief, while Kanazawa Tomoyasu became much more nervous. "Ah, I spent almost an hour in the public bathhouse after leaving, and no one can vouch for me—"

Akutagawa Hiko turned to Nakahara Kaori, who was visibly agitated, and asked, "Was the scene already like this when you discovered it? Had it been disturbed?"

Kaori Nakahara was somewhat nervous. The high level of detective work made her uneasy, and the speculations they had just made were very close to the truth.

"Of course. When I first came in and saw the teacher's horrific state, my legs went weak with fear. And of course, I wanted to catch the guy who killed the teacher. Why would I disturb the scene?"

Akutagawa Hiko nodded and said, "You're medical students, you should know about blood clotting time, right?"

This was common sense for them. Ezumi Kaho was the only one without suspicion, so it was most appropriate for her to answer. She glanced at the amount of bleeding and said, "Given the current room temperature and the amount of bleeding, it will probably take at least 4 minutes."

Akutagawa Hiko tossed a pair of gloves to Hattori Heiji: "Hattori, lend a hand."

Hattori Heiji glanced at the tablecloth lying on the ground and quickly understood what Akutagawa Hiko was going to do. Reluctantly, he went forward and helped Akutagawa Hiko put the tablecloth on the table, aligning the bloodstains one by one.

"If this tablecloth fell during the fight between the murderer and Professor Oyama, the blood certainly hadn't congealed yet, and there would definitely be bloodstains where the tablecloth met the table."

Ginji and the others immediately realized, "So, this tablecloth was very likely taken down by the murderer after the teacher died?!"

Heiji Hattori explained, "That's right. It's very likely that Professor Oyama left clues on the tablecloth that the murderer didn't anticipate, and in a moment of panic, he tried to destroy the scene."

Akutagawa Hiko took the bloodstained lighter, which Conan presented like a treasure, and placed it in the only square blank space among a pile of bloodstains on the tablecloth.

As for Conan's eager expression, wanting to participate in the deduction, Akutagawa Hiko, who had gained a new assistant, completely ignored it.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that Conan put the only white tag on the card during the game earlier.

He, a person destined to break free from Earth's gravity, how could he possibly hold a grudge over such a trivial matter?

Akutagawa Hiko cleared his mind of his jumbled thoughts and explained, "Your names are all related to shogi, and Professor Oyama often says that as long as you have a knight, everything is ready. It's easy to make that connection—"

Oyama represents the Jade General in Shogi, Kanazawa Tomoyasu represents the Gold General, Tobita Ginji represents the Rook and Silver General, Esumi Kaho represents the Corner and Pawn, and Nakahara Kaori undoubtedly represents the Rook.

Xiaolan, who had also played shogi, looked at the lighter's placement and exclaimed in surprise, "This spot is for the chariot!"

"That's right. If we consider the tablecloth as a chessboard, then this lighter, which symbolizes a chess piece, is placed in the position that Miss Nakahara represents as a luxury car."

To be honest, although Dashan is a person of very poor character, capable of such a thing as plagiarizing students' papers, he can be labeled as an academic scoundrel.

But this person's willpower is absolutely top-notch. Even with his whole body bound and a hole cut in his lung, he was still able to leave behind such a clue.

"Impossible, it's just a coincidence. The teacher just casually put the lighter there!"

Kaori Nakahara panicked, looking completely vulnerable. Although what she said made some sense and was an excuse, it was still—"

"Then how do you explain your decision to pull the tablecloth off?"

"What?!"

"As I said, the blood on this tablecloth and lighter had long since dried. You probably discovered the clues left by Professor Oyama after you screamed and then ripped them off because there was no time to deal with them."

Heiji Hattori added, "And you said you didn't touch the scene after you arrived. It seems you definitely didn't have time to put on gloves, and there are definitely your fingerprints on the tablecloth."

Conan couldn't hold back any longer and said in a childish voice, "How strange! It's snowing outside, but all the ice cream is sold out. Does everyone like to eat ice cream while watching the snow?"

Sonoko Suzuki gave Conan a disdainful look: "Kids will be kids, actually paying attention to something like ice cream."

Akutagawa Hiko shook his head and asked, "I'm actually quite curious too. You might have missed other people's preferences. Vegetable salads can really sell out, and Professor Oyama's ice cream definitely wouldn't be that popular in this weather. You should have bought it, right?"

Kaori Nakahara knew that everything was beyond saving, but instead of crying, kneeling, and repenting like other criminals, she roared, "Enough! I killed Professor Oyama!"

Seeing that Kaori Nakahara showed no remorse and instead had a gleeful expression, Okiya Subaru, worried that she might pull out a weapon from somewhere and hurt people, silently took a step back and shielded everyone in front of him.

Even the others were ready for battle, except for the still-drunk Kogoro Mouri and the relatively weak Sonoko Suzuki.

The other medical students, however, were oblivious to this, surrounding Kaori Nakahara and demanding, "Why did you kill Professor Ooyama?!"

The death of one's mentor is an absolutely painful thing, especially since Oyama's reputation has been further enhanced by a recent paper.

At times like these, adding Da Shanjiang's name to their papers significantly increases their value compared to papers with only their own name listed!