Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"Xiao Lan is right, it was indeed the abbot who killed Zhong Nian."

"How is this possible?"

Kuan Nian and Mu Nian both looked incredulous, while Tun Nian, standing beside them, directly questioned them.

"Officer Matsuda, even if you're a renowned detective in the Metropolitan Police Department, you should still provide evidence to support your claims. What evidence do you have to prove that my master killed him?"

"If the abbot really did kill the person, how did he manage to hang the body up there?"

Conan knows that Matsuda would never lie about something as trivial as murder.

But for a moment, he really couldn't figure out how the old monk had committed the crime.

"Why don't we just ask the person involved directly about this?"

After Matsuda finished speaking, he moved the abbot directly to the wooden platform next to the waterfall.

Then he reached out and took several handfuls of water, sprinkling them on the old monk's face.

The abbot was instantly sobered up by the icy waterfall water.

"Don't kill me! Zhongnian! Don't..."

"If you don't want Zhongnian to seek revenge on you again, hurry up and tell me everything that happened back then."

Matsuda whispered in the old monk's ear.

The abbot was terrified by "Xiu Nian" and still hasn't recovered.

Upon hearing Matsuda's warning, he replied without hesitation,

"I did kill Zhongnian! But I had no choice but to kill him! He insisted on taking my granddaughter away!"

"You all have to help me stop Zhongnian, don't let him seek revenge on me!"

The old monk's words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding crowd.

Kuan Nian, Mu Nian, and Tun Nian were all speechless, not expecting that what Xiao Lan said was actually true.

Conan frowned, seemingly still pondering his method of committing the crime.

Kogoro Mouri, however, asked directly with a puzzled expression,

"What exactly happened? If the abbot really killed Zhongnian, then how did he manage to hang Zhongnian's remains there?"

Chapter 227 Hoshino Terumi's Illness

“Speak,” Matsuda patted the old monk’s face, “If you can’t explain yourself clearly today, be careful that Tadashi doesn’t come looking for you again tonight.”

"I said, I said..."

The abbot quickly began to recount his original method of committing the crime.

Actually, the answer is quite simple once it's revealed.

This room has a skylight, and a waterfall is located not far from the skylight.

First, use wooden planks to channel the waterfall's water into the room through the skylight, filling the entire room with water.

The old monk, along with Zhongnian, who had been drugged by him, were then able to float up from directly beneath the beam.

Once they reached the bottom of the beam, the old monk tied Zhongnian to it.

Then, he went outside through the skylight, broke the wooden wall with a hammer, and drained the water out of the house.

In this way, loyalty was easily suspended on a beam that seemed impossible to climb.

“But if we do that, you and Zhongnian will definitely be soaked,” Kuannian questioned. “When we found Zhongnian’s body back then, there wasn’t a single trace of water on it!”

“There are rubber boats in the temple,” the old monk said, shrinking into a ball and trembling. “I use the rubber boat to put Zhongnian on it, so that even if there is water, he won’t get wet.”

"It's actually like this..."

Mu Nian and Tun Nian looked at each other in bewilderment.

For the past two years, they have believed that the legendary Tengu of Mist took Tadani's life.

Unexpectedly, the real culprit turned out to be his own master.

"By the way, what happened just now?" Kuan Nian asked in confusion. "Why was Xiu Nian's face emitting red and green light?"

"What? Xiu, Xiu Nian..."

Reminded by Kuan Nian, the abbot then noticed that Xiu Nian was lying on the floor beside him.

He didn't know that Tadanobu's soul had already been taken by Matsuda, and still thought that the person in front of him was the same Tadanobu who had come to seek revenge earlier.

He was so frightened that he trembled, then his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The next day, Mori didn't need to find a car rental company to pick up the four of them again.

Because the old monk had already confessed to the details of the case from back then,

Matsuda immediately called Megure.

“I never imagined that things would turn out like this,” Megure sighed. “It was our First Division that came to investigate back then, but unfortunately, due to a lack of evidence, the case remains unsolved. Matsuda, you’ve done a great job again this time.”

“Inspector, I didn’t solve this case,” Matsuda shook his head. “The old monk mistook him for his brother, Chungnian, last night. In his fright, he confessed everything that happened back then.”

This was the excuse Matsuda used to appease everyone last night.

Kuan Nian saw red and green light emanating from Xiu Nian's face.

Matsuda managed to fool him by saying he had just woken up.

While everything else was relatively easy to handle, Xiaolan's situation was a bit more difficult to resolve.

She eavesdropped alongside Matsuda last night and indeed witnessed quite a few things.

Fortunately, Xiaolan was afraid of ghosts. Last night, when Xiu Nian was possessed and her eyes were glowing red, Xiaolan only glanced at her before quickly closing her eyes in fright.

After hearing Matsuda's explanation, she was still a little confused, but she assumed that her eyes had not seen clearly in the dark and did not pursue the matter too much.

"Where is the prisoner?"

Inspector Megure looked at the crowd but didn't see the old monk, which made him somewhat puzzled.

"This one……"

Matsuda sighed, led Megure to a room at Yamanotei-dera Temple, and opened the sliding door a crack.

Through the crack, Megure could see an old monk huddled in a corner of the room, trembling. His eyes were cloudy, and he was muttering incessantly.

"Zhongnian, don't kill me! Don't kill me..."

"Could it be..." Megure exclaimed in surprise.

"Yeah, this is insane,"

Matsuda nodded, confirming Megure's guess.

"But I was terrified last night, and this is what happened when I woke up this morning."

"Even if he's insane, we have to bring him back. How the court ultimately deals with him is their job."

With a stern face, Megure waved his hand, and two detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department immediately entered the room and handcuffed the old monk.

……

After returning from the mountains, Matsuda said goodbye to Megure and the others, then went back to his apartment to continue his vacation.

As soon as he entered the house, he heard a stammering greeting.

"You...you're back!"

"Kimi, you can speak now?" Matsuda asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Hoshino Terumi nodded excitedly, "Although, although I still stutter a little, at least I can, at least I can speak!"

"Anyway, this is a good thing!" Matsuda comforted her. "It's good that you can speak. If you keep training, you'll definitely be able to return to normal."

"Yes, thank you very much, Officer Matsuda, meow!"

Hoshino Terumi bowed her head and thanked him.

But unexpectedly, at the end of his sentence, he uttered a cat-like phrase.

Her face immediately turned red.

Matsuda, suppressing a laugh, made the suggestion.

"To celebrate you speaking, let's go out for something nice tonight."

However, Terumi Hoshino shook her head and refused.

"No, no, if I'm found out like this, I'll be in big trouble!"

"Then let's eat it when you're better."

Matsuda didn't insist anymore, but Hoshino Terumi suddenly took out a piece of paper and wrote a lot of things on it.

"Officer Matsuda, I'll cook all this stuff to celebrate!"

Hoshino Terumi handed the note to Matsuda, a bright smile on her face.

……

evening,

Matsuda and Hoshino Terumi sat around the table, celebrating Hoshino Terumi's regained ability to speak.

The small dining table was piled high with dishes that Hoshino Terumi had prepared throughout the afternoon.

"It's quite a feast!"

Matsuda sighed, then picked up his chopsticks and took out a grilled fish.

Mmm, the outside is crispy, and the fish inside is tender and fresh. The taste is absolutely amazing!

Matsuda glanced at Hoshino Terumi with some surprise, then quickly finished the small grilled fish before praising it.

"Huimei, I never knew you were such a good cook. Whoever marries you in the future will be truly blessed."

"Officer Matsuda, you're joking."

Hoshino Terumi blushed and shook her head, seeing that Matsuda liked grilled fish.