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Chapter 1031: Goro Akechi’s True Ability
Chapter 1031: Goro Akechi's True Ability
"Zhukou Yiqi committed suicide?"
As soon as she got home from school, Mao Lilan was so shocked when she heard the news that she almost dropped the bag in her hand. She looked up in astonishment and looked in the direction of Mao Li Kogoro.
"Well, this is what the police said." Maori Kogoro flipped through the newspaper with a calm expression. "I thought he would at least try to struggle a little longer. After all, he has been released by the police."
Strictly speaking, this was another death of his client, but because this guy's behavior was so bad, Kogoro Mori didn't feel much about it.
On that day, based on the testimonies of two detectives and many eyewitnesses, Morokuchi Yoshiki was taken away by the police for investigation.
But no matter how bad this person is, he is not the direct murderer of Editor Akiba. It is still quite difficult to have a complete chain of evidence.
However, Dejima Kakuji handed over Akima's belongings to the police, and Anabuki Haruei also sorted out some of Akima's work records and sent them over. In addition to some clues found in Morokuchi Yoshiki's home, it is believed that as long as the investigation continues to move forward, it is only a matter of time before Morokuchi Yoshiki is convicted.
"Because of the huge amount of compensation he faces? I heard that the publishing house is going to sue him and ask him to bear the losses caused to the books due to his reputation being damaged. In addition to the public prosecution, the family of Editor Akiba is also demanding a large amount of compensation..." Mao Lilan shook her head, somewhat confused. "Since he can't bear the consequences at all, why would he do such a terrible thing?"
In this case, as Goro Akechi had suggested at the time, the lawyer hired by Editor Akibaba's family was naturally Eri Kisaki.
Therefore, they are of course very clear about the huge amount of compensation that Zhukou Yiqi will soon face.
"No, it's probably because he can't bear to have his true face exposed to the public." Maori Kogoro judged, "If we ignore his identity as a writer, Morokuchi Masuki is just a complete scumbag and loser. Now that he has lost his identity as a writer, the meaning of his life will disappear."
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it. I want to be a bad guy, but I can't bear the pain of being discovered for my bad deeds. This is really unbearable." Mao Lilan felt a little regretful and a little bit angry.
This guy, his own heart is so fragile, but not only does he have no empathy for others, he also inflicts so much torture on others.
This outcome is somewhat his own fault.
Maori Kogoro, who has been a detective for a long time, did not have much emotion: "That's normal. Most criminals only regret being caught, not regretting the crime itself."
"Oh, that's true. I've been reading some criminal psychology content recently. Many criminals think they are good people, or even innocent, even if they have done terrible things..."
"Yes, you will come into contact with many criminals of this type in criminal cases. But, Xiaolan, why do you read criminal psychology when you have nothing to do?"
"…This one was recommended by Tang Ze."
Mao Lilan looked away, not wanting to explain in detail.
How should I put it? After she read some related books, she went to ask Tang Ze, why was it that a guy like him, who seemed impossible to be a bad guy, was framed by a conspiracy, but why was he ostracized by his original environment after his identity was exposed?
Tang Ze looked strange at the time, and then tactfully told her that she could read a book on criminal psychology.
A little-known fact: most criminals don’t think of themselves as bad people.
Even for serious crimes like murder and arson, in the minds of the criminals, they were forced to do so and were full of their own reasons. Only a few people would repent for their actions.
On the contrary, there are many more cases of people surrendering themselves when the real reasons for the crime are relatively easy for the public to understand, such as manslaughter caused by resistance after being oppressed.
"It's not surprising that a prisoner claims to be innocent. Police officers must see at least 80 of them every day. If they believe every prisoner's words, they won't be able to enforce the law." Tang Ze told her at the time, "So I can understand the attitude of the police who were unaware of the situation towards me."
This reason was a bit ridiculous, so Mao Lilan did not continue to explain.
"Hey, this requires looking at a lot of murder records. It's not something a high school student should study..."
"What's the problem? It would be a good idea for me to learn more and follow you to do commissions, right?"
"Tsk, you should study hard first and do well in the exam..."
The topic of the Maori father and daughter then deviated to other directions, leaving only Conan with a solemn expression, silently putting down the schoolbag on his shoulders.
Suicide? A guy like Masuki Morokuchi, committing suicide?
Although Kogoro Mori's guess made sense, and Morokuchi Yoshiki was indeed a person with a very bad mentality and his emotions were easily out of control, it was not too surprising that he chose to end his life in excitement, but if you think about it carefully, it seems that something is not right.
Regardless of whether he is a writer or not, Zhukou Yigui has already earned a lot of money through writing, which is more than an ordinary person can earn in his entire life.
Even if he paid full compensation to the publishing house and the victim's family, the impact on his living standards would be limited.
No one knows better than Conan how much money a bestselling novelist can make.
Anyway, since his parents got married, they have been traveling all over the world, and the couple has never seemed to worry about their living standards.
In short, he didn't think Zhukou Yigui would lose too much quality of life because of the lawsuit. If he had to say, the only possible option was probably that he was mentally fragile.
But thinking of Yotsuba Rika's emotional breakdown and the criminal who often showed extreme emotions when facing Goro Akechi, Conan was not sure whether this was a human factor.
"Did that writer commit suicide?" Hattori Heiji's strange voice came from the receiver, "So soon?"
"Yeah." Conan held the phone and sighed, "It coincides with our previous guess."
If Goro Akechi used this method to commit crimes, it would not only be very difficult to catch him, but even if he was confirmed to be the criminal, there would not be enough evidence to convict him.
"I thought carefully about the times I met Goro Akechi. Almost whenever he was at the scene, many criminals were in a bad mood," Conan said.
The few times he encountered Goro Akechi, the circumstances were rather special.
For example, in the billion-dollar robbery case of Hirota Masami, although it was later proved that Miyano Akemi herself was rescued by the Phantom Thieves, Goro Akechi who appeared nearby at the time was most likely the person sent by the organization to deal with Miyano Akemi.
For example, there was a case at a TV station where the host used his marksmanship to shoot his colleague from upstairs.
The main reason why the criminal was convicted on the spot was that when Goro Akechi explained the whole ins and outs of the case and completed a reasoning show, the criminal lost his mind and tried to push Goro Akechi who was sitting by the window in front of the camera.
This is even more true with the death of Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi.
Now that we know for sure that his true identity is Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi's illegitimate son, the only explanation is Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi's furious slap in the face.
Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi probably looked down on his illegitimate son and had a bad relationship with him, so when he was emotional, he slapped him in the face without thinking.
But Shigehiko Tsuguchi's emotions at that time were also out of control.
Shigehiko Tsunoguchi should be more or less aware that once he is arrested by the police, the organization will not let him go and will definitely choose to silence him. Under this fear, he will of course refuse the police's protection, continue to complete the tasks given by the organization, and stand in the position that takes his life.
Then what he said to Goro Akechi before his death becomes a bit intriguing.
"Do you think this is the truth about his ability? Does he have some kind of power that can drive people insane?" Hattori Heiji stroked his chin, thinking, "That's really troublesome."
"Yeah, I just don't know to what extent he can make people's emotions out of control..." Conan's expression was also not relaxed.
Nowadays, the most likely member of the organization codenamed Kumail should be Goro Akechi.
Considering this information, we can see that this is a very difficult target to catch.
Kumail has strong intelligence capabilities and is a sniper with superb marksmanship.
Then the organization's missions that he participated in can basically be summarized as follows: for targets that require him to take direct action, he would choose long-distance sniping, which makes it difficult for him to be directly discovered; and for targets that he needs to contact, they may die in "accidents" or "suicides" like Yotsui Reika and Moroguchi Masuki.
It's really like Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes. No matter how much effort the detective spends, it is difficult to bring him to justice.
"How about..." Hattori Heiji thought for a moment and suggested hesitantly, "Why don't we go find Karasawa and ask..."
Damn it, I don't know why, but when I consider this option, I feel like I've lost...
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When Conan found Karasawa, he was sitting at the door of a cafe in Shibuya, holding a cup full of ice cream in his hand and sipping it quickly.
Apart from inhaling, he really couldn't find a suitable adjective.
No matter how many times you see it, the way Tang Ze eats dessert is still amazing.
Even Suzuki Sonoko, who has a strong filter for Karasawa and wants to add a handsome guy element to it, commented on this, "It's like I'll never be able to eat this meal again in my life."
They all suspected that maybe when Tang Ze was in Kyoto, for some reason, he really liked to eat sweets but had no chance to eat them, and when he came to Tokyo and no one cared about him, he completely exploded...
"You ran out to eat dessert secretly again." Conan sat down opposite him and said casually, but his eyes involuntarily turned to the street on the other side.
Just as he came over, he saw a tall man also stand up from the seat next to him and leave in the exact opposite direction from when he came.
He is very tall and strong, and not short in height.
That back figure always looks very familiar...
Tang Ze first took a few more bites slowly before he had time to speak: "This store's ice cream has a limited flavor this week. It would be a waste if you don't eat more."
He took the opportunity to interrupt Conan's continued observation of Ireland to prevent the sharp-eyed detective from noticing anything.
Ireland would certainly not be surprised by the change in Tangze's appearance. After all, to the people in the organization, Kumail's normal state now is to disguise himself as Tangze.
So when Ireland said that he had completed the mission and wanted to come to him to report, Tang Ze was too lazy to spend more time and just let him come directly.
Ireland handled Zhukou Yigui's case very cleanly and efficiently.
He did not actually kill Zhukou Yiki, but chose an option similar to Zhukou Yiki, using his powerful force to force people to commit suicide.
Ireland forced Zhukou Yigui to write a suicide note at gunpoint, and then made him hang the rope around his neck. He then put some wobbly books under his feet, cleared up all traces of his entry, and left in a swagger.
The villa is located in such a remote place and is surrounded by mountains and forests. One can only say that Zhukou Yigui found a good grave for himself.
Sure enough, the next day, when the police went to Zhukou Yiqi's home again to take him to the police station for questioning, they found Zhukou Yiqi's body.
Of course, it is also true that Morokuchi Yoshiki was inflicted with a lot of debuffs by the Phantom Thieves at that time.
This was not something that Tang Ze did on purpose. It was just that Morokuchi Yoshiki's hall was too embarrassing, which made the members of the Phantom Thieves feel uncomfortable.
In contrast, Dejima Kakuji and Anabuki Haruei, who were only traumatized by Akibaba's death and murderous intent, seemed much gentler.
Even if Karasawa told them that if he hadn't stopped him, Dejima Kakuji would have chosen to use the tape to kill Morokuchi Yoshiki, it would still be the same.
"Are all mystery writers this perverted? It's outrageous to put the contents of his hall on the dark web." Asai Narimi rolled his eyes and commented, "Fortunately, Noah was not allowed in. I feel like it would pollute the children's database."
In short, Zhukou Yiqi was almost killed in such a situation where everyone worked together.
He died quietly, and his reputation was ruined before his death. Even his new works could be used and serialized by magazines with dignity.
Tang Ze was quite satisfied with the result. He believed that the victim's relatives and friends would also be satisfied.
"This store has new limited-time flavors every month." Conan's mouth twitched when he heard him say that.
"So we can't miss it." Tang Ze answered confidently, "Eat it one less time."
"...Many stores in Shibuya have this kind of activities. Even model shops have seasonal limited products." Conan looked at Karasawa who was talking and eating fluently without being affected at all, and was speechless to remind him.
"Yeah. Well, it turns out that the consumption level in a big city like Tokyo is high." Tang Ze sighed.
Conan has somewhat realized why he always runs into Karasawa in Shibuya. Whenever he can't find anyone, he runs over here and always catches one: "..."