"..."
Everyone looked at Mori Kogoro, who was holding a beer and had taken a huge gulp right after speaking. For a moment, no one knew what to say.
Wasn't that still just hindsight?
"Hey, hey!"
Just then, Conan suddenly raised his little hand. "I think the reason Mr. Takeuchi was killed wasn't suicide?"
"Huh?"
Mori Kogoro looked speechlessly at the brat who was always contradicting him and said irritably, "Then tell me, what other reason could there be?"
"Well..."
Conan first stroked his chin, then figured that while he couldn't put on a performance at the scene, he could still perform afterward.
Mainly, he wanted to show off in front of Fujino.
So he said, "I think maybe Mr. Takeuchi was blackmailing Mrs. Takeuchi, so she got furious and killed him!"
"Huh?"
Facing Mori Kogoro's puzzled expression, Conan continued explaining confidently, "Uncle Mori, the restaurant owner said that after the divorce, he could go abroad and live an easy life, right?"
"Yeah..."
"Then it's simple!"
Conan crossed his arms and continued, "Brother Fujino said he was the one who called Prosecutor Kujo over. I think he must have called Prosecutor Kujo to discuss the company's previous illegal activities."
"Regarding taking the blame for that hit-and-run before, Mrs. Takeuchi must have promised Mr. Takeuchi something in return, like a divorce or money."
"But after taking the blame, Mr. Takeuchi discovered that Prosecutor Kujo still wasn't planning to let go of that old case. Then he got the idea of using it to threaten her and extort money."
"Since he was about to go abroad and enjoy himself, he must have planned to hand the hit-and-run matter back to Mrs. Takeuchi after extorting this money."
"But after he blackmailed Mrs. Takeuchi, she planned the murder in advance and killed him."
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