The Takeda Family's Secrets and the Real Culprit

Moreover, there are quite a few criminals in Conan who have their own grievances. There are also many who cannot get justice through the law and have no choice but to risk their lives to seek revenge. Jiang Hang can find someone who meets his requirements among these criminals.

Of course, Jiang Hang's attitude towards reasoning will not change. As he himself said, his own reasoning ability is not as good as that of the top detectives in Conan and other works. He only surpasses them by relying on various external abilities.

Therefore, knowing his own capabilities, Jiang Hang naturally had no choice but to try to obtain intelligence from various sources in order to avoid creating false cases.

The hacking skills he's been diligently learning recently are something Jiang Hang started learning because of this idea, and it has indeed reduced his workload considerably.

Just like the mystery of Takeda Misa's bloodline, without hacking skills, one can only go to the scene to question witnesses like an ordinary detective, and then deduce who Takeda Misa's biological daughter is based on the witnesses' statements.

But with hacking skills, this step can be completely skipped; a single glance at Takeda Misa's file is enough to know the truth of what happened back then.

In short, under Jiang Hang's righteous and stern attitude, Rena Mizunashi had no choice but to reluctantly produce Negishi's autopsy report.

After only a few quick glances, Jiang Hang gleaned some crucial information from the autopsy report.

"So that's how it is. Then the mystery is solved..."

In fact, not only Jiang Hang, but almost everyone who sees this autopsy report should be able to reach the same conclusion—according to Negishi's blood test, he injected himself with a large dose of drugs about half an hour to an hour before his death, so it can be said that he was killed while he was high on drugs.

The police probably concluded that Negishi had taken too much drugs and committed suicide by running over there alone, since they found nothing else suspicious at the scene.

Jiang Hang muttered softly. With another mystery solved, the only remaining puzzle in the case was the crucial question, "Who killed Negishi?"

To be honest, Jiang Hang still hasn't been able to fully deduce the answer to this question, and he still lacks some understanding of the motive for the crime.

But as Sherlock Holmes said, the truth is what remains after removing the impossible.

If we analyze all the characters who appeared in this case, the one whose identity remains unclear will naturally be the real culprit.

During the subsequent Q&A session, Jiang Hang did not ask any further questions.

Now he needs to think carefully about the ins and outs of this case and clarify his own thoughts.

During Jiang Hang's period of contemplation, the host, Rena Mizunashi, was not idle. She mainly interacted with the audience and gave them some important reminders to prevent the atmosphere from becoming too dull later.

As the half-hour period came to an end, Rena Mizunashi immediately announced that they were moving on to the most important part of the day: the mystery-solving segment.

This step is essentially the Q&A session reversed.

Jiang Hang asked the question, Rena Mizunashi answered.

Now, the format is reversed: Rena Mizunashi poses questions, and Jiang Hang and the audience members answer them. Finally, Jiang Hang's score, as well as the average and highest scores of the audience members, are tallied to see if there is a difference in skill level between Jiang Hang and the audience.

"So, the first question for today is: there are three bodies found dead in the Spider Mansion that the police determined to be suicides. Are these three bodies definitely suicides or homicides?"

As Rena Mizunashi asked her question, the audience members began writing their answers on the answer sheets provided by the program team.

The audience had three minutes to answer the question. After three minutes, all audience members stopped answering, and Jiang Hang stood in the middle of the stage and addressed everyone to share his opinion.

"Takeda Misa and Takeda Kinuyo committed suicide, Negishi's death was most likely staged by someone else and disguised as a suicide."

"Two suicides and one homicide, so here is the probability of the audience answering the question correctly. I wonder how much of your deductions are the same as Mr. Jiang Hang's?"

The on-site answer tallying speed is naturally impossible to be this fast. Rena Mizunashi is just saying her lines here in advance. When the show officially airs, the post-production team will naturally add these data in.

After giving her a buffer period, Rena Mizunashi then began to announce the accuracy of Jiang Hang's answer.

Undoubtedly, Jiang Hang's answer was correct.

Rena Mizunashi clapped her hands softly to express her congratulations to Jiang Hang.

"The first question is correct. So, what were the reasons for the suicides of Takeda Misa and Takeda Kinuyo?"

This question had already been addressed during the Q&A session, and it was probably the question with the highest correct answer rate among all the audience members. After the three-minute answering time was over, Jiang Hang once again reiterated what he had just analyzed.

The third question is about the identity of Takeda Kinuyo's affair partner.

When this question was asked, the audience members, who already knew this question would be asked, Rena Mizunashi but rub their heads and start thinking about whether there were any other suspicious suspects among the people who appeared in this case.

Many people took Jiang Hang's words to heart and ruled out the possibility that Negishi had died, but a considerable number of viewers still did not take Jiang Hang's analysis to heart and still believed that Negishi was the adulterer.

Under such circumstances, when the audience's answers for this round were tallied, the results were naturally varied and diverse.

"It seems that everyone's ideas are not quite aligned. So, Mr. Jiang Hang, would you like to share your thoughts now?" Rena Mizunashi said, and then handed the stage to Jiang Hang.

Jiang Hang didn't mince words and directly explained this ill-fated relationship to the audience.

"Based on the information currently available, the most likely person to be the woman Takeda Kinuyo had an affair with was Takeda Ryuji of the Takeda Family."

This ethical issue is obviously still very much up for discussion. After Jiang Hang revealed the truth, the audience almost involuntarily gasped in surprise, and then began to wonder how Jiang Hang had deduced this.

Rena Mizunashi also looked at Jiang Hang curiously, wanting to know what his basis was.

"After removing Negishi, there weren't many men who met the requirements. They were just the other two brothers from the Takeda Family and the doctor in the hospital who helped cover up the news."

"Among these people, everyone else still lives in Tottori Prefecture, except for the second son of the Takeda Family, Takeda Ryuji, who left the family alone twenty years ago and has been developing in Tokyo on his own ever since. In the past twenty years, he has not returned to his hometown many times, probably only two or three times a year."

"From this perspective, it is very likely that Takeda Ryuji felt guilty towards his elder brother after doing something he shouldn't have done to his sister-in-law, and that's why he made this choice."

"In addition, the names of the three current members of the Takeda Family are also quite peculiar."

"Takeda Misa is the oldest sister, followed by two younger sisters named Sae Takeda and Emi Takeda. Attentive people have probably already noticed that the names of the three of them together form a circle, which was probably intentional."

After listening to Jiang Hang's explanation, Rena Mizunashi nodded in agreement. Although, according to Takeda Ryuji's explanation, his relationship with Takeda Kinuyo was because Takeda Kinuyo discovered that her husband was infertile, and in order to reassure her family and the Takeda Family, she had no choice but to do such a thing.

But Takeda Kinuyo has been dead for more than three years. If Takeda Ryuji wanted to protect his reputation, he could say that he had no choice but to accept it, and no one could refute that.

A little thought reveals that even if the eldest son of the Takeda Family was infertile, there are still some things he shouldn't have done. Even if it was Takeda Kinuyo's request, Takeda Ryuji, as the son of the Takeda Family, shouldn't have considered his sister-in-law's wishes and done something so immoral.

Ultimately, these kinds of things all come down to Takeda Shinichi consent. Takeda Kinuyo and Takeda Ryuji thought they could keep it a secret forever, but they never expected that Shinichi Takeda would discover the truth when Takeda Misa turned 18 and came of age. In the end, Shinichi even drove Takeda Misa to her death.

However, this question only asks about Takeda Kinuyo's affair partner, not whether Takeda Ryuji, who seduced his sister-in-law, had any unspeakable secrets.

Now that Jiang Hang has identified the correct person, his answer to the question is naturally correct.

The fourth question finally came to Negishi had recently died.

This question asks about the reason why Negishi was killed.

It's estimated that a large number of viewers will answer this question incorrectly again.

After all, in their view, Negishi was killed while under the influence of drugs and then the murder was staged as a suicide. So who would do such a thing?

In most people's minds, the suspicion naturally falls on Takeda Shinichi, the head of the Takeda Family.

After all, the two have been working together for so many years, and they probably have some weaknesses that the other can use against them.

Now that there is such an opportunity to disguise Negishi's death as an accident, the possibility of Takeda Shinichi taking action is indeed not low.

Besides Takeda Shinichi, the third son of the Takeda Family, Takeda Yuzo, is also a possibility.

According to the information, he returned not long after Takeda Misa committed suicide three years ago. The reason for his return was simple: he had tried to start a business outside but failed, and now he could only come back to live off his parents and work as an assistant to his older brother.

In the past three years, he has not learned much useful knowledge from his older brother, and even now, he is still unable to independently create a qualified puppet.

All of this was due to the obstruction of the deceased Negishi, therefore, Takeda Yuzo also had the possibility of killing Negishi.

As the audience members gave their answers, it was finally Jiang Hang's turn to explain his reasoning.

"Actually, I'm not entirely sure about this question, because if I put myself in the killer's shoes, I probably wouldn't directly attack Mr. Negishi. At least, Mr. Negishi wouldn't be the killer's first target."

"Therefore, in my view, Mr. Negishi's death is more like a crime of passion committed by the murderer out of anger after hearing the drug-addicted Negishi's incoherent ramblings."

Chapter 441: Chapter 437: The Secrets of the Takeda Family and the Real Murderer

After Jiang Hang finished speaking, a noisy debate naturally arose from the audience, who seemed to think that Jiang Hang's reasoning was too bold.

After all, it's very difficult to determine whether a murder was committed in the heat of passion or a premeditated crime based solely on some information.

Basically, such a judgment can only be made when there is a complete understanding of the situation at the scene and the perpetrator's motive.

If such reasoning is correct, it will naturally prove that Jiang Hang's reasoning skills are superb.

But if his reasoning is wrong, he just said on the show that he would think carefully about the consequences of his actions before doing them. If he is proven wrong in less than ten minutes, then the show's entertainment value will be off the charts.

However, as the arguments in the audience gradually subsided, Jiang Hang on the stage still showed no hesitation, and Rena Mizunashi continued hosting the program.

"Since Mr. Jiang Hang still seems so confident, it seems he's quite certain about the killer's identity. So let's get straight to the most crucial question on today's program—who killed Negishi?"

As Rena Mizunashi finished speaking, the audience began to move.

Some people started writing their answers directly on the answer sheet, while others who weren't sure about the answers whispered their thoughts to those around them.

With three minutes allotted, the audience, after Jiang Hang finished answering, turned their attention back to the stage, eager to know what answer he would give.

Rena Mizunashi naturally knew how to raise the audience's expectations. Before asking Jiang Hang, she even took the microphone and went to the audience to ask a few guests for their thoughts.

For the sake of the show's effect, these people would naturally include some who were hired by the production team themselves.

They can come up with all sorts of different answers.

Some people still believe that Takeda Shinichi and Negishi had a disagreement over business matters, and that Takeda Shinichi accidentally killed Negishi and then faked it as a suicide.

There are quite a few who suspect that Takeda Yuzo killed Negishi out of jealousy.

Takeda Ryuji had cuckolded his elder brother, was naturally also a suspect. In fact, more people suspected him than Takeda Shinichi.

Those who doubted the mother of the three Takeda Family brothers were rather strange.

Perhaps they had just seen the news about Masuyama Kenzou, who was over 70 years old, shooting Nomikuchi Shigehiko in the dark, and thought that since this matter was so popular recently, the program team might choose a similar case to attract public attention.

In addition, there was even suspicion about the Takeda Family maid, Ranta Miyuki, who thought that Negishi had taken drugs and wanted to assault her, but instead, Ranta Miyuki killed her.

Even Kogoro Mouri would have to admit he's an expert if he saw this kind of imaginative idea.

After asking around, Rena Mizunashi returned to the stage. After a brief summary, she turned her gaze back to Jiang Hang.

"So, Mr. Jiang Hang, what is your answer?"

Jiang Hang pondered for a moment, then held up a photograph of a person, pointed it at the audience, and gave his answer.

"In my deduction, the real culprit in this case is Rob, the foreign traveler who was saved by Takeda Misa three years ago."

Upon receiving Jiang Hang's answer, the gasps from the audience below the stage were even louder than before.

Although Rob is indeed a person involved in this case, to be honest, he might indeed harbor a desire for revenge against the Takeda Family because of Takeda Misa's death.

The problem is that there isn't much information about Rob; it's only mentioned that he visited Japan three years ago.

In other words, according to the information provided by the program team, the other party is a photographer who travels all over the world taking pictures. It is unknown where he is in the world right now. How could he suddenly return to Japan and then kill someone who has nothing to do with him?

Some people with darker minds are even wondering if there might be behind-the-scenes manipulation in the show.

Even Rena Mizunashi help but ask Jiang Hang how he had come to this conclusion.

A "hidden character" who only appeared three years ago, with very little screen time and information, and who might not even appear in the public eye if not carefully questioned, is the real culprit in this case. When Rena Mizunashi received information about this case from Vermouth, she felt that this case was not something an ordinary person could solve.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Hang, the famous detective who was considered a thorn in the side by the organization, was indeed no ordinary person. He grasped the real key point of the case with seemingly no effort.

But she still doesn't understand how Jiang Hang deduced Rob's identity.

Sensing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Jiang Hang naturally understood their confusion, so he began to explain to them how he had discovered the problem.

"Indeed, the information provided by the program team did not directly state Rob's current location, but there is one thing that made me realize something is wrong."

Jiang Hang looked at the information about Rob provided by the program team.

The information provided above is actually quite limited, consisting of just a few simple sentences, along with a few photographs and selfies taken by the other party.

This included a selfie taken by the other person at Tokyo Skytree.

In the photo, Rob has a head of shining blond hair, and there doesn't seem to be anything strange about him.

"This photo looks normal, but let's look at another photo of Rob."

Jiang Hang was referring to the photo with "shine" written on the back.

The photo shows Rob and Takeda Misa taking a picture together before Rob left the Takeda Family.

In the photo, Rob is still bandaged and has many scars on his face.

"Judging from the photos provided by the production team, Rob looks a bit more mature in this photo than in the group photo, and Rob skin tone is also darker than in the group photo."

"It is obvious that this photo was taken after the other party left Japan."

"If the other party was just an insignificant passerby in this case, I think the production team wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to find a recent photo of the other party. They could have simply used this photo of the other party from three years ago."

"The most crucial point that made me realize something was wrong was that the Tokyo Skytree, where the photo was taken, is a tourist attraction that has only been officially opened to tourists in recent years. If the other person had only been to Japan three years ago, they would not have had the opportunity to go to the Skytree to take this photo."

"In other words, the other party must have visited Japan again during these three years."

After Jiang Hang said those words, the program's director cleverly enlarged the photo and displayed it on the screen, allowing all viewers to clearly see the entire content of the photo.

At this point, Shizuka Sakaki was able to stand up and express her opinion. "Judging from the background and clothing in the photo, the photo was probably taken in the fall."

"Ah, the girl next to me in the photo is wearing a new style of clothing that just came out this fall. I can't mistake her for anyone else."