Let the Law Pass Judgment

"What I'm talking about is evidence; it's what your teacher told me in his last words."

Kazumi Sanada finally turned around, wanting to know what the meaning was of the incomprehensible number his teacher had left behind at the end.

"You can come and take a look at this phone."

Jiang Hang pointed to the telephone in front of him, which had ordinary buttons on it.

"But if you link these seemingly unremarkable numbers together using the buttons on a phone, you'll find that they can actually form words."

"The first two strings of numbers follow this pattern, which is a D and a C. The last two strings of numbers are simply written on the phone as the two katakana characters 'mako' (the pronunciation of 'mako')."

Miyano Shiho then added further details.

"If I'm not mistaken, DC means 'Da Capo' as the piece to be played from the beginning on the sheet music. After all, there's a piano in the basement, and I imagine that Kutsuku Motoyasu used to practice piano pieces there often."

"So the meaning behind your teacher leaving this message is probably to warn us that Ma Zi might continue to target others after killing him."

Upon hearing this, Kazumi Sanada's expression finally broke down completely.

"How is that possible? Ma Zi has already taken her revenge, why would she still target others?"

Sure enough, this guy knew the truth.

It's likely that when the police came to investigate the scene of Kutsuku Motoyasu's death, they covered up the scene for Mako Miyoshi because of what Kutsuku Motoyasu had told them before.

Jiang Hang calmly looked at the other person. "Now, tell me everything your teacher told you before he died, why he calmly accepted his death knowing he was going to be killed."

"I'm afraid only by figuring out these things can I understand why he would leave such a message on the phone after saying those things to you."

"Don't worry, now that I'm here, I won't let anyone else get hurt."

At this point, Kazumi Sanada's mind was in complete turmoil.

But he also knew that now was not the time to dwell on these things.

After taking a deep breath, he began to explain everything to Jiang Hang.

"Actually, I discovered it by accident."

He looked at the photo of Kichiro Kinoshita the basement.

"One day I came up with a new magic idea, so I came here to try it out. Then I saw Asako cleaning up photos of Kinoshita, and she looked very sad."

"It wasn't until later, when I asked my teacher, that he told me the truth about what happened back then after a long silence."

Just like Jiang Hang's reasoning, only the reasoning has changed slightly.

Kutsuku Motoyasu wanted Kichiro Kinoshita to cooperate with him in marketing their magic, as the master and apprentice's achievements in the magic world had surpassed Toichi Kuroba's. He also somehow found out that Toichi Kuroba was preparing a new magic trick.

He wanted his disciple to replicate the magic trick ahead of time and spread the rumor that Toichi Kuroba had stolen their creation, hoping to avenge the humiliation of being stepped on in the past through his disciple.

In the end, Kichiro Kinoshita rejected Kutsuku Motoyasu's proposal, wanting to defeat Toichi Kuroba through fair and square means.

In the end, blinded by desire, Kutsuku Motoyasu believed that the disciple he had painstakingly taught had betrayed him and joined Toichi Kuroba's camp.

Driven by this twisted mindset, he destroyed the opponent's magic props and killed his own disciple.

And after that, he continued to try to train the next more obedient Kichiro Kinoshita to challenge Toichi Kuroba.

It wasn't until eight years ago, when Toichi Kuroba also killed in a magic accident and lost his greatest rival, that Kutsuku Motoyasu gradually let go of his obsession.

It can be said that it was after Toichi Kuroba's death that Kutsuku Motoyasu, who had been single all along, married his current wife seven years ago, and subsequently had his only daughter Tsukumo Fumiya, and began to repent for what he had done.

Until he met again, Kichiro Kinoshita's sister, who was looking for him as Mako Miyoshi to become his apprentice.

Chapter 499: Chapter 495: Let the law decide.

Kazumi Sanada's mood had already unconsciously darkened when he got to this point in his speech.

It seems that Kutsuku Motoyasu had already recognized Mako Miyoshi's true identity at that time.

Later, probably through some reason, he realized that the other party also knew the truth of that year, and probably became his disciple in order to avenge his brother.

It was around that time that Kutsuku Motoyasu, having let go of his obsession with Toichi Kuroba, was already prepared in his heart to trade his life for another's.

Furthermore, after realizing that Kazumi Sanada might be aware of his junior sister's problem, he reminded him not to stop Mako Miyoshi's revenge.

Kazumi Sanada had followed Kutsuku Motoyasu for so many years, and when he learned that his idol and mentor had actually done so many despicable things in the past, he was obviously quite shocked.

However, he still chose to follow his teacher's instructions and did not reveal what he knew on the day his teacher died.

Although he did not specifically cover for Mako Miyoshi during the police search, he deliberately left the crime scene briefly before the police arrived, giving Mako Miyoshi about a minute to clean up the scene.

That's why, after the police finally determined that his teacher had committed suicide, he locked himself in his room for several days. It wasn't until he heard that his teacher's wife wanted to hire a detective to investigate the matter that he came out of his room again, wanting to persuade the detective to back down.

Little did he expect that the detective his teacher had invited would be Eagle-Eyed Detective, who had made a name for himself in Japan in the past six months.

In just ten minutes, in addition to confirming that his teacher had indeed died from murder, he also deduced from the carefully wiped photo of Kichiro Kinoshita in the basement that Kichiro Kinoshita, who died 14 years ago, was also an important figure in this case.

Even without the coded message left by their teacher, the other party would probably have been able to find the real culprit by talking to these disciples for a while longer.

After recounting what he knew, Kazumi Sanada voiced his doubts.

"But now that Ma Zi has already taken her revenge, who else is she going to target? Could it be Master's wife?"

Jiang Hang shook his head and asked Kazumi Sanada a question in return.

"Is Mako Miyoshi still quite young this year?"

Kazumi Sanada paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, my junior sister became your student at the age of 16 and officially debuted at 18. She is only 20 years old now."

It seems this Mako Miyoshi is quite particular; he even waited until he turned 20 to make his move.

Having just handled a case involving a minor, Jiang Hang is now somewhat sensitive about the age of minors.

"If she was 20 years old, how old was she when she lost her brother 14 years ago?"

Upon hearing this, Kazumi Sanada immediately understood.

Today happens to be the birthday of my teacher's daughter, Fumino!

Did Mako Miyoshi, after killing her teacher, also intend to harm Fumino, who was the same age as her when she lost her brother?!

Thinking that Fumino was still being taken out to buy clothes by Mako Miyoshi, Kazumi Sanada suddenly became anxious.

He had promised his teacher that he would take good care of Fumino and ensure that she could grow up safely.

He didn't know why Jiang Hang could remain so calm even though he already knew.

Is he really so sure that Mako Miyoshi won't take advantage of this opportunity to make a move against Fumino?

Seeing that Kazumi Sanada was about to lose his temper, Jiang Hang told him to calm down.

"Don't worry, when she took Fumino shopping, I didn't see any murderous intent in her eyes."

"Moreover, if the other party really wanted to make a move against Fumino, she had many opportunities to kill Fumino in the week before I received the commission."

"Unless my arrival made her uneasy, she might want to kill Fumino before I solve the case and complete her revenge."

Jiang Hang shook his head. "But in that case, it would be pointless for her to fake your teacher's suicide. Besides, I don't think she would have had the chance to do it. I've been keeping an eye on her the whole time."

Although it may seem like Jiang Hang's side hasn't done anything, in reality, when Mako Miyoshi suggested that she could take Fumino out to buy clothes and become the only suspect to leave the scene, Jiang Hang had already asked Altair in the sky to keep an eye on her for him.

If the other party shows even the slightest murderous intent towards Fumino, Altair in the sky will thwart her plans.

Don't underestimate Altair's combat power. As a reward from the system, Altair is inherently very intelligent, and with its aerial advantage, dealing with several armed elite mercenaries is no problem for it.

After all, Eagle Eye's enhancement is effective against Altair, and with its agility and flight speed far exceeding that of humans, it's more worthwhile to consider how to take out Ran Mori and Makoto Kyogoku with bullets rather than trying to hit Altair with bullets.

"Besides, I'm not the only one eyeing that woman..." Jiang Hang exclaimed.

Jiang Hang's sudden remark left Kazumi Sanada somewhat puzzled.

But judging from Jiang Hang's calm demeanor, Kazumi Sanada knew that Jiang Hang had already made preparations, and there might even be another unidentified person protecting Fumino in the dark.

He wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Hang waved him off.

"This is not something you should know. Otherwise, if you accidentally let it slip when you go to sweep your teacher's grave one day, your teacher in the afterlife will probably not have a peaceful life."

This might sound offensive, but if souls truly exist in this world, then Kutsuku Motoyasu, who finally let go of his obsession and chose to repay his debt, might actually become a vengeful spirit out of resentment after learning that Toichi Kuroba never actually died.

Yes, Toichi Kuroba.

Although Jiang Hang only saw a man with multiple layers of disguise through Altair's eyes, even Eagle Eye could only see the first two layers of disguise.

But in this world, Jiang Hang couldn't think of anyone other than Toichi Kuroba who possessed a more refined disguise than himself, Kaito Kid, and Vermouth, the three masters of disguise.

Although the mystery of Toichi Kuroba's life and death had not been fully revealed before Jiang Hang's time travel, the hints from various places allowed readers to guess that Toichi Kuroba was definitely not dead. It's just that he was even more cunning than Conan and had completely hidden himself away.

Even if he wanted to see his son, he would probably only do so secretly from a distance before leaving again.

Now that Toichi Kuroba is appearing around Mako Miyoshi and Fumino in this disguise, it seems that the relationship between Kutsuku Motoyasu and Toichi Kuroba is much more complicated than he imagined.

It is estimated that after learning of Kutsuku Motoyasu's suicide, Toichi Kuroba had already come to investigate in advance and uncovered the truth of what happened back then.

So you're secretly preparing to protect Fumino now?

As Jiang Hang thought about this, he couldn't help but think of the matter of Kutsuku Nanae contacting Kogoro Mouri.

A week later, Kutsuku Nanae suddenly wants to hire a detective to investigate. Could there be other people involved?

Jiang Hang obviously couldn't find any evidence for these things.

He won't know the reason for all this unless he can find Toichi Kuroba and have a proper talk with him.

But given the other party's cautious attitude of hiding for eight years, even a few glances from Altair in the sky would trigger his instinct to hide, making it unlikely that even seeing him would be easy.

Fortunately, Eagle Eye can still see through the other party's disguise and mark them. Unless the other party completely escapes Altair's detection range, he will not be able to avoid Jiang Hang's visit.

"We'll talk about Toichi Kuroba's matter after this case is over. Let's go check on Mako Miyoshi first," Jiang Hang thought to himself, then patted Kazumi Sanada on the shoulder, signaling him to come with him.

On their way upstairs, they ran into Kutsuku Nanae had just brewed tea.

Seeing the three of them come out of the basement, and Kazumi Sanada still looking unhappy, she didn't know what had happened and couldn't help but ask nervously.

Could it be that the person who killed her husband was her husband's most valued disciple?

Jiang Hang dispelled her worries.

"You're overthinking it. Mr. Sanada has provided us with a very important clue, and I also have a hypothesis now, but we need to verify it, so we need to go out for a while."

"When we get back, you'll know exactly how your husband passed away."

Since they hadn't brought Fumino back yet, Jiang Hang decided not to tell her the truth to avoid making her worry too much, and instead asked her to wait patiently at home for a while.

"Are we going to arrest Mako Miyoshi now?" After getting into Jiang Hang's car, Kazumi Sanada hesitated for a while before asking Jiang Hang.

After all, his teacher had indeed done something wrong back then, and even if he knew the truth, he was not to tell anyone, so that Mako Miyoshi could successfully complete this revenge and end the grudges of that year.

He only revealed everything he knew because he was worried that Mako Miyoshi might harm others.

Now that Jiang Hang knows the whole truth, he is worried about Fumino, but he also feels a little regretful for his junior sister whose talent is slightly better than his own.

Sensing the contradiction in Kazumi Sanada's tone, Jiang Hang casually said, "Although I am a special advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, strictly speaking, I do not have any law enforcement authority."

"You might not know this, but for some reason, I was reported yesterday by a victim I rescued for having no right to enforce the law and for making violent threats."

"Fortunately, with the help of everyone at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the other party's future father-in-law, the other party very kindly forgave me. Otherwise, I would probably be ordered to stop my detective work now. Speaking of which, I was planning to thank the other party properly when they get married," Jiang Hang said with a relaxed expression.

He's not Mind's Eye person; he just likes to share these happy things.

Not to mention Kazumi Sanada's subtle expression, even Miyano Shiho, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Jiang Hang with a strange expression.

Jiang Hang changed the subject and continued, "In short, I'm just an ordinary detective, I don't have the power you imagine."

"The arrests are the job of the police, while the convictions are the responsibility of the courts and prosecutors."

He looked at Kazumi Sanada through the rearview mirror. "So what about you? What are your thoughts on this case? Do you want me to personally take your junior sister to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, or do you want me to let her go?"

This question clearly stumped Kazumi Sanada; it seemed he hadn't expected the famous detective in front of him to pose such a question so directly.

Is this a test?

Kazumi Sanada pondered for a while before shaking his head, indicating that he didn't know what to do either.

On one hand, there are the mistakes the teacher made back then, and on the other hand, there are the teacher's special instructions before his death.

On the other side were his teacher's wife, who looked haggard these past few days, and a little girl Fumino who was unaware that her father had passed away.

Being caught in the middle, he was indeed under a lot of pressure.

"No matter what, there is no right answer to this kind of thing."

"So you should tell the police everything without hiding anything, and let the law decide the final outcome."

"The case of Mako Miyoshi, who committed murder for revenge, and Kutsuku Motoyasu, who voluntarily atones for his sins with his death, would likely be quite controversial even in court."