A Happy Ending

As a big star, there is still a lot of information available about her family situation.

His parents seem to have a good relationship, and their family dynamics are harmonious.

While her age is indeed acceptable, what's going on with Amashiro Ruri's family?

Jiang Hang simply shrugged at this.

"Who knows what happened back then? But you can try asking them yourself if they are father and daughter. You'll know as soon as you ask."

Rather than worrying about his own future in old age, he preferred to have a secret relationship with a girl who was more than 20 years younger than him.

Jiang Hang still felt that Akira Nagumo was afraid that the exposure of their true identities would destroy the future of both families, so she killed Kazami Yoshiki in advance after the secret might be exposed.

Koharu Yoshino nodded, and then continued to adjust her tone of voice. Jiang Hang also gave her some pointers on tone and word choice.

Afterwards, as Shizuka Sakaki called the two together, Jiang Hang stood quietly at the door, while Kogoro Mouri lay on the ground to the side with his legendary talent. Amashiro Ruri seemed to want to go to Kogoro Mouri's side again to ask what was going on, just like before.

"Kogoro, I heard you wanted to call us over for further questioning. Have you discovered something again?"

But Koharu Yoshino immediately started talking about the case.

After Jiang Hang's guidance, Koharu Yoshino revealed almost no flaws and smoothly explained the method of the case before Amashiro Ruri could get close.

"I'm sure I'm not mistaken, Mr. Nagumo."

When the blade from the lighter appeared in Jiang Hang's hand, Akira Nagumo's eyes immediately filled with resignation.

It was at this moment that Shizuka Sakaki stepped forward.

"I just went to the filming location to check, and there is indeed a marked area with some not very noticeable raised marks."

"I also asked the prop master on site, and the marks in that area were just randomly pasted on by someone."

"If we just investigate the fingerprints on the tape and the blades of these art knives, I think the culprit in this case will be found out."

Hearing his criminal methods explained by the famous detective who had previously embarrassed him on set, Akira Nagumo couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"I was thinking that you were being harassed and provoked by the other party on the previous filming set and couldn't solve the mystery at all, so I thought you were some kind of incompetent detective, and I thought I could get away with it this way."

"As expected of the legendary detective, because I thought I was being very careful, but I was still one step behind."

As Akira Nagumo said this, she looked at the sofa where Kazami Yoshiki had rested before his death.

"Yes, I did all of this, but it has nothing to do with Miss Liuli. It's just that guy insulted my son and has been trying to ruin my reputation."

All the information about this case came out of the other party's mouth as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

Akira Nagumo felt that there was no point in struggling any longer.

Moreover, if he confesses now, he might actually get a chance to turn himself in, which is probably why Kogoro Mouri specifically asked Amashiro Ruri to come with him.

His only effort was to avoid any involvement of Amashiro Ruri in this case.

After all, he did this in the first place to protect the other party's secret.

If this situation still occurs even after he has already killed Kazami Yoshiki, then he would have truly killed him in vain.

Therefore, before Jiang Hang mentioned his motive to Kogoro Mouri, Akira Nagumo had already given a reason for his crime.

He had already made up his mind that no matter how the two famous detectives questioned him, he would not admit to his relationship with Amashiro Ruri.

On the contrary, Amashiro Ruri found it hard to accept.

After a moment of silence, Koharu Yoshino spoke in Kogoro Mouri's tone, revealing the secret that Akira Nagumo most wanted to hide.

"Spend some last moments with your daughter before you turn yourself in."

Hearing that Kogoro Mouri had discovered what he had been hiding, Akira Nagumo's face turned somewhat grim.

"What are you talking about? Liuli and I are just elder and junior. We both have our own families. How could we possibly be parents?"

Although Koharu Yoshino was still somewhat uncertain before, she only made such a guess because it was Jiang Hang's reasoning.

But seeing how nervous the other person looked, she knew she was probably right.

Akira Nagumo originally wanted to continue pretending to be stupid and not leave any evidence for others.

But Amashiro Ruri directly grabbed the other party.

"Father, since Kogoro has already stated his reasoning to us and even called both of us together, he must already have evidence."

"He said this in front of the two of us now, so he probably didn't intend to use it to threaten us."

As expected of the female protagonist who has remained chaste for Kogoro Mouri for twenty years, even though Kogoro Mouri's reasoning has not yet yielded any evidence, Amashiro Ruri still maintains full trust in her old classmate.

Hearing his daughter say this, and even start to tell the truth about what happened back then, Akira Nagumo sighed heavily.

It's unclear whether the sigh was directed at Kogoro Mouri 'Kogoro Mouri deductive reasoning abilities or at the headache caused by her daughter's unwavering trust in him.

The guy in front of me seems to have been married for almost 20 years.

The other party now has a daughter who is already in high school.

He didn't want his daughter to be with someone like that.

Perhaps it was because of his thoughts, and the fact that he made them so obvious, that the other person realized the true nature of their relationship.

Chapter 529: Chapter 525: A Perfect Ending

According to Akira Nagumo and Amashiro Ruri.

Nearly 40 years ago, when Akira Nagumo was working in a theater troupe, he met Amashiro Ruri's mother, and the two became lovers over the next few years.

However, the two did not end up together.

Because at the time, the young Akira Nagumo was indeed restless and was flirting with several other girls in the troupe.

Amashiro Ruri's mother and family have always opposed their relationship and have been introducing her to potential partners.

The two eventually broke up during an argument, Amashiro Ruri's mother also chose to leave the troupe.

A month later, after meeting her blind date several times and feeling quite good about it, her mother realized that she was pregnant.

As a result, her mother reluctantly married the man and gave birth to Amashiro Ruri.

This matter was indeed her mother's little scheme back then, but after so many years of marriage, her mother has naturally let go of the past and is now wholeheartedly maintaining the current family.

Naturally, her mother didn't tell anyone about it.

For at least the first thirty-six years of her life, Amashiro Ruri was unaware that her biological father was someone else.

She met Akira Nagumo recently while acting.

Then, because she looks about 80% like her mother and has inherited a small part of Akira Nagumo's features that are not easily noticed, Akira Nagumo accidentally discovered in a scene that Amashiro Ruri has the exact same reaction and expression as her mother when she smells cigarettes.

Therefore, Akira Nagumo then sought out Amashiro Ruri alone and, based on her age and her mother's name, deduced that she might be his daughter.

Although Amashiro Ruri was initially unwilling to admit it, after personally questioning her mother and learning the truth from her, and secretly verifying it herself, she had no choice but to accept the fact.

But more than 30 years have passed, and the two people from back then now have their own happy and stable families. Neither Akira Nagumo nor Amashiro Ruri's mother can accept that their current families have been destroyed.

Therefore, this matter definitely cannot be made public.

Amashiro Ruri didn't intend to gain any benefits from the other party. However, since the other party was her biological father, they would occasionally meet in private to chat and reconnect after more than 30 years.

However, there are no secrets in the entertainment industry.

They thought they had been careful enough, but in the end Kazami Yoshiki, who called himself a famous detective, still managed to find out.

Given Kazami Yoshiki's despicable nature, once he finds out about this, he will either announce it to the media in public, breaking them both up and their families, or he will secretly use it as leverage to blackmail Amashiro Ruri.

As a father, he can naturally sense how other people treat his daughter.

Just as he could keenly sense Kogoro Mouri's lustful desire for his daughter, he would never allow the other man to become a couple with his daughter.

He could also sense that Kazami Yoshiki had ill intentions towards his daughter.

It's safe to say that Kazami Yoshiki probably already had his eye on Amashiro Ruri a long time ago.

After all, he was nominally the person with the most say in the production team, and even the director had to consult him on many issues.

He also has a certain say in which celebrities to participate in the filming of each episode.

The argument tonight was most likely because Amashiro Ruri was always by Kogoro Mouri's side, which made him feel dissatisfied.

Later, when he vented his anger on the crew members, he was the only one who restrained himself from verbally abusing Amashiro Ruri and even physically assaulting her.

It was precisely because of keeping this secret and for the sake of his daughter's happiness that Akira Nagumo, after filming was suspended today, mustered up the courage to plan this case, sending Kazami Yoshiki to hell with his own desires.

Inside the room, the truth of everything was revealed.

After revealing everything, Akira Nagumo looked at Kogoro Mouri.

"Sleeping Kogoro... No wonder Ruri likes you so much."

"If you can..."

Seeing that the old man seemed to be entrusting Amashiro Ruri to Kogoro Mouri, Jiang Hang quickly coughed lightly and reminded him.

"Brother Maoli has a very deep relationship with his wife. He only came alone this time because of some family matters."

From Jiang Hang's words, Koharu Yoshino, who was disguised as Kogoro Mouri, knew that she couldn't speak carelessly.

She had a good relationship with Queen of Lawyers and knew that Eri Kisaki had a cat named Goro at home. If she said something wrong at this time, she would be too ashamed to meet Eri Kisaki when she returned to Tokyo.

So Koharu Yoshino quickly chimed in, after all, even if they were classmates from middle school, they probably wouldn't know each other's specific family situation after so many years of not seeing each other.

She also gave a brief compliment to Amashiro Ruri, since as a famous movie star, she has many fans and there's no need for her to keep sticking to Kogoro Mouri's side.

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's reply, Akira Nagumo, who had previously found the man's gaze somewhat annoying, couldn't help but change his opinion of the man in front of him considerably.

Was their previous demeanor all a disguise?

Perhaps this wise, sleeping appearance is the true nature of the other person.

However, Amashiro Ruri had no doubt whatsoever about Kogoro Mouri's rejection.

After all, Kogoro Mouri's lecherous tendencies were already present during his middle school years.

Of course, she wasn't very noticeable back then. Apart from having a good relationship with Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki, she was almost never taken advantage of by Kogoro Mouri. In fact, he would often stand up for her with Eri Kisaki when she was bullied.

Come to think of it, she was probably the one who had a crush on Kogoro Mouri around that time.

However, after graduation, her arch-rival Eri Kisaki got married to Kogoro Mouri in a flash, leaving her no chance to try.

Even though she is now a well-known female celebrity, she still feels somewhat ashamed when she sees Eri Kisaki's appearance at her class reunion every year.

Looking at Kogoro Mouri, who was still asleep and whose face showed no emotion whatsoever.

She couldn't help but sigh.

"After all these years, I still can't compare to Eri Kisaki."

After muttering this to herself, she gently tossed her hair, thus letting go of this relationship once again.

After spending about half an hour alone with her daughter, Akira Nagumo calmly chose to turn herself in to the police.

To avoid drawing more attention to their relationship, Amashiro Ruri naturally never mentioned Amashiro Ruri to anyone else.

He simply stated that everything he did was because Kazami Yoshiki had humiliated his son and maliciously smeared his image, so he killed him in a fit of anger. He also expressed his gratitude to Kogoro Mouri for giving him the opportunity to turn himself in after discovering the truth.

After all, it's a murder case. Whether or not someone surrenders, the final sentence will only differ by a few years at most.

Since Kogoro Mouri had no contact with the National Police Agency, it was reasonable for him to persuade Akira Nagumo to turn himself in.

As for how the court will handle it in the end, that's something the judge and the Public Prosecutors Office need to consider. In any case, the police eventually arrested Akira Nagumo based on his surrender.

In this case, Jiang Hang prevented Kogoro Mouri from getting caught up in a middle-aged love triangle, and Kogoro Mouri once again entered the state of Sleeping Kogoro. The police caught the real culprit without much effort, and Conan, who was far away in Tokyo, no longer had to worry about his alternate account, which he had spent half a year raising, being exposed.

Aside from Akira Nagumo killing Kazami Yoshiki for his daughter and family, and Amashiro Ruri losing a father she had just reunited with, the case is relatively well-received.

The only one who was still a little confused was Kogoro Mouri had spent the night at the Shizuoka Prefecture National Police Agency.

He only remembered that he had solved all the mysteries yesterday, and all that was left was to find Amashiro Ruri and persuade her father to turn himself in.

But just before this final step, he felt that long-lost feeling of being asleep again.

Then he completely lost consciousness.

When he woke up, it was already the morning of the next day.

This made him a little strange.

After all, although he often entered the Sleeping Kogoro state before, he would usually only sleep for half an hour or an hour before automatically exiting that state.