Ono Yoko's Ex-Boyfriend Before Her Suicide

"What? The deceased, was it really suicide?" Inspector Megure immediately questioned, "But, as you said before, Brother Kogoro, if the deceased really committed suicide, how could he stab himself in the back? Anyone with common sense can see that this is absolutely impossible! Compared to this conclusion, I am more inclined to believe that the murderer is one of these three suspects."

Inspector Megure questioned, his stern gaze sweeping over Ono Yoko, Yamagishi Eiichi, and Ikezawa Yuko.

As for Shu Yunwen, he had already turned his gaze towards the sofa.

Hmm, if nothing unexpected happens, Conan should be hiding behind the sofa right now, using that voice-changing bowtie to imitate Mori Kogoro's voice? I really want to see if he'll jump up in fright if I suddenly go over there...

Conan hid behind the sofa, holding the bowtie in his hand, a hint of annoyance on his face.

In fact, he had been suspecting Ono Yoko and the other three main suspects all along. If Shu Yunwen hadn't pointed it out, he would still be wandering in a maze. The thought that Shu Yunwen might once again solve the puzzle before him made Conan extremely displeased. This guy was practically stealing his livelihood as a great detective!

"No, the killer isn't them! If Miss Ono Yoko and Mr. Yamagishi Eiichi were the killers, they would have prepared evidence of their innocence beforehand. In fact, neither of them did. As for Ms. Ikezawa Yuko, if she were the culprit, she wouldn't have mentioned coming here and meeting a man..." Mori Kogoro's voice could be heard again. "As for my statement that the victim committed suicide, according to normal thinking, it's naturally impossible. However, if one prepares a little, it can be done."

"P-prepare a little?" Inspector Megure's head was filled with question marks.

"That's right. Inspector Megure, do you remember the floor at the scene of the victim's death? There was a strange indentation on the wooden floor. That indentation, it can now be confirmed, was left by the handle of the knife that killed the victim, right?" Mori Kogoro's voice.

Inspector Megure turned to the forensic technician, and Denmi immediately flipped through the forensic report, "That's correct. The indentation was indeed left by the knife in the victim's back."

"But, what does that prove? Brother Kogoro?" Inspector Megure still didn't understand.

Conan continued to hold the bowtie and said, "The bloodstains on the floor contained water and refrigerator contents, the knife handle left an indentation on the floor, the chair next to the body, and the indoor air conditioning was set to a high temperature... If we integrate these clues one by one, it's not difficult to imagine the truth..."

"Huh?" Inspector Megure still looked bewildered.

Not difficult? Why did he feel it was very difficult and he was still clueless?

Wait—was Mori looking down on them, the police?

Inspector Megure asked again, "Brother Kogoro, please, can you explain it more clearly? I still don't quite understand!"

Mori Kogoro's voice came, "Yunwen, since you could see that the victim committed suicide, you must already know the truth, right? The victim first fixed the knife to the floor with a large block of ice, then stood on the chair there and fell backward directly, and the knife naturally stuck into his back. Then, due to the high temperature of the indoor air conditioning, the ice slowly melted, creating a false impression as if someone had attacked him from behind and killed him."

"What I said, should be correct, right? Yunwen."

The last sentence from Conan the shota was actually asking Shu Yunwen.

Shu Yunwen's memory also stirred a bit, and he vaguely remembered that it should be like this. He smiled and scratched his head, "This... it should be like this! Detective Mori is indeed amazing! I was guessing, but you're completely relying on deduction."

Conan, hiding behind the sofa, rolled his eyes. Inspector Megure, however, spoke again, "Wait, Brother Kogoro, although your reasoning is seamless and impeccable, but... logically, it doesn't make sense at all! According to what Miss Ono Yoko and Mr. Yamagishi said, they don't even know this man. Then, why would this man commit suicide in Miss Ono Yoko's room and even disguise it as murder?"

Yamagishi Eiichi spoke first, "He must be a fan of Miss Ono Yoko, and he was dissatisfied with Yoko, so he wanted to put on such a show to frame Yoko! Yes, it must be like this, it must be..."

"Enough, Mr. Yamagishi!" Ono Yoko interrupted Yamagishi Eiichi, "I, I know this person, and he was my boyfriend in high school. His name is Fujie Akiyoshi, and he attended the same high school as me... But why did he choose to commit suicide? Why..."

As Ono Yoko spoke, she knelt on the ground and sobbed.

"Yoko..." Yamagishi Eiichi opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing more.

Ran stood not far away and called out, "Miss Yoko," but didn't know how to comfort her. The scene fell silent for a moment.

At this time, a police officer hurried in and reported, "Inspector Megure, the identity of the deceased has been confirmed. His name is Fujie Akiyoshi, twenty-two years old. After graduating from Konan High School, he worked at Kakuho Trading Company..."

(Ahem, let me explain. Because Shu Yunwen was in a hurry to go home, he reminded Conan, so the deduction started a bit earlier, and Fujie Akiyoshi's identity was thus investigated and clarified during the deduction.)

"Mm." Inspector Megure reached up and adjusted his hat, indicating he understood, then turned to Mori Kogoro again, "But, Brother Kogoro, even so, the motive for him to commit suicide in Miss Ono Yoko's room and disguise it as murder still seems a bit far-fetched."

Conan continued to speak with the voice-changing device, "Just now, Conan secretly told me that he saw Miss Yoko's manager, Yamagishi Eiichi, pretend to fall and take a hair from the deceased's hand. That hair should be Miss Yoko's hair, right?"

Inspector Megure glared at Yamagishi Eiichi again, "Mr. Yamagishi, did such a thing happen?"

"I, I..." Yamagishi Eiichi stammered a couple of times, then finally lowered his head, "Yes, that's right... I thought Yoko had killed Mr. Fujie, so I..."

"Mm..." Inspector Megure glared at Yamagishi Eiichi again.

Ono Yoko cried and asked, "But, Fujie, why did he go as far as suicide to frame me?"

"It's probably because he still deeply loves you," Conan continued his deduction. "Has everyone noticed that Ms. Ikezawa Yuko and Miss Ono Yoko have very similar backgrounds? If my deduction is correct, the truth should be that Mr. Fujie came here to find Miss Yoko, but mistook Ikezawa Yuko, who had broken into Yoko's room, for Yoko, and wanted to speak to her from behind. However, startled, Ikezawa Yuko pushed Mr. Fujie away and fled, turning Mr. Fujie's deep-seated love into resentment and despair."

"...After Ikezawa Yuko fled, Mr. Fujie made the arrangements I mentioned earlier, found a hair of yours from your comb, held it in his hand, and committed suicide..."

After listening to Conan's deduction, Shu Yunwen glanced at Fujie Akiyoshi's ghost again, pouted, and said:

"If you couldn't have me, this guy chose to commit suicide and frame you, wanting to ruin Miss Yoko's entire life. If you ask me, your ex-boyfriend isn't a good person either, and he's not worth crying over!"

Shu Yunwen was speaking his mind.

You chose to end your own life, so end it, but you also had to frame Ono Yoko, the person you once loved deeply...

Fujie Akiyoshi's choice was not only irresponsible to himself but also caused a lot of trouble for others.

This guy is really not a good thing!

As soon as Shu Yunwen finished speaking, Ono Yoko's crying became even louder. Tsukamoto Kazumi gently nudged Shu Yunwen beside him and whispered reproachfully, "Yunwen, don't talk like that..."

Mori Kogoro's voice came again, "Yunwen, what you said might have some truth to it. However, in my opinion, Fujie Akiyoshi probably wanted to use this method to make Miss Yoko never forget him for the rest of her life... It's just that the method he chose was indeed wrong."

Shu Yunwen shrugged and said no more, then walked towards the back of the sofa. He curiously looked behind the sofa and happened to see Conan putting away the voice-changing bowtie.

Conan looked up and saw Shu Yunwen as well, quickly putting on an innocent shota face and gesturing enthusiastically, "Oh! Oh! Let's play hide-and-seek! Hide-and-seek!"

Shu Yunwen rolled his eyes.

Alright, the facts speak louder than words.

This Kudo guy, after shrinking, is indeed like a clown.

Shu Yunwen reached out and patted Conan on the head, smiling as he said, "Kid, this isn't a place for hide-and-seek!"

"I-I know," Conan stammered.

Shu Yunwen nodded, then turned to Ono Yoko. "Miss Yoko, please remember this! Over the next two days, if anything strange happens, be sure to contact our agency. We'll help you solve any problems."

Ono Yoko was still crying, but Yamagishi Eiichi bowed and thanked Shu Yunwen.

Just then, Mori Kogoro also woke up. Inspector Megure grabbed his hand. "Brother Kogoro, you did very well today. You've really impressed me! If it weren't for your help, we might have taken a long time to uncover the truth of this case..."

Mori Kogoro looked completely bewildered. "Is, is that so?"

Seeing this, Shu Yunwen figured there was another comedian around and immediately chimed in with a smile, "Detective Mori, your deductive skills are incredible! I'm classmates with the high school detective Kudo Shinichi, but in my opinion, Kudo Shinichi is worlds apart from you!"

Conan rolled his eyes so hard they almost fell out.

"Hahaha! Naturally!" Mori Kogoro laughed heartily, then noticed the crying Ono Yoko and immediately looked furious. "Damn it! Why is Miss Yoko crying? Who bullied her? Was it you? Was it you?"

Shu Yunwen smiled and adjusted his clothes, then turned to Inspector Megure. "Inspector Megure, the truth has been revealed, so can we leave now? My family is waiting for me to come home for dinner..."

"Is that so..." Inspector Megure thought for a moment and nodded. "You can leave. However, you might need to go to the police headquarters later to give a statement. I'm sorry to trouble you."

"You're too kind, Inspector Megure. Cooperating with the police is our duty as citizens, isn't it?"

Shu Yunwen replied with a smile, then waved to Genta. "Genta, let's go! Time to go home! Aunt Mie made eel rice tonight!"

"Huh? Eel rice? Eel rice! Eel rice tonight?!" Genta immediately followed Shu Yunwen, drooling.

Shu Yunwen then smiled and said goodbye to Ran, Mori Kogoro, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko. He patted Conan's head again. "Edogawa Kid, I'm leaving! I look forward to our next meeting."

"Ah... Goodbye, Brother Yunwen," Conan quickly responded.

Shu Yunwen said his goodbyes again. As they walked out of the crime scene, Inspector Megure, who had seen them out, suddenly asked, "Yunwen, I'm puzzled. After you came to the scene, you only took a brief look, yet you were able to conclude that the deceased committed suicide?"

Shu Yunwen paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Inspector Megure, didn't I say I guessed it?"

Inspector Megure shook his head. "Yunwen, that kind of answer only works on three-year-olds."

"You want the truth?" Shu Yunwen leaned closer to Inspector Megure. "Officer, you should know my identity. I'm an Exorcist, so I was able to know the cause of death in such a short time because... the deceased told me directly..."

With that, Shu Yunwen turned and left with Genta, Kazumi, and the others.

Inspector Megure helplessly adjusted his hat. "That answer still only works on three-year-olds."

The deceased told you? Who would believe that?

Evening, 9:15 PM, Kojima Residence.

"Mom, didn't you say we were having eel rice tonight?" Genta looked at the food in front of him--

What the hell is this? It's curry!

Kojima Mie held the rice ladle. "Who said we were having eel rice tonight? It's curry tonight, so eat up!"

Kojima Genta glanced at Shu Yunwen, who was eating heartily next to him. As soon as his eyes met Shu Yunwen's, he was glared at and immediately responded obediently, "Yes, ma'am!"

Brother Yunwen... How could you lie?

This is outrageous!

PS: Ono Yoko's ex-boyfriend... I'm speechless.

Suicide to frame Yoko, tsk... He doesn't seem like a good person either.