Ono Yoko's Ex-Boyfriend Before Suicide~

Chapter 16: Ono Yoko's Suicide Ex-Boyfriend~

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

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

As for Shu Yunwen, he had already turned his attention to the sofa.

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

Conan hid behind the sofa, holding the bowtie in his hand, a frustrated expression on his face.

In fact, he had been suspecting Ono Yoko and the other three main suspects earlier. If Shu Yunwen hadn't pointed it out, he would still be wandering in a maze. Thinking that Shu Yunwen might once again solve the puzzle before him, Conan felt 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 definitely have prepared evidence of their innocence beforehand. But in reality, neither of them did. As for Ms. Ikezawa Yuko, if she were the culprit, she wouldn't have said that she came here and met a man..." Mori Kogoro's voice came again, "As for my statement that the victim committed suicide, according to common thinking, it's naturally impossible. However, with a little preparation, it can be done."

"P-preparation?" 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? On the wooden floor, there was a strange indentation. That indentation, we can now confirm, was left by the handle of the knife that killed the victim, right?" Mori Kogoro's voice.

Inspector Megure turned to the forensic investigator, Tome, who immediately flipped through the forensic report. "That's right. That indentation was indeed left by the knife on the victim's back."

"But, what does that prove? Brother Mori?" 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 temperature was set very high... Integrating these clues one by one, it's not difficult for us to imagine the truth of the matter..."

"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 Mori, please, can you explain it more clearly? I still don't quite understand!"

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

"I'm probably right, aren't I? Yunwen-san."

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

Shu Yunwen's memory also stirred a little, 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 guessed, but you relied entirely on deduction."

Conan, hiding behind the sofa, rolled his eyes. Inspector Megure, however, spoke again, "Wait, Brother Mori, although your reasoning is seamless and impeccable, but... logically, it doesn't make sense at all! According to Miss Ono Yoko and Mr. Yamagishi, they didn't know this man at all. 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 also 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 went to the same high school as me... But why would 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 into silence for a moment.

At this moment, 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 Kaku Kō Trading Company..."

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

"Hmm." Inspector Megure reached up and adjusted his hat, indicating he knew, then turned to Mori Kogoro and said, "But, Brother Mori, even so, his motive for committing suicide in Miss Ono Yoko's room and disguising it as murder still seems a bit far-fetched."

Conan continued to use the bowtie voice changer, "Just now, Conan secretly told me that he found Mr. Yamagishi Eiichi, Miss Yoko's agent, pretended to fall and took 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, is there such a thing?"

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

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

Ono Yoko cried and asked, "But, Fujie, why would he frame me by committing suicide?"

"This is 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 Ms. Ikezawa Yuko, who had intruded into Yoko's room, for Miss Yoko, and tried to speak to her from behind. However, startled, Ms. 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 from your comb, held it in his hand, and committed suicide..."

Shu Yunwen listened to Conan finish his deduction, then glanced at Fujie Akiyoshi's ghost, pouted, and said:

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

Shu Yunwen spoke his true feelings.

You chose to end your own life, so end it, but you also had to frame Ono Yoko, the woman 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 person!

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-san, don't talk like that..."

Mori Kogoro's voice came again, "Yunwen-san, 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... It's just that the method he chose was indeed wrong."

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

Conan looked up and saw Shu Yunwen. He quickly put on an innocent kid's face and gestured excitedly, "Oh! Oh! Let's play hide-and-seek! Hide-and-seek!"

Shu Yunwen rolled his eyes.

Alright, the facts speak louder than words.

After Kudo shrunk, he really became 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! If anything strange happens these past two days, be sure to contact our agency. We'll help you solve your problems."

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

Just then, Mori Kogoro woke up. Inspector Megure grabbed his hand. "Brother Mori, 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. "R-really?"

Seeing another source of amusement, Shu Yunwen 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 on the side.

"Hahaha! Of course!" Mori Kogoro laughed triumphantly for a moment, then noticed the crying Ono Yoko and became furious. "Damn it! Why is Miss Yoko crying? Who bullied her? Was it you? Was it you?"

Shu Yunwen smiled and straightened his clothes, then turned to Inspector Megure. "Inspector Megure, the truth has been uncovered. 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 may need to go to the police headquarters to give a statement later. I apologize for the trouble."

"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 is making grilled eel tonight!"

"Huh? Grilled eel? Grilled eel! Grilled eel! We're having grilled eel tonight?!" Genta immediately followed Shu Yunwen, drooling.

Shu Yunwen smiled and said goodbye to Ran, Mori Kogoro, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko. He then 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 was seeing them off, suddenly asked, "Yunwen, I'm puzzled. After you entered the scene, you only took a brief look, yet you were able to conclude that the deceased committed suicide?"

Shu Yunwen paused, then smiled. "Inspector Megure, didn't I say I guessed it?"

Inspector Megure shook his head. "Yunwen, that answer can only fool a three-year-old child."

"You want me to tell you the truth?" Shu Yunwen leaned in close to Inspector Megure. "Officer, you know my identity, right? I'm an exorcist, so the reason I could know the cause of death in such a short time is, of course, because... the deceased told me directly..."

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

Inspector Megure sighed and adjusted his hat. "That answer still only fools a three-year-old." The deceased told you? Who would believe that?

That evening, 9:15 PM, Kojima residence.

"Mom, aren't we having grilled eel tonight?" Genta looked at the food in front of him--

What the heck is this? It's curry!

Kojima Mie held the rice ladle. "Who said we were having grilled eel 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 immediately glared at and obediently said, "Yes, ma'am!"

Brother Yunwen... how could you lie!

This is outrageous!

PS: Ono Yoko's ex-boyfriend... I'm speechless. Framing Yoko for suicide... he's not a good person either.