"Your version is quite different from what the other villagers said." Still questioning this person's identity and not believing her attack had truly struck Shinichi Kudo, Heiji Hattori remained fairly calm as he coolly retorted, "If he really died half a year ago, as you claim, then who sent us that letter, and what was their purpose?"
Whatever entanglements existed in the village, the only reason they had come here was that letter. And the only reason Conan had gone missing was that letter.
If Yadaken Makoto was already dead, then it was hard to say who had sent the letter or what their purpose was.
"Actually, there are only two possibilities right now." Natsuki Koshi suppressed a smile and turned her head, raising one finger. "Either Yadaken Makoto isn't dead. He couldn't accept Shinichi Kudo's conclusion back then, so he lured us here to correct that mistake. And he practically hates Kudo himself, so it wouldn't be surprising if he attacked him..."
As she spoke, she cast a meaningful look at "Shinichi Kudo," who stood frozen there because of Hikawa Moegi's words.
That explanation worked either way. Whether he was the one who had attacked Shinichi Kudo or the Shinichi Kudo who had been attacked, his presence here meant that something had happened to Shinichi Kudo.
Natsuki Koshi withdrew her gaze and raised a second finger. "As for the second possibility, he really is dead. The person who sent us the letter at least knows that he died, so they couldn't possibly expose themselves. In other words, they might be the murderer who killed him. What do you think, Miss Hikawa Moegi?"
After joining the Amuro Detective Agency, Natsuki Koshi had appeared in public more and more often. Gradually, she had developed her own rhythm and style. As she