During the incident, both Senichi and Conan saw Hiraoka standing next to the spotlight in the lighting room. At that time, they both thought he was the culprit.
But now, combining the traces on the spotlight and the situation at that time, it is likely that Hiraoka was gathering evidence to prove his innocence for self-preservation.
Even if Hiraoka hadn't noticed being framed, he would still make the same move.
And now, what Senichi had to do was find the evidence that Hiraoka had hidden!
If it were only him, it would probably be quite troublesome, but there were many detectives present at the scene ready to assist him.
Thus, in a carpet-like search, one detective found the evidence that could prove Senichi's reasoning correct in a pit in the corner!!!
Now, the scheme was clear, and the culprit had been firmly identified!!
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After finding the evidence, Senichi immediately contacted Officer Megure to explain the situation and suspend the decision to close the case.
After all, now that Hiraoka Shiro was already dead and the evidence on his body was sufficient to prove that he was the killer.
If they closed the case like this, Hiraoka Shiro would truly become a scapegoat, allowing the real culprit to escape punishment.
It couldn't be explained clearly over the phone, and they also needed to present the evidence. So after contacting Officer Megure, Senichi decided to go see him in person.
At this moment, Officer Megure was preparing to question President Ishimoto together with Kogoro Mouri, to see if he had any connection with Hiraoka Shiro.
So they agreed to meet at President Ishimoto's place.
However, when Senichi arrived at the company where President Ishimoto was located and entered the building, he saw Conan hiding behind a pillar.
But what caught his attention even more was the man who was walking towards him.
It was Tsuneaki Niikura, the secretary who led Senator Takada at the time of the incident!
After exchanging greetings with a smile, Senichi's gaze sharpened as he looked at the man's back.
Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain. It seemed that there was a situation beyond expectations that made this man unable to sit still.
Indeed, after a series of investigations, Senichi had basically determined that the culprit was none other than Tsuneaki Niikura, the secretary!
Moreover, the motive was significant. The reason why he hadn't exposed the truth yet was because of a lack of crucial evidence.
But seeing him here, Senichi couldn't help but smile. "Seems like someone is offering a pillow while I'm feeling sleepy..."
The crucial evidence, before Senichi even went looking for it, had already been delivered to his doorstep!
With this in mind, Senichi couldn't help but feel better, looking at the cautious Conan and revealing a mischievous smile.
He quietly reached out from behind Conan and once again extended his sinister hand!
Feeling that familiar touch, Conan was startled at first but quickly realized and said with dissatisfaction, "You, you have such a wicked sense of humor!"
"Hehe, seeing you sneaking around so carefully, I couldn't help but tease you." Senichi chuckled, "Let's go, you've already prepared an excuse, right?"
"Even so, it's not as convenient as an adult."." Conan complained with a drooping gaze. "You have no idea how tough it is for me to pretend to be a kid."
"Well, everything has two sides, you know. I actually think being a child has its advantages." Senichi said as he and Conan entered the elevator together, heading to the president's office.
Outside the president's office, Senichi heard the voice of President Ishimoto speaking. Since it was a crucial moment of confession, Senichi and Conan temporarily stopped in their tracks.
With President Ishimoto's confession, his relationship with Hiraoka Shiro became clear. It turned out that he was indeed threatened by Hiraoka Shiro, who had obtained the internal account books of his company and used them to extort one billion yen from him.
Once that door was opened, he would be continuously blackmailed, so President Ishimoto chose to adamantly refuse.
"As a result of my choice, the unrelated Senator Takada lost his life..."
President Ishimoto sighed with his head lowered. "Recently, secretary Niikura came to talk to me for a while, hoping that I would confess everything and not let the Senator die in vain."
When the matter was concluded, Senichi led Conan into the room.
Although upon seeing Conan, Kogoro Mouri was immediately furious, fortunately, there was the "change of clothes for him" card that prevented Conan from facing a miserable fate with a swollen head.
Afterwards, Senichi immediately explained the results of his investigation one by one.
After listening to Senichi's reasoning and seeing the crucial evidence, Inspector Megure and Kogoro Mouri both wore serious expressions.
Conan, on the other hand, had an enlightened look on his face. Apparently, the hints from these pieces of evidence had already led Conan to the answer!
"So, it's possible that I was not the reason for Senator Takada's death!?" President Ishimoto was the most excited one. "Please catch the real culprit who used me!!"
"I will catch the real culprit, but not for your sake." Senichi glanced indifferently at President Ishimoto. "It's for the sake of the murdered Senator Takada."
Speaking of which, President Ishimoto was unlucky. The mastermind behind the scenes needed to find someone who met two conditions to carry out his plan.
These conditions were having blackmail material that Hiraoka Shiro could use and being someone stubborn enough to refuse the blackmail.
In this way, the real culprit could frame Hiraoka Shiro, creating a scenario where "being unable to extort money, he became angry and killed the Senator by mistake."
And President Ishimoto was clearly the unfortunate person who met these conditions.
However, if President Ishimoto didn't have the internal account books, he wouldn't have caught Hiraoka Shiro's attention.
It can only be said that his misfortune was an inevitable accident, almost like retribution.
People, they really shouldn't do bad things. Otherwise, in places you don't even know, there will be worse chain reactions waiting for you.
Inspector Megure left with President Ishimoto, filled with fighting spirit, and Kogoro Mouri, followed suit, apparently wanting to find the mastermind behind the scheme and show his face in front of Miss Yukiko.
For a moment, only Senichi and Conan remained in the president's office.
They exchanged a glance and silently began searching the room, perfectly in sync.
After a search, as expected, the two of them found the crucial evidence they were looking for in a cabinet in the president's office.
"Well, that was predictable." Senichi chuckled as he looked at the evidence in his hand. "It's time to truly bring this case to an end with this evidence that fell right into our laps."
Before Conan could say anything, the door to the president's office opened once again, and a man with long hair entered the room.
In the next moment, the man stopped in his tracks, facing Senichi and Conan.
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