Senichi's expression at this moment appeared somewhat strange.
Not because of trouble, but because everything was going too smoothly!!
After seeing the murder message from the so-called "Shadow Priest," Senichi relied on this extremely obvious keyword to recall the ins and outs of the case.
To confirm the facts, Senichi even operated the computer of the deceased after the body was taken away, and found the victim's chat software.
Finally, it was confirmed that the victim's online alias was "Nishiyama Tsutomu" and that he was preparing to attend a gathering called "Magic Lovers."
What else is there to say? It's simply a stroke of luck, a guaranteed success.
With this case at hand, Senichi can directly make a move. There's nothing else to discuss.
This episode not only follows the "Blizzard mountain villa" mode but also serves as a prelude to the movie crossover. Kid's appearance is impressive, and Senichi's memories are quite vivid.
Faced with this unexpected but reasonable development, Senichi didn't know how to react.
Although he knew that he would eventually encounter those memorable cases stored in his memory, he didn't expect it to happen so soon and in such a favorable manner.
Senichi feels like he's picking up treasure without any effort. It feels unreal.
Of course, feelings are just feelings because people don't always act solely based on their feelings.
Faced with this "meat" willingly delivered to his mouth, Senichi naturally decides to take advantage of it!
"The information left by the suspected culprit looks more like a crime warning..."
Officer Takagi looked at the message on the computer screen, his expression serious. "The message says 'this is the first one,' which means the culprit has second and third targets as well... This complicates things. We must find clues before the perpetrator commits another crime and stop them from killing again!"
Upon hearing this, Senichi feigned a thoughtful look and analyzed, "First, investigate the victim's circumstances before his death, especially any grievances he may have had with others, especially grievances on a collective level. After all, the perpetrator may have developed the intention to kill Nishiyama Tsutomu and others due to certain incidents."
"I'll investigate whether the victim had any conflicts with anyone or anything before his death."
Officer Takagi nodded in agreement and sighed, "What a tragedy. Mr. Nishiyama must have been looking forward to this gathering of like-minded people, but he didn't even get a chance to attend."
As Officer Takagi turned to leave, Senichi paused for a moment and quickly called out to him.
"Hmm? Is there something else?" Officer Takagi looked at Senichi with a puzzled expression.
"Well... don't you think we should investigate this gathering called 'Magic Lover'?" Senichi pointed at the computer in front of him.
"The chat group?"
Officer Takagi picked up the mouse, somewhat puzzled, and looked at the chat records. "Isn't this just a gathering of magic enthusiasts? A group of people who haven't even met in person, chatting about their common interest in magic. If you look at their chat records, everything seems normal. There's not even a hint of conflict or argument. How could someone commit murder in this case?"
Upon hearing Takagi's words, Senichi realized the problem and found that he had been somewhat biased.
Some words may be ordinary to others, but to a specific person, they can be unbearable and trigger murderous intent.
In this case, the culprit's murderous intent was triggered because someone in the group chat spoke ill of their grandfather.
However, to others who don't know the reason, these words would simply be seen as a normal discussion, perhaps a bit excessive in speech, but too far-fetched as a motive for murder.
Because Senichi knew the answer, he naturally felt that there was something wrong with the chat group. But for those who didn't know the answer, it seemed inexplicable.
They even found it strange that the two seemingly unrelated things were "forcibly" connected because there was no basis for it at all.
In fact, even in the original work, this important information was carelessly broadcasted as useless "background information of the deceased".
Conan, who had a cold at the time and was about to return to Tokyo with Kogoro Mouri, hurriedly drove back upon hearing the news and discovered the burning drawbridge. That's when they realized something was wrong.
So Conan ran across the burning bridge to save Ran, and Kogoro Mouri called the police.
But obviously, in a normal investigation, the police didn't take that piece of information seriously and couldn't associate the two.
Otherwise, they wouldn't casually broadcast it as a "background of the deceased" just to evoke sympathy from the audience.
After realizing this, Senichi immediately changed his strategy. He thought for a moment and said, "Let's start by investigating Nishiyama Tsutomu's background, mainly his company and friends, the people he had frequent contact with in his daily life. Let's see if the victim had any enemies.
If the feedback is positive and he doesn't seem like the type to annoy or develop grudges with others easily, then the online aspect becomes worth paying attention to."
Seeing Takagi's puzzled look, Senichi organized his thoughts and explained, "If the people he had regular contact with didn't have any enemies, then the only possibility is the online aspect.
The victim's final activity was attending an offline magic gathering organized through the internet. This indirectly indicates that the victim had transitioned from initial online communication to face-to-face interaction that could impact reality.
Therefore, it's not impossible that he made someone hold a grudge against him online, leading to his murder."
"So, are you saying that Mr. Nishiyama was likely killed because he offended someone online, and that person developed a murderous intent towards him?"
Takagi scratched his head and said with a hint of skepticism, "It just seems a bit unrealistic..."
"It's just a conjecture, but it doesn't mean it couldn't happen," Senichi shook his head slightly, without elaborating further.
He also knew that for people nowadays, the internet was still a novelty, and they had no real awareness of the power of the internet, especially its "dark" side.
The idea of being killed by a stranger because of an online offense seemed unreal to people nowadays.
If you haven't experienced that era of the internet, you truly have no idea how many bizarre incidents could occur, far beyond your imagination.
People speak without considering the consequences online, and unintentionally offending someone is entirely possible. If it's limited to the online realm, it's fine since everyone is just a "keyboard warrior."
But online offenses can also lead to offline confrontations, like being attacked by someone...
For example, the "Legendary Murder Case" where an online character was killed, and then someone hired a hitman to settle the score.
Such bizarre incidents have actually happened, can you believe it?
Perhaps that's why there were more frequent cases of "internet" and "chat group" murders in Conan's early days...
Hmm... it seems like I've stumbled upon some interesting points...
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