"I promise that Mr. Yoshikawa and his group will face the appropriate consequences!"
Beside her, Sango Yokomizo sighed, "Now, please come with us."
"Alright... I understand... Please give me a moment to change my clothes... then I'll go with you..." Shibata Kyoko nodded and was about to turn back into the house.
"Wait!"
Just then, Senichi called out to stop Shibata Kyoko and then turned to look at Ikenami Shizuka and Ran, saying, "Ms. Ikenami, Ran, could you both accompany Mrs. Shibata to change her clothes?"
"Well, sure..." Ran nodded in confusion at the request, but she didn't understand the reason behind Senichi's actions. On the other hand, Ikenami Shizuka gave Senichi a meaningful look, then nodded directly.
"I can manage on my own..." As Ikenami Shizuka and Ran approached, Shibata Kyoko's face suddenly turned grim. She took a step back and entered the bedroom, attempting to close the door behind her.
Anticipating this sudden turn of events, Senichi, who was prepared, managed to hold the door just as it was about to close. Inside the room, Shibata Kyoko felt the immense force on the other side of the door and immediately lunged toward the samurai sword placed in the bedroom.
But as she grabbed the hilt and was about to draw the sword, ready to confront her pursuers, a hand firmly gripped her arm, restraining her from unsheathing the blade, as if it were an iron lock.
"Don't stop me! I have no other choice! I can only stop my husband's wrongdoing by killing him!" Shibata Kyoko swung her other hand wildly at Senichi, crying out, "I'm beyond redemption for taking a life, let me die!"
Facing Shibata Kyoko's frantic struggle, Senichi used his free left hand to fend off her attacks twice before seizing the opportunity to immobilize her other hand.
However, what Senichi didn't anticipate was that in her state of emotional breakdown, Shibata Kyoko actually lunged at his right hand with her mouth open, attempting to bite. This unexpected action caused Senichi's expression to change.
While he could use his hands to control her, he couldn't employ the same tactics to restrain her mouth without resorting to uncouth methods.
Fortunately, as Shibata Kyoko was a woman, her strength wasn't substantial. Senichi had the upper hand in terms of strength, and he was ready to exert physical force to subdue her.
But just then, a figure swiftly approached them. Without hesitation, a fair-skinned palm landed on Shibata Kyoko's face just as Senichi was about to take action, delivering a resounding slap.
"Smack!"
The crisp sound of the slap echoed through the air like a whip cracking, piercing through the silence and resonating in everyone's ears.
Following closely, everyone present halted in their tracks, watching the scene before them in astonishment.
"You fool! Do you still want to commit murder?" Ikenami Shizuka's eyebrows furrowed, her face bearing a stern and imposing expression.
In this moment, she appeared like a dignified female teacher reprimanding a student's mistake, evoking an involuntary sense of awe.
"Huh?" After being slapped, tears welled up in Shibata Kyoko's eyes as she listened to Hattori Shizuka's words. She appeared bewildered and said, "What are you saying... I didn't intend to kill anyone..."
"Fool! A person's life doesn't distinguish between you and me. Every life is precious, and it's not something that can be taken lightly or arbitrarily."
Ikenami Shizuka sternly lectured Shibata Kyoko, "Anyone who takes a life is a killer! Even if it's your own life you take!
Remember this well!"
Seeing Shibata Kyoko collapse to the ground in tears, Ikenami Shizuka picked up the fallen samurai sword from the floor and extended it to Sango Yokomizo with a smile, saying, "Well then, Officer, shall we go?"
"Wait a moment, Ms. Ikenami. Shouldn't you explain the meaning behind the lies you told earlier?" At that moment, Kogoro Mouri called out, halting her, and asked, "Oh?"
Hattori Shizuka responded with a meaningful smile to Kogoro Mouri's question, "I wonder which lies you're referring to?"
"There are quite a few," Senichi chimed in with a smile, "Like, for instance, Ms. Shizuka, you clearly have respiratory issues, coughing when exposed to dust, yet you claim your hobby is knitting.
Although you're married, you've said you're single, and you went to the extent of using a band-aid to cover the mark on your ring finger.
Moreover, just from seeing the fish slices in the miso soup at breakfast, you deduced the type of fish used, which shows your expertise in cooking."
Following that, the voice of "Kogoro Mouri" chimed in, as Conan asked the most curious question, "And lastly, what exactly is 'REIKO' that you mentioned at the Café Poirot?
I had experts from the forensic class who've read this book look into it, and there's no character named 'REIKO' mentioned in it."
"The so-called 'REIKO' is..."
"Iced coffee!"
These two sentences, one after the other, instantly captured everyone's attention.
People turned their heads towards the entrance, where a distinctively accented male voice spoke. They saw that the one who said the first half of the sentence was none other than Hattori Heiji!
Beside him, Kazuha Toyama waved at the crowd with smiles.
Compared to Kazuha Toyama, Hattori Heiji seemed somewhat embarrassed at this moment.
Hattori Heiji, who was trying to show off, had his line stolen, leaving him half-choked. He abruptly stopped mid-sentence, his expression caught between embarrassment and frustration, which looked a bit comical.
But before Conan could gloat, Senichi's next words froze his expression.
"In the Kansai dialect, 'iced coffee' is pronounced 'REIKO.' When she spoke, she initially wanted to order iced coffee, but then she realized it would expose her identity as an Osaka native, so she immediately changed her words."
Senichi cast a meaningful glance at where Conan was hiding, then smiled and said, "At that time, didn't Conan order an iced coffee, and then Mrs. Shizuka followed by saying she wanted the same?"
Darn it!
Upon hearing this, Conan's whole demeanor changed.
The clue had unfolded right in front of him, yet he hadn't noticed it?
But Officer Senichi had keenly caught onto it... Does that mean I lost again?
Thinking this, Conan's composure wavered for a moment.
However, with a mindset that had been forged through countless trials, Conan quickly regained his composure and resolved in his heart, "I need to study not only specialized books but also broaden my knowledge of miscellaneous subjects!"
Just go all out!!
Meanwhile, as the two detectives became more frustrated, Senichi became more delighted. It was like sipping a mint-flavored Sprite on a summer day—utterly refreshing!
Not only did he steal the line from the Heiji, he also broke his pretense, and incidentally, he also outwitted young Conan.
Oh, playing a double game like this, I truly am a little genius~
Conan and Hattori: WTF!!
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