Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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There's no other way, let's go check it out and find the culprit as soon as possible.

Matsuda had no idea who this Shigehiko Tobuchi was.

But since Megure was urging him so urgently, he had no choice but to rush over.

Meanwhile, at the Beika Hotel, a group of high-society people who had come to attend the memorial service for the famous director were gathered in the lobby, discussing the scene of the incident.

Others kept pressuring Megure to take action quickly.

When Matsuda arrived at the scene, someone happened to be saying that it was a suicide attempt and that the police should release the person.

At this point, more and more people joined the pressure effort.

Matsuda was initially indifferent to this matter.

But after seeing clearly who was around the deceased, they were greatly surprised.

With so many celebrities, politicians, and business tycoons, it's no wonder Inspector Megure is in such a hurry!

"What should we do, Matsuda-kun!"

Sweat was already beading on Megure's forehead.

He had been waiting for Matsuda to arrive at the scene for a long time.

These people are all celebrities from high society; their large group can easily influence the direction of the fishing boats.

"This must be an accident, right?"

"Well, they can let them out, but we can't let things get so chaotic."

Matsuda glanced around; all the so-called upper-class people had their eyes fixed on him.

"You'll have to go through a simple investigation, register your name, ID and address, and then do a quick search to see if you have any suspicious items on you."

"Hey, what do you mean by this? Are you treating us like prisoners?" someone nearby immediately complained.

"I didn't mean that; it was just a routine investigation."

Matsuda said with a smile, "Please be sure to cooperate with our work."

"Who are you? Inspector Megure, do you have the authority here?"

Matsuda's smiling face did not quiet these people down.

"That's right, why should we be investigated like criminals?"

"We need to get out now!"

"What right do these police officers have to restrict our freedom!"

A group of people started talking all at once and began to make a fuss.

"Quiet, quiet!"

Matsuda clapped his hands and raised his voice.

"Please keep quiet! After all, someone has died. It is our responsibility to investigate the cause of death. Please don't make things difficult for us."

Matsuda's voice turned cold as he spoke.

"Ahem, this is Inspector Matsuda Jinpei from the First Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department. He'll be temporarily in charge of investigating this incident." Inspector Megure also chimed in to support Matsuda, "He's now representing our First Investigation Division!"

Matsuda Jinpei?

That famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department?

The troublemakers exchanged glances, then looked at Matsuda's gloomy expression and fell silent.

"Now please line up in order and register one by one."

After Matsuda finished speaking, he pointed to the corpse on the ground and said this.

Was anyone nearby at the time?

“Yes,” Inspector Megure pointed out a few people nearby, “University professor Yoshiharu Tawara, car company chairman Kenzo Masuyama, professional baseball team owner Yasuo Sanpei, and, uh, who else is coming?”

“The inspector, and the American actress Chris Vineyard,”

Takagi chimed in from the side,

"The famous music producer Naoya Tarumi and the popular writer Mika Nanjo are both very famous now."

“Have all these people wait a moment,” Matsuda thought for a moment. “I have something to ask them later.”

Chapter 268 The Frustrated Takagi

The six people who were singled out by Matsuda to stay behind all looked rather grim, having been left alone at the crime scene by the police.

If this gets out, it will definitely affect their reputation.

"Didn't we say it was just an accident?"

The musician, Tarumi, immediately spoke to Megure.

"Inspector Megure, you were convinced of that too, weren't you?"

"Uh, well, this is currently under the jurisdiction of Officer Matsuda, so we'd better hear his opinion."

When Inspector Megure was questioned like this, he began to feel uneasy.

He knew Matsuda's abilities well. If Matsuda confirmed it was murder, what could he do?

Just now, Inspector Megure said in front of so many high-society people that this was an accident.

Now, his reputation is completely ruined!

"Aren't you a police inspector?"

Nanjo frowned and said angrily, "Isn't this the kind of thing you're in charge of?"

Matsuda Jinpei? That's interesting...

Chris, or rather Vermouth, pretended not to know Japanese and stood to the side with a blank expression.

Masuyama stood there with his back slightly hunched and his eyes narrowed, not speaking to anyone.

Wearing white gloves, he fiddled with the chains on the chandelier a few times.

Did it fly to somewhere else?

While Matsuda was inspecting the area, he spotted Conan and Ai in the crowd from his left front.

With his back to Masuyama and Vermouth, he held up a finger and waved it near his mouth a few times, signaling to Conan not to come any closer.

Then Matsuda looked up at the iron chain in the middle of the hall and said to Takagi next to him, "Move a table to the middle, and I'll check the situation up there."

Although Takagi was puzzled, he did as he was told and called a few people to put the table under the chandelier.

Will there be any problems doing this?

Looking at the pool of blood under the table, Takagi could only smile bitterly.

It shouldn't damage the scene, right?

Matsuda climbed onto the table to test the height, but still felt it wasn't enough, so he moved a chair over and stood on it. That was about right.

I had to stand on tiptoe to remove the remaining fragments of the iron rings from the chain connecting the chandelier.

After examining it closely, I found nothing unusual, so I covered it in my hand to prevent the light from shining on it.

In the pitch-black environment, the fragment suddenly emitted a verdant light.

As expected, it had been coated with fluorescent agent, and Matsuda jumped off the table with satisfaction.

Meanwhile, those waiting to register and be checked, or those who stayed to watch the spectacle, were pointing and whispering about Matsuda.

"Inspector, this hall needs to be thoroughly searched."

Matsuda walked up to Megure and whispered.

"Search? Search what?"

Megure asked curiously, "Is there anything else hidden here?"

“Of course.” Matsuda handed him the shards. “This was sabotage, probably caused by a gunshot.”

"pistol?"

Inspector Megure exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? There are so many people here."

"They must have brought a silencer, and it was completely dark here at the time, so they just needed to block out the muzzle flash when the pistol was fired."

Matsuda leaned close to Megure's ear and whispered,

"Currently, we need to find the pistol and the silencer. Also, apart from Tawara Yoshiharu who was scratched by the chandelier, we need to test the gunpowder reaction of all six people. But we need to be careful, as the pistol is very likely still on the killer."

"I understand."

Megure nodded: "I'll make them be careful."

"The search can begin now, but the smoke reaction test can only be conducted after the crowd has been evacuated."

Matsuda also reminded Megure to be careful to disperse the crowd.

But just as Matsuda was speaking, an argument broke out outside the door.

Such a significant event is certainly a major one that journalists would want to report on extensively.

So upon receiving the news, these people immediately flocked to the scene, completely blocking the entrance.

As soon as the individuals who had completed their checks came out, they were immediately surrounded by them.

One or two people were surrounded by reporters and had no way to resist. They could only let them take pictures and ask questions.

But despite the questions, these people, surrounded by layers of reporters, didn't want to answer them.

Since someone has died, it's not appropriate to say anything now.

But as more and more people came out, they certainly didn't want to be blocked by reporters any longer.

They wanted to leave, while the reporters wanted news and scoops.

So one wanted to leave, and the other wouldn't let him, and a conflict immediately arose.

On one side are journalists, and on the other are social celebrities.