425 Chapter 423: Long-Awaited Lottery~
In the corridor of the first floor of the apartment.
After listening to Senichi's explanation, the people standing there couldn't help but have an enlightened expression.
Seeing that everyone understood the underlying principles, Senichi's tone turned playful. "However, this trick has a major flaw. You can't get too close; otherwise, you'll see the true form of the 'ghost shadow,' and the trick will be exposed."
Upon hearing Senichi's words and recalling the previous scene, everyone immediately reacted. Reflexively, they turned their heads towards Kikuji Banchou.
They vividly remembered that it was Kikuji Banchou who had voluntarily approached to open the window!
Upon closer inspection, it was clear that his actions at the time were obviously meant to conceal the truth behind the "ghost shadow"!
Seeing everyone scrutinizing him, Kikuji Banchou couldn't help but panic.
"It's not me! It really isn't me!"
Kikuji Banchou waved his hands and quickly explained, "Even though I rushed up at the time, I was actually very scared. I didn't look at the window at all; I kept staring at the ground. When I reached the window, I closed my eyes to pull it. I didn't dare to look closely!"
After this explanation, although some people still had doubts, the tension from earlier visibly eased.
"Is that so? Well, it doesn't matter. Later, we'll just search your home to see if you have the props needed for this ghostly phenomenon."
Senichi looked at Kikuji Banchou and smiled. "The videotape played at Mr. Otonashi's house, ammonia, and the pheromones of female moths, all of these should be kept behind the scenes in the mastermind's house. Well, all we need to do is confirm each of your rooms later, and Kikuji Banchou's place will be our first stop."
Just as Kikuji Banchou breathed a sigh of relief, he never expected Senichi to deliver a devastating blow directly.
"Damn it, get lost!"
Seeing everyone closing in on him, as if they wanted to drag him to his room, Kikuji Banchou's face turned fierce. Without hesitation, he tried to run towards the door to escape.
For Kikuji Banchou's sudden attack, Iwahisa Yotsuya and the other two big men were faster in dodging than anyone else. It must be said that the sudden aggression from the other party was a bit cunning.
The corridor of this apartment is not particularly spacious, and with nine people combined, they stand in pairs with a staggered front and back.
Senichi stands beside his accomplice; if he tries to move, he will be blocked by the other person. Similarly, Kogoro Mouri is standing next to Mr. Otonashi.
Two potential obstacles that could have stopped him were momentarily hindered by the people around them. Taking advantage of this moment, he managed to seize the opportunity and run outside.
Unfortunately, Kikuji Banchou was facing Ran, who he considered non-threatening and appeared harmless but was, in reality, a hidden boss with extraordinary combat skills.
Although Kikuji Banchou boasted loudly and looked like a menacing thug, Ran remained calm, watching him charge towards her.
Though she was afraid of ghosts, when it came to criminals...
↖A→A...
End.
Watching Ran kick Kikuji Banchou's chin and then deliver a "Reverse Punch," hitting the back of his head against the wall with the back of her hand, Senichi passed by Conan, giving him a meaningful pat on the shoulder before arresting Kikuji Banchou as well.
"ε=(′ο｀*))) Sigh..."
Conan, watching Ran disdainfully looking at the fallen Kikuji Banchou, felt like it was a silent mockery of Kikuji Banchou's overestimation of himself.
In response, what could Conan do? He couldn't help but swallow hard, then took a deep breath, returning to his usual indifferent expression.
Life is not easy, Conan sighed.
But what can he do? He's accustomed to it. In this life, he will be beaten to death by Ran's little fists, have his ribs kicked in, and he'll still have to hoarsely proclaim "it's really delicious!"
Cough, regarding this woman he has acknowledged to spend his life with, Conan had long made various preparations. As long as, Ran doesn't find out he's Conan in reality after he returns to normal.
Otherwise... Conan pinched his nose.
He felt that by then, a broken capillary in his nose wouldn't be enough to solve the problem...
Leaving Conan's thoughts aside, shortly after Senichi handcuffed Kikuji Banchou and his accomplice, the night-duty officers Shiratori and Chiba arrived together.
After a thorough search, various props used to create the haunted events were found in Kikuji Banchou's possession, providing irrefutable evidence.
Thus, the sensational haunted incident, along with the heinous murder and corpse-burning case from four years ago, were all successfully solved.
As for the news that Senichi had gone out for a stroll and brought back a fugitive who had been hiding for four years, when the big shots learned of it the next day, they were undoubtedly very pleased.
By the way, the motive for their murder and corpse-burning was that Miss Rui Tabuchi borrowed a large sum of money from them several years ago for business. However, later she declared bankruptcy, claiming she had no money to repay.
Not only did they not receive any interest, but they also lost the entire principal. Outraged and impulsive, they ended up killing her.
Later, fearing being tracked down by the police, they decided to burn the bodies to erase any evidence. Unfortunately, they were recognized by witnesses in the middle of the night.
Afterward, to take care of the exposed accomplice and avoid him getting caught and revealing his identity, Kikuji Banchou had no choice but to find a place for him.
The final destination was this apartment building, located in a secluded area with few people passing by. Across the street was an abandoned building under construction, convenient for the accomplice to hide.
The only concern was that there were eight households in this apartment building. To avoid the risk of discovery, Kikuji Banchou came up with the idea of fabricating a haunting story about this old building, driving away four households.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he scared them, the remaining three households refused to leave. Helpless, Kikuji Banchou had no choice but to stay here and begin the days of concealing his accomplice.
[Haunted Apartment]
[Congratulations to the host for gaining 300 Fate Points]
After bidding farewell to Conan and the others, Senichi sat in the driver's seat without immediately starting the car. Instead, he opened the panel to check the rewards.
Obviously, due to the nature of this being an old case, the rewards were quite ordinary. However, these three hundred Fate Points once again added to Senichi's almost empty balance, bringing a sense of anticipation.
After all, Senichi had been saving up Destiny Points for a long time to buy the [Master-level Skill Experience Card], causing him to abstain from the lottery for quite a while.
Now, with this influx of points and a case that didn't heavily affect his mood, Senichi was eager to draw a lottery that he had missed for a long time.
Although it was only three hundred Destiny Points, as the saying goes, a single draw could bring a miracle. After saving up for so long, it was time to test whether his luck was good or bad.
Lottery time!
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