Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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"But a loss is a loss. Everyone saw it. The three of us checked that window, but none of us found anything wrong. So I accept my defeat wholeheartedly."

"And what about Ms. Mori? Has our famous Tokyo high school detective Shinichi Kudo had any opinion on this?" Rena Mizunashi asked, holding the microphone.

"Shinichi just asked me to congratulate Mr. Tokitsu Junya." Ran showed her the email that Shinichi Kudo had sent her.

"As you all have heard, the puzzle this time is actually not simple. If Mr. Shijin hadn't solved it for us, viewers in front of the screen could imagine how long it would have taken you to solve this mystery."

After speaking, Rena Mizunashi clapped her hands first.

"In short, I hope we can all congratulate Mr. Tokitsu Junya, the winner of the first Detective Koshien mystery competition!"

After the audience applauded, Rena Mizunashi reached out and lifted the red cloth covering the bottom of the studio screen, revealing a gold-plated trophy on the table.

"Now, please let Officer Matsuda present Mr. Tokitsu Junya with the trophy for winning the first Detective Koshien!"

As Rena Mizunashi finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene became noticeably more enthusiastic.

Even someone like Sonoko, who looks down on Tokitsu Junya, has to admit that...

This time, it was indeed Tokitsu Junya who defeated the others.

Amid cheers from the audience, Matsuda walked to the table and picked up the gilded trophy.

Tokitsu Junya stood to the side with a smug look on his face.

For him, this competition was a win-win situation, bringing both fame and fortune.

In the detective profession, reputation is absolutely equivalent to money.

The higher the reputation, the more the tasks and rewards a detective receives will be compared to those of an ordinary detective.

On the big screen, Tokatsu Junya looked at the gold-plated trophy in Matsuda's hand.

In my mind, I've already started imagining his happy life in the future.

However, Tokitsu Junya stood there with his hands outstretched for a long time, but Matsuda still didn't move.

“Officer Matsuda, the trophy…” Tokitsu Junya whispered a reminder.

The others on stage also looked at Matsuda with confusion, wondering why the awards hadn't been presented yet.

……

What's this guy doing? Is he trying to stall for time like this?

Chapter 134 I'll tell you a story

The studio director was also puzzled. Matsuda had assured him that he would find a way to make up the program's length.

But he wasn't told exactly how to do it.

Now, seeing Matsuda holding the trophy but remaining motionless for a long time...

The director could only curse under his breath. Then, while signaling to his assistant to switch to a backup program, he hurriedly asked Rena Mizunashi to urge Matsuda through his earpiece.

On the studio stage, Rena Mizunashi also looked confused.

Although I haven't had much contact with this detective,

But Rena Mizunashi had already determined that Jinpei Matsuda was definitely not one of those muddle-headed bureaucratic police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department.

He is a true elite of the Metropolitan Police Department!

There must be some hidden reason why the trophy is not being awarded for so long.

Just as Rena Mizunashi was making her guesses, she heard the director urging her through her earpiece.

Although Mizunashi Rena was still puzzled, she immediately spoke up.

"Officer Matsuda, please present the winning trophy to Mr. Tokitsu Junya."

Matsuda ignored Rena Mizunashi's urging.

He looked up at the studio door, and after noticing that the person who had been waiting had finally arrived, he...

Matsuda spoke up: "The winner of the first Detective Koshien tournament, Tokatsu Junya!"

He read aloud the words engraved on the trophy.

He then picked up the gilded trophy and handed it to Tokitsu Junya, who was holding out his open palm. Just as Tokitsu Junya reached out to take the trophy with a joyful expression,

Matsuda suddenly took the trophy back!

"Sorry, this trophy..." He looked at Tokitsu Junya with a sneer, "...you don't deserve it!"

"what?"

Tokitsu Junya was startled and instinctively took a step back before stammering,

"Officer Matsuda, what are you saying? I'm the champion of this reasoning competition, how could I not be worthy?"

Not only him, but everyone else in the studio and the viewers in front of the television were confused by Matsuda's words.

Everyone wants to know, what exactly does "You don't deserve it!" mean?

"It seems there must have been a problem during the game,"

As a professional host, Reina Mizunashi's reactions were naturally extremely quick.

She immediately picked up the phone and asked, "Officer Matsuda, what exactly did you mean by what you just said? Are you saying that Tokatsu Junya actually cheated in the competition?"

"I didn't! I did solve the mystery of that secret room myself!" Tokizu Junya hurriedly and loudly defended himself.

"That's right, the method used in that secret room was indeed your idea,"

Matsuda sneered, placing the gilded trophy back in its place as he asked,

"But what about the timing? You first saw the method used to create this secret room about half a year ago, and the place where you first saw it wasn't the Suzuki family's private island, but in Shikoku!"

"you……"

Tokitsu Junya swallowed.

He wasn't stupid. Although Tokitsu Junya, a high school detective, was insatiable...

But intellectually, they are indeed much smarter than the average person.

From Matsuda's words, he understood that Matsuda was investigating the lavender case from more than half a year ago!

He wants to overturn the verdict against Kana Mizuguchi!

I'm not participating in this competition!

Tokitsu Junya hurriedly said something and then tried to leave the stage, but he had only taken two steps when Matsuda grabbed his arm.

"If you don't explain that matter clearly, do you think I'll let you leave?"

"Let me go! I don't want to participate in the competition anymore! Let me go..."

Tokitsu Junya struggled desperately, but with only an average physical condition, how could he possibly break free from Matsuda's grasp?

Matsuda, finding it troublesome to let Tokitsu Junya flailing his arms and legs around, simply took out handcuffs and handcuffed Tokitsu Junya to the table with the gilded trophy.

……

When Matsuda took out handcuffs, not only the people in the studio, but also the many viewers in front of their televisions realized that something was not so simple.

"Director, should we switch to the next program...?"

Seeing that the Detective Koshien stage was out of control, the program assistant hurriedly asked the broadcaster.

"Idiot! What are you changing now?!" the director yelled. "Stand as usual!"

"But wouldn't it be a bad influence if officers from the Metropolitan Police Department used handcuffs to interrogate people on the set of a TV program?" the assistant asked worriedly.

"Idiot! What does the impact have to do with us?!" the director roared. "All I know is that this will boost the ratings for Detective Koshien! As for the impact, that's the Metropolitan Police Department's problem to worry about, not our TV station's!"

These words made the assistant realize something, and the director finally understood why Matsuda had insisted on live broadcasting and was able to guarantee the program's length.

A famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department arrests and interrogates a criminal on the spot during a TV program – this is absolutely earth-shattering news!

……

Tokitsu Junya stood by the table, his face deathly pale and his legs trembling, making a final, desperate struggle.

"Officer Matsuda, I don't understand what you mean?"

"Don't understand?" Matsuda chuckled and shook his head. "Since you don't understand, I'll explain it to you slowly."

"About half a year ago, a murder occurred in Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku..."

Matsuda briefly recounted the suicide of the eldest daughter of the Kochi Prefectural Magistrate's family.

"This case was originally classified as a suicide, but because of one person, it has become a murder case!"

"Because of this person, he discovered that the room where the eldest daughter of the Chang Zeng family committed suicide was a secret room that had been set up, so he immediately reported it to the police."

"Based on his guidance, the police quickly confirmed that the room where the suicide occurred was indeed a locked room. Subsequently, at his strong suggestion, the Kochi Prefectural Police Department changed the case from a suicide to a murder case and began to interrogate the maid who was the only person in the villa when the young lady committed suicide."

Matsuda stared coldly at Tokitsu Junya.

"Well, Tokitsu Junya, do you remember now?"

"I...I...I'm not..."

Tokitsu Junya rambled on for a long time without saying anything useful.

At this moment, Hattori, who had been listening for a while, couldn't help but speak up.

"Officer Matsuda, you're not talking about that lavender villa case, are you? I remember the maid who was a suspect committed suicide by jumping into the sea because of police interrogation?"

Hakuba Saguru, standing nearby, also asked in confusion, "If the room where that young lady committed suicide was indeed a deliberately locked room, then there's nothing wrong with the detective's actions, right?"

Before Matsuda could answer Hakuba's question...

Yue Shui, standing to the side, roared first: "No problem? How could there be no problem!"

Hattori and Hakuba clearly hadn't expected Koshimizu to suddenly become so agitated.

Both of them were startled by her shout.

Although Conan was already mentally prepared,

But looking at Yue Shui's face, which was full of resentment, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.