In Conan, people have a brain option system.

Chapter 48 You are doubting me again, aren’t you?
"Cough...cough..."

In this laundry room that had stopped operating, the sound of coughing was particularly obvious.

The police and detectives in the room all turned their heads sharply towards the direction where the sound came from.

Then I saw Akikawa Sosuke, who had originally fainted, was now covering his chest and coughing in pain.

"woke up?!"

Everyone present was shocked.

Chiba Kazunobu hurried to Akikawa Sosuke's side and held him up with his hand.

"Be careful, don't move too much, and try to relax your body."

Chiba Kazunobu said to Akikawa Sosuke, while looking anxiously at the door of the laundry room.

Just at this moment, the policeman who went to look for the medical kit came back.

When the other party saw that Akikawa Sosuke had woken up, he said nothing.
The cold compress pack that had been prepared long ago was handed to Chiba Kazunobu.

Chiba Kazunobu gently pressed it on the injured area on Akikawa Sosuke's forehead.

After a head injury, avoid strenuous activity and try to stay calm.

In addition, cold compresses can help reduce swelling and pain and control bleeding.

Just now, after arriving at the crime scene, Masumi Sera had already made a brief assessment of Akikawa Sousuke's physical condition.

The conclusion was that Akikawa Sosuke still had a pulse and was breathing, and there was no need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

"How does your head feel now? Do you need to lie down?"

Chiba Kazunobu continued talking to Akikawa Sosuke.

Even if the injured person wakes up from a coma, it does not mean that he is out of danger.

Before the ambulance arrives, they have to prevent Akikawa Sosuke from falling into coma again.

Akikawa Sosuke didn't say anything, but just shook his head gently.

Then he held the cold compress bag on his forehead and leaned against the washing machine behind him.

Maybe the cold pack did the trick.

After a while.

They saw Akikawa Sosuke, who had been covering his head with a cold compress, slowly raised his head.

When the people present saw Akikawa Sosuke raising his face, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

On Akikawa Sosuke's left cheek, you can see,

Starting from the wound above his left forehead, there was a trail of blood that almost spanned his entire cheek.

What also shocked everyone was Akikawa Sosuke's red left eye, which seemed to be soaked in blood, with not a single bit of white visible.

Needless to say.

This must be because Akikawa Sosuke received a heavy blow to the head.

Subconjunctival hemorrhage occurs when the skull compresses small blood vessels on the surface of the eye.

"Can you still see with your left eye?"

Chiba and Shen waved their hand in front of Akikawa Sosuke.

Then he saw Akikawa Sosuke, whose expression was still very dull, slowly turned his face towards him.

Just when Maori Kogoro, Megure Jusan and others were curious about Akikawa Sosuke's injuries,

Suddenly I saw an unexpected scene.

Akikawa Sosuke, who finally woke up, saw Conan, Sera Masumi, and Chiba Kazunobu.
A look of fear suddenly appeared on his face.

He shrank directly to a corner away from the three people.

"Ok?"

As the person who had been working as a criminal detective for the longest time among all the people present, Megure Juzo immediately realized that something was wrong after seeing Akikawa Sosuke's reaction.

He had also heard Sato Miwako's report before and had a general understanding of Akikawa Sousuke's situation.

Megure Juzo knew that Akigawa Sosuke might be wary of strangers because of his mother's long-term house arrest.

But after all, Akikawa Sosuke has been an artist for such a long time, he shouldn't show such a reaction to someone he has met before.

He could tell.

Akikawa Sosuke was not afraid because he saw strangers after being attacked.

But he was scared because he saw Masumi Sera, Chiba and Shin.

Megure Jusan stretched out his hand and pulled Chiba, Shin and Conan to his side, then lowered his voice and asked:
"What's wrong with you guys? Why is he so scared when he sees you?"

Then I saw embarrassed looks on the faces of several people.

What else could it be?
Of course, it was because of the excessive things they did to Akikawa Sosuke half a year ago that caused Akikawa Sosuke to still have a grudge against them!

Megure Jusan looked at the reactions of the others and roughly guessed what had happened. He asked Chiba and Shin to stand behind them.
Then he came to Akikawa Sosuke, who had shrunk into a corner not far away, squatted down, and smiled what he thought was a kind smile.

"I'm a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division. My name is Megure Jusan."

"Now that I'm here, I can absolutely guarantee your safety, so don't worry."

"The ambulance will be here soon, please hold on."

"Your name is Akikawa-kun, right?"

After Megure Jusan asked the question, he saw Akikawa Sosuke nodded with a defensive look on his face.

"I will give them a good lecture after they return. The most urgent thing now is to solve the current problem."

"Excuse me, what exactly happened to Akikawa-kun? Can you tell me about it?"

Megure Juzo asked Akikawa Sosuke about these things. In addition to wanting to know the details of the case,
The most important thing is to keep Akikawa Sorasuke awake.

Through Akikawa Sosuke's speech, he was also able to assess Akikawa Sosuke's state of consciousness.

Thus determining the severity of Akikawa Sosuke's injuries.

"I was...beaten."

Akikawa Sosuke thought for a long time before speaking slowly.

"May I ask who beat him up? And does Akikawa-kun have any idea what the murder weapon was?"

Megure Jusan discovered that after hearing his question, Akikawa Sosuke's face showed a look of extreme fear again.

He quickly reached out and held down Akikawa Sosuke's trembling shoulders.

Then he said in his full voice:

"I know it may be very painful for Akikawa-kun to recall these things."

"But this is to catch the criminal, so I hope Akikawa-kun can try a little harder."

"Um"

Akikawa Sosuke nodded reluctantly.

"He was wearing a motorcycle helmet and a white... hazmat suit-like outfit... I didn't see his face..."

"The weapon he used to attack me ... was a chair."

Akikawa Sosuke pretended to try his best to recall, and then uttered unclear words.

"he?"

Both Masumi Sera and Conan keenly captured the key points in Akikawa Sousuke's words.

"Akikawa is sure that the person who attacked him is a man?"

(In Japanese, the male pronoun "he (kare)" and the female pronoun "she (kanojo)" are pronounced differently)
"How did Brother Akikawa know that person was a man?"

Conan couldn't help being curious, so he asked in his innocent voice.

Megure Jusan, who was observing Akikawa Sousuke closely, noticed that Akikawa Sousuke's body trembled noticeably after hearing Conan's voice.

Megure Juzo looked back at Conan with dissatisfaction.

Conan also realized that he was a little too impatient, but the words had already been spoken, so he had to bite the bullet and continue:

"Um. Didn't Brother Qiuchuan just say that the man was wearing a motorcycle helmet and a medical protective suit?"

"I've seen medical protective clothing before. No matter if it's for men or women, they look very bulky when they put it on. You can't tell their body shape at all."

"But Akikawa-nii said that person was 'he', not 'that person', so I am a little curious about how Akikawa-nii knew the gender of that person?"

Akikawa Sosuke was one of the victims in this case.

But just like the last car accident, Akikawa Sosuke is also a major suspect.

Although all the signs at the scene pointed to the criminal fleeing the scene.

But it is also as Masumi Sera had analyzed before.

Akikawa Sosuke is the murderer, and the possibility that he disguised himself as a victim after killing someone cannot be ruled out.

Through various clues and eliminating interference factors, we finally lock on to the only truth.
That's what detectives do.

Conan noticed the incongruous details in Akikawa Sorasuke's words, and naturally he was unwilling to let it go.

Then he saw Akikawa Sosuke fell silent.

A few moments.

Akikawa Sosuke's breathing began to become rapid, and his chest began to rise and fall violently.

It took a while.

Akikawa Sosuke seemed to be trying his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, then he looked at Conan and spoke slowly:
"You guys are doubting me again, aren't you?"

"Just like when my mother died half a year ago."

(End of this chapter)