Conan: I can hear the murderer's voice

Conan regained his fighting spirit. He hid in the bathroom, tuned his voice changer to Kudo Shinichi's frequency, and called Inspector Megure:

"Inspector, I saw on the news that there is an unsolved case in Beika Town related to scars that is about to reach the statute of limitations."

"Can you give me some clues? Although I'm not there, maybe I can help."

Although it did not comply with the regulations, Kudo Shinichi had helped the police solve many cases a long time ago.

What's more, if no new clues are found and the tracing period expires, the criminals will be allowed to go unpunished.

Therefore, Megure told Kudo Shinichi all the information he knew.

Putting down his phone, Conan showed a confident smile on his face.

At that time, Officer Matsumoto made a "I"-shaped wound on the murderer's body, and the murderer took the car and fled.

Afterwards, the police found the car. Apart from the driver's seat cover being removed, there was no other item missing from the abandoned car, and no bloodstains were detected in the car.

Conan attaches great importance to this clue.

[The murderer back then might have been that man]

At night, all male guests enter the villa's large bathtub to take a bath.

Conan leaned against the wall of the bathtub, concentrating on observing Nanmu and Banchang, two men who claimed to be the villa owner's first love boyfriend.

Just then, the housekeeper also pushed the door and came to the bathroom.

He looked down at Kogoro:

"Detective Maori, the lady asked me to rub your back."

Kogoro showed a surprised expression:

"Is it possible to enjoy this kind of service? Please tell the client that I will definitely help her confirm the identity of her first love as soon as possible."

Of course, the uncle would not refuse comfortable enjoyment.

The butler's white shirt was soon wet by the steam from the bathtub, revealing the scar on his back that was about fifteen centimeters long.

[So that's what happened. The rich woman wanted to give Maori a hint and then have the detective force the butler to confess.]

Lin Xuan had already seen through the housekeeper's true identity, so finding out the serial killer from 20 years ago became a more important matter.

So Lin Xuan said:

"By the way, I just met Ms. Zhuang Tang in the corridor. She said she remembered that the boy loved whistling."

Upon hearing this, the butler who was rubbing Maori's back slowed down his movements a little.

[I will never do such a frivolous thing]

Mao Li also knew that Lin Xuan was going to investigate the Whistle Man serial murder case, so he cooperated tacitly:

"I also heard it from the side. Ms. Zhuang Tang also said that the whistle of her first love was very beautiful."

The police had no clue about the serial murders that year, otherwise it would not have become an unsolved case.

One of the few clues is that the criminal whistled before killing someone.

The two impostors immediately began their performance.

The dark-skinned half pursed his lips and curled his tongue slightly to whistle a soul tune.

Rival Nanmu whistled a jazz tune.

Conan frowned slightly.

[Both of them can whistle expertly, and both have a "I"-shaped scar across their bodies, so it's really hard to confirm their identities]

Lin Xuan has a way to take a shortcut:

"Speaking of scars and whistles, I remember hearing from adults when I was a child that there were serial murders related to them in Mihua."

Kogoro showed an expression of disbelief.

[This kid is too reckless. Isn't he afraid of alerting the enemy? ]

But what Lin Xuan wanted was to alert the murderer and make him reveal his identity.

Only this time he had to be disappointed.

[Serial murders, what does that have to do with me? ]

[It's none of my business. I just want to get 100 million yen.]

Psychological activities prove that neither Nanmu nor Banchang were the murderers of that year.

Lin Xuan recalled the serious look on Matsumoto's face as he pressed his scar a few hours ago.

[It seems that the manager's premonition is not accurate. The serial killer would not be stupid enough to expose himself for such a small amount of money.]

Lin Xuan, who was speechless about Manager Matsumoto, was the first to leave the bathroom.

After changing his clothes, he knocked on the wooden door of Zhuangtang Walnut Study.

Although he is blind, the butler usually reads the family's various business transactions to the mistress and waits for Ms. Zhuangtang's instructions.

Entering the room, Lin Xuan said straight to the point:

"Ms. Shodo, I would like you to give me a lottery ticket worth 100 million yen."

Both scammers were cowards. They were not the murderers back then and they did not have the courage to commit a crime in the villa.

If no case occurs, Lin Xuan certainly cannot gain new abilities by solving the case before Conan.

Not wanting to make a wasted trip, he set his sights on the 100 million yen.

Zhuangtang Hutao thought it was ridiculous:

"I told the news that I would give the money to my first love. You were not even born then."

Lin Xuan also had a gentle smile on his face:

"Excuse me, but no matter how well you take care of yourself, you are almost forty years old."

"I advise you to express your feelings to Mr. Butler as soon as possible."

The hostess was so stunned with surprise that she seemed to have difficulty breathing.

No matter whether it was servants or visiting guests, no one dared to bring up the most sensitive topic of age in front of the master.

But what surprised her even more was:

"You knew Bao Gu was the boy from back then?"

Lin Xuan nodded and said confidently:

"Not only do I know that Mr. Butler is your first love, I also know that he is unwilling to accept the huge wealth of the Zhuangtang family and only wants to protect you silently."

"You were troubled by this, so you used a lottery ticket worth 100 million yen to attract the scammers, and then hired a detective to force the butler to admit his identity."

The hostess couldn't help asking:

"Who are you? Even the Maori detective who arrived earlier has not yet discovered Bao Gu's identity."

The high school student smiled slightly:

"My name is Lin Xuan, and I'm also a detective."

"Would you like to make a deal? I will make Mr. Butler admit it in public, and the reward will be that 100 million yen lottery ticket."

……

Before leaving the bathroom, Conan also noticed a scar on the back of the butler whose shirt was wet.

Recalling the interaction between the master and servant in the villa, as well as the upright character of her first love boyfriend as described by Zhuang Tang.

Conan realized something.

[Scars left in childhood will not grow larger as the body grows, but will become smaller as the body grows]

[Mr. Nanmu, the scars on Mr. Banchang’s body were definitely not left from childhood]

[The scars on the butler's body are more in line with this]

Thinking that it was the hostess who asked the housekeeper to rub Kogoro's back, Conan finally had an epiphany and understood everything.

【So that's it! 】

[Hehe, Lin Xuan, this time I will be the first to find out the truth! ]

The pupils were ecstatic, with pure joy written all over their faces.

Conan glanced at the two swindlers who were still competing with each other over the whistle in the bathtub.

[Although there is no solid evidence, we cannot let Lin Xuan get ahead again]

After leaving the bathroom, Conan put on his clothes and hid in the bathroom again to send his reasoning to Inspector Megure.

Of course, because there was no conclusive evidence, "Kudo Shinichi" only said in the text that a certain man was suspicious, and did not identify the man as the murderer.