In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 62: The Detective's Another Evolution

This time, however, Akutagawa Hiko didn't need to do it himself. A capable, short-haired policewoman in a police uniform stepped between the two and used the back throw, which was the most natural move she had learned in judo.

"Thump—"

The head slammed into the tile with a sickeningly loud thud. A huge bump appeared on the killer's head in a very scientific way, and stars were flashing in his eyes. He had no strength left to retaliate against the righteous detective.

"Officer Sato!"

Takagi Wataru immediately identified the person who made the move: Sato Miwako, who was widely recognized as the "flower of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"Well done, Sato-kun!"

Inspector Megure looked on with admiration. This wasn't the first time that vicious criminals had tried to attack his good friend and partner in the Metropolitan Police Department right in front of them, these police officers.

Although it all ended without serious harm, it doesn't mean Inspector Megure won't take it to heart.

Now, Miwako Sato has taken decisive action to stop the perpetrator's violence in advance, which is an important step in restoring the image of the Metropolitan Police Department!

As for Akutagawa Hiko's thoughts at this moment, they were a bit impolite, because he automatically translated "Sato-kun" as "Sato-nii" (older sister Sato), instantly giving the respectable Tokyo policeman a distinctly rude accent.

At Akutagawa's prompting, Inspector Megure also realized the problem on the second floor, not only the sudden sound, but also the behavior of the suspect who had already fainted.

It's completely abnormal that he suddenly attacked someone as soon as we mentioned going up to the second floor.

With a wave of his hand, Inspector Megure signaled that the officers, who had even picked up apples from the fruit platter to check if there was a male corpse hidden underneath, instantly found their target and rushed up to the second floor in a large group.

Soon, a loud shout came from a room on the second floor: "Inspector, there's a middle-aged man here who looks exactly like the person downstairs sleeping!"

Inspector Megure scratched his head through his hat, puzzled. "Could it be this person's younger brother?"

"But didn't he say his brother would be back soon? Why is he sleeping upstairs? Did the people outside neglect their duties and let him in?"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's guess, both Hiko Akutagawa and Conan facepalmed in unison.

They're ransacking the place right now, the police are right up to them, and they're still shouting and reporting the situation, but they haven't been woken up yet. If that's not sleeping like they're dead, then that's dead.

Hiko Akutagawa reluctantly stepped forward to spoil the plot: "I'm afraid that person is the hidden corpse, who is actually the older brother of the two."

and many more……

Conan nodded repeatedly when he heard the beginning, but he felt something was wrong when he heard the end.

What did I miss? Two identical people, how did you suddenly tell who was the older brother and who was the younger brother? You didn't even go upstairs, what kind of superpower did you use?!

Conan couldn't understand it.

However, Akutagawa Hiko quickly provided an explanation.

He squatted down, grabbed the unconscious man's beard, and with a ripping sound, the entire beard was torn off.

It was a very basic disguise, or rather, it couldn't even be called a disguise; it was just some disguise made based on the fact that the two brothers' faces were naturally similar.

The most skilled in disguise are the first phantom thief, Kuroba Toichi, and the second phantom thief, Kuroba Kaito, who was trained by Kuroba Toichi, and the Thousand-Faced Witch, Vermouth. Slightly inferior is Shinichi Kudo's mother, now known as Yukiko Kudo, Fujimine Yukiko.

Compared to their lineage, this is hardly a disguise; many people can make more significant changes with makeup.

Having received the signal, Takagi stepped forward and gave the man a nudge, trying to wake him up. But just as you can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep, you can't wake someone who's dead.

As expected, with just a slight exertion, the person collapsed completely.

Wearing gloves, Takagi asked the children to step aside and quickly examined the body. He found a deep stab wound on the abdomen, which was covered by a yukata, and there were also marks on the back of the head indicating that it had been struck.

"Inspector Megure, the preliminary determination is that the deceased died from a stab wound to the abdomen. He was first attacked in the back of the head with a blunt object by the murderer, and then killed with a kitchen knife."

Inspector Megure glanced at the middle-aged man, who hadn't aged much even after ripping off his beard, and sighed, "We were brothers for so many years, living under the same roof, and in the end, one died and the other went to jail. What a tragedy."

Akutagawa Hiko, however, felt that it was precisely because they lived under the same roof that conflicts were more likely to arise.

On the contrary, the kind of brotherhood where people live far apart and only meet occasionally to have a drink and chat can be stable and long-lasting. If everyone wants to be in charge, there will definitely be conflicts.

As the saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts. When two brothers live together, many accounts become unclear, and this doesn't just refer to money.

If it's only for a short time or if there are elders above, it's fine. But if it goes on for a long time, the accumulated conflicts and frictions will eventually ignite the powder keg of misunderstandings.

Inspector Megure could only sigh briefly before deciding to arrest the suspect anyway. He ordered his subordinates to put the body into a body bag and transport it away, and then put the suspect into a police car.

In her haste, Miwako Sato misjudged the force, and the suspect is still unconscious.

However, he cannot leave yet.

If we leave now, we won't be able to write the report. This kind of report involves human lives, and no matter what the higher-ups think, we have to take it seriously, even if it's just for show.

Although he wasn't considered a low-ranking officer in the Metropolitan Police Department, he still got criticized for not doing things properly.

……

After such a long delay, unsurprisingly, he was surrounded by reporters again, but Akutagawa Hiko was already quite adept at dealing with them.

Akutagawa Hiko raised his hand and pressed down, and the chattering reporters fell silent for a brief moment. Although it was foreseeable that they would soon start making noise again, this time was enough.

With a pointed gesture, a very familiar-looking reporter's eyes lit up, and he instantly rushed in front of Akutagawa Hiko.

This man was a benefactor in his journalistic career. By reporting on Akutagawa Hiko's detective work, he gained the attention of his editor-in-chief, who even created a special project team for him, and he became the team leader.

Moreover, during the investigation, he also became a fan of the famous detective.

He had participated in interviews with that high school detective before, but he wasn't interested at all. Perhaps that's the difference between high school students and adults; he always felt that the high school student was too idealistic...

Suppressing the urge to confront his idol directly, the reporter asked, "What tricks did the perpetrator use this time, and how did you expose his true colors?"

Hiko Akutagawa answered truthfully: "The suspect was planning to hide the body, but I had already taken photos of the body in the bathroom before that, so the suspect's plan was never carried out."

Akutagawa Hiko, with his sharp eyes, glanced at the notebook in the reporter's hand, and his lips twitched slightly.

[Great news! Detective Akutagawa has evolved once again...]