Chapter 22 Earrings
"Is this knife yours?"

Inspector Megure looked at Okino Yoko with some suspicion.

After all, no matter what, among all the people present, Yoko Okino, as the owner of the room, is definitely the most suspicious one.

"Yes………"

Yoko Okino said with her head down, her face looking a little lost.

"Are you suspecting Yoko is the murderer? How is that possible?"

Seeing Inspector Megure's gaze, the tall and thin agent immediately started shouting, somewhat dissatisfied.

Although the agent looked weak, this matter involved his ace star after all, so he had to stand up and speak for Yoko.

"Have you ever seen the victim?"

Inspector Megure didn't care about his agent's dissatisfaction and asked him.

"Sorry, I have to get closer to see it."

After saying that, the agent walked up to the victim, bent down, and prepared to observe carefully.

At this moment, his shoes accidentally stepped on the blood on the ground, and he fell directly on the victim's body. Then he stood up quickly, screaming and taking several steps back.

This all seemed like an accident, but Conan, who remained highly alert, didn't think so.

Among all the people present, both Yoko Okino and her agent were Conan's key suspects.

Naturally, the agent's little tricks did not escape his eyes.

Conan stared at the agent with a serious look. He saw clearly that the agent who pretended to fall actually took something inconspicuous from the victim's hand.

It looks like... a strand of hair?
Conan pondered.

The temperature in the room, the water stains on the floor, the neatly placed chairs, and this hair...

All the clues were connected in Conan's mind, but it was still not enough, and he could not figure out the truth of the matter.

He needed more clues.

At this moment, Ze Yu patted Conan on the shoulder, waking him up from his thoughts.

"What's wrong?" Conan asked subconsciously.

"Look at this."

Ze Yu spread out his palm somewhat mysteriously, revealing a delicate earring.

"Where did you find this?"

Conan's eyes widened in surprise and his pupils contracted.

"It's under the sofa. I just found it. Maybe it's a clue."

Ze Yu raised his hand and pointed at the nearby sofa.

"Impossible?" Conan looked at him with some suspicion: "You were quite far away from the sofa, but you didn't move at all just now."

"I moved." Ze Yu said casually, "It's just that you can't see clearly. My electromagnetic force can control metal. If I want, I can instantly pick up metal objects hundreds of meters away."

"Is that so... That's really exaggerated. You really can't think in the same way as ordinary people."

Hearing this, Conan was a little surprised, but he did not doubt the other party's words, because he still couldn't understand how Ze Yu controlled the electric current.

Apart from superpowers and magic that are beyond the scope of science, Conan can't find any other answers for the time being.

Anyway, the power that Ze Yu possesses cannot be explained by science, so even if he can do this, it is not something too shocking.

Conan sighed: "You are a dangerous guy. If you want to commit a crime, I may not be able to find any clues, and I may not even be able to tell who the murderer is."

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. Get out of here now."

Ze Yu was unhappy and threw the earrings directly at Conan's face.

Conan scratched his face. He knew that he had accidentally said the wrong thing, but now was obviously not the time to dwell on this issue.

The next moment, he ran to find Officer Megure and grabbed the corner of his clothes. "Officer, I just found an earring on the ground. I'll give it to you. It may be helpful."

Inspector Megure hasn't said anything yet, but Yoko Okino next to him was stunned for a moment and blinked hesitantly.

"This isn't mine... It looks like Miss Yuko's earrings?"

"Ms. Yuko?" Inspector Megure, who discovered the clue, asked quickly, "Has she been to your room?"

"Ms. Yuko is a star who debuted at the same time as me. She shouldn't know where I live." Yoko Okino shook her head.

The skinny agent interrupted, "In that case, Ikezawa Yuko must be holding a grudge because the lead role in the TV series that was originally hers was replaced by Yoko, so she wants to take revenge on Yoko."

"In that case, the truth is out!"

Maori Kogoro immediately shouted: "The murderer is Ikezawa Yuko, go catch that guy!"

Many police officers hesitated for a moment and looked at Inspector Megure with some embarrassment.

Although Kogoro Mouri is their predecessor, he has retired after all, and the only person who can command them now is Inspector Megure.

Officer Megure thought for a while and nodded: "Bring her over here."

"Yes!"

…………

After a while, Miss Yuko was taken to the crime scene by the police.

As a suspect, she refused to be humble at all, but instead appeared to be very imposing.

However, the earring that Ze Yu picked up in the room was indeed Miss Yuko's, but she was not panicked at all. After refuting a few words, she went to find the toilet.

This scene is exactly the same as the plot in the original book.

Ze Yu stood there thoughtfully, his brain thinking quickly.

His appearance did not seem to bring much change to the plot, and things still developed as he imagined.

"Is this the inertia of the world? Or is it the correction force of the world?"

"But, to what extent can this inertia or correction force be exerted? If I completely destroy the plot, will the inertia of the world still work? Will it forcibly twist the messy plot back to its original state?"

The inertia or correction force of the world is a manifestation of order rules, and Ze Yu also mastered the power of two elemental rules, so he is more interested in this aspect.

However, his strength has not yet fully recovered, so it would be useless for him to think about these problems now.

Ze Yu shook his head and decided to wait and see what happened.

…………

"Okay, how many times do I have to tell you before you understand? I've never been here!"

"Sister, although you have never been here, you know exactly where the lighter is."

“That’s because my friend has the same thing…”

"By the way, you even know where the toilet in the room is. That means, Ikezawa Yuko, you are indeed the murderer!"

"That's not the case, because the man suddenly attacked me and I just resisted..."

"Officer, the victim's identity has been found. His name is 'Fujie Akiyoshi', he is 22 years old, and after graduating from Konan High School, he worked at Kakuhong Trading Company."

Hearing this name, Yoko Okino's face became even gloomier, and fear and hesitation flashed in her eyes.

"Kangnan High School?"

Maori Kogoro was stunned for a moment, he seemed to remember something, and said: "By the way, if I remember correctly, Miss Yoko should also be attending high school..."

"Yes, that person... I actually know him."

Seeing that the truth could no longer be concealed, Yoko Okino sighed helplessly.

(End of this chapter)