Ke Xue: An outlaw, a maniac who sets out to usurp the throne! Chapter 082

In this dim environment, where only a sliver of light remained, it was truly perfect for an assassination!

Conan’s gaze quickly locked onto the area illuminated by the light projected from the large screen.

Since quite a few people had come to the memorial service, there were about twenty or thirty people gathered there…

Seeing this, Conan couldn’t help but frown and quickly ran towards that area.

Inspector Megure probably considered this point as well, and led his officers to converge on the same spot.

All of this was seen by Jiang Heng, who was hidden in the shadows…

However, Jiang Heng didn’t pay too much attention to the movements of Inspector Megure and Conan.

Instead… he thoughtfully glanced at the very top of the projector.

Then, he thoughtfully glanced at a reporter not far away who had picked up a camera.

Within a few breaths, a familiar sound rang out.

“Bang—”

With a silencer attached, the gunshot was actually completely imperceptible.

However, accompanying the gunshot was the sound of a flash…

“Click—”

The sound of the flash wasn’t very noticeable.

But the sudden flash, in the relatively dim 02 environment, was exceptionally bright…

It instantly attracted a lot of attention, and the host very timely made a joke.

“Using a flash won’t help you capture these precious images, but—”

“Later, all of this footage will be released.”

“So, everyone doesn’t need to be too impatient…”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire hall immediately became much more cheerful.

Even the eager reporter who had used the flash awkwardly put away his camera.

He prepared to check what he had just filmed.

If it was really useless, he might as well delete it…

However, what the reporter didn’t expect was—

Before he could open the photos he had just taken, he suddenly felt an itch on his neck.

It was as if he had been bitten by some insect, and the reporter subconsciously rubbed it twice.

The next second, the reporter’s body fell straight to the ground.

At the same time, a very sudden sound echoed throughout the entire banquet hall.

“Thud—”

Hearing the commotion, everyone quickly turned to look.

Immediately after, they saw the large chandelier, which had been hanging in the center of the hall, fall straight down.

And it seemed to have hit someone…

“Ah—” A scream instantly rang out.

Inspector Megure, while instructing his officers to check the scene, shouted,

“Turn on the lights!”

Amidst the chaos, the lights were quickly turned on.

Now, everyone could clearly see what had happened…

They saw that Councillor Fukuuchi, who had recently been “in the limelight” due to a bribery scandal, was lying on the ground, crushed by the large chandelier.

Without even needing an examination, everyone could see his wide-open, unseeing eyes.

“This… what happened?”

Looking at the panicked crowd, Inspector Megure quickly had people maintain order.

And he arranged for officers to go forward and examine the scene…

Just then, another scream rang out.

“Ah—”

“What’s wrong?” Inspector Megure quickly turned to look.

He saw a middle-aged woman pointing a trembling finger at a person lying on the ground, stammering,

“This person… this person seems to be dead too.”

“What?” Inspector Megure’s pupils involuntarily contracted.

Then, he quickly had someone go forward to check.

“Inspector, the person is dead…”

“Although it hasn’t been examined yet, the preliminary judgment is that it’s sudden death.”

“Sudden death?” Inspector Megure couldn’t help but frown.

That Councillor Fukuuchi, who was crushed under the chandelier… seemed to have died from an accident.

And then there was this reporter, who seemed to have died from sudden death…

If it were normal times, Inspector Megure would definitely want to wrap things up early.

However, thinking of the reminder Kudo Yusaku had given him on the phone—

Inspector Megure gritted his teeth, something wasn’t right… Was this an accident or a meticulously planned murder?

Not just Inspector Megure, Conan was also quietly approaching the two crime scenes, frantically searching for clues.

Impossible! It absolutely couldn’t be an accident!

This must be a conspiracy by that liquor factory! (For exhilarating novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

In a corner unnoticed by several people, an elderly, rather tall person adjusted his glasses.

How did that reporter die?

And as Masuyama Kenzo expressionlessly watched others busily moving around, what Masuyama Kenzo didn’t notice was—

A gentle-looking woman was passing by him, very close.

…

Those who could attend Director Sakamaki’s memorial service were all people with some reputation in various fields.

Therefore, they naturally wouldn’t give the police too much face.

Especially… perhaps they would even have to cooperate with investigations as suspects.

Thus, within a short while, impatient voices began to echo in the hall.

“These two deaths… are clearly accidents, aren’t they?”

“Yeah, let’s just leave quickly.”

“We don’t want to stay in a place where people have died…”

“Exactly! This is clearly a safety accident caused by the hotel’s inadequate safety measures, what does it have to do with us?”

Looking at these people, each of whom his superiors had to treat cautiously, Inspector Megure couldn’t help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He quickly said, “This…”

“Someone reported earlier that a serious murder 807 would occur here.”

“And there are some suspicious points at the scene, we still need to investigate, please cooperate.”

“Who reported it?” Masuyama Kenzo suddenly stepped out.

“This… it was a very reliable informant.”

Inspector Megure pursed his lips, for some reason, he didn’t reveal Kudo Yusaku’s information.[]

“If you ask me, that so-called informant is the most suspicious, right?” someone questioned.

“After all, he could actually predict that people would die here in advance.”

“Even if he isn’t the murderer, I imagine… he can’t be unrelated to this matter, can he?”

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately gained the support of many people.

“This… impossible, that informant’s identity is fine.” Inspector Megure quickly waved his hand.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

Kudo Yusaku… why did he only provide such a vague piece of information?

But as for clues about the perpetrator, there was absolutely nothing!

Under these circumstances, how was he supposed to investigate?

Thinking this, Inspector Megure suddenly felt… that Kudo Yusaku didn’t seem so reliable after all.

“Um, everyone, please calm down.” Inspector Megure could only try to appease them for now.

“We will definitely investigate as quickly as possible and then let everyone leave!”

“Absolutely, absolutely won’t delay everyone for too long.”