Ke Xue: An outlaw, a maniac who sets out to usurp the throne! Chapter 088

Conan, of course, knew that Sakihara Megumi wouldn’t give up so easily, and said word by word, “Mrs. Sakihara, that saying… I learned it from you!”

“How is that possible?” Sakihara Megumi subconsciously retorted.

“When you graduated from college, you said that to Tanaka Hiromi, didn’t you?” Conan stared intently at Sakihara Megumi and said, “Many people know that saying.”

“Because when you were in college, your sister once stole several of your boyfriends…”

“That… I’ve long forgotten about it,” Sakihara Megumi shook her head, seemingly casually adding, “Besides, if something can be taken away, it means it was never truly mine to begin with.”

“Since you’ve forgotten, allow me to remind you…” Conan wasn’t disappointed and continued, “Mrs. Sakihara, you must have discovered Sakihara Kazuo’s affair with Tanaka Hiromi some time ago.”

“To find evidence, you specifically installed a listening device in Sakihara Kazuo’s study.”

“But you unexpectedly overheard Sakihara Kazuo and Takahashi Hiromasa plotting to exchange wives and kill them…”

“So, you simply went along with their plan—”

“Using their scheme, you let Tanaka Hiromi step into the trap for you.”

“As a result, the one who died was your sister, who betrayed you, and as for Sakihara Kazuo—”

“He also went to prison on charges of intentional homicide…”

As he spoke, Conan subconsciously glanced at Jiang Heng, who was sitting opposite him with a calm expression. Knowing that this guy was a stickler for evidence, he immediately took out the item in his hand.

“This—”

“I found this tape in your study, it was stuck near the phone line in the study.”

“I think this is the trace left behind when you once attached a listening device…”

“Study?” Jiang Heng gave Conan a meaningful look.

In an instant, Conan’s expression froze.

Oh no! He actually forgot about that!

Before this, Conan naturally had no opportunity to sneak into Sakihara Megumi’s study. But just now, using the excuse of going to the restroom, he had secretly slipped into the study. Then, relying on his own conjecture, he found this tape.

“I… I just found it by chance,” Conan tried to muddle through.

However, in front of Jiang Heng, that was impossible!

“Conan, although—” Jiang Heng said with a serious expression, “Mrs. Sakihara is kind enough to let you into the house.”

“But running around in someone else’s house is not something a good child does!”

Hearing this, Conan’s expression couldn’t help but stiffen. However, thinking of the truth behind the case, Conan bravely looked at Sakihara Megumi.

“Mrs. Sakihara, don’t you… want to explain first?”

“I apologize,” Sakihara Megumi shook her head. She subconsciously glanced at Jiang Heng and shrugged slightly, saying, “Although I don’t know how you made up this story, little friend, but—”

“I don’t have a hobby of installing listening devices in my house, and… I truly didn’t know about Kazuo’s plan.”

“As for the tape, it must have accidentally gotten stuck when I was doing something else…”

As for the so-called listening device, it was naturally impossible for anyone to find it!

“Oh, right,” Jiang Heng tilted his head and added, “Let’s not even mention that this tape isn’t evidence, even if it were—”

“The moment you directly picked it up with your hand, this evidence was already destroyed.”

“I imagine that tape is now full of your fingerprints…”

“Moreover, such ‘stolen’ evidence itself cannot be admitted in court!”

Jiang Heng looked at Conan with a half-smile, saying meaningfully, “Conan—”

“If you really want to be a detective in the future, there are many details you still need to pay attention to.”

Hearing this, Conan couldn’t help but close his eyes.

Sure enough… with Jiang Heng present, Conan knew this would be the outcome!

However, Conan naturally wouldn’t give up easily. He first lowered his head slightly. “I understand, but—” Conan suddenly turned his head to look at Sakihara Megumi.

“Mrs. Sakihara, when Takahashi Hiromasa was following you, I was wearing sunglasses, right?”

“So, how did you… know what Takahashi Hiromasa’s eyes looked like?”

Yesterday, the reason they were able to catch the culprit in time—

Besides Conan and Mouri Kogoro just happening to pass by, it was also because Takahashi Hiromasa had previously followed Sakihara Megumi.

And Sakihara Megumi had discovered something unusual…

The police directly found Takahashi Hiromasa based on the portrait identified by Sakihara Megumi. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Then, they broke through the psychological defenses of Takahashi Hiromasa and Sakihara Kazuo, apprehending both of them!

The problem was—

According to Conan’s knowledge, Takahashi Hiromasa had been wearing sunglasses the entire time he was following Sakihara Megumi.

However, Sakihara Megumi was able to accurately describe the appearance of Takahashi Hiromasa’s eyes…

And, according to Conan’s knowledge, there was a small window above the underground garage of Sakihara Megumi’s house.

If Takahashi Hiromasa had taken off his sunglasses while installing the bomb, and Sakihara Megumi was watching from that small window at the time, she could indeed have clearly seen the appearance of Takahashi Hiromasa’s eyes…

This was a major conjecture of Conan’s!

“Conan, were you watching from behind the whole time Takahashi Hiromasa was following Mrs. Sakihara?”

Jiang Heng gave Sakihara Megumi a look, signaling her not to speak.

However, Sakihara Megumi’s psychological fortitude was indeed quite good.

Perhaps it was also due to Jiang Heng’s presence, but Sakihara Megumi had not shown any significant emotional fluctuations…

“That… Of course not! Why do you ask?”

Conan couldn’t help but frown, and a bad premonition in his heart suddenly intensified.

“Then how do you know that Takahashi Hiromasa never took off his sunglasses?”

Jiang Heng narrowed his eyes, speaking in an almost leading tone.

Conan’s expression couldn’t help but stiffen: “That—”

“If it’s stalking, they would definitely disguise themselves…”

“So, it’s just a guess!” Jiang Heng interrupted Conan with a half-smile.

After all, the trial of Takahashi Hiromasa and Sakihara Kazuo wouldn’t be starting anytime soon!

Therefore, Conan could only make guesses…

Although Jiang Heng didn’t say much, Conan immediately understood Jiang Heng’s meaning.

He fell silent.

This matter… indeed lacked any reliable evidence!

All problematic inferences and small details, if truly brought to court, would indeed be useless.

Originally, Conan might have been able to hope to extract information from Sakihara Megumi’s mouth.

But with Jiang Heng also present—

Conan, after a struggle, clearly knew that this time… he might not have a chance either!