SailorStar9: With Chapter 134 uploaded, I present Chapter 135 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon or Detective Conan, I only own this plotline and the pairing.

Pairing: Established!Furuya Rei/Mizuno Ami

Chapter 135: The Poodle and the Shotgun, Part Two


"If Hyodo was killed too, does that mean he wasn't the murderer?" Takagi wondered, Megure's team having located Hyodo's corpse by the docking bay.

"That's ridiculous." Mouri retorted. "Then, who's the culprit?"

"Calm down, Mouri-kun." Megure chided. "There's no guarantee that the same person killed Anna-san and Hyodo."

"Look, Detective Takagi." Conan spotted the black cloak trapped under the docked yacht. "Aren't these the clothes worn by the culprit that killed Anna-san?" he recognized the mantle the forensic officer pulled out. "Maybe they used that black towel as a mask." he added when several items dropped from the cloak.

"What's this stain?" Mouri noticed the pinkish spot on the glove.

"Maybe it's from the cake on the boat." Conan reasoned. "it probably stuck them when they fled."

"Which means, the culprit, Hyodo, hid his clothes and gun here after shooting Anna-san." Mouri concluded.

"Why did he come back?" Takagi wondered.

"Clothes and gun are evidence that tie a culprit directly to their crime." Megure explained. "He probably intended to come back for them right from the start."

"Which means someone who learned of Hyodo's plan waited here for him and killed him." Mouri remarked.

"Inamura?" Conan blinked at the name embroidered on the towel.


After Enami, Inamura and Morishima were called back for questioning...

"Inspector, does this mean that it wasn't Hyodo who killed the president?" Inamura asked.

"We still believe he's a suspect." Megure corrected.

"Hyodo probably came to collect the gun and clothes he hid." Mouri added. "He was attacked by someone when he did."

"Inamura-san, you're sure this is your gun?" Takagi asked.

"This is definitely mine." Inamura confirmed. "Was this the weapon used to kill Hyodo?"

"One blow to the head." Takagi nodded.

"The wood is cracked." Enami noted. "They must have hit him pretty hard."

"Inamura-san, do you recognize this towel?" Mouri inquired. "It's embroidered with the name Inamura."

"Inamura-san asked me to order this for him." Morishima stated.

"Wasn't a similar towel used to wrap the champagne?" Enami reminded.

"The culprit who shot Anna-san used this as a mask." Mouri revealed.

"That's impossible." Inamura protested. "I haven't given out any towels yet. The towel was in my car when it was stolen. They must have taken it from there."

"Inamura-san, I can only imagine that you must have helped Hyodo." Mouri accused. "Once Anna-san is dead, you'd become the president. By killing off Hyodo, no one else would know the truth. Inspector, I've broken Hyodo's alibi." he declared, having a brainwave. "Morishima-san, you said you awoke inside the locker and saw the culprit hiding in the cabin. What if you're lying? The culprit wasn't in the cabin the whole time, but left to rob the apartment. If your testimony is false, then Hyodo's alibi is undone. By killing off Hyodo, you've committed the perfect crime. Hyodo conned Anna-san out of a large sum of money. Perhaps he promised to give you a share."

"Morishima-kun used to be a host." Enami explained. "Anna's favorite. Anna got him out of there and offered him an especially high salary. Maybe you got unsettled when you heard Anna was secretly seeing Hyodo. Recently, I saw Anna walking around town in a leopard-print dress. Hyodo liked those kinds of clothes. When I saw that dress, I knew immediately."

"Sally-chan, wait!" Ran called out, the poodle ran into the interrogation tent with a towel in her mouth.

"It's a towel." Conan took the towel from Sally's mouth. "Embroidered with the name Inamura." having now pieced together everything, he knocked Mouri out with his tranquilizer. "Inspector, first we must prove that it was Hyodo who killed Anna-san." he began using Mouri's voice. "Detective Takagi, could you bring those shoes over? These are the shoes Hyodo was wearing. Yesterday night, Sally-chan jumped on Hyodo's legs. That proves Hyodo is the culprit. There was dog food scattered all over the cabin in which the culprit hid. The culprit, Hyodo, stepped on the dog food with those shoes and Sally-chan reacted to that smell. Inamura-san, that dog food is an original product, isn't it?"

"It's a new product that uses a special fragrance not used by any other company." Inamura nodded.

"If you analyze the fragments stuck to the bottom of these shoes, you'll find Hyodo was in the cabin before shooting Anna-san." Conan explained. "It proves he shot Anna-san."

"Then, who was robbing Anna-san's apartment at the same time?" Megure asked.

"Hyodo's accomplice." Conan replied. "Unfortunately, they're already dead."

"Anna-san herself?" Morishima realized what Conan was implying.

"Hyodo's accomplice was the murdered Anna-san." Conan confirmed. "Morishima-san, before coming to the party, did Anna-san go to a nail salon?"

"She always does." Morishima replied.

"There were thin scratches on the nails of Anna-san's body." Conan revealed. "I found it strange that she showed up at a party with scratched nails, but the truth was revealed by the pet camera footage. Her nails were scratched when Sally-chan jumped on her. If you examine Sally-chan's nails, you'll find nail polish matching Anna-san's nails. Naturally, Anna-san didn't believe she'd be killed, either. What Anna-san wanted to kill was her vice-president, Inamura-san. She probably feared Inamura-san would take over her company. Hyodo was a dyed-in-the-wool conman. It was easy for him to talk her into a murder plot. Didn't you know that Hyodo used his silver tongue to talk Anna-san into being his accomplice, Enami-san? Takagi, show Enami-san the pet camera footage. You lied about Anna-san wearing the leopard-print dress after seeing the pet camera footage."

"I did see her walking around town in that leopard-print dress." Enami insisted.

"That's odd." Conan noted. "Conan. She just bought that dress and hadn't worn it outside yet." he jumped out of his hiding spot. "I looked under the hem yesterday and the price tag was still on it. You were probably lying when you said you saw her walking around in it."

"Hold on." Inamura started. "The president and Hyodo were planning to kill me, weren't they?"

"That's right." Conan continued. "That was a fake plot intended to have Anna-san fabricate Hyodo's alibi. Hyodo's real aim was to kill Anna-san right from the start and Enami-san knew about it. Before I explain why, you must know about another major trick. Enami-san, you were working with Hyodo from the start. How would you explain the watch on your wrist? Morishima-san, isn't that the watch you bought for Anna-san on Enami-san's request?"

"I noticed when I saw it." Morishima answered. "I thought she bought herself the same thing."

"I already owe this one." Enami defended. "I gave Anna her present. Since she was shot immediately, I don't know what happened to it."

"No," Conan corrected. "You knew Anna-san would be shot. That's why you brought an empty box. You thought it'd be a waste to break such an expensive watch."

"That doesn't prove I was working with Hyodo." Enami protested.

"Then, why did you kill Hyodo?" Conan pressed. "When Takagi showed Inamura-san the shotgun, didn't you say that the wood was cracked? None of us said he was bludgeoned to death. Not only that, you accurately identified the section used to strike him. With Anna-san and Hyodo killed and Inamura-san arrested, the company will be yours and yours alone. Enami-san, you're the culprit."


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