SailorStar9: With Chapter 161 uploaded, I present Chapter 162 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 162: Out for Revenge, Part Two
The next day...
A construction team was excavating a site around Shikigawa Valley when they discovered Komoto's buried body.
In the Mouri Detective Agency...
"What?" Mouri exclaimed, receiving Megure's call. "You found Komoto's body? The fingerprints are definitely a match? I'll head there immediately."
At the police station...
"Mizuno-san has determined that the cause of death was a cerebral contusion caused by a blow to the head." Takagi reported. "In addition, bruises and broken bones were found all over the body. It is believed he fell to his death from a rather high height. Also, Mizuno-san has put the estimated time of death on the afternoon of the day before yesterday; the time Komoto fell from Shikigawa Valley."
"So, he really did die then." Mouri mused.
"What was the body doing at a development site in a completely different area?" Chiba wondered.
"And who kill Akiba Miyako-san last night?" Megure added.
"There is only one conceivable explanation." Mouri declared. "Komoto Takashi's revenge against the four of them was interrupted. A 'Mr. X' is carrying on Komoto's will and carrying out his revenge for him. In order to complete it as Komoto's revenge, they used the same method to kill Akiba Miyako-san, left Komoto's possession at the crime scene, and pretended to be Komoto when they called Fuyuki. Komoto's accomplice, Mr. X, probably accompanied him to the valley when he fell. They quickly retrieved Komoto's body after he fell to his death and hid it at the development site so it wouldn't be discovered; so that we'd believe Komoto was alive and continuing to carry out his revenge. Then, who is his collaborator, Mr. X? Based on the fact that they're carrying out his revenge and have committed the heinous crime of murder, it must be someone who feels indebted to Komoto Takashi."
In the Mouri Detective Agency that night...
Megure informed Mouri that the culprit had called Fuyuki again and demanded money.
The next day...
After setting out to locate the culprit on their own, Mouri and Conan split up; Conan finding the other witnesses from the Shikigawa Valley incident and discovering that there was a fifth witness who had been fishing but had vanished before the police arrived: Otosaka who was working in Shikigawa Hospital.
After gathering additional information on Otosaka from the registration counter, Conan pieced together what had happened.
At the Shikigawa Valley carpark...
With everyone present, Conan tranquilized Mouri and began his deduction. "Otosaka Jinichi-kun, when you were fishing here three days ago, a man named Komoto Takashi-san suddenly fell right in front of your eyes. He was badly injured but still alive, so you fished him out of the river. Believing it would be faster to drive him to the hospital rather than call an ambulance, you rushed towards the hospital at the foot of the mountain where you work. On the way there, Komoto likely made a request: Komoto described the revenge killing he had committed against the four so far. Then, he lamented the fact that he'd been unable to complete it. Normally, you won't tell anyone about your plan to kill someone, but it's different if you're dying. It's human nature to want to tell someone about your unfulfilled desires. Having learned about Komoto Takashi's revenge plot, Otosaka-kun came up of a way to use that to his advantage. He decided to blackmail Fuyuki. He never had any intention of carrying on Komoto Takashi's will. He killed Akiba Miyako-san to ensure that he'd get money from Fuyuki. Once three of them were dead, the terrified Fuyuki won't hesitate to pay to save his own life. You seem to be having trouble paying off your debt. After burying and hiding Komoto Takashi's body, you killed Akiba Miyako-san. You made it look like part of Komoto's revenge and then placed a threatening call. He made exactly the request you wanted him to make. However, that's when things went wrong for you. The body you'd hidden was discovered, so you couldn't pretend to be Komoto anymore. You revealed you were an agent carrying out Komoto's revenge and openly demanded money. We read too deeply into the situation when we assumed it was a trap. It was in fact his actual goal."
"Mouri-san, your theory doesn't have a scrap of evidence to back it up." Otosaka argued. "In the first place, I never rescued anyone named Komoto."
"Then, what were you doing then, at the convenience store parking lot between here and the hospital?" Conan questioned. "I found the security camera footage. You got into the rear passenger seat and remained parked for over ten minutes. What were you doing? Komoto Takashi fell from this cliff around noon. The estimated time of death is around the same time. Since you were working that afternoon, there wasn't enough time for you to start your shift while visiting that development site. You hid the body after you finished work. Which means Komoto was in your car when you started your shift."
"Then, we should be able to find Komoto Takashi's hair or blood in his car if we search it." Takagi ran over to Otosaka's van.
"We should be able to find something belonging to the culprit at the scene of Akiba Miyako-san's murder, too." Conan supplied. "If we compare them against yours, I'm sure they will be a match."
"Everything you said is correct, Mouri-san." Otosaka confessed. "I tried to blackmail this scumbag. Both you and that Akiba woman are terrible people.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.
