Inventory of Chaos: Iconic Scenes That Shattered Everyone Instantly-Chapter 217: ICISEI Episode 203

Chapter 203: The Wine Group: Ah~! Sher~~ry~~~!"

『 But in a corner that no one knew about,

Just as Nana Osanai finished speaking, a figure among the group quietly clenched a fist. Their head was buried low, and deep within their eyes, fury burned, yet all of this went unnoticed by anyone.

Kogoro Mouri’s words unexpectedly drilled into his ears. Far from quelling that anger, they only made it intensify.

Because he heard...

"In that case, Inspector Megure, according to Miss Nana’s account, she should have absolutely nothing to do with this case... The urgent matter now is that we must find a way to escape from here first."

Inspector Megure nodded in agreement. Subsequently, except for Ran Mouri, Nana Osanai, and the little detective going by the alias Conan Edogawa, everyone else split up to search every corner of this underwater restaurant for an exit. 』

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『 Viewers of Countless World 』

However, this arrangement made many viewers in front of the screen frown.

Leaving the person who might be the killer’s target with a young girl and a child, while everyone else scattered, wasn’t this plainly creating an opportunity for the killer?

As expected, the audience’s worries quickly became reality.

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『 Just as Conan Edogawa attempted to slip away quietly but was stopped in time by Ran Mouri, the lights in the underwater restaurant suddenly went out completely, plunging the surroundings into a deep, profound darkness!

"AH—! What’s happening! Why is there a power outage!?" Nana Osanai was already on edge, and at this moment, she became even more panicked. Her scream was full of helplessness, as if she were actively calling for the killer to come. 』

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『 Viewers of Countless World 』

At this point, the hearts of all the viewers in front of the screen were itching with curiosity, wondering how the killer would find Nana Osanai’s track in the darkness.

However, in an instant, their gaze was firmly attracted by a detail on the screen—Nana Osanai’s hands!

.....

『 Her fingertips were faintly glowing. It turned out her nail polish was painted with fluorescent material! 』

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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "This... in such a dark environment, having a glowing point, isn’t that just giving away your position to the enemy?" ]

[ Xingqiu (Genshin Impact): "It’s hopeless. This person is doomed." ]

[ Chongyun (Genshin Impact): "A moment of silence." ]

[ Hu Tao (Genshin Impact): "Sigh, a pity to lose a customer." ]

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『 On the screen, Conan Edogawa also noticed this!

In that pitch darkness, that smear of light was no different from a signal flare in the night sky. No one could ignore Nana Osanai’s existence!

However, before he could even speak, Nana Osanai, already invaded by fear, let out a scream and bolted out of the hall!

Because—

A wine glass had suddenly whistled past her ear!

The killer had made their move on her!

In such a pitch-black environment, Nana Osanai lost all composure. Her face was panic-stricken as she screamed and ran wildly.

She was completely unaware that in the direction she was fleeing, the cold-blooded killer was watching everything with a sneer!

"HELP ME!!!"

"Don’t run blindly, Nana-san!!"

Ran Mouri was completely unable to stop the terrified Nana Osanai.

Immediately after, not long before, a heart-rending scream from Nana Osanai came from the darkness in the distance!

"AHHHHHHH!!!"

After that, Nana Osanai’s voice disappeared completely!

"What happened!? What’s wrong!?"

With vision obstructed in the darkness, Ran Mouri could only shout loudly and blankly.

At the same time, the men in the other rooms also hurriedly rushed to the living room, while Kogoro Mouri was anxious to find the circuit breaker!

"Nana-san!!"

Seeing the fluorescent nails on the ground, Conan Edogawa rushed over, but before he could take action, he heard the sound of a beverage can hitting the floor in the distance.

That was the juice can he had placed on the ground when he tried to sneak away earlier!

Could it be...

It was kicked over by the killer?!

Just then, the lights in the underwater restaurant suddenly blazed on. Kogoro Mouri had successfully restored the power!

But...

Everything was too late...

Nana Osanai lay on the ground, her face as pale as paper, a dagger impressively stuck in her back!!

Nana Osanai had been murdered!

Cruelly killed by the murderer!

Following Ran’s scream, everyone rushed back to the main hall, their faces written with shock and grief.

They never expected that while everyone split up to act, Nana Osanai, whom they were supposed to protect, would meet such a tragic end!

This was a massive humiliation!

Especially for Inspector Megure and Officer Shiratori!

Kogoro Mouri burned with rage, rushing out of the hall a second time, loudly threatening to drag out Jo Murakami, who was lurking in the underwater restaurant!

Conan Edogawa, however, had a solemn expression, his gaze locked on the scene before him. On the ring finger of Nana Osanai’s left hand, a fake nail lay lonely on the ground. Inspector Megure initially judged that this seemed unrelated to the case.

However, Conan faintly felt that some detail had been overlooked.

He reached out and gently lifted Nana Osanai’s collar, surprised to discover a bright red fingerprint left behind underneath!

" This... is a left-hand scratch mark!? Looking at the force, they absolutely put some serious effort into it!! "

This discovery was no small matter!!

Because it meant—the killer is right-handed!!

" I remember now, Jo Murakami is left-handed!! In that case, the killer who murdered Miss Nana absolutely cannot be Jo Murakami!! "

A wave of bitterness welled up in Conan’s heart. He tried his best to recall, and suddenly remembered that when Professor Agasa was attacked, the culprit also used their right hand to fire the pistol!!

This truth plunged Conan into deep self-blame, his face looking extremely ugly.

He never expected his judgment would deviate so significantly!

Conan walked with heavy steps toward the kicked-over juice can.

Before long, a hint of a smile quietly surfaced on Conan’s face...

Through meticulous observation, he had already determined the identity of the true culprit!

But...

Why did the killer want to target Nana Osanai?

The motive behind it...

What exactly is it???

The video played rapidly, the plot as tense as a violent storm.

Conan Edogawa was urgently searching for clues to incriminate the killer.

Suddenly, with a crisp "ding," a deafening explosion tore through the air!

The glass wall of the underwater restaurant was instantly blasted open, leaving a massive gap. Freezing seawater surged in, instantly flooding the entire restaurant.

The audience in front of the screen was dumbfounded. They saw that in front of Kogoro Mouri and the others, who had narrowly escaped disaster, five playing cards were eerily floating on the water’s surface—the Six of Spades down to the Two of Spades!

The killer actually intended to wipe out all witnesses in one go!

Fortunately, Conan Edogawa struggled to save Ran Mouri, who was trapped underwater, and Kogoro Mouri’s group quickly found a way to escape.

They decided to use the gap created by the explosion to escape this terrifying underwater prison!

Everyone luckily escaped one by one, standing once again on solid ground. This sense of security from having one’s feet on the ground was an indescribably precious experience for everyone.

Regrettably, the writer Nishina, who couldn’t swim, accidentally choked on water and fell into a crisis.

"Let me give him artificial respiration! I have a lifeguard certificate, leave it to me!!" Kohei Sawaki volunteered and stepped forward.

However—

"Wait a minute!!" Kogoro Mouri’s voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Kohei Sawaki’s kind offer.

"If anyone is going to save him, Officer Shiratori, you do it!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Even Kogoro Mouri himself looked bewildered. He stammered, "I... I didn’t mean that..."

"Officer Shiratori, stop dawdling, go quickly!!"

Immediately following was another urging voice. This time, even Kogoro Mouri wasn’t sure if it came from his own mouth.

Did I say that?

Or did I not?

Did I say it or not??? 』

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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Huh? Where did that voice come from?" ]

[ Klee (Genshin Impact): "I know, it must be that voice-changing gadget from before!" ]

[ Shinomiya Kaguya (Love Is War): "That should be a voice changer, right?" ]

[ Haibara Ai (Detective Conan): "Oh, it’s been discovered." ]

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『 At this critical moment of life and death, no one had time to care about these minor details. Officer Shiratori rushed forward at top speed, squatted beside Nishina, and hurriedly began administering emergency artificial respiration.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri suddenly cried out in surprise, his whole body shook violently, and then he sat down ungracefully against a nearby pillar.

Seeing Kogoro Mouri’s strange state, Inspector Megure looked astonished and shouted, "Brother Mouri, what’s wrong with you?!"

Before he could respond, Kogoro Mouri lowered his head and slowly spoke:

"Inspector Megure, actually, regarding this series of murders, the true culprit is not Jo Murakami!"

Once these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked, and an uproar ensued!

"What do you mean by that?!"

Kogoro Mouri continued to analyze: "The key lies in the fact that both the culprit who attacked Professor Agasa and the killer who murdered Miss Nana are people who use their right hand!"

"I suspect this true culprit must have crossed paths with Jo Murakami when he was released from prison, and thus learned the fact that I shot him in the shoulder ten years ago."

"Not only that, but he also knew clearly about Jo Murakami’s identity as a professional casino dealer, and even knew his nickname—Joker—and cleverly utilized this point."

Kogoro Mouri’s deduction left Inspector Megure stunned on the spot. Could it be that the police had once again... once again... once again misjudged the killer??? 』

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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "He fell asleep?" ]

[ Kogoro Mouri (Detective Conan): "Is the usual me just like this?" ]

[ Ran Mouri (Detective Conan): "..." ]

[ Sonoko Suzuki (Detective Conan): "Hahahaha, so the old man is like this." ]

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〜Detective Conan World〜

Mouri Household—

Watching her father’s appearance on the screen, and recalling some previous situations...

Ran Mouri’s complexion was very bad.

"Why, is it like this?"

Only now did she seem to understand.

The person she had been thinking of and missing had been by her side all along.

All the events from the past were playing nonstop in her mind.

Many unreasonable places were now gradually connecting together.

Finally.

A terrifying truth linked together in Ran Mouri’s mind.

And just at this moment, Kogoro Mouri, who was still laughing loudly on the side,

Also glanced at his daughter out of the corner of his eye.

Silently, he also stopped making noise.

He sighed helplessly.

Then, he touched the back of his head.

Yeah, it’s numb.

⟦ Note: Based on some settings, this is an enhanced Kogoro. ⟧

On the other side 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Within the Black Organization

Gin, who had just been disturbed by Vodka, looked at the live broadcast screen again.

He saw that the useless detective had stopped.

But for Gin, this counted as absolutely nothing.

"Heh, Sleeping Kogoro?"

"Boring."

After roasting him with a sentence, Gin paid no more attention to this live broadcast.

The killer on the screen was an existence he completely looked down upon.

At this time, it would be better to continue searching for the traitors in the organization.

For example, a certain scientist who doesn’t know death when she sees it.

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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Gin (Detective Conan): "Ah!~ Sherry~" ]

[ Haibara Ai (Detective Conan): "....." ]

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『 The video continued to play.

Kogoro Mouri analyzed deeply: "It was precisely this killer who suddenly realized that the targets he locked onto, as well as his own name, all coincidentally contained numbers!"

"Thus, he cleverly combined the numerical elements in the names with playing cards, deliberately designing this series of layouts, aiming to skillfully shift the blame and frame Jo Murakami for the evil deeds he committed."

Listening, cold sweat seeped from Inspector Megure’s back, and he was secretly alarmed.

If this were true, then this killer’s methods were simply frantic and utterly devoid of conscience!

His expression was solemn, and sweat—or perhaps seawater—slid slowly down his forehead as he pressed: "So you’re saying, the killer attacking me, Eri, and Professor Agasa, was all to create a false impression, making people mistakenly believe it was Jo Murakami’s method of revenge?!"

"Absolutely true!"

Facing Kogoro Mouri’s response, Inspector Megure’s anger was visible on his face. His cold gaze swept over everyone present: "Then, who is the killer’s true target?"

"The killer’s true targets were Mr. Katsuyoshi Asahi, Miss Nana, and Mr. Hiroki. Especially Mr. Hiroki, the killer switched his eye drops, intending to put him to death from the start. The method was so cunning, it was almost seamless."

Hearing this, Inspector Megure’s anger grew even stronger, and he asked directly: "Mouri, who exactly is the killer?!"

"The killer is lurking right among us!"

Kogoro Mouri’s sentence was like a bolt from the blue, catching Megure off guard!

"What?!"

At this moment, Nishina, who had just been saved, was noticed by eternal light(likely a typo in the source, referring to a character noticing), vaguely remembering: "Earlier, Nana seemed to make a fool of you in public."

Hearing this, Nishina immediately panicked and hurriedly defended himself: "It wasn’t me! I didn’t kill anyone!"

Right at this moment, Kogoro Mouri’s certain voice rang out all around, completely agreeing with Nishina’s statement.

"That’s right! You were also hanging by a thread, almost becoming a sacrifice!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and the air seemed to freeze.

"The killer detonated an underwater restaurant, aiming to trap you, unable to swim, in a desperate situation where you’d drown!"

"Oh, right, Officer Shiratori, before giving Mr. Nishina artificial respiration, what is the first thing you would do?"

Officer Shiratori was momentarily rendered speechless by Kogoro Mouri’s question, then immediately answered: "First, naturally, is to tilt his head back to ensure the airway is unobstructed."

Here, Conan—oh, no, it should be said Kogoro Mouri—continued to ask:

"But if one pretends to perform mouth-to-nose artificial respiration without confirming whether the airway is clear, what would be the result?"

Officer Shiratori blurted out: "That would naturally be fatal! Does that even need to be asked?"

But in an instant, he realized something was wrong. His gaze locked onto Kohei Sawaki, his eyes nearly popping out: "Could it be... it’s..."

"Precisely so! The true culprit who killed Mr. Asahi, and intended to harm Miss Nana, Mr. Hiroki, and Mr. Nishina, is none other than you, Mr. Kohei Sawaki!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s line of sight converged on Kohei Sawaki. Sawaki hurriedly defended himself: "Mr. Mouri, I was also in the wine cellar and nearly got hit by a crossbow bolt!"

Kogoro Mouri immediately punctured his lie; that kind of trap was too childish for a cunning killer.

However, police work requires evidence. Although Inspector Megure trusted Kogoro Mouri, he couldn’t take Kohei Sawaki away based on speculation alone.

"The motive! Where is his motive for murder?!"

Inspector Megure pressed urgently. Once the motive and evidence were complete, Kohei Sawaki would have nowhere to hide.

"I believe this has everything to do with a taste disorder."

When Kogoro Mouri said this, Kohei Sawaki couldn’t help but clench his fist.

Although Mouri pointed out that he suffered from a taste disorder, Kohei Sawaki still wore a cold sneer, showing no remorse: "Where is the evidence?"

Seeing this, Conan Edogawa knew deeply that if he didn’t reveal the key evidence, Kohei Sawaki would not admit it.

"It’s hidden right in your pocket."

Kohei Sawaki reached into his pocket with a look of confidence, firmly believing that no evidence could have been left on his person without his knowledge.

However...

"This..."

Kohei Sawaki’s eyes snapped open, his face full of disbelief, staring at the inconspicuous bottle cap in his hand.

On it, a pattern was drawn with a fingernail.

THIS WAS THE IRONCLAD PROOF!!!

Ironclad proof sufficient to testify that he was the serial killer!!

Why?

Because this bottle cap was hand-drawn by Nana Osanai!

It should have been held in Nana Osanai’s palm the entire time.

And at this moment, it inexplicably appeared in his pocket. What did this mean? It meant that at the moment he ended Nana Osanai’s life, she used the last of her strength to hide this small object on him!! 』

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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Is it because in the darkness, he didn’t notice this situation?" ]

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