Multiple choice system: Conan World

"Oh-!"

Suddenly.

Nakajima Takuto heard Akikawa Kyousuke groan and covered his mouth.

Then he leaned over the bed and vomited all the breakfast he had just eaten.

Nakajima Takuto looked at Akikawa Kyousuke, who was vomiting and coughing violently into the trash can next to the bed, and once again felt mixed emotions in his heart.

After a person endures excessive psychological stress, it will cause physical discomfort and lead to vomiting.

This is something that often happens in criminal investigations.

At this point, it was clear that Akikawa Kyousuke was truly on the brink of collapse.

Nakajima Takuto approached Akikawa Kyousuke and gently patted his back.

At the same time, his tone became kind and gentle.

"I'm so sorry, Akikawa-kun."

"I don't want to see you like this either, Akikawa-kun. I'm really doing this for your own good."

"There is something I must confess to you, Akikawa-kun. In fact, I'm not a nurse at this hospital, but a detective from the First Investigation Section of the Metropolitan Police Department."

"I assure you as a detective."

"Once you tell me what happened yesterday, I guarantee you won't be severely punished."

"After all, it was your mother who made the first mistake, and yesterday you came of age, you still have a long life ahead of you."

"If you keep hiding the truth, when the police catch you with evidence, the punishment will be completely different."

Enough with the whips, it's time to offer some sweets.

Nakajima Takuto was absolutely certain.

Akikawa Kyousuke, who had suffered this final decisive blow from him, would definitely stop hiding the truth and confess all his crimes.

Indeed.

Nakajima Takuto noticed that Akikawa Kyousuke's back was still trembling from the intense coughing.

After hearing himself say, "It was your mother who made the mistake, and yesterday you came of age," he suddenly stopped trembling.

"Really... really?"

About a minute passed before Nakajima Takuto heard Akikawa Kyousuke speak hesitantly.

"Of course! I won't lie to you!"

Nakajima Takuto felt happy and quickly responded.

He hadn't been deceived by Akikawa Kyousuke.

Now, Kyousuke Akikawa's sincere confession could still be considered a surrender.

But when the police had proof and arrested someone, the punishment would be much more severe.

However, there was one thing he didn't say.

That is, the police still hadn't found conclusive evidence that Akikawa Kyousuke killed Akikawa Ryoko.

Therefore, Akikawa Kyousuke's detention by the Metropolitan Police Department wouldn't exceed 48 hours.

It was even more impossible to arrest him.

What Takuto Nakajima was showing at that moment was his full confidence that the police had obtained conclusive evidence.

Only this way.

Only then would the young man in front of him believe that he was truly thinking about him.

Akikawa Kyousuke slightly lifted his body and wiped the tears that had appeared at the corners of his eyes due to the vomiting and coughing with the towel Nakajima Takuto handed him, along with the remaining saliva around his mouth.

He then said softly:

"My mother had planned a long time ago to go out and celebrate my 20th birthday."

"Yes, continue."

Nakajima Takuto urged in his heart.

Although there was no expression on his face, he still seemed gentle and kind as before.

But inside, he was very excited.

This case was finally coming to an end. Even Detective Sera Masumi, Officer Chiba, and Officer Sato hadn't solved it.

It only took me one morning to achieve victory.

With this achievement, he would soon be promoted to director of inspections.

"After celebrating outside, my mother drove home, and I sat in the passenger seat."

"Yes, that's it!"

Nakajima Takuto became more and more excited, trying not to let a smile appear on his lips.

Akikawa Kyousuke's confession would be completely recorded on the recorder, and when the time came, this recording would become the greatest evidence to replace the murder weapon.

"As we were driving down the national road, a motorcycle suddenly jumped in front of my mother's car, so my mother slammed on the brakes."

"Huh? Didn't the brakes happen because of Kyousuke Akikawa?"

Nakajima Takuto was confused, and his judgment seemed slightly biased at this point.

But it wasn't a big issue.

"After my mother slammed on the brakes, for some unknown reason, the car suddenly lost its balance and crashed into the guardrail on the left side of the road."

"Well, I think a car hit me from behind."

Nakajima Takuto nodded and murmured in his heart.

All of Akikawa Kyousuke's descriptions were consistent with the facts known by the Metropolitan Police Department.

He was sure that Akikawa Kyousuke wasn't lying.

"I hit my hand because of the sudden stop, and my head was dazed because it hit the headrest. I don't remember much of what happened at that moment, but it seemed like someone suddenly opened my mother's car door."

"Huh?!"

Nakajima Takuto was stunned and felt that something was wrong.

"The man was wearing black clothes, and he seemed to be the one who was riding the motorcycle."

"Wait a minute! What are you talking about? Shouldn't it have been you who pulled out a knife and stabbed your mother before she understood what was going on?"

Nakajima Takuto felt more and more that something was wrong with the developments and began to complain loudly in his heart.

"Anyway, the man dressed in black was wearing a helmet, and his face couldn't be clearly seen. Then, suddenly, the man pulled out a knife and stabbed my mother several times."

"After my mother stopped moving, the man opened my mouth again, poured unknown pills into it, and then hit me on the head. When I woke up again, I was already in the hospital."

"What a joke!!"

Nakajima Takuto couldn't hold back any longer and roared angrily.

I thought Akikawa Kyousuke was going to confess his crime.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, he was still making up stories for me!

Nakajima Takuto felt deceived.

He no longer pretended to be kind and directly grabbed Akikawa Kyousuke by the neck, bringing his face close to Kyousuke's and angrily said:

"You killed your mother! You, murderer!"

"You bought sleeping pills in advance and prepared a dagger. You were going to take her out to celebrate your 20th birthday, kill your mother, and then commit suicide."

"You killed your mother with a knife after the car accident, and then took sleeping pills to kill yourself."

"But you didn't know that sleeping pills are actually very difficult to cause death. You were lucky to survive!"

"This is your criminal process, right?"

Akikawa Kyousuke's face was already pale.

At that moment, Takuto Nakajima grabbed him by the neck, and his face turned pale with fear.

His already red eyes became moist again, and his voice began to grow hoarse as he cried:

"What I said is true, my mother was killed by that motorcyclist!"

"Dammit!!"

Nakajima Takuto roared again, interrupting Akikawa Kyousuke's words.

"No other fingerprints were found on the dagger or your mother. Where did this motorcyclist come from? It's pure nonsense!!"

"Then, if no fingerprints were found, how did Mr. Nakajima conclude that I was the murderer?"

Akikawa Kyousuke's slight question made Nakajima Takuto freeze instantly.

(End of Chapter)