In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 258 The Plan Revealed Through the Vulnerability

Chapter 258 A Plan Full of Flaws

Although both are in Izu, Tomizawa Tatsuji's fiancée's home is not a short distance away. If she really appeared at the supermarket and 24-hour convenience store at the time he said, then she would indeed have a sufficient alibi.

Furthermore, Tomizawa Tatsuji then used his experience of watching the baseball game as supporting evidence to prove that he had indeed seen the game on satellite TV.

So the only remaining suspect is Tomizawa Taichi, who also has an alibi.

Conan noticed something amiss, but since he hadn't watched the game, he simply asked, "Hey, Uncle Tatsuji, you said you watched yesterday's game, so did Kogure actually hit that shot? I'm so curious, if he really did, that would be amazing!"

"It's what Uncle Taiichi was talking about on the phonograph—being able to hit that kind of pitch into a home run to right field is just amazing!"

Sonoko immediately realized, "Right, Kogure didn't even hit that ball! How did you see it?!"

The second young lady of the Suzuki family stood with her hands on her hips, staring intently at Tomizawa Taiichi with a very imposing air. Compared to the eldest young master of the Tomizawa family whom she had never met, she still had a better impression of her brother-in-law, Tomizawa Yuzo.

Tomizawa Taichi quickly raised his hands to protect himself: "Oops, I didn't expect I still got exposed."

Inspector Yokomizo rushed over, his face beaming with excitement, thinking the criminal was about to confess: "You mean you admit to murder?!"

Tomizawa Taichi remained calm, believing that as long as his alibi was valid, the police had no reason to arrest him. This clearly showed a lack of common sense, and his crude methods of murder and framing also indicated that he didn't pay much attention to the news.

No wonder Tetsuji Tomizawa was so opposed to him writing novels. With such a lack of common sense, even without his father's obstruction, he would probably only be able to self-publish and be ignored.

Tomizawa Taichi explained, "Of course I didn't mean that. I didn't watch this baseball game on satellite TV. I heard it on the radio when they were playing against Seiba, so my description is inaccurate."

Akutagawa Hiko shook his head and sighed, "Your argument is full of holes. No wonder Mr. Tetsuji is so opposed to your writing novels. Just that one sentence alone made two common-sense mistakes."

"What did you say?!"

Facing the angry glare from Tomizawa Taichi, Akutagawa Hiko felt nothing. It wasn't some strange or unusual eye technique; he had seen this kind of look many times before.

Akutagawa Hiko remembers that there used to be radio broadcasts in the Osaka area, but they were canceled for some reason. However, Tomizawa Taichi probably doesn't know the details.

"Yesterday's game wasn't broadcast on the radio, and the kind of place Qingbai works at closes down by 11 PM, otherwise it's illegal. How could they possibly keep you entertained until 11:30 PM?"

Tomizawa Taichi couldn't help but take a step back. Although it was the first time that Inspector Yokomizo had worked with Akutagawa Hiko, they cooperated quite well. He stepped forward and continued to put pressure on him: "It seems that you really did lie to us about this matter."

However, as expected of a novelist, although he didn't achieve much, his mental fortitude was much stronger than that of the average prisoner, and he actually found an excuse.

"Because my dad loves baseball, and I need some money lately, I had to guess even though I've never watched it. Now I'm worried about being suspected of killing my dad, so I—"

After saying that, Tomizawa Taichi regained his composure and continued, "Even if I made all of this up, I was on the phone with Dad when he was murdered, and I even recorded the call. That's the strongest alibi I can get!"

Akutagawa nodded and prompted, "This is even simpler. Just change the time on the answering machine, and you can record the audio in advance."

Tomizawa Taichi gave a mocking smile: "Even so, I still need to know exactly when Dad will be back, right? And what evidence do you have to prove that I adjusted the answering machine's time?"

For this stubborn individual who wouldn't give up until he reached the Yellow River, Akutagawa Hiko could only let him get what he asked for.

"It's that watch, isn't it?

"Wh-what? I don't quite understand what you mean."

Tomizawa Taichi broke out in a cold sweat instantly. He was clearly aware of Akutagawa Hiko's meaning; on the contrary, he understood it all too well, which is why he reacted this way.

Yuzo Tomizawa knew what Hiko Akutagawa was talking about; they had discussed the mysteriously missing watch on Tetsuji Tomizawa's wrist: "That missing watch was the one my older brother gave to Dad."

Akutagawa Hiko nodded to Tomizawa Yuzo, acknowledging his assistance: "If it was for money, it's strange that nothing in the untouched villa or any other items on him were missing except for the watch, which wasn't a brand name or custom-made item."

"However, if the watch was bugged to track the victim's movements, and was eventually taken away, that would be much more normal."

Tomizawa Taichi wanted to stand tall and accept his final judgment, but when he met Akutagawa Hiko's eyes, he was like a rooster with its fate choked, unable to utter a sound.

Akutagawa Hiko calmly shattered his most prized alibi: "You know, there was a ten-minute power outage at 11:30 last night. During that time, phone calls could come in, but recording couldn't be completed."

Others corroborated Akutagawa's statement, and the fact that the television tape recorder stopped working for ten minutes also indicated that a power outage had indeed occurred.

With witnesses and physical evidence present, Tomizawa Taiichi's meager alibi crumbled instantly.

Now, Tomizawa Taichi was completely speechless. All his sophistry was based on the premise that he had a solid alibi. Now that the alibi was there, no amount of loopholes in his words could be ignored.

Faced with his two younger brothers' questioning, Tomizawa Taichi finally lost his composure.

Why are both younger brothers doing things their own way, with a rebellious attitude of pursuing their dreams regardless of the family fortune? If it weren't for Tomizawa Yuzo and Suzuki Ayako's engagement, Tomizawa Tetsuji would have been furious.

It's all thanks to the example set by Tomizawa Taichi.

Aside from the hidden benefits of his identity, he never asked his family for a penny and left home early to write novels.

So even though they are triplets, in the eyes of the two younger brothers, their eldest brother has always been a very admirable person and a role model for their rebellion against their patriarch, Tetsuji Tomizawa.

They never expected that Tomizawa Taichi would kill their father.