People in Detective Conan are going crazy over the comments section.

Chapter 241 People Can Change

"Brother Asakawa! Brother Asakawa!"

Bang!

The door to the Asakawa house was opened, and Akemi appeared in front of Conan.

"Oh, it's Conan. You're here to see the boss, right?"

Upon seeing that it was Ai Haibara's older sister, Conan, who had initially thought it was Yu Asakawa, immediately swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"Mmm, Ayami-neechan, is Asakawa-nii-san home right now?"

It's already evening, so Conan coming to see Asakawa Yu at this hour must mean he's discovered some new clues in that case.

Thinking this, Akemi said to Conan, "The boss is in his study upstairs. Come in first, and I'll go call him for you."

"Then I'll have to bother you!"

After inviting Conan in, Akemi closed the door and then went upstairs to the study where Asakawa Yu was staying.

Conan sat on the sofa downstairs, waiting while observing the decorations in the room and thinking about how to talk to Asakawa Yu later.

"But the house is really tidy up inside..."

"This is all thanks to Akemi."

Just as Conan was marveling at how incredibly tidy Asakawa Hayao's house was, Asakawa Hayao's voice suddenly came from behind him.

However, he still felt something was off when he heard Asakawa Yu call Akemi by her real name.

"Brother Asakawa, if you say it so directly, won't you..."

Asakawa Yu knew what Conan was worried about, but he casually waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the soundproofing in the house is very good, so there's no need to worry about being eavesdropped on."

"That's it, that's good."

Conan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Asakawa-nii, I know what's wrong. Let me tell you..."

Afterwards, Conan told Asakawa Yu about the scene he saw Megumi skillfully reversing her car in front of the coffee shop near the station that day, as well as the incident when he and Kogoro Mouri went to her house and saw the duct tape on the second floor.

"So, all of this explains this case..."

"Wait a minute, Conan."

"Eh?"

Just as Conan was about to say something more, Asakawa Yu reached out and interrupted him.

"I only have one question for you now: do you think Uncle Mori... wouldn't know about these things?"

In an instant, the entire living room fell silent, and Conan's words caught in his throat.

As for Akemi, she had been silent ever since she heard Conan's reasoning, which suggests that the truth had been quite a blow to her.

Even the comments section was already in an uproar.

Why can't we just let her go?

[That doesn't mean we can directly convict her. As long as Xiaohui denies it, isn't that enough?]

But if you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences, right?

[If you don't know what she's been through, what reason do you have to say that about her?]

“Uncle… should know.” Conan slowly lowered his head.

"Then why do you think Uncle Mori, knowing about this, did nothing?" Asakawa Yu asked again.

"I think... it's probably because they don't want to believe it."

Conan actually knows what Asakawa Yu is trying to say, but that doesn't mean he agrees with Asakawa Yu's ideas.

"But no matter what, wrong is wrong, and people like that should be punished by law..."

"I never said your idea was wrong, Conan," Asakawa Yu said calmly.

Looking at the young detective sitting across from him, Asakawa Yu let out a barely perceptible sigh.

"People... they all change, but Conan, you haven't experienced her past, so how can you understand her feelings?"

This case was a tragedy from the very beginning.

Xiao Hui was forced to do this; her husband wanted to kill her and was even colluding with outsiders. I think anyone would feel desperate in such a situation.

Perhaps the only innocent person is Hiromi, the younger sister of Komei who died in this case.

If it were Asakawa Yu, he naturally wouldn't interfere in this matter, and even if he knew the truth, he wouldn't expose her.

But Conan is different; he is the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, a representative of justice.

All he could do was send prisoners to jail and let them repent inside, regardless of the reason.

This is also one of the reasons why Asakawa Yu disagrees with Conan, but he won't criticize Conan for being wrong.

"You haven't told Uncle Mori about this yet, have you?"

Looking at the silent Conan, Asakawa Yu asked again.

"……not yet."

After sorting out all the clues, Conan went directly to Asakawa Hayao to share the truth he had deduced.

But now, he seems a little uncertain.

But after a brief moment of thought, Conan's eyes gradually hardened.

“I will go back and talk to Uncle Mori. Even if she has any reason, I think Uncle Mori will persuade her to turn herself in.”

After saying that, Conan jumped off the sofa and ran quickly towards the door.

"I'm leaving first, Asakawa-nii. I think Uncle Mori will make the right choice!"

After Conan looked at Asakawa Yu with a firm gaze and said those words, he left.

"Xiao Hui... she's so pitiful."

After Conan left, Akemi sat down next to Asakawa Yu, looking at him with a downcast expression.

"There's nothing we can do, but that's just how the world is; it always forces us to make choices we'll regret..."

Asakawa Yu patted Akemi's head and said in a half-comforting tone.

"Is there any other way?" Mingmei couldn't bear to see Xiaohui end up in such a tragic situation, but it seemed like it was already a foregone conclusion.

"Actually, there are other solutions to this problem."

"Really?" Upon hearing Asakawa Yu's words, Akemi's expression instantly turned to shock.

She couldn't imagine how Asakawa Yu would break out of this almost certain death situation.

Seeing her incredulous look, Asakawa Yu slowly said, "It's actually very simple. Conan and the others don't have direct evidence to prove that Megumi killed the person, unless Uncle Mori can persuade Megumi to turn herself in."

Otherwise, if Xiaohui denies it, even if the police come, it won't do any good.

It has to be said that Asakawa Yu's idea was very correct. As long as Xiaohui refuses to admit it, even if Conan and the others know that she is the murderer, they will be unable to do anything about it.

But is it really as simple as they think?

If Mori were to personally persuade her, there's no guarantee that Megumi would actually be convinced and eventually turn herself in. In that case, even if Asakawa Yu came, there would be nothing he could do.

"That's it..."

After listening to Asakawa Yu's words, and considering Conan and Mori's personalities, Akemi thought about it and realized that in the end, it would be just as Asakawa Yu said, and Megumi would turn herself in...