"Professor! Your methods are nothing but a scam, it's really unfair!" The host on the side couldn't help but speak out when he saw the assertive attitude of Professor Rintaro Okabe.
However, facing the host's accusation, Rintaro Okabe suddenly turned his head with a mad scientist expression and shouted, "In the pursuit of truth, there is no such thing as fairness or unfairness! Only the truth is the ultimate reality, and all of this is the choice of the Steins Gate!"
After Rintaro Okabe passionately finished speaking, the scene fell into silence under the overwhelming pressure of his aura.
"I know my actions are a bit extreme," Rintaro Okabe looked around and said, "but before the TV station condemns me, what needs to be done is to expel this vile charlatan from the public!"
Meanwhile, Horikoshi remained seated and appeared as if he had overused his powers.
Hmm... he looked as if he had undergone frontal lobe removal surgery, with a vacant gaze and no focus.
Even through the TV, Senichi could see the confusion and bewilderment behind his glasses lenses.
"This is quite a show," Senichi looked at the scene in front of him with a cheerful smile and found some amusement in the situation.
After all, he had no sympathy for con artists, and being exposed seemed like a good thing to him.
But just as Rintaro Okabe returned to his seat, Horikoshi suddenly collapsed to the ground. His eyes rolled back and limbs started twitching uncontrollably, and soon his body curled up as if resembling someone having an epileptic seizure.
Witnessing this scene, the host hurriedly ran over to lift him up. Horikoshi's arms flailed, his eyes rolled back, and even the brown glasses that had been on his eyes were knocked off.
Horikoshi's body continued to jerk like a fish on a cutting board. "So strong... I feel... I feel a powerful aura..."
"What's going on?" the host urgently asked.
"Someone died..." Horikoshi's face turned red, showing signs of oxygen deprivation, but his words caused a huge commotion, like a stone thrown into a pond.
"There's a body... a body... someone died..."
The host quickly asked, "Miss S!?"
"No!" Horikoshi, jumping around like a fish out of water, shook his head and denied it. "It's a man!! I saw it very clearly... under the round bridge... search under the round bridge quickly!!"
At this point, Horikoshi almost screamed, and the host immediately instructed those still searching outside to go under the bridge.
"Young man... a young man with long hair... a gold chain around his neck... gray pants, a green coat, and buttons torn off... he was killed in a fight!!"
"Is there any meaning in continuing this farce?" Rintaro Okabe stood up, threw off his lab coat, and said, "Let's go, assistant!"
"Ah! What is that!!!"
Just as the two were about to leave, cries from below reached them.
A deep voice from a big man sounded somewhat sharp, but this falsetto did not provoke laughter because people saw the scene on a small boat by the riverbank with the focus of the camera.
The entire boat was covered by a huge yellow plastic sheet, but on the water side, a part was still exposed.
When the camera refocused and zoomed in, everyone saw what it was.
An arm.
An arm adorned with fancy bracelets!
The reporter crouched down to pull back the plastic sheet, revealing a young man in a blue jacket with blood all over his head.
The next moment, screams from below and screams from the live audience echoed simultaneously.
"Found a male corpse! Call the police, inform the detectives quickly!!"
Watching the host's terrified expression on the TV screen, Senichi sighed and got up from the sofa, and then he began changing clothes in the room.
Ever since the scam was exposed and when Horikoshi claimed someone died in "sheep epilepsy," he had a bad feeling.
It was evident that Makise Kurisu's move was quite ruthless; in most cases, it would be enough to defeat the opponent directly.
But that guy dared to "perform," indicating he had a countermove.
In such a situation, what other method could break the deadlock more convincingly than witnessing a dead body?
Sure enough, whenever Kogoro Mouri appeared on a show, someone had to die.
As Senichi finished changing into his suit and walked into the living room, the TV broadcasted Horikoshi's questioning, "Is it necessary to insist that it's a scam!! Is this kind of farce even possible?"
Watching the shaky and unsteady but continuously shouting "I discovered it" from Horikoshi, as well as Rintaro Okabe who seemed to be shocked by worldview beside him, Senichi couldn't help but smile.
Next, it was time for him to work as a detective.
"Are you going out?" Perhaps due to the previous noisy show, combined with Senichi's movements, Senichi's father asked in a daze, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to solve the case from the show." Senichi smiled.
"The case from a TV show?"
Senichi's father was a bit confused by Senichi's response, but since his son was already getting ready to leave, he didn't ask further questions and just directed his gaze towards the television.
Not long after, the roar of an engine from outside overshadowed the surroundings and gradually faded from his ears within a short time.
...
Upon arriving at the crime scene, Senichi had just stepped out of the car when he was swarmed by reporters who had received the news.
Facing this renowned Police detective, the reporters from other TV stations, who were unable to enter the TV station's premises, behaved like cats that had caught wind of fishy smells.
Luckily, reporters couldn't obstruct Senichi from performing his duty , no matter how bold thay are, so they only caused him a bit of trouble.
Inside the TV station, Senichi saw Shiratori, Chiba, and Kogoro Mouri, among others. As for Inspector Megure, he had gone to the crime scene with Officer Takagi.
Notably, Conan didn't come along, indicating that Kogoro Mouri participated in the show alone today.
Seeing Senichi, the others were somewhat surprised.
"Detective Senichi, aren't you supposed to have a day off today?" Shiratori couldn't help but ask upon seeing Senichi.
"I watched the entire show." Senichi said helplessly, "Who would have thought a case would occur just like that."
"It's truly supernatural..." Kogoro Mouri rubbed his hands, "It's really scary... to discover something during a live broadcast. Just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine."
"What about the scarf incident?" Senichi smiled, "That seems like a failure, no matter how you look at it."
"Failure is normal!" Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but retort, "Someone died there, and a more powerful aura covered it up that affected his detection."
Seeing Kogoro Mouri's confident appearance, Senichi couldn't help but have black lines on his head. Boss, you're also a famous detective; can you not be so superstitious? Come on!