Most of these things apply to Komei, though, plus looking like Akai is almost a point against him, since Sera says that he doesn't look like her or her brother. Plus, as someone pointed out to me as well, Shuukichi is really only secretive about his whereabouts to Yumi, both Conan and Chiba's love interest girl (can't be bothered to look up her name) instantly recognize who he is.mihai wrote:@Pmofmalasia:
I still think Shuukichi is the better option. Koumei and Kansuke's lives were presented too much to omit such a big thing about Koumei. Even the fact that the second brother is even smarter than Shuuichi, who is already pretty damn smart, is enough to point Shuukichi. But we have him not wanting to say what he's doing and where he is, slight resemblance to Akai, similar personality to Sera and even mentioned that he will appear again soon after his case. Not to mention he already took notice of how smart Conan is.
As for omitting something about Komei, I wouldn't be even slightly surprised if Gosho omitted such a detail, considering how little he reveals about character's pasts at a time. Plus, you have to wonder why he would even be introduced anyway, and why Gosho found it necessary to include the Nagano officers in the EYE case, which, by the way, is conveniently referenced in Shuukichi's case since the maid is the same in both cases.