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Also remember that we still have the issue regarding the body. Polydactyly is surprisingly common and is never definitive proof of identity. Even though Kinzo is indeed dead, him being dead is not again proof that the incinerated body in the boiler room is his. The red confirms that Kinzo's been dead before the start of the conference but we don't know where it is, or how long he's been dead prior to the conference.
The biggest problem now is this question: did Kinzo die of natural causes or was he killed?
Assuming the body in the boiler room is his, one can speculate that he's been dead for a relatively short amount of time. We can no longer ascertain CoD with his body burned, but it's not realistic to think that he's been dead for a mere number of days.
If it isn't him, why did Krauss hide the issue? It's never really made clear his own intentions since it was overtaken by the murders, but the only clear motive is for him to consolidate his base of power as the new head before Kinzo's death is formally announced. Then again, he was killed in the games, which calls into question his relationship with the murders and even Kinzo's death.
Now if Kinzo was killed prior to the conference, Krauss as the person hiding his death would have known if Kinzo died by some other means. It might even be possible that Krauss himself killed Kinzo and is hiding it to agaon consolidate his base before proclaiming himself head. If it wasn't him, he'd have motive to hide the fact because a preemptive unnatural death for Kinzo would destroy his power base as successor. Whichever way Kinzo dies, Krauss would have tons of problems to keep himself in the running as head.
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