Have You Confessed Your Love Today? Chapter 31
byChapter 31 Chapter 31 The Puppet Master of Hell
In the corridor outside the living room door, a seven-year-old elementary school student and a seventeen-year-old high school student looked at each other.
The police officers from the First Search Section came in and out of the crime scene, guarding each entrance and exit in pairs. They did not pay much attention to the members who were already in the house. Instead, they made the place a small space of its own, with no extra people disturbing their conversation.
‘Suzuki Sonoko’ looked at Edogawa Conan’s determined expression and asked unwillingly: “How did you recognize him?”
Edogawa Conan said: “Sonoko should be with Ran and the others right now. How could he come alone to inquire about Kidd?”
“Based on this alone?” asked “Suzuki Sonoko”, “Can’t it be that I’m bored in the room and stopped by to inquire about it on a whim?”
Edogawa Conan said rationally: “Someone died just now. Even if Sonoko wants to come over, Ran and the others will definitely accompany her.”
After all, Suzuki Sonoko’s force value is the lowest here.When the identity of the murderer is unknown, two careful girls, Mao Lilan and Toyama Heye, will not let Suzuki Sonoko walk around the house alone.
“Okay, you win this time.” The voice of ‘Suzuki Sonoko’ turned into the gorgeous and magnetic voice of Kaitou Kid.
“You didn’t want to hide it at all.” Edogawa Conan said helplessly. He looked at the outfit of ‘Suzuki Sonoko’, “You probably didn’t prepare this outfit in advance. Have you met Sonoko?”
Kaitou Kidd nodded calmly: “Well, I told the young lady that I need to borrow her identity for a little bit, hoping to get her help.”
“Sonoko is so happy again. Fortunately, Mr. Kyogoku is not here today.” Edogawa Conan said jokingly, “Sonoko went back after lending you his clothes?”
Kaitou Kid corrected: “I’ll ask her to help me restrain the other two ladies and keep them from leaving the room. The three beautiful ladies should be having a pajama party now.”
Edogawa Conan changed to a more relaxed posture and asked teasingly: “Then you show up now, do you have anything to explain, thief?”
Kaitou Kidd said dissatisfiedly: “It sounds so ugly, but I am a kind-hearted citizen and detective who is here to provide clues.”
Edogawa Conan said deliberately: “You are now one of the suspects. The purpose of giving clues to find the real murderer is to remove your suspicion.”
“Detective, you are getting more and more shameless.” Kaitou Kid sighed, “Where did the little detective who was helpful and obsessed with the truth go?”
Edogawa Conan said confidently: “Are you going to say it or not?”
Kaitou Kidd sighed again in a pretentious way, expressing condolences for the future star of the detective world’s fall, before saying, “I didn’t cause the blackout.”
A look of surprise flashed in Edogawa Conan’s eyes: “You mean…?”
Kaitou Kidd nodded helplessly.
Edogawa Conan thought for a moment and suddenly asked: “Then what did you originally plan to do?”
Kaitou Kid raised a finger and shook it, pretending to say: “Don’t pry into the magician’s secrets, detective.”
Edogawa Conan glanced at him and said coolly: “You were thoroughly used this time!”
The smile on Kaitou Kid’s lips froze slightly, and then he raised the corners of his lips and said in a pretentious manner: “Yes, it’s up to you to clear my grievances this time, detective.”
This time it was Edogawa Conan’s turn to go down.He glanced at Kaitou Kid with his half-moon eyes.
Kaitou Kidd showed a proud smile: “It is the detective’s duty to find the truth!”
Edogawa Conan threatened: “I’m going to call the police.”
“You’re so stingy, don’t cause trouble for Miss Sonoko!” Kaitou Kid blinked, “I’m leaving, come on, detective!”
Edogawa Conan watched speechlessly as ‘Suzuki Sonoko’ waved her hand, turned away gracefully, and opened the door to the living room.
Hattori Heiji, who was thinking, glanced at Edogawa Conan and said hello: “Kudo, you are back.”
Edogawa Conan looked at him sideways and warned: “Hattori!”
“Sorry, sorry, Conan.” Hattori Heiji quickly changed his words.
“Don’t spill the beans in front of Mr. Akechi.” Edogawa Conan warned, and then said seriously, “Hattori, we may have entered a misunderstanding.”
“Ah?” Hattori Heiji looked at him doubtfully.
Edogawa Conan said: “What if the blackout was a planned act by the murderer and a part of his murder plan?”
“You mean…” A look of surprise appeared in Hattori Heiji’s eyes, “In that case, there is no need to consider the hindrance to the murderer if he commits the crime in the dark.”
Edogawa Conan said solemnly: “On the contrary, darkness is the murderer’s accomplice.”
Hattori Heiji looked sharply in the direction of the Wakamatsu family: “The murderer is indeed among those people.”
Edogawa Conan held his chin and pondered: “If the power outage is part of the murderer’s plan, then…”
Edogawa Conan raised his head and Hattori Heiji lowered his head. The two looked at each other and walked towards the police officers from the First Search Division: “Kenchi Police Department, where are the murderer’s belongings?”
The Jianzhi Police Department glanced at them: “The deceased’s belongings only contained a mobile phone, wallet, and keys. There were no unusual items.”
After the two detectives heard what he said, they all smiled “Sure enough”.
Hattori Heiji asked: “Have you checked the inside of the deceased’s mobile phone?”
“The phone has been checked and there is no problem.” Jianchi Police Department said calmly.
Edogawa Conan asked: “What about the suspect’s belongings?”
“The suspect’s belongings include a mobile phone, wallet, keys, and handkerchiefs.” Jianchi Police Department said, “Because they are all at home today, the things they carry are all similar, nothing special.”
“Kenmochi Police Department, can we see the interrogation records?” Edogawa Conan asked.If it was the Megure Police Department, they would just ask Officer Takagi directly, but neither Kudo Shinichi nor Edogawa Conan were familiar with the Kenmochi Police Department.
“Okay.” Jianchi Police Department said generously, “We just briefly asked about the victim’s itinerary today. If you want to know more details, remember to bring our people to take notes when questioning the family members.”
Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan looked at each other and said in surprise: “Do you have a full day’s itinerary?”
The Kenchi Police Department said: “Although the time and cause of death have been determined, we cannot rule out the possibility that the prisoner used some means to delay the onset of the poison, and the wounds on the hands were just a cover-up.”
Hattori Heiji said unexpectedly: “You are so well prepared!”
The sword-wielding police officer said tiredly, “It’s the section chief’s order. It’s not like we’ve never encountered this kind of situation before.”
Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji walked up to the table where the materials were placed.
Hattori Heiji lowered his head and saw Edogawa Conan holding the table. He carefully picked up the elementary school student, looked around, and simply put it on the table.
No way, there are no chairs around the table.
Edogawa Conan didn’t care, his legs hung down, and he turned over to read the testimony with Hattori Heiji.
Wakamatsu Akio first got up in the morning and had dinner with his family. Not long after, Suzuki Jirokichi and the Nakamori Police Department came, and worked with the police to set up a trap to capture Kidd.At lunch, the Wakamatsu family also had lunch with Suzuki Jirokichi.
In the afternoon, Akio Wakamatsu welcomed their group of curious guests and led them to visit the gems and traps. Then he and Yota Wakamatsu went to the study room to deal with work matters. Then as Kidd’s notice time approached, everyone naturally gathered in the room with the gems.
Hattori Heiji’s face was solemn: “If the power outage is the murderer’s deception, then the only one who can poison him in advance is Wakamatsu Yota.”
“It’s so obvious.” Edogawa Conan’s fingertips ran across Wakamatsu Yota’s testimony, “Isn’t it too weird to bother setting up such a trap, only to make yourself the only suspect?”
“Indeed.” Hattori Heiji touched his chin, his eyes lingering on Wakamatsu Yota’s testimony.
Suddenly, an idea flashed across the two of them, they looked at each other, turned to the Kenmochi Police Department, and asked in unison: “Kenmochi Police Department, have you checked the fingerprints on Mr. Wakamatsu’s mobile phone?”
“Only his own fingerprints.” Mingzhi Kenwu came in from another door. He happened to hear these words as he passed by and glanced at the two of them appreciatively. “We have reached this point. The progress is very fast. It’s really good!”
Hattori Heiji half-squinted his eyes unconvinced, looked askance at Akechi Kengo, and complained: “This kind of compliment doesn’t make people happy at all!”
Edogawa Conan asked reluctantly: “When did Mr. Akechi think of it?”
“There’s no need to compare with me. After all, I know more about the inside story than you do.” Akechi Kenwu looked at the two people’s unwillingness to admit defeat and said with a smile, “If I have to say it, it’s experience.”
Hattori Heiji looked at Akechi Kenji and said with energy as if he was declaring war: “I will also become a very powerful detective in the future!”
Akechi Kenwu pushed up his glasses, and the white light reflected on the lenses blocked the solemn look in his eyes.After putting down his hand, he said calmly: “I also welcome a powerful colleague in the future. Will Hattori-kun work in the Metropolitan Police Department in the future?”
“Uh…” Hattori Heiji paused, “In the future, I should go to the Osaka Police Headquarters.”
“That’s right.” Akechi Kengo said regretfully, “Hattori-kun is still young, so it’s only right that you want to stay by your father’s side.”
This sounds like he is saying that he cannot solve the case without his father!Hattori Heiji said passionately: “Even if I go to work at the Metropolitan Police Department, I will definitely be able to kill everyone!”
“Then I’ll be waiting for you.” Mingzhi Jianwu said happily.
Inspector Kenmochi looked at the background that seemed to be burning with flames behind Hattori Heiji, and whispered to Kengo Akechi: “Be careful, Inspector Hattori will cause trouble for you.”
“I want to find a more reliable colleague for the Investigation Section 1. Inspector Hattori shouldn’t be so narrow-minded. I don’t want to have to deal with the mess of the Investigation Section 1 when I become the head of the Criminal Division.” Kengo Akechi spoke to his old partner without too many words and spoke directly from his heart, “Otherwise Kenmochi, you can think of a way and let Kindaichi come to work at the Metropolitan Police Department.”
“Kkindaichi is about to get married, just let him go.” The Kenmochi Police Department still faced their own people from the Metropolitan Police Department, “Kudo Shinichi is our Kanto detective!”
Akechi Kengo said absently: “Let’s wait until I see this Kudo-kun.”
“Megure praised him a lot.” Kenmochi Police Department strongly recommended, “‘Kudo of Kanto, Hattori of Kansai’. Are you still worried about Kudo Shinichi’s lack of ability?”
“It’s better to be famous than to meet in person.” Akechi Kengo said, “Mr. Kudo Yusaku only wants to be a detective novelist, and there are detectives who don’t like to be bound by the official.”
The Kenmochi Police Department thought about it and stopped making any suggestions: “Whatever you want, I will have retired by then anyway.” He looked at Akechi Kengo, who was staring at Edogawa Conan, and said funnyly, “You won’t target elementary school students, it will be too far away when he grows up.”
Akechi Kengo raised his eyebrows. Seeing Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan separate, he walked up to Edogawa Conan, squatted down and asked, “Are Conan-kun familiar with this Phantom Thief?”
Edogawa Conan was still thinking about the case. When he heard Akechi Kengo’s words, he was slightly startled and said doubtfully: “We have fought several times. Does Mr. Akechi still doubt Kidd?”
Mingzhi Jianwu pretended to be surprised and asked: “Shouldn’t we doubt him?”
Edogawa Conan said: “Kid would never do such a thing.”
Akechi Kengo raised the corner of his mouth, as if he was helpless and surprised: “I just called and asked the Zhongsen Police Department again. He also firmly believes that Kidd will not hurt anyone.”
After the Nakamori Police Department found out that the gem was fake, after talking to Kenmochi from the First Investigation Division, he said “The murder is not a Kidd incident” and left aggressively with the police officers from the Second Investigation Division.
Edogawa Conan nodded silently.
Mingzhi Jianwu asked: “I’m curious where your trust comes from?”
“…Because I have had more contact with Kidd.” Conan Edogawa didn’t know how to explain it. Their trust in Kidd was deepened through repeated contacts. “As long as you have been in contact with Kidd, you will know that he is not that kind of person.”
Kengo Akechi said: “Kidd the Phantom Thief once cooperated with Nightmare. At that time, an Interpol police officer died in the line of duty. In his hand was Kidd’s target that night, as well as one of Kidd’s gloves.”
The expression on Edogawa Conan’s face fell silent, showing a bit of compassion, and he whispered: “It must be that he failed to save the detective.”
Akechi Kenwu raised his eyebrows at this partial attitude. Although this guess was consistent with the police records, did you come to this conclusion just by hearing these few words?
Akechi Kengo reminded: “Kid and Nightmare cooperated.”
Edogawa Conan frowned: “Kid never cooperates with others, who is Nightmare?” He had never heard of Nightmare’s name, and now he wanted to take out his mobile phone and ask Haibara Ai to help look up information.
Akechi Akechi said: “Nightmare is also an international criminal. Every time the criminals who cooperate with him can complete the criminal plan, they will die afterwards.” But Kidd is still alive.
Kengo Akechi looked at Edogawa Conan meaningfully.
Edogawa Conan frowned: “Kid never needs to cooperate with others, Nightmare…”
Akechi Kengo added: “The nightmare disappeared after that.”
Edogawa Conan keenly sensed the implication of Akechi Kengo’s words and shook his head: “Nightmare cannot be killed by Kid.”
Akechi Kengo said: “You also said that Kaitou Kidd never cooperates with others. This cooperation with Nightmare may have been threatened. Maybe he had no choice but to take action in order to protect himself.”
Edogawa Conan said firmly: “Kid has been threatened before, but every time he handed the prisoner to the police and never took action himself.”
“What if there is a reason why he can’t hand over the criminal to the police this time?” Akechi Kengo speculated, “For example, Nightmare knows his true identity.”
Edogawa Conan looked at Kengo Akechi with disapproval and pushed up his glasses: “Mr. Akechi, this is also a conjecture without evidence.”
“You are right, but I must consider all possibilities.” Akechi stood up, “I already understand your point of view, little detective.”
He looked at Hattori Heiji who came back and asked casually: “Do you also think that Kidd can’t kill someone, Hattori-kun?”
“Ah?” Hattori Heiji, who had just returned, was confused about the situation. “I’m not familiar with Kidd, but I trust Conan’s judgment. That guy really doesn’t look like this kind of person.”
“That’s it…” Akechi Kenwu pushed up his glasses and nodded to accept what they said.
A trace of doubt flashed through Edogawa Conan’s mind. Akechi’s attitude didn’t seem like he wanted to identify Kidd as the murderer. Instead, he was exploring Kidd’s own style: “Does Mr. Akechi care about Kidd?”
Wise and wise, he said evasively: “Who makes Kidd also a magician?”
Originally the wise and wise man would not involve such a young child, but now that Zhu Fu Gaoming specifically mentioned it, he also believed in his friend’s vision.
He said: “Conan-kun, since you firmly believe that the murderer is not Kidd, do you know who the murderer is?”
“The key evidence has not been found yet, so there is no way to determine the candidate.” Edogawa Conan reacted, quickly showed an innocent smile, and took the blame, “Isn’t it, Heiji brother?”
“Yes, yes!” Hattori Heiji hurriedly answered, “I have roughly understood the method, but we still have to find evidence.”
“Come on.” Mingzhi Jianwu nodded to the two of them and turned to leave.
Hattori Heiji looked at his back in confusion.
“What does he mean, Ko-Conan?” Hattori Heiji asked strangely, “His mind seems not to be on the case at all. This is so unprofessional!”
Akechi Kengo acts as if he wants them to solve the case.
Edogawa Conan also thought to no avail, so he put this doubt aside: “Let’s find evidence first.”
He didn’t know what Akechi Kenwu was thinking, so he should solve the case in front of him first.
Hattori Heiji said: “I just went to check the motor, and it was a man-made power outage.”
Edogawa Conan said: “Anyway, we can blame Kidd. It’s normal that the murderer didn’t erase the traces.”
Hattori Heiji said: “Then only witnesses are left.”
Both of their eyes turned to the Wakamatsu family at the same time, the wife, the young master, the two young ladies and the housekeeper.
“Let’s go, Hattori.” Conan Edogawa showed a confident smile that did not suit his age.
“Well, it’s time for the real culprit to plead guilty.” Hattori Heiji also had a confident smile on his face, his eyes as sharp as knives.
On the other side, the Jianzhi Police Department asked: “You are walking around here, is it okay?”
Mingzhi Jianwu said nonchalantly: “This is a foreseeable consequence. Have you found the information I asked you to check?”
“I found it, it’s pretty much what you thought.” Jianchi Police Department sighed.
“It’s been pretty much the same over the years.” Mingzhi Jianwu said this, with a slight sigh flashing through his eyes.
The sword-wielding police officer said in surprise: “But this is the first time you have handed over all the solving of a case to the detectives.”
“There is no way, there are some things that we must devote ourselves to.” Mingzhi Jianwu said, “It just so happens that the two of them are here this time.”
The Jianchi Police Department asked: “Are you ready now?”
“Yeah, I hope everything goes well.” Mingzhi Jianyu pushed up his glasses, and white light flashed on the lenses.
In order to find the real murderer, Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan decided to cooperate to trick a wave of Wakamatsu family members.
As suspects, they did not have the same treatment as Suzuki Sonoko and others who could go back to their rooms to rest. Even if they left the living room, they had to have police officers guarding the door.
I don’t know if it was because of this or because a relative at home had just been killed. No one in the Wakamatsu family went back to their room. They all sat on the sofa in the living room, surrounded by police officers. Maybe this could give them a sense of security.
Butler Hashimoto served everyone in the family their favorite drinks, and thoughtfully replaced them with hot drinks.
Mrs. Wakamatsu sat on one side of the double sofa, her arms resting on the armrests of the sofa, looking tired.Although Wakamatsu Yota is on the single sofa, he glances at Mrs. Wakamatsu from time to time. It seems that Wakamatsu Shuko’s statement that Wakamatsu Yota once liked Mrs. Wakamatsu should be true.
Wakamatsu Miko’s eyes were red. She had just stopped crying. Now she was sitting on the other side of the double sofa, sobbing gently, holding a glass of warm lemonade in her hand.
Wakamatsu Shuko was sitting on another single sofa with a cold face and was very impatient with the efficiency of the police, but she was still considerate in handling things. The hot drink just now was the Hashimoto butler she ordered.
Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji took in everyone’s expressions.The two looked at each other and nodded to each other.
Edogawa Conan ran to the sofa with a click, pretending to be a child and asked innocently: “Sister, can you lend me your cell phone? I want to call my parents, but Heiji-nii’s cell phone is out of battery.”
He said this, secretly observing everyone’s reactions.
Hattori Heiji cooperated and approached Butler Hashimoto: “Butler Hashimoto, can I borrow the charging cable?”
Butler Hashimoto asked politely: “Of course, what brand is your mobile phone?”
Hattori Heiji reported the same brand of mobile phone as Mr. Wakamatsu. In fact, the mobile phone was just borrowed from a police officer.
Wakamatsu Miko looked at the cute child and said in a hoarse voice: “Okay.”
She took out her cell phone from her pocket.The little girl’s phone case is very fancy, with diamonds and ribbon bows all over it.
“Wow!” Edogawa Conan exclaimed, “My sister’s mobile phone is so beautiful!”
Wakamatsu Miko forced a smile: “Thank you for the compliment, little brother.”
“Are all sister’s phone cases so beautiful?” Edogawa Conan blinked his blue eyes curiously, “Are those of Sister Shuko the same?”
Wakamatsu Meiko nodded and said absently: “Yes, my sister’s mobile phone case is also…”
“Miko.” Shuko Wakamatsu interrupted her, with annoyance between her eyebrows.She looked at Edogawa Conan: “If you want to make a call, call quickly. We are not in the mood to chat now.”
Edogawa Conan apologized sheepishly and sent a message using Wakamatsu Miko’s mobile phone. In fact, he sent it casually to Hattori Heiji.
Hattori Heiji received the email, casually thanked Butler Hashimoto, and met Edogawa Conan with the charging cable.
Edogawa Conan summoned everyone, Hattori Heiji pointed to the crowd and said: “Wakamatsu Shuko, the murderer is you!”
Wakamatsu Shuko was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she sneered: “I am the murderer? Do you detectives have any real skills? Could it be that they were blown away?” She looked at Kengo Akechi and the Kenmori Police Department with sinister eyes, “You police officers are the same. You clearly have the biggest suspicion of the Phantom Thief, but you insist that he is not the murderer. Now you say I am the murderer?!”
Kenmochi Police Department said: “Miss Wakamatsu, please calm down. Our police will not identify anyone as the murderer without evidence.”
“Then what evidence do you have to prove that I am the murderer?!” Shuko Wakamatsu said loudly, “I was not with my father at all when the power went out, how could I commit murder?”
“Because you don’t need to be around Mr. Wakamatsu at all.” Hattori Heiji said eloquently, “Mr. Wakamatsu was stabbed by a poison needle and died of poisoning. The reason why the murderer can kill people without getting close is very simple. Because as long as that time comes, Mr. Wakamatsu himself will be stabbed by the poison needle and die of poisoning.”
“How is it possible?” Miko Wakamatsu asked in disbelief, “How could my father poke the poison needle himself?!”
Hattori Heiji showed a victorious smile: “Everyone, what was your first reaction when you found out that there was a power outage?”
“Kid is here.”
“Turn on the flashlight.”
“Press to light up the phone screen.”
“That’s right.” Hattori Heiji said, “Because Mr. Wakamatsu didn’t have a flashlight, his first reaction was to take out his mobile phone. Therefore, as long as he tampered with the phone, when Mr. Wakamatsu pressed the button, his finger would be pricked by the hidden poisonous needle.”
After he finished speaking, he paused. Logically speaking, someone should say that there was nothing wrong with Mr. Wakamatsu’s cell phone at this time.But he waited for a moment, and none of the police officers who checked their phones spoke. Akechi Kengo and Kenmochi Police Department both looked at him calmly, waiting for him to continue.
Hattori Heiji touched the brim of his hat a little uncomfortably. Why did it look like he was doing a one-man show?
In this inexplicably quiet moment, Wakamatsu Yota asked in surprise: “Dad’s cell phone… has a poisonous needle?!”
Hattori Heiji breathed a sigh of relief and immediately answered: “Wakamatsu-kun, do you think it’s weird?”
“I…” Wakamatsu Yota showed a tangled expression, as if he didn’t know what to say.
“Because Brother Wakamatsu just used Mr. Wakamatsu’s mobile phone this afternoon, right?” Edogawa Conan raised a cute smile and said in a pure and innocent tone.
“Well…” Wakamatsu Yota nodded hesitantly, and quickly defended himself, “But I didn’t see any poisonous needles at that time!”
“You mean you didn’t see it if you didn’t see it?” Shuko Wakamatsu said with a sneer, “In that case, shouldn’t the murderer be Yota?!”
“But one thing is strange.” Hattori Heiji said calmly, “According to Wakamatsu Yota’s testimony, Mr. Wakamatsu’s mobile phone should have Wakamatsu Yota’s fingerprints, but there is only Mr. Wakamatsu’s fingerprints on the phone.”
Wakamatsu Shuko said: “Perhaps Yota wiped off his fingerprints. What’s so strange about this? In order to clear his suspicions, he installed a poisonous needle and then wiped off his fingerprints. Doesn’t it just prove that Yota is the murderer?”
“I’m not!” Wakamatsu Yota retorted loudly.
Edogawa Conan said: “If this is the case, Brother Wakamatsu only needs to not say that he used the mobile phone, so that it would be truly seamless.”
“What do you, a primary school student, know?!” Wakamatsu Shuzi said angrily.
“Strange, why is Sister Wakamatsu so angry?” Conan Edogawa asked innocently without being angry.A flash of white light flashed across his lenses, and he suddenly asked in a mature tone far beyond his years: “Is it because we didn’t identify Yota Wakamatsu as the real murderer as you thought?”
“I just followed your words and guessed.” Wakamatsu Shuzi said calmly, “I have been framed as a murderer by you, shouldn’t I be angry?!”
Hattori Heiji said: “But after being identified as the real culprit, most people will only try to prove their innocence, rather than desperately throwing dirty water on another person.”
“Is this how your detectives solve cases?” Shuko Wakamatsu calmed down as if she had found some evidence, and said in a disdainful tone.
“No, the most important evidence is your mobile phone.” Hattori Heiji looked at Wakamatsu Shuko’s face that suddenly turned pale and said, “Mr. Wakamatsu’s fingerprints should be found on your mobile phone.”
Wakamatsu Shuko laughed sarcastically: “What’s so strange about having dad’s fingerprints on my phone?”
Hattori Heiji asked: “What if that phone is not yours, but Mr. Wakamatsu’s?”
Everyone turned to look at Wakamatsu Shuko.
“Sister?!” Wakamatsu Miko looked at Wakamatsu Shuko in shock.Mrs. Wakamatsu and Yota Wakamatsu were not willing to give in too much.
Wakamatsu Shuzi’s face turned pale: “How is that possible?!”
“Wakamatsu-kun once explained a key point in his testimony.” Hattori Heiji turned to Wakamatsu Yota, “In the afternoon, when you and Mr. Wakamatsu were in the study, you logged into a certain software for work reasons. At that time, Mr. Wakamatsu’s login failed and you needed to log in again. At that time, Mr. Wakamatsu, you were the one who helped operate it.”
“Yes.” Wakamatsu Yota said unclearly, “Probably because the automatic save time of the last login has expired.”
“But there is another possibility.” Hattori Heiji said, “For example, it was not Mr. Wakamatsu’s own mobile phone at all.”
Wakamatsu Shuko asked sarcastically: “Are you saying that Dad will mistake his cell phone?”
“Yes, I was using my father’s mobile phone at that time.” Wakamatsu Yota said, “This is not the first time I helped my father log in again.”
Edogawa Conan asked: “If they are the same model of mobile phone, it would be difficult to tell them apart.”
Miko Wakamatsu blurted out: “But my sister’s phone is not the same model as my father’s!”
“Really?” Hattori Heiji looked at Shuko Wakamatsu and said aggressively, “Miss Wakamatsu, please hand over your mobile phone.”
Wakamatsu Shuzi had a dark face and reluctantly took out her mobile phone.The thick phone case is painted with beautiful lines and patterns, and it bears no resemblance to Akio Wakamatsu’s ordinary-looking phone.
However, Hattori Heiji said: “In fact, if you look closely, you will find that after peeling off the outer layer of the mobile phone case, Miss Wakamatsu’s mobile phone and Mr. Wakamatsu’s are not only the same model, but also the same color.”
Wakamatsu Shuko looked impatient: “Even if my mobile phone is the same model as my father’s, it doesn’t prove that I killed my father!”
Hattori Heiji struck a fatal blow when she was tensed to the extreme: “I’m afraid your phone not only has Mr. Wakamatsu’s fingerprints, but also the poisonous needle that killed Mr. Wakamatsu.”
Edogawa Conan said: “For reasons of time, Ms. Wakamatsu, you can dispose of the poison needle when you go to the bathroom, but there will still be trace amounts of poison on the needle remaining in your phone, and there are also traces of modification inside the phone. Just check it and you will know the result.”
“What’s the motive?” Shuko Wakamatsu’s face twisted and she asked loudly, “Why should I kill dad?!”
“That probably dates back to the case of Mrs. Wakamatsu’s death twenty years ago.” Akechi Kengo’s calm voice sounded from the side, “Just six months later, the second Mrs. Wakamatsu married into a wealthy family, and at that time she brought with her the two-year-old Yota Wakamatsu.”
“Yes, he already had an illegitimate child outside.” Shuko Wakamatsu gritted her teeth and said, “After his mother died, he not only let the illegitimate child come into the house, but now he also wants the illegitimate child to inherit the family business. That is the family business that my mother and he built together!”
Miko Wakamatsu said in disbelief: “So you killed your father because of the family property?!”
“It’s because he killed my mother!” Shuko Wakamatsu said with a tearful face, “He took over my mother’s property and killed her!”
Everyone was stunned.
“Dad killed…” Miko Wakamatsu’s pupils trembled.
“Impossible, I’ve never heard of it.” Wakamatsu Yota shook his head vigorously.
“Indeed.” Akechi Kengo said, “Official records state that the first Mrs. Wakamatsu died of illness. Is there any evidence for what Miss Wakamatsu said?”
“Evidence?” Wakamatsu Shuko laughed, her laughter full of ridicule, “Yes, every time I say that, everyone asks me to provide evidence! But how could he leave evidence that a little girl like me can find?!”
“Inferences without evidence are just castles in the air.” Edogawa Conan looked at her pitifully, “It cannot become the truth that is believed by everyone.”
“You are not the same. Just by looking at it, you think that Kidd will not kill people.” Shuko Wakamatsu said sarcastically, “It’s just that no one believes my words, so I work hard to climb up. I want to get rid of the weak me who no one trusts. When I inherit the company, my words will not be as weightless as they are now.”
“That’s not the case.” Hattori Heiji said seriously, “People who truly trust you will not change because of this. When that time comes, all you will get is hypocritical pandering.”
Wakamatsu Shuko seemed to be suddenly hit by a bullet, her shoulders suddenly relaxed, she lowered her head and murmured: “Yes, people who truly trust me will not need to wait until I become famous before they trust my words.”
Two tears fell on the expensive carpet in the living room, leaving two round water stains.
The Kenmo Police Department and the police intervened between the Wakamatsu family.The police officers who searched the first section were scattered in the room, separated the Wakamatsu family, and handcuffed Wakamatsu Shuko.
“Then, now it’s time for the real protagonist to appear.” Kengo Akechi looked at this scene and said the moment the police escorted Shuko Wakamatsu out of the room, “Miss Wakamatsu, there is actually someone who believed your words and provided help for your revenge.”
Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan were suddenly alert.Wakamatsu Shuzi suddenly turned around and looked at Akechi Kensu.
The young police officer did not look at her, but focused on his target.
“Long time no see.” Kengo Akechi raised his gun steadily, pointed the muzzle at Butler Hashimoto, and said seriously, “The puppet master of hell, Gao Yuanyuan.”
———————–
The author has something to say: The reason why this chapter has not been updated is that it is getting longer and longer. It was originally planned to be 2k, then 3k, then 4k. Later I felt that 5k should be able to be completed, but if it was not possible, 6k would be fine. By the time I reached 7k, it was already broken. It was so painful to not find the breakpoint in the middle [translated]