Have You Confessed Your Love Today? Chapter 3
byChapter 3 Chapter 3 Case
The restaurant closed early, and irrelevant personnel were asked to leave by the police. Only people related to the case and the police were left in the hall.
Mouri Kogoro has a great reputation, and the Yamato Police Department asked him to stay because he was the guardian of Edogawa Conan, but Akechi is wise…
The silver-haired police officer said confidently: “I touched the body, and it is reasonable for me to stay here as a person related to the case.”
The Yamato Police Department roared: “You have no motive for murder and no ‘murder weapon’!”
Akechi Kenwu pondered for a moment and said frankly: “I’m sorry if it disturbed your work, but I’m really curious.”
Edogawa Conan fully understands this curiosity for the truth.The Yamato Police Department was persuaded by Officer Uehara.
It stands to reason that the Yamato Police Department is not someone who compromises so easily. However, Edogawa Conan looked at Yui Uehara, remembered the hug between the two in the car last night, and thought he had seen the truth clearly.
——As expected, people who fall in love are all the same.
The Yamato Police Department stood in front of the suspects and said with a cold face: “Please tell me about today’s itinerary.”
“My eldest brother and I agreed to take our girlfriends on a four-person date today.” Jiro Takahashi said, “We met directly in the park after breakfast. We went to the mall together in the morning and had dinner here at noon. We originally planned to go to KTV in the afternoon.”
The Yamato Police Department looked at Haruko Ito and Sayuri Watanabe who were sticking together: “You two are familiar?”
Sayuri Watanabe said: “No, this is the first time Haruko and I met. Haruko is a very nice person and I like her very much.”
The Yamato Police Department asked: “The cause of death of the deceased has been determined to be poisoning. Which of you has touched that drink?”
Sayuri Watanabe was so frightened by the vicious face of the Yamato Police Department that she trembled. Haruko Ito put her arms around her shoulders and answered proactively: “We have all touched her.”
Watanabe Sayuri seemed to have gained courage from Ito Haruko, and nodded timidly: “Yes, because Jiro accidentally knocked over the wine once, so we all touched the wine bottle.”
“Has that bottle of wine been knocked over?!” Yamato Police Department looked at the waiter for confirmation.
The waiter confirmed what several people said: “Yes, we helped the guests take care of the hygiene.”
Officer Uehara asked: “Did they change places?”
The waiter shook his head: “No, the customer’s rescue was very timely. We just wiped the table for the customer.”
The Yamato Police Department immediately asked: “Where was the cloth used to clean the table?”
Edogawa Conan’s eyes also lit up.If the cloth used to clean the table was not tested for toxicity, it would be certain that the murderer had poisoned him after that, perhaps taking advantage of the panic when the wine bottle was poured.
During this time, the Yamato Police Department continued: “Tell me about the relationship between you and the deceased. What are the conflicts?”
Facing everyone’s gaze, Takahashi Jiro kept wiping his sweat in a panic: “I… Takahashi Ichiro is my brother. We have a good relationship. I have no reason to kill him, Mr. Police!”
“Oh? Is that so?” Yamato Police Department asked with a sense of oppression.
“Yes, that’s it!” Takahashi Jiro’s voice grew louder as he spoke, “Our parents died early, and my brother and I grew up relying on each other. How could I kill him?!”
After he finished speaking, he seemed to suddenly realize the fact that his brother had died, and burst into tears.
His girlfriend Ito Haruko immediately turned to comfort him, but there was an expression on her face that everyone could see, and she was hesitant to speak.
The Yamato Police Department narrowed its eyes and asked: “Ito Haruko, what do you know?”
Ito Haruko hesitated: “…It’s nothing, just some common complaints.”
Officer Uehara said gently: “Even a common complaint may provide clues to the police. Miss Ito, why don’t you speak up and we, the police, will make a judgment.”
Ito Haruko was persuaded by Uehara Yui: “I just heard Jiro complain that his brother refused to give him money, but Jiro’s brother loves him very much, it should be just a small conflict.”
“What…” Takahashi Jiro still had tears on his face, looking at Ito Haruko in disbelief, “Haruko, what are you talking about?! I was just complaining casually!”
Ito Haruko said with some annoyance: “I also said it was just an ordinary conflict.”
Watanabe Sayuri suddenly spoke at this time: “I also heard Ichiro complain that Jiro would admit his mistakes every time he lost money, but he always refused to correct himself despite repeated admonitions.”
“I…” Jiro Takahashi’s face turned red. He didn’t know whether it was the embarrassment of being exposed or the anger of being exposed. “This is not the first time I have lost money! My eldest brother also knows about this. He is just talking about it. He will definitely give me money later!”
Sayuri Watanabe said: “But you have a girlfriend now. Ichiro said you can’t do this when you get married. He must teach you a lesson this time so that you can change your bad habits.”
“Why are you waiting for me to start a family?!” Takahashi Jiro suddenly burst out, seemingly having a long-standing grudge against Watanabe Sayuri, “I think it’s because my eldest brother has you! My eldest brother never had a problem with my gambling when we were in love before. I think it’s because you objected that he didn’t give me money!”
He glared at Sayuri Watanabe fiercely and said loudly: “If this can be the reason for the murder, then you might also kill the eldest brother! You suspect that the eldest brother is cheating and want to break up with you!”
“I didn’t!” Sayuri Watanabe said aggrievedly and angrily.
Jiro Takahashi attacked frantically: “Brother has complained to me many times about your possessiveness! You checked his cell phone for no reason, suspected him of cheating, and didn’t believe his explanation. I think you killed my eldest brother, you murderer!”
“That’s enough!” The Yamato Police Department stopped the quarrel in time and asked Sayuri Watanabe, “Ms. Watanabe, do you have any evidence that the deceased cheated?”
“I…” Sayuri Watanabe took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, “I do. Someone sent me a photo of Ichiro with other women.”
Yamato Police Department asked: “When did you receive the photo? Do you know who that woman is?”
“The photo was received a month ago.” Sayuri Watanabe said sadly, “The photo only showed the back, but I’m pretty sure it must be Ichiro. I also checked Ichiro’s cell phone later, but there was no message from other women on it.”
The police did not detect any toxin residue on the rag, and the relationship between the characters was basically understood.
The Yamato Police Department asked: “What did you do after the bottle was poured?”
Sayuri Watanabe said: “Because we had wine on our hands, after the waiter came, we took turns going to the bathroom to wash our hands.”
Everyone’s eyes swept over the three suspects.Takahashi Jiro’s hands were not dirty, and both women had exquisite manicures on their hands.
Uehara Yui keenly noticed the anomaly: “Ms. Ito, the manicure on your index finger seems to be different.”
“Oh, this.” Ito Haruko glanced at her index finger, “I accidentally knocked off the diamond on it when I was washing my hands. Maybe it wasn’t stuck firmly.”
The Nagano Prefectural Police continued to report: “There is another discovery, the Yamato Police Department, we detected poison residue on Mr. Takahashi’s handkerchief.”
“What?!” Takahashi Jiro made a surprised voice.,
The Yamato Police Department took the evidence bag from the subordinate’s hand and raised it in front of Jiro Takahashi: “Is this your handkerchief?”
Takahashi Jiro looked at the handkerchief carefully: “It should be so.”
The Yamato Police Department asked aggressively: “Why do you hesitate?”
Takahashi Jiro said: “Because of this handkerchief, Haruko also has a similar one.”
“I see, it’s a couple’s handkerchief!” Kengo Akechi suddenly said, “It seems you have a good relationship? Have you been dating for a long time?”
Because he had been silently watching, everyone almost ignored his existence.Suddenly he opened his mouth and attracted everyone’s attention.
Jiro Takahashi replied subconsciously: “I have been dating Haruko for a month.”
As soon as Jiro Takahashi finished speaking, everyone present reacted to his words.
Yamato Police Department and Officer Uehara both frowned.Akechi Kenwu pushed up his glasses, a look of understanding appeared on his face.
Edogawa Conan’s lenses reflected the light, and he turned to look at Akechi Kengo, and then found that the other person only asked one question, and then fell silent again, as if he had lost interest in the case, which was in sharp contrast to when he wanted to stay just now.
A thought flashed through Edogawa Conan’s mind: Has this police officer Akechi discovered the truth?!
An idea flashed through him, and he took out his phone and searched for something.
After putting down his cell phone, Conan Edogawa turned his attention to the real murderer among the three suspects. It turned out to be so.
But why?
A moment later, Edogawa Conan walked up to Kengo Akechi and asked curiously: “Mr. Akechi, do you already know who the murderer is?”
The author has something to say:
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I know Akechi makes very few appearances in this chapter, but there’s a reason for that, and it won’t happen again after that.