Have You Confessed Your Love Today? Chapter 4
byChapter 4 Chapter 4 Visiting the patient
Akechi Kengo did not directly answer Edogawa Conan’s question, but said: “The police officers in Nagano Prefecture must have made some guesses.”
He looked at Edogawa Conan and asked curiously: “What do Edogawa-kun think?”
“Huh?” Edogawa Conan’s heart suddenly became full of vigilance. He touched the back of his head and pretended to be stupid, “I’m just a primary school student, and I don’t really understand it either!”
“Really?” Kengo Akechi looked at Edogawa Conan inquiringly, “If Edogawa-kun has any ideas, it’s okay to speak directly. I’ve heard before that you are very talented in reasoning.”
Edogawa Conan habitually puts the blame on Kogoro Mouri: “I’m just helping Uncle Mouri.”
Akechi Kengo raised his eyebrows and looked at Mouri Kogoro: “Is that so?”
Edogawa Conan took advantage of Akechi Kengo’s attention to shift to Mouri Kogoro and quickly ran to the Yamato Police Department.
Officer Uehara was talking to Sayuri Watanabe: “Ms. Watanabe, where are the photos I sent you? Can you let us see them?”
“It’s at my house,” said Sayuri Watanabe, “but I scanned it on my phone.”
She found the photo from the hidden album on her phone and handed the phone to Uehara Yui, with a faint look of expectation in her eyes, as if she wanted to seek an answer.
Yui Uehara took the phone and stared at the photo for a while.
Sayuri Watanabe did not lie. There are indeed only two people in this photo from their backs. The only difference is that Takahashi Ichiro showed a small half of his face. People who are familiar with him can recognize him, while the woman next to Takahashi Ichiro only has her back.
Police officer Uehara asked Takahashi Jiro: “Mr. Takahashi, have you seen this woman?”
Takahashi Erlang carefully identified her for a while: “I haven’t seen her before. She is my brother’s girlfriend. I only saw her on the other side.”
The Uehara Police Department observed the situation and continued to ask: “Do you know anything else? Maybe when you saw her, she did not appear as Mr. Takahashi’s girlfriend. If you think anything is wrong, you can tell us.”
Takahashi Jiro hesitated for a moment and replied: “This dress seems familiar. I may have seen someone else wear it.”
Officer Uehara asked: “Do you remember who you saw wearing it?”
Takahashi Jiro thought hard and shook his head: “I don’t have any impression, maybe he is just a passerby.”
Officer Uehara took his mobile phone and shared the photo with the Yamato Police Department.
Edogawa Conan moved closer to the two of them and squeezed in a third head next to them.
Akechi Kengo looked at the three of them with interest, and by the way, he opened his ears to listen to Mouri Kogoro’s nonsense.
“Actually, the murderer is you, Mr. Takahashi!” Mouri Kogoro said plausibly, “You poisoned your brother because you hated him for refusing to help you repay your debt.”
Takahashi Jiro retorted loudly: “I don’t have any! If I am asking for money, then there is no point in killing my eldest brother! I still have no money!”
“Uh…” Mouri Kogoro was at a loss for words, but he was very quick-witted, “His legacy!”
Ito Haruko sneered and said: “How can their brothers have any inheritance? His eldest brother asked Sayuri for the money Jiro paid back before.”
The Yamato Police Department looked up from the phone screen: “Is that so, Ms. Watanabe?”
“It’s just a little money. Ichiro said he would pay it back.” Sayuri Watanabe said nonchalantly, “It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t pay it back!”
“Stop being so generous here!” Jiro Takahashi said angrily, “It must be that you are unwilling to give me any more money, so I will restrain you!”
“I didn’t!” Sayuri Watanabe was stunned for a moment, “Is this the reason why Ichiro cheated? Because he didn’t want to ask for money from me?”
“I’m afraid it’s because he doesn’t dare anymore.” Officer Uehara said, “Ms. Ito, we found your group photo from the hidden photo album of Mr. Takahashi Ichiro’s mobile phone. You are the target of Mr. Takahashi Ichiro’s affair.”
“…No, you are mistaken.” Ito Haruko defended herself against everyone’s shocked expressions, “I am just his ex-girlfriend.”
“What?!” Sayuri Watanabe exclaimed, “You, you…”
“We have broken up for a long time.” Haruko Ito said calmly, “Jiro also said just now that Ichiro and I had never met each other’s family members when we were dating. Jiro and I met online, and when I found out, we were already in love. Ichiro also has a new girlfriend, can’t we pursue a new life?”
Both Takahashi Jiro and Watanabe Sayuri were shocked by the news: “But, but, you act as if you don’t know each other.”
Haruko Ito said: “We pretended not to know each other to avoid embarrassment. We originally wanted to tell you slowly after we separated today.”
Mouri Kogoro suddenly realized: “I understand, so it was Mr. Takahashi who discovered the secret and poisoned him out of jealousy!”
Takahashi Jiro looked like he was about to collapse: “I really didn’t poison him!”
Mouri Kogoro asked: “Then how do you explain the poison on your handkerchief?!”
Takahashi Jiro couldn’t argue: “I really don’t know why there is poison on my handkerchief!”
Officer Uehara quickly asked in a soothing tone: “Mr. Takahashi, how are you sure this is your handkerchief?”
Takahashi Jiro didn’t come back to his senses for a moment, looking at Yui Uehara in confusion: “This is my handkerchief…”
The Yamato Police Department said impatiently: “You said your handkerchief is exactly the same as Ito Haruko’s, how can you be sure that this handkerchief is yours?!”
Ito Haruko’s expression changed: “Mr. Police Officer, are you doubting me when you say this?!”
The Yamato Police Department said firmly: “We will not let go of any clues.”
Jiro Takahashi thought for a while under the guidance of the police: “Ah! There are traces of sauce on my handkerchief.”
Ito Haruko’s face changed slightly and she blurted out: “When did your handkerchief get the sauce?”
“It was when you were washing your hands.” Jiro Takahashi said, “The waiter who was cleaning the table accidentally touched my sauce plate.”
The Yamato Police Department looked at the waiter next to him.The waiter nodded: “That’s true.”
Uehara Yui had already signaled the police officers on the side to check.When the police officer came back, he took an evidence bag and said a few words to Yuan Yui.Uehara Yui nodded towards the Yamato Police Department.
The Yamato Police Department asked: “Miss Ito, explain why the sauce stains are on your handkerchief?!”
“Haruko?!” Jiro Takahashi looked at his girlfriend in disbelief.
Ito Haruko was silent for a moment and said, “This doesn’t prove anything, does it? Our two handkerchiefs are exactly the same, so it’s normal for us to accidentally take the wrong one.”
Takahashi Jiro looked shocked as he couldn’t believe the facts.
Sayuri Watanabe also looked at Haruko Ito in disbelief: “Haruko…Ito, did you kill Ichiro because he dumped you?”
“What’s there to miss about a man who climbs high branches for money?!” Ito Haruko said with a cold face, “Since you suspect that I am the murderer, then bring out the evidence. There is no poison on me!”
“That’s because you touched the poison on my handkerchief!” Jiro Takahashi rushed towards her, but was stopped by other policemen.
The Yamato Police Department glared at him fiercely: “Quiet!”
Takahashi Jiro trembled and hung loosely on the policemen.
Ito Haruko ignored him coldly and looked at the other police officers.
Uehara Yui said: “You don’t have a poison container on your body because you hid the poison in the diamond on your manicure, right? I asked about your manicure not because of the missing diamond on it, but because the surface of your index nail was atomized.”
She grabbed Ito Haruko’s right hand and let everyone see her manicure: “But when I asked you, your answer was that the bright diamond fell off. If you use nail glue, the bright diamond will not fall off so easily. I think you used ordinary glue to get the bright diamond on yourself. It should be because you used an alcohol cotton pad to wipe the residual glue after the bright diamond fell off, which caused the nail surface to be slightly fogged.”
Uehara Yui put down Ito Haruko’s hand and stared at her with a stern gaze: “You took advantage of the chaos to poison Takahashi Ichiro’s wine, and then used the opportunity of washing your hands to rub the residual poison of the bright diamond onto the handkerchief, then remove the bright diamond and throw it into the sewer. After you return to your seat, you and Mr. Takahashi Jiro’s handkerchiefs will be exchanged.”
Haruko Ito argued rationally: “This method is completely based on the fact that the bottle will be knocked over! If he hadn’t accidentally knocked over the bottle first, I wouldn’t have been able to poison him with this method, right? How did I know he would knock over the bottle?!”
The Yamato Police Department said: “If he did not knock over the bottle, you could also choose to create chaos yourself and take advantage of the chaos to poison.”
At this time, Akechi Kengo intervened again: “Because he didn’t accidentally knock over the bottle, but you did something to him under the cover of the table that caused him to knock over the bottle.”
The police officer from Tokyo met everyone’s gaze and said calmly: “There is muddy water on the calf of the deceased’s pants. It should be caused by your shoes.”
“Ah!” Uehara Yui and Mouri Kogoro were the first to make a sudden sound.
Takahashi Jiro’s face turned red and he was extremely angry: “Haruko! You are flirting with your elder brother right under our noses…”
“Okay!” The belated Yamato Police Department roared and looked at Ito Haruko, “Your profession does not have access to poisons. As long as you review your purchase records in detail, you can find the source of the poisons.”
“No, I plead guilty.” Ite Haruko smiled bitterly, “I didn’t expect it was still a matter of distance.”
The case was over, and the Nagano Prefecture police officers left with the relevant personnel.
Akechi Kengo said goodbye to Mouri Kogoro: “Then I’ll take my leave too.”
“Where are you going next, Mr. Akechi?” Edogawa Conan asked tentatively, “If you are on your way, you can come with us.”
“Thanks for the kindness, but no need.” Kengo Akechi said with a smile, “I was about to go to Nagano Prefectural Hospital to visit a patient.”
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