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Chapter 682 Listen to the Answer?
"I remember you saying you were Staff from Kyushu TV Station," Hattori Heiji sized up Taketomi Masao, "Why do you know so much about these things?"
"Ah, because Yoshiko Matsumoto, the Maid who works at the Town Mayor's Residence, is my cousin, and I often hear her talk about the Town Mayor's Home..."
Taketomi Masao's cousin was the Maid who was killed in the robbery case four years ago. In addition, he also mentioned that Ikema Shinro's Mother and the Mayor's Wife were sisters, and he and Miss Koto, who disappeared, were also cousins.
The background in the photo was the Town Mayor's Mansion, which looked like a Castle. Taketomi Masao also said that when the House was built, Miss Koto, who was still young at the time, was very happy and said she was like a Princess living in a Castle.
Mouri Ran and Kazuha Toyama began to guess again that the 'Princess' in 【Princess Sleeping...Not B but A】 referred to Miss Koto.
"Speaking of weird Text, there's also some here." Conan stood in front of a Pillar, looking at the Text on the Pillar.
"What?!" Mouri Ran and Kazuha Toyama were startled.
Haibara Ai Looked at Conan, then continued to look up at the Pillar. Conan shamelessly followed them to find Clues, so she would keep a close eye on Conan to help Brother Hassashi collect Clues. Now it seemed very fruitful. "There are three Characters on it, ‘I’, ‘Mama’, and ‘Brother Chiyo’. The place where ‘I’ is written is very low, with several lines drawn. The position where ‘Brother Chiyo’ is written is the highest, while ‘Mama’ is about 20cm below ‘Brother Chiyo’. It should be Miss Koto leaving it when she compared heights with someone."
Hattori Heiji carried the Candlestick over, illuminated the Pillar, and sized up the Text. He Looked at Haibara Ai with some surprise. Making this Judgment was not strange, what was strange was that this indifferent Young Miss was so proactive, "That's right..."
"But, ‘Kachan’ should refer to her Mother," Mouri Ran Looked at Hissashi in Doubt, "As a Young Miss from a wealthy family, how could she use such a common Appellation?"
Silence.
Hattori Heiji, Conan, Kazuha Toyama, and Haibara Ai also Looked at Chi Feichei Thoughtfully.
Indeed, someone would not use this Appellation.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Why are you looking at me...
Who said that if you are rich, you can't call her 'Kachan'?
Seeing the silence, Conan Speechless, Walked to the Door and reminded, "I don't think this refers to ‘Mother’. Look, ‘Mama's Room’ is written on the Door here, using ‘ママ’, not ‘かあさん’, which shows that Miss Koto called her Mother ‘Mama’, not Kachan. Then, that ‘Kachan’ and ‘Brother Chiyo’ should refer to others."
"Before, when we were in the Living Room, Hissashi wanted to sneak to the Entrance to find Brother Hichiji. When I went to pick it up, I discovered that similar Characters were also written under the Chair," Haibara Ai stood at the Entrance, bending down to Look at the Handwriting on the Door, "It looks like the Handwriting of the same person, but under the Chair in the Living Room, there are only three Appellations: ‘Mama’, ‘I’, and ‘Mr. Kinjo’, and ‘Brother Chiyo’ and ‘Kachan’ did not appear."
"Mr. Kinjo should refer to the Town Mayor, ‘Mama’ is the Mayor's Wife, ‘I’ is Miss Koto, so who are the other two?" Hattori Heiji held the Candlestick and Went Out, illuminating the Room next to him, "Look, the Door of the Room opposite is also ‘Brother Chiyo's Room’, and next to it is ‘Kachan's Room’."
"There are also weird Drawings," Kazuha Toyama also bent down to Look at the Traces on the Door, "A Bird is drawn under ‘Kachan's Room’."
Mouri Ran Looked at another Room, "As for ‘Brother Chiyo’ here... is this an Eel or a Snake?"
Hissashi immediately stretched its Head to Look, muttering, "This is clearly a Small Loach..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Hissashi is amazing!
If he didn't remember part of the Plot and connect the Clues in his mind to restore this Incident, he really wouldn't recognize that this was a Loach.
However, Feimo and Hissashi seem to have a strong ability to identify some soul-style Paintings, making him suspect that the Paintings seen by Animals are different from those seen by Humans.
"But, looking at Children's Drawings in this dim and eerie Place, it feels really terrifying..." Kazuha Toyama whispered.
"In short..."
"Hattori."
Hattori Heiji had just stood up when Chi Feichei Called him to stop.
Chi Feichei stared at Hattori Heiji, his Face illuminated by the candlelight, his Purple Eyes stained with dark gray by the dim yellow candlelight, calm and without any Emotion, like an abyss that could devour Light, "Listen to the Answer?"
Hattori Heiji was Stunned, and quickly moved the Candlestick to his side. Seeing that not much Light was cast on Chi Feichei, and then looking at Chi Feichei's Eyes, he finally didn't look so weird, "Answer? Are you talking about the Answer to the weird Male Corpse? Or the Murder Case this time..."
"All of them." Chi Feichei Said calmly.
He didn't want to drag it on, lest his Teacher, that big variable, come up with any weird Ideas again and cause him to lose this round.
"A-All of them?!" Hattori Heiji was shocked.
Conan's Face also changed, and sentences of muttering flashed through his mind.
How is it possible? This Fellow Chi Feichei has already solved all the Mysteries? He doesn't have a Clue yet, this is too ridiculously fast, right?
"Ah—!"
A Scream from a Male came from the Second Floor.
Hattori Heiji and Conan's Faces changed drastically, and they hurriedly ran Upstairs again.
A Group of People arrived Upstairs and found that it was just Kume Yoshitsugu who was frightened by seeing Miss Koto's Portrait.
Immediately afterwards, everyone Decided to go Downstairs to wait for Rescue, and talked about their Relationship with the Town Mayor's Home.
Apart from the Detective Group, the director Taketomi Masao and the Maid who was killed four years ago were cousins, Ikema Shinro and Miss Koto were also cousins, and Kume Yoshitsugu and Miss Koto were Classmates in the same Class from Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. As for Daito Mikihiko, he said that he and the Mayor's Wife were Childhood Sweethearts.
When they arrived at the First Floor, Hattori Heiji Looked at Chi Feichei, quickly raised his Hand, and put his arm around Chi Feichei's Shoulder.
Very good, this time he got his arm around him, and wasn't Dodged!
Chi Feichei turned his Head to Look at Hattori Heiji in Doubt.
What's going on?
"Hehe..." Hattori Heiji grinned at Chi Feichei, the Light was dim and his Skin was dark, making that row of Teeth particularly bright white.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Is this Kid stupid?
"How about this," Hattori Heiji put his arm around Chi Feichei and Said to the others with a smile, "Brother Hassashi and I will go to the Wharf to see if there are any Rescue Boats coming, and set up a Campfire on the Beach by the way. Maybe a passing Ship will discover us, and we won't have to wait for the Rescue Boat."
"But for you two to go..." Mori Kogoro hesitated.
"Don't worry, with Brother Hassashi's Ability, even if we encounter dangerous People hiding on the Island, it's definitely no Problem," Hattori Heiji Said, and Walked Outside the Door. When he passed the director Taketomi Masao, he lowered his voice and Said, "Mr. Taketomi, don't tell others what Brother Hassashi Said before."
"Ah?" Director Taketomi Masao was Stunned.
Hattori Heiji didn't wait for Taketomi Masao to React, pushed Chi Feichei Out, turned his Head and smiled at the others, "As for you, just stay here, and don't Act Alone!"
"Bang!"
The Door was closed.
Mori Kogoro Looked at the Entrance with Half-Moon Eyes, "Really..."
"Huh?" Mouri Ran Looked around, "By the Way, where's Conan? And Ai is also gone..."
Kazuha Toyama also turned her Head to Look, "Could it be that they went with Heiji and Brother Hassashi?"
"I think it's very likely. That Kid Conan always likes to run around. When he Goes Out, he either sticks to Hassashi's side or sticks to that Osaka Kid. Ai is like her Older Brother, with a Face..." Mori Kogoro was about to Say ‘a Face like someone owes her money’, but he remembered Chi Feichei's dangerous Gaze, and stopped abruptly. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his Heart. His own disciple was clearly not here, why did he still feel threatened? "In short, she always runs after her Older Brother, so don't worry about them."
...
Outside the Room.
Chi Feichei threw the Waterproof Flashlight to Hattori Heiji.
Conan and Haibara Ai also turned on the Lights on their Watches to illuminate the surroundings.
Hattori Heiji Walked towards the Wharf, while complaining about Conan, "Why did you Kid follow us again? Don't listen to Brother Hassashi's Answer and then run to tell Uncle."
"Am I the kind of person who would do such a thing?" Conan Speechless.
He just wanted to Listen to Chi Feichei's Answer.
"It's good to have Edogawa as a witness," Haibara Ai Said, "So that he won't go back on his Words."
Conan: "..."
He is not that kind of person!
A Group of People stopped at the Wharf.
Hattori Heiji's Expression finally became serious. He Looked at Chi Feichei and began to give the Answer, "Although it's not clear what happened to Miss Taira who died and the Captain who disappeared, among the People who came here, except for us, everyone else is related to the Town Mayor's Home. It's Unlikely to be a coincidence. I think the Culprit Intentionally gathered These People together..."
"In Other Words, the Culprit who killed Miss Taira is likely to be among those four People!" Conan Thoughtfully Said, "However, from the beginning of the High Tide until we discovered Miss Taira on the Beach after the Low Tide, everyone else was waiting for Miss Taira on the Ship. How did the Culprit run to the Beach opposite the Wharf to leave those Characters?"
"What if it wasn't Low Tide at that time?" Chi Feichei Asked.
Hattori Heiji and Conan were Stunned, and their Faces changed again in unison. They rushed towards the Place where Taira Ie's Corpse was discovered.
Haibara Ai was a little Speechless. These two People were running around today, they really have Vitality, "What's going on?"
Chi Feichei's Waterproof Flashlight was taken away by Hattori Heiji, but fortunately Haibara Ai had a Watch that could provide Lighting. He also took Haibara Ai and Walked over there.
"The Culprit first killed Miss Taira in the Forest, and then waited for the High Tide to put her on the Beach, with her upper body exposed to the Seawater, and then drove the Ship we took to the Island along the Coast, letting the Sea Wave hit the Place above Miss Taira's Head, and then left Characters on the wet Beach," Chi Feichei explained as he Walked, "In this way, when we See a large area of Sand on the Beach is wet, we will Think that the Seawater during the High Tide would flood the Beach where Miss Taira's Corpse's Head was located, and at that time it was Low Tide, so we inferred that the Culprit left the Characters after the Low Tide, but in fact, it was still High Tide at that time, and the High Tide would not have flooded Miss Taira's Head at all. It was possible to leave Characters at any time."
Haibara Ai sorted out her thoughts and Understood, "Although Miss Taira's Corpse has been moved, the Footprints you left before are still there. If we discover Tomorrow when the High Tide comes that no matter how high the Tide Rises, it is impossible to flood that Place, wouldn't his trick be exposed?"
Chi Feichei raised his Eyes to Look at Hattori Heiji and Conan squatting on the Beach in front of him, "So, the Culprit will definitely take advantage of us leaving the Beach and walk to the back to destroy those Footprints. Since it is on the Beach, it is very convenient to Clean Up the Traces. Just smooth out the Sand..."
(End of Chapter)
"I remember you saying you were Staff from Kyushu TV Station," Hattori Heiji sized up Taketomi Masao, "Why do you know so much about these things?"
"Ah, because Yoshiko Matsumoto, the Maid who works at the Town Mayor's Residence, is my cousin, and I often hear her talk about the Town Mayor's Home..."
Taketomi Masao's cousin was the Maid who was killed in the robbery case four years ago. In addition, he also mentioned that Ikema Shinro's Mother and the Mayor's Wife were sisters, and he and Miss Koto, who disappeared, were also cousins.
The background in the photo was the Town Mayor's Mansion, which looked like a Castle. Taketomi Masao also said that when the House was built, Miss Koto, who was still young at the time, was very happy and said she was like a Princess living in a Castle.
Mouri Ran and Kazuha Toyama began to guess again that the 'Princess' in 【Princess Sleeping...Not B but A】 referred to Miss Koto.
"Speaking of weird Text, there's also some here." Conan stood in front of a Pillar, looking at the Text on the Pillar.
"What?!" Mouri Ran and Kazuha Toyama were startled.
Haibara Ai Looked at Conan, then continued to look up at the Pillar. Conan shamelessly followed them to find Clues, so she would keep a close eye on Conan to help Brother Hassashi collect Clues. Now it seemed very fruitful. "There are three Characters on it, ‘I’, ‘Mama’, and ‘Brother Chiyo’. The place where ‘I’ is written is very low, with several lines drawn. The position where ‘Brother Chiyo’ is written is the highest, while ‘Mama’ is about 20cm below ‘Brother Chiyo’. It should be Miss Koto leaving it when she compared heights with someone."
Hattori Heiji carried the Candlestick over, illuminated the Pillar, and sized up the Text. He Looked at Haibara Ai with some surprise. Making this Judgment was not strange, what was strange was that this indifferent Young Miss was so proactive, "That's right..."
"But, ‘Kachan’ should refer to her Mother," Mouri Ran Looked at Hissashi in Doubt, "As a Young Miss from a wealthy family, how could she use such a common Appellation?"
Silence.
Hattori Heiji, Conan, Kazuha Toyama, and Haibara Ai also Looked at Chi Feichei Thoughtfully.
Indeed, someone would not use this Appellation.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Why are you looking at me...
Who said that if you are rich, you can't call her 'Kachan'?
Seeing the silence, Conan Speechless, Walked to the Door and reminded, "I don't think this refers to ‘Mother’. Look, ‘Mama's Room’ is written on the Door here, using ‘ママ’, not ‘かあさん’, which shows that Miss Koto called her Mother ‘Mama’, not Kachan. Then, that ‘Kachan’ and ‘Brother Chiyo’ should refer to others."
"Before, when we were in the Living Room, Hissashi wanted to sneak to the Entrance to find Brother Hichiji. When I went to pick it up, I discovered that similar Characters were also written under the Chair," Haibara Ai stood at the Entrance, bending down to Look at the Handwriting on the Door, "It looks like the Handwriting of the same person, but under the Chair in the Living Room, there are only three Appellations: ‘Mama’, ‘I’, and ‘Mr. Kinjo’, and ‘Brother Chiyo’ and ‘Kachan’ did not appear."
"Mr. Kinjo should refer to the Town Mayor, ‘Mama’ is the Mayor's Wife, ‘I’ is Miss Koto, so who are the other two?" Hattori Heiji held the Candlestick and Went Out, illuminating the Room next to him, "Look, the Door of the Room opposite is also ‘Brother Chiyo's Room’, and next to it is ‘Kachan's Room’."
"There are also weird Drawings," Kazuha Toyama also bent down to Look at the Traces on the Door, "A Bird is drawn under ‘Kachan's Room’."
Mouri Ran Looked at another Room, "As for ‘Brother Chiyo’ here... is this an Eel or a Snake?"
Hissashi immediately stretched its Head to Look, muttering, "This is clearly a Small Loach..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Hissashi is amazing!
If he didn't remember part of the Plot and connect the Clues in his mind to restore this Incident, he really wouldn't recognize that this was a Loach.
However, Feimo and Hissashi seem to have a strong ability to identify some soul-style Paintings, making him suspect that the Paintings seen by Animals are different from those seen by Humans.
"But, looking at Children's Drawings in this dim and eerie Place, it feels really terrifying..." Kazuha Toyama whispered.
"In short..."
"Hattori."
Hattori Heiji had just stood up when Chi Feichei Called him to stop.
Chi Feichei stared at Hattori Heiji, his Face illuminated by the candlelight, his Purple Eyes stained with dark gray by the dim yellow candlelight, calm and without any Emotion, like an abyss that could devour Light, "Listen to the Answer?"
Hattori Heiji was Stunned, and quickly moved the Candlestick to his side. Seeing that not much Light was cast on Chi Feichei, and then looking at Chi Feichei's Eyes, he finally didn't look so weird, "Answer? Are you talking about the Answer to the weird Male Corpse? Or the Murder Case this time..."
"All of them." Chi Feichei Said calmly.
He didn't want to drag it on, lest his Teacher, that big variable, come up with any weird Ideas again and cause him to lose this round.
"A-All of them?!" Hattori Heiji was shocked.
Conan's Face also changed, and sentences of muttering flashed through his mind.
How is it possible? This Fellow Chi Feichei has already solved all the Mysteries? He doesn't have a Clue yet, this is too ridiculously fast, right?
"Ah—!"
A Scream from a Male came from the Second Floor.
Hattori Heiji and Conan's Faces changed drastically, and they hurriedly ran Upstairs again.
A Group of People arrived Upstairs and found that it was just Kume Yoshitsugu who was frightened by seeing Miss Koto's Portrait.
Immediately afterwards, everyone Decided to go Downstairs to wait for Rescue, and talked about their Relationship with the Town Mayor's Home.
Apart from the Detective Group, the director Taketomi Masao and the Maid who was killed four years ago were cousins, Ikema Shinro and Miss Koto were also cousins, and Kume Yoshitsugu and Miss Koto were Classmates in the same Class from Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. As for Daito Mikihiko, he said that he and the Mayor's Wife were Childhood Sweethearts.
When they arrived at the First Floor, Hattori Heiji Looked at Chi Feichei, quickly raised his Hand, and put his arm around Chi Feichei's Shoulder.
Very good, this time he got his arm around him, and wasn't Dodged!
Chi Feichei turned his Head to Look at Hattori Heiji in Doubt.
What's going on?
"Hehe..." Hattori Heiji grinned at Chi Feichei, the Light was dim and his Skin was dark, making that row of Teeth particularly bright white.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Is this Kid stupid?
"How about this," Hattori Heiji put his arm around Chi Feichei and Said to the others with a smile, "Brother Hassashi and I will go to the Wharf to see if there are any Rescue Boats coming, and set up a Campfire on the Beach by the way. Maybe a passing Ship will discover us, and we won't have to wait for the Rescue Boat."
"But for you two to go..." Mori Kogoro hesitated.
"Don't worry, with Brother Hassashi's Ability, even if we encounter dangerous People hiding on the Island, it's definitely no Problem," Hattori Heiji Said, and Walked Outside the Door. When he passed the director Taketomi Masao, he lowered his voice and Said, "Mr. Taketomi, don't tell others what Brother Hassashi Said before."
"Ah?" Director Taketomi Masao was Stunned.
Hattori Heiji didn't wait for Taketomi Masao to React, pushed Chi Feichei Out, turned his Head and smiled at the others, "As for you, just stay here, and don't Act Alone!"
"Bang!"
The Door was closed.
Mori Kogoro Looked at the Entrance with Half-Moon Eyes, "Really..."
"Huh?" Mouri Ran Looked around, "By the Way, where's Conan? And Ai is also gone..."
Kazuha Toyama also turned her Head to Look, "Could it be that they went with Heiji and Brother Hassashi?"
"I think it's very likely. That Kid Conan always likes to run around. When he Goes Out, he either sticks to Hassashi's side or sticks to that Osaka Kid. Ai is like her Older Brother, with a Face..." Mori Kogoro was about to Say ‘a Face like someone owes her money’, but he remembered Chi Feichei's dangerous Gaze, and stopped abruptly. He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his Heart. His own disciple was clearly not here, why did he still feel threatened? "In short, she always runs after her Older Brother, so don't worry about them."
...
Outside the Room.
Chi Feichei threw the Waterproof Flashlight to Hattori Heiji.
Conan and Haibara Ai also turned on the Lights on their Watches to illuminate the surroundings.
Hattori Heiji Walked towards the Wharf, while complaining about Conan, "Why did you Kid follow us again? Don't listen to Brother Hassashi's Answer and then run to tell Uncle."
"Am I the kind of person who would do such a thing?" Conan Speechless.
He just wanted to Listen to Chi Feichei's Answer.
"It's good to have Edogawa as a witness," Haibara Ai Said, "So that he won't go back on his Words."
Conan: "..."
He is not that kind of person!
A Group of People stopped at the Wharf.
Hattori Heiji's Expression finally became serious. He Looked at Chi Feichei and began to give the Answer, "Although it's not clear what happened to Miss Taira who died and the Captain who disappeared, among the People who came here, except for us, everyone else is related to the Town Mayor's Home. It's Unlikely to be a coincidence. I think the Culprit Intentionally gathered These People together..."
"In Other Words, the Culprit who killed Miss Taira is likely to be among those four People!" Conan Thoughtfully Said, "However, from the beginning of the High Tide until we discovered Miss Taira on the Beach after the Low Tide, everyone else was waiting for Miss Taira on the Ship. How did the Culprit run to the Beach opposite the Wharf to leave those Characters?"
"What if it wasn't Low Tide at that time?" Chi Feichei Asked.
Hattori Heiji and Conan were Stunned, and their Faces changed again in unison. They rushed towards the Place where Taira Ie's Corpse was discovered.
Haibara Ai was a little Speechless. These two People were running around today, they really have Vitality, "What's going on?"
Chi Feichei's Waterproof Flashlight was taken away by Hattori Heiji, but fortunately Haibara Ai had a Watch that could provide Lighting. He also took Haibara Ai and Walked over there.
"The Culprit first killed Miss Taira in the Forest, and then waited for the High Tide to put her on the Beach, with her upper body exposed to the Seawater, and then drove the Ship we took to the Island along the Coast, letting the Sea Wave hit the Place above Miss Taira's Head, and then left Characters on the wet Beach," Chi Feichei explained as he Walked, "In this way, when we See a large area of Sand on the Beach is wet, we will Think that the Seawater during the High Tide would flood the Beach where Miss Taira's Corpse's Head was located, and at that time it was Low Tide, so we inferred that the Culprit left the Characters after the Low Tide, but in fact, it was still High Tide at that time, and the High Tide would not have flooded Miss Taira's Head at all. It was possible to leave Characters at any time."
Haibara Ai sorted out her thoughts and Understood, "Although Miss Taira's Corpse has been moved, the Footprints you left before are still there. If we discover Tomorrow when the High Tide comes that no matter how high the Tide Rises, it is impossible to flood that Place, wouldn't his trick be exposed?"
Chi Feichei raised his Eyes to Look at Hattori Heiji and Conan squatting on the Beach in front of him, "So, the Culprit will definitely take advantage of us leaving the Beach and walk to the back to destroy those Footprints. Since it is on the Beach, it is very convenient to Clean Up the Traces. Just smooth out the Sand..."
(End of Chapter)
