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Chapter 757: Don't Talk Nonsense, It's Illegal
"The person Miss Yucheng is protecting..." Haibara Ai turned her head to look at the crowd gathered in the corridor and said in a low voice, "It's likely Mr. Nanyun Xiao. When he hugged Uncle and Miss Yucheng, his face was very ugly. The relationship between Miss Yucheng and him is definitely not as simple as actors or ordinary friends in the same Program Crew."
"No basis," Chi Feichei said, closing the door again.
Without basis, one cannot draw conclusions. Haibara Ai only said 'likely', and it's also impossible to be sure that others wouldn't commit the crime or wouldn't be protected by Amashiro Ruri.
While waiting for the Police to arrive, Chi Feichei didn't wander around to avoid contaminating the Crime Scene.
Searching and the like was better left to the Police. If he wanted to find something, it was best to do it under their observation.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Inspector Yokomizo of the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Department arrived with his team.
While the Police investigated, everyone was gathered in the corridor outside the Room where the Crime Scene was.
"The Deceased is named Kazami Yoshiki, 28 years old..."
"The Cause of Death is excessive bleeding from the left Major Artery..."
"It's possible he was attacked by the Murderer while resting on the Sofa, his Neck being cut with a knife..."
Inspector Yokomizo squatted in front of the blood-stained Sofa, seriously reading the investigation information recorded in the handbook, "Time of Death, inferred to be between 7:50 PM, when the Deceased went to this Room to rest alone, and 8:30 PM, when the Corpse was discovered, within these 30 minutes..."
"I think the timeframe can be narrowed down further," Conan interjected, swaying to Inspector Yokomizo's side. "We came to this Room when we toured the Villa and heard the Deceased snoring. That was exactly 8:00 PM, right? Ran, Brother Chi~"
"Yeah," Mouri Ran confirmed, "At that time, we even commented that he fell asleep in just 10 minutes, and my Father checked the Time on his Watch."
"Huh? Aren't you Ran and Conan? And Mr. Chi..." Inspector Yokomizo looked up in surprise, finally noticing familiar faces at the Crime Scene, and looked around expectantly, "In that case..."
"Cough cough!" Mori Kogoro coughed dryly twice.
Inspector Yokomizo immediately stood up and leaned forward, "Mr. Mouri, you're here too! My Younger Brother really troubled you to take care of him recently!"
Chi Feichei also remembered that Case.
Inspector Yokomizo was referring to the time they met Heng Gou Jugo in Yokohama, the case where a Director from a Program Crew poisoned a tray to Kill the producer. He recalled that his interference had disrupted the Plot, the Director's Poison hadn't affected the producer, but the producer was still poisoned to death by a Waiter with a grudge.
Once the Death God Elementary School Student appeared in the Yokomizo brothers' Jurisdiction, Program Crews seemed to attract trouble more easily. And during holidays, this coral-haired Police Officer's Jurisdiction would inevitably be plagued once or twice.
"Oh, it was just a small matter!" Mori Kogoro said with a smile, exchanging Pleasantries with Inspector Yokomizo.
Inspector Yokomizo leaned closer to Mori Kogoro again, shielding his mouth with his hand, and whispered, "But your apprentice seems to have made my Younger Brother very angry."
Chi Feichei: "..."
*Don't be sneaky, I can hear you!*
"Kogoro," Amashiro Ruri, hiding behind Mori Kogoro, peeked out, "Is he your Friend?"
"Yes," Mori Kogoro said.
"Hello, I'm Yokomizo from the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Department!" Inspector Yokomizo enthusiastically introduced himself, "Finally meeting you, Mrs. Mouri!"
"Ah?" Amashiro Ruri was stunned.
"Huh?" Inspector Yokomizo was puzzled, "Aren't you?"
"Ah, I'm not..." Amashiro Ruri began to say, but Mori Kogoro interrupted her with a smile.
"Saying it's wrong is wrong," Mori Kogoro said with a smile, "But saying it's right, well, actually..."
Chi Feichei quietly reminded, "Teacher, don't talk nonsense, it's against the Marriage Law."
Mouri Ran, who was glaring at Mori Kogoro, opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
*Cough, well... Brother Hichiji's reminder is more hardcore.*
Mori Kogoro choked, put his arm around Chi Feichei's Shoulder, leaned closer, and whispered, "Whose side are you on, kid?"
Chi Feichei really wanted to say, 'I'm on the side of reason,' but after a moment of Silence, he softly said, "I'm worried Teacher Mouri will be beaten to death."
Mori Kogoro choked again, with a 'I know her too well' expression, and said with Half-Moon Eyes, "Humph! She'll just put on a stinky face, say a few sarcastic words, turn around and leave. She'd never actually hit anyone."
"Ran would," Chi Feichei reminded again.
Mori Kogoro: "..."
*Cough, well... I was just joking!*
Aside, Mouri Ran was seriously explaining to Inspector Yokomizo that Amashiro Ruri wasn't her Old Mom.
"Could you be..." Inspector Yokomizo stared at Amashiro Ruri, sizing her up, and suddenly became excited, "Amashiro Ruri?!"
"Yes..." Amashiro Ruri nodded.
Inspector Yokomizo looked at Nagumo Akira and the others again, and exclaimed in surprise, "I've seen you On Television too... you... you... and you... What on earth is going on? Why are so many Actors gathered here? You're not here to film a TV Series, are you?!"
*Isn't it obvious?*
Mori Kogoro said speechlessly, "Correct, you guessed it."
The Director stepped forward to explain that they had rented this Villa at Mount Fuji to film a Detective Drama, but a Murder Case had occurred in the middle of filming.
"Life is like Play, Play is like Life, this saying is absolutely true," Inspector Yokomizo sighed seriously, "This play within a play is really confusing."
Haibara Ai looked at Inspector Yokomizo and suddenly thought of Officer Yamamura of the Gunma Prefectural Police, and Black Lines on Forehead appeared on her face.
In comparison, she wanted to sigh: Inspector Megure is truly reliable.
Inspector Yokomizo confirmed the Procedure of the Crime Scene again.
Amashiro Ruri explained that she hadn't gone out to See Snow with the others because she suddenly remembered Kazami Yoshiki, who was in a bad Mood. She wanted to Call Kazami Yoshiki to See Snow, and when she entered the Door, she found Kazami Yoshiki lying on the Sofa, unresponsive. When she Reached Out and shook Kazami Yoshiki, she realized he was already dead and screamed in fright.
The Staff had been together the whole time, while Nagumo Akira, Nagumo Nobuharu, and Hohara Kasumi, who also had no Alibi, claimed they had been reading the Script in their own Rooms and only rushed over when they heard the scream.
"Then," Inspector Yokomizo said seriously, looking at the four, "Next, I need you to go to other Rooms for a Physical Examination."
"Huh? Why?" Hohara Kasumi asked in surprise.
Inspector Yokomizo said gloomily, his face darkening, "Because we haven't found the Weapon in this Villa, the sharp object that slit Mr. Kazami's throat, a weapon about 10 centimeters long..."
The four obediently went to have their Personal Belongings checked, but no items suspected of being Weapons were found. The only potential Weapons were the Kitchen Knife in the Kitchen and the Utility Knife in the Staff's Toolbox, and neither showed any Blood Stain Reaction.
The Police also found the Golf Jacket and Gloves used by the Culprit during the crime in the Villa, but the Weapon itself was missing. Even the Drainage Ditch around the Villa was searched with a Metal Detector, but it couldn't be found anywhere.
When the Police Officer who conducted the Inspection came Downstairs to report, he asked the four Suspects to wait with Mori Kogoro in the Room on the Second Floor.
Mori Kogoro took out a Cigarette and put it in his mouth, then pulled out his Lighter, but couldn't light it.
Chi Feichei casually handed over his own Lighter.
"Ah, Thank You..." Mori Kogoro took the Lighter.
Amashiro Ruri glanced sideways, "Oh? Kogoro, you smoke Cigarettes too?"
"Y-Yes," Mori Kogoro said, not in a hurry to light the Cigarette, "Don't you smoke Cigarettes?"
"It's not like you don't Know my Father..."
"Oh!" Mori Kogoro remembered, "I almost forgot, your Old Dad is notorious for hating Smoke Smell around him."
Amashiro Ruri smiled, "So I inherited his aversion to Cigarettes."
Mori Kogoro handed the Lighter back to Chi Feichei and put away the unlit Cigarette.
*Never mind, I'll smoke later.*
"Same here! But in my family, it's my Mother who hates Smoke Smell the most," Nagumo Nobuharu couldn't help but join the conversation, turning his Head to Look Towards Nagumo Akira, "My Father used to be a heavy smoker, but he quit after I was born."
"But what if you have scenes where you need to smoke while filming Play?" Mouri Ran asked curiously.
"That's just holding a Cigarette in your mouth to pretend," Nagumo Nobuharu said with a smile.
Amashiro Ruri smiled sweetly, "That's right, I always tell the Director and everyone else in the Program Crew that I absolutely cannot actually smoke!"
Hohara Kasumi stepped forward with a lit Cigarette in her mouth, and said to Nagumo Nobuharu with dissatisfaction, "That's why you can't escape the Image of a Second-Tier Actor!"
The Atmosphere became a little stiff.
"As for someone who uses 'Healing Type' as a facade to deceive the Public..." Hohara Kasumi blew Smoke towards Amashiro Ruri. Seeing Amashiro Ruri cough from the smoke, she turned and left indifferently, "It's a good way to create a Healthy Image by pretending not to smoke."
"Cough cough..." Amashiro Ruri coughed heavily.
Nagumo Nobuharu hurriedly followed Hohara Kasumi, coaxing her gently, "Kasumi, don't be like that..."
"What does she mean?" Mori Kogoro asked, speechless.
"She's just jealous of me," Amashiro Ruri said, watching the two walk Aside, a faint Smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, "Jealous that I was chatting so enthusiastically with her Boyfriend. Quite cute, isn't she?"
Conan gave a Half-Moon Eyes look. It seemed what Kazami Yoshiki had said before was true. Hohara Kasumi and Nagumo Nobuharu really were Lovers. Then, Mr. Nanyun Xiao's Lover...
Conan Looked Towards Amashiro Ruri, who was chatting and laughing with Mori Kogoro. Nagumo Akira also Go To Mori Kogoro's side.
"Mr. Mouri, could I have a word with you?"
"Ah?" Mori Kogoro followed Nagumo Akira Aside, puzzled.
Haibara Ai watched Nagumo Akira's unpleasant expression from a distance, folded her arms, and said leisurely in a low voice, "Uncle isn't getting warned, is he? Though, for an Old Man with a Lover so much younger, he's hardly in a position to criticize others."
Chi Feichei Stared at Nagumo Akira's gloomy face for a couple of seconds, noticed Conan slipping out, and patted Haibara Ai's Head, "Let's go out for a bit."
Conan ran to the Room where the Crime Scene was, saw Chi Feichei following, took a pair of Gloves from a Police Officer who wasn't paying attention, and Turn Head to Look.
*Humph, Chi Feichei didn't give me Gloves, but I got them anyway... Huh?*
Chi Feichei walked straight past Conan, putting on Gloves as he went, and Go To the Toolbox placed in the Corner.
*The Police can't find the Weapon? That shouldn't be right.*
When Haibara Ai passed by Conan, she Stop and said in a low voice, "So childish... that triumphant look of yours, like a child who feels unfairly treated and then gets what they want."
Conan got Black Lines on Forehead, "Mind your own business."
*Doesn't she know to see through things but not say them out loud?*
Haibara Ai didn't mind and was about to continue Follow Chi Feichei when she noticed Chi Feichei suddenly Stop.
(End of Chapter)
"The person Miss Yucheng is protecting..." Haibara Ai turned her head to look at the crowd gathered in the corridor and said in a low voice, "It's likely Mr. Nanyun Xiao. When he hugged Uncle and Miss Yucheng, his face was very ugly. The relationship between Miss Yucheng and him is definitely not as simple as actors or ordinary friends in the same Program Crew."
"No basis," Chi Feichei said, closing the door again.
Without basis, one cannot draw conclusions. Haibara Ai only said 'likely', and it's also impossible to be sure that others wouldn't commit the crime or wouldn't be protected by Amashiro Ruri.
While waiting for the Police to arrive, Chi Feichei didn't wander around to avoid contaminating the Crime Scene.
Searching and the like was better left to the Police. If he wanted to find something, it was best to do it under their observation.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Inspector Yokomizo of the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Department arrived with his team.
While the Police investigated, everyone was gathered in the corridor outside the Room where the Crime Scene was.
"The Deceased is named Kazami Yoshiki, 28 years old..."
"The Cause of Death is excessive bleeding from the left Major Artery..."
"It's possible he was attacked by the Murderer while resting on the Sofa, his Neck being cut with a knife..."
Inspector Yokomizo squatted in front of the blood-stained Sofa, seriously reading the investigation information recorded in the handbook, "Time of Death, inferred to be between 7:50 PM, when the Deceased went to this Room to rest alone, and 8:30 PM, when the Corpse was discovered, within these 30 minutes..."
"I think the timeframe can be narrowed down further," Conan interjected, swaying to Inspector Yokomizo's side. "We came to this Room when we toured the Villa and heard the Deceased snoring. That was exactly 8:00 PM, right? Ran, Brother Chi~"
"Yeah," Mouri Ran confirmed, "At that time, we even commented that he fell asleep in just 10 minutes, and my Father checked the Time on his Watch."
"Huh? Aren't you Ran and Conan? And Mr. Chi..." Inspector Yokomizo looked up in surprise, finally noticing familiar faces at the Crime Scene, and looked around expectantly, "In that case..."
"Cough cough!" Mori Kogoro coughed dryly twice.
Inspector Yokomizo immediately stood up and leaned forward, "Mr. Mouri, you're here too! My Younger Brother really troubled you to take care of him recently!"
Chi Feichei also remembered that Case.
Inspector Yokomizo was referring to the time they met Heng Gou Jugo in Yokohama, the case where a Director from a Program Crew poisoned a tray to Kill the producer. He recalled that his interference had disrupted the Plot, the Director's Poison hadn't affected the producer, but the producer was still poisoned to death by a Waiter with a grudge.
Once the Death God Elementary School Student appeared in the Yokomizo brothers' Jurisdiction, Program Crews seemed to attract trouble more easily. And during holidays, this coral-haired Police Officer's Jurisdiction would inevitably be plagued once or twice.
"Oh, it was just a small matter!" Mori Kogoro said with a smile, exchanging Pleasantries with Inspector Yokomizo.
Inspector Yokomizo leaned closer to Mori Kogoro again, shielding his mouth with his hand, and whispered, "But your apprentice seems to have made my Younger Brother very angry."
Chi Feichei: "..."
*Don't be sneaky, I can hear you!*
"Kogoro," Amashiro Ruri, hiding behind Mori Kogoro, peeked out, "Is he your Friend?"
"Yes," Mori Kogoro said.
"Hello, I'm Yokomizo from the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Department!" Inspector Yokomizo enthusiastically introduced himself, "Finally meeting you, Mrs. Mouri!"
"Ah?" Amashiro Ruri was stunned.
"Huh?" Inspector Yokomizo was puzzled, "Aren't you?"
"Ah, I'm not..." Amashiro Ruri began to say, but Mori Kogoro interrupted her with a smile.
"Saying it's wrong is wrong," Mori Kogoro said with a smile, "But saying it's right, well, actually..."
Chi Feichei quietly reminded, "Teacher, don't talk nonsense, it's against the Marriage Law."
Mouri Ran, who was glaring at Mori Kogoro, opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
*Cough, well... Brother Hichiji's reminder is more hardcore.*
Mori Kogoro choked, put his arm around Chi Feichei's Shoulder, leaned closer, and whispered, "Whose side are you on, kid?"
Chi Feichei really wanted to say, 'I'm on the side of reason,' but after a moment of Silence, he softly said, "I'm worried Teacher Mouri will be beaten to death."
Mori Kogoro choked again, with a 'I know her too well' expression, and said with Half-Moon Eyes, "Humph! She'll just put on a stinky face, say a few sarcastic words, turn around and leave. She'd never actually hit anyone."
"Ran would," Chi Feichei reminded again.
Mori Kogoro: "..."
*Cough, well... I was just joking!*
Aside, Mouri Ran was seriously explaining to Inspector Yokomizo that Amashiro Ruri wasn't her Old Mom.
"Could you be..." Inspector Yokomizo stared at Amashiro Ruri, sizing her up, and suddenly became excited, "Amashiro Ruri?!"
"Yes..." Amashiro Ruri nodded.
Inspector Yokomizo looked at Nagumo Akira and the others again, and exclaimed in surprise, "I've seen you On Television too... you... you... and you... What on earth is going on? Why are so many Actors gathered here? You're not here to film a TV Series, are you?!"
*Isn't it obvious?*
Mori Kogoro said speechlessly, "Correct, you guessed it."
The Director stepped forward to explain that they had rented this Villa at Mount Fuji to film a Detective Drama, but a Murder Case had occurred in the middle of filming.
"Life is like Play, Play is like Life, this saying is absolutely true," Inspector Yokomizo sighed seriously, "This play within a play is really confusing."
Haibara Ai looked at Inspector Yokomizo and suddenly thought of Officer Yamamura of the Gunma Prefectural Police, and Black Lines on Forehead appeared on her face.
In comparison, she wanted to sigh: Inspector Megure is truly reliable.
Inspector Yokomizo confirmed the Procedure of the Crime Scene again.
Amashiro Ruri explained that she hadn't gone out to See Snow with the others because she suddenly remembered Kazami Yoshiki, who was in a bad Mood. She wanted to Call Kazami Yoshiki to See Snow, and when she entered the Door, she found Kazami Yoshiki lying on the Sofa, unresponsive. When she Reached Out and shook Kazami Yoshiki, she realized he was already dead and screamed in fright.
The Staff had been together the whole time, while Nagumo Akira, Nagumo Nobuharu, and Hohara Kasumi, who also had no Alibi, claimed they had been reading the Script in their own Rooms and only rushed over when they heard the scream.
"Then," Inspector Yokomizo said seriously, looking at the four, "Next, I need you to go to other Rooms for a Physical Examination."
"Huh? Why?" Hohara Kasumi asked in surprise.
Inspector Yokomizo said gloomily, his face darkening, "Because we haven't found the Weapon in this Villa, the sharp object that slit Mr. Kazami's throat, a weapon about 10 centimeters long..."
The four obediently went to have their Personal Belongings checked, but no items suspected of being Weapons were found. The only potential Weapons were the Kitchen Knife in the Kitchen and the Utility Knife in the Staff's Toolbox, and neither showed any Blood Stain Reaction.
The Police also found the Golf Jacket and Gloves used by the Culprit during the crime in the Villa, but the Weapon itself was missing. Even the Drainage Ditch around the Villa was searched with a Metal Detector, but it couldn't be found anywhere.
When the Police Officer who conducted the Inspection came Downstairs to report, he asked the four Suspects to wait with Mori Kogoro in the Room on the Second Floor.
Mori Kogoro took out a Cigarette and put it in his mouth, then pulled out his Lighter, but couldn't light it.
Chi Feichei casually handed over his own Lighter.
"Ah, Thank You..." Mori Kogoro took the Lighter.
Amashiro Ruri glanced sideways, "Oh? Kogoro, you smoke Cigarettes too?"
"Y-Yes," Mori Kogoro said, not in a hurry to light the Cigarette, "Don't you smoke Cigarettes?"
"It's not like you don't Know my Father..."
"Oh!" Mori Kogoro remembered, "I almost forgot, your Old Dad is notorious for hating Smoke Smell around him."
Amashiro Ruri smiled, "So I inherited his aversion to Cigarettes."
Mori Kogoro handed the Lighter back to Chi Feichei and put away the unlit Cigarette.
*Never mind, I'll smoke later.*
"Same here! But in my family, it's my Mother who hates Smoke Smell the most," Nagumo Nobuharu couldn't help but join the conversation, turning his Head to Look Towards Nagumo Akira, "My Father used to be a heavy smoker, but he quit after I was born."
"But what if you have scenes where you need to smoke while filming Play?" Mouri Ran asked curiously.
"That's just holding a Cigarette in your mouth to pretend," Nagumo Nobuharu said with a smile.
Amashiro Ruri smiled sweetly, "That's right, I always tell the Director and everyone else in the Program Crew that I absolutely cannot actually smoke!"
Hohara Kasumi stepped forward with a lit Cigarette in her mouth, and said to Nagumo Nobuharu with dissatisfaction, "That's why you can't escape the Image of a Second-Tier Actor!"
The Atmosphere became a little stiff.
"As for someone who uses 'Healing Type' as a facade to deceive the Public..." Hohara Kasumi blew Smoke towards Amashiro Ruri. Seeing Amashiro Ruri cough from the smoke, she turned and left indifferently, "It's a good way to create a Healthy Image by pretending not to smoke."
"Cough cough..." Amashiro Ruri coughed heavily.
Nagumo Nobuharu hurriedly followed Hohara Kasumi, coaxing her gently, "Kasumi, don't be like that..."
"What does she mean?" Mori Kogoro asked, speechless.
"She's just jealous of me," Amashiro Ruri said, watching the two walk Aside, a faint Smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, "Jealous that I was chatting so enthusiastically with her Boyfriend. Quite cute, isn't she?"
Conan gave a Half-Moon Eyes look. It seemed what Kazami Yoshiki had said before was true. Hohara Kasumi and Nagumo Nobuharu really were Lovers. Then, Mr. Nanyun Xiao's Lover...
Conan Looked Towards Amashiro Ruri, who was chatting and laughing with Mori Kogoro. Nagumo Akira also Go To Mori Kogoro's side.
"Mr. Mouri, could I have a word with you?"
"Ah?" Mori Kogoro followed Nagumo Akira Aside, puzzled.
Haibara Ai watched Nagumo Akira's unpleasant expression from a distance, folded her arms, and said leisurely in a low voice, "Uncle isn't getting warned, is he? Though, for an Old Man with a Lover so much younger, he's hardly in a position to criticize others."
Chi Feichei Stared at Nagumo Akira's gloomy face for a couple of seconds, noticed Conan slipping out, and patted Haibara Ai's Head, "Let's go out for a bit."
Conan ran to the Room where the Crime Scene was, saw Chi Feichei following, took a pair of Gloves from a Police Officer who wasn't paying attention, and Turn Head to Look.
*Humph, Chi Feichei didn't give me Gloves, but I got them anyway... Huh?*
Chi Feichei walked straight past Conan, putting on Gloves as he went, and Go To the Toolbox placed in the Corner.
*The Police can't find the Weapon? That shouldn't be right.*
When Haibara Ai passed by Conan, she Stop and said in a low voice, "So childish... that triumphant look of yours, like a child who feels unfairly treated and then gets what they want."
Conan got Black Lines on Forehead, "Mind your own business."
*Doesn't she know to see through things but not say them out loud?*
Haibara Ai didn't mind and was about to continue Follow Chi Feichei when she noticed Chi Feichei suddenly Stop.
(End of Chapter)
