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Chapter 967 Come On, Please Continue
Tokyo.
News Reports about the flight accident dominated the screens in front of major shopping malls in Tokyo. The Airline Company's Manager publicly apologized, stating that they had already begun handling the situation.
Passersby on the street who heard and saw the news couldn't help but discuss it.
Inside a car by the roadside, Vodka watched the surveillance footage on the outdoor screen, showing the airplane engine falling off and the airport Racetrack exploding, thoroughly enjoying it.
"Humph… The Boss said your cold seemed quite serious before, so he told you to take a good rest for a while," Gin sat beside him, making a phone call, "It seems there's also something he wants you to do…"
"Ah—!"
A woman's scream suddenly came from the other end of the phone.
Vodka, sitting next to him, was startled and turned his head to look at Gin in surprise.
Gin was silent for a moment, "In short, wait for The Boss to contact you, and we'll talk about things after the matter over there is completed."
"Uh-huh, got it."
Chi Feichei hung up the phone and deleted the call log.
Gin was explaining to him why he hadn't had anything to do recently.
Was this worrying that he would overthink things?
Indeed, he was well aware that the Organization couldn't be idle. If he was constantly being 'sidelined', even if he wasn't an Undercover Agent, he would speculate whether someone was targeting him, whether there was some action that had to be kept secret from him, whether…
After a scream downstairs, Sawada Hiroki still hadn't woken up, turned over, and continued to sleep soundly.
Feather poked its head out from the Bedding, "Master, did something happen?"
"Probably."
Chi Feichei put away his mobile phone, picked up Feather, and carried the still-sleeping Sawada Hiroki out the Door, heading downstairs where the commotion was coming from.
That man surnamed Yash*ta was dead.
Just five minutes ago, Mori Kogoro had finally drunk his fill and, tipsy, took Ran, Conan, and Kinu Kawa Kazuki to the Bath.
On the way to the Bath, Ran noticed a lens cap from a Camera on the ground, guessing it was Yash*ta's. She picked up the lens cap and went to the Second Floor, intending to return it to Yash*ta. However, she found that no one answered when she knocked on the Room Door. The Room Door to Yash*ta's Room wasn't locked, and when she opened the Door and peeked inside, she saw Yash*ta collapsed in the Bathtub in the Bathroom, his head submerged in the Water. Ran was so frightened that she subconsciously screamed.
"Although Mr. Yash*ta collapsed in the Bathtub, he didn't drown…"
Outside Yash*ta's Room, Conan whispered to Chi Feichei about the situation.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki seriously took over the conversation, "Mr. Mouri discovered strangulation marks on the Corpse's Neck. This cannot deceive him. Sister Ran has already called the Police…"
Conan: "…"
He felt like his 'work' had been stolen.
He… Fine, go ahead and say it, saving him the trouble of speaking.
"Mr. Mouri said that he was murdered and that we must protect the Crime Scene before the Police arrive," Kinu Kawa Kazuki turned his head to look at the Hotel Staff and Guests gathered at the Entrance, "Also, Sister Ran is guarding downstairs on the First Floor, preventing anyone from leaving."
Conan: "…"
Come on, please continue.
"Also, Conan found Yash*ta's mobile phone dropped at the Entrance of the Restroom in the Room," Kinu Kawa Kazuki looked at Conan again, "He picked it up and looked at it, but didn't show it to me. Afterwards, the mobile phone was taken away by Mr. Mouri. And because he touched things at the Crime Scene, Mr. Mouri drove us both out…"
Conan: "…"
Was this secretly complaining?
Sometimes, seven or eight-year-old Kids are really annoying.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki spoke, sizing up Conan with a knowing look, "So the Little Boy in 'Courtroom Female Detective' is really based on you as the Prototype Role, huh? The second season is already being filmed. There's a scene where he finds evidence at the Crime Scene himself, but is driven out by the Police. But you're not as cute as in the Script, and you're not as good at acting spoiled as I am."
Conan was Expressionless, "Is that so? Then I'm really sorry."
Come on, continue.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki ignored Conan and looked at Chi Feichei, "That Guy is a Reporter, right? He's probably been staring at me for a while, and he also knows you. I think he should be a Reporter specially responsible for the Gossip Entertainment Panel. He recognized you from your Pupil Color when he came in. Also, he should know some secrets that we don't know, so he knew the Purpose of our coming here, and even said that the Actors were all here."
Chi Feichei nodded, indicating recognition.
Although Kinu Kawa Kazuki was only seven years old, being in the Entertainment Industry and having Odagiri Toshiya, an Older Brother who runs an Entertainment Company, it was no problem for him to distinguish Paparazzi.
"Then it's a bit tricky," Kinu Kawa Kazuki rubbed his chin, analyzing seriously, "People like them have strong Curiosity and like to pry into other people's Privacy. They might also have Leverage on many people in their hands. They must have offended too many people…"
Conan also stopped being annoyed with Kinu Kawa Kazuki. After thinking for a moment, he looked up at Chi Feichei, "Brother Chi, aren't you going in to take a look?"
Chi Feichei looked down at Sawada Hiroki, who was still sleeping in his arms, "It's inconvenient to run around the Scene while carrying him."
Conan: "…"
As a Deduction Expert, he was actually held back by taking care of a Child… Heart-wrenching!
"Then does Kazuki's Mother have any Clue?" Chi Feichei asked again.
Hurry up and push the Plot Progress, he still needed to take his Child to sleep.
Conan looked at Kinu Kawa Kazuki, "Before, when we went to the Bath with Uncle Mori, although Sister Ran came to Mr. Yash*ta's Room to deliver the lens cap in the middle, Uncle and we went into the Bath first. It was a mixed bath for men and women. When we went in, the Waitress in the shop happened to be taking a bath inside. That is, Miss Kusano who received us when we came, Miss Bessho who looked very shy, and Miss Saegusa whose service attitude was very bad. All three of them have Moles. Miss Kusano's is below her Right Hand Collarbone, Miss Bessho's is on her chin, and Miss Saegusa's Mole is behind her Neck. Because they were soaking in the Water, there was Fog around, and then Sister Ran screamed loudly, it's uncertain whether they have Moles in other Places, but none of the three have Moles below their Left Hand Collarbone…"
Speaking of abandoning his Mother, Kinu Kawa Kazuki didn't continue the conversation. He listened to Conan silently before adding in a low voice, "I won't misremember. No matter how I recall it, that Mole was on my Right Hand side. If that Woman was holding me, the Mole would be below her Left Hand Collarbone."
Conan nodded, looking at Kinu Kawa Kazuki's pretending to be Calm appearance, he didn't find the Kid annoying anymore, "Don't worry, we can find her."
Chi Feichei squatted down, turned Sawada Hiroki sideways, leaned close to Kinu Kawa Kazuki's ear, and asked in a low voice, "When you were looking at the Mole while sleeping, could she have been doing other Things?"
Conan decisively leaned closer to listen.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki was stunned, recalling and nodding, also lowering his voice to say, "There was a 'dong dong dong' Sound. She should have been busy."
"'Dong dong dong'?" Conan was puzzled.
"Like cutting Dish/Vegetable." Chi Feichei said.
"It seems like cutting Dish/Vegetable…" Kinu Kawa Kazuki recalled, and was stunned.
Conan Realized, "Cutting Dish/Vegetable requires one hand to hold the Dish/Vegetable and the other hand to hold the Kitchen Knife, it's impossible to hold a Child at all, then In Other Words…"
"Kazuki was too young at the time and misremembered. He was actually being carried on her back. Being carried on the back is a bit higher than being held," Chi Feichei directly gave the Answer, "Then, Kinu Kawa Kazuki's Mother's Mole is behind her Neck, not below her Collarbone."
"It's Miss Saegusa." Conan said.
"Could it be her…" Kinu Kawa Kazuki came back to his senses, somewhat hesitantly, "She doesn't seem to know me at all, and doesn't like me very much…"
"Her Attitude is so bad, she probably doesn't want you to see through it," Conan looked at Kinu Kawa Kazuki and said, "Sending you postcards is probably Because she misses you too much, but she doesn't want you to think that she wants to recognize you after you became famous, so she didn't sign her name or leave an Address on the postcards, and didn't even look for you. Then when you came to her Door, she might indeed deliberately act distant and Indifference Because she was nervous and didn't want to be discovered by you."
"Women's Thoughts are really Complex," Chi Feichei said Speechless, "Women who are Mothers are also the Same."
His cheap Old Mom was also the Same, her Thought was Weird, Complex, and stubbornly awkward.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki nodded. With two people accompanying him and someone supporting him from behind, his Heart became much calmer when it came to finding out the Truth, "Yeah, it's really Troublesome."
Conan watched the two start Teasing 'women who are Mothers', after being Speechless, he thought of his own Old Mom who was already old but still forced him to call her Older Sister and was as playful as a Child, and couldn't help but nodded in agreement. He then asked again, "Kazuki, then what do you intend to do next?"
Kinu Kawa Kazuki frowned, "I haven't thought about it yet…"
"Huh? Mr. Chi, Conan, you're here too!"
At the Stairwell Entrance, Inspector Yokomizo followed Ran over. Seeing Chi Feichei holding a Child, and Conan and a Little Boy huddled together, he stepped forward and bent down to size them up, "Mr. Mouri has two more Children here? Also, you look a bit familiar, you wouldn't happen to be that person who often appears in Movies and TV Dramas…"
"That's right," Kinu Kawa Kazuki nodded, "I am Kinu Kawa Kazuki."
Ran stepped forward and saw that Sawada Hiroki was asleep, lowering her voice to introduce, "As for this Child, his name is Xiao Shu, he's the Child of Brother Hassashi's Friend's Home, entrusted to him to take care of for a few days."
"I see," Inspector Yokomizo straightened up, "Then where is Mr. Mouri? He should have come too, right?"
"Cough!" Mori Kogoro stood at the Room Door, clearing his throat to attract Inspector Yokomizo's Gaze, "Police Officer Yokomizo, please come in."
While Mori Kogoro was introducing the sequence of events to Inspector Yokomizo, Chi Feichei handed Sawada Hiroki to Ran, took out Gloves, put them on, and entered the Door, walking to the Restroom.
Yash*ta was wearing the Yukata provided by the Hotel, kneeling on the Ground, his upper body leaning forward and soaking in the Bathtub. There were very fine Strangulation Marks on his Neck. Because the Strangulation Marks were too fine, it was impossible to tell whether the Rope had Lines. There were Traces of being hit on the Back of Head.
After Inspector Yokomizo understood the Situation, he squatted down in front of the Bathtub, observing the Corpse, "So, the Murderer soaked the Deceased in the Bathtub to confuse his estimated Time of Death…"
"Such petty Tricks are useless in front of me, Mori Kogoro!" Mori Kogoro said confidently.
Inspector Yokomizo was surprised, "What do you mean by that?"
"Mr. Yash*ta's mobile phone has captured everything," Mori Kogoro, wearing the Gloves provided by Chi Feichei, took out a Flip Phone and held it up. The screen of the mobile phone lit up, displaying a Photo, "This Photo completely Records the Situation of the Crime Scene. The Time below the Photo is 11:48 PM!"
In the lower right corner of the Photo was half of Yash*ta's face with a painful Expression. Behind Yash*ta, there was also a Woman who appeared to be unclothed. The Photo didn't capture the Face, only the Woman's upper body. It could be seen that the Woman's hands were tightly pulling the String wrapped around Yash*ta's Neck, and it could also be seen that there was a Mole-like black Point below the Woman's Left Hand Collarbone.
Conan didn't stop Mori Kogoro. Before, he didn't let Kinu Kawa Kazuki see the Photo in the mobile phone Because Kinu Kawa Kazuki said that his Mother had a Mole below her Left Hand Collarbone, the Same as the Woman committing the crime in the Photo. He was worried that Kinu Kawa Kazuki would be hit hard, but since he knew that Kinu Kawa Kazuki's Mother was Saegusa, who had a Mole behind her Neck, then it didn't matter.
(End of Chapter)
Tokyo.
News Reports about the flight accident dominated the screens in front of major shopping malls in Tokyo. The Airline Company's Manager publicly apologized, stating that they had already begun handling the situation.
Passersby on the street who heard and saw the news couldn't help but discuss it.
Inside a car by the roadside, Vodka watched the surveillance footage on the outdoor screen, showing the airplane engine falling off and the airport Racetrack exploding, thoroughly enjoying it.
"Humph… The Boss said your cold seemed quite serious before, so he told you to take a good rest for a while," Gin sat beside him, making a phone call, "It seems there's also something he wants you to do…"
"Ah—!"
A woman's scream suddenly came from the other end of the phone.
Vodka, sitting next to him, was startled and turned his head to look at Gin in surprise.
Gin was silent for a moment, "In short, wait for The Boss to contact you, and we'll talk about things after the matter over there is completed."
"Uh-huh, got it."
Chi Feichei hung up the phone and deleted the call log.
Gin was explaining to him why he hadn't had anything to do recently.
Was this worrying that he would overthink things?
Indeed, he was well aware that the Organization couldn't be idle. If he was constantly being 'sidelined', even if he wasn't an Undercover Agent, he would speculate whether someone was targeting him, whether there was some action that had to be kept secret from him, whether…
After a scream downstairs, Sawada Hiroki still hadn't woken up, turned over, and continued to sleep soundly.
Feather poked its head out from the Bedding, "Master, did something happen?"
"Probably."
Chi Feichei put away his mobile phone, picked up Feather, and carried the still-sleeping Sawada Hiroki out the Door, heading downstairs where the commotion was coming from.
That man surnamed Yash*ta was dead.
Just five minutes ago, Mori Kogoro had finally drunk his fill and, tipsy, took Ran, Conan, and Kinu Kawa Kazuki to the Bath.
On the way to the Bath, Ran noticed a lens cap from a Camera on the ground, guessing it was Yash*ta's. She picked up the lens cap and went to the Second Floor, intending to return it to Yash*ta. However, she found that no one answered when she knocked on the Room Door. The Room Door to Yash*ta's Room wasn't locked, and when she opened the Door and peeked inside, she saw Yash*ta collapsed in the Bathtub in the Bathroom, his head submerged in the Water. Ran was so frightened that she subconsciously screamed.
"Although Mr. Yash*ta collapsed in the Bathtub, he didn't drown…"
Outside Yash*ta's Room, Conan whispered to Chi Feichei about the situation.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki seriously took over the conversation, "Mr. Mouri discovered strangulation marks on the Corpse's Neck. This cannot deceive him. Sister Ran has already called the Police…"
Conan: "…"
He felt like his 'work' had been stolen.
He… Fine, go ahead and say it, saving him the trouble of speaking.
"Mr. Mouri said that he was murdered and that we must protect the Crime Scene before the Police arrive," Kinu Kawa Kazuki turned his head to look at the Hotel Staff and Guests gathered at the Entrance, "Also, Sister Ran is guarding downstairs on the First Floor, preventing anyone from leaving."
Conan: "…"
Come on, please continue.
"Also, Conan found Yash*ta's mobile phone dropped at the Entrance of the Restroom in the Room," Kinu Kawa Kazuki looked at Conan again, "He picked it up and looked at it, but didn't show it to me. Afterwards, the mobile phone was taken away by Mr. Mouri. And because he touched things at the Crime Scene, Mr. Mouri drove us both out…"
Conan: "…"
Was this secretly complaining?
Sometimes, seven or eight-year-old Kids are really annoying.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki spoke, sizing up Conan with a knowing look, "So the Little Boy in 'Courtroom Female Detective' is really based on you as the Prototype Role, huh? The second season is already being filmed. There's a scene where he finds evidence at the Crime Scene himself, but is driven out by the Police. But you're not as cute as in the Script, and you're not as good at acting spoiled as I am."
Conan was Expressionless, "Is that so? Then I'm really sorry."
Come on, continue.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki ignored Conan and looked at Chi Feichei, "That Guy is a Reporter, right? He's probably been staring at me for a while, and he also knows you. I think he should be a Reporter specially responsible for the Gossip Entertainment Panel. He recognized you from your Pupil Color when he came in. Also, he should know some secrets that we don't know, so he knew the Purpose of our coming here, and even said that the Actors were all here."
Chi Feichei nodded, indicating recognition.
Although Kinu Kawa Kazuki was only seven years old, being in the Entertainment Industry and having Odagiri Toshiya, an Older Brother who runs an Entertainment Company, it was no problem for him to distinguish Paparazzi.
"Then it's a bit tricky," Kinu Kawa Kazuki rubbed his chin, analyzing seriously, "People like them have strong Curiosity and like to pry into other people's Privacy. They might also have Leverage on many people in their hands. They must have offended too many people…"
Conan also stopped being annoyed with Kinu Kawa Kazuki. After thinking for a moment, he looked up at Chi Feichei, "Brother Chi, aren't you going in to take a look?"
Chi Feichei looked down at Sawada Hiroki, who was still sleeping in his arms, "It's inconvenient to run around the Scene while carrying him."
Conan: "…"
As a Deduction Expert, he was actually held back by taking care of a Child… Heart-wrenching!
"Then does Kazuki's Mother have any Clue?" Chi Feichei asked again.
Hurry up and push the Plot Progress, he still needed to take his Child to sleep.
Conan looked at Kinu Kawa Kazuki, "Before, when we went to the Bath with Uncle Mori, although Sister Ran came to Mr. Yash*ta's Room to deliver the lens cap in the middle, Uncle and we went into the Bath first. It was a mixed bath for men and women. When we went in, the Waitress in the shop happened to be taking a bath inside. That is, Miss Kusano who received us when we came, Miss Bessho who looked very shy, and Miss Saegusa whose service attitude was very bad. All three of them have Moles. Miss Kusano's is below her Right Hand Collarbone, Miss Bessho's is on her chin, and Miss Saegusa's Mole is behind her Neck. Because they were soaking in the Water, there was Fog around, and then Sister Ran screamed loudly, it's uncertain whether they have Moles in other Places, but none of the three have Moles below their Left Hand Collarbone…"
Speaking of abandoning his Mother, Kinu Kawa Kazuki didn't continue the conversation. He listened to Conan silently before adding in a low voice, "I won't misremember. No matter how I recall it, that Mole was on my Right Hand side. If that Woman was holding me, the Mole would be below her Left Hand Collarbone."
Conan nodded, looking at Kinu Kawa Kazuki's pretending to be Calm appearance, he didn't find the Kid annoying anymore, "Don't worry, we can find her."
Chi Feichei squatted down, turned Sawada Hiroki sideways, leaned close to Kinu Kawa Kazuki's ear, and asked in a low voice, "When you were looking at the Mole while sleeping, could she have been doing other Things?"
Conan decisively leaned closer to listen.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki was stunned, recalling and nodding, also lowering his voice to say, "There was a 'dong dong dong' Sound. She should have been busy."
"'Dong dong dong'?" Conan was puzzled.
"Like cutting Dish/Vegetable." Chi Feichei said.
"It seems like cutting Dish/Vegetable…" Kinu Kawa Kazuki recalled, and was stunned.
Conan Realized, "Cutting Dish/Vegetable requires one hand to hold the Dish/Vegetable and the other hand to hold the Kitchen Knife, it's impossible to hold a Child at all, then In Other Words…"
"Kazuki was too young at the time and misremembered. He was actually being carried on her back. Being carried on the back is a bit higher than being held," Chi Feichei directly gave the Answer, "Then, Kinu Kawa Kazuki's Mother's Mole is behind her Neck, not below her Collarbone."
"It's Miss Saegusa." Conan said.
"Could it be her…" Kinu Kawa Kazuki came back to his senses, somewhat hesitantly, "She doesn't seem to know me at all, and doesn't like me very much…"
"Her Attitude is so bad, she probably doesn't want you to see through it," Conan looked at Kinu Kawa Kazuki and said, "Sending you postcards is probably Because she misses you too much, but she doesn't want you to think that she wants to recognize you after you became famous, so she didn't sign her name or leave an Address on the postcards, and didn't even look for you. Then when you came to her Door, she might indeed deliberately act distant and Indifference Because she was nervous and didn't want to be discovered by you."
"Women's Thoughts are really Complex," Chi Feichei said Speechless, "Women who are Mothers are also the Same."
His cheap Old Mom was also the Same, her Thought was Weird, Complex, and stubbornly awkward.
Kinu Kawa Kazuki nodded. With two people accompanying him and someone supporting him from behind, his Heart became much calmer when it came to finding out the Truth, "Yeah, it's really Troublesome."
Conan watched the two start Teasing 'women who are Mothers', after being Speechless, he thought of his own Old Mom who was already old but still forced him to call her Older Sister and was as playful as a Child, and couldn't help but nodded in agreement. He then asked again, "Kazuki, then what do you intend to do next?"
Kinu Kawa Kazuki frowned, "I haven't thought about it yet…"
"Huh? Mr. Chi, Conan, you're here too!"
At the Stairwell Entrance, Inspector Yokomizo followed Ran over. Seeing Chi Feichei holding a Child, and Conan and a Little Boy huddled together, he stepped forward and bent down to size them up, "Mr. Mouri has two more Children here? Also, you look a bit familiar, you wouldn't happen to be that person who often appears in Movies and TV Dramas…"
"That's right," Kinu Kawa Kazuki nodded, "I am Kinu Kawa Kazuki."
Ran stepped forward and saw that Sawada Hiroki was asleep, lowering her voice to introduce, "As for this Child, his name is Xiao Shu, he's the Child of Brother Hassashi's Friend's Home, entrusted to him to take care of for a few days."
"I see," Inspector Yokomizo straightened up, "Then where is Mr. Mouri? He should have come too, right?"
"Cough!" Mori Kogoro stood at the Room Door, clearing his throat to attract Inspector Yokomizo's Gaze, "Police Officer Yokomizo, please come in."
While Mori Kogoro was introducing the sequence of events to Inspector Yokomizo, Chi Feichei handed Sawada Hiroki to Ran, took out Gloves, put them on, and entered the Door, walking to the Restroom.
Yash*ta was wearing the Yukata provided by the Hotel, kneeling on the Ground, his upper body leaning forward and soaking in the Bathtub. There were very fine Strangulation Marks on his Neck. Because the Strangulation Marks were too fine, it was impossible to tell whether the Rope had Lines. There were Traces of being hit on the Back of Head.
After Inspector Yokomizo understood the Situation, he squatted down in front of the Bathtub, observing the Corpse, "So, the Murderer soaked the Deceased in the Bathtub to confuse his estimated Time of Death…"
"Such petty Tricks are useless in front of me, Mori Kogoro!" Mori Kogoro said confidently.
Inspector Yokomizo was surprised, "What do you mean by that?"
"Mr. Yash*ta's mobile phone has captured everything," Mori Kogoro, wearing the Gloves provided by Chi Feichei, took out a Flip Phone and held it up. The screen of the mobile phone lit up, displaying a Photo, "This Photo completely Records the Situation of the Crime Scene. The Time below the Photo is 11:48 PM!"
In the lower right corner of the Photo was half of Yash*ta's face with a painful Expression. Behind Yash*ta, there was also a Woman who appeared to be unclothed. The Photo didn't capture the Face, only the Woman's upper body. It could be seen that the Woman's hands were tightly pulling the String wrapped around Yash*ta's Neck, and it could also be seen that there was a Mole-like black Point below the Woman's Left Hand Collarbone.
Conan didn't stop Mori Kogoro. Before, he didn't let Kinu Kawa Kazuki see the Photo in the mobile phone Because Kinu Kawa Kazuki said that his Mother had a Mole below her Left Hand Collarbone, the Same as the Woman committing the crime in the Photo. He was worried that Kinu Kawa Kazuki would be hit hard, but since he knew that Kinu Kawa Kazuki's Mother was Saegusa, who had a Mole behind her Neck, then it didn't matter.
(End of Chapter)
