"I asked my mother, and she said that although Mr. Wakamatsu had three marriages, he only had one son, at least only one that was made public." After asking his mother, Hattori said to Hoshino Sora, "So, it should be possible to exclude children. There’s the possibility of a fight over the property.”
Mouri Kogoro said: "If we want to say that the biggest beneficiaries after the deceased's death, apart from his wife and children, the only ones are the company's senior executives or competing companies."
"So, we need to go to Mr. Wakamatsu's home in Togai to check." Hattori said seriously.
"But you didn't even understand that the method shown by the ghost is similar to the method of committing the crime. I feel that the 'eye' carved by the ghost was not randomly carved, but should be a reminder!" Hoshino Sora couldn't help but say this. He complained, "It seems like today's prisoners like to leave little hints, for fear that the detectives won't be able to crack the code."
Hearing this, Hattori spread his hands helplessly, "Didn't I say that it's not that I can't crack it? That place needs to be renovated and the workers won't let me in! I didn't even go to the site to check, how do you want me to crack it! Maybe Just like the uncle said, that person brought the same tiles of the same color to replace them.”
"No, it's okay for ordinary people, but for you, does it matter?" Hoshino Sora grinned and joked, "You can use the official car for private use, so what's wrong with entering a house to investigate a case? Call Otaki. Officer!"
"This is completely different, okay! I haven't always been like that. That time was not to welcome you as guests for the first time, so I used what I thought was the most solemn way to welcome you..." Hattori explained hurriedly. , "And call Uncle Otaki to check the house, don't be stupid, he needs a search warrant to enter the house to investigate!"
"It's so grand, it almost puts us on the fire." Mouri Kogoro said sarcastically.
"Well, now that I think about it, it's still a shame." Xiaolan had already left He Ye's arms, recalling the past, her face was red, exuding a youthful and vigorous energy, and Conan was looking at it with wandering thoughts and thoughts.
"Your bottom line is quite flexible~" Hoshino Sora said, turning to look at Heye, "Heye, listen to me, choose a major in college in the future, and never study law!"
"Eh? Why?" He Ye was not interested in the legal profession at first, but after hearing what he said, he suddenly became curious.
"Ah ha ha ha~ I'm afraid you'll get into trouble!" Hoshino Sora said with a smile, "What if Hattori uses the bus for personal use again one day, will you report it? Or report it?"
"Ah... I can't study law." Kazuye understood, and a hint of shame appeared on his face, and he said weakly, "Honestly... I never thought there was a problem with using Heiji's bus for private use before, because I was like that too. , until you talk about..."
"Haha, don't panic. In fact, you are not the only ones doing this. As long as there is a legitimate reason, you can learn from Officer Shiratori in this regard. He is professional." Hoshino Sora said with a smile.
Conan grinned, remembering that Shiratori had gone to Didan Elementary School every now and then to promote safety knowledge. He is a dignified police officer, and when it comes to publicity, I have to say that Shiratori is really good at it.
"Getting back to the subject, since there is no way to enter the house, then all speculations are just speculations." Mouri Kogoro concluded.
Hoshino Sora rolled his eyes and said: "Since you can't enter the villa in Osaka, what about the villa at the murder scene? Hattori, didn't you say that the tiles in the bathrooms of the two villas are gradient colors, and the text on the tiles disappears? ?”
Hattori's eyes widened: "You don't want us to go to Karuizawa now, do you? Please, I've already made an appointment!"
"There is a way not to go." Hoshino thought for a while and said, "Karuizawa is in Nagano Prefecture. What a coincidence. We still have old acquaintances in Nagano Prefecture!"
"Miss Yui!" Kazuye and Xiaolan cheered in unison.
"No, Kazuye, are you familiar with them too?" Hattori asked puzzledly, "We only spent a few days together last time."
"Yeah, but when we left later, we added friends, and she was Xiaolan and I's military advisor~" He Ye said with satisfaction.
"Ah ah ah~ He Ye, don't talk about this in such detail!" Xiao Lan quickly stopped him.
"Then contact Ms. Yui and ask her to take some photos of the murder scene. Maybe the case has been solved." Hoshino Sora said.
Immediately, Heye volunteered to contact Yuan Yuyi.
Over in Nagano Prefecture, Yui Uehara happened to take over the case and was preparing to investigate later. After receiving a call from He Ye and learning what happened, she decided to rush over immediately to have a look, but she still had to talk to A Gan.
Yamato Gansuke heard this and scolded: "How can you leak relevant information about the case casually? We don't know the specific situation yet! Let's go and see what they want to know. I'll tell you after I've seen it!"
So, everyone ended their lunch at the family restaurant, walked to Polo Cafe, ordered coffee and drinks, and waited for Yamato Gansuke's investigation.
…
"What? Have you found the missing pre-death message?" Hattori grabbed Kazuha's cell phone and answered the call from Yamato Gansuke. After hearing the result, he was shocked.
"Turn on speakerphone!" Mouri Kogoro said quickly.
Hattori pressed the hands-free button and heard Yamato Gansuke's voice: "The bathroom wall is covered with special rhombus tiles, so it creates the illusion of a shadowed diamond, making people mistakenly think that the color of the tiles is from top to bottom. Gradient, but actually all the tiles are one color!"
"The murderer used this visual illusion to replace the tile with the pre-death message on it with other tiles. However, the pre-death message was written in ?, so we found it quickly!"
Hattori couldn't wait to ask: "So, what is the message before death?"
"Son!" Yamato Gansuke said in a deep voice, "In other words, the murderer is the victim's son!"
"What?!" Hattori looked surprised, "The murderer is Mr. Wakamatsu's son? Then he sent me a letter, showed me the method of committing the crime, and left an obvious reminder of 'eye', is it him?"
"It doesn't feel like it!" Hoshino Sora shook his head, "Just think, if you dare to attack me, what you want is nothing more than money, power, or beauty. In short, there must be something! In that case, why is he still there? Isn't it contradictory to take the risk of exposing the method? Don't say that he has a bad conscience, it's all used to fool the judge in court!"
Yamato Gansuke frowned and said: "The first discoverer at the time was a maid. She saw that the initial letter on the deceased's hand was 'S', and then she called the deceased's wife, but the deceased's wife said she was too sad and did not pay attention to the death. ex-message.”
"The letter was sent by the maid!" He Ye was shocked, "Now that I think about it, the figure I saw in the bathroom was UU reading hunet. Her hair was shawl-length and her face was covered, but judging from her figure, she didn't look like a man! "
"Then the question comes again. If she was a maid, why didn't she tell the police directly, but instead pretended to be the murderer to provoke the Osaka boy?" Mouri Kogoro said while touching his chin, "You said she wanted to avenge her master, she Another big circle; you said she didn't want revenge, but she went to Hattori again... weird, really weird!"
"Don't forget, there is another person!" Yamato Gansuke reminded.
"Although theoretically, the deceased's wife is the biggest beneficiary when her son is arrested..." Hoshino Sora shook his head, "But no mother would design her son like this! The message disappeared from the scene of the crime before his death, and the deceased's wife said she didn't pay attention. It’s obvious that she is covering up her son and hiding the truth for him! Therefore, it is impossible for her to take the initiative to reveal anything.”
Yamato Gansuke nodded and said: "She is indeed suspected of covering up, but one thing needs to be noted. The deceased's son and the deceased's wife are not biologically related! The deceased's son was born to his second wife, and the deceased's current wife is from his third marriage!"
"Ah? Stepmother? Stepmother?" Hoshino Sora twitched the corner of his mouth, then waved his hand, "Then don't think about it, the stepmother definitely doesn't want this cheap son to inherit the family property, and even wants to get rid of him!"
"The stepmother already knows that her son has committed patricide, and she has something to do with her son. But on the other hand, if the son has something to do with the stepmother, will he be willing to do so? He has already committed patricide, and killing another stepmother who is not related to him will not be enough. do not have much left."
"No need to think about it, the stepmother must also know that she is in danger, so whether it is for her own safety or her husband's inheritance, she will make her cheap son disappear!"
"Of course, you can't kill directly, so the best way is to kill with a borrowed knife!"
