The sudden change made all the heirs of the Tokura family feel uneasy.
Koga Rikushige responded quickly. He first signaled the servant to bring tea. After the most nervous Tokura Mayobu calmed down a little, he suggested:
"I think it's better to find the master as soon as possible and let him explain the ins and outs of the matter."
"Uh, yes, that's right..."
Tokura Masin nodded and said with a dry smile: "Maybe the eldest brother is hiding somewhere, watching our jokes."
Ideas were quickly agreed upon.
Facing such a huge villa, everyone had to search separately.
Hattori Heiji and Conan asked Torakura Kishiji for the 'supernatural' photo, and stayed in the living room to wait for a while. They still didn't see Toyama Kazuha and Maori Ran, and were about to go to the kitchen to check. Condition.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a professor surnamed Ye, who had barely participated in the discussion, standing in front of the table.
A medieval short knife with a simple pattern that he had never seen before was spinning on the tip of his finger.
The two of them temporarily forgot about their childhood sweethearts and got together in unison.
Hattori Heiji was surprised and said: "Brother Genichi, this is..."
"Picked it up on the ground."
Ye Gengyi's answer was very insincere.
There was obviously an explosion, but the two detective boys focused their attention on the photos, so he took advantage of the crowd to look for any electronic props, pistols or other standard or non-standard weapons on them...
This sword came from Hanekawa Johei.
Too bad it's not a pistol.
It's just a short blade. Even if it is exposed directly, the other party can refute it as 'so many bizarre incidents happened, so it was used as a self-defense weapon'...
Now just take the weapon away.
When the other party is in panic, he will definitely expose more back-up tactics, which will also make it easier for him to check whether there are any accomplices.
Picked it up? Where did you pick it up... Why didn't we find anything just now...
The two detective boys lowered their heads and scanned the floor.
"By the way, Brother Gengyi..."
Hattori Heiji withdrew his gaze, not paying much attention to the short sword. He shook the photo in his hand and said:
"I think the hidden master is not just trying to scare people."
I'm also waiting to see what trick they want to play... Ye Gengyi said "Oh" without comment, put the short knife into his pocket casually, looked at the black man and asked a question that sounded very strange to him. :
"First of all, make sure you don't believe in the existence of vampires or ghosts, right?"
"of course."
Hattori Heiji answered without thinking...Although Saragi-san occasionally does some puzzling things, such as playing music while pushing the coffin, but...this is what Saragi-san asked. , if it were someone else, I would definitely give him a blank look again.
"Um."
Ye Gengyi nodded slightly: "Therefore, there is a high probability that there is a secret passage inside the villa. In a narrow space, the only way to create an explosion is to install a bomb."
bomb...explosion...
Hattori Heiji was in a trance for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and his expression became extremely serious: "Brother Sarada, do you suspect that the person who blew up the tunnel is in the villa?!"
"Is it true to trust rather than rely on something?" Ye Gengyi asked calmly.
"ah???"
Hattori Heiji looked puzzled.
Conan secretly took out his mobile phone and started browsing the Internet, and then pulled Heiji Hattori's trouser leg to show him the comments he found.
I saw it read: Believe in things that are well-founded and well-founded, and rely more on solid evidence...
And Saraichi-san was asking rhetorically... Well, he is regarded as a typical impulsive character again, but the problem is that he is a detective, how can he not investigate carefully and just rely on guesses... Hattori Heiji showed a helpless expression: " I know, I will be careful when investigating."
"..."
Total lack of cooperation.
It would be fine if there was no danger in the secret passage, but if there was, there would be too many 'unstable' factors with them.
At one glance, Ye Geng understood that the black-skinned man did not take his warning to heart, and he completely gave up the idea of providing clues to the other party.
Fortunately, at this moment, everyone in the villa is looking for Tokura Yuya who is hiding.
They are outsiders after all, and it is not easy for Hattori Heiji and Conan to mess around in front of others until something happens.
Ye Gengyi observed everyone in the villa within sight and noticed that the heirs who had a tacit understanding did not show up on the first floor.
But I didn’t see the person wearing chef’s clothes...
Needless to say, Hanekawa Jōhei’s suspicions were high.
Is the chef who provided an alibi to the police six months ago still cooking in the kitchen?
As thoughts flashed, Ye Gengyi also came to the kitchen.
Hattori Heiji and Conan walked around and looked around, and happened to come here to find their childhood sweetheart.
result……
"Why is there no one there?" Hattori Heiji looked at the refrigerator strangely.
Conan bent down and lifted up the tablecloth, looking underneath for a moment.
"..."
Ye Gengyi was silent.
It always feels like they are not looking for people, but mice and bats...
exactly.
The maid named Xiaoguang also came here. Her stomach made a "gurgling" sound, and she said a little embarrassedly:
"Maybe everyone went to eat in other rooms..."
It's her... Hattori Heiji hurriedly inquired about the information:
"I remember that you were the child brought into the house by Mr. Ouya's fiancée, right?"
"Uh, um..."
Xiaoguang retracted the hand holding the food awkwardly and nodded: "Yes, I came with my mother."
"Excuse me, how did your father-in-law pass away?" Conan raised his head and tried to cover up his rude behavior with "childish words".
"I heard it was due to an accident..."
Xiaoguang recalled for a moment and shook his head: "I can't remember the details clearly, because I seemed to be sick at that time and had been living in the master's hospital..."
"Eh? Has your master ever run a hospital?" Hattori Heiji seemed to have caught some clue.
"Yes, he used to be the director of Yakura General Hospital..."
A smile appeared on Xiaoguang's face, and he said in a grateful tone: "The master is a good man. He paid for all the expenses when I was hospitalized. I heard that I retired due to health reasons after I was discharged..."
It's a doctor...well, the suspicion of murder is even greater...
Ye Gengyi thought of the case half a year ago. Since he had never seen the scene or the body, he only listened to Otaki Goro's account. He always thought that the maid died in the woods, and the scene was covered by the heavy rain overnight. The traces were washed away.
But if you are a doctor, not only can you easily get sleeping pills, but you can also draw blood and do bloodletting.
(End of chapter)
