"This is the truth why Mr. Kudo Yusaku and Fei Chi gave up the investigation!" Masumi Sera looked up at Conan on the second staircase, with an unknown smile on his lips, "I don't know if Kudo Shinichi has told you , this morning we encountered an incident that seemed to be an accident on the way to school. The word "death" was left in blood next to the body, just like the case ten years ago. Xiaolan found the font of the word "death" in blood in the two incidents. Consistent, so we want to look for the files of the case ten years ago..."
Conan felt that the way Sera Masumi looked at him was a little weird. He didn't know what kind of medicine Sera Masumi was selling in his gourd, so he put on a child's confused expression and nodded, "Brother Shinichi told me, but this has something to do with Brother Chi." What’s the relationship?”
"What Xiaolan didn't mention to Kudo Shinichi in the email is that before we went to the crime scene in the morning, Mr. Chi and Mr. Subaru who lived here arrived at the scene before us, even though there was a The suspicious words in blood, after seeing the scene, Mr. Chi still said that it should be theft, and then left with Mr. Subaru..." Sera Masumi saw the obvious expression of shock on Conan's face, and just suppressed it. The corner of his mouth raised again, "I heard that Mr. Kudo Yusaku also gave up the investigation of the case with the word "death" ten years ago. I want to know what kind of magic power the word 'death' written in blood has, so that it can make people suffer repeatedly. People give up investigating the truth! You also want to know what is going on, Conan?"
"Yes, yes..."
Conan responded casually and frowned.
Ten years ago, his father saw blood written next to the body, but he still said, 'This is not a murder,' and 'I guarantee the murderer will never show up again,' and then gave up the investigation.
Ten years later, Chi Feichi saw blood written next to the body and said, 'This is just theft,' and left directly.
Hey hey, what the hell is going on...
Seeing that Conan looked more confused than herself, Sera Masumi smiled even more happily as she got the reaction she wanted from Conan. "Anyway, Conan, hurry up and find the file. We will go to the kitchen to drink tea and wait for you." , then I can show you the live photos I took in the morning!"
"Yes~~!"
Conan responded obediently, withdrew his thoughts and concentrated on searching through the case files from ten years ago.
…
Not long after, Mao Lilan made black tea in the kitchen.
Masumi Sera observed in the kitchen and found a suspicious hair tie on the cabinet and a cup that seemed to be stained with lipstick. Soon she found a long hair that looked like a wig in the sink and said, "This house He concluded that a woman had been here. After seeing Mao Lilan's anxiety, he reminded Mao Lilan that the person who lives here is Okiya Subaru, and the person who brought the woman back should also be Okiya Subaru.
When Conan walked in with the file bag, he happened to miss the gossip topic of the three people. Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko said, "This is an adult topic, children should not ask too many questions."
Masumi Sera took out her mobile phone, found the photos of the incident taken in the morning, and put the mobile phone on the table.
Conan also found photos of the crime scene from the file bag, and placed the photo with the word "death on the ground" next to Sera Masumi's cell phone.
Putting the two photos together, you can see that the two words 'death' are almost identical.
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko both had experience in facing the incident. After seeing the photos, their expressions suddenly became solemn.
"This...this means that the prisoner from ten years ago committed a crime again, right?"
"Yes, this is a serial murder case!"
"I checked on the Internet and found that the incident that year has not been made public, including the photo of the word 'death' at the scene," Masumi Sera said seriously, "In other words, the possibility of today's incident being a copycat crime is very low. Even those who have seen this word in blood and are related to the case ten years ago will find it difficult to write this special word "death" exactly the same. To do this, almost only the murderer in the incident ten years ago can do so. That’s all right!”
"But, but..." Conan recovered from the shock and looked up at Sera Masumi and the other three who turned to look at him. The confusion on their faces was hard to hide, "Brother Shinichi told me that he said that Mr. Yusaku ten years ago He said at the crime scene that he promised in the name of Kudo Yusaku that the murderer who left the word 'death' would never appear again."
"What? Is it true?!" Sera Masumi felt unbelievable again, "Did Mr. Kudo Yusaku really say that?"
Conan nodded seriously, "Brother Shinichi said that he was sure he remembered correctly!"
"Xinyi also told me when he showed me the photos before," Mao Lilan frowned at the photos of the scene ten years ago, "and he also said that although the deceased's palms and fingers were stained with blood, the fingertips were stained with blood. There was no blood, which meant that the writing on the ground was not left by the deceased, and it was clearly a murder. He said excitedly that he didn’t know why his father didn’t investigate!”
"Indeed..." Masumi Sera frowned and looked at the photo, "It looks like a murder anyway. Even if the murderer didn't leave a bloody note, there should be someone stopping next to the body before the blood dries up. It’s only right to leave blood in a bad way, but why do they always have that attitude..."
"That's right, I don't understand why Brother Fei Chi said this was theft this morning..." Suzuki Sonoko muttered depressedly, her eyes suddenly widened, "Could it be that... there is something very important behind the word "blood"? What about the character? Just like in the TV series, the murderer is actually a second-generation policeman, a second-generation official or a second-generation rich man. Although they are very hateful, there is no way to punish them!"
Conan: "..."
Isn't Sonoko herself the eldest lady of the Suzuki Foundation?
Mao Lilan reminded with a dry smile, "But, I don't think either Brother Fei Chi or Xinyi's father will give up the case just because of this!"
"Then, will they have to give up the investigation for the sake of the safety of more people?" Suzuki Sonoko said seriously, "Yes, they are not the kind of people who are afraid of difficulties and dangers, but if it involves a lot of things, For people’s safety, they might give up on pursuing each other’s crimes, right?”
Conan frowned in thought and murmured in a low voice, "No, I think I...I mean Mr. Kudo Yusaku is not someone who just ignores questions. He will definitely find other ways to catch the murderer..."
Yuanzi's statement sounded reasonable at first, but when he thought about it carefully, it was still wrong.
Even if his father gave up the investigation for the sake of the safety of more people, he would not really let it go. If he did not investigate on the surface, he would pay attention secretly. It should not be that after ten years of investigation there has been no progress.
Moreover, after ten years, Chi Feichi gave up the investigation this time. The two people made the same choice. It was not necessarily a collusion in advance, nor was it possible that both people made mistakes at the same time.
It's possible they're missing something...
Sera Masumi also felt that the matter was not simple, so he did not rush to a conclusion. He looked through the case files and learned about the case ten years ago.
Suzuki Sonoko watched carefully for a long time, but after thinking to no avail, she reminded him doubtfully, "I said... can't we just call Brother Fei Chi directly? Ask him directly why he said that the incident in the morning was a theft! "
"That's right," Mao Lilan's eyes lit up, and she turned to Sera Masaki and said, "It's not convenient for us to disturb Mr. Yuzu, but it's not a troublesome thing to call and ask Brother Fei Chi. He will definitely follow us. Said..."
"Are you sure?" Sera Masazumi looked directly at Mao Lilan with an extremely solemn expression. "If there is any reason for them to give up the investigation, will Brother Fei Chi really confess to us? Kudo Shinichi did not learn from his father Can you get the answer there?"
Conan: "..."
Don't mention his name, thank you.
Mao Lilan felt uncertain. With Sera Masumi staring at her like this, she couldn't say for sure, 'Brother Chi would have told us,' "This, this..."
Sera Masumi suddenly laughed and put his arms around Mao Lilan's shoulders, "So let's find out the truth ourselves!"
"Do you want to call the police and ask?" Conan reminded, "You can call Officer Takagi. If he gets any information, he might tell us!"
The other three people had no objection, and Mao Lilan immediately called Takagi Wataru.
Takagi Wataru happened to be in the police team in the morning. When he heard Mao Lilan asking about the morning incident, he also told the police about the situation, "The deceased's name was Gao Ichixun, and he lived nearby. The cause of death was venous aneurysm caused by liver cirrhosis. Rupture, I don’t know what to do with the body after that, because the case was classified as a theft and has been handed over to the Search Section 3..."
When Sera Masumi heard what Takagi Wataru said, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you kidding? Doesn't that look like a theft?"
"Could it be that because Brother Chi said so, your police just classified the case as theft?" Suzuki Sonoko also asked aloud.
"Huh?" Gao Mushe was a little confused, "Mr. Chi said that?"
"You also saw it, right? The word 'death' written in blood! This was left at the scene. It should be more likely to be a murder case," Masumi Sera said anxiously, "But Brother Chi also said this this morning. It’s a theft!”
"Eh? Did Mr. Chi actually say that?" Takagi Wataru asked doubtfully on the phone, "Actually, I also think this case is very suspicious, like some bizarre murder. But when Officer Megure arrived at the scene this morning, he saw that After passing the scene, I said it was a theft, because no wallet was found on the deceased, so I was wondering if the word "death" could be the symbol of a certain theft gang. They like to leave blood words after taking away the property of the deceased... …”
Conan: "..."
It's not impossible.
But they couldn't find similar incidents anywhere. There was no reason that only his father, Chi Feichi, and Officer Mumu knew about the theft gang, right?
Sera Masumi was stunned for a moment, "But no matter how hard I checked, I couldn't find any related theft cases..."
There was a commotion on the other side of the phone, and Takagi Sheba quickly said, "Ah, I'm sorry! I have something to investigate, so that's it for now!"
"Hey..." Sera Masumi heard the sound of the phone hanging up and sighed angrily, "Really, what's going on with that bloody word!"
"Are you talking about a case from ten years ago?"
A gentle male voice came from the door, causing Conan and the three girls to turn their heads and look over.
Mao Lilan saw Okiya Subaru standing at the door, and also saw Chi Feichi beside Okiya Subaru, and took the initiative to say hello, "Mr. Subaru, Brother Fei Chi..."
(End of chapter)
