Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 509: Choose one of the seven luxurious games, you deserve it! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

"What's going on? Suzuki!"

When everyone ran to the door of Hatamoto Gozo's room, they saw the butler Suzuki, whom they had just met in the restaurant. He had completely lost his usual calm and composure. His eyes were wide open, his face was as pale as paper, and his body was rolling and crawling uncontrollably. He rushed out of the room in a panic, as if there was a murderous evil spirit chasing him.

His clothes were disheveled, his expression was terrified, he was gasping for breath, his lips were trembling and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. Only his trembling fingers kept gesturing towards the room, signaling everyone to look inside.

Seeing him like this, everyone's heart was instantly in suspense. An ominous premonition quickly gathered like a dark cloud. What kind of incident had happened in the house to scare the usually calm butler into this state?

"what……"

"how come……"

Everyone looked inside the house in the direction of Butler Suzuki's trembling finger, and in an instant, exclamations rang out one after another.

It turned out that Hatamoto Gozo, the usually majestic and final ruler of the Hatamoto family, was lying straight in a pool of blood.

There was no trace of life on the old face, his eyes were wide open, frozen with the astonishment and fear before death, and his eyes seemed to still be questioning why the murderer had done such a cruel thing.

Under him, the precious Persian carpet was soaked in blood, emitting a pungent smell...

Seeing this tragic scene, cries and screams broke out instantly.

Kogoro Mori and Byakuya looked at each other and the first to come to his senses. He walked into the room with a serious expression, then took out a pair of gloves from his pocket, walked to the body of Hatamoto Gozo, and put his hand on his philtrum.

Conan was not idle either. His sharp eyes kept scanning every corner, not missing any details.

"The old man is no longer able to do it."

After checking, Kogoro Mouri turned around and looked at everyone, shaking his head helplessly.

"No... no more?"

Hearing this, Hatamoto Mariko couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but for some reason, there was no sadness in her voice, but a bit of relief and ecstasy. The corners of her mouth even slightly raised, but she quickly covered them up.

Hatamoto Ryuo's face was filled with rage, his fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound, and he yelled at Butler Suzuki, "Why did Dad get into trouble? Suzuki, you were here at the time, you must know what happened, tell me now!"

The roar hurts the eardrums.

Butler Suzuki shook his head frantically and explained tremblingly: "I... I don't know either! I came to urge the master to go out for dinner, but when I opened the door, I saw this scene. I don't know why the master got into trouble!"

Not to mention Hatamoto Ryuo, he also wanted to know what had happened to his master!
After all, as the first discoverer, he is highly suspected of murder!
"This...how is this possible?"

Compared to Hatamoto Mariko's ecstasy and Hatamoto Ryuo's rage, Hatamoto Natsue was full of surprise and disbelief.

She covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. Her frail body was shaky as she murmured, "Grandpa...how could this happen!"

She was so sad that she wanted to rush in immediately to confirm the situation herself. However, before she could rush into the room, she was stopped by Bai Ye who was quick-eyed and quick-handed.

"grandfather……"

"Don't come in!"

Seeing this scene, especially Hatamoto Mariko and others seemed to

He was also eager to rush in and check on Hatamoto Gozo, but Maori Kogoro frowned and immediately said in a serious tone, "From now on, no one is allowed to come in without my permission!"

Hatamoto Ryuo was a little unconvinced. He pointed at Bai Ye, who had let go of Hatamoto Natsue's soft body at some point, and then approached Hatamoto Gozo's body, where he was looking down and checking something, and said, "Then why was he allowed to go in?"

"because……"

The one who answered him was not Mouri Kogoro, but Mouri Ran, who had taken Hatamoto Natsue from Byakuya's arms and was gently comforting her.

While patting Hatamoto Natsue's back and comforting him gently, Mao Lilan did not forget to explain, "Bai Ye-kun is also a famous detective!"

"What? He's a detective too?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Hatamoto family was shocked.

Wow, we only invited four people on board, and it turned out that two of them were detectives?
Moreover, he is not just an ordinary detective, but a so-called famous detective!
Are they, the Hatamoto family, disturbing the famous detective's nest?
"The body is still warm, so the death should have happened not long ago. The fatal wound is in the abdomen, as if it was stabbed directly by a sharp object..."

Without paying attention to their shock, Maori Kogoro stood up after checking Hatamoto Gozo, clasped his hands together and rubbed the remaining coolness from his fingertips, then looked at Butler Suzuki, who still had a look of fear on his face, "Master Gozo was probably killed forty or fifty minutes ago. I think you are the first to discover it, Butler Suzuki."

Butler Suzuki, who was still in shock, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes... yes..."

After looking at him deeply, Maori Kogoro began his questioning, "Forty or fifty minutes ago, that is, at eight o'clock in the evening, where were you at that time?"

Butler Suzuki shrank his neck and replied, "Around eight o'clock, I stayed in the restaurant to prepare for dinner."

Mao Lilan pursed her pink lips and confirmed: "Yes, I remember that at that time, Butler Suzuki was indeed busy around us."

Maori Kogoro frowned and said, "Butler Suzuki, when you found the body, this room was locked, right?"

Butler Suzuki nodded heavily, "Yes."

Maori Kogoro continued to ask: "How is it locked?"

Butler Suzuki took out a key tremblingly and said in a trembling voice, "Once it is locked from the inside, you can't get in without this key."

Maori Kogoro touched his chin, then looked around and said, "The window of the room is not open, and the only entrance is locked. It is impossible to break in from the outside. In other words, this room is completely sealed."

Hatamoto Ryuo was slightly stunned. "Sealed...sealed?"

Hatamoto Akiie was surprised and asked, "Is it suicide?"

"No way?"

Is this true? Would that stubborn and arrogant old man choose to commit suicide?

Why doesn't she believe it so much?
Maori Kogoro shook his head and denied it decisively, "But it's strange. If it was suicide, the thing that should have been with the body, that is, the murder weapon, was not there. The cause of death was a knife wound in the abdomen, and excessive bleeding led to death."

Hatamoto Ryuo leaned against the wall at the door and said nonchalantly, "Maybe it was sharp ice or something like that? Isn't it common to encounter such plots in mystery novels? The ice melted after a while."

"Then let me ask you..." Maori Kogoro looked at him coldly, his expression indifferent, "Would a suicidal person do that?"

Who would go to the trouble of looking for something like an ice skate?
Hatamoto Akiyo crossed his arms and said coldly, "This must be Grandpa's trick. He has long suspected that some people present covet his property, so he uses this method to punish everyone."

When she said this, she paused for a moment, and then said to Hatamoto Xiajiang beside her in a teasing tone, "Of course, the people I just mentioned do not include Xiajiang. Isn't that right, kind-hearted Xiajiang?" Hearing Hatamoto Akijiang mocking her like this, even with Hatamoto Xiajiang's personality, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and annoyed, "Sister, how can you say that?"

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Hatamoto Shoji standing beside her, wanting this elder to say something for her.

However, to her surprise, Hatamoto Shoji nodded and confirmed Hatamoto Akiie's guess, "If that's the case, it is indeed possible."

Hatamoto Natsue's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her eyes were red, and her face was full of surprise and disbelief, "Uncle Xiangji, why are you like this too?"

Xia Jiang, who was still immersed in the grief of losing her grandfather, had never expected that these relatives in front of her, after learning that their grandfather Hatamoto Gozo had unfortunately passed away, not only did no one show even a trace of sadness, but now they were mocking her like this.

When Hatamoto Ryuo saw the look on everyone's faces, he knew that they, like him, did not care about Hatamoto Gozo's death and wanted to get over it quickly. He stepped forward and said excitedly, "It was suicide. It must have been suicide."

Only by ending this matter sooner can they start dividing the industry sooner!

And what could be a quicker way to close a case than suicide?

"No, it was murder."

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly sounded.

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When everyone heard the sound, they saw Bai Ye pointing at the bloodstains at the scene, his face full of confidence and calmness: "The reason is very obvious. Look at the door frame here, isn't there a bloodstain here? If the door was closed when Mr. Hao Zang committed suicide, there shouldn't be bloodstains here."

Bai Ye paused for a moment and gave his own conclusion, "So Mr. Hao Zang must have been killed with the door open."

"Hmm...that makes sense!"

Maori Kogoro nodded in realization, "Master Gozo, he must have been stabbed by the murderer just as he stepped out of the door."

Hatamoto Ryuo had a new objection to this, "Who locked the door?"

Maori Kogoro was slightly stunned, "Yeah, who could it be?"

Seeing him like this, Hatamoto Ryuo suddenly felt a little disgusted, "Hey, hey, are you capable of this?"

Bai Ye's mouth twitched slightly, and he had to pat Maori Kogoro on the shoulder, then motioned him to look at Hatamoto Gozo lying on the ground.

Noticing Bai Ye's eyes, Maori Kogoro was slightly stunned, and then his pupils shrank suddenly, "I understand!"

"The one who locked the door was Master Hao Zang himself. He might have been stabbed outside the door. Then, in order to avoid the murderer, he fled into the room, and finally died."

"In this way, all doubts have a reasonable explanation."

Everyone nodded, and this reasoning was unanimously recognized by everyone.

While expressing their recognition, everyone also praised Kogoro Mori.

"Detective Maori is really amazing, he really deserves to be called a famous detective!"

"When a famous detective comes out, he's extraordinary!"

"Hahahahaha..." Hearing everyone's praise, Maori Kogoro couldn't help but laughed triumphantly. Then he belatedly remembered something, "Wait... In this way, doesn't everyone become a suspect?"

Looking up and looking around, Maori Kogoro began to recount the clues he had so far. "The crime happened around 8pm. At the time, there were five of us, Xiaolan, Bai Ye, Conan, and Miss Xia Jiang. We had been sitting at the dining table since 7:30pm. It was impossible for us to commit the crime."

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows slightly and added, "At that time, Butler Suzuki was setting the tableware at the next table, so he can also be ruled out."

"Hmm...Bai Ye, what you said makes sense." Maori Kogoro nodded, agreeing with this judgment, and then turned his gaze to Hatamoto Akiie and others, "The murderer must be one of the seven of you who was not in the restaurant at the time!"

Everyone in the Hatamoto family was shocked when they heard Kogoro Mori's conclusion.

Maori Kogoro ignored their surprise and turned to ask Butler Suzuki: "Butler Suzuki, did you notice anything wrong when you entered the room?"

"Nothing special. Oh, now I remember, I picked up this flower at the door."

Butler Suzuki shook his head at first, then as if he remembered something, he took out a small red flower from his pocket tremblingly.

"flower?"

Kogoro Mori looked confused.

What flower?

What does this have to do with flowers?

Hatamoto Xia Jiang at the side exclaimed in surprise, "That flower, that's the flower I helped Xiao Wu to get on!"

Why did the flowers she pinned on her husband appear at the scene of her grandfather's murder? !

Hearing this, everyone turned around and looked at Hatamoto Takeshi who looked panicked.

After taking a deep look at Hatamoto Takeshi, Hatamoto Akiie crossed his arms over his chest and sneered, "So that's how it is. No wonder you came into the restaurant so late."

"No, sister, you misunderstood, hehe..."

Hatamoto Takeshi was sweating profusely, scratching his head and laughing dryly, trying to convince everyone that he was innocent.

"I was thinking about something in my room at that time, so..."

"You haven't given up yet, Xiao Wu..."

But before he could finish, Hatamoto Mariko interrupted him with a sullen look on her face, "I heard everything. You and your father were arguing in the room at that time!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri and Conan frowned at the same time, and the others subconsciously looked at Takeshi Hatamoto.

Noticing their gaze, Hatamoto Takeshi, who was already feeling guilty, suddenly became so panicked that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

"I'm sure you're terrified!"

Seeing him like this, Hatamoto Mariko became more and more excited, pointing her finger at Hatamoto Takeshi, "Actually, you are the son of Zaishiro Yufu, am I right?"

(End of this chapter)