Conan's self-cultivation of fake wine

Chapter 512 Ultimatum
  Facing the straight ball thrown by Moori Kogoro, Shodo Kurumi was silent for a moment, and then nodded and admitted, "Yes, I did know about this a long time ago."

But rather than having her reveal it to her face, Zhuangtang Hutao still hopes that Housekeeper Hogu will take the initiative to muster up the courage to confess his true identity to her.

Hence the episode this afternoon.

"As expected of a detective, my little tricks can't be hidden from your eyes."

Faced with Zhuangtang Hutao's compliment, Mao Li was not in a happy mood, but was thinking about a very serious issue.

That is whether their previous promises still work. If Shodo Kurumi knew Gari-kun's true identity from the beginning, would the commission fee still be in his hands?

Lu Ren didn't need to think about this matter and directly explained the situation: "One of the two impostors is likely to be involved in the serial murder case twenty years ago. The police are on standby outside at this time, ready to rush in at any time. .Now that Ms. Walnut, you have found the real Mr. Gari, then forgive us for not being able to stay here any longer."

After realizing that there were no lottery draws to be won, Lu Ren suddenly lost interest in this place, and he had no idea of ​​watching their childhood sweethearts, who were nearly fifty years old, acting in a Qiong Yao drama.

If the relationship requires the help of outsiders to come together, then you must consider from the beginning whether the two are suitable for each other.

"Yes, please do as you please."

Maori and the others are going to catch the murderer now. No matter how stupid Shoudou Kurumi is, he cannot say, "The murderer is irrelevant. Let my Gari-kun change his mind first."

What they lost was just their lives, but what I lost was a true love.

Whether it was because of his personal cultivation or his family's reputation, it was impossible for Zhuangtang Hutao to say such top-notch bastard words.

After she adjusted her mood, she waved to the waiting maid to hand the envelope she had prepared to Mouri Kogoro.

Inside is the commission fee for this commission.

In the final analysis, she actually deceived Mouri Kogoro from the very beginning of this commission.

Even though he knew who the real Gari-kun was, he still wanted Mouri Kogoro to come and identify him.

If Kogoro Mouri cannot see through this scam, it only means that he is not worthy of his reputation as a famous detective.

If you lie, you will lie.

If it can be seen through, the entrustment fee must still be paid.

You can't turn against a highly intelligent social elite just because of a small amount of money, especially when you are likely to deal with him again in the future.

Therefore, in addition to the commission itself, the commission fee also means compensation.

Even though this commission did not achieve her expected purpose.

However, Zhuangtang Hutao's face did not show the slightest sense of loss. She had been surrounded by darkness all year round, and her state of mind naturally became darker.

This level of blow was nothing to her.

After confirming that the commission fee was handed over to Maori, Shodo Kurumi asked calmly: "I wonder if I can be of any help to the police's next actions?"

"There is indeed one thing. Since the police are still unable to determine who was the murderer back then, during the interrogation, the two of them are likely to use the deeds of that year as a talisman."

"I insist that the injuries on my body were caused by rescuing others. So Ms. Walnut, I hope you can join hands with Mr. Hoya to testify, so as to cut off the thoughts of these two people."

Facing Lu Ren's request, Zhuangtang Hutao smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Lu Ren, if this matter was really that easy, I wouldn't have delayed it for three years."

"The murderer we want to arrest this time is a serial murderer. So far, he has destroyed four families. One of the police officers unfortunately died in the line of duty while arresting him."

"If Mr. Hoya is really as upright as you say, I don't think he will continue to let this murderer continue to be at large."

"Of course, if you really have difficulties, we can convey these words to you on your behalf."

"What you said makes sense, but I didn't think it through well." Zhuangtang Hutao bowed his head slightly and apologized, then stood up with a cane, "There's no need to tell him on your behalf, I'd better go and tell him in person."

Zhuangtang Kurumi left the bedroom, and Maori and the others followed her.

This move was firstly to embolden her, and secondly, to prevent the two impostors from jumping over the wall in a hurry.

If they can do such nonsense to get bonuses, even if they are not real serial murderers.

Their moral bottom line is also low enough. Once the time is right, it's no wonder they can do anything.

Zhuangtang Hutao knocked on the door of the housekeeper's bedroom, and then walked in alone. Lu Ren and the others continued to stay outside the house.

At this time, Maori lost his joy of getting the commission fee, and said worriedly: "What if the housekeeper Hoya is not the Gari-kun back then, but the serial murderer?"

"Chief Inspector Matsumoto claimed that the scar he made was very long, from one armpit to the other armpit. But after all, his eyes were injured at that time, and he couldn't tell the front from the back..."

"I don't think you need to worry about this issue. Although Ms. Zhuangtang Hutao is blind, her perception in other aspects is much sharper than that of ordinary people. And she must be fully confident when she chooses to go in alone."

"For example, when I mentioned checking the hospital's diagnosis and treatment records, she said she didn't check it. Is it really true?"

Zhuangtang Hutao's attitude is not like she is just trying to find her savior and repay her, she is doing everything more like she is looking for a husband to continue to protect the family business with her.

From the perspective of family continuation, Zhuangtang Hutao's attitude and choices are definitely more cautious than they imagined.

Otherwise, whatever I did in the previous three years, I'm afraid it would all have been spent on Bogu. It is necessary to investigate both the past and his present.

Lu Ren had reason to suspect that the lottery ticket was just a gimmick.

Of course she has 100 million yen, but this money belongs to Shodo Kurumi herself, it is her family property, not the so-called lottery ticket.

Otherwise, why would a rich lady with limited mobility and blindness buy lottery tickets properly?

Of course, this kind of speculation is meaningless. Even if the truth is true, it is useless.

What is more important now is to find out the murderer hidden among the two.

The murder case that might have existed today is definitely gone, but there is still a murder case from many years ago waiting for him.

Thinking of this, Lu Ren lowered his voice and said, "Brother Maoli, what songs do the two of them like to sing? Have you investigated clearly?"

"Yeah. One of them likes to hum jazz, and the other likes to hum soul music."

Jazz and Soul…

But the Beatles were a rock band.

Could it be that the murderer is someone else?
  "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Mao Li quickly noticed that Lu Ren looked different.

Lu Ren just shook his head, "Just wait and see what happens."

Ten minutes later, the door opened again. Zhuangtang Hutao and Butler Baogu walked out together.

Compared to their previous roles as housekeeper and master, the two people's words and deeds at this time are undoubtedly much more intimate.

For example, before, they always kept their distance, and the butler always stood behind his master.

Now, the two people's arms are linked together.

It is conceivable that within these ten minutes, something unknown happened, which caused their feelings to heat up rapidly.

Facing everyone's gaze, Housekeeper Hotani did not withdraw his arm, but continued with a blushing face, "Mr. Maori, please contact the police now. Hu Tao and I will confront them face to face!"

"No problem." As soon as Maoli received a text message, the police waiting outside quickly rushed in, catching the two impostors off guard.

At this time, the two of them were lying on the bed, preparing to have supper in a leisurely mood.

During this period of time, they had a good experience of the life of the upper class.

Every day's breakfast, lunch and dinner are served by top chefs, and there will also be a carefully prepared late night snack.

To be honest, even if the final bonus is lost, their experience in the past few days is completely worth bragging to others for a long time.

It's just that a huge sum of 100 million yuan is just around the corner, so I'm still not willing to give up like this.

Of course, now, they don't think much about it.

After being pushed to the ground by the police and handcuffed with their hands cut behind their backs, they only hated themselves for being so greedy. Why don't you leave here early.

No wonder newspapers say that cops and rich people wear the same pants. Now it seems that I really didn’t lie to him.

The brown-haired man Kusumoto Ryuhei regretted it endlessly. Compared to the dark-skinned fool next to him who kept insisting that he was Gari-kun, he already knew that the matter had been exposed.

He himself is a liar, so he naturally knows that the black-skinned fool next to him is also a liar.

I thought this was a showdown between liars and liars. Why did this piece of paper end immediately...

Immediately afterwards, the housekeeper Baogu stood up and took the initiative to reveal his identity.

After learning the truth, the two liars began to curse inwardly.

The bastard will die if he confesses earlier. If they had revealed their identity directly from the beginning, they wouldn't have come here to try their luck. If they didn't try their luck, they wouldn't have encountered a note, and they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

"Comrade police, this is just a joke, there is no need to make it like this."

"Yes or no, let's talk about it when we get back."

Matsumoto Kiyonaga had a straight face and had no intention of trying to be nice or reasonable with the two of them.

Even if they weren't the murderers many years ago, they were still actual fraudsters.

When dealing with fraudsters, the standard is that they have the final say.

The two were quickly put into a police car.

Lu Ren thought for a moment and decided to drive up and take a look together. He always felt that this serial murder case that happened many years ago would not be solved so easily.

Conan naturally wanted to follow.

Then Mao Lilan reached out and picked it up.

He had no choice but to stand there and watch Lu Ren and the police leave together.

……

After returning to the Metropolitan Police Department, Lu Ren greeted the police officers he knew and walked into the interrogation room with familiarity.

If his face wasn't so recognizable, people who didn't know would have thought it was some plainclothes policeman who had just finished his official duties and was escorting the prisoner back.

This also made Matsumoto Kiyonaga's already ugly face become even more ugly. Mu Mu, who was following him, couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.

He couldn't afford to offend either side, so he could do nothing.

Fortunately, Matsumoto Kiyonaga did not say anything to stop him until the end. After receiving the instruction, Megure breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered his men to start questioning the suspect.

These two fraudsters are much easier to deal with than expected.

After being put into the interrogation room and being dazzled by high-brightness headlights, their psychological defenses completely collapsed.

Whatever the police ask, they answer.

But this testimony disappointed the police very much.

Sogo Banba, the man with dark skin and dreadlocks, who had a wound on his chest, said that the scar was caused by accident while surfing.

Kusumoto Ryuhei, a brown-haired man with a wound on his back, had an even more outrageous reason. He said that he asked someone to cut the scar because he thought it looked cool.

This was so nonsense that it almost made the police officer in charge of the interrogation laugh out loud.

"It's true, I didn't lie to you."

Seeing that the police didn't seem to believe him, Kusumoto Ryuhei shouted anxiously, "That happened fifteen years ago. I was still young and ignorant at that time. When I was in the sauna room, I met a man with the same scar on his back. male."

"He told me that the scar on his back was a medal of courage carved by the police, and asked me if I wanted to have one carved too."

"..."

Matsumoto Kiyoshi, who had been silent before, said loudly: "Did that person whistle and hum?"

"Yes, yes! He was humming a pop song from twenty years ago. But I really forgot what it was called. What I said is true. Please believe me!"

Pop music from twenty years ago…

It should be "Let It Be" by The Beatles.

If what this man said was true, then it was probably the murderer he saw back then.

However, we must also consider the possibility that he deliberately fabricated lies to deceive the police.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga then asked: "What about his face, have you seen what he looks like?"

"No...no. There was a lot of mist in the sauna, and he wrapped his head in a towel. I really don't know what he looked like. But I still remember that sauna, it was called SPA Natural Sauna. Right in Tokyo!"

Regarding this last news, no one can deny it.

It's still unclear whether what Kusumoto Ryuhei said is true or not, and the sauna at this point has been closed for a long time. Even if there is an investigation, it will be tomorrow morning.

The next day came in a blink of an eye. After a night of interrogation, the police basically eliminated the two fraudsters.

They wanted to tell the police their bank card passwords just to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible.

They were not the only ones who stayed up all night, Matsumoto Kiyonaga, Megure Jusan and other police officers responsible for investigating the case also stayed up all night.

Fortunately, after this night, they did gain something.

"Sogo Sogo, who was wounded in the chest, was in Akita Prefecture when the serial murders occurred twenty years ago. The situation is basically true. When the murder case fifteen years ago occurred, Ryuhei Kusumoto himself was abroad. Settlement. The same is true.”

Megure reported to Matsumoto Kiyonaga.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga: "In that case, it seems that what Kusumoto Ryuhei said is true. Send someone to check the sauna he mentioned."

"Sato and Takagi have passed."

"Well. We must hurry up." Matsumoto Kiyonaga touched the scars on his face and whispered: "We only have less than three days."

(End of this chapter)