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Chapter 1279 The disappearing vase

After being hit by Mouri Kogoro's "Lion's Roar Technique", Conan wiped the saliva from his face with a helpless expression and immediately fell silent.

Obviously, what he said was so weightless that Kogoro Mouri didn't listen carefully at all, so as soon as he refuted the other party's point of view, he was impatiently suppressed by the other party.

But being denied by Mouri Kogoro does not mean that his views are also denied.

At least Karasawa had the same idea as him.

After all, there are so many important loan contracts behind the painting, which shows that this matter should be a confidential decision.

As a borrower, Toshio Iwamatsu obviously did not have the connections or opportunities to know the secret of the other party.

The only people who can know his secret are the people around him.

However, further investigation is needed to know the truth about this.

Thinking of this, Tang Ze began to check the environment around the scene.

Although he had seen the situation in the room in the video played in the court trial before, after all, it was different from what he saw in the video and the actual situation at the scene.

And soon, Tangze's eyes fell on a wooden cabinet next to the hanging painting wall.

To be precise, it is the surface of the wooden cabinet, where a vase cushion is placed. It can be clearly seen that the middle circle of the cushion is new, while the outside is obviously much older due to the sun.

There will be a clear transition between old and new in the vase mat, naturally because vases were placed on the mat before.

"Excuse me, was there a vase on this before?" Karasawa looked at Hara Yukie and asked.

"This... I remember it seems to be the vase that Madam used before..."

When Karasawa suddenly asked, Hara Yukie showed a slightly nervous expression on her old face. She held her right hand in front of her chest and forced a smile: "Originally, the vase was always placed there, but after my wife passed away, the master Disposed of that vase before."

"Oh? That's it~"

After Conan saw the other party's unnatural expression, he put his head in his hands and pretended to be innocent and said, "I thought President Ishigaki accidentally hit the ground and broke it when he was struggling with the prisoner."

"Regarding this, when I searched for evidence at the scene, I didn't find any fragments of the vase here."

Conan's original intention was to observe Yukie Hara's reaction, but he didn't expect to get a reply from Reiko Kujo.

When the other party answered his question, he unconsciously took two steps, blocking his line of sight.

But it doesn't matter, he is not alone. Karasawa should have seen Yukie Hara's reaction after he asked the question.

Thinking of this, Conan glanced at Tang Ze and found that the other person nodded slightly towards him, so he knew that his guess was correct.

When Tangze revealed Conan's guess, he already understood the other party's plan, and the two of them divided the work in a tacit understanding.

At that moment, Tang Ze clearly saw that the other party's pupils shrank for a moment, and his facial expression was tense.

It was obvious that everything the other party said before was a lie, and even if Conan's guess was not the truth, questioning her attitude in explaining it was enough to make the other party feel guilty.

Yukie Hara has a problem.

This is the unified opinion of Karasawa and Conan after testing.

Of course, these are just their observations, and it is impossible to actually get the other party to admit it.

So everything needs to be considered in the long term.

After that, Karasawa carefully investigated the room again. After finding no other important evidence, he left the Ishigaki family's mansion with everyone.

"Ms. Xiaolin, thanks to your carefulness this time, we were able to discover such important evidence."

Before leaving, Kujo Reiko thanked Kobayashi Sumiko and said, "Thank you very much."

"No, I just discovered it by accident."

The continuous thank yous have made Xiaolin Chengzi's brain feel a little lack of oxygen. Especially the people who praised her are all famous people in her opinion. They have been praising her continuously since the beginning, making her feel dizzy. , it feels very unreal.

Kujo Reiko just smiled at Kobayashi Sumiko's modesty, and then looked at everyone and said, "Then we will say goodbye now, thank you for your help this time.

Regarding the case, if there is any further news, please contact us in time. "

"Of course, if Prosecutor Kujo gains anything, don't hide it."

Tang Ze smiled and said: "Now it seems that there are still many doubts about the whole case. It is best for us to find the truth. This will make things in court much easier."

"Of course." Kujo Reiko and I also nodded, and immediately said goodbye to everyone: "Then we will leave first."

"I have to leave too." Kobayashi Chengzi looked at her watch and said, "I have to go back and report today's situation to the principal."

"Then let me see you off." Bai Niao volunteered.

Kobayashi Sumiko looked at Shiratori, but did not refuse in the end. Finally, she said goodbye to everyone and Conan and got into Shiratori's criminal car.

"Dad, let's go find mom."

After saying goodbye to the two of them, Xiaolan looked at Mouri Kogoro and said: "I called my mother before and informed her about the loan contract hidden behind the painting.

She should have gone to the prison to meet the defendant at this moment. We will go to her office now, and we should be able to meet our mother.

I just wanted to ask my mother what she and Toshio Iwamatsu had talked about. "

Looking at his daughter's hopeful eyes, Mouri Kogoro knew that what she liked to say was all about the case, but in fact she still wanted to see Fei Eri.

No, or maybe my daughter not only wants to see her mother by herself, but also wants to take her with her.

As for the other party's purpose, it is not the first time, and it is naturally very obvious.

"Hmph, just go." Although Mouri Kogoro was reluctant on the surface, he actually agreed softly.

"Do you mind if I come too?" Karasawa smiled and said, "I am very interested in the conversation between the concubine and Toshio Iwamatsu, and there is also something I want to ask Xiaolan for help with."

Seeing Xiaolan's gaze, Karasawa did not show off, but said directly: "I would like to ask you to call the concubine's lawyer and ask her to ask about the vase when questioning Iwamatsu Toshio."

"I understand, then I'll call my mother now." Xiaolan nodded when she heard this and immediately took out her mobile phone.

Karasawa looked at Mouri and Kogoro and said, "Then you wait for me here, and I'll drive over."

After the four of them got in the car, they rushed towards Fei Yingli's office.

While they were on their way, Fei Yingli also came to the Tokyo Detention Center again.

She hung up the call from her daughter, looked at the tall building in front of her, and stepped into it.

After applying for a meeting, Fei Yingli came to the meeting room again.

And Toshio Iwamatsu was soon brought under criminal escort. When he impatiently asked Fei Yingli why he was looking for him this time, Fei Yingli told him about the important evidence that Karasawa and others found in the Ishigaki family residence.

"What did you say!?"

After hearing what Fei Erli said, Toshio Iwamatsu was shocked by the news: "You said there is a loan contract about me behind that painting?"

"Yes, I want to ask you, why did you hide the fact that you borrowed money from President Ishigaki before!?"

"what"

When Toshio Iwamatsu faced the angry Fei Eri, he avoided her eyes unnaturally, and finally he held his chin and confessed in a resigned voice: "I just borrowed a large sum of money from that guy Ishigaki.

The store that was used as a guarantee for the loan was almost robbed by that guy's trick.

But if I tell this kind of thing, wouldn't it make others think that I killed that guy Ishigaki out of revenge?

So! ! "

"But do you know that now your concealment has made things more troublesome?"

Fei Yingli looked at Toshio Iwamatsu with a serious face: "Now the prosecutor has discovered and confirmed this fact, and found important evidence that can prove your motive for killing."

"no!!"

After Toshio Iwamatsu heard what Fei Yingli said, he stood up with excitement and explained loudly: "I went there that day just to get my loan contract back!"

"You should know that the seriousness of the situation is completely different from mentioning it on your own initiative and being discovered after concealing it."

Fei Yingli was also a little angry when she said this: "I ask you now, are you sure you have never touched that painting?"

"Yes."

Seeing Fei Yingli's angry and terrifying expression, Toshio Iwamatsu subconsciously weakened a little: "I didn't know that the IOU was actually hidden behind the painting. I only found out after listening to what you just said. Please believe it. I!"

"The current situation is no longer a question of whether I believe it or not!" Fei Yingli said with a stern face: "It's about whether you can let the jury introduce your statement after concealing such a major matter!"

Iwamatsu Toshio was stunned when he heard this, and then a look of panic appeared on his face: "Then what should I do now?"

"With the current situation, I can only think of ways to help you out before the next court session."

Feili stood up and said, "If I think of a way, I will come over to discuss it with you."

After saying that, Feili ignored Iwamatsu Toshio's panic expression and walked straight out.

When she walked to the door, she seemed to suddenly remember something. Fei Mi turned around and looked at Toshio Iwamatsu and asked, "By the way, have you ever seen a vase in the room where the crime occurred?"

"vase?"

After hearing Feili's words, Toshio Iwamatsu recalled: "When you said that, it seemed that you had indeed seen it.

I was shocked when I saw the body of that guy Ishigaki. I turned around and wanted to run, but I stepped on the blood on the ground.

Because the blood stain was too slippery, I fell directly into a pool of blood. At that time, the vase next to me was knocked over and hit me.

And the reason why my body was stained with blood was also because I fell. "

"Was it there originally..."

Feili's eyes narrowed when she heard this, and she nodded: "I understand. If I make any progress in the future, I will come again."

"Please!" Toshio Iwamatsu looked at Fei Mi's leaving figure and stood up in a hurry: "You have to believe me, it really wasn't me! I didn't kill anyone!!"

But Toshio Iwamatsu's shout received no response.

Once a person loses trust, it will be even more difficult to gain trust later.

The situation of Toshio Iwamatsu is even more serious, because he has no chance to prove his credibility again with actual actions.

His trust was like a maxed out credit card, and he didn't have much left to pay back.

And such people naturally have no credibility.

The reason why Feili helped him was just following the lawyer's professional code.

After Fei Miles walked out of the Tokyo Detention Center, he drove towards his office.

When he returned to the office and entered the door, he saw Xiaolan and others sitting on chairs chatting.

"Welcome back." Xiaolan smiled and said after seeing her mother: "Mom, you are back."

"Are you here to ask about the vase?"

Feili put her handbag on the table, smiled and said, "I've already asked him about this."

"I wonder how Toshio Iwamatsu answered?" Tangze said.

"As you guessed from Tang Ze Criminal, there was indeed a vase at the scene of the crime." Feili said.

"But the maid said that the vase had been packed away early because of the wife's death."

Mouri Kogoro frowned when he heard this and said: "And there is no trace of the vase in the on-site records of the criminal scene evidence collection.

I think you should have seen this in the video played in court before. "

"Since Toshio Iwamatsu said that the vase was still there, but the maid said that it had been dealt with long ago, it means that one of the two people must have lied."

Karasawa put down the tea cup and said: "As a suspect, Toshio Iwamatsu admits that the existence of the vase does not bring any help or benefit to him.

On the contrary, Hara Yukie had the interest and motivation to take the vase away. "

"But does that vase have anything to do with the case?" Xiaolan asked with some confusion after hearing Tang Ze's reasoning.

"At least it proves that it was not just the murder weapon that disappeared from the crime scene, but also the vase."

Conan looked at Xiaolan and explained with a smile: "As for the relationship, further investigation is needed.

But just like when Teacher Xiaolin discovered the painting hanging upside down, maybe it was just a doubt at the beginning, and everyone would also doubt that it had nothing to do with the case. "

"But with the investigation, this discovery may become important evidence!" Xiaolan took over Conan's words with a smile: "Isn't that right?"

"Yes." Conan smiled and nodded.

Seeing the two people expressing their tacit understanding, Tangze simply chose to ignore it and looked at Feilili and said, "I wonder if Toshio Iwamatsu said where the vase was placed at that time?"

"According to what he said, it fell from the decorative cabinet and rolled near the door." Feili took out a floor plan and pointed to the location on it.

(End of this chapter)