Conan's Unscientific Detective

He immediately picked it up and handed it to Sato Miwako: "Officer Sato, I have a new discovery."

"Buttons?"

Miwako Sato stared at the button she received from Fujino and guessed, "It should be scattered from Miss Araki's clothes, right?"

"I don't think so."

Fujino interrupted Sato Miwako's guess and said, "Officer Sato, could you please check if there is the same button in Miss Araki's closet?"

Sato Miwako agreed to Fujino's request.

He immediately walked to the closet, opened the door, and began to look through the clothes inside.

While she was checking the closet, Fujino began to look at the ashtray on the coffee table next to her.

He felt a little surprised as soon as he entered the room. Yes, the cigarette butts in the ashtray were obviously not right.

There are two types of these cigarette butts, one is the thin-stemmed Seven Star women's cigarette, and the other is the thick-stemmed Marlboro.

Obviously, the Seven Stars cigarettes were left by Mako Araki, but the other one was obviously not smoked by her.

Combined with that button...

After a while, Sato Miwako checked the closet and replied to Fujino, "Fujiano-kun, there is no clothing that matches this button in Miss Araki's closet."

"If this is the case, then this case is not just a simple burglary case."

Fujino said in a deep voice: "If my guess is correct, before she was murdered last night, Miss Araki should have received guests in this room."

"guest?"

Takagi Shigeru asked in confusion: "Detective Fujino, how did you figure that out?"

"Officer Takagi, didn't you notice the ashtray?"

"ashtray?"

Gao Mu seemed a little puzzled, "What's so strange about an ashtray?"

"Isn't it the cigarette butts in the ashtray that Fujino-kun is talking about?"

Miwako Sato cast her eyes towards the ashtray on the coffee table: "There are two kinds of cigarette butts in the ashtray, which is indeed a bit strange."

"I recognize these cigarette butts. They are women's Seven Stars cigarettes and thick Marlboro cigarettes. The Seven Stars cigarettes should be smoked by Miss Xinmu, and the other Marlboro cigarettes are impossible for Miss Xinmu, who smokes women's cigarettes."

Fujino continued to reason in a deep voice: "Combined with the buttons scattered at the crime scene that did not belong to Miss Araki, I think that Miss Araki must have received guests in this room before she was murdered last night."

"I see!"

Gao Mu suddenly realized what was going on, "That is to say, this case might not be a burglary and murder case, but a deliberate murder!

The murderer was the guest that Miss Xinmu entertained last night."

"It's just a suspicion, but it's still unclear who the murderer is."

After a pause, Fujino continued, "And I think Miss Hongtani might also be a suspect."

"Ms. Honggu is also a suspect?"

The two were puzzled when they heard this.

"Yes, even though she claimed that she had been attending a photography training session the previous two days, as the person who discovered the body..."

Looking at the two people with puzzled faces, Fujino asked: "Don't you think her behavior is too abnormal?"

Miwako Sato understood the meaning of Fujino's words: "In other words, it is very likely that Miss Hirotani already knew that Miss Araki had died in the bedroom, so she chose to call the police."

"correct."

"In that case, Takagi, you take people to investigate nearby to see if there are any witnesses who saw someone come to this villa last night. Fujino-kun and I will go and ask Hirotani Yayoi."

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The living room of the villa.

"Ms. Honggu, may I ask what time did you return to this villa this morning?"

In the living room of the villa, Miwako Sato asked Hiroya Yayoi who was sitting opposite her.

“I don’t remember that very clearly.”

Hirotani Yayoi, who was wearing pajamas, thought for a moment before answering, "Before nine o'clock, probably after eight fifty."

Miwako Sato continued to ask: "Can you tell me specifically what you did before calling the police?"

"After returning to this villa from the photography training, I first carried my suitcase back to my room, sorted out my belongings, took a short rest, and changed into pajamas. Then I knocked on Mako's bedroom door, intending to tell her about my training these days..."

After a pause, Hirotani Yayoi continued, "But no matter how much I knocked on the door and called out, there was no response. I was worried that something might have happened to Mako, so I tried to push open the door and go in to check on her... but the door was locked... In desperation, I called the police."

"Ms. Honggu, how can you be sure that Miss Xinmu was in that room at the time and that something happened to her."

At this time, Fujino suddenly interrupted and said, "After all, it is possible that she just went out."

"Are you doubting me?"

Upon hearing this, Yayoi Hongtani frowned and spoke with a hint of displeasure.

"of course not."

Fujino chuckled and said, "It's just a reasonable suspicion."

"She and I are old friends who have known each other for many years..."

Hirotani Yayoi took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "Before she leaves, she usually leaves me a note or something. Is there a problem?"

"No problem at all."

As he spoke, Fujino recalled the page that was torn out of the notebook and asked again, "Didn't she leave you any message?"

"Of course not. If there was a note, she would have left it on the coffee table between the two sofas where we were sitting. If there was a note, I wouldn't have worried about her safety and called the police for help."

"Ms. Honggu, you said that you and Miss Xinmu knew each other many years ago. Can you tell us how you met her?"

At this time, Miwako Sato, who was taking notes on the side, raised her head and asked Hiroya Yayoi.

"I met Xinmu when I was traveling in the United States five years ago. Maybe because we have similar interests, we quickly became friends. After returning to China, we rented this house together."

"So that's it."

Miwako Sato nodded and continued to ask, "Does Miss Araki have any financial pressure at the moment?"

"Economic pressure... Although her income is not high, it is definitely not too low."

Hirotani Yayoi thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "But she did borrow some money from me some time ago, but she returned it very quickly..."

Recommend a book, Conan fan fiction, it feels quite interesting

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 120 The truth behind the doubts [4k chapter]

"When she asked you to borrow money, did she tell you how much she wanted to borrow and what she was going to do with it?"

Fujino noticed the key point.

"Every time I borrow money, it's not much, probably around 100,000 or 80,000. As for what it's used for, I don't know. After all, we both have our own lives, and I can't ask too much about some things."

Fujino pursed his chin when he heard that.

Generally speaking, if you want to borrow money, it must be because your own finances were in trouble last week.

But since she has a normal income, why should she borrow money?

Unless there is something that requires extra money.

But why does she need money?

I got sick?

Or is a family member sick?

Thinking of this, Fujino continued to ask Hongya Yayoi: "By the way, does Miss Araki have any relatives now?"

"Words from loved ones..."

Yayoi Hirotani opened her mouth and seemed a little hesitant.

"Ms. Honggu, do you have any unspeakable secrets about Miss Xinmu's relatives?"

Miwako Sato noticed the hesitation on Yayoi Hirotani's face.

"It's not really a secret that's hard to tell."

Hirotani Yayoi shook her head, "I just feel that it would be a bit unfair to Mako if I say it out loud."

"I'm sorry Miss Araki?"

Under the two people's puzzled gazes, Hongya Yayoi lowered her head and said hesitantly: "As for relatives, she has no relatives now, but a long time ago, when she was seventeen or eighteen years old in the United States, she actually lived with someone, but the other party passed away after two years of living together.

During their cohabitation, she gave birth to a girl with that man, but the girl died a year ago. "

"But everything is moving in a positive direction. After the girl died, Xinmu returned to her country. After returning, she met Mr. Yingtian. Just two months ago, she got engaged to Mr. Yingtian."

Fujino asked, "Then why are you hesitating, Ms. Honggu?"

Hirotani Yayoi explained: "Mr. Yingtian is a conservative person, and he is also a city councilor of Beihua City. If he knew that Mako had lived with a foreigner and gave birth to a child, I'm afraid..."

"Is it likely to affect her reputation?"

Fujino lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Scandal, and borrowing money.

This reminded him of the idol location case he had encountered before.

Thinking of this, Fujino suddenly looked up and asked, "By the way, Ms. Honggu, besides you, does anyone else know about this?"

"As for the others, I don't know."

Hirotani Yayoi looked up and thought for a moment, "After all, Mako wouldn't easily tell others about something like this..."

Before Hirotani Yayoi could finish her words, Takagi suddenly trotted into the villa and interrupted her.

After asking people around him, Takagi has found the guest who came to the villa last night.

According to the description of the housewife who lived across the street who had just finished her housework last night and was going out to watch the fireworks:

Around nine o'clock yesterday, an adult male visited the villa. Although she did not see his appearance clearly, she was sure that he was a man wearing a blue suit and driving a black Santana.

"Blue suit, black Santana?"

On the side, Hirotani Yayoi, who heard Takagi's description, suddenly said something in surprise.

Hearing this, Sato Miwako looked at Hirotani Yayoi in confusion: "Ms. Hirotani, do you know that person?"

"Although the details cannot be confirmed, the guy driving the black Santana should be Gu Shou Dazhi."

Hirotani Yayoi confirmed: "That guy is someone Mako met when she was in the United States. Since half a year ago, he has been driving his black Santana to visit us whenever he is free."

"And every time Mako saw this person, she would look scared, so I had a very clear impression of her."

Fujino frowned and asked, "Are you saying that Miss Araki is afraid of this person?"

Hirotani Yayoi recalled: "I wouldn't say they were afraid, but their attitude was definitely not very good..."

"By the way, is Ms. Araki left-handed?"

Fujino suddenly interrupted Hirotani Yayoi and immediately looked into her eyes.

Under Fujino's gaze, she subconsciously avoided the gaze directed at her and said hesitantly, "It shouldn't be, after all, her dominant hand is usually her right hand."

"learn."

Fujino nodded when he heard that.

If you have friends in the United States, then it is possible that they know about the scandal.

If that man named Furumori Taishi is blackmailing Araki Mako...

Then this case may be the same as a murder on location in a TV drama.

But this time the protagonist was not so lucky. Not only did he fail to kill the opponent, but he was killed instead.

But since she didn't do it, why did she hesitate and even hide the fact that Mako Araki was left-handed?

Do you really not know?