Daily life of a spy in the world of Conan

"I remember now. This guy is from Shinjuku. His name is Takahashi Hiromasa. His wife was murdered a few days ago. Officer Sato suspects that he was involved in his wife's death. It seems that he is still investigating."

"It seems that there may be some unknown connection between these two cases." Maori Kogoro held his chin in thought, and finally said: "Officer Megure, can we meet with Officer Sato? We may be able to find out something through communication."

Inspector Megure had the same idea and nodded in agreement.

At this moment, an anxious voice came into the ears of several people.

"Is Xiaohui okay? I'm her husband Qi Yuanhefu. I rushed here right after receiving the call from the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Xia Chuan turned his head and looked.

Qi Yuanhefu, dressed as a successful man in a suit and tie, was talking to the police officer guarding the ward door.

Upon hearing this, Officer Megure called out to the other party: "I am Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department, and you are Qi Yuan Kazuo, right?"

"Yes."

"Your wife is fine for now, she's just frightened."

"That's good."

Qi Yuanhefu breathed a sigh of relief, but Xia Chuan could see that his expression didn't seem as happy as he had imagined. Instead, it seemed a bit... forced.

This situation also attracted Conan's attention.

This is strange, why do all the people involved seem suspicious...

Xia Chuan suddenly began to doubt his own guess, perhaps this case was not as simple as he imagined.

Maybe the relationship between the couple is not as good as he imagined, but in this case, he has a feeling! It feels that the explosives are probably not installed by Qi Yuanhui.

"Although Miss Qi Yuanhui is fine, I am sorry that Qi Yuanhui's sister Nakai Hiromi died in the explosion."

"What! Xiaomei...my sister-in-law is dead?"

Xia Chuan noticed Qi Yuanhefu's performance.

Xia Chuan raised his eyebrows; the other party's performance gave him a new idea.

Compared to hearing that Qi Yuanhui was fine, the death of Nakai Kanmei seemed to be a bigger blow to Qi Yuanhefu, which was obviously wrong.

This case can perhaps be divided into two parts.

One part is an exchange of murders, there is no doubt about that, and the other part is most likely a substitution of a cat for a prince!

Qi Yuanhui may have discovered the exchange of murders and used someone else's knife to kill his sister.

Letting Qi Yuan Kazuo enter the ward, Xia Chuan approached Maori Kogoro and said, "Uncle Maori, don't you think that Qi Yuan Kazuo is having an affair with his sister-in-law?"

"What do you mean?"

Kogoro Maori was confused for a moment and didn't understand what these words meant.

Isn't it normal for a brother-in-law to care when his sister-in-law dies?

"He just subconsciously wanted to call her Xiaomei, but when he found out we were all here, he changed his words and called her sister-in-law. Isn't this name a bit too intimate?"

Conan came over without hesitation: "And didn't uncle say before? Miss Kuanmei hasn't had a proper job in these years. She has been hanging out in bars and nightclubs all year round. She even stole her sister's boyfriend twice before. So it's not impossible for her to hook up with her brother-in-law."

"Conan, how can you speculate about others like that!"

Xiaolan was a little angry. Women are emotional animals. She felt it was impolite and out of line to hear that a child as young as Conan would actually speculate about the improper lifestyle of adults.

If it weren't for the fact that she suspected Conan was Kudo during the Egg of Memories incident, and the real Kudo had come to her house, she would definitely drag Conan to the laboratory for a blood test to see if Conan was really Kudo.

But it was obvious that Conan could not be allowed to continue making trouble here, so the pure girl pulled the tearful Conan away from the scene.

Thinking that Natsukawa seemed to have noticed the problem, Conan finally did not choose to run away.

"If my guess is correct, this must be a murder by exchange!" Xia Chuan said with certainty.

Inspector Megure was shocked: "If that's the case, then it does make sense!"

"Investigate the financial situation of the person in the portrait and Qi Yuanhefu. Maybe we can find the reason."

During the Great Depression, many people took risks for the sake of insurance money. Xia Chuan felt that exchange murders were nothing more than infidelity and financial conflicts.

In the afternoon, the group went to the Metropolitan Police Department to find Sato Miwako.

"I see. If it was a murder by exchange, then that would explain why Takahashi Hiromasa had an alibi when Takahashi Sachiko died. Because the one who killed him was Saigen Kazuo!"

Miwako Sato suddenly felt relieved: "I have long felt that Takahashi Hiromasa has a problem. He owes a lot of foreign debts and bought a high-value insurance for his wife. After Takahashi Sachiko dies, he can get a large amount of compensation, which is just enough to pay off the debt."

Officer Megure: "I also got news that Qi Yuanhefu secretly bought a high-value insurance for Qi Yuanhui. Add to that his unclear relationship with Nakai Hiromi, and it seems that killing his wife and raising his sister-in-law can be explained."

Inspector Megure nodded and looked at Maori Kogoro and Natsukawa: "In that case, we may not need you two to show up this time. The case has come to this point. As long as we catch Takahashi Hiromasa, we can ask him everything. It must have taken a lot of communication for the two of them to exchange murders, so it should be easy to find evidence."

Kogoro Mori nodded in agreement, but Natsukawa didn't think so.

"I think Qi Yuanhui may have discovered the relationship between her sister and her husband a long time ago, and this accidental killing may have been carefully planned by her!"

Xia Chuan's voice was calm, but the degree of shock he felt was like thunder coming out of a blue sky.

"impossible!"

Kogoro Mouri's face was gloomy and uncertain. He absolutely did not believe that his student would do such a thing.

"Xiaohui has always been very well behaved. Compared to Kuanmei's more unruly personality, she is simply a positive example of kindness."

"Uncle Maori, sometimes people change. So many years have passed, and time changes everything. Just like when you first joined the company, you probably didn't expect that you would end up becoming a detective..."

The speculation about the case made practical progress that evening.

Miwako Sato caught Hiromasa Takahashi at his home. Takahashi was unable to provide an alibi for his absence during the day, and there were a large number of chemical substances in his home, which were consistent with the explosives found at the explosion site.

He worked for a well-known chemical company in Tokyo, and after a little investigation, he discovered that the other party had stolen chemicals from the company many times in the past month.

After Takahashi was caught, he immediately showed his cowardice, and after being pressured by Sato Miwako, he confessed to the exchange of murders in a short while.

Takahashi Sachiko was killed by Saigen Kazuo.

It was he who placed the explosives in the car!

The two met in a bar, and it was Qi Yuan and Fu who proposed the exchange of murders.

Upon learning the result, the police officers who were waiting in ambush at Qi Yuan's home immediately broke into the house and arrested the absent-minded Qi Yuan and his husband.

Under the instructions of Inspector Megure, Takagi first paid attention to Sai Yuanhui's reaction to this matter.

"Yes, after learning about the case, she smiled for a moment, then she covered her face and cried when she realized I was looking at her. Officer Megure, I think what Mr. Natsukawa said is right. Qi Yuanhui may have known about the exchange killings for a long time."

"But we still need evidence..."

Inspector Megure felt a little headache and turned around to call Natsukawa who had already returned home.

Natsukawa definitely wouldn't wait for the result like Maori Kogoro in the middle of the night, and would have gone home to eat long ago.

"The evidence shouldn't be hard to come by."

Xia Chuan smiled lightly, "I remember that the reason why Qi Yuanhui asked Nakai Hiromi to reverse for her was because she said her reversing skills were not good. As a housewife, Qi Yuanhui must need to buy groceries frequently. As long as she checks the parking video of the mall parking lot, she might be able to find something."

"The contact between Qi Yuanhefu and Takahashi Hongchang is also a breakthrough. In order to ensure that their social relationship will not be discovered, they should have communicated through the phone. If we check Qi Yuanhefu's communication equipment, we should be able to find the eavesdropping device."

Qi Yuanhui had been in the hospital before. A few minutes after he returned home in the evening, Gao Mu broke in. He is probably in the police car now.

She had no time to dismantle the bug. If the bug was found, it would be enough to prove that she killed her sister by coincidence.

The case had reached this point, and Xia Chuan felt that there were no other problems. After hanging up the phone, he held Yoel's little hand.

The method of diverting attention from the case is still a good one.

"How come you don't have any calluses at all? You're so white and tender, so cute."

"what?"

Even though she was a bit of a naive person, Joel could feel that something was wrong with her boyfriend tonight.

It feels like there is something unspeakable.

Uh...how should I put it? It’s like there’s something I want to ask or say, but I haven’t said it yet.

"I just feel like the Rice Flower Wolf has appeared again recently. Why don't we just sleep at home so late?"

Everyone knows what Sima Zhao is thinking, but Yoel didn't take that path. He asked curiously, "Do you think I can't beat the Rice Flower Wolf?"

She looked somewhat dissatisfied.

Thinking of Yoel's strength, Xia Chuan coughed twice and said, "No, I just think this pair of little hands is so cute. How did they smash the sandbag?"

Yoel blushed for a moment, remembering that the other party had gone to the Metropolitan Police Department today, and knew that someone must have been blind enough to tell the truth.

I remember Yumi said this: Girls should try to remain weak in front of their boyfriends, so as to arouse their boyfriends' desire to protect them.

Very good, the feeling of weakness is gone.

She had never expected that she had just sworn that the Rice Flower Wolf was no match for her.

"All right!"

Xia Chuan was delighted by Yoel's sudden words. He knew that Yoel agreed to sleep at home, and he immediately became alert.

"The guest room is broken, so you can sleep in my room."

"Broken?" Yoel obviously didn't believe it, but he didn't dwell on it and continued to ask, "I'll sleep in your room, so where will you sleep?"

Xia Chuan's eyes were wandering, where else could he sleep? Of course, they should sleep together!

Of course, he couldn't say this directly, so Xia Chuan laughed and said, "Then I'll sleep in the living room."

"But are you willing to give it up? I've been tired all day today. My back and waist ache and legs are cramping. I feel like I can't sleep properly without a soft Simmons mattress."

"Well, that's fine."

Joel answered softly, his voice clear and sweet like the singing of a bluebird.

Xia Chuan felt proud, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and his heartbeat began to speed up.

The last time they slept together was when Joel was drunk. He didn't dare to do anything for fear of being beaten. Now that Joel is sober, maybe he can do it.

With this thought in mind, Xia Chuan waited and waited until eleven o'clock in the evening.

Joel had just finished taking a shower and walked into the room. The scent of his body mixed with the scent of perfume was like a tempting bait, luring Xia Chuan to the door unknowingly.

"Kakaka!"

The moment he turned the doorknob, Xia Chuan's smile gradually melted.

"Joel, it's me, open the door."

"coming."

The door opened, but instead of the fragrant smell of food, Joel saw only a beige wall.

"???"

Three question marks appeared above Xia Chuan's head, and before he could ask a question, the Simmons mattress was stuffed out.

"Um, what does that mean?"

"Don't you want a Simmons mattress? I'll get you another quilt later so you won't catch a cold if you sleep in the living room."

"call--"

Xia Chuan let out a long breath, trying not to explode, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. Yumi said that a girlfriend should try her best to meet her boyfriend's requirements."

Good job, Yumi Miyamoto!

Xia Chuan gritted his teeth but had nothing to say, so he could only grab the Simmons mattress and go downstairs.

It seems that when Joel said "Okay then" he meant to let him sleep on the Simmons mattress.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

Chapter 309 Destiny Reunion

Rice flower town.

Heavy white snow fell from the sky, the road was bleak, and pedestrians were walking hurriedly, as if quickening their pace could allow the body to generate heat to resist the cold.

Cars are parked on the roadside, and it seems that even the traffic police are unwilling to go out and issue tickets at this time.

The noise of playfulness warmed the street from far away. The six members of the Junior Detective Team talked about school anecdotes and teased Anya.

Yes, teasing Aniya!

"I heard that the Takeda sisters transferred to another school. Ania said before that the two of them could open up a breakthrough for our detective team in the fourth grade commission mission, but now it seems that there is no hope."