Chapter 53 Detective Kurokawa (Not really)! ...

Chapter 53

"Gong You."

Kurokawa Kaoru's expression was relaxed, and he felt like he was getting to know the boy in front of him for the first time.

Miyaji once asked Kurokawa Kaoru why he chose Miya Yu. He couldn't give an answer then, and he still can't give an answer now.

In reality, there was no reason for this. Neither Kurokawa Kaoru nor Miya Yuu had imagined they would encounter each other in that way. To prevent his secret from being exposed, Kurokawa Kaoru brought Miya Yuu to Dorobigale Paradise, hoping to show them the world of the Mafia.

As luck would have it, my father and mother's date was canceled. As luck would have it, I saw the death scene of the man who had hit on me. Kudo Shinichi bumped into me and I had no choice but to accept my fate and go and give my statement. And then, as luck would have it, I saw the people from the winery.

After that, his life became "richer", and his relationship with Gong You became closer.

Thinking back on what happened back then, it seems a bit impulsive.

Despite having been reincarnated so many times, Miya Yuu's provocation gave rise to a competitive spirit, forcing people to believe that he had ties to the mafia at all costs. If you think about it, even if Miya Yuu really told Inarizaki's classmates that he had a cross-dressing fetish, without concrete evidence, I'm afraid not many people would believe him. I don't know what I was thinking at the time.

However, if Kurokawa Kaoru were given the choice again, he would probably do the same thing.

Because I want to be friends with Gong Yoo.

Yes, friends.

For the first time, the young man, who had long wandered the dark world, encountered a paper-like existence. To prevent him from being exposed to too much of the dark side, Kurokawa Kaoru made great efforts. Meanwhile, Miya Yuu's youthful stubbornness also became a mental sedative for Kurokawa Kaoru.

After so many deaths, Kurokawa Kaoru's mental state was precarious when he first arrived in this life. He had come up with that outrageous excuse to reject Mr. Kurokawa because he was no longer able to think about anything else. As for running away from home, it wasn't just because he didn't want to wear women's clothes anymore, but more importantly, he didn't want to have any contact with the Mafia anymore.

This is to avoid thinking about the Mafia as much as possible. To a certain extent, Kurokawa Kaoru is saving himself.

Mrs. Kurokawa was right. Before meeting Gong You, Kurokawa Kaoru had no friends. In fact, it was only when he saw Gong You at the western restaurant two days ago that he finally realized how important Gong You was to him.

At that moment, Kurokawa Kaoru's grabbing of Miya Yu was purely a reflex. With Miya Yu's reaction speed, he could probably dodge, but at that time, Kurokawa Kaoru didn't think too much about it.

Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru reached out and tentatively grabbed Miya You's arm.

"Angry?"

"Of course I'm angry."

The moment someone's fingers touched his arm, Gong You froze. Hearing the overtures in the other person's words, he clenched his fists and continued with a sour face, "I promised Mrs. Kurokawa that I would take good care of you. If you get hurt, how am I going to explain it?"

"Why don't you just not tell her about your mother?"

"Do you want me to call you by your full name here? Kurokawa."

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong."

Not far from them, Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan were already contacting the police. Glancing in their direction, Kurokawa Kaoru's eyebrows curved, and he looked at Miya Yu with a smile: "Looks like we have to take another statement."

"I've accepted my fate."

Gong You sighed and then looked at the dead man. "After falling from such a height, only the back of his head is bleeding. I suddenly began to doubt whether what the teacher taught in class was correct."

"If he really fell to that point with blood and flesh flying everywhere, wouldn't you still be the one who was scared?"

Seeing the person frowning in dissatisfaction, Kurokawa Kaoru felt a little amused, but his eyes drifted to the woman who was crying and being comforted by Judy Stelling, whose specific identity was the girlfriend of the deceased.

Kurokawa Kaoru heard the conversation between the other party and Judy Stelling just now, and he felt that there were many doubts.

It mainly depends on the other party's attitude.

They were clearly in a relationship, but they didn't appear to be particularly sad. It's more of a superficial act. Furthermore, why was she taking photos in front of the apartment building at that moment? And the fact that she immediately assumed the victim committed suicide upon seeing her is incredibly suspicious.

What am I doing here thinking about this? Kurokawa Kaoru smiled and shook his head.

It is the detective's job to find clues and restore the truth of the incident. He is just an innocent citizen who was involved, and reasoning is not something he needs to consider.

After a while, Inspector Megure, whom Kurokawa Kaoru had met before, arrived at the crime scene with his police officers. When he saw Conan Edogawa, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at the only person present who looked like the one who had called the police.

"Did you call?"

“Oh yes!”

Judy Stelling smiled and pointed at Kurokawa Kaoru and the others. "They came to visit me, so I decided to take them out for some omurice. When we were coming downstairs, we saw this lady taking pictures. We were curious why she was taking pictures at that time, but then we saw Mr. Takai fall from the 21st floor."

"Twenty-first floor?"

Inspector Megure frowned: "How do you know where the deceased fell from?"

As if she had anticipated the question, Judy Stelling shook her head. "Because Mr. Gao Jing and I both live on the 21st floor, and we happen to be neighbors."

I see.

Inspector Megure nodded.

"Because you knew he lived on the 21st floor, and because he smelled strongly of alcohol, you assumed he fell from his own balcony."

"That's right! As expected of a Japanese police officer!"

Being praised in such a tone, even Inspector Megure felt a little embarrassed. Taking the phone from Hattori Heiji, he discovered that the deceased had clicked on a message from one person and then made a phone call to another person a few minutes before his death.

Together with the deceased's girlfriend, who was still downstairs in the apartment just before the deceased fell, the suspect of the crime was narrowed down to these three people.

“…”

Is it time to start watching another mystery show? Kurokawa Kaoru wondered.

Because they were witnesses to the incident, they naturally had to go to the crime scene together, the 21st floor of the apartment building, which was also the deceased's home, to take statements.

Unlike the three suspects, the "girl" Kurokawa Kaoru sat with Judy Stelling. Miya Yu, who was sitting on the single sofa on his right, was looking at Kurokawa Kaoru with a conflicted look on his face. On the one hand, he wanted to talk to him, but on the other hand, he didn't know whether to speak because of Judy Stelling.

As for Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji, they have already started looking for clues all over the world.

"I didn't expect to encounter something like this. I don't know if I can still eat omurice."

Perhaps to break the silence, Judy Stelling spoke first: "Mr. Gao Jing, he even greeted me when I moved here. It's really easy for a person's life to be taken away by any random reason."

"Everyone's death is inevitable. The only difference is whether it will happen sooner or later."

As he said this, Kurokawa Kaoru's eyes flashed with countless images, all of which were of his past deaths. In fact, that feeling was indescribable; only those who had truly experienced death could truly understand it.

Of course, there is probably no one else like Kurokawa Kaoru who has died countless times.

"For some people, death is a relief."

A poor fellow like him will have to start all over again after his death, and will never know when the real "end" will be. Even Kurokawa Kaoru himself doesn't know which is better, living aimlessly or dying completely.

Kurokawa Kaoru's expression was gentle, as if he had just said this casually, but for some reason, looking at the smile on the other person's face, Gong You felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

In order to ease the emotion in his heart, he shook his head and said, "With Heiji and the police here, the criminal should be found soon."

"I hope so."

Kurokawa Kaoru smiled, but there was a ripple in his eyes.

Unlike the previous cases, the suspects this time all had murderous aura on them.

Especially the one named Kawakami. Although the deceased had spoken to the other party on the phone before his death, the murderous aura remaining on his body was much stronger than that of the other two people.

In comparison, Shimoda, the girlfriend of the deceased, was obviously less murderous. As for the younger generation Nakamachi who looked very honest, he had the least murderous aura.

The mafia had their own way of sensing murderous intent. If Kurokawa Kaoru were a detective, he would have primarily suspected Kawakami, as he carried the most murderous aura. But for some reason, the thought of eliminating Shimoda as a suspect didn't sit well with him.

"Come to think of it, Miss Shimoda should be the saddest one."

At this moment, Judy Stelling suddenly spoke up, "When they first came to Mr. Takai's house and got the key to the front door, it should have meant that their relationship had taken a step forward. Otherwise, Ms. Shimoda wouldn't have let her drive Mr. Kawashita and Mr. Nakamachi home. But Mr. Takai died right in front of Ms. Shimoda."

The fact that she was able to get the key to the front door when she first came to her boyfriend's house does show that the two of them had a good relationship. In addition, it also represents the deceased's trust in Shimoda.

Wait a moment--

Kurokawa Kaoru's expression froze.

If I remember correctly, when Shimoda saw the deceased falling from a high altitude, he shouted out the deceased's name without thinking. At that time, he was only concerned about Gong You's affairs and did not think too much. Now think about it, from the position where Shimoda was standing at that time, it was clear that he could not see the deceased's face.

However, in that situation, Shimoda could clearly know that the person falling from above was her boyfriend.

There is only one possibility for this to happen.

That is, before the deceased fell from the building, the other party already knew that such a thing would happen.

TBC.