Chapter 9

“I see.”

Amuro showed a surprised expression, and knocked his left fist against the palm of his right hand.

"This is the first time I've heard of this. I didn't expect Officer Matsuda to know so much about Officer Tsujimoto's deeds. This is really an eye-opener for me."

"It's nothing, actually." Matsuda Jinpei said with a carefree smile.

"Our Officer Tsujimoto's deeds in the Investigation Division are not limited to this. He was also quite handsome when he encountered a poisoner on the subway before!"

"Wow~ That incident was actually handled by Officer Tsujimoto! If possible, can you tell me more about Officer Tsujimoto's deeds?"

"That's not easy. Let me think about Officer Tsujimoto's great achievements some time ago!"

…

Help.

Shigeto Tsujimoto remained calm on the surface. He sat in a chair pretending to be calm, holding a glass tightly in his hand, his mind full of thoughts of escaping from this world.

The Matsuda formation is flat, the valley is at zero...

I have to say, your acting skills are really good.

Don't think he doesn't know that you two guys are classmates in the police academy!! It's too much to pretend that you don't know each other and then make him socially dead!!

"That... Officer Tsujimoto." Edogawa Conan reminded quietly,

"You seem to have cracked the glass."

"It's not a big deal." Tsujimoto Shigetsu remained calm.

"I just imagined the glass was someone's head."

Edogawa Conan: "..."

Don't say such horrible words with a serious face! No matter whether you pinch Jinpei Matsuda or Toru Amuro, the only one who will suffer in the end is the poor glass, okay! !

"Speaking of which, Conan, is there any important case that brought you here, Mr. Maori?"

Although he knew the whole story from the bullet screen, Shigetto Tsujimoto still decided to ask about it.

"Ah, about that, I heard from Xiaolan that it seems that Mr. Jiangjiao, the director of the orphanage, received a strange threatening letter." Conan tilted his head and pretended to be innocent.

"Although I don't really understand it, if it's Officer Tsujimoto, why don't you ask Uncle Mori yourself? I think Uncle Mori would be happy to have someone help him."

"...No, I'd better not disturb Mr. Maori from doing his job."

He doesn't want to be chosen among the three, so he'd better stay away from them as much as possible.

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect that there would be so many more people coming today than usual. My lonely room is finally getting a little more lively."

At this moment, an old man in a gray linen coat slowly walked down the stairs. His smiling eyes looked very kind, which inexplicably made people feel good about him.

"My children have been sent away recently, and I plan to take a good rest. It is a great honor to be able to see you before I retire."

There were three people who came to visit Hideki Esumi, including Shigeto Tsujimoto who wanted to investigate the truth, Kaori Isaka who came to express her gratitude because of a chance meeting, and a smiling and handsome lawyer, Ibuki Hanyu.

"I've heard of Officer Tsujimoto and Mr. Mori for a long time. I didn't expect to have the honor of meeting you two here." Hanyu Ibuki greeted politely, as if his whole body was glowing.

"And this Miss Isaka is much prettier than what is reported in the news."

Wow, is it the attribute of being a fan of everyone?

It was obvious that Kogoro Mouri fell for it, and was instantly flattered to the skies. Isaka Kaori also smiled a little, but her fiancé's expression looked even uglier.

"Thank you." Tsujimoto Shigetsu replied politely.

...But why does this configuration look so familiar? Three suspects and a dean with flags all over his body. It's a typical three-choice configuration.

So he was still chosen by the God of Destiny?

[Fuck, Sheren was actually chosen from three options? ? ]

[I am dying of laughter hahahahahahahahaha, will the person involved not only be forced to work overtime but also be forced to become a suspect? ]

[Help me hahahahaha I just made a super vivid emoticon package: [Cat banging on the window: Let me out.JPG]]

[Shibuto-chan's expression is one of complete despair. She clearly wanted to take a break and relax.]

[Toruko and Mazda-chan are so shameless hahaha! The people involved will suffer direct social death hahahaha! ]

[Involved person: I have persecuted Matsuda for so long, is it finally time for me to get my revenge? ]

…

Tsujimoto: …

When did he ever persecute Matsuda? Wasn't that just a warning from the elders to the younger ones?!!!

The bullet screen doesn't understand human heart at all!!!

But according to common sense, it is estimated that Yuma's guy must have changed his appearance again and lurked among this group of people. Except for Conan whose height does not match, everyone else could be him.

Shigeto Tsujimoto tried to contact the other party, but the other party still did not reply to him.

Forget it, Yuzhen has been offline for a while... Sometimes he disappears in the middle of a conversation, which really makes people worried.

"Isaka has indeed become much prettier, and has become a big girl now." Esumi Hideki smiled and patted Isaka Kaori's shoulder.

"I heard that you have become the next president of the Isaka Group. I'm afraid it won't be easy in the future."

"It's okay. I like money. If you didn't decide to do it anymore, I would have invested in you again." Isaka Kaori said with a smile.

"Just follow your own path. I'm old enough to not care about money."

Jiang Jiaoxiu said this while looking at a shining man beside him.

"Hanyu has become a very good lawyer. You have done a great job and have been very low-key. It seems that you have embarked on the path you wanted."

"Yes, I became a lawyer because I hope everyone can be happy." Hanyu Ibuki put his hand on his heart and said seriously,

"If Mr. Jiang Jiao needs me, I am always available to serve you."

"Hahahaha. At my age, I don't really need to go to court, but I accept this kindness."

As Esumi Hideki spoke, his final gaze fell on Tsujimoto Shigeto.

The air also stagnated at this moment.

Unlike the other two, Shigeto Tsujimoto could clearly feel that Hideki Esumi's attitude towards him was rather strange. From the first moment he entered the house, the look he gave him was very complicated.

Is it guilt? Or insecurity? Or even fear?

Most importantly, why did he have that expression?

"Involving people..."

Under the confused gazes of the crowd, Jiang Jiao Xiu Shu turned his eyes away and sighed deeply.

"If it's okay, can you come to my room tonight? I have something private to discuss with you."

Tsujimoto: …

No, I don't really want to talk about it. I always feel that he will become the number one suspect after the talk.

"It's okay if you just say it directly." Tsujimoto Shigetsu said sincerely.

"I don't mind it very much, and I don't remember what happened back then very clearly."

But Jiang Jiao Xiu Shu didn't say anything more. He shook his head, turned around and left.

"So what exactly is going on?" Matsuda Jinpei walked forward in confusion, "I feel like Mr. Ekaku has done something very unfair to you? Don't you have any impression of that?"

"How can I remember something that happened so long ago..."

"That's right. After all, you can't even remember Miss Isaka's name, so how can we expect you to remember what happened before?" Matsuda Jinpei thought thoughtfully.

"No, everything Matsuda-kun has done will be deeply engraved in my DNA." Shigetsu Tsujimoto looked at him coldly.

"It's better not to take this!! You're so disgusting!!!" Jinpei Matsuda was horrified.

…

All in all, this inexplicable conversation is over.

If I want to know more information, I'm afraid I can only go to Egasaki Hideki's room at night to continue asking.

Conan coquettishly tugged at the corner of Tsujimoto Shigeto's clothes and wanted him to take him for a walk downstairs. Tsujimoto Shigeto ignored the other party's behavior of sticking the tracking device on him, and planned to walk around the house with Amuro Toru who was not far away.

"The newly renovated Morisame Orphanage has three floors." Shigetsu Tsujimoto looked at the stairs.

"Mr. Jiang Jiao and our rooms are on the third floor, right? The second floor seems to be the children's room and the rooftop for drying clothes. The first floor should be the dining hall, laundry room, kitchen and the nurse's room."

"Indeed, and looking down from the window, you can see a beautiful artificial lake."

When they arrived at Tsujimoto Shigeto's room, Amuro Toru took the initiative to open the window. Looking down, he could indeed see a large lake extending deep into the forest.

"I remember that Mr. Ezuka raised fish fry a few years ago in order to bring some income to the orphanage." said Shigemoto.

"Officer Tsujimoto, do you still remember the days you lived here?" asked Toru Amuro curiously.

"I don't really remember." Tsujimoto Shigetsu rubbed his temples, confusion in his deep blue eyes.

"I'm not a big fan of memoirs, so I don't know why Mr. Jiang Jiao's attitude towards me is so strange."

"Hey, could it be that he lost his memory for some reason?" Conan asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter. If what we lose are some bad memories, isn't that a good thing?" Tsujimoto shrugged.

"Besides, I don't want to hate anyone. It's good to stay the way I am now."

"Pfft, this mentality is really good." Amuro Toru laughed.

"Are the wounds on Officer Tsujimoto's body healed? I was really worried about what happened earlier."

"It's almost healed, don't worry, Amuro-kun." Shigetsu Tsujimoto looked down from the window and suddenly noticed something.

"Hmm... Speaking of which, is there a ranger in this forest? Have you ever seen that man before?"

Following Tsujimoto Shigeto's gaze downwards, Edogawa Conan and Amuro Toru also subconsciously looked under the window. Sure enough, a man dressed like a forest ranger was walking past the edge of the forest, apparently sweeping up fallen leaves.

"Yes, I met him when I came here before, and we had a chat." When he said this, Toru Amuro's eyes showed some nostalgia.

“He’s a very easy-going person.”

Most importantly, the other person's personality and temperament... are very similar to Hiro's.

But the other person is a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s, and his appearance is very different from Hiro. There is no way he can be Hiro.

What's more, Hiro is already dead.

Thinking of this, Toru Amuro's eyes dimmed a little more.

"Conan, don't lie next to the window, you will fall down."

Shigeto Tsujimoto picked up Conan and put him down gently. Conan pouted in grievance, feeling a little unwilling.

"By the way, Amuro-kun, do you know what the threatening letter from Mr. Ekaku is about?" Shigetto Tsujimoto asked curiously.

"In that case, it seems that Mr. Ekaku received a threatening letter from A." Amuro Toru pondered.

"The content is probably about wanting to come back for revenge and make him pay for what he deserves. Because the letter is made up of words cut out of newspapers and pasted together, the handwriting is difficult to discern."

Shigetsu Tsujimoto's face darkened.

"Maybe he mistakenly thought that Officer Tsujimoto was A? So he wanted to have a good chat with you?" Conan asked curiously.

"I don't know." Shigetsumoto shook his head.

"It does sound troublesome. I feel a little uneasy..."

"Does Mr. Jiang Jiao want you to go to the room to talk alone? It's not like you to be uneasy about such things--"

Jinpei Matsuda appeared beside Shigeto Tsujimoto at some point. The curly-haired police officer wearing sunglasses still had a bright smile, but he inexplicably wanted to stay away from him.

This guy must have had no good intentions when he laughed.

Shigetto Tsujimoto thought secretly.

"How about this, when you pass by at night, the three of us will guard the door for you. If any problems arise, the three of us will rush in to help you immediately. How about that?" Matsuda Jinpei continued to suggest.

"So why bring Conan..."

"Great! I think this is okay!!" Conan immediately interrupted Tsujimoto Shigetsu.

"I think it's feasible. If Tsujimoto-kun feels insecure, you should feel more at ease with us as your backing, right?" Amuro Toru patted Tsujimoto Shigetsu's shoulder and comforted him.

“…That’s fine.”

Considering that staying with the protagonists would also lower his suspicious value, Shigetto Tsujimoto agreed.

After all, being forced to choose one out of three is not something that makes people happy at all.

...but the bullet screen seemed to be more excited than he was.

[Sheren! Don't worry, this is absolutely invincible! You are a man favored by the halo of the god of death! You don't have to worry about dying even if you bravely break into a winery! ]

[Shizuo is indeed a favorite of the group! Being protected by both Matsuda Toruko and Conan, I feel safe! 】

[I'm still wondering who A is. Could it be that Dean Jiang Jiao himself is A? ]

[No matter who A is, no one involved should get into trouble! I always feel that this orphanage is eerie and makes people feel uncomfortable...]

…

After dinner it was time to visit.

Isaka Kaori and her boyfriend went back to the room first, while Hanyu was still chatting with Maori Kogoro about the latest cases at the dining table. Although most of the comments were one-sided compliments, Maori Kogoro was very keen on talking about this.

Shigeto Tsujimoto finished his dinner early and arrived at Mr. Ekaku's door after making sufficient preparations.

What's behind the door?

A corpse? A bomb? Or... A himself?

Either possibility existed, but his intuition told him that as long as he opened the door, something bad would happen.

Shigeto Tsujimoto put his fingers on the handle and glanced over. He saw Jin Matsuda, Toru Heianmuro and Conan hiding in the corner. The three of them gave him a thumbs up and nodded confidently in unison.

...I feel like the terrifying atmosphere has been almost destroyed by these three people.

Forget it, at least with them around, the possibility of me being a suspect would be lower, right? ?

Thinking of this, Shigetto Tsujimoto finally pushed open the door of the room.