Chapter 347
Just as Conan Edogawa was trying to persuade Saiki Usubaba to let him solve the case, someone stepped forward.
"Excuse me, everyone, I'm a police officer... Please make way, thank you."
Upon hearing the voice, Conan Edogawa stopped struggling and quickly looked over, only to be pleasantly surprised to find someone he recognized: "It's Inspector Date!"
Bo Yezaki blinked: "Is it someone you know?"
"yes!"
As Conan Edogawa answered, he looked around, seemingly trying to find Kenji Hagiwara, since he was usually seen with his partner Kenji Hagiwara.
On the other hand, Officer Hagiwara's associates changed frequently, with people like Officer Matsuda, Mr. Kankawa, and others, making him seem excessively popular.
However, Conan Edogawa quickly realized that at this time, and so quickly, if they weren't responding to a police call, it must be after get off work hours.
And she came to a Western restaurant... and she was dressed differently than when she goes to work... I get it, she's here on a date!
Just as Conan Edogawa had guessed, Wataru Date had a serious expression, but inside he was crying.
He finally managed to have a date with his girlfriend at a Western restaurant, but this happened before all the food was even served... He had even prepared a small gift to surprise Natasha, but now the atmosphere is completely ruined!
But even off-duty hours, he is still a police officer and must control the scene.
When Date ran over, the man was already dead, his hands tightly clutching his chest, as if his heart was in unbearable pain. There was even an open medicine bottle on the ground, with pills scattered all over the floor.
"Medication for heart disease...Does he have heart disease?"
Ida Wataru questioned the woman who had dined at the same table as the deceased.
The woman clenched her hands tightly in front of her chest nervously: "Yes, that's right, he has a heart condition, I didn't expect it to flare up so quickly this time..."
Date looked at her suspiciously: "What is your relationship with the deceased...?"
"He's my husband," the woman asked, frightened and anxious. "What should I do now?"
"I've already called the police, let's wait for them to arrive." Ida Kou frowned.
He had seen many crime scenes and witnessed the reactions of many deceased relatives and friends. His intuition told him that something was off about this woman, but he didn't have any evidence at the moment, so he decided to wait for his colleagues to arrive.
At this moment, Conan Edogawa finally broke free from Saiki Usaku and ran over.
"Officer Date!"
Date Kou quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't come any closer! There's a lot of debris here! Don't disturb the scene."
He was also impressed by the child who always appeared at various case scenes with Kogoro Mouri, not only because the child's name was Conan Edogawa, but also because the child's occasional innocent words often inspired everyone's thinking.
But a child is a child, and Ida Kou still didn't really want the other person to always be associated with these bloody things.
So he asked, "Are Miss Lan and Mr. Mori here too?"
Come quickly and keep an eye on this child!
Conan Edogawa replied, "Uncle Mori and Ran aren't here. I came with a friend today."
"Friends?" Ida Kou was a little puzzled. Are elementary school students making friends at Western restaurants nowadays?
Then he looked up and felt as if the dimly lit environment of the Western restaurant, which was designed to create an atmosphere, had suddenly become bright.
Wait, that familiar feeling of blindness...
Ida blinked, staring at the fashionable young man who seemed out of place in the Western restaurant for several seconds before realizing with shock that it was him.
Holy crap! Isn't this the Detective Conan who had dinner with Morofushi Hiromitsu and the strange man in black a few years ago?!
He guessed that Morofushi Kagemitsu was an undercover agent and even suspected that the guy's identity was questionable. However, since Morofushi Kagemitsu was also present at the time, he couldn't find a suitable reason to detain the man and had to let him go.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, we met again, and this time it was also related to a case...
"Sorry, my child likes to run around." Usui Saiki placed his hands on Edogawa Conan's shoulders, smiled and looked down. "The police are here, so please don't make things worse."
“But…” Conan Edogawa understood that Saiki Usaba was protecting him and worried that he would give himself away, but the case was happening right in front of him. Whether it was an accident or intentional, he had to find out to satisfy his curiosity.
Date Wataru coughed and said, "Um... this is... Detective Conan, right?"
Conan Edogawa: "...? Officer Date?"
“I wasn’t talking about you,” Date Wataru explained. “When I met this guy a few years ago, he claimed to be Detective Conan.”
Conan Edogawa's expression instantly became indescribable: "…………"
Bo Ye Ge! It's you again!!!
It's one thing for you to call yourself Conan Edogawa when you're with Heiji Hattori, but have you ever called yourself that in Tokyo?!
Could it be that all the "detectives named Conan" the police have heard about before are actually you?!
Bo Yezaki smiled brightly, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all: "Hahaha, my little brother was born not long ago, and I loved him so much that I couldn't help but keep mentioning his name."
Date Wataru: "…………"
He glanced down at Conan Edogawa, calculated his age... Hmm, about six years ago, he was indeed just born...
"So you're not actually called Conan, right?" Date Wataru's lips twitched.
“Just call me Bo Ye Zhai Ji.”
"Are you related to Conan?"
Bo Yezhaiji remained expressionless: "A distant relative."
Conan Edogawa couldn't very well refute this at this moment, since his identity was fake and he had been called "Brother Usopp" for several years. He could only nod with a forced smile and say, "That's true."
Date Wataru seemed thoughtful: "I see..."
Reason sometimes cannot control the biases of the human heart.
Although Date Wataru's previous suspicions about Usaku Saiki leaned towards "someone who somehow got involved with an illegal organization," because his style was so different from that of the man in black and the undercover agent Morofushi Kagemitsu, he didn't firmly believe that Usaku Saiki was in cahoots with the organization Morofushi Kagemitsu was infiltrating, but he didn't rule out the possibility.
But now, with Conan Edogawa, a rather likable elementary school student who follows Kogoro Mouri around, vouching for him and saying that Saiki Usaba is his relative, even though Wataru Date still has some doubts about Saiki Usaba, he's not as conspiratorial as before.
Because he even recalled how Usaku Saiki solved the case not long after he left, Date Wataru took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Usaku, what are your thoughts on this case?"
Unlike many detectives who are reluctant to ask for help from detectives, feeling that it would make them seem incompetent, Ida Wataru is more concerned with solving cases quickly or correctly.
Bo Yezaki pondered: "You suddenly asked me this... I can only say that the last time we met, the case involved a heart condition, and this time it's another heart condition. Last time it was caused by an overdose of poison..."
At this point, he suddenly tilted his head and looked at the deceased's wife beside him: "It seems you know something?"
Ida Kou had long suspected his wife. Although she seemed nervous and afraid, she lacked the grief one would expect after a husband's death. However, considering that it was not uncommon for couples to have very superficial relationships, he remained skeptical. Now, she seemed even more suspicious.
Although the woman's expression had changed just now, she said, "How should I know? I didn't touch the food he ordered! If you don't believe me, go check the security footage!"
Shuichi Akai didn't say anything, but his wife's acting was really unprofessional. He could tell that she was hiding something, but her confident demeanor made her seem very self-assured...
So before the police arrived, Ida Ko approached the store manager and asked him to check the surveillance footage.
As for the other people in the restaurant, they obviously couldn't continue eating. Those who were far away from the table were asked to leave, leaving only a few people sitting near them to see if they could provide any useful information.
Of course, Usakabe Saiki and the others were some distance away and could have left, but Edogawa Conan insisted on staying, and Date Wataru, for some reason, persuaded them a couple of times, so they also stayed and went to check the surveillance footage.
The surveillance footage shows that the two ordered a set meal each. After the food was served, they ate their own set meals without touching each other's food or letting their hands brush over each other's food.
However, there was an unexpected turn of events.
That was the fruit juice the woman had ordered. She drank most of it and then put it aside. The deceased finished his own drink, chatted with the woman for a bit, and then picked up the woman's drink and continued drinking.
"He asked me if I wanted more, but I was almost full, so I said no. He said he wanted something sweet, so he took it away," the woman explained.
Not long after the man finished his drink, he suddenly fell ill and began fumbling for his medication. However, before he could take it, he collapsed to the ground, pulling the tablecloth along with him.
"So, can you prove my innocence now?" The woman seemed very angry. "I didn't touch his side, and I drank the drink he took from me... Doesn't this look like a heart attack?"
Conan Edogawa's expression was a little strange: "Um, big sister, when he was drinking his beverage, it looked like he was chewing something..."
"Oh, there might still be some ice that hasn't melted. Let him eat it too."
Conan Edogawa fell into deep thought.
Usoppei squatted down and said, "I heard you solved a case during the school festival. The other party hid poison in ice, right?"
"...Who told you that? Weren't they keeping it from you?...Never mind."
After a moment of doubt, Conan Edogawa gave up on the treatment: "This time she didn't have a chance to put in the ice; it was served directly from the kitchen." Conan pondered, "I'm afraid we should investigate whether the kitchen staff have any vested interests..."
Unable to generate a satisfactory level of suspicion, Usakabe Saiki stood up and said, "Then you keep trying, I'm going to take a break."
Conan Edogawa: "...???"
When you encounter a case, all you want to do is rest?! You... Oh, it's Brother Bo Ye, then it's nothing.
Although Bo Ye is smart, he seems to be somewhat lazy. Once he has satisfied his curiosity, he is unwilling to care about anything else.
They only become more proactive when their own lives are in danger, like when Gin and Vodka plant bombs on the Shinkansen.
In cases like this, we already have a general idea of what's going on, so it's normal that Brother Bo Ye has lost interest.
Conan Edogawa ignored Saiki Usaba and went to Wataru Date to suggest that he inquire about the situation in the kitchen.
Date Wataru glanced at him, then casually probed for information as he walked toward the kitchen: "What does your relative do? He doesn't look like a detective."
Conan Edogawa assumed that Wataru Date was still bothered by his nickname "Detective Conan," and casually replied without much concern, "Nothing much, right?"
Ida Kou raised an eyebrow: "Doing absolutely nothing? At his age... I saw him a few years ago, and he was like this, and he's still like this now. Wouldn't it be better if he had a proper job? What if he ends up with bad people..."
When Date Wataru said such things, it didn't seem like he was implying anything. Instead, it made him seem like an expert in the newspaper, worrying about young people. Especially with Usui Saiki dressed like that, even his statement "what if he hangs out with bad people" seemed perfectly natural. Anyone who heard it would think he was worried about hanging out with rock musicians or biker gangs. These members didn't have a good reputation in the eyes of the police. The former were prone to drug use, and the latter to violence.
Conan Edogawa also thought that it was because Usaku Saiki had given a false name when he met Date Wataru before that Date Wataru was a little suspicious and needed to know more about him to feel at ease.
So Conan Edogawa kindly explained for Usaku Saiki: "He said he has an inheritance and can live off it all, so he doesn't want to find a job... He also said he is very smart and there is no need to worry about him. He can see through anyone who tries to cheat him out of money."
Date Wataru: "…………"
Wait, about this statement...
Could it be that Mr. Mokufushi is just a member of a money-swindling group in Mr. Usoba's mind?
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It's almost the end of the month! Please send me your soon-to-expire nutrient solutions!
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Date: Did Morofushi join a money-making group to scam Mr. Usaba?
Jingguang: ...? Who's lying to whom?
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