Rei Furuya and Conan were stunned by the desolate scene. They went straight to the convenience store, hoping to get information about Takuma Amai from the locals.
The aging population in Ringo Town seems to be very serious. Most of the people I met were elderly. The manager of the convenience store was a grandmother in her sixties with gray hair. She was sitting on a chair with one leg of her trousers empty. At that moment, she was reading a book with reading glasses on.
Conan used his age to his advantage and said cutely, "Excuse me, old lady, we want to ask, do you know of any family with the last name Tianjing or Shuiwei in the town?"
Hearing these two surnames, the old woman put down the book in her hand and looked at her empty trouser legs in a daze.
"Old woman? Old woman?" Conan asked again, "Do you know any family named Tianjing or Shuiwei in the town?"
Before the old man in front of him could say anything, the convenience store's warehouse door opened, and a thin man with a limp said viciously, "We don't know anyone named Tianjing, go away, don't interfere with our business here."
He waved his arms and blasted the two men out of the convenience store.
Conan and Furuya Rei were a little confused, wondering why the man who suddenly appeared was so angry.
Then the two of them asked many people in the town, but when they heard the word "patio", most of them were either silent like the old man, or angry and yelled at them and left like the man.
After their inquiry failed, the two men had to take matters into their own hands and started searching door to door. Fortunately, Ringo Town was small, and they quickly found the house with the address "Tianjing".
The doorplate was quite old, the writing on it was a little blurry, and there was a light layer of dust on the door handle, it seemed that no one had been here for some time.
Both Rei Furuya and Conan were very flexible in their bottom lines. The two looked at each other, and Rei Furuya took the lead in taking out the tools used to commit the crime. "It's an old-fashioned door lock, not complicated. Wait for me."
He was concentrating on unlocking the door, when suddenly...
"Who are you! What are you doing?!" The two men froze up at the shout, their teeth turned white, they were caught!
Conan's eyes were half-mooned. He raised his signature silly smile, ready to fool the person away. But when he turned around, he saw a familiar person, "Dr. Aso?"
When Asanami saw the two of them, her beautiful face was full of confusion and bewilderment, "Conan? Mr. Amuro? Why are you here?"
Masashi Asahi is a doctor at the Beika City Hospital. Although he is a real man, he has a beautiful face that looks like a woman. In addition, he has a gentle personality and superb medical skills, so he is very popular in the hospital.
Kogoro Mouri had received several cases related to the Beika City Hospital before, so Conan, Toru Amuro and Asami Minoru were quite familiar with each other.
"Dr. Aso, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you here." Fūya Rei greeted him in a roundabout way.
Conan cooperated and smiled obediently.
Ma Chengshi took out the key, and with a "click", the door lock opened.
"Are you here to get information about Mr. Tian Jing?" He pushed open the door. "Why don't you come in first? You don't have to change your shoes."
"Do Dr. Aso and Mr. Amai know each other?" Conan asked curiously as he looked around the room.
Most of the furniture in the room was covered with dust sheets, which had a light dust on them, and it was obvious that someone came to clean the room regularly.
"Yes." Masashi took out three chairs from the corner and asked the two to sit down. "My family was once saved by Mr. Tianjing. Every year I come here to clean and maintain the house for him."
Furuya Rei and Conan exchanged glances, and Conan said positively, "Then I'll help too. It's too tiring to clean the house alone. Let Conan help Dr. Aso."
Masashi looked at Conan deeply, and he seemed to smile, "Then I'll trouble you, Conan."
The Tianjing family's house is a typical Japanese-style one-family house with two floors. The second floor is the bedroom, and the first floor is the kitchen, living room, etc. Conan ran to the second floor excitedly with a broom, and Furuya Ling stood up, "I'll go help Conan too."
"Thank you, Mr. Amuro. Thank you for your hard work on the second floor." Asanari smiled and thanked.
As expected, the two searched all the rooms on the second floor but found nothing. There was nothing in the rooms except furniture, not even any decorations. Only some graffiti on the walls could prove that someone had lived here before.
But the sanitation still needs to be cleaned. Fortunately, this job is not hard. You just need to dust off the dust cover, sweep the floor and mop it again, and you're done.
Conan doesn't often do housework, but his partner Furuya Rei is an expert at housework. Working together, the two of them quickly cleaned up the second floor.
The two of them stood on the balcony to rest. Conan stood on tiptoe with his head just sticking out of the window. He looked through the balcony at the neighbor's yard.
"Mr. Amuro! Look, from this angle, does it look like graffiti on the wall?" Conan tugged at the hem of Toru Amuro's clothes and motioned for him to squat down.
Furiya Rei squatted down and found that they looked very similar, especially the apple trees, which were exactly the same.
The two of them hurried back to the room and checked the graffiti on the wall. There weren't many graffiti on the wall, the brushstrokes were childish and the paintings were very abstract, the most common were three matchstick figures holding hands, and because of the painter's limited painting skills, they could only be distinguished by their hair.
The tallest matchstick man has short hair, the middle one has a curved line, and the shortest one has a long vertical line. They hold hands and stand in a yard with apple trees and a swing. Their mouths are curved lines, and they look very happy.
Among all the doodles, there is one that is different from the others. It shows three stick figures squatting under an apple tree, doing something unknown.
Conan took the lead and ran out, followed closely by Furuya Rei.
"Dr. Aso, do you have the key to the house next door?" Conan asked.
Who would have thought that Ma Cheng actually nodded, "Yes."
Furuya Rei and Conan: "!!!"
The two were prepared to use extraordinary means, but they didn't expect that Ma Cheng actually came true.
Masashi looked at the eagerness on their faces and refused cruelly, "No, you must not disturb them. Mr. Tenai will be very angry."
"Okay." Conan lowered his head unhappily, "Doctor Aso, will you leave after cleaning the bathroom?"
Masanobu shook his head. "No, I still have to sweep the grave for Mr. Tianjing."
Conan instantly became excited again, "Can I go with you?"
"Then Conan, you must be obedient and not run around~" Masashi thought for a moment and agreed to his request.
......
The cemetery is located in the southernmost part of Ringo Town, not far from the residential area, and can be reached in about 40 minutes on foot. The gravekeeper is an old man with a missing arm. When he saw Masashi and the other two, he snorted coldly and turned his head away.
"Come to think of it, many people living in Ringo Town are elderly, and everyone has some physical defects to varying degrees." Conan asked in confusion, recalling the people he met after arriving in Ringo Town.
"It should be related to the earthquake 17 years ago. Because the rescue was not timely, many people lost their lives in the earthquake, and those who survived also suffered a lot of injuries." Masashi explained.
"17 years ago? Was it the Great Aomori Earthquake?" Compared to Conan who was still a baby at that time, Rei Furuya obviously knew more about the earthquake. He looked at the densely packed tombstones in the cemetery, most of which were erected 17 years ago.
“Yes, that earthquake.”
"That's not right." As a country with frequent earthquakes all year round, Japan has a mature disaster response system. Conan has read relevant information about the Aomori earthquake in a book. Considering the magnitude of the Aomori earthquake, it should not have caused so many casualties.
"Oh, who knows." As they were talking, they arrived at their destination, a cemetery where a couple was buried together.
Asanari Minoru took out the food he had brought with him and began to offer it. Furuya Rei and Conan stared at the name on the tombstone, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
"The patio is really complete, Shuiwei Dongyu"
They understood the relationship between Amei Takuma and Mizuo Sosuke. They were brothers! No wonder Ringo Town could find Amei's house but couldn't find Mizuo's house! That's how it was.
The two suppressed their surprise and followed Masashi Minoru to pay tribute.
After the worship, Asanari Minoru brought the two of them to the neighboring cemetery, took out the offerings again and began to worship.
This is also a tomb where a couple was buried together. The tombstone was erected 17 years ago. The names of the tomb owners are engraved on the tombstone, "Miyazaki Narumi, Miyazaki Ayano"
Furiya Rei's face trembled rapidly, his throat tightened, and the scene in front of him became a little blurry. He thought of the graffiti in the courtyard house, the stickman with curved lines, and the family members that his friend had never mentioned. The same hairstyle, the same last name, how likely is it to be a coincidence?
Takuma Tenai, Sosuke Mizuo, and Ren Miyazaki. Before today, he had never thought that these three people actually knew each other a long time ago. A terrible guess flashed through his mind, and Furuya Rei's hands trembled slightly. That was the fact he was most reluctant to face.
Conan obviously thought of this possibility, and he was so shocked that his voice became sharp. "Hey, Dr. Aso, what is the relationship between the Miyazaki family and Mr. Aoi?"
Asanari chuckled, "They are neighbors and also foster parents. Mr. Aoi's parents were police officers and died while saving people when he was 12 years old. They grew up under the care of their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Miyazaki. It is said that the Miyazaki family has a boy who is the same age as Mr. Aoi's younger brother."
Furiya Rei suppressed his chaotic thoughts, "Dr. Aso deliberately let us see the graffiti, brought us here to worship, and told us so many secrets. What is his purpose?"
Masashi sat on the ground. He looked up at the azure sky, his eyes becoming distant, tears slipping from his eyes unconsciously. "Mr. Tianjing is really a very gentle and kind person. He shouldn't leave with a curse on his face."
Takuma Amagi died in such a violent way. There was a lot of discussion on the Internet about the video. Some people admired and praised him for doing a good job, but many people also pointed out that his methods were too violent and made Japan lose face internationally.
They didn't have much contact with Amei Takuma, but it seemed that everyone who spent a long time with him was still upset about his death, including Shinji Moroboshi, Ginzo Nakamori, and Minoru Asanari.
What kind of person is the real Takuma Amai that makes so many people admire him from the bottom of their hearts?
Conan followed Aso's example and sat on the ground, "Well, Dr. Aso, can you tell us about Mr. Aoi?"
As Asanami thought of that man, the smile on his face became more genuine. "Mr. Tenjing is a very good person. But I don't know much about him. The residents of the town hate him. The information I can collect is limited. I only know that everything is related to the slow earthquake rescue 17 years ago. The rest needs you to find out what happened that year."
Conan nodded thoughtfully.
Furiya Rei suddenly asked, "Do you know the Black Organization?"
When Masashi heard this, his eyes widened immediately. He took a breath and quickly covered his mouth with his hands. After a long while, he said in a sharp voice: "Where did you hear about this organization?! In short, you must not investigate the affairs of this organization. It is too dangerous. Do you understand?"
"No, we can't avoid it. We have fought with them many times and have been persecuted by them. Please tell us everything you know, Dr. Aso." Conan looked at Aso sincerely and said.
Masashi sighed. He knew the character of these two people, so he wanted to use them to investigate what happened back then. However, he did not expect that they were also involved with the Black Organization. "I only know a little bit, not much."
"My father, Keiji Aso, is a pianist. When I was a child, I had a heart attack and needed a lot of money for surgery. For me, my father transported drugs for his childhood playmate. Later, he couldn't stand the condemnation of his conscience and didn't want to continue. His friends disagreed, and my family was almost killed.
Fortunately, Mr. Tian Jing was investigating the case at that time and found them, saving our family in time. Although my father was imprisoned for committing a crime, I am still very grateful to Mr. Tian Jing. If it weren't for him, I would have been without a family.
But after my father went in, our family was attacked one after another. It was thanks to Mr. Tian Jing’s help that we were safe. He told me that everything was fine, but I didn’t want to not know who the murderer of my parents was, so I started to secretly investigate, and then found an organization with wine as its code name, but later I was stopped by Mr. Tian Jing, he didn’t let me pursue it further. ”
Masashi spread his hands, "That's all I know."
Conan nodded, "That's enough, thank you, Dr. Aso."
Suddenly, Furuya Rei said, "Mr. Aoi is also a member of that organization, right? His code name is Campari?!"
Conan was so surprised that he broke into tears, "What?!"
Ma Sheng insisted: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Furiya Ling stared into his eyes. "No, you know, Dr. Aso, please tell me everything you know. Mr. Aoi must hate that organization, right? He not only wants to expose the darkness of the officials, but also wants to destroy the organization. Our goals are the same. Instead of guessing, why don't we all be honest and tell each other our own information?"
Conan bravely said, "My name is Edogawa Conan, my real name is Kudo Shinichi, I am a 17-year-old high school detective, I was fed poison by a member of the Black Organization and became what I am now."
Fūya Rei took out his public security ID and said, "Public security, we are currently investigating the information related to the Black Organization."
Masashi bit his lips tightly and finally made up his mind, "I don't know much, but there are two people who may be able to help you. Half a year ago, I helped Mr. Tianjing to fake the death of a lady in a car accident, and I also helped her disguise herself as a man, but I don't know where this lady went, you need to find her yourself."
Furiya Rei's eyes lit up, "Is it a woman with long black hair?"
"Yes." Masashi nodded.
Furiya Rei was overjoyed. It must be Mingmei. Mingmei is not dead! There is nothing more worthy of joy than this. If there is, it must be that the organization is gone. "Where is the other person?"
"Another one is that not long ago, there was a man with long black curly hair. It seems that he was also rescued from that place by Mr. Aoi. Mr. Aoi asked me to treat him and called him Sakakibara, but I don't know where he went later. But he seemed to know very important information, so Mr. Aoi said that he couldn't let him go for the time being."
It was Shinichi Sakakibara, the colleague who was thought to have been sacrificed in Sherry's plan, but was unexpectedly saved by Takuma Amai.
"Thank you very much, Dr. Aso. If you think of anything else in the future, you can contact us. However, it is too dangerous for you to investigate the Black Organization alone. Please be careful and it is best not to act alone." Furiya Rei warned.
Ma Cheng Shi hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
.....
After leaving Ringo Town, Conan and Furuya Rei divided the work again and collected intelligence on Mizuo Sosuke and Amei Takuma respectively.
Two days later, at Kudo's house, the two began to exchange information face to face. As they talked, the life of Takuma Amai slowly appeared before their eyes.
At the same time, on the last day of her vacation, Miyazaki Ren also opened the latest updated comic.
This episode mainly tells the story of what happened to Masashi, Conan, and Rei Furuya in Ringo Town. In addition, 73thief also specially updated the flashback chapter to tell the past of Takuma Akai.
18 years ago, Ringo Town, Miyazaki House.
In the yard with apple trees, Tenjo Takuma proudly showed his police uniform to his younger brothers. He had just graduated from the police academy and took advantage of the holiday before officially starting work to rush back to his hometown to visit his two younger brothers.
His parents were both police officers. After they died in the line of duty, he and his younger brother Mizuo Sosuke were adopted by their neighbors, the Miyazaki couple, and grew up with their son Miyazaki Ren.
"Handsome, right?" Takuma Amai puffed out his chest and said proudly.
Miyazaki Ren was like a puppy. He touched the police uniform with sparkling eyes, "So handsome! Takuma-kun, I want to be a policeman like Takuma-kun when I grow up!"
Mizuo Sosuke looked longingly at his strong brother, then looked at his skinny self and said awkwardly, "What's so handsome about me? I'm so ugly! Like a gorilla."
He was sickly since childhood. In order to raise him, the Miyazaki couple let him grow long hair, hoping that the gods would not take the child away.
"Wow, the gorilla is going to eat little Sosuke!" Takuma Amari didn't care about his brother's angry words. He teased his brother who looked like a hamster.
Mizuo Sosuke was not afraid at all, and stamped his feet, "How stupid, Tenkai Takuma is a big idiot! I'm grown up now, and I'm not afraid of these things."
Miyazaki Ren had a bit of a ky temperament since she was a child, and she immediately exposed him, "Sousuke, you are lying. You were scared to tears by Tarzan on TV not long ago."
Mizuo Sosuke was so angry that tears were streaming down his face. He rushed over and covered his mouth, "I didn't! Shut up! And you have to call me Sosuke brother! You are not allowed to be rude."
He has a very delicate appearance and looks especially good when he cries.
Miyazaki Ren obviously had enough experience in dealing with this. He took out a lollipop from his jacket pocket and stuffed it into the other person's mouth. "Sousuke, don't cry. It tastes like milk."
The effect of the lollipop was immediate. Mizuo Sosuke almost forgot what had just happened and ate the lollipop with relish.
"What a pair of little brats." Takuma Amai laughed and picked up the two of them, one on the left and one on the right.
The sudden increase in altitude made Mizuo Sosuke a little scared. He hugged Amagi Takuma's neck tightly, holding a lollipop in his mouth, and he didn't know whether to cry or not. He looked so pitiful.
Miyazaki Ren seemed to be enjoying it very much. She patted Takuma Tenai's bulging muscles with envy, and secretly bent her arms and pouted. She must eat more tonight, and when she grows up, she must be as strong as Takuma.