Following her direction, everyone's gaze fell on the ancient well in the courtyard, which had been sealed with a wooden railing because their mother had fallen into it 15 years ago.
At that moment, a familiar figure was hanging above the wellhead.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and the figure swayed before falling into the icy ancient well with a "plop".
"It's Second Aunt!"
"Second Aunt!"
The Yabuchi family members immediately recognized the figure as their stepmother, Yabuchi Machiko. They were all shocked and rushed towards the well.
Yuuko Kusunoki accompanied Yukiko as they helped Hiromi Yabuuchi to her feet.
"What happened here?" Yukiko asked, puzzled.
"I don't know!" Hiromi Yabuchi hadn't recovered yet, and shook her head with a grim expression. "As soon as I came out, I saw my second aunt standing motionless on the old well, and then this happened."
"How could this happen!" Yukiko was shocked, but she didn't forget to comfort her friend, "Hiromi, don't worry..."
Just as the two were comforting Hiromi Yabuuchi, the men of the Yabuuchi family also worked together to pull Machiko Yabuuchi out of the well.
They immediately confirmed that Yabuuchi Machiko was dead.
Everyone stood frozen in disbelief at their stepmother lying on the ground, soaking wet, with a ferocious expression and her eyes wide open in death.
"What exactly happened? Why would Second Aunt throw herself into the well?"
"That means, the will is to be issued tomorrow, and my second aunt..."
"Because she was murdered!" Yuzuru walked over unhurriedly, his expression unusually calm, a stark contrast to the panic of the others.
“That’s right, your second aunt was killed by someone else!” Yukiko jumped out as well. Although she still didn’t understand what had happened, since her bad brother said she was killed, then she must have been killed.
She trusted Yuzuru Hanyu's judgment!
"What did you say? How is this possible!"
"That's right! We clearly saw Second Aunt jump down by herself!"
Yoshiyuki Yabuuchi and Hidekazu Yabuuchi immediately denied it, and the others also looked incredulous.
"Uh~" Yukiko was speechless for a moment, and looked to Hanyu Nan for help.
Her desire to perform kicked in; this was a rare opportunity to showcase her deductive reasoning skills.
She wanted to prove that even without the help of her husband and son, she could solve a case on her own.
"Heh~" Yuzuru chuckled and pointed to Yabuchi Machiko's chest on the ground, making way for Yukiko.
Please begin your performance!
“Of course it’s because…” Yukiko immediately understood and bent down beside the corpse, her face showing no fear as she lifted the clothes from the corpse’s chest, “There are obvious wounds here from being stabbed by a sharp blade!”
"That's the real cause of death!"
Open-book quizzes are so satisfying!
"What!"
"Could it be that one of us killed Second Mother?"
“That’s not necessarily true…” Yukiko took her Sherlock Holmes pink cane from Nanami Hanyu, pinched her chin, and began her performance like an experienced detective. “If I remember correctly, the last time your stepmother called back was around 9 o’clock, right?”
"Yes, she called from the hotel/club next to the station!" Hiromi Yabuchi came out to support her friend.
"I went into the bathroom before 10 o'clock. During the time I was showering, did anyone come out of the room?"
No, there isn't any!
After reviewing these known clues, Yukiko quickly made a judgment in her mind, and with a serious expression, she tapped her cane on the ground twice. "Then, none of the people present could have committed the crime! No matter how fast you go, it would take an hour to get from that restaurant at the station to your house."
"In other words, while I was bathing, your stepmother was murdered by someone and hung above the well, waiting for us to find out!"
After explaining her reasoning, Yukiko looked around at everyone, holding the end of her cane in one hand and a pink pipe in the other. She slightly raised her chin and gave a disdainful smile. "If you doubt my brother and me, who are meeting your stepmother for the first time today, then that's a different story!"
With her aura fully unleashed, Yukiko instantly overwhelmed everyone present.
Her logical reasoning and impeccable demeanor left everyone dumbfounded, finally understanding the true value of being the youngest Best Actress winner.
At this moment, Yukiko was like a queen on a stage, every movement and every word she uttered was full of charm and majesty, making her presence impossible to ignore.
The people around her seemed to pale in comparison, as if illuminated by her radiance.
...
"If it wasn't us, then who could it be?"
"Could it be my sister's brother..."
Just as everyone was discussing who the murderer was, Yukiko, who had been so domineering just moments before, had lost her aura and ran behind Hanyu Nan, standing on tiptoe to look at him.
"Are you done taking the picture? Are you done taking the picture? Let me see it!"
"Don't worry, my skills are top-notch!"
Yuzuru patted Yukiko's impatient head and handed her the phone that had just recorded her entire performance.
Wow! The picture quality is so clear!
Yukiko admired her near-perfect performance in the ultra-high-definition video, feeling quite pleased with herself.
It was worth it for her to specifically ask her naughty younger brother to take a better picture of her.
She wants to keep this video as a family heirloom, and even after she dies, she wants a QR code to be engraved on her tombstone so that anyone who comes to pay their respects can scan it and see the video!
Of course, if possible, she would like to have a holographic QR code engraved.
In this way, when others pay their respects to her, they can see her emerging from the grave, coupled with the scene she just performed—she believed that the scene would surely surprise and delight everyone, leaving them completely captivated by her.
She, Yukiko Fujimine, is the Sherlock Holmes of the new era, possessing both wisdom and charm!
"Heh~" Looking at Yukiko, who was holding her phone and had a smug smile on her face, Yuzuru couldn't help but smile too.
That's great. Isn't Yukiko's most attractive quality that she always has a youthful mindset?
Regarding the video quality, Yuzuru glanced up at the stealth drone that was silently hovering above everyone's heads.
At this stage, mobile phones cannot shoot ultra-high-definition videos. He had the drone shoot the video and then sent it to the phone.
If Yukiko scrolls back a bit further, she should be able to see a video of Yabunouchi Machiko sneaking home early on, trying to take care of her Uncle Yoshifusa, only to be killed instead.
Everything was under Yuzuru's control, like a meticulously planned game of chess, with every move within his expectations.
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