No matter how small a mosquito is, it’s still meat!
But what Kidd said made sense. A month ago, they were busy with the parliamentary elections and had no time to catch mistresses.
Soon, Sakaki Makoto and the other two arrived at the wealthy villa area at Beika-cho 2-chome.
The wealthy people who can buy villas in downtown Tokyo are not ordinary rich. Akutagawa Ichimoto, who hired Maori Kogoro this time, owns a chain of restaurants. But after investigating his information, Sakaki Makoto discovered that most of Akutagawa Ichimoto's assets came from inheritance.
"Three months ago, Akutagawa Ichimoto's father passed away unexpectedly, leaving all his shares, futures, and real estate to his only son."
Kidd flipped through his phone and said:
"This incident was even on the news. I wonder if you noticed it."
Sakaki Makoto occasionally reads the newspaper, but he really doesn't care much about the news. After all, this kind of thing...
The reliability is too low, so it is inevitable that some reporters will fabricate some groundless stories for the sake of performance. Just listen to half and believe the other half.
"What's strange is that after inheriting assets worth tens of billions of yen, Akutagawa Ichimoto actually sold them like crazy in a short period of time, turning all the assets inherited from his father into liquid funds."
"All? That's tens of billions!"
Conan said in shock:
"If you sell off stocks, futures, real estate, and other things in large quantities in a short period of time, the price will drop significantly. Why did Akutagawa Ichimoto do this?"
Kidd shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.
"The news said that Akutagawa Ichimoto was under investigation by the government because of his asset sales. Some people suspected that he wanted to transfer funds overseas..."
No matter which country, if a wealthy person wants to transfer his assets in a short period of time, he will be investigated. After all, these wealthy people are too rich, and their every move often causes market fluctuations and must be strictly monitored.
Akutagawa's Ichiban is no exception.
"What are the findings?"
Sakaki Makoto parked the car on the side of the road, looked at the Akutagawa family villa not far away and asked:
“Has he been arrested for malicious asset transfer?”
"No, Akutagawa Ichimoto did not take any further action after receiving the funds, but the investigators have been keeping an eye on him."
As he spoke, Kidd took out a mask from the bag and handed it to Makoto Sakaki. Makoto Sakaki changed his clothes in the car and suddenly transformed himself into Akai Tsumugi.
Next...
They would wait for their opportunity and show up when Bourbon and the others came out of the villa.
but....
They waited for a full hour but didn't see Bourbon.
"Are you sure this is the location?"
Sakaki asked again.
“That’s right…”
Conan looked at the house number through a telescope:
"2-chome 12-banchi 33... It also says Akutagawa, this must be where the client lives! The uncle's rented car is still parked in the yard!"
"Something must have gone wrong in there."
Sakaki thought for a moment and said:
"How about this, you two go in and take a look at the situation, and I'll stay."
"Brother Kidd, you go in disguised as me, so that Bourbon can't connect me with Akai Tsutomu."
"It's a small matter."
Kid quickly changed into Sakaki Makoto's clothes, put on a mask and sunglasses, and added a few centimeters to his height. From the outside, he looked no different from Sakaki Makoto himself.
It's just like the real and fake Monkey King.
Putting on headphones, Kid and Conan got out of the car, identified themselves to the guard, and walked into the yard with swagger.
There were so many people visiting Akutagawa Ichimoto these days. In addition to the police and government workers, there were also many detectives, so the guard was already used to it. When he heard that it was Kogoro Mouri's friend, he let the Corgi in without saying a word.
Third floor, master bedroom.
In a magnificent bedroom decorated in classical European style, Akutagawa Ichimoto, with his right leg in a plaster cast and hanging high from the ceiling, is telling Mori Kogoro and Bourbon about information about his wife Ogawa Reiko.
In Japan, like many countries, after marriage, the woman usually changes her surname to the man's, but this is not required by law. Although 97% of couples in Japan choose to follow the man's surname, there are still 3% exceptions.
Rare, but not surprising.
But there is another important issue here.
That is, in Japanese law, although there is no mandatory requirement for a woman to take her husband's surname, there is a provision that "the couple must have the same surname" to facilitate household registration.
"Mr. Akutagawa, I would like to ask a question..."
Maori Kogoro said:
"How is your relationship with your wife?"
"We get along very well. Before she married me, she was a photo model and had some fame. She didn't give up her job after she married me, so she still uses the name Ogawa Reiko, but her household registration has been changed."
Akutagawa's smile is warm, giving people a sense of elegance and ease:
"But since I broke my leg, I found that she often went out on the pretext of work. One time her phone was turned off, so I called her office to inquire about the situation. Unexpectedly, the office said that she had no work that day..."
"So that's how it is."
Maori Kogoro and Bourbon looked at each other and nodded slowly:
"So that's why you suspect your wife is cheating on you, right?"
"No, I believe her very much. What really made me doubt her was that one night a month ago, she suddenly received a call from a man. We were having dinner at the time. When she saw the number, her face changed immediately and she hurriedly took the phone and went out."
Akutagawa put away his smile and his expression darkened:
"Before you, Mr. Maori, I have hired many detectives and even used my business connections to inquire about Reiko's whereabouts, but unfortunately I found nothing. The more I find this, the more suspicious I think she is. I hope you can help me find the truth."
After saying that, Akutagawa snapped his fingers, and the butler who was standing silently beside him put a suitcase on the table and opened the lock with a click. Inside were stacks of Fukuzawa Yukichi banknotes that smelled of ink.
Kogoro Maori's eyes were wide open.
"Here's 1000w, we agreed on the price."
Akutagawa waved his hand, and the butler put away the box and stood aside with his hands behind his back.
"As long as you can find the person my wife cheated with, the money will be yours."
"Leave it to me!"
Patting his chest, Maori Kogoro vowed:
"I, Kogoro Mori, swear as a famous detective that I will find out the truth for you, Mr. Akutagawa!"
"That makes me feel relieved..."
Akutagawa Ichimoto smiled:
"But I have one more condition, I hope you can agree to it."
"Please go ahead."
"Don't tell anyone else about this. Even if Reiko really cheated on me, I don't want outsiders to know. This will damage the reputation of the Akutagawa family. Everything... must be done in secret."
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