Chapter 051 Birthday Party (V)
Dong Yexi knew that the doctors had many concerns. After all, Big Brother was their boss and was responsible for the entire group, so they didn't dare to bear the consequences of a failed operation.
The reason why he dared to take on this important task was because he relied on the skill [Surgeon Master].
Previously, when the passive skill [100% Bare-Handed Catch of Blades] was activated, the system forcibly took over his body, so [Surgeon Master] must also be performed by the system controlling his body.
He is betting on the system's capabilities!
After receiving the order, Fujizuka Tian immediately assigned tasks to the servants, and no one else at the scene dared to raise any objections.
Higashino Hiroshi said to Edogawa Conan, "Listen carefully, Conan. There are three people in this family who are most suspicious, namely the third child and his mother, and the security captain Kawatani Yasushi. And the person who just attacked the eldest brother, judging from his physique, is a man. Higashino Natsue probably doesn't have the ability to jump from the third floor, so you have to pay special attention to the third child and Kawatani Yasushi." He glanced at the countdown and said, "If possible, I hope you can solve the case within two hours."
Just now, Hatori Yui helped him dodge the bullet, but the countdown has not stopped yet and he is still in danger of death!
Edogawa Conan nodded: "I will do my best!"
Higashino turned to look at Hatori Yuiichi, raised his hand and covered the back of his hand, and said: "I'll leave this to you, help me protect Conan."
Hatori Yui's eyes flickered slightly, and he felt the senior's hand holding his was trembling slightly.
The senior is not as calm as he looks.
He firmly grasped Dong Yexi's hands and said, "Leave it to me. I will definitely catch the murderer! Big brother will be fine!"
Dong Yexi opened his mouth slightly, but didn't say a word, just nodded vigorously.
Time was running out, so a stretcher was quickly sent upstairs. Higashino Hiroshi and Fujizuka Tian carefully lifted their eldest brother onto the stretcher and quickly moved him to the operating room.
After Higashino Hiroshi and all the doctors changed their clothes and completed disinfection, they walked into the operating room together, while Fujitsuka Tian waited outside.
Next, it’s a race against time. He has to complete the operation within five hours to save his brother from life-threatening danger!
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After Dong Yexu was sent to the operating room, the group executives who stayed behind began to whisper to each other.
Although the specific part cannot be seen due to the clothes, being shot in the left chest is very dangerous and the chance of death is very high.
One executive even said, "It is recommended to recommend an interim head of the group."
Hearing this, Dong Yetao couldn't help but sneer. He said, "Don't worry, there are many people in the Dongye family who can take over the group. It's not your turn."
He glanced at the group of people gloomily and said, "If you can't speak, just shut up."
Everyone shut up silently.
What happened here would not hinder the police from solving the case. Some police officers followed Edogawa Conan to search for the criminal in the garden.
"The most suspicious person now is Kawatani Yasushi, and he is not in the house!" Conan Edogawa said while running.
Amuro Toru said solemnly, "He's worked at the Higashino Residence for over twenty years and knows it like the back of his hand. He might have found a blind spot in the surveillance and escaped!"
"He should still be here," Hatori Yui said. "Because we need help with the banquet today, some of the security team has been loaned out, so we're shorthanded. That's why the butler activated the pulse electric fence. If we haven't received an alarm, it means he's still here."
"That's good." Amuro Toru nodded.
Less than ten minutes had passed since they saw the murderer killing someone, but they couldn't find anyone.
"Are you sure it's this direction?" asked Toru Amuro.
"Of course! I saw his figure running towards here from upstairs. He was really fast!" Edogawa Conan confirmed. His memory would not be wrong!
Hatori Yui paused, turned to look at him, and asked, "Very fast? How fast?"
Edogawa Conan thought for a moment and said, "It's like a track and field athlete. After he slid down from the upstairs, he jumped directly from the lawn into the bushes. Then a few treetops blocked my view, and I didn't see him anymore."
Hatori Yui frowned and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "We've been deceived."
Edogawa Conan:?!
"Conan, you were so fast when you jumped to the window, but he slid down from the third floor to the first floor," Hatori Yui recalled. "Besides, Kawatani Yasushi is actually over fifty years old, so he shouldn't be that fast."
Amuro Toru also came over and said, "The bushes here don't look like they've been walked over by a grown man." He held a few black plastic bags in his hand. "What you see is probably camouflage made of this."
Edogawa Conan frowned and thought, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "Oh, right, there is a balcony under that window, he can just jump down!"
The three of them immediately turned around and ran back to the room just below Dong Yexu.
However, there was no one inside, and the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony were open.
Edogawa Conan turned on the light, walked to the balcony, and looked up: "This distance is not far. But the window is not directly below, and the light was not on, so I overlooked it!"
Hatori Yui came over and said, "It's also suspicious that the lights weren't on. I heard from other waiters that all the rooms with windows were lit today to create the illusion of a dazzling night."
Edogawa Conan was stunned: "When I came back from outside..." He held his chin and recalled carefully, "The windows here were all lit at that time!"
"In other words, from the time we met downstairs to the time we ran to Big Brother's room, someone came here, turned off the lights, and opened the French windows, making it easier for the murderer to escape." Hatori Yui said in a deep voice.
"Whose room is this?" asked Toru Amuro.
This is a question that Hatori Yui couldn't answer either.
At this time, the old housekeeper walked in and said, "This is the guest room." He looked at the three people solemnly, "Although I can't solve the case, you can ask me anything about this house. I will tell you the truth!"
Edogawa Conan took a step forward without hesitation and said, "Is this room locked?"
"No." The old housekeeper shook his head, "The guest rooms are usually not locked."
As Toru Amuro walked into the house from the balcony, he noticed a bulge in one corner of the curtain. He lifted it and saw a black cloak that had been bunched up.
"It's certain that the murderer jumped into this room." He took out his cloak and analyzed, "Perhaps Kawatani Yasushi's original plan was to kill Higashino Xu and then use the device downstairs to make it look like the murderer had escaped. Then he would pretend nothing happened and return to the house. But he didn't expect that the murder process would be witnessed, and in desperation, he fired another shot. Although he didn't show up, he didn't dare to gamble that no one would recognize him, so he hid."
The old butler suddenly realized, "I see. I think what you say makes a lot of sense!" He pulled out his intercom and asked, "Shall we begin a comprehensive search?"
Edogawa Conan quickly stopped him and said, "No, he still has a gun in his hand!"
The old housekeeper frowned: "That is indeed a bit troublesome."
Edogawa Conan scratched his head: "It's better to find a way to force him out."
He had just finished speaking when the old butler turned on the intercom and said, "Everyone, put on your bulletproof vests and protective shields, and begin a carpet search. The other party has guns, so be careful at all times."
Click.
"receive!"
"But isn't Kawatani Yasushi the security captain? He also has a walkie-talkie, right? What if he heard it?" Conan Edogawa said anxiously.
The old butler smiled slightly: "Wouldn't this force him out?"
Edogawa Conan with big eyes: Is it still possible to do this?
The Tono family's security team, servants, gardeners, drivers... everyone who could move got to work, and they found Kawatani Yasushi in just five minutes.
But, unfortunately, he is already dead.
He died in the flower bed to the right of the main gate of the Higashino residence, in the same position as if he had committed suicide by shooting himself. Previously, they had focused on the back door, the side door, and the garden, and had not even gone to the main gate.
Inspector Megure examined his body and found a letter on his chest.
When he unfolded it, he found it was a suicide note, which described his grudges with the Tono family.
It stated that over thirty years ago, Kawatani Yasushi's lover worked for the Higashino family. Not long after, she abandoned him and married the then-head of the family. When her lover suddenly broke up with him, he thought she was aiming for a higher position, leaving him deeply depressed and resentful. It wasn't until after her death that he received a suicide note, revealing the full story.
It turned out that she was not willing to do it. The old master of the Dongye family threatened her with his future. In order not to implicate him, she had no choice but to agree to marry the old master and break up with him.
However, the old patriarch had a hidden quirk and treated her like a human being, torturing her relentlessly. And then there was Dong Ye Hai, a beast in human form. He outwardly treated his stepmother with great respect, yet behind her back he disregarded human ethics. Under the torture of both father and son, she finally reached her limit and committed suicide.
After reading the suicide note, Kawatani Yasushi was overwhelmed with regret and hatred. He resolved to avenge his lover, lurking within the Tono family for over twenty years. Today's plan was the revenge he had been planning for so long. Now that his enemy was dead, he could finally fulfill his wish and see his lover.
After Inspector Megure finished reading, the whole place fell silent.
Everyone in the Dongye group lowered their heads and communicated quietly with their eye contact.
Executive A: It’s over. Now that we know so much, will we be silenced?
Executive B: That's not possible, is it? But we might lose our jobs!
Executive C: ...Tonight was really exciting!
"What nonsense!" The old butler was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "This letter is a slander against the Tono family!"
Dongye Tao also sneered: "What? You want to throw dirty water on my mother based on a letter? You think that since all the people involved are dead, no one will come out to refute you, right?" He was so angry that he stepped on Kawatani Yasushi's head.
Inspector Megure quickly stopped him: "Don't destroy the body!"
Dongye Tao glanced at him, put his foot down, and said grimly, "People who spread false information like this will go to hell for tongue-pulling, even after death. Since you don't tell the truth, there's no need to keep your tongue!" He looked at Dongye Xiajiang and said meaningfully, "Don't you agree, sister-in-law?"
Dongye Xiajiang sniffed and said in a tearful voice, "You're right! I don't believe your elder brother is that kind of person!"
"Ha~" Dong Yetao sneered again. He looked at everyone present and said, "This suicide note is a forgery. I believe everyone present should have the most basic judgment. If this false information were to spread, it would be slander and insult. I don't think you would do anything illegal, right?"
After hearing this, everyone shook their heads.
Inspector Megure: ...Is it really okay to threaten others in front of me?
"Very good." Tono Tao looked at Inspector Megure and said, "Then please continue your investigation."
Everyone was stunned: "Huh?"
"You don't think Kawatani Yasushi really committed suicide, do you?" Dong Ye Tao sneered, "Are your brains the size of melon seeds?"
Everyone: ...Why are you still making personal attacks?
"Since the suicide note was forged, his death may have been faked as well. He must have known too much and was silenced." Dong Yetao looked around and said, "The mastermind behind this is among us."
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