Rest 8
"The place we are commissioned to investigate is the Komatsu residence, which is the house where the client, Mr. Komatsu Masao, lives." Because Hattori Heiji and his group had already put their luggage at the hotel in advance, Miyake Shota drove directly to the destination. House Sosuke briefly introduced the situation, "They moved in two years ago. The residents are the client's mother, Ms. Komatsu Chieba, the client's wife, Komatsu Miyoko, and the client's three children, the eldest son Taiyo, the second daughter Sayaka, and the third daughter Kaoru."
"It is said that since they moved into their new home, they often discovered strange things. Things they had put away were messed up again when they woke up the next morning. There was less food in the refrigerator for no reason. Sometimes they heard strange noises in the middle of the night, and they found the bodies of small animals in the house..."
"Wait," Hattori Heiji asked, "If it's been going on for two years, why are you asking for an investigation only now?"
"The client's job requires him to be away from home for a long time," thinking about the family's situation, Fang Fang Zongjie couldn't help but sympathize with the hostess, "and his mother, Komatsu Chie, is not in good health, plus there are three children, basically all the things at home are handled by Mrs. Komatsu..."
"And Ms. Chie has a weird personality. Mr. Komatsu also suggested hiring a nanny to help with the housework, but was rejected outright," said Shota Miyake, with a helpless tone. When he was helping out at Ono Apartment, he had seen too many women being exhausted by household chores. "Mrs. Komatsu said that she had always thought it was a prank by her mother-in-law and her three children, expressing their dissatisfaction with her poor housework..."
"This is widow-style parenting," Yuanshan Heye folded her hands and frowned, "and she also has to take care of the elderly, which is understandable..."
At this time, they just arrived at an intersection. Shota Miyake stepped on the brakes and asked Edogawa Conan who had been staring at him while waiting for the red light, "What's wrong? Little friend," she didn't expect that she and this little detective had a good relationship. Miyano Akemi sighed in her heart. Speaking of which, the fake death that was created for her would not leave a shadow on this child, "Is there something on my face?"
"...Ah, no?" Edogawa Conan came back to his senses and found that everyone's attention was focused on him. He quickly scratched his head and pretended nothing happened, "I just think that Brother Miyake looks a bit like an acquaintance of mine... Especially when he smiles. This is not the important thing now. Uncle House, hey! Since there has been no discovery in two years, then what suddenly made Mr. Komatsu invite the detective here!"
How could it be that person... Edogawa Conan shook his head and threw away the unrealistic associations from his mind. The gender and face were completely different. At most, she gave people a gentle feeling when she smiled. Besides, she was already...
"Really?" Miyake Shota didn't pursue the matter further. Just then the traffic light changed color, and he focused on driving again. "I remember it happened last week, right, Housing Manager?"
Fang Shusuke nodded, his expression becoming serious, "Just last week, Ms. Komatsu Chie passed away."
Ignoring the gasps of the people in the car, "The cause of death has been determined. It was a heart attack caused by shock. It is estimated that he had a heart attack when he went to the kitchen alone late at night. He was not discovered until the next morning when Mrs. Komatsu was making breakfast, but it was too late."
"Although the possibility of an accident cannot be ruled out, Mrs. Komatsu said that her mother-in-law is a person who attaches great importance to rules. She will not drink water after 9 o'clock every night. This habit has been maintained for 40 years. It is unlikely that she will make an exception. If she gets up to go to the toilet at night, her route will not pass through the kitchen..."
"Also, the bottle of medicine she was carrying was found at the staircase."
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