Chapter 807 Akiyama Reiichi
Yukawa Masaki and Mori Kogoro, who also heard the screams, rushed over, and Chitake arrived late at that moment.
"What happened? What's going on?"
Yukawa Masaki frowned as he looked at the hidden passage that had appeared on the wall.
“We don’t know either. We just left the bathroom and suddenly found an entrance in the wall. A dark figure ran past it just now!” one of the maids replied, her face full of panic.
Because of the crying that had been going on for a month, the timid maids would either hold it in or go out in groups at night. Tonight, they couldn't hold it in any longer and came over together, never expecting to encounter such a terrible thing.
"Don't panic, everyone. Let's go down and take a look. If we find anything wrong, call the police immediately," Kogoro Mouri said calmly. After asking Masaki Yukawa's opinion, they walked into the secret passage together.
Conan and Chizuru followed behind them.
Out of fear, Ran Mouri waited in the hallway outside with Naya Kuno and the maids.
The secret passage led to the basement. About ten seconds later, they stood in front of a tightly closed door. Kogoro Mouri tried to turn the doorknob, but the door seemed to be locked from the inside.
He couldn't help but look at Yukawa Masaki beside him and asked, "Do you have a key?"
Masaki Yukawa shook his head. "I didn't even know there was a basement in the house, so how would I have a key?"
Mouri Kogoro: "..."
Then the only option is to break down the door by force.
The three made room for him, and then with a loud "bang!" the door was kicked open, revealing the light inside.
They entered the room and were shocked and surprised by its layout.
It was furnished like a room, but it was very simple, with only a bed, a table and a small cabinet.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like someone lives here.
Kogoro Mouri went inside and looked around, then wondered, "Could it be that the guy who caused the haunting incident has been secretly living here all along?"
"What!?" Yukawa Masaki's eyelids twitched, feeling even more shocked. This was like a thief breaking into the house and no one even knowing!
Conan glanced to the side, took a few steps forward to the foot of the bed, and could see the person lying between the bed and the wall at a glance.
"Uncle! Over here!"
Kogoro Mouri looked up from his thoughts and strode over. When he saw clearly, his pupils instantly contracted.
"This...this is...Mrs. Yukawa!?"
Although I couldn't see her face, judging from her figure and clothing, it was indeed Kiyomi Yukawa.
But now she was lying on top of another person, a knife stuck in her back, the hilt of which was being gripped tightly by someone. And her hands were choking that person's neck.
Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to go over and check, he heard the person who was suspected of killing Kiyomi Yukawa cough and loosen his grip on the hilt of his sword.
He's still alive!
Kogoro Mouri stepped forward and moved Yukawa Kiyomi aside, his eyes fixed on the guy who looked to be no more than a boy.
The boy coughed several times, clutching his neck as he struggled to open his eyes. When he saw Kogoro Mouri and the others, he was so frightened that he quickly backed away.
His sudden movement made them realize that his feet were shackled...
The boy, covered in blood, huddled in a corner, watching them in terror.
He looked very thin, and his body was covered with many scars, both old and new.
Rather than living here secretly, he was more like... being imprisoned here.
Apart from Qianzhu, the other three were stunned for a moment.
"Let's call the police first."
Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a long time before he finally stammered out a sentence.
After all, he had been a detective for so long and had never encountered anything like this before.
Only after the police arrived did Ran Mouri dare to follow Naya Kuno into the secret passage and into the basement.
However, when Xing arrived at the crime scene, she was also somewhat stunned.
Police are removing the handcuffs from the boy who is huddled in the corner.
After being comforted by Qianzhu, he seemed much calmer, but he was still somewhat frightening.
Qianzhu helped him up, not minding the blood on his body, and gently asked him after he sat on the edge of the bed, "Can you tell me your name?"
"I...I'm called, Akiyama Reiichi..."
The boy's pale lips moved slightly as he answered softly, his voice hoarse, probably because his neck had been choked.
The others remained silent, standing quietly to the side and listening.
Do you live here?
Qianzhu asked again, his voice gentle, which made Qiushan Lianyi's tense mood relax a little.
Upon hearing this, he nodded slightly.
Qianzhu: "Why do you live here?"
Akiyama Rei glanced cautiously at Yukawa Kiyomi lying in a pool of blood. "My mother made me stay here."
Mother? ?
Everyone's gaze fell on Yukawa Kiyomi, who was already lifeless, their eyes filled with horror.
How could anyone be so heartless as to lock their child in such a small room? They even handcuffed him!
For a moment, a hint of pity appeared in their eyes as they looked at Akiyama Reiichi.
Qianzhu's eyes flickered slightly, and she softly asked him some questions, such as how old he was and how long he had been here...
But Akiyama Reiichi couldn't answer any of them, and all he could say was "I don't know" and "a long, long time ago".
"Then...do you know what happened?"
At the officer's prompting, Chizuru looked at Akiyama Reiichi and asked.
Akiyama Reiichi thought for a moment, staring at Yukawa Kiyomi's corpse with a somewhat unfocused gaze.
"...Mom came to find me with food as usual. After I finished eating, she unlocked the door and told me to take a shower... Then, just now she came to find me again, but there was someone following her. I don't know what happened because I suddenly fell asleep..."
He was like a child who had just learned to speak, racking his brains to try to describe what he had seen to them.
There was no alarm clock or anything else in the room that could tell the time, since there wasn't even a window offering a view outside. Therefore, he couldn't pinpoint exactly when Yukawa Kiyomi had arrived.
"Your injuries..."
Looking at the wounds on his body, Ran Mouri couldn't bear it and whispered something.
Akiyama Rei glanced at her cautiously and quickly, like a frightened little animal.
He answered in a very soft voice, which made his speech sound somewhat unclear.
"Mom gets like this when she's unhappy... but it doesn't hurt anymore..."
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