Chapter 2259 2271 [Uzo Heir] Ask for monthly votes ()
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya: "That suspicious uncle Kamekura must be the thief who came to the jewelry store and stole 300 million yen worth of jewelry five years ago! He knew that if he sold the gems immediately after he succeeded, it would be easy for the police to find them, and if he kept the stolen goods with him, it would also be easy to be exposed.
“So after he stole the gems, he found a place to bury them and hide them—and that burial place was the foundation of the Rentaro family’s reconstruction project!
"Five years later, the jewel thief changed his identity and sneaked into Rentaro's house. He wanted to uncover the tatami in the corresponding room and unknowingly dug the jewels out of the ground and took them away.
"However, Rentaro's store was doing very poorly. His family members were not busy in the front store, but were resting in the back room. This meant that he had no chance to make his move.
"So the jewel thief had no choice but to teach them his cooking skills and pay for the shop renovation out of his own pocket, making it a bustling and prosperous place. He then made Rentaro's family busy in the front shop, so that he would have time to dig out the hidden jewels!"
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Xia anxiously and expectantly, feeling the nervousness of waiting for a strict teacher to approve his answer.
Jiang Xia nodded: "That makes sense."
"That doesn't make sense." Conan sighed, "If you want to avoid being tracked down, you can just wait for a year or two. Why wait for five years?"
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya just received support from Jiang Xia, and he immediately stopped taking Conan, the little leader, seriously. He raised his chin:
"Don't you know this? Of course, he is waiting for the statute of limitations to pass! The statute of limitations for theft is five years. Compared to taking out the gems in advance and then selling them with fear and trepidation, he can do these things openly now."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." As expected of the dark seedling cultivated by that person, he even thought of the tracing period and the blatant sale of stolen goods. But he is still a child after all...
Just as he was thinking, Conan's speechless voice came: "Five years is the criminal prosecution period, and twenty years is the civil prosecution period. Even if he digs out the gems now, they are not his. He wants to evade the prosecution for five years and then openly sell the stolen goods. That's wishful thinking."
Hashimoto Maya: “…” Well, every child is different. This one has been completely polluted. It’s completely in the shape of a crime textbook.
Fortunately, the other children still retained their previous innocence. Kojima Genta wanted to laugh out loud, but when he caught a glimpse of Jiang Xia in his peripheral vision, he stopped talking weakly. In the end, he just leaned over to Conan and laughed softly, "Conan, you think too much. How could that thief know something that none of us know?"
Conan's eyes twitched: "..." Don't underestimate crime, it is also a profound science!
He wanted to speak sternly like this, but when he saw the unknown Hashimoto Maya next to him, he had to take a deep breath and swallow back what he wanted to say.
Then he said, "Okay, let's just assume what you said is true. Then what? Don't tell me you're going to call the police. The police won't respond to such a thing without evidence."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Such contempt and disdain for the police is indeed the true legacy of Uzo. But he is still a little naive and doesn't know how to take the initiative to call the police and let the police clean up the mess.
The three children were not surprised by Conan's reaction. They first looked at Jiang Xia and saw that he did not object, so they thought seriously and said, "How about this, let's set a trap!"
Conan: "..." Although you are indeed smarter than kids of the same age, it is too wishful to think of making a trap to deal with criminals.
He sighed and followed Jiang Xia, watching silently.
Then the three children were seen running back to Kamekura Yuji's door and knocking on it, knocking out the "enthusiastic man" who had retreated back into the room.
Kamekura Yuji looked confused: "What's wrong? You want to read your palm again?"
Yoshida Ayumi mustered up her courage and said seriously, imitating Jiang Xia's momentum when she solved the case: "We, the Junior Detective Team, already know your secret!"
Kamekura Yuji: “?!”
The other two cooperated with a sinister smile, and then the three children turned around and left with a confident look on their faces.
Conan: “……?”
Hashimoto Maya: “……?”
What kind of trap is this?
Jiang Xia patted their shoulders one by one and pushed them away: "Let's see first."
…
The group walked around the area, and when they were returning in the evening, Mori Ryutaro was grabbed by his mother and said, "Why are you still running around here? I've packed your luggage for you. See if there's anything else you want to take. We're leaving right away!"
Mori Rintaro was stunned: "Leave? Where to?"
Mori Rintaro's mother smiled happily and took out a few package tickets. "Look, a two-day trip to the hot springs! Kamekura gave them to us. He won them in a lottery last week. I had forgotten about them before. I just remembered that tonight is the first day of the trip. We have to get there as soon as possible!"
As owners of a restaurant that is so crowded that it is almost deserted, Mori Rintaro's parents are obviously simple-minded. Only Mori Rintaro is full of doubts, but he is just a child after all, and is soon taken away by his impetuous parents and grandmother.
As a result, Kamekura Yuji was the only one left in his store.
——Kamekura Yuji actually felt threatened by being discovered by an elementary school student, and accelerated his excavation plan regardless!
Conan looked confused: "How could this happen?"
Hashimoto Maya: "..." There are quite a few similar ones in the organization's peripheral members' reserve, but they will always be just reserves...
Come to think of it, didn't Uzo choose this stupid thief not only to train three new Baker Street Guerrillas, but also to let Conan return to his original nature and realize that in addition to those cunning schemes, there are such simple criminals in the world?
Thinking of this, Hashimoto Maya's eyes looking at Conan suddenly became complicated: "..." This kid is very respected. If this goes on, even if I want to report him for something bad, won't it be difficult to succeed? After all, children always have the privilege of making mistakes... Damn it, will I have to be bullied by this colleague who is the king of scores in the future?
A few people returned to the restaurant. Led by the young outlaws, they climbed into the house and quietly came to Kamekura Yuji's door.
Then he held the camera towards the crack in the door.
Jiang Xia moved closer to the door and took a peek inside.
In the dimly lit room, Kamekura Yuji, wearing a headscarf, lifted up the tatami and started digging with a shovel underneath.
Soon, he pulled out a heavy bag from the shallow soil. He shook it gently, and a dull rustling sound came from the bag. He put the bag on his lap and smiled happily: "My gem~!"
Conan, who was also peeking through the crack in the door, had his eyes twitching slightly, and he almost felt like killing someone.
…I actually fell for the crude trick of an elementary school student. How could there be such a shameful thief in the world!
(End of this chapter)
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