Chapter 592 What gave you the courage
By that time, Grandma Qianjian's father and many scholars had already died tragically in the villa, and the statute of limitations had expired for the case.
And in Chikan Jyoujiro's opinion, the murderer who caused the tragedy, Karasuma Renya, must have been dead by now.
So these things eventually just turned into a sad story stained with blood.
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Two years ago, when Grandma Qianjian was chatting with the Food Detective, she inadvertently mentioned this past event.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. The food detective became interested in the "huge fortune".
He took great pains to find the villa that Karasuma had sold, bought it himself, and searched for treasures in the villa every day with red eyes - he felt that with his ability as a famous detective, it would not be difficult for him to find those treasures and make a fortune.
However, two years later, the gourmet detective not only failed to find the treasure, but also borrowed a large sum of high-interest loans when purchasing the villa. He was eventually unable to repay the loan and was gradually forced into a desperate situation.
Finally, a while ago.
The food detective was desperate and came up with a "good idea":
He decided to find a group of famous detectives to help him decipher the code, and then get rid of the detectives, including Chikan Kyoudai, who knew about his treasure hunt, and finally take the treasure for himself.
As a detective, the Food Detective feels that he knows very well what can attract other detectives to take the bait.
That’s why there was that invitation letter signed by “The Phantom Son Forsaken by God”—impersonating Kidd and provoking him would definitely attract his colleagues.
At the same time, the gourmet detective was inspired by the behavior of Karasuma Renya. He felt that only death could arouse people's inner potential, so he specially hired a maid who loved to bite her thumb.
In the gourmet detective's plan, she will be the trigger for this bloody treasure hunt night.
Because, from the surveillance footage set up during the interview, the maid had the same habit of "biting her thumb" as he did, and people who liked to bite anything casually were very easy to be poisoned.
In addition, considering that the detectives are difficult to deal with, the Gourmet Detective also hid other props that can be used to kill each other in the annex, intending to let the detectives solve the puzzle while killing each other, so as to prevent this group of people from uniting against him in the end.
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As the gourmet detective's accomplice, Granny Qianjian keenly sensed his murderous intentions.
So she planned to take the initiative and kill this crazy treasure hunter.
This morning, two accomplices with ulterior motives drove here separately, and then went back in the same car, so that there was an extra "sponsor's car" in the courtyard of the villa, creating the illusion that "the sponsor was someone else".
Afterwards they pretended to go in different directions and went up the mountain separately.
After encountering the strange "Kurosawa" on the road, Chima Nozomi easily let the young man in black get into the car. On the one hand, this was because she felt that this "dying man" was not a big threat. On the other hand, she also thought that in the eyes of others, this would further deepen the impression that she had just gone to the annex, rather than having been there once.
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The way that Chijian killed the gourmet detective was to apply potassium cyanide on the handle of the teacup after the meal, so that everyone's thumbs would be stained with poison.
——The maid was spared because she was too busy serving the guests to slack off and drink tea.
But another thumb-biter wasn't so lucky - the food detective himself.
In order to ensure that he chewed his fingers on time, Grandma Qianjian tampered with the tape inside the plastic "host".
This resulted in the "host" saying something very different from what the food detective had expected, and the food detective had a habit of biting his hands when he was nervous... so he unfortunately became the first victim.
In Chikan no Kyoudai's script, the second victim is herself.
——If you pretend to be killed by the car explosion like you did just now, you can successfully escape, hide quietly in the secret room, and use the surveillance to observe the progress of other detectives solving cases or killing each other.
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From the suspension bridge, walk all the way back to the Dusk Annex.
Chiken Kyoudai looked up at the dusk annex in the distance and sighed oldly.
...Let’s give it one last try before we die. I hope these detectives can successfully find the treasure.
At her age, it is useless to ask for treasure, but she really wants to know what the treasure is that has destroyed the lives of countless people.
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While Grandma Qianjian was thinking about life on the mountain road, she was trying to walk back with her short legs.
On the other side, three young men who walked faster had already returned to the Dusk Villa.
Along the way, the three of them were silent, not sure if they were intentionally creating a sad atmosphere or if they really had nothing to say.
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Arrived at the gate.
Jiang Xia pushed open the heavy wooden door and saw several people standing in the hall. While they were away, other detectives had briefly searched the villa and were now gathered in the hall, as if waiting to hear the intelligence they brought back.
At this time, the other detectives looked at the door and saw that four people had gone out and only three were left. They were not too surprised.
However, considering the cameras in the hall and Chikan’s companion “Kurosawa”…
They looked puzzled: "Where is Grandma Qianjian?"
"Jiang Xia" sighed: "She was killed. When we were checking the bridge, the car suddenly exploded. She was sitting in the car at the time..."
A false sigh echoed in the hall.
The maid sighed along with the detectives, and then she remembered what the detective had told her. She walked towards Jiang Xia nervously and lowered her voice, "Um... there is a letter left for you by the master at the back door. You need to enter the password for the mailbox."
"..." Jiang Xia glanced at her and nodded, "Got it, I'll go take a look."
He went through the small door under the stairs and headed for the backyard.
As his footsteps gradually faded away, Qiangtian Yumei glanced at the camera and turned to look at the other people:
"The fire in the car outside is smaller now. I have a few sets of tools in the car, packed in fireproof packaging, but I don't know if they can still be used... Come with me to take a look. I may not be able to open the burnt and deformed car door by myself."
The group nodded and all walked towards the door.
After pushing the door open, a group of detectives closed the door and did not move towards the car.
There is no surveillance outside the door.
Amid the sound of the drizzling rain, the cowboy detective looked at the other people, especially "Jiang Xia" and Amuro Toru, who had just returned from the bridge and had not had time to communicate: "I think everyone should know the identity of the mastermind behind this."
The others nodded, and the image of Grandma Qianjian appeared in their minds at the same time.
Just now, when "Jiang Xia" suggested tossing a coin to decide who would take the bus, among the coins that were shaken out, there was a ten-yen copper coin with some rust on it.
Bai Ma Tan recalled the situation at that time: "The point where that coin landed was the farthest from Grandma Qianjian, but she reached over the other coins and deliberately stretched out her hand to take that one..."
(End of this chapter)
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