Chapter 736: Kudo's Thousand Ways to Die
In a rare move, the police solved the case on their own.
——Although they had been washed, drug residues were still detected on the coffee cups and dishes, as well as the sink and drains in the Minagawa family.
And there are actually two types. One is a lethal pesticide that is put in the coffee.
The other is the corresponding antidote, which is found in those hand-made cakes.
Considering the fact that Katsuhiko Minagawa “doesn’t like sweets”, Mrs. Minagawa’s method of poisoning is already very obvious.
In addition, there was a piece of chocolate bitten twice hidden in Mrs. Minagawa's kimono - this was the piece that Watanabe Yoshimi gave to the deceased. Mrs. Minagawa was the first to rush to Minagawa Katsuhiko, and at that time, she took the opportunity to swap the poisoned chocolate she bought with Watanabe Yoshimi's piece.
When the young and beautiful Mrs. Minagawa knelt down and cried, revealing her motives.
Jiang Xia stood nearby, looking at the pesticides and corresponding quick-acting antidotes seized by the police with a little curiosity.
“…” The medicines in this world were indeed different from the ones he was familiar with before.
In addition to the shortened lethal time of poisons such as potassium cyanide, there are also some new things that have never been seen before. The "mole dumpling" I saw last time was also like this...
He silently memorized the brand of pesticide and the corresponding antidote, and decided to get some when he returned. He never knew when he would need it...
…
Inspector Megure was busy cleaning up the mess and forgot to recommend Jiang Xia to go to the crime scene at Sato Miwako's place.
When he came to his senses, Jiang Xia had already skillfully arranged a time for the record-taking and left with his classmates.
"..." Inspector Megure searched the whole house but couldn't find anyone. Finally, he had to send a text message to Sato regretfully, telling her that if she felt that the efficiency of solving the case was not high, she could find Jiang Xia, who had already returned from a business trip.
…
Suzuki Sonoko had a banquet to attend tonight, so she packed up and went there early.
Mao Lilan planned to take the train home.
Conan followed her as a matter of course.
Jiang Xia naturally followed them.
——It's a remote place here, and Mao Lilan at least looks like a weak girl. We should see her off to the car before leaving.
In addition, if I'm lucky, I can pick up a case on the way, and then deal with it in the afternoon, and then go look for those perfumed murderous people when it's late at night... The time arrangement is appropriate and reasonable.
…
Mao Lilan is in a bad mood today.
Part of it was because of the sad murder case.
The other part was because of her life-changing chocolate which she couldn't give away even though it was Valentine's Day.
"He actually skipped classes to investigate the case for such a long time." Mao Lilan thought of Kudo Shinichi and was a little angry. "Does he still remember that he is a student?"
Conan lowered his head guiltily. Jiang Xia's eyes also drifted to the side.
Mao Lilan was startled, and suddenly remembered that she had accidentally hurt someone. She came back to her senses from the sad atmosphere, waved her hand hurriedly, and looked at Jiang Xia: "Oh, I'm not saying that skipping classes is bad, of course skipping classes is not good... But you already know everything taught in school, so of course you should give priority to doing what you like."
Conan: "..." Hey! The double standard is too obvious!
He sighed resentfully, but he knew in his heart that the reason why Mao Lilan was angry was not whether Kudo Shinichi skipped classes, but that he had not shown up for a long time.
Thinking of this, Conan looked down at his child's body, his eyes becoming even more resentful.
Although I don't have to worry about losing my moral integrity now, I don't have so many schoolwork, I can avoid the sight of the Black Organization, and I was able to live in the Maori Detective Agency due to a blessing in disguise... but it is indeed inconvenient when I want to have a relationship.
Ran Mouri's resentment is no less than Conan's.
While sitting on the simple platform waiting for the train, she took out the chocolates she had made last night from her bag, thinking that she might as well share them.
At this moment, a warm voice suddenly came from behind: "Xiao Lan? You are here! Why are you taking the tram by yourself? Just tell me and I can take you back. I drove here today!"
Jiang Xia parked the motorcycle aside, turned around and saw Wakamatsu Toshihide.
The muscle guy had a look of surprise on his face and was turning the car keys in his hands.
Mao Lilan smiled and was about to say no, but Wakamatsu Toshihide noticed something and his eyes lit up.
He looked at the chocolate in Mao Lilan's hand and laughed: "You actually prepared it for me. Oh, it's so thoughtful."
Mao Lilan shook her head, a little embarrassed: "Sorry, this is..."
Before he finished speaking, Wakamatsu Toshihide had already excitedly grabbed the chocolate and happily put it on his face: "Don't be shy, we are both very innocent people, I can read your thoughts, we are connected!"
“…”
Conan looked at the chocolate that fell into his hands, veins on his forehead throbbing. He wanted to reach out to touch the switch of his foot-strengthening shoes, but he couldn't find anything to kick.
Then he remembered Jiang Xia's baton, stood up, and pulled Jiang Xia with expectation.
Next second.
boom--
There was a loud crash.
“…”
Wakamatsu Toshihide was stunned for a moment, then turned his head slowly.
There was a signboard next to him, and at this moment, the hard iron pole was hit by Mao Lilan to create a horizontal "bulge".
Under his gaze with trembling pupils, Mao Lilan withdrew her uninjured hand, patted the hem of her skirt that was slightly messy when she stood up just now, and tried to give a polite smile.
Wakamatsu Toshihide's whole body was stiff and the chocolate in his hand accidentally slipped. Jiang Xia quickly reached out and caught it accurately.
On the opposite side, Wakamatsu Toshihide raised his head with a clattering sound like a rusty robot.
He looked at the strangely curved railing, then at his own hands, and finally at Mao Lilan who was smiling with her back to the light. For some reason, he suddenly felt a hint of illusory murderous aura.
A second later, Wakamatsu Toshihide came to his senses, turned around and ran: "Sorry to bother you!"
…
As he disappeared at lightning speed, Mao Lilan relaxed a little and sighed.
Jiang Xia was just about to pass on the chocolate he had just caught when he saw Mao Lilan looking at the iron pole next to her.
She walked over apologetically, raised her hand, and touched the section of the iron rod that was bulging out due to her hitting it.
Conan saw a hint of sadness in her gentle touch and couldn't help wanting to go over and comfort her.
Just after taking a step, Mao Lilan tilted her head, stared at the public facility for a while, suddenly raised her hand and punched it in the opposite direction.
With a loud duang, the protruding railing was straightened a little.
Jiang Xia: “…”
Conan: “…”
Mao Lilan seemed to have found a way to make amends. She knocked on the railing, half to repair the damage caused by her impulse just now, and half to vent. She muttered in a low voice: "Damn Shinichi."
Another punch followed: "Don't come back yet."
clang--
"Maybe it was outside..." He took a commission from a young rich lady outside, and the two fell in love at first sight, and he was reluctant to come back... As Mao Li Ran thought about it, her eyes were filled with tears. She had already imagined the whole scene of Kudo Shinichi and the young rich lady from their acquaintance to rolling into bed. She felt a little uncomfortable, but it was a pity that she couldn't tell Jiang Xia and the children about such dirty things... Thinking of that scene, the veins on Mao Li Ran's forehead jumped, and she accidentally used a little more force, and there was a bit of uncontrollable anger in her punch.
There was another loud bang.
The unfortunate iron rod that had just been barely straightened bent to the other side again.
Mao Lilan was startled, then came to her senses and looked at the crooked iron rod, feeling a little confused. But she didn't want to give up halfway, so she had to change direction and continue hammering.
The tinkling sounds continued.
Conan was stunned at first.
After a long while, he finally came to his senses in the dense background noise, took a step back, then another step back... and moved behind Jiang Xia.
Conan looked at Mao Lilan's slender back, trembling in silence for a moment, then pulled Jiang Xia, who was reliable most of the time, over and lowered his voice: "If I get exposed one day, you must stop me..."
(End of this chapter)
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