Chapter 190

It’s actually him?

By the way, when the case happened, the waiter was meeting with Xingchuan and Ming on the rooftop. Who would have thought that these two people who met privately would become suspects because they had no alibi.

Conan could prove that the two of them were not at the scene at the time, but this would inevitably expose the fact that he had installed the eavesdropping device. Wouldn't that be telling the members of the organization directly, "I already know that there is a problem with you"? So he was determined not to say it.

But what puzzled Conan was that there should have been three people on the rooftop at that time, and the man called Baifu came later. But the police did not find other people who did not have an alibi. Could it be that Baifu was not a guest or staff here? Was he an outsider?

"Brother Xingchuan? Why are you here too?"

Inspector Megure looked at Hoshikawa and Akira in surprise. He couldn't believe how this high school student, who was often attacked by assassinations, still had the leisure to run around outside.

"Inspector Megure, do you remember that I received an invitation from the Kamimura family at the Metropolitan Police Department a few days ago? The date was today, and I came here to keep the appointment, but I didn't expect to encounter something like this."

Hoshikawa and Ming drew their attention back and smiled helplessly at Inspector Megure.

Megure Police Department nodded in understanding.

"That being said, you need to answer honestly about the situation at the time of the incident like everyone else. So, the four of you can tell us what you were doing when the power went out."

Mrs. Uemura said first: "I have made it very clear before. In order to cooperate with my husband's speech, I stood on the stage with him the whole time. But as you can see, I couldn't have carried anything like a syringe with me, so the murderer couldn't be me."

Everyone nodded, and then turned their attention to another person from the Kamimura family.

The old butler then stood up and said, "I have been patrolling the banquet hall since before the banquet started, just to ensure that everything goes smoothly. But who would have thought that there would be a power outage in the middle of the banquet... Oh, by the way, I was standing under the stage at the time, ready to take the prepared documents and materials as soon as the master of the house finished speaking."

Hearing this, Ryota Uemura, who had been quietly sitting in the crowd, suddenly exploded. He changed his previous attitude of watching from the sidelines and jumped up to question the old butler:

"Documents? What documents? This old man actually prepared the heir transfer documents in advance?"

The old housekeeper's face was not very good. When he saw the other party jumping out, he immediately looked at Ryota Uemura with a critical look as if he was looking at a low-quality product, and said in a cold voice:

"Only the head of the family can decide who the inheritance rights will be given to. Master Liang jumped out so quickly, is he trying to question the head of the family's decision?"

Ryota Uemura's pale face suddenly turned red, and his outstretched fingers began to tremble. He was on the verge of a rage, but for some reason he didn't dare to make any moves. But soon, he shrank back like a deflated balloon, and he looked a little depressed.

Conan looked at Ryota Uemura's expression and frowned slightly.

Strange, why does Ryota Uemura seem to be evasive? Does the old housekeeper have something on him? Moreover, this man's mental state is too bad. I noticed that he was yawning secretly before, and his temper was particularly bad. Now it is even more obvious. He was irritable just a moment ago, but now as soon as he suppressed his anger, his eyelids started to fight again.

Conan's gaze lingered on his pale face and purple veins for a while, with a look of worry in his eyes.

The police did not want to get involved in the internal conflicts of these big families. After simply confirming that their dispute was not related to the case, they skillfully ignored the tension between the two and focused their attention on the waiter.

The waiter was naturally Morobushi Kagemitsu in disguise. He glanced at Date Kou who was trying to suppress a smile, feeling extremely helpless.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to have any contact with his former friends before the undercover mission was over. Not to mention playing the role of a waiter in front of them, or even being questioned as a suspect.

However, he did not expect that when he went to the crime scene for the first time in several years, the person who responded to the call was actually Ida Ko.

However, Morobushi Jingguang did not reveal any unusual emotions. Instead, he behaved like a waiter. He looked very nervous but managed to keep calm. He said to everyone:

"I was too nervous at the time. After all, if there was a problem with the lighting, we service staff would be held responsible later. So I just wanted to find the switch as soon as possible, so I didn't stay with the guests."

"Did you find the power switch later? And who can prove it?" a policeman asked.

"Ah, of course, it was because I found the switch in time that the banquet hall was able to restore power." Morobushi Jingguang had a confused expression, and his tone suddenly became a little unreal. "And I really didn't expect that someone would modify the circuit privately, causing a short circuit in the power supply line and causing a large-scale power outage. I thought it was common sense not to damage the power supply line at will!"

The waiter's face was full of disbelief at the tragedy that had happened, and he was at a loss and helplessness about having his common sense refreshed. He looked extremely pitiful.

"What? Someone deliberately destroyed the circuit?" Inspector Megure was shocked. "So, this power outage is also likely to be deliberately arranged by the murderer, just to be able to kill people in the dark!"

Immediately, police officers went to verify what Morobushi Kagemitsu said and check whether other power lines were damaged. Only Hoshikawa Kazuaki and Date Kou, who knew Morobushi Kagemitsu's true identity, could not help but sigh inwardly: As expected of someone who had been an undercover agent, he was able to find the cause of the power outage in such a short time, and use it as an excuse to eliminate suspicion, perfectly covering up his true whereabouts. It's amazing!

Everyone then turned their attention to the last suspect, who also had the most embarrassing identity in the entire banquet. He was the young master of the family who had just been found, Xingchuan Heming, who came to the village family banquet as a guest.

"I actually left the banquet hall before the banquet started. I was feeling a bit upset because I had encountered some unfriendly things in the banquet hall before, so I went out to get some fresh air. Who knew that when I came back, this would happen."

Xingchuan and Ming's smiles were somewhat awkward. No matter what, judging from the current situation, whether from the alibi or the personal relationship between him and the deceased, he was the most suspicious among all the people present.

Sure enough, the next moment, Ryota Uemura, who had previously had an unpleasant experience with Hoshikawa and Akira, immediately began to mock them:

"Don't play innocent! Everyone knows that you came back to the family today at this special time to select the heir, and it is obvious that you came for the position of heir! Maybe you planned to put the blame on the old man because the second wife threw you out of the family, so you set a trap to kill him!"

The amount of information revealed in this sentence was too much. Everyone present was stunned for a moment. Their eyes wandered back and forth between Hoshikawa and Akira and Kamimura Ryota, and they were so full of this mouthful of melon that they couldn't close their mouths.

For a moment, no one spoke.

After a while, Xingchuan and Mingcai asked calmly with a curious look: "Are you saying that my disappearance was not an accident, but was deliberately thrown away by that second lady?"

Mrs. Kamimura said nothing with a cold face, and Kamimura Shota's eyes were filled with cold anger. The guests present all controlled their expressions and did not get too excited about the spectacles. Only the old butler had a sullen face, full of worry about the family's reputation. In an instant, everyone in the banquet hall turned their eyes to Kamimura Ryota.

Ryota Uemura had never enjoyed such a moment of being the center of attention in his entire life. In the past, his father would scold him in public for being unpromising and causing trouble, but only at this moment, everyone looked at him with expectation. Although the original intention of this expectation was just to get a smoother taste of the gossip from him.

The second wife was the second mistress of the Kamimura family after Hoshikawa Kazuaki's mother. She was also Kamimura Shota's biological mother and had passed away several years ago. Even if this matter was exposed, no one would admit it, but it was still shameful for the Kamimura family. Hoshikawa Kazuaki wanted to know more about his own life experience.

But the old butler stepped forward at the right time and stopped him with a sharp voice:

"Master Liang, shut up! The police have precious time to investigate the case. How can we waste it on meaningless old things? Please stop wasting everyone's time!"

Xingchuan and Ming looked over and saw that the faces of the people from the Kamimura family were not very happy. They must have heard some related news. So, his father, who was proud of his status, did not just know about his existence as he said, but had known about it for a long time and just ignored it?

Unexpectedly, Ryota Uemura, who was just a little jealous of the old butler, seemed to be completely immersed in the dream of being noticed and valued by everyone. He immediately showed an extremely irritable mood and even retorted to the old butler who interrupted him:

"Leave me alone! Aren't you just afraid that what happened back then will be exposed and bring discredit to the Kamimura family? I will say it even if you don't let me!" He glanced at the old butler provocatively, ignoring the fact that the old butler was so angry that his nose was about to smoke, and turned to Xingchuan and Ming and taunted:

"You may not know this, but you were stolen and thrown away by the Second Madam. The Second Madam wanted to take the throne, and the First Madam was jealous of her. But not long after she threw you away, the First Madam committed suicide, and the hypocritical Second Madam even went to mourn her in a hypocritical manner."

Xingchuan and Ming looked at him coldly, feeling disgusted. Although they had never met the mother of this pseudonym, they truly admired her wisdom and tenacity. However, such an outstanding woman was exhausted by this small family feud and ended up committing suicide. This is extremely ironic and heartbreaking.

Ryota Uemura originally wanted to see Hoshikawa and Akira's jokes, but when he was stared at by his cold eyes, he suddenly felt creepy, as if he had been stared at by some extremely dangerous beast. He suddenly shuddered involuntarily, shut his mouth silently, and took a small step back.