Chapter 198

Once again, everyone was paying attention to him, but this time, Ryota Uemura no longer had the superiority he had the last time. He felt like he was on edge, and he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word. He wanted to find a hole to hide in. He couldn't even come up with a suitable reason, and he was so nervous and frightened that he couldn't even speak.

When people saw his expression, they knew at a glance that there must be a cat behind this kid! Judging from his panicked expression, today's case must be related to him!

Well, in just one night, everyone ate so many large melons from the Kamimura family. And each one was of high quality and super large. We ate until we were full.

On the contrary, the other party who was deliberately ignored by Xingchuan and Ming, the old butler, could not stand it anymore. He cleared his throat loudly, drawing everyone's attention to himself, and then said with a stern face and a somewhat malicious tone:

"Master Liang has often been reprimanded by the head of the family and me for his misbehavior and lack of ambition. Perhaps that is why he hates and fears me. After all, he has been scolded so many times, so it is normal for him to have some psychological trauma towards me, right?"

This reason seemed quite reasonable at first. Especially for some of the dandies from other families who were often scolded for their inappropriate behavior, they could relate to it and looked at Ryota Uemura with sympathy.

However, Xingchuan and Ming continued to ask:

"Is that really the reason? It is common for people to be afraid of the person who disciplines them because they are scolded too many times. But in this case, shouldn't they want to stay as far away from the person as possible and not be discovered by the person? But why did this young master Liang Tai act so timid and not dare to disobey the butler when facing him, while at the same time paying attention to him all the time, as if he was afraid that the butler would do something unacceptable?"

After hearing what Xingchuan and Ming said, the other playboys around them, who had originally shown sympathy and understanding towards Ryota Kamimura, suddenly changed their expressions. No matter how unlearned they were, they had been exposed to the world for many years, and no one was stupid. They immediately guessed that there must be something else behind Ryota Kamimura's abnormal attitude.

In addition, the fact that this matter was mentioned so seriously by Hoshikawa Kazuaki, who had just performed amazingly, must be because the matter of Ryota Uemura was closely related to today's case. At this time, no one wanted to get involved. The voices that had originally whispered in agreement suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Fortunately, Xingchuan and Ming did not intend to delay and said directly:

"The reason is very simple. It is obvious that this Master Liang was caught by this housekeeper Shangcun and threatened. Master Liang obviously does not trust this housekeeper who taught him, and at the same time he is very jealous. That is why he can't help but secretly observe him, wanting to see what he will do with this matter."

The old butler's face became even uglier. He seemed to be even angrier than before when his actions were exposed. The look he gave Xingchuan and Ming was filled with undisguised fear.

However, strangely, Ryota Uemura, who was supposed to be the victim, became even more panicked when he heard that Hoshikawa Kazuaki seemed to be trying to stand up for him. He even directly begged:

"No! Please don't tell it! I know you are very good at reasoning, but I, I don't need you to help me uncover the truth. Please let me go, Xingchuan... No, brother, dear brother!"

Ryota Uemura almost burst into tears, but Conan, who was hiding under the table, was choked and almost forgot the result of his own reasoning.

He never thought that there would be a suspect who would brazenly try to establish a relationship with the detective in charge of solving the case right in front of the police at the crime scene. And the other party was not just trying to establish a relationship randomly. In fact, in terms of blood relationship, this Ryota Uemura and Kazuaki Hoshikawa were really half-brothers.

Fortunately, although this situation is too complicated to explain, Conan can still cope with it. No matter what the relationship between the detective and the suspect is, as a detective who upholds the law and justice, it is always right to hand over the case evidence to the police and not to collude with criminals.

So Conan pretended that he hadn't heard Ryota Uemura's outrageous words, and continued to speak without being moved:

"Ever since the banquet began, this young master Liang Tai has been showing signs of fatigue, lethargy, irritability, and even being unable to control his emotions when he had a conflict with the butler. Later, I asked Conan to lift up his sleeves on the pretext of checking his watch, and sure enough, I found a lot of needle marks on the inside of his forearm.

It was obvious that Master Liang had been using some toxic hallucinogenic drugs and had already shown obvious physical reactions. This was discovered by the housekeeper, who used it to threaten Master Liang and took some drugs from him, which were the drugs in the syringe used to attack President Kamimura. Master Liang had to keep his mouth shut about this matter in order to keep his secret.

But before Conan could finish, Ryota Uemura, who was exposed for using illegal drugs, cried and knelt on the ground in pain. The guests around him all took a step back and stood farther away, talking among themselves: I never thought that the heir of the Uemura family would touch such drugs. It seems that after so many years of luxury, the Uemura family has finally fallen.

At this time, Inspector Megure also realized it and said to Hoshikawa and Ming:

"So this is what Brother Xingchuan just said. The criminal originally wanted to use hallucinogenic drugs to force the deceased to resign as the head of the family, but he didn't expect to kill the deceased in the end. Could it be that the dosage was too large, or the deceased's body was intolerant to this drug? But in this way, the case can finally come to an end."

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Ryota Uemura, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, without any emotion in his heart. As a detective with many years of experience, Inspector Megure had seen all kinds of suspects, and this scene could not shake him, so he just followed the procedure and let the police take him away.

In fact, the case was basically closed at this point, and the rest was entirely up to the police to follow procedures. But before being taken away, the old butler suddenly turned around and stared at Xingchuan and Ming, with a strong sense of distortion on his face, and said with gritted teeth:

"Xingchuan Heming, Master Xingchuan! Even if you grew up outside, you are still a descendant of our Shangcun family. But on the first day of your return, are you going to be so cruel as to destroy the honor that the family has painstakingly maintained for hundreds of years?

However, in today's situation, I am no longer able to continue to maintain the Kamimura family. However, as a housekeeper who has served the Kamimura family for more than 40 years, I must remind you again before I leave: there is no need for you to continue hiding.

So, regarding the invitation letter that asks you to participate in the selection of successors at today's banquet, do you agree or disagree?"

Conan has been a substitute for others to solve cases for such a long time, but this is the first time he has encountered such a difficult situation. It's not because the case is too difficult, nor is it because the suspect is too difficult to deal with, but because Conan really has no experience in upgrading from a passerby detective to a substitute for the beautiful, strong and tragic protagonist in a bloody drama of a wealthy family!

Although Conan also knew about the bizarre life stories of Hoshikawa and Akira, he had never discussed this issue with them and had no idea what they were thinking.

So, what should we do in this situation?

If I just give an answer like this, Xingchuan and Ming will definitely strangle me to death when they wake up, right? But if I keep silent or just fool around, the old housekeeper in front of me will never let it go! So should I agree on behalf of Xingchuan and Ming, or just refuse directly?

I'm just a seven-year-old kid, why should I make such a choice?