Chapter 89

Conan ran to Xingchuan Heming's side in two or three steps, pulled Xingchuan Heming's clothes, and signaled him to listen to what he said.

Xingchuan Heming felt helpless. Was he going to be reduced to the status of a tool in the eyes of this great detective?

Now they were following Kitajima towards the staff dormitory. It was inconvenient to bend down, so Xingchuan and Ming had to lower their heads to look at Conan and asked in a low voice:

"How is it? Have you discovered anything new?"

Conan was about to say something coquettish when he suddenly choked and became more and more suspicious. What on earth did Hoshikawa and Akira discover to make them so confident in a seven-year-old child like themselves and think that he could find clues.

But now it was more important to solve the case, so he pretended to be proud and said in a boastful tone:

"Hmm! Brother Xingchuan, I found out that Mr. Beidao is lying!"

Conan stared at Hoshikawa and Akira without blinking, and wanted to wait for them to show curiosity or doubt before he could tell them what he had discovered. But he didn't expect Hoshikawa and Akira to show no reaction at all. So he had no choice but to continue talking dryly:

"That teacher Bei Dao said that he went to bed early last night. But when we were in the cafeteria, we clearly heard those teachers discussing it. They and teacher Bei Dao heard the group of older brothers confessing in public. Brother Xingchuan, don't you think this is strange?"

Hoshikawa Kazuaki looked at Conan who was looking expectant, and was speechless for a moment. He couldn't help but complain to Kagino Satoshi in his mind.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: What's wrong with this kid Conan? Did he tell me the clues just to let me be his gun and speak out his inferences for him?

Kagino Satoshi: Yoho! So, your position in his heart is almost catching up with that of Mori Kogoro? Not bad, not bad, keep working hard.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: That's fine. But he was a little strange today. Why did he suddenly come after me instead of using Kogoro Mouri, who was a good tool?

Kagino Satoshi: You're right, I just happened to see it. Conan did look at Maori Kogoro, but he turned and headed towards you. Did he suddenly find that he has a special personality that matches you?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Did he look over there before coming here? Well, I guess I guessed the answer. This brat must be afraid of being too obvious in front of Big Brother Date and Big Brother Kenji, and he thinks I'm easy to bully, so he came to me. Damn it, he actually looked down on me, I have to teach him a lesson.

Then Hoshikawa and Akira smiled at Conan in a particularly kind way, which made Conan suddenly feel inexplicably cold, as if something terrible was about to happen.

However, Conan is the darling of the entire scientific world, and his intuition is extremely accurate. At this critical moment, no one knows which nerve suddenly burst into inspiration, and before Conan's brain could react, he directly said another message with great business sense:

"There's one more thing, Brother Hoshikawa. I was collecting... I mean, when I was playing in the room of the deceased Sakai, I found a calendar. The date circled in red on it is the same date as the date when Brother Hoshikawa paid out royalties that I saw at Uncle Mori's place before! And Officer Date also found an account book from the luggage he had packed in advance and put it in the evidence bag."

Xingchuan and Ming's originally kind smile suddenly froze, and his expression immediately became much more sincere. His blue eyes were full of friendliness, and he smiled and nodded at Conan:

"Is Mr. Kitajima lying? Okay, I understand what you mean. This is indeed a very interesting clue. You did a good job, Conan."

After saying that, he quickened his pace and walked towards Hagiwara Kenji who was walking in front.

Conan was left behind with a lot of confusion in his mind.

I wanted to save this clue for last, maybe it would reveal something. How come I blurted it all out without even noticing?

Kagino Satoshi: Hahahahaha! What's wrong with you, Xiaoxing? Didn't you want to teach Conan a lesson? What are you doing now? Did you take the initiative to go to the front to check it out? Hahahaha...

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: This is a compromise, don't you understand? No matter how much Conan deserves to be punished, he is still on our side. But now I have been bullied at my doorstep, so of course we have to unite against the outside world first and find the money-eating beast first.

Kagino Satoshi: Tsk, you're exposed, right? You looked like you didn't care about the money being swallowed before, but now you're anxious. But how do you know that the money-eating beast is someone else?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Maybe it was a conspiracy? Think about it, there was a clue on Sakai, he was alive and well, but he was suddenly killed, and he was killed the day before we were going to come. When he died, the ticket was still in his pocket, and the account book was found in his luggage. What other reason can there be, other than running away secretly because of unequal distribution of the spoils?

When Hoshikawa and Ming caught up with Hagiwara Kenji and Kitajima Shinichi, they were almost at the dormitory door.

In fact, Kitajima Shinichi really didn't want to leave so fast, but Hagiwara Kenji was too enthusiastic.

Not only did the two of them get along very well when they chatted, but Kenji Hagiwara was afraid that he couldn't support himself, so he insisted on holding his back and helping him walk. He also said that walking this way would be faster and save energy, so Kitajima Shinichi couldn't even say no.

He didn't even have the time to think and analyze the situation, let alone do anything else.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki looked at Kitajima Shinichi with sympathy. This guy probably still doesn't know why Hagiwara Kenji was so excited to talk to him.

Hagiwara Kenji also noticed the approach of Hoshikawa and Akira the first time. He looked a little surprised, but he glanced at Kitajima Shinichi beside him and asked:

"Xiaoxing suddenly walked so fast, is it because he felt this place was familiar?"

Xingchuan Heming noticed his hint, paused slightly, but quickly turned around and replied:

"No, I felt that the person I met was very familiar."

As he said this, he naturally walked towards Mr. Inoue who was following behind them.

They had met this Mr. Inoue in the cafeteria before. He was the first to bring up the children's confession jokes, and he laughed with the children, looking like a teacher without any airs.

However, such teachers who do not look stern are often the most popular teachers among children.

"Mr. Inoue, long time no see."

Xingchuan and Ming took the initiative to say hello.

In fact, when Hoshikawa and Akira were still living in this welfare home, Mr. Inoue was already an employee here.

However, Mr. Inoue was in charge of teaching crafts to children who had not yet started school. Sometimes when he needed to prepare teaching aids, he would ask Hoshikawa and Akira, who were very good at drawing, to help.

"You are Xingchuan, right? It really is you. I haven't seen you for a few years and you have changed so much. I was so far away from you before that I couldn't recognize you."

Teacher Inoue is very friendly and his attitude towards Hoshikawa Kazuaki has not changed much from a few years ago.

In fact, Hoshikawa and Akira really like Mr. Inoue's personality. It's not because he is very warm to people, but because although he is talkative, he is not wary at all.

Moreover, he had already been exposed for providing false testimony with Kitajima. Mr. Inoue must have been involved in one of the disappearance of the donation and the murder of Sakai.