Chapter 74 Chapter 74 A series of tragic events in the wills of wealthy families (Part 4)…
First, the stabbing death of Hojo Hayao in his fourth-floor room makes the possibility of the murderer being someone inside the villa more likely than an outsider who broke in. Now, with the addition of Detective Horikawa, who once stayed at the Hojo family villa and was murdered after leaving, the two murders, even if they are not the same murderer, are undoubtedly connected in some unknown way.
Yuyin looked back at the people in the corridor. In other words, all the people related to the Hojo family who stayed in the villa this afternoon, and even if the scope was expanded, all the servants in the villa, were also suspects of murder.
"Officer Yamato, when did Detective Horikawa die? Where was the body found?" In front of the Nagano team, Conan did not hide himself and started asking about the case directly.
But Yamato Gansuke obviously had the same idea as Yuyin, believing that anyone who appeared in the villa was a suspect.
He glanced sharply at the people in front of him and said, "Speaking of which, Detective Maori, why are you here? I can't tell you the details of the case until you are cleared of suspicion."
After saying that, Yamato Gansuke put on gloves, pushed aside the crowd, and went into the room to find the forensic department to find out more about the case.
Mao Li tutted in displeasure and said dissatisfiedly, "He suspects us? What a joke! This case obviously has nothing to do with us, right?"
Uehara Yui tried to smooth things over, saying, "Mr. Maori, please don't be angry. I didn't mean to do that. I was just doing my job. We believe in your innocence, Ran, and Conan. It's just our duty. I'll first ask you about your movements at the time of the incident. If we can confirm that you didn't commit the crime, we can then reveal some of the details of the case."
Mao Li's expression improved a little, and Mao Lilan asked, "What did you want to ask, Miss Uehara?"
Uehara Yui asked as usual, "Just tell me where you were this afternoon? Gan-chan and I asked before we came up here and confirmed that Horikawa Takata and Hojo Hayao were still okay at lunch."
"Yes, that's right," Xiaolan nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Horikawa doesn't like to talk much. He's very quiet at the table. He sits at the very edge, next to my father, but my father ignores him even when he talks to him."
"Hmph." Mao Li crossed his arms and said angrily, "I just said hello to him, but he didn't even say a word in reply. How rude."
Conan didn't find it strange: "Maybe Mr. Horikawa has social phobia? I've seen him avoid looking people in the eye. Apart from discussing the commission with Mr. Hojo Fujitaka in the room before, I haven't heard him talk to anyone."
"Well, that's true," Uehara Yui replied. "After Gan-chan and I arrived at the scene, we had someone investigate Takata Horikawa's identity and contacted his relatives. His mother said he was a bit of a loner and didn't like to communicate with people. He would often rather write or pass notes than speak."
Mao Li's expression improved a lot, but he still said stubbornly: "Then what kind of detective is he..."
Unlike Takata Horikawa, Mori is a person who can easily get along with strangers. Before Conan arrived, although his business was not good, he was still able to make a living because of this ability, so he had no problem doing some basic investigations into extramarital affairs.
"When was the last time you saw him?" Uehara Yui continued to ask, "And what about Mr. Hojo Hayao?"
Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "It was all at the dining table. After dinner, Mr. Horikawa disappeared. We weren't familiar with him, so we didn't know when he left. As for Mr. Hayao, I remember that after dinner, he said he was going back to his room. After that, Conan, Tamane-san, and I went out and didn't come back until almost five o'clock."
Conan nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Xiaolan's words.
Uehara Yui asked, "Going out? Who are you?"
"It's just me, Conan, Tamane-san, and Atobe-kun," Mao Lilan counted them one by one, "Oh, and Mr. Hojo Hirohiro, he went out with us!"
"Isn't there Mr. Mori?" Uehara Yui keenly noticed the missing name. "And Mr. Hojo Hirohiro, I remember he's the eldest son of this family? Did he go out with you too?"
While investigating the scene of the Takata Horikawa murder, Yamato Kansuke and Uehara Yui saw several police cars passing by. They stopped one and learned that a murder had occurred at a nearby mountain villa. Feeling that two murders in such short order were too coincidental, Yamato Kansuke, using his prefectural police authority, requested to accompany them. His expectations were met with optimism. When he showed the security guard a photo of Takata Horikawa, the guard identified him as the detective who had visited the house that morning.
The two of them then grasped the direction of solving the case. Before coming up, Uehara Yui had already obtained preliminary information about the Hojo family from the servants, and naturally knew about Hojo Hirohiro.
"Dad and we came here on a commission. After lunch, Dad went to discuss business with Mr. Hojo Fujitaka."
Mao Li nodded beside him. "You can ask Butler Tano or Mr. Hojo Fujitaka to confirm these things. We talked for at least half an hour. After we came out, I found that Xiaolan had taken the little boy out to play, so I rested in the guest room prepared by the Hojo family. I turned on the TV out of boredom and found that Miss Yoko's program was being replayed! Of course I had to support Miss Yoko!"
When talking about his idol, Maori's tone became particularly excited.
Uehara Yui thought with a sweat, isn't this just because there is no alibi...
"As for Mr. Guanghao," Xiaolan was the only one who was still diligently reporting information to Officer Uehara, "He went out with us, but not long after we arrived at Onioshiyama Park, he received a call, and then..."
After hearing what Mao Lilan said, Atobe Keigo, who had been watching silently, suddenly interrupted: "Let me explain this part, Miss Mao Li."
Uehara Yui looked at Atobe and Tamane with a hint of curiosity and asked, "Excuse me, who are you and this lady?"
In fact, she had noticed these two young men and women with outstanding appearance for a long time. When she asked the servants of the Hojo family before, she had never heard that there were such young people in his family.
"Excuse me, let me introduce myself first. I'm Keigo Atobe."
When dealing with outsiders, Keigo Atobe's two contradictory temperaments of being outstanding and polite immediately showed from the inside out. He introduced himself to the police lady, but he didn't look like an ordinary boy at all. In front of him, Yui Uehara actually felt that her momentum was inexplicably inferior.
"This is my friend, Saionji Gyoon. We heard that Uncle Hojo Fujitaka was recuperating here after his illness, so we came to visit him."
Atobe first introduced Yuyin's identity, then turned the topic to the previously discussed Hojo Hirohiro. "Hirohiro received a work call and returned to the villa to work. He should have been in contact with his subordinates by phone or video during work. If you want to investigate his movements during the period of the incident, you can start from this aspect."
"Hmm, that's a good idea. We police will investigate and confirm it," Uehara Yui pondered. "So the three of you plus Conan, from the time you left home in the afternoon until you returned to the villa at five o'clock, you were never separated in between?"
Yuyin interjected, "We were apart briefly, but we weren't out of each other's sight for more than three minutes. Aside from the drive back and forth, we were in Onioshiyama Park the entire afternoon. We probably didn't have time to fly back to the villa to commit the crime." She paused deliberately before continuing, "Of course, if Horikawa Takata was murdered in Onioshiyama, just pretend I didn't say anything."
"No, Horikawa Takata is on the next hill..."
Uehara Yui was about to say something when she realized that she had almost leaked information unknowingly, so she stopped talking immediately.
"It seems that Xiaolan, you and Conan, as well as Mr. Atobe and Ms. Saionji can all testify for each other, and there is no time to commit the crime."
She looked at Kogoro Maori and said, "As for you, Mr. Maori, you were alone in your room in the villa during the incident? I'm sorry to say that, but as a suspect in this case, neither Officer Yamato nor I can reveal the details of the case to you."
Mao Li was very unhappy when he heard this, but he also understood that this was the rules and regulations of the criminal police, so he said, "Tsk, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I'm going downstairs to rest. Just don't ask me, a famous detective, for help if you can't solve the case."
After seeing Mao Li off, Xiaolan quickly tried to smooth things over for her father: "Officer Uehara, please forgive me. My father is not usually like this..."
"It's okay," Uehara Yui shook her head, "I understand Mr. Maori's feelings very well, and both Gan-chan and I believe in Mr. Maori's character."
"that……"
As soon as Yuyin opened her mouth, she realized that her voice overlapped with another voice. She turned around and saw that it was indeed Conan.
When Conan saw that it was Yuyin who asked the question, he immediately kept silent.
Ah, why is Ms. Saionji so interested in this case? Is there something else going on here? Am I missing something?
Conan carefully recalled the entire incident.
Yuyin had no idea that her interruption had confused Conan. She was only concerned about the case for another reason. Seeing that Conan had no intention of speaking, she asked directly.
"Excuse me, Miss Officer, could you please reveal some details about the murder of Takata Horikawa? We were together all afternoon, and we have an alibi, so he should have nothing to do with either case. If you could reveal a little, maybe we could find some clues."
"Well, it's not impossible."
Uehara Yui glanced at the thoughtful Conan. This was not in compliance with the rules, but Gan-chan specifically asked her to confirm the alibi of Xiaolan and the others. Wasn't it just to eliminate suspicion and then borrow the power of this little boy with magical wisdom to solve the case faster?
"Takata Horikawa was killed around 2:10 p.m."
Yuyin was stunned for a moment when she heard the exact time. "So precise? Was there an eyewitness?"
Uehara Yui nodded and said, "That's right. A witness who was fishing by the river said that he heard two gunshots while fishing. He thought someone was hunting nearby and was worried that the person's bullet would accidentally hit him, so he ran over and shouted to warn, "There are people here, be careful hunting." As soon as he reached the edge of the woods, he saw Takata Horikawa lying on the ground with a gunshot wound and another person running away. He was so scared that he immediately called the police.
Because it was a shooting, the local patrol confirmed that Horikawa had been killed twice, both near the heart, and the bullets were not snipers. It was temporarily classified as a murder case and reported to headquarters. Then, Gan-chan and I received the order and drove over.
It seems that the murderer may have acted on impulse. He couldn't leave the Hojo villa too far, so he hurried to kill Detective Horikawa on the road and was almost bumped into by someone at the scene. Yuyin thought, in this way, the suspicion of everyone in the villa increased again.
"So, what clues did you get?"
At this time, the male police officer named Yamato Gansuke came out of the room and asked.
Uehara Yui turned around and said, "Ran, Conan, and these two classmates can testify for each other and have an alibi. Only Mr. Maori was alone in the guest room of the villa at the time of the incident."
"That lame detective doesn't have an alibi..." Yamato Gansuke glanced at Conan with his one eye, "It doesn't matter. We can't rely on him for this case anyway. Uehara, and that kid, come with me. The coroner has already determined the basic time of death. Now let's go and take the transcript."
Conan ran after the two police officers. He wanted to collect more clues related to the case.
Yuyin was also preparing to go over to listen in. She naturally noticed that the two Nagano Prefecture police officers had a special attitude towards Conan. She was not sure whether they knew Conan's true identity or simply believed in the child's ability. But this was a point that was easier for her to use. With Conan present, the police officer would not be able to scold her for listening in or asking for clues.
But as soon as she took a step, she was stopped by someone.
Yuyin turned around and looked up along the clasped hands. Atobe Keigo had his brows lowered and looked unhappy.
"What's wrong, Jingwu?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, this happened suddenly and involved you. If you hadn't come here with me..." Atobe Keigo was angry just now, but his temper was not directed at Yuyin. He even felt a little guilty.
As soon as he opened his mouth to apologize, Yuyin stopped him and said, "No one could have predicted a murder. You don't have to blame yourself for it, Jingwu." Yuyin looked at him carefully and suddenly said, "Jingwu, you are angry about that Officer Uehara's suspicion of Mr. Guanghao."
Keigo's emotional change began when Officer Uehara carefully inquired about Hojo Hirohiro's whereabouts. It was obvious that the female officer was suspicious of Hojo Hirohiro, and it was easy to understand that Atobe, as a relative of Hojo Hirohiro, was angry about his friend being suspected without reason.
"I'm sorry," Atobe Keigo said with lowered eyes, "I know very well that the officer was just doing her job, but hearing that she suspected Hirohiro still made me feel very uncomfortable... After all, Hirohiro and Hojo Hayao did have a conflict in terms of motives, but I can guarantee that with Hirohiro's character, he would never do something like murder."
Otherwise, he would not have suddenly interrupted Miss Mori, introduced himself, and then asked the police to verify the contact between Hojo Hirohiro and his subordinates who were far away in the company during the incident.
Yuyin turned around, held Atobe's hands with both of hers, and said sincerely, "I understand. Everyone has their own selfish motives. You're angry that Mr. Guanghao, with whom you have a close relationship, is under suspicion. There's no need to blame you for that. You didn't do anything to the police officer, did you? All we can do now is help the police solve the case as soon as possible and clear Mr. Guanghao of suspicion."
In this case, no matter which of the two people who are closely related to Atobe is suspected, Atobe will not be happy. And Yuyin actively participated in the case this time because she wanted Atobe not to worry about it.
The fastest way to dispel the suspicion of the two Hojo men is undoubtedly to find the real murderer.
"No problem, leave it to me," Yuyin said, smiling and gesturing at him, "As a bodyguard, I can do more than just protect your safety."
Are you kidding? She's been with Scepter 4 and the Special Ability Division, so she's seen all sorts of difficult and unsolved cases. Uh, even though it used to be people with special abilities who got into trouble, cases involving ordinary people should, probably... be no problem.
Atobe Keigo was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Then I'll wait and see."
With Yuyin's comfort, his restless heart suddenly calmed down.
He took the initiative and held Yuyin's hand. He was the one who took the lead and followed the police officers who were questioning them in front in a few steps.
"I told you I was resting in my room. What are you suspecting? Even if you're the police, you have to provide evidence!"
Obviously, Kitagawa Kimiyo, who had a bad temper, became the first to become impatient under the police's questioning.
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