Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

Chapter 498 Uh…he thinks it’s too complicated?



Chapter 498 Uh…he thinks it’s too complicated?

The last time we fought was a few days ago...

After that, the two guys fell ill. I guess this person was replaced in the past few days.

So, am I still alive?

Wait a moment.

What does the winery want to do by sneaking in here?

If you want to investigate undercover agents, then you should infiltrate Mr. Amuro, right?

A sudden substitution... a murder?

"…But there is a problem here. Why would the suspect take the kidnapped victim to another place to commit the crime?

Next to the six bodies, mahjong tiles with red circles, English letters on the back and vertical black lines were found. It was determined that this was obviously a message left by the suspect.

Yun Xianhe followed the sound of the white bird and turned the page of the document.

When he saw the first mahjong tile, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

A tube?

Everyone else has a circle marked with seven-tube cards, but this person is the only one with one tube?

Is it something represented by the numbers one and seven?

...The Princess and the Dwarf?

Yun Xianhe, who inexplicably thought of this, revealed his half-moon eyes.

He slowly moved the paper document in his hand upwards to cover the lower half of his face and smiled silently.

Sometimes, he would really be amused by his own strange thoughts.

After introducing the case, Shiratori paused briefly to give everyone some time to think.

Ogino Ayami, who was recording the meeting points on her laptop, looked at the pictures on the document and murmured:

"Of the six cards that have been painted red, there are only two circles below the Seven of Holes, the upper right and lower left, that have not been painted red."

Yokogome Sango, who was sitting next to her, was obviously more concerned about the characters drawn on the back:

"The English alphabet has two A's, E's, H's, Z's, and an L that should be upside down."

Seeing that everyone had finished reading this page, Shiratori Renzaburo turned to the next page and said:

"Another point is that each of the six victims in this murder case had an item they were carrying taken away."

Personal belongings?

Hearing this, Yun Xianhe glanced inconspicuously at Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who was sitting on the chair with his hands folded on his chest and his eyes closed, without any movement.

In the background, Sato and Takagi read them out one by one.

"Necklaces, drawstring bags, amulets."

"Motorcycle keychains and makeup mirrors, as well as character dolls."

The hero's heterochromatic eyes narrowed slightly.

If the winery was just trying to cover up a murder plan, there would be no need to go to so much trouble to send people infiltrate.

In other words, the Metropolitan Police Department has what they want.

Either the items that have been brought back as evidence contain what they want.

No, if the purpose was just to steal evidence, there would be no need to choose such a high position.

A high position means easy access.

What case to intervene in.

Intervene in the investigation process of the case and know the police's movements in advance.

In other words, the thing they want should be among this pile of lost items.

interesting.

Do you occasionally use your enemies to gain the information you want?

However, the winery probably never thought that their target would be involved in such a tricky serial murder case, right?

Coupled with the intervention of the police, some of their means of investigation were constrained.

Under this premise, "cooperation" may be a new idea.

"Could it be that the victim accidentally lost it when he was kidnapped?"

Qianye's raised hand and question below drew Yun Xianhe's attention back.

Shiratori Renzaburo replied:

"This possibility is very low. Since each of the six people lost one item, we should still assume that it was taken by the suspect."

That’s right, if it was lost, the winery would have dug it back long ago even if they dug deep into the ground.

Thinking about this, Yun Xianhe looked carefully at the information of the dead again.

Which was the winery’s original goal?

The murderer is really brave, robbing the winery's goods.

But I guess the other party doesn’t know about this either.

Is this an unforeseen disaster?

Everyone in the conference room stared at the documents and fell into deep thought.

After clearing his mind, Inspector Megure put down the information:

"Well... the key lies in the meaning of these messages."

White Bird added:

"There is another message, which is the death message of 'Tanabe' and 'Kyo' left by the sixth victim, Ryuuzaki."

Yokomizo Shigego carefully read the on-site report on the sixth victim, Ryuzaki, and said with a firm tone:

"The brake fluid in Ryuzaki's car might have been leaked at the Daikanzan rest stop. He probably saw the suspect there."

Yun Xianhe felt that his analysis made sense.

When a person is about to die, he will think of many things.

But if you can suddenly remember someone who would kill you, it is definitely not a coincidence.

'Qixi' and 'Jing'

Qixi Festival, love murder?

No, if this isn't a serial murder case, then it's possible.

But this time the victims included both men and women, and the oldest of them was 61 years old.

There is no relationship between people, and it is not like three generations living under one roof...

It is highly likely that it was a murder of passion.

Vendetta? Kind of.

Then this so-called "Qixi Festival" is the time point that creates the motive for murder.

Before he died, he suddenly remembered that the sixth victim must have encountered something very impressive during this festival.

As a result,

"Find out what the sixth victim, Long Qi Nu, did on the Tanabata Festival over the years" is a good direction and breakthrough for investigation.

Fortunately, this person is only 28 years old, so it is easy to check.

The issue that Yun Xianhe was more concerned about was that one tube.

Is there any symbolism behind the murderer leaving this card and the seven of tubes?

Let’s not talk about the English letters on the back, what does this black line mean?

split into two?

That is 0.5 and 3.5...what does it matter?

Also, why was this place chosen specifically to dump the bodies?

Just as Yun Xianhe was trying to analyze the case, Maori Kogoro, who was sitting on the other side of Shiratori Renzaburo, suddenly stood up.

"Well, are you guys overthinking this?"

Yun Xianhe was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked up at the other party.

Uh... is he thinking too complicated?

Maori Kogoro confidently stood up and walked out of the table, standing in front of the small blackboard in the middle of the front, and said seriously:

"Mahjong tiles, don't they just mean mahjong? The motive for the murder was a dispute over mahjong."

When the police heard his words, they all exclaimed in sudden realization.

Yun Xianhe looked at Maori Kogoro who was so confident, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

On weekdays... you really have a hard time, Conan.

But what if Uncle Maori is right this time...

Disputes arising from mahjong cannot be caused by gambling, right?

Then the murderer, who owed a lot of debts and couldn't pay them back, couldn't bear it any longer, took a risk, and finally killed everyone!

The brave man, whose thoughts followed Maori Kogoro's deviation, carefully thought about the mental state of the people in this world.

...You know what, it's really possible.

bah bah bah!

How could this be such a simple case when the winery is involved?


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