blogombal Chapter 238 Wake up, you're not allowed to sleep here.
Chapter 238 Wake up, you're not allowed to sleep here.
Chapter 238 Wake up, you're not allowed to sleep here.
As his children and brother may have said, Machida Shuzo did not value family ties as much as he did the protection of migratory birds.
When Machida Yasushi stopped Machida Noriko and lawyer Yamagami Tatsuo in an attempt to clean up the scene, Machida Shuzo suddenly stood up. Mistaking him for someone who had risen from the dead and was seeking revenge, Machida Yasushi fled through the door, only to be caught by Akutagawa Hiko.
With a gentle stretch of his leg, he tripped Machida, who was trying to escape, causing him to fall headfirst.
Accompanying them was Machida Hiroshi, who mistakenly believed he had killed his father and wanted to turn himself in at the police station.
Unsure of the "victim's" attitude, they stopped Machida Hiroshi before he got on the bus. After some persuasion, he agreed to come and check the situation, while reassuring himself that he might have been mistaken.
Ignoring Machida Yasushi's loose teeth from the fall, Hiroshi looked at his father, who, despite a large pool of blood on his chest, was full of energy, with a face full of surprise: "Dad, you're not dead!"
Machida Shuzo roared angrily, "You two idiots, you were used as pawns and didn't even realize it! You almost ended up in jail!"
Upon hearing the powerful shout, Machida Hiroshi patted his chest in relief.
Yes, that's the tone, that's the imposing, angry shout—it's definitely his father, and you can't even tell he's hurt.
Compared to her younger brother who was just grinning foolishly, the older sister, Noriko Machida, who was unaware of the situation but was much smarter, was more astute in grasping the key words in her father's words.
"Wait, Dad, what do you mean by being used as a tool?"
Seeing that the old man was ignoring his children who were making him so angry that his liver hurt, and was turning around to call the police, Akutagawa Hiko took the initiative to step forward and explain to the confused group. Fortunately, Professor Agasa, Uncle Mori, and Ran were also there, so there was no need to explain again.
"In short, Mr. Machida wanted to kill the old man because he couldn't borrow money from him. In order to inherit the inheritance, he also wanted to frame Ms. Noriko and Mr. Hiro and send them to prison."
Akutagawa's explanation was as concise as ever, but fortunately Conan and Ai were there to explain and supplement it, so that the others wouldn't be completely confused.
Machida Tamotsu originally thought that the detective was just guessing and did not have any solid evidence, so he could still argue his way out of jail.
However, even the two children seemed to have witnessed the entire process of his crime, and they filled in all the details in a clear and organized manner.
His brilliant idea, his art-like murder plan, could not possibly have been fully seen through by two children; it must have been the detective who said it.
It turns out that what the newspapers said was true.
This detective's observational skills are so strong that he can almost predict the future. All his crimes are exposed, and his criminal plans are full of loopholes in his words.
Machida Hiroshi then realized what was happening and shouted, "So all those things you told me and my older sister before were just to get money from us, to make us take the blame for you? You wanted to kill Dad?!"
After speaking, Machida Hiroshi sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off. He looked up and glanced around, noticing the strange, indescribable expressions on everyone's faces, including his older sister's. He scratched his head and asked, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"No, it's nothing."
Machida Noriko patted her not-so-bright head. She should pay more attention to this silly little brother in the future, otherwise he might get scammed and end up counting money for the scammers.
"Now that you all know, I'm not going to continue this act!"
Machida Yu stood up, leaning against the wall. He was still a little dazed from the fall and his body ached badly. After all, he was over fifty years old.
If he had fallen like that a few years later, he probably would have died before his brother.
"That's right, I was going to kill him. Who told this big brother to donate all his money instead of lending me any, watching my shop go bankrupt without offering any help—uh—"
Before he could finish speaking, Akutagawa Hiko delivered a sharp chop to the side of his neck, forcing him to swallow his next words. He then looked at Ai.
Ai took out a voice recorder from her pocket and nodded. His confession had been recorded without any surprises.
With so many witnesses and physical evidence, he can't escape this lawsuit.
Conan squatted down and poked Machida, who was lying on the ground again. After confirming that he was alright, he patted his head because he had subconsciously thought of saying, "Wake up, you're not allowed to sleep here."
It must be because he's been spending too much time with Ayan that he's become so unserious.
Perhaps it's because Hokkaido is a more peaceful place, or perhaps it's because it wasn't a murder case, making it more difficult for the police to arrive, and only one officer came. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department would never have done that.
With witnesses and physical evidence readily available, and the crime scene completely undisturbed, the Hokkaido policeman named Ezomatsu verbally reprimanded the siblings before taking Machida Yasushi away.
"What kind of person is that? They didn't even say thank you!"
Compared to Kogoro Mouri's complaints, Hiko Akutagawa was much more Zen. Compared to the original story where he was criticized as an amateur detective and blamed for the murderer's crime scene handling, this attitude was already quite friendly.
After the police left, Machida Shuzo didn't stop for a moment. He deeply realized how fragile human life is, and that he might have an accident at any moment.
"Attorney Yamagami, did you bring the documents and the will?"
Yamagami Tatsuo was surprised that even at a time like this, he was still thinking about his will. However, out of professional ethics as a lawyer, he still took out the well-prepared documents, procedures, and will from his briefcase.
"It's all here. Just sign and stamp it, and it will be valid—"
However, before that, the siblings forcefully pulled the old man into the room.
At first, a rather heated argument broke out. The group of people nervously pressed their ears against the door, ready to rush in at the first sign of trouble. They were worried that the old man, who had barely escaped death, might actually be sent down by his children.
The arguing gradually subsided, and they couldn't quite hear what the people inside were saying, only faintly hearing a few sobs.
After a long while, the door was finally reopened.
Noriko Machida had obvious tear stains on her face, and the eyes of the father and son, Shuzo Machida and Hiroshi Machida, were also red.
Of course, there was no dramatic turn of events, such as the will being invalidated and the 300 million yen being left entirely to the children. Instead, the siblings planned to resign from their jobs in Tokyo and stay in Hokkaido.
While caring for Machida Shuzo, I also wanted to see what magic these migratory birds possessed that made their parents protect them so relentlessly.