Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 196 Coincidence or Deliberate (Mysterious Boy)

“A tourist ranch?”

"After Chi Zhiqiuzhi disappeared, the ranch was handed over to Chao Jiu. But now the breeding and cultivation of racehorses is mainly in Hokkaido, and this ranch has no development prospects."

The man with the goatee over there is the ranch manager Kawamori, and the woman next to him is his wife, Kayo.

After they left, several young men began to pack up the chairs. They were the ranch staff.

"Where are the people over there?" Conan asked, pointing at the people walking towards the house.

"He is a fellow tanka fan of Chi Zhiqiu."

Tanka is a form of waka.

It has five sentences and thirty-one syllables. It is a traditional Japanese fixed poem with the format of five, seven, five, seven, seven.

After nodding, Conan looked at the other person in worship, and said with an innocent smile: "I didn't expect that you are so capable at such a young age! You know so much information about those people."

The boy looked at him coldly and said, "You can go there alone, which means you are not simple. So, can you put away your disguise? I don't buy it."

Seeing the other party being so straightforward, Conan no longer wanted to continue pretending, and said straight to the point: "In this case, let's be frank. Did you also take that kind of medicine to become like this now?"

"What medicine?" The boy tilted his head slightly, looking puzzled, but not faking it.

Could it be that I have misunderstood something again?

Conan coughed lightly and began to change the subject: "Come to think of it, it's been so long and I still don't know what your name is. My name is Conan, what's yours?"

The boy opened his mouth and was about to say his name, but hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Conan asked in confusion.

The boy bit his lip and said hesitantly, "My mother said that I can't tell anyone casually. Otherwise, my name will bring disaster to my life."

Conan was shocked. Could it be that the existence of the other party was some shocking secret?
But he also comforted her: "It's okay, then don't tell me, I won't force you. But, there must be a name for it, right?"

"Little Luohao." He raised his head, looked at Conan and said, "My mother called me Little Luohao, you should call me that too."

"Little Conch?" Conan was stunned.

What a strange nickname.

"Alas, Aki's short poems always resonate with people." A middle-aged man with a slicked-back haircut and a few strands of white hair could not help but sigh.

"Yes. It is full of tender emotions that can transcend factions and interpersonal relationships and touch people's hearts." Someone echoed.

"But I didn't expect that would be the last time I spoke to him." A man with a gentleman's hair styled in a 2:8 style couldn't help but sigh.

Chi Zhiqiuzhi did not show any signs of disappearance during the call. But one thing made him feel a little strange. The other party said that he had made a wonderful discovery in Nikko.

Inside the room, Chao Jiu looked at the portrait on the table and the photo he took with Chi Zhiqiu.

I just felt a mixture of emotions for a moment.

But more of it is sadness.

"Chaojiu, even though it will be difficult, can you make a decision now?" said the father, sitting on the sofa.

"Yes." The mother also agreed: "Although it will be difficult, how about returning to Tokyo to get over the sadness? We are so lonely without you."

"Mom." Chao Jiu turned around and looked at his parents.

"You have worked very hard to run the ranch in the past two years while waiting for Qiu Zhi to come back. But now that things have come to this, the ranch can no longer be sustained." Wen Sheng said, standing up, sighing softly, "You don't have to be anxious, think carefully before making a decision."

"We are waiting for you." Mother Shoufan said to her before leaving.

This made Chao Jiu feel even more uncomfortable.

There is also an indescribable emotion in it.

After the two men left through the wooden door on the side, the door at the back opened and two little boys came in.

I thought they got lost accidentally, and when I was about to ask them, Conan spoke first: "Sorry, we know it's rude to disturb you at this time. But can you tell us about Mr. Chi Zhiqiu?"

It's so straightforward that I don't know whether to call it frank or stupid.

Chao Jiu's expression seemed to become a little colder, as if he was keeping people at a distance, giving people a distinct sense of distance.

"I refuse." She rejected Conan's request very clearly, and said: "I don't know who asked you to come, but kids, please don't do anything unnecessary."

Seeing this, Conan didn't say much.

Just as he was about to call Xiao Luohao to leave together, the door on the side suddenly opened.

"Chao Jiu, the president said he wanted to meet those two little boys."

Chao Jiu was very curious and asked quickly: "Kayo, why does grandpa want to meet them?"

The other party shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Led by Kayo, they came to a courtyard and saw an old man sitting in a wheelchair, who was Chi Zhiyaben.

"What's the matter with you coming here?" He had a slight smile on his face and looked very kind and amiable.

"Actually, we are here to collect materials about the legend of Nikko Akechi." Conan pretended to be innocent and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, are the Chi Chi family descendants of Akechi?"

"This is really a strange statement." Chi Zhiya laughed a little, "If the ancestors of the Chi Zhi family heard it, I wonder what they would think."

"Um, about your son, Mr. Qiu Zhi." Xiao Luohao hesitated for a moment, looked up at the other party and said, "The police believe that it is not a criminal case, and it is probably suicide."

"Suicide? How could that be?" Chao Jiu found it hard to accept for a moment, and even thought of using excuses like "What does a child know?" to comfort himself.

But the expression on Xiao Luohao's face was particularly serious, without any trace of joking.

Moreover, such a clumsy and disgusting joke should not happen.

"He was calm and indifferent by nature, with no ambition for career or money, and raising horses was his life."

After saying that, Chi Zhiya glanced at Chao Jiu and said, "Chao Jiu loves him like a father, and Qiu Zhi is also looking forward to seeing Chao Jiu wearing a wedding dress. If I die without seeing Chao Jiu get married, I will regret it in my grave."

"grandfather."

"Chaojiu." Chi Zhiya stretched out his hand, and the other party understood what he meant.

He held Chao Jiu's hand and said with a choked voice: "The one I'm most worried about is you."

"This incident attracted a lot of people who pretended to be well-intentioned. I mistakenly thought that one of those reporters wanted to use you children to achieve his own goals. I am very sorry."

Chao Jiu explained, "Because reporters always write reports that are half true and half false to attract attention, I am particularly wary of reporters. You are so young, maybe you are just curious."

"Actually," Conan hesitated and said tentatively, "Uncle Maori asked me to come. But after all, there are too many people who know him. In case someone notices us, it is not easy to be suspected by letting us come."

"Mori? Is that the famous detective Mori Kogoro?" A hint of surprise flashed across Chao Jiu's face.

It seems that sometimes, bringing up the name of Uncle Maori really works.

But why didn’t I meet Sister Xiaotang this time?

Conan couldn't help but feel a little strange.

But he quickly came to his senses, smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's right. Uncle Maori said that when he encountered a death case like this, he wanted to investigate the truth of the case, that's all."

"Miss Chao Jiu, do you think there is anything suspicious about Mr. Chi Zhiqiu's death?"

It is said that he was devoted to the cultivation and breeding of racehorses.

But in Chao Jiu's eyes, what kind of person is he?
"My uncle was a man obsessed with horses and had a gentle disposition. I loved that kind of uncle very much and was always with him."

Chi Zhiqiu once said to her: You must think that horses can't talk, right? But in front of people who understand horses, they can talk.

It's the look in the eyes, and the way the tail swishes.

Horses communicate with us in their own language, so if we understand this language, we can develop a deep bond with horses.

"As soon as school was out, I rushed to the ranch. When I was in college, I said I wanted to work on Uncle Qiu's ranch after graduation, but my parents strongly opposed it."

His parents want to train Chaojiu to be the heir to the Tokyo headquarters.

So she was sternly warned not to go to Chi Zhiqiu's ranch again.

At that time, Kayo said to her: Miss, you really like horses.

"I was determined to return to the ranch even if I had to break off relations with my parents. After returning to the ranch, my uncle taught me how to raise horses from scratch. He taught me everything about horses, including fodder, shoeing, and training."

Love horses and raise horses.

Horses are Chi Zhiqiu's entire life.

He gave up the Chizhi family's family background and was completely unrelated to career ambition and desire for money.

"And this."

After returning to the room, Chao Jiu picked up a book from the table, turned to a page, and handed it to Conan. He explained: "This is the last work of my uncle before he disappeared. And this tanka has always been of concern to me."

It says: A dark shadow with murderous intent sneaks into my dream, and the autumn day is still quiet.

Reading it, it feels like a person has a premonition of death, and then writes this premonition into a short poem.

"I don't believe my uncle committed suicide. Something must have happened to him. So, please let Mr. Maori find out the truth, please!"

Two days later, Conan saw a news report in the newspaper about a man named "Shikama Naoko" being poisoned to death.

The man in the photo looked exactly like the gentleman with a side-parted hairstyle who had attended Ji Zhiqiu's funeral.

The deceased worked at the Fisheries Association and the estimated time of death was between 6 and 11 o'clock last night.

Cyanic acid compounds were detected in the corpse.

The local police station set up an investigation headquarters to specifically investigate male poisoning cases.

After saying hello to his friends in Qinghai Chuantang, Conan easily got the information about the progress of the current case and first-hand information.

By the way, I also found out the address of Naoki Shikama.

Conan couldn't help but sigh that with the help of his friends, things were indeed much more convenient and quick.

But when he asked the other party whether he wanted to find the truth with him, Qinghai Chuantang refused.

And he said: During the game, please don’t disturb me if you don’t have anything to do, and don’t look for me if you have something to do.

Conan couldn't help but wonder, what kind of game made her so obsessed?

(End of this chapter)