Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 199: Detective Reasoning at Home (Reasoning at Home)
"Ms. Sonoko, Mr. Seikawa, the chef who was going to prepare the food for the dinner, did not come."

The maid said nervously.

"What's going on? This dinner is very important." Yuanzi complained slightly and dialed the contact number on the business card with a landline.

"Mr. Shichuan, where are you now?" As soon as the call was connected, Sonoko couldn't wait to say.

"In the villa where I was on a business trip. Actually, I was involved in a murder case."

"A murder?" Because of surprise, Sonoko couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Yes. Actually, I came to a regular customer's house yesterday to prepare food for a family gathering." Before he could finish his words, a male voice came from Shichuan Shanghong's side, interrupting him hastily, and took the other party's phone and asked: "Hello, who are you?"

this voice
"It's Inspector Megure, right?" Sonoko was slightly surprised. Since he was an old acquaintance, it would be much easier to deal with.

An hour ago.
The victim was Naoto Kanno, a famous food critic. The most direct cause of death was brain contusion, and both his right leg and left arm were broken, which may have been caused by falling from a nearby cliff.

It sounds like this might have been an accident.

But it is a little unbelievable that it fell at such a distance.

And this is exactly the problem.

There are a lot of bloodstains on the rocks where the victim fell, so there is a possibility that someone moved the victim who fell off the cliff to the rocky beach.

In other words, the victim was pushed off the cliff by the other party.

Therefore, this incident was not an accident, but was most likely a murder.

"Where is the first person to discover it?"

"They are the guests invited to the Kamino Villa. Mr. Kamino has been missing since yesterday. When everyone went to look for him in the morning, they found Mr. Kamino lying next to the stream."

Megure Jusan squatted down and looked at the watch on Naoto Kanno's left hand and said, "This should have been broken when he fell from the cliff. In this case, the time of the crime is 14:5."

Around 2:5 yesterday afternoon, everyone gathered in the living room to play cards.

This made Megure Juzo seem a little embarrassed. Did everyone have an alibi all of a sudden?
"But there's only one person who's not here." Youxiang looked at the other person and said, "Mr. Shichuan, you've been cooking in the kitchen, right?"

Shichuan Shanghong's eyes wandered for a moment and he nodded.

With the rapid development of technology today, remote chatting and calls among multiple people are no longer a new thing.

This time, the detectives will solve the case without leaving their homes.

Although a certain person was not a detective, he was also pulled into the multi-person call by Sonoko and did not realize that he had accidentally clicked on the screen sharing option.

At this moment, her killing spree was clearly seen by several people.

Conan: What kind of game is this? It looks like a very interesting game. Xiaotang, why are you just standing there in the grass without moving?

Sera Masumi: Go ahead! Sister Xiaotang, the opponent's health bar is low! Don't run!
Unfortunately, both of them were howling in their hearts and didn't say it out loud at all.

"The person who was killed was food critic Naoto Kamino, who was born into a wealthy family. When he was young, he was known as a food critic. In addition, Mr. Kamino was also very active as an investor. He would help chefs or restaurant operators who he was interested in."

Yesterday, Naoto Kanno said he had something big to announce.

He invited close friends and his estranged wife to the villa.

Kamijiro Sekawa was called by Naoto Kanno to prepare food for them.

However, after Naoto Kanno left the villa yesterday afternoon, he did not return by the time of the dinner and could not be contacted.

So, everyone was very worried and went to look for him at daybreak, but they found the body of Naoto Kamino.

"Is it possible that the crime was committed by a passerby?" asked Masumi Sera.

"No, this area is sparsely populated, and it's difficult to get here without a car or a bicycle. So the possibility is extremely low." Megure Juzo replied.

The late Naoto Kanno invited his own magazine editor, Makoto Hirao; food writer Chisa Imamori; coffee shop planner Kobayashi Morie; his currently separated wife Tomoka Kanno; and the chef, Hiroshi Saekawa.

There are five people in total.

"To add, the time of the crime was 14:5. When I fell off the cliff, my watch broke into pieces and stayed at that time."

"Inspector Megure, I think that watch might be a disguise for the criminal!"

Conan looked at the photo and said, "The sleeves of Mr. Shenye's clothes are not dirty at all. But there is dirt stuck inside the watch, and the windshield on the surface is also broken."

It is likely that the criminal adjusted the time on his watch and broke the windshield in order to create an alibi.

If so, the murder took place around that time.
Megure Jusan opened the notebook and found that everyone was coming in and out, back and forth. In other words, everyone was a suspect.

"Why was Mr. Kamino's body placed on the river bank far away from the cliff?" Sera Masumi asked, "If they wanted to hide the body, they should have moved it to the surrounding forest."

In addition, there is one thing I don’t understand.

Why does Naoto Kanno only wear a glove on his right hand?
Just as Megure Juzo was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.

It's Sato.

"I learned some concerning words from the editor, Mr. Pingsheng."

"what?"

Sato lowered his voice and said, "It seems that the deceased Mr. Jinno and his estranged wife had a dispute over the pension and property division."

So the two of them went to the backyard and questioned him.

"So what?" Youxiang said disdainfully, smoking a cigarette, "Does it mean that I killed my husband?"

"You don't even do your housework properly. It seems that you are still using the money earned by Mr. Shenye to support a gigolo? Mr. Shenye is tired of you like this and has decided to file for a divorce."

Youxiang took a few steps, took a puff of cigarette and said, "That's because that person didn't treat me as a woman. I took that step because I was lonely."

"That is to say, if you continue like this, you will obviously lose the case."

"That's not the case," Youxiang looked at Sato and said, "He wants to apply for reconciliation with me."

"reconciliation?"

Megure Jusan was a little confused when he heard this, so he walked over to Youxiang and asked, "Why, at this time?"

"How would I know?" Youxiang responded casually.

"Um, is it almost time for me to go back?"

After answering the phone, Chisa Imamori ran to Megure Jusan and said anxiously, "I'm going to interview a newly opened restaurant tonight."

"Well." Megure Jusan coughed lightly and said with a straight face, "Please wait a moment before we finish the on-site investigation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sato's voice rang out.

She walked over with a mobile phone in the transparent bag in her hand.

After reading it, Megure Jusan said to the woman in front of him: "Ms. Imamori, there are some things I want to know from you."

After arriving in a separate room, Sato turned on the screen of his mobile phone and placed it on the table.

The screensaver of my cell phone is a photo of Naoto Kanno and Chisa Imamori walking down the street together.

"In Mr. Shenye's phone, there are photos taken with you, as well as emails exchanged with you. Judging from the content, the two of you are having an extramarital affair. Is that right?"

"Mr. Shen Ye is indeed a special person to me. When I was just starting out, I met Mr. Shen Ye several times at the restaurants where I was doing interviews, and later he asked me out."

It is said that Naoto Kanno is a very difficult person to deal with.

But he was very knowledgeable and taught me a lot about cooking.

Even every time we meet, he expresses his love to me. Gradually, I will be attracted to him.

"But, what is it really like? Does Mr. Shenye really like me?"

She is now more like a girl in her youth on campus.

Because the person you like always cares about whether you are not perfect or good enough.

"What do you mean?" Megure Jusan found it difficult to understand what Chisa Imamori had just said.

"Mr. Jinye is very gentle and is willing to listen to whatever I say. But sometimes, my heart seems to drift somewhere else."

"If you're having an affair with Mr. Kamino, why are you here? Don't you know that he invited his wife, too?"

Chisa Imamori replied: "Mr. Kanno said that he had something important to announce. So I thought, is he proposing to me? But..."

However, the other party broke up with her in the woods.

"Why?" she asked puzzledly, "Can't you divorce your wife?"

"I'm sorry. Because there's no need to associate with you anymore. I'll give you compensation, just tell me how much you want."

After saying that, Naoto Kanno left.

"Could it be that because of this incident, you pushed Mr. Shenye off the cliff?"

"no!"

Chisa Imamori raised her voice and retorted: "If I had killed him, I wouldn't have said that!"

"Did he say anything else that concerned you?"

Chisa Imamori lowered her head slightly, as if she was lost in memories.

A food magazine was placed in front of Ping Shengcheng.

He was sitting on the sofa, reading a newspaper, with a confused expression on his face.

"It seems that the late Mr. Jinno has a serialized article in the food magazine you are in charge of?"

"Yes."

"In addition to this, this magazine also has other insider interview series, right?" Sato looked at him with a gaze so sharp that Pingsheng Cheng had nowhere to hide. A trace of panic flashed across his face, and he unconsciously shrank back against the sofa.

Seeing the other party like this, Sato continued: "You received bribes from the small shop that published the article and wrote a false and flattering report, right? Moreover, Mr. Shenye knows about this."

"Who told you!" Ping Shengcheng raised his voice unconsciously.

"Mr. Shen Ye seems to be very angry, right? He threatened to withdraw the series and make the truth public."

"If necessary, we can go find the writer and the store we interviewed to confirm," Megure Juzo added.

Such a concerted effort made Ping Shengcheng break out in sweat.

I quickly reached out to stop him and said, "Wait, wait a minute! It is true that I made Mr. Shen Ye angry. When I was called here, I was worried about what I would say, but, Mr. Shen Ye..."

In the woods, Naoto Kanno informed him of his request to let Chisa Imamori replace him in the serialization.

He said: "In this case, I can turn a blind eye to this matter."

"really?"

"But don't do this again."

"That's for sure." Pingsheng Cheng nodded quickly and said, "But, it's a pity. Teacher, if your series ends..."

Naoto Kanno stopped and turned to look at him.

"It's not just your company. All the serials in other magazines have been withdrawn as well."

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