Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 368

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Sato Miwako went to Akiba Reiko's house and showed her her identification to Akiba Reiko so that she could verify her identity.

This is the most basic quality for a police officer; after all, one cannot arouse suspicion, but must also gain the trust of others.

Reiko Akiba had seen an image of Miwako Sato in a newspaper long ago, which is why she knew Miwako Sato.

However, after seeing Miwako Sato's ID photo, I felt much more at ease.

With this detective from the Metropolitan Police Department protecting her, even Fu and Takumi couldn't do anything to her.

However, she didn't understand why Pu and Jiang were following her, and even why they had bought apartments on the same floor as her.

Could it be that they really want to kill me?

But that doesn't make sense either. She doesn't remember offending Pu or Jiang, let alone having any business conflicts with them.

After all, Akiba Reiko's profession is soprano, while Fu and Takumi's profession is tuning, and then they are practically teachers.

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

“Miss Akiba Reiko, you can rest assured now. I will absolutely not let you get hurt!” Sato Miwako said with a serious expression.

If it weren't for their surveillance, Ms. Akiba Reiko would likely have met with an accident.

Therefore, she absolutely cannot allow any heinous crimes to happen in front of her, otherwise it would be a slap in the face for her as a criminal investigator, or even a slap in the face for the Metropolitan Police Department.

As a criminal investigator, this kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!
Upon hearing this, Akiba Reiko smiled and said, "Yes, I believe you, Officer Sato."

"But why did Mr. Pu and Mr. Jiang follow me and even move to this place?"

"I'm completely baffled!"

Upon hearing this, Miwako Sato shook her head and said, "I don't know either. We are currently investigating this matter."

"I'm sure we'll uncover some clues soon!"

She didn't dare to speak too confidently, after all, such embarrassing situations happen all the time, and she didn't want to be embarrassed herself.

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Akiba Reiko bowed slightly to express her gratitude.

“You’re too kind. Protecting the citizens of Tokyo is the duty of our Metropolitan Police Department.” Sato Miwako helped Akiba Reiko up.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

But at that moment, Kitahara Natsuhiro's voice came from the phone.

Because Akiba Reiko and Kitahara Natsuhiro's phone call had not ended and was still ongoing.

After all, Kitahara Natsuhiro didn't have classes this morning, so if conditions allowed, he could do nothing all morning, including making phone calls.

“Perhaps I know why the sho and the craftsman were following you,” Kitahara Natsuhiro said.

Upon hearing this, Sato Miwako and Akiba Reiko were startled and quickly asked, "You know Xia Yu?"

"This is my reasoning based on the available intelligence. I can't guarantee its accuracy, but you can listen to it. Maybe my reasoning is correct, or maybe it can provide you with some clues."

Miwako Sato said, "Could you explain in more detail, Mr. Kitahara?"

"can."

At this moment, Kitahara Natsuhiro found a seat in the stairwell and began to speak.

He originally intended to find Genta to learn about some things about him, but now Akiba Reiko's matter is more important.

After all, Genta is still at school and there is no way he could be in any danger.

He also sent a text message to Ms. Kobayashi, saying that he was delayed by something and would go to see Genta later.

Besides, classes have already started, so there's no rush.

“There is no love or hate without a reason in the world, so if Pu and Jiang are following you, it’s either because they love you or they hate you.” Kitahara Natsuyu said, “However, given Pu and Jiang’s age, the former is basically impossible, so it can only be the latter.”

"Hate me? But why would you hate me? I have no conflict with Master Pu and Master Takumi." Akiba Reiko looked puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu said, "It might not be simple hatred, but rather because someone hates you."

"When you were in school, did you ever feel that Pu and Jiang cared more about one person?"

"Caring about someone?" Upon hearing this, Akiba Reiko couldn't help but recall her days at school. Suddenly, something occurred to her, and her expression changed.

"Soma Hikaru!"

The name came out of Akiba Reiko's mouth.

I hadn't noticed before, but now, after Xia Yu's reminder, I've discovered that Pu and Jiang seem to be very kind to Soma Hikaru.

He would have a stern face when dealing with other students, but when facing Hikaru Soma, he would occasionally show a smile, and even do some other unusual things.

However, she didn't pay attention at the time, and just thought that Hikaru Soma had good grades, so he would receive preferential treatment from the teacher.

After all, good students usually receive preferential treatment from teachers, and even not doing homework won't cause any problems.

So Akiba Reiko didn't think it was a big deal.

But now that I think about it, it doesn't seem to be the case.

Because her grades are also very good, why didn't she receive preferential treatment? This is unreasonable!

"That's right, that's my guess. Fu and Takumi hold a grudge against you because of Soma Hikaru's death."

"Because of Soma Hikaru's matter? But what does that have to do with the score and Master Takumi?" Akiba Reiko was puzzled, but then something suddenly occurred to her: "Could it be..."

Miwako Sato, who was standing nearby, said the same thing.

"Fuwa and Takumi are father and son, and Soma Hikaru is Fuwa and Takumi's illegitimate son?!"

Miwako Sato and Reiko Akiba each said half a sentence.

"That's right, that's exactly how it is."

Buzz buzz.
Just then, Kitahara Natsuhiro received a text message on his phone.

And this text message was sent by Vermouth.

In order to obtain some evidence, he had Vermouth investigate.

Investigating such matters is a piece of cake for criminal organizations; it takes no effort at all.

After all, Soma Hikaru and Fuku and Takumi are just ordinary people in front of the Black Organization, and are not worth mentioning at all!
Therefore, it is very easy to investigate.

"Wait, let me show you what I asked someone to investigate." Kitahara Natsuyu opened the text message and saw the photos inside.

There are several photos, birth certificates, DNA reports, and so on.

The first one is normal, but the second one is not.

Because the father's section on the DNA report contains the names of Pu and Jiang!

These two photos are enough to prove that Soma Hikaru is Fumikazu's son, and also indirectly prove why Fumikazu and Takumi were stalking Akiba Reiko. It was entirely because of the death of their son that they harbored resentment towards Akiba Reiko.

Soon, Kitahara Natsuhiro sent the two photos to Akiba Reiko's phone.

After receiving the text message from Kitahara Natsuhiro, Akiba Reiko immediately opened it to read, and Sato Miwako, who was standing next to her, also came over.

When Akiba Reiko and Sato Miwako saw the two photos, their expressions changed drastically.

These two photos are enough to prove that Hikaru Soma and Takumi Fukuwa are father and son!
"Mr. Kitahara, how did you get this? Is it possible to just randomly investigate these things?"

Miwako Sato was interrupted by Natsuhiro Kitahara before she could finish speaking.

"Officer Sato, before you come after me, you should first go after Mr. Mori, Conan, or even yourself. After all..."

"Ahem." This time, Sato Miwako coughed twice, interrupting Kitahara Natsuhiro: "I won't say anything then."

Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and the people in the Metropolitan Police Department are all actually testing the limits of the law.

If we really want to investigate, what Kogoro Mouri and Conan have done recently is enough to put them in jail for a long time.

In addition, Miwako Sato is the same way. For example, she told Conan about some cases and even indulged him.

So, let alone the second brother, neither of them are exactly clean.

Among all of them, Kitahara Natsuyu could be considered the cleanest one.

Although he killed and intimidated people, he was a good person.

The Black Organization and Kuroba Toichi are not good people; some of them are even unregistered residents. Killing them is no big deal.

As for scaring people, he only scares bad people.

Therefore, Kitahara Natsuyu is a good person!
I, Kitahara Natsuyu, am an honest and upright person!

"Haha, Officer Sato, please don't mind me," Kitahara Natsuhiro laughed.

Hearing this, Miwako Sato looked helpless.

There was nothing she could do; she herself had done quite a few things against the rules, so naturally she had no face to talk about the things Kitahara Natsumi had done.

However, it's enough that Kitahara Natsuhiro didn't do anything reckless.

So let's pretend we don't know anything about the photos, and just assume they were sent by a kind netizen!
Thanks to the anonymous netizen for their generosity!

“No, don’t worry about it,” said Miwako Sato. “But I remember that Hikaru Soma died after his car plunged off a cliff, right? So why was he following Reiko Akiba? Was it because they were boyfriend and girlfriend before?”

"I don't know either." Akiba Reiko looked at the two photos, her heart unsettled.

She hadn't expected that Soma Hikaru was actually the son of Fu and Takumi; no wonder she had been so kind to him back then.

“I think it’s because they’ve come to hate Reiko as a result!” Kitahara Natsuhiro continued, “According to the investigation, Fu and Takumi have no other descendants besides Soma Hikaru.”

"Although Soma Hikaru doesn't share the same surname as him, he is still his son, so it can be considered as continuing the family line."

"But now that his son is dead, he's become somewhat unbalanced, so he's started to resent those who were close to his son."

“Reiko is one of them.”

"In addition, Soma Hikaru drove off a cliff while drunk, so those who drank with him were also his targets for revenge."

"After all, this wouldn't have happened if they hadn't been drinking with Hikaru Soma."

"He might even think that if Reiko had gone with Hikaru Soma, this might not have happened."

“Your friends and Soma Hikaru’s friends naturally became the targets of revenge,” Kitahara Natsuhiro said in one breath.

Then they stopped talking and waited for Akiba Reiko and Sato Miwako's reactions.

After hearing this, Akiba Reiko and Sato Miwako couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Because they all felt that what Kitahara Natsuhiro said made a lot of sense.

After all, the criminals in the Conan world cannot be judged by common sense, because these guys are quite outrageous.

Some people might kill someone because a branch from their neighbor's tree came into their house, so the motives of Pu and Jiang for killing are nothing special, but rather quite normal—they were avenging their son!
It's only natural and understandable for an elderly person to seek revenge after out a child's death.

It's understandable that Akiba Reiko and Sato Miwako are like that.

"Miss Akiba Reiko, do you know those friends who drank with Soma Hikaru back then?" Sato Miwako asked quickly.

If these people are all targets of retaliation, perhaps we can find something out from there and use it as a breakthrough.

Upon hearing this, Akiba Reiko said, "I know them all."

“They are all students at the Domoto Music Academy, and we are good friends.”

"But we haven't been in contact for a long time since Soma Hikaru's incident."

After attending Hikaru Soma's funeral together, they rarely saw each other again, and they didn't even keep in touch by phone.

Because they also felt that Soma Hikaru's death was related to them, since Soma Hikaru was drinking with them, they felt responsible for Soma Hikaru's death and therefore had no face to face Soma Hikaru's girlfriend, Akiba Reiko.

So we stopped contacting each other.

Now, so many years have passed, and everyone has moved on, including Akiba Reiko herself.

But now, Hikaru Soma's father, Fukuwa Takumi, is about to seek revenge.

"Miss Akiba Reiko, could you please give me their address and contact number? I'll have someone investigate immediately, and maybe we'll find something!" said Sato Miwako.

"Okay, wait a moment!" Akiba Reiko nodded and immediately went to her study, then came out with a contact book.

This is all her classmates' contact information. Since she hadn't been in touch for a long time, and some of them weren't even in her phone, this was the only way she could find them.

Furthermore, it contains very detailed information, including the address.

Reiko Akiba immediately began searching after opening the contact book.

She still vividly remembers the person she drank with last time.

For example, Soma Hikaru's death was related to them!

Soon after, Akiba Reiko found the contact information and addresses of those people on it.

Miwako Sato copied these things into a notebook, then dialed Inspector Megure's number and told him what she had learned.

After learning about these matters, Inspector Megure immediately ordered an investigation.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Kitahara, for the information you provided," said Miwako Sato sincerely.

At this moment, Kitahara Natsuhiro radiated the same brilliance as Mouri Kogoro.

Ah! Savior of the Metropolitan Police Department!

"Don't be so polite, we're all friends!"

(End of this chapter)