Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 214 Mother and Daughter Rice Bowl
Inspector Megure bent his body slightly and searched the refrigerator for a long time. He had messed up the items inside, but still found nothing. "How could this happen?"

Lin Xiuyi ignored the busy Megure and walked up to Ota Yuka and asked about her relationship with Nakajima Ryosuke.

Hearing his question, Ota Yuuka's already gloomy face instantly became even uglier, as if covered with a layer of frost.

She stood up suddenly, her hands clenched into fists, her body trembling slightly with anger: "He and I broke up a long time ago, there is no relationship anymore!"

"Why are you police officers so annoying? What does this have to do with your investigation?"

"Stop bothering me!"

Lin Xiuyi was not affected by her anger and remained calm: "Ms. Ota, we are just doing our duty. In the investigation of a case, every detail may play a key role in solving the case."

"Even though you and Nakajima Ryosuke have broken up, we still need to understand the relevant circumstances."

Inspector Samezaki also came over and asked in a deep voice, "Ms. Ota, since you have broken up and there is no relationship anymore, why did Mrs. Ota kill Nakajima Ryosuke?"

"There has to be a reason for killing someone. I hope you can give us a reasonable explanation."

When Yuuka Ota heard what Inspector Samezaki said, her body shook violently and her expression instantly became flustered.

Her eyes were wandering and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, Ota Yuka stammered, "I...I don't know why my mother wanted to kill him. I really don't know anything!"

Mrs. Ota, who saw her daughter panicking, felt a pang of anxiety and quickly said, "I killed Nakajima Ryosuke because he had wronged Yuka."

"While he was dating Yuka, he was also having affairs with other women."

"As a mother, I couldn't stand him deceiving and hurting my daughter like this, so I killed him on impulse."

Mrs. Ota's voice was a little hurried and her expression was a little unnatural, as if she was worried that her explanation would not convince the police.

Lin Xiuyi listened to her explanation quietly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Mrs. Ota, you said you used a kitchen knife as the murder weapon, but the forensic department found that the wound on the victim's neck was caused by some kind of cone-shaped object. What do you have to say about this?"

Mrs. Ota's face turned pale in an instant, her lips trembled slightly, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Lin Xiuyi didn't ask her any more questions. Instead, he changed the subject and looked at Ota Yuka next to him: "Ms. Ota, did you bring anything with you when you came here today?"

Yuuka Ota's expression changed slightly, but she pursed her lips and said nothing.

Mrs. Ota was worried that her daughter's silence would arouse the police's suspicion, so she quickly said, "Yuuka only brought a sports thermos, nothing else."

When she said this, she didn't notice that Ota Yuka's expression changed and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

Inspector Samezaki looked at Ota Yuka in confusion and asked, "The weather isn't cold now, why are you drinking hot water?"

Ota Yuuka bit her lip and replied in a stiff tone: "I'm menstruating, so I can only drink hot drinks."

Lin Xiuyi didn't say anything, but searched the room and soon found the sports thermos.

He opened the lid of the thermos, reached in to test the temperature, then frowned slightly: "The temperature inside the thermos is very low. It doesn't look like it contains hot drinks. Miss Ota, how do you explain it?" Ota Yuka's face turned pale in an instant. She opened her mouth and wanted to defend herself, but couldn't say a word.

Mrs. Ota didn't expect her daughter to lie about this, and she immediately panicked: "How...how could this be? Did you make a mistake?"

"Let me remind you, both of you," Lin Xiuyi said, looking sternly at the Ota mother and daughter. "There's a world of difference in sentencing between turning yourself in and being apprehended by the police. It's not too late to confess now, and you might even get a lighter sentence in the future."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense and depressing, as if the air had frozen.

Yuuka Ota and Mrs. Ota looked at each other, their eyes full of fear and hesitation.

Inspector Samezaki and Inspector Megure also looked at the mother and daughter seriously, waiting for their answer.

Time passed by minute by minute, and every second seemed so long.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Yuka Ota's forehead. Her hands kept shaking, and her fingers left marks on the armrest of the sofa.

Seeing that her daughter didn't speak, Mrs. Ota was confused and didn't know what to say.

Lin Xiuyi shook his head helplessly. He already had a rough idea of what the murder weapon was. He said that just now just to give the two of them a chance.
"Officer Megure, take people to the house rented by Miss Ota..." Lin Xiuyi whispered a few words.

Although Inspector Megure was confused, he nodded and left the apartment with two police officers.

During the time that Inspector Megure was away, the atmosphere in the room remained suffocatingly tense.

Yuuka Ota sat silently on the sofa, with her head lowered and her eyes staring at the ground with empty eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Mrs. Ota sat beside her, looking at her daughter from time to time, her eyes full of worry and self-blame.

Lin Xiuyi found a corner and leaned against the wall to rest.

Standing beside him, Kisaki Eri couldn't help but ask, "Do you already know what the murder weapon is?"

"That's about right," Lin Xiuyi yawned, "but I'm just guessing. Whether it's right or not, we have to wait for the news from Inspector Megure."

"Shuichi, Mrs. Ota and Nakajima Ryosuke, really..."

When Kisaki Eri was halfway through her words, she suddenly heard a faint snoring sound. She looked around in confusion and finally confirmed that the source of the sound was her childhood sweetheart.

No way, can I fall asleep while standing?
Kisaki Eri moved closer to Hayashi Shuichi and looked at his face quietly.

Although the two were childhood sweethearts and had known each other for a long time, after what happened last night, when she looked at Lin Xiuyi's face again, she had different thoughts in her mind.

"Why are you so handsome?" the girl murmured softly, "It would be better if you were a little uglier, then you wouldn't attract so many girls."

"You're really ugly," Lin Xiuyi suddenly said, "I'm afraid you'll be the first one who doesn't want to do it."

"You, you're asleep, aren't you?" Hibiki Eri was startled.

"I'm not a horse, how can I sleep standing up?" Lin Xiuyi rubbed his eyes sleepily. "Inspector Megure is really something. He's so slow even when picking up something..."

(End of this chapter)