Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

The next moment, Mrs. Hirano sat down weakly on the ground, trembling as she said, "I...I confess."

Chapter 152 Ginkgo color, can also be the color of first love.

Soon after, Mrs. Hirano, who had confessed, told everyone everything.

She killed her husband because he had another woman outside the marriage.

Of course, if it were just that, she wouldn't have resorted to such methods.

More importantly, one night her husband fell asleep, and she went to the study to clear her head because she couldn't sleep.

Just then, a document came through the fax machine in the living room—"Thank you for the gift, that light blue gemstone is really beautiful!"

Upon seeing the words "water blue gemstone," Mrs. Hirano immediately ran to the safe under the study desk.

Upon opening the safe, it was indeed found to be completely empty.

It's worth noting that the light blue gemstone wasn't particularly valuable, but it was a precious gift her husband gave her shortly after their marriage.

She remembers even the exact words her husband said back then.

"This aquamarine gemstone is so similar to your eyes—it's proof of our love!"

After that, she carefully stored the gem in this safe, only opening it occasionally to admire it closely.

This is proof of her deep love for her husband!

Thinking of this, she looked at the empty safe and for the first time had the thought of killing someone.

She forced down her anger and went back to the bedroom, ready to confront her husband face to face.

After she shook her husband awake and explained what had happened, he yawned nonchalantly and said, "That was a gift from me, right? Of course I have the right to give it away to others."

Upon hearing her husband's words, she could no longer suppress her anger and murderous intent, and finally devised this plan.

……

Seeing Mrs. Hirano crying on the ground, everyone present showed sympathy and pity.

After Ms. Hirano's emotions calmed down somewhat, Officer Yamamura took her away.

It was already very late, and it was impossible for Longye and his companions to stay in the mansion where the incident had just occurred, so they took a car to head back to Beihua.

Uncle Mori was unusually quiet the whole way.

Longye and Xiaolan were worried that he might have a traffic accident due to excessive fatigue, so after exchanging a glance, they prepared to have a brief conversation with him to prevent him from getting sleepy.

Conan, who was looking out the window, obviously noticed this as well.

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Uncle Mori.

"Huh? Dad, you're crying!?"

To everyone's surprise, Uncle Mori was holding the steering wheel while tears streamed down his face.

Upon seeing this, Longye and the other two widened their eyes.

Conan muttered to himself, "I didn't expect the old man to be so upset about Ms. Hirano's experience... How strange..."

Just then, Uncle Mori's sobbing voice came: "4,400...my 4 million! You're gone just like that!"

Longye: "..."

Xiaolan: "..."

Conan: "..."

Upon hearing this, the three of them turned their heads to look out the window, no longer caring about Kogoro Mouri.

……

A few days later

Tatsuno and Ai Haibara walked on the "golden" road.

Watching the ginkgo leaves fluttering in the air, the two were captivated by the breathtaking scenery.

"Your sister is also about to start working, so it's a good opportunity for you to come back and stay for a while longer. Xiaolan misses you a bit~"

"Hmm. Then you..." At this point, Ai Haibara immediately realized something and covered her mouth.

"What's wrong? What were you about to say?"

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara's face flushed slightly, and she snapped, "Nothing!"

Just as Longye was about to ask further questions, a familiar greeting came from behind them.

"Ryūno, Ai! Wait for me~"

Upon hearing the sound, the two immediately stopped and turned around.

Professor Agasa was running towards the two of them, waving as he did so.

After running up to the two of them, Professor Agasa took a few breaths and said, "It's such a coincidence to run into you here. To be honest, I happen to have a favor to ask of you..."

Under the questioning gazes of Tatsuno and Ai Haibara, Professor Agasa slowly began to explain.

He only remembered today after leaving the house that a letter that needed to be mailed back today hadn't arrived.

It was an important letter from a doctoral friend, asking if he would be attending a banquet.

If it were just a regular banquet, it wouldn't matter; even if the letter couldn't be found or there was no reply, it wouldn't be a problem.

But this banquet reportedly gathered many truly talented scientists and PhDs, as well as many investors and wealthy businessmen interested in scientific inventions.

If you're lucky, you might gain the favor of investors and receive a large amount of research funding.

Even if no investors come knocking, at the very least, you can have in-depth exchanges with leading scientists in various industries and gain ideas and assistance from them.

Therefore, he insisted on finding it and sending a reply letter by today.

After hearing the whole story, Longye and the other person immediately nodded and agreed to help.

……

After a few minutes

The group entered Professor Agasa's house.

As soon as he entered, Longye saw a horrific scene.

Books, letters, clothes, and research equipment of unknown origin were all scattered and piled on the floor.

There was almost no place to step inside.

Seeing the horrified expressions on Ryuno and the other man's faces, Dr. Agasa scratched his head sheepishly and chuckled awkwardly.

"Haha, as you all know... I've always lived alone. And I'm not really interested in tidying up, so..."

Looking at the devastation before him, Longye sighed, then a thought struck him: "Xiao Jia, find a way to scan the room and mark all the letters that look like letters."

[Received, currently analyzing the scan.]

After giving the instructions, Ryūno and Ai Haibara exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness.

Finding that letter from the ruins before them was practically impossible...

ten minutes later

【Scan completed】

Upon hearing Xiao Jia's notification, Long Ye stood up and brought up the system panel.

Looking at the marked locations, Longye walked up to each one.

A dozen minutes later, Longye finally found all the letters and other documents.

The three of them sat around the sofa and began searching through the items one by one.

At this moment, Longye discovered a strange postcard. The handwriting on the postcard was clearly that of a child.

Dr. Agasa, who was standing nearby, took the postcard from Tatsuno out of curiosity.

The next second, he stared intently at the postcard, a look of reminiscence on his face.

Professor Agasa's reaction piqued the curiosity of Tatsuno and Ai Haibara, who stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

Tatsuno glanced at the postcard in Professor Agasa's hand and suddenly realized something.

"Ginkgo leaves, Professor Agasa, postcards... Could it be! This is Professor Agasa's first love?!"

Thinking of this, Ryūno glanced thoughtfully at Professor Agasa, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Perhaps, if I were to find a way to intervene... Professor Agasa might actually be able to make it bloom?!

Chapter 153 Puppy, how does a puppy bark?

Not long after, Dr. Agasa, who was lost in his memories, noticed the gazes of Tatsuno and the other person and looked up.

Seeing this, Longye teased, "Doctor, you're so engrossed in reading it, could it be a love letter?"

Professor Agasa blushed slightly upon hearing this and said embarrassedly, "N-no, it's not. It's a postcard from a friend I've known for a long time. Come to think of it, that was about forty years ago..."

Hearing this, Ai Haibara became interested as well: "So, this postcard must have been received by the professor when he was in elementary school?"

"Yes, I remember it was the first day of school after summer vacation. I saw a girl who was in a lower grade than me hiding behind a telephone pole, her face pale. She was a cute girl with big eyes, wearing her hat very low."

"After I went up and asked, I found out that there was a family with a dog ahead. When she tried to pass, the dog would bark at her. With my help, she got across safely."

"After asking her, I found out that she was bitten by her own dog when she was a child, and since then she has been terrified of small animals..."

A few minutes later, Professor Agasa finished telling the story with a nostalgic look on his face.

Later, with his help, the girl gradually overcame her fear of small animals and even began to like them again.

But a few months later, when he waited for the girl to go to school together as usual, she was late.

When he ran to the girl's house to find out why, a neighbor told him that the girl's family had moved away that morning.

The girl couldn't bear to say goodbye to him in person, so she left a postcard in his mailbox.

And that postcard is the one they've found now.

After understanding what had happened, both Ryūno and Ai Haibara smiled slightly.

Seeing their expressions, Professor Agasa immediately exclaimed, "Don't look at me like that... it's just an old story!"

"Oh? Something from forty years ago~ It's amazing that someone as unconcerned with details as the Doctor could keep this postcard until now~ And it looks like it's in pretty good condition, right Doctor?" Ryūno teased, squinting his eyes.