He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Kiyoko Yukimatsu's phone was locked; it had a 3x3 grid pattern. Shinichi Kudo, while desperately trying to recall if he had spied on her, glanced around and, seeing some shops and houses nearby, quickly looked at the bewildered Fumiaki Nakatani.

"Go to each of the nearby shops and ask what happened here just now?"

Nakatani Fumiaki hurriedly did as he was told, but in fact, he didn't need to do that. With a bad feeling in his heart, Kudo Shinichi walked to the side of the road and looked at the two dark tire tracks on the ground. He immediately guessed what was going on.

The van stopped abruptly and drove off in a hurry, leaving the phone lying on the roadside in the chaos. No one picked it up, and the purpose of the action was obvious.

"Kiyoko has been kidnapped!"

Sure enough, a moment later, Nakatani Fumizu rushed back in a panic, hurriedly calling the police.

At that moment, Shinichi Kudo finally recalled a scene: Kiyoko Yukimatsu was usually very careful not to let him see her unlock her phone, but this afternoon, she was distracted by a butterfly outside the window when she unlocked it, and he seized the opportunity to peek at her halfway through.

The last character was a checkmark. Kudo pondered what might come before it and opened his phone on the fourth attempt.

First, I checked the call log, and sure enough, the first row was all that familiar number.

Cedar Nami!

Shinichi Kudo clicked into the last record and was surprised to find that the phone had recorded calls!

Without hesitation, he turned on the speakerphone, and after listening for less than half a minute, his face immediately turned ashen.

This human beast, Yukimatsu Nami, actually begged her own daughter to help her pay off her debts by entertaining clients!

and many more!

Didn't Yukimatsu Nami just receive the 470 million yen insurance payout on Saturday noon? Damn it, in just a few days, she's lost it all and even incurred gambling debts!

The recording continues playing.

Shinichi Kudo discovered that the relationship between the two was indeed as bad as he had expected.

Despite being the one asking for a favor, and for something so filthy and disgusting, Yukimatsu Nami couldn't even finish a couple of kind words before unconsciously hurling insults at him. Some of the words were so vulgar that Kudo Shinichi had never even heard of them before; he felt a stream of filth seeping into his brain, making him want to vomit.

Shinichi Kudo doesn't consider himself to have a bad temper, but even if Sherlock Holmes were standing in front of him now, he would still have something to say.

This kind of person doesn't deserve to be called a mother at all!

Compared to him, an observer, Kiyoko Yukimatsu, the person involved, was much calmer, mostly giving perfunctory answers and occasionally interspersing her remarks with sarcastic remarks, saying that it must be Masato Yukimatsu's spirit returning to take revenge, which is why Nami Yukimatsu suddenly fell into the abyss of gambling!

revenge?!

The word sent a shiver down Shinichi Kudo's spine, and what shocked him even more was that Nami Yukimatsu did not refute it!

Was she simply too preoccupied with other things to refute the claim, or was it simply the truth that she couldn't refute?

Putting aside his doubts for the moment, Shinichi Kudo continued listening to the recording.

Finally, a crucial sentence appeared.

"What, are you trying to kidnap me, Mother? Let me tell you, that famous detective Shinichi Kudo has been by my side all along. He can contact the police at any time. If you dare to come, aren't you afraid that he'll find something out along the way?"

Upon hearing Kiyoko Yukimatsu's words, Shinichi Kudo felt a sharp pang in his heart and looked up at Fumiaki Nakatani.

Nakatani Fumie had already lost his composure and knelt on the ground.

What has he done?!

Chapter 95 The Criminal Kogoro Mouri! (Rewarded by the esteemed Silver Sorrow Master)

Police quickly arrived at the scene of Kiyoko Yukimatsu's kidnapping. Shinichi Kudo quickly explained the situation to Juichi Megure and, without delay, rushed to one of the suspected locations.

Shibuya!

After taking some detours, the clues unexpectedly came from Kogoro Mouri, who was hospitalized at Beika Central Hospital. His very first sentence caused Shinichi Kudo and Juzo Inspector Megure to completely lose their minds.

"Inspector Megure, I... want to turn myself in."

"!!!!!!"

Needless to say, Shinichi and Inspector Megure were shocked. "What stupid thing have you done now, Mori? Don't you know Ran and Attorney Kisaki called to check on you?"

Can't you just give me a break?!

Was what Dr. Shirai said last night true? Did you really drink so much that you ruined your brain?

Not only is he mentally unstable and hallucinating about violence, but he's also become incredibly audacious, starting to break the law and commit illegal acts!

Inspector Megure's face was contorted with rage, and he was speechless for a long time. Shinichi Kudo took a deep breath:

"Uncle Mori, we also have an urgent matter here, get to the point!"

"Ugh……"

Kogoro Mouri sighed deeply: "It started last night, Inspector Megure, you know. I saw someone committing a crime in the window of the building across the street, so I ran over there on my cane and asked a nurse to call the police on the way."

As it turned out, I didn't see anything there, and it was the same when you all arrived. You all suspected that I was hallucinating.

Dr. Shirai said that my condition might be due to alcoholism, and also because of the excessive psychological stress caused by the Ginza case.

"You're going too far, making me take a urine test right away."

Inspector Megure's forehead veins throbbed: "Get to the point! Don't you know how suspicious you were last night?!"

Kogoro Mouri paused, apologized twice awkwardly, and continued, "Because of that incident, I couldn't sleep after I got back. Around one o'clock this morning, a friend of mine who often gambles and drinks with me called and said he had some great news to share with me."

I asked him what it was.

He said that while drinking in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, he bumped into a nouveau riche who wasn't very bright. After a few of them egged him on, he agreed to gamble with them.

They teamed up to let the woman make a small profit first, and once she was hooked, they would start to exploit her.

"What?!!!"

Despite the time constraints, Inspector Megure couldn't help but interrupt in shock upon hearing this:

"Brother Mori, are you really going to agree to this?! Do you know how heinous this crime is?!"

"Absolutely not!"

Kogoro Mori quickly replied, and Just as Inspector Megure was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Kogoro Mori's tone become somewhat hesitant again, and he stammered:

“At first I firmly refused and told him not to do that kind of thing either. If he didn’t listen, I would call the police.”

but……

but……"

Inspector Megure looked utterly despairing. "It's over, Mori, why have you suddenly become so unfamiliar?"

Based on his experience, Inspector Megure didn't even need to hear the whole story to know what would happen next, and said with an angry expression:

"But that pig... no, that innocent guy has way too much money, right? Millions? Or tens of millions? Mori, what happened to you?!"

"Sigh, it's four hundred million."

"puff--"

Megure almost spat out a mouthful of blood: "Brother Mori, do you know how much money that amount of money could get you charged with?! Ten years! You'll be in jail for at least ten years!"

"Hey! You can't be serious!"

Kogoro Mori exclaimed in panic, "I didn't get that much! I...I...I only took 60 million! And I wasn't even there, I can return the money!"

I really didn't mean to, and I didn't expect that person to lose by so much!

I... Inspector Megure... Bro... I...

correct!

I really can't say I was greedy. That big fat sheep was Yukimatsu Nami! I originally just wanted to get some simple revenge on her! Harada told me the same thing. He knew Yukimatsu Nami had 500 million, and he just wanted to squeeze a little bit out of her.

how do you know...

how do you know...

Yukimatsu Nami had incredibly bad luck, and she was also very prone to getting carried away. We were winning so well that we lost track of time, and by the time we realized it, she had already lost everything!

"What?!!!"

This time, both Shinichi Kudo and Juzo Megure exclaimed in shock.

What the heck?! The world lines have converged?!

Kogoro Mouri, completely unaware of the situation, assumed the two were angry with him again and quickly tried to smooth things over: "We didn't leave her with a single penny! After Harada realized the situation was serious, he gave her five million and sent her home. We left her some leeway!"

You have no room for maneuver!

A sudden surge of anger rose within Inspector Megure; even someone as good-tempered as him felt an overwhelming urge to curse.

You conspired to swindle hundreds of millions of other people's assets, and then only returned five million, and you still think you're great philanthropists, huh!

Also!

Megure Juzo forcibly suppressed his anger: "Are you sure you really returned her money?"

"I'll pay it back! I'll definitely pay it back!"

Kogoro Mori quickly replied, "I heard it with my own ears at six o'clock in the morning. Yukimatsu Nami thanked Harada profusely. She definitely repaid his debt!"

"Why is Yukimatsu Nami now so heavily in debt that she has to sell her daughter?!"

Inspector Megure finally couldn't hold back and roared out in anger.

Kogoro Mouri was stunned and speechless for a long time. Shinichi Kudo was also full of anger, but he was slightly better than Inspector Megure. He patted Kogoro Mouri's broad back to help him catch his breath, and then coldly told Kogoro Mouri the whole story of Kiyoko Yukimatsu's kidnapping.

No! It couldn't be us!

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately retorted loudly, his words so sharp and forceful that his voice became somewhat distorted:

"It must be that Yukimatsu Nami couldn't resist! She started gambling with others again after Harada left! This isn't our fault; at most, it's Harada's fault for leaving her money!"

Shinichi Kudo's eye twitched violently, but he barely managed to suppress it: "What's Mr. Harada's phone number?"

Kogoro Mouri immediately gave out the number, and Shinichi Kudo dialed it using his own cell phone.

The device is switched off!

The clear female voice broadcast was like a thunderbolt, striking Kogoro Mori's heart and making him tremble so badly that he almost fainted.