Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Xiao Lan was silent for a moment, then said, "I believe in Mr. Xiao Wu!"

Hatsue Hiramoto was taken aback and looked at Ran.

Xiaolan continued, "I always felt that Mr. Xiaowu couldn't be the murderer. Dad and Taki will definitely find out the truth."

“Xiao Lan…” Hatsue Hiramoto stopped crying and murmured.

Sonoko was also somewhat moved, not because of Hatsue and Takeshi, but because of Ran's pure and kind nature.

Takeshi Yamamoto—no, Takehiko Zaishi—had his family broken apart because of the Yamamoto Group, and his father committed suicide. He is absolutely capable of taking revenge on the Yamamoto family.

Xiaolan always thinks of people in a positive light, which makes her more vulnerable to being hurt.

Let her and Taki protect Ran!

Sonoko clenched her fist and made up her mind.

……

restaurant.

Kenji Suzuki's words struck the entire Hiramoto family like a heavy hammer blow.

"This...how is this possible?" Mariko Hiramoto was stunned.

"Why should that wretched woman inherit the entire Yamamoto Group?!" Yamamoto Tatsuo was quite indignant.

Then she became extremely annoyed: "Damn it! What's the point of me marrying Qiujiang if I don't get a single penny?"

Upon hearing this, Akie Hiramoto questioned, "What are you saying? Did you marry me only for the old man's money?"

"That's right!" Uncharacteristically, Tatsuo Hiramoto roared at Akie Hiramoto, "Otherwise, who would marry a shrew like you!"

Akie slammed her hand on the table: "You good-for-nothing bastard, you're lazy and good-for-nothing all day long. If it weren't for me, you would have been dead somewhere long ago!"

Tatsuo Hiramoto angrily raised his hand.

Akie Hiramoto glared at Tatsuo Hiramoto: "What? You're going to hit me again?"

Tatsuo Hitomoto shook his hand and left the restaurant without looking back.

He didn't notice that a pair of eyes were staring at him resentfully from the corner.

Without their money, the others lost their appetite and left the restaurant one after another.

Kitagawa Takiya stood up.

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Brother Kitagawa, what's going on?"

Kitagawa Taki said in a low voice, "Miss Natsue has become an heir to the estate, so she's probably not very safe. Ran and Sonoko are with her, so I'll go check on her."

Kogoro Mouri's expression changed. Kitagawa Taki's words made a lot of sense, given the character of this family.

"I'll go too!"

Kitagawa Taki smiled and said, "No need, I'll take them back to the restaurant."

"Alright then." Kogoro Mouri nodded.

……

Kitagawa Taki found the three women on the deck.

Sonoko stepped forward and took Kitagawa Taki's hand, asking, "Taki, what brings you here?"

On the contrary, Ran was still reserved in front of Sonoko and only stood with Hatsue Hitomoto.

"Dinner is ready, I'll come and get you." Kitagawa Taki didn't mention anything about the restaurant.

Xiao Lan said, "Alright, let's go, Miss Xia Jiang!"

After Xiaolan comforted her, Hatsue Hitomoto felt much better.

……

After half an hour.

Kitagawa Taki and the others finished their meal.

But then a piercing scream came from the deck.

Everyone rushed over and saw Tatsuo Hitomoto leaning against the railing with a bloody head wound, while Akie Hitomoto was slumped not far away, looking completely terrified.

Hatsue Hiramoto hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her older sister.

The rest of the Yakumoto family then arrived one after another.

"Dragon Man... what's going on?" Everyone was shocked.

Kogoro Mouri stepped forward to examine the body and said, "He died from a severe blow to the head. Judging from the wound, the murder weapon was probably a steel pipe or something similar."

Mariko Hiramoto guessed, "Could it be that Takeshi did it again?"

Shoji Hiromoto retorted, "Impossible! The warehouse door was locked from the outside by me and Ryūnan!"

At this moment, the usually taciturn Ichiro Hiramoto spoke up: "The warehouse door... I've opened it..."

Hokuro Hiramoto's expression changed. "Ichiro, why did you do this?"

"Because... I heard Xiao Wu banging on the warehouse door, saying... saying he was innocent and had something to say to Xia Jiang, so I..."

Ichiro lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

Natsue Hiromoto, who was comforting Akie Hiromoto, stopped. Suspicion in both murder cases pointed to Takeshi Hiromoto.

Upon hearing this, Conan immediately ran towards the warehouse.

Kogoro Mouri didn't doubt Ichiro Yamamoto's words. He sighed and looked at Akie Yamamoto, who had recovered a little, and asked, "Akie-san, you were the first to discover Mr. Tatsuo. Tell me what happened!"

Akie Hakumoto recounted the whole story while sobbing.

It turned out that after returning to her room, she became increasingly angry and wanted to confront Tatsuo Hiramoto. After searching everywhere, she finally found Tatsuo Hiramoto dead on the deck.

In just a short while, Conan has returned.

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Conan, how's it going?"

Conan said in a deep voice, "The door lock was indeed opened, and there's no one in the warehouse."

Mariko Hiramoto asserted, "Then... the one who killed Dad and Ryuko must be Takeshi, there's no mistake!"

"How could this be?" The last glimmer of hope in Hatsue Hitomoto's heart was shattered.

Kitagawa Taki felt that this was a carefully planned frame-up, and the most suspicious person was Ichiro Hiromoto, who let Takeshi Hiromoto go.

But looking at this kid's timid and hesitant manner, unless he's hiding something very well, he doesn't seem like the murderer at all!

Kogoro Mouri analyzed, "In short, the culprit is very likely still hiding on the ship. I think we should all stay together for the time being!"

……

restaurant.

Following Kogoro Mouri's suggestion, everyone returned to the restaurant.

When Hatsue Hitomoto saw her sobbing older sister, she wanted to go over and comfort her.

But she was shoved aside, and Akie Hiromoto roared, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't brought that Takehiko Zaishi home, none of this would have happened!"

Mariko Hiramoto added fuel to the fire, saying, "Heh, that makes sense. Your husband killed your father, so you can inherit all the property!"

Hatsue Hiramoto protested, "That's not how it is, I never thought that way!"

Conan suddenly interjected, "The culprit might not necessarily be Mr. Takeshi!"

Chapter 229 Orthopedics

Kogoro Mori scolded, "It's you again, you brat! Enjoy your ice cream!"

Shoji Hiromoto, however, was intrigued by Conan's words and asked, "Little boy, why do you say that?"

Conan feigned ignorance, "There's still no evidence, is there?"

“That’s true.” Shoji Hiramoto nodded first, then changed the subject, “But right now he’s the prime suspect, isn’t he? And now he’s vanished without a trace!”

"That's right, it was definitely that guy who did it."

Apart from Hatsue Hiramoto, the rest of the Hiramoto family also turned their attention to Takeshi Hiramoto.

At that moment, Ichiro Hiramoto suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

Hokuro Hiramoto asked with some concern, "Will you be alright alone?"

"no problem."

After finishing his sentence, Ichiro Hatomoto left the restaurant alone.

About five minutes later.

The entire ship went dark in an instant, and the people in the restaurant became restless.

"It must have been that Takehiko Zaijo again!"

"Ichiro!" Mariko Homoto was about to rush out to find Ichiro Homoto.

Kogoro Mouri stopped her, saying, "Madam, please don't be impulsive."

"I'll go check the power supply room. Brother Kitagawa, you go check the restroom."

Kitagawa Taki nodded, and he and Mouri Kogoro split up into two groups.

Conan followed Kitagawa Taki to the bathroom, and just as they reached the bathroom door, the power was restored.

Ichiro Hatomoto was seen clutching his arm, leaning against the wall, with a bloodstained knife beside him.

Conan quickly asked, "Mr. Ichiro, what's going on?"

With a pained expression, Ichiro Hiramoto said, "It was... Takeshi, he... attacked me..."

Kitagawa Taki examined the wound and found it wasn't serious; no arteries had been damaged.

At this moment, the others also rushed over.

"Ichiro!" Mariko Homoto rushed forward to support Ichiro Homoto.

"I'll go get the first-aid kit!" Hatamoto Natsue left the bathroom.