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"There are indeed a few points of doubt."

Eri Kisaki said in a deep voice, "This is definitely a premeditated murder, not an accident."

Chapter 235 Feelings cannot withstand tests

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri scoffed at Eri Kisaki's words. "What are you talking about? How could this be a murder case?"

Eri Kisaki didn't hold back either, mocking, "Oh dear, it seems that even a certain famous detective isn't as good as me!"

Seeing the two arguing, Xiaolan quickly intervened, saying, "You two...should say less!"

Eri Kisaki crossed her arms, gave a soft snort, and looked at Taki Kitagawa, saying, "Kitagawa, tell me what the suspicious points are, and let this arrogant detective see for himself."

"Cough cough." Kitagawa Taki cast a sympathetic glance at Mouri Kogoro and said, "Toda Takako clearly went snorkeling and brought a mask and snorkel, but these things disappeared when she drowned."

Kogoro Mouri said, "She might have drowned just as she took it off!"

"When I rescued her, she specifically asked where Matsuzaki Masahiko was. When she heard that he had come to rescue her in such a hurry, she smiled and said 'That's great.'"

Kogoro Mouri retorted, "What does that prove? Maybe she's just happy about it."

"In addition, as the manager said, most sea snakes are actually very docile and will not attack humans unless provoked."

Kogoro Mouri insisted, "It's simply because her hand happened to touch that sea serpent!"

"The biggest point of suspicion is that the sea snake's wound is on the back of her hand, near the base of her middle and ring fingers. You have to know that sea snakes have very small mouths, so it's impossible for them to bite in that spot."

At this point, Kitagawa Taki's lips curled into a slight smile, "Unless someone pried open the sea serpent's mouth with their hands and placed it in Toda Takako's hands."

Kogoro Mouri stared wide-eyed, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Eri Kisaki cast an admiring glance at Taki Kitagawa; she hadn't expected so much.

"Detective, how about it? Do you still think this was an accident?" She didn't forget to mock Kogoro Mouri.

"Mom..." Ran snapped out of her shock and tugged at Eri's hand.

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri had a thick skin. He coughed twice and analyzed seriously, "In that case, all the people who were close to Takako Toda at that time are suspects."

"Besides Kitagawa and Ran, I remember there was also Ito Hiroshi, Matsuzaki Haru and Kawazu Kunio."

Kitagawa Taki, however, gave the answer directly: "The murderer is Matsuzaki Haru."

"What?" Kogoro Mouri craned his neck, utterly shocked.

Kitagawa Taki slowly said, "If I'm not mistaken, Toda Takako faked her drowning, and Matsuzaki Haru knew about it. They were acting together, but Matsuzaki Haru wanted to take this opportunity to kill Toda Takako."

Ran asked in surprise, "But Miss Toda is about to become Miss Matsuzaki's sister-in-law, how could this be?"

"That's why."

Kitagawa Taki glanced at the bewildered Ran; with Ran's naivety, she certainly couldn't have imagined such a thing.

Eri, standing to the side, seemed to be deep in thought.

Kitagawa Taki explained, "Because Matsuzaki Haru likes her brother, Matsuzaki Masahiko."

"what?"

The Mori father and daughter were utterly astonished.

"This...this...Brother Kitagawa, are you sure?" Kogoro Mori asked hesitantly.

Kitagawa Taki said, "At the dinner table, when the topic of their wedding came up, only Matsuzaki Haru looked unnatural and rather forlorn."

Kogoro Mouri guessed, "Maybe she just can't bear to part with her brother?"

Kitagawa Taki shook his head. "I have ample evidence, and that is the small crossbody bag that Matsuzaki Haru wears around his waist."

He had already confirmed it with his divine sense.

“She didn’t have a chance to deal with it after the incident; it was the thing she used to hold the sea snakes.”

"If she had just put it in her bag, it wouldn't have been easy to take the sea snake out, so she must have used tape to secure it."

"Xiao Lan saw something that looked like wings, which was tape."

Kogoro Mori swallowed hard, genuinely astonished by Taki Kitagawa's efficient "reasoning." "But how do you know so much, Kitagawa-kun?"

Kitagawa Taki, of course, couldn't tell the truth, so he evaded the question by saying, "It's just my intuition."

Kogoro Mouri was completely speechless.

At this moment, Ran asked, "Taki, why did Miss Toda pretend to drown?"

Before Kitagawa Taki could speak, Eri Kisaki said, "I think she was testing Mr. Matsuzaki's love for her, wasn't she?"

"That's why the first thing she asked after being rescued was where Mr. Matsuzaki was, and only after learning the situation did she say those words."

"A test?" Xiaolan was a little confused and murmured, "They're getting married soon!"

Eri Kisaki said, "People sometimes struggle with whether their partner is sincere towards them and come up with all sorts of ways to test it, such as deliberately being affectionate with other people of the opposite sex."

"Ms. Toda's situation is extreme and very dangerous, for both of them."

Xiao Lan fell silent, then felt a surge of relief.

Because she doesn't need to do something that's called a test but is actually harmful in such an incomprehensible way.

If you truly love each other, you shouldn't resort to such selfish methods.

She and Kitagawa Taki had already been through life and death together.

Unlike Ran, Eri is currently experiencing mixed feelings.

Wasn't her taking off the ring a kind of "test"?

But the person doesn't seem to care at all.

Indeed, feelings cannot withstand testing...

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri spoke up: "Since that's the case, we can't just sit idly by. I'll go and find them all, and then you, Kitagawa, can reveal the truth!"

"Wait!" Kitagawa Taki called out to Kogoro Mouri. "Brother Mouri, you can just call Matsuzaki Haru over. It's best not to spread this taboo matter involving siblings too widely."

Kogoro Mouri slapped his forehead. "Brother Kitagawa, you're so thoughtful!"

After saying that, he went out to look for someone.

Xiaolan sighed, "Oh, how could this happen?"

Although I've seen a lot by following Kogoro Mouri, this is the first time I've encountered something like this.

The younger sister, out of jealousy of her sister-in-law, wanted to kill her.

He made his move while his sister-in-law was testing their relationship.

Eri patted Ran on the shoulder and comforted her, "Humans are such complex creatures, especially when it comes to matters of the heart."

Having been a lawyer for many years, she has seen all sorts of bizarre things.

Such forbidden love is not unheard of.

"Lan, you need to be careful in your relationships in the future, and don't end up like me."

Eri said these words in the hope that Ran wouldn't end up like her, having to test feelings.

But Ran obviously didn't understand, and thought that Eri Kisaki was teasing Kogoro Mouri again.

Ran wasn't the only one who misunderstood. Kitagawa Taki's lips twitched. It was no wonder he took it personally; the words sounded like they were directed at him.

Chapter 236 What you fear most is what happens.

Not long after, Kogoro Mouri brought Haru Matsuzaki with him.

Matsuzaki Haru spoke first: "Um, Mr. Kitagawa, is there something you need? I need to go back to my room to help find Takako's insurance card."

Kitagawa Taki gestured for Matsuzaki Haru to sit down and said, "Ms. Matsuzaki, your companion can go get the things. You don't have the room key with you, do you?"

Matsuzaki Haru asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

Kitagawa Taki didn't answer, but instead asked, "Ms. Matsuzaki, could you please take off your handbag so I can take a look?"

Matsuzaki Haru placed her hand on her handbag, looking at Kitagawa Taki with a smile on her face. Her expression kept changing. She bit her lip and said, "You... you know everything?"

"Of course, this includes your joint plan with Toda Takako, your secret preparations, and your dealings with your brother..."

Before Kitagawa Taki could finish speaking, Matsuzaki Haru interrupted.

“Ya-Yan and I are not biological siblings. Two years ago, my mother brought me with her when she married into the family. That was the first time I met Ya-Yan.”

Matsuzaki Haru no longer refers to Matsuzaki Masahiko as his older brother.

“When I was at my most vulnerable and helpless, he was the best person to me, and that’s how I slowly fell in love with him.”

Then, she changed the subject, a look of resentment on her face, "But, Masahiko will always have Takako by his side."

“Whenever she talks to me about Ya-yan’s childhood, I feel so resentful. Why wasn’t I the one who was by his side when he was little!”

"I was very sad that they were getting married, but I never thought of ruining their relationship."

"But that day, she actually came to me and asked me to help her carry out her plan to fake drowning, in order to verify Ya Yan's feelings for her."

Matsuzaki Haru's face was filled with resentment. "Even though Masahiko loves her so much, she still doubts him. A woman like her is not worthy of Masahiko at all!"

Matsuzaki Haru's story left the group deeply moved.

So it was a fake orthopedics clinic!

It was all Toda Takako's own doing; everything was fine, but she had to create trouble.

After explaining the reason, Matsuzaki Haru took off the bag from his waist. "I didn't want to take action today. With you two famous detectives here, the risk is too great."

"As expected, I was found out." Matsuzaki Haru gave a forced smile.

When Kogoro Mouri opened his satchel, just as Taki Kitagawa had said, there was nothing inside except for duct tape.

Eri Kisaki looked enlightened and said, "No wonder you stopped Ms. Toda from going snorkeling back then."

Matsuzaki Haru gave a self-deprecating laugh: "She insisted, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it."

Then, she lowered her eyes and said, "But I've let it go now. Seeing Ya Yan's sad and upset face made me feel terrible too."

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