Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Upon hearing this, the members of the Hatamoto family exchanged glances.

“It couldn’t be someone from our Hatamoto family. Why would we kill Dad?” Hatamoto Mariko replied.

“What you said on the deck wasn’t hidden from anyone; you said it openly and honestly. So, the motive of killing for the inheritance is plausible,” Zhiyong replied.

Upon seeing Hatamoto Gozo's body, the members of the Hatamoto family...

Aside from Hatamoto Natsue, only Hatamoto Hokuro and Hatamoto Shoji showed their sadness.

The others just wanted to get the inheritance as soon as possible.

Zhiyong suspects that someone may have killed Hatamoto Gozo.

Before the ship reaches Tokyo, someone else must have intervened.

If Zhiyong encounters a case.

Generally, it's not advisable to first try to find out who the real murderer is from the deceased's memories.

After such a long time.

Zhi Yong is also very interested in reasoning and solving cases.

My reasoning skills used to be terrible.

Therefore, it enhances the memory of the deceased.

But for Zhiyong now...

The process of finding clues and solving cases is also a very enjoyable thing.

After all, Zhiyong's strength has now surpassed the novice stage, the time for sneaky development.

Now that he has the ability to protect himself, there is no need to hide him too much.

"Butler Suzuki, when you arrived at Master Gozo's room, did you notice anything amiss?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

“Nothing special about it.” Butler Suzuki thought for a moment and then said, “Oh, right, I found this flower at the door of the master’s room.”

“That flower…” Hatamoto Natsue walked over in surprise, and looked at it again, saying, “This is the flower I gave to Takeshi at the end of the wedding on Hatamoto Island.”

Everyone looked at Xiao Wu after hearing this.

"I see. No wonder you came into the restaurant so late," Akie Hatamoto said sarcastically.

Takeshi Hatamoto scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "No, sister, you misunderstood. I was just thinking about some things in my room, so..."

"Takeshi, haven't you given up yet?" Mariko Hatamoto stared at Takeshi Hatamoto and said, "I overheard you outside the door. You were arguing with your father at the time. I'm sure you were terrified."

Upon hearing this, Takeshi Hatamoto's forehead was already beaded with sweat.

Mariko Hatamoto continued, "Actually, you are the son of Yuuji Zaijo, am I right?"

"what?"

"Xiao Wu is the son of Cai Cheng Yongfu."

Everyone was shocked by the news.

Only Zhi Yong and his few companions did not know who this Cai Cheng Yongfu was.

"Who is this Saiki Yuu? Why are you so surprised to hear this name?" Kogoro Mouri asked Hokuro Hatamoto.

"this……."

Hatamoto Hokuro hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Ten years ago, my father acquired the Caicheng Group. The chairman was Caicheng Yuufu. After the company was acquired by my father, he couldn't accept it and committed suicide. I heard that his wife also died of illness a year later, and his only son was sent to an orphanage. That child is Xiaowu."

Hatamoto Natsue asked in shock, "Takeshi, is this true?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Wu said angrily, "That's right, I am Zaijiro Yuu's son, Zaijiro Takehiko."

"What?" Hatamoto Natsue stood there dumbfounded.

"But...but...I didn't..." Xiao Wu stammered.

"You approached Xia Jiang to avenge your father, and took the opportunity to infiltrate the Hatamoto family. Then, you waited for your chance to strike. Tonight, you finally couldn't wait any longer and killed Master Gozo," Kogoro Mori shouted.

"No, no, that's not how it is. I, I didn't kill anyone," Xiao Wu protested.

"Why? For...?"

Hatamoto Natsue ran out crying before she could finish speaking.

"Xia Jiang, wait..."

Xiao Wu was about to chase after them.

Shoji Hatamoto grabbed Komu's hand and said, "Komu, I thought you were a very brave man, but I never expected that I had misjudged you."

"Uncle Xiang Er." Xiao Wu didn't know how to say it.

"There are flowers you dropped here, what else do you have to explain?" Tatsuo Hitomoto said with a smile.

"I don't know when the flowers fell," Xiao Wu explained.

Conan crouched down by the door, observed carefully, pointed to the ground near the door, and asked the butler, Suzuki, "Did this flower fall here?"

"Yes, it did fall here," Suzuki the butler replied.

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Chapter 259 The Disappointment of the Masses

Everyone from the Hatamoto family present was a suspect.

If the case isn't solved, it will be difficult for them to quickly obtain the inheritance.

The suspect is now Xiao Wu, and the reason is revenge, not the inheritance.

As long as it's decided that it's Xiao Wu.

Then let's leave it to them.

Therefore, the current outcome is something that everyone except Hatamoto Natsue is happy to see.

Zhi Yong has now begun a thorough investigation of the scene.

He did not agree that Xiao Wu was the murderer.

I just used the map function.

Zhiyong has already discovered it.

There were breadcrumbs and traces of bloodstains being wiped away near the entrance.

If Xiao Wu killed someone.

After committing the murder, he left in a hurry, so leaving the money at the door of the room could be somewhat understandable.

However, there were traces of blood being wiped away at the doorway.

Whether Xiao Wu dropped the flower at the door while killing someone or while wiping away blood, it was still there.

Xiao Wu should have noticed the flower that had fallen by the door.

Therefore, Zhiyong believes that this is just a smokescreen by the murderer, simply to frame Xiaowu for the murder.

At dusk.

The conversation between the members of the Hatamoto family on the deck has already explained this.

When the ship arrives in Tokyo, Hatamoto Gozo will announce the distribution of his estate.

Judging from the opinions of those people at the time.

Hatamoto Gozo did not allocate much to them.

In order to obtain more of the inheritance, before the ship arrived in Tokyo.

They need to get Gozo Hatamoto to change his mind.

However, since Hatamoto Gozo has made his decision, it is extremely difficult to change his mind.

Therefore, the murderer killed Hatamoto Gozo and framed Kobu for the murder.

After all, Xiao Wu's identity is too special.

Making him take the blame and become a scapegoat is the best way.

While Zhiyong was pondering these questions.

The members of the Hatamoto family had already locked Xiaowu in the warehouse.

Then we went back to the restaurant.

The members of the Hatamoto family all wore smiles, as if they had encountered something good and did not appear to have lost a relative.

"Detective Mori, you have plenty of motive and evidence for Takeshi's murder, don't you?" Akie Hatamoto said with a smile.

“The motive is quite strong. If we can find the murder weapon and compare his fingerprints, we can close the case,” Kogoro Mouri replied.

"We are so lucky. It's all thanks to the fact that Grandpa Kobu killed him. Now he can no longer decide the inheritance issue on his own," Akie Hatamoto said with a smile.

“Yes, yes, in that case, my husband will be in charge of the Hatamoto Group from now on, and Ichiro can focus on developing his painting career. The Hatamoto Group will also belong to you in the future,” Mariko Hatamoto said excitedly.

“I… I don’t want to, Mom,” Ichiro Hatamoto stammered.

"I say, do you all want to take all of Grandpa's property for yourselves?" Tatsuo Yamamoto said angrily.

"Don't worry, of course I won't forget to share some with you," Mariko Hatamoto said with a smile.

"Sister, isn't this inappropriate? Father just passed away, and you're discussing the inheritance right here," Hatamoto Shoji said loudly.

Mariko Hatamoto said disdainfully, "Shoji, stop pretending. Do you think I don't know? You secretly borrowed money from Dad to open a shop, and you got a severe scolding from him. Am I right?"

Shoji Hatamoto's face turned very ugly upon hearing this.

“You need money right now, don’t you? Now that Dad’s dead, you’ll get a share of the money, so you can open a shop, right? So, Shoji, cheer up,” Mariko Hatamoto said with a smile.

Suzuki, the butler, who had always been serving everyone, was very displeased with these people after hearing their words.

After all, he and Hatamoto Gozo had been together for decades.

Therefore, he spoke.

"I'm sorry, but there's something I must tell you all. Just in case, the master made a will a long time ago."