Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Yukiko replied, "I feel a little cold."

Hiromi Yabuuchi stood up and said, "I'd better add some firewood."

Yukiko smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

Hiromi Yabuuchi smiled and said, "You should rest."

"what!"

Hiromi Yabuuchi had only been gone for a minute when her scream was heard.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly ran outside.

"Guangmei, what happened?"

Hiromi Yabuchi exclaimed in horror, "Look, the bucket by the well has risen up, just like it did fifteen years ago when Mother died."

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed.

Yabuchi Yoshiyuki spoke up, "Sister, I thought there was nothing to be surprised about. I thought something had happened."

Hidekazu Yabuuchi chimed in, "You can't say that. The bucket didn't rise before, which is a bit strange. Let's take a look."

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Chapter 339 Another Enigmatic Encounter (1/2)

Everyone went to the well.

Hidekazu Yabuuchi and Yoshiyuki Yabuuchi tugged at the rope.

There seems to be something on the rope.

"Yes, it's a bit heavy."

"Then let's pull it up and see what it is."

With their combined efforts, the rope was slowly pulled out, and the object on the rope was revealed.

It was the corpse of Yabuuchi Machiko.

Hiromi Yabuuchi asked in surprise, "Is it my stepmother?"

Everyone lent a hand and placed Yabuuchi Machiko's body on the ground.

"What's going on?"

Did the stepmother commit suicide by jumping into the well?

Zhiyong squatted down, pretended to look at the body, and then said, "This is not suicide, but homicide. Look at her chest, there are marks from a sharp blade. I think that's the real cause of her death."

"Could it be one of us?"

"what?"

Yukiko began, "Your stepmother called around nine o'clock, right?"

Hiromi Yabuchi nodded and said, "That's right, my stepmother called from the hotel at the train station."

Yukiko then asked, "I went to take a shower before 10 o'clock. Did anyone go out during that time?"

Hiromi Yabuuchi replied, "No, we haven't gone out at all."

Yukiko pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, none of the people present could have committed the crime. It would take at least an hour to get from the station to your house. That means that while I was taking a shower, your stepmother was murdered and thrown into the well."

She paused for a moment, then added, "However, if you doubt me, whom you met for the first time today, that's a different story."

Hidekazu Yabuuchi asked, "Then who could be the murderer?"

Zhi Yong said, "There's something in her pocket."

As he spoke, he reached out and took it out.

"This is the Princess Camellia."

Yabunouchi Yoshiyuki exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? Could it be that my mother's ghost killed her?"

Zhiyong asked, "Just now, Sister Guangmei said that when the bucket rises, it's just like when your mother died fifteen years ago. I don't know what that means. Can you explain it?"

Hiromi Yabuchi explained, “Fifteen years ago, one day, it was snowing heavily outside, but my mother disappeared. We searched everywhere but couldn’t find her. The next day, just as we were about to call the police, we found her body in this well. I just saw the bucket rise up, and it looked just like my mother did back then, which is why I was so shocked.”

Hidekazu Yabuuchi also said, "At the time, everyone was going to bury the well, but my father-in-law disagreed. He didn't want people to forget my former mother-in-law, and it was only under his strong interference that the well was left."

Yoshiyuki Yabunouchi also said, "We cordoned off the well with wood just to prevent anyone else from accidentally falling in. I remember when my mother was buried, one of her brothers came and made trouble, saying that one of us had pushed my mother into the well."

Zhiyong asked, "And what is the truth?"

Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki replied, "It all started when my parents were celebrating their wedding anniversary, and my uncle Yoshifusa planted the Princess Camellia by the well."

Hiromi Yabuuchi also explained, "My mother loved the Princess Camellia. She must have been standing on the edge of the well to pick one, and then she lost her footing and fell in."

Hidekazu Yabuuchi asked, "Could the person who killed my stepmother be my mother's older brother?"

Yabuchi Yoshiyuki also said, "That's very possible. Princess Camellia was also found in the stepmother's pocket. It's unlikely that the mother's ghost killed someone, but if it was the mother's brother, then it's not so certain."

Zhiyong remained silent in response to what everyone was saying.

After calling the police, everyone waited for them to arrive.

Yukiko quietly asked, "Chiyu, have you discovered anything?"

Zhi Yong nodded and said, "I basically know who the murderer is."

Yukiko said happily, "Really? Then tell me quickly."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "Although I know who the murderer is, I don't have any evidence yet. It's no use telling him now. I need to find the evidence first. Don't worry, once I find the evidence, I will definitely tell you and let you deduce it."

Yukiko nodded and said, "Then it's settled."

Zhiyong replied, "Don't worry, why would I lie to you?"

After receiving the report.

The police arrived quickly.

Zhiyong was frustrated when he saw the police officer leading the team.

"How could it be him?"

Yukiko asked, "Do you know this police officer?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes, this man is called Yamamura Misao. If we were to rank the most muddle-headed and worst police officer in Japan, he would definitely be number one."

Yukiko exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's absolutely right."

Yukiko asked doubtfully, "Can someone like that really be a police officer? Are the requirements for becoming a police officer really that low these days?"

Zhi Yong shook his head and said, "Although I haven't learned about him, I believe that his family must be very powerful. He's either a rich second-generation or a powerful second-generation."

Yukiko nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Zhiyong wasn't talking nonsense when he said that.

He remembers it.

Later on.

Yamamura Misao was promoted to police inspector.

You have to understand that Inspector Megure has worked for so many years.

It is still a police inspector today.

The Shiratori family is quite powerful in the island nation, and he only became a police inspector not long before Yamamura Misao.

This is evident from the fact that...

The influence of Shancun Cao's family must be considerable.

After all, Officer Shiratori is quite capable, and with the help of his family, it's normal for him to become a police inspector.

However, while Yamamura's character is probably decent, he is truly unqualified to be a police officer, yet he still managed to become a police inspector.

Yukiko hesitated for a moment before saying, "If that's the case, then we'll have to handle it."

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Of course. If we rely on him, I suspect he can identify you as the murderer."

Yukiko asked in surprise, "Why?"

Zhiyong replied, "Because it would take the deceased at least an hour to get home from the banquet. At that time, everyone else in the family would be together, and you would be the only one taking a shower."

Yukiko said unhappily, "That couldn't be me either."

Zhiyong shrugged and said, "What's the point of arguing with a complete idiot? He solves cases not by reasoning, but by imagination."

Yukiko complained, "How could I run into such a cop? You'd better find the evidence quickly, I don't want to be identified as a suspect."

Zhiyong smiled and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

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Chapter 340 Audio Tape (2/2)

P.S.: Today's update is complete as usual. There will be one more update for monthly tickets, one more for flowers, and one more for rewards, for a total of three updates. If there is still time, I will start to make up for the ten updates I owe.

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Just as Zhiyong had thought.

After hearing everyone's account of what happened, Yamamura Misao concluded that Yukiko was the murderer.

Hiromi Yabuuchi explained, "Yukiko couldn't possibly have killed my stepmother. Yukiko has been living abroad all these years, and this is the first time she's seen my stepmother. I can't think of any reason why she would want to kill my stepmother."

"Yukiko?" Yamamura Misao asked in surprise, "Could it be that you really are that big star, Fujimine Yukiko?"

"Yes."

Yukiko was also surprised by Yamamura Misao's sudden enthusiasm.

Yamamura Misao said happily, "That's great! I really like the TV series you starred in, the one about a dangerous female detective. I decided to become a police officer because I admire you so much."

"is it?"