Conan: The Heart Thief

Sure enough, next, Yabuuchi Hiromi suddenly lowered her head with a slightly red cheek, as if she was too embarrassed to tell the answer in front of her good friend.

“Of course, it’s for the inheritance!

Hey, Guangmei, these are all our normal family affairs as members of the Yabuuchi tribe. Why should we be embarrassed to say it out loud?

Are they the helpers you are looking for?"

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man in a brown coat who was walking over from not far away. He looked to be in his early forties. After he walked in front of Lin Xiao and Kudo Yukiko, he introduced himself enthusiastically: "I am Guangmei's husband, my name is Yabuuchi Hidekazu. Let me guess, this is Guangmei's good friend Mrs. Kudo, right? The person next to you, is your son, the high school detective Kudo Shinichi..."

Yukiko smiled awkwardly and said, "No, he is my son's classmate and a high school detective named Lin Xiao."

"So that's it."

Yabuuchi Hidekazu nodded, and then said helplessly: "Guangmei, you obviously asked them to help. You can talk about the inheritance in front of Mrs. Kudo and Detective Hayashi. What's there to be embarrassed about? Alas, your character is too weak. If you continue like this, the inheritance will be divided up by others..."

At this point, his face straightened again, and he explained to the two foreign aids: "The reason why Guangmei wrote a letter to invite Mrs. Kudo to come to help is mainly to confirm whether Shimonouchi Yoshifusa is an outsider pretending to be him?

You know, my father-in-law is one of the largest landowners in this area, so the inheritance must be a considerable amount.

According to the lawyer, my father-in-law had already made a will before he died, which roughly means that when the lawyer announces the will, even the closest people must be present! "

Just as Yabuuchi Hidekazu finished speaking, three figures, one man and two women, walked over.

One of them was a long-faced man in his early thirties wearing blue casual clothes. He said:

"That's right. My father's funeral will be at ten o'clock tomorrow night. That means if we haven't exposed the old man's fake face before then, the inheritance we can all get will be reduced, and it is very likely to be reduced by a large part."

The man's name is Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki, and he is Yabuuchi Hiromi's younger brother.

Following him was a young woman with golden hair and a green sweater. Her name was Yabuuchi Keiko, the wife of Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki, and she looked to be around 30 years old.

The other person who followed was a woman in her forties wearing a dark purple kimono. She said, "In my opinion, it's not just a matter of the estate decreasing, because according to the will, some people may not get any, which means there are many variables..."

The woman's name is Yabuuchi Machiko. She is the second wife of the deceased father of Yabuuchi Hiromi and Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki, and their stepmother.

Then Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, we must find a solution before tomorrow!"

In this sentence, Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki included Lin Xiao and Kudo Yukiko. And not only him, but even Yabuuchi Keiko, Yabuuchi Machiko and others also regarded Yukiko and Lin Xiao as "their own people". After all, they were all invited by Yabuuchi Hiromi, and they came specially to help Yabuuchi Hiromi solve the inheritance problem. Now they must unite and face the outside world together!

This outsider, of course, refers to the unknown true or false person Yabuuchi Yoshifusa, and Carlos who returned with him from Brazil.

Yukiko and Lin Xiao looked at each other and immediately took action.

Chapter 91 Women Just Love Gossip

Under the leadership of Hiromi Sukuuchi, Lin Xiao and Yukiko went to the warehouse of the Yabuuchi family.

The three tried to find clues about Yoshifusa Sukuuchi in the warehouse.

Kudo Yukiko searched for a long time but found no clues: "Really? Didn't they leave even a single photo? Could it be that Yoshifusa Sukuuchi cut off all contact with his family after he went to Brazil?"

After hearing Yukiko's words, Hiromi gently put down the box in her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead and said:

"Alas, when Uncle Yoshifusa went to settle in Brazil, he seemed to have taken all the photos and other things with him... My family and I have come to the warehouse to look for it before, but there are no useful clues."

At this time, Lin Xiao suddenly found a photo from an inconspicuous notebook in the corner and said with a smile: "Mrs. Sukunai, it seems that Yabuuchi Yoshifusa did not take all the photos away back then. I think the person in this photo looks a lot like him..."

"Besides, Sister Yukiko is also in this photo!"

When the two girls heard Lin Xiao’s words, they immediately came over.

After seeing the contents of the photo, Kuuchi Hiromi nodded in surprise and said:

"Detective Lin, yes, it's him, this is the photo of Uncle Yoshifusa with the baseball team!

You are amazing. My family and I searched for it in the warehouse for a long time but couldn’t find it.

Look... the one squatting in the middle is Uncle Yifang himself."

At this point, Yabuuchi Hiromi suddenly reached out and gently tugged at Lin Xiao's sleeve, whispering, "Detective Lin, look, isn't Yukiko in the photo very cute?"

When she was a student, Yukiko was very innocent and lively: "Uh...very cute."

"You know what? She used to love it when people praised her for being cute..."

"She also likes people to praise her for being cute now."

"You know her very well. The relationship between you two is not simple."

Hiromi Yabuuchi asked cunningly. Women can't help but love gossip, especially when Lin Xiao called Kudo Yukiko "sister", it's hard not to think too much.

"Hehehe..."

Lin Xiao laughed dryly a few times and did not comment.

When Kudo Yukiko heard the "whispered" conversation between Lin Xiao and Yabuuchi Hiromi, she couldn't help but get nervous. If her best friend knew that she was having an affair with her son's classmate, she would be so embarrassed. She deliberately interrupted Hiromi and said, "But, Hiromi, Yoshifusa Suuuchi in this photo is too young. It can't be used as a basis. Besides, he was wearing a baseball cap and squatting at the time. There is no obvious feature at all!"

"That's right..."

"Mrs. Shunei, do you have any other clues about this photo?"

Hiromi Sukuuchi took the photo and recalled: "I remember, this is a commemorative photo of the baseball tournament held in our town that year. Yukiko, do you still remember that Uncle Yoshifusa was stepped on by a runner's spikes in that game and was seriously injured, but he still insisted on finishing the game..."

Yukiko was also reminded of her childhood by her friend at this time. She nodded and sighed, "Yes, although Uncle Yoshifusa won the baseball game that year, he was sent to the hospital directly after the award ceremony and had several stitches."

"Well... if that's the case, then if the current Yabuuchi Yoshifusa is real, he should have a scar on his foot, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but remind him that in a situation like this where a serious injury required several stitches, there would be scars left even after recovery.

"Yes!"

Lin Xiao's words reminded Kudo Yukiko, and she came up with a plan.

The so-called plan was for Hiromi Yabuuchi to serve tea to Yoshifusa Yabuuchi, and then pretend to accidentally spill the tea on the other's trouser leg... In this way, the authenticity of the other's identity could be determined by whether Yoshifusa Yabuuchi had a scar.

After listening to Yukiko Kudo's plan, Hiromi Sukuuchi thought it was feasible, so she discussed it with her family and decided to implement it...

Just as planned, Hiromi Yabuuchi walked in with two cups of tea on a tray, while Lin Xiao, Kudo Yukiko, and the people from the Yabuuchi family all hid quietly in the corridor outside so that they could eavesdrop on the situation inside the house.

"Uncle Yifang, this is the tea I prepared for you and Carlos. Please enjoy it slowly..."

Inside the house, as soon as Yabuuchi Hiromi finished speaking, her body deliberately tilted, and the teacup fell on Yabuuchi Yoshifusa's calf.

"Oh... sorry, I'll help you wipe it clean right away!"

As she spoke, Hiromi Yabuuchi held a handkerchief and pretended to help Yoshifusa Yabuuchi clean the tea stains on his calves. But in fact, she just wanted to lift up his trouser legs to see if there were any scars left on his uncle's feet...

"No... there are no scars on his feet!"

The moment when Yabuuchi Yoshifusa's trouser leg was lifted up, Yabuuchi Hiromi couldn't help but exclaim, because this meant that the uncle in front of her was a fake!

"What?! So this old man is really a swindler who came to our Yabuuchi family to cheat people!"

After hearing what Yabuuchi Hiromi said, Yabuuchi Hidekazu, Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki and others who were hiding in the corridor outside naturally rushed in.

As this matter concerns the internal affairs of other families, it is naturally inconvenient for Lin Xiao and Yukiko, two outsiders, to get involved.

"scar……"

On the other hand, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa didn't seem surprised at all by the sudden influx of so many people. Instead, he looked very calm. He even lifted up his other trouser leg, revealing a long scar on his foot and said, "Are you referring to this scar? In that baseball game thirty years ago, because my foot happened to be over first base, the runner used his shoe spikes to severely injure me. Alas, although I won the game at that time, I was left with this permanent scar on my foot..."

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject and said with a gloomy look on his face: "It seems that the younger generations in your family are really suspicious of me. What my eldest brother said is absolutely right. None of you so-called relatives are good people at all..."

"Humph, it was a wise move for me to bring Carlos back this time!"

"In fact, he is not a close friend of mine, but a bodyguard I hired in Brazil. He is a soldier who has participated in actual combat!"

What... bodyguard?!

Hearing this, Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki couldn't help but said in surprise: "Uncle, you are making a fuss out of nothing. Do we think we will hurt you?!"

"Haha, that's hard to say..."

In response, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa slowly took out a piece of letter paper cut out of newspaper fonts from his pocket, on which was written crookedly, "We have no inheritance to give you, you annoying old man. If you want to live, don't come back to steal our inheritance!"

This is... a threatening letter?!

After noticing the contents of the letter, Yabuuchi Hiromi asked worriedly, "Uncle, when did you receive this?"

As if he was very dissatisfied with her previous behavior of testing him, Yabuuchi Yoshifusa snorted and said, "It was about a month ago. Humph, to be honest, I had no interest in my eldest brother's inheritance, but after receiving this threatening letter, I changed my mind. I want to see who is so bold as to want to kill me!"

"Okay, you unfilial sons, if you don't have anything to do, please leave my room immediately!"

Everyone's thoughts were exposed by the old man, and they dispersed with guilt in their hearts.

Chapter 92: Massage Service of the Beautiful Wife

dinner time.

Various fresh ingredients on the table are boiling in the hot pot, giving off a mouth-watering aroma. It is a very sumptuous dinner.

"Oh, Guangmei, I'm so sorry to have to trouble you to prepare such a sumptuous dinner for us. When you have time, come to Tokyo to find me, and I will definitely treat you well..." Yukiko said gratefully.

"What are you talking about? You came here to help me, and I'm the one who should be embarrassed." Yabuuchi Hiromi naturally smiled and waved her hands.

At this moment, the phone in the restaurant suddenly rang. Hiromi Yabuuchi quickly put down her chopsticks and answered the phone.

"It's stepmother? What can I do for you?"

"Yeah, okay..."

Judging from the way Hiromi Yabuuchi addressed her, the call should have been from Machiko Yabuuchi.

Hiromi Suuuchi said that her stepmother drove out before dinner, saying that she was going to attend a friend's celebratory banquet.

"My stepmother is amazing. She found a new man so quickly..."

Sukunai Hiromi felt it was a pity that her stepmother also had a share of the inheritance.

Yoshiyuki Sukunai's temper was not as restrained as Hiromi Yabuuchi's. Instead, he slammed the table and said angrily, "I am so angry when I think that that bitch will get a share of my father's assets. Why? She has only been with my father for a few years, and she wants to take away such a large amount of property..."

Hearing this, Yabuuchi Keiko quickly pulled Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki's arm and reminded him, "Yoshiyuki, be careful with your words!"

Lin Xiao was speechless about this. It was really inappropriate for him and Yukiko, two outsiders, to get involved in other people's family affairs.

As if he noticed that his tone was too angry, Yabuuchi Yoshiyuki quickly changed the subject and said to Yabuuchi Hiromi in dissatisfaction: "Sister, no matter what, you are the eldest daughter of our Yabuuchi family, not a servant. How can you let that bitch order you around?"

The reason he said this was because he just heard Yabuuchi Machiko instructing Yabuuchi Hiromi to light the firewood in the bathroom on the phone.

"It's okay. Everyone has to take a bath tonight anyway. It's not just for her."

Waving her hands, Hiromi Yabuuchi signaled her brother not to say any more. After all, it had not been long since their father passed away, and she really didn't want conflicts and quarrels to arise within the Yabuuchi family immediately. If that happened, if her father knew about it, he would not be able to rest in peace.

Hearing this, Yabuuchi Hidekazu couldn't help but shake his head secretly. His wife was such a weak person. She only knew how to give in when something happened.