Conan: Starting out by living with a divorced older sister

"What did you say?"

"I said, how did you know that?"

"Not this one, the previous one!"

"The previous sentence? I haven't seen them, and I don't know their names. I don't know why they are not here."

"I haven't seen them either, and I don't know their names, let alone why they are gone."

"That's not what you just said."

"Think what I say now is final!"

"Oh~"

======I am the scene regression line======

On the bow

"Husband~"

"Someone will be here in a while, late...evening, okay?"

The only responses she got were the crash of waves on the bow, the whistling of the sea breeze, and the panting sounds hidden in the wind.

Chapter 266 Cruise Ship Murder Case (Revised)

Inside Gozo Taromoto's room

"Ichiro, tell me, what do you think? You seem different from before."

"Okay, Grandpa, you're right. I did get some advice and figured out some things. I no longer have any unrealistic fantasies about Xia Jiang. She is just my cousin and I am just her cousin, that's all.

But, Grandpa, becoming a painter is my dream, and I will not give up on it."

"Okay, Grandpa has never asked you to give up your dream. Grandpa is just against your unrealistic fantasies. Marriage between close relatives is against the moral code. Grandpa is very pleased that you can think it through now. I will arrange for you to study at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in Europe. I hope you will live up to everyone's expectations!"

"Really? Thanks, Grandpa!"

"Okay, why thank me? You're so polite. Stop painting all day and find a girlfriend. You three are the only grandchildren. I'm hoping to have a great-grandchild soon. Your two sisters are disappointing."

"Okay, Grandpa, I understand. I'll be out first, and you should have a good rest."

At the same time, in Qiu Jiang's room, Xiao Wu and Qiu Jiang were entangled in each other.

That’s right, it was Xiao Wu and Qiu Jiang. Since that night, Xiao Wu and Qiu Jiang have reached a cooperative relationship based on interests.

And this is just a means of strengthening their cooperative relationship.

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong with you today? You're amazing!"

Xiao Wu didn't know whether he heard it or not, and he ignored her.

Until Xiao Wu heard the door closing next door, he asked, "Who is next door?"

"It's Ichiro next door, what's wrong?"

"I just seemed to hear him closing the door. He must have come back from talking to grandpa."

"So... so what?! I don't care, you are not allowed to stop!"

"How could I bear to do that? I mean, let's go there!" Xiao Wu pointed to the shower room.

Qiu Jiang, who likes to pursue excitement, nodded in agreement.

======I am the time dividing line======

I don’t know how much time had passed, but when Qiu Jiang woke up, Xiao Wu was still sleeping next to him.

Qiu Jiang looked at the time, hurriedly woke Xiao Wu up, and said it was almost time for dinner.

Xiao Wu woke up slowly, and for some reason he didn't look sleepy at all. Instead, he looked like he had succeeded in his evil plan.

Time quickly came and 40 minutes later, everyone gathered in the cruise ship's restaurant.

Apart from the old man Ryūmoto Gozo, only Xia Jiang, who was wearing a pink dress, arrived late. After saying sorry, she sat at the table with Qiu Jiang, Xiao Wu and Huang Mao.

After seeing this, Conan whispered, "How strange, Sister Xia Jiang, why did you change your clothes? Weren't you wearing a blue dress before?"

Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro, who were sitting at the same table, didn't know why, only Murong Zhen smiled without saying anything.

In response to this question, Huang Mao, who sat at the same table with Xia Jiang and had been paying attention to Xia Jiang, asked: "Xia Jiang, why did you change your clothes?"

In response to Huang Mao's excessive attention to Xia Jiang, the usually elegant Xiao Wu retorted: "Xia Jiang, how could you change clothes! What nonsense are you talking about? You should pay more attention to your own wife!"

Huangmao knew he was in the wrong, and it was rare to see Xiaowu angry, so he didn't say anything else.

The Xia Jiang sisters looked at Xiao Wu in a strange way, because Xia Jiang did change his clothes from blue to pink. However, the two of them looked at Xiao Wu who was a little angry and didn't say much.

The matter is over.

"Butler, what's going on? Why hasn't grandpa arrived yet? I'm almost starving to death," Qiu Jiang, who had just consumed too much, urged dissatisfiedly.

"This... the master is always very punctual, and he also hates people who are not punctual. Could he have fainted due to feeling unwell? I'll go and check it out."

The housekeeper's words made everyone feel a little worried. Subconsciously, they were more worried about the old man.

So, everyone came to the old man's door, and a few drops of blood could be vaguely seen on the carpet at the door.

After knocking on the door to no avail, Xiaolan, who was wearing a skirt, was about to try again but was stopped by Murong Zhen.

Murong Zhen kicked open the old man's door and saw that Gozo Uemoto's chest was stained with blood and he was lying in a pool of blood.

Seeing this, several girls present screamed.

The one who cried the most sincerely and sadly was Xia Jiang.

"Everyone, get out of the way! This is a crime scene, we need to protect it!" Kogoro stepped forward and said.

"Who are you?!" asked the always domineering Mariko Taromoto.

"By the way, I am a detective and was once employed by Mr. Ramoto."

"What?"

Everyone present was shocked, and after being shocked, they all began to cooperate with the detective's work.

Conan thought: I was wondering how you knew so much about the people of the Raimoto family, even the names of the dead. But you can only collect information, not reason, so you are inferior.

Soon, Maori Kogoro gave a simple conclusion:

"The deceased died about half an hour ago. The cause of death was a knife wound to the heart. Judging from the shape of the wound, the murder weapon was a sharp knife. The murder weapon was taken away from the scene, and the scene was a closed room. So now we can confirm that this is a closed room murder case. The murderer is everyone present except for the few of us outsiders."

Looking at the sad Xia Jiang, Murong Zhen also wanted to solve the case as soon as possible, so he continued with Maori Kogoro's words and said:

"Based on the depth of the victim's wound, the murderer could be any of you, because the force was not that strong; and judging from the direction of insertion, the knife was inserted vertically, so his height is about the same as the victim, so the murderer is further locked in among you."

Murong Zhen pointed at Huangmao, Xiaowu, Ichiro Hashimoto and Shoji Hashimoto, four people in turn.

"Impossible!" x2, Akie and Mariko Ryūmoto said in unison. It was rare for the aunt and niece to have such tacit understanding.

Mariko Ryūmoto said, "How could my son be the murderer!" This is a mother's unconditional protection for her children, just like a hen protecting her chicks.

When Qiu Jiang saw Xiao Wu's eyes, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he said, "How could my husband be the murderer!"

That arrogant look made the real husband Huangmao so angry that he almost bit his back teeth and thought: Bastard! You two just wait!

Ignoring the two brainless arguments, Murong Zhen continued to reason:

"As for the secret room, after eliminating all the impossibilities, the only possibility left is that the deceased locked the door himself. As for why the deceased locked the door, it was because the murderer was at the door. The situation at the time was that the murderer knocked on the door, and after the deceased opened the door, the murderer, who had prepared for it, stabbed him in the heart. The deceased had no way to escape, so he broke free, returned to the room, locked the door, and then died."

"Also, the moment the knife was pulled out, the murderer's body would have been sprayed with blood, so whoever changed his clothes would be the murderer."

Conan also nodded silently, agreeing with Murong Zhen's reasoning.

Finally, Murong Zhen added: "Except for Miss Xia Jiang. The reason she changed her clothes was because she accidentally got her skirt dirty when she was at the bow of the ship."

Xia Jiang was in a state of grievance. Was it my fault? It was obviously your fault. No, you might have done it on purpose!

Chapter 267 The mystery is revealed

"I already know who the murderer is?!" Kogoro Mouri stood up and said confidently.

Everyone looked over, wanting to know who the murderer was that the famous detective was talking about.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Maori Kogoro said:

"In fact, I was commissioned by Mr. Gozo Hashimoto to investigate the identity of Takeshi Hashimoto."

"Ah? Xiao Wu?" x10

"Yes, according to my research, his real name is Zaishiro Takehiko. The Zaishiro family was the company that was acquired by Gozo Taromoto many years ago. The chairman was Zaishiro Takehiko's father. He couldn't bear the blow and chose to jump off the building to commit suicide. His wife also died of depression a year later, and their son was sent to an orphanage.

That is the current Takeshi Ryūmoto."

"So, his purpose of sneaking into the Ryūmoto family is most likely revenge!"

Hearing this, if it was the original Xia Jiang, he might have stepped forward to question him, and then left in tears. However, Xia Jiang, who already had someone else in his heart, did not have much of a ripple at this time. He was just sad about his grandfather's death, and at the same time, the slight sense of guilt he had for Takemoto Takeshi disappeared, because his approach itself was for the purpose of revenge.

On the contrary, Takeshi Ryūmoto took the initiative to explain: "Xia Jiang, please listen to my explanation! I really like you, otherwise I would not agree to marry into the Ryūmoto family. Please believe me!"

"Whether you like me or not is not important anymore. We didn't have feelings for each other deep enough to get married. It's just that Grandpa chose you and I didn't want to disobey him. I also have some feelings for you, so I agreed to get married.

From the moment we got on the plane, your behavior made me feel unsafe, until later, some bad things happened to me, which led to some unforgettable things happening. For me, it may be a blessing in disguise, and I don’t regret it!

So, I am now solemnly telling you that there is no possibility for us and the previous engagement is cancelled.

If it was you before, I believe you are not the murderer; but now, I can't guarantee it. You should find a way to prove your innocence. After all, according to what Mr. Maori said, you do have the greatest motive to kill my grandfather. "

Xia Jiang's words shocked everyone.

I was shocked by her cleanliness and resolute attitude, which was nothing like her original pure, kind and peaceful self.

A cold light flashed across Takeshi Ryoumoto's eyes, then quickly disappeared.

"I agree with what Mr. Mori said. Let's catch the murderer first and lock him up. Then we can hand him over to the police when we get to Tokyo." The yellow-haired Ryumoto Ryuo directly subdued Ryumoto Takeshi.

Seeing this, Qiu Jiang couldn't help but step forward and said, "The murderer was not Xiao Wu. In fact, he had been with me from the time I returned to the room from the deck, and had never left, so he was not the murderer."

"What?!" x10

Everyone looked at her strangely, because from what she said, they must not be simply staying in the room, but something happened. As for what it was, the answer was self-evident.

The yellow-haired Ryūmoto Ryunan knew that he was cuckolded that day, but even though he knew it, he felt embarrassed to have it said in public, so he turned around and slapped Qiu Jiang in the face.

"Bitch! How dare you cheat on me!" The yellow-haired Ryūnan was furious.

Qiu Jiang was knocked to the ground, and he became furious and spoke without restraint.