Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

Maori Kogoro didn't have such a profound awareness, but since Inspector Megure said so, he could only nod and agree: "Okay, I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly stopped.

Then, his confident voice rang out in the air: "Inspector Megure, I actually already know who the murderer is."

"What!!"

Inspector Megure looked at him in shock. The previous second he was still telling Kogoro Mouri to regain the limelight and find out the truth as soon as possible. The next second, he said he knew who the murderer was?

This isn't the way you joke, is it?

Hattori Heiji sneered, "Uncle, you're not trying to say this is a suicide case, are you?"

Judging from Mouri Kogoro's words and actions just now, he had long begun to doubt Mouri Kogoro's ability, and even felt that he was able to solve cases continuously only because he secretly contacted Kudo Shinichi behind his back and sought his help to find out the truth.

At this moment, seeing Kogoro Mouri confidently saying that he knew who the murderer was, he just treated it as a joke.

Maori Kogoro said in a deep voice: "This is certainly not a suicide case, nor even a locked room murder case, because the murderer has the key to the study. That's right, the murderer of Mr. Ikemura is his wife, Ikemura Kimie."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole room was shocked.

……

After Maori Kogoro slowly described the murderer's method and pointed out the evidence, Ikemura Kimie, knowing that there was no way out, closed his eyes and said, "You are right, it was indeed me who killed my husband."

"Mom... did you really do this?" Ikemura Takayoshi's eyes were full of disbelief: "But why did you kill Dad?"

Ikemura Gongjiang sighed deeply, and a look of reminiscence appeared on his face.

It seems to be brewing emotions, wanting to tell some complex and sad story.

It turns out that twenty years ago, before marrying Ikemura Isao, Ikemura Kimie was the wife of another diplomat, Yamashiro Kenji.

However, Isao Ikemura coveted Kimie Ikemura's beauty and secretly framed Kenji Yamashiro, accusing him of corruption and causing him to die in prison.

After Kenji Yamashiro's death, Ikemura Isao decisively abandoned his original wife and took advantage of the opportunity to pursue Mrs. Yamashiro, who had just become a widow.

The two had been living in peace after their marriage until recently, when Ikemura Isao's son, Ikemura Takayoshi, found a girlfriend named Katsuragi Sachiko, and that Miss Sachiko looked exactly like Ikemura Kimie when he was young.

Because of this incident, Ikemura Isao overreacted and became too emotional, and accidentally exposed the fact that he had framed Kenji Yamashiro.

Only then did Kimie Ikemura learn the truth about her ex-husband's death.

She was filled with resentment and decided to kill Ikemura Xun, the wolf in sheep's clothing.

After hearing about his father's bizarre and tortuous dark history, Takayoshi Ikemura felt like his world was about to collapse.

My girlfriend turned out to be my stepmother's biological daughter, and my younger sister. This kind of plot that only appears on TV actually happened to me.

He wanted to question it, but then he heard Ikemura Gongjiang say, "You can also ask your grandfather about this matter. He also knows about the shameful things your father did back then."

"Alas..." Old man Ikemura Toshimitsu sighed deeply, tacitly agreeing with the facts stated by Ikemura Kimie.

……

When Ikemura Gongjiang was taken away, she suddenly stopped at the door and said without turning back: "Guishan, with my current status, I may not be qualified to say this to you, but Sachiko is leaving it to you."

Ikemura Takayoshi looked at his girlfriend who was crying beside him with her hands covering her face, and nodded firmly: "Yes."

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[Successfully solve the murder case and receive a reward of 2000 points].

168. Sonoko: Didn’t I say this was the last time?

The matter was settled, and Watanabe Toru was about to return his thoughts to Mouri Kogoro when Hattori Heiji came over.

With an incredible expression, he asked curiously, "Uncle, when did you realize that Mrs. Ikemura was the criminal?"

Maori Kogoro glanced at him calmly and said, "Young man, don't think you are great just because you solved a few cases. You still have a lot to learn."

Hattori Heiji touched his nose awkwardly, unable to refute.

After all, he had just suspected that this uncle was a loser, and then he was slapped hard in the face by reality.

While he was still racking his brains to figure out how the criminal had accomplished this murder in a locked room, the other party had already seen through the murderer's scheme.

Whether in terms of details or observation, I am far inferior to this uncle.

Maori Kogoro regained consciousness and looked around in confusion: "That..."

Inspector Megure put his arm around his shoulders and smiled from ear to ear: "Well done, brother Mori, I knew you wouldn't let me down."

Maori Kogoro blinked twice. From the tone of Inspector Megure, it seemed as if the case had been solved? And it was his own achievement?

Strange things happened again, but with the experience of previous times, Kogoro Mouri is now very experienced in dealing with such things.

He threw his head back and laughed heartily twice, saying proudly, "How could such a small case be so difficult for the famous detective Maori Kogoro..."

"Yes, but I never thought that Mrs. Ikemura would actually kill her own husband..."

What? The murderer is Mrs. Ikemura? How is that possible?

Kogoro Mouri was startled, and he suppressed his shock and confusion, preparing to ask Watanabe Toru about it in a roundabout way later.

On the other side...

Xiaolan looked a little depressed. Hattori Heiji's previous words gave her a glimmer of hope. She thought she might meet Shinichi here.

But it turned out that she was overthinking.

Shinichi was not around at all, nor was he secretly paying attention to her. She was the one who had been holding on to unrealistic expectations. She was a fool, the stupidest fool in the world.

Xiaolan bit her lip, and as her heart was filled with sadness, she felt a warmth on her hand.

She lowered her head and saw Watanabe Toru holding her hand, looking at her with a bright smile: "Sister Xiaolan, uncle is very powerful, right?"

"Xiao Che..."

The haze in her heart was melted away little by little by the smile. Xiaolan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yeah, Dad is very good."

……

When Watanabe Toru and the others returned home, Kudo Shinichi still hadn't shown up. Hattori Heiji, who had originally thought that Kudo Shinichi was nearby, also gave up his initial plan to stay at the Mori family for a few days to ambush Kudo Shinichi.

That night.

The Suzuki family's Mercedes-Benz stopped downstairs of the Maori Detective Agency again.

After waving goodbye to Xiaolan, Toru Watanabe got into the car with Sonoko.

Before Suzuki Ayako participated in the competition, he went to guide Suzuki Ayako every night to help her improve her playing skills.

Ten p.m.

After the instruction, the two Suzuki sisters accompanied Watanabe Toru to eat supper. Suzuki Ayako said to Watanabe Toru with a smile: "Little Toru, will you sleep with me tonight?"

Watanabe Toru glanced at Sonoko and saw that she was not fighting for the right to sleep with him like she did last night. He thought that she had not yet digested that incident. To avoid embarrassment, he was about to agree to Suzuki Ayako, but Sonoko suddenly said, "Sis, let Toru continue to sleep with me."

Suzuki Ayako was a little unhappy: "But Xiao Che slept with you last night."

"So what? It's my sister's fault for getting up so early in the morning. Do you want to wake up Xiao Che?"

"I..." Suzuki Ayako was speechless.

I can only be forced to give up the [right to sleep with me] once again.

Garden room.

After taking a shower, Toru Watanabe lay on the bed. Seeing the familiar pillow, he subconsciously took it away. The book placed underneath was no longer there. It seemed that it was hidden by Sonoko.

Half an hour later, Sonoko walked into the room in her pajamas and saw Watanabe Toru staring at the ceiling in a daze. She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him: "Toru, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah... nothing." Watanabe Toru came back to his senses, shook his head and yawned: "Sister Sonoko, go to sleep."

Yuanzi pursed her lips and hummed softly: "Okay, let's go to sleep."

In the darkness, after a brief silence, the conversation between the two people was heard.

"Xiao Che, didn't I tell you that we can't do this anymore?"

Although he said that, there was no trace of regret in his tone.

Watanabe Toru said vaguely: "But I hope Sister Xiaolan can always be happy."

After a moment of silence, Yuanzi let out a long sigh.

……

The next day.

Toru Watanabe returned to the office.

Maori Kogoro had an excited smile on his face and was talking on the phone: "Okay, I will definitely attend on time tomorrow. Thank you for your invitation. Okay... That's it for now, goodbye..."

After Maori Kogoro hung up the phone, Watanabe Toru asked curiously, "Uncle, who is calling?"

Maori Kogoro said with a beaming expression, "Some time ago, I signed a cooperation agreement with Mantiantang Game Company, which allows Mantiantang to use me as material for a mystery game. Tomorrow, Mantiantang will hold a new game launch conference at the Rice Flower Hotel, and they've invited me to attend."

Mantiantang Company?

Watanabe Toru fell into deep thought.

He remembered that a member of the organization, Tequila, appeared at the press conference, and then, by accident, was killed by a bomb by Takeshita Yushin, who hated Nakajima Hideaki.

Of course, Toru Watanabe would not stop all this. He was thinking about something else.

After so many days of treatment, Conan's leg should be able to walk with crutches. So, if he knew someone from the organization was at the press conference, would he rush to it regardless? If he happened to be injured again by the explosion, it wouldn't have anything to do with him, right? After all, he had insisted on coming...

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169. Set a trap for Conan

Rice Flower Restaurant.

The video game giant Mantiantang Company booked the entire banquet hall to hold a new product launch conference.

A major gimmick in promoting the new product is that the famous detective Kogoro Mouri participated in the entire plot design.

Today, Kogoro Maori is very famous and has many fans. Occasionally, some companies will ask Kogoro Maori to endorse their products.

"The famous detective Mouri Kogoro's mystery mansion..." Toru Watanabe took the brochure and read the content on it.

Xiaolan bent down and helped Watanabe turn the brochure to the last page. Pointing to the picture on it, she patiently explained, "You will play a character who discovers a body in a European-style building. Then, Detective Maori, who happens to appear at the scene, will give you hints as an NPC. You will need to follow these hints and the clues found at the scene to find the murderer step by step."

"Is that so? That seems very interesting." Watanabe Toru showed an expression of great interest, then looked at Maori Kogoro who looked haggard and listless beside him: "But is it really okay for uncle to be like this?"

Xiaolan frowned slightly, "Dad is such a jerk. He insisted on celebrating early, and ended up drinking so much."

Maori Kogoro weakly defended himself: "I didn't drink that much, I just drank five or six cups, ugh——"

His stomach suddenly churned and Kogoro Mouri hurried to the toilet.

……

While waiting in line, Nakajima Hideaki spotted Maori Kogoro in the crowd. He took two steps forward and greeted him warmly, "Mr. Maori..."

Hearing the voice, Kogoro Mouri turned around in confusion.

Nakajima Hideaki smiled warmly. "I'm Nakajima Hideaki from Manten Paradise. I was the one who planned the Detective Mōri Kogoro Mystery Mansion video game. Thanks to you, I was able to create such an excellent video game software."

It turned out to be a company employee. Maori Kogoro was about to respond when a discordant voice interrupted: "Nakajima, you are really excellent... If that video game software was really planned by you."

Nakajima Hideaki turned to look at the person who came: "It's you, Ueda."

Ueda Koji looked at him with disdain, his tone full of disdain. "I accidentally let you know that you could make a fortune using Kogoro Mori's design software. And then, in just three days, you came up with a plan for the same theme. And before you knew it, you even held a game launch conference. You're truly a genius at plagiarizing other people's work, both in work and in women."

After saying that, he did not forget to ask his companions behind him for their opinions: "Right, Takeshita."

Takeshita Yushin was a little embarrassed, but still agreed: "Yeah... But that was all in college, I don't care about it anymore."

Ueda Koji shrugged. "Alright, I'll let you go this time. However, you've been forced into a corner by the underground money lenders. Isn't this retribution?"

Nakajima Hideaki gritted his teeth, and a barely perceptible sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

……

In the end, Kogoro Mouri got the number plate 96, and the Mantentian trio got the number plates 97-99 respectively.

Entering the venue, Watanabe Toru said to Xiaolan: "Sister Xiaolan, I want to go to the bathroom."

"Then I'll wait for you there." Xiaolan pointed to a game console in front and said, "Go quickly and come back soon."

"it is good."