Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

"Could that be the shotgun?"

"Yes, it's the hunting rifle at home. Mrs. Takashima has confirmed this."

At this point, Yamamura So came in and said to Maori Kogoro: "Mr. Maori, the cause of the gun's misfire has been found. It is said that the muzzle was stuffed with lead."

"Lead?" Maori Kogoro was stunned and looked at Takashima Chimi: "Madam, has that gun been tampered with like that?"

"Yes." Takashima Chimi's voice was tired. "A thief once wanted to steal that gun. Because it was too dangerous, my husband tampered with it to make it unable to fire."

"I see." Maori Kogoro suddenly realized: "Mr. Kitahara didn't know this. After realizing that I saw through his trick, he stole the hunting rifle and fled into the mountains. I'm afraid he wanted to shoot someone at that time, but he didn't want to kill himself."

"But what was Mr. Kitahara's motive for killing Yota?" Mrs. Yoshida asked puzzledly.

"Well..." Maori Xiaowu couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.

At this time, Takashima Chimi stammered, "Actually, Mr. Kitahara has expressed his affection for me more than once, but I rejected him..."

"Is this true, ma'am? I see..." Kogoro Mori showed an expression as if all the mysteries had been solved: "Mr. Kitahara must be dissatisfied with Mrs. Takashima for rejecting his love, and he holds a grudge and even wants Mrs. Takashima to pay the price. I think Mr. Takashima might also be one of Kitahara's targets, but it just so happens that Mr. Takashima drowned due to drunkenness, so his first target became Mr. Yota. Later, when he knew that I had seen through his trick, he stole the hunting rifle from home, ready to shoot Mrs. Takashima at the right time. Unfortunately, he didn't know that the muzzle of the gun was stuffed with lead, and in the end he killed himself."

Kogoro Mori's reasoning seemed reasonable, and the last doubts in everyone's minds disappeared with his words.

Yamamura Cao stretched himself and said, "This should be the truth of the case. Mrs. Takashima, the hunting rifle was used by Mr. Kitahara to commit the crime, and we need to take it away."

"Okay." Takashima Chimi nodded without objection.

Then he turned to Maori Kogoro and thanked him: "Mr. Maori, thank you for helping me find the murderer of Youta..."

"You're too polite, ma'am." Maori Kogoro waved his hand: "These are what I should do, but ma'am..."

The sound suddenly stopped.

"Mr. Mori?" Chimi Takashima looked at Kogoro Mori in confusion.

There was a brief moment of emptiness and dullness in Kogoro Mouri's eyes, and then they became clear again.

He continued, "But Madam, I didn't expect you to have such good acting skills. Even I was almost fooled by you."

082. Family Ethics

cheat?

Everyone in the room looked at Kogoro Mouri in confusion.

Takashima Chimi was stunned for a moment, her expression confused: "Mr. Maori, what are you talking about?"

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Watanabe Toru, controlling Kogoro's thoughts, chuckled. "Just now, it suddenly occurred to me that Mr. Kitahara couldn't possibly leave this [interlocking room] using the method I just described."

"Huh? Why is that?" Shancun Cao asked in confusion. "With Mr. Kitahara's size, he could definitely get out through the small window. Plus, he used to be an acrobat, so it's not impossible for him to use a rope bridge to cross the cliff."

"Yes, that's theoretically true."

"theory?"

"Yes, putting aside other factors, Mr. Kitahara could indeed get out from here," Maori Kogoro said in his usual calm tone. "But it happened in the dead of night, and it was pitch black outside. In such an environment, it would be very dangerous and difficult for Mr. Kitahara to use the rope bridge to leave. Not to mention that Mr. Kitahara left the Quyi Troupe ten years ago and hasn't trained in ten years. Do you think Mr. Kitahara still has the ability to do so?"

Everyone was silent.

After a while, Mrs. Yoshida broke the silence: "Mr. Maori, if Mr. Kitahara didn't go out through the window, how did he disappear from this room?"

"Of course, go out through the door." said Kogoro Mouri.

"At the door?" Mrs. Yoshida was stunned, then shook her head. "Impossible! My sister-in-law and I didn't see Mr. Kitahara after we came back from getting the keys."

"That's because the murderer took advantage of the revolving door."

"Secret door?"

"That's right." Maori Kogoro lowered his eyes and glanced at Takashima Chimi, who was biting her lip. "To make it more intuitive, I will replay what happened at that time. Xiao Tetsu, you will play the role of Mr. Kitahara."

"Okay." Watanabe Toru responded.

"Xiaolan, you will play the role of Mrs. Takashima."

"Eh? Me?" Xiaolan pointed at herself: "I know."

"In the end, ma'am, you are still yourself."

"Okay." Mrs. Yoshida nodded.

Under the arrangement of Kogoro Mori, everyone came to the "Pinmenjian" again.

"Mrs. Takashima received a text message from Mr. Youta around midnight. Afterwards, she and Mrs. Yoshida went to the [Interlocking Door Room]. Upon arrival, they heard Mr. Youta's screams. At that moment, the room was locked from the inside." Maori Kogoro pushed the door open and instructed Watanabe Toru, "Tetsu, remember to lock the door from the inside after you go in."

"Okay." Watanabe Toru responded and went into the house.

"Next, it's up to Xiaolan and Mrs. Yoshida to recreate the scene at that time." Maori Kogoro continued to direct: "After Xiaolan gets the key, go through the secret door with Mrs. Yoshida and open the door with the key."

With a creak, the door opened.

Shancuncao said beside him: "There doesn't seem to be anything strange. The child must still be inside."

As he spoke, he looked inside and froze in his tracks: "No, that's not possible..."

Shancun Cao's reaction made everyone look at each other in surprise. They walked over curiously, but when they saw that the room was empty, they all opened their mouths wide and were stunned.

"Where's Xiao Che? Where did Xiao Che go?"

"That's impossible! The door was clearly locked. How could that child disappear?"

"..."

Amidst the crowd's exclamations of disbelief, Watanabe Toru emerged from the darkness and said with a grin, "Are you looking for me? I'm here."

"Little Toru." Mrs. Yoshida went over and put her hand on Watanabe Toru's shoulder. After looking left and right and confirming that it was Watanabe Toru himself, she said in disbelief, "Weren't you in the room? When did you come out?"

"Just when you and Sister Xiaolan pushed open the revolving door and came in, I passed you from the other side."

"Then how did you lock the door? Did you..."

"Yes, Toru did have the key." Maori Kogoro told the truth: "When you and Ran went to get the key, Toru came out of the room and locked it again. Then, as he passed by you and went in and out of the secret door, he quickly handed the key to Ran."

"The key that Xiaolan originally had in her hand..."

"is fake."

Mrs. Yoshida looked at her sister-in-law with a complicated expression: "At that time, it was sister-in-law Qianmei who was holding the key. Could it be that..."

"That's right, there are actually two murderers in this case." Maori Kogoro said in a deep voice: "In addition to Mr. Kitahara, Mrs. Takashima, you are also one of the murderers."

wow——

Kogoro Mori's words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing waves.

"Wait, wait a minute." Yamamura Cao jumped out, pointed at Takashima Chimi, and stuttered: "Mr. Maori, you...you said Mrs. Takashima...she is the murderer?"

"Yes."

"But Mrs. Takashima is the deceased's mother."

Maori Kogoro glanced at Takashima Chimi calmly: "What if I say that Mrs. Takashima is not Mr. Youta's mother."

"What!!"

Shocking things happened one after another. Mrs. Yoshida swayed slightly: "Mr. Mao...Mori, you said that Yangtai is not your sister-in-law's child? How is this possible...ton"

"This is indeed hard to imagine, but this is the truth." Maori Kogoro said seriously, "As long as a DNA test is carried out, we can obtain evidence that Mrs. Takashima and Mr. Youta are not biological mother and son."

Yamamura Cao expressed his (Wang Liao Zhao) confusion: "If that's the case, then what was her motive for colluding with Mr. Kitahara to kill Mr. Yota? Was it for the family fortune?"

Maori Kogoro nodded and said, "It's true that she did it for the family fortune, but it wasn't for herself, it was for her biological son, Takashima Heisuke."

Is Takashima Heisuke the biological son of Takashima Chiemi?

Everyone was dumbfounded and completely confused about the relationships among the family members.

Takashima Heisuke's face was extremely ugly. He shook his head repeatedly, pointing at Takashima Chimi and said loudly: "You are kidding, how could I be this woman's son?"

"Mr. Heisuke, some things may seem bizarre, but that's the truth." Maori Kogoro sighed. "This can be confirmed with a DNA test."

Takashima Heisuke stopped talking and looked at Takashima Chimi with a complicated expression.

083. Kogoro: Is this another case that I solved?

"What about Mr. Kitahara's death?" Yamamura Cao asked.

If Takashima Yota was killed by Takashima Chimi and Kitahara Jun together, then Kitahara Jun's death would definitely not be as simple as an accidental discharge of a gun.

Maori Kogoro withdrew his gaze from Takashima Heisuke: "Mr. Kitahara did die from an accidental discharge of a gun, but the reason why he fired the gun...Mrs. Takashima, are you still unwilling to tell me now?"

Under everyone's gaze, Takashima Chimi finally spoke slowly, "Of course he had to die. That man abandoned me, abandoned Heisuke, and even wanted to share the inheritance. Oh, how could that be possible... So I told him that our plot to kill Youta had been discovered, and that we might as well die together... He agreed, but I knew I couldn't believe his words, so I let him shoot me with that shotgun with lead stuffed in the muzzle..."

Kitahara Jun unexpectedly died in this way, and everyone sighed.

Mrs. Yoshida had a complicated expression: "You just said that Mr. Kitahara abandoned Heisuke. Does that mean that Mr. Kitahara is Heisuke's biological father?"

"Yes." Takashima Chimi nodded and said, "This all started twenty-six hundred and twenty-seven years ago."

"I was born into a poor family. My father died in an accident when I was very young. My mother raised me single-handedly. Because of this, I studied very hard and finally got into one of the best high schools in the county. It was then that I met that woman, Reiko Asanuma."

"Eh?" Mrs. Yoshida was slightly taken aback when she heard the name. "Could the Asanuma Reiko you're talking about be my ex-sister-in-law?"

"Yes, it's her." Takashima Chimi gritted her teeth, hatred in her eyes. "Reiko comes from a very privileged family and is always self-centered. She probably couldn't stand my insignificance and bullied me everywhere. Later, my mother finally passed away, and I had to drop out of school to work. A few years later, I met Kitahara, and I thought I had found someone to rely on, but after learning that I was pregnant, he disappeared without a trace."

"How could this be..." Even though Xiaolan knew that Chimi Takashima was a murderer, after hearing about what happened to her back then, she couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.

Takashima Chimi continued in a low voice: "I was desperate with a big belly (bhcj), and went to the hospital to give birth to the child, but I met Reiko again. That woman was already married and living a happy life."

"A few days later, I gave birth to a baby boy. I felt sad for him because he was born from my belly. He would live a very poor life in the future. It would have been better if he was born into a wealthy family. At this moment, I saw Lingzi's child sleeping next to my child. The devil whispered in my ear, let's exchange the children. That way, she would help me raise the child without knowing it. This is my revenge on her..."

"You're talking nonsense!" Takashima Heisuke clenched his fists and shouted at Takashima Chimi, "You said you switched with Youta for my happiness, then why are you showing up in front of me again?"

Takashima Chimi covered her face and cried bitterly: "Because you are the value of my existence. In order to see you when you grow up, I came to this village. After learning that Reiko was dead, I deliberately approached Ryuichi so that I could stay by your side as a mother again."

Takashima Heisuke opened his mouth, but could not utter any words to refute.

"What about Mr. Kitahara? How did you find him?" Mrs. Yoshida asked the last question.

"Kitahara's appearance in this place was purely coincidental. Of course, he never knew that Heisuke was his son until Ryuichi died, leaving Youta to inherit the estate. Only then did I tell him the truth and formulate this plan with him."

Silence fell in the room.

The truth of this ethical murder case has finally come to light.

The ones with the most complicated emotions were Mrs. Yoshida and Heisuke Takashima.

Mrs. Yoshida never expected that the nephew she had watched grow up was not her brother's biological son. Her real son, Takashima Yota, died at the hands of her step-sister-in-law who raised him.

Takashima Heisuke was even more confused. He had lived in this family for twenty years, but only today did he realize that he was the outsider.

……

Kogoro Mouri's consciousness gradually returned to normal. He blinked twice blankly, feeling as if he had just had a dream.

Just as he was trying to recall the scene in his dream, Yamamura Cao suddenly stepped forward, grasped his hands, looked up at him in admiration and said, "Mr. Maori, you are truly amazing. You were able to see through such a bizarre criminal method. This time, we were able to successfully solve the case, thanks to your help."

"Ah... this..." Maori Kogoro looked confused: "That Mr. Kitahara..."

Watanabe Toru, who was standing nearby, saw that Maori Kogoro was about to be exposed and quickly interrupted, "That Mr. Kitahara was actually a pawn used by Mrs. Takashima to commit a crime. Uncle, you are really amazing."

Kitahara Jun is just a pawn, and the real murderer is actually Mrs. Takashima?

Kogoro Mouri was stunned.

Who can tell him what just happened?

After Takashima Chimi was taken away, Maori Kogoro quietly pulled Watanabe Toru aside and asked, "Toru, was it me who solved this case?"

"Yes." Watanabe suppressed his smile and asked in a puzzled manner, "Uncle, why do you ask that?"

"Ahem." Maori Kogoro coughed solemnly and said seriously, "Then let me test you, Xiaotetsu. Repeat my reasoning just now and let me hear if there are any omissions."

Toru Watanabe repeated to Kogoro Mori the process and motive of Chiemi Takashima's crime.

"That's actually the case." Maori Kogoro's face showed disbelief. Seeing Watanabe Toru glance over at him with doubt, he quickly said, "Very good, it seems you have memorized everything. These cases will be your experience in becoming an excellent detective in the future."

Watanabe Toru nodded and said, "I still have a lot to learn, so that I can be as good as my uncle and see through the murderer's conspiracy at a glance."

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〖Successfully solve the murder case and get reward: 4000 points〗

Compared with the previous two cases solved, the system awarded an additional 2000 points this time. It seems that in addition to the number of people killed, the system also judged the difficulty of the case to be relatively high.