Conan Rick's Investigator

Hattori Heiji looked at Conan who was unwilling to move, and his face showed shock.

"That's none of your business!"

Then he turned around and strode towards the restaurant.

Looking at Hattori Heiji's departing back, Conan felt mixed emotions.

If he didn't know the truth about the world hidden beneath the surface, he would have run towards the direction where the victim was most likely to be without hesitation, just like Hattori Heiji.

But now he is no longer the same as before.

Conan's eyes were slightly heavy. He turned to look at Qin Zhibo, showing a 200% serious expression and asked, "You should have a direction for investigation, right?"

"Um."

Qin Zhibo gave a fatherly smile and nodded.

……

Inside the restaurant, everyone sat in their respective seats, staring blankly at a loss as to what to do.

Hattori Heiji suddenly pushed the door open and rushed in. He glanced inside the restaurant but did not see the maid Xiaoguang.

"Where is Xiaoguang? Why isn't he here?" Hattori Heiji asked anxiously.

Torakura Sannan looked up and replied, "If you're looking for her, she just said she'd make some more coffee and is already in the kitchen..."

At this time, Tokura Jiro's wife asked again when the police would arrive.

Hattori Heiji relayed Officer Otaki's exact words, "It's raining in the mountains now, and the roads are difficult to travel. We'll arrive a little later."

The woman with glasses supported her chin with both hands and murmured, "It seems like tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. I'm already hungry..."

"I should have eaten the dumplings made by the girls."

Hattori Heiji was stunned. He remembered that Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha were making dumplings.

Shouldn't have told anyone else.

So Hattori Heiji asked the girl with glasses how she knew about this.

"Because just now the girls came to Xiaoguang to borrow the key to the freezer. They said they made too many dumplings and wanted to store some in the freezer..."

"That's when Hikaru went to the kitchen with them."

After hearing the explanation of the girl with glasses, Hattori Heiji was stunned and suddenly thought of a possibility.

If the maid Xiaoguang is Torakura Sakuya's helper, then the missing elder sister is not a helper but a victim.

It's possible that they worked together to hide the bodies in the freezer, which is the only place that has not been searched.

Just when Hattori Heiji was about to turn around and go to the kitchen, the pretty boy walked to the window and looked out, as if he wanted to open the window to get some fresh air.

Suddenly, he showed a look of horror, fell to the ground, and murmured.

"what……"

Hattori Heiji turned his head and looked at him in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"

The pretty boy stared at the balcony in surprise for two seconds, then slowly turned his head and shook his head.

“No, nothing…”

Hattori Heiji looked at the pretty boy's reaction and of course he could tell that it was definitely not an attitude of "nothing".

So he also walked to the French window and scanned the balcony.

But there was nothing here except a small pool of dried blood on the ground and a few empty clay jars in the corner.

This is the blood that dripped from Torakojiro in the attic.

Hattori Heiji took one more look at the pretty boy who was still frightened, then ran to the kitchen.

……

In the kitchen, Toyama and Ye took the key ring and tried the refrigerator doors one by one.

“That’s not the case either…”

"Which key is used here? It would be nice if there were labels..."

Mao Lilan was holding the wrapped dumplings in the back and comforted her, "It's okay, just try all these keys and you will definitely find it."

"Yeah, that's true."

The two girls were trying to figure out how to open the refrigerator door when a figure suddenly jumped out from the kitchen door.

Mao Lilan subconsciously turned her head to look, only to see the maid Xiaoguang staring at them with a ferocious expression and breathing heavily.

Saliva dripped from his lips, and the two faintly visible fangs gleamed faintly.

"Miss Xiaoguang...are you okay?"

Mao Lilan was a little at a loss and could only ask tentatively.

Suddenly, the maid rushed towards them like a hungry tiger.

"ah--!"

At the critical moment, Mao Lilan threw down the dumpling plate, took out a metal badge from her trouser pocket and pressed it on the face of the maid Xiaoguang!

抹！

匀！

Chapter 1411 Tracking in the Forest

"ah--!"

Hattori Heiji, who was rushing to the kitchen, heard the shrill screams and immediately recognized that one of them came from Toyama Kazuha.

Damn! Are we late?

His expression changed and he quickened his pace.

"Kazuha!"

When he ran to the kitchen door, he immediately shouted.

In the kitchen, Toyama Kazuha and Mao Li Ran were huddled nervously beside the cupboard, looking towards the workbench.

Next to the workbench, a bent figure was wolfing down the fried dumplings on the table.

"Hey! I'm telling you..."

Hattori Heiji ran up and put his hand on the maid's shoulder. The maid then turned around with a dumpling in her mouth.

"Sorry, I'm really hungry. I can't stand the smell of dumplings..."

"I'm so sorry, I ate all of them, but the dumplings you made are really delicious~"

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha showed a pair of small eyes, not knowing what to say, and could only awkwardly say thank you for the compliment.

Hattori Heiji looked at the misunderstanding caused by the two girls, which made him worry in vain, and complained about them helplessly.

"I just came here to eat dumplings, are you guys making such a fuss?"

"It's hurting me..."

Hattori Heiji subconsciously stopped talking and didn't say the next words.

Realizing that Hattori Heiji might say something outrageous, Mao Lilan tilted her head and repeated, "Did you hurt yourself?"

Hattori Heiji blushed slightly, and was embarrassed to say that he was worried about Toyama Kazuha.

However, Toyama Kazuha didn't grasp the meaning and directly retorted, "It's not our fault. It was Miss Xiaoguang who suddenly rushed out with such a terrifying expression..."

"Xiaolan even took out the amulet Uncle Qin gave her!"

amulet?

Hattori Heiji glanced at the hand of Mouri Ran, and saw that she was holding the metal badge given to her by Qin Zhibo.

Tsk, if this thing is useful...

There was a hint of disdain in Hattori Heiji's eyes.

Mao Lilan was also a little embarrassed and could only continue the topic, "But Miss Xiaoguang ate so many dumplings we made, she must not be a vampire~"

"Because vampires hate garlic dishes, right?"

Maid Xiaoguang, who was still eating dumplings, turned around with a dazed look on her face. "I quite like garlic dishes, but I don't like the taste in my mouth after eating garlic. I still have to brush my teeth later..."

"But the pattern on that metal badge seems a bit... unappetizing?"

Mao Lilan picked up the badge and took a look at it. She was not sure what the badge had to do with her appetite, but she quickly put it in her trouser pocket.

"Excuse me……"

"By the way, did you open the refrigerator door?" Seeing that the two were fine, Hattori Heiji continued to investigate the case.

According to his guess, the eldest sister of the Tonkura family, the old woman who had not been seen for a long time, was probably dead.

The reason why the body has not been found yet is that it may have been placed in a freezer.

"Yes, it's open." Toyama Kazuha nodded, "There's a strange thing inside..."

Hattori Heiji came to the refrigerator, opened the door, and saw a jar of nori inside, and there was only one jar of nori.

"Is that all?" Hattori Heiji asked.

"Well, although putting the nori in the refrigerator can prevent it from getting damp, my mother usually takes the nori out and puts it back in the refrigerator..."

It turns out that what Yuanshan Heye was talking about as strange was just a difference in living habits.

Hattori Heiji rolled his eyes at her, then picked up the seaweed jar and checked it, only to find that the seal was not even opened, so there was naturally no way anything could be hidden inside.

After putting the nori jar back into the refrigerator, Hattori Heiji fell into deep thought again.

Now it seems that

My previous assumption is not correct.

But as for the motive for the murder, it should be the car accident two years ago.

The truth of the incident should be that some people in the Tonkura family killed Tonkura Sakuya's fiancée for the inheritance.

And the child of the fiancée is the maid in front of him.

Hattori Heiji looked at the maid who was still eating dumplings and asked, "Miss Xiaoguang, have you heard anything from the master recently?"

"For example, there was a car accident two years ago..."

In order to avoid further escalation of the situation, Hattori Heiji could not directly say that her mother was murdered by someone.

Maid Xiaoguang tapped her chin with her fingertips, thought for a moment, and then recalled, "That's not the case..."

"But this morning, the master sent me a text message, asking me to come to Nanban's room and not to tell anyone, especially the housekeeper..."

"What? Can you lend it to me to take a look?" Hattori Heiji was stunned and asked the maid Xiaoguang for his cell phone.

The text message asked Xiaoguang to meet in Nanman’s room after breakfast, and the signature at the end was Torakura Sakuya.

Hattori Heiji returned the phone to the maid and asked, "Did you go?"

The maid shook her head. "No... Actually, I left my phone charging in the bathroom, and I didn't see the message until I checked it at noon."

"So I had to cancel the appointment. I originally wanted to wait until tonight to apologize to the master, but I haven't been able to talk to him until now..."

Hattori Heiji raised his chin and thought carefully about the incident.

Suddenly a smile appeared on his dark face.

"Ms. Xiaoguang, could you lend me your cell phone again?"

"Oh, sure..."

The maid handed the phone to Hattori Heiji again.

Hattori Heiji took the phone, opened the text message sent by Torakura Sasuke again, and pressed the reply button.

[I already know the plans of you and your accomplices...]

send.