Monday, July 28, evening.

After dinner at Miyamoto's house, everyone broke up, and the Miyamoto family went to work at Mei Dai's restaurant, the three of the Mori family returned to the Mori family to re-educate Mori and sign an alliance with the castle by the way, and Yukiko took the reluctant Conan away. ……

Kudo family.

Throwing Conan, who had protested all the way, into the room, Arikiko locked the door.

"Y-What do you want to do?" Conan had a bad feeling.

"Hmph," Arikiko said with a wicked smile, "We have to settle the account between us." As he spoke, he pounced.

Conan hurriedly ran away, and then shouted as he ran, "Hey, you make it clear first." ”

"It's really forgetful. Yukiko said, "Then let me remind you of what you hurt half a year ago." ”

"When will I ......"

Before Conan finished speaking, he reacted to the fact that he was caught by the jewelry robbers half a year ago.

While Conan was stunned, Arikiko stepped forward and grabbed Conan, "Do you remember?

"One, a million dollars?" Conan laughed dryly.

"It's four million, you know?" said Yukiko viciously.

"W-what?" Conan was taken aback, "How can there be so many?"

"If it's only a few tens of thousands of dollars, I'll take the money to Japan and give it to you, and then I can pay the tax by making a casual account. Yukiko gritted her teeth and asked, "A million dollars, how do you let me pay my taxes?"

"Don't, don't be angry. Conan laughed dryly.

"To make this money clean, you have to hand it over to your boy, and prove that this money is yours, and it will cost you a full four million dollars. Yukiko gritted her teeth and said, "I wanted to buy a car, but it was all you." ”

Conan puffed up his triangular eyes, and the latter is the point.

As he spoke, Conan was ushered into the bathroom.

Conan had a bad feeling, "Uh, what are you bringing me here for?"

Yukiko smiled and said with a knife: "Ah, mom helped you take a bath." ”

"No, I'll wash it myself, you let me down. Conan shouted.

"Yes, yes. Yukiko sneered, "I haven't rubbed it for you for a long time, there must be a lot of mud." As he spoke, he began to strip Conan of his clothes.

"Stop, I don't want it. Conan shouted.

"Don't worry, I'll help you clean it. Yukiko laughed viciously. ……

Next door, Dr. Asasa's house.

During dinner, Gray Plains faintly heard Conan's voice, "I seem to hear Conan's voice." ”

Dr. Asasa laughed, "Oh, don't worry about it, there must be Kiko playing tricks on him." ”

"Yukiko?" asked Ashbara.

"It's his mother. Dr. Asa said, "You came back from the United States in the morning, and you weren't awake yet." ”

"I see. Gray Yuan said. ……

However, Dr. Asa didn't care, someone was in charge, and I didn't know which kind neighbor called the police. ……

Kudo family.

Arikiko, who was rubbing Conan, heard a knock on the door and went to answer the door in a yukata, only to find out that it was the police.

Although there was Kiko's bright light, the two young policemen did not dare to look directly, but they still resigned themselves to telling the situation.

Yukiko was a little crying and laughing, "I'm sorry, I'm helping a relative's child take a bath." ”

"Take a shower?" asked Officer A.

"You know, some children just don't like to take a bath. ”

"Can you take us to see this kid?" asked Officer B.

"Of course. "Arikiko led two policemen to the bathroom to meet Conan.

Seeing the police, Conan was a little strange.

Police Officer A asked, "Kid, what's your name?"

Police Officer B asked, "Do you know where your family lives?"

Conan said, "Uncle, my name is Conan Edogawa, and I now live at the house of Uncle Kogoro Mori, a famous detective. ”

"Detective ......"

"Mori Kogoro?"

The two policemen looked at each other.

Yukiko reported the phone number, and the police called the Mori family to confirm, and then apologized and left.

Yukiko knocked Conan, "Boy, you can't be quiet, call the police"

Conan smiled angrily, "You were the one who messed with it first." ”

"Really?" Arikiko sneered, "Then let's get on with it." ”……

Maori family.

Maori told Lan and Fei Yingli about the phone call just now, and was a little confused, "It's really strange, what are these police looking for me for?"

Fei Yingli smiled: "It has nothing to do with you, they are for Conan." ”

"Conan?" Lan asked with a funny reaction, "Do they think that Aunt Kiko kidnapped Conan?"

Yukiko smiled: "It should be, that is, in our country, if it is abroad, I will think that Yukiko is using the bath as an excuse to insult Conan." ”

"Huh?" both Lan and Maori couldn't help but laugh. ……

In the evening, Mei Dai Restaurant.

At halftime, Miyamoto called Yamazaki to the front desk and asked Yamazaki to tell him everything about the Fujieda family.

"Oh, that's right. Mimiko Miyamoto touched her chin and thought for a moment, then asked, "Have you noticed a problem, why are the servants all newcomers?"

"Huh?" said Yamazaki, "It's a bit strange to say that, but it stands to reason that even if you retire, you will continue to retire." Then he asked, "Or is it because the labor cost of the old people is too high?"

Miyamoto Miko asked, "If you have a factory, when you are short of money, in addition to the salary cut, do you fire all the skilled workers and replace them with new people, or only some of the skilled workers and bring in new people to teach them?"

"Of course it's the latter, if all the new people are replaced, then the workshop will not be able to function. Yamazaki said, "But waiters like servants should have been trained before, so as long as you point out the precautions, you can quickly become familiar with them." ”

Mimiko Miyamoto asked, "So, the salary is just a difference in seniority, isn't it?"

"Yes," Yamazaki frowned, "it's strange, if it's to save money, the first to be fired should be the housekeeper and the gardener, two people with more than thirty years of experience, and their salaries should be enough for a few people." And then he said, "Oh, maybe they took a pay cut of their own accord." ”

"Well, let's just let them stay because of the automatic pay cut, and the others didn't want to take a pay cut, so they were fired, and Mr. Fujieda was a good person, so he hired a new servant even if he was shy of money. Miyamoto said.

"Makes sense. Yamazaki asked, "But does this have anything to do with the incident?"

"Don't you suspect the butler, Mr. Ueki?" said Miyamoto Miko, "because the servants are newcomers, something has happened, and it is these newcomers who are most suspected, and I wonder if these newcomers are mixed with Mr. Fujieda's enemies." ”

Yamazaki said, "I don't think it makes sense, even among the old servants, there will be people who hold a grudge against Mr. Fujieda." Then he reacted, "Wait, on the other hand, if the old servant had a grudge against Mr. Fujieda, then there are only two people left, and one of them is Butler Ueki." ”

"I can't find a conclusive answer to this incident. Miyamoto Miko said, "I can only tell you some of my thoughts for your reference." ”

"Speak. Yamazaki said.

"First of all, if the prisoner is a new servant, and this servant has a grudge against Mr. Fujieda, so he sent a threatening letter, which is a bit inappropriate. Mimiko Miyamoto said, "The new servant has been at Fujieda's house for half a year, and it's long overdue to do it." ”

"Yes, being the enemy's descendant for half a year is a bit too bearable. Yamazaki said.

"Secondly, if the prisoner is Mr. Shigeru Fujieda, he has lived in Fujieda's house for a short time. Miyamoto Miko said, "It doesn't make sense to say that he didn't do it to Mr. Mikio Fujieda for his sister before, so he is doing it now." ”

"That's right, if Mr. Fujieda killed Mr. Fujieda Mikio early in the morning, then his father and sister would have been relieved early in the morning. Yamazaki said, "Maybe he's still alive." ”

"Again, if the prisoners are Mr. Mikio Fujieda and his new wife, Ms. Suka Fujieda. Miyamoto said.

"They conspired?" asked Yamazaki, "and for what?"

"To find a fool like Kogoro. Mimiko Miyamoto smiled, "And it's a fool who can squeeze oil and water." ”

"You mean, they deliberately created a threatening letter to get people to sign that questionable credit card contract?" Yamazaki asked, "But how did they go to Uncle Mori?" and continued, "That's right, because Uncle Mori is followed by Aunt Eiri, if Uncle Mori signs the contract, and then they keep delaying the commission under the pretext that there is no evidence, under normal circumstances, when Uncle Mori finds out about the credit card problem, he is already in debt, and then he can only find Aunt Ori to find a way." ”

As a result, Kogoro used up almost all the money in his credit card in three days, and asked Eiri to come to the door. Miyamoto Miko laughed.

"Pretending to be sick, no, I looked, and Mr. Fujieda's eyes were bloodshot at the time. Yamazaki said.

"It can be a coincidence. Mimiko Miyamoto said with a smile, "Because of the calculation of gains and losses, the result was an increase in blood pressure, and I accidentally counted myself into it." ”

"It's not impossible. Yamazaki laughed.

"Finally, if the prisoner is an old servant, that is, a steward and a gardener. Miyamoto said, "The gardener's entry and exit from the master's bedroom is a bit conspicuous, but the housekeeper is different. ”

"That's right, and as the housekeeper of the Fujieda family, the Ueki Kusachi housekeeper must know the financial situation of the Fujieda family, he has been in the Fujieda family for many years, and he must have a lot of feelings for the Fujieda family, although it makes some sense to send a threatening letter at this time and then kill Mr. Fujieda Mikio, but it can also be considered to vent his anger. Yamazaki said, "Because the Fujieda family's house will soon be sold to someone else, he and Mr. Fujieda Mikio may be separated, and this is his last chance." ”

Mimiko Miyamoto asked, "When do you think he knew that the Fujieda family was in a very bad financial situation?"

"This," Yamazaki said after a moment's thought, "if he had taken a pay cut, he would have known at that time, that is, when he fired the old servant and brought in a new one, half a year ago, but he may have only recently learned that the mansion was going to be sold, or he accepted this irreparable fact." ”

"That's a good point. Mimiko Miyamoto asked with a smile, "But there is a question, do you think he has a deep affection for the Fujieda family's mansion or a deep affection for the Fujieda family's miss?"

"I guess it's Miss Fujieda. Yamazaki said, then asked, "So he's actually here for revenge?"

"For Mr. Fujieda, he may have very mixed feelings. Miyamoto Miko said, "On the one hand, he hates Mr. Fujieda, because Mr. Fujieda has entered the Fujieda family by despicable means, and he is not worthy of Miss Fujieda, and on the other hand, he is grateful to Mr. Fujieda, because if it were not for Mr. Fujieda's involvement, Miss Fujieda would have been married long ago, and he would not be able to get along with Miss Fujieda, who was brought up by him." ”

"Yes, it does. Yamazaki said.

"So," Miyamoto said, "in his inner conflict, he may have made another choice, which is not to kill Mr. Fujieda directly, but to kill Mr. Fujieda slowly and let him die a natural death." ”

"Uh," Yamazaki was stunned for a moment, "high blood pressure." ”

"As a housekeeper, my job is to control the owner's daily life and diet, and it is easy to let the owner suffer from some chronic diseases. Miyamoto Miko laughed.

"It's true," Yamazaki sighed, "but this knife must have been killed for many years, so it's really patient." ”

"He's a housekeeper and spends most of his time in the mansion," Miyamoto said, "and watching a resentful person go to death little by little, I'm afraid it's also a pleasure for him, a daily pleasure." ”

"Terrible hobby. Yamazaki sighed.

"By eating and sleeping, Mr. Fujieda's blood pressure can fluctuate all the time," Miyamoto said, "so that Mr. Fujieda's blood vessels and organs will become more and more fragile as he ages." ”

"Then just a little pressure can make Mr. Fujieda sick, which is to send a threatening letter to make Mr. Fujieda irritable and cause his blood pressure to rise, and then he collapses. Yamazaki said, "But that doesn't seem to work, does it? Then he said, "Well, this can be experimented with, and if you die, it's exactly what he wants, and if you don't die, you can continue." ”

"yes. Miyamoto Miko said, "Perhaps, this butler has set up a game with time, and now it is a dead game that cannot be solved, and he sent a threatening letter to try to finish this game of chess that cost him his life before they sell it in the mansion and they part." ”

"It does make sense. "As for the evidence, you only need to check their daily diet, but if you want to say that he is a prisoner who sent a threatening letter and said that he wanted to kill Mr. Fujieda with his daily diet, this evidence is still insufficient." ”

"It's all said, there's no solution. Mimiko Miyamoto smiled, and then looked at the time, "Ah, it's not early, that's all for chatting, you can go back." ”

"Okay, Mom. Yamazaki said, "If I have the chance, I will find out." ”……

Evening, Maori home.

Conan came in, and then greeted Lan and Maori with some embarrassment, and let the police come to the door after taking a shower, which was a little embarrassing.

Seeing Conan's white and red appearance, Lan smiled: "It looks much more refreshing, Dad, you have to help Conan wash it in the future." ”

"I don't, I don't want the police to come to me. The Maori smirked.

"I—I'll go to sleep first. Conan was defeated. ……