Episode 77, Not Worth It (Medium)
"Why was it so careless?"
Night. Half past nine. Lunaris Island Clinic.
Looking at Conan, who was being cleaned the wound on his arm by a practical iodophor cotton swab, Xiaolan couldn't help but glare at him with disgust.
Although the wound was not on her own body, the kind-hearted Xiaolan still felt a little empathy, and her heart ached.
"Aha, I ran too fast in the corridor and was accidentally cut by the edge of the corner......" Faced with Xiaolan's resentment, Conan could only quickly wave his hand and pretend to be stupid, "It's just a small injury, it's okay, Sister Xiaolan-hiss!"
Conan couldn't help but gasp, but it was a practical cotton swab that pressed heavily on his wound.
"Although the wound is not deep, it does not leave a scar...... But, it still hurts, doesn't it, Conan-kun?" Saying this, Cheng Shi couldn't help but touch his head and showed a gentle smile, "So, you must be careful next time!"
Am I not here for you?" Conan's mouth twitched, but he nodded obediently and responded cutely.
To be honest, he was also scared at the time. After separating from Takaya, Conan walked around the public hall for a full circle before finally seeing her in front of the village chief's lounge where Tatsuji Kuroiwa was.
As a result, before he could say hello, she saw the killing intent in her eyes that was about to overflow. Moreover, one of her hands was still trembling on the doorknob, as if she was about to push open the door of the lounge and do something bad.
Conan couldn't help but be anxious, his sense of justice as a detective would never let any crime happen in front of his eyes. Besides, I just told Eagle Arrow that it was wrapped around him, so I can't hit my face right away!
Conan, who didn't have time to think about it, looked around for a while, and decisively rubbed his arm the bulge in the corner of the wall next to him!
Because Cheng Cheng's mental condition seems to be unstable, if she stops her directly, it may disturb her, but it may make her feel that her killing intent has been exposed, and choose not to do it endlessly.
Therefore, Conan is bound to find an excuse to stop her reasonably. It doesn't disturb her, but it also makes her give up murder.
And the best excuse to call a doctor is the patient's injury. In addition, Conan also wants to take advantage of this to test Chengshi's character again. If she were a conscientious doctor, and the good thoughts in her heart had not been completely consumed by hatred and anger, she would not have let a sick person who was bleeding from her wounds and bleeding go unattended......
That's why he deliberately made a wound out, but it can be regarded as well-intentioned. After all, Conan is not a masochist enthusiast, so he has nothing to do with the wounds on his own hands or something?
Thinking like this, it seems that the wound on my hand is starting to ache again...... Hiss, it hurts!
[I'm also a work injury, right?]
Looking at the white gauze wrapped around his hands, Conan's mind inexplicably flashed such a slightly ridiculous thought.
Whatever, when the time comes, if you ask Eagle Ya to reimburse this kid for medical expenses and mental damage, it will be regarded as fighting a local tyrant!
Looking at Chengshi, who was bandaging himself, Conan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then raised his head and looked at the bright moon outside the window.
It's a desperate time to catch up, and I don't know what happened to Eagle Ya's side now.
Hopefully, everything will go well......
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"Uh......h Help me...... Help!"
In the darkness, Ken Nishimoto was running away.
Although it was in his home that he was very familiar with, due to the darkness and the panic when he escaped, Ken Nishimoto still inevitably had all kinds of bumps, and even fell hard once and ate.
The many pieces of furniture that had brought him great convenience had now all become roadblocks to prevent him from escaping. But now, he didn't have the mood to complain, and it was too late to just run for his life.
Yes, Ken Nishimoto is running for his life, from the only light source in this room.
It was a fire.
And in the midst of the flames, there stood a man, a man with unkempt hair and a scorched face.
"Nishimoto...... Give me back my life......"
The voice seemed to come from the Nine Hells, sounding extremely ethereal and full of deep resentment, further stimulating Ken Nishimoto's fragile nerves, pushing him step by step to the brink of collapse.
"Don't! Don't kill me! Keiji Aso! I didn't say I was going to kill you in the first place! It's them! It's Kameyama! He brought it up!"
After finally being cornered with no way to escape, the trembling Nishimoto Ken sat weakly on the ground with his back against the wall, desperately begging for mercy.
[Heh, now that I think about it, I beg for mercy, but did you let go of Keiji Aso's family back then?]
Looking at the ugliness of Ken Nishimoto kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, the figure in the flames couldn't help but let out a sarcastic chuckle.
"Ahem, young master, how are you doing over there......"
At this moment, the voice of the old butler suddenly came to his ears.
"It's fast, I didn't scare him much, this coward said everything......"
Hawkya pressed the communication button on the headset and chuckled.
In fact, it didn't matter how loud he said it, Ken Nishimoto, who was immersed in fear, couldn't notice anything else at the moment.
"That's good, the old man is still worried that such a shoddy outfit will not achieve the expected effect......"
Not to mention him, even Eagle Arrow himself didn't expect the effect to be so good. Because of the constraints, all Eagle Arrow can do is to put on a targeted makeup, paste a few fake scars, and then use some magic cold fire that is not much left, and the atmosphere created can be regarded as relatively inferior, as long as you look closely, you can immediately see some flaws.
But he didn't expect that Ken Nishimoto, who already had a ghost in his heart, didn't even dare to look at it, and the moment he saw his appearance appear, he fled in a hurry, which saved him a lot of effort, and he didn't even need to coerce a confession prepared.
And from his mouth, Eagle Ya finally has the most intuitive understanding of what happened twelve years ago.
When Keiji Aso proposed to quit, the reason was that because the children had grown up, he didn't want to do any more evil, and he hoped that his children would be able to stay away from all these evils, be healthy and live innocently.
However, his remarks did not impress the four who had been carried away by desire, but made them worry about their situation. So, they pretended to agree on the surface, but secretly they decided to kill him!
And on the day they decided to do it, the four of them unexpectedly found that Keiji Aso, who had come back from outside, seemed to have secretly hidden something extremely important, and after drinking the next person, they also carefully checked it, and after making sure that there was no one, they pulled out a blank stave on the table in the piano room and wrote it carefully.
Although they couldn't understand what he meant, but looking at Keiji Aso's extremely cautious and relieved look, it would definitely not be a simple stave, but rather something like a password.
Could it be that this guy has taken advantage of so many years of matchmaking to secretly hide a large amount of money and goods by himself? That's why he has the confidence to announce that he will quit, and he can rely on those things left behind to worry about it for the rest of his life? This kind of thinking makes the evil fire of the four people even stronger.
After Keiji Aso put the stave away and walked out of the study, Hideo Kawashima, who was lurking outside, quietly opened the window and sneaked into the study to steal it, while the remaining Kameyama Isamu Kameyama, Kuroiwa Tatsuji and Nishimoto Ken began to pour gasoline and light fires!
A brutal arson murder was thus committed in the hands of the four of them.
And the score, as evidence that they were accomplices to each other, and also to prevent one of them from taking it alone, was divided into four parts, and each person took one to keep, and studied together. And Ken Nishimoto's share is now lying in his safe.
It's just that I don't know if it's because of pure IQ or because someone knows about it and doesn't want to share the news with others, these four scores have been spent in their hands like this, and it has taken twelve years without any fame.
And after nothing useful could be taken out of his mouth, Eagle Arrow stopped inking and knocked him unconscious with a knife.
"Uncle De, I already know where Ken Nishimoto's score is hidden, but what about you?
After handcuffing Nishimoto with homemade Black Hawk handcuffs, Takaya left him in the lobby on the first floor, and then ran to the second floor to find the safe he called hidden in the closet, as he had confessed before.
"Looking for it...... However, "Uncle De's slightly helpless voice came from his ears, "I haven't done such a thing as opening a safe for a long time, and I don't know how to open the safe now, so I have to use some rough methods......
At the Kameyama family, Uncle De was choked and coughed, and he couldn't help waving his hand to disperse the somewhat unpleasant smoke.
In front of him was a safe with a large hole in the door burned, and a few bits of green smoke.
"You used thermite?" Hearing Uncle De's words, Eagle Ya, who was opening the safe, couldn't help but be speechless.
"Young master, you also have to be considerate of the old man, after all, he is old, and his hearing is not as sensitive as you young people......"
What answered him was Uncle De's heartbroken and desolate words.
"But will the traces of trespassing on private houses be too obvious......?"
"You don't have to worry about that, Witty Old Man has thought of this a long time ago, so he glued the thermite into the shape of an eagle in advance. ”
"Do you think my identity wasn't revealed fast enough, Uncle De?"
Hearing Uncle De's words, Hawkya almost didn't hit his head on the safe.
If the black knight sign that was supposed to be in Rice Flower City suddenly appeared in such a place, it was simply telling others that there was a black knight among the group of people who had just come to the island from Rice Flower City!
"Isn't it in your plan that your identity will be exposed......
Uncle De, who was wearing gloves, found the sheet music from the safe, and then gently blew away the dust on it.
"That's what I said......"
At the same time, Takaya also opened Ken Nishimoto's safe and took out the quarter-length sheet music.
"Huh?"
Before he could see what was written on the sheet music, he suddenly heard the sound of glass breaking.
"What's going on, young master?" Uncle De couldn't help but say in confusion.
"I don't know, but I feel like I've heard the sound of glass breaking......" Taka shook her head.
What was going on? Could it be that Ken Nishimoto woke up and ran through the window? He woke up so soon? Shouldn't it?
"I'll go down and take a look, Uncle De, be careful yourself. ”
"The old man knows. ”
With that, Taka couldn't help but put away the sheet music, then pulled a piece of clothing from the closet, wrapped up all the things that looked like a ledger in the safe, and then reached out and opened the door to the second floor.
At this moment, a sound as clear as a gas leak suddenly reached his ears. Immediately after, a familiar and pungent smell suddenly rushed into his nose, causing him to frown involuntarily.
[What is this smell...... Gas?】
Eagleya's eyes widened suddenly, and at this moment, he realized that it was absolutely impossible for Ken Nishimoto to do it.
Sure enough, when he climbed over the railing and jumped down from the second floor, he saw Ken Nishimoto still lying peacefully on the floor of the hall. In the kitchen, where the sound came, the gas pipe was cut by someone, and a large amount of gas was rapidly filling the space.
And in the crack of the pipe, for some reason, there is a phone that should have been placed in the living room. The sharp-eyed eagle couldn't help but notice that at the interface of the telephone line, the old outer skin had cracked due to the loss of elasticity, and several wires were emerging from it.
He instinctively turned his head, and through the shattered glass window, he saw two figures faintly running away, and one of them seemed to have just taken out his mobile phone and dialed some number.
At that moment, Eagleya's pupils couldn't help but shrink suddenly.
"Boom!"
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"Huh?"
Conan, who had just walked out of the Moonshadow Island clinic, couldn't help but pause in his footsteps.
"It was just ...... Was there an earthquake?"
Xiaolan looked at Chengshi over there with some uncertainty, as if she wanted to get her verification.
"No, probably not, it's an island, but there are very few earthquakes. Speaking of this, Cheng Shi couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "And just now, there was only a strong tremor, not like an earthquake, but more like a ......."
"Explosion, right?" Conan said with a slightly narrowed gaze and a somewhat serious expression.
"Huh?" Chengshi and Xiaolan both lowered their heads in surprise and looked at the child who suddenly spoke in a solemn tone that did not look like a child.
However, this feeling only lasted for a second, and Conan, who was aware of their doubtful gaze, couldn't help but raise his head, scratching his head, and explained to them with a stiff smile: "Ahaha, because when we felt the earthquake just now, didn't we still hear a muffled 'bang'? The balloon I bought before also blew like this when it popped, so I wondered if something had exploded like a balloon......"
"That's right, it seems to have been a sound just now, but you said it exploded...... Wouldn't it?"
Hearing Conan's words, Xiaolan couldn't help but nodded, but her expression was still a little incredulous.
Not only was she a little incredulous, but even Conan himself was a little unsure. Because, now on this island, when it comes to explosions and the like, if you rule out accidents, the first thing Conan will think of is Chengshi standing by his side.
Because, she can be regarded as the center of all events, and she also has a clear intention to kill, there is every reason and possibility to do so. But she's been under her nose since half an hour ago, she hasn't gone anywhere, she hasn't done anything, how can she cause an explosion? Did she use the delay switch?
And, most importantly, the expression on her face was also stunned when she just felt the tremor and the sound of the explosion.
So isn't it her? Who could it be? And against whom? Or was it just an accident that she was overthinking?
Conan groaned for a moment, then grabbed Lan's hand and twisted it vigorously.
"Sister Xiaolan, let's go back to the public hall first, I'm a little scared. ”
Girls always can't escape cute things, even if they are forcibly sold, looking at poor Conan, Xiaolan couldn't help but squat down lovingly and touched his head: "That's right, let's go back to the public hall to find Dad first." ”
"Well, I'll go with you too. Chengshi couldn't help but nod.
Now all the cadres in the village are concentrated in the public hall, and as long as the place where the explosion just occurred is not the public hall, if you go back there, you will be able to know exactly where and what happened.
Conan thought.
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Citizens' Pavilion.
In a small room, the man sitting next to him reading the newspaper looked up suspiciously.
"Did you feel something just now?" the man frowned in confusion, then asked a man on the other side, "Hey, Kawashima, do you feel it?"
But the one named Kawashima sat there motionless as if he hadn't heard it, as if he had lost his soul.
"Are you completely crazy......
The man couldn't help but shake his head, ready to continue looking down at the newspaper.
"Tuk Tuk!"
After about ten minutes, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who?" the man got up and opened the door, but saw a man dressed as a policeman standing outside the door, and couldn't help but wonder, "Are you?"
"Mr. Oda, Mr. Yamazaki and the village chief want you to come over right away!" the policeman said.
"Well, what's going on?" said the man named Oda, confused.
"Yes, there seems to have been an explosion in the village just now!" the policeman said.
"W-what? really?" Oda said in shock, "No wonder I just ...... Then, I'll go over right away, and this guy will ask you!"
Saying this, Oda ran away without looking back.
"No problem, I will definitely take good care of his ...... for you"
A strange smile appeared on the corner of the policeman's mouth, and then he gently closed the door, took out a thin rope from his pocket, and slowly walked behind Hideo Kawashima......
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When Conan and the others returned to the public hall, they found that the public hall, which should have been quiet at night, was just as he expected, and it looked like a chicken and a dog jumping.
"Fire Department, why haven't your fire trucks arrived yet? Hurry up and speed me up, and when you get there, they will all burn out!"
"The police station, did you go to evacuate the crowd? What? You're alone...... Alas, really, then you go ahead!"
"Hey, haven't you investigated the cause of the explosion yet? What are you doing to eat? Also, quickly turn on the emergency radio and notify the people around that circle to evacuate urgently! What, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and give it to me!"
"It really feels like something bad has happened......
Looking at the cadres who came and went, Xiaolan couldn't help but clench her fists with some worry.
"Well, what's going on?" Conan asked, stopping a staff member.
"Ah, there was an explosion in the village, the fire was very large, and now we are organizing rescue to extinguish the fire!" replied the man.
"Ah, there really was an explosion!" Hearing this, Xiaolan couldn't help but exclaim.
"Well, where is it?" Conan asked.
"It seems to be Mr. Nishimoto's home...... I won't tell you, I'll have to get to the scene!"
"Nishimoto Ken!" Hearing this name, Xiaolan and Chengshi couldn't help but exclaim.
"Oh no!
At that moment, Conan instinctively wanted to shout "Eagle Arrow is in danger" and rush out to find him. However, the premonition of the detectives who suddenly rushed up made him forcibly hold back, and then not only did he not rush forward, but then he turned around and ran towards the interior of the public hall.
"Eh, Conan, where are you going!
No matter how Xiaolan shouted from behind, Conan just ran in one direction without looking back.
At the moment when he heard that it was Ken Nishimoto's home that exploded, Conan had basically ruled out that it might be an accident.
First of all, that guy Taka would never do such a thing, and he was going to Ken Nishimoto tonight, and only he and his housekeeper Uncle De knew, so this explosion could not be aimed at him! Then, this explosion could only be aimed at Ken Nishimoto himself, and the purpose was probably to kill people.
So, who was the one who planned this explosion?
She does have a motive, but she lacks the conditions and time to commit the crime, and she doesn't look like her reaction very much.
Except for her, the only people left who have a motive are the two people who were related to that year, and Hideo Kawashima, who is being guarded in the public hall, obviously does not have this ability, so the only one who can do this is the current village head, Kuroiwa Tatsuji!
When it was deduced that the mastermind behind the bombing was Tatsuji Kuroiwa, Conan discovered another motive for him.
He would want to use the explosion to kill Ken Nishimoto to ensure that his identity would not be revealed, so could he let go of Hideo Kawashima, who had confessed and was still under his custody?
If he was Kuroiwa Tatsuji, he would never have let go of this opportunity! Or rather, it was planned in the first place!
[Damn!It would be nice if it was still Kudo Shinichi's body!]
Conan gritted his teeth and ran as fast as he could.
[Hold on a little longer!It's almost there!It's almost there!]
Holding back the pain in his chest that was about to burn, Conan, panting, finally came to the door of the room used to temporarily guard Hideo Kawashima, and slammed open the closed door with all his strength!
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the expected scene unfolded before Conan's eyes.
A policeman in a police uniform and a lowered police hat covering most of his face was standing behind Hideo Kawashima, tightly strangled around Hideo Kawashima's neck with a thin rope.
And Hideo Kawashima, whose face was blue, was struggling weakly, as if he was about to die at any moment.
"Stop!"