Chapter 241: An Accident at a Cocktail Party

Fair Sawaki, who is a wine taster, is the murderer who gives the police a headache.

Not to mention his strange motive for killing...

In short, Sawaki Fair attacked Kogoro Maori's acquaintances in the order of the playing cards, in fact, in order to confuse the public.

He wants the police to think that the killer is taking revenge on Kogoro Maori, and focuses on the criminals who have a grudge against Kogoro.

And what Sawaki really wants to take revenge on is actually someone else.

There were several of these enemies, and they were all cleverly arranged by Sawaki in that "poker list".

In this way, even if those enemies are eventually killed, the police will only suspect the scapegoat he has prepared for a long time, a prisoner who has just been released from prison and has a grudge against Kogoro.

Fair Sawaki's plan is ingenious.

But now...

Whether the police were misled as he planned, he doesn't know.

All he could know was that the police had noticed Hiroki Tsuji before him, and they had protected this guy tightly.

And Hiroki Tsuji is one of the targets that Fair Sawaki really wants to kill.

"Damn... He changed his itinerary and stopped flying the helicopter. ”

According to the plan, Sawaki was originally going to secretly move and let this guy die in the crash when Hiroki Tsuji was flying the helicopter.

But now Hiroki Tsuji not only does not fly the helicopter, but also accepts the protection of the Metropolitan Police Department, and is ready to squat honestly at home.

"This bastard is going to go abroad the day after tomorrow to compete."

"If I miss these two days, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to attack him again."

"But in the past two days, the Metropolitan Police Department has deployed personnel to monitor and protect him."

Thinking about it, Sawaki's fair eyes became more and more gloomy:

What to do... Do you want to give up?!

Indeed, for now, it would be wisest to give up revenge on Hiroki Tsuji.

This will allow him to remain safe in the shadows and, as planned, to take revenge on the remaining targets.

"Looks like that's the only way to do it..."

Sawaki thought with some reluctance.

And at this time, Hiroki Tsuji's big grin sounded in his ears again:

"Sawaki!"

"I asked you to bring the most expensive bottles of red wine in your store, you should have brought them all, right?"

"Open it now and let everyone try it together!"

"Uh... What's the name of that wine... Toopas? ”

Hiroki Tsuji shouted nonchalantly.

However, Maori Kogoro's eyes lit up, stared at the delicate red wine bottle and said:

"This is the red wine of ChΓ’teau Platus!"

"I heard that this kind of red wine costs 20,000 pounds for a case, which is twice as expensive as the famous Lafite!"

"That's right."

Sawaki gently stroked the bottle of red wine, and his movements were so gentle that he seemed to be caressing his own child:

"ChΓ’teau Patus is located in the Treasure Loon region of Bordeaux, where the winery is superior to other estates due to strict management regardless of cost, and the pursuit of quality excellence, with very little production."

"So the red wine of Patus Estate is also recognized as the king of Bordeaux red wines."

"That's right..."

Both Kogoro and Moriran nodded in admiration.

They were all impressed by Fair Sawaki's erudition in wine knowledge, but Hiroki Tsuji didn't feel it at all:

He didn't know anything about red wine.

It's just that I often drink this kind of expensive red wine as water.

The poor know that there are so many ways to drink "water".

Hiroki Tsuji thought so in his heart, so he greeted everyone who attended the party with a bold voice:

"Alright, let's open all the wine!"

"Although everyone is open to drink, it's not enough for me to order a few more bottles and let the restaurant deliver them!"

He laughed and shouted like this, looking very rude.

And on the side, the corners of Zemu Fair's mouth were already twitching slightly:

"Mr. Tsuji, this is a famous wine that can be met but not sought."

"We don't have a lot of stock in our store, so we don't just want to order it."

"Can't order it in your store?"

"It's okay, it's just a few bottles of wine... How can there be a reason why money can't buy it? ”

Hiroki Tsuji replied casually without care:

"It's a big deal, if I ask a few more stores, I won't believe it, Tokyo can't get enough wine for a few of us!"

β€œ......”

Sawaki was silent for a while.

There was already a faint anger in his eyes:

Bastard... This kind of vulgar guy doesn't understand alcohol at all.

These famous wines are so precious, but they have been ruined by an upstart who doesn't understand them!!

As with the previous gatherings... This vulgar guy has once again insulted his profession with money!

"Hiroki Tsuji..."

Like volcanic lava about to erupt, Sawaki's killing intent became surging in the midst of repression.

.................................

Mori Kogoro, Hiroki Tsuji, and a few drinking friends at the party, everyone got together and drank happily all night.

Although they couldn't drink with their little sister in their arms as they expected at first, it was a lot less fun.

But wine is good wine after all, and it is enough to be happy enough for a few men to sit together and drink and brag.

Sawaki Fair, as a friend of Maori Kogoro, also drank a lot with him.

And Mao Lilan is a minor, of course she won't run to drink with those uncles.

But it was a night of doing nothing, and it was boring to stay.

After a while, Maori Lan simply got together with the young ladies who were affected by her and couldn't work normally, and played mahjong cards that she hadn't been exposed to before.

Unexpectedly, this mahjong is a little addictive.

Mao Lilan played mahjong until late at night, until the young ladies he had just met lost to the blue color, and then he walked off the table unsatisfied.

Let's take a look at the time:

"It's already past 12 o'clock..."

"It's a little too much."

Maolilan muttered to herself with some embarrassment.

She was supposed to stay to supervise her father, but she ended up having fun on her own:

"It's time to call Daddy home."

"I'll have to ask Mr. Lin about the investigation tomorrow to see if we don't need to help..."

Stepping out of the joyous atmosphere of the party, in the dead of night, Maolilan couldn't help but think of the unsolved case.

This case, which has few clues, is now stumped by everyone.

Whether it is Lin Xinyi or Detective Conan, at this moment, they can only wait for the Metropolitan Police Department to use stupid methods to investigate on a large scale.

Or... Wait for the murderer to start the next move.

"Ten of the names that Dad knows should be protected by the Metropolitan Police Department by now."

"Just like Mr. Hiroki Tsuji now."

"Should... There shouldn't be any more problems, right? ”

Mao Lilan knew that under the leadership of Lin Xinyi, the Metropolitan Police Department's response this time was fast and strong enough.

With such timely protection, it should be difficult for the killer to commit another murder.

While she was silently thinking about the case in her heart, she was looking for her father in the messy living room, among the crowd of drunken guests.

"Huh? What about Dad? ”

Mao Lilan searched for it, but he didn't find his father.

And Hiroki Tsuji and Fair Sawaki also disappeared.

"That's... Sir, did you see my dad? ”

Maolilan found a guy who looked quite sober:

"Didn't he drink here before?"

"Uh... Mr. Maori, you say? ”

The drunkard thought for a moment:

"Oh, I remember...."

"Mr. Hiroki Tsuji was drunk and wanted to sleep, but he was so swaying when he walked that he couldn't climb the stairs."

"So Mr. Mori and Mr. Sawagi helped him upstairs."

"What, haven't the two of them come back yet?"

"Well... Thank you. ”

Maolilan politely thanked him, and then walked up the stairs to the second floor to find his missing father.

The people who attend the meeting now are either drunk or dozing off from exhaustion.

The villa seemed very quiet.

Maoliran walked down the wooden staircase, each step looking so heavy.

Her footsteps echoed in the villa, and after going up to the second floor, she shouted tentatively:

"Dad? Where are you? ”

No one answered.

There was a clear snoring sound coming from a room.

"Dad... Why are you still asleep in someone else's bedroom?! ”

As soon as she heard it, Mao Lilan knew that the roaring sound of an engine belonged to her father.

"Really..."

She sighed helplessly, and followed the sound to the bedroom.

Then gently push open the bedroom door...

An unsightly scene appeared:

I saw that her father, Maori Kogoro, was hugging the ground left and right at the moment, sleeping in the same bed with two people who were not his wife!

At this moment, Mori Kogoro was sleeping in the middle.

And on his left-hand side, lying on his side asleep is... Sawaki fair.

On his right-hand side, face down, face down and asleep on a pillow is... Hiroki Tsuji.

"Mr. Tsuji, Mr. Sawagi..."

The corners of Maolilan's mouth twitched slightly:

No wonder the three of them couldn't be found downstairs, it turned out that all three drunkards had fallen here.

"Daddy! Father! ”

Moriran reluctantly stepped forward and tried to shake Mori Kogoro out of his sleep:

"Wake up quickly... Don't sleep in someone else's bed! ”

"I'm sorry..."

Maori Kogoro said in a daze:

"Miles, I was wrong..."

"But, your cooking is really hard to eat."

He was still asleep.

Mao Lilan really had no choice, so he simply took the momentum of the overlord and carried his father from the bed.

And this carry, because the action was too big, not only woke up Maori Kogoro, but also woke up Sawaki Fair on the side:

"Ahh

Fair Sawaki and Mori Kogoro both patted their heads in a daze.

They looked at each other drunkenly, and were stunned for a while before they reacted:

"I'm asleep here..."

"I was going to send Hiroki back to the room, but I didn't expect us to fall here."

"Alright, Daddy!" Mao Lilan crossed his waist and said, "It's time to go home with me." ”

"Okay, okay... I'll leave now. ”

Kogoro Mori patted his face to sober himself up a little.

He subconsciously looked at Hiroki Tsuji lying beside him:

"Haha, Hiroki is still sleeping..."

"He's still not good at drinking!"

Mori Kogoro grinned like this.

And looking at Hiroki Tsuji, who was lying motionless on his stomach, Mao Lilan's expression suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something:

"This sleeping position... It's dangerous. ”

"I heard Mr. Lin say that there was once a person who was drunk and lay on a pillow and suffocated himself to death."

"Huh?" Maori Kogoro was still a little unserious: "No, a living person can still suffocate himself to death?" ”

"Hiroki is a professional baseball player, his body is not so weak!"

He smiled lightly, and then tried to push Hiroki Tsuji next to him.

Hiroki Tsuji remained motionless.

Mori Kogoro felt a little uncomfortable, so he turned over Hiroki Tsuji, who was asleep on the pillow.

And this one turned over, and everyone was shocked to see...

That Mr. Hiroki Tsuji, from his neck to his forehead, his entire face had turned purple.

His cheeks were also imprinted with lines that had been squeezed out of the pillowcase for a long time.

"This..."

Maori Kogoro's pupils shrank:

"Hiroki? Hiroki, are you alright?! ”

"Oh no," Mao Lilan's face was also full of horror: "His face is cyanotic, he is already showing signs of suffocation!" ”

She hurriedly leaned in and tested Hiroki Tsuji's snort.

"How?" Mori Kogoro's drinking strength was completely scared.

Zemu Fair on the side seemed to be nervous as frightened:

"Mr. Tsuji, he's not, is he okay?"

β€œ.......”

Mao Lilan was silent for a while, and then let out a long sigh of relief:

"Alive... Mr. Tsuji, he is still saved. ”

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