Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Murderer Who Surfaced
Just as Yu was looking for some evidence of the murderer in this house, Conan and the others, who had been kicked out of the house by Yamani, also came to the backyard, and the camellia in the yard and the fence surrounding it also caught their attention.
When Hiromi Yauchi and Yoshiyuki Yauchi told their mother's grievances with the camellia and their mother's brother, several people couldn't help but become suspicious of the uncle who had never been seen since his mother's death.
"He's not going to come tomorrow to steal the inheritance, is he?"
"No, it won't! I've consulted a lawyer! It stands to reason that my uncle has no right to inherit my father's estate! ”
"Not necessarily! You must know that my husband's will may have a share as long as the relatives who come! Maybe he will relent, and give the inheritance to your uncle, right? Hahaha, that's it! Keep playing detective games! I'm going to my friend's wedding, so I'll leave the house to you! Hiromi! Faced with the dispute of several people, Machiko Yauchi, who is a descendant of this family, smiled slightly, turned around and left the backyard.
"This abominable woman! Five years ago, I married into our Yamanai family because I coveted my father's money! Now my father is still alive! And she went out to fool around again! I really hope she has a good night and doesn't come back tomorrow! Yoshiyuki Yauchi, who was still worried about whether his uncle would come back, couldn't help but roar in a low voice after hearing Machiko Yanuchi's frivolous words.
"Righteous deeds! Don't talk nonsense! That's an aunt after all! "Didn't condone his brother's nonsense.,After sending Machiko away enthusiastically.,Hiromi immediately seriously criticized Yoshiyuki.,And the angry Yoshiyuki also took his wife Keiko Yauchi and left the backyard indignantly.。
"Hiromi! You're too strict with righteous deeds, aren't you? After all, he's already an adult! Saying this about him, he can't stand it in terms of self-esteem! ”
"Humph! There is Kiko! You don't have to worry about him! Let him calm down! Because of the inheritance, he has almost half a family member! It's not too early! What do you want to eat? I'll get it ready for you! ”
"Alright! Then let's not talk about that! How about eating hot pot at night? It's so crowded! Eating hot pot is the best! ”
"Hot pot? Not bad either! I went to the kitchen to see if there was anything missing, and I just went out to buy some! That's right, Yuichi! I didn't pay attention to him just now, and now I realize how this little guy has disappeared? ”
"Leave him alone! It's that big, there's no problem! He might be interested in this yard, so he went and visited it for himself! Let's go sit on hot pot! "I feel that Yukiko, who has accompanied Hiromi to confirm the identity of Yauchi Yifang, can be said to be light and light, and Yuichi, who was pulled by her to help, was immediately skillfully thrown aside by her after losing its use value.
And Yuichi, who was undisturbed, also made some new discoveries in the Buddhist hall on the side of the main house at this moment.
"Tick Tick!"
Yuichi, who opened the wooden door of the Buddhist hall, noticed this unusual sound at the first moment.
"Is this the sound of a clock? But there was no clock in the temple! But if it weren't for a clock, what was it that was making this strange sound? ”
Following the slight ticking sound, You carefully approached a closet in the Buddhist hall step by step, and then took out the rubber gloves in his pocket and carefully opened the small door of the closet with his side.
"Whoosh!"
Before Yuichi could react, a black light flashed in front of his eyes, passed through the partition door between the Buddhist hall and the meditation room next door, and quickly disappeared from Yuichi's sight.
"What is this mechanism?" Without tracking down what was whizzing by, Yuichi set his sights on the closet after making sure that nothing strange would fly out of the closet.
A crossbow hooked up to the closet door was trembling its bowstring slightly, and the alarm clock placed next to it was the source of the ticking sound that Yuichi heard.
"It's a simple timing device, but the production is a little rough, because the vibration of the closet was stimulated by the vibration I pulled, which shows that the designer is not professional! She only learned this assassination technique on a temporary basis, so who would his target be? ”
Following the direction of the crossbow's aim, Yuichi slowly paced to the long table in the center of the temple, which had been temporarily installed.
"This direction? The farthest from the door, if I remember correctly, is usually reserved for the elderly to sit! I remember that the people of the Yamanai family seemed to say that tomorrow's will will will be announced in this Buddhist hall, so the murderer's arrangement is much more interesting! Is it really the Yamani righteous house that he wants to kill? Could it be that this person mailed the threatening letter? Then the man who placed the crossbow must find him! ”
While using his brain, Yuichi finally found a crossbow bolt inserted in a tatami mat while pulling open the next door.
"Huh? This is? Arrow holes? And there are so many? Has the killer been using this device to practice the position since he mailed that threatening letter? On the day of making the will, shoot the Yamani! What a good means! But since I've found out, I'm sorry! In order not to startle the snake, let me help you transform this crossbow, after all, the safety performance of the mechanism that is activated when you open the door at will is a bit poor. ”
Just after Youyi did the work, Lei Feng re-placed the crossbow for the murderer, and roughly judged the activation time of the crossbow arrow through the timing device. Conan's urging voice rang out in the courtyard.
"Cousin! Where are you? Time to eat! Cousin Youyi ......"
"It's coming! Here it comes! Is the meal already ready? What's for dinner? ”
"Hot pot! Mom specially requested! By the way, how did you check that threatening letter? Any clues? After quickly answering Yuichi's casual inquiry, Conan, who knew what Yuichi was doing, immediately asked in a low voice.
"Yes! I found a timer in the temple at about half past ten tomorrow, when the crossbow attached to it will shoot the bolt accurately at the person sitting in the most prestigious position at the central table! ”
"What do you mean?"
"That's right! If the Yamani Righteous House hadn't been tricky, there might really be a person or group of people who wanted his life! But the crossbow has been modified by me! It's up to the reaction of these people in the Yamani family tomorrow! Maybe tomorrow will be the day the murderer is exposed, by the way, how about you? After sorting out his thoughts and telling Conan all the clues, Yuichi, who was a little interested in how far Conan's puzzle-solving task had been solved, also asked.
Conan, who heard Yuichi's inquiry, couldn't help but hesitate, and after thinking for a long time, he still said his judgment, "The handwriting left on the greeting card a year ago is exactly the same as the handwriting written by Yoshibo Yauchi today, and he is a left-handed man when he writes, which is consistent with the situation shown in the photo, plus that scar!" I can already confirm that this Yamani Yifang is real, but I don't know why, I still have some hesitation for this answer! Maybe it's because I'm too careful! ”
"Thoughtful? Sometimes it doesn't hurt to be extra careful! Brother Conan! Yuichi, who knew Kudo's plan, pinched Conan's face and couldn't help but mention it a little. It's a pity that Conan-kun, who only cared about tearing his sinful hand open, didn't notice this.
Yuichi, who was happy to see the father and son tearing up, smiled helplessly and said nothing, and walked into the living room of the main room with Conan, where Kiko and others had already begun to hold the dishes and chopsticks and prepare to feast.