Conan's first love is a profiler

Chapter 139 Beware of White Clothes
"Especially Naoko, you should hate her so much that you want to kill her, right?"

Tian Ling said, looking at the other party's position.

"In the past three years, I have been manipulated by the proprietress like a real person, and I have been bullied in various ways."

"how come."

Qianchun looked back at her: "Are you trying to quibble?"

Naoko immediately lowered her head again.

"Sorry, I do not have it."

"Everyone, let's have some tea and rest first."

At this time, Wen Yue, an employee of the hotel, happened to walk over with a tray.

"Hey, sister Xiaotang."

"what happened?"

Conan beckoned and signaled her to go aside to discuss.

He whispered, "Sister Xiaotang, you can ask them in a moment if they have any alibi."

"Ask yourself."

Conan was stunned: According to the script, shouldn't you do as I say?

Qinghai Chuantang couldn't help helping his forehead.

As a hotel employee, it would be strange if there was an alibi, right?

People without an alibi are the most suspicious on the surface, but they are not necessarily so in reality.

The truth, sometimes, is just the opposite.

Prisoners generally prepare an alibi in advance, that is to say, the more complete the alibi, the more suspicious they are.

"Then, let's go back to the scene of the crime and take a look, maybe we will find something."

When they came to the warehouse, Qianchun and Tian Ling looked around, and then went to the cabinet together, and opened the bottom drawer, which was full of belts.

After searching, they found nothing, so the two looked aside again.

"this is?"

I saw an open wooden box containing a beautiful belt with patterns of camellia flowers embroidered on it.

At this time, Jihe picked up a small piece of gold from under the wooden frame, which was a kind of gold coin commonly used in the Edo period of Japan.

"Minister, it's not good!"

A forensic officer ran in in a panic, "I found the suicide note in the proprietress' room."

"A suicide note?"

Ji He took a look, and affirmed: "This is indeed the proprietress' handwriting."

It is written in the will that all property including Hirano Onsen will be inherited by chef Samura Yamao.

Both Qianchun and Tian Ling showed shocked expressions, and expressed deep doubts: "How is it possible?"

Samura, who was leaning on the door frame, was also taken aback when he heard the contents of the suicide note.

With a puzzled expression: "Why did you let me inherit?"

At this time, the chef didn't know that he had become Conan's focus.

After handwriting comparison, it is consistent with the handwriting of the hotel guide written by the proprietress, and also consistent with the menu written by the proprietress every week.

These evidences fully proved that the suicide note was written by the proprietress herself.

Could it be that this is really what the proprietress meant?

Conan, who failed in the bet with Qinghai Chuantang, ordered a carrot for a meeting.

In layman's terms, it is stewed radish.

Two plates of stewed radishes were served on the table, which made Conan choke up.

He swore that he would never bet against Qinghai Chuantang again next time.

A small dish of pickled vegetables was placed in front of Qinghai Chuantang.

"This, is it Shanchuan pickles?"

Naoko nodded, smiled and said, "That's right, you know a lot."

At this time, the sharp-eyed Wenyue noticed something and looked at the white coat hanging on the wall.

"Guest, is there blood on the sleeve of your coat?"

Qinghai Chuantang looked at it and said, "Maybe it was accidentally stained when collecting evidence at the scene of the crime."

Wenyue took off her coat and handed it to Naoko, "I'll leave it to you."

Naoko nodded and walked out with her coat on.

"I say goodbye first."

Conan blinked, and asked pretending to be ignorant: "If you talk about blood, isn't it hard to wash off?"

"It's fine. Under the strict training of the proprietress, Naoko is very professional in removing stains."

Yuanzi was a little surprised, "You even take care of this kind of thing?"

"Yes, the proprietress always gives Naoko various problems."

Then, as if remembering something: "That's right, that pickle is too."

Once, Naoko forgot to bring pickled vegetables to the guest room, and was reprimanded by the proprietress, who asked her to contract all the pickled vegetables in the future.

Naoko doesn't know how to make pickles, but after the proprietress told her to figure it out by herself, she didn't care about it anymore.

So since then, Naoko has been responsible for all the pickles in the guest room.

"Then, is this pickled vegetable also made by Miss Naoko?"

"Yes. I don't know whether to call it discipline or bullying. Sorry, she is a dead person, and I still speak ill of her."

Wenyue lowered her voice: "It might be a bit bad to say that, but since Naoko became her servant, the proprietress has all pointed her finger at that child, and we waitresses have felt a lot easier."

So among them, there were rumors that the proprietress was actually killed by that child.

This night was when Conan ate the most radishes.

In the end, if it wasn't for Xiaolan who couldn't bear it and helped him eliminate a few, I'm afraid he would be lying down and unable to walk now.

Conan, who was supported by the radish, leaned out against the wall and walked slowly, trying to digest.

He slowly came to the corridor and happened to meet Okiya Subaru, one of the culprits.

"Mr. Subaru."

"kindness?"

Okiya Subaru stopped, looking at him in confusion.

Conan raised his head slowly, and said sincerely: "Next time, can you stop helping Miss Xiaotang cheat?"

Otherwise, the next bet might be to let him play football and change the trajectory of the return capsule.

Okiya Subaru finally opened his eyes.

Said very seriously: "I didn't help cheat."

Conan's eyelids twitched, why did he not believe it?
He was trembling, like an old man.Slowly moving forward a few steps, he found a blocked wooden door beside him.

There is a sign on the door that reads: DO NOT OPEN.

"Ah, this is it?"

"The basement is below, and the old lady uses it as a confinement room."

Conan turned around and looked at Ji He who just heard the voice, showing a puzzled expression: "Old lady?"

Jihe became hesitant for a moment.

"this and that"

"Could it be that there is something inside?"

Okiya Subaru, who was about to leave, seemed to be aroused.

Under Conan's persevering offensive of being coquettish and cute, Jihe brought the two of them to the drink shop in Dragon Palace City.

Perhaps because the night was getting darker, the proprietress here was sitting on a stool, leaning against the wall and fell asleep.

In addition, there is a middle-aged man who looks a little weird in the store, wearing a gray knitted hat and a black look on the bridge of his nose.

"This hotel was originally run by another family."

"Another family?"

"Yes, Akiyoshi's family."

Since the Tokugawa period, it has guarded the hot springs here, and it is a famous local family.

The killed Iya Miki was originally the old lady of Akiyoshi's family, a waitress hired by her.

However, the young master Akiyoshino Takuo, who obviously already has a family, has repeatedly attacked the waitresses, and Miki Itani is not immune.

After this incident was known by the old lady, Igu Miji was kicked out of the hot spring.

"Then how did she become the proprietress?" Conan's tone was filled with curiosity.

"After Meiji's wife left, Qiuji's family gave birth to a young lady named Zhu Hui, and it was quiet for a while."

On Zhuhui's shoulder, there was a birthmark in the shape of a turtle, which made the old lady very happy.

But since then, as if something has caused trouble, unfortunate things happened one after another.

Conan was surprised: "There is something, causing trouble?"

Ji He nodded and sighed slightly: "Just now in the basement. The mysterious death of Master Shao was the beginning of all the strange events."

Just like chasing after the young master, the young lady then committed suicide in the same place.

Perhaps it was a big blow to lose her son and daughter-in-law one after another, and the old lady fell ill due to physical discomfort.

The hotel's business has plummeted, and the debts owed are increasing.

In the end, he had no choice but to sell the hotel.

"And the person who bought this place is the proprietress Meiji."

The hotel that I run by myself has become the hostess that I used to hire.

Perhaps because she felt unwilling, the old lady fled and took her granddaughter Zhuhui back to her hometown of Kagoshima.

"However, when I saw the proprietress Meiji who came back here, I was really scared, and she became a lot more foreign. It seems that after marrying a capitalist, she inherited his property, and then used that money to buy this hotel."

At that time, everyone said that Igu Miji had completed her revenge against Akiyoshi's family.

"Women are scary"

After taking a sip of the juice, Conan muttered softly.

"By the way, what exactly is that gold coin that fell at the scene of the crime?"

After hearing Okiya Subaru's question, Yoshikawa couldn't help being stunned for a moment, his eyes seemed to drift towards the direction of the middle-aged man.

"actually."

Ji He finally looked away, "The downfall of Akiyoshi's family is related to ghosts. According to legend, in the Dragon Palace Hot Spring, there are treasures buried by the shogunate who ordered Oguri to obey him."

Kanding is the title of the Edo shogunate, and the person in charge of the surveying party is in charge of the shogunate's finances and the control of the heavens.

"I heard that when Edo Castle opened without blood, Xiaoli secretly transferred and hid the gold coins held by the shogunate in this territory, which is what we often call 'small punishment gold'."

Two of them are kept by the Akiyoshi family who guard the land.

One was forcibly taken away when the old lady left; the remaining one fell into the hands of Igu Meiji.

Conan blinked.

"So, the one found at the crime scene belongs to the proprietress?"

"That's right. Although there are rumors that there are more than two, they haven't been found yet."

In the past, many groups came here for gold coins.

During the mining process, he was poisoned to death due to the unique hydrogen sulfide in the hot springs here.

"Actually, the young head's death may also be because of this gold coin."

"how do I say this?"

"The basement is there, and a mysterious ancient map was found."

At the time when he was the head of the house, he was obsessed with finding gold coins, and went to the basement every night.

In the end, in front of that map, he committed suicide bizarrely.

Moreover, he was wearing a white shirt at the time.

The young lady who committed suicide was also wearing a white kimono.

After that, there were private rumors that perhaps the Akiyoshi family was killed by the white ghost because they wanted to find the gold coins.

"White Ghost, causing trouble?"

For some reason, Conan inexplicably thought of someone who liked to wear white clothes, and felt his whole body tremble, feeling a little scared.

"Do you still remember the kimono worn by the deceased proprietress Miki?"

After thinking about it carefully, Conan turned pale with shock: "White!"

"So, when the gold coins were found, everyone felt that maybe, the proprietress died because of white ghosts."

Conan hugged himself, trembling.

At this moment, the sound of a glass bottle being poured on the table suddenly sounded from behind.

Turning around, I saw the man in sunglasses glanced at them and then left the store.

"Who is that suspicious man?"

"That's Mr. Cost, an artist. It seems to be in a small house in the distance. I don't know what it is."

(End of this chapter)