Stay away from Conan.

After Conan followed Officer Sato and Officer Takagi to visit the three suspects with Masashi Emoto, they stayed at the residence of the Emoto siblings. Miyano Akemi thought for a moment and asked Emoto Aya:

"The other party demanded a ransom of 1 million yen. What do you remember about this amount? Can you afford it now?"

"One million yen... Well, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome for Masashi and I to collect this amount..."

When Jiang Bencai heard Gao Yuan bring up this topic, she felt very worried. After all, if it was really a kidnapping, if she couldn't raise the ransom when the time came, then everything would be over...

“But it’s not impossible to put together, right?”

Listening to Emoto Aya's words, Miyano Akemi continued speaking as "Takato":

"Isn't that weird?"

"Ugh?"

Listening to Gao Yuan's words, Emoto Aya obviously didn't understand what was strange about it.

In response, Miyano Akemi, who is known as "Gao Yuan", continued:

"What's strange is this one million yen ransom..."

As she said this, Miyano Akemi turned to Maori Kogoro and asked him as if asking him a question:

"Mr. Maori, in previous kidnapping cases, how much ransom did the kidnappers usually demand?"

So, hearing this question, Maori Kogoro was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but said:

"Usually it's several million yen or more... tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yen..."

"Yes."

After hearing what Maori Kogoro said, Miyano Akemi also nodded and said affirmatively:

"The ransom is usually in the millions, but this time, the kidnapper asked you to prepare only 1 million yen. This amount of money may not seem small, but if you commit a kidnapping just for such a small amount of money, doesn't it seem a bit strange?"

In this way, Miyano Akemi expressed her doubts, but before anyone else could react, Maori Kogoro directly refuted with a bit of complacency:

"Stupid! Because this prisoner is Mr. Emoto's friend! He knows exactly how much money Mr. Emoto and his men can come up with. If it's more... if they can't even get it together, then isn't it all in vain? So there's no problem!"

"For Mr. and Ms. Emoto, this one million yen is indeed a sum that they need to find a way to gather together, but don't forget that Kota's parents are abroad. If this is taken into account, if the kidnappers want to get as much ransom as possible at one time, wouldn't it be more likely to add a little more?

"Now, just for a mere 1 million yen, and when his existence might have been known to the Emoto siblings, don't you think the risk is too great?"

At this point, Miyano Akemi turned back to Emoto Aya and said to her:

"So, I think this is not just a simple kidnapping. The questions the other party asked after luring Hao Tai, I always feel that the other party's target should be in the postcards and letters you received...

"Perhaps this is also why the other party specifically set the ransom at 1 million yen!"

As she said this, Miyano Akemi actually had some guesses in her mind, but...

After thinking about it, even though there was no evidence, Miyano Akemi continued:

"I think... the idea that Mr. Maori just mentioned may make sense... the winning card... maybe it's not a card, but something similar. After the other party sent it to you and your sister, they realized the value of it, and its value should be around one million yen..." "But... the letters and postcards my brother and I received are really nothing special..."

In response to Gao Yuan's guess, Emoto Aya tried hard to recall it, but still shook her head. She didn't think she had ever received anything worth one million yen.

"Then... maybe Miss Emoto you don't know, but... maybe Mr. Emoto has already thought of it..."

Facing the current situation, Miyano Akemi recalled some of Emoto Masashi's previous attitudes and felt that the other party's behavior was actually a bit strange.

After all, judging from the current situation at the scene, Kota is missing and there is a threatening letter left on the computer. It would be natural for a normal person to think that Kota has been kidnapped. Therefore, as his brother, Masashi Emoto should be as anxious and at a loss as Aya Emoto is now.

But obviously, Masashi Emoto's attitude was not like this. After he knew the whole thing, although he mentioned the three friends he suspected when asked, he always maintained his trust in those three friends. He was not very anxious to immediately confirm who among them was the kidnapper. Instead, he took Officer Sato and others to verify and make sure that his friends were not in trouble.

Therefore, it can be seen that Masashi Emoto did not lose his composure in his heart because of Kota's kidnapping. He even seemed very calm and did not really think that Kota would be in danger.

So, no matter how you look at it, his reaction is too abnormal.

So, from this perspective, if my previous guess was correct, maybe Masashi Emoto actually already knew who did it?

"Eh? What does that mean?"

Emoto Aya was obviously shocked by Gao Yuan's words:

"What do you mean my brother might have already thought of it..."

"In short, maybe he already knows what the truth is."

Miyano Akemi, with the identity of "Gao Yuan", said this with some peace of mind at this moment -

After all, as she thought about this, Miyano Akemi no longer had some of the worries she had before, and Conan was there to back her up, so to be honest, it seemed that she didn't need to do anything herself.

Moreover, since I have noticed the suspicious points about Masashi Emoto, I think Conan has probably discovered them as well, right?

Then, maybe by the time they come back, the whole thing will have been resolved...

"Hey? What's going on? Can you tell me, Mr. Akechi?"

Faced with Gao Yuan's gradually relaxed attitude, Xiaolan on the side seemed very serious, and asked this question with special concern for Haotai's safety.

At the same time, Emoto Aya had a similar attitude, and Maori Kogoro looked at him with some hostility because of what he had just said, and said:

"If you don't explain the reason and make Miss Cai worry, I won't let you go!"

Now, facing the current situation, Miyano Akemi couldn't help but sigh -

It seems like this has backfired a bit...

Now, it seems that I have to face them and explain myself seriously... (End of this chapter)