The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1140 Why can’t I turn off the passive mode?

Miwako Sato took a deep look and realized that the other party was giving her a hint.

After thinking for a moment, she pinched her brows and said, "But this is very strange."

"The two members of the first generation of Domoto who were killed at that time had no connection with Kawabe Souko's case. You and Akiba Reiko were hunted down, but the murderer with a motive was found. However, the victim of the first generation of Domoto this time was out of the original network of relationships. And there is also a serial criminal named Dizi. Could it be that the other party deliberately left behind to interfere with the police's sight?"

Sato Miwako sighed: "No matter how I think about it, these things don't connect together."

“So I always say look beyond the phenomenon to see the essence, don’t freeze your mind.”

Fujino was once again worried about the intelligence of this fierce lady: "Think about it, in the first case, why was Kawabe Kanade affected, why were those two people killed in the explosion, why were they the victims, and where was the bomb installed?"

"Kawabe Kanade should have gone to listen to the performance of those two people." Sato Miwako pondered, "The bomb was installed at the feet of those two people, so it caused two deaths and one injury... Basically, he wanted to blow up those two people... But this is not right..."

"Ugh……"

Fujino felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

To be honest, he had already reminded her to this extent, but he didn't expect that this fierce woman didn't even understand what he meant by reminding her.

All the skill points are put on the fierce woman.

Miwako Sato felt humiliated again.

She took a deep breath and said unhappily, "Why don't you just say what you want to say? Why do you have to beat around the bush with some riddle?"

"Okay, okay..."

Fujino sighed: "To put it simply, think about it, why were they bombed together?"

She answered without thinking, "Of course it's because they were together when the explosion happened."

"Then here's the problem."

Fujino looked at her and asked meaningfully: "Why did the bomb explode when they were together and not at other times?"

"If the target is those two people, we can kill them at any time. If the target is Kawabe Zouko, we can kill her at any time."

"But they were bombed at the same time. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

Miwako Sato was stunned when she heard this: "You mean, the criminals deliberately blew up all three of them at the same time?"

"Ah."

Fujino nodded. "The case is now very clear. The criminals knew in advance that Kawabe Souko would go to listen to the performance of the two first-term students of the Domoto Music Academy who were killed in the explosion. They placed a bomb in the music classroom in advance. Their purpose was to kill the two people and also kill Kawabe Souko, who had absolute pitch, so that she would not be able to participate in the performance the day after tomorrow."

"After that, Akiba Reiko was poisoned again, and after the poisoning failed, she was hunted down. This shows that the enemy was going after the person with absolute pitch, and part of a flute was left at the scene of the explosion that just happened, which means that he was deliberately killing people. Leaving the piccolo behind was for one reason, and killing the person with absolute pitch was for another reason."

Miwako Sato frowned when she heard this: "If you think about it this way, the criminals' target is those three people, not someone was killed by mistake... The reason for killing those two people may be that they are students of the first term of Domoto Music, and the reason for killing Kawabe Souko and Akiba Reiko is because of their absolute pitch... If you think about it this way, the murderer is likely to know in advance that Kawabe Souko will be there, and can walk around freely in Domoto Music Academy, and even contact people in the school's concert hall."

"There is another point worth noting." Fujino interrupted, "The murderer may have a relationship with Akiba Reiko... Although we don't know what kind of relationship it is, the fact that the murderer didn't kill her the first time shows that if he didn't care about Akiba Reiko, he could have directly poisoned her cup instead of making her voice hoarse."

"From this perspective, we can directly rule out Domoto Issei, Chigusa Lala, and Yamane Shion. You are too obsessed with the suspects' motives and directly assume that the murderer may be among them, without considering that the murderer may be someone else."

"If they were all done by the same person, then it's exactly what you think." Sato Miwako raised her eyes and looked at Fujino in confusion: "But why are you so sure that these are the same..."

She paused mid-sentence and covered her head. "Okay, it must be some detective's intuition again."

Fujino nodded in satisfaction.

He felt that the training he had been doing was still somewhat useful.

Although still not very smart.

But at least he doesn't have to say anything, the other party knows that he is just relying on his intuition and giving away spoilers again.

After thinking for a while, he continued, "By the way, did you know that Akiba Reiko has a fiancé?"

"???"

Miwako Sato was stunned when she heard this: "You said she has a fiancé?"

"How can anyone tolerate her bad temper?"

"..."

Fujino glanced at Sato in the back row with a sidelong glance, feeling that this man really had no self-awareness.

Just like you have a good temper.

But why is your focus so off the mark?
Fujino was speechless for a moment, then continued, "Her fiancé died a few years ago. You don't have to be jealous of her just because she hasn't found a boyfriend at her age."

"Who is jealous?"

Fujino looked at Sato Miwako, who seemed to have her scars exposed and turned into a fierce woman again, and laughed, and then said: "Yes, yes, you are not jealous of her. I don't know who thought of the word "fiancé" instead of the case when hearing the word "fiancé"."

"..."

Sato Miwako was choked and speechless. She felt that Fujino was really venomous...

You know I'm jealous, yet you still tease me!

It's my fault that I can't find a boyfriend at my age?!

Why don’t you think more about why you didn’t give birth a few years earlier?
If you weren't so young and hooked up with a rich woman, I would have eaten you alive!

Sato Miwako secretly resented in her heart, and then said: "So what's wrong with the fiancé? What does it have to do with the case?"

"Her fiancé is a flute player."

"flute……"

Miwako Sato was stunned when she heard this: "You mean, the murderer might be related to Reiko Akiba's fiancé?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"The point is that you didn't ask. I thought you didn't know that Akiba Reiko had a fiancé."

"Who would ask someone if she has a dead fiancé? And no one mentioned it..." Sato Miwako complained speechlessly.

But as she was talking, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Then he asked with a hint of suspicion and confusion, "How did you know that she had a fiancé?"

Fujino said speechlessly, "Of course I saw it in the newspaper. It happened several years ago, but we can still find out through investigation. After all, the news from that year should still be available on the Internet."

"Then, could it be that the murderer is seeking revenge for that fiancé?!"

Miwako Sato stroked her chin and said, "If you think about it this way, then Akiba Reiko is very suspicious. But you were right next to her when they were chasing her, and we were both watching her when the explosion happened. So... could she be that guy's friend, parent, or brother?"

"How do I know this?"

Fujino was speechless: "Why don't you just check it out? If you want to check the household registration files of a dead person, won't the Metropolitan Police Department find out the truth?"

"oh oh!"

Miwako Sato suddenly realized and almost forgot that she was a police officer.

Then, he took out his phone to contact Megure Jusan. Fujino looked aside and closed his eyes quietly.

Probably around noon tomorrow, the last of the four people will be killed.

Whether that person lives or dies depends on the efficiency of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The Metropolitan Police Department conducted an overnight investigation after receiving the news and finally found out the relationship between Akiba Reiko, her fiancé Soma Mitsuru and the three dead people.

And the only remaining survivor named Sone Hisao.

The next morning, the Metropolitan Police Department contacted the other party, but learned that he had already gone on a trip out of town.

The Metropolitan Police Department has no right to interfere in matters outside of Tokyo, so it can only remind the other party to be careful and seek local police for protection.

It is obvious that Sone Hisao did not pay attention to the Metropolitan Police Department's reminder.

Then at noon, he fell into the sea and drowned because someone cut him with a knife while paragliding.

Fujino could only say that what he deserved to die was what he deserved to die.

You can't save him even if you want to.

…………

The next day, Sato sat on the sofa in Reiko Akiba's house: "Ms. Akiba, do you have anything to say about your fiancé?"

"have nothing to say."

Akiba Reiko was the same as always: "Haven't you guys finished your investigation?"

Miwako Sato frowned slightly: "When you saw the flute, you must have thought of your fiancé Hikaru Soma, right?"

"Why didn't you say it then?"

Akita Reiko's eyes dodged, and she crossed her arms and said, "Even if there was a flute at the scene, you wouldn't make a special connection, right? If your fiancé was a policeman, and he died like my fiancé, then those people died. Would you associate seeing someone in a police uniform with his death?"

"What did you say?!"

When Miwako Sato heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and then her temper flared up.

"Hey, don't get angry."

Fujino grabbed Sato Miwako and said, "I think she just doesn't want the police to treat her as a suspect and delay the rehearsal of the performance. You know what kind of personality she has..."

As he said that, he pushed her and said, "Go out and get some fresh air first. I'll talk to her."

Miwako Sato took a deep breath, glanced at Reiko Akiba, turned and left her apartment.

Fujino smiled helplessly, sat down again, and said to her: "Don't mind it, she has such a bad temper... But what you said was a bit too much. After all, the person she liked before was indeed a policeman, and he died in the bombing case. He was caught a while ago."

"Is this...?"

Upon hearing this, Reiko Akita lowered her head, obviously feeling a little guilty.

Fujino continued, "Although you said that just now, I know that you didn't say it at the time because you must be happy to see someone avenge your fiancé..."

"I do not have……"

"really?"

Fujino narrowed his eyes and looked at her: "Although there is a reason to prevent the recalled hatred from affecting the concert, but is it really so easy to let go of hatred?"

"Let go of those guys who killed the people you love?"

"I……"

Reiko Akita was stunned for a moment and wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a moment, she took a deep breath and exhaled.

Then he looked at the photo of himself and Hikaru Soma on the windowsill in his room: "At first, I really hated them. I hated why they forced him to drink. I even wanted to kill them myself... But... But as time went by, I realized that even if I killed them, he couldn't come back."

As Reiko Akiba said this, she slowly walked towards the room behind her and turned on the player on the window.

A tune played by a flute began to sound slowly.

Fujino recognized the tune immediately: "Amazing Grace?"

"Well, it was his favorite song when he was alive. It's a song about forgiveness and redemption."

Reiko Akiba listened to the song and nodded slowly, "I thought I let go of the hatred in my heart because of listening to this song. I kept thinking to myself that if he were alive, he would definitely not want me to live in hatred, but if I ask myself..."

"I was just running away. Just like you said, I still haven't forgiven them."

"I'm just using this song to escape from hating them."

She sighed and said, "If I really let go of my hatred for them, I should have told them about this at the time, and they wouldn't..."

"Forehead……?"

Fujino looked at Reiko Akiba in front of him and felt a little confused.

No, sister, why are you being so sentimental?

Why is there a monologue about kneeling down and admitting mistakes?

Damn, my passive skill of gynecological psychology expert seems to have been triggered?

I can't seem to turn this thing off!
…………

"That's why!"

"What on earth are you doing!?"

Miwako Sato squatted at the door and eavesdropped for a long time. A big black line gradually appeared on her forehead. When Fujino came out, she said with a face full of resentment: "We agreed that one of us would play the villain and the other the hero to go in and get information. Why are you talking to a widow?!"

"Please ask for more information!"

"You kid, are you trying to pick her up?!"

"You can't blame me for this!"

Fujino showed dead fish eyes, with a speechless face: "If she wants to talk, I can sew her mouth shut, but it's not my wish."

"And even with his fiancée, Akibaya Reiko, Soma Hikaru didn't talk to her much about his father. How could I ask her out of thin air if she didn't know about it?"

"Oh, Miss Akiba Reiko still has... Ouch!"

"Gray, what are you doing!?"

At this time, a familiar voice was heard. Fujino turned around and saw Haibara Ai pushing Conan away and forcibly interrupting the other party's spell.

She walked over slowly, raised her little head, and asked me like a little sister who hadn't been home for a long time:

"Are you coming home for dinner tonight?"

(End of this chapter)