The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1403 Are kids these days really this wicked?
Fujino stared at Uehara Yui. In his memory, Uehara Yui and Yamato Kansuke seemed to be from this village as well.

Even if not, he must know Kai Genjin.

Their decision to become police officers was also influenced by Kai Genjin.

Even Yamato Kansuke, after being mistakenly believed to be dead, married into the Torada family because she wanted to investigate the truth behind Kai Genjin's death.

Of course, Uehara Yui now has no experience of becoming Torada Yui's wife.

As for Kai Genjin, Fujino had some recollection of him, but the details were not very clear.

All I remember is that after several people died, the villagers surrounded and attacked the main characters who had discovered the truth.

"It's another classic storyline of the whole village being filled with evil jade."

"Looks like I'll be taking on an entire village by myself again this time..."

Fujino thought about it and his head started to ache slightly; he felt it was really troublesome.

If I accidentally kill someone because I'm so clumsy, that would be a real problem.

I guess the only option is a wooden knife.

Or simply pin the perpetrator down to prevent the other party from calling for backup.

At this moment, Yamato Kansuke noticed Fujino's thoughts and couldn't help but ask, "Fujino-kun, do you have any ideas?"

"Not yet, we need to continue the investigation."

Fujino pondered for a moment, "However, these two cases can be confirmed as serial murders."

Yamato Kansuke nodded in agreement, "We've been following these two cases as well. They are indeed serial murders, and the killer left centipedes at both scenes, but we don't have any leads yet..."

Uehara Yui, standing nearby, became curious: "But Fujino-kun, how did you find out about this case?"

Uehara Yui and Yamato Kansuke had just heard about Kai Genjin's situation on the phone, but they neglected to ask why.

Once she realized what was happening, she became a little confused.

Fujino then calmly explained why he had come to Nagano Prefecture this time.

There's also the matter of receiving the same commission from his good brothers in his F4 gang.

Upon hearing this, Uehara Yui stroked her chin and nodded: "I see. What a coincidence that we actually found this case..."

"This is fate."

Yamato Kansuke narrowed his remaining eye slightly. "Perhaps this time, the case can be solved."

Uehara Yui nodded in agreement: "I hope so."

Yamato Kansuke glanced at the F4 group beside him: "However, with so many famous detectives present this time, solving this case shouldn't be too difficult."

Conan looked at Uehara Yui and Yamato Kansuke, and seeing that they had finished talking to Fujino, he couldn't help but step forward and ask, "But since Mr. Kai didn't die back then, didn't you notice anything unusual and go looking for him?"

"Of course I looked for it."

Yui Uehara glanced at Conan, but seeing that he was just a child, she wouldn't normally take him seriously.

However, considering that some details might be the key to the detective's breakthrough, he quickly explained, "Inspector Kai is a well-known good person in our village. Everyone in the village and the police were mobilized, but in the end it was still too late..."

"He fell directly below a cliff, a place where the sun doesn't shine and no one usually goes there. It just so happened that it was the season for falling leaves, and all the leaves covered him. We didn't find him until the leaves were blown away by the wind."

Kazuha then became curious: "Is Mr. Kai still a policeman?"

“That’s right, he used to be the resident police officer in our village,” Yui Uehara recalled. “He had a very good reputation in the village; he was a kind and righteous person.”

Xiaolan's eyes dimmed slightly upon hearing this: "What a pity, he was such a good person..."

Uehara Yui couldn't help but sigh, "Yes..."

Then, she turned to the detectives and said earnestly, "If possible, please solve this case as soon as possible."

"Although Mr. Kai died from falling off a cliff, it is still unclear how he fell."

Upon hearing this, Conan, Hakuba Saguru, and Hattori Heiji immediately understood what was happening, and their expressions changed completely.

Fujino didn't have the same reserve as the other three members of F4.

He simply asked directly, "Then, you should know why Mr. Kai died, right?"

Upon hearing this, the two understood that Fujino was no longer referring to the cause of death after falling off the cliff, but rather why he fell off the cliff in the first place.

Uehara Yui spoke more frequently, explaining again: "The villagers say that he fell off the cliff because he was too tired from practice, and some even say that he jumped off because of a mistake during the festival competition."

"is that true?"

“If we’re talking about motives, it’s possible. After all, Mr. Kai used to hit all his targets, except for that one year when he made a mistake and missed with his last arrow…” Uehara Yui said, but then changed the subject, “But Mr. Kai is definitely not that kind of person.”

"Besides that, it was people from the neighboring village who harmed him."

Fearing that people wouldn't understand, she explained, "Every year, this village and the neighboring village hold a horse archery festival, but only one person can perform. So the two villages hold a preliminary competition to decide who will perform. Before the final competition, there's also an internal selection within the village..."

"Six years ago, Mr. Kai had a match with Ryūo Kage of the Ryūo family. The match ended in a draw because Mr. Kai missed one of his arrows. Just the next day, when they were about to continue the match, Mr. Kai suddenly disappeared and was not found until a week later."

“So, someone harmed him.” Upon hearing this, Fujino immediately pondered, “I understand the current situation.”

"clear?"

Sonoko, who knew little about detective work, looked puzzled upon hearing this.

Hongye said calmly, "I think Fujino has found the key breakthrough."

"what does it mean?"

In response to Sonoko's question, Ai Haibara calmly replied: "It's the key point of the logic of murder. Generally speaking, murder requires a motive, and then the process of murder forms a chain of evidence."

“It is very strange that Mr. Kai was killed here. He was a kind person and had hardly offended anyone. Logically speaking, no one would have a motive to kill him.”

"However, since the incident occurred, there must have been a motive."

Sonoko nodded, indicating she understood: "So, Mr. Kai was actually murdered, right?"

Ai Haibara glanced at Sonoko, who was a beat slow to react, but didn't say anything more.

Fujino then picked up the thread and continued, "The same goes for the two people who died now."

"Because the two families are enemies, they suspect each other of being the perpetrators. Ultimately, it's the conflict of interests and family values ​​that lead them to believe the other side has the strongest motive for murder." "To find out who committed the crime, we need to find out the real motive."

Fujino murmured, "Emotional conflict, conflict of interest, cognitive distortion—any of these is possible..."

Heiji Hattori was also entrusted with solving the case. Now that the details of the case were becoming increasingly unclear, he naturally began to think: "In that case, we should start with the Torada family and the Ryūo family."

"After all, it was their family members who died, and as family members, I think they should know more details..."

Fujino nodded and said calmly, "If the first case was accidental, then the second one must have been a premeditated murder."

"It's even possible that the idea for the second case was inspired by the first one, regardless of whether the perpetrator was one or two people."

White Horse seemed inspired by these words: "There's even a feeling that both cases were about revenge."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Hakuba Saguru.

When he felt the gaze, he explained somewhat embarrassedly, "It's just a feeling. Mr. Kai's death is very similar to the first case. Then another case occurred that left the same items as the first case. It seems like a series of murders were caused by revenge. That's the feeling I get."

Uehara Yui frowned: "Could it be that someone killed them to avenge Mr. Kai because they knew the true cause of his death?"

Hakuba Saguru shrugged helplessly: "I'm not sure about that. Just like they both said, we need to investigate to find out."

“In that case, let’s split up.” Fujino responded, and then, under the guise of a suggestion, ordered, “I’ll go to the Ryūo family, and Hattori, you go to the Torada family. This time, we’ll switch places.”

"clear."

"Inspector Yamato, Inspector Uehara, would you like to come with us as well?"

Hattori Heiji responded, of course knowing what Fujino meant, while Uehara Yui and Yamato Kansuke didn't say anything more.

In situations like this, it's best to trust the detective.

Sonoko, who was traveling with Fujino, was puzzled again: "Speaking of which, senpai, we were commissioned by the Torada family. Is it inappropriate to go to the Ryūo family to ask them? Will they tell us the truth?"

“Sonoko, whether it’s the truth or not isn’t really important.” Fujino calmly explained to her question, “Everyone’s senses are different, and by the same token, they are too…”

"The attitude of the detective you hire is definitely different from that of the detective your opponent hires."

“And from the different attitudes, one can glean a clue.”

Ai Haibara nodded with her arms crossed: "What people usually want to hide are unspeakable and embarrassing secrets."

Hongye seemed to understand something, and picked up where she left off: "Both sides believe that the other killed their child, but neither is willing to admit that they killed the other's child, so they will definitely try to distance themselves from the situation..."

"Then we'll be able to get more information."

A slight smile played on her lips as she asked Fujino, "Am I right?"

"Yes." Fujino nodded. "Kurenai understands me best."

"..." Sonoko touched her chin slightly. It would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous of this scene.

However, at this moment, she had no intention of competing with Hongye.

After all, they are sisters...

Sometimes, of course, you should ask for advice and ask the other person for help.

Of course, sisters should help each other.

Uehara Yui, who was traveling with Fujino, was unaware of the undercurrents surging behind the scenes.

Just listening to and watching the scene of the group plotting to get information out of others, I thought to myself: These kids are clearly just kids, are all kids these days so cunning and treacherous?

White Horse Scout beside him: A penguin in Madagascar, wearing sunglasses and holding a small notebook and pen, is taking notes. (JPG)
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"That's roughly the situation. I'm a detective investigating the death of the Torada family's son. Your family probably hired one too, and I should be at the Torada residence by now..."

Fujino briefly explained the purpose of his visit. The Ryūo family did not react excessively, but simply explained, "After their Yoshirō died, our Cons already seems to know that he will be next to die."

"He kept muttering about it even while eating, and he seemed really scared."

This was what the head of the Longwei family said, while the Longwei family's grandmother, who was also the head of the family's mother, was more feudal and superstitious, saying in a deep voice, "It's all a curse. That child mentioned curses before he died..."

"A curse that has haunted the Torada family for generations."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko immediately became interested: "What kind of curse?"

"forget."

"..."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, speechless.

Meanwhile, Ryuuji Jing, the son of the Ryuuji family whom they had met earlier, returned home and smiled helplessly at everyone: "Although I've heard about this kind of thing since I was a child, it's not really that important to me anymore..."

“I have a very good relationship with Ayaka, Yoshiro from the Torada family, and Shigeji.”

As he spoke, he said with a hint of helplessness, "However, family values ​​are not so easily changed, so when something happens, the first thing that comes to mind is the other person."

Fujino chuckled softly: "So, you younger generation actually suspect that someone else killed your family members?"

"I suppose so." Long Weijing sighed helplessly, "There were centipedes near both cases, so it was probably done by the same person. Their purpose was probably to sow discord between our families."

At this moment, the grandmother started spouting feudal superstitions again: "In the end, it's because you've offended Lord Shingen!"

"Mr. Shingen?"

"That Lord Shingen, who was known as the Centipede on the battlefield," the head of the Ryūo family explained to the puzzled crowd. "Because their banner was a centipede, the centipede represented Lord Shingen."

As he spoke, he glanced at his son: "Speaking of which, our son Jing is also searching for the legendary treasure of Lord Shingen with the children of the Torada family."

Hearing this, Ryūki Kage said helplessly, "I'm also trying to find Shingen's treasure and build up the village..."

Fujino suddenly interrupted him, saying, "Let's talk about Mr. Constance instead..."

"Why does Mr. Cons believe he is about to be killed?"

Long Weijing frowned, thought seriously for a moment, and said helplessly, "I'm not too sure about this either."

Ryūki's wife, Ryūki Ayaka, standing next to him, subtly twitched her eyebrows and her expression changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)