Conan: Start with three choices, but sequence potion

Chapter 45 Who still solves cases in the traditional way these days?

dong dong——

"Husband, I'm back."

Kimie Ikemura knocked on the door of the study on the second floor, but there was no response from inside.

Hattori Heiji watched her silently from the side, as she went from being very patient at the beginning to showing some anxiety. He didn't know if it was because of the psychological effect of Anhe's words, but the more he watched, the more awkward it seemed to him.

"husband?"

"Strange, isn't it inside?"

Mrs. Ikemura murmured, not loudly, but just loud enough for everyone to hear.

She took out a small bag from her pocket and found the key to the study. Hattori Heiji immediately perked up and looked at the shell-like keychain on the key.

Click.

The key was inserted into the lock and the heavy door was opened easily.

Everyone saw Mr. Ikemura, who seemed to be sleeping soundly behind the desk with his face supported by one hand.

The old record player still plays melodious classical music.

"So you were in there. Really? You didn't even turn off the speakers when you fell asleep."

Mrs. Ikemura complained as she walked into the study and towards Mr. Ikemura.

Before she could get close, she was grabbed by a dark hand.

"Please wait!"

Hattori Heiji's expression was solemn, his eyes fixed on the key in her right hand.

"Can you let me see this key?"

After these words were spoken, Mrs. Chicun froze visibly.

Then she struggled to pull out her sleeves, furious: "Let go! The Chicun family does not welcome rude and offensive guests like you, get out!"

The change in attitude was so abrupt that even others could see that she was feeling unnatural.

"Um, Hattori, can you tell me why you want to look at the key?" Mouri Ran noticed that the atmosphere was not right and tried to speak dryly to ease the situation.

Conan pondered for a moment, walked around the two people who were in a stalemate, and ran to Mr. Ikemura with his short legs.

Is this really sleeping?

Conan felt somewhat skeptical, as it would be difficult to fall asleep in this position.

So he reached out and pulled Mr. Ikemura, trying to wake him up.

Snapped.

Without any warning, Mr. Ikemura's fat body collapsed to the ground like mud, as if he had lost his bones. Even so, he showed no sign of waking up.

Conan's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Even Kogoro Mouri, who had been joking since the beginning, became much more serious.

"Can you let us see the key in your hand?" Hattori Heiji repeated it again, and this time it was no longer a test, but a firm tone that left no room for doubt.

After all, anyone can see how wrong the current situation is.

Faced with the unconscious Mr. Ikemura, Mrs. Ikemura gave up struggling and simply opened the key chain herself.

In the inner layer, there lay a silver needle with an ominous sheen.

"No need. It was my fault. I underestimated the detective's insight." She threw the key away, stared angrily at Mr. Ikemura who was lying on the ground, and then revealed her motive for murder.

In fact, before she married Mr. Ikemura, she was the wife of fellow candidate Kenji Yamashiro. After her husband was convicted and imprisoned 20 years ago, her life became a mess overnight, so she lost her job and source of income, and her daughter was taken back to the countryside by her husband's parents.

At this low point in her life, Ikemura Isao gradually approached her. During this process, she learned that he was distressed by the impact of his wife's infidelity and divorce, and she couldn't help but empathize with him. The relationship between the two quickly heated up and they entered into marriage.

However, not long ago, she learned a cruel truth.

Her husband was actually framed by Ikemura Isao and imprisoned. The reason why Ikemura Isao approached her was to ensure that there was no evidence of what he had done, and at the same time to eliminate Yamashiro Kenji's last hope of redress.

If it weren't for the fact that Ikemura Isao's attitude towards the girlfriend that Ikemura Takayoshi found was too strange, she wouldn't have become suspicious and would not have investigated and found out that Katsuragi Sachiko was actually her daughter who was taken away that year, which led to this series of truths.

All of this can only be attributed to karma. It's a pity that she failed to carry out her revenge plan successfully, as the clues were discovered by the detective she hired out of her own smartness.

After understanding the whole story, everyone fell silent.

Under the command of Kogoro Mori, Ran Mori quickly called the police.

It will probably take some time for the police to arrive.

During this period, they need to keep an eye on Mrs. Ikemura to prevent her from having any bad thoughts.

Although Mr. Ikemura did not wake up, he was still controlled at the suggestion of Kogoro Mori.

The uncle pulled out Mr. Ikemura's own belt and tied him up with his hands behind his back.

Hattori Heiji promised Mrs. Ikemura that he would do his best to help her collect evidence about Ikemura Isao's political frame-up of Yamashiro Kenji and bring him to justice.

Everything is going in the right direction.

Thinking back to Anhe who had "spoiled the plot" to him before, Hattori Heiji felt a strong curiosity in his heart, a curiosity that even exceeded his original target, Kudo Shinichi, who came here today.

But can that really be considered reasoning?

It was like witnessing the future with my own eyes.
Hattori Heiji secretly decided that after this case is over, he must find an opportunity to pay a special visit to this new detective who "showed up halfway".

In a corner where no one was paying attention, Conan suddenly felt dizzy and his vision went dark, and he almost fainted.

He had a strong premonition that he must not just collapse here. At least... at least find a place where there was no one.

Suppressing the discomfort, Conan crawled to a guest room in the corner with difficulty. He stretched out his hand tremblingly, turned the doorknob with the force of his body weight, fell in, closed the door with his last bit of consciousness, and then fell into silence.

However, if Conan had the energy to check the situation in the room again, he would definitely not choose this guest room.

"Where's Shiho?" Miyano Akemi came out of the bathroom and saw Anhe in the corridor. She looked behind him but did not see her sister.

"Ms. Miyano said she was a little tired, so she found a room to rest." An He explained, and then said, "Let her sleep. I'll call her when it's time to leave. You don't need to call her for dinner. I'll make it for her when we get back."

Miyano Akemi understood, and was also aware that her sister's irregular research schedule led to lack of sleep, so she had no intention of disturbing her.

"I'm sorry to bother you with taking care of Shiho. As you know, due to some reasons, we two sisters seldom see each other." She smiled bitterly.

"Everything is fine now, isn't it?" The 1 billion yen robbery could be considered a blessing in disguise. It has made the situation of the Miyano sisters much more stable, and now they have more time to spend together.

"And Mr. Miyano helped me a lot."

He had no intention of taking credit for himself. Not to mention the fact that Miyano Shiho saved him from Gin, the subsequent support in terms of status and finances alone was enough to make him remember it for a long time.

The fortune teller An He is very serious about grudges.

As the main guest, Miyano Akemi still had to accompany Mr. Ikemura. She couldn't leave him alone for too long, so she went towards the Japanese-style room.

Anhe guessed that Hattori Heiji and the others should have made a fuss, so he returned to the previous guest room and waited to wake up Miyano Shiho.

After all, after the attempted murder, there was no way he could stay here for dinner.

The fortune teller has finally fulfilled Miyano Shiho's wish to go back early.

(End of this chapter)