Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 15 Bloody Dinner, Last Wish
dinner time.

As the housekeeper, Gao Mo could only stand by silently.

In fact, he had been hungry for a long time, but according to the rules he could only wait until later to eat.

"Strange, dad hasn't come yet?" Shoji Uzumoto came back from the bathroom and looked around as he sat down.

As Xia Jiang's fiancé Xiao Wu sat down absent-mindedly, only Hatamoto Gozo remained motionless.

"I'll go call the master."

Gao Mo raised his brows slightly, noticing that the boutonniere that Xiao Wu had pinned on his chest had disappeared, and his face looked as if he had been frightened.

Strange - this word seems to have some magic power.

If nothing unexpected happens, the incident should have already happened.

The sense of danger he felt upstairs was obviously much less.

This just proves the saying that death will divert attention.

"Da da!"

Gao Mo glanced across the restaurant, and after making sure that the rest of the Lu Ben family were there, he stepped back and went upstairs.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the deserted corridor, and even with the bright lights it was still creepy.

There seemed to be a flood at the end of the suite, and a large amount of red liquid was gushing out.

"Master Gozo?"

Gao Mo stopped outside the door of Mr. Ben's guest room, and the first thing he noticed was a corsage that had fallen outside the door.

It’s Xiao Wu’s.

There were traces of blood wiped off under the corsage.

I knocked on the door, but there was no response.

At this moment, Gao Mo thought a lot and paused for a moment before opening the door with the key. What he saw was the horrible corpse of old man Yu Ben lying in a pool of blood.

With his mouth wide open and eyes staring wide, he looked like a mountain ghost.

It looked like the door had been stabbed open, and blood was splattered everywhere.

In his previous life, he could hardly imagine himself being so calm when seeing a murdered body.

Not only have I been used to seeing corpses these days, I've even killed a person...

"Ugh."

Gao Mo shook his head and did not step into the guest room. Instead, he locked the door again and returned to the restaurant downstairs with his hands behind his back.

How should we deal with these people from the Yamoto family?
He wasn't really interested in solving the case right now, but who knows if the mission would be related to it...

"How is it?" Everyone who had already finished eating turned to Gao Mo.

"I'm afraid the master can't come," Gao Mo observed the reactions of everyone at the scene with his eagle-eye vision. "I don't know who killed the master, and now it's become a murder scene..."

"What did you say?!"

"What murder?"

"Mr. Butler, are you mistaken?"

"Grandpa, how could you..."

Everyone jumped up from their seats in shock, especially Conan, who was the first to run to the guest room, but was stopped by Gao Mo.

"It's better for everyone to stay in the restaurant first," Gao Mo reminded, "If you destroy the crime scene, it will only cause more trouble for the police investigation. No one wants to be regarded as a suspect, right?"

"Asshole, who do you think you are?" Long Nan angrily slammed the table. "Grandpa is dead, and you let us stay here..."

"Yeah! Are you doubting us?"

Mariko Uzumoto screamed sharply.

"How could we possibly kill Dad?"

"It's him! It must be this guy..."

"Shut up!" Gao Mo's momentum exploded, and he looked at everyone coldly, "Do you think I don't know your situation? Mr. Ben plans to leave all his inheritance to Miss Xia Jiang. I'm afraid you all know something about it.

"Butler Suzuki told me all about you. You all want the old man to die, right? You, the members of the Sumoto family, are the most suspicious!"

The group of people looked terrified and their arrogance dropped instantly. Even Ryuo Tsurumoto, who was shouting the loudest, turned his head away to avoid Gao Mo's sight.

They had indeed heard that the old man was planning to leave all his inheritance to Xia Jiang...

Damn, why does that old man Suzuki say everything?
"Butler Kindaichi is right. We can't lose our composure at a time like this!"

The tall figure of Shoji Yasumoto walked forward like a peacemaker, comforting his family while discussing with Gao Mo.

"Anyway, can you let me go and take a look? I'm alone. It's not that I don't trust Butler Kindaichi, but it's such an important matter..."

"Wait a minute." Gao Mo glanced behind everyone.

Kogoro Mouri drank a lot of wine and lay on the table in a daze. Before he could react, Gao Mo pushed him in front of the crowd.

"What happened? What happened? Who died...hiccup!"

"This is the famous detective, Kogoro Mori, who also worked as a detective for the Metropolitan Police Department..."

Gao Mo frowned secretly as he introduced it.

He wanted to have Little Moustache as his bodyguard, but in that case, Little Moustache would probably have trouble protecting himself.

"It's none of your business. Go to sleep."

"Let's drink together, Kido-chan..."

The man with a mustache burped several times, then fell asleep on the table with an intoxicated look on his face.

This guy was already quite drunk when he got on the boat, and he drank like this again.

"Let's go together, Xiaolan." Gao Mo could only rely on his remaining fighting power.

He didn't dare to be alone with the people from the Yamoto family without bodyguards.

"me?"

Xiaolan didn't want to go to the crime scene, but as the daughter of a famous detective, she felt that she should take some responsibility and not let anyone look down on the Mori family.

"I want to go too!" Conan raised his hand in protest.

"Everyone else please stay in the restaurant first and don't act alone." Gao Mo continued to remind and quickly scanned the scene.

Rays of light came into view, and as I focused my attention, they all turned into task text.

The words above Kogoro Mouri's head changed to "Make a lot of money" and "Let Kido Takamo treat you to a big meal", and the task became more difficult.

Xiaolan’s task is to [meet Shinichi and get Shinichi back], which is a troublesome task, so it’s best not to get it.

Conan...Conan's mission is to [keep Kido Takamo away from Xiaolan], what's the connection?
Gao Mo avoided these great gods and observed the people of the Yao family.
Xia Jiang, with tears in his eyes, seemed unable to accept it. The words "Grandpa is still alive" were impossible to complete.

Xiao Wu was horrified as he thought of something. The text read [I am not the murderer].

The son-in-law, Beilang Yumoto, kept wiping his sweat, with a look of both relief and fear on his face. The words read: [Take control of your own future].

His son's face was half covered by his long hair, and his expression was not very clear. The text read: [Marry Xia Jiang].

Wow, you actually have such an idea.

In the original drama, this guy seems to be the murderer?

Gao Mo tried to recall.

He still remembers the first few cases of "Detective Conan".

But now when I think back on it, it seems like there is a fog, and I’m not sure if the plot has changed.

At the back, the older woman named Mariko Usumoto was almost unable to suppress her fantasy, not hiding it at all - [to obtain the Usumoto Group and the Usumoto family's inheritance].

Even the seemingly decent and filial Shoji Usamoto has his own thoughts - [to make some money to pay off his debts and continue to invest in the French restaurant].

Except for Xia Jiang, everyone else was thinking about themselves.

No wonder the old man wanted to make that kind of will. It seems he knows everything very well.

Gao Mo focused his attention and selected the task.

This kind of mind-reading task information is sometimes a real torture.

It is better to be a little confused when dealing with others.

The human heart...cannot withstand close scrutiny.

"Ok?"

The glowing words condensed, and what surprised Gao Mo was that the selected task had nothing to do with anyone present.

[Protect Xia Jiang to arrive in Tokyo safely]——Hatamoto Gozo?
The dead also have missions?

"Miss Xia Jiang, can you come with us?" Gao Mo added, "I have something to tell you."

"what?"

"..."

Ryuo Tsunamoto and the others, including Akiie Tsunamoto, with whom Gao Mo had previously played an ambiguous role, all looked gloomy when Gao Mo mentioned Xia Jiang.

Surprisingly, he didn't object.

……

2-story suite.

Shoji Uzumoto and Natsue Uzumoto nervously came to the old man's door.

Conan, who sneaked over, noticed the corsage at the door and quickly covered it with a handkerchief, fearing that the scene would be ruined.

Gao Mo ignored the guy, took out the key, opened the door, and stepped aside with his hands behind his back.

"I'm sorry, I didn't lie to you."

"Grandpa!" Xia Jiang felt dizzy. "How could this happen..."

The big guy next to him, Shoji Omoto, was so scared that he fell to the ground, his brain going blank due to the shock of the old man's death.

The death of my always strong father was so horrible.

"Dad, daddy!"

"Has Mr. Shiroto checked it?" Xiaolan didn't dare to look at the body. She supported Xia Jiang, who was crying weakly, and asked, "Is it possible..."

Gao Mo raised his eyelids.

Can't he tell whether he is dead or not?
He didn't know how to do an autopsy, but he had no problem determining death with Eagle Vision.

Death... no one should be more familiar with it than him.

Besides, blood was spurting all over the floor. It didn't matter whether he was breathing or not, he couldn't survive anyway.

"No pulse, definitely dead," Conan, relying on his small size, entered the room and examined the body gravely. "The jaw is still firm, the pupillary sphincter is beginning to contract, and the body temperature... the time of death should have been before dinner..."

Conan laughed dryly and turned back to explain, "I've seen some lessons on TV..."

"I'm sorry, this kid just likes to imitate my dad." Xiaolan grabbed Conan and apologized, but Xia Jiang and Usumoto Shoji had no mind to respond.

Gao Mo didn't care either. He hoped Conan would solve the case quickly.

If Conan were to start his detective career, he estimated that he might be at level 3 or even level 4, which would be much better than him, a half-baked one.

The most important thing now is the mission.

The old man's [protect Xia Jiang's safe arrival in Tokyo] is still waiting for his confirmation.

Do you want to choose this one?

It would be fine if we just protected Tokyo, but I feel like it won’t be easy.

Other tasks...

There are few other reliable ones.

The chances of getting into trouble or even failing to complete the task are too high.

Gao Mo turned to look at Xia Jiang who was crying beside him.

To be honest, after reading Matsumoto Aya's "Green Tea Guide", he can't help but think more about every woman he sees.

However, this young lady has mission information authentication, so she shouldn't be a scheming woman like Matsumoto Aya.

"determine."

……

Who will be the next victim? How many people will die?
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(End of this chapter)