Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 309 Using a Borrowed Knife to Kill (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
It seems that Kogoro Mouri and Natsukawa won't need to take action this time. The culprit will likely slip up at some point and be discovered by Kigene.

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow, indicating his disbelief.

It was obvious from the other party's words that they wanted to find a scapegoat, and that she might even have hired someone to follow her.

"I don't know who he is, but I remember his face very well."

Qi Yuanhui quickly recovered from the grief of her sister's death and tried to think about what the perpetrator looked like.

"He was somewhat muscular, probably around 1.75 meters tall, with a square face, a rather large nose, and medium-length hair that covered his forehead. He was expressionless when he was following me; he was a serious person."

"Very good, these characteristics are enough!"

Inspector Megure was overjoyed and beckoned to Takagi, "Go and fetch a profiler!"

Aside from being unable to solve cases, the Metropolitan Police Department is highly efficient in responding to calls and other aspects, and profilers arrive at the scene quickly to conduct profile writing.

Qi Yuanhui provided very detailed features, which greatly improved the realism of the profile.

In order not to disturb the profiler and Qi Yuanhui's communication, Xia Chuan and his group stood at the door and waited.

"Uncle, I feel that the person Aunt Xiaohui described looks a bit like the man we met when we arrived."

"That man?" Inspector Megure asked疑惑地, "Have you encountered the suspect?"

“Very likely.” Kogoro Mouri frowned in thought. “That man was driving very fast and seemed very nervous. It’s not impossible.”

"Do you remember the license plate?" Xia Chuan frowned slightly. Conan must have a reason for asking. Could it be that the culprit is someone else?

That’s not right!

Qi Yuanhui's smile couldn't be faked; she must be the murderer. But what's wrong with that man's expression? There can't be two murderers, can there?

Xia Chuan's doubts were quickly answered.

Not long after, Wataru Takagi came to the group with the portrait.

“That’s right! This is the person we saw. He came from the direction of Qi Yuanhui’s house. It’s possible that he was emotionally unstable because he planted explosives.”

Kogoro Mouri immediately recognized the portrait as that bastard who had almost knocked him flying.

"Actually, I feel like I've seen this guy somewhere before."

Takagi felt that the man in the portrait looked very familiar throughout the journey, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

At that moment, I finally remembered.

“I remember now, this guy is from Shinjuku, his name is Hiromasa Takahashi. His wife was murdered a few days ago, and Officer Sato suspects that he is involved in her death. It seems that the investigation is still ongoing.”

"It seems there might be some unknown connection between these two cases." Kogoro Mouri pondered, chin in hand, and finally said, "Inspector Megure, can we meet with Inspector Sato? Perhaps we can find out something by talking to him."

Inspector Megure shared the same idea and nodded in agreement.

Just then, an anxious voice reached their ears.

"Is Xiaohui alright? I'm her husband, Qi Yuan. I came right away after receiving the call from the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Xia Chuan turned his head to look.

Qi Yuan and his husband, dressed in suits and ties, were talking to the police officers guarding them at the entrance of the ward.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure called out to the other person, "I am Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department. Are you Kazuo Kihara?"

"Yes."

"Your wife is fine for now, she was just frightened."

"That's good."

Qi Yuan and his husband breathed a sigh of relief, but Xia Chuan could tell that his expression wasn't as happy as he had imagined; instead, it seemed like he was forcing a smile.

This situation also drew Conan's attention.

That's strange; everyone involved seems suspicious.
Xia Chuan suddenly began to doubt his own guess; perhaps the case was not as simple as he had imagined.

Perhaps the couple's relationship wasn't as good as he had imagined, but because of this, he had a feeling! He felt that the explosive device might not have been installed by Qi Yuanhui.

"Although Ms. Qi Yuanhui is unharmed, I am very sorry that her younger sister, Nakai Hiromi, tragically died in the explosion."

"What! Xiaomei, my sister-in-law is dead?"

Xia Chuan observed Qi Yuan and Fu's behavior.

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow; the other party's performance gave him a new perspective.

Compared to hearing that Qi Yuanhui was alright, Nakai Hiromi's death seemed to be a bigger blow to Qi Yuan Kazuo, which was clearly not right.

This case can perhaps be divided into two parts.

One part is undoubtedly a murder exchange, but the other part is likely a case of switching the prince with a cat!
Qi Yuanhui may have discovered the murder swap, using someone else to kill her sister.

Letting Qi Yuan and his wife enter the ward, Xia Chuan leaned close to Kogoro Mori and said, "Uncle Mori, don't you think Qi Yuan and his sister-in-law are having an affair?"

"What do you mean?"

Kogoro Mouri was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of those words.

Isn't it normal for a brother-in-law to care when his sister-in-law dies?

"He probably subconsciously wanted to call her Xiaomei, but when he realized we were all there, he forced himself to call her 'little sister-in-law.' Isn't that a bit too intimate?"

Conan chimed in, not to be outdone: "And didn't Uncle say before that Miss Kuanmei hasn't had a proper job all these years, spending her time in bars and nightclubs, and even stole her own sister's boyfriend twice before? So it's not impossible that she's seducing her brother-in-law."

"Conan, how can you make such assumptions about others!"

Ran was a little angry. Women are emotional creatures, and she felt it was impolite and beyond her understanding to hear such a young child as Conan making assumptions about adults' indecent lifestyles.

If it weren't for the Egg of Memories incident, when she suspected Conan was Kudo, and the real Kudo came to her house, she would definitely drag Conan to the lab for a blood test to see if he really was Kudo.

But obviously, Conan couldn't be allowed to continue causing trouble here, so the innocent high school girl pulled the tearful Conan away from the scene.

Realizing that Natsukawa seemed to have also noticed the problem, Conan ultimately decided not to run away.

“If I’m not mistaken, this must be a murder exchange!” Xia Chuan said with absolute certainty.

Inspector Megure's expression shifted: "If that's the case, then it certainly makes sense!"

“Investigating the economic situation of the person in the portrait and Qi Yuan Kazuo might reveal the reason.”

During the Great Depression, many people took risks for insurance money. Xia Chuan believed that the reasons for exchanging murders were nothing more than infidelity and financial conflicts.

In the afternoon, the group went to the Metropolitan Police Department and found Miwako Sato.

"I see. If it was a murder exchange, then that explains why Hiromasa Takahashi had an alibi when Sachiko Takahashi died. Because the one who killed him was Kazuo Saigen!"

Sato Miwako was immediately relieved: "I've always felt that Takahashi Hiromasa was suspicious. He was heavily in debt and had also bought a large insurance policy for his wife. After Takahashi Sachiko's death, he can receive a large sum of compensation, which will be enough to pay off his debts."

Inspector Megure: "I've also received information that Qi Yuanfu secretly bought a large insurance policy for Qi Yuanhui. Coupled with his ambiguous relationship with Nakai Hiromi, it seems that killing his wife and keeping his sister-in-law can be explained."

Inspector Megure nodded and looked at Kogoro Mouri and Natsukawa: "In that case, we probably won't need you two to show up this time. At this stage of the case, as long as we catch Hiromasa Takahashi, we can get all this information out of him. The two of them must have had a lot of communication to exchange murders, so finding evidence should be easy."

Kogoro Mori nodded in agreement, but Natsukawa disagreed.

"I think Qi Yuanhui may have discovered her sister's relationship with her husband long ago, and this accidental killing may even have been meticulously planned by her!"

Xia Chuan's voice was calm, but the shock was like a thunderclap from a clear sky. "Impossible!"

Kogoro Mouri's expression was a mix of emotions; he absolutely couldn't believe his student would do such a thing.

"Xiao Hui has always been very well-behaved. Compared to Kuan Mei's more unrestrained personality, she is simply a positive role model of kindness."

"Uncle Mori, sometimes people change. So many years have passed, time changes everything. Just like when you first joined the company, you probably never imagined you'd end up becoming a detective."

That same evening, the speculation surrounding the case saw a significant development.

Miwako Sato caught Hiromasa Takahashi at his home. Takahashi could not provide an alibi for the daytime incident, and there was a large amount of chemical substance in his home that matched the explosives found at the explosion site.

He worked for a well-known chemical company in Tokyo, and a little investigation revealed that the other party had been stealing chemical substances from the company multiple times in the past month.

After being arrested, Takahashi immediately showed his fear, and with further prodding from Sato Miwako, he soon confessed to the murder exchange.

Takahashi Satoko was killed by Saigen Kazuo.

He was the one who planted the explosives in the car!

The two met at a bar, where Qi Yuan and his husband proposed exchanging murders.

Upon learning the results, the police officers who had been staking out Qi Yuan's house immediately broke down the door and arrested the distracted Qi Yuan and his husband.

Under Inspector Megure's instructions, Takagi immediately took note of Qi Yuanhui's reaction to the matter.

“That’s right. After learning the details of the case, she clearly smiled for a moment, and then covered her face and cried when she realized I was looking at her. Inspector Megure, I think Mr. Natsukawa is right. It’s very likely that Qi Yuanhui already knew about the exchange of murders.”

"But we still need evidence."

Inspector Megure had a headache, so he turned and called Natsukawa, who had already gone home.

It's the middle of the night, and Natsukawa certainly wouldn't be waiting for the results like Kogoro Mouri; he'd already gone home for dinner.

"The evidence shouldn't be hard to find."

Xia Chuan smiled gently, "I remember that Qi Yuanhui asked Nakai Hiromi to back up the car for her because she said that her reversing skills were not good. As a housewife, Qi Yuanhui must often need to go grocery shopping. If we check the parking camera footage in the mall parking lot, we might be able to find something."

"The way Qi Yuan Kazuo and Takahashi Hiromasa communicate is also a breakthrough. In order to ensure that their social relationship would not be discovered, they should have been communicating by phone. Checking Qi Yuan Kazuo's phone device should reveal a bugging device."

Qi Yuanhui had been at the hospital, and Gao Mu broke in just a few minutes after she got home that night. She's probably already in a police car by now.

She didn't have time to dismantle the bugging device. If the bugging device is found, it would be enough to prove that she orchestrated the coincidence to kill her own sister.

With the case at this point, Xia Chuan felt there were no other issues. After hanging up the phone, he took Joel's small hand in his.

The method of diverting attention from the case is quite effective.

"How can you not have any calluses at all? Your skin is so fair and tender, it's so cute."

"what?"

Even though she was naturally oblivious, Joel sensed that something was off about her boyfriend tonight.

It seems like there's something he can't say about it.

Well, how should I put it? It's like there's something I want to ask or say, but I haven't been able to say it yet.

"I just have a feeling that the 'Beihua Wolf' has reappeared recently. Maybe I should just stay home and sleep since it's so late?"

Sima Zhao's intentions were obvious to everyone, but Joel happened to have chosen a different path and asked curiously, "Do you think I can't beat the Mika Wolf?"

She looked somewhat dissatisfied.

Thinking of Joel's strength, Xia Chuan coughed twice and said, "No, I just think these little hands are so cute. How did they manage to smash the sandbag?"

Joel blushed instantly, remembering that the other person had gone to the Metropolitan Police Department that day, and knew that it must have been someone who had no sense of propriety who had said it.

I remember Yumi saying something like this: Girls should try to maintain a gentle and vulnerable side in front of their boyfriends, so that they can arouse their boyfriends' protective instincts.

Great, the sense of fragility is gone.

She never expected that just moments ago she had confidently declared that the Wolf of Rice Flower was no match for her.

"All right!"

Yor's sudden voice delighted Xia Chuan, who knew that Yor's words meant he agreed to sleep at home, and he immediately perked up.

"The guest room is broken, so you can sleep in my room."

"It's broken?" Joel clearly didn't believe it, but he didn't dwell on it too much and continued to ask, "If I sleep in your room, where will you sleep?"

Xia Chuan's eyes darted around. Where else could they sleep? Of course, they'd sleep together!

Of course, he couldn't say that directly, so Xia Chuan chuckled and said, "Then I'll sleep in the living room."

"But are you willing to do that? I've been exhausted all day, my back aches, my legs are cramping, and I feel like I can't fall asleep properly without a soft Simmons mattress."

"Well, that's fine."

Joel answered softly, her voice clear and melodious, like the song of a bluebird.

Xia Chuan felt smug, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips, his heart starting to race.

The last time they slept together was when Joel was drunk. He didn't dare do anything, afraid of getting beaten up. Now that Joel is sober, maybe he can...hehehe.

With this in mind, Xia Chuan waited and waited until 11 p.m.

As soon as Joel finished showering and entered the room, his body odor mixed with perfume scent acted like enticing bait, drawing Xia Chuan to the door without him even realizing it.

"Kakaka!"

The moment Xia Chuan turned the doorknob, his smile gradually melted away.

"Jor, it's me, open the door."

"coming."

The door opened with a click, but instead of seeing the fragrant Joel, all that was visible was a beige wall.

"???"

Three question marks appeared above Xia Chuan's head, but before he could ask any questions, Simmons was shoved out.

"Um, what do you mean?"

"Didn't you want a Simmons mattress? I'll get you a blanket later so you won't catch a cold if you sleep in the living room."

"call--"

Xia Chuan let out a long breath, suppressing his rage, and said, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. Yumi said that girlfriends should try their best to meet their boyfriends' requests."

You, Miyamoto Yumi!
Xia Chuan gritted his teeth but had nothing to say, so he could only grab the Simmons mattress and go downstairs.

When Joel said "Okay then," he meant that he should sleep on a Simmons mattress.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)