Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"Did Yusaku ask you to come?"

Just as everyone was looking on in confusion, Fujieda Shigeru, who had a beard, suddenly walked into the living room and greeted Yukiko, saying, "Hello, Ms. Yukiko, I am Fujieda Shigeru, who asked Yusaku to come and help solve the mystery of this intimidation case."

"Hello."

Fujieda Shigeru smiled and said, "Although I heard Yusaku say that he was too busy to finish his manuscript and would have his wife come over to help, I really didn't expect that you would be such a beautiful lady."

You flatter me too much!

Yukiko felt a surge of secret pleasure at being praised like that in front of Eri Kisaki.

Although Yukiko and Eri Kisaki are best friends, they were also rivals when they were young.

Yukiko is known as the "Princess of Teitan High School," while Eri Kisaki is known as the "Queen of Teitan High School." Their relationship can be described as a love-hate one.

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Upon hearing this, Eri Kisaki asked in surprise, "Mr. Fujieda, so you know Yusaku?"

"To be honest, I am also a mystery writer, but my mystery stories are not well received and cannot compare to bestsellers like Yusaku."

Fujieda Shigeru smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "I met Yusaku at a mystery writers' gathering a few years ago."

A few days ago, I was chatting with Yuzaku online and mentioned this intimidation case, so I asked him to come and help.

However, since my sister has passed away, I can only be considered a tenant living under someone else's roof.

Therefore, unlike Mrs. Soka, the second wife who spent ten million yen to hire Detective Mori to protect her husband's life, I could only ask Yusaku for his voluntary help.

"Ten million yen?!"

Upon hearing Fujieda Shigeru's words, Yukiko couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Ten million yen may not be a large sum for Yukiko, but it's just a commission fee for one case.

Are detectives making this much money these days?

Yukiko leaned close to Eri Kisaki and said in a teasing tone, "Eri, Kogoro's career is doing pretty well these days!"

"hehe"

Faced with Yukiko's teasing gaze, Eri Kisaki gave a wry smile that was hard to describe.

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Ran Mouri lowered her head in shame; she didn't want Shinichi's mother to find out about the stupid things her father had done.

"What on earth happened?"

Noticing the unusual expressions on Eri Kisaki and Ran Mouri's faces, Yukiko couldn't help but ask, "Why are you two suddenly making those faces?"

"Yukiko-neechan, actually, this is what happened."

Suzuki Seimei glanced at Fujieda Shigeru and the others, then leaned close to Yukiko's ear and whispered a brief account of Kogoro Mouri's extravagant spending.

"No way!"

After listening to Suzuki Harumi's account, Yukiko's mouth gaped slightly, her face filled with disbelief.

Looking at Eri Kisaki, who was both amused and exasperated, Yukiko suddenly understood why she had separated from Kogoro Mouri.

If Yusaku Kudo squandered all his royalties like Kogoro Mouri did, Yukiko would definitely separate from him.

Wait!

Kogoro, did he squander all of Conan's alimony?

When Yukiko impersonated Conan's mother and sent him back to the Mouri Detective Agency, she gave him a staggering ten million yen in alimony.

It was precisely because of the ten million yen in alimony that Kogoro Mouri was able to tolerate Conan, this burden, continuing to live in his house.

However, judging from what Suzuki Seimei just said, Kogoro Mouri has incurred a debt of more than eight million yen in just two days.

Therefore, Yukiko couldn't help but suspect that Kogoro Mouri had already squandered Conan's alimony, otherwise how could he have accumulated so much debt?

Yukiko glanced at Ran Mouri, whose face was full of shame, and then at Conan standing beside her. She thought to herself, "Oh well, let's just consider this an early dowry for Ran!"

Yukiko, holding Suzuki Haruaki, looked around and subtly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, where is Mr. Fujieda Mikio? He must be the victim in this intimidation case, right? Can I see him first?"

Upon hearing this, Ueki Kusahachi replied apologetically, "I'm afraid that won't work, because the master is currently in the audiovisual room, listening to classical music and reading books. So we won't be able to see the master until dinner time."

"Gan Xiong hates being disturbed when he's reading."

Fujieda Suka nodded affirmatively, then said with lingering reluctance, "Last time I brought him a bowl of bird's nest, and he gave me a good scolding!"

"Is that so? Then there's nothing we can do."

As soon as Yukiko finished speaking, Fujieda Shigeru suddenly said, "Actually, there is a way. Since the intimidation case, several surveillance cameras have been installed in the house, and there is also a surveillance camera in the media room. We can see the video from there through the monitoring room."

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Led by Fujishige Shigeru, the group quickly arrived at the monitoring room and saw the situation in the audiovisual room through the surveillance video.

"The surveillance video here is really clear!"

Upon entering the monitoring room, Yukiko's gaze was immediately drawn to the central monitoring screen.

From the central surveillance video, it can be clearly seen that Mikio Fujieda is sitting on the sofa, drinking coffee and flipping through a book in his hand.

"Huh? Who is this person?"

Seeing that Fujieda Mikio was still leisurely drinking coffee, Yukiko's gaze quickly shifted to the other surveillance videos, and she suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Look! There's a person wearing a hat in the yard."

Following the direction Yukiko was pointing, Ueki Kusahachi explained, "He is the family's gardener, and his name is Doi Kōzō."

Yukiko asked doubtfully, "But it's already so late, isn't it strange that he's still trimming the flowerbeds in the yard?"

Fujieda Shigeru sighed and said, "I think he probably wants to confirm it again, because tomorrow is my deceased sister's birthday."

In truth, Fujieda Shigeru also regretted it. If he hadn't insisted on becoming a writer and refused to inherit the family fortune, his sister wouldn't have married into the family with that ungrateful wretch, Fujieda Mikio.

When Fujieda Shigeru's older sister was still alive, Fujieda Mikio took great care of his brother-in-law, allowing him to live a carefree life and pursue his creative work. Therefore, he also liked his brother-in-law quite a bit.

However, after Fujieda Shigeru's sister passed away, Fujieda Mikio revealed his true nature. Although he allowed Fujieda Shigeru to continue living at home, he forced him to pay rent on time every month.

What Fujieda Shigeru found most objectionable was that his sister had only been dead for six months, yet Fujieda Mikio had already married a woman old enough to be his daughter.

"The master's hand!"

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the gardener in the surveillance video, Ueki Kusahachi suddenly exclaimed, "Why did you raise your hand, sir?"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Eri and the others quickly turned their attention to the surveillance video in the audiovisual room.

Fujieda Mikio, who was supposed to be sitting on the sofa, suddenly stood up with his hands raised, as if someone was pointing a gun at him and forcing him to surrender!

Eri Kisaki instinctively exclaimed, "Oh no! There's someone else in that room, and they're threatening Mr. Mikio with a gun!"

"No way! When I went to deliver the coffee just now, there was no one else in the room except the master."

Ueki Kusaba said in disbelief, "And when I left, I locked the door from the inside. No outsider can get in without the key."

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"Butler Ueki, hurry up and get the key to open the door. Yukiko, let's get there first!"

After speaking, Eri Kisaki took the lead and headed towards the audiovisual room, with Seimei Suzuki and the others following closely behind.

"Bang! Bang!"

Just as everyone arrived at the door of the audiovisual room, they heard two gunshots coming from inside.

Eri Kisaki's expression suddenly changed, and she turned to Ran Mouri, calling out, "It's too late, Ran!"

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Under the questioning gazes of Fujieda Shigeru and Fujieda Soka, Mouri Ran suddenly walked to the doorway and abruptly raised her right leg to kick.

"boom!

! ”

With a loud bang, the entire door was kicked away by Ran Mouri, and even the door frame was twisted and deformed.

"Gudong"

Upon witnessing this scene, Fujie Shigeru and the others subconsciously swallowed.

I never expected that Ran Mouri, who looks so gentle and weak, would have such terrifying strength.

If that kick had landed on someone, they would have died on the spot!

"Here it is! The key is here!"

No sooner had Ran Mouri kicked the door open than Kusahachi Ueki rushed over with a bunch of keys.

"Gan Xiong! Gan Xiong!"

Fujieda Suka rushed into the room immediately and saw Fujieda Mikio, who had been shot three times and died. She suppressed her laughter, threw herself beside his body, and burst into tears.

In fact, it's obvious to everyone that Fujieda Soka married Fujieda Mikio solely because she coveted his wealth.

After all, Fujieda Mikio is old enough to be Fujieda Motoka's father.

If Fujieda Suka wasn't after the money, was she after Fujieda Mikio because he was old and didn't bathe?

According to Fujieda Soka's original plan, she thought she would have to serve Fujieda Mikio for at least another ten years before she could inherit his estate.

Unexpectedly, Fujieda Mikio was suddenly murdered, bringing forward her inheritance time by more than ten years. It was already quite remarkable that Fujieda Soka didn't burst out laughing on the spot.

As for Fujieda Soka spending a high price to hire Mouri Kogoro to investigate the intimidation incident, it wasn't because she genuinely cared about Fujieda Mikio's safety, but because she suspected Fujieda Shigeru was the culprit.

Fujieda Mikio's parents had died long ago and had no children, so the most likely people to inherit his estate were Fujieda Soka and Fujieda Shigeru.

"Whoosh!"

! ”

Suzuki Harumi secretly used his Eye Concealment skill, a faint light flashing in his eyes. He looked around and quickly revealed a bored expression.