Conan, but the winery

Without further provoking her, Karasuma Ying turned to ask the people around Kimiko Arai.

"I heard that Ms. Arai and her husband have a bad relationship?"

"Yeah, I often hear those two people cursing each other to death. Maybe the one who killed the woman was her husband, hehe..."

"What about Mr. Yi and Ms. Edano? What is their relationship with Ms. Arai?"

“I’m not sure. I’m not familiar with Yi. I just know that he likes to collect knife and gun molds.

As for Zhiye...ah, I remember that she seemed to have had some conflict with that woman before. It seemed that it was because of money, and she was severely scolded by that woman. "

【Money dispute?】

"Then Ms. Kawai, where were you and what were you doing this afternoon after you left the lounge until we found out that Ms. Arai was murdered?"

"I met a few of my guests first, and then I stayed in the room, that's it."

"Can anyone else prove it?"

"No."

"understood."

"Little detective, are you doubting me?" Kawai Shoko looked at Karasuma Ying and asked with a smile.

"This requires further investigation. Excuse me."

After answering her very officially, Karasuma Ying turned and left the room, closing the door for her.

Kawai is a big suspect, he has a certain motive, and he has the time and space conditions to commit the crime...

However, Wu Wanying was very concerned about the two details she just mentioned.

Mr. Yi likes to collect knife and gun models, and Ms. Edano and Ms. Arai seem to have a serious financial dispute...

After leaving Kawai Shoko's room, Karasuma Ying came to Ms. Edano's room.

As soon as she opened the door, she was shocked again.

Ms. Edano's room is filled with dolls of various styles, dressed in pink, as if it is the room of a young girl.

There was a layer of shiny stuff on the floor of the room, which looked a bit dazzling.

How to say it... Never mind, there's not much to say, everyone has different interests and hobbies.

"It's Miss Karasuma..."

On the carpet in the room, Ms. Edano looked at Karasuma Ying, holding two dolls in her hands, and said mysteriously:

"These whispers from the kids just told me you'd be here soon."

Without paying attention to her weird words, Karasuma Ying began to ask questions.

She walked over to the glass cases where the dolls were placed, looking at them while asking.

"Ms. Edano, I see that these dolls are very finely crafted. I'm sure they're not cheap, right?"

"That's natural. Every child here is not the cheap one on the street."

"That makes sense. Ms. Edano must have spent a lot of money to buy them."

"Well, indeed..."

"So, Ms. Edano, is this the reason why you borrowed money from Ms. Arai?" Karasuma Ying suddenly changed the subject and looked straight at her.

"Hmm... eh?"

After nodding subconsciously, Ms. Edano seemed a little flustered and quickly turned her head away, not daring to look her in the eye.

"Um, Miss Karasuma, you..."

"Ms. Kawai told me."

Wu Wanying walked forward, squatted in front of her, and said seriously:

"She said that Ms. Edano and Ms. Arai seemed to have a dispute over money, and you two even argued about it. Can you tell me more about it?"

"This, me, that..."

"I know it's hard to talk about this, after all, a dead person is involved, but please rest assured, Ms. Edano, the police will not wrongly accuse any innocent person, and your words will help us find the real criminal faster, okay?"

"Ming, I understand..."

Facing Karasuma Ying's gentle persuasion, Ms. Edano struggled for a moment, but finally spoke:

"I did borrow money from her..."

Chapter 112: Kimiko Arai's Cash Cow

"I did borrow money from her..."

In the shiny pink room, Ms. Edano slowly spoke out the conflict between her and Kimiko Arai.

“All of my children are very expensive, and many of them are limited editions. Sometimes it is difficult for me to come up with so much money at once.

Then Kimiko would lend me money. At first she would say, "I'll pay it back when I can," but later she kept asking for more and more money, sometimes even threatening me...

But, but! I won’t kill someone just for money! "

"Don't worry, the police won't suspect you because of this."

Upon hearing this, Karasuma Ying smiled slightly, and her smile made the nervous Ms. Edano calm down again.

"Ms. Edano, who do you think killed Ms. Arai?"

"I, I still think she committed suicide..."

Ms. Edano glanced at her and lowered her head.

"Can you tell me the reason?" asked Karasuma Ying curiously.

She remembered that when she first concluded that Kimiko Arai was murdered, the fortune teller who thought Kimiko committed suicide seemed to be Ms. Edano...

In the current situation, there is no doubt that Kimiko was murdered, but she also wants to know what exactly prompted Edano to insist on this judgment of suicide?

"I remember that it was about a week ago that Kimiko said that she had found a way to make money...

It was also from that time that she suddenly became nervous, as if she was guarding against someone all day long, and her mood became very unstable...

In her situation, I think it wouldn’t be surprising if she suddenly committed suicide one day…”

"Ms. Edano, what do you mean by this way to make money?"

Karasuma Ying keenly noticed the abnormality, and her intuition told her that this so-called "way to make money" might be the key to Kimiko's murder.

"I don't know the details, she just said that she found a money tree, and that even if she doesn't have to work anymore, she will have a lot of money to spend..."

[Cash cow...Does it mean that you have caught someone's handle? 】

Upon hearing this, Wu Wanying frowned and thought.

[According to Ms. Edano, this "cash cow" can still provide "huge amounts" of money, and it is very likely not an ordinary person...]

Kimiko, was this the reason she was murdered?

"What do you think about Ms. Death?" Putting aside the thoughts in his mind for the time being, Wu Wanying asked again.

"They have a bad relationship. Although the Goddess of Death has only been here for a week, I always feel that she seems to be very hostile to Kimiko."

"What about Mr. Yi? How is his relationship with Ms. Arai?"

"These two people are not very familiar with each other, and usually... ah! That's right! It's Yi!"

Suddenly, Ms. Edano seemed to finally remember something and exclaimed:

"I remember now! The samurai sword in Kimiko's room turned out to be Yi's sword!"

"Are you talking about the murder weapon?"

"Yes! I saw an identical samurai sword in Yi's room before! It must be his!" Ms. Edano replied very affirmatively.

"understood."

Wu Wanying nodded, and another question in her mind was answered.

"Ms. Edano, please keep this matter confidential for the time being and do not disclose it to anyone except the police."

"Okay, okay, I understand..."

"One last question. Where were you, Ms. Edano, after the secret meeting ended until we found out that Ms. Arai had been murdered?"

"I have been sewing clothes for these children of mine in my room..."

"Can anyone else prove it?"

"No, no..."

[Is there no alibi either? ]

"excuse me."

Without asking any more questions, Wu Wanying got up and left, walking towards Mr. Yi's room.

Like several previous fortune tellers, Mr. Yi’s room also has his own style.

In the room filled with Chinese style, various Bagua diagrams, Five Elements diagrams and ink paintings are hung on the walls. On the divination table in the middle are divination sticks and abacus.

There is a two-meter-high display cabinet on each side of the inner wall of the room. The one on the left is filled with numerous ancient swords, while the one on the right is filled with various modern firearms, both large and small.

Looking at the two collection display cabinets, Wu Wanying narrowed her eyes slightly, but did not say anything. Instead, she walked towards Mr. Yi who was circling around the divination table.

"Excuse me, Mr. Yi, can I ask you some questions?"

"Ugh?!"

Mr. Yi seemed very flustered, as if he was frightened by the sudden appearance of Wu Wanying.

"Y-It's Detective Karasuma? W-What happened?"

"Please don't be nervous. I just have some questions about Ms. Arai that I want to ask Mr. Yi."

"Um, I'm not very familiar with her, so I don't know..."

"Did Mr. Yi notice anything unusual before and after Ms. Arai's case?"

"No, no! I don't know anything! I have no idea at all!"