Conan: The Heart Thief

"Hmm, so that's how it is. But, Xiao, you don't know who the criminal is now, do you?"

"Of course, assuming that the reasoning just now is correct, then I can roughly guess the identity of the criminal. Do you understand, Miwako? Yoshimoto Hitomi left the room and went out, and returned a few minutes later. The criminal invaded her room within these few minutes, that is, a few minutes. So far, everything is correct?"

"Yes, I understand. The door locks of the apartment are the latest models with excellent anti-theft functions. They are not the kind of locks that a thief can easily crack in a few minutes."

"Despite this, the criminal still broke into her house in just a few minutes. From this, we can draw a conclusion that the criminal has a spare key to the victim's apartment." Miwako suddenly realized that a person emerged in her mind. A man who had a close relationship with Yoshimoto Hitomi and could exchange keys with each other. "It's Tashiro Yuya! Is he really the criminal? Yes, but that's impossible, Xiao. Because he has a perfect alibi."

"Yes, Tashiro Yuya is not the criminal. There is another person who can use the backup key. This person is the real murderer who killed Yoshimoto Hitomi."

"Who is that? Someone I don't know?"

"No, Miwako already knew about this person. To be more precise, she has seen his shoes."

"shoe?"

"Have you forgotten? When I visited Yuya Tashiro's apartment, I saw a pair of shoes belonging to a young woman in the entrance."

Miwako's mind immediately vividly recalled the situation at Yuya Zota's apartment. In the entrance hall where boys' shoes were scattered all over the floor, there was indeed a pair of beautiful shoes that looked out of place.

"White high heels!" Miwako couldn't help but scream. "You mean, those are the shoes of the real murderer?"

"That's right!" Lin Xiao said.

"Thank you, Xiao." Sato Miwako's eyes were full of admiration and love.

Sato Miwako was very touched and returned the favor. However, she had nothing to repay Lin Xiao with, so she could only try her best to be a good girlfriend.

As a result, Sato Miwako cooperated more diligently and was very proactive. As a female detective, she has great physical strength!

Chapter 413 How Lucky to Meet You

Miwako Sato held down Lin Xiao's shoulders, and her peach-shaped butt fell freely up and down. It has to be said that the policewoman is very strong, and Xin'er also has great endurance.

Lin Xiao enjoyed it quietly. He felt that he was a lucky man to have such a great girlfriend.

"Meiwako, I'm so lucky to meet you."

"Ahh... Me too..."

At first, Miwako Sato only regarded Lin Xiao as a detective brother. After a series of interactions and relationships, her body and mind completely belonged to Lin Xiao. She did not regret these experiences. When she was with Lin Xiao, she was pure and happy.

……

As Teitan High School is about to face the final exams, the entire campus is filled with a tense atmosphere.

Even the lively and active Sonoko and Xiaolan had to put aside their fun and devote themselves to intensive study.

At this moment, Lin Xiao received a call from Akitani Reiko.

Reiko Akiba was invited to attend the Shitara family's birthday party, and she hoped that Lin Xiao could accompany her.

When Lin Xiao arrived downstairs at Reiko Akitani's house, he found that she was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, and dressed in casual clothes, looking both mysterious and cool.

"Lianzi, why are you dressed so mysteriously?" Lin Xiao asked curiously.

"It would be troublesome if we were photographed by the paparazzi. After all, we are public figures now. If we were photographed together, the media would definitely hype it up. I don't mind, but you are a high school student and you have to concentrate on your studies." Reiko Akiba explained considerately.

A warm feeling welled up in Lin Xiao's heart: "Lianzi, you are so kind. You always think about me like this."

"I'm older than you, so naturally I have to take care of you like a sister." Reiko Akita said with a smile, then she took Lin Xiao to the parking lot, let him sit in the passenger seat, and started the car.

On the way, Qiu Ting Lianzi teased: "Xiao Jun, we haven't seen each other for a while, do you miss me?"

"Of course I have thought about it. But I've been busy preparing for the final exams recently, and the schoolwork is indeed quite heavy..." Lin Xiao replied.

"Yeah, time goes by so fast, but also seems so slow..." Akita Reiko said with emotion, "Why do I feel that this year is so long? I wonder if it's an illusion."

"Well, it might be an illusion. A year has 365 days, no more and no less." Lin Xiao analyzed rationally.

"You're right." Akita Reiko nodded, "Maybe I'm too eager for you to graduate from high school, so I feel like time is passing so slowly."

"Hehe..." Lin Xiao was secretly surprised at Qiu Ting Lianzi's observation ability, because so far, he was the only one who discovered the time anomaly in this world. If he revealed this secret to others, he would probably be sent to a mental hospital as a lunatic. "Lianzi, you took me to a friend's party. Do you want to introduce me to your friends?"

"Yes. The Shitara family is a musical family and has a good relationship with me. My music teacher was Shitara Kanto who passed away a year ago. The Shitara family's youngest daughter, Shitara Renki, is a good friend of mine." Akiba Reiko introduced.

"Shitara Renxi..." Lin Xiao silently repeated the name in his heart, vaguely feeling that this trip might have some twists and turns.

Sure enough, when Reiko Akiba drove closer to the Shitara family, Lin Xiao saw from afar a detached building engulfed in flames, with black smoke rising.

There were several fire trucks parked at the door.

"Excuse me, what happened at the Shitara family?" Reiko Akita parked the car near the door and took Lin Xiao out to ask the firefighters.

"The annex is on fire." The firefighter looked them over and replied, "The fire was caused by a littered cigarette butt."

After thanking the firefighters, Reiko Akiba took Lin Xiao into the Shitara family's gate.

In the courtyard, Lin Xiao's eyes were fixed on a familiar figure.

"Mr. Maori...?" he called out.

Maori Kogoro turned around upon hearing the voice, and his eyes met Lin Xiao's in mid-air. "Oh? Lin Xiao? Why are you here?" He asked curiously, "Did you receive any commission as well?"

Lin Xiao smiled and shook his head, pointing to Reiko Qiuting beside him and said, "No, I just accompanied Miss Reiko Qiuting to attend this banquet."

At this time, Reiko Akiba had taken off her hat and sunglasses, revealing her stunningly beautiful face, which made Maori Kogoro exclaim in admiration: "This... isn't this the beautiful soprano, Reiko Akiba?" Maori Kogoro pointed at Lin Xiao in disbelief, "Lin Xiao, you are actually getting together with Reiko Akiba, how did you do it? How did this happen?" Maori Kogoro once again doubted his life. All the fairies that he admired would become Lin Xiao's woman.

"Reiko-chan!" Shitara Renki suddenly rushed over and hugged Akita Reiko tightly, "You must listen to me, something terrible has happened! Uncle Genzoro was burned to ashes in the fire!"

A trace of sadness flashed in Akiba Reiko's eyes, and she gently patted Shitara Renki on the back: "Mr. Genzaburo is in trouble, I am very sad? The dead cannot be brought back to life, Renki, please accept my condolences..."

With the comfort of Akiba Reiko, Shitara Renxi gradually calmed down. Suddenly, she noticed Lin Xiao who was with Akiba Reiko.

"Reiko-chan, he is..." she asked curiously.

Akita Reiko smiled and introduced: "Let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, Lin Xiao."

"Boyfriend?" Renxi Shitara repeated in surprise.

She looked at Lin Xiao carefully and found that he was extraordinarily handsome, like a young man walking out of a painting, so handsome that it was breathtaking.

"You, you are... the high school detective, Lin Xiao!" exclaimed Renxi Shitara.

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded: "Yes, I am Lin Xiao."

He secretly sighed in his heart. He never expected that his fame had spread so widely. Even the daughter of a musical family like Renki Shitara knew him. This fame surprised him a little.

"Wow—" Shitara Renxi covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling with amazement, "If you think about it carefully, it's true. Only high school detective Lin Xiao is worthy of our beautiful Reiko-chan."

Kogoro Mouri's eyes widened. Lin Xiao suddenly became Reiko Akiba's boyfriend. How many women's boyfriend was Lin Xiao? He was such a scumbag.

"You are really together with Miss Qiu Ting, Lin Xiao, you scumbag, what do you think of my daughter?"

As Lin Xiao's father-in-law, Maori Kogoro exploded instantly and grabbed Lin Xiao's clothes.

"Detective Maori, please calm down and don't let jealousy blind you. You are a famous detective now, don't do anything rude." Lin Xiao patiently persuaded. After all, he is his girlfriend's father, so give him some face.

Chapter 414 Requiem

Since Conan and Xiaolan both need to prepare for the final exams, Maori Kogoro came alone for this commission. During this period, Maori Kogoro and Lin Xiao had a dispute, but Akita Reiko did not care about it and only regarded it as a small friction between colleagues.

"Where is Mr. Shitara? I want to go and say hello to him." Reiko Akiba asked, patting Shitara Renki on the head.

"Grandpa is accompanying grandma to rest." Shitara Renxi wiped the tears from her eyes and replied, "Grandma's spirit has been greatly affected by this incident."

"I'm very sorry, Miss Akiba." The Shitara family's butler, Tsugaku Kosei, suddenly bowed deeply to Akiba Reiko and apologized, "After something like this happened, I should have informed you in advance that the birthday party was cancelled. This is my negligence as a butler."

"No, Ms. Jinqu, don't say that." Reiko Akita responded by shaking her head slightly.

"By the way, Reiko-chan, I haven't introduced him to you yet. This is my cousin, Kyosuke Haga." Renki Shitara pulled Kyosuke Haga, who was looking at Reiko Akiba, in front of her and introduced him, "He is a talented musician."

"Uncle, this is my dear friend, Reiko Akiba, a famous soprano singer."

"Ms. Akiba, I've long heard of your name. This is our first meeting. Thank you for your guidance." Yuga Kyosuke took the initiative to extend his hand to Akiba Reiko.

However, Akiba Reiko just nodded coldly and had no intention of shaking hands with him, which made Hanega Kyosuke quite embarrassed.

"I seem to have discovered something." Kogoro Mouri suddenly said, "I need to record it with paper and pen." After that, he went to the living room of the Shitara family, took out paper and pen, sat on the sofa and began to record.

Seeing this, others followed suit.

"Since today, thirty years ago, four people have passed away, including Mr. Kyosuke's father. To summarize, the first is Mr. Kyosuke's father, Mr. Choichiro's younger brother, Tanjiro; the second is Mrs. Eimi, the wife of Mr. Choichiro's youngest brother Genzaburo two years ago; then Mr. Choichiro's son, Ms. Renki's father, Mr. Kyouto; and finally, Mr. Genzaburo today."

Kogoro Mori was sweating profusely while taking notes.

"In my opinion, if things continue like this, it would be better not to hold a birthday party for Mr. Choichiro."

"There will be no chance to do it in the future even if we want to." Yuga Kyosuke, who was standing next to Maori Kogoro, suddenly said, "Uncle Choichiro has lung disease. The doctor said he doesn't have much time left, only about half a year."

"Ah! Is that so!" Kogoro Mouri looked up at Kyosuke Hanega in surprise, and a sad look appeared on the latter's face.

"D, E, F, G...there really is a pattern." Lin Xiao muttered with a frown.

"Ah, indeed...wait a minute!" Maori Kogoro stood up suddenly, "If we follow this order, the next person to be cursed will be Miss Renxi, whose initials are H!"

"Hey? Am I next?" Renxi Shitora asked blankly, pointing at herself.

"Mr. Maori, you are directly treating Shitara Renki as the object of the curse." Akiba Reiko was worried about Shitara Renki's situation.

"Haha, no. I think it's just a coincidence. I'm not writing a mystery novel." Renki Shitara laughed dryly and waved her hands.

At this time, Lin Xiao looked up at Yuga Xiangfu and asked, "Mr. Xiangfu, can you take me to the fire scene?"

"Eh? The fire scene?" Yuga Kyosuke looked at Lin Xiao in confusion, "What are you doing there?"

"To be honest, I'm also a detective, and there are some things I want to know." Lin Xiao replied.

"Ah, please wait a moment." Jinqu Butler suddenly stood up and interrupted, "Before going to see the scene, can you confirm the performer of the Requiem tonight?"

"Requiem?" Kogoro Mori looked confused.

"This is a tradition in our family," Shitara Renki explained. "Whenever a relative passes away, a family member will play a requiem for the deceased."

"Until last year, it was performed by Mr. Genzaburo, but the master and the mistress are not in a suitable condition to perform now..." Butler Tsukuro's eyes shifted back and forth between Shitara Renki and Haga Kyosuke.

"Ah, I can't do that!" Shitara Renxi waved her hands repeatedly, "My level is not good enough."

"Then I'll do it," Haga Kyosuke replied, "How about inviting everyone to join us? You can't always hear Haga Kyosuke's live performance."

"Oh, okay..." Kogoro Mouri nodded blankly.

"Besides, when I take Detective Hayashi to check the fire scene, I can also go to the annex to see if there are any musical instruments that have not been burned." Hanega Kyosuke explained.

"Then let's set off now, Mr. Yuga." Lin Xiao said.