Conan Rick's Investigator

If this is the case, these three people are the first suspects, and they are one of the familiar three.

Judging from the motive, Asaka Saegusa is the most suspicious person.

Because whether from her previous tests or her real name, she is the mother that Kinukawa Kazuki is looking for.

The purpose of reporter Yaxia coming to the hotel was obviously related to the matter of Kinukawa Kazuki looking for his mother. Maybe Yaxia had already received the news in advance and found Dabianzi and said something to him.

But faced with this case of choosing one out of three, Qin Zhibo knew that the more motivated he was to commit the crime, the more he could not blindly determine a certain investigation target, otherwise he would be the next "gross profit".

In addition to the murder weapon, the mole on the murderer's chest is also an important clue.

However, Qin Zhibo did not buy the first week's mall prop [X-ray glasses], so he could not check the mole privately, and he could not ask the waitress to take off her clothes.

So we can only wait for the police to investigate this matter themselves.

……

In room 205, Kogoro Mouri also obtained important evidence, the mobile phone photos, from Conan.

"Really?! What the hell are you doing with such important evidence, you little brat?!"

Kogoro Mouri scolded Conan, but fortunately he didn't hit him on the head.

Conan handed over the phone and was about to push away Kinukawa Kazuki who was watching at the door, when the sharp-eyed Mouri Kogoro noticed the highlight in the photo.

"Wow! It turns out the murderer has a mole on his chest!"

Kogoro Mouri's voice was just heard by Kazuki Kinukawa who had not yet walked out of the door.

Oops!

Conan's expression changed, and he turned to look at Kinukawa.

Although Conan was very unhappy with the kid's behavior of acting coquettishly to Mouri Ran and asking for hugs along the way, the child was innocent after all and should not be allowed to hear such a cruel thing.

The biological mother that I finally found turned out to be a murderer?

However, even though Kinukawa Kazuki was only 7 years old, he immediately understood the meaning, his expression froze, and he turned and ran out of the room.

"He Hui!"

Kinukawa Kazuki ran very fast, and Mao Lilan, who noticed something was wrong, quickly chased after him.

However, at this time, Kinukawa had already run for a distance, and even though Mao Lilan was calling him from behind, he did not look back.

His brain couldn't accept it for a moment, and his body could only subconsciously choose to escape.

He ran to the corner and stopped, dodging Ran Mouri who was chasing him while digesting this shocking news in his mind.

Mother is the murderer...

My mother is a murderer...

Just at this moment, two waitresses who were delivering bedding to guests came walking side by side from the other direction around the corner, talking about something as they walked.

"Do you remember what happened just now?"

"The famous detective examined all of our palms to identify the murderer...but he stopped just before Mie and carefully felt around."

Another waitress nodded. "Yeah, everyone's hands are just glanced at and passed by, but hers are treated differently..."

"Maybe she is the murderer!"

Chapter 920: Admitting the Wrong Crime...

The two gossipers were gossiping and walking around the corner holding the bed sheet, and they met Mao Lilan who was looking for Kinukawa Kazuki.

"Excuse me, you two, I just saw a little boy with brown hair..." Worried that Kinukawa might be upset, Mao Lilan asked them anxiously.

"Huh? I think you saw it?" A waitress looked at another waitress.

"Well, just stand behind the wall over there..."

Following the direction the waitress pointed, Mao Lilan hurried over.

But when I leaned out and looked, the wall behind the corner was empty.

……

Boom, boom, boom——

In the laundry room, the drum washing machines are running, making a constant mechanical roar.

Asaka Saegusa roughly threw the sheets in the big bucket into the last washing machine, turned the knob, and adjusted the washing time to 20 minutes.

After doing this, she pushed open the back door of the laundry room and came to the backyard of the hotel.

Although it is the backyard of the hotel, it is off-limits to tourists. If you want to get here from the hotel, you can only go through the kitchen and laundry room doors.

The dim courtyard contained miscellaneous items that the hotel was not using yet, while brand new spare parts were stored in a small, privately built warehouse.

Asaka Saegusa came into the courtyard and saw that there was no one around. She took out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from the kimono belt around her waist.

According to the hotel's regulations, female receptionists are not allowed to smoke, because the smell of smoke may affect the guests' mood, make them disgusted, and lower their evaluation of the hotel.

However, since Asaka Saegusa became addicted to this stuff as an adult, she has tried to quit several times, but each time ended in failure.

Every time I quit smoking, it only takes a few days for the craving to come back.

Once you start smoking, you can’t stop.

Same thing as that...

Whenever she felt like smoking, Asaka Sanzhi would take advantage of the time she was doing laundry to sneak in here and have a puff.

Although doing so is risky, after all, other employees often come here, but it has never been discovered in the past two and a half years.

As for the smell of cigarettes on your body, you can use the excuse that the guests you entertained smoked and their bodies were somewhat covered in cigarette smoke.

Cigarette butts can be thrown into the laundry room drain and flushed away, and no one will notice that someone is smoking here.

Asaka Saegusa put the cigarette in her mouth and lit it with a lighter.

White smoke rose up, and she leaned against the wall, quietly enjoying this rare quiet and relaxing moment.

It is now past the hotel's normal business hours and basically no employees come to this place. It is the most comfortable time of the day to smoke.

After smoking this cigarette, washing the remaining sheets, drying them and hanging them up, it was time for the waitress to take a break.

The hotel offers good welfare conditions for its employees, including three days of work and one day off, free food and accommodation, and a good hourly wage. This is an important reason why Asako Saegusa chose this place.

Just as Asaka Saegusa was quietly smoking a cigarette between her fingers, not knowing what was in her mind, a voice suddenly floated from the side.

"What are you doing here?"

Although it was a childish voice, it surprised the adult Asaka Saegusa.

She reflexively dropped the cigarette in her hand and looked to the side, and it was Kinukawa Kazuki.

“Yes, it’s you…”

"Is there anything you need?"

Asaka Saegusa showed a stiff smile on her face to ease the embarrassment, turned around to face Kazuki Kinukawa, and twirled the cigarette butt on the ground with her slippered feet, as if she wanted to bury the cigarette butt in the ground with just the strength of her feet.

Although the boss's wife didn't catch him smoking, it was still uncomfortable to be seen by his young son.

Fortunately, the child doesn't know his relationship with him yet.

But just when Asaka Saegusa was thinking this in her heart, Kinukawa Kazuki's next words made her heart sink as if into an ice cave.

"You are my mother, right?"

Upon hearing this, Saegusa Asaka's face froze, her mind went haywire, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Kinukawa Kazuki stepped forward and said calmly, "I already know everything. You are the one who sent me those postcards."

"It's you, Wen Zi..."

Kazuki Kinukawa revealed the name signed on the note in the cradle when his biological mother abandoned him, which was also Asaka Saegusa's real name.

Hearing this name that no one had mentioned for a long time, Asaka Saegusa burst into tears instantly, and no matter how good her acting skills were, she could no longer display them.

"Xiaohe!"

Asaka Saegusa excitedly hugged Kazuki Kinukawa's body, and tears couldn't stop flowing from her eyes.

And Kinukawa Kazuki also allowed his body to be hugged by this "strange woman" whom he met for the first time, with a complicated expression on his face.

"Woo-"

"I'm sorry for you, Xiaohe, wuwu——"

After a while, Kinukawa Kazuki whispered in Saegusa Asaka's ear.

"Please confess your crimes..."

"Ok?"

Asaka Saegusa withdrew her tearful head, put her hands on Kinukawa Kazuki's shoulders, frowned, and asked, "Xiaohe, what are you talking about?"

Kinukawa Kazuki continued to insist on his statement, "Please confess to the police!"

"As long as you sincerely repent of your sins, you should be forgiven..."

Kinukawa Kazuki's first words were shouted out, representing his sincere wish that his biological mother would repent.

In the second sentence, his tone gradually became weaker.

He was adopted by the church, and his views on good and evil were greatly influenced by Western churches.

Being still young, he did not quite understand what "surrendering to the police" meant, but as long as he confessed his crimes and sincerely repented to the priest and God, his sins would be forgiven by God.

The priest also taught him that if a person commits a serious sin, God cannot forgive him and he will definitely go to hell after death.

Such as taking one's own or another's life.

But even though he knew that murder was unforgivable, he still hoped that his mother would repent and confess her crime to the police.

Just like a priest, even though he knows that murderers will go to hell, he will patiently persuade murderers who come to repent to confess to the police.

Of course, in fact, the priest had already secretly called the police, but he just used classic rhetoric to delay the person and let the police come and catch the criminal.

Father, you are no longer a man of honor.

Asaka Saegusa looked at Kazuki Kinukawa in disbelief. She could never have imagined that the son she had just met knew about her affair.

"So you already know everything..."

"Please, confess to the police..."

"I beg you……"

There was a hint of pleading in Kinukawa Kazuki's tone, and his pitiful face was touching.

Three branches of morning incense: "..."

After a moment's silence, she nodded with tears in her eyes.

"Okay, I promise you."

……

In room 205, the Shizuoka Prefecture police finally arrived and are conducting an on-site investigation.

Unlike Tokyo, the Shizuoka Prefecture is relatively peaceful, and generally only Conan's arrival can improve the speed of the Shizuoka Investigation Division's response.

After quickly understanding the situation at the scene, Shizuoka Prefecture's Coral Head Police Inspector - Yokomizo Sango - started to exchange pleasantries with the two famous detectives.

"Oh my! I never expected to meet two famous detectives again!"

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Mao Li, this case relies on your wisdom!"

Unlike his younger brother with a crew cut, Yokomizo Sango is very accustomed to the fact that the police rely on detectives to solve cases, and he doesn't have any aversion to detectives.

In other words, mediocre police officers can easily solve cases, and outstanding detectives can gain fame. This is a win-win situation.

And Yokomizo Cango's words, which were almost flattering, were very pleasing to Kogoro Mori's ears, and he was immediately in a very good mood.

"Haha~ Leave the case to me!"

Yokomizo Sango became even more excited. "Oh! Then I'm looking forward to this 'Sleeping Maori Kogoro' show?"

"no problem!"