Chapter 153: The Dispute Between the Zhen Clan

On the evening of Saturday, June 29th, I was on board the cruise ship of the Harumoto family.

At around 7:20, the last person, Mr. Xiao Wu, came to the restaurant, and when everyone was there, dinner began.

At around eight o'clock, Suzuki butler came to the door of Mr. Hao Zou's room with noodles. Knocked on the door, shouted a few times, saw no response, put the tray on the ground, and picked up a shining thing, a pearl, on the dirty carpet. Then he took out the key and opened the door, and then, he screamed.

Everyone in the restaurant vaguely heard screams, and Conan immediately put down the knife and fork, and ran to the place where the screams sounded.

Yamazaki wiped his own mouth, and then wiped Mei Daizi who was going to stay here to eat, and pulled her to go with the people of Zhenben's family.

In the room, Mr. Hao Zou was lying on the ground, clutching the carpet with one hand, and covering his back with the other, his body was already stained red with blood. From the door to where he fell, there were drops of blood on the ground.

Stopping the others outside, Maori went in to check it alone, and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Hozo is still alive. Is there a doctor on this ship? Call him right away. Tell the ship to turn around right away. By the way, there is also a helicopter, right away Send him to Tokyo."

"But, but," Butler Suzuki said in embarrassment, "Master has ordered that no matter what happens, you are not allowed to turn around, and you are not allowed to open the door to the bottom before going to the island."

"What?" Everyone was taken aback.

Molly cried, "Look clearly, he's going to die."

Butler Suzuki said: "Master, master has ordered that even if he dies, also, also..."

"Let Mei Daiko come," Yamazaki said, "Let her send Mr. Gozo."

"I'll go with Dad." Ms. Mariko said immediately.

"No," Mao Li said, "I only know that Lan and Yuanzi, as well as Mei Daizi and Miss Xia Jiang, the four of them have alibi, and the others..."

"What did you say?" Ms. Mariko called.

"Yes, what do you mean?" Miss Qiu Jiang called.

"Let Lan, Sonoko and Ms. Xia Jiang go together," Yamazaki said, "It's just right to hold Mr. Haozou firmly."

"Hey, are you going to take the helicopter again?" Sonoko shouted.

"Don't worry," Mei Daizi smiled, "I will definitely not fly backwards this time."

"Please, Miss Mei Daizi." Miss Xia Jiang said with a bow.

After sending away Mei Daizi and the others, Maori launched an investigation. First of all, it was the lock. Butler Suzuki confirmed that the door is locked and cannot be entered without the key on his body. Moreover, there is no other entrance to the room, and now the windows are also locked. It's all locked, so it's a completely closed chamber.

"Secret, secret room, is grandpa going to commit suicide?" Qiu Jiang said.

"No," Mao Li said, "If you commit suicide, the wound should not be on the back, and there is no murder weapon that should have been left in the room."

"Maybe it's sharp ice or something like that. After a while the ice melted, because I couldn't get my hands on it, so I put it behind the invisible, and then poured it up," Mr. Long Lang said with a smile. plot, isn't it?" ""

Mao Li stroked his chin and said, "In this case, there is indeed a possibility of suicide."

"No, someone else did it.

said Conan. "The reason is very obvious." "

"You!" cried Molly, "it's you again."

"Uncle Maori, look at this lock, as long as you close the door firmly, the lock will automatically lock," Yamazaki said with a smile, "there is also the door frame here, there is some blood on it, and the carpet outside the door has also been wiped Mark of."

After pressing the door lock, Mao Li said: "In this way, this room is not a secret room, and the place where the murder occurred was outside the door. The murderer attacked Mr. Hozo from behind when he turned back to the room, and then threw He pushed into the room and closed the door, wiping the blood off the front of the door."

"Uncle is awesome, he really deserves to be a detective." Conan shouted.

"Ha..." Molly laughed.

Then Maori began to investigate the alibi of everyone. Before 6:30, Mr. Hao Zou appeared in front of everyone, and then returned to this room with Mr. Xiaowu. Mr. Xiao Wu said that he went back to his room early in the morning, but no one could prove it.

Mr. Beilang did not arrive at the restaurant until around 6:40 after returning to his room, Mr. Longlang did not arrive until 6:50, and Ms. Qiujiang arrived at around 6:50. The three of them went to the bathroom once during the meal, and it was okay to go out from the bathroom. If they didn't go to the bathroom, but came to the room of Mr. Hao Zou, there was no problem with the time. In this way, no matter before coming to the restaurant or during the meal, all in all, these three people are suspected.

When Mr. Shoji and Butler Suzuki were in the kitchen, they had a long time alone, and the two were suspected.

Yamazaki, Ms. Mariko, Mr. Ichiro, and Mr. Takeshi are also suspects.

The passage to the lower floor is closed from both sides, and it will only be opened after the old Mr. Hoku personally gives an order, or when the ship arrives at the main island. In other words, the murderer is among the nine suspects.

"By the way, Butler Suzuki," Maori asked, "did you notice anything special when you entered the room?"

"Something special?" Butler Suzuki said, "Oh, yes, I remembered, I picked up this pearl at the door." Then he took out the pearl.

"Ah!" Mr. Xiao Wu was taken aback and touched his tie at the same time.

Miss Qiu Jiang said: "So that's the case, no wonder you came to the restaurant so late."

"No, sister, you misunderstood," Mr. Xiao Wu said hastily, "I was thinking about something in the room at that time, so..."

"Haven't you given up yet, Xiaowu? I just heard it outside the door accidentally. I believe you must have been frightened at that time," Ms. Mariko said. Bar."

"Who is the rich man she just mentioned?" Mao Li asked Mr. Beilang.

"It was the chairman of Caicheng Industry who was forced to go bankrupt by his father more than ten years ago, so he committed suicide. I heard that his wife passed away due to illness a year later, and his only son was sent to an orphanage." Mr. Beilang said, "Later..."

"Then that child was Xiao Wu?" Mr. Xianger asked, "Is this true, Xiao Wu?"

"That's right, I'm the son of Yufu Caicheng, Takehiko Caicheng." Mr. Xiaowu said, "But, but, I, I..."

"You approached Xia Jiang to avenge your father.

Infiltrating into the Suimoto family," Mori said, "Because Mr. Hozo exposed it, so I decided to kill him. "

"No, that's not the case," Mr. Xiao Wu cried, "I haven't."

"Xiao Wu, I thought you were a man who could take care of Xia Jiang," Mr. Xianger said, "Forget it, I misread you."

"Uncle Xiang Er." Mr. Xiao Wu shouted.

"Okay, it happens that the warehouse is empty," Mr. Long Lang said with a smile, "I can let you stay for another night." After saying that, he dragged Mr. Xiaowu away, and everyone followed.

"Grandpa Suzuki Butler, I would like to ask." Conan asked, tugging at the hem of Suzuki Butler's clothes, "Does Mr. Hao Zou eat bread?"

Butler Suzuki stopped and said, "My lord, he hates western food the most, especially bread. He said he would feel sick when he saw it."

Conan asked again: "When Mr. Xiangji cooks, does he use his own knives?"

"Of course, those are his treasures." Butler Suzuki replied, then patted Conan's head, and said, "Hey, be obedient, don't worry about a child so much."

Conan whispered to Yamazaki beside him, "Did you find anything?"

"I'm a suspect." Yamazaki laughed.

"Stop kidding," Conan asked, "what's the result of your spying on them?"

Yamazaki asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"Do you think I'm Uncle Maori?" Conan said, "Mr. Haozhao let Miss Qiujiang overhear those words about property, and Mr. Haozhao asked Mr. Xiaowu to go with him in front of everyone. To attract people to eavesdrop, doesn’t this all mean that the entrustment has already started?”

"You heard that too?" Yamazaki said, "Miss Qiujiang only sent a message in the afternoon, and only those five people knew about it. Ms. Mariko left before Mr. Takeshi came out of the room, and she returned to the room later. I saw her go out to the restaurant, so I went into the restaurant first. So during that time, I don't know exactly what happened in Mr. Haozhao's room."

"What about Mr. Wu?" Conan asked again.

"Mr. Hozo said he was staring at the person who was eavesdropping outside, and I don't think it's Mr. Takeshi," Yamazaki said, "There are still pearls on the wiped ground, and the possibility of being blamed is greater." Then asked , "Why did you ask about the bread? Did you touch bread crumbs on the ground?"

Conan said: "Yes, very finely divided."...

Shut Mr. Xiaowu into the warehouse, and heard Mr. Xiaowu's knocking on the door and shouting, "I'm not a murderer, let me out quickly", Mr. Long Lang said with a smile: "You murderer, first experience Get a taste of the prison."

Miss Qiujiang asked: "The motive and evidence are already sufficient, big detective?"

"The motive is very clear, but in terms of evidence..." Maori said, "If we can find out the murder weapon used in the crime and compare it with his fingerprints, we can confirm that he is the murderer."...

In the restaurant, butler Suzuki served drinks to everyone.

"Our luck is really good, aunt," Miss Qiu Jiang said with a smile, "Thanks to Xiao Wu, even if Grandpa doesn't die, he must be hospitalized for a long time."

"That's right, Xiajiang's wedding can't be held, and the handover can't be announced," Ms. Mariko laughed. ..." Then he smiled at Ichiro, "Ichiro can also develop well in painting, but, Ichiro, you should come here, so that you can take over the Zhenben family in the future."

"I, I don't want it, Mom, I don't want it." Mr. Ichiro said.

"Crack!" Slapping the table, Ms. Qiu Jiang asked angrily, "What do you mean by that? Could it be that you want to have it all to yourself?"

"How could it be?" Ms. Mariko smiled, "Don't worry, I certainly won't forget to give you some benefits."

"Sister, this is not very good," Mr. Xiang'er said, "Dad hasn't yet... you are here to discuss these things."

"Stop pretending there, let me tell you, don't think I don't know," Ms. Mariko said, "In order to open a store, you secretly went to borrow money from your father, but your father scolded you severely. I'm right." Then he smiled, "Don't you also need money, so be happy, I will support you."

"Well, I'm sorry, there is something I have to report to let everyone know that, just in case, the master made a will about the property a long time ago," Butler Suzuki came out of the kitchen and said with a bow, " And in the afternoon, the master also told the family that if there is any accident, Miss Xia Jiang will take his place."

"What did you say?" Ms. Mariko asked in surprise.

Miss Qiujiang asked: "Could it be possible that the inheritance, the location, everything belongs to Xia Jiang?"

Butler Suzuki said, "Yes."

"How is this possible?" Ms. Mariko said to herself.

"Damn it," Mr. Long Lang yelled, slapping the table, "If you don't get half a dime, then what's the point of me marrying Qiu Jiang?"

"What, what are you talking about?" Miss Qiujiang asked incredulously, "Could it be that you married me just for the sake of grandpa's property?"

"That's right, otherwise, who would marry a shrew like you? I have something wrong," Mr. Long Lang said, "You are a worthless guy who just idles around and eats."...

All the people in Zhenben's family broke up unhappy and went back to their rooms. Under Yamazaki's reminder, Maori also understood that the entrusted task had already begun. However, two people couldn't monitor five places. The result of the draw was Mariko and Mr. Shoji. By the way, Conan was asked to monitor Mr. Ichiro next to Mariko and his wife.

At around 10:30, the sound of a helicopter came, and everyone went out to greet them together.

It was Mei Daizi, Yuanzi and Lan who came back, but Xia Jiang did not come back. While eating in the restaurant, the three of them told what they knew. When they left, Mr. Haozhao's condition had stabilized, but he hadn't woken up yet. They didn't know much about other situations.

After hearing the news, Suimoto Akie and Mr. Ryuro left immediately. After sitting for a while, Mr. Ichiro left, and a few minutes later, Ms. Mariko and his wife also left.

Seeing that these people left one after another, Mori and Yamazaki looked at each other, and then at Mr. Shoji who didn't want to leave for the time being, they decided to follow. Yamazaki touched Conan and motioned him to come out to help. ...