Chapter 2019: The Meeting of the Okping Family

On Sunday, January 6, at the Okuheira house in Kubado-cho 3-chome.

After Mao Li rang the doorbell, a slightly plump middle-aged maid came out with a blank expression. She walked to the gate of the courtyard and asked through the iron fence: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

"Ah, hello, I'm Detective Mori Kogoro, and I have an appointment with Mr. Okuhei Kakuzo."

"It turned out to be Mr. Maori, what about them?" The middle-aged maid looked at the others

Maori quickly said, "These two are my assistants..."

"I'm Yamazaki."

"I'm Hondo Eisuke."

Maori continued: "These two don't care about them."

Conan raised his triangular eyes immediately, what does this mean? Is he going to stay outside?

"Then, all three, please come in." The middle-aged maid opened the door to welcome the guests.

Conan jumped out first, but was caught by Yamazaki, who had expected it earlier.

"Put me down." Conan struggled.

"Lan, I'll leave it to you." Yamazaki gave Conan to Lan.

Lan hugged Conan, "Conan, don't make trouble, we'll wait outside."

"I'm not..." Conan struggled to break free.

Yamazaki was speechless, how old is this guy, or is he deliberately taking advantage?

"Snapped!"

Maori slapped Conan hard, the pain made Conan tearful, but it also made Conan calm down. He pouted and stared at Maori, full of resentment.

"Dad, what are you doing!"

"Anyway, Lan, please take care of this kid."

Conan watched the three of Maoli go in, while he could only stay outside, depressed, extremely depressed.

...

Everyone entered the house, passed the vestibule, and entered the house.

With the sound of the door opening, a middle-aged woman's voice came over, along with the sound of footsteps.

"Kikuyo, who is here?"

"Ma'am, it's a Maori detective hired by the master."

The door was wide open, and there was a middle-aged and elderly woman in the corridor. Judging from her well-maintained face, she should have been a beautiful woman when she was young.

"Ah..." Mrs. Opin showed a surprised expression when she saw the crowd.

Mori was very happy, and was about to be welcomed, but Mrs. Okping found Eisuke Hondo, and suddenly felt that it was a mistake to bring Eisuke Hondo here.

"You are Yingyou, right?"

"Yes, hello ma'am."

Mrs. Opin pulled Hondo Eisuke to look left and right, "I haven't seen you for so many years, it's great that you've grown up so much."

Hondo Eisuke was very moved, "Thank you Madam for your concern, I'm fine."

"Come on, talk to me, how have you lived all these years."

"ah?"

Mori finally interrupted, "Well, I'm Detective Mori Kogoro."

"Ah?" Mrs. Opin covered her mouth and apologized, "Sorry, sorry, I forgot, I'm really sorry, I haven't seen Yingyou for many years, I was really rude just now."

"It's okay." What else could Maori say.

"Kikuyo, take them there." Mrs. Opin ordered.

"Yes, ma'am, please follow me."

Mrs. Okuhira introduced to Eisuke Hondo, "She is Kikuyo Tabata who took over from your mother to work. Although she is serious, she is a very gentle person."

Hondo Eisuke scratched his head, "Um, ma'am, can I go to see sir with Uncle Mori, I'm actually an intern of Mori Detective Agency."

"Are you a detective? Well, let's go together." Mrs. Opin agreed, but her tone was a little sad at the end.

At this time, a tall butler came out, and Hondo Eiyu greeted him, "Long time no see, Mr. Butler hasn't changed much."

Mrs. Opin introduced with a smile: "Yingyou, this is Segawa Hashiro, you know his brother.

"

"Hi, my brother passed away in a car accident two years ago." Segawa Qirou also had no expression on his face.

Yamazaki shook his head secretly, this family is really different, they like this kind of poker face.

"This way, please."

Under the guidance of the housekeeper Segawa Hashiro, everyone went to the study together, and saw the head of the house, Okohira Kozo, a short, fat middle-aged man, who was sorting out the bookshelves, and the floor was full of books.

Mrs. Opin pushed Eisuke Hondo forward, "Honey, who do you think this is?"

"This is, ah, I remember you, your name is..." Ao Pingjiaozang couldn't remember the name for a while.

"I'm Hondo Eisuke, sir, long time no see." Hondo Eisuke said.

"That's right, it's Eisuke," Okohira Kozo sighed, "Your mother is a good maid, very clever, and always smiling."

The maid, Tabata Kikuyo, was expressionless, "I'm sorry, but I'm clumsy and cold."

Oping smiled dryly and said, "No, I didn't mean that."

"Cough, that, I'm Maori..."

"Oh, by the way, Kikuyo, go prepare coffee for guests, let's just stay in the living room, it's a mess right now, it's really not a place for guests."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Husband, this is the famous detective Mori Kogoro, and Eisuke and this are his assistants."

Mrs. Opin interrupted Maori and introduced herself.

"Ah, you are a Maori detective. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Where, where."

After Shaking Hands with Mori, Okohira Kakuzo asked Mori to go to the living room, and he held the housekeeper Segawa Qiro's ears and told him to lower his head, "How many times have I told you that you must knock on the door before entering my room. What happened just now?" Just barged in? You idiot."

"I'm sorry, I must be careful next time." The housekeeper Segawa Qirou said in pain. ...

A moment later, the living room.

Okuhei Kozo invited Mori to take a seat, and Yamazaki and Hondo Eisuke stood behind Mori.

When the coffee came, Mrs. Opin helped to serve it, and then left, "Talk slowly, I will excuse you first, Yingyou, come find me later."

"Yes, ma'am." Hondo Eisuke replied.

After Mrs. Ao Ping left the study, Ao Ping Kozang sighed, "Oh, Yong Zi has not recovered from Duan Wu's death."

Mao Li asked, "Mr. Aoping, what happened to Mr. Ling's death?"

"You two don't need to be here, you can help me tidy up the study when you have time, and call my wife along the way."

"yes."

Okohira Kakuzochi left the housekeeper Segawa Kiro and the maid Tabata Kikuyo before telling Mori about the incident.

From 7:00 to 12:00 that night, the four of them, Okohira Kakuzo and Okohira Eiko, the housekeeper Segawa Kikuyo and the maid Tabata Kikuyo had been watching the video in the living room.

To be exact, the butler Segawa Hashiro and the maid Tabata Kikuyo accompanied Okupira Kakuzo and Okupira Eiko.

And the son of the Okping family, Okping Tsugo, was drowned in his own swimming pool between nine o'clock and ten o'clock that night.

The reason why it is said to be drowned is because Opping Takugo's hands were tied behind his back, his feet were also tied, and his mouth was covered with tape. It was obviously a homicide.

Okping Kok hid and brought back the photos taken at that time, and there was also a video, in which Okping Tsungo was tied up, curled up on the swimming pool floor.

Bentang Yingyou said angrily: "This is really going too far."

Yamazaki asked, "How did you find him?"

Okhei Kozo said: "It was the next morning. Kikuyo noticed something seemed to be in the swimming pool, so he drained the water in the pool and found him."

"Does she have the right to do this?" Yamazaki asked.

"What?" Obing Kozo did not respond.

"The water in the swimming pool is worth a lot of money." Yamazaki said, "Can Ms. Kikuyo release it without your consent?"

Okping Kozo said: "No, she came to call us, and then we asked her to drain the pond. To be honest, Yongzi passed out at that time, and the blow was too great."

Hondo Eisuke asked: "Then, where was brother Tuiwu originally supposed to be that night?"

Okhei Kozo said: "It should be in his bedroom. I don't know the specifics."

Mao Li asked: "Then do you know, has your son had any grudges against anyone?"

Auping Jiaozang shook his head, "I don't know if there are any outside, but there are at home."

Hondo Eisuke was very surprised, "Could it be Mr. Housekeeper and Ms. Kikuyo? You suspect that one of them killed brother Tsunego while going to the bathroom from the living room."

"No, I'm sure no one came out of the living room because there's a washroom and the windows are too small for them to crawl out of. I'll show you."

Okping Kozo took the three Maori to the living room and pointed out the location of the four at that time.

"Although I sat in front and couldn't see them behind me, I would still know if the only door to enter and exit was open." Okping Kozo said, "I'm sure this door was always closed at that time."

"Then why do you doubt the housekeeper Segawa Kiro and the maid Tabata Kiyo?" Mori looked at the living room, "If there is no secret passage here, they have sufficient proof of their absence."

Opin waved his hand, "How could there be such a thing?"

Yamazaki asked: "Then you are suspicious, who are they colluding with?"

"Yes, that's it." Opingjiao said coldly, "On the one hand, the prisoner gathered us together to create a perfect alibi for the prisoner himself, and on the other hand, he asked someone to come in and kill my son."

"That makes sense." Mori pondered, "That is to say, you want me to investigate the housekeeper Segawa Kikuyo and the maid Tabata Kikuyo, who is the prisoner."

"Maybe they are all." Ao Pingjiao said ruthlessly.

Yamazaki frowned and said, "What enmity is there between you?"

"Please take a good look at the photo here," Okinokakuzo said, showing the photo, "Dougo's right hand is wearing a white glove. It was exactly two years ago today, the former housekeeper who died when his car fell off a cliff Gloves you always wear while driving."

Maori asked, "Are you sure? The white glove doesn't tell whose it is?"

Okhei Kozo said: "I'm sure that the glove for my left hand was also found in my study three days after Tsugo's death."

"So that's why I held grudges against you because of the death of the former housekeeper," Mao Li pondered, "but wasn't the death of the former housekeeper an accident?"

"It was an accident, and the police have confirmed it," Oping Jiaozang gritted his teeth, "It's just that maybe they didn't believe it was an accident."

"They?" Mori asked, "Besides the current housekeeper Segawa Kiiro, who else do you suspect is related to the incident?"

Okhei Kozo said: "It's the maid Tabata Kikuyo, she is the wife of the former housekeeper."

Yamazaki couldn't laugh or cry, "You really dare to use them."

Ao Pingjiao gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of the former housekeeper, I originally wanted to help them financially. Who would have thought that they would repay their kindness!"

"By the way, the second white glove, could it be a declaration of murder?" Hondo Eisuke said, "The prisoner thought that the accident was caused by you and Brother Zuiwu, so he put the gloves of the former housekeeper on Brother Zuiwu. hand, then killed him, and then left another glove in your study, which means that next, it will be your turn, sir."

"Idiot, so much time has passed, the prisoner would have done it long ago." Maori taught, "The second white glove means that the two gloves belonged to the former housekeeper, which means that the prisoner is avenging the former housekeeper."

"No no," Okping Kozo shook his head and said, "At first I thought so too, but today, Detective Maori, I'm suddenly a little worried."

Yamazaki asked, "Because of time?"

"Yes," Opin nodded and said, "The accident happened on the same day, so Detective Maori..."

Needless to say, Mao Li already understood what he meant, so he patted his chest and smiled, "No problem, I will do my best to ensure your safety."...