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However, it would be better to tell Inspector Megure this clue.
"That's right, I was threatened by Anzai—"
Seeing that he would be suspected of being the murderer if he didn't confess, Nachi Shingo quickly admitted to what Ran had said, but he denied committing the murder:
"However, I definitely didn't kill Anzai. Besides, didn't Anzai leave a message about his death? How do you explain that, Stone Lions?"
"Stone lion..."
Inspector Megure glanced at the stone lions splattered with blood on either side of the corpse, and pondered:
"The stone lion represents the shrine. Could the message of the victim's death refer to Ms. Mamegaki Taeko?"
"But Inspector Megure—"
Ran had a good impression of Mamegaki Taeko, and quickly offered to provide an alibi for her:
"When Natsume, Yoko, and I went out to the convenience store, we saw Mr. Anzai leaving. At that time, Ms. Taeko had already returned to the hotel and hadn't gone out since!"
"Is that so?"
Inspector Megure temporarily dismissed his suspicions.
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Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief. Miss Taeko had been very kind to her that afternoon, showing her around the shrine. She really couldn't bear to see Miss Taeko treated as a suspect.
however--
Yoko Okino, standing beside her, sighed inwardly.
It seems Xiaolan is going to be disappointed this time.
When Xiaolan testified for Mamegaki Taeko just now, Xia Ye shook his head slightly. It seems that he already knew that Mamegaki Taeko was the murderer, but he didn't know why he didn't say it.
"Stone lion..."
Inspector Megure's questioning yielded no results, and he began examining the death message written in blood in front of Anzai. At that moment, Conan, who was standing next to the body, spoke up:
“Inspector Megure, and everyone else, look at these two katakana characters. They're written completely wrong. Even a child wouldn't misspell such simple characters. Mr. Anzai couldn't possibly be unaware of this!”
"Could it be——"
Xiaolan glanced at the blood-written words on the ground, then suddenly understood and exclaimed in surprise:
"Those two odd strokes were added later! If you remove those two strokes, it becomes—handsome guy!"
All eyes were on Nachi Shingo, since he was the first person that came to mind when it came to handsome men, since he always talked about handsome men.
That Officer Xia Ye, although even more handsome than him, is humble and never says he's handsome!
"Mr. Nachi, what else do you have to say?"
Inspector Megure's eyes widened, his chubby body exuding an imposing aura as he stared intently at Shingo Nachi.
"It wasn't me—!"
Nachi Shingo panicked instantly. He hadn't expected his little trick to be exposed so quickly, and hurriedly tried to explain:
"Mr. Anzai was already dead when I arrived, but I saw the death message. I was afraid of being suspected, so I changed it by spelling out the words with matchsticks and turned it into a stone lion. Officer, you can believe me!"
"No need to say it!"
"Come with us!"
Inspector Megure, unyielding and impartial, was about to take Nachi Shingo back to the Metropolitan Police Department for interrogation.
Xia Ye said calmly:
"Conan, tell me what else you've discovered, or I won't let you into crime scenes anymore!"
"it is good!"
Conan had been worried about speaking without Uncle Mori, but Natsume asked him to be direct. So he pointed to the blood-red words of the death message and said:
"Actually, this death message was changed more than once. You see, if you remove a few strokes from the word 'handsome guy,' it becomes—"
"Umegaki!"
This time, Xiaolan was the first to react.
She looked at Mamegaki Taeko in disbelief, but the expression on Mamegaki Taeko's face said it all! II.
Chapter 211 Xiaolan: Next time for sure!
Taeko Mamegaki remained silent.
"not like this!"
Her fiancé, Shimazaki Yuji, changed his expression and was about to produce an alibi to take the blame for his fiancée, but Natsume waved her hand to interrupt him:
"I advise you to keep quiet. Otherwise, you should stay there for a few days. That Abbot Douyuan is quite old, and one of you should stay outside to take care of him."
"Yuji, you don't need to keep it a secret for me anymore!"
Seeing her fiancé trying so hard to clear her name.
Taeko Mamegaki shook her head at him with sorrowful eyes, finally admitting her crime:
"I killed Anzai!"
"Taeko!"
Yuji Shimazaki anxiously called out Taeko Mamegaki's name, and the soon-to-be-married couple gazed at each other with deep affection, making the bloody scene seem gentle for a moment.
however--
Inspector Megure is oblivious to romance.
Now that the perpetrator has confessed to the crime, all we need to do is bring her back to the Metropolitan Police Department. As for the details of the crime, we can ask her during the interrogation!
"Miss Mamegaki Taeko—"
"Please come with us!"
"Good~"
Taeko Mamegaki gradually calmed down.
They prepared to leave with Inspector Megure.
"Miss Taeko..."
Xiao Lan's pretty face showed a sad expression.
Unexpectedly, it was the kind-hearted Ms. Taeko who ultimately murdered Mr. Anzai, but—
"why?"
Taeko Mamegaki stopped in her tracks.
He turned back and explained with a wry smile:
“When I was in 690 High School, my parents died in an accident. At that time, I was going through a rebellious phase and spent my days hanging out with some bad friends, including Anzai!”
"Later, I distanced myself from those people, worked hard to get into university, and met Yuji. However, just when Yuji and I were about to get married, Anzai suddenly reappeared and started blackmailing me, so—"
"Taeko!"
Yuji Shimazaki looked at him with pity.
He was unaware that his fiancée had such a painful past.
After hearing all this, he wished he could pick up Anxi's corpse lying on the ground and stab it twice more!
"Miss Xiaolan~"
Taeko Mamegaki concluded with a word of advice:
"I know you're a sensible girl, but you should still take my experience as a warning and never do anything wrong, otherwise you'll not only hurt yourself, but also affect the people around you!"
"what?"
Xiaolan was slightly taken aback, but still nodded seriously:
"Miss Taeko, I understand!"
"That's good!"
Taeko Mamegaki glanced at her fiancé, Yuji Shimazaki, again, and turned to leave. Just then, Natsume walked over, handed her a business card, and said with a smile:
"Actually, you don't need to be so sad. At most, it's just manslaughter. Plus, Miss Taeko was threatened and blackmailed by the deceased. If you find a good lawyer, she'll only get a sentence of less than five years and will be out soon. It'll just mean that the wedding will be postponed for a few years!"
"Keep this business card safe. Remember to tell her I introduced you when you contact her, understand?"
"this......"
Taeko Mamegaki and Yuji Shimazaki, who was beside her, looked surprised when they saw the name on the business card, but they quickly recovered and bowed deeply to Natsume to express their gratitude.
"We got it!"
"Thank you, Officer Xia Ye!"
Taeko Mamegaki was taken away.
Ran and Yoko Okino were in low spirits, and even Conan seemed a bit down.
However, he wasn't saddened by Mamegaki Taeko's situation.
But because.
Xia Ye only said one sentence.
Taeko Mamegaki then confessed to her crime.
This caused his reasoning to fail prematurely, leaving him no room to develop it further.
The feeling of being interrupted at his most exciting moment made him very uncomfortable, and Conan couldn't help but miss Uncle Mori.
Although working with him always involves sneaking around, you won't be interrupted for no reason when you use a tranquilizer dart to knock him out and make your deductions!
Do the math.
It's a bit more convenient to follow Uncle Mori than to follow Natsume!
...
The case was resolved smoothly.
Everyone returned to the hotel together.
Of course, by this point, no one had any interest in playing cards.
Conan, still full of deductions, returned to his room with Uncle Mori, intending to review the details of the case one last time before going to sleep, looking for any loopholes.
In Yoko Okino's room.
Xiaolan has mostly calmed down.
While Mamegaki Taeko is indeed someone to sympathize with, she is, after all, someone we just met. Even someone as kind as her wouldn't be sad for so long.
"By the way, Xia Ye, you gave Miss Miaozi your mother's business card just now, right?"
Xiao Lan remembered.
She was very familiar with that business card.
Because my mother always carries it with her, and it has her personal number on it. She only gives such business cards to important clients.
And Xia Ye seems to have a wad of cash in his pocket!
snort!
My mother is really something.
Why give him so much?
"That's right——"
Xia Ye smiled and said:
"Is there any lawyer in Japan more capable than your mother? With her on the case, that Ms. Mamegaki Taeko shouldn't stay in jail for long~"
"Hmm~"
Xiaolan agreed with Xia Ye's statement.