Chapter 33 Who is the Viper?

Chapter 33 Who is the Viper?

Chapter 33 Who is the Viper?
"Luckily, that building had surveillance installed for some reason, otherwise you would be sitting here as suspects."

“This was really just an accident.”

"Let's not talk about whether it was an accident or not. You two, tell me, what did you plan to do after finding Mr. Jinnan? Especially you, who forced him to jump suddenly."

Sera Masumi growled, "I told you it was an accident!"

"Officer Kawanishi, do you see a flying saucer over there?"

"Flying saucer? How could this thing appear here?"

Although Chuanxi Mugui didn't believe it, he couldn't help but look in the direction of her finger. Qinghai Chuantang also took this opportunity to vividly demonstrate what it means to steal a beam and replace a pillar.

The phone originally placed in the transparent bag on the table was replaced by Qinghai Chuantang. This phone happened to belong to Jinnan, so perhaps there was some secret hidden inside.

This action left Sera Masumi stunned and even a little surprised.

This technique was obviously practiced.

"Maybe I saw it wrong."

At this time, the mobile phone had been put into Qinghai Chuantang's pocket.

She couldn't help but smile, and then said, "Officer Chuanxi, since both of us have been cleared of suspicion, can we leave now?"

Kawanishi Mugui nodded.

"But be careful next time. Don't run around outside as two girls. This world is very dangerous."

There is some concern in these words. After all, in several previous cases, the majority of victims were women.

Masumi Sera was a little surprised. She was not wearing a skirt today, so why did the other party recognize her real gender at a glance?

Curious, Sera Masumi expressed his inner doubts. Kawanishi Kikui explained: If you see more, you will naturally know.

Chuanxi Mugui, who is already 36 years old, is naturally more experienced than young people.

After leaving, the two came to Mihua General Hospital.

Jinnan was lying on the bed, showing no signs of waking up.

"Listen to this."

Qinghai Chuantang put the other earphone into the other person's ear.

"I heard that you, the Minister, discovered that I committed suicide and called the police. Why did you go to my house?"

"I'm not obliged to tell you. But I kindly advise you to be careful, otherwise you will be bitten by a poisonous snake if you are not careful."

Viper?

Masumi Sera took off his headphones and said, "Mr. Tsunan also mentioned 'Venomous Snake' at that time."

She leaned over to look at the phone screen, and saw that the audio recording displayed on it came from "Minister Mikio Kido".

"That is to say, this case is very likely related to this minister." Sera Masumi stroked his chin and thought, "So, should we find the minister first?"

"No, let's go to Mr. Jinnan's house first."

"Home? But we don't know his home address."

Sera Masumi showed a puzzled expression.

"No."

Qinghai Chuantang shook his head and clicked on the navigation. There was a "home" marked with an asterisk, which was used as a frequently used navigation route.

Thanks to the times and the progress of technology.

"Now start navigating."

A mechanical female voice sounded, and the distance displayed was 142 kilometers.

Before leaving the hospital, Qinghai Chuantang called Akakawa Aoi and asked if he could ask for a favor if it was convenient for him. Akakawa Aoi agreed very readily without any hesitation.

What a warm-hearted person.

Qinghai Chuantang silently put an impression label on it.

“Destination reached.”

There was a man in a suit who seemed to have been waiting for them.

Fortunately, it was Takagi.

Gao Mu said tactfully: "Ms. Tang, if you learn to be like Conan, it will be difficult for us to deal with it."

"Sorry, sorry, I won't do it next time."

After exchanging mobile phones, Qinghai Chuantang also expressed his gratitude.

"Senior Kawanishi has already guessed your purpose, so please ask me for help. We also feel that there are some suspicious points in that case, but due to some reasons that are inconvenient to disclose, we can only suspend the investigation."

"Could it be that Viper has already infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department?"

The three of them talked as they walked.

"Venomous snake? How is that possible?"

Gao Mu seemed to think that the other party was talking about snakes. He said that the Metropolitan Police Department was very safe and that such things would never appear.

Jinnan's room was simply decorated, as if it was just a place to sleep.

I looked around and there was nothing special.

Qinghai Chuantang walked over and opened the curtains, only to see densely written words on the window.

"Suicide? Gas poisoning, funeral in October, Wind Bird Hospital."

"Viper? Why? Director?"

"Izu trip, September 9th. Sleeping pills? Suicide note, Minister Kido."

"Yuto resigned on April 4th. Joined Carrefour supermarket, Tahara Ieji."

There is a lot more written on it. Based on this information, Qinghai Chuantang grasped a key point: the common point of several people is that they all died after leaving Fengniao Food.

Minister Shiroto was the guardian of Tomoaki Yasukawa and a witness to the suicide of Yuto Mizushima. So, what role did he play in the case of Kenji Hiraga?

And what is the connection between "Tawara Ieji" who appears for the first time and them?
The answers to all these may be found by going to Fengniao Food.

Fengniao Food is a company that specializes in producing candies. The corridors of the factory are full of posters of candies. If children see them, they will probably think they have come to a candy world in a fairy tale.

"In the factory, there is a manager named 'Kiroto Mikio', right?"

"Yes, he is our minister."

"Is he in the factory?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon. But if their deaths were not accidents, then what is going on?"

The employees of this factory are basically people who came from the Fengniao Orphanage.

Tahara Ieji is no exception.

When he proposed to meet with Tahara Ieji and ask some questions, the other party hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

The person sitting opposite them in the reception room was Tahara Ieji.

His eyes are crossed and he looks a little silly.

"Do you know Mr. He Xianci?"

Qinghai Chuantang softened his voice to prevent himself from accidentally scaring the child.

"He was a good man. But he died."

After saying this, Tahara Ieji couldn't help but burst into tears.

Just at this moment, Shiroto Mikio opened the door and walked in.

"I heard you were looking for me?"

Qing Haichuantang and Shiliang Zhenchun looked at each other.

The place of the conversation changed from the reception room to the minister's office. The room was bright and transparent, with all kinds of candies placed in the glass cabinets, and even on the desk, there were a lot of candies piled up.

"When Mr. Yongren committed suicide, you were the first person to discover it, right?"

"Yes."

"So what's the matter with you going to Mr. Yongren's house?"

"I heard that Yongren is having a hard time after becoming independent, so I plan to go talk to him after get off work."

"It seems that you are a very responsible minister. Even after these children left, you still managed them in this way."

"After all, these children have no one to rely on, and I have only done what I can. I helped them to open and manage the monthly salary savings books they opened after entering the factory. If they had done it on their own, they might not have saved much money in a year."

"I heard that Mr. Yongren died when he turned on the gas valve at home. But how did you get in?"

Shiroto Mikio hesitated for a moment, "The house that Yuto rented is right next to mine, so I know the password to the gate."

"What is the password?"

Shiroto Mikio laughed and said, "Sorry, I can't remember clearly."

"One more question. Where were you on the day when Mr. Kenji encountered the train accident? What did you do?"

Shiroto Mikio thought about it and said, "That day, I think we received the news of the accident at the Kazedori Training Center."

How does a person outside the door know that someone in the room is going to commit suicide?

For every lie, there are likely to be more lies.

As soon as he walked out of the factory, Qinghai Chuantang received a call from Akagawa Aoi, and the voice from the other end was full of apology.

Jinnan's condition suddenly worsened and he was declared dead.

"Oh, right. I saw that the minister's desk had some passbooks and insurance policies underneath. Could it be that he deliberately caused the accident to those people in order to get a huge amount of compensation?"

There is a texture to murder cases, which is the so-called motive.

It turned out that all three of them had purchased life insurance and death insurance before leaving the factory. The name signed in the beneficiary column was the same person: Tahara Ieji.

The account details are irrefutable.

At about the same time, a huge sum of money was deposited into the account of Kenji Hiraga's fiancée.

This is enough to explain the motive for murder that Shiroto Mikio had.

With solid evidence, Shiroto Mikio was quickly arrested by the police. In the interrogation room, Shiroto Mikio said nothing, exercising his right to remain silent.

After a long time, the door opened and a man came in.

It was the director of the Wind Bird Orphanage.

When Shiroto Mikio saw who was coming, his eyes couldn't help but dodge.

"Mikuo, why are you doing this?!"

Yoshimura Nagakage came to his side, but he had no intention of looking at the other party and deliberately turned his head to the side.

"You should have told me if you had any troubles. How could you do such a thing? From now on, don't worry about anything. I will help take good care of your wife."

As he spoke, Yoshimura Nagakage hugged him, patted his shoulder gently, and said as if advising him, "Tell me everything."

Shiroto Mikio couldn't help but shed tears, perhaps he was repenting for the crimes he had committed.

After Yoshimura Nagakage left, Shiroto Mikio confessed to his crimes.

"I killed the man. My wife is seriously ill and needs a lot of money."

This is his motive for committing the crime.

"What was the motive and method for killing Yuto Mizushima?"

"Let Yongren fall asleep, then turn on the gas and let him suffocate to death."

"Where did the sleeping pills come from?"

"I stole it from the hospital where my wife was staying."

"Who is the Viper?"

"I am a venomous snake."

(End of this chapter)