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The old man seemed to be very familiar with the people in this villa, and he mentioned the surname Hei Yu as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Yes, I was asked by her friend to do this. I happened to be passing by here and came to bring her some things." Shuichi Akai lied.
"Really……"
The old man nodded, as if he believed what he said.
"Mrs. Hei Yu moved out two years ago. Since then, no one has lived in this villa..."
【Two years ago...】
Shuichi Akai noticed this timing keenly.
Two years ago, that was roughly the time when Mamiya Shin joined the FBI...
Chapter 372: Madam Hei Yu has already moved away
"Mrs. Kuroba is a very kind and cheerful person."
Sitting together in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air, Shuichi Akai held a glass of water in his hand and listened carefully to the chatter of the old man in the straw hat.
"I remember that she first moved here eight years ago..."
The old man was watering the flowers with a hose while reminiscing.
[Eight years ago...]
Not being able to recall anything worthy of his attention, Shuichi Akai made a note of this time point.
"Of course, at the beginning, Mrs. Hei Yu didn't interact with us neighbors. She always kept to herself. I guess..."
As he said this, the old man leaned close to Akai Shuichi's ear and whispered:
"Mrs. Hei Yu must have just gotten divorced at that time, and she was feeling very sad..."
"You keep calling her Madam, is it because she said she was married?" asked Shuichi Akai.
Such people with families are much easier to find than those who are alone.
"That's not the case. Mrs. Hei Yu has never mentioned anything about her family to us during the years she has lived here...but."
After a pause, the old man suddenly chuckled, with a rather unserious expression on his face.
"Old man, I'm already old. Can I still not tell whether a woman is married or has children?"
[Then you are quite amazing. ]
"Mrs. Kuroba is definitely married, and definitely a mother."
The old man said with great certainty.
"It's just that we've never seen her husband and children. The fact that she moved here alone is probably related to her husband and children... ah, right."
The old man suddenly changed the subject and said again: "Although that is what she said, Madam Hei Yu has not lived here alone all these years."
"what do you mean?"
"I remember it was five years ago, right? Yes, five years ago. At that time, a young man also moved into Madam Hei Yu's villa. Like Madam Hei Yu, the young man looked Asian. His name... was Xin."
The old man read the word with a not very standard pronunciation.
【It is Mamiya. 】
Shuichi Akai made a judgment immediately.
"Is this young man's name Mamiya Kokoro?"
"Mamiya Shin? Not sure."
However, the old man shook his head.
"Mrs. Hei Yu has always called him Xin, so we followed suit. I don't know if this is his first name or last name. You Asians have really weird names..."
After a little complaint, the old man continued, "Five years ago, this young man suddenly moved into Madam Hei Yu's house. I don't know where she brought him from.
But this young man has a good personality and is very polite. Under his influence, Mrs. Hei Yu, who has always been a loner, gradually became cheerful. Later, she would often take the initiative to find us neighbors for dinner or something...
Having said that, the relationship between these two people is actually very serious, not the kind of relationship that young people think of.”
As if he knew what Akai Shuichi was thinking at the moment, the old man suddenly turned his head to look at him and said in a low voice.
"Why are you so sure?" Akai Shuichi asked with a smile, not feeling embarrassed at all even though his inner thoughts were revealed.
He did start to suspect the relationship between Mamiya Shin and this Kuroba Chikage.
"Because of the way they get along with each other," the old man explained.
"I've seen a lot of lovers and couples at my age. I can tell at a glance that those two people are definitely not in a man-woman relationship. If I have to say, I think they are more like master and apprentice."
[Master and disciple?...]
The old man's judgment was completely consistent with the information on the postcard. This Kuroba Chikage was most likely the person who taught Mamiya Shin the art of disguise.
"But two years ago, both of them moved away." The old man suddenly sighed, his expression sad as if he had lost a good friend.
"Do you know why?" asked Shuichi Akai.
Two years ago was exactly the time when Mamiya joined the FBI.
He vaguely felt that this mysterious Kuroba Chikage might have some connection with Mamiya's entry into the FBI.
“I don’t know, they moved out suddenly without informing us in advance, and when we woke up early the next morning, they were gone.
After that, neither Madam Hei Yu nor the young man ever came back. However, some housekeepers still come to clean Madam Hei Yu's villa regularly. Although I have asked these people, they also don't know..."
Having said that, the old man seemed to be in a low mood. He turned off the water pipe in his hand, stood up and brushed off the dust behind him.
"Okay, that's all I know. Madam Hei Yu's villa has been uninhabited for two years. Young man, don't waste your time here. Go back quickly..."
Having said this, the old man stopped paying attention to Akai Shuichi and turned back to his room.
[Eight years ago, five years ago, two years ago...]
Shuichi Akai silently wrote down these time points where he thought there might be clues hidden.
Of course, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood up and walked to the main entrance of Heiyu Qianying's villa next to him again, and took out a master key from his pocket.
Before coming, he had anticipated the possibility of this situation, so he brought a master key from the headquarters.
With a "click", he opened the locked door and walked in.
"Amusement park! Amusement park! Amusement park!"
In the newly built amusement park of the Suzuki family in Tokyo, Japan, three little ones lined up in a row, holding an ice cream in their hands, walking in the crowd with excitement on their faces.
"Really? Why do I have to come and take care of these little brats when I just got out of the hospital?"
Behind them, Kogoro Mori put his hands in his pockets, looking unhappy.
"I just want you to relax, uncle..." Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile as she walked side by side with Mouri Ran.
"Tsk, can you call it relaxing to be with this bunch of mischievous little brats? It's good enough that they don't cause me any trouble. If I didn't have to pay for the ticket, I wouldn't have come..."
"Dad..." Mao Lilan looked at him helplessly.
"Isn't this right? I really don't understand. Are parents nowadays so confident that their children can play around outside?
Really, next time I see them, I will have a good talk with the parents of these three boys. If they ignore their children like this, something bad will happen sooner or later..."
While the few of them were chatting, Conan next to them remained silent, his eyes fixed on the stuffed bear that was handing out balloons everywhere in the fountain square in front of him.
According to the information he found on the amusement park's media account this morning, the employee inside the stuffed bear was none other than Akemi Miyano.
Come to think of it, whether in anime or comics, it seems that the parents of these three little ones have never been mentioned, right?
Chapter 373 Her face doesn't seem to be disguised
……
"Wow, it's really hot today. Let's go over and take a rest together?"
"Good~"
After touring around the crowded amusement park, Maori and his group returned to the Fountain Square and found a bench by a tree that was specially designed for resting and sat down.
"Does anyone want some ice cream?" asked Suzuki Sonoko.
"Me! We!" the three little ones shouted loudly.
"Okay, uncle, do you want it?"
"Ah? I don't need it, you guys just eat it..."
"Okay, then everyone except the uncle will have one."
"Sonoko, let me go with you." Unable to let Suzuki Sonoko go to pay the bill alone, Mao Li Ran quickly got up and followed.
On the side, Conan, who did not participate in the discussion at all, once again focused his attention on the stuffed bear in the center of the fountain square.
At this time, the ragdoll bear no longer distributed balloons to tourists. Instead, it stood on the side of the road, greeting passing children while twisting around in an adorable manner.
According to the information provided by the official account of this amusement park, the person inside this set of stuffed bears is Akemi Miyano.
Of course, since the stuffed bear had been active in the fountain square this morning and had never taken off its mask, Conan was not sure whether this information was true or not.
Is this stuffed bear really Akemi Miyano? Or is it just a deliberate bait to lure them in?
He had to find a way to confirm it himself.
Of course, you can't just walk over and ask the stuffed bear to take off the mask. After all, his job requires him to wear this outfit all the time... and this approach is too conspicuous.
He needs to create a little "accident".
The specific method and candidates were quickly decided upon. Conan grinned and looked at the three little ones beside him.
"Hey, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, do you know who is inside that stuffed bear?"
【I’m counting on you, my dear friends. 】
On the other side, Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li Ran walked side by side to the ice cream shop opposite.
"Brother, help us get six ice creams of one flavor."
Suzuki Sonoko shouted to the dark-skinned and blonde waiter in the store.