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Chapter 698: Isn't Kudo Shinichi dead?

Ze Lixun pointed to the signature on the title page of the book that the three people had opened and said, "Look, in addition to the signature, there is also a date written on it. These are the evidence that they met my sister on the day of the murder!"

"And my sister has the habit of posting on SIDE space, so she once recorded the situation before the incident in words in the space. I have printed it out, and this is it!" Sawakuri Isao pulled out the bottom piece of paper and handed it to Mouri Kogoro.

"Since your sister is friends with these ladies, they must have seen these things as well, right?" Sera was actually very interested in this stack of information. She was also a detective and was very curious when encountering such a situation. However, after Sawakuri Isao was beaten by her just now, he would not allow her to come closer, so she could only ask from a distance.

"No, my sister set it so that only she can see it. I guess she doesn't want these people to see what she wrote. I only found this text after I logged into her account." As long as she doesn't get close, Ze Lixun doesn't care how many people are helping to solve the case. He just wants the truth and then revenge for his sister.

"Then uncle, can you read it out loud for me?" Sera tried to read the contents on the paper, but she couldn't see anything from a distance. Plus, Conan might be listening, so she asked Kogoro Mouri to read it out loud.

"let me see--

The first person to pester me for an autograph was an elephant. I had just taken a shower and my hair wasn’t even dried yet. This elephant was really annoying…

The second person to come was the fox, who came with a bunch of unreasonable demands. It was so annoying. I had already signed for her, so I told her to go back quickly...

The third person who came to see me was Mouse. I quickly let her go after she signed her name...

He still refuses to leave, so annoying...

This is terrible. I am starting to feel sleepy. What should I do..."

Maori Kogoro paused, looked up and asked, "Who are the elephants, foxes, and mice here referring to?"

"I only know that my sister likes to give nicknames to people she knows, but I don't know who they are referring to. But you should be able to tell from these words, right? My sister didn't show any intention of committing suicide in what she wrote. Among these three people, the last one to find her was Lao Shu, the one who made her fall asleep and killed her to make it look like suicide!!!" Ze Lixun slammed the hand holding the bomb trigger on the table in front of him, "But the policeman named Yamamura was not willing to investigate seriously and simply dealt with the doubts I raised! Damn it - huh?"

After being hit hard by a punch, everything on the table shook, which made Ze Lixun realize that something was wrong: "Why is this phone not closed?"

He reached out and picked up the phone, flipped it open, and saw the screen that was still on the call. His face was grim: "Damn it, a little girl like you actually dared to play such a trick, you are really brave, I just warned you, you should know what the consequences will be, right?"

Seeing that Zeli Xun's gun was pointed at Xiaolan, Shiliang stepped sideways to block Xiaolan: "Wait, you are wrong, I am the one who did this-"

Before she finished her words, perhaps because Zeli Xun accidentally pressed the speaker, a clear and energetic familiar voice came out from the phone in his hand: "I asked her to do this. It's me, Kudo Shinichi."

Hearing this, the first person to react was not Xiaolan, nor Zelixun, but Vodka. He sat up straight in disbelief, with suspicion written all over his face: "Who are you saying you are? Kudo Shinichi? But hasn't he already--"

"You said you were Kudo Shinichi? The famous high school detective? Really?" Sawakuri Isao asked hurriedly, but he didn't get an immediate reply. The other end of the line was dead silent as if the signal was bad. "Hello? Can you hear me?"

The moment Conan heard the kidnapper's voice, he realized something was wrong, so he took out his bow voice changer and spoke on his own. However, the moment he heard the first question from the other end of the receiver, he was stunned. He exchanged glances with Haibara Ai beside him, and the color on his face faded away bit by bit.

He has absolute pitch, and Haibara Ai and Vodka also have connections in the organization. Although the voice coming from the phone was a little distorted, the two of them still heard who the voice that just asked the question belonged to.

What happened, why was the vodka there?

Is it the same as before, visiting his uncle with Granburch?

Although I don’t know why he doesn’t follow Gin, I absolutely cannot let him find out that Kudo Shinichi is still alive!

Conan's brain was working fast. When he heard Zeli Xun's constant questioning on the other end of the phone, he suddenly said, "Yes, it's me, Kudo Shinichi's good friend, Hattori Heiji!"

He quickly adjusted his voice changer and put on a poor Kansai accent: "I originally came to see Conan for something, and happened to hear this call. I thought that as a famous high school detective in Kansai, my ability should not be much worse than Detective Maori, right? So I asked Xiaolan, Miss Xiaolan not to hang up the phone so that I can analyze the case. Don't you want me to intervene in this matter?"

"No, no, no, of course I am willing. Having the help of a famous high school detective like you certainly gives me more confidence..." Sawakuri Isao didn't want to worry about whether the person on the other end of the phone was a Kansai detective or a Kanto detective. As long as they could help him solve the case, anyone would be fine, so he didn't worry about the abrupt change of words on the other end of the phone.

"Then please tell Detective Maori to take a photo of the information you brought with his mobile phone and send it to Dr. Agasa's SIDE account. Of course, you also need to take photos of the three books that Ms. Weihong signed for them." Conan instructed.

Chu Ming was no longer leaning on the sofa. He turned sideways and looked at the vodka beside him. His brows were tightly furrowed and he seemed to be lost in thought.

It was rare to see Vodka trying to think, so Chu Ming didn't bother him. He just turned to look at Ze Lixun, enjoying the fun: "Actually, why bother? In my opinion, isn't it very simple to match the nicknames of these three people to real people? The fat lady should be the elephant, right? And when it comes to foxes, our first reaction is the pair of narrow eyes. Look at the lady with the second bottle, do her eyes look like a fox? As for the mouse..." Chu Ming's eyes naturally fell on the short lady with two protruding front teeth, and the implication was self-evident.

With the full face picture of the three people, they really look like

Conan's expression suddenly changed when he heard the voice. As expected, he knew that Granburch would not be so obedient!

This is an unreliable inference and is clearly instigating Ze Li Xun to kill!

Chapter 699 Is This Really Worth It?

Ze Li Xun had obviously been provoked to kill by Chu Ming's words. He even ignored Mao Li Kogoro's obstruction and directly pulled out a gun to Tang Di Wang Xin's temple, with murderous intent in his eyes: "It's you, you dirty and smelly rat! You killed my sister?!"

Tang Di Wangxin's face turned pale. She felt the cold touch on her temple and was so scared that she couldn't even speak completely: "No, no, don't kill me, don't--"

Conan was so anxious on the other end of the phone that he kept trying to stop her: "Mr. Zeli, calm down. What if your sister didn't get the nickname because of her appearance? Wouldn't you have hurt an innocent person by mistake?"

Maori Kogoro also felt that Chu Ming's words were a completely one-sided understanding, and he also spoke up to try to dissuade Ze Lixun: "It is still very arbitrary to judge based on the nickname. How about letting me see if there are any other clues or evidence?"

For Ze Li Xun, who was determined to find out who the murderer was, he was only thinking about helping his sister to get revenge. At this moment, someone pointed out a suspected murderer to him, and the reasoning process seemed reasonable. His anger also had a place to vent, so he would not listen to any dissuasion now.

When Sera Masumi raised her eyes and wanted to persuade them, she accidentally saw a flash of reflection on the rooftop opposite. She knew that the police support had arrived, but Mouri Kogoro was sitting at the table by the window. It should be difficult for the sniper on the opposite side to aim at Sawaguri Isao. She had to find a way to trick him to the window.

At this time, Conan was still chattering on the other end of the phone. Sawakuri Isao was obviously a little irritable. He put down the gun he raised, walked to the table in three or two steps and shouted into the phone: "Why are you so long-winded, a detective from Kansai? I sent you the stuff for a long time, and you have been reasoning for so long but have not come up with anything. I think the reasoning just now makes sense! If you think it's wrong, then who do you think the murderer is?"

Moreover, as the captain of the survival game team, although his reasoning ability is not good, his intuition is sometimes very scary. When he pointed the gun at Tang Di Wangxin's head just now, he felt that her reaction was very wrong.

Chu Ming interrupted Kudo Shinichi directly, crossed his legs and leaned lazily on the armrest of the sofa: "Although I don't know much about reasoning, my profession is very sensitive to some things. For example, the smell of blood."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Chu Ming pointed at the autographed book of Tang Di Wangxin and said lazily, "There is an obvious smell of blood on her book."

Sawakuri Xun suddenly grabbed the book and put it under his nose and sniffed it. Sure enough, when he got closer, he really smelled a faint smell of blood into his nose.

He picked up the book and examined it carefully. When he accidentally folded the book, he saw a bloodstain on the outside of the book.

He threw the book aside and revealed a hideous smile, which became louder and louder, full of madness and hatred. He pressed the barrel of the gun against Tang Di Wangxin's forehead with a swift and rough movement, leaving a red mark on her forehead. "It's really you! It's really you!!"

Tang Di Wangxin was so frightened that his whole body began to tremble. He fell to his knees and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Don't kill me. Don't kill me—"

When he pointed the gun at her just now, he might have been a little angry, but now he was sure that she was the murderer. Ze Lixun's eyes were full of hatred. He bent down and stuffed the barrel of the gun directly into Tang Di Wangxin's mouth, not wanting to hear any sound from her again: "Enough! Go to hell and be buried with my sister!!!"

Xiaolan and Sera looked at the murder scene that was about to happen in front of them, and they clenched their fists as if they were about to rush forward in the next second.

Ze Lixun also realized something and reminded them: "Ladies, please don't be impulsive. Don't forget that I have a bomb tied to my body that is enough to send all of you to heaven! I don't want to hurt innocent people by mistake. After I kill this disgusting rat, I will go to accompany my sister..."

Shocked by the threat he made, Xiaolan and Sera could only put down their hands silently, their eyes full of anxiety.

Shira's gaze unconsciously fell on Chu Ming. When she came just now, she didn't pay attention to the two people sitting on the sofa. She thought they were guests who came to Detective Maori to entrust something to them. But seeing that the two of them were still calm and not at all panicked, she couldn't help but frowned.

These two people don't look like ordinary people...

Moreover, the sturdy man named Uozuka seemed to shout "Isn't Kudo Shinichi already..." when he heard Kudo Shinichi's name just now. Already what? Did he mean that he was dead?

Moreover, the moment Kudo Shinichi heard him speak, he changed his words and said that he was Hattori Heiji. Could it be that these two people are the mysterious organization that his mother is fighting against?

Sera's eyes moved slightly, but now was obviously not the time to think about this. She silently remembered the two people in front of her and planned to investigate them thoroughly after this matter was over.

The most important issue now is to prevent this murder from happening in front of us.

Seeing that Ze Lixun was about to shoot and the situation was about to reach a point of no return, Chu Ming, who had earned enough points, said slowly: "In fact, you would be letting her off easily if you killed her."

Ze Lixun's hand that was about to pull the trigger paused slightly. He still had a little more patience towards Chu Ming, the person who helped him find the real murderer. Anyway, it was still early, and he didn't mind hearing any good suggestions from Chu Ming.

"You think you are avenging your sister, but in fact, there is no benefit except the pleasure of killing her." Chu Ming changed his posture to make himself more comfortable. "If you let her live, she will live in prison for the rest of her life, thinking about how she killed your sister, and living in pain forever. Wouldn't it be better to let her spend the rest of her life repenting for your sister?"

Ze Lixun clenched the gun in his hand, his fingers moving back and forth on the trigger, the veins on his fingers holding the gun barrel popped out, showing the painful choice in his heart: "I won't give up unless I kill her! No matter how much you say, when I think about my sister being dead and her still living in this world, I don't want her to live in pain!"

Chu Ming hit the nail on the head: "But have you ever thought about this, if I were the murderer, I would feel that I didn't lose out. After all, you killed her and then committed suicide, which means her life was exchanged for your and your sister's lives. Tsk tsk, maybe she would even feel that she gained something."

The expression on Ze Lixun's face froze. He was shocked for a moment by Chu Ming's strange perspective on the problem. He suddenly felt that what Chu Ming said made sense. It was clearly Tang Diwangxin's fault. Now she had to pay for it. Why should she sacrifice herself?

Is it really worth it?

Chapter 700 No choice

Kogoro Mori originally had some complaints about Chu Ming, but when he saw some hesitation in Sawakuri Isao's eyes, he felt that he understood Chu Ming's intention.

First, empathize with Ze Lixun from his perspective, and after he lets down his guard, try to persuade him from another angle that you have never considered. This will be more effective!

Originally, he thought that Shotake Yusuke looked gentle and polite, but in fact he was a bit eager to create chaos in the world and did not seem like a good person, but now his opinion has completely changed.

This requires a very thorough study of human psychology!

Feeling that he might have learned something, Maori Kogoro also spoke up: "Yes, if you don't kill her, wait until the police take her away. When you have nothing to do, go to the prison to see how she is reformed. Wouldn't that be more helpful for you to vent your anger?"

Xiaolan also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you must not do anything stupid because of your momentary confusion. Your sister certainly doesn't want her brother to go to a dead end for her."

There was more and more hesitation in Ze Li Xun's eyes, and the hand holding the bomb trigger couldn't help but loosen and dropped slightly.

"But I, I..."

Chu Ming glanced at him, saw the discomfort and thought on his face, and instantly understood what he was struggling with. He said, "Don't worry, we all know that you were just blinded by anger and didn't think clearly. Even if the police come, as long as we forgive you, you will be detained for a few days at most. And don't worry, if you lose your job because of this, you can come to our company. Our company is a top security company after all, and we have some connections. Maybe we can ask someone to take good care of the murderer in prison..."

Although this guy looks stupid, he can be of some use if he is placed on the periphery. Moreover, Chu Ming just noticed Sera's gaze, and it was obvious that he had set his sights on himself and Vodka. If he opens his mouth to recruit Sawakuri Isao at this time, Conan and the others will probably shift their attention to him in the future.

After all, compared with Chu Ming and others, Ze Lixun looks silly and easy to be tricked.

Ze Lixun was a little hesitant at first, but when he heard what Chu Ming said, he was immediately moved.

That's right, to avenge my sister, it would be easier for her to just kill her. Wouldn't it be better to let her live in pain for the rest of her life?

"If you lied to me and said these things just to get the police to take me away, then when I am released, I will definitely drag you down with me!" Ze Lixun looked at Chu Ming with a look of strength on the outside but weakness on the inside.

Chu Ming smiled at him soothingly: "Don't worry, employees like you are still very popular in our company."

He has some brains but not much, so he is suitable to be a peripheral member who can be discarded at any time. After all, with the rate at which Gin is consumed, there is sometimes a shortage of peripheral members.

After hearing what Chu Ming said, Ze Lixun put down the trigger in his hand, loosened the gun he was holding tightly, took the initiative to step forward and open the door, allowing the heavily armed police who rushed in to press him to the ground.

After the police took Sawakuri Isao and Yuchi Hanshin away, Conan had already hung up the phone. He and Huihara Ai were probably looking at each other in bewilderment, thinking about how to make Vodka dispel his suspicion...

Maori Kogoro wiped the sweat from his forehead, slumped in his chair, and said to Chu Ming in a state of shock, "If Mr. Shochiku hadn't found another way to persuade them, it would have been really dangerous today."

"They are all trivial matters. It's nothing." Chu Ming, who originally intended to add fuel to the fire, did not feel embarrassed at all. He waved his hands casually, as if all this was within his expectations.

Shira's eyes fell on him, and he asked curiously, "Which security company is this Mr. Shochiku talking about?"

Chu Ming had just hacked into the official backstage to register a company for vodka. When asked about this, he was not panicked at all and said proudly: "It is no exaggeration to say that the Venieri Security Company is basically the best in the industry. We have been hired by many high-level Japanese officials for their trips before."

Although he was hired to kill someone, at most he didn't tell the whole story, but he wasn't wrong...

"Winery?" Shiliang muttered twice. Winery? Winery?

Why would someone use a winery as a company name? They don't sell wine...

Or was it just a random name?

She silently memorized it and planned to go back and discuss it with her mother, and then continued to ask questions: "Then Mr. Shochiku must be a senior executive in the company, right? Is your company still short of people? What are the benefits? Is your main job to be responsible for security?"

Seeing that she seemed very interested, Chu Ming smiled and interrupted her: "Sorry, the company does not intend to recruit minors."

He doesn't count.