Chapter 90 Could it be that the Moon-Watching Star saved me? (Ch 90)

“Fatty, you seem to have made a mistake in something.” Mochizuki blocked Xiaolan behind him and said this to Mariko Uzumaki.

The crying Mariko was stunned for a moment, “Fat… Fat woman? You actually called me a fat woman?”

Seeing how Mochizuki protected Xiaolan, Kogoro became more convinced of his speculation. This boy really has feelings for Xiaolan.

“Nonsense, you’re so fat, what else could you be if not a fat woman?” Mochizuki was not a person who judged people by their appearance, but Mariko Usumoto had been aggressive time and again, and there was no need to give face to such a person.

He said, “You said Xiaolan killed your son, but in my opinion the truth is just the opposite. It was your son who kidnapped Xiaolan for evil purposes, and he got his retribution and was killed by a witness. It should be at that time that Xiaolan had blood on her body. If Xiaolan was the murderer, there would be no way that there was only a little blood on her body.”

In the Metropolitan Police Department, everyone looked at Mochizuki, analyzing his words, and suddenly felt that they made a lot of sense.

Inspector Megure knew about Xiaolan’s kidnapping. “I see. This explains why the criminal kidnapped Xiaolan and then let her go unharmed. It turns out that the one who let Xiaolan go was not the kidnapper, but the person who killed the kidnapper…”

This is what Kogoro wanted to say, but Mochizuki said it first.

Xiaolan was touched. She didn’t expect Wangyue to stand up and speak for herself in public853, because there was no need for Wangyue to be involved in this matter.

She didn’t know that Wangyue had to stand up and defend her. After all, it was Wangyue who killed the man. How could Wangyue feel comfortable seeing her being regarded as the murderer? There was another reason. Wangyue didn’t want to see her being wronged.

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In the end, Xiaolan and her father returned to the office safely, but they were a little depressed.

Conan had already returned from elementary school. When he saw them, he asked, “Uncle, Sister Xiaolan, why did you come back so late?” Even if high school finishes later than elementary school, it shouldn’t be so late!

Xiaolan told him what happened today. After hearing the news, Conan’s shock was twice as great as Xiaolan’s at that time – because he has four eyes.

“Is the person who kidnapped Xiaolan’s sister Ichiro Yamoto? Then another person appeared and killed him, sent Xiaolan to the hospital, and then left quietly?” Conan, like Kogoro, also felt that this speculation was more reasonable.

In fact, there is another possibility, that is, Xiaolan killed Ichiro Uzumoto and pretended to know nothing. But Conan and Kogoro did not consider this because they believed in Xiaolan.

But who is that person? Is he just seeing injustice, or does he already know Xiaolan?

“Hey, uncle, you seemed to have mentioned it before.” Conan raised his head, stared at Kogoro, and said, “When you found out that Xiaolan was missing, you called Mochizuki…brother. Do you think that person could be…”

Kogoro’s eyes changed, and Xiaolan covered her mouth in horror, “It’s impossible… How could it be Mochizuki?” Was it really Mochizuki who saved me? Was it Mochizuki who killed Ichiro Usumoto?

Xiaolan didn’t quite believe that Mochizuki, who had just stood in front of her, would kill someone, but in an instant, she remembered the incident in the department store where Mochizuki killed a thief with a bow and arrow. Mochizuki had really done something like killing someone…

How could it be? Could it really be him?

Conan and Kogoro didn’t even consider whether Mochizuki would kill someone, but instead directly considered the most fundamental thing – does Mochizuki have the opportunity to do this?

Conan ran to the cabinet in the office, where there were many books, but Kogoro didn’t read them, so the books were all piled together, very messy. Conan found a Tokyo map book from among them, and then ran back to the coffee table.

Kogoro said nothing and just watched his performance quietly.

Conan quickly flipped through the atlas and found several key locations. “This is the agricultural machinery warehouse in Sekoda District, and this is the Mika Hospital. If you drive at the fastest speed, you can get from one place to the other in about 12 minutes.”

The office fell silent, and Xiaolan was also looking at Conan nervously. For some reason, Conan now gave Xiaolan a strange feeling, as if an adult’s soul was mistakenly placed in the body of a child. (To read the exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Subconsciously, Mochizuki’s words echoed in Xiaolan’s mind: You have to be more careful with Conan.

Xiaolan thought that Conan was just a child and there was no need to be on guard against him. However, seeing how focused Conan was on the case, Xiaolan began to take Mochizuki’s words seriously. Conan was a really strange child…

Conan didn’t notice that Xiaolan’s eyes were not right. He continued to flip through the atlas. “This is Akiyama Town in Nerima District where Mochizuki lives. If you drive fast enough, it only takes about 10 minutes to get to the agricultural machinery warehouse from here.”

In fact, Conan had already obtained the clue that Mochizuki had moved, but he didn’t pay attention to it.

Last time, Inspector Megure mentioned that the police arrested Mochizuki’s neighbor, Cabana, the leader of the Italian gang, in the apartment where Mochizuki lived.

Inspector Megure was talking about the apartment where Mochizuki moved to, but Conan didn’t think much about it and thought it was still the old apartment.

“Then what?” Xiaolan asked suddenly.

Conan answered without thinking: “The deceased was killed with one blow. If the scene was not cleaned up after the murder, it could be set on fire directly within 5 minutes. If the murderer is Brother Mochizuki, he drove from home to the farm machinery warehouse to kill people, and then took you, Xiaolan, to the hospital. Including the time it takes to start the car, the whole process only takes about 30 minutes.”

“Your guess has a premise,” Kogoro added, “that is, Mochizuki knows where Xiaolan is, so there is no need to spend time looking for her.”

“Uncle, you misunderstood. I just calculated whether he had time to commit the crime. Other uncertain factors were not included.” Conan explained, then looked up and asked, “By the way, uncle, what time did you call Brother Mochizuki? What time did Sister Xiaolan receive your call in the hospital?”

Kogoro looked at the call log and replied, “I notified Mochizuki at 9:20 pm, and Xiaolan received the call at 9:50 in the hospital.”

Conan raised his lips slightly, “30 minutes? It’s certainly doable if we hurry up.”

Although Xiaolan didn’t know why Conan was so powerful and could calculate these things at will, she could understand the conclusion that Mochizuki had enough time to commit the crime. This made her feel dizzy. Did Mochizuki really save me? He killed people for me…

Kogoro knew that there were some errors in Conan’s reasoning. First of all, Xiaolan was woken up by the phone call in the hospital at 9:50, which does not mean that she arrived at the hospital at 9:50. She should have arrived at the hospital earlier.

Also, Conan thought Mochizuki lived in Akiyama Town, but in fact, Mochizuki had moved and now lived in Asuka Town. []

It takes 10 minutes to get to the agricultural machinery warehouse from Akiyama Town, so half an hour is barely enough overall. However, it takes 20 minutes to get to the agricultural machinery warehouse from Asuka Town, so half an hour is not enough at all.

Although he knew this, Kogoro did not say it out loud, because Mochizuki’s move had not yet been announced, and he found out about it through special channels.
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