Chapter 438 No matter how you look at it, it’s suicide (Ch 438)

After Fumino cried herself to sleep, Mochizuki and his companions were finally able to enter the crime scene, which was the basement.

The second and third apprentices were not there, only the eldest apprentice Sanada Kazuzo was with them.

There are two things that are most eye-catching here. The first is the line that fixes the traces of the body on the ground. The white tape allows people to see at a glance what position Jiujiu Yuankang was lying on the ground after his death.

The second thing was a row of photos hanging high on the wall. Kogoro couldn’t understand what they were and asked, “Who are these photos of?”

Nanae replied, “These are my husband’s apprentices.”

“Why are they all dead?” Kogoro asked.

Qihui was stunned for a moment, “When did I say they were dead?”

“What? They’re not dead?” Kogoro was confused. “Why would you hang their pictures on the wall if they’re not dead?”

Wangyue was speechless, but he looked up at the photo on the wall and it did seem like that. In his impression, hanging a person’s photo high on the wall usually meant that the person was dead.

But it’s clear that Yuankang didn’t think so. He probably hung the photo just to show off that he has so many disciples. As for whether it’s auspicious or not, why bother? I just think it’s a great honor!

“Mr. Maori, you misunderstood.” Nanae hurriedly explained, “These people are still alive and have gone out to start their own businesses. My husband hung up their photos just as a souvenir.”

Mochizuki was a little curious, “Since your husband has taught so many apprentices, why is the youngest, Baidi Yushi, ranked third?”

“Oh, yes, why is that?” Xiaolan also felt strange.

Sanada Kazuzo answered, “Because we are not from the same class as the seniors in the photo. The teacher only has three students per class, and the three of us are the last class.”

Nanae looked up at the photos on the wall with a dazed look in her eyes, as if she remembered how her husband used to teach students. “In fact, not all students are alive. One student is indeed dead.”

Conan raised his little hand and pointed at the photo on the wall, “Isn’t that the person in the middle?”

Qihui was stunned, “How did you know?”

But Conan explained, “Because the photo in the middle is the cleanest. The other photos are covered with dust, but that photo seems to have been wiped frequently, and the surface is spotless.”

When Kogoro looked up and saw that it was indeed the case, he complained, “This brat has really good eyesight. Four eyes are an advantage!”

The person in the photo is a young man, wearing a tuxedo and performing magic. The background is pure black, and the firelight illuminates his handsome face, which looks cool and mysterious.

Mochizuki knew that this person was Miyoshi Asako’s brother and the favorite student of Kyujuku Motoyasu. Unfortunately, because he was too talented, he even aroused Motoyasu’s jealousy.

At this time, Mochizuki noticed that Xiaolan was looking at Conan in astonishment, so he quietly asked, “What’s wrong, Xiaolan?”

Xiaolan lowered her voice and said, “Mochizuki, I still think Conan really looks like Shinichi…”

It doesn’t seem impossible, after all, they are the same person. Wangyue deliberately spoke in an unhappy tone, “Why do you care so much about this? Are you still thinking about him?”

Xiaolan quickly explained, “No, don’t be upset, I just think it’s too strange, why are Conan and Shinichi so similar? Looking alike may just be a coincidence, but how come even their behaviors are similar?”

“That’s true.” Wangyue was not angry, because he knew that as long as he didn’t abandon Xiaolan, Xiaolan would never like anyone else. Now she should just feel strange.

This is normal. After all, even the police found it strange after seeing Conan’s performance at the scene. While Mochizuki and Xiaolan were talking, the people on the other side were discussing the photo.

Nanae introduced him to Kogoro, “His name is Kinoshita Yoshiro, and he was my husband’s most proud disciple. Unfortunately, he died in a performance accident fourteen years ago… Maybe my husband was secretly wiping this photo because this was his favorite disciple.”

After hearing Nanae’s words, Sanada Ichizo hesitated for a while, then said, “Actually, the person who did this was not the teacher, but Asako. I once saw Asako secretly erasing this photo.”

“What? Ma Zi?” Nanae was surprised. “Why would she do this?”

“I don’t know either, but the teacher was beside me at the time. He saw it and told me not to make any noise, so I pretended not to see it.”

Just as Sanada Kazuzo finished speaking, Miyoshi Asako walked into the basement and said, “Because Kinoshita Yoshiro is my brother.”

Ma Zi no longer intends to hide it. Of course, she will not tell anyone about revenge. She just wants to reveal her identity.

“Asako…what did you say? Kinoshita-senpai is your brother?” asked Kazuzo Sanada in disbelief.

Ma Zi replied, “That’s right. I have regarded my brother as my idol since I was a child, so I chose to become a magician. I originally wanted to tell you about this after I became an excellent magician, but from what you said, it seems that the teacher has already discovered it…”

Sanada believed it. “.I blame the teacher for asking me to pretend I didn’t see it. He must want to wait until you feel the time is right and announce it on your own initiative.”

“Well, I guess so.” Ma Zi nodded.

She remembered what Yuankang said before he died – I know you are here for revenge, and I have been prepared for it. You can kill me, but please don’t hurt Fumino.

It can be seen that Yuankang regretted killing Boshita. But regret is meaningless, and the dead cannot be resurrected. So even though Yuankang had a remorseful heart, Asako still killed him.

Since Conan didn’t know that Kinoshita was killed by Motoyasu, even though he knew that Asako was Kinoshita’s sister, he didn’t think that Asako was the one who killed Motoyasu.

In other words, Conan now thinks that the three disciples are equally suspicious. Even the suspicion of suicide has not been completely ruled out by Conan.

…(Noli’s) Kogoro started investigating in the basement, and Mochizuki took the opportunity to use illusion and came to the front of the phone.

The phone was covered by a pile of playing cards. Wangyue took away the cards and entered some numbers on the phone.

At first, Wangyue thought he had to change the time, but after a closer look, he realized that this was the simplest landline phone. The small screen could only display the phone number, not even the time. So he didn’t need to go through all the trouble and could just enter the number he wanted.

After entering the number, the call will be automatically dialed out. Wangyue hung up the phone before it was actually connected. In this way, the other party will not ring, and only the call record will be left on the landline. (To read the exciting novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Everything is ready, Mochizuki removes the illusion.

“Suicide, it must be suicide.” After investigation, Kogoro claimed that Mr. Motoyasu committed suicide. “The door was not locked, the body was not tied up, and there was a phone to contact the outside world. No matter how you look at it, it must be suicide.”
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