Chapter 127: Rich Family Incident Solved
Chapter 128: Resolution of the Rich Family Incident
On the other hand, I left Conan and Hattori first and came to the villa. There was only one reason. I wanted to see Hinata Yuki first. Indeed, with the development of the case to this point, I can confirm that the criminal is Hinata Yuki, because from the first time I saw Hideomi, I saw that the person was pretending to be Hinata. Although there is no evidence, it doesn't matter to me whether there is evidence or not, because what I want to understand is why she killed Mr. Guangming and deliberately let everyone find Mr. Hideomi, who had already died, in the pool. If she didn't do that, this case might become a mystery due to insufficient evidence. Maybe she could get away with it. However, just after I ran into the villa, I saw her under a pillar. I saw her hiding behind the pillar and crying secretly. In an instant, I seemed to understand. I understood why she did that. Looking at this woman who kept crying with her back to me, my brows were slightly furrowed, and a sigh came out of my mouth involuntarily.

"Eh?" Hearing my sigh, Hinata turned around immediately. Seeing that it was me, she quickly held back her tears. She wiped her eyes and smiled at me with a little sob. "I'm sorry, Xiaoxun, for letting you see me so out of control." Hinata turned around but didn't stand up. "What do you want from me?"

"Well, I just want to return this pen to you." As I said that, I handed the pen in my hand to Hinata.

"Is that so? Thank you." Hinata took the pen, but the gloom in her eyes became even darker because of the pen.

"Hinata-sister must be very sad about Hideomi-san's death, right?" I shouldn't have said this, but for some reason, I couldn't control my emotions and said it out loud in front of the woman in front of me. Was it because of the bond of fire she mentioned? Or was it because of her? In fact, I couldn't even figure it out myself, but when I realized it, I had already done it. "Cry if you want to. I'm the only child here."

"Xiao Xun... Wuwu... Wuwaa ...

After crying for a long time, Miss Hinata began to adjust back to her normal state. After all, she was an adult, and crying on the shoulder of a child would be laughed at by others. "It's okay, Xiaoxun, thank you." Hinata adjusted her breathing and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Thank you, I feel much better."

"Hmm~" I grinned. "By the way, Hinata-sister, do you have a mobile phone?"

"Eh? Yes." Although Hinata was a little confused, he still handed the phone to me. Then he thought for a moment that maybe the child was just playing around, after all, there were some small games on the phone.

I took Hinata's phone, dialed a number, and pressed the call button. Soon, a pleasant ringtone sounded in my pocket.

"Xiaoxun, what are you doing?"

"Hehe, the number you just dialed is my number." I laughed. "If Sister Hinata has any difficulties or troubles, you can call me at any time."

"Xiaoxun, you..." Facing my giggling smile, Hinata was stunned for a moment, but soon she touched my head with relief and said, "I know, thank you, Xiaoxun."

"Ha, ha, ha.. why are you touching my head again?" At this, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but twitch again.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

Night fell quickly, and after dinner, everyone got back to work on the tense case. Of course, I was not one of them.

"Kaoru, this way." Conan waved to me again at the door of Miss Hyuga. Hattori was standing next to him.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" I took a glass of ice water and slowly walked towards Conan. Not long after dinner, Conan and Hattori called me to Miss Hinata's room, probably to start solving the case.

"Hattori and I have figured out the whole story of the case." Conan smiled confidently. "But you should have known who the criminal was a long time ago, right?"

"Yeah, I know." I answered calmly, holding the cup and taking a sip of the ice water in it.

"Hmph, then why didn't you tell us earlier? Hattori said to me unhappily.

"You are detectives, I am not, why should I tell you?" I looked at him coldly. "And I just know it, but I have no evidence, just like you solve a physics problem, you know the answer but don't know the process. The teacher will not give you any points, Kurotan-kun."

"You! Humph!" Hattori was unhappy again when he heard me address him. But surprisingly, he didn't intend to continue arguing with me.

"Well...anyway, we will uncover the truth of this matter later, and we have to thank you for that. If it weren't for the information you provided us, we wouldn't be able to solve the case so quickly." Conan smiled. "But I'm also a little curious, aren't you not interested in this case?"

"Ah, I just suddenly became interested in someone, but I have satisfied this curiosity just now. So I will not get involved in the following matters. Let's solve the case quickly. It has been delayed for two days." I rubbed my pale blond hair and said unscrupulously.

"Ah, I would do the same even without you telling me. But..." Conan was a little speechless when he said this.

"Don't tell me you haven't found the crucial evidence yet." I squinted my half-moon eyes and looked at Conan unscrupulously.

"Hey, hey, hey." Conan scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled at me.

"...Really? What time do you think it is? You're still joking like this now." I held my forehead helplessly.

"It's 7:20. Everyone will be here in half an hour." Conan looked at the time and said dejectedly.

"What? You called everyone here before you found any evidence?" I asked in surprise. "How can I save you if you mess up?"

"That's why I want you to give me some clues. You should have found the evidence, right?" Conan laughed.

"I'm sorry. I really can't help you with this. You know I'm a trouble-maker. I will only provide you with clues I know and won't go to the trouble of looking for things I don't know and have no interest in." I waved my hand unscrupulously.

"Forget it, Kudo, we can find evidence even without him." Hattori was dissatisfied with my attitude, so he dissuaded Conan.

Squeak...

"Hey, Hattori Heiji, what did you call me for?" While we were talking, my dad walked in from the door with an unhappy look on his face. He hadn't solved a case for two days, which was also a loss of face for my dad. That's right, my dad complained as soon as he walked in. "I'm very busy now. If you don't have anything to do, don't bother me... Uh! Uh..." Before my dad finished speaking, Conan's watch tranquilizer gun had already shot at the back of his neck. Seeing my dad fall down softly, I rushed up and supported her.

"Come on, Conan, he is my dad after all. You just shoot him with the tranquilizer gun without any worries. Aren't you afraid that I will shoot you?" I said a little displeased.

"Hey, sorry, sorry. I can't help it. I can't solve the case with my little body."

"Don't we still have this black charcoal? Do we really have to use my dad as a cover?"

"This Kurotan... Ugh. Hattori will go to the room below to demonstrate how to commit a crime, so I can only use my uncle as a cover here, hehe." Conan smiled apologetically, completely ignoring Hattori's angry eyes beside him.

"Forget it, you guys go ahead and have fun." I shook my head helplessly, "But the final evidence..."

"It already has one." Hattori, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up. "Kudo, when I asked Ms. Hinata about the time just now, did you notice a detail?

"Eh?" Conan recalled. "Yes... So that's how it is!" Looking at Conan's expression, I believe they have solved the last problem. "Hehe, thank you, Xun. Believe me, we will solve this case perfectly later."

"It's up to you guys to do what you want." I shrugged. "Then I'll leave first. I'll come back to watch your show later."

"Okay, then I'll go downstairs to prepare." As he said that, Hattori picked up some props that Xiaolan had just bought for him for the performance, and followed me out.

"...Wait a moment!"

Just as we were about to leave the room, Conan called out to both of us.

"what happened?"

"What's wrong?" We both turned around and asked at the same time.

"Xun. I think I suddenly understand why you said that to me the night before yesterday."

"Ok?"

"Hey, Hattori." Conan ignored my question and continued to talk to Hattori Heiji. "Have you ever killed someone before?"

"Huh?" Hattori was puzzled. "How could I possibly do that? Maybe this kid is better at it." After responding, Hattori did not forget to mock me. I just glared at him and ignored him.

"I'm not kidding." Conan said seriously. "Come and take a look." Conan looked at an open rice cooker at the table and said thoughtfully. When Hattori and I walked to the table, a pungent smell instantly came into our nostrils.

"This is..." Hattori's pupils shrank slightly.

"Oh..." I left the room with another long sigh.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

At 7:50 pm, everyone arrived at Hinata Yuki's room on time under the leadership of Officer Megure. Of course, I was among them, after all, I was just a spectator now.

"Huh? Isn't Brother Hattori here?" Seeing that Hattori was missing from the room, Inspector Megure couldn't help but feel a little confused. "Well... Actually, I asked everyone to come here." In the middle of the room, the old man was sleeping soundly in a chair. Conan was hiding behind the bed and imitating the old man's voice with a voice-changing bow tie. "I already know who killed Mr. Guangming and threw Mr. Hideomi into the pool."

"What? Wasn't it Mr. Hideomi who killed Mr. Guangming? After that, he jumped into the pool and committed suicide by taking poison." Officer Megure retorted. "The suicide note was also identified and it was indeed Mr. Hideomi's handwriting..."

Ring, ring, ring… Ring, ring, ring…

Before Inspector Megure finished speaking, the phone on the table began to ring.

"Sigh... Officer Megure, answer the phone, and he will be resurrected before your eyes again." Conan said confidently in his father's voice. "The tragic scene of Mr. Guangming being pushed onto the railing will happen again."

Looking at the phone on the table, Officer Megure hesitated, but finally picked up the phone. On the other end of the phone was Hattori who had just come up to him. But before they could say a few words, Hattori's screams on the other end of the phone filled his ears.

"Hey! Hattori! Are you okay? Where are you?" Officer Megure shouted into the phone. After learning that Hattori was in the house downstairs, Officer Megure hurried to the balcony and saw Hideomi with a bandage on his face and a sharp knife in his mouth. Looking at the situation below, Officer Megure was also shocked and hurried to run downstairs. "Wait a minute, Officer Megure." Dad's voice sounded again. "At the time of the crime, the murderer used this method to get everyone to leave the room. In order to hide the horrible fact that was about to happen in this room!"

Ding!
As soon as he finished speaking, a hook on the balcony hooked onto the balcony handrail with a ding sound. Then, Mr. Hideomi, with his face wrapped in bandages, slowly climbed up along the hook.

"Who are you?" Megure asked nervously.

"Well... don't be nervous, it's me, officer." While untying the bandages, Hattori appeared in front of everyone with a standard Kansai accent. "At the time of the crime, I used the phone to cause a commotion, and I was wearing bandages, biting a knife, and standing on the balcony so that everyone could see me. It was all a one-man show performed by Mr. Guangming to frame Mr. Hideomi."

"How is this possible? Mr. Hideomi is clearly stained with the blood sprayed by Mr. Guangming, and Mr. Guangming also has knife wounds on his body." Inspector Megure was puzzled again. However, this doubt was once again resolved by Conan using his father's voice.

"The wound was actually cut by Mr. Guangming beforehand, and the blood on the clothes was sprayed on by him with a syringe. In order to prevent the hair from getting on the bandage, Mr. Guangming also specially prepared a swimming cap. Unfortunately, he ignored the sweat hair and beard on his face. (In the last episode, it was reported that there was Guangming's hair on the bandage cap, but now it is said that there is no hair. I am also drunk. Here we assume that Guangming's disguise is not done well.)
"The swimming cap and syringe were also found in Mr. Guangming's room." Hattori echoed.

"But, in the end, it was Mr. Guangming who was killed. Why did he do that?" Megure continued to ask questions.

"Well, from what I can judge, he was probably pushed down by his accomplice in this room when he was about to kill President Nagato."

"Killing the president? And there's an accomplice?!" Megure was shocked, "Hey, brother Mori, what's going on?" Two people from the Nagato family have died in succession, which has had a great impact on the Nagato Group. Now the words "killing the president" and "accomplice" came out of Mori's mouth, which made Megure nervous. If President Nagato also encountered danger after this, not only would the Nagato family fall instantly, but he himself would also be severely punished for his poor handling of the case.

"Ah, the kite string found in Mr. Guangming's pocket was used to strangle the president. Because the accomplice had made the president fall asleep in the room. While the accomplice led everyone downstairs, he came up to kill the president with the kite string, and then returned to the room to change clothes. But he didn't expect that he would be betrayed and killed by the accomplice. And the accomplice was the one who was alone in the room with the president at the time. Miss Hinata, it's you, right?" As Hattori shouted, everyone turned their attention to Hinata Yuki who was standing at the end. He raised his head slightly and looked at Hinata Yuki now, only to see that her eyes had lost focus and her heartbeat began to speed up. Yes, when someone discovers her crime, no matter how she disguises, her heartbeat will speed up because of tension and fear.

"Perhaps even he himself did not expect that Miss Hinata, who was supposed to go down to help with the guidance, would appear in front of the president's balcony and push him down." Hattori frowned.

"But, if that's the case, then how do you explain the problem with the hook?" Megure asked again.

"Well, after pushing Mr. Guangming down, pull the rope hook up, hook it on the balcony on the second floor in the opposite direction, tie a heavy object to the end of the rope, and use the principle of parabola and centripetal force. The hook will draw a semicircle of more than 180 degrees along the handrail. Finally, the heavy object at the lower end will collide with the bottom of the second floor to reduce the momentum, and the rope hook will naturally hang on the handrail on the second floor." Hattori explained while taking action. According to what he just said, the rope hook was smoothly hung on the handrail of the balcony on the second floor. "In this way, the alibi is completed. If you check, I believe there should be shallow scratches on the handrail when the crime was committed. And the bottom of the balcony should also have traces left by the collision of heavy objects."

"So that's how it is. This way I can create a sufficient alibi for myself." Inspector Megure said suddenly.

"Ah, the reason why President Nagato invited us here is to ask us to investigate why I heard strange noises and the sound of running in the corridor at home the day before yesterday. I think it should be Miss Hinata who measured the time it took for everyone to run downstairs, get the key from the warehouse, and open the door." Hattori explained.

"In other words, Miss Hinata should have started planning this murder the day before yesterday." Conan took over the topic in a fatherly voice.

"The day before yesterday? Do you mean that Mr. Hideomi was also killed by Miss Hinata?" Megure asked.

"No, Miss Hinata's target from the beginning was only Mr. Guangming." Conan continued. "The suicide note found in Mr. Hideomi's pocket should have been left for Miss Hinata the day before the incident when Mr. Hideomi committed suicide."

"Suicide? The day before the incident?" Megure was puzzled.

"Ah. According to my judgment, Miss Hinata planned this murder after discovering Mr. Hideomi's suicide."

"But, Brother Mori. The prosecutor has confirmed the time of Mr. Hideomi's death." Inspector Megure said with some embarrassment.

"That's because of the soil." Hattori explained. "If a body is buried in the soil and not exposed to air, the rate of decay will be about eight times slower than normal. I think after discovering Mr. Hideomi's death, Ms. Hinata asked Mr. Guangming to wrap Mr. Hideomi with a sheet and buried him by the pond. Because there are many holes dug by the pond for planting trees, no one would notice even if there was one more hole."

"But who threw him into the pond?"

"It was Mr. Guangming. Mr. Guangming was the only one who walked out of the door that day. He was the one who dug Mr. Hideomi out and threw him into the pond before the crime. That was when he lied and said he was going to find Mr. Hideomi."

"But Mr. Hideomi was clearly in the room on the day of the incident," the old butler reminded.

"No, what we saw was just a man with a bandage on his face. That man was Miss Hinata in disguise. At that time, Miss Hinata said that she went back to the company to handle some business, but in fact, she was pretending to be Mr. Hideomi and came here to perform a play. So when Mr. Guangming patted his shoulder, he left angrily without saying a word. And just now we also went to Mr. Hideomi's room and checked his answering machine. We found that he had actually died the day before the incident."

"Then why is it that Mr. Guangming has to do what Ms. Hinata says."

"Because if we do that, we can pin all the blame on Mr. Hideomi." Conan continued to explain in his father's voice. "In the past two days, I have done some investigations on Chairman Nagato's company. After many signs, it is shown that Mr. Guangming has been coveting the chairmanship of Nagato Enterprise for a long time. With such an opportunity in front of him, he will naturally seize it." "This is impossible!" After hearing such reasoning, Xiaolan's eyes were already filled with tears. Xiaolan slept with Miss Hyuga for two consecutive nights. The two of them would naturally chat about things around them at night. However, such a gentle and considerate woman turned out to be a murderer. This made it difficult for Xiaolan to accept this fact. "Miss Hyuga was rescued from the sea of ​​fire by Mr. Hideomi. How could she let her savior bear such a crime! You don't have any evidence, so don't talk nonsense, okay!" Xiaolan was very angry, angry why the murderer would point to Miss Hyuga. However...

"Ms. Hinata, where is your watch?"

"Eh?!" Hinata's heartbeat obviously quickened. "The watch... I took it off today."

"Or maybe you had to take it off because the strap was broken?" Conan hit the nail on the head. "When you pushed Mr. Guangming off the balcony, he grabbed the strap, right? I guess you were afraid that your watch would be used as evidence if it was pulled off, so in desperation, you used the only sharp weapon you had and stabbed the back of Mr. Guangming's hand, right?" "The only sharp weapon... could it be a pen!" Inspector Megure reacted and looked at Miss Hinata.

"Yes, it was that pen. In a moment of desperation, she pulled the cap off with her mouth and stabbed Mr. Guangming's hand hard." Hattori explained. "Because we pulled off the cap of that pen before and found that the tip of the pen was severely split. Even if it was brought out from the fire, it shouldn't be split so severely. The fact is that the pen once stabbed Mr. Guangming. I think if we do a blood test, there should be a reaction in Mr. Guangming's blood."

"But why did Miss Hinata do this?" Xiaolan asked unwillingly.

"Because, the fire twenty years ago was probably caused by Mr. Hideomi and Mr. Guangming."

"Wha...what."

"Ah, the reason why Mr. Hideomi has not treated the scars on his face may be that he is repenting for the sins he committed in the past. There should be a follow-up to the suicide note at that time. If he wrote it down, then everything makes sense." Conan continued to reason.

"I see. If it's for revenge of the parents who died in the fire, then that's enough motive." Inspector Megure thought with his chin in his hand.

"But there is one thing I don't understand." Hattori looked at Hinata Yuki. "Why did you deliberately provoke Miss Nobuko's temper and let the police find Mr. Hideomi's body in the pool? You must have dropped the pen into the pool on purpose, right?" After listening to Hattori's words, I, who had been leaning against the door, finally opened my eyes as a qualified listener. Without any expression, I looked at Hinata Yuki, whose body was shaking.

"Because I don't want him to soak in the cold water like that!" Hinata's eyes were filled with tears and his fists were clenched. Hinata ran to the corner of the room and picked up the rice cooker that had been on the table. "Don't come over here! It's already full of gasoline!" Hinata took out a lighter from his pocket and lit the fire.

"Hey! Miss Hinata, please don't do anything rash." Hearing Hinata's threat, Officer Megure hurriedly dissuaded her.

"I'm serious! Don't come over here!" Hinata shouted. Everyone stepped back because of what Hinata said. "Mr. Detective is right. The suicide note did mention the fire. So, that's why I can't forgive them for doing that! I can't forgive Mr. Hideomi for not telling me about this, and I can't forgive Mr. Guangming for still living in this world so shamelessly!" Hinata's eyes were full of anger, and at the same time, a little bit sad. "But... after I knew all this, I realized that I was hopelessly in love with Mr. Hideomi. Since the fire, he has been by my side, silently encouraging me, and he also agreed to our marriage. Originally, everything was so beautiful. But who would have thought..." Tears and words fell quietly in the corners of this woman's eyes, and everyone's eyes were blurred because of her words. "Now he's dead too, and I'm alone again. So I have to hurry to Mr. Hideomi." After saying this, Miss Hinata turned on the rice cooker beside her. However, after turning it on, her eyes, which had long been soaked with tears, couldn't help but shrink, because the once full tank of gasoline had long turned into a splash of clear water.

"Why...why is it water?" Hinata couldn't believe his eyes.

"I had already replaced the gasoline in this room before everyone came here." Hattori stood up.

"Why... Why! Why!!!" Hinata screamed heart-wrenchingly after getting the explanation. The lighter in her hand kept shaking. Looking at the weak flame, Hinata's tears kept flowing. But she could do nothing. "Why is it so easy for them to light a fire! Why can't I! Why... Why don't they even give me the right to die! Why!!!!!!" Hinata's voice was almost torn apart, and the unwillingness and sadness reflected in the eyes of everyone present.

...Da da da.

A light footstep was heard, slowly walking towards Hinata. Everyone turned their eyes to the owner of the footsteps. Finally, the owner of the footsteps walked in front of Hinata Yuki. Hinata raised her head and saw a light golden color and a gentle smile.

"No, Sister Hinata." My childish voice rang in Hinata's ears. "Mr. Hideomi will never forgive you if you do this."

"Xiaoxun..."

"If you can really feel Mr. Hideomi's sincerity, I will use my death to make up for my mistake to you, then please live well." I closed the lid of the lighter and took the lighter. "Hasn't the bond of fire bound you together a long time ago? So, for Mr. Hideomi and for yourself, please live well." I smiled at Hinata with my teeth bared. "Remember what I said, if Sister Hinata has any difficulties or troubles, you can call me at any time."

"Xiao Xun... Uwaa ...

No one tried to comfort her and the police did not try to stop her. Everyone just watched Hinata Yuki crying on the shoulder of a little kid. Sadness and desolation instantly filled everyone's heart.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

Finally, Hinata Yuki was taken away by the police. The case that had lasted for three days was finally solved. At nine o'clock in the evening, although it was already late, we were still ready to say goodbye to President Nagato and drive back. After all, thanks to Conan, my father had a comfortable sleep and is now very energetic.

"Hey, Kudo, Mori." Before leaving, Hattori stopped Conan and me. "I've been thinking since the beginning, if Miss Hinata had died just now, maybe this would be the best choice for her?"

"Idiot, what are you talking about?" Conan frowned slightly. "The detective pushed the murderer to the end, and if they commit suicide in the end, then what's the difference between us and the murderer?"

"Huh, huh, that sounds really like thunder to my ears. I think only a perfectionist like you can say that, but why do I feel it is so targeted?" Hattori picked his ears and looked at me with a mocking look. But Conan interrupted him abruptly.

"What perfectionism? There is no one in this world who is perfect." Conan smiled helplessly, with a hint of self-mockery.

"Huh?" Hattori was surprised.

"I once killed someone. On Moon Shadow Island, I pushed the criminal to the end, but failed to save her. I could only watch her burn to death in the fire before my eyes..." Conan's eyes revealed endless loss.

"Is hemp grown?" I interrupted out of the blue.

"Huh? How do you know?" Conan asked back.

"The incident on Moon Shadow Island was reported in the newspapers a few days ago, and I heard a little about it." I closed my eyes and made up a story. "After the murderer was exposed, he played the piano in a fire and welcomed his death. This incident was still very shocking at the time. But I didn't expect that it was related to you.

"Ah, that incident." Conan looked up at the starry sky and sighed. "That incident... became the regret of my life." Looking at Conan's confused look, I chose to remain silent, and so did Hattori, but he did not choose to remain silent, but chose to look at me. And his words were a little serious. "Well, what about you, Maori, if you were asked to choose, how would you define Miss Hinata's affairs?"

"Why are you asking me?" I looked up at Hattori.

"Kudou and I are both detectives, but we have a disagreement. I think it might be better to let her die like that, while Kudou sticks to his principles to the end. So I want to know, as a former killer, what do you think?"

"Ah..." I sighed softly. "First of all, first of all, you should call me Mingya from now on. The name Maori is too dangerous." I shook my head. "Secondly, if you ask me to define this case. Although I don't want a gentle person like Miss Hinata to be burned to death, sending her to prison... that's not the place she should go."

"Okay, Xun, stop talking." Conan interrupted me. "She is still young. After redeeming her sins in there, she can still return to the sunshine again."

"Atonement? She has been atoning for twenty years." I said coldly. "It started from the so-called bond of fire." After saying that, I ignored the surprised and puzzled expressions of the two people and walked straight out of the door.

"Kaoru. Where are you going?"

"Go sit in the car for a while, you two can chat." Looking at my back, Conan and Hattori actually saw vicissitudes and sadness in that young body. And endless longing.

"Hey, Kudo." Hattori said seriously. "Tell me about Mingya."

"Oh, I will tell you everything I know."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

After returning to the villa, I asked my dad for the car keys and went back to the car to rest. I closed the car door and lay down in the back seat. I felt the whole world suddenly become quiet. I closed my eyes and all the past events in the organization suddenly emerged in my mind. Was I feeling heavy or confused at the moment? I didn't know if someone like me could really stand in the sun again. At this moment, I was confused.

【So Thank You For Everything，ここから変わり开める． True っすぐな道などないと気づいた, strong さ见つけた. . . 】

Just as I was hesitating, a pleasant ringtone came into my ears. I took out my phone from my pocket and saw that the caller was an unfamiliar number. But I recognized the prefix of the number. It was the number of the Beihua Police Station.

"Moshi Moshi?" I picked up the phone.

"Ah, Xiaoxun, it's me." A gentle female voice sounded from the other end of the phone.

"Ah, Hinata-nee," I called. "Did the police allow you to make the call?"

"Eh? Yeah." Hinata said softly. "After taking the statement, they allowed me to call my family to inform them. I thought about it and realized I didn't have any family, so I called you." Hinata said self-deprecatingly. "I'm sorry, Xiaoxun, because my matter has delayed you for so long, and I'm also sorry that I may not be able to call you in the future."

"Well, I also want to know, after this happened, what does Hinata sister think now?" I continued to ask.

"Well, actually, just before I was taken away by the police, I also met President Nagato, and from him I learned some things about the president and my mother."

"You mean, your mother is the president's first love?"

"Eh? How do you know?"

"Well... I just asked Uncle Maori. He was the one who deduced it." I chuckled. "Let's not talk about this. What's next?"

"Well... on the way to the police station, I thought about it for a long time. As you said, I should try to live with the bond with Mr. Hideomi. So, I will atone for my sins in the police station and try to get my life back as soon as possible."

"That means, Hinata-sister is no longer planning to commit suicide, right?" A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.

"Well, this is all thanks to you, Xiaoxun." A gentle laugh came from Hinata's side. "Thank you for making me alert, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to find my own life again."

"Well... if I want to say thank you, I'd better wait until you come out of the police station." At this point, my tone has regained its former mature temperament.

"Eh?" Hinata heard something strange in my words.

"Then one last question, Sister Hinata, if I give you a chance to return to the sunlight right now, would you accept it?"

"Huh?" Hinata was surprised. "Xiaoxun, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"It means literally, you just have to answer, accept or reject." Feeling that there was something wrong with my words, Hinata also started to become serious.

"If...if there really is such an opportunity, I would be willing to accept it. But..."

"Well, that's enough." I interrupted her. "Leave the rest to me."

"Eh? Xiaoxun, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"A.secret.makes.a.gentlemen.more.style." I said confidently with a hint of evil on my lips. "Okay, Sister Hinata, the police don't have much time left for you, so let's stop here. Of course, I look forward to our continued conversation tomorrow." Without giving Hinata a chance to speak, I hung up the phone. Then I opened the communication interface and started typing. Soon, an email was sent out. The confusion just now had long since disappeared. After I said that sentence, I suddenly realized that this was the real me.

dong dong dong.

Just after I pressed the send button, there was a knock on my dad's car door. I looked outside and it was my dad, Xiaolan, and Conan.

"Hey, kid, where did you get this phone?" After getting in the car, my dad looked at me with some displeasure. "You kid, even though your family is rich, you can't spend money recklessly."

"No, uncle, this phone was bought by my parents." I said innocently. "They said they were always abroad and didn't have time to come back to see me, so they had to use this phone to call me occasionally."

"Hmm? Oh, so that's it." Dad was relieved, "Well... since that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it, but you also reminded me that it's time to give everyone a mobile phone. Hey, hey, it will be much more convenient to make an appointment with the mama-san in Ginza in the future." Dad immediately changed from a serious look to a wretched uncle's face. Xiaolan held her forehead with her hand. Conan narrowed his eyes.

"By the way, Xun, were you sending an email just now?" Conan asked me quietly after we got in the car. As expected, he is a detective with extremely sharp eyes.

"Huh? No, you're seeing things." I avoided the question directly.

"Hey, do you think I have cataracts?" Conan said unhappily. "You should have no one to send emails to, right? Did you accept the mission?"

"Do you think I got the information about President Nagato for nothing today?" Seeing Conan's relentless look, I gave him a reason he couldn't refuse.

"...No one would believe you."

"Are you asking me to buy a ghost talisman and stick it on your forehead tomorrow?" I looked at Conan with contempt.

"Tomorrow? Then you have no chance. We have to go to school tomorrow, even though it has delayed you for two days." Conan looked at me with amusement.

"Eh? Yes, I have to go to school tomorrow. Well, I'm an elementary school student, so, Kou! Fuji! Shin!ichi! Big brother, please don't bully me." I said to Conan harshly.

"Shh! Shhh!!! Keep your voice down, you want to kill me." Conan quickly made a gesture to me to shut up, and then turned his head to look at Xiaolan who was sitting in the passenger seat, and continued to talk to me after making sure that she didn't hear him. "I'm really scared of you, but you have to be prepared, there will be some little devils who will cause trouble for you tomorrow."

"Little brats? Looking for trouble with me? Do you think a seventeen-year-old can be troubled by a few little brats?" I shook my head disdainfully.

"Really? Then I'll be waiting to see the show, Mao~li~Xun~"

"Hush! Are you looking for death?" I glared at Conan fiercely. This kid's revengeful mentality is no less than mine. "What...what will tomorrow be like?" I sat back and looked at the starry sky outside the window. A wicked smile appeared on the corner of my mouth. "A new life? What will it be like? I'm really looking forward to it..."

　As expected... Writing about the process of solving a case is so boring. I will try to improve it next time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)