Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 2521 [Increase Production]

Jiang Xia: “…” Unlike the lively three-person alliance on the other side, the introverted Ms. Curacao always seems to like to appear alone.

This resulted in her aloe murderous aura being stable but rarely experiencing explosive growth, and there weren't many people who could scare her and increase her output.

"She can't be too withdrawn." Jiang Xia was a little worried about her colleague's mental health. "We have to find a way to find some friends for her."

While thinking, Jiang Xia returned to the crowd.

For the psychic, this family doesn't have much money. And Curacao, which is quiet in the middle of the night, has recently tended to move closer to vodka - there is no murderous intention, and the production of aloe vera has dropped sharply.

After hesitating for a moment, the efficiency-conscious detective did not delay any longer: if he could solve this matter tonight, he could go to the hospital to visit Vodka tomorrow, which would be better than staying here all the time.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia said to the Ogatas who were quarreling again, "I think I know what happened tonight."

"What else could it be? It could be a thief or a ghost." Mr. Ogata sighed, "That guy must have run away... Fortunately, I don't have anything valuable at home."

Jiang Xia shook his head: "Not only did he not run far, but he was actually very close - the instigator of tonight's 'haunting' is among you."

"What did you say?!" The four people from the Ogata family were shocked at the same time.

Jiang Xia looked at them and said, "The key to solving these problems is that old music box - the gift that Mr. Qiu Wu gave to Miss Haruna last Christmas."

"Last Christmas? It was the Christmas of the year before last," Ogata's brother corrected him. "My grandfather passed away on December 12th last year. On Christmas last year, he turned into a box himself. How could he have given boxes to others?"

Yuuki Haruna said firmly, "But I received it last Christmas, and I still have the receipt from when I sent it to the antique shop for inspection!"

"You must be confused from all the sleep, little girl." Mrs. Ogata also said, "Forget Christmas. My father-in-law has been bedridden since last spring. He has trouble even turning over, so how can he have the energy to bring you something?"

Yuuki Haruna: "But..."

The two sides were deadlocked, so the impartial detective joined the conversation: "Don't argue, what you said is all true. So the situation is actually very clear - after the elderly 'Mr. Qiuwu' was bedridden, another 'Mr. Qiuwu' took over the pager and became Miss Haruna's second electronic pen pal.

"And it was this second 'Mr. Shugo' who agreed to meet Ms. Haruna after Mr. Shugo passed away and placed the music box at her feet."

As he said this, he suddenly looked at his brother Ogata and said, "Is that so?"

Ogata's younger brother: "!"

The others didn't believe it at first, but when they saw his shocked look, they immediately realized that what the detective said was true.

"What's going on?" Ogata's parents and brother gathered around him. "Such a big thing, how come we didn't hear about it at all?!"

Seeing that he could no longer conceal it, Ogata's younger brother sighed helplessly, "Because grandpa asked me to keep it a secret - in fact, not long after he was hospitalized, when I visited him, he gave me the pager.

"He said that Haruna, who was on the other side of the page, was as lonely as my grandmother was when she was alive, and he was worried about her. So he asked me to continue this stress-relieving chat as 'Mr. Qiuwu'."

Yuuki Haruna was stunned for several seconds, and finally figured out the situation: "That is to say... since last spring, the person on the other end of the pager has been you?!"...How can you, a young man, speak like an old man!
Brother Ogata failed to detect her shock and nodded honestly: “Grandpa told me a lot about you, so I was able to join your conversation smoothly.

"Last Christmas, I saw you asking me to meet up on your pager. I hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to go along and tell you the whole truth.

"But when we got to the meeting place, I saw your face full of anticipation, and I couldn't bear to tell you the truth that 'Mr. Qiuwu' had passed away. So in the end, I just quietly placed the music box and 'Mr. Qiuwu's pager' at your feet as a farewell."

Recalling this, Ogata's brother blushed and hastily changed the subject, not knowing what he was thinking of.

He looked at Jiang Xia: "But how do you know that the 'Mr. Qiuwu' who met Miss Haruna was me? - I clearly pretended that I didn't know her at all."

Curacao looked away, unable to bear the sight: "..." Oh, naive, do you think your clumsy acting skills can be hidden from a certain unscrupulous director? In front of him, even some movie queens have nowhere to hide... For example, Vermouth who was a little unlucky some time ago.

Then again, with such a big Belmode in front of him, why didn't Uzo play with it? If that woman could better divert Uzo's attention, she wouldn't have to be forced to work overtime next to the police like today...

Just as I was thinking about it, a pair of eyes suddenly fell on me.

Curacao: “!”

She pushed up the plain glasses on her nose and walked away from Jiang Xia as if nothing had happened.

……

The sudden increase in aloe vera production was just a small episode. Next to him, the dedicated detective seemed to be still concentrating on his reasoning.

Jiang Xia looked at his puzzled brother Ogata and said, "Although you seem to be acting seriously, unfortunately, you have been exposed in the first scene - do you remember what you said when you were welcoming guests at the entrance?"

"...What?" Ogata tried to recall, and finally remembered his actions at that time: he was worried that his mother, who had gone to meet her first, would make things difficult for Miss Haruna, so he stepped forward to ease the atmosphere... What could this reveal? It could only mean that he loved peace and was friendly.

Jiang Xia waited for a few seconds, and seeing that the man had no intention of remembering, he had to say, "You said at the time, 'It's rare for the legendary Miss Haruna to come to visit, so as a host, of course you have to show the proper attitude towards guests' - and when you said this, there were clearly three young women of similar age at the door, but you went straight to Miss Haruna."

Brother Ogata: “…” Now that you mention it, it seems to be true.

"Wait." The elder brother Ogata next to him suddenly realized something. He glared at his brother, "You have been chatting privately for more than a year. You fell in love with her because of this, right? No wonder you hit me with the guqin in the dark. Are you dissatisfied with my bad attitude towards her just now, so you are taking revenge for her?"

"I didn't hit you!" Ogata's younger brother argued, "You've always spoken rudely to me since you were little - I would have hit you a long time ago, why would I wait until today!"

(End of this chapter)