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Chapter 82 Dangerous Melon Field (4)

Maori Kogoro found Mr. Shikado and asked him about the attack on Mr. Inose. Mr. Shikado seemed a little nervous, and he hurriedly asked: "Ah! Why do you suspect that I attacked Mr. Inose?"

Maori Kogoro smiled slightly and explained, "Mr. Shikado, don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant. I just happened to hear that you and Mr. Inose are rivals in love, and your relationship is a little tense because of competing for a girl, so I wanted to verify it."

Mr. Shikato breathed a sigh of relief, but still said with some dissatisfaction: "Really? You doubt me for such a small thing. What about Arai? Have you ever doubted him?"

Maori Kogoro raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Arai? Why did you mention him?"

Mr. Shikado replied, "Arai borrowed money from Mr. Inose to grow melons, and he also rented the land from him. I heard that they often quarreled because of this, and their relationship was very tense. Didn't you investigate him?"

Outside Mr. Kumagai's greenhouse, Maori Kogoro seriously questioned Mr. Arai. Mr. Arai looked innocent and seemed very dissatisfied with Maori Kogoro's suspicion.

"I attacked Mr. Inose? Stop joking!" Mr. Arai retorted loudly.

Maori Kogoro responded calmly: "I heard that you owed money to Mr. Inose."

Mr. Arai nodded and said, "Yes, I owe money. But how can you doubt me just because I owe money? There are so many people who owe money."

Conan then interrupted and said, "We also heard that you had a quarrel with Uncle Inose."

Mr. Arai sighed, "He is indeed urging me to pay back the money quickly. But I can't hit him for this! After all, he is my benefactor."

Maori Kogoro narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then who do you think did it?"

Mr. Arai hesitated for a moment, then said, "Of course it's Mr. Kumagai."

Huiyuan Ai asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"

Mr. Arai explained: "Mr. Kumagai was once publicly humiliated by Mr. Inose. That was when Mr. Kumagai first started growing honeydew melons. Once at a government gathering, Mr. Kumagai shared his tips on growing netted melons, but Mr. Inose publicly belittled him. Although their positions are reversed now, Mr. Kumagai may still be holding a grudge."

Maori Kogoro fell into deep thought after hearing this: "I see."

At this time, Mr. Kumagai shouted, "Ah! Mr. Maori, I have retrieved the video footage from the surveillance camera."

Seeing this, Mr. Arai seemed a little nervous. He nodded to Kogoro Mori and said, "Well, Detective, I'll leave first." After that, he hurried away.

Maori Kogoro looked at Mr. Arai's back and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He turned to Mr. Kumagai and said, "Mr. Kumagai, you've come at the right time. I have a question for you. Mr. Inose has humiliated you in public before, right?"

Mr. Kumagai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yeah! That's true. But that's all in the past, and I don't hold a grudge against it anymore."

Maori Kogoro stared into Mr. Kumagai's eyes and continued to ask: "Do you still hate this incident?"

Mr. Kumagai shook his head firmly and said, "No. I was just a novice at that time, and what Mr. Inose said made sense. Moreover, it has now been proven that my approach was correct."

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