Conan: Begins to collaborate with Miss Bayonetta and become famous

Chapter 54: Tears of Regret (Difficult to Resolve)

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"By the way, Ms. Asako, did you ask Mr. Jiro to come over today? Today is your birthday." Baijiu asked

"He...he said he had an appointment with someone else today." Ms. Asako said dejectedly.

"Then why did Mr. Jiro do this?" Chiba said puzzledly.

"Do you know the reason behind this?" Officer Megure asked Ms. Xiang Chaozi

"No..I don't know."

"What about you, Mr. Koku?"

"Well... Actually, to be honest, Jiro wants to end his partnership with Asako."

"Xiao Jiu" stammered while wiping the sweat from his forehead with a tissue.

"how come?!"

Chaozi's pupils flickered as she looked at him in disbelief.

"Because after Jiro graduated from high school, he immediately entered the world of comedy. He is very good-looking, but unfortunately he gets stage fright when he steps on stage, so things never go well for him."

"But Asako insisted that Jiro was a very talented person and insisted on working with him. After 10 years of hard work."

"Now we are finally seeing results and our popularity is rising, but due to the busy schedule of performances, Asako's heart is getting worse and worse."

“Sometimes I have to stop performing on stage and on TV, and my reactions when performing crosstalk are getting slower and slower.”

"Jiro, it seems he has reached the limit of his patience lately."

"Mr. Xiao Jiu" said in a low voice, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Come to think of it, I've been seeing news about him in weekly magazines recently, take a look." Chiba pointed at the magazine.

[Jiro socializes with female reporters and dates idols]

"It seems that his relationships with men and women are a bit complicated," Chiba analyzed.

"Asako and Jiro were not only comedy partners, but also boyfriend and girlfriend."

"What!?" Everyone was shocked.

"Sure enough." Baijiu stared at Ms. Chaozi who was trembling beside him.

"But, after becoming famous, Jiro..."

"So I felt that I couldn't just sit there and do nothing anymore, and I reminded Jiro a few days ago."

“I didn’t expect him to tell me”

"He wants to end the partnership because he feels that Asako is no longer able to perform comedians at this level, and Jiro doesn't want to be held back by that guy anymore."

"I was very angry and told him how could you say such things to Chaozi, who had supported you so much before."

"Jiro took out the zombie mask from the table and said in a bold voice"

“This and that are two different things.”

"Then he immediately followed up by saying that with his looks, he would definitely be fine alone."

"Why does Mr. Jiro have so many rubber masks?" Baijiu asked in confusion.

"He looked like he was trying to do a stand-up comedy with a rubber mask."

"Stand-up crosstalk?" Gil asked doubtfully.

"It is to perform crosstalk by changing masks again and again"

"He performed it for me once, and I really couldn't praise it. It didn't seem funny at all."

"Officer Megure! We've investigated who the victim called. It was the locksmith." Takagi hurried over.

"But according to the locksmith's description, after the call was connected, the other party hung up immediately. He thought the other party had called the wrong number."

"In addition, I also asked a resident who lives on the second floor of this apartment building."

"According to him, at about 5:50 when the weather forecast started, he saw the victim climbing the scaffolding stairs outside."

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"Yes, the witness said that he often saw the victim and Ms. Asako rehearsing crosstalk in a nearby park, so there should be no mistake."

"Excuse me, was Mr. Jiro wearing a zombie mask at that time?" Baijiu asked.

"The mask should have been put on after reaching the balcony." Chiba held up the mask in the bag.

Baijiu saw some glass residues inside the mask and smiled intriguingly.

"Ms. Chaozi, have you been anywhere today?" Baijiu asked, leaning against the window.

"No, I stayed at home all day today."

Baijiu looked at the garden outside. It was full of Xanthium sibiricums and some of the grass was trampled and looked very messy. Could he be looking for something in the grass?

Suddenly a flash of light flashed through Baijiu's mind.

Baijiu came to the kitchen and tasted the fruit in the bowl, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Ms. Asako, we deeply sympathize with you for having encountered such an unfortunate case, but we still have to take your statement, so please go to the police station." Officer Megure said in a low voice.

"Inspector Megure, I think this was just a case of Miss Asako pretending to be acting in self-defense, but actually killing Mr. Jiro with her own hands." Baijiu said confidently with his hands in his pockets.

"What!? Why do you suddenly say that!" Miss Asako said excitedly.

"Ms. Asako, that man named Numata doesn't even exist in this world!"

"That's not true. I...didn't I show you the photos?" Asako's face was covered with sweat.

"That kind of thing can be easily made by just finding an old photo"

“Is this all part of your plan?”

"Ms. Asako, you and Mr. Jiro have met in the park outside, right?"

"No...no, I'm at home preparing dinner." Chaozi avoided her gaze.

"Are you saying you're making fruit cocktails? Haha, Mizunashi Rena, come and have a taste."

"okay"

Kiel picked up the fruit and tasted it.

"It tastes a bit too sweet. Is it because it was frozen for too long? I think it must have been soaked in sugar water and kept in the refrigerator." Kil chewed it carefully.

"If this was made right before the incident, it definitely wouldn't taste so sweet, and it wouldn't feel so cold."

"That is to say, Ms. Asako, you put the half-finished fruit cocktail in the refrigerator and went to the park to meet Mr. Jiro."

"What makes you so sure? Do you have any evidence?" Asako said excitedly.

"Because of 'Xanthium', I saw 'Xanthium' stuck on Mr. Jiro's trouser legs and Miss Asako's shoes at the entrance."

"Xanthium sibiricum is a very rare plant in Tokyo these days. I didn't expect that there is one in the park nearby."

"I think you lied to Mr. Jiro in the park and said that you lost your room key. The cocklebur must have stuck to it when you two were searching in the bushes."

"The reason why Mr. Jiro called the locksmith was to ask him to help open the door."

"But they are originally in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, so Jiro should have the key here," Xiao Jiu asked.

"Didn't Ms. Asako say that she changed the door locks based on Rena Mizunashi's advice to prevent stalkers?"

"So this should also be part of your plan, Ms. Asako."

"Since you didn't have a chance to give the spare key to Mr. Jiro, you performed the last part of your plan."

"Pretend to be ill in front of Mr. Jiro, and ask him to go upstairs along the construction scaffolding and break the glass window of the balcony to get medicine for you."

"Then, while Jiro is climbing up the scaffolding, you take the elevator upstairs first and use the key you hid in advance to enter the house."

"Then, you who killed Mr. Jiro with your own hands, took out the half-cooked hamburgers and fruit cocktails that were put in the refrigerator in advance."

"And the key evidence is the bruise on your left arm, Miss Asako."

"If the other person were to face you and grab your left arm with his left hand, the thumb mark would have been left on the outside of your arm."

"Ah! The bruises are completely the opposite!" Takagi suddenly realized.

"That means she used all her strength in her right hand to pinch it, and the other piece of evidence is the zombie mask."

"Please look carefully to see if there are any tiny glass fragments on the inside of the mask."

"Really? It's so small! Even smaller than a grain of sand! How did you see it?" Takagi exclaimed.

"If Mr. Jiro really broke in wearing a mask, there is no way that the glass fragments would stick to the inside of the mask."

"That is, she broke the window herself after she killed Mr. Jiro."

"Then help Mr. Jiro put on the zombie mask and complete the plan of committing the crime."

"The only one who can do this is you, Miss Asako!"

Ms. Asako knelt on the ground and cried bitterly

"I just can't forgive Jiro. I already knew what Mr. Koku said just now."

"After Mr. Koku left the lounge, I hid in the doorway and heard Jiro say."

"My long boyfriend-girlfriend period with Asako is about to end, and my new life is about to begin," he laughed loudly in the lounge.

"We have worked together for so long and finally achieved some results."

"Jiro just wants to pick the sweet fruit by himself, the farther away from me the better. How can I forgive him?" Asako knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Ms. Asako, this is the package that just arrived for you." Chiba handed the exquisite box to Asako.

Asako opened the box and found a letter and a small box inside.

【Did you have a happy birthday this year? 】

【Happy birthday, I want to give you a ring. 】

[Let’s put an end to crosstalk groups and boyfriend-girlfriend relationships]

Please marry me

Asako said with a sob, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

[It is indeed difficult to ask you to quit the crosstalk industry. You must take care of yourself and welcome a new life with me! ]

[Let the Strawberry Duo live forever in our hearts. 】

Asako opened the small box tremblingly, and a sparkling ring flashed.

Asako held the ring in her arms, and her tears wet the envelope.

"I'm sorry, Jiro,"