Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 181 Undercurrents Under the Black Plates

Toshima Motoyuki frowned and retorted hastily: "How can you judge like this? Although Dr. Agasa heard Mr. Nishizu say that the plate was authentic, how can you be sure that the murderer heard this?

The murderer may have smeared the same blood on the other plates just to interfere with your police search, and then put the plates back into their respective boxes."

As he spoke, he looked down at the pile of black disks in his box, his eyes gleaming with greed: "So, so, the real pile of black disks is in my box because my pile of black disks is real."

Chinji Chou Ye, who was sitting next to him, pointed at Toshima Motoyuki's nose and shouted, "Hey, stop talking nonsense here. It's obvious that you killed someone and you're still trying to argue!"

Sakamaki Suzue crossed her arms over her chest, her face full of anger: "It's really unbecoming of you to make excuses like this. I never thought you were that kind of person!"

Toshima Motoyuki was still trying to argue: "I didn't, it's not..."

Conan interrupted what he was about to say, and stood up straight. "That's right, Uncle Toshima, how could you do this? Because the other two people present here have no possibility of committing the crime."

"What does this mean, Conan?" Officer Takagi asked.

“Just think about it, the murderer hit the appraiser on the head with that long, heavy spear.

However, the old man and the lady are not strong enough to lift such a heavy spear, which will make their steps unstable and make the tatami make noises, which will be noticed by the Nishijin appraiser, am I right? "

"Yes, what you said makes sense."

After hearing this, Toshima Motoyuki suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Little friend, you don't seem to know yet, let me tell you!

At that time, Mr. Nishizu's hearing aid had some problems, so even if the murderer stepped on the tatami and made a sound, Mr. Nishizu would not have noticed it at all. "

"But how did you know that? How did you know that there was something wrong with Xijin's hearing aid? Did you hear him tell you before you beat him up?"

Conan's series of questions made Toshima Motoyuki sweat profusely. He stammered, "No, no, it's because..."

Kudo Yuki stepped forward and exposed her: "From the time you gave your testimony, it was different from the other two. Your eyes were panicked, and you looked at the pile of black plates with greed."

Conan turned his head to look at Huibara Ai, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and asked: "Huibara, the reason why we know that the hearing aid is broken is because of the message that the doctor sent to the appraiser, right?"

“Yes, the doctor sent a message to the Xijin appraiser 30 minutes before we arrived here, but he didn’t check it.

I think he might not have heard the notification sound of the phone message, so I think the hearing aid must have malfunctioned at that time."

At this time, Inspector Megure stared at Toshima Motoyuki with a sharp gaze. "Mr. Toshima, I remember you told us police before that you didn't know that the thing on Mr. Nishizu's ear was a hearing aid.

And you also said that Mr. Nishizu could communicate with you normally. So just like what Conan said, you are the one who knows that the hearing aid is broken. "

Toshima Motoyuki's back instantly bent down, and he lost his support. "I didn't intend to kill him. My daughter is sick, and I need a lot of money for treatment. The pile of black disks I found in the warehouse is my last hope now.

But there were two other people who also brought the same pile of black disks for appraisal, which made me uneasy. So I wanted to be the first to ask what the appraisal result was. "

At this point, his eyes were full of tears and his voice became more and more sad: "500 million! As long as I can get another 500 million, my daughter can have the surgery."

"You should be able to raise enough money if you sell your pile of black plates." After hearing this, Toshima Motoyuki looked at Okiya Subaru hopefully, waiting for him to continue.

"I think the other two black plates are more like practice works than fakes. They should be the practice works of a famous engraver. They are in pretty good condition. Although their value is not as good as the real thing, they are still worth several million."

"No way." Toshima Motoyuki covered his head with his hands and cried in despair, his voice full of regret and pain: "Oh my God, what have I done?"

Sitting nearby, Kinji Chouno and Suzue Sakamaki had a look of eagerness to know the truth about the black disk, and they stared at Motoyuki Toshima intently.

"Hey, which box is the real pile of black disks in?"

"The one in my box must be the real thing."

Toshima Motoyuki looked embarrassed, his eyes confused, "I... I can't tell which one is the real one anymore."

"You don't remember which box it was in?"

"Have you really forgotten?"

"Yes." Toshima Motoyuki explained helplessly: "I put the real thing in my box, but the others..."

"In that case, then follow the tradition of respecting the elderly and give the authentic product to an old man like me."

"Are you kidding?"

Conan suddenly interrupted and said, "I already know who the authentic plate belongs to. It's actually very simple, because when Uncle Toshima beat up the appraiser Nishizu, you can see that blood splattered all over the three boxes. Therefore, there is a little blood on the box and the plate."

After hearing this, Officer Takagi quickly squatted down to take a closer look, "Yes, that's true."

"Think about it carefully. When the Xijin appraiser was beaten, the pile of black plates containing the genuine items were right next to him. So the box containing the genuine items should have been empty at that time.

Therefore, I think the cushion in the box must have been splattered with blood. Therefore, the real black plate belongs to Grandpa Chouye."

Chinji Chono excitedly held up the genuine pile of black plates and shouted, "Great!"

Sakamaki Suzue, however, had a worried look on her face. She held her forehead and sighed, "How am I going to explain this to the gym owner?"

"Don't worry, if you need it, I can lend this pile of black plates to your art gallery."

"Then please give me a preferential price."

Dr. Agasa looked at the small box in his hand and sighed helplessly: "But the identification result of my small plate is a mystery. How about I ask another appraiser to take a look."

"Doctor, there's no need to conduct an appraisal." Kudo Yuki pointed at the small box, "Because the answer has already been written on the box."

"Xiaoxue, can you understand the words above?"

"Well, it says 'the more you try to hide something, the more it will be exposed.'"

Subaru Okiya further explained: "The signature on the box is Kuri. Therefore, your uncle, Mr. Kuri, must have accidentally broken the small plate once, and then he glued the plate back together, but it is still easy to see.

So he painted the entire plate with oil paint of a similar color, trying to fool the person, but in the end he failed and was severely reprimanded.

So, Mr. Kurisuke wrote this idiom on the box containing the small plate to remind himself not to make the same mistake again.

Kudo Yuki looked at the cracks on it and touched it lightly with her fingers. "Part of the paint on the plate has fallen off. I think it's because Mr. Nishizu used a medium to dissolve the pigment."

"So this is ah."

Sera Masumi's gaze shifted to Conan and Huihara Ai again. She bent down with a meaningful smile on her face, and teased them, "However, speaking of the phrase 'the more you try to cover up, the more obvious it becomes', in my opinion, it's really a good phrase!"

After hearing this, Conan scratched his head embarrassedly and laughed twice.

After the case was solved, the six returned to the door of Dr. Agasa's house. Sera Masumi put on his helmet, fastened the straps, and put on his gloves.

"I'm leaving now. Today has been a wonderful day. Goodbye!" After saying that, she got on the motorcycle, started the engine, and with a roar, she sped away on the motorcycle, leaving only a trail of dust.

Haibara Ai looked at Sera Masumi's receding back and sighed helplessly: "She won't come again, please let me go, I can't stand it." She frowned and looked annoyed. After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked back to the house.

Dr. Agasa's brow twisted into a knot: "This is troublesome."

"Don't worry, I don't think she will come so often, after all, I made her wary." Okiya Subaru's eyes were deep and he was lost in thought. "I think she probably has some secrets that she doesn't want others to know."

"I was just about to tell you about this." Conan looked up at him.

Okiya Subaru walked with his hands in his pockets, talking calmly: "It's okay, I have roughly guessed it." After he finished speaking, he walked into the Kudo family residence.

Conan followed closely behind, "Sister, do you think that person who is in the same situation as me deliberately told me the code of "sister outside the field" to test me? To see if I am a reliable and capable assistant?"

Kudo Yuki frowned slightly. "It's too early to discuss this issue now. Let's wait and see how the situation develops before making a conclusion. After all, the information we have is not comprehensive enough, so we can't make a judgment easily."

Kudo Yuki dragged Conan into Dr. Agasa's room. She took out two mobile phones from her bag and connected them together. Noah's Ark appeared instantly and automatically typed in the text:

Xiaoxue, the human laboratory project organized by the winery has already begun in secret. I have watched the video on my phone and saved it. The old man is testing you, and he may ask you to go to the human laboratory to do something to you in the end. Be careful.

Seeing these words, the brother and sister's faces became even more serious.

Conan looked up, his face wrinkled. "Sister, what should we do? If it's really like what Noah's Ark said, it's too dangerous."

Kudo Yuki gently patted Conan's shoulder to calm him down. "Brother, don't panic. We are still unclear about the details of the plan organized by the winery."

Then, she looked at the phone and murmured slowly: "Noah's Ark, you also heard the conversation between me and Belmode in the car. How credible do you think her words are?"

Noah's Ark automatically inputs text:

At present, the credibility is slightly higher. From the incident at the South Suburbs warehouse and the casual conversation in the car this time, we can determine her attitude. As long as the people she wants to protect are not touched, Vermouth will not easily reveal her cards. She wants to live to see the demise of the winery organization.

Conan crossed his arms and bowed his head in thought: "Vermouth is a complicated person. I can't believe everything she says, but I can't completely disbelieve her either.

Her loyalty to the organization doesn't seem to be firm, but she won't betray easily. You still have to be more careful and can't rely entirely on the information she provides. "

After saying that, Conan raised his head and looked at the screen of his sister and Noah’s Ark: “However, this is also a clue.

We can further investigate this human laboratory project from her words. Sister, let's slowly get in touch with her and see if we can find anything useful."

Kudo Yuki nodded slightly: "If there is new clue about Noah's Ark, I will talk to you again."

She silently said in her heart: [Sign in.]

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today and getting +100 mall points and the tracking compass item.

The current mall points are 2600, and the system space contains: 1 barrel of healing potion, anti-risk floating tools, water-restoring stone, information on the current situation of the winery organization, distribution map of the location of the winery base, and a tracking compass prop. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

Noah's Ark input text:

Wait until the winery organizes the action before making a decision.

As the last word was entered, Noah's Ark disappeared instantly and the room fell into a brief silence.

At the same time, in the Haido Zunhao Hotel, Sera Masumi opened the door, changed into slippers, and walked towards the bedroom.

Akai Mari was sitting in a chair by the window. When she heard her daughter's question, she frowned slightly. "Fifty, fifty, is that my catchphrase?"

Sera Masamune said, gesturing with his hands: "Yeah, don't you say that sometimes? Fifty, fifty, like this."

"This is actually a catchphrase your father likes to say. By the way, your deceased elder brother also often said this." Akai Mary's eyes became a little distant, and she fell into memories.

"Brother Xiu?"

"By the way, what about that medicine? Can you get it?"

Sera Masumi looked troubled, "There has been no progress for the time being, because a troublesome person suddenly appeared."

"A troublesome person?"

"He's the graduate student who lives next to Dr. Agasa's house." Sera Masumi recalled the details of her contact with Okiya Subaru.

"Does that person need any special attention?"

"Yeah, I need it."

Masumi Sera was still thinking about what Okiya Subaru said to her. Those words made her feel that the person was her elder brother Akai Shuichi.

She shook her head vigorously, getting rid of the feeling from her brain, and muttered to herself: "No." She took a deep breath and thought about how to deal with this complicated situation next.

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