My neighbor's name is Conan

Chapter 897 Blackmail Master

I don’t know if it’s because the old thief Aoyama has run out of inspiration. For the next week, the whole Tokyo was calm and there were no cases. This made Aoki Matsu a little uneasy.

really!

On Friday night, Aoki Matsu received a call from the police.

After complaining about Conan, the god of death, who always likes to commit murders at night, Aoki Matsu still resigned himself to his fate and drove to the scene.

Aoki Matsu was not surprised at all to see the Maori trio.

After letting Maruta Ayumi and the others go through the case handling process, Aoki Matsu looked at the Maori trio and said, "Detective Maori, tell me about the case!"

"Yes!" Maori Kogoro responded, "We just finished eating at a restaurant and were about to walk home. Unexpectedly, when we walked near here, we saw that Patrolman Tateno Hisao was communicating with Mrs. Hanazawa, and Mrs. Hanazawa looked very anxious.

So we went up to ask if there was anything we could do to help. At the time, Patrolman Tateno said it was not a big deal, but Mrs. Hanazawa said it was a big deal, that there had been people with no sense of public morality messing up the garbage disposal area, so Mrs. Hanazawa asked Patrolman Tateno to arrest that person.

Unexpectedly, while we were talking, we suddenly heard a noise coming from the house next door, and then the lady stumbled out of this room in a trance and knelt on the ground. Seeing this, we went forward to check.

Conan found blood on her hands and body, and then heard her say in horror, "Someone is dead inside." After we heard the news, we ran in immediately and saw this scene. After feeling the pulse and confirming that the person was dead, we immediately called the police.

In addition, before the police arrived, Patrolman Liye checked the house to make sure there was no one else. The back door and windows of the kitchen were locked from the inside of the house.

【Tateno Hisamio! ! ! 】

Aoki Matsu subconsciously looked at Tateno Hisao and immediately recalled the case.

After all, this is the third case in "Detective Conan" where the police broke the law knowingly.

The first case involved a classmate of Maori Kogoro, a criminal who didn't want to be a spare tire. The second case involved Maori Kogoro's senior, a criminal who developed an informant and ended up getting involved in the underworld.

The third case is this person——Tateno Hisao!

Why remember him?

Because he is handsome!

He is the most handsome and youngest among all the policemen.

"Inspector Tateno, is it true as Detective Mori said?" asked Aoki Matsu.

Tateno Hisamio nodded and said, "Yes."

"I see." Aoki Matsu responded, "Tell me the identity of the victim. Inspector Tateno, you should know."

Tateno Toshio responded, "Yes! The victim is Mr. Ooka Zenkichi, 64 years old, who lives here alone and seems to be working as a security guard at a supermarket in Haido-cho."

"I understand." Aoki Matsu then turned and walked towards the crime scene.

Aoki Matsu could no longer remember Tateno Hisao's background information, but he could have someone investigate it now.

Therefore, when he walked into the crime scene, he secretly gave Maruta Ayumi a warning.

He did remember who the murderer was in this case, so he needed to follow the procedures, and he forgot where the evidence was.

The murderer is Inspector Tateno Hisamichi. Aoki Matsu must produce solid evidence in this case, otherwise it will cause internal conflicts.

The crime scene was intact. There was a blood-stained dagger on the ground. This should be the murder weapon.

There was a wound on Ooka Zenkichi's left hand from self-defense, and there was a blood-stained cushion next to it. It seemed that he used the cushion to prevent blood from splashing and to block the victim from being stabbed.

It is worth mentioning that Ooka Zenkichi’s right hand seemed to be stained with blood before his death, and he wrote a capital English letter - K - on the tatami.

This is the death message left by Ooka Zenkichi as mentioned by Kogoro Mori.

After a closer look at Ooka Yoshikichi's body, it was found that the upper right tooth of the deceased had fallen out. It was not clear whether it was a denture, because the tooth was not filled, or because it was knocked out during the struggle with the murderer.

In addition, Ooka Zenkichi's cell phone also fell to the side and was broken. There was also an overturned sugar jar next to it.

It looked as if it had been knocked off by the murderer.

After checking the scene.

Qing Musong walked out, looked at the young lady with blood on her body and asked, "Are you the first person to find the dead? Excuse me, can you tell me your name?"

The young lady responded, "My name is Kaitani Takako!"

Maori, Kogoro and the other two were all stunned because the other party's name started with the initial K, which was the death message left by Ooka Zenkichi.

"Excuse me?" asked a middle-aged woman who was standing next to Aoki Matsu with Maori Kogoro and others.

"My name is Keiko Hanazawa, and I've been watching here." Keiko Hanazawa replied.

"Always?" Qing Musong asked puzzledly.

Why are you staring at someone's door so late at night?

Auntie, it's a bit abnormal for you to do this!

If Aoki Matsu didn't know who the murderer was in this case, he would definitely list her as the number one suspect.

"Yes!" Hanazawa Keiko responded, "I was talking to my friend, Mrs. Nakajima of Shimachime, at the door of my house. Then Mr. Ooka came back just after 6 o'clock. Not long after that, a man came to visit Mr. Ooka at his house."

"A man, right?" Aoki Matsu confirmed.

Hanazawa Keiko replied: "Yes, he looked like a 50-year-old office worker. But within 10 minutes, the man seemed to leave in a hurry. Then what?

About 20 minutes later, this time it was this girl who came. I saw her go into Mr. Ooka's house. Not long after, after Mrs. Nakajima left and went home, Inspector Tateno came. We talked for about 5 minutes, and then Mr. Mori and his men came, and the girl came out soon after. "

Kaitani Takako lowered her head and said, "It must be the man who came before me who killed Mr. Ooka. It must be like this."

After hearing this, Qing Musong thought for a moment and said, "Maruta, take people to investigate nearby and find the man."

"Yes!" Maruda Ayumi responded.

Before Maruta Ayumi left, Hanazawa Keiko walked to the right and looked ahead with some surprise.

"What's the matter?" asked Tateno Hisao.

Hanazawa Keiko looked at the man in front of her in surprise, and said to Tateno Hisao, "That's the man. The man who just came to Mr. Ooka's house."

"Huh!?" Everyone was shocked.

"Look, that's the guy in the crowd." Hanazawa Keiko pointed at a person and said, "The one wearing a hat."

Aoki Matsu quickly asked Maruta Ayumi to "catch" the person.

Unexpectedly, the other party also saw Hanazawa Keiko pointing at him, and turned around and ran away.

Maruta Ayumi, Mori Kogoro, Tateno Hisao and others all chased after each other.

How could a 50-year-old office worker possibly outrun someone with a perverted body like Kogoro Mouri?

He was caught quickly.

"Be honest with me!"

The other party struggled desperately, but of course he was in vain and was brought in front of Aoki Matsu.

"What's your name?" Aoki Matsu asked.

"My name is Jiu Rong Kejun." The other party replied.

The Maori trio and others were shocked again because the first letter of the other party's name was also K.

Aoki Matsu was not surprised at all.

"Then let me ask you, why did you come to visit Mr. Ooka's house?" Aoki Matsu asked.

"Well, actually..." Katsutoshi Kuei lowered his head when he said this, "I was threatened by Ooka and had to come here."

“Huh?” Everyone was stunned.

Jiu Rong Kejun looked up, looked at Qing Mu Song and said: "That happened seven years ago. At that time, I was crazy about mahjong gambling. As a result, the mahjong hall was discovered by the police, and even I, a customer, was arrested by the police. Ooka was also a frequent visitor there at the time, and was lucky to escape arrest.

Since then, I have stayed away from anything related to gambling and worked hard at my job. Two years ago, I happened to pass by the supermarket in Beido Town and unexpectedly met that guy, and he has been threatening me ever since. "

Qing Musong raised an eyebrow, "He extorted money from you?"

"Yes, every month. Half a year ago, my daughter's marriage was finally settled. Unexpectedly, his demands kept increasing. Not long ago, he even deliberately showed up at the Xijian Hotel where my daughter and the other party's family were gathering for money.

He said that there was a temporary security job nearby. If he continues like this, my daughter's wedding will be completely ruined by him. When I think of this..." Jiu Rong Kejun said this, his face became grim.

Maruta Ayumi couldn't help but ask, "So you came to the victim's house today to kill him?"

"This kitchen knife is yours, right?" Aoki Matsu asked, holding the evidence bag.

Jiu Rong Kejun took a look and nodded, "Yes, this kitchen knife is indeed mine. But I really didn't do it."

At this point, Jiu Rong Kejun said angrily: "In the past, he always brought money to me at the end of the month after I paid my salary, but this time he said that his old friend passed away and he had to attend the funeral, and suddenly asked me to help him pay for the Shinkansen fare. So I didn't bring any money, but brought a kitchen knife instead.

However, when we were fighting, I cut his hand, and when I saw the blood spurting out, I suddenly became very scared. So I dropped the kitchen knife and ran away in a hurry. That's really all! After me, this young lady also came to find him! It must be her who did it! "

Aoki Matsu rubbed his forehead.

Maybe many people don’t understand the logic behind this.

Why would someone who has been released after being imprisoned for gambling be threatened?

That’s because Japanese companies have their own characteristics – lifetime employment system!

As long as you don't make mistakes, you can work in the company for your whole life and you will not be fired even if your performance is terrible.

And “not making mistakes” includes having no prison record.

And the retirement age for men in Japan is 65!

This means that Jiurong Kejun still has to work for 12 years before he can retire.

Once Yoshikichi Ooka tells Katsutoshi Hisae's company that Katsutoshi Hisae was arrested by the police for gambling, Katsutoshi Hisae will be fired.

After being fired at the age of 53, Katsutoshi Hisaeru will never be able to find a decent job with a good salary like the one he has now.

Because his company will inform the industry.

No company would be willing to employ employees who are addicted to gambling.

Those jobs like security guards and waiters are all odd jobs. Not only are they short-term, the wages are low, and there are no benefits such as pension insurance.

Plus……

Aoki Matsu thought that Katsutoshi Hisae was a weak-willed person, and that the victim, Yoshikichi Ooka, was shameless enough to blackmail the other party with such a thing, and asked for more and more money, so it seemed that this man was just a gangster.

Ooka Yoshikichi is a little stronger, and unless he forces Hisae Katsutoshi into a desperate situation, the weak-willed Hisae Katsutoshi will not resist.

Then why did a Shinkansen ticket push Katsutoshi Hisae into a desperate situation?

Because Shinkansen tickets are indeed quite expensive!

All transportation in Neon is more expensive.

When Kaitani Takawako heard what Hisae Katsutoshi said, she quickly defended herself, "It wasn't me!"

Aoki Matsu looked at Kaitani Takako and said, "Ms. Kaitani, please let us check your backpack!"

Kaitani Takako wanted to stop it, but she was no match for the police's toughness.

Then they found in Kaitani Takako's backpack: a brown glass bottle with the name of a medicine written on it. This medicine is very harmful to the human body.

"You are a pharmacist, right? Was this stolen from the pharmacy where you work?" asked Maruta Ayumi.

Kaitani Takako was silent for a moment, then nodded and said angrily, "It's all that guy's fault."

At this point, Kaitani Takako nervously grabbed her hair with both hands, making it a mess.

"I finally graduated last year, but I couldn't find a job. I became a little nervous and kept looking for opportunities to steal other people's things. I didn't expect to be discovered by that guy. He said he was willing to keep it a secret for me, but he wanted me to pay him.

After that, every month, since I got a job, that guy even asked me to pay double. He even came to the Juwangnan Pharmacy where I worked to find me and deliberately used a prescription to get the medicine. I felt desperate when I thought that I might be threatened by him for the rest of my life. So, I just wanted him to get seriously ill. "Kai Takako cried.

Qing Musong didn't feel any pity for her.

Katsutoshi Hisae is still worthy of sympathy, but Takakazuko Kaitani is not.

However, the victim, Yoshikichi Ooka, was indeed a master of blackmail!

"So, did you go to the victim's house today to give him money?" Aoki Matsu asked.

Kaitani Takako replied, "I used to give him money at the beginning of the month, but this time he suddenly said that a friend had passed away and he had to attend a funeral, and asked me to pay for his hotel stay there. However, the only thing I did was to break his phone. Because he secretly filmed me stealing things, it was real. The man before I went there must be his murderer!"