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

Chapter 333 Key clues in the case of Haneda Hiroshi: Akai Tsutomu shows up at Amanda's funeral

After the video was played, the staff member hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you two need to take this surveillance video with you? It will be more convenient for subsequent review and analysis."

James immediately responded: "Then please make a copy. This video is crucial to the investigation. Thank you."

The staff member smiled and nodded, completing the copying successfully. He handed the original surveillance video and two copies to James and Kudo Yuki: "One original and two copies. Take them back and examine and analyze them carefully."

James took it and left the office building with Kudo Yuki.

The two returned to the car, and Kudo Yuki put the bag containing the surveillance video into the bag and zipped it up to make sure it was safe.

James installed the storage device and said with emotion: "This video is crucial. I didn't expect to find traces of Rum. Now our investigation into the case of Hiroshi Haneda can move forward one step."

Kudo Yuki fastened her seat belt and responded: "Rum's trace has finally surfaced, but this also means that the subsequent investigation may be more dangerous. The people in the organization will not easily let us continue to dig deeper."

James started the car and said, "Now that we have come to this point, there is no way to back down. The last scene is related to Amanda's funeral. I hope we can gain something."

The car sped away and arrived at the destination in a moment. They got off the car one after another and saw a slightly solemn cemetery.

Amanda's tombstone stood there quietly. The tombstone was wiped very clean and some withered flowers were placed around it. It was obvious that people still came to mourn occasionally.

James held the photo in his hand and looked around for a store with a hidden camera.

Kudo Yuki followed the directions given by the system and came to a flower shop not far away. There were several potted plants of different colors placed at the door of the shop, and the shop was filled with a faint floral fragrance.

Inside the store, the rich fragrance of flowers lingered, and the proprietress was arranging the roses in her hands, gently fiddling with the petals with her fingers. Noticing Kudo Yuki entering the store, she raised her head with a gentle smile on her lips: "Hello, what kind of flowers would you like to pick?"

Kudo Yuki smiled politely in response: "I'll just take a look at it first, thank you."

She pretended to be selecting flowers, but her eyes were paying attention to the layout and every corner of the store, thinking to herself: "Maybe there are clues related to the case hidden here, such as any suspicious marks or items. 】

As Kudo Yuki was observing, she saw the guestbook in the store and asked the boss lady in surprise: "Boss lady, has this guestbook always been here?"

"Yes, this guestbook is twenty years old. Customers who come to the store to buy flowers always like to write something from their heart on it. It carries a lot of stories."

Kudo Yuki's heartbeat quickened slightly. She felt that this was an important opportunity, so she asked tentatively, "Can I open it and take a look? Maybe I can find something interesting."

"Of course, many of the guests' writings are very interesting. Please take your time to read them."

Kudo Yuki gently opened the guestbook and looked through the pages. Suddenly, a line of handwriting caught her eye. Her pupils shrank suddenly. She saw that it read:

Ms. Amanda, it is fate that I met you. It is a blessing. However, the situation is treacherous and I never thought that I would encounter such a disaster. May you rest in peace in heaven. I will definitely get to the bottom of the many secrets of the world and give you justice. - Akai Mutake

Kudo Yuki suppressed her inner excitement and remained calm. She read the message several times to make sure she was not mistaken.

She took out her cell phone and took a picture of the message, then looked around casually and found that James was still looking for the location of the camera.

At this time, James happened to find the location of the camera in the photo and walked towards the flower shop.

Kudo Yuki looked at the proprietress, her eyes searching: "Madam, I just saw the signature Akai Wuwu. I heard that he used to come here often to buy flowers. Do you remember him?"

The proprietress put the arranged bouquet into the vase and said, "I remember, he was a gentleman with extraordinary temperament. When he came to the store seventeen years ago, he still had a mustache.

By the way, just two months ago, he sent me a letter saying that he wanted to order flowers and asked me to place them on Ms. Amanda's grave. He also sent the money, but strangely, he didn't come. "

Kudo Yuki perked up and asked, "Is the letter still there? Can I take a look?"

"I still have the letter. It's in the back cabinet. I'll find it for you right away."

Soon, the proprietress pulled out a letter from the depths of the cabinet and gently handed it to Kudo Yuki: "This is it, please take a look."

Kudo Yuki opened the envelope, and the vigorous handwriting on the letter paper was clearly visible:

Madam, please place flowers on Amanda's grave on my behalf. Due to special reasons, I cannot be there in person, and I feel guilty.

Ms. Amanda meant a lot to me. Her passing made me deeply saddened. I will do my best to find out the truth behind it and clear her name.

Kudo Yuki also saved the letter on her phone and expressed her sincere gratitude: "Madam, your guestbook and this letter are so important. They may be crucial to our investigation. Thank you very much."

The proprietress smiled and waved her hand: "I'm glad I can help. I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible."

At the same time, James also found the location of the camera in the photo. He walked up and said, "Hello, do you still have the surveillance video of that time in your store?"

The lady boss thought for a moment and said, "There are videos in the store, but there are only a few clips from 17 years ago. It's been so long that a lot of them have not been saved. I don't know if they can help you."

James quickly said, "It doesn't matter. It's better to have it than not. Could you help me find that short video clip? Maybe it will contain the clues we need."

"Then I'll try to look for it, but it's been a while, and I'm not sure if I can find it." The lady boss turned and walked towards the place where the video equipment was placed in the store and began to search.

Kudo Yuki looked at the busy figure of the boss lady and whispered to James: "Akai Shuichi told me before that his father Akai Wuwu was a friend of Amanda. Judging from the contents of this guestbook and the letter, Akai Wuwu was very concerned about Amanda's affairs. I feel that the connection here is not simple."

James frowned slightly, anxious: [This may be the key to solving the case. Although the previous surveillance has yielded some results, there are still many doubts. I hope this video can bring a turning point.]

The landlady was rummaging in the cupboard, and the door banged loudly.

James and Kudo Yuki stood side by side, and they looked at each other subconsciously. Their anxious eyes were full of desire and worry for the key clues.

After a long while, the proprietress suddenly straightened up and held up the storage device high: "Finally found it! It's been too long, and I don't know if it can still be played."

She led the two to the back room.

The back screening room was dark and old, and the equipment was covered with thick dust.

The proprietress turned on the playback device and said anxiously, "It has been a long time since I used it. I can't guarantee it will work. Don't hold your hopes too high."

James smiled and comforted: "It's okay, it's better to have something than nothing, it's always right to try."

As the device hummed and emitted a burst of electric sound, a picture slowly appeared on the screen. Although the picture quality was blurry, it was played at least. James and Kudo Yuki's hearts finally settled down a little.

The video shows that on the day of the funeral, the cemetery entrance was crowded with people. Most of them were dressed in black, holding flowers, with sad expressions, and walked into the cemetery with heavy steps.

Rum's men mixed in the crowd, their eyes fierce, and they kept looking around.

Wearing a gray coat, a gray hat and a mustache, Akai Tsutomu walked slowly to Amanda's tombstone holding flowers.

He stared at the photo of Amanda on the stele, his eyes slightly reddened, raised his hand and gently stroked the cold stele, whispering: "Old friend, don't worry, I will find out the truth."

After the worship, Akai Wuwu stood up and inadvertently glanced at Amanda's bodyguard Rachel Asaka standing quietly not far away, her eyes fixed on this side, her eyes full of complex emotions, including sadness, unwillingness, and even hatred.

Ever since the murders of Amanda and Hiroshi Haneda, Asaka has been bent on revenge. These days, she has been secretly investigating the distillery organization and rum, trying to find out who is behind the murders.

At this moment, a black car came speeding, the door opened, Rum got out of the car and looked around.

The subordinate who was mixed in the crowd saw Asaka, took out a keychain with a rum pattern, held it high, and shook it in the sun. That was the signal for action.

Asaka's face suddenly changed and she immediately ran away.

Seeing this, Rum's men swarmed after her, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Don't run! Catch her!"

Asaka desperately ran along the path in the cemetery, stumbling in panic and nearly falling down several times. She was forced into a dead end by Rum's men, with no way out in front and pursuers behind.

Everyone rushed forward and started punching and kicking her. Asaka tried to fight back, but her two fists were no match for four hands. Soon she was covered in wounds, her clothes were tattered, and her face was full of pain and despair.

Akai Wuwu arrived by chance and shouted, "Stop it!"

Wakasa Rumi covered the wound on her arm and continued to fight.

Akai Wuwu resolutely stood in front of her and said, "Quickly step back. The monster you are about to face is not a match for a girl of your age to fight for her life. It is just right to leave it to me."

Qianxiang looked helpless, but she also knew that the situation was critical, so she could only nod and say, "Thank you, take care!"

Then he fled in a hurry.

Rum's men refused to give up and surrounded them again, shouting.

Akai Mutake shuttled through the crowd, his fists interlaced, each move aimed directly at the vital points. In the blink of an eye, several of his men fell to the ground screaming and groaning in pain.

Rum's face suddenly changed, and he rushed towards Akai Wuwu with a roar. The two of them instantly entangled in a fight, with fists whistling and the atmosphere tense.

Akai Mumu suddenly used his grappling skills, and Rum dodged to the side, and then punched Akai Mumu in the chest. Akai Mumu quickly turned sideways and kicked high, and Rum raised his arm to block it, but his arm was numb from the shock.

Akai Wuwu took advantage of the situation and kicked, hitting Rum's left eye with a "bang". Rum staggered back, his face full of shock and unwillingness, and shouted viciously: "We'll see what happens to this!"

After saying that, he covered his left eye, waved his hand, and quickly evacuated with his men.

Akai Wuwu looked at their departing backs, breathing heavily, and waited until the scene became completely quiet. Taking advantage of the chaos, he quietly hid in a corner of the cemetery. He then changed his clothes and face, and disappeared without a trace.

When the video ended, there was a brief silence in the screening room, with only the slight sound of electricity from the equipment.

Kudo Yuki stared at the screen, the intense fight scene just now replaying in her mind. She felt mixed emotions, excited about the emergence of new clues, yet worried about the difficulty of the follow-up investigation.

She suddenly remembered the system and silently said in her mind: [Sign in.]

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today and getting +500 mall points and video recording.

The current mall points are 4500, and the system space contains: healing elixir, recent information on the winery organization, location distribution map of the winery base, phantom identity secret box, and video recording shell. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

A system announcement sounded: "The video recorder can automatically store surveillance videos on the phone. According to the mission requirements, the system has activated this prop, and all the videos of the Haneda Hiroshi case have been successfully transferred to Xiaoxue's phone."

Kudo Yuki's eyes flashed with surprise, and she thought: "Now that I have the video recorder, it will be much more convenient to view and analyze the video. Maybe there will be a new breakthrough in the case soon."

The proprietress handed the video to James and said, "Take this video away."

James and Yuki Kudo returned to the car with serious expressions, carrying the video they obtained from the flower shop.

James gripped the steering wheel tightly, his face confused. "Although this video has answered some questions, there are still many key points that are unclear. Why did Akai Tsutomu show up at the funeral? Why is he so obsessed with Amanda's matter?"

Kudo Yuki answered concisely: "On the way here, Akai Shuichi told me that his father Akai Mutake was an MI6 agent and was asked by his good friend Haneda Yasuharu to investigate the cause of Haneda Hiroshi's death. Akai Mutake and Amanda were also friends."

James nodded thoughtfully and drove to the FBI headquarters.

After arriving, he took Kudo Yuki into the meeting room.

At that time, Cameron and Judy were talking in low voices. When they saw the two men come in, they stopped talking and looked over.

James connected the surveillance footage where the video was stored to the large screen in the conference room, and the lights in the conference room dimmed.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the screen, as if they were returning to the complicated crime scene 17 years ago along with the image.

After the surveillance video was played, Cameron exclaimed: "I never thought that today I could get a glimpse of Rum's true appearance 17 years ago through this surveillance video. Before, it was just a guess. Although the image quality is poor now, its features are clearly discernible."

Judy's expression: "I didn't expect the truth behind this to be so complicated. Amanda and Hiroshi Haneda were murdered by the winery organization. What secrets are they covering up?"

Kudo Yuki raised her eyes, her expression grim: "This matter may be related to APTX4869 in the surveillance. The human laboratories organized by the winery have spread to many countries, and they use innocent people as drug test subjects.

I found several abandoned laboratories on the island, including the one where the Miyano couple died. 17 years ago, the Miyano couple cooperated with the Metropolitan Police Department, but were killed by the organization, and the laboratory data was destroyed in a fire. This time, in addition to thoroughly investigating the Haneda Hiroshi case, I also want to find out the situation of human laboratories in the United States. "

To be continued...