Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

"You know, I made a deal with you just to deal with that killer from back then," Rum said. "But the Windru case happened so long ago. Even if someone overturned the verdict, it would only be to target your Nishizaki family, not the killer."

After all, everyone knows that there is a high probability that the killer will not be caught, let alone find any clues today, nine years later.

So naturally Rum had to go big.

So big that it shifted everyone's attention to this side, to the killer himself, instead of anyone else.

"And don't play dumb with me. You can't hide your relationship with the Nishizaki family from us. Although you want to return to the Nishizaki family by any means necessary, you hate the Nishizaki family and everyone else in Nishizaki even more."

"Are you still thinking of our old relationship for a mere Nishizaki Yuuki?"

"Now that Nishizaki Yuuki is dead, and the only heir is about to be thrown into prison by you, the huge Nishizaki family will be yours."

The other person's voice was hoarse, like the whisper of a devil, constantly stirring up the evil thoughts deep in people's hearts.

Nishizaki Zhouming understood Rum's hint and fell silent.

"I heard that Mr. Nishizaki is already in the emergency room." Rum chuckled, "You can do whatever you want."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone was hung up.

Nishizaki Zhouming looked at the hung up phone with a gloomy expression.

"Knock Knock-"

Morimoto Yui walked in: "Teacher, I heard that something big happened in the Nishizaki family. The old man has been admitted to the emergency room. Look now-"

Taro Nishizaki was rescued, Toukei Nishizaki was captured, and now the only one who can make the decision in the Nishizaki family is Zhou Ming Nishizaki.

Xi Qi Zhou Ming took a deep breath, stood up from his chair, and said slowly: "Let's go and see what's going on."

"it is good."

So Nishizaki Zhouming took a few people from the Special Investigation Department and headed towards the Nishizaki family's villa.

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In the monitoring room, Chiba and Shin called up the surveillance footage from before the incident and turned sideways for the people next to them to watch.

On the screen, a young man with black hair and red eyes came to the door of the villa and rang the doorbell. Then he said a few words to the old housekeeper inside the door through the microphone. The old housekeeper turned around and walked back.

"Judging from this video, the other party should also be looking for the Nishizaki family." Kogoro Mouri said, holding his chin.

If he was really a killer or an accomplice, he would not appear under surveillance so openly, let alone inform the old housekeeper.

On the screen, the old butler had not returned yet, but the young man at the door stood for a while, then suddenly pulled the door and found that it had opened by itself.

Takagi explained: "The old housekeeper died near the control button built into the villa. He must have opened the door before his death, trying to attract other people's attention so that they would discover the tragedy in the villa."

Just as the old housekeeper expected, the other party walked in curiously, and then discovered the tragedy unfolding in the villa. He successfully escaped the murderer's pursuit and fled with the only surviving little girl.

But what is strange is why this person would rather leave the child on the roadside to be found by others than take the little girl to a safe place and call the police?

You have to know that the murderer is a well-trained and experienced killer. The little girl has no ability to protect herself. If the murderer chases her out, the little girl will...

"Could it be that this guy was uncomfortable revealing himself to the police?" Sato Miwako speculated, "and then he happened to hear Mr. Mori and the others, so he simply left them where they were."

"That's most likely the case."

Maori Kogoro slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I should have observed my surroundings more carefully."

Megure Jusan was more understanding: "Under such circumstances, it should be difficult for you to find him. After all, he was able to escape the killer's pursuit and hide in the dark. He is completely defenseless."

Chiba Kazunobu said, "I will continue to trace his whereabouts, but the surveillance cameras in this villa have been destroyed. We can only use the nearby surveillance cameras to investigate."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you." Megure Jusan nodded.

Conan raised his head and looked at the person on the screen, frowning in thought. He always felt that this figure was inexplicably familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was for a moment.

And "Xiao Hei", who everyone has been looking for, is now standing in the Nishizaki family's hospital, quietly listening to the movements inside.

“Drip, drip, drip—”

The heart monitor was making regular sounds, and the old man inside was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face and wearing a ventilator.

Baichuan Qiu looked down at the guy and curled the corner of his mouth in a sarcastic manner.

"I really didn't expect you to pull through. I thought you'd be pissed off to death, but I didn't expect you to have such a strong desire to survive."

When Taro Nishizaki heard the news that his eldest son and his family had been killed, he fainted and was sent to the emergency room.

Fortunately, he was still alive and had just been pushed out to continue surviving.

Baichuan Qiu bent down, pulled out the medical record book next to the bed, flipped through it casually, and found something interesting.

——Taro Nishizaki really has cancer.

Late-stage lung cancer.

Hahaha, this is really funny. A person who uses his illness to gain sympathy and marketing every day is actually diagnosed with cancer in the end.

How is this not karma?

It's no wonder that Taro Nishizaki is so anxious. After all, he doesn't have long to live. Yuuki Nishizaki can still help to protect the family business until the heir grows up. Unfortunately, this last prepared path is completely cut off.

He wasn't mad enough to die, but he was probably holding on because he was thinking of the Nishizaki family whom he couldn't let go of.

Tsk tsk.

Bai Chuanqiu casually threw the medical record back, then folded his arms, looked around indifferently, and said in a mocking tone:

"I've tried so hard to protect the Nishizaki family, but now no one can come to see you. What a failure!"

The Nishizaki family used to be so glorious. Although the sons were not excellent leaders, they were confident and capable men who could always support the crumbling Nishizaki family at critical moments.

And now, these people are either dead or arrested, and after going around in circles, there is no one who can even come to the bedside to take care of him.

Haha, what a sin.

Baichuan Qiu looked at the poor old man and suddenly felt it was quite boring.

Originally, he wanted to come and see the old man off for the last time, but after seeing his appearance, Baichuan Qiu felt bored.

Why should he dirty his hands for a role like this?

Rather than dying a quick death, it is better to live and witness the complete decline of the Nishizaki family.

Bai Chuanqiu turned around and prepared to leave, but suddenly heard a weak voice behind him: "Yes, it's you——"

He paused slightly.

The old man half-closed his eyes and stared at him, as if he was looking at someone through him, his eyes were slightly empty.

Baichuan Qiu touched the disguise on his face to confirm that he still had black hair and red eyes, so the other party should not be able to recognize him.

And this could be their first meeting - and also their last.

Bai Chuanqiu replied tentatively: "It's me."

I don’t know who the other person is seeing in his eyes at this moment.