Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

Chapter 401 Which one to strike first?

After the group returned to the hotel, Xiaolan immediately called the police.

Shinichi Kudo went to the kitchen and found that only the chocolate made by Amariko was missing.

Sonoko, who had been called over, saw him blush slightly after seeing the chocolate Ran had made, and teased him in a carefree manner: "Hey! This is Ran's heartfelt gift. You're always running around and never come back. Since you're back, you should spend more time with Ran."

Shinichi Kudo coughed lightly: "None of your business... I called you over to ask if anyone has touched the chocolates you made? Are you sure only Ms. Kanariko's chocolates are missing?"

After Sonoko confirmed that no one had touched the other people's chocolates, Shinichi Kudo left the kitchen.

Xiao Lan finished her call and explained to everyone with a frown that an avalanche had indeed blocked the tunnel leading up the mountain. According to the police, it was uncertain whether they would be able to arrive in time by tomorrow.

Shinichi Kudo sighed, "In that case, the forensic team can't come either..."

In order to obtain clues, he specifically brought back Yoshiki Nigaki's camera and video camera.

The tapes in the camera hadn't been used yet, so obviously nothing had been filmed. The film in the camera had been used up, but since the forensic team hadn't come, the photos couldn't be developed.

Fortunately, as a photographer, Mika Funaka knew how to develop photos, and she also brought her own photo developing equipment. She borrowed the bathroom to use as a darkroom and planned to develop the photos.

Ran and Shinichi exchanged a glance, and then Ran offered to help.

Kudo Kazuma then made an excuse that he was still feeling a little unwell and went back to his room to rest.

Before returning to his room, he glanced at Shinichi Kudo and gestured towards Riyako Kanari.

Shinichi Kudo's gaze swept over Riyako Kanari, and he nodded slightly to his younger brother.

To be fair, although his younger brother sometimes talks nonsense, he is almost always right about who the murderer is.

Thinking about it now, this kid probably had some methods he didn't know about that helped him identify the murderer.

However, this time the answers have been provided, and he can handle the solution process himself.

After returning to his room, Kudo Kazuma curled up on his bed.

A short while later, he received a call from Yuki Tsugami.

"Young Master, the preliminary cooperation agreement with Consultant Suzuki has been drafted. Would you like to take a look?"

Kazuma Kudo took out his laptop from the system space: "Okay, send it to me via email."

Previously, Kudo Kazuma and Suzuki Jirokichi had only verbally agreed to a cooperative relationship, so the task of drafting the contract naturally had to be left to their subordinates.

After reviewing the contract, Kudo Kazuma called back.

"There are no problems with the contract. If possible, let's schedule a meeting with Mr. Suzuki the day after tomorrow. We'll bring Hara Yoshiaki along so we can sign the contract together."

Yuuki Tsugami first repeated what Kazuma Kudo had said, and only agreed after confirming that there was no problem.

Why are you repeating what I said?

Kudo Kazuma was speechless. Tsugami Yuuki usually didn't treat him with such a businesslike attitude.

Yuuki Tsugami's tone was even more speechless: "Because the signal on your end is not very good, young master, your voice is intermittent. I'm just making sure I'm not mistaken."

"Cough... It's normal. We're in the mountains, and there's a lot of wind and snow today. Just understand."

Yuuki Tsugami: "..."

He understands perfectly. Ever since his boss went back to Japan, he's been running around everywhere all the time, and he's either involved in an explosion or trapped somewhere and can't leave for a while. He's gotten used to it, okay?

After hanging up Tsugami Yuki's call, Kudo Kazuma thought for a moment and decided to go see if his brother had found any evidence that Kanari had committed the crime.

As luck would have it, Shinichi Kudo called everyone together to explain who the murderer was.

As was his habit, Shinichi Kudo deduced the murderer's methods and evidence one by one. Based on this deduction, the only person with the means to commit the murder was Riyako Kanari.

The reason why Kanari killed Futagaki Yoshiki was both simple and complex: it was for revenge.

It turns out that four years ago, Gan Liya's brother was accidentally injured in the snow mountain, and the former owner of this Fukito Mountain Villa was buried by an avalanche while trying to save her brother.

She knew all this because Yoshiki Futagaki was filming on a hillside quite close to her brother and boss at the time.

In order to capture the astonishing video, the person showed no intention of helping at all, and just watched helplessly as Gan Liya's brother and the former owner of Fukitoyama Villa were swallowed up by the avalanche.

"I found that videotape when I went to Jia Gui's room to look for a change of clothes after he was injured."

Gan Liya said sadly, "When I first saw that videotape, my instinct was that it was the gift he had promised to give me, so I watched it first. But what I saw was the scene of my brother and the boss being buried in snow..."

Mrs. Yuasa, whose husband also died in that avalanche, sighed: "How could you be so foolish? You couldn't even be sure that the tape was recorded by Mr. Nigaki. Killing him like that, wasn't that gambling with your future?"

“I’m absolutely certain it was him.” Gan Liya’s tone gradually calmed down. “Because in the videotape, there were two loud noises before and after the avalanche, and Jia Gui’s voice was also recorded.”

"He said sorry, Xia Ye, but I'm going to have your little sister..."

Everyone fell silent.

Yoshitaka Nigaki's words clearly tell everyone that he deliberately ignored Kaniya's brother's death in order to get Kaniya...

Shinichi Kudo, however, focused his attention elsewhere: "Two loud bangs? Could it be..."

A gunshot rang out, interrupting his words and confirming his suspicions.

Ran instinctively raised her hand to protect Sonoko behind her, while Shinichi Kudo slightly shifted his body to the side, blocking Ran's path.

Opposite them were Yuzo Sakami, who had just fired a shot into the air, and Hajime Itakura, who was pointing a hunting rifle at them.

Kazuma Kudo stepped forward and stood side by side with Shinichi Kudo.

"So, after all that, the ones who killed the boss and his crew were those two bastards who fired the guns in the mountains back then..."

“That’s right.” Itakura Hajime pointed his gun at Kudo Kazuma. “We caused that avalanche because we mistook that guy for a Japanese wolf and injured him.”

Yuzo Sakami chimed in, "I never expected Nigaki to use this to blackmail us, forcing us to buy this videotape. He said the tape shows the location of the incident, and if we find a gunshot wound on that guy, we're finished. But thank you for killing him for us, miss~"

"Originally, we were planning to trigger another avalanche to cut off that guy's escape route and then slowly torture him to death. In that case, he should thank you."

At this point, Yuzo Sakami chuckled, "Then I'll reward you with being the last one to die. Let me see who I go for first..."

His gaze immediately fell on the two boys, Shinichi Kudo and Kazuma Kudo...