Model worker and his little darling

The two maids thought for a moment, "Mr. Sigui is particularly sensitive to doorbell pranks. Every time he comes home after leaving, he always asks if anyone has played a prank on him. If we say yes, he gets very angry."

"He was also very angry about the landline ringing prank, where the phone would ring once and then hang up. And when he checked the call log, he found that there were no incoming calls, which was very strange."

After listening, everyone was completely bewildered; there were just too many strange things about this house.

Inspector Megure was about to question the second son, Kariya Shigehide, again when Uncle Mori remembered Ran's earlier remark, "Ran, why did you say at the beginning that you thought he was an older person?"

"It's because there are very few people with dyed hair in his novels, and even if there are, they are bad people, so I thought the author was an older generation. Moreover, the regretful scene of the protagonists meeting but not being able to meet again is a classic scene from an old movie."

"Thinking about how they worry about the other person who hasn't shown up yet, and the anxious and helpless feeling they have," Ran said, turning to Conan who was deep in thought beside her. "It's completely different from those bad guys who are right next to you but don't say anything, yet secretly observe the other person's every move."

Conan felt a chill run down his spine as he saw Ran's meaningful gaze, and he felt completely uneasy.

She stiffly turned her head away and saw Pingqing nodding, seemingly already knowing the truth. So she immediately ran over and tugged at Pingqing's clothes, trying to divert everyone's attention, "Pingqing-gege, do you know who the murderer is?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Ping Qing.

"Brother Pingqing, tell me quickly."

Seeing everyone's expectant looks, Pingqing nodded. "The murderer is the second brother, Kariya Shigehide. The third brother, Kariya Ruisuke, should not be dead. He has been hiding in this house and can impersonate the second brother to provide an alibi. After all, the two of you only saw him at work."

Seeing that Pingqing was looking over, the two maids nodded repeatedly. "He also found Mrs. Banko's cell phone. Since the person who found the phone didn't know how to use it, and he had been missing for 12 years, it fits perfectly."

Ping Qing's statement shattered everyone's worldview. After all, who would have thought that someone who had been missing for 12 years had actually been hiding in their home all along?

"I'm the murderer who killed Banzi? I'm harboring my brother Ruiyou? Please, don't joke around."

With a disdainful look, Kagaya Shigehide picked up his phone and started chatting with the editor.

This made Conan's eyes light up. "Uncle, you're so mean! You use one yourself, why don't you let the characters in the novels use cell phones to communicate? You know cell phones exist."

Upon hearing this, everyone's worldview was shattered once again.

"Huh? Could it be..."

"Did your brother write all those novels? You not only hid them from him, but you also had him ghostwrite them?"

Suddenly, the prejudices against hair dyeing in novels and old movie scenes all found an explanation.

"No, it's because..."

The second son, Kariya Shigeaki, tried to argue, but the cabinet door behind him suddenly opened, and a burly man walked out.

"No need to say anything more, I am Kariya Ruisuke, who killed his fiancée 12 years ago and has been hidden here by his brother ever since."

After listening to Kariya Ruisuke's account of the crime, Taira Kiyoshi blinked, as if it was somewhat different from what he had just said.

Conan realized something was wrong and asked, "Then why did you stab her and then beat her up? Did you hit her with something?"

Kariya Ruiyu was taken aback and quickly explained, "No, I only stabbed her with a knife."

Uncle Mori understood and moved closer to the second brother, Kariya Shigehide, "You must have been the one who killed Miss Suka 12 years ago, right? I bet you were the one who had an affair with Miss Suka, right?"

Everyone's worldview was shattered once again, their faces contorted in shock.

Pingqing looked at Uncle Mori, whose expertise was a perfect match, and whose skill in investigating extramarital affairs was top-notch.

A family of three was cheated on, and there was also a serial murder case.

This is utterly outrageous and utterly absurd!

“You’re using the same methods as 12 years ago so that if anything happens, you can pin all the blame on Mr. Ruiyou.”

“This…how is this possible? My brother hid me for 12 years to protect me.”

Seeing that the third brother didn't believe him, Ping Qing raised an eyebrow. "He hid you to protect himself. After all, you only stabbed your fiancée, but he delivered the fatal blow. Now that you've been caught, the truth will come out."

Tsk, they cheated on him, framed him for murder, and even used him to make money. The second son is even more ruthless than that capitalist.

The third brother's fate is beyond description!

Speaking of which, Inspector Megure was also in charge of that case 12 years ago, and today is another day of cleaning up Inspector Megure's mess.

"This can't be real, brother..."

"Yes, how could I possibly do such a thing? If you're so eager to pin the murder on me, then produce the evidence, produce..."

The second son was still trying to make a last-ditch effort, but before he could finish speaking, the doorbell rang.

Xiaolan picked up her phone. "I just sent an email, so this is Mrs. Banzi's phone ringing when she receives an email."

Seeing Xiaolan's actions, everyone understood. Banzi's phone received email notifications as the doorbell rang, and phone calls as the landline rang.

"In this way, no matter where she is, she can easily find an excuse to leave and reply to her lover."

Ping Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. The boss gets angry whenever he hears these two ringtones. Is it because he knows that Banzi is contacting her lover? Is he secretly monitoring the frequency?

Uncle Mori used Ran's phone to make a call, and the landline rang in the room. Following the sound, they quickly found Banko's phone in the drawer, next to the murder weapon.

Seeing this, Ping Qing was speechless. They'd killed someone, and yet they'd kept the murder weapon. Were they going to bring it back for the New Year?

It's one thing if it's not lost, but they didn't even turn it off.

"I didn't intend to kill her, but she demanded ten million in hush money..."

The third brother suddenly realized, "That's why you made me come here tonight to write my novel, and then go out to kill someone."

As he spoke, the second brother recalled the incident from 12 years ago, "Su Hua was the same. At first, I was worried about her, so I went to see how she was doing, but she blackmailed me."

"elder brother……"

"Stop calling me brother. If it weren't for your talent for writing novels, I probably would have taken care of you a long time ago."

Watching the two being taken away, Pingqing pondered this strange family, which could also be considered an artistic family.

The old man plays musical instruments, the eldest is a painter, and the youngest is a literary creator.

Only the second son had an affair and committed murder.

On her way home, Ran looked at Conan and was already certain in her heart that he was Shinichi Kudo. But she felt very sad. Why didn't he tell her? He was so close by.

Seeing the tears in Xiaolan's eyes, Pingqing silently minimized his presence.