Model worker and his little darling

The man didn't react; he just looked at Conan and smiled.

Conan silently took two steps back. "It seems we still have to rely on ourselves."

Seeing that Conan had gotten used to the presence of ghosts, Hirai began to think about how to scare Conan next time.

"He's been following you. What if he lies down next to you while you're sleeping? What if someone else sees him...?"

The thought of sleeping with a ghost made Conan shudder. "What should I do?"

"Why don't you talk to him and ask him to stay here quietly?"

"what?"

He felt that Pingqing's statement was completely unreliable.

"It's so late, hurry up and take your brother home."

And so, the two people who were whispering to each other by the roadside were chased away by the police.

Seeing that the man was still floating outside, Conan breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that he hadn't followed him in.

The next day.

"Damn it, you murderer, hurry up and show your true colors!"

Amidst the villagers' attack, Kensaku Kawaji suddenly turned and fled, only to be apprehended by Uncle Mori, who was merely watching the commotion, and Detective Tamekichi Matsushiro.

Only then did everyone learn that Kenji Kawaji was an Earth Heritage Investigator, specializing in investigating whether a target was worthy of being selected, but he used the opportunity to accept bribes.

"You asked Mr. Nagakura for a kickback, and after he refused, you got angry and decided to take matters into your own hands."

Kenji Kawaji broke out in a cold sweat and admitted half of it, "What a joke, I did mention money to him, and he refused. But last night, I didn't leave the house at all."

Seeing that Kensaku Kawaji was still trying to deny it, Matsushiro Tamekichi produced a piece of evidence: "This is Mr. Nagakura's patrol log. There were no problems with the first nine places. It was only near your guesthouse that you were attacked."

"What does this have to do with me? I'm not the only one staying at Mr. Shi Gang's house. I'm definitely not the thug. I wouldn't do something so stupid."

Although Kensaku Kawaji has consistently denied it, Uncle Mori and Tamekichi Matsushiro are in cahoots and determined to pin the blame on him.

Ultimately, Kenji Kawaji was taken to the police station for questioning as a key figure in the attempted murder and intimidation case.

The case was successfully solved. Matsushiro Tamekichi shook Uncle Mori's hand and said, "Thank you so much this time. Thanks to your help, we were able to successfully arrest Kensaku Kawaji."

Uncle Mori was flattered by the praise and said, "In that case, let's go have a drink to celebrate."

However, Matsushiro Tamekichi refused without hesitation and instead brought up the recent tragic experience of the Nagakura family, who had moved their house ten days earlier, moving the entire house from another location to this place.

Upon learning that the Nagakura and Otozawa families had switched locations, Conan immediately sprang into action and led the Detective Team towards the Otozawa residence.

Uncle Mori asked, somewhat puzzled, "Taikiyo, what's this?"

"Kenji Kawaji accepting bribes and Mr. Nagakura being attacked should be two separate events. If the Nagakura family and the Otozawa family switched places, then the murderer who appeared at the Nagakura family's house may have gone to the wrong place. His original target was the Otozawa family. Perhaps it is related to Mr. Nagakura's son. In other words, this case is not over yet."

Hearing Hirakiyo's logical analysis, Matsushiro Tamekichi looked at Hirakiyo with some doubt, "Who are you? I feel like I've seen you before."

"Ito Heikiyo".

“I saw you in the newspaper when you were receiving an award with Mr. Mori.”

Ping Qing was somewhat surprised, not expecting that someone actually knew him.

Not long after, the detective team returned dejectedly.

The layout of the attic was similar to that of Mr. Nagakura's house, but they found no clues there.

Uncle Mori frowned. "How are we going to find the murderer now?"

"Wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump!"

"Do you know who the murderer is?"

Ping Qing shook his head. "Do you remember the jewelry appraiser that the robbers kidnapped when they escaped? He has been missing ever since. Some people suspect that he was silenced, but it has not been proven. The jewelry they stole has also disappeared without a trace."

"So you think the person who stabbed Mr. Nagakura was the missing jewelry appraiser who came looking for jewelry."

……

In the dead of night, a man sneaked into Yi Ze’s house and rummaged through something in the attic.

"You've finally come, Uncle. We've been waiting for you for a long time."

Sakaki Shokichi turned around and saw a group of children, which made him feel a little relieved. "What are you talking about? I just couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk and accidentally walked into this house that looks a lot like it."

Conan stepped forward and said, "Uncle, stop pretending. You are actually the mastermind behind the murder of Nagakura Eiji, which was staged as a suicide, and the theft of his jewelry."

"Led by Eiji Nagakura, you came to this village of Onizawa and temporarily hid the stolen jewelry in the uninhabited Otozawa family home. Unexpectedly, they moved away from there after half a month."

"Then you pretended to be a tourist and came here to retrieve the jewelry, but unfortunately someone discovered you and took it beforehand."

Despite the detective team's verbal attacks, Sakaki Shokichi remained calm, smiling as he looked at them. "I'm just an old man, an ordinary tourist. How could I possibly do what you're saying?"

"Uncle, you've been using your right eye to observe the changes around you; that's the mark of wearing a magnifying glass. You were the missing jewelry appraiser, weren't you?"

"What evidence do you have to say that? There are no jewels here. When Mr. Nagakura was stabbed, I was drinking and fast asleep. There was no way I could have gone out."

Seeing Sakaki Shokichi scratching his hands, Conan smiled and said, "Uncle, when did you get the rash? Mr. Nagakura has it too. Neither of you had a rash last night, which means you were in the same place during the time of the incident, the only place in the village where lacquer trees grow."

"Who are you?"

"My name is Edogawa Conan, and I am a detective."

Genta and Mitsuhiko, who were behind them, also shouted, "We are the Junior Detective Team!"

Upon hearing the word "detective," Sakaki Shokichi thought of the famous detective Kogoro Mouri.

Feeling guilty, he pulled out a knife and brandished it at the detective team, saying, "What a joke! I've been hiding for so long, how could I be caught so easily?" After saying that, he threw a rope out the window, repeating his old trick.

The moment he landed, he was tackled to the ground by Pingqing, who had been waiting patiently. Looking at the man lying motionless, Pingqing clapped his hands; it had to be him.

Matsushiro Tamekichi, who had pretended to leave, ran out and handcuffed the man. After thanking Hirakiyo, he left satisfied with himself, taking the murderer with him.

"Ah—look!"

Following Mitsuhiko's finger, everyone saw Mami in a white dress floating in the attic window.

Conan remained calm. "Look closely, that's just fog."