Conan: Life between Green Plum and Skyfall

Chapter 242 Rookie Police

"This is a curse! A curse! Look, more than ten years ago, your mother died in this well with a camellia. Today, more than ten years later, your stepmother also died in the well with a camellia!

This is definitely a curse!"

Listening to the people of the Yabuuchi family talking one after another and retelling the whole story of the case, especially when someone mentioned the camellia on Machiko's body and how their mother also died in the well many years ago with a camellia in her hand, our cute and naive police officer Yamamura jumped up and shouted in horror.

"Mr. Officer, you're overthinking it! There's no such thing as a curse in the world!

And look at my aunt's chest. She was clearly killed on purpose. What does it have to do with a curse?

Come back to the point, are you really a police officer?! As a criminal police officer, why are you afraid of the crime scene?

"Well, it can't be helped. After all, this is my first time at a crime scene. The other seniors in the team thought they had a cold, and I was the only one still able to move.

This is my first time at the crime scene, my first time seeing a corpse, and coupled with this terrifying rumor about your family, my legs are a little weak..."

Looking in the direction of his finger, Shancuncao's legs were indeed shaking just as he said, as if he would collapse to the ground at any time.

After seeing his performance, Conan found that Yabuuchi Yoshifusa had an expression that seemed to want to say something but hesitated. It was obvious that he had given up the idea of ​​"surrendering" because of Yamamura Cao.

"Ahem, since it wasn't a curse that killed someone, then the murderer must be one of you eight."

As he spoke, Yamamura Cao looked at the people here.

'? Eight?'

After hearing what Yamamura Cao said, Conan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and counted the number of people present. Apart from him, there were a total of seven people present.

"..."

After counting the number of people, Conan fell silent. No, brother, you are really awesome!

Regardless of his inner self, he clearly looks like a child now! You actually suspect a child of being the murderer? I can only say, worthy of being a village girl.

"This is impossible!"

Before Conan could say anything about his opinion on Cao-ge, Yabuuchi Hiromi interrupted him:

"Because my stepmother didn't call from the hotel until around nine o'clock. By the time she came back, it would have been at least ten o'clock! At that time, except for Xiuhe who was taking a shower, everyone else was in the same room."

"Isn't that the solution? Since you were all in the same room when Ms. Machiko died, the only person who could have committed the crime is Mr. Hidekazu, who wasn't there at the time, right?

As for the motive for the crime, it was probably for your father's inheritance. He couldn't stand the thought of a lady who was even younger than him getting a share of the inheritance as his stepmother, and he also wanted to get a bigger share for himself, so he chose to kill Machiko!

Yamamura So's words grew more and more confident, as if he were treating his own speculation as the truth. As he spoke, he looked at Yabuuchi Hidekazu with a hint of vigilance, ready to apprehend this "criminal" at any moment.

"No, it's impossible! How could I possibly hurt Machiko!"

After hearing Yamamura So's speculation, Yabuuchi Hidekazu quickly shook his head to deny it. However, judging from his expression, Conan always felt that the relationship between him and Machiko seemed to be more than that.

"Forget it. Even if they really have something, what does it have to do with me? I'll tell Mom about it when the time comes. As for whether I should remind Hiromi Yabuuchi, that's up to her."

Thinking of this, Conan walked forward and said to Yamamura Cao:

"Mr. Officer, I think you must have misunderstood something! The murderer who committed the crime may not be among us."

"That's right, Officer. The murderer isn't necessarily among us! But after we found Machiko's body, we split up and searched the mansion for anyone suspicious.

Finally, Ms. Yukiko found the murderer, but he escaped. That’s why we called you!”

After hearing Conan's words, Yabuuchi Hidekazu, who was mistakenly believed to be the murderer, also hurriedly defended himself. However, after hearing his words, Yabuuchi Hiromi frowned, with a hint of doubt on her face.

Hidekazu, who didn't realize he had spoken out of turn, looked at Conan and the other two:

"Mrs. Yukiko, I think what I said is correct!"

When he heard Hidekazu's name, Yamamura So was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and looked at Yukiko carefully.

Just as Yukiko nodded and was about to speak, the Yamamura police officer's face instantly changed to an expression of admiration. He rushed directly in front of Yukiko and knelt down:

"You must be that famous actress, Ms. Yukiko Tengfeng! I really admire you! Even the fact that I became a detective was because of my admiration for you!"

"Uh, haha! Thank you for your support!"

Seeing Yamamura Sou acting like a "brainless fan", Yukiko was stunned for a moment, but when she realized what was happening, she started laughing. While laughing, she gave Conan a teasing look.

"Look, Shin-chan, Mom always says she's a super famous actress! Even in this remote place, she has her rabid fans! So, Mom's got a lot of charm, right?!"

"..."

Looking at Yukiko's proud expression, Conan was stunned for a moment and suppressed his thoughts of seeking death.

He wanted to say: "You can only see your fans in this kind of mountain village!"

However, for the sake of his own safety, he finally gave up saying this.

"Ms. Yukiko, may I ask if what Mr. Yabuuchi Hidekazu said is correct? Is there really a ninth person hidden in this case?"

"It's the eighth one! This rookie policeman!"

Looking at Yamamura Cao who had not given up on classifying himself as a criminal suspect, Conan roared in his heart.

"It's like this. We did find a suspicious individual. However, he seemed very alert. He ran away before we even got close."

Yukiko, who was not considered a suspicious person by Yamamura So, explained with a smile.

"Ah! How could this be! But the book clearly says that when the protagonist appears, the murderer should appear at the crime scene with the other suspects! Could it be that I'm not the protagonist?!"

"You are quite self-aware!"

Listening to Yamamura's mumbling, Conan rolled his eyes, shook his head, and took out his phone:

"Officer! I have a photo of that mysterious man here."