Chapter 402 Hattori Heiji: Am I the last one to know?

Chapter 402 Hattori Heiji: Am I the last one to know?

Everyone came to the storage room where Takeshi Ryūmoto was imprisoned. Just as Yuya said, the lock of the storage room had been opened at some point, and Takeshi Ryūmoto was missing.

A feeling of uneasiness suddenly enveloped the five people in the Rakumoto family except Rakumoto Natsue.

In order to prevent anyone from being attacked again, Youya gathered everyone in the restaurant.

Rakumoto Akie suddenly looked at Xia Jiang angrily and yelled, "It's all your fault. If you hadn't brought Takeru into the Rakumoto family, Grandpa wouldn't have died, and Kame wouldn't have died either!"

"I..." Rakumoto Natsue was speechless. Although she believed Rakumoto Takeshi, she didn't know how to explain it at this moment. She could only stand there at a loss.

Mao Lilan couldn't bear it and secretly poked Conan on the back of the head.

Conan looked up and immediately understood what she meant. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized that his identity was not appropriate, and there happened to be two more suitable microphones nearby, so he kicked Yuya's chair with his foot.

Youya looked back, and the two exchanged glances for a moment. He thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, we can't be sure that Mr. Wu is the murderer."

Ryūmoto Akie, who was arguing and cursing, looked at Yuya in surprise: "What do you mean?"

Youya also explained the reasoning of the three of them before, and finally concluded: "In summary, the flower cannot be used as evidence to incriminate Mr. Wu. I'm afraid the murderer deliberately left it at the scene to frame him."

After hearing this, everyone frowned instinctively. They had more reason to believe that Takeshi Ryūmoto was the murderer, so that they could save a lot of trouble. But after thinking for a long time, they couldn't find any reason to refute Yuya's words.

Mariko Ryūmoto yelled, "Hey, who do you think the murderer is? Aren't you that famous high school detective? Is it so hard to find the murderer?"

Yuya ignored her sarcasm and didn't directly state the result that the three of them had already determined. Instead, he said, "The murderer released Takeshi Hamoto, perhaps intending to pin the crime of killing Kameo Hamoto on Mr. Take. Unfortunately, his actions made me certain that the murderer was not Mr. Take."

He glanced at everyone and said slowly, "Mio and the other four have been together all the time. The three of us also acted together, so there is no possibility that you committed the crime. As for you... Let's put the first case aside. When Mr. Kameo was killed, do you have an alibi?"

After some confirmation, just like the first case, the remaining five people had no alibis.

Now, the seven suspects were narrowed down to five.

Ryūmoto Akie angrily said, "Why do you doubt me? How could I kill my own husband?"

Mariko Ryūmoto sneered: "You are the happiest person now that Kame-nan is dead, right? Don't think I don't know that you have been keeping other men outside for a long time. The so-called husband and wife is just a fake relationship you maintain for the sake of dad's property!"

"Huh?" Youye blinked and looked at his friends in confusion. How come such a big news suddenly came out?

No, you rich people spend so much money on entertainment? It sounds like Kameo Ryoumoto is a gigolo. Ryoumoto Akie is not satisfied with having one at home, so he wants to have another one outside?

After being exposed, Ryūmoto Akiie responded without showing any weakness: "You are the one! You are the one who cares about the inheritance the most among us. You killed Kameo after killing Grandpa in order to divert everyone's attention!"

Mariko Ryomoto glared at him: "What did you say!"

"That's enough, stop arguing!" Ryūmoto Natsue couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to try to dissuade them.

But the two men were already a little too angry, and Ryūmoto Natsue, who came out to mediate, was dragged in instead, causing chaos in the restaurant.

While others were arguing, Ichiro Ryūmoto quietly opened his album and smiled as he looked at the paintings inside.

This scene was seen by Hattori Heiji.

He pretended to be thinking in circles, but actually he stood behind Ichiro Ryoumoto when he wasn't paying attention, took a sneak peek at him, and his eyes suddenly fixed in a thoughtful expression.

Toyama Kazuha followed behind Hattori Heiji like a tail, and also looked at Ichiro Ryūmoto's album, and shouted in surprise: "Hey, your painting is pretty good, is this Miss Xia Jiang?"

Ichiro Ryūmoto was startled and quickly closed the album.

Hearing Toyama Kazuha's voice, Ryomoto Akie looked over unintentionally and suddenly sneered, "Even Ichiro has a reason to kill Grandpa, right?"

"The painting he cherished so much and won first prize in the exhibition was torn up by grandpa. Do you think he was upset?"

Ichiro Ryūmoto's face turned pale, and he didn't know whether it was because he was told the truth or because he was afraid due to his cowardly character.

Mariko Ryūmoto thinks highly of her son and immediately came to the defense: "Well, it's obviously the fault of the father who didn't appreciate the child's talent! How can you blame Ichiro!"

Rakumoto Akie sneered, walked up to Rakumoto Ichiro and said, "Besides, you are often bullied by Kame-nan, so aren't you taking this opportunity to kill two people you hate at once?"

Ichiro Ryomoto's face suddenly changed, and he argued loudly: "I, I didn't kill anyone!"

Rakumoto Akie ignored his argument and sneered at Rakumoto Beilang: "Besides, weren't you the first one to be liberated after Grandpa died, Uncle Beilang?"

"If we really want to talk about suspicious people, you three are the most suspicious! Maybe you guys teamed up to kill Grandpa and the turtle man!"

You couldn't help but lean back slightly. This Ryoumoto Akiie is so brave. She keeps firing everywhere. Isn't she really afraid that the murderer will target her next?

Ryomoto Kitaro didn't expect the fire to suddenly burn him, and he was a little panicked: "Are you crazy? What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Ichiro Ryūmoto couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up quickly, said "I'm going to the bathroom", and walked out the door.

Hokumoto Kitaro and Mariko were a little worried that their son might be attacked, but Hokumoto Ichiro didn't appreciate it at all and insisted on leaving alone.

after a while.

Hattori Heiji couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and said, "No, we can't just wait like this, shall we go look for Mr. Wu? He must be somewhere on the ship."

Yuya glanced at the album that Ichiro Ryomoto had placed on the table, a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he nodded and said, "Let's go together. Once we find the person, today's case should be almost over."

Hattori Heiji was stunned: "What do you mean? You know the murder weapon and the motive for the murder?"

Yuya nodded.

Hattori Heiji suddenly fell into deep thought. This was not right. Yu had not left his seat since the beginning. How did he know?

He quickly recalled everything that had happened during this period, and suddenly his eyes fell on the picture album. An idea flashed in his mind: "So that's it!"

Yuya glanced at him, smiled and asked, "Have you figured it out too?"

Hattori Heiji nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I have figured it all out. What do you think, Conan..."

He looked down, only to find Conan's face full of contempt, as if saying, "You finally woke up? You're the only one who didn't realize the truth."

Hattori Heiji:···?

No, so I was the last one to know?

However, just as the three were about to leave the restaurant, there was a snap and all the lights suddenly went out.

The restaurant suddenly became pitch dark, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

The sudden darkness caused most people to panic, and screams of panic rang out one after another.

Hattori Heiji shouted: "Stay where you are and don't move. Be careful not to get bumped into!" While shouting, he took out his cell phone and turned on the attached lighting function.

Seeing this, others followed suit and took out their mobile phones. The lights from more than ten mobile phones suddenly made the restaurant much brighter.

Yuya glanced around and found that there were no fewer or more people, so he said to Hattori Heiji: "Hattori, please go check the power supply with the butler!"

Hattori Heiji nodded vigorously: "I understand, leave it to me! Butler!"

"I, I understand!" The butler responded loudly and came closer.

"Oh no, Ichiro hasn't come back yet!" Ryūmoto Kitaro shouted in panic.

Before Youya could say anything, a shrill scream sounded in the darkness.

"Yes, it's Ichiro's voice!" Mariko Ryoumoto's face was filled with horror. It was undoubtedly her son's voice. She ran out shouting. Kitaro Ryoumoto was also worried about his son and chased after him.

"Really, it's just causing more trouble." Youye sighed, and had no choice but to follow.

Seeing this, the others followed Yuya, either worried about Ichiro Taromoto's safety or worried that they would be attacked if they continued to stay here.

Although all the lights were out, I could still see the road clearly with the help of the flashlights from several mobile phones.

They quickly found the restroom, and just before they went in, the power was successfully restored, and the dark cabin was suddenly filled with light.

Hattori is a very quick guy. Yuya secretly gave him a thumbs up.

"Ah! Ichiro!" Mariko Tarumoto, who ran into the bathroom, suddenly screamed in panic.

Yuya and Conan hurriedly chased in and saw Ichiro Taro lying on the ground, holding his thigh and wailing: "Legs, my legs!"

His leg seemed to be stabbed and blood was flowing from it.

Yuya and Conan looked at each other, then observed the situation in the bathroom and soon found a kitchen knife under the sink.

Yuya took out his gloves and put them on, then pretended to pick up the kitchen knife and looked at it: "This is... a kitchen knife?"

Conan also nodded in agreement, "It's a kitchen knife."

Hatamoto Shoji, who followed behind, saw the knife in Yuya's hand and couldn't help but shouted in surprise: "Isn't that my kitchen utensil?"

Conan turned around and asked, "Are you sure?"

Ryūmoto Shoji was cold, and didn't care what Conan was questioning. He nodded vigorously and pointed at the handle and said, "There is my initials on it."

Yuya took a look and found that it was indeed the case.

Mariko Ryūmoto was already panicking, and she yelled at Shoji Hatamoto: "Shoji! Did you attack Ichiro?"

Hatamoto Shoji was a little confused. Sister-in-law, are you okay? He explained loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about? I was in the restaurant with you guys just now!"

Mariko Ryomoto was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, she realized that it was indeed the case. She realized that she had misunderstood in a hurry, but she didn't want to apologize, so she lowered her head and asked her son: "Ichiro, who attacked you?"

Ichiro Ryomoto was trembling with fear and said, "I, I don't know either. There was a sudden power outage just now, and then I was stabbed for no apparent reason. Mom, it hurts so much!"

Ichiro Ryūmoto cried out, covering his wound.

"Hold on, hold on, Ichiro!" Mariko Ryoumoto shook her son's body vigorously, and the scene looked as if Ichiro Ryoumoto was about to die.

"Don't move. If you move around like this, the wound will get bigger." Miyano Shiho stopped him, squatted down to check, and said, "It's okay. The wound is not deep. There's no danger. It will just leave a scar at most."

She turned to look at everyone: "Can anyone help me get the medicine box?"

Ryūmoto Natsue immediately said, "I'll go!"

"Thank you, thank you!" Whenever it comes to matters related to her son, Mariko Ryūmoto's attitude will become better.

"It's okay," Miyano Shiho said calmly, "I often slice the test subjects in the laboratory, so I have some experience in treating knife wounds."

"..." Mariko Ryomoto was stunned. What are you talking about? I don't understand. What laboratory, what slice?

When Conan heard what Miyano Shiho said, he suddenly remembered the scene where she took samples from her body and couldn't help but shudder.

Fortunately, this female geek was quite restrained and didn't actually slice his body. She just took some oral cells, nails, hair and other things...

Hatamoto Shoji studied the kitchen knife in his hand and suddenly said, "Just now, all of us were in the restaurant, and only Ichiro was in the bathroom. If you think about it this way, the person who attacked him must be Takeru!"

"Awu?!" The faces of some people who didn't know the truth suddenly changed.

"That's not necessarily true." Hattori Heiji suddenly appeared at the door.

Mariko Ryūmoto looked at the black detective with dissatisfaction and asked, "What do you mean? Besides Takeshi, is there anyone else who could have attacked Ichiro? At that time, all of us..."

"Well, don't worry." Hattori Heiji waved his hand, "Just follow me and you'll find out."

Two people were left to take care of the injured Ichiro Taromoto, and the rest followed Hattori Heiji to the power room.

"Hattori, have you found anything?" Conan asked, looking up.

Hattori Heiji nodded and pointed at the switch inside and said: "Look at that..."

Everyone looked in the direction and found an iron box dropped on the ground with a rope tied to it, and above the switch, there was a candle.

There are signs of burning in the middle of the rope.

Hattori Heiji said: "This is a simple timing device that anyone can make. Use a rope to tie the weight and the circuit breaker, then wrap the middle part of the rope around the candle. When the candle burns for a certain period of time, it will burn the rope, causing the weight to fall."

"This way, the power can be automatically cut off even if no one is here."

Hattori Heiji pointed at the candle and said, "Judging from the burning state of the candle, it has been here for a long time. This means that everyone here, including me, could have made this power-off device."

"You, what did you say?" The Ryūmoto family was shocked. According to what Hattori Heiji said, isn't that the same as the previous case, where everyone is a suspect again?

"In short, for your safety, please stay in the restaurant and don't walk around." Hattori Heiji rubbed his head, "As for the rest of us, let's go find Mr. Wu. This case is almost over."

Hattori Heiji had a headache. The three of them had originally planned to wrap up the case, but they didn't expect a third incident to happen suddenly. Although no one died, it did waste a lot of time.

"Let's go." Yuya patted Hattori Heiji's shoulder.

On the deck, Hattori Heiji scratched his hair in a headache: "This ship is so big, we can't search the whole ship, right? What if he is secretly watching us and playing hide-and-seek with us, it will be troublesome."

"It's okay, I roughly know where he is." Youya said with a relaxed look.

Hattori Heiji was full of question marks. No, how did you know that?