Chapter 408: Searching for Saori Kadowaki
After finally coaxing Suzuki Sonoko into submission, everyone followed Shimabukuro Kimie's instructions, asking questions along the way, and finally arrived at Kadowaki Saori's home.
The door to the courtyard is open and can be seen from the outside.
There were fishing nets and tools hanging randomly in the yard, and otherwise it was empty. It looked like the owner of the house had neglected it for a long time.
Youye raised his hand and moved the green plants on the shelf, saying, "They are a little wilted. It looks like they haven't been watered for many days."
Conan speculated: "It seems that Miss Saori has indeed disappeared three days ago."
After inquiring along the way, they also gained a certain understanding of the Menrachi family.
Benzo Kadowaki was a fisherman by profession. After his wife's death, he developed the bad habit of alcoholism and had long since abandoned fishing. He would only go fishing for some money when he had no money to buy alcohol.
Fishing one day and drying the nets for three days is a true portrayal of him.
This also led to the poor living conditions of the Kadowaki family and a very tense relationship between father and daughter. Things did not improve until Kadowaki Saori graduated from university and started working to earn her own money.
But quarrels were still inevitable on weekdays. Once there was a quarrel, Saori Menwa would run away from home and stay outside for several days before coming back.
So even though Saori Kadowaki has been missing for three days, no one around her found it strange. This kind of thing has become a common occurrence.
Youya raised his hand and knocked on the door, but after waiting for a while there was no response.
Just when he thought no one was home, he heard staggering footsteps from inside, and finally banged on the door, and after a moment the door was opened.
A strong smell of alcohol came towards him. For people who don't drink, the smell of alcohol is very unbearable. Youya felt nauseous and frowned and stepped back quickly. Then he raised his eyes and saw a drunken face with red cheeks.
With a quick glance, I saw wine bottles all over the floor.
Benzo Kadowara looked at the crowd with blurry eyes, and when he found someone he didn't recognize, he stammered, "You, hiccup! Who are you?"
As he spoke, another smell of alcohol came over.
If half of the smell of alcohol in the room came from the bottles, then the other half definitely came from this drunkard.
Yuu took a step back calmly, protecting Hattori Heiji in front of him, pointing at him and saying, "He is the one looking for you."
Hattori Heiji was stunned. Isn't it the same if you knock on the door or ask? Why did you push him out specifically?
Just as Hattori Heiji was about to speak, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol and immediately understood: This guy Kamiya, you didn't want to smell the smell of alcohol so you pushed him out to block the knife, right?
He looked back angrily and his face suddenly turned dark.
I saw that Yuya had retreated to Miyano Shiho's side, with his chin resting on her shoulder, and gently tilted his head to smell the scent, as if he was using the scent of his girlfriend to heal his nose that was hurt by the smell of alcohol.
Miyano Shiho felt a little guilty when she saw Hattori Heiji's resentful look, and turned her eyes away embarrassedly.
Hattori Heiji cursed in his heart: Are you a detective? Haven't you seen a murder scene? Haven't you smelled the stench of a corpse? You can't stand the smell of alcohol?
And you are showing off your affection, right? You are showing off your affection, right? !
Seeing that Hattori Heiji didn't say anything but kept looking back, Kadowara Benzo said unhappily: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't delay me from drinking!"
He was the one who accepted the commission this time. Hattori Heiji could only pinch his nose, endure the stench and asked in a muffled voice: "I want to ask, where has Miss Saori been recently?"
Benzo Menwaka was stunned for a moment, looked up and down at Hattori Heiji, and found that although he was a little dark, he could tell from his appearance that he was not a poor boy. He immediately showed a lewd smile.
"You looking for my daughter?"
Hattori Heiji nodded somewhat awkwardly: "I received her commission..." and told her about the commission letter.
Hearing that the other party was a detective, Benzo Kadowara immediately lost interest: "What? A detective? I don't know where Saori went, you can look for her yourselves."
"Hey, aren't you her father? How come you don't know where she went?" Yuanshan Heye said somewhat dissatisfiedly. How does this man look like a father?
Benzo Kadowara curled his lips and said, "Saori is not a child anymore. How can I control her? Besides, she often goes out for several days without coming home."
"Alright, alright, I don't know any more, so don't bother me while I'm drinking."
After saying that, he closed the door.
Everyone showed dissatisfied expressions.
Toyama Kazuha, who was a somewhat impatient person, was almost about to roll up her sleeves because of his attitude, but was stopped in time by Hattori Heiji.
Hattori Heiji sighed and said, "It seems that we can't get anything out of asking. We can only rely on ourselves to find it."
The crowd divided into twos and threes and spread out to inquire about the news about Saori Kadowaki.
Unfortunately, after asking many people, whether they were villagers or tourists on the island, they all said they knew nothing about it.
The villagers even said that Saori Kadowaki often ran away from home, so they let them play on the island for a few days. Maybe she would show up by herself then.
They also warmly invited everyone to shop in their store.
Hattori Heiji declined.
He felt more and more uneasy. If it were any other time, he might have really run away from home.
However, Saori Kadowaki sent him a letter asking for help, and the matter of the mermaid seemed a little unnatural.
Hattori Heiji felt that no matter from which angle he considered it, he would only feel at ease after personally confirming that the other party was safe.
On the other side, Yuya took Miyano Shiho to inquire about the news while thinking.
He wondered if there was any way to stop Shimabukuro Kimie from killing people.
He had an impression of the Mermaid Island case, and after coming here, he also remembered who the people who were killed in the case were.
Shimabukuro Kimie is a good girl with an optimistic personality, kind to others, and very beautiful. Especially for the future of Mermaid Island, she worked hard to take over her mother's mission and pretend to be the longevity lady. Without judging whether this matter is right or wrong, at least her starting point is for the island and the villagers on the island.
It's really not worth sacrificing the rest of your beautiful life for those three people.
However, it is quite difficult to stop it this time.
Unlike the time with Asai Makoto, the people in that incident were drug dealers, and Youya had no intention of sparing their lives. Even the police investigation into the fire afterwards was perfunctory. After all, drug dealers, like human traffickers, are extremely hated no matter where they are.
But this time it is different. It does not mean that those people are not guilty. Legally speaking, they are guilty of intentional arson resulting in death, and can be sentenced to more than ten years in prison. In serious cases, they can be sentenced to life imprisonment or even death.
Because Conan and Hattori Heiji are here.
These two people are very good at solving cases. Even if Youye does it himself, he can't say that he is 100% sure that he can hide the truth from their eyes.
Because he knew very well that as long as it was a case, there would be traces left behind. This was also his favorite saying besides his catchphrase.
It is not okay to kill people for Shimabukuro Kimie.
However, if the original incident were to be exposed, he would be charged with the crime of intentional arson causing death. If he sent someone to do it secretly, the minimum sentence would be ten years, and it is not impossible to try to get a life sentence.
Even if it only starts from ten years, in the world of science, it is no different from life imprisonment.
Thinking of this, Youye already had a rough idea.
But before that, we have to find Saori Kadowaki first, otherwise it will be too late.