Chapter 448 The “Adulterer” Appears
Mao Lilan stayed where he was, confused.
She also didn't expect that her good relationship with other girls would cause her best friend to have such severe mood swings.
It seems that Sonoko is more sensitive and fragile than imagined.
It's better not to disturb her.
Let her calm down for a while.
Looking at the back of Suzuki Sonoko leaving sadly, Miss Mori thought thoughtfully.
So, she didn't follow him.
And Suzuki Sonoko walked to the "husband waiting area" aside with a sad expression and complicated emotions, and sat down to rest.
"Garden. Garden?"
Mouri Kogoro called her name repeatedly:
"What did you and Xiaolan talk about just now?"
"Uh?" Miss Sonoko raised her head in confusion:
"Uncle, uncle, Xiaolan and I are really just ordinary friends. Don't get me wrong!"
Maori Kogoro:"???"
"Ahem." Suzuki Sonoko coughed repeatedly and finally woke up from the bizarre and charming fantasy:
"Uncle Maori, I, I"
"I just went to confront Xiaolan."
She changed the subject guiltily.
As expected, Mouri Kogoro was more interested in Xiaolan's own topic.
He immediately asked impatiently: "What did Xiaolan say? Did she reveal any tricks?"
"Well" Suzuki Sonoko hesitated for a while:
She had realized how much she had gone too far in forcing Xiaolan to admit the secret.
And Mouri Kogoro is an extremely traditional "feudal patriarch".
If he knew the truth
He...he definitely couldn't beat Xiaolan.
But conflicts will certainly break out in various forms.
I'm afraid Xiaolan's already broken family will become even more broken because of this, right?
Suzuki Sonoko thought so, so she replied insincerely:
"No, Xiaolan's behavior is normal."
"It was all us who misunderstood before."
"She's not dating anyone at all!"
"Yeah?"
Mouri Kogoro's eyes were full of doubts.
Although he is usually a confused detective, once things involve his family...
He would be like a hot-blooded comic book protagonist who witnessed the death of his teammates, and he would instantly become angry:
"No, Sonoko, you are lying."
"If Xiaolan really isn't in love with anyone, and finds herself so overly suspected by us."
"Then she would have punched the pillar next to her out of shame and anger just now!"
"But she didn't do anything!"
"Instead, I hugged you very gently."
"It is impossible for Xiaolan in gentle mode to appear in this situation."
"If it appears, it can only mean two things:"
Mouri Kogoro looked at Suzuki Sonoko with bright eyes:
"One, she is indeed in love, so she feels too guilty to be angry!"
"Two, you rebelled and took her side, so you didn't embarrass her by asking her questions!"
"I" Suzuki Sonoko was speechless for a moment.
She never expected that Uncle Maoli's mind would become so easy to use.
what to do.
You can't hide it at all? !
"No, it means no, Uncle Maori, don't think too much about it."
In desperation, in order to keep the secret for her best friend, Suzuki Sonoko could only bite the bullet and not let go.
But this is tantamount to asking for help.
“Sure enough”
Mouri Kogoro's face turned pale.
He sat back on the sofa dejectedly:
"Is Xiaolan really involved in this deformed love affair and unable to extricate herself?"
"Really not." Suzuki Sonoko was still trying to argue: "Uncle, don't think too much."
"Well I hope I'm overthinking it."
Mouri Kogoro muttered to himself for a while.
Then he stood up suddenly with red eyes.
"Uncle Maori, what do you want to do?"
"I'm going to do my own investigation."
Mouri Kogoro's tone was firm.
The investigation of "Xiaolan Love Case" has just begun, and one of the experts in the expert investigation team has been bribed by the other party.
It seems that relying on others is unreliable.
He can only rely on himself.
"I want to investigate Xiaolan's situation myself."
"If she is really not in love with anyone as you said Sonoko, I will just apologize to her again."
"This" Suzuki Sonoko became more and more nervous for Xiaolan.
She couldn't stop Uncle Maori's investigation, so she could only ask insinuatingly for her best friend:
"Uncle Maoli, how are you going to investigate?"
"I have my own plan for this."
Mouri Kogoro was careful not to reveal his plans.
As for how to investigate specifically?
Simple. Isn't it just what he has been doing for the past ten years?
Tracking, surveillance, and eavesdropping, no one can hide when he uses them all.
Although it was a bit excessive to use these tricks on his daughter, for the lifelong happiness of his daughter, he could only take such extreme measures.
However, there is still a problem:
"Lin Xinyi is at work at the Metropolitan Police Department today. He didn't come."
"I haven't been able to observe the situation between him and Xiaolan."
To catch an adulterer, you need to arrest both parties. If the adulterer is not present, the work will definitely not be carried out.
Mouri Kogoro could only suppress his anger for the time being, and planned to find a suitable opportunity to investigate in the future.
"The boy named Lin must never appear in front of Xiaolan again."
"Otherwise, "I will definitely expose your ugly true face!" "
That's what he was thinking
Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared outside the door of this women's clothing store.
That's Lin Xinyi.
Lin Xinyi was supposed to be working in the Metropolitan Police Department.
"Why is he here?!"
Mouri Kogoro's pupils shrank and he burst into anger:
Could this guy have skipped his job at the Metropolitan Police Department and come here to cling to his daughter?
Lin Xinyi usually skipped work to go on vacation with Xiaolan when the Metropolitan Police Department had no holidays.
Is vacation more important than work?
This shows that the drunkard is not interested in drinking!
Mouri Kogoro was about to stand up and say something.
But in this store, there was another person who also noticed Lin Xinyi who appeared at the door:
"Shinichi!"
Belmode greeted him with a smile.
There was a little surprise in her smile.
"Huh?" Lin Xinyi, who was passing by the door, was slightly startled.
He stopped and looked at Belmode who met him here with some surprise.
"Chris" Lin Xinyi usually calls her by her pseudonym in public: "Why are you here?"
"I still want to ask you this." Belmode shrugged: "How did you find this place?"
"I don't think I told you that I'm going to go shopping here today, right?"
"This" Lin Xinyi finally reacted:
It turns out that Belmode came to this mall to buy things.
"What a coincidence."
"I just took over a case today, and the crime scene happened to be outside this shopping mall."
"So after finishing the on-site survey work, I stopped by for a meal."
"I didn't expect you to be here, Chris."
Lin Xinyi secretly sighed at this coincidence.
Belmod raised his eyebrows and asked curiously:
"The crime scene was outside the mall?"
"A murder occurred here?"
She looked at the peaceful atmosphere around her:
"Why didn't you make any noise at all?"
"It's not a murder case." Lin Xinyi shook his head: "It's a violent attack case."
"And the time of the crime is not now, but last night."
"Last night, a young lady was hit in the head with a metal bat by a masked gangster in a phone booth outside the mall for no apparent reason."
"This case was transferred to me this morning, so I'm leading the team to investigate now."
"Oh" Belmode nodded thoughtfully:
"I know the case."
She knew about this case because it was not the first time that the mysterious murderer who attacked a young girl with a bat had committed a crime.
In the past half month, he has successively attacked two young girls in a park near this shopping mall.
Counting the one last night, there are already three victims in this case.
This kind of random and continuous violent attacks with no obvious motive and no clear target has attracted the attention of the news media and has become a huge topic.
The fact that the murderer has not been caught has made the public worried.
Therefore, although this case is not a murder case, its social impact is more severe than ordinary murder cases.
"No wonder the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly handed the case over to your ace."
"Is it because there was another victim last night, which made the public opinion atmosphere even more unfavorable to the police?"
Belmod understood the reason why Lin Xinyi was ordered to do so in danger.
As she spoke, she asked with concern:
"So how's your investigation going? Do you have any clues?"
"No."
Lin Xinyi spread his hands helplessly:
The crime occurred last night, half a day has passed since then.
The murderer is the kind of fugitive criminal who beats him when he comes up and runs away after the beating, making it impossible to find him.
Therefore, even if he brought a professional team from the forensics department to conduct a detailed on-site investigation, the result would only be a waste of car exhaust on the side of the road.
"This case is not that easy."
"Instead of counting on me, you might as well count on searching a lesson."
"Because the murderer always commits crimes in the area around this shopping mall, and he specializes in young girls who are dressed fashionably, there are certain patterns in the crime areas and targets."
"So, the Search Section 1 has now led a team to ambush near the shopping mall, preparing to set up bait and wait for the murderer to show up."
"To be honest, their method is more effective in solving this kind of case."
Lin Xinyi rarely praised his brother's department.
After he briefly explained the case to Belmode, he turned around and left:
"Chris, you can continue shopping here."
"I still have work at the Metropolitan Police Department, so I'll go back first."
"Huh?" Belmode seemed a little reluctant.
She took Lin Xinyi's arm, smiled and said:
"We met here, just stay here with me, right?"
"Just in time, I can buy you some new clothes too."
"No."
"Come for a walk with me. How long have you not been with me?" Belmode bit her lip gently, looking very pitiful.
"Stop being Chrissy."
"I still have to go to work, and I don't have time to sit here in a daze."
Lin Xinyi was very determined to leave and had no intention of staying and shopping with his "girlfriend".
And saw this scene.
Mouri Kogoro felt a little relieved:
It turned out that Lin Xinyi did not come here specifically to stay with his daughter, but happened to be busy with work nearby.
But something is still wrong
"This boy"
"I go shopping with my girlfriend, but they all say they are busy with work and have no time."
"How come I can take time off all day when I'm traveling with Xiaolan?"
The more Uncle Maori thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable.
But at this moment, when Belmode failed to retain him, Lin Xinyi was about to leave.
"Mr. Lin!"
"How did you come?"
Mao Lilan shouted in surprise.
She was just picking out clothes behind the shelves and didn't notice what was happening at the entrance of the store.
As soon as Lin Xin said hello to Belmod at the door, he was about to leave without noticing any acquaintances in the store.
Until Mao Lilan shouted.
Only then did he notice:
"Miss Maori, you."
"Did you go shopping with Chris?"
Mao Lilan is here, doesn't this mean
Lin Xinyi's face froze, and his expression became very exciting.
Then I poked my head into the store and took a closer look:
Sure enough, Conan, Suzuki Sonoko, Mouri Kogoro, and several old acquaintances were all there.
This "professional team" that makes the funeral home a lot of money is finally here today.
"Is this...?"
Lin Xinyi suddenly thought of the purpose of coming here today, the case for which no clues had been found so far.
He immediately stopped and walked back slowly:
"Ahem. I won't go back to work yet."
"Just stay here and go shopping with you."
Lin Xinyi, who had insisted on leaving no matter how his "girlfriend" tried to persuade him to stay.
After meeting Mao Lilan, she suddenly changed her attitude and insisted on staying.
"." Uncle Maoli was silent for a while.
Thinking of Miss Chris' "poor" look when she just begged Lin Xinyi to stay.
As Xiaolan's father, he suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling of guilt in his heart.