Chapter 635 It seems like an old friend has arrived

Chapter 635 It seems like an old friend has arrived

"It turns out that the deceased was your father's old classmate."

"Yeah. What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lin Xinyi's expression was very complicated, and he said something incomprehensible: "An old classmate of an acquaintance of Conan. This is really a dangerous profession."

Mouri Kogoro has lost several old classmates.

It seems that Kudo Yukiko's best friend at the time also had a murder in her family.

Unexpectedly, even his father-in-law’s old classmates who he hadn’t seen in 20 years were no longer safe.

In this way, Gin and Rum can be considered old colleagues of Miyano Atsushi. I wonder if Conan can kill a few of them indirectly.

"Mr. Lin"

Lin Xinyi was thinking about the laws of Kexue with a strange look on his face.

However, Miyano Akemi was frightened and confused by his frowning and thoughtful look:

"This, this matter doesn't have anything to do with the organization, does it?"

"It can't be because the organization knows that I went to Mr. Dejima, so..."

"Don't worry." Lin Xinyi said consolingly: "This should have nothing to do with the organization."

"After all, organizations kill people."

Usually, a van drives up to the target on the street, the window suddenly rolls up, and several dark gun barrels stick out from inside.

If the goal is more important, the van can also be replaced with a black Porsche.

More importantly, the pistol can also be upgraded in sequence and replaced by a submachine gun, a sniper rifle, eight eggs, and helicopter rockets.

Using poison, and even pretending to be "randomly killing people with poisonous drinks", this does not look like the style of an organized killer.

"It was probably just an accident."

"However." Lin Xinyi asked Miyano Akemi with some concern: "You said that a week before your 'accident', you went to Dejima Sohei's office? Why is this? You haven't seen him in 20 years. Is he dead? Why did you suddenly think of visiting your father’s old friend at that time?”

"Is such that."

Miyano Akemi had a complex and emotional look on her face:

"Actually, I already had a bad premonition before taking action."

"In order to prevent the worst case scenario, I secretly hid the tape that my mother left for Xiao Ai in Mr. Dejima's office."

"Xiao Ai's mother's tape?" Lin Xinyi was a little concerned: "What did the tape say?"

"Well, actually the content inside is no longer important."

"My mother told some secrets about the organization's boss, as well as the secrets of the 'elixir' they studied for Karasuma Renye."

"That's it." Lin Xin nodded:

This information may be important to intelligence agencies such as the FBI and CIA, but it is indeed not important to him.

After all, the identity of the boss, the existence of the elixir, these secrets are all known to Belmode - some parts even know better than Elena Miyano.

The "elixir" developed by Miyano and his wife 18 years ago, and the "child-returning drug" later developed by Miyano Shiho, are actually two very different drugs.

The drug information she left behind back then is somewhat outdated now.

Even if the intelligence agencies knew about it, no one would suddenly think that someone could rejuvenate and become a child after drinking "APTX".

Therefore, even if this tape is obtained by others, it will not have much impact.

"But apart from these secrets of the organization, the most important thing is actually." Miyano Akemi paused slightly and added: "It is the voice that my mother left for Xiao Ai and the little daughter who will grow up in the future."

"This" Lin Xinyi nodded slightly:

The last voice of Shiho's mother?

This is indeed important, very important.

"I will find a way to get this tape back."

Lin Xinyi promised with a serious expression.

"Yeah" Miyano Akemi nodded gratefully.

There was a look on his face filled with emotion and memories:

"Shiho was still locked up in the laboratory at that time, and Mr. Lin, you were still a 'bad guy' in my eyes."

"I really have no one else to turn to."

"The only option is to risk hiding the tape in Mr. Dejima's office."

"In this way, even if I die, Xiao Ai will still have hope to hear her mother's voice."

Her voice trembled slightly, but calmed down.

Looking at Lin Xinyi in front of her and Haibara Ai standing obediently next to her, Miyano Akemi's eyes quietly showed a hint of relief:

"However, it seems now"

"Such preparation seems unnecessary -"

"I have to thank Mr. Lin for this."

"If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago."

The emotional Miss Mingmei unconsciously recalled the despair and fear at that time, as well as the touch and joy of surviving a desperate situation.

In the life-and-death struggle that lasted for more than an hour, if it weren't for Lin Xinyi

"Ahem." Her expression suddenly became very strange.

You still look a little shy?

"??" Lin Xinyi hasn't reacted yet.

"Hmph! I'm so embarrassed to talk about a case." Miss Chris made an annoyed expression in response, and hummed softly: "What are these two bastards talking about behind my back?!"

Haibara Ai:"."

She really wanted to figure this out.

Okiya Subaru: "."

He could roughly guess it, but somehow, he instinctively didn't want to know.

Finally, under the strange gazes of the onlookers, Manager Lin finally finished understanding the case with the female witness, and walked over with a serious look.

"Mr. Lin."

Okiya Subaru was hesitant to speak, and in the end he didn't ask what they were talking about.

Instead, they talked about the case in a business-like manner:

"I also took a brief look at the body of Mr. Sohei Dejima."

"His lips and skin were bright red, and there was an odor of bitter almonds in his mouth. In addition to the 'lightning-like death' described by the person involved who died quickly in just a few seconds after drinking oolong tea, it can be judged."

"Cyanide poisoning?"

Lin Xinyi could basically guess:

"In other words, someone put cyanide in that can of iced oolong tea?"

"Yes." Okiya Subaru nodded.

The investigation police officer on the side also carefully wore gloves and handed over the can of iced oolong tea:

"Mr. Lin, look"

"The top of the can was punched with a needle."

"It's just that because the hole diameter is very small, the place where the hole is punched is originally painted black, so even if you hold it in your hand, it is difficult to detect it without paying attention."

"And even if the can is tipped over, there won't be much liquid leaking from such a small hole - if a drop or two leaks, it will only be regarded as water droplets on the can."

"In addition, the deceased, Mr. Dejima, was too careless when drinking, so the tragedy happened."

The obvious cause of death, the can with tiny holes, and the murderer’s modus operandi need no explanation:

"Someone should have injected the cyanide liquid into the can with a syringe through this small hole."

"So this pot of oolong tea became poisonous tea that could kill people."

"And now the problem we have to face is"

Okiya Subaru's expression became very serious.

The Memu Police Department and the police officers from the First Search Section and the Forensic Section who were standing in front of the background board all realized at this time that something serious was going on.

Because a terrifying question is before them:

"Is this murderer killing people randomly and indiscriminately?"

If so, that's terrible.

Twenty years ago, in the 1970s, Japan had a sensational "poisoned coke" incident.

The murderer injected cyanide into Coke bottles and then placed the poisoned Coke on the roadside for unsuspecting passers-by to drink.

The murderer and the deceased had no grievances and had never even met.

The purpose is just to cause harm indiscriminately.

It's equivalent to a terrorist attack.

This incident caused an uproar at the time.

It even caused the Japanese people to suddenly change their minds when talking about Coca-Cola, causing Coca-Cola's performance that year to suffer a setback.

And the murderer has not been caught until now - this kind of lunatic who poisons indiscriminately, and the shadow of social relations that cannot be traced, has really caused the police a headache and despair, and it is impossible to trace.

"No, it won't be the 'Poison Coke' murderer who reappeared after 20 years, right?"

"Or, is he a copycat?"

The fat face of the police officer was full of nervousness.

Regardless of the possibility, as long as it is determined to be an indiscriminate poisoning incident, it will inevitably cause huge social panic.

At that time, there will inevitably be huge pressure to solve the case on the shoulders of the Metropolitan Police Department.

And the most difficult thing is that in this scientific world where there is almost no control system for hazardous chemicals, it is impossible for the Metropolitan Police Department to catch such a random poisoning murderer!

Therefore, every police officer on the scene felt that the situation was not good.

Including Okiya Subaru——

Even if they don't think about the safety of Tokyo citizens, they still have to worry about being inexplicably poisoned and dying while buying drinks.

This kind of crazy murderer must be caught!

"But how to catch it?"

The Mumu Police Department looked at Lin Xinyi again out of habit.

"This." Lin Xinyi also looked bad.

He is a forensic doctor, not a detective.

And this case happens to be the kind of place where no clues can be found from the corpse, and one must start with reasoning, investigation, etc.

"Okiya Subaru, what do you think?"

Lin Xinyi decided to ask this top student what he thought.

But Okiya Subaru's expression was also serious.

Although his IQ is definitely above 1 gram, if this case is really a case of indiscriminate poisoning, the detective might not be able to do anything about it.

"It's better to learn more about the incident and go through every detail."

Okiya Subaru quietly turned his attention to Miyano Akemi.

There is also the bald man next to him who is also a party and a witness, and the assistant of the deceased, Tetsuo Imai.

"That's fine."

Lin Xinyi could also understand the implication in Subaru Okiya’s words:

Let’s not consider how to solve the problem of indiscriminate killing.

Start by checking the people around the deceased to determine whether this was an indiscriminate killing.

So Lin Xinyi secretly agreed with Subaru Okiya's idea and agreed to let Imai Tetsuo and Miyano Akemi explain in detail what they saw and heard at the time of the crime.

"This." Imai Tetsuo looked over in confusion: "I have told the Megure Police Department what I should say before, and you all know the matter."

"Speak more carefully."

"There may be some details here that we may have missed."

Okiya Subaru emphasized seriously, and Lin Xinyi also nodded secretly.

But Tetsuo Imai is still a little embarrassed:

"But the process of things is really that simple."

"Almost an hour ago, Mr. Dejima and I walked back from the client's company after meeting with him."

He lifted the large briefcase in his hand and indicated that he had indeed met the client with Sohei Dejima before the incident:

"Customers can also help me prove this."

But that's not what Subaru Okiya cares about:

"Walking back?"

"Don't you drive?"

"Yes, not driving."

“Because the client’s company is not too far away from our design office, it takes about 40 minutes to walk there.”

"Plus, you know, it's very troublesome to drive and park in the business district of Mikkacho."

"So we walked right back."

"A 40-minute walk?"

Lin Xinyi also felt something was wrong:

"Isn't this distance not too close?"

"It's so hot today, why do you still want to walk?"

"This" Tetsuo Imai was a little helpless: "Although saying this is a bit disrespectful to the deceased."

"But Mr. Dejima is indeed a very stingy person who likes to take advantage of others."

"He would rather walk 40 minutes to 'exercise' than pay what he said was a 'ridiculously expensive' taxi fare."

“So we just walked over from the client company.”

"We walked for about 30 minutes, that is, half an hour ago. Because the weather was too hot, we stopped in front of this vending machine and planned to buy some ice drinks to quench our thirst."

He explained the process in detail:

"At that time, Miss Asai appeared behind us."

"Yes." Noticing Okiya Subaru's eyes on her, Miyano Akemi also nodded.

Technically speaking, she is now one of the suspects in the case.

So she pointed to the shopping bag beside her and took the initiative to explain:

"I had just purchased some daily necessities from a nearby supermarket."

"I felt thirsty on the way home, so I stopped here, and then..."

"Then it happened that the following case happened."

"I see." Okiya Subaru's eyes briefly glanced at the shopping bag.

Originally he was just walking through the venue for a casual look, but the contents of the shopping bag inexplicably caught his eye:

"Ms. Asai, do you live alone?"

"Yes, yes. What's wrong?"

Theoretically, Xiao Ai is a relative of Dr. A Li and lives in Dr. A Li's home, not with her.

As for Lin Xinyi, theoretically he shouldn't live with her.

"I live alone."

"Then in your shopping bag?" Okiya Subaru's expression was very complicated: "Why did you buy men's slippers?"

"Well, ahem" Miyano Akemi was a little embarrassed: "Because we occasionally have guests at home."

“What about this men’s razor?”

Miyano Akemi: "."

Of course I bought it for Lin Xinyi.

Lin Xinyi now spends less than half of the time staying at her house, so many daily necessities are simply placed in her house.

It just so happened that he was in need of a new razor recently, and we were all a family and often lived under the same roof.

So Miyano Akemi helped buy it.

"This, uh, this"

Although the Okiya Subaru in front of him was just an unrelated stranger.

But somehow, Miyano Akemi suddenly had a strange illusion that she was caught by a certain true love.

"You don't need to answer this."

Fortunately, Lin Xinyi came forward to help in time:

"Xiao Subaru, we need to follow the rules when handling cases."

“Don’t always ask the client questions that are irrelevant to the case.”

"Yes" Subaru Okiya cursed "sanctimonious" and "shameless" silently in his heart.

But at the same time, he closed his mouth with complicated emotions:

Yes, why did he ask Miss Asai these questions?

Obviously everyone knows that she is not Mingmei.

She also knew that Lin Xinyi was her true love.

Why does he always care about this woman's privacy involuntarily?

It's time to wake up

She just looks like Akemi.

Okiya Subaru tried his best to calm down his fluctuating mood and let himself focus on the case again:

"Mr. Imai, Miss Asai, please continue talking."

"The more careful you are, the better."

"Okay." Tetsuo Imai continued to state cooperatively: "Miss Asai was last in line at that time."

"I'm at the front, Mr. Dejima is behind me."

"I first bought a can of orange juice for myself - and when I went to pick up the can of orange juice, I noticed that there was also a can of iced oolong tea that no one wanted in the outlet."

"You didn't take it then?"

"I didn't take it. Maybe it's because I witnessed the poisoned cola case 20 years ago. I have always been cautious about my diet. I will never touch a drink of unknown origin."

"It is indeed the case." Miyano Akemi also took the initiative to help prove: "Later, when Mr. Dejima saw the can of oolong tea and wanted to drink it, Mr. Imai still tried hard to stop him."

"It's a pity that Mr. Dejima didn't listen to the advice. He only thought that Mr. Imai was unfounded."

"Yeah, I understand."

Okiya Subaru nodded seriously and motioned for them to continue their explanation.

At this time, Imai Tetsuo recalled:

"Where did I say it? I bought orange juice for myself, and I'm about to buy a can of Coke for Mr. Dejima."

"At this time." His expression suddenly became complicated: "At this time, Ms. Asai, who was behind us, suddenly made a phone call."

"Because her voice is very similar to an old friend we know."

"So Mr. Dejima and I started chatting with Miss Asai out of curiosity."

"Huh??!" Okiya Subaru was shocked.

Miss Asai's voice.

Similar to an "old friend" they knew?

"Can I ask, who is this old friend you know?"

Okiya Subaru asked with great concern.

"how?"

Lin Xinyi, Haiyuan Ai, and Belmod all stood aside and frowned quietly.

Even Tetsuo Imai thought this police officer was a little strange:

"Officer Okiya."

"Who is that friend that Mr. Dejima and I met?"

"This question doesn't seem to have anything to do with the case, right?"

Miyano Akemi: "??!"

She also felt something was wrong now.

Imai Tetsuo just said that her voice was very similar to that of an old friend.

Why was Subaru Okiya's first reaction to inquire about the identity of that "old friend"?

You know, the only people who know that Kana Asai and Akemi Miyano have similar voices, apart from Dejima and Imai who they met today, are the only ones they bumped into during the bus hijacking case last time.

"Shuichi"

A terrible thought quietly emerged.

She suddenly thought of Akai Shuichi who followed her to her door last time and witnessed "her" date with Lin Xinyi.

There was also Subaru's inexplicable concern for her personal life just now.

She even had the illusion that her boyfriend had caught her.

No way, could it?

Miss Mingmei suddenly felt suffocated.

"I'm just asking casually."

Okiya Subaru tried his best to look calm:

"It's just the police's curiosity."

"." Miyano Akemi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It is also a police instinct to learn as much as possible about the social relationships of the parties concerned.

There's nothing surprising about this.

She was overthinking it.

The man in front of me cannot be Shuichi Akai.

Her "true love" probably doesn't know she's still alive

Well, I probably don't know.

Never know.