"Three people?!" Jiang Cheng was startled, then after thinking carefully for a moment, he shook his head with a solemn expression: "No, it's impossible. I just took all the circumstances into consideration."
Sougo chuckled and replied: "It seems that even the boss will ignore some things, but it is amazing that an ordinary person like the boss can analyze it to this point."
As he spoke, Sougo put one hand in his pocket and picked up the exercise book on the table with the other hand, his expression gradually becoming serious.
"Because the job of a police officer requires a different sense of smell and clear observation of cases than ordinary people, so I can find things here that the boss has ignored."
Gudu... Haruta swallowed again, "No... As expected of a police officer, so what exactly is it?"
"Here," Zongwu pointed to the question on the exercise set. "Xiao Mei's parents..."
"No, that doesn't matter, right?" Jiang Cheng shrugged, "That's just a prerequisite for Xiaomei to transfer to another school, right?"
"Is it really that simple?" Sougo glanced at Jiang Cheng indifferently, "The police's intuition tells me..."I have to move and transfer schools because of my parents' work" There is a deep atmosphere of a case hidden behind this sentence..."
Jiang Cheng raised his hand and narrowed his eyes and replied: "No, Sougo-kun, this is just an ordinary elementary school student's question."
"Boss, you have ignored another fact." Sougo chuckled again, and then pointed at Haruta beside him: "Isn't it the job of elementary school students to solve secret room cases that are difficult for even the police?!"
"There is only one truth..." Haruta, who was COS Conan-kun, blurted out subconsciously, but then suddenly reacted, tore off his COS costume, and shouted loudly: "No! Why did it suddenly become What kind of case is this! It’s just an ordinary exercise! There is no victim at all!”
Sougo shook his head and replied: "No, maybe the murderer has hidden him in the trunk... Xiaomei's father."
"Is it dad?!" Haruta felt bad, "Hey! Wait a minute! I told you that I have to move because of work!"
Jiang Cheng, who ignored Haruta, nodded with his chin and analyzed to himself: "So it turns out that moving because of work is just a cover. The real reason is to cover up the fact that my father was killed..."
"Don't ignore me!!"
Sougo, who also ignored Seita, chuckled: "It seems that I finally understand, boss. Yes, dad's body is now hidden in the trunk."
"I told you not to ignore me!!"
"So...the murderer," Jiang Cheng said, looking at Sougo, "is the mother, right?"
"Why did you continue talking about dad being dead so naturally?"
"No, it's not," Sougo shook his head, "Unfortunately, the murderer is not my mother. Although it is somewhat related, the real murderer is someone else."
"Impossible!" Jiang Cheng retorted with a serious expression, "Except for her mother, who actually doesn't have a good relationship with her husband and just pretends to be affectionate in front of the neighbors, and even once suspected that her husband, who leaves early and comes home late every day, is cheating, there can be no other person. !”
"Why are you so specific?!" Haruta collapsed and complained.
"Boss, you have ignored another person." Sougo replied calmly, "Although it is indeed what you said on the surface, but... there is still the most important person you have ignored."
"Who?!" Jiang Cheng was shocked again.
"That's the person who spread the word that "Xiao Mei's parents are about to move due to work reasons." "
"Hey? Is there such a thing? Is there really such a person?" Haruta asked, "Didn't they say this kind of thing themselves?"
"Really, I even ignored this kind of thing." Jiang Cheng shook his head helplessly, and then explained to himself: "Because a mother who suspects her husband of cheating but can't find any evidence can only do it every day. While my husband was away, I went to the bar to drink alone, and met that person in the bar... "
"Huh? Is this a development? Is there still such a development? Why do you even know about this kind of thing?"
"That's right, it's the guy I met at the bar." Sougo nodded, "After playing with that guy twice, mom gradually fell in love with him."
Haruta's mouth twitched and she complained: "Xiao Mei's family situation...is too complicated?"
Jiang Cheng and Sougo said at the same time: "Yes, that lover is the owner/bartender of the hotel!"
"Huh?" Jiang Cheng and Sougo, who were stunned at the same time, were surprised at the same time.
Jiang Cheng frowned and said: "Wait a minute, Sougo-kun, no matter how you look at it, he can't be a bartender, right? How could that kind of ruffian-yellow-haired young man with holes all over him let his mother fall into it?" Huh? It’s only three minutes at most.”
"The hotel owner is the most unlikely one, right?" Sougo retorted, "How could such a rich man fall in love with an old woman with a droopy figure? Even if her charm is still there, the best she can do is be with her. Just for fun, right? She will definitely ignore her in three days, and she will definitely hang out with the previous GK again! How could she kill her dad just to stay with mom forever?"
"Um...how many people are here?" Qingtai asked weakly.
"No, that frivolous bartender is absolutely impossible!" Jiangcheng, who ignored Haruta, retorted, "That kind of guy can't bear the responsibility of a family! In the final analysis, he is just young and energetic. It’s just hot! I just helped Xiaomei’s mother go to that place when my brain got hot! I will never give up my job for that kind of woman or even kill my father to monopolize that kind of woman!”
Sougo clenched his fists and argued with reason: "Although it looks like that on the surface, that bartender doesn't like that job in his heart! He has to face all kinds of drunk and bad customers every day, and he often even treats him badly. Harsh words! Under such circumstances, I met a very ordinary wife who confided in her troubles.
The kind-hearted wife even discovered the inner distress of the somewhat frivolous bartender in front of her, and took the initiative to invite him, "If you don't mind, you can talk to me if you have any troubles. After all... I will talk to you too. So much..." And he said something like this!
Can you understand? ! The mood of the bartender! Even if it only lasts for three minutes, can you understand the mood of the bartender who was comforted and said, "It's okay... I'm very satisfied." ! Do you understand the mood of the bartender who is deeply attracted by the gentle wife? ! "
Haruta twitched half of his face, and complained with black lines on his head: "I always feel that the development of the plot is getting more and more confusing, and it has nothing to do with this question."
"Of course I understand, but don't forget one thing, Sougo-kun." Jiang Cheng replied in a calm tone, "That bartender... is the son of the hotel owner! Although he doesn't live up to expectations, he is still him. My son!"
"Where did you see this from?!" Haruta collapsed and complained.
Jiang Cheng continued with a serious expression: "That lady...all this she did was just acting! The young bartender who is frivolous and looks like a hooligan who has long been drained by wine and sex, if it weren't for the fact that he is the boss's As for the son, do you think the wife will look at him seriously?!"
"Hey!! Is that so?!"
"Gan!!" Sougo knocked on the table hard, with a look of dismay on his face: "That hateful woman! She actually...played with the bartender's feelings like this! How can she fix it!"
"Why do you believe it!!" Haruta complained again, "I can't understand it at all!"
Jiang Cheng sighed softly: "In fact, my wife's real goal has always been the boss, but after realizing that the boss is not easy to get close to, she chose a simpler goal. Love? A person who gets along day and night and works overtime every day for his wife and children. What right does a woman have to talk about that kind of thing when her husband would be suspicious of her late at night?”
Haruta asked expressionlessly: "Hey, are you serious? Are you two really serious from just now? The words have nothing to do with the problem, right? Where is Haruko? Where is Wangjun?"
"I don't know." Jiang Cheng and Sougo replied at the same time with narrowed eyes.
"I don't know what you mean! What have you been discussing since just now!" Haruta was furious.
"But having said that, the case should be closed, right?" Jiang Cheng looked at Sougo and said, "Mom is actually the mastermind."
"Ah, that's enough." Sougo nodded.
"Why!!" Haruta said frantically.
"Because... it's too troublesome." They both replied at the same time.
Haruta:…
"Then..." As he spoke, Sougo picked up a pen and crossed out the three words "I don't know" that Jiang Cheng had just written, and wrote again: "Call the police immediately, and then my mother is the murderer."
"Well, that should be enough." Jiang Cheng nodded and said, but just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard Gintoki's voice coming from the side.
"Wait a minute," Gintoki, who was standing at the door, casually flicked the booger off his little finger, then walked over slowly, curling his lips with some disdain and continued: "The case is closed too quickly. Closing the case without even conducting an autopsy is not what an ordinary police officer would do."
"Huh?" Sougo stood up, "Are there any new clues on the body?"
"Of course," Gintoki took the test question book from Sougo's hand very naturally, and replied with a dead fish eye that lacked motivation: "Because... dad is not dead at all!"
"What?!" Jiang Cheng and Sougo opened their eyes wide at the same time, showing extremely surprised expressions.
"So how on earth did you see it!" Qingta held his head and complained frantically, "Brother Jiang Cheng, did you show such a surprised expression?!"
"It's also true that I have to move because of work." Gintoki continued, thinking to himself, "As for the father's body in the trunk, it's just... just sleeping."
"Why...why do you know?" Jiang Cheng asked Gintoki with a solemn expression, drops of cold sweat breaking out on his face.
"Why? Does that need to be said?" Gintoki replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's because the company held a farewell party for dad the day before, and you two even ignored such a thing, really~"
"How can it be repaired?" Zongwu clenched his fists with a look of dismay on his face.
"Indeed, we are moving soon, so... there must be a farewell party the day before." Jiang Cheng nodded and analyzed slowly.
Gintoki continued: "Then, because of that, my father drank until early in the morning. When he came home drunk, he stood in front of the house and remembered that he had forgotten to bring his keys when he went out in the morning, and he was worried about disturbing his wife and daughter's rest. , and finally decided to sleep in... a car that was already mostly filled with furniture... "
"Unexpectedly, he is a good father and husband." Jiang Cheng nodded and analyzed.
Gintoki continued: "Also, my mother actually already knows that her husband has not cheated on her, and the reason for going to the bar is just to find a part-time job to share some of the pressure of life with her husband."
"I didn't expect...it would be like this..." Sougo murmured, and then shook his head helplessly, "It's true, I'm completely defeated, as a policeman..."
"How many years do you think I have been doing the Master House?" Gintoki put down the test book and sat down at the table. "I don't know how many commissions like this I have received. You can tell at a glance."
After that, Gintoki erased what Sougo had just written and wrote: "Xiao Mei, you must live happily with your parents! Come on! I will always remember what I saw when I climbed the tree that day. They’re in little pants! The cat is so cute!”
"Isn't it too early to say what you said?" Fourteen, who didn't know why or when he arrived, took a puff of his cigarette, and then curled his lips with some displeasure, "Really, I didn't expect to find someone who went on patrol without permission. The guy who left his post ended up here."
"What do you mean?" Gintoki asked.
"Have you checked the bottom of the car?" Fourteen asked casually, "As a police officer, you can't miss any details. The bodies of the bar owner and the bartender under the car...what happened?"
"I really don't understand more and more..." Haruta said silently.
"Why are the couple in such a hurry to move? Aren't you curious? And the pile of cash in the trunk, aren't you curious?" Fourteen walked up and sat down at the table, taking it at the same time. He put the test book in front of him, "I didn't stay in the car because I was drunk because I was afraid of disturbing my family. I just stayed in the car because I was afraid of losing what I had already obtained."
"Can it be said that...!!" Jiang Cheng suddenly thought of something. "Is everything...all an act?! From suspecting her husband of cheating to getting drunk at a bar...are all these two people acting?!"
"Ah, that's right." Fourteen crossed out what Gintoki had written and murmured, "This couple has been targeting the bar owner's property from the beginning, and there are also grudges from many years ago, but It's too troublesome, so I won't make it up... and I won't say it anymore. Moreover, this couple used to be a pair of unscrupulous thieves. In fact, the police had noticed them a long time ago, but they didn't dare to take action without evidence. As a result... when they really took action Only then did I realize that it was true.”
Shinpachi, who didn't know when he arrived, pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "No, Hijikata-san, your conclusion is a little premature, isn't it?"
"What do you mean?" Fourteen turned around and asked.
(End of chapter)