In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 312 The East Wind That Brings Plague

Chapter 312 The East Wind That Brings Plague

The police warmly welcomed Akutagawa Hiko, but after learning the purpose of his visit, the officer who received him sighed slightly.

"We don't really know what to do about this Koda Masao."

Akutagawa Hiko politely accepted the tea, took a sip, and then asked the police officer to explain in detail.

"It's all because of the stocks that Yoshikazu Watanuki bought from Sanae Koda, which caused a loss of about 1.5 million yen. It's not a huge amount of money for him."

Akutagawa Hiko nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.

One million five hundred thousand yen is roughly equivalent to about 80,000 RMB. Given Yoshikazu Watanuki's status, there was indeed no need for him to kill someone for that amount of money.

"Right, but this man insists that Yoshikazu Watanabe is the murderer and has been staking out him for a month. No matter what, Yoshikazu Watanabe is more like the victim."

Meanwhile, the Junior Detective League, who had been commissioned by Akutagawa Hiko, discovered that the gate to Yoshikazu Watanuki's house was not locked, so they simply pushed the gate open and slipped inside.

Unfortunately, Yoshikazu Watanuki caught him red-handed.

When it comes to Conan's rival, Tsukasa Rei, Tsukasa is a master at acting cute and charming. Her attitude in admitting her mistakes and apologizing is also very sincere, leaving no room for criticism.

"I'm so sorry, we were so eager to get the ball back that we wandered in ourselves, Red Bean Mud Smith Marseille!"

Conan's voice was filled with fear and trepidation, and he was on the verge of tears. Ai Haibara quietly moved to the side a couple of times, worried that if she stayed in this environment for too long, she would catch Conan's influence.

A group of children are not really a threat, and their reasoning is actually quite valid. Even though it's just a baseball, if they lose it and want to buy another one, they'll likely get scolded by their parents.

So it's perfectly reasonable for him to sneak in to retrieve the ball.

Thinking of this, Yoshikazu Miyaku put on a kind expression: "Never mind, actually I was in a bad mood this morning, I'm sorry for being so mean to you. I just found the baseball, I'll give it back to you now."

Immediately afterwards, Yoshikazu Watanuki adopted the manner of an elder lecturing a younger person.

"Construction sites are very dangerous, you have to promise me you won't go to that place to play again."

After getting Conan and the others' approval, Yoshikazu Watanuki got up to get the baseball: "Okay, you guys wait here for a bit."

When Yoshikazu Mikan went to get the baseball from the cabinet, he noticed that the voicemail redial button on the phone was flashing red, which was the sign that someone had left a voicemail. So he pressed it with some doubt.

Upon hearing the sound, Conan immediately perked up his ears.

A familiar male voice came through the phone, reminding him that he needed to go to the hospital for a check-up the next day and asking him to make sure he came.

Ayumi recognized the voice in the message and was about to speak when Ai covered her mouth.

"Shh!"

Seeing Ai shake her head with a serious expression, Ayumi quickly nodded to indicate that she wouldn't say anything out of the ordinary.

This hot-tempered guy immediately put on a show of what Sichuan opera face-changing looks like, yelling into the phone, "Who needs you guys to remind me, you bastards!"

Then, with his mood plummeting, Miyakuya threw the ball to the group: "Here you go, take your ball and get out of here!"

On the street, Genta and Mitsuhiko complained about Yoshikazu Watanuki's unpredictable personality.

Seeing that no one else was around, Ayumi asked with some concern, "Conan, Ai, was that voice just now—"

Conan and Ai nodded: "That's right, that voice really does sound like Mr. Koda. It seems he's planning to sneak into the yard while Mr. Watanuki is at the hospital and try to find the body."

When Kojima Genta heard the name Masao Koda, he didn't immediately recognize it until Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya mentioned the Mole Alien, at which point he finally matched the name with the image.

"Let's contact Brother Ayan first—"

Conan was about to take out his badge to contact Akutagawa Hiko when Genta and Mitsuhiko stopped him.

Conan was completely confused.

Genta and Mitsuhiko said that since Akutagawa Hiko trusted them so much and entrusted them with such a crucial matter, they should achieve even greater results to justify their actions.

They haven't found any clues yet. What if they disappoint Akutagawa Hiko and he never calls them again for something like this?

Conan suddenly felt a headache coming on. He couldn't possibly fight back against two little brats, especially since they were both watching him the whole time.

Fortunately, there was no danger at the moment. His task was simply to stop Koda Masao from trespassing and see if he could provide any clues for Akutagawa Hiko. Since he hadn't found anything yet, he let them be.

So, the next day, Saturday morning, Conan and the others arrived right on time near Yoshikazu Watanuki's villa.

As for Akutagawa Hiko, after visiting Koda Sanae's workplace and asking her colleagues about some details of that day, he found Mochida Shinichi, who claimed to have heard the sound of digging.

"That happened more than a month ago, and I was really drunk, so I don't remember it very clearly."

Akutagawa Hiko felt that this gentleman was being overly modest. His memory was exceptionally good; he not only described the situation clearly but also remembered that he had lit a cigarette at the time.

"So, are you sure the sound you heard was coming from the house on your left?"

Mochida Shinichi thought for a moment: "I don't remember very clearly, but it shouldn't be wrong. It was the sound coming from my left. I was walking this way at the time, preparing to take a shortcut home—"

Mochida Shinichi attempted to recreate the scene, and indeed, Watanuki Yoshiichi's house was to his left.

Akutagawa Hiko took out his phone and searched for the day's news: "Mr. Mochida, you said you lit a cigarette back then, right? Can I see your lighter?"

Although he found Akutagawa's behavior strange, he couldn't see any characteristics of a smoker in Akutagawa. His fingertips and teeth were very healthy, and he wasn't afraid of having his lighter stolen, so he just took it out and handed it to him.

"It's not a windproof lighter—"

Mochida Shinichi nodded matter-of-factly. He only bought the lighter to light his cigarettes, so there was no need for such a high-end item as a windproof lighter.

"There was a strong east wind that night, which was recorded because it lifted up a celebrity's skirt. When you walked over, you were facing the wind, so it was impossible for you to light a cigarette."

Mochida Shinichi was lost in his memories, and details that he had previously overlooked due to his drunkenness came to light one by one.

He was heading home along the path, but the main road was under construction and impassable, so he took the path instead.

I had a craving for a cigarette on the way, so I wanted to light one.

It was very windy that day, so he lit his cigarette with his back to the wind, and that's when he heard the sound of digging.

"So, at that time, the left-hand side was—"

The two of them looked at the construction site that had been shut down.