Mumu Shisan nodded, turned to look at Chi Feichi, and asked doubtfully, "So, brother Chi, do you have any idea about what the letter said about you 'helping people who want to get these things'? Can you?
Why would the murderer send threatening letters to an unrelated person like you? Or, in other words, are you trying to help someone recently? "
Conan also looked up at Chi Feichi.
That's right, there were no black rust fragments in the envelope. In other words, this letter might have been prepared temporarily by the murderer and was not sealed together with the previous threatening letter.
All he could think of was what Chi Feichi had been doing or done in the past two days, which had touched the murderer's sensitive nerves and made the murderer suddenly put Chi Feichi on the attack list.
"No," Chi Feichi shook his head and said, "I have never tried to help anyone in the will."
In fact, he knew why the other party ambushed him.
He used words to test Isao Sakuragi and Tsurumi Yoko at the herbal medicine shop, hoping to force the murderer to avoid others and come to him and ask him how much he knew.
However, the murderer obviously couldn't trust him, so he chose a more clever way to use the image of a hook-nosed woman who looked like she had experienced a fire, and in turn tested whether he knew about Sophia, and how much he knew...
If he died, no matter what he knew, he would be unable to speak and would no longer be a threat.
If he is lucky enough to survive, knows about Sophia and tells the police, the murderer will be confident that his identity will not be known to outsiders.
This is a cautious, cunning and crazy criminal. It's just a pity that he was so focused on being wary of him that he somewhat ignored the detectives around him. By testing him in turn, he almost exposed half of his identity.
"Feichi, what about Miss Tsurumi?" Maori Kogoro asked Chi Feichi, "Compared to other people in the will, your relationship with her is obviously much better, and she is a child raised by Ms. Elizabeth.
She was always taking care of the lady when she was ill. Do you think she should inherit the will, so you want to help her contact a lawyer to fight for it?"
"Teacher," Chi Feichi looked at Maori Kogoro calmly, "Elizabeth is the one who has the best relationship with me, and I respect Elizabeth's last wish even more."
"Uh, is that so..." Mouri Kogoro scratched his head in sweat, "I remember you said that you have something to do with elderberry. What do you mean specifically? Could it be related to this?"
Miura Joji's face froze, "Elderberry?"
"Yes, in the basement where Mr. Toda drowned, in the explosion site, and in the room where Brother Chi was attacked, there is a similar light and sweet floral fragrance. You can smell a little of that smell now, right?"
Mu Shisan looked at Chi Feichi and said, "Brother Chi has confirmed that it is the fragrance of elderberry."
"Speaking of which," Mouri Kogoro and Megure Jusan exchanged glances, "could it be that Feichi told us about the scent of elderflowers, so the murderer targeted him?"
"No, there is no murderer at all. This must be the work of a witch," Miura Joji panicked, "It must be!"
"That's not impossible," Maori Kogoro confirmed to Chi Feichi, "Feichi, the man you saw was wearing a black robe, had a hooked nose, and his face seemed to be badly burned, right? I just want to think about it.
I feel like she looks like a witch..."
"ah!"
Miura Joji's face turned pale and he exclaimed. His whole body went limp, and he fell to his knees with a thud. His eyes were dull and he murmured, "How is this possible... The witch is resurrected? It's her who is resurrected..."
"Witch?" Mouri Kogoro leaned down, stretched out his hand to hold Miura Joji's arm, and asked with a serious frown, "Mr. Miura, I remember I asked you before if there was anyone suspected of sending threatening letters, but you hesitated.
My, right? Are you hiding something from us?"
"Mr. Miura," Megure Thirteen also advised with a serious expression, "Two people have been murdered now, and you and Brother Chi who have received the threatening letters have also been targeted by the murderer. There may be more in the future.
Many people have been killed. If you know anything, I hope you will stop hiding it."
"this……"
While Miura Joji was worried that he would be retaliated even worse if he revealed his identity as a 'witch', he also felt that his life would be in danger if he didn't reveal his identity, so he might as well confess to the police. Maybe the police could catch the witch and he would be fine.
"Mr. Miura..."
The three children looked at Miura Joji with expectant and worried eyes.
Miura Joji looked up at the three children, and made a choice between the dilemma of 'if you stretch your head out, you will die, or if you shrink your head, you will die'. He sighed, and stood up with the support of Takagi Wataru, "Originally, I didn't want to say
Yes, that was Jiang Shenyuan’s shame, but now that it has happened, I will tell you that the elder tree originally grew in that mansion..."
"That mansion?" Mumu Shisan asked anxiously, "Where is it?"
Miura Joji swallowed his saliva, "Ms. Elizabeth's daughter, at Sophia's house."
Chi Feichi glanced at Miura Joji and did not choose to correct him.
Calculating his age, Miura Joji was probably still a child under ten years old when Sophia died. It is normal not to know that the elderberries in Sophia's house were transplanted from the herbal medicine shop.
"What?" Memu Shisan confirmed in surprise, "Does Ms. Elizabeth have a daughter?"
Conan was not surprised and thought of the photos on the wall of the herbal medicine shop.
It was a faded black-and-white photo, of a middle-aged woman and a young woman cuddling together. The young woman had a face very similar to Tsurumi Yoko.
Miura Joji nodded, "I remember that Sophia was the same age as my mother. I had met her several times. From the perspective of a child, I felt that Sophia was stunningly beautiful and unparalleled at that time, but after that
I never saw her again."
"We haven't seen each other again?" Mouri Kogoro confirmed doubtfully.
"Yes, after Miss Sophia got married to a Japanese, she left the foreign residence area, rented a house in an area where Japanese people generally live, and lived with her husband, but not long after..." Miura Zhang
Recalling this time, "I remember that not long after her and her husband's child was born, the war broke out, and her husband went to join the army. Then something happened, and she began to be called a witch by the children, and the place where she lived was also called a witch.
Witch Mansion."
Mouri Kogoro was fascinated by the story and asked, "What on earth happened?"
"Miss Sophia and her husband have a very good relationship, and they stay together wherever they go. People around them are extremely envious when they see how loving they are," Miura Joji sighed, "But since her husband went to join the army, Sophia's whole
People have changed, become hysterical, and have erratic moods. Sometimes they laugh suddenly, and sometimes they fall silent again. They may be crying one minute, and then running to the dock the next minute, looking at the sea in a daze..."
"Sofia is sick," Guangyan quietly looked at Chi Feichi, couldn't help but said aloud, and then confirmed firmly, "It must be!"
Bumi also glanced at Chi Feichi and nodded seriously, "It's just that her illness is in her heart, which is different from everyone else's."
Chi Feichi was speechless. He turned around and walked to the big window, looked at the street outside the window, turned his back to a group of people, took out a cigarette and bit it.
He had just recalled Sophia's appearance at that time, and before his emotions arose, these people were peeking at him one by one...
Not only the three of them, Doctor, Xiao Ai, Xiao Lan, and Conan, but also his teacher Maori is also eyeing him, but he is just a little more hidden and restrained than the three children. Don't think he can't feel it!
When did he become erratic? When did he become hysterical? These people really have no idea!
Mao Lilan looked at Chi Feichi with some worry, thinking that staying away from Chi Feichi might be good for her mood. Thinking about Sophia, she felt a little emotional, "She has been waiting for that person who doesn't know when he will come back."
ah."
Conan felt guilty for a while, hesitated, walked to Chi Feichi in front of the window, turned his back to the window, and looked at the group of people talking.
He couldn't face the loss in Xiaolan's eyes, so he might as well stand further away, find Chi Feichi standing there, and temporarily join the 'self-deception escape group'.
"At first, when people thought about the help she and Elizabeth had given to everyone over the years, many people could understand her and were worried about her," Miura Joji continued, "However, after the news of her husband's death in the war came back,
After that, her condition worsened, and she began to shut herself in her home and prepare herbal medicines all day and night. At that time, people had different opinions and speculated whether she was preparing some medicine that could bring her husband back to life, that is,
After that, Sophia's condition became more and more serious, reaching the point where everyone would find it strange. For example, she would wander around in the forest late at night, or soak in the sea in the middle of winter and look at the sea for hours, wearing clothes
She was also dressed in a mess, and sometimes she would walk up and down the street with bare feet. Her face was haggard, and her originally straight nose had turned into a hooked nose... She was obviously such a beautiful woman, but she became like that,
It’s really unbelievable…”
"yes……"
The three children imagined the changes in Sophia, their eyes turned red unbearably, and they suddenly imagined that Chi Feichi was disheveled and looked haggard...
Sure enough, I can't figure it out.
You can imagine how unbelievable the people in Jiangshenyuan were at that time, which did not prevent them from feeling worried. They quickly glanced at Chi Feichi with careful eyes, and only after confirming that Chi Feichi was dressed formally and his aura remained the same, they felt more at ease.
Chi Feichi, who was smoking with his back to a group of people: "..."
Can you stop peeking at him? He can feel the baptism of your eyes, but he won't become like that, thank you.
Haiyuan Ai thought about how her brother couldn't tell the difference between spring, summer, autumn and winter, and always forgot to add clothes. She sighed, "Miss Fisoya's behavior is not what she wants. The people around her should take more care of her.
That way she can get better slowly."
"During that time, her mother, Ms. Elizabeth, took care of the business of the herbal shop while taking time to take care of her and her children. She seemed to find taking care of children a very troublesome task. She often left her children at home and went out alone.
," Miura Joji's eyes also flashed with sadness and intolerance, "Seeing her look like that, some unsympathetic delinquents started calling her 'witch' in front of her..."
"That's too much!" Ayumi couldn't help but frown.
"Yes," Yuantai clenched his fists and rolled up his sleeves, "If I encounter such a hateful guy, I must teach them a lesson!"