"You lost something?" Kaminodong was a little surprised: "Did he tell you that?"

"Of course... no." Kithara Sosuke smiled: "How could he tell me this? Not only me, except for a few of his cronies, I'm afraid even the second and third brothers don't know."

Kamino was about to continue asking, but saw Kitahara Sosuke tearing off his tie and throwing it aside. He had just taken a can of cold drink out of the refrigerator, and suddenly stood there motionless, as if he had stopped.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, the old housekeeper silently put away his tie, closed the refrigerator door, and waited quietly.

Ten minutes later, Kitahara Sosuke took the cold drink with a layer of water droplets on the surface and walked to the front of the sofa to sit down. After thinking for a while, he murmured: "Yes, it must be like this."

Then Shenyedong said: "What is the basis for Young Master's judgment?"

"Three reasons." Kitahara Sosuke put down the drink can he forgot to open, raised three fingers, and then turned into one: "First, the old man made such a big fight for the death of his eldest brother, and invited more than one person

It is very unruly for a famous detective to come to investigate. Anyone would think that he is doing this because of the pain of losing his son. But when he talked to me today, he was actually concerned about my irregular tea ceremony etiquette, and

I feel like tasting this year’s newly picked jade dew... Is this the mentality of a grieving father?”

Kaminodong frowned slightly.

"The second reason is..." Kitahara Sosuke added: "His attitude towards me... is too kind."

"...amiable?" Kaminodong didn't understand why this became a point of doubt.

What's the problem with a father who is very talkative about everything?

"Well...he has never liked me in the past few years, not to mention that the eldest brother is dead now." Kitahara Sosuke said flatly: "During the time when I left home, the eldest brother once showed great disgust towards me.

If the old man is really as devastated by his elder brother's death as he showed, then out of some compensatory psychology, he may not necessarily like what his elder brother likes, but he will definitely hate what his elder brother hates, such as a person who originally disliked him.

The son who doesn’t pay much attention to is me.”

Kannodong looked at his calm analysis, as if he was not affected at all, and subconsciously tightened his fingers on the crutches.

Then, he slowly let go.

Kitahara Sosuke did not notice this and continued: "But his attitude was very gentle, and he even seemed to deliberately lower himself and get closer to each other, as if I was also the heir he was considering... From beginning to end, he didn't even talk about it much.

More than big brother."

"Third, he said... he believed that I was not the murderer, and he didn't even have any suspicion at all. This is not right at all. Because I myself know that from other people's perspective, I am suspect."

"Before I left home, my eldest brother once said harshly that he wanted to kill me. Everyone in the family should know about this, which was enough motivation for me to kill him. Moreover, I helped the police catch Shi Kaobing on the Suzuki family's boat.

I believe that the incident has reached his ears. From this point of view, I also have certain abilities. In addition, Xiaoling had a good relationship with me in the past, and I was able to control her to kill...so I was directly ruled out as a suspect.

It’s also abnormal.”

"So I think the old man's so-called arrest of the murderer is just an excuse. His real purpose is not this, so what is it?"

Kitahara Sosuke organized his words while recalling: "He said... not even a fly can fly out of Kitahara's house. But even if the Prime Minister dies, when the identity of the direct murderer has been exposed and died, the police

Nor can we forcibly detain everyone in the same area - such as the maid who lived together when the murder occurred, the chef who was preparing the food in the kitchen, the guard in the yard... They can testify against each other, neither

The time when he committed the crime did not meet the conditions to become the murderer behind the scenes, so there is no need to fight together."

"So, there is only one reason for him to do this... The old man is not to prevent the murderer from escaping, but to prevent something from being taken out!"

Kamino Higashi was also thinking, tapping his cane with his fingers: "With Mr. Beihara's status, no amount of wealth would make him lose his composure. So that thing must not be some kind of jewelry or antique. It is also impossible for him to put it

Leaving his criminal evidence at home for others to steal... The only thing that can make him so nervous is..."

"intelligence!"

The two looked at each other and both felt that this was the correct answer.

Maybe it's a list, an account, a piece of information, or a video... As long as it's exposed, Kitahara Shigeru and even Towakai will suffer heavy losses.

"Maybe it's a USB flash drive, memory card, chip or mobile hard drive... No, no, no, the mobile hard drive is too big to carry. That thing must be very small and can be easily hidden." Kitahara Sosuke touched his chin.

Said: "So now the whole manor is not allowed in or out, because once the opening is opened, the thing may be taken out..."

"There must be very few people who knew about that thing, and Young Master Zhihui was one of them...perhaps he was responsible for keeping it personally." Kaminodong said: "On the night of his death, the situation must have been very chaotic. Afterwards, they discovered

, that thing is missing...but there were a lot of people at that time, how could you identify someone from the Kitahara family?"

Kitahara Sosuke continued: "Kitahara Chihui will definitely take good care of such an important thing, and the possibility of it being taken away accidentally is very low. And the person who deliberately steals that thing must know its existence and location.

This greatly narrowed down the scope of suspects. At that time, the important and prestigious cadres of the Towa Association were having dinner outside, and those who stayed in the house were basically people from the Kitahara family."

"There is another possibility that the person who stole the thing was Xiaoling. After the murder, she hid the thing in a place that others had arranged with her in advance, and then died... So from the clues revealed in her diary

Look, that person’s surname is Kitahara. So if the murder case is solved, it’s possible to find that thing.”

Of course, there are other possibilities - such as a servant taking advantage of the sheep, or someone accidentally taking the thing as his own, or maybe Xiaoling dropped it into the bushes when she fell... But

This kind of low-probability event is meaningless to discuss and can only depend on luck.

Moreover, the probability of the Kitahara family's servants committing crimes is very low, because the people who serve in this house not only have extremely high salaries and benefits comparable to civil servants, but their families also receive meticulous care - such as sending their parents home.

See a doctor, let their brothers and sisters have a job with a good salary in a company under the name of Donghe Society, let their children go to a good school, help their family solve some external troubles, etc.

, so supporting the Beihara family is protecting their own happiness and interests.

On the contrary, if you betray, not only will your current happiness be lost, but the lives of your family and friends will also be threatened. Of course, it goes without saying how to choose.

So, who in the family could do such a thing?

Kitahara Sosuke thought for a while, put on his gloves and began to look through Nagayama Rei's diary and information.

After an unknown amount of time, a glass of hot milk was placed in his hand.

"Young Master, it's already half past twelve, you should go and rest."

Kitahara Sosuke looked at the time on his phone and saw Kamino Toya looking a little tired, so he said, "I understand. Kamino, you should go to sleep too."

Naturally, Kamino Higashi also has a bedroom here.

After persuading Kamino Higashi to go back to rest first, and watching the old housekeeper enter the bedroom, Kitahara Sosuke closed the door and returned to the table.

A figure with his head bowed was reflected on the window paper.

The light in Shenye Dong's bedroom was on for a while, and then turned off after ten minutes.

More than an hour later, the lights in Kitahara Sosuke's room also went out.

Late at night, when almost everyone was asleep, a dark figure walked quietly along the corridor without wearing shoes, and the figure seemed to be swallowed up by the darkness.

……………………

After staring at the computer and reading information, he fell asleep, and was finally carried to bed by Mao Lilan. Conan suddenly woke up from peeing. He lay on the bed and endured it for a while, but couldn't help it anymore. He opened the quilt and sat up, got up and walked outside.

"Conan-kun." Mao Lilan's thin voice came from behind him: "Do you want to go to the bathroom?"

Conan responded: "Yeah."

"Then... aren't you scared?" Mao Lilan sat up and asked, hugging the quilt.

"Well, sister Xiaolan, please go to sleep. I'll be back in a while." Conan said.

"Wait, wait." Mao Lilan also got up: "I'd better go with you!"

Conan also understood at this time, and said with half-moon eyes: "Sister Xiaolan, you want to go to the toilet, but you don't dare to go alone, right?"

"No, so what if you don't dare!" Mao Lilan said unconvinced, "After all... it's an extremely dangerous place. And two people just died..."

Conan was about to say something to scare her, but when Mao Lilan's cold hand held his, he suddenly realized that the girl had actually woken up a long time ago, but had been hiding in the quilt and was too scared to go out.

Thinking of what Kitahara Sosuke said last time, Conan's heart suddenly softened, and he felt a little guilty - if he hadn't promoted Mouri Kogoro to become a famous detective, Maori Lan would still be sleeping well at home, and there would be no need for this.

Worried and frightened.

Thinking of this, Conan held Mao Lilan's hand and said softly: "Don't be afraid, sister Xiaolan, I will stay with you."

"Thank you, Conan-kun."

Mao Lilan felt warm in her heart, and the two held hands and went out.

The stone lantern in the yard stays on all night, so the corridor is not dark. There is just a slight friction sound on the wooden floor under your feet. This sound is not noticeable during the day, but at night it always sounds like someone is following behind.

Same.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Mao Lilan shuddered subconsciously and hugged Conan tightly involuntarily.

Conan: "..."

The famous detective stared blankly, being held in his girlfriend's arms helplessly - what a sweet scene it was! It would have been better if his feet were not one foot off the ground now.

After going to the toilet, both of them felt a little relaxed. Conan took the initiative to hold Mao Lilan's hand and were about to go back together when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

——The sun hasn’t come out yet, so why is there such a bright place?
Chapter completed!