Chapter 568: The Legacy of the Watchmaker

On the afternoon of Monday, March 23, at a round table in a community park near the building where Kozaburo Hijikata lives.

When Maori woke up, Yamazaki and Conan helped Maori "remember" the reasoning just now.

"Yeah, um," Maori rubbed his chin and smiled, "Mr. Hijikata has always played a positive character. How can I say this feeling? By the way, it's like that Ajin on Saturday."

"What?" Yamazaki didn't understand.

"The protagonist in the period drama on Saturday," Conan raised his triangular eyes, "the Kinshiro Toyama who eradicates rape and eliminates evil."

"Okay, I'm going to find a place to celebrate, you go back by yourself." Maori said before running away before Lan could react.

"It looks like this," Lan reacted, and shouted, "Damn it! Dad, if you dare to go to that kind of place, try it."

Yamazaki and Conan immediately stood up and took a few steps back to distance themselves from Ran. ...

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Maori Detective Agency.

"Brother, your express delivery." Mei Daizi delivered a flat package, "What is it?"

"Oh, it's a laptop." Yamazaki said, "It's convenient to use in the office, so you don't have to do anything when you're on duty." He opened the package, and there was a laptop inside, and two different books on computers. books.

"This is not bad." Mei Daizi rubbed her chin.

"Don't even think about it. The power supply in the class is at the front. If there is no power supply, you won't be able to play for a long time." Yamazaki asked with a smile, "Or are you going to charge the power supply in front of the teacher?"

"That's it, forget it." Mei Daizi said, "I'm going back."

"I'll go with you, mom should be back soon." Yamazaki said, "Lan, this thing is in the office, you can use it if you want, don't worry about it, the basic software is installed in it, if there is anything missing, come and get the CD Dress it up yourself."

"Thank you so much." Lan smiled.

"What's there to thank you for?" Yamazaki said with a smile, "If Auntie knew, she would definitely buy it for you."

"That's different." Lan smiled.

"Then I'll go first." Yamazaki took a computer book and left.

The Miyamoto family, the living room.

After Miko Miyamoto came back, Mei Daizi and Ueyamazaki handed in the report card for this semester that they got back in the morning.

"637, 636." Miyamoto Miko looked at the results of the two mock exams, "It seems that there is no need to make up lessons."

Mei Daizi smiled and said: "Great, I'll go and ask about the activities in the garden." After saying that, she went back to her room.

Yamazaki handed in the evening paper, and based on the front-page news, he talked about the afternoon's events, and then said with emotion: "I feel dangerous, what a pity."

"It's normal," Miyamoto Miko said with a smile, "It used to be useful only because the targets were ordinary people. Just imagine if you have killed an enemy soldier on the battlefield, he will definitely give you a dangerous feeling. You can't judge whether he is a murderer or not. .In the final analysis, this is just for you to use for self-protection, not for you to use as a detective."

"I know, I don't blame myself, it's just regret." Yamazaki said.

At this time, Mei Daizi came out with a smile, "Ha, Yuanzi said that her mother is going to find a dozen teachers for her, and let me find a way to save her."

Miyamoto Miko said with a smile: "There is an event at the end of the month.

You can save her, but don't tell her yet, let her study hard at home. "

Mei Daizi asked, "What event is it?"

"It's a party." Miko Miyamoto said, "We'll talk about the details later."...

Later, Kozaburo Hijikata was sentenced to fifteen years for murder and two years for theft, for a total of seventeen years. The crime of seal forgery was not convicted because there was no solid evidence. The crime of defamation involving Okitaichi caused him to be rumored to have an affair with Nagakura Yumi, which is a civil matter. The party involved Okitaichi did not ask a lawyer to appeal, so it was settled. ...

Tuesday, March 24, morning, Māori Detective Agency.

When Lan picked up the newspaper, he found a commission letter in the mailbox.

"Mr. Mori Kogoro, your letter is a bit abrupt, but I'm going to get straight to the point, because a series of very strange things happened in my family, so I very much hope that you, a famous detective, can help me solve the problem. Mystery. Although this is my home, it is actually an old bungalow I inherited from my grandfather who was a watchmaker who passed away a few days ago. Strange things happen every day after I move to this house. Recently, I also have a kind of It feels like someone is watching me all the time. Although I'm just a little-known detective novelist, I'm aware of such things. I've moved here for a few days, but I can't even go the wrong way to the kitchen. A person can’t think of a clue, that’s why I wrote such a letter to you. Looking back now, I remember my grandfather told me before he died that the house he gave me was very special. For this sentence I have always been thinking about it. If you are interested in my affairs, please condescend to my humble abode, I sincerely look forward to your visit, Nakamura Masamune."

After reading the letter, Mao Li said with a smile on his face, "I think she is probably a talented woman in her twenties or thirties, but her heart is lonely. Miss Nakamura, just wait, I'll come over right away."

"What were you doing in the past?" Lan asked.

"Work, of course it's work." Maori said quickly.

Lan asked: "By the way, I accidentally fell asleep while reading a book last night, and I didn't touch you. Where did you go last night?"

Mao Li said: "I met a drinking buddy and had a few drinks together."

"Really?" Lan asked, then looked at Conan, "What did he talk about yesterday?"

"Uh," Conan looked at Maoli, who was staring at him, "uncle said, Miss Towako, I can't drink anymore."

"Ten Hezi," Lan clenched her fists and said, "Miss."

"Don't, don't, Lan, don't get me wrong, listen to my explanation," Maori said quickly, "She's just the proprietress of the restaurant, it's a formal place, really."

"Really?" Ran asked.

"Really, I came back before twelve o'clock yesterday." Maori said, and then asked Conan, "You said yes, Xiao, Conan?"

"That's right," Conan said.

"By the way, what kind of laptop is this?" Maori pointed at the laptop on the cabinet and changed the subject.

Lan said: "This is what Yamazaki put here..."

"Oh." Maori changed the subject again, "I'm going to rent a car." Then he ran away.

"Damn it." Lan complained. ...

At around eight o'clock in the morning, on the way to Nakamura Cao's house, in the car Maori rented.

Maori looked at Lan and Conan in the back row from the rearview mirror, "Really, why do you have to follow?"

"Of course I look at people like me." Lan said.

"The same person?" Maori didn't understand.

"Didn't that person say that you would get lost in the kitchen?" Lan asked back.

"This..." Maori said helplessly, "Listen, don't disturb my work."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Lan smiled.

"Damn it." Maori slammed on the accelerator to increase the speed of the car.

Yamazaki, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw the uneven road ahead, smiled and grasped the armrest tightly.

"Ah, be careful." Lan was knocked out of her seat.

"Don't worry, don't worry," Maori said with a smile, "The weather is fine today, we can go for a joyful drive."

At around ten o'clock in the morning, in front of an old bungalow among the villas in the mountainous area of ​​Nishitama Town.

Maori slammed on the brakes and stopped the car, got out of the car and took a deep breath, "Ah, under the mild sunshine, amidst the fragrance of early spring flowers, and the chirping of birds, it really makes me feel very good."

Lan said angrily: "Speeding did not hit the traffic police, it is indeed a good thing to be able to reach the destination safely."

"Really, look at this big bungalow surrounded by natural bushes." Mao Li said with a look of intoxication, "What a romantic place."

"So..." Lan looked around, "This place is really nice."

"However, a woman living here must be very lonely. Ms. Nakamura, I'm sorry to keep you waiting, I, Kogoro Mori, has arrived." Mouri said and ran to knock on the door.

"Now I finally understand why mom doesn't want to go home." Blue veins appeared on Lan's forehead.

The door opened, and looking at the man who answered the door, he was short and fat, with a round chin with a small goatee on his face, Maori was completely stunned.

The fat man smiled and said: "Ah, you are the Maori detective, thank you for coming, please come in quickly, let's talk inside if we have something to say."

"Excuse me, are you the one who sent this letter?" Lan suppressed a smile and took out the entrustment letter and asked happily.

"No," the fat man laughed, "The person who wrote this letter is three years younger than me..."

Mao Li cheered up, "It's your sister, isn't it?"

"It's my brother, Ah Cao." The fat man smiled, "Didn't he say he felt someone was watching him? I came to accompany him."

A tall and thin man with bandages on his right hand and right forearm came over and said with a smile, "Hi, I'm Nakamura, Detective Maori. It's great to have you here."

"Ah." Maori was completely discouraged.

Yamazaki asked, "Excuse me, your hand?"

The fat man smiled and said, "Oh, he accidentally twisted it when he was helping me carry something."

The tall and thin man smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, it's just a slight sprain. The doctor made a big fuss and insisted that I wear a bandage."

The fat man smiled and said, "Come on, come in first no matter what."

The tall and thin man said, "Yes, please come in."

While the two were turning around, Yamazaki swung his left and right hands simultaneously and hit them on the back of the neck, causing them to fall down.

"You..." Maori and Lan were taken aback.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Yamazaki picked up the bandaged right hand of the tall and thin man, "Uncle, the bandage is not tied in this way. It was obviously made by myself to hide what was on my hand." He said and untied the bandage.

"Pistol!" The three of Maori were taken aback.

Yamazaki picked up the pistol with a bandage and took a look. It was indeed loaded and ready to shoot at any time. Then he handed the gun to Mao Li, and then began to bind people.

Maori looked at it and said seriously: "A real guy with a bullet." Then he asked, "Who do you think these two guys are?"

"It should be the real person monitoring the client." Yamazaki said.

Lan asked, "But how do they know what's in the letter?"

"The client may have drafted the letter." Conan said, "They found this draft."

Yamazaki made the two of them move closer together, back to back sideways, then put their wrists behind them and tied them tightly with bandages, "If that's the case, these two guys will wake up in about an hour."

Mao Li said: "Very good, everyone first look around to see if you can find Miss Nakamura."

Lan asked, "Why must it be a woman?"

Maori smiled and said, "Of course, my instinct as a detective is absolutely correct."

Conan said with a smile: "Sister Lan, look carefully at the letter paper. There is a watermark on it, and there is a scent on the words. It must be written with a scented ballpoint pen. These are usually used by women."

Lan took a closer look, and it was indeed as Conan said, and asked suspiciously, "But how did you know?"

"Ah, this," Conan said quickly, "my classmates buy these things."

"So that's the case," Lan said.

Soon after, the four found Miss Nakamura, a beautiful woman in her twenties, tied up and gagged in the attic of the villa. ...