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"This place has been cut off!"
Xiao Lan, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed the smooth cross-section on the windmill chrysanthemum's stem.
This kind of cross-section cannot be created by simply squeezing or stepping on it; only a sharp blade can achieve it!
"it is as expected!"
Everyone finally realized that this must have been done by the murderer!
"Let me recreate the scene—" Xia Ye looked up at the small balcony of Tomizawa Tetsuji's room and said in a faint voice:
"President Tomizawa returned to his room, opened the window, wanting to admire the two blooming windmill chrysanthemums, only to find one of them drooping on the ground. He felt a pang of heartache and, without hesitation, wanted to go out and help it up—"
"Because he personally cared for these few windmill chrysanthemums, he naturally wouldn't call them maids. So, the moment he squatted down here, the murderer, who had been lying in wait for a long time, suddenly knocked him unconscious with a stone, then straddled him and cruelly murdered him!"
“That makes sense too—” Kogoro Mouri chimed in first, then began to disagree:
"But it's also possible that someone sneaked in from the outside. Izu is a tourist hotspot, and this area is a high-end seaside villa district. The murderer might have been after money. Didn't he take Chairman Tomizawa's watch? That must be very valuable, right?"
“President Tomizawa’s watch is indeed worth ten million yen—” Xia Ye shook his head and said, “But the person who infiltrated from the outside has no idea how important these seemingly ordinary windmill chrysanthemums are to President Tomizawa. The murderer must be someone who knows about this!”
“That—” The maid, Hirosue, looked increasingly incredulous, but she still accepted Natsume’s deduction:
"Master believes that tending to a few flowers would damage his dignity, so only the three young masters and I know about this. If the third young master hadn't told Miss Ayako, even she wouldn't have known!"
"Indeed, I don't know."
Ayako glanced at Tomizawa Yuzo indifferently.
All eyes were on him, because the maid who had been actively cooperating with the investigation did not seem like the murderer. Therefore, the third young master of the Tomizawa family, who had remained silent after seeing his father's body, became the prime suspect!
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Tomizawa Yuzo's eyes were filled with sorrow. "I'm also very sad about my father's death. As for your suspicions—I've been at Ayako's house since this afternoon and haven't been back here at all. That should be considered an alibi, right?"
"That's settled!" Xia Ye smiled slightly. "Mr. Xiong 727 has been at the Suzuki family villa all night. Until just now, the longest he was out of our sight was about five minutes when he went to the bathroom. He didn't have time to commit the crime."
"Thank you, Xia Ye!"
Tomizawa Yuzo was deeply moved that it was Natsume, a friend he had just met that day, who spoke up for him. His feelings for Natsume grew even stronger!
"If it's not Mr. Yuzo, then it must be one of the other two brothers from the Tomizawa family~" Kogoro Mouri, for once, grasped a clue and made the correct deduction.
"Alright!" As a fan of Kogoro Mouri, Inspector Yokomizo made a quick decision:
"Contact the other two brothers of the Tomizawa family and have them come here as soon as possible. I need to question them!"
"Yes!"
The officers under his command responded in unison.
Soon, the police contacted the eldest son, Taichi, and the second son, Tatsuji, of the Tomizawa family.
However, one of them is currently in Osaka and the other in Okinawa, and they won't be able to reach Izu until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Therefore, Inspector Yokomizo decided to spend the night at the Tomizawa family villa and begin the interrogation as soon as the two men arrived the next morning!
Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri and Conan followed Natsume and the others back to the Suzuki family villa.
"What? You mean Maeda Satoshi also participated in that 'Izu Mystery Tour'?"
After chatting about the case for a while, the group changed the subject. Then, Ran learned from her father that her idol, Satoshi Maeda, had also come to Izu and was participating in the same event as her father!
"Summer Leaves~"
Xiao Lan's voice was soft and sweet.
Her beautiful blue eyes were moist, like those of an adorable little deer.
How could Xia Ye possibly resist such a request? She could only agree with a wry smile.
"Go! We'll go tomorrow after we've solved this case!"
"Yeah! That's great!"
Xiaolan seems genuinely happy.
She actually pounced on Xia Ye right in front of her father, stood on tiptoe, and "smack" left a wet mark on his face.
"Thank you, Xia Ye!"
"Then I'm going to sleep with Sonoko!"
"good night!"
"And goodnight, Dad!"
"That girl—" Kogoro Mouri complained sourly.
"Saying goodnight to me was just a side effect. Right now, she only has eyes for you, Xia Ye. You'd better treat her well, understand?"
"Of course! I will cherish Xiaolan dearly—" Xia Ye said with a smile as she stood up.
"It's getting late, Uncle Mori, you should rest too. Goodnight~"
"Well, good night~"
Soon after, the villa fell silent.
In Ayako's room.
Xia Ye held Lingzi's soft, fragrant body and whispered:
Goodnight, Ayako~
Goodnight, Xia Ye~
A fleeting, moist touch brushed against Xia Ye's lips. After giving Xia Ye a gentle goodnight kiss, Ayako nestled against his chest and drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 283 Amazing Photos of Xiao Lan!
Sonoko: My sister is asleep?
Xia Ye: Going to sleep~
Sonoko: Going to sleep so early? Why not play a little longer?
Natsume: Sonoko, you're a high school student!
Xia Ye: Be innocent for me!
Sonoko: (sticking out her tongue) Hmph, you weren't like this when you were applying sunscreen to me and staring at my swimsuit!
Sonoko: What? You like innocent girls now?
Sonoko: Too bad it's too late!
Sonoko: Even Ran isn't pure anymore!
Xia Ye: Is Xiao Lan asleep?
Sonoko: No? What? You want the two of us to come and keep you company? My sister shouldn't object, as long as you can convince Ran!
Xia Ye: How come you have such strong attack power?
Garden: Xiaolan's long, beautiful legs.JPG
Xia Ye: Beautiful! I think I see a slight blue tinge. Let me see a little more so I can take a closer look!
Sonoko: Hehe, promise me one thing and I'll send you something even more exciting!
Xia Ye: No problem, I'll agree to anything!
Sonoko: After things are settled in Izu, you have to take Ran and me out to play by ourselves, and you can't bring anyone else!
Xia Ye: Absolutely no problem!
Sonoko: Okay—
Garden: A close-up, high-resolution photo of a blue and white bowl, showing every detail and clearly defined folds and textures. (JPG)
Xia Ye: Hiss—!
Sonoko: Is it pretty?
Xia Ye: I'll enjoy it a little longer~
Sonoko: Hmph, as long as you treat me well, there are plenty of photos like this, you know?
Garden: A close-up, high-resolution photo of a pure black bowl, showing every detail and clearly defined folds and textures. (JPG)
Sonoko: This is mine, consider it a free gift~
Natsume: The garden is the best!
Ayako was sleeping soundly in her arms. Natsume chatted with Sonoko on LINE for a while, and then received a beautiful photo of Ran from Sonoko, along with a bonus photo of herself—she was so adorably self-conscious!
After the chat ended.
Xia Ye began to appreciate these three genuine private photos taken with Yuanzi's 200-megapixel phone.
Beautiful legs!
Blue and white bowls!
A pure black bowl!
Sonoko is such a smart girl!
I must treat her better from now on!
After carefully appreciating the photos...
Xia Ye discovered a key point.
The pure black bowl in the photo of Sonoko was clearly a selfie, and you can't get that effect by lying down, but—
The composition of Xiaolan's blue and white bowl photo is almost identical to this one, meaning that Xiaolan wasn't lying down when the photo of her was taken!
Xia Ye initially thought that Sonoko had secretly taken the photo after Ran fell asleep, but the reality was quite different. Not only was Ran not asleep when the photo was taken, but she probably even willingly posed for Sonoko.
I can picture that scene.
Xia Ye felt a heat on the tip of her nose.
At this point, some people might ask...
Xia Ye, there's a beautiful and well-proportioned woman named Aya lying next to you.
Just look at what you want to see. Why get so excited about seeing two photos? You're acting like a loser!
Xia Ye would say, "You don't know anything!"
Looking at it directly is completely different from looking at a photo!
The photos would be works of art!
It is worth savoring and appreciating!
It seems we'll have to maintain a long-term partnership with the garden now!
After this system update.
The log has actually undergone some minor changes.
However, compared to a major system update, the logs were merely a small patch, namely—
You can now upload photos and videos when writing your blog!
This rekindled Xia Ye's enthusiasm for writing in her journal.
Just like now, I opened the log, uploaded it with my thoughts, and the three photos that were originally on my phone appeared on the log page.
Xia Ye casually added a few words below the photo.
What a fruitful day!
[Sonoko really knows me inside and out, and so does Ran. It seems that when Sonoko was taking pictures, Ran not only didn't refuse, but also cooperated by posing. How annoying! Although these two girls seem to have turned bad, I like them even more. Long live Ran and Sonoko!]
In the garden's room.
When Xiaolan saw her photo uploaded to her blog, her pretty face instantly turned bright red!
That's right—
The photos just now were indeed taken by her in cooperation with Sonoko.
Sonoko said that this would allow the plan to proceed smoothly.