Furuya Rei: The sun falls into the arms of the moon

Chapter 120 The Tea Party with a Stifling Atmosphere - Opening

"Get out of here, you two-faced detective."

"It's really a pity that I came to the hospital just for her, but she is still so angry with me."

Conan looked at him helplessly, "Of course I'll be angry."

Toru Amuro and Lingzi came over, "Hey? Isn't this Mr. Maori?"

"Hmm? By the way, what is Maori-sensei doing here?"

"Are you feeling unwell, Mr. Maori?"

"No, I'm here to see my wife."

"Why are you and Miss Lingzi here?"

"Ah, I heard that someone I know was in the hospital, so I came to visit him. But it seems that he was discharged from the hospital without knowing when."

"By the way, I heard from the nurses that you have been to this hospital before, Conan."

"I wonder if you know him? He's a man called Kusuda Rikumichi."

Conan blinked, "Who is that? I don't know."

"To be honest, I lent the money to the man, hoping he could pay me back."

"You really don't know who he is? Hmm. You are really amazing."

Two ladies passed by, "Excuse me, may I ask you something? Do you know a hospitalized patient named Kusuda Rikumichi?"

"Are you talking about Kusuda Rikumichi? I don't know who he is or how old he is?"

"Excuse me, do you have a photo of that person?"

Amuro Toru shook his head and smiled, "No, that's not a problem."

"is it?"

The two people left.

Amuro Toru looked at Maori Kogoro again, "What will happen if the teacher says so? What if someone suddenly says a name and asks you if you know it."

"You ask me? He should be like those aunties just now."

"That's right. Most people are not 100% confident in their memory."

“So generally speaking, before saying you don’t know someone, you should want to know if the person asking you can provide any other information.”

"That's why I said you're amazing, Conan. Just by hearing the name, you can tell that it's someone you don't know."

"Don't take what that brat says seriously. Whether you've seen them or not, there are plenty of people whose names you don't know."

"There are some people whose nicknames you only know."

three

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"Zero"

Amuro Toru was stunned for a moment, Lingzi looked at him, "Toru? We are leaving now."

"Mom, the elevator is here."

"I'm coming."

"Hurry up, hurry up."

Maori Kogoro looked at him, "What's wrong with you?"

Amuro Toru came back to his senses, "Ah? No, because my nickname also happens to be Zero, I thought someone called me."

"Why is it Zero? I remember your name should be Toru."

"Because transparent means there is nothing, that's why you call me Zero."

"Anyway, that was a nickname we got when we were kids, and sometimes it doesn't make sense anymore."

……

"It turns out that Mr. Maori's wife was hospitalized because she had acute appendicitis."

"Yeah, I was worried about her for nothing."

Lingzi raised an eyebrow, "Oh... Are you worried? You detectives are really like this."

Lingzi looked at him with a fake smile, "You deserve it that your wife is not around, Mr. Maori Kogoro."

Maori Kogoro was stunned...

Lingzi looked at Amuro Toru with ill intent, wanting to see what he would say.

Amuro Toru waved his hand, "Don't take appendicitis seriously, it can be dangerous sometimes."

Okay, let’s let him go for now and not bother with this matter.

Toru Amuro held Lingzi's hand, trying to reassure her.

"what--"

Lingzi shook his head and said, "Great, a murder has happened."

All three detectives ran over.

Lingzi came slowly from behind.

Amuro Toru knocked on the door, "Did the scream just now come from here?"

"Yes."

"May I ask what happened?"

"But I didn't expect that he would be poisoned in the hospital. When the doctor arrived, it seemed that he was already beyond help."

"So, who was the person who was killed?"

"She is Ms. Suto Reina, 42 years old, who lives in Haido Town. She came to the hospital today to visit her high school classmate, Ms. Kosaka Juri."

"That's why I came to Kitato Central Hospital to visit a patient with two of my classmates."

"It seems that only Ms. Lingcai arrived at the hospital before the other two friends."

"It is said that the cause of death was asphyxiation caused by a poison such as cyanide."

"Yes."

"But why are they still drinking tea in the hospital?"

"Because Ms. Kosaka, who is in the hospital, likes to drink tea, whenever the four of us get together, we drink tea like we're having a tea party."

"So, those three people knew that there would be a chance to make the victim drink the deadly poison today, right?"

"Well, but the victim had already drunk several cups without a care in the world before that, and only suddenly showed a look of pain at the end."

"what?"

"From this point of view, it is very likely that she was asked to drink a capsule containing poison beforehand."

"If that's the case, then it's very likely that this isn't the first scene."

"This is really strange. Look, there are many photos of them stored in the phone right here."

"But the deceased aunt in the photo was holding the chopsticks with her right hand."

"You little brat, don't mess with the items left at the scene."

"Is that weird? Usually people hold chopsticks with their right hand."

"But if you look carefully at the broken cup on the floor, you will find it."

"Ok?"

"Because there's a lipstick stain on the right side of the cup handle. If that's the case, it means she drank from the cup with her left hand."

Lingzi looked at Amuro Toru, "Toru?"

Amuro Toru shook his head, "I'll take care of it right away, Lingzi, wait for me."

Lingzi nodded.

"Yes, that's true, but why did the victim hold it with his left hand?"

Amuro Toru looked at them and began his own reasoning, "It must be because her right hand was busy holding something at the time. For example, she was looking at photos on her phone or something like that."

"Inside the phone..."

"photo?"

"Yes, everyone will naturally neglect other things when they are concentrating, such as even if the position of the cup or the direction of the handle is changed."

"The victim will pick it up without noticing. By taking advantage of this natural reaction, the criminal will have a chance to make the victim drink the poison."

"For example, secretly changing your cup of poisoned tea to the victim's."

"Change the teacup?"

"Yes, it's much easier to put poison in your own cup and then switch it than to poison the victim's cup when he isn't paying attention."

"Because everyone's teacups don't seem to have cups and plates prepared to place them, it's easier to change the positions of the teacups, am I right, Mr. Maori?"

"Yes, about that."