Chapter 270 He Likes Lawyer Fei
"By the way, there's also the Entrance..." Conan Turn Head to Look Entrance, but the things he had noticed before were gone.
"If you're referring to that thin thread about 3cm long, and the Door Chain Fragment with strange traces on it, I've already handed them over to the Police Officer," Lawyer Fei pondered, "So, now we know the Locked Room Trick and the Culprit, and Hayashi Rice is the key. Even without Evidence, we can still try..."
Ran hurriedly asked, "Locked Room Trick? Mom already knows?"
"Probably, he first cut a link of the Door Chain Lock, and used a thin thread to tie the broken Door Chain together, creating the illusion that the Door Chain was intact," Haibara Ai looked at the Door Chain at the entrance, "As long as the place where the thread is tied is a Blind Spot that's hard to see from Outside, then forcibly break the Door afterwards, causing the thread to break. It will look like the Door Chain Lock was broken by hitting the Door. In that case, Lawyer Zuoqiu, who insisted on breaking down the Door at that time, is the Culprit."
"Is that so..." Ran was a little confused, looking at Chi Feichei and Lawyer Fei who weren't surprised at all, and then at Conan and Haibara Ai who were equally calm, she suddenly felt...
Was she lowering the average level of Reasoning a bit?
However, after seeing Shancun Cao again, Ran felt relieved.
She was definitely better than this Police Officer who was making trouble, right?
"We have no evidence," Conan said seriously again, "But knowing that he mistook Hayashi Rice for Hayashi Rice, we can use this to set a Trap and make him reveal himself!"
"Oh!" Shancun Cao excitedly leaned forward, "Then what do I need to do?"
Lawyer Fei was a little Speechless, but, they really needed the Police to help testify...
Immediately, Conan and Lawyer Fei prepared a Room and asked the Hotel to prepare Hayashi Rice.
The Rooms here didn't have Room Numbers, making it difficult to distinguish whose Room was whose.
As long as they put two servings of Hayashi Rice at the Entrance, Lawyer Fei would find a Reason to Request Zuoqiu Fashi to come to Duibing Lizi's Room. When Zuoqiu Fashi walked over and saw the Hayashi Rice, he would subconsciously assume the other Room was Duibing Lizi's Room.
Only the Culprit who tore off the Tag would know about the Hayashi Rice. If the Police witnessed it, they could basically confirm Zuoqiu Fashi's Suspicion.
After explaining for a long time, Shancun Cao finally Understood. He nodded repeatedly, put his hand on his Forehead, and looked left and right, "Rest assured and leave it to me! I'll be in the Opposite Room watching him carefully through the Peephole!"
Chi Feichei entered the Opposite Room first.
Lawyer Fei was a little surprised, "Hassashi, aren't you going to meet Zuoqiu with us?"
Conan chuckled dryly, helping to explain, "It's because Brother Chi doesn't like to repeat his Deduction!"
"Then I'll wait in the Opposite Room too." Haibara Ai wasn't interested in exposing the Criminal through Deduction. Besides, Chi Feichei was staying with that muddle-headed Police Officer. If no one was watching, she was afraid that Shancun Cao might sell out a certain Elementary School Student with just a Sentence or two.
A group of Police Officers each went to a Room, and all the Room Doors were closed as they quietly waited for Zuoqiu Fashi to come over.
Shancun Cao stood at the Peephole, expectantly aiming Outside, "Why hasn't he come yet? Oh dear, I almost forgot, I need to Call Mrs. Mouri!"
Chi Feichei: "..."
How much was he thinking that he couldn't figure out, to enter the Room where Shancun Cao was staying?
Probably... it was seeing a familiar Face, a subconscious choice.
Shancun Cao, as agreed, made a Phone Call to Lawyer Fei, giving Lawyer Fei an excuse to call Zuoqiu Fashi over first. After hanging up the Phone Call, he turned his Head and asked Chi Feichei, "By the way, you call Famous Detective Mori Kogoro Teacher, so you are..."
"Chi Feichei," Chi Feichei gave a Self-introduction, "Teacher Mouri is my Teacher in Reasoning."
Shancun Cao wasn't at all affected by Chi Feichei's cold Face, and exclaimed, "So that's how it is! I didn't expect Detective Mori's Wife and Disciple to be so amazing. No wonder he's the most Famous Detective in the Limelight right now! By the way, following Mr. Mouri, you must have encountered many Weird Cases, right? Could you tell me about them? I'm very curious about those Cases. To tell you the truth, I've liked listening to other people's Reasoning since I was a child, which is why I became a Detective! Being a Detective is really great, you get to see all kinds of Cases and hear all kinds of Analysis and Deduction. The most important thing is..."
"The most important thing is, Police Officer, you should be watching the Peephole." Haibara Ai reminded him with black lines on her Head.
"Ah! Right, I got too excited and almost forgot!" Shancun Cao turned his Head to stare at the Peephole.
Chi Feichei had completely blocked out Shancun Cao's long-winded Words, lowered his Head and used his Mobile Phone to flip through recent News Reports.
It's always necessary to understand Tokyo's Dynamics in all aspects and major Matters...
More than ten minutes later, the fishing was successful.
Zuoqiu Fashi saw Police Officers coming out of nearby Rooms one by one, smiled wryly, and admitted to the Crime of Murder.
In that Sewage Treatment Case, his village was the victim, and Duibing Lizi was seeking fame and reputation. In order to surpass Lawyer Fei, she disregarded the villagers' pain and only cared about winning, which is why he committed Murder.
Originally, he was worried that the Matter of villagers killing a Lawyer to win a lawsuit would spread out, leaving a bad Impression on the Presiding Judge and affecting the Sewage Treatment Case. He intended to Disguise it as Duibing Lizi's Suicide.
However, after he committed Murder, he discovered Mori Kogoro in the Room. It would be inevitably Suspicion for a Suicide victim to bring a Man to the Room, so he pushed the Suspicion onto Mori Kogoro.
After the Sewage Treatment Case ended, he also intended to take the Forceps that cut the Chain Lock to Surrender and clear Mori Kogoro's Suspicion.
"You're saying, she did it to surpass me?" Lawyer Fei was surprised.
"Yes, she would take the drunken Mr. Mouri back to the Room for this Purpose," Zuoqiu Fashi said to Lawyer Fei.
"N-No way..." Lawyer Fei sweat.
"Although our duty is to Trust our Clients and defend them," Zuoqiu Fashi looked at Lawyer Fei, his Tone carrying a hint of helplessness and persuasion, "But you, you Trust others too much. Everyone has their unknown dark side..."
Chi Feichei watched the excitement for a while from the side, then said to Ran, "He likes your mom."
Ran exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Zuoqiu likes Mom? No way?"
Zuoqiu Fashi: "..."
Lawyer Fei: "..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
That was too loud...
After a moment of silence, Zuoqiu Fashi said in a joking Tone, "I've been seen through. I was originally planning to Say it myself."
"Is that so, Thank You," Lawyer Fei smiled and said, "But even if you Say that, I still won't defend you."
Zuoqiu Fashi chuckled, "Oh dear, you saw right through me."
Chi Feichei turned around and left.
This was a Man who could See through people's hearts, but liked to use Jokes to cover up his true feelings.
But thinking about it, Lawyer Fei was a married Woman, and both she and Mori Kogoro had each other in their hearts, so he could only use Jokes to express his Goodwill.
"Mr. Chi, please wait!" Zuoqiu Fashi called out, "How did you figure it out?"
"I'm not stupid." Chi Feichei didn't stop, dropped a Sentence, and returned to his Room to sleep.
Others: "..."
Meaning if you're not stupid, you can See it.
This wave of group ridicule really swept everyone, friend or foe, male or female!
...
The Next Day.
After eating Breakfast, Chi Feichei went to the Outside Swimming Pool and lay down to look at his Mobile Phone.
It was still early, and there were no pretty Girls to See in the Swimming Pool. Looking at the News was about the same.
Conan sat aside, turning his Head to peek at the News Report.
As soon as they came out for Travel, he was dumped on Chi Feichei. It was just right to switch with Haibara Ai. Ran was more suitable to take care of Haibara Ai, and Chi Feichei would take care of him...
Apart from Chi Feichei getting up early, and Hassashi climbing onto his Neck when the Bedding got cold, and waking up being more refreshing, it was many times better than being affected by Uncle's snoring.
"Brother Chi, good morning!" Ran brought Haibara Ai over and greeted him with a smile.
"Good morning," Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone, "Have you had Breakfast?"
"We were just about to go eat Breakfast, and when we saw you here, we thought of coming over to greet you first," Ran also asked, "What about you?"
"We've already eaten!" Conan said, suddenly seeing Mori Kogoro walking towards Lawyer Fei who was sitting and enjoying the cool air over there, "Eh?"
Ran turned her Head to look over, her Eyes brightened.
This kind of Atmosphere...
"They're not going to reconcile, are they?" Haibara Ai sat aside, suddenly feeling an urge to order a glass of Juice to drink and watch.
Crap, it's quickly becoming a habit.
"No," Chi Feichei raised his Head and glanced over, then lowered his Head to continue looking at the online News Reports, "If it were any Woman, seeing her own husband drunk and being taken away by another Woman, and almost getting slept with, she'd be angry."
"Ah..." Ran was immediately disappointed, turning her Head to look, "No way?"
Conan nodded in agreement, "Now that you mention it, Auntie would indeed be angry. Although she didn't Say anything last night, she doesn't look angry this morning either..."
Chi Feichei glanced sideways at Conan. He had been considering last night that Shancun Cao had been so diligently giving him 'Hints'. If he didn't do something to scare Conan, it would seem a bit unfair to last night's ordeal.
He Reached Out his Hand, probing towards Conan's Glasses.
Haibara Ai glimpsed it from the corner of her Line of Sight, and quickly Reached Out her Hand to pull on Chi Feichei's Sleeve.
Conan doubtfully turned his Head and saw Chi Feichei's Hand stop beside his Face, startled.
The position where his Hand stopped...
Was Chi Feichei intending to take off his Glasses?
Could it be that Police Officer Shancun's pitfall Words from last night made Chi Feichei suspect his Identity?
That pitfall!
Haibara Ai saw Chi Feichei looking over and coughed dryly, "I'm Hungry, I want to go eat Breakfast first."
Chi Feichei got up, "Conan, there's Dust on your Glasses frame."
"Ah? Oh, okay, Thank You Brother Chi for reminding me!" Conan raised his Hand and wiped his Glasses frame, doubtfully watching Chi Feichei take Haibara Ai's Figure as they left.
So, did Chi Feichei suspect anything in the end?
Haibara Ai turned her Head and glanced at Conan, also sending a Death Line of Sight his way.
Don't get your hopes up!
Although at the Garden Party, Chi Feichei had also seen Kudo Shinichi and Conan appear at the same Time, and ordinary people wouldn't imagine that people could shrink, but she had lied about being Ill at that time and hadn't shown her Face.
If Chi Feichei became suspicious, with his Reasoning Ability, he might really be able to See through their Identity swap.
Conan sweatdropped, okay, no matter what Chi Feichei Reached Out his Hand for, if he had really taken off his Glasses, it would indeed have been bad.
Especially with Ran still beside him...
Haibara Ai withdrew her Line of Sight and sighed in her heart.
She still had to help a certain Famous Detective hide his Tail. It was really too difficult for her...
Conan also sighed in his heart. Having a Fellow with Keenness and strong Reasoning Ability wandering around him made it too difficult for him to hide and conceal things.
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