Chapter 75 Waiting
"I'm really sorry, this is all my fault."In the live broadcast outside the hospital, the current principal of Minzhi Middle School bowed and apologized: "It was because I failed to educate my students well that such a tragedy occurred... I am willing to take responsibility for this, actively cooperate with the police in the investigation and evidence collection, and resign as principal afterwards."
There were a crowd of parents around, most of them had red eyes and were throwing things onto the stage.
More than a dozen policemen formed a human wall to stop them from rushing forward. During the scuffle, a parent took out a fruit knife and threw it forward, shouting, "Asshole! My son died inexplicably! What's the point of you just resigning?! Why don't you just die?!"
The knife brushed past the principal's feet, scaring him so much that his face turned pale and he was at a loss what to do.
Just when the situation was about to get out of control, Officer Fujisai stepped forward.
"I'm very sorry!"
He also bowed and said solemnly: "We were also in school when the case happened. It is our fault that we did not notice it!"
"We will work with the school to provide compensation to the families of the victims... I know that this money cannot make up for the pain of losing your children... But this is our regret, please accept it!"
The noise of the crowd became much quieter.
Officer Fujisai looked around and took a deep breath: "Besides, I am willing to accept any punishment, even if it means being fired!"
"But... I beg everyone to give me some more time!"
"Before I leave, I want to investigate this case thoroughly. I want to seek justice for the innocent children involved!"
The chaotic scene became completely quiet.
A reporter holding a microphone asked loudly: "Officer! Didn't we catch the poisoner Ishikawa Jōji? And his motive for blackmailing the target in order to silence him is also very clear. Is there anything else suspicious?"
Officer Fujisai looked solemn: "This matter is not over yet... During our investigation, we found that this poisoning case is closely related to the case that happened in Meiji Junior High School!"
"We fully suspect that there is a mastermind behind all this!"
The scene became noisy again.
Officer Fujisai immediately added: "But don't worry! We have found clues about him and we will catch him soon!"
The reporter's eyes lit up: "Excuse me, what is your clue?"
Officer Fujisai was a little embarrassed, but as if to calm everyone down, he said, "We found that the source of everything was the death of Yoshimori Nobuyuki two years ago... and Yoshimori Nobuyuki also died of blackmail."
"So, we suspect that the mastermind behind this is Yoshimori Nobu's former blackmailer!"
He went on to say, "We have mobilized all police forces to investigate all students who were in Meiji Junior High School from Yoshimori Nobu's first to third year of high school!"
"We will definitely find him and make him pay the price!!"
Officer Fujisai looked at the camera with a firm and cold gaze: "You, you will never escape!!"
Inside the police station office.
Conan watched the TV broadcast and sighed: "Officer Fujisai still did it..."
His eyes were complicated, showing admiration and guilt.
It was true that they wanted to use the police to force out the target of blackmail, but they thought it was too simple!
This was an extremely serious case in which nearly 200 people died. After finally catching Ishikawa Jōji, the police just wanted to put the case to rest and try to reduce the impact.
But at this time, you detectives want to tell everyone that there is a mastermind behind everything... and the most important thing is that you yourselves are not sure you can catch him using this method!
If you succeed in catching the other person, everyone will be happy, but what if you fail?
The public already knows that this dangerous element exists, and failure to capture him will only lead to more panic in society.
Therefore, after careful consideration, the police rejected the proposal in line with the principle of seeking stability at all costs.
Although they promised that they would investigate the matter secretly and get to the bottom of it.
Conan and the others can understand it too.
But just when they gave up, Officer Fujisai, who had heard about it from somewhere, suddenly called and asked them how they should cooperate.
"Is that okay?"
Yukiko Kudo asked: "If it's so serious, shouldn't the blackmail target hide deeper?"
Conan shook his head: "Yoshimori Nobuyuki has more than one target of blackmail. After hearing what Officer Fujisai said, they will only think that it was someone else who did it. In order to prove their innocence, they will take the initiative to explain to the police."
"As for the blackmailer who might be related to A, it would be best if he surrendered himself. Even if he doesn't come, we still have a chance to find him through other blackmailers!"
Mao Lilan couldn't help but ask: "What if we don't find it?"
After a moment of silence, Kudo Yusaku said softly, "Then Officer Fujisai will say that this person does not exist at all, and the mastermind behind this is just a mistake in his own investigation... and then he will leave sadly, bearing the public's scolding for his incompetence."
The atmosphere became heavy.
Conan stopped talking.
At this moment, even though he never believed in fate, he couldn't help but pray.
——Please! If fate really exists, please favor me again!
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Just as they were waiting anxiously, in a house that Su Beixun had bought.
A high school student fell to the ground in a mess.
Blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, his face was terrified, and he moved backwards with his hands and feet, begging: "Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me... I don't know anything! I was really just passing by here!"
"is it?"
The tall figure standing in front of him had a blank expression on his face and said in a cold voice: "Last night, you passed by here more than three times, and you looked up every time."
He bent down and grabbed the high school student's hair, lifting him up into the air: "You know nothing? Do you think I will believe you?"
He forced a smile, but his voice became colder and colder: "You know Su Beixun, right?"
"Tell me quickly, what is your relationship with him?! What do you know about him?!"
The high school student couldn't help but shed tears as his hair tore at his scalp, causing him pain.
His body swayed in the air. He tried to grab the other person's wrist to relieve the pain, and said tremblingly: "I don't know Su Beixun, I really don't know him!"
Afraid that the other party would not believe him, he looked at the other party and tried to express his sincerity: "Please believe me, please believe me! I am not lying to you!"
The tall figure stopped talking.
The room fell into dead silence.
But this did not give him any sense of security.
The pressure of the impending storm tightened his mind little by little, making him extremely frightened.
Boom!
A crisp collision!
The dazzling red instantly dyed the wall and then fell down along the dusty surface.
Tick-tick～
Tick ~
The gaps in the wooden floorboards were also filled.
The high school student covered his head and wailed in pain.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, the person opposite him covered his mouth tightly with his big hand.
He shook his head in horror, the blood flowing down his neck, the warm touch tormenting him bit by bit.
"Tell me...what are you doing here?"
The tall figure spoke again, his voice still cold and without any emotion: "You can continue to be stubborn... Don't worry, I have plenty of time, enough to play with you slowly."
The high school student's tears flowed more and more. He wanted to say something, but his mouth was blocked and he could only make whimpering sounds.
Seeing this, the figure withdrew his hand.
The cool air rushed into his throat, and he immediately said, "I really don't know Su Beixun!"
Feeling the other person's hand pulling his hair more and more tightly, he quickly added: "I received a text message, which asked me to come here!"
The tall figure stared at him, "Cellphone!"
The high school student was a little reluctant, but looking at the other person's face so close to him, he had to compromise and said, "In my pocket."
The tall figure easily found his phone and let it fall freely to the ground.
The wound on the back of his head rubbed against the wall, but the high school student didn't dare to make a sound and held it in.
The phone opens easily.
The tall figure opened the letter and flipped upwards.
[Did you do this? Why is Shinichi Mizutani's body in the dormitory building? ! ]
[I don't know. But... you can go to the house opposite the Ice and Snow Cafe and ask about the situation... if you have the courage.]
Two very short text messages, one sent and one received.
"Mizutani Shinichi? What's your relationship with him?"
The high school student didn’t answer.
The tall figure squatted down and stared into his eyes, saying word by word: "Let me ask you, what is your relationship with him?!"
The high school student swallowed his saliva. The coldness of the wall behind him penetrated into his heart. The expressionless face in front of him made him dare not even lie.
"I...I killed Mizutani Shinichi..."
(End of this chapter)
