Conan Moslin

"My former husband was Kenji Yamashiro, who was imprisoned by Tsujimura Isao and Tsujimura Toshimitsu 20 years ago on charges of dereliction of duty."

"Sachiko is his and my child."

When Tsujimura Kimie threw out the news, which was considered an admission of his guilt, almost everyone showed a shocked expression.

Kuriyasu didn't react much to this matter. He was just a little surprised that Mrs. Gongjiang revealed her identity as Katsuragi Sachiko's biological mother before Kudo Shinichi pointed her out.

The story of twenty years ago was buried in the dust. Now, someone finally smoothed out the curled corners of the pages, opened the yellowed book, and told the story of the past.

There is no need to elaborate, it can be simply listed in sixteen words - he was falsely imprisoned twenty years ago and forced to death fifteen years ago.

Tsujimura Kimie's tone was calm the whole time. Only when he mentioned that he had been deceived for many years did he burst into anger. "He kept talking about how he sent Yamashiro to prison. His smug look made me sick!"

There was silence.

Tsujimura Kimie glanced coldly at the white markings on the ground, then turned away with disgust.

She looked around, but her eyes did not stay on her daughter for a moment. Instead, they fell on her "father-in-law" who had just lowered his head and dared not look at her: "At this point, it's no use for you to pretend to be a good person, Dad."

"Shancheng died in prison for no apparent reason because of the crime you accused him of."

Tsujimura Toshimitsu lowered his head and murmured that he was also confused, but who would believe him?

Gong Jiang took off his gloves, put on a pair of silver handcuffs without dodging, and called out again: "Guishan."

Takayoshi Tsujimura no longer knew how to address her, so he could only respond with a “yes.”

"With my current status, I may not be qualified to say this..." Tsujimura Kimie tilted his head slightly, "But Sachiko, I'm leaving it to you."

"..."

"Yes."

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Li An looked at Sachiko Katsuragi, who was crying quietly after learning the truth, and handed her a few tissues.

She knew that the other party's handkerchief was stained with poison and blood and it was impossible for him to take it out.

In fact, Kuroba Kuriyasu did not do much in the resolution of this case.

She was merely putting one of the irrelevant clues back to its original place.

Katsuragi Sachiko thanked Kurian, and through her tearful eyes, she could only see the thin figure that she had not seen for a long time disappearing at the door of the study.

It was exactly the same as the day her mother sent her to her cousin Kita's house fifteen years ago.

Twenty years have turned a young and beautiful face into wrinkles, and a naive child has grown into an adult.

When Shancheng Gongjiang left her, he thought she knew nothing, but she actually knew everything.

How could she not understand? She was already nine years old.

Aunt Masako was very kind to her, and her mother would write to her often at first, but she never came to see her once.

Later, when there were no more letters, Sachiko Katsuragi had already passed the age of missing her parents and had her own goals.

When she started working towards her goals, she no longer had any expectations of her mother.

It wasn't until she met Guishan and they became boyfriend and girlfriend that she heard from her mother again.

And then, today, when we met for the first time again——

Once again, I watched my mother leave.

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"Shinichi, are you okay now?"

"You were sweating a lot just now..."

Hearing Xiaolan's worried voice, Kudo Shinichi retracted his gaze from Katsuragi Sachiko, smiled and shook his head at Xiaolan: "I'm fine."

He deliberately ignored Yukiko Katsuragi's abnormality and didn't say anything. He didn't know if it was right for him to do so.

As a detective, he should point out all the details and hand over all the information he collected to the police, but...

"Sister Li An, I want to ask you a question about this case."

"what happened?"

"The murder weapon that neither I nor the detective could find...was taken by Miss Katsuragi Sachiko, right?"

"Ah."

"…You really saw it, why didn't you say it out loud then?"

"No need to tell me." Li An said with a relaxed expression, "The needle... should have been found by the police officer by now."

Sister Li An put the murder weapon back?

Kudo Shinichi's pupils shrank and his eyes fell on her hands which had been tucked into her sleeves since she came in.

What on earth was Sister Li An thinking when she tried to get the murder weapon in this situation?

"Sister Li An!!"

Li An casually took out a wet wipe and wiped his fingertips. The shallow marks were wiped away with the medicine he asked from Xiao Ai.

No one will find out except the person involved.

"It doesn't matter even if you're discovered... Besides, haven't you already found the murderer?"

"As for Miss Sachiko..."

The smile on her face faded slightly, and a hint of melancholy suddenly appeared in her eyes as clear as springs.

"She is a student who hasn't even graduated yet, and she has a criminal record at the beginning of her career... How can that be possible?"

Kudo Shinichi withdrew his thoughts, leaned against the bookshelf to support his body, and shook his head somewhat uncomfortably.

His body started to feel hot again...he could hardly hold on any longer.

He really...didn't want to be Conan anymore.

But now, he had to use Conan's identity to explain to the people around him why he was here.

"I rushed back because I heard there was a big case."

"The details of the case...? That kid named Conan told me."

"Besides... even if I'm not always by your side... I can tell whether you're okay or not just by listening to your voice."

Li An listened to Shinichi's nonsense about Mouri Ran with some amusement.

Conan, who has always been sticking to Xiaolan, said this, which is really unconvincing.

I wonder what the scene will be like when the two of them reveal their identities.

Li An felt that she was very much looking forward to this day.

After hearing Kudo Shinichi's explanation, Mao Li Ran was silent for a moment.

However, when she looked at the smiling face that she hadn't seen for a long time, her face unconsciously turned red.

The atmosphere around was quiet for a moment, and was immediately interrupted by Hattori Heiji who approached.

Hattori Heiji patted Kudo Shinichi's shoulder carelessly: "Kudo Shinichi, you really have a way!"

"Your reasoning is indeed better than mine. And... Miss Kuriyasu."

He then turned his head and looked at Li An: "Ms. Li An, you have already noticed that there is something wrong with my method, why didn't you remind me immediately?"

Without waiting for Li An to answer, he immediately shook his head.

"Forget it. No matter what, I lost this game."

"Winning or losing, up or down...are they really that important?" Kudo Shinichi frowned and interrupted him.

"In this world, there is only one truth!"

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The sunset glow in the sky had almost disappeared, leaving only a layer of light purple arc light.

Tsujimura Kimie followed the police officer out of the door, looked up, and his usually harsh expression suddenly softened.

She personally settled the grudges and hatreds of her elders, paving a way for Sachiko's future.

Regardless of whether they will be together or not, she, as an irresponsible mother, has done what she should do.

As for the story that once belonged to Shancheng and her...

Let her keep it alone and take it to her grave.