Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 238 The Neighbor at the Scene is My Ex-Boyfriend (Part 2)

After arriving at the scene of the crime, Officer Yumi couldn't help feeling helpless when she saw the three little ones, Huibara and the little girl at the door.

Genta and Mitsuhiko said, "Aren't you traffic police, Sister Yumi? It seems that incidents like this are not your responsibility."

"That's right, leave it to us. The Junior Detective Team, yeah!"

Officer Yumei held her forehead and said, "This is not your business. I just came here to take you back."

Officer Miaozi, who followed behind, looked around and asked, "Why can't I see Conan?"

"It's inside." Huihara pointed to the door.

"Conan told us to wait here," Ayumi added.

Officer Yumei was surprised: "No way, he's already in?"

Sure enough, after opening the door, they heard a sound coming from the room inside. It turned out that the maid in this house knew Conan and was explaining this to the male owner of the house, Mr. Itami.

There was a woman hanging in the room, it was Mr. Itami's wife, Ms. Chiyoko. Although she was a traffic police officer, Officer Yumi informed the other officers and asked about the incident as usual.

Mr. Itami explained, "Over an hour ago, my wife and I had a big argument. I thought I'd leave her alone for a while until she calmed down, so I went outside with the maid."

The maid, Miss Sakurako, nodded. "Yes, I didn't buy the ingredients for dinner, so I went to the nearby supermarket with Mr. Itami."

Mr. Itami added, "My wife broke her wrist and couldn't do housework, so I hired a maid. But she kept throwing hysterical noises. I was worried her injury might get worse, so I tried to talk her down, but..."

Mr. Itami took off his glasses to show everyone his swollen left eye. "She throws things around when she's angry. Because of this, I've asked for leave from the company today."

Officer Yumi stepped forward and asked, "So, when you got home, you found your wife had hanged herself, right?"

Miss Sakurako shook her head. "No, it was probably about thirty minutes after I finished shopping. When I came back with Mr. Itami, I opened the door and heard a bang. That sound must have been the sound of the bedroom door being slammed shut."

"I think my wife was still alive at that time. I knocked on the door to ask about her condition, but there was no answer. I think she was still angry."

"So I asked the maid to make me some coffee, and then I chatted with her for about 30 minutes. I came over and knocked on the door again, and when I entered the bedroom, I saw this horrible scene." Mr. Itami also described what happened next.

"I never thought my wife would get so upset over such a small argument..."

"I see." Officer Yumi walked over to the hanged body. "So, what's this note at your wife's feet?"

"It's a suicide note, written by my wife herself. She said she was worried about my injury and our son's exams. She even expressed concern about my sister's daughter who was planning to celebrate Shichi-Go-San Festival this year." Mr. Itami looked extremely sad, and two tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

Mr. Itami wiped his tears and blew his nose. “It also said that the parents should forgive the unfilial daughter for passing away first.”

After the inspection, the American police officer grumbled, "This is clearly suicide."

However, this conclusion was denied by Conan: "No, this may be a homicide."

[Little girl: I feel like this case isn't complicated. Since Conan said it's a homicide, then it's a homicide.]

[Entomologist: Haha, the murderer is obviously Mr. Itami.]

[Composer: Then the question becomes the evidence and the method of murder.]

[Explorer: Then let's watch Conan perform.]

Conan pointed to the notebook on the dressing table and said, "The suicide note you mentioned should have been written on the notebook on this table, and then torn off and placed on the ground. Look carefully, there is still a small piece of paper remaining on the ring in the center of the notebook."

The little girl walked over and picked up the suicide note, then compared it with the notebook. "Huh? That's weird! If it was really a piece of paper torn from the notebook, why don't the tear marks match?"

The three little ones who came over also nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, it's very strange."

Officer Yumi quickly came over and took the suicide note from the little girl's hand with a handkerchief: "Oh, don't touch such a key clue directly."

"And the handwriting on that suicide note is also messy." Conan then took out the trash can under the table. There were a lot of scraps of paper in it. He picked up one. "This lady often wrote in her notebook and then tore it up. At the end, she always just wrote her name as a signature."

"However, this suicide note included her first and last name, which is not her usual habit. It looks strange."

After examining the suicide note, Officer Yumi agreed with Conan's point of view: "Yes, something is indeed not right."

"Was your front door locked at that time?" Officer Miaozi asked Mr. Itami.

Miss Sakurako explained: "I was the one who opened the door just now. It was locked at that time."

"Does anyone else have the key?"

Mr. Itami thought for a moment and then replied, "Only my wife, me, the maid, and my son Jing have the key to the house."

"So where is your son now?"

"I think he's in driving school now. He always says he's going to get his driver's license soon."

[Composer: Wait, a driver's license? Professor Lucchino, have you ever taken a driver's license test?]

[Explorer: I took the test, but he didn't.]

[Professor: Don't worry about these details. Didn't Kudo Shinichi learn everything he should and shouldn't learn without any certificates?]

[Reporter: If I have to say, it seems like not many people here can drive.]

[Forward: In other words, is it possible that we can run faster than a car?]

[Cheerleader: Fair enough.]

Miss Sakurako added: "I remember there was a spare key, which was placed in the mailbox on the first floor."

"That mailbox should have a separate lock."

"Yes, that mailbox has a rotary combination lock. People who don't know the combination shouldn't be able to open it."

However, after thinking for a while, Miss Sakura suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! There is another person who knows the password to this mailbox!"

"Yesterday, I wanted to open my mailbox to take out the mail, but I forgot to bring the note with the password. Just when I was worried, the man came over and told me the correct password."

Miss Sakurako recalled what happened that day and told Officer Yumi everything.

Officer Miaozi, standing by, asked seriously for the man's specific information, while Officer Yumei was already standing there in embarrassment.

After knowing that this person lived next door, the impetuous Officer Miaozi immediately ran to knock on the door next door. Officer Youmei was unable to stop him and saw the familiar person open the door.

"Ah, Yumi~" When the man saw Officer Yumi, he called her by a very intimate name.

The three little ones following behind: "Eh? Yumi? Officer Yumi, do you know this person?"

"Well, he's my ex-boyfriend."

"Eh?!"