According to Sasashima Ritsu's driving speed, a one-kilometer drive actually only takes about a minute.

However, in order to prevent him from overdoing the accelerator, he slowed down after exiting the intersection. Kudo Shinichi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pointed to the white and blue villa next to him, patted his thigh and shouted: "We're here, we're here.

Teacher, stop the car!"

"At least let me find a place to park? I don't want to be caught by the traffic police on night duty. You know, I don't even have my driver's license."

"Who would post a note at such a late hour? Don't worry."

They arrived at the door of the villa, and Sasashima Ritsu was about to ring the doorbell when the door opened by itself. Tomizawa Yuzo, who was standing in the house, was obviously waiting at the door. He pointed to the prepared slippers and said: "Welcome Mr. Onizawa...

Huh? Kudo-kun, you’re here too.”

"Well, I'm sorry to bother you."

There was no smell of blood or shower gel on his body, and it looked like he had not taken a shower. His hair was a little messy and even raised in one place, and the pajamas on his upper body also had many wrinkles and marks. He looked like he had just climbed out of bed.

sign.

Tomizawa Yuzo pointed to the stairs and said: "My studio is on the second floor, please come with me."

It is obviously a place for vacation, but there is a special villa turned into a studio. As expected of the Tomizawa Foundation, it is indeed rich. Sasashima Ritsu observed the furnishings in the studio and found that there were actually two valuable paintings hanging in it. The market price was less.

It's said to be 100 million yen.

Tomizawa Yuzo pointed to one of the oil paintings that was about to be completed. He said sheepishly: "My painting is not finished yet. I just felt sleepy and fell asleep for a while."

Could this be an excuse? After Kudo Shinichi secretly speculated, he asked: "Mr. Yuzo, have you always stayed in the villa and not gone out?"

"Huh?" Tomizawa Yuzo was a little confused and didn't understand why Kudo asked this, but he still answered honestly: "Yes, I have been in the villa all the time. What happened?"

Clearly, he caught an anomaly within this problem.

Sasashima Ritsu was not prepared to hide anything and said bluntly: "Your father is currently being treated in the hospital. He was attacked by gangsters on his way back to the villa, so I wanted to ask you if you have ever left the villa."

Father is rescuing?!

Tomizawa Yuzo's mind went blank after hearing the news. After he recovered, he quickly grabbed Onizawa's shoulders and asked loudly: "How is my father? Mr. Onizawa, you must know, right?"

It looks like a drowning man grasping for life-saving straws. It's not acting, but he is really worried.

"Don't worry, there shouldn't be any big problems if you get him to the hospital in time."

"That's good." Tomizawa Yuzo let go of his hand. He realized that his behavior was a bit reckless and apologized: "Sorry, I was just too panicked just now."

"I understand." Ritsu Sasashima smoothed the wrinkles on his shoulders and asked, "At half past eleven, have you really been in the villa and never gone out?"

"Really, because I happened to get up at half past eleven."

"Can anyone prove it?" Kudo Shinichi asked.

Tomizawa Yuzo nodded, then took out his cell phone to find the person he was talking to before, and said, "I asked my illustrator friend to wake me up. If you don't believe me, you can call back and ask."

Kudo Shinichi took the mobile phone and dialed the number, but there was no answer for a long time. Maybe he was sleeping. Sasashima Ritsu walked to one of the paintings covered by a white cloth, gently pulled off the white cloth and saw a picture on it.

A beautiful girl.

Not Suzuki Ayako.

"Mr. Yuzo, this girl is very beautiful."

Tomizawa Yuzo looked at the girl in the painting and said with a smile: "This is drawn by my illustrator friend. He is best at sketching."

"Really? May I ask what the name of that illustrator friend is?"

"Emoto Ichiro, I don't know the person in his painting, maybe he is someone he likes."

I seem to have heard of this name, Ichiro Etomoto. He seems to be the young master of the Etomoto Consortium. After Sasashima Ritsu silently covered the white cloth, he looked at Kudo and said, "The call still hasn't been connected?"

"No, I think the illustrator named Ichiro Etomoto has gone to bed."

"Um..." Tomizawa Yuzo frowned and looked at the two of them and asked, "I want to ask why you think I am the gangster who attacked my father?"

"Because the gangster's eyebrows are exactly the same as yours."

Eyebrows?

Tomizawa Yuzo's face suddenly turned ugly as if he was remembering something. He lowered his head in disbelief. Could it really be them? After all, he knew very well in his heart that he was not the gangster.

"It seems you have some idea of ​​the gangster's identity?"

"..."

Yuzo Tomizawa bit his lower lip slightly and hesitated, but thought that when the police intervened in the investigation tomorrow, they would find out. He could only say calmly: "Actually...my two brothers and I both look very similar, especially the eyebrows."

Triplets? Ritsu Sasashima and Shinichi Kudo glanced at each other. It seemed that there were two more suspects.

"But I don't think brothers will hurt daddy!"

Ritsu Sasashima reached out and patted Tomizawa's shoulder, and said slowly: "People's hearts are something that is difficult to predict. Mr. Yuzo, as a police officer, I will naturally investigate the case clearly."

"But…"

"If we hadn't discovered him in time, your father would have died on this thunderstorm night. Now, do you still want to stop me from continuing the investigation?"

Although he was dissatisfied with his father, Tomizawa Yuzo still admired his father. He also knew his father's difficulties, but in his heart he did not want to believe...that his brothers would hurt his father.

"I understand, and I will actively cooperate with the investigation."

Seeing that it was getting late, Sasashima Ritsu said: "I won't disturb you to continue completing the painting. I'll meet you at the villa at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I think your brothers will also show up as planned."

"Okay, I'll be there."

After leaving the small villa, Kudo Shinichi got into the passenger seat and asked: "Teacher, have you ruled out Mr. Yuzo as a suspect?"

"Well, actually I ruled him out from the beginning."

"Huh? How did you rule it out?"

Ritsu Sasashima started the car and returned to the villa, and said calmly: "Physically, the murderer is a little stronger than Mr. Yuzo, and I saw the back of Mr. Yuzo running during the day. His posture is different from that of the gangster who fled the scene."

Can you remember all this? Kudo Shinichi silently recorded it in the little notebook in his mind. Sure enough, the detective must remember every bit of what happened in his daily life. This is all conducive to reasoning.

"Then teacher, since you know, why do you still go?"

"Go and confirm that your inference is correct, and see what clues you can get. Since the eyebrows are similar, it is likely that someone with a blood relationship committed the crime. Don't you get the answer?"

"I see. Sure enough, I still have a lot to learn."

"Your reasoning is already very good."

"Teacher, you are still far behind. There are only two cases where the reasoning has been truly successful."

"Besides the Valentine's Day case, are there any others?"

Kudo Shinichi thought of his trip to the ski resort when he was in junior high school. He said with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't count because I solved the case after getting a tip from my father. And at that time, I met a countryman who was on par with me.

I don’t know if I can get in touch with Zhongsheng again in the future, I really want to have a showdown with him again!”

"Is your father's reasoning ability very good?" Ritsu Sasashima asked curiously.

"Yes, my father's name is Kudo Yusaku. He is a mystery novelist and has also solved some cases."

Yusaku Kudo, Yukiko Kudo.

Heh, the child of a mystery novelist and a famous actor? It’s quite interesting.
Chapter completed!