Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1147: Mingqing may have died long ago

In the corner of the hotel restaurant.

Yuya handed Conan a printed document.

"I asked Shiho to investigate the hospital where Nagoro had his eyes treated."

Conan quickly glanced through it and frowned slightly: "In other words, Nagoro really changed so much after he knew that his eyes could not be cured and he would be blind in a year at most?"

Yuya nodded: "Yes, that makes sense, but..."

"Shiho went back to the apartment where Nagoro lived before she disappeared. The manager there said that he had not paid the rent because it was about to expire. When he went to check on Nagoro's room, he found that the room had not been occupied for a long time and the food in the refrigerator had become moldy due to the power outage."

Conan frowned slightly: "Didn't the administrator call the police?"

Yuya shook his head: "No, the administrator said that he just thought Mingqing left without saying goodbye. After all, such situations often happen in the apartment, so he is used to it.

I didn't think much of it at the time and used the deposit Nagoro had paid for the room's cleaning as usual, and then continued renting the room out.

"Is that so?" Conan frowned slightly, "That's too much of a coincidence."

Yuya handed another file to Conan: "This is the information I asked Hattori's father for. It is a collection of unidentified corpses in the Kyoto area in the past five years - of course, this is only a part of it."

"Nagoro's dental records were preserved, and the bodies were handled by the police headquarters before being handled, and the relevant information was kept. However, there was no one who matched Nagoro's description."

Conan realized something: "So, Nagoro, who has been missing for five years, is still alive?"

Yuya: "It's possible, but a famous person has disappeared, and the police have been investigating for a long time, but they still can't find any trace of him, so the most likely possibility is that he is dead."

Conan pondered, "But his body has never been found, which means..."

Yuya continued, "I don't think a person who is about to go blind would choose to live in seclusion away from the crowd, so he is likely to have been murdered. Moreover, the time of the murder..."

Conan narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "After he had a private duel with Lady Satsuki? Or after he left the Achiha mansion that night?"

Yuya crossed his arms, tapped his legs, and said, "How about being bold and saying he was killed at the Achiba residence?"

Conan's pupils shrank slightly: "But if Nagoro's death is related to the Achiha couple, then who was responsible for the three incidents of suspected revenge?"

Yuya shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. All the evidence points to Nagoro, but Nagoro might have died five years ago."

"All I know is that, following this logic, the biggest suspects are probably the Achiha couple. Mrs. Satsuki is already deceased, so the only person who knows about this is President Achiha—the husband of the last person to come into contact with Nagoro and the second-to-last person to do so."

"If this matter is really related to him, then our previous conversation with him must have alerted him. It would be impossible to get any more information from him."

The two fell into silence.

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The time has come for the Gaoyue Cup high school student competition.

Mao Lilan looked at Toyama Kazuha who was changing clothes with a bit of a smile and tears: "Kazuha, do you really want to wear this outfit? Will it... look weird?"

"Really?" Yuanshan Heye tightened her clothes and said excitedly, "I think this is great. It can help me concentrate."

What Toyama Kazuha was wearing was the uniform she usually wore when practicing Aikido.

Mao Lilan looked a little worried: "Will this... really not scare others?"

While the Satsuki Cup doesn't have a mandatory dress code for players, most people wouldn't wear a gi, would they? For example, you don't have to wear a kimono like Ooka Momiji, but casual clothes are better than a gi, right?

Hattori Shizuka didn't care much about this.

In her opinion, it was just a Gaoyue Cup, there was no need to worry about etiquette, and wearing whatever was her personal freedom.

Even the former Karasu Queen said so, so Mouri Ran was speechless. She could only pray in her heart that others would not be scared - maybe some contestants would think that Toyama Kazuha lost the game and would explode and hit others?

After arriving at the Achiha Hall, the venue of the Satsuki Cup, after strict security checks, Toyama Kazuha entered the competition venue through the player passage, while Mao Li Ran and others went to the viewing venue for the satellite broadcast.

Yuya, Conan, and Hattori Heiji did not go to watch the game. They stood at the security checkpoint, constantly observing the guests entering the hall.

At this time, the sound of singing cards was heard from the viewing venue.

Yuuya looked at it from a distance and said, "Looks like the game has already started."

Ayanokouji walked over and looked at the tight security at the checkpoint. He said with a relaxed expression, "Looks like Nagoro won't be able to get in."

Anyone entering the hall must undergo fingerprint identification and metal detection. No one is allowed to enter except those who have registered their information in advance.

Although this will deter some guests, the police have to do this for safety reasons.

Otaki Goro said with a cold face: "We will not let Nagoro do whatever he wants!"

Yuya and the other two remained silent. The possibility that Nagoro was murdered was just their speculation. There was no actual evidence to prove it. So except for Hattori Heizo who made some guesses when Yuya asked for the information, the others were unaware of this and still thought that these cases were all committed by Nagoro.

At this time, a staff member wearing a hat passed by several people.

Yuya caught a glimpse of a purple object out of the corner of his eye. When he turned around to confirm, all he could see was the staff member's back.

Conan noticed Yuya's behavior and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Yuya shook his head: "Nothing."

Gradually, fewer and fewer people entered the hall. Yuya and his companions also came to the temporary command center and observed the situation in the hall through surveillance.

Yuya's phone vibrated. When he opened it, he saw a message from Miyano Shiho saying that Toyama Kazuha had won several games in a row.

Yuya quickly told Hattori Heiji the good news.

Hattori Heiji couldn't help but smile, but he quickly put it away and coughed in a serious tone, "Well, my mom is helping her train. If she doesn't make it to the finals, I'll have to give her a good talk when I get back!"

Looking at the smile that Hattori Heiji couldn't hide on his lips, he forced himself to keep a straight face, which made his whole expression a little strange.

Yuya and Conan looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders - was this considered tsundere?