Chapter 1021

Akashi Hiroto stared blankly at the book in front of him, his fingers trembling as he touched the cover.

"Even if you hadn't come, I intended to end my father's life today, because today is the anniversary of my wife's death. Three years ago today, my wife fell in this forest and died after encountering a flash flood."

"It was a rainy day when I drove to Tokyo for work. My father suddenly woke her up while she was resting because of a cold, saying he wanted to eat matsutake rice."

"She could have just refused, but my wife insisted on supporting her body to go to the supermarket three kilometers away, and she just fell on the road on her way back."

Akashi Hiroto choked up and picked up the "Introduction to Fishing."

"The day after my wife's funeral, I accidentally heard my father talking to himself in front of the Buddhist altar: 'Child's mother, that one finally broke. Next time, I want a toy that can live longer, one as sturdy as Hiroto.'"

"Before this, I always believed him, even when he made so many selfish demands, I thought he treated me like his own son."

Yamamura Misao was stunned: "You aren't his biological son?"

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"Yes, I am an adopted son."

Akashi Hiroto looked up at the chandelier.

"Building a house in such deep mountains, living in this kind of place with me and my wife, was also his request, saying he wanted to live a life far away from the world."

"Even the chandelier switch cord, he suddenly lengthened the light cord in his own room and then said other rooms should be like that too."

"Actually, the light cord in that bedroom was lengthened by my father using a messy knotting method from the beginning. If it had been a fishing knot tied by my wife, I... I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to cut it, and maybe I wouldn't have killed anyone."

"Perhaps."

Akaso Kaze silently glanced at the dazed Akashi Hiroto and turned to the old man's corpse being carried down from upstairs.

Another human tragedy.

After dawn, the heavy rain finally stopped. After Akashi Hiroto was taken away by the police, Mouri Kogoro and Conan also left the old mountain house in Yamamura Misao's car.

"That's great," Yamamura Misao rejoiced, "I finally didn't bring the camera for nothing. Being able to record Lord Akaso's deduction is truly wonderful. I'll keep it as a family heirloom..."

"Hmph," Uncle Mouri sat in the passenger seat with a sour face, "What a disgusting case."

"By the way, where did Akaso-niisan take Ran-neechan and the others?"

Conan's throat was much better and he could speak, although it was still a bit hoarse.

"Them? They said they were going to play tennis. With such heavy rain, how could they possibly play tennis?" Mouri Kogoro said disdainfully.

On the tennis court, it was surprisingly very dry.

A giant Mist Tengu covered the sky, shielding the entire court and absorbing all the rainwater.

Even the ground had been baked dry by the fire element of Asai Narumi.

Ran and Sonoko were wearing miniskirts, running back and forth on the court.

Every time they ran, their little panties underneath would be revealed.

Every time they swung their rackets, it would bring a burst of trembling.

Akaso Kaze sat on the side with a full face of smiles.

Young girls playing tennis are truly beautiful.

Especially after playing tennis, covered in sweat, they need to soak in a hot spring even more.

Akaso Kaze waited silently.

Time in the Conan world is both fast and slow. Fast means the days pass quickly, and slow means no matter how fast the days pass, it never jumps out of a single year.

However, having been here for so long, Akaso Kaze had almost gotten used to it. This world has its own set of operating rules, absurd yet realistic.

In general, it's a realistic deduction anime world. Supernatural powers are almost non-existent, yet there are indeed many surreal abilities.

Criminals and detectives with astonishing IQs, dreamlike and incredible magic tricks, extraordinary superhuman skills...

Of course, Akaso Kaze can also be considered a member of the surreal abilities, and he is almost the most powerful existence.

But in the end, it's still a detective's world. Cases are the mainstream, and Akaso Kaze can't avoid being involved in various cases.

"Knock knock!"

A middle-aged man in a suit, wearing sunglasses and having thick, medium-length hair, suddenly appeared at the door. He looked at Akaso Kaze and knocked lightly: "Excuse me, are you Lord Akaso?"

Akaso Kaze nodded, "I am."

The middle-aged man bowed slightly and walked into the office with great etiquette: "Lord Akaso, hello, I am the secretary of Mr. Isegawa Ganzo, Toki."

"Oh, please sit."

Akaso Kaze took the business card handed over by the middle-aged man.

He had also heard a little about Isegawa Ganzo; after all, he would occasionally come into contact with some elites of the upper class.

It is said that he is a stock investor who accumulated huge wealth by trading stocks, and he seems to have many connections in the underworld as well.

"Does Mr. Isegawa have anything he wants to entrust to me?" Akaso Kaze put down the business card and asked.

"Actually, the master passed away due to serious illness in the winter. It is my personal request to trouble you."

The middle-aged man didn't seem to have any intention of taking off his sunglasses. He took out a document from his briefcase and said, "I want to entrust you to find the master's great-granddaughter who has been missing for many years, Miss Matsunaka Yuriko."

Thanks to Starlight 399 for the monthly ticket.