Chapter 433

Mao Li Asako froze for a moment and looked in the direction the voice came from.

She saw Hyochi Hironobu and Ayano standing at the entrance of the hallway; they had not left.

Ayano hung her little head, her face covered in tears, her body trembling uncontrollably as if suppressing something.

"I'm so sorry, I asked Mr. Hyochi to eavesdrop on your conversation. Sister Asako, did you really, really think about killing me?"

Mao Li Asako stood stunned for quite a while, then said softly, "I'm sorry, Ayano..."

Meanwhile, in the basement of the Kujukuri residence.

Conan and Uncle Mao Li were huddled together, looking at a row of numbers on the phone.

Conan was diligently recording something in his notebook, while Uncle Mao Li looked completely bewildered:

"Strange, what does this row of numbers mean?"

Looking at the copied numbers, a gleam flashed in Conan's eyes: "Uncle Mao Li, this row of numbers might just be talking about the killer."

"The killer?" Uncle Mao Li rubbed his chin, still looking bewildered. "But, why do I feel like these numbers were just pressed randomly?"

Sanada Ichizo, standing nearby, said: "In fact, the police also discovered this row of numbers on the phone. However, they also said this row of numbers has no meaning and might have been pressed by Ayano just messing around."

Conan looked at the notebook in his hand, then at the phone in front of him; a flash of inspiration struck, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"Uncle Mao Li, Mr. Sanada, this row of numbers wasn't pressed randomly; it has a specific meaning."

"Actually, if we treat this row of numbers as a puzzle, as long as we master the method of decryption, everything will naturally come to light."

A very smug expression appeared on Conan's face again. Uncle Mao Li found it annoying and casually smashed a fist onto his head.

"You brat! Don't go around mimicking the way adults talk!"

Conan let out an "Ouch!" and ran off in tears, clutching his head.

This useless uncle, he hits my head whenever he's bored; he's going to make me stupid.

Sanada Ichizo asked curiously: "A method of decryption? Since Conan says so, you must have discovered something, right?"

Conan clutched the large bump on his head and said:

"Well, I don't know if it's right or not. But if we treat the '*' key in this row of numbers as a separator, and then connect the independent numbers according to their positions on the phone keypad, it seems like it would form a specific pattern."

"Oh! So that's how it is!"

Uncle Mao Li began to solve the code using the method Conan described: "According to this brat's theory, the numbers before the first '*' key are 126871. If you connect these numbers in order on the keypad, it's the letter 'D' in the English alphabet..."

"Wow! Uncle Mao Li is so amazing! So that pattern is read as 'D'! I didn't even know that!"

Conan took the opportunity to cheer and jump for joy, acting as if Uncle Mao Li had solved a world-class mystery.

"Haha, it's nothing, really."

Uncle Mao Li laughed modestly, then suddenly felt something wasn't quite right.

Wait! What's so amazing about knowing the letter "D"?

Is this brat intentionally mocking him?

In the living room.

Hyochi Hironobu bowed to Akaso Kaze and the others: "I apologize, everyone. Because Ayano said she is the teacher's daughter and should have the right to know about this matter, that is why I..."

Kujukuri Nanae waved her hand, hugging the sobbing Ayano: "No need to apologize, Ayano, it's already come to this."

"I am truly sorry!" Hyochi Hironobu bowed and apologized again.

Akaso Kaze looked at Kujukuri Nanae: "Mrs. Kujukuri, your request has been completed. I have already found out the true cause of your husband's death, and it has nothing to do with any evil spirits."

"As for how to deal with the killer, Mao Li Asako, you decide for yourselves."

Akaso Kaze turned his gaze toward Mao Li Asako.

Kujukuri Motoyasu did what he did; Akaso Kaze helping him find the killer was enough.

If it weren't for the commission and little Ayano, he wouldn't have bothered with this guy.

Mao Li Asako immediately said: "Please rest assured, I will go to the police station to turn myself in later."

Akaso Kaze nodded without offering an opinion.

Kujukuri Nanae hesitated for a moment and looked at Akaso Kaze: "Lord Akaso, what will happen to my husband, Motoyasu?"

"Motoyasu, huh..." Akaso Kaze was also a bit hesitant, thought for a moment, and asked: "Do you wish for him to go to the other world?"

He could pretend to perform a ritual and let the soul vanish into smoke.

Actually, he just needed to close the Space Eye so they couldn't see him.

Kujukuri Nanae was stunned, an expectant look appearing in her eyes: "Could it be that Lord Akaso can let him stay?"

Stay?

Akaso Kaze curled his lip; he was going to let him stay anyway.

But his fate wouldn't be very good.

He would become a target for magic power extraction.