Stay away from Conan

Chapter 453 Puppet (Part 1)

"So, no matter how you look at it, the relationship between Miss Hailey and Mr. Akechi should be very good."

Xiaolan couldn't help but said:

"Besides, what does 'Xinyi's ability to deceive girls' mean?"

As he said this, Xiaolan muttered, seeming a little angry.

"Hehe, isn't it?"

In response to this, Yuanzi couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, looked at Xiaolan meaningfully, and said:

"Didn't he deceive you long ago?"

"Garden!"

Hearing this, Xiaolan retorted angrily.

"alright!"

Seeing Xiaolan's expression, Yuanzi stopped joking and said curiously:

"But, Miss Hailey and Mr. Akechi have such a good relationship? Then why haven't you heard Mr. Akechi mention it?"

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you don't care about Mr. Akechi anymore?"

Hearing what Yuanzi said, Xiaolan asked a little strangely.

"Nah."

Yuanzi waved his hand and said:

"I'm just a little curious...Mr. Akechi is not like he said. When he was in school, he was only obsessed with academics. Isn't this still very charming!"

Just as he was talking, when Officer Megu asked about the contents of the magazine, Hualien's mother, Mei Ling, generously admitted that she, as a mother, controlled Hualian's life as mentioned in the magazine.

"Isn't it a bit too much?"

Officer Megure couldn't help but ask.

"I love my daughter and I'm just doing what I should do. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Faced with such a question, Mei Ling couldn't help but retort.

"That's right. Besides, what does this have to do with the case?"

Meimei also helped her mother speak.

"You can't say that."

Officer Memu said at this time:

"Motivated murderers often leave clues on bodies to convey why they killed."

"clue?"

Mei Ling repeated the word with some confusion.

"Yes."

Officer Memu nodded and explained:

"Your daughter was killed like a puppet. The prisoner also wrote in the threatening letter that he wanted Hua Lian to become his puppet, didn't he?"

"Well...but what does this mean?"

Mei Ling wondered.

"Although it's just my speculation, I think the prisoner must be a very dominant person."

Officer Megure expressed his guess.

"Why?"

When Meimei heard this, she reacted somewhat sensitively to Officer Memu's words, and turned to look at her mother standing beside her. And this action did not escape the eyes of Officer Megure.

"Your daughter Hualian seems to have always listened to you, right? But recently she seems to have started to have her own opinions."

Officer Megure pointed out the statements mentioned in the magazine and explained while flipping through the reports in the magazine.

"What do you want to say?"

Meiling asked angrily at this.

"I also read in this magazine that Miss Hualien and Mr. Amano Shoichi, who performed the sideshow for this competition, once dated."

As Officer Megure said, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to Amano Shoichi who was standing aside.

"Well, yes."

When Officer Megure mentioned this matter, Amano Shoichi did not deny it, but admitted it frankly.

"Did you forcefully break them up?"

Officer Megure asked.

"What's the problem?"

Misuzu asked angrily.

"Could it be that Hua Lian, who has a grudge against this, wanted to take revenge and resist your control a long time ago? Maybe she said she wanted to withdraw from today's competition and wanted to go home or something?"

Officer Megure asked seriously.

"Haha, you really know how to joke."

Mei Ling couldn't help but said:

"Hua Lian is looking forward to today's competition very much, because the winner is hers. And the reason why they broke up is because Hua Lian realized that she no longer needs Amano, so she agreed."

"But isn't it the mother who forced her to agree?"

Officer Megure asked sternly.

"I'm doing this all for the sake of my daughter, what's wrong with that!"

Misuzu snapped.

"I can understand that it is only natural for parents to think about their children."

Officer Memu couldn't help but say.

"Of course, this is maternal love."

Meiling said somewhat matter-of-factly.

"So... so much..."

Hearing what Meiling said, Xiaolan and Sonoko felt suffocated.

"If I date the person I like and my parents force me to break up, I will also resist..."

Regarding this, Yuanzi said in a daze.

"Yeah...don't you think this is a bit excessive?"

Officer Megure also followed Sonoko's lead and said with a serious face.

"How, how could it be too much..."

Misuzu said, starting to feel a little restless.

"However, this is indeed the result that my sister Hualian expected. It is precisely because Hualian hopes to win the beauty pageant that her mother has such strict requirements on her."

Meimei, who had been silently listening to everyone's conversation, came out again to defend the current situation:

"Besides, why did mom want to kill Hualien? Hualian is the most promising candidate to win this beauty contest. As long as she wins this contest, she will get a ticket to the world competition. So does mom. She has been working hard for this goal until now. What reason does she have to kill such a daughter when the game is about to begin? "

Meimei continued to ask Officer Megure.

"But what if Miss Hualian suddenly starts to get tired of her mother and wants to leave her mother's side?"

Officer Mu Mu suddenly said.

"What?"

Hearing this, Meimei's expression became a little surprised.

"When a person who has always obeyed his own words and never disobeyed orders, like his puppet on strings, starts to disobey his own orders, he will feel angry and want to teach her a lesson and maintain his dignity... It’s only natural…”

At this time, Shiho on the side seemed to think of his own experience from their conversation, lowered his head, and spoke with loneliness.

After hearing this, everyone present could not help but be stunned.

"Eh? Kudo, who is this girl?"

Officer Megure asked when he saw Shiho standing next to Shinichi.

"She...is Mr. Akechi's friend."

Shinichi replied.

"Oh! Brother Mingzhi's friend..."

Officer Memu said unexpectedly, but at the same time he couldn't help but ask:

"So, brother Mingzhi is here too?"

"Gao Yuan has other things to deal with now, so please let me know about the investigation progress of the case."

Shiho replied:

"Hello, my name is Hailey, please give me some advice."

"Well, hello, I'm Memu from the Metropolitan Police Department."

Officer Memu nodded slightly, responded, and then couldn't help but say:

"Then, brother Mingzhi is also paying attention to this case! That's great!"

With that said, Officer Memu looked at Meimei and the others, and continued to change the topic back:

"Well, what Miss Hailey said makes sense. For example, Miss Hualien said that even if she wins this competition, she is not willing to participate in the World Series again. She hopes to retire and marry Amano. In this case, your mother will definitely be very happy. Angry?"

"She, she can't possibly say such a thing."

Meimei immediately denied this, but her voice seemed a little powerless.

"That's right. Even if she says this, your mother won't agree. Even if her mother objects, what will happen if Miss Hualian is still unwilling to play in the game?"