Chapter 341 Weird Old Man

Another person who was also observing the apartment was Conan. As soon as he sat down, he said to Nobuhiro: "I found this on the floor mat at the entrance. It doesn't look like human hair. It may belong to some kind of animal."

What Conan placed in his hand was a strand of brown curly hair.

Nobuhiro twisted it up and looked at it: "This may be the hair of a poodle, but this kind of dog rarely sheds hair. And this hair does not include hair follicles, it is more like it was cut into sections with a sharp weapon."

"Ms. Tanaka, did you shear your pet?" Conan looked around, "I don't think she has a pet at home."

In fact, Conan didn't want to doubt Tanaka Kikue at this time. Even the crime of stealing a dog was tantamount to an insult to a person who had just let go of his hatred. If possible, he hopes to find evidence proving Tanaka Kikue's innocence.

However, it is a pity that until now, the suspicion of Tanaka Kikue committing the crime is getting bigger and bigger.

But where could she hide those pets?

Soon Tanaka Kikue came over with a plate full of fruits.

"Miss Tanaka." Nobuhiro folded his palms so that she could not see the animal hair on his palms, "So the court trial is over?"

"Yes." Tanaka Kikue showed a relaxed expression, "The sentence was handed down not long ago. Thanks to the letter of understanding issued by the victim, the judge finally sentenced me to two years and eight months in prison, suspended for three years. year implementation.”

A three-year probation means that as long as Tanaka Kikue behaves well during these three years, she can avoid criminal punishment. This is considered a very light punishment for the crime of attempted murder, but it is possible that the court ultimately sentenced him for the crime of intentional homicide.

"Miss Tanaka, do you have a pet?"

Nobuhiro suddenly asked.

Tanaka Kikue was slightly stunned: "Why do you ask that?"

Nobushige spread his palms and said, "Conan just picked this up in the foyer. If I guessed correctly, it should belong to a brown poodle."

"..." In the eyes of everyone, Tanaka Kikue was silent for a while and then nodded and confessed, "I didn't expect that a magic trick would attract other people's attention."

"Magic?!" Mrs. Kato immediately became anxious, "Where did you take my little flower?!" She had often heard about magicians' decapitation magic. Although she knew it was fake, she would still be worried if her baby What should I do if Xiaohua dies like this!

Tanaka Kikue was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved her hand and said: "I didn't do anything to those little animals. I just recently practiced a magic that can attract animals. It can make the surrounding animals gather around me."

"Then what?" Mrs. Kato asked.

"Sometimes I feed them some water, or eat a piece or two of apples. Because I don't have pets myself, and I don't know what they can and cannot eat, so most of the time I don't let them in." Tanaka Kikue said embarrassedly, "I have a magic show next week. I have been preparing for it recently, but I didn't expect to alarm you."

There seemed to be no problem with this answer, but in this way, the whereabouts of Xiaohua and Andy became a mystery again.

It can be said that it was precisely because of Tanaka Kikue's magic that these pets left home. Therefore, Mrs. Kato's eyes no longer looked at her with any favor or friendliness.

"I'm very sorry!" Tanaka Kikue suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Mrs. Kato and Miss Michiko, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't practiced magic so casually, I wouldn't have caused those little guys to disappear! Really! I’m very, very sorry!”

Even if Mrs. Kato was angry again, she would not be able to say a word in the face of Tanaka Kikue's apology. What could she do? Everyone has already apologized in such a good manner, not to mention that Xiaohua's departure was also out of her own will. Did anyone force Xiaohua to come here?

So Mrs. Kato, who had always been tough, sat there in embarrassment and said nothing, but she was unwilling to say such words as "forgiveness" easily.

Mrs. Kato did not speak, so Tanaka Kikue kept bowing and lowered her posture to the lowest level.

Under such circumstances, Miss Michiko thought about it carefully and broke the awkward atmosphere: "Miss Tanaka, I am very curious, what kind of magic can make Andy who is so far away come to you?" Come here?"

Tanaka Kikue straightened up, the look of guilt on his face getting stronger: "I'm very sorry, this magic was taught to me by an old gentleman who is very famous in the magic world. He did not allow me to leak the method to anyone."

"We are not magicians." Miss Michiko insisted, "If you tell us the method, at least we can understand the state of Andy and Xiaohua at that time, and maybe we can guess where they will go."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Kato immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, if you are not even willing to tell us this, then I really have to doubt whether you have sold those children!"

Tanaka Kikue no longer looked at Michiko and Mrs. Kato, but instead turned her gaze to Nobutoshige, seemingly asking him for advice.

"Even if you can't tell me the specific method, can you at least tell me when was the last time you saw Xiaohua and Andy?"

At Nobushige's prompting, Mouri Kogoro took out the photos of Xiaohua and Andy and handed them to Tanaka Kikue.

At the same time, Conan also realized that something was wrong. He suddenly held his stomach and said to Mao Lilan: "Sister Xiaolan, my stomach feels uncomfortable and I want to go to the bathroom!"

"Um, excuse me, where is the bathroom?"

Tanaka Kikue looked up at Conan. Even though she was questioned by everyone, she still seemed to maintain a very peaceful attitude, which made Conan's bad premonition even stronger.

On the surface, he was kind and kind, even bowing and apologizing to the two owners who lost their pets out of guilt. However, there was no emotion in Tanaka Kikue's eyes. It was as if everyone sitting in the living room at this moment were pumpkins, and the kind of pumpkins that would be used as props by witches.

But Mr. Asano seems to be different to Tanaka Kikue.

Tanaka Kikue looked at Mr. Asano with a rare warmth in her eyes, but Conan didn't know whether the temperature was warm or cold.

If it was the Tanaka Kikue he knew, she should be grateful to Mr. Asano as she said.

But Conan doesn't even have this confidence now. He feels that Tanaka Kikue is full of weirdness today.