What Kind of Family Melodrama Is This?

"The only ones who had the opportunity and the motive to do this were the few of you who were beside Miss Toda when she was drowning."

"But how did the perpetrator know that Miss Toda would drown?"

At this moment, Conan looked up and asked Fujino, "If Ms. Toda hadn't drowned, then this method wouldn't work."

"That's true."

Fujino nodded.

If Kiwako Toda hadn't gone diving and hadn't drowned, this method wouldn't have worked.

But based on the existing evidence, it is clear that this case was handled exactly as he intended...

If Kiwako Toda's drowning was an accident, your case will fall into a logical loophole.

"But what if Ms. Toda didn't actually drown?"

Suddenly, Fujino remembered what Ai Haibara had said before.

After recalling the memories in his mind, the scene of Uncle Mori looking for the ring suddenly appeared before his eyes.

As she spoke, Fujino turned to look at Masahiko Matsuzaki: "If I'm not mistaken, Ms. Toda's fake drowning was to test you, Mr. Matsuzaki."

"Is Kiwako... testing me?"

Masahiko Matsuzaki was stunned for a moment. "But we're getting married next week, why is she doing this?"

At this point, Fujino suddenly twitched his chin. "This must be what they call a lover's test."

"It's like my mom deliberately lost the ring to test my dad."

At that moment, Ran suddenly realized, "No wonder Miss Toda said 'That's great' when she found out that Mr. Matsuzaki was the first to rush to save her."

"I only thought of this because I saw Uncle Mori looking for his ring on the beach."

Fujino mentioned it briefly.

"Dad, did he really go to the beach to look for the ring?"

Upon hearing this, Ran looked at Fujino with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"Yes, I happened to find it at the time, so I gave it to Uncle Mori."

Then, Fujino steered the conversation back to the topic. "If it's to test Mr. Matsuzaki, then someone has to remind everyone that she's drowning."

He looked up at Harumi Matsuzaki: "Of course, that person must be someone she is extremely close to, someone with whom she has a pretty good relationship, and most girls would choose a friend of the same gender to cooperate with in this kind of thing."

"Ms. Matsuzaki, you must be the one she's working with, right?"

"You were the one working with her, so you must have known she was going to drown today. If you knew about this, then you had plenty of time to prepare the Sea Snake beforehand... and then kill her when you got close to Ms. Toda."

"What are you talking about...?"

Harumi Matsuzaki opened her mouth, "Why would Takakazuko make such a joke?"

"Whether that's the case or not, we'll know once Miss Toda wakes up... Of course, it's also possible that she'll never wake up."

Fujino glanced at the bulging area of Harumi Matsuzaki's orange coat. "Regardless of whether Ms. Toda can wake up or not, Ms. Matsuzaki, could you show us your fanny pack?"

"No one at the scene had a container to hold the Sea Snake, so it's possible that your waist bag contained Sea Snake beforehand and released it when you got close, causing it to bite Ms. Toda."

"If you're lucky, you might be able to find some tape to hold the Sea Snake in place. After all, Sea Snake are very agile, and tape on their heads alone is unlikely to hold them in place. Not much time has passed since you came ashore, and you haven't had any time to remove the tape."

Fujino's words struck Harumi Matsuzaki's heart like a hammer blow.

She glanced absently at Fujino, then at her own fanny pack.

She bit her lip lightly, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

After a moment, she sighed with relief, "That's right, it was Takako who was Sea Snake."

"Harumi... why did you do this?"

Masahiko Matsuzaki looked embarrassed; he hadn't expected his sister to want to kill his fiancée.

"I just can't stand her smug look!"

Harumi Matsuzaki suddenly shouted, "What did she say? That we have to undergo some kind of test of love before getting married? She knows perfectly well how I feel about Masahiko, yet she still drags me into this to mock me!"

"How could I possibly give up Ya Yan to a woman like that!"

"Miss Harumi, you actually like..."

Ran looked at Harumi Matsuzaki in surprise, "Aren't you siblings?"

"No... my mother remarried and married into the Matsuzaki family."

Harumi Matsuzaki shook her head. "Although he's a bit weak, Masahiko-nii is a very gentle person. Since there aren't many boys around me, I've fallen for him without even realizing it..."

Fujino also looked at Harumi Matsuzaki.

The gentle but unreliable protagonist has a sister who is not related to him by blood. The sister and her childhood friend are best friends, but the sister falls in love with her brother. In order to kill her brother, she plots to kill his childhood friend.

Goodness, what kind of family drama is this?

But this kind of family drama with a love triangle in a German orthopedic family is really exciting and eclectic.

If only we had Sunflower Seeds.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly, silently picked up the iced tea beside him, and began to watch the murderer's remorseful performance after being caught.

"Harumi, how could you..."

Masahiko Matsuzaki looked at Harumi Matsuzaki, his expression turning somewhat strange.

"I'm so sorry, Ya Yan."

Harumi Matsuzaki bowed slightly to Masahiko Matsuzaki, "Although I know it's wrong to do this, every time I hear Takako mention the things you two did when you were little, I get really angry and upset... I feel like she was saying, 'I don't understand you at all'... I was really hurt back then, I really like you, Masahiko-nii... but I did something that hurt you so much..."

"Harumi, stop talking."

Masahiko Matsuzaki didn't know what to say, so he went up and patted her on the shoulder, saying, "You'll always be my little sister."

On one side is his sister who is not related to him by blood, and on the other side is his fiancée... It's too difficult.

Tears of regret streamed down Harumi Matsuzaki's face. "In the end, it was all just wishful thinking on my part, and it even made you, Masahiko, so sad... I'm such a fool."

And so the farce quickly came to an end when the truth was revealed.

Kiwako Toda did not die. With Fujino, a gynecological... medical expert, by her side, she immediately became lively and energetic after being sent to the hospital and receiving serum.

After she regained consciousness, and learned that Harumi Matsuzaki was responsible for her condition, and about all those other things...

Of course, I choose to forgive her.

With Kiwako Toda's understanding, Harumi Matsuzaki was not sent to the police station.

As to what will become of their relationship, Fujino has no idea.

It's going to be quite subtle, isn't it?

As for Ran's plan to reunite Uncle Mori and Eri Kisaki...

Although returning the ring went smoothly, after returning it, Uncle Mori was targeted by a girl on the beach, revealing his lecherous side.

Eri Kisaki didn't say much when she saw this.

They just drove off.

Fujino declined to comment.

As expected of Uncle Mori.