Fang Zheng took a few steps back and looked at the photographs pinned up around the room. Conan sat beside him with a grave expression, as if the police were holding a criminal investigation meeting.
In fact, that was more or less what it was. The two of them were currently reconstructing and reasoning through the case.
"First, let's make a list of everyone involved."
Fang Zheng tapped the photographs on the wall before him.
"So far, we know that Kinzo Ushiromiya had four children, all of whom were married. His eldest son, Krauss Ushiromiya, handled all of Kinzo Ushiromiya's assets and affairs. His wife was Natsuhi Ushiromiya, and they had a daughter, Jessica Ushiromiya. According to the police investigation, Krauss Ushiromiya had embezzled his father's funds to keep his business afloat before his death. However, there was no evidence, and since he was already dead, the matter was naturally dropped."
It was certainly strange to say "before his death" when the man was still alive.
"Mrs. Natsuhi doesn't seem very popular."
Conan also offered a conclusion based on what he had observed along the way.
"The others seem to look down on her."
"That counts as a clue. We'll investigate it later. Next is the eldest daughter—Ushiroomiya Eva. Her husband is Hideyoshi Ushiromiya, who married into the Ushiromiya Family. They have one child, George Ushiromiya. Like Krauss Ushiromiya, Hideyoshi Ushiromiya's restaurant business is also facing financial problems."
"Ushiroomiya Eva was also the sole survivor of the Rokkenjima incident... but I didn't notice anything particularly suspicious about her. She's just not very approachable."
At this point, Conan sounded helpless. He had originally planned to use his appearance to play dumb and see whether he could draw some clues out of Ushiroomiya Eva, but she had not indulged him at all