Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1426 Takagi, YYDS!

Although Vermouth had already guessed that Minoru Fukase was not the murderer, she still planned to check the bag to be on the safe side.

Unexpectedly, the bag was taken away by a stranger who suddenly appeared.

Who is it?

Probably not the police.

  But if not the police, who else would be interested in the shoulder bag?

Vermouth was puzzled.

Just then, the sound of an engine starting was heard from the huge garage.

Vermouth also knew that it was Minoru Fukase’s girlfriend who was about to drive over.

Since my goal has basically been achieved, there is no need to stay any longer.

The police must have set up a dragnet at the parking lot exit, so Vermouth turned around and headed towards the inside of the mall.

When Fukase Minoru's girlfriend drove over, she saw Fukase Minoru lying unconscious on the ground.

There was also a red mark on his forehead.

……

Parking lot exit.

Qin Zhibo used the invisibility function of the "Lord of the Rings" to easily pass through the police's defense.

He waited until he reached an alley a little further away before he opened the bag to check what was inside.

Apart from some spare clothes and daily necessities, the only thing of value in the bag was a small stack of banknotes, about 12 yen.

This bag contained none of the items lost from the six victims.

Qin Zhibo took out the useful banknotes, threw the rest into a nearby trash can, and quickly left the scene.

When he arrived opposite the Beika Shopping Center again, Minoru Fukase and his girlfriend had already been handcuffed by the police.

From a distance, Megure seemed to really regard Fukase Minoru as the serial killer, and his expression was very serious.

However, based on Qin Zhibo's observation and judgment, it is highly likely that Minoru Fukase is not the murderer.

It is also strange that the murderer took away the personal belongings of each victim.

Because if the murderer does not dispose of these things, they themselves will be very deadly evidence.

So Qin Zhibo felt that the murderer might have another plan.

……

Rice Flower Shopping Center, at the entrance of the parking lot.

Sato couldn't help but frown as he looked at Minoru Fukase who was being taken into the police car.

When she arrested Minoru Fukase just now, she looked around but couldn't find the bag that Minoru Fukase was carrying when he entered the mall.

Even the hostages he held disappeared inexplicably.

Combined with what Qin Zhibo said, that there was a mole in the police station who leaked the police's arrest operation, Sato immediately thought that this must be the work of an insider.

The so-called "hostage" was probably someone who was deliberately arranged by the insider to approach.

Who is it?

Sato glanced at his colleagues who were dealing with the chaos on the scene, and a hint of scrutiny flashed in his serious eyes.

Just then, Megure received a call from Manager Matsumoto.

"I am Megure..."

"...Yes, I understand. I'll arrange it right away."

Megure hung up the phone and immediately shouted, "Sato! Takagi!"

Sato and Takagi rushed over in response.

Megure said, "In Hachioji City, a painter named Shindo Sumire has reported to the police that she knows who the serial murderer is. You should rush over immediately!"

"Yes!"

Gao Mu immediately nodded seriously.

But Sato next to him was stunned after hearing this.

Qin Zhibo was right. Someone actually turned himself in...

Megure noticed that Sato's expression was a little strange, so he asked, "Sato, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing..."

"Then you guys go quickly."

"Yes!"

Sato and Takagi took the order and left. As soon as they got into the police car, Sato sent the situation to Qin Zhibo via text message.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo received the text message.

[There is someone claiming to be an insider in Hachioji City. The detailed address will be told to you later. ]

As soon as Qin Zhibo saw the content of the text message, he knew that what he expected had happened.

The remaining victims will certainly seek protection from the police because they are worried that they will be the murderer's next target.

In order to reach the destination before the members of the organization, Qin Zhibo quickly returned to the underground garage of the Mihua Shopping Mall and drove out in his Mustang convertible.

And next to a big tree not far from the parking lot exit, a pair of eyes were silently watching the convertible going away.

……

On the highway, a white Nissan Skyline ER34 sped past with sirens blaring.

In order to find the person who knows the case before the insider finds out, Sato, who has better driving skills, drove the car this time, and Takagi sat in the passenger seat.

"that……"

"Officer Sato, are you driving too fast?"

Takagi, wearing a seat belt and holding the upper handle with one hand, asked Sato next to him carefully.

The speed needle on the car's dashboard has reached 100, which is speeding.

If Sato hadn't been driving Takagi's car with limited performance, he would have already reached over 120.

Although this was for the purpose of handling the case and there was a certain degree of immunity, it was just a meeting with an insider, so there was no need to be so anxious.

However, in response to Takagi's question, Sato remained silent and focused his attention on the road ahead.

But suddenly, the front end of the vehicle suddenly sank and the front of the car began to sway uncontrollably from side to side.

"ah!"

"what happened!"

Takagi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, screamed and was frightened by the sudden bump and was at a loss what to do.

Sato was calmer.

She immediately realized that the tire had burst, so she quickly steadied the steering wheel, applied the brakes and slowly moved the car to the side of the road.

After more than ten seconds, the whistling sound of the car finally stopped, and Takagi's car slowly stopped in the emergency lane on the side of the road.

Sato quickly unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car to check, only to find that both front tires were flat.

But looking back at the road, they found that the road they had just driven on was flat and other cars were able to pass safely, but their car had a flat tire.

Glancing upwards again, I saw a dark blue car just starting up and driving away on the overpass above the highway.

Sato immediately realized that the tire was not blown by himself.

The only way to make a tire burst remotely is to use a sniper...

At this time, Takagi was still checking the condition of the tire, wondering why the tire he had just replaced burst so soon.

"Takagi! Call Shiratori immediately!"

"what?"

"Call now!"

Sato shouted loudly, and Takagi was so scared that he went to do it immediately.

On the phone, Sato told the police about the flat tire and asked them to send someone to Hachioji City.

Since he was not sure whether Shiratori was a traitor, Sato was unable to tell everyone what he knew.

But even if we send someone else now, he will definitely not be as fast as the one on the inside.

So Sato asked Shiratori for the detailed address of the person who knew the inside story.

After getting the address, she sent it to Qin Zhibo via text message.

Because Sato knew that everyone was now racing against time, and the only one who had a chance to outrun the inner ghost was Qin Zhibo.

……

Meanwhile, Chianti and Cohen were driving a Dodge Viper SRT at normal speed on the highway.

Chianti, who had just completed the task, sat in the driving seat, operating the steering wheel with a serious expression, as if he had something on his mind.

"Cohen, did you see that car on the base last night?"

Chianti suddenly asked.

Cohen, who was standing next to him, was a little slow to react. Under his sunglasses, whose reflections reflected the light, he asked calmly, "What car?"

"Porsche 356A."

"…How could that car appear in the base?"

Cohen hesitated for a moment and replied.

"No, I really saw it." Chianti's face was serious, completely different from the crazy look he had during the sniping.

"In the entire organization, that person is the only one whose car is this model."

"But he's dead..." Cohen replied calmly.

"Yes, I know."

Chianti's tone was a little impatient, and then he changed the subject, "I mean, what if that person...is not actually dead?"

"Gin? But doesn't everyone know that he was killed by Scotch himself?"

Chianti became even more impatient, "Of course I know that! What I want to say is, is it possible that Gin's death itself is... fake?"

Cohen still looked calm. After a long silence, he slowly answered.

"I have no idea……"

……

Hachioji City.

When Qin Zhibo rushed to the downstairs of the insider's residence, it was still quiet.

In order to avoid exposing his identity, Qin Zhibo deliberately parked his car a little further away and then ran over.

With the detailed address provided by Sato, Qin Zhibo went straight to the door of the high-end detached apartment and stopped in front of the "Shindang" houseplate.

He was about to raise his hand to press the doorbell, but found a narrow gap between the door and the door frame.

The door is unlocked...

Qin Zhibo immediately put on gloves and pushed the door open.

In the apartment's living room, the palette and paint were scattered all over the place.

The room was empty and there were no signs of having been searched, only signs of a fight in the living room.

It was obvious that the insider had been abducted.

  Am I a step late?

While Qin Zhibo was thinking, the sound of a door opening was heard from the entrance.

Someone is here again?

Qin Zhibo quickly put on the [Magic Ring] and stood still.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, until a piece of black clothes appeared at the corner of the living room.

A handsome man with medium-length hair appeared at the door of the living room, looking at everything in the room coldly.

  It's Scotch whisky!

Qin Zhibo recognized the person's identity at a glance.

Scotch Whiskey entered the living room, looked around, and then turned and left in a hurry.

After a while, the sound of a car starting was heard at the door.

The whole process took no more than a minute, but Qin Zhibo felt as if he was in another world.

The man that Toru Amuro had been thinking about so much actually appeared.

Scotch whisky also appeared in the last Mystery Train incident.

Only this time, Scotch Whiskey's purpose was obviously also to get the organization's undercover list.

It seems that the member of the organization that is cooperating with Ireland this time is Scotch Whisky.

And Sumire Shindou was not kidnapped by the organization.

Then the only possibility is the murderer.

It must be very unfortunate that just when this insider remembered the clue of the serial murder case, she herself was targeted by the murderer.

Since she herself knew the murderer's situation, it meant that she knew the murderer's identity under certain circumstances and had also seen other victims.

With this idea in mind, Qin Zhibo began to observe the situation in the room.

This living room was converted into a studio by the hostess. In addition to a large number of painting tools, there is a shelf in the corner.

On the shelves are some art glass products and a photo of a woman holding a doll.

Suddenly, Qin Zhibo had an idea and thought of a solution.

If the murderer had just kidnapped Sumire Shindou not long ago, he should have moved the target to a predetermined location and killed him.

I had deciphered the code before and determined that the murderer needed to kill people at two more locations in order to complete the pattern of the Big Dipper and the North Star.

One of the spots is near Shiba Park in Tokyo.

Another point is in Kanagawa Prefecture.

If we go by distance, the point in Kanagawa Prefecture is closer to the current location.

As long as I can get to the place in advance and use the locating spell to search for the victim, there might still be a chance to save the situation.

So Qin Zhibo immediately memorized the appearance of the woman in the photo, then turned and left.

When he returned to his convertible, he drove quickly towards Kanagawa Prefecture.

……

At dusk, when Sato followed other police cars to the apartment in Hachioji City, he found that Sumire Shindo was gone.

The spilled paint and overturned palette on the ground indicated that a fight had taken place here.

Sato looked a little disappointed, because if Qin Zhibo had arrived first, he would have been able to take the person away and protect him without a fight.

The scene at this moment just shows that the first person to arrive is the murderer.

It could also be the police spy...

After inspecting the scene, Sato reported the intelligence to Officer Matsumoto who was in command at the Metropolitan Police Department.

"What? No one?"

"Shouldn't you be going out temporarily?"

Sato held the phone and said affirmatively, "It shouldn't be, because there are signs of a fight in the room. It is speculated that the criminal took Miss Shindo away in a car."

While Sato was reporting, Takagi came to the shelf in the corner of the living room and bent down to check the photo frames on it.

The woman in the photo frame should be the person who reported the case.

The doll that Takagi was hugging looked more and more familiar to him.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he exclaimed.

"I see!"

Sato, who was on the phone, turned around immediately and asked, "Takagi, what do you know?"

Wearing white gloves, Takagi picked up the photo frame from the shelf and pointed excitedly at the doll in the photo, "This giant squirrel is the mascot of Tropical Paradise!"

"This photo shows that Shindou Sumire has also been to Tropical Paradise!"

Tropical Paradise is the place where Minoru Fukase, who was just arrested this morning, stabbed one of the victims in the case while waiting in line a year ago.

The hypothesis proposed by Takagi Shigeru is that all the victims in this case may have lined up somewhere and offended the criminal as a result.

Now, Takagi's theory seems to have received further support.

At this time, Manager Matsumoto, who was still on the phone, also heard the information and hurriedly asked Sato what was going on.

After Sato relayed this discovery, Manager Matsumoto immediately made the decision.

Comprehensive survey of tropical paradise!

(End of this chapter)