Conan's city hunter

Chapter 13 The Disappearing Camera
"Brother Mori, you are right in saying that." Officer Megure cleverly changed the subject: "I called you here this time to ask you about Takasugi Tatsuya."

"Ryuya?" Mori Kogoro's disappointment was replaced by surprise, and he looked at Police Officer Megure puzzled: "Could it be that something happened to that boy Ryuya?"

Mao Lilan only said that there was a homicide on the phone, but did not tell him the identity of the victim.

Now suddenly hearing Police Officer Megure mention Takasugi, he will inevitably have such thoughts.

Although he has only known Takasugi not long ago, he is still a drinking buddy with him. If Gaoshan really had an accident, he would still be a little bit sad.

After all, such a generous drinking buddy is very rare to come across.

"It wasn't him who had the accident, but this matter has something to do with him." Officer Mu Mu waved his hand.

"Oh, that's it." Mori Kogoro breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to ask, "Then what do you want to ask me?"

"It's about the commission that Ryuya Takasugi entrusted to you." Officer Megure said.

"It's a commission, it's okay." Mori Kogoro agreed without any professional integrity.

In his view, this kind of thing is completely force majeure, even if the person involved, Gao Sugi, is present, there is probably no way to refuse it.

After organizing the language a little bit, Mori Kogoro told the story in detail:
"The matter starts from the day before yesterday. That night Ryuya... that is, Takasugi Ryu was also on his way home and was attacked in a premeditated way, so he wanted to ask me to help him investigate clearly, who secretly attacked him .”

After finishing speaking, Mori Kogoro added another sentence.

"By the way, when we were drinking, he also asked for some anti-reconnaissance knowledge."

Recalling the scene when he first met Takasugi, Mori Kogoro said with emotion:
"That incident seems to have caused a lot of trouble to the child. When he came to my office, he always carried a wooden knife with him."

He didn't say the function of the wooden knife, but everyone present knew it well.

"The person who attacked him must be Tatsuya Nagai." After hearing Kogoro Mori's words, Shinichi Kudo's eyes flickered, and he gave the answer one step ahead.

"Huh?" Mori Kogoro looked at him and asked curiously, "How do you know that, you brat?"

Then, he turned his eyes to his daughter beside him: "Did Xiao Lan tell you?"

"No!" Kudo Shinichi shook his head, and signaled Mori Kogoro to look into the room: "That's why I called Uncle Mori, because the deceased in this case was Nagai Tatsuya."

"What?!!" Mori Kogoro was startled and looked into the room.

Kudo Shinichi ignored the surprised Mori Kogoro, but analyzed by himself:
"Carrying a wooden knife with him instead of other things shows that he feels that a wooden knife can bring a sense of security, which means that Ryu Takasugi also has certain kendo attainments."

"Coupled with asking Uncle Mori for anti-reconnaissance knowledge, if these factors are intertwined, the suspicion of Takasugi Tatsuya has surpassed that of Miss Nishiya."

"Check where Ryu Takasugi is also, and bring him here."

After hearing the words, Police Officer Mu Mu immediately made a decision.

Ever since Kudo Shinichi came to prominence, when the other party is present, he has become accustomed to using the other party to solve the case.

"I think...it's not very good."

However, no one expected that Mao Lilan, who was quietly staying aside, would say this at this time.

"Eh?"

So after hearing the words, everyone looked at Mao Lilan with a surprised look.

Mori Kogoro asked directly: "Xiao Lan, when did you meet that kid Takasugi?"

Thinking that Takasugi secretly contacted his old father, Xiaobaicai, the whole person became vigilant, and even changed his name.

Although Mori Kogoro is addicted to alcohol, he doesn't want his daughter to find someone who is also addicted to alcohol.

Based on Takasugi's proficiency at the izakaya that day, Mori Kogoro would never believe that this guy didn't drink often.

Coupled with that attractive face, he didn't think that guy would be a good match at all.

Hmm... maybe barely better than the little detective in front of me.

However, I am afraid of comparison in everything. Looking at Shinichi Kudo who was thinking in front of him, Kogoro Mori suddenly felt that Takasugi was not so difficult to accept.

At the very least, Takasugi's maturity far beyond his age is not comparable to this kid in front of him who is full of detective dreams.

"I don't know you." Mao Lilan was suddenly stared at by everyone. He was inevitably a little embarrassed, but he still mustered up the courage to express his thoughts: "I just think he should be in school now. If we take him away at this time, It must have troubled him a lot.”

After hearing Mao Lilan's words, everyone understood what she wanted to express.

According to the words of police officer Mu Mu just now.That must have directly brought Takasugi back as a suspect.

If this is done, it would be fine if the murderer is really Takasugi, but once it is finally proved that Takasugi is innocent, it will undoubtedly bring some extremely bad consequences to the other party.

Things have really come to that point, but it's not something the Metropolitan Police Department can explain clearly.

Those students who fear that the world will not be chaotic are more willing to believe in their own imaginations.

"Why don't I go look for him in the school, Dad and Xinyi, you are waiting at the cold drink shop outside."

When everyone was silent, Mao Lilan spoke again and said the solution he thought of.

But as soon as she spoke, she was met with strong opposition.

Mori Kogoro: "No!"

Kudo Shinichi: "No!"

The two spoke almost instantly.

Mao Lilan glanced at his father, then at Kudo Shinichi, and finally had no choice but to dismiss the idea angrily.

The girl who wanted to do something met Waterloo again.

Kudo Shinichi didn't care about the girl's frustration, looked at the things in the room, sorted out by the police officers, and suddenly thought of a neglected point.

"There's one thing missing here!" he said.

"what?"

"camera!"

Kudo Shinichi pointed to the photos that had been removed and the photo album, and said, "Tatsu Nagai took so many photos secretly, but we haven't found his camera until now, what does that mean? "

"The camera is not here, but was taken away by someone." After being prompted by Kudo Shinichi, the answer was immediately uttered by Police Officer Megure.

"Yes, the camera was taken away."

"Then who took the camera, the murderer?" Mori Kogoro scratched his head, puzzled.

"It's not clear, but no matter who took the camera, there must be a reason. The most likely thing is that there is something in it that cannot be known."

"If Takasugi Long also took it away, then there must be clues in his house."

Speaking of this, Kudo Shin said to Police Officer Megure.

"Officer Megure, let's go directly to Tatsuya Takasugi's house, call him on the way, and he will go back."

(End of this chapter)