Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 397 Goddess of the Wind, Chisaku Ogiwara! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
Tongshan Hotel.

"I never thought that the great writer Imatake Satoshi would be murdered here. I don't know what grudge the murderer had against him!"

When Kogoro Mori and others arrived at the hotel where Satoshi Imatake was staying, which was near the crime scene, the place was already surrounded by police officers who were conducting on-site investigations and hotel staff who had been urgently summoned.

Looking at everyone working in a tense and orderly manner, and the air filled with a depressing and solemn atmosphere, Kogoro Mori couldn't help shaking his head.

Although we don’t know who the murderer is and why he wanted to kill Imatake Tomo, I believe that no matter how cunning the murderer is, he can’t escape his eyes!
Because he is the famous detective Kogoro Mouri!
Thinking of this, while the police were not paying attention, Kogoro Mouri decisively took Ran Mouri, Byakuya and Conan into the crime scene, and then squatted beside the corpse to examine it carefully.

"The murder weapon was a pistol. The crime was committed at 8:02 or 8:03 pm. The murderer was a young man. After committing the crime, he escaped from this room!"

With his hands crossed in front of his chest, Officer Yokomizo confirmed with a serious face to the restaurant owner beside him, "It should be correct, right?"

The timid bald boss quickly replied, "Yes, that's right! At that time, the TV just started broadcasting the festival, so I remember it very clearly."

While Officer Yokomizo was talking to the restaurant owner, Maori Kogoro also had a general understanding of the body's condition during this time. "Judging from the bullet holes, the bullet went through the head beautifully!"

Conan nodded, "Indeed!"

After hearing their conversation, Officer Yokomizo realized that there were several figures who shouldn't be at the crime scene. He couldn't help but yell, "Hey, hey, hey! Who are you? Who let you in?"

"If you have nothing else to do, please leave as soon as possible! Because this is not a rehearsal site or a movie set, but a real crime scene!"

"Aha, sorry..." Maori Kogoro quickly stood up and cleared his throat, "I am actually a detective..."

"detective?"

Officer Yokomizo was slightly stunned.

What's wrong with detectives? Are detectives so great? Can detectives just barge into crime scenes without being invited?
But why does this guy who claims to be a detective look so familiar? I seem to have seen him somewhere before?

"and many more!"

The next moment, Officer Yokomizo's eyes widened, his face filled with surprise and disbelief.

Because he remembered who the man in front of him was!
If I remember correctly, the other party should be...

Thinking of this, he pointed at Maori Kogoro excitedly, his voice trembling with disbelief: "If I'm not mistaken, you...you can't be the famous detective Maori Kogoro, right?"

Kogoro Mouri was startled by Officer Yokomizo's enthusiasm and was caught off guard.

Because it was the first time he saw someone so enthusiastic towards him, and he was a policeman!
You know, even though he and Inspector Megure have been colleagues and friends for many years, the other party has never been so enthusiastic when seeing him.

Well, most people dislike it!

It can be said that this is the first time that Officer Yokomizo has met a police officer who is so enthusiastic towards him!
For a moment, he almost thought he was dreaming!
"Yes... yes, Maori Kogoro is me!"

Upon hearing that Mouri Kogoro admitted his identity, Officer Yokomizo could no longer control his excitement. He took a few steps forward, then shook Mouri Kogoro's hand tightly, expressing his admiration for him with full respect.

"Mr. Maori Kogoro, you have solved many difficult cases. I often read reports about you in the newspapers, and I have read every one of them carefully! Thank you very much for your contribution to society! You are really a great man!"

Although he was caught off guard by Officer Yokomizo's enthusiasm, Maori Kogoro had experienced big events before, so he quickly regained his composure and accepted Officer Yokomizo's praise. "No, no, this is what I should do! But thank you for the compliment."

Officer Yokomizo's expression of admiration deepened, "You are so modest!"

Listening to their conversation, Conan, who was hiding aside, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Obviously, all the incidents were solved by him and a private detective!

As a result, a certain confused uncle actually had the nerve to claim the credit for their work. How shameless!
It’s a pity that he can’t reveal his identity now, otherwise, he really wants to scold that shameless uncle severely!
Unaware of his complaints, after greeting Maori Kogoro, Officer Yokomizo's eyes naturally turned to Bai Ye standing beside him and asked, "Sir, who are you?"

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows slightly. Didn’t he recognize his identity?
It turns out that not everyone has the ability of Kogoro Mori that "everyone in the world knows you"!
Of course, it is also possible that Officer Yokomizo is not a fan of him, so he doesn't pay much attention to his news.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye nodded to Officer Yokomizo and said, "Hello, Officer Yokomizo, my name is Bai Ye, I'm a private detective and I'm currently running an office. Here's my contact information."

As he spoke, he handed a business card to Officer Yokomizo.

Although Yokomizo Sango's abilities are not that great, he is simply a little fanboy of Uncle Mori.

Not only does he flatter Kogoro Mori in various ways, but when he encounters difficult cases, he even chooses to rely on Kogoro Mori's strength to solve them. For example, in "The Man Attacked 4 Times", facing a situation that he was at a loss for a solution, Yokomizo Sango's direct way was to go to Tokyo and invite Kogoro Mori to come and help.

But his younger brother Yokomizo Shigego is different. Not only is he rigorous and serious in handling cases, but he also has a certain level of reasoning.

Most importantly, Shigego Yokomizo is a detective of the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Department of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters (with the rank of Inspector), and he is good friends with Chiso Hagiwara, the squad leader of the Third Traffic Mobile Squad of the Traffic Police Department of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, who has the rank of Inspector.

——Chisuga Hagiwara, the sister of Kenji Hagiwara, a member of the Police Academy Five, and the first love of Jinpei Matsuda, another member of the Police Academy Five. She is currently a traffic police officer at the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters.

In the "Goddess of Wind" chapter of the comics, Chiso Hagiwara's first appearance won the love of many audiences. After all, she has a deep connection with two members of the five-member police academy group, especially Jinpei Matsuda.

Of course, in addition to the relationship between the five members of the police academy, the character of Chisuga Hagiwara itself also has many highlights.

First of all, she has outstanding appearance. Even Xiaolan calls Chisu Hagiwara a goddess. Her appearance is also top-notch in the work. Secondly, her personality is very likable. Finally, her business ability is also very strong, and her driving skills are superb. She is known as the goddess of wind.

To be honest, Bai Ye is quite interested in such a goddess, so he doesn't mind building a good relationship with Yokomizo Sango first, and then using the other party's relationship to get to know Ogiwara Chisuga, the goddess of wind!
When Officer Yokomizo took it and looked at it, he was shocked to find the words "Aozaki Detective Agency" written on it.

Hmm, Aozaki Detective Agency? Why does this name sound so familiar? And the name Bai Ye also seems familiar?

But where did you see it?
Officer Yokomizo looked up in confusion, looked at the black-haired boy in front of him who claimed to be Bai Ye, and frowned slightly.

Aozaki Detective Agency? Byakuya? Aozaki Byakuya?

Wait? Aozaki Byakuya?!

Officer Yokomizo suddenly snapped.

He finally remembered why he felt the name was familiar!
Because he had heard this name more than once from his colleagues in Tokyo, and his colleagues spoke highly of him, even saying that his reasoning ability was far superior to that of the high school student detective Kudo Shinichi, who was hailed as the "savior of the Japanese police" and the "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era"...

Recalling these things, Officer Yokomizo couldn't help but become more excited, "Could it be... Could it be that you are the famous detective Aozaki Byakuya?"

"I think..." Bai Ye smiled slightly, "Except for me, there should be no one else here with this name!"

"Great!"

Officer Yokomizo looked at Maori Kogoro and Baiye expectantly, his words full of admiration and flattery: "With you and Detective Maori here, we will definitely be able to solve this case in the shortest time!"

At this point, Officer Yokomizo paused and added cautiously, "Well... if possible, next, can you two personally investigate the scene? At the same time, if you can pass on some valuable experience in solving the case while investigating the scene, the Saitama Prefecture Investigation Division will be very grateful!"

"please!"

"Haha, Officer Yokomizo, just leave this murder case to me!"

As a person who can't help but feel flattered when hearing other people's praise, how could Maori Kogoro withstand the "flattery" of Officer Yokomizo? He immediately put on the posture of a confident famous detective without hesitation, "You know, so far, no criminal has been able to escape my strict logical reasoning network!"

As he spoke, without waiting for Officer Yokomizo and Bai Ye to reply, he leaned over and began to observe.

"I see!!"

Looking at the wallet left on the ground, Kogoro Maori picked it up, opened it and took a look, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

But soon he noticed that there was still a trace of white foam around the dead man's mouth.

Maori Kogoro frowned slightly, bent down, moved closer, stretched out his fingers, pinched a piece of white foam, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and asked in confusion: "Hmm? What is this...?"

Before he could figure out the question, a voice answered him first. It was a certain Conan, "That's tooth powder for brushing teeth."

Noticing that the little brat Conan was actually conducting a similar investigation as himself, Kogoro Maori couldn't help but frown, and then decisively knocked him to the ground with lightning speed.

However, in Bai Ye's opinion, his actions were more like preventing Conan from stealing his limelight, and at the same time, allowing Conan to find key evidence more independently.

Because, when Conan was thrown aside by Kogoro Mori, he had made a new discovery.

"toothbrush?"

Looking at the toothbrush not far in front of him, Conan's pupils suddenly shrank.

"The victim was shot while brushing his teeth!"

In other words, it is very likely that the crime was committed by an acquaintance!
……

"Really? This guy is like this every time!"

Looking at Conan lying on the ground, Kogoro Mouri's face was full of dissatisfaction.

Officer Yokomizo didn't care about this, but looked at Maori Kogoro eagerly, hoping to get some good news from him: "Detective Maori, have you found any valuable clues?"

Maori Kogoro looked around and said, "According to my preliminary on-site investigation and analysis, this case is most likely a robbery case!"

As he spoke, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

After hearing what Maori Kogoro said, Officer Yokomizo couldn't help but show some confusion and puzzlement, "You said it was a robbery case?"

Maori Kogoro lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then began to express his professional opinion in the curling smoke: "Yes, you see, only the banknotes were taken from the victim's wallet! Moreover, the criminal made a mess of the room! Obviously, the murderer committed this crime just for money!"

He blew out a smoke ring, his expression focused and serious, "From the perspective of the victim falling near the door, I'm afraid he heard someone knocking on the door, and was shot when he opened the door carelessly, right?"

As Officer Yokomizo listened to Kogoro Mori's story, his lips moved.

Although Kogoro Mouri's analysis process seemed reasonable and orderly, and accompanied by the other party's smoking action and the expression of in-depth analysis of the case, it was as if a seasoned detective was uncovering the mystery of the case, which was very convincing, but for some reason, he always felt that this case was not what Kogoro Mouri said!

But before he could open his mouth to speak, a male voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Excuse me, Uncle Maori!"

"I think this case is not a robbery case, but more like another situation - a crime committed by an acquaintance!"

"For example, someone deliberately pretended to be a thief, but in fact, the person who committed the crime was not a robber, but Mr. Sai who lived in the same room with the deceased..."

(End of this chapter)