Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 429

"Damn it!"

Looking at the flames rising into the sky, Conan, who had just arrived outside the warehouse, suddenly changed his expression.

You know, his friends are still in there!
If he doesn't rescue them in time, he will only see them in the cold grave in the future.

But the fire was so fierce that it would be difficult even if he wanted to rush in to save people.

Unfortunately, even if he could call the fire department immediately, by the time the fire truck arrived, it would probably be too late!

What should he do now? What should he do now?
While Conan was struggling with what he should do to save his friends, three children in the warehouse saw two kidnappers who were trying to put out a sudden fire. As a result, they accidentally dropped the dagger on the ground. Their eyes suddenly lit up.

Genta, Mitsuhiko and others looked at each other, then took advantage of the two kidnappers' inattention and rushed over, cut the ropes that tied themselves with a dagger, and then used the dagger to rescue Mitsuhiko and Ayumi.

At this time, Mitsuhiko suppressed all the negative emotions in his heart, and let his brain, which was much calmer and wiser than his peers, come online again. Then he stopped Yuanta who wanted to rush out, "Yuanta, the fire is so big, we can't just rush out. I remember reading a book about fire survival before. It said that you only need to wet the quilt and wrap it around your body, then cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel, and rush out in one go along the place where the fire is smaller, so let's quickly find some tools that can be used!"

Afterwards, the three of them acted separately. Mitsuhiko found a towel in the kidnapper's backpack, Genta found some mineral water nearby, and Ayumi found one of the kidnapper's coats.

After the three of them got together, they wet their coats and towels with mineral water. Since the three of them were short, they hid in their coats and rushed out of the fire. The three little ones quickly rushed out of the fire and reached the gate.

At this moment, the two kidnappers were blocked at the gate because of their tall stature and could not get out. They were kicking the door anxiously.

Mitsuhiko and the other two stopped immediately. Seeing that they could not go out through the main gate, they could only look for a way out. Perhaps with the blessing of the goddess of luck, they soon found a broken window, which was a decent place for them to pass through.

After some twists and turns, the three of them appeared in front of Conan covered in dust.

After a while, because the fire was too big, Inspector Megure and his team arrived. After hearing the three little ones' story, they quickly organized people to put out the fire.

But unfortunately, after the fire was put out, only two charred bodies were found in the warehouse, which could be determined to be the bodies of the two murderers...

This can only be said to be evil and evil will be punished. They were cruel to the children and tried to kill them. Even God couldn't stand it and made them do painful atonement for it...

……

Two or three days have passed since Ayumi was kidnapped last time. These days have been calm and peaceful without any disturbance at all.

The newspapers no longer publicized the information about the murderer who kidnapped the beautiful girl, and the matter seemed to have been settled.

"A blatant kidnapping and murder!"

Sitting on the sofa, Conan just picked up yesterday's newspaper and read it. The eye-catching headline immediately caught his eye, "Really! Why is it always this kind of thing!"

"That's why your reasoning ability comes in handy, isn't it!" While fiddling with the new glasses prepared for Conan, he continued with Conan's words.

"That's because they were too simple-minded!" Conan said contemptuously as he looked at the eye-catching words "Criminal Not Arrested" on the newspaper headlines.

"Okay! It's done!" Listening to Conan's complaints, Dr. Agasa came to Conan with the finished glasses, showing a confident and proud look, "This is the criminal tracking glasses I invented."

"How do I use these glasses?" Conan put down the newspaper and took the glasses from Dr. Agasa's hand. He looked at them from left to right and felt that they were no different from the previous glasses, so he asked Dr. Agasa beside him.

"Press the button next to it and see what happens." Dr. Agasa said, keeping the secret.

"So that's how it is!" After hearing Dr. Agasa's suggestion, Conan found a small button at the top of his glasses. After pressing it lightly, the extendable antenna slowly rose up, and a simple coordinate map appeared on the lens. He exclaimed in amazement as he immediately understood.

"With this transmitter, as long as it is within a 20-kilometer radius, it will show up no matter where the other party appears." Dr. Agasa was immediately beaming with joy when he talked about his invention. He then stuck the transmitter in his hand on the button of Conan's small suit, "You can just stick it here normally."

"This looks like a decorative sticker!" Conan looked at the inconspicuous transmitter attached to the button of his suit, and sighed that Dr. Agasa was really thoughtful, and thanked him sincerely, "Thank you, Dr. Agasa."

………………

It was a sunny morning, a good day for an outing, but plans couldn't keep up with changes. Early in the morning, before Mao Lilan finished her breakfast, there was a knock on the door.

A beautiful girl came in, dressed very innocently and looked to be only in her early twenties.

It's just that her dark red hair doesn't quite match her image.

"Detective Maori, my name is Hirota Masami." The girl looked a little excited and clenched her fists. "Please, please help me find my father."

"Okay." Maori Kogoro nodded helplessly, "Tell me about your father's situation."

"Yes." Hirota Masami nodded, "It's like this. My father came to Tokyo to work, and there has been no news for a month. I heard that he even quit his job as a taxi driver."

"It's been a month?" Maori Kogoro asked, "I suggest you call the police."

"Call the police?" Hirota Masami was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Kogoro Mouri to say that.

"Detective Mori," Hirota Masami bowed to Mori Kogoro, "Please, please help me. You are a nationally famous detective, and only you can help me."

Maori Kogoro was slightly stunned, "Only I can help you."

"Yes," Hirota Masami nodded, "I asked for leave from school and came here from Yamagata Prefecture to find him. Now, Detective Mori, you are the only one who can help me."

"Okay, I'm willing to help." Maori Kogoro hesitated for a while, but decided to accept the commission. "Well, you should have a photo of your father, can you show it to me?"

"Yes, there are photos." Hirota Masami nodded continuously, picked up the bag beside her, took out a photo from it, and handed it to Maori Kogoro, "Detective Maori, this is my father, Hirota Kenzo, he is 170 cm tall and 48 years old."

Kogoro Mouri reached out to take it. The photo showed a man in his forties with very ordinary looks, the kind that you would not be able to find if thrown into a crowd.

In the man's arms, there was a huge black cat.

"This cat?" Kogoro Mouri asked subconsciously.

"This cat is named Kuai, and it's raised by my father." Hirota Masami said, "Besides it, my father also has three other cats, named Di, Hao, and Wang."

What a strange name, and these four characters don't seem to have any connection. "Kuai, Di, Hao, Wang. Kuai, Di, Hao, Wang." Maori Kogoro always felt that it was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

"ah……."

A scream broke the silence, Maori Kogoro looked up, but only saw Conan's right hand raised high in the air, and in his hand, he seemed to be holding something. He stumbled and fell towards Hirota Masami.

"Ah...haha..." Conan smiled awkwardly and quickly sat up straight. His right hand was still raised, but the thing on his right hand had disappeared.

"Kuai, emperor, noble, king. Kuai, emperor, noble, king. Where have I heard it before?" Kogoro Mori pondered for a long time and finally remembered.

Four cats: Kuai, Di, Hao and Wang.

"Kuai Di Hao Wang, Kuai Di Hao Wang." Kogoro Maori repeated it several times, and suddenly a name appeared in his mind: Hao Kai Di Wang.

That was the name of a horse, and it left a very deep impression on him.

He had bought at the racetrack more than once, but the final result was always the same, he lost badly every time.

It is obvious that Kenzo Hirota must be a horse racing enthusiast, as he gave his cat such a name.

Maori Kogoro made a judgment, but he was not in a hurry to tell Hirota Masami because he knew that things could not be that simple.

"My mother died when I was little, and my father is the only person I can rely on." Hirota Masami lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, "If anything happens to my father, wuwuwu..."

Hirota Masami covered her face and burst into tears. I felt sorry for her.

"Ms. Hirota," Maori Kogoro said, "I have accepted your case. I will help you find your father as soon as possible. I will keep this photo with me. I will inform you if there is any news. Please go back first."

"Yeah!" Hirota Masami nodded and stood up.

After sending Hirota Masami out, Mouri Kogoro turned back and leaned back on the sofa.

"Dad," Mao Lilan came over, "Aren't you going out?"

"Go out?" Maori Kogoro didn't quite understand what Maori Ran meant. "Why go out? Are you planning to go on a trip?"

"Of course not," Mao Lilan shook her head and pointed at the photo, "Didn't you promise Miss Yamei that you would help her find Mr. Hirota? Why aren't you taking action now?"

"Action? How to act?" asked Kogoro Mori.

"A taxi company." Mao Lilan said, "Didn't Miss Yamei just say that his father is a taxi driver?"

"You forgot," Maori Kogoro shook his head, "Yami just said that her father has quit."

"But," Mao Lilan said, "Mr. Hirota used to be a taxi driver. There must be a lot of people in the taxi company who know him. I think there should be clues about him there."

"Should?" Maori Kogoro shook his head. "I think Hirota Masami must have the same idea as you, so she must have gone to the taxi company. I'm sure she didn't find out anything, otherwise, she wouldn't have come to me."

Mao Lilan thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she couldn't help but nodded.

"What should we do then?" asked Mao Lilan.

"It's very simple," Maori Kogoro stretched out his right index finger and pointed at the cat in the photo, "If we want to find Mr. Hirota, I'm afraid we have to rely on it."

"It?" Mao Lilan was puzzled. "Rely on it?"

Could her father have drunk too much? It was clearly a job to find someone, so why did he want to rely on a cat to find someone?
Is this kind of thing really possible?
She didn't understand this at all!
Conan was also very puzzled and couldn't help asking, "Uncle Maori, have you seen this cat?"

"No." Maori Kogoro shook his head decisively, "There are many black cats like this. Even if I have seen one, who knows which one is faster."

"Then how can we use it to find Mr. Hirota?" asked Mao Lilan.

"Conan," Maori Kogoro asked deliberately, "Do you know?"

He knew it was a trap, but if he didn't jump in, Maori Kogoro would definitely not tell him. Conan had no choice but to shake his head and said, "I don't know either."

"Don't know? It seems you still have a lot to learn." Maori Kogoro shook his head deliberately before continuing, "Conan, let me ask you, how many cats does Mr. Hirota have?"

Before Conan could speak, Mao Lilan spoke first and said, "Four."

"What are their names? Do you remember?" asked Kogoro Mouri.

"I remember this one is called Kuai, and the remaining three seem to be Di...Hao, and the last one is...is..." Mao Lilan frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

"Wang." Conan added, "Mr. Hirota's four cats are named Kuai, Di, Hao and Wang."

"Yes, you did pronounce the name correctly, but..." Maori Kogoro put his right index finger deep in his chest and kept moving it back and forth, "You pronounced it in the wrong order."

"The order is wrong?" Conan frowned and thought for a while, but still didn't understand the meaning of Kogoro Mori's words.

There's no way. Unlike a certain guy who likes gambling, this famous high school detective never touches that kind of thing.

"That's right, the order is wrong." Maori Kogoro confidently stated his judgment, "It should be Hao, Kuai, Di, Wang."

"The Emperor of Haokai?" Mao Lilan still didn't understand, so she shook her head and asked, "What do you mean?"

"That's the name." said Kogoro Mouri.

"I know it's a name." Mao Lilan's face was full of confusion. "What I want to ask is, why do you pronounce it like this?"

(End of this chapter)