Conan: I am definitely not a kid

Chapter 31 Hagiwara captures the stalker

That night.

It was already dark, and Hagiwara Kenji stood on the street corner smoking a cigarette, his eyes scanning the pedestrians on the road.

Across the road, a woman wearing a black and white skirt lowered her head, clutched the briefcase on her shoulder, and walked forward cautiously as if she was afraid of something.

It's Mori Yura.

Hagiwara Kenji's eyes darkened.

Half an hour ago, Mori Yura called Hagiwara Kenji: "Sorry, Officer Hagiwara, the stalker seems to be following me again..."

Hagiwara Kenji had already got off work at that time, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard this.

After getting his contact information, Mori Yuro seemed to have completely skipped the process of calling the police to the Search Section 1, and went to him directly twice in a row.

Although Matsuda felt that there must be something wrong with Mori Yuro, a black man, who called the police when encountering such a thing, and he went to Hagiwara Kenji specifically. Hagiwara somewhat believed in Kotame's judgment, but they were the police after all. It is impossible to ignore the people's appeal for help: "Don't be afraid, Mori-chan, go where there are people, and don't stay away from the crowd alone. Where are you now?"

"I'm hiding in a convenience store on the street." Yuro Mori lowered her voice, sounding scared and panicked. She looked up through the transparent glass wall of the convenience store and keenly caught the stalker's clothes in the corner. : "He seems to be still nearby."

Her expressionless, fearless face was dimly reflected on the glass.

"I'll be there right away."

Hagiwara Kenji hung up the phone and hesitated for a moment on whether to notify the Search Section 1, but thinking about the fact that Mori Yura called the police many times before and failed to catch the prisoner in the end, Mori Yura still had a relationship with the underworld. The entanglement without knowing the inside story——

Rather than questioning the capabilities of his colleagues in the department, Hagiwara Kenji was more suspicious that Mori Yura had not fully cooperated with the police in the arrest, which was why the case had been dragged on until now.

But since Mori Yuro's target is him, if he goes, he might be able to make some progress in the case.

Hagihara Kenji finally chose to do it himself.

Mori Yura had already left the main road and turned into a side alley, losing his wide field of vision. Hagihara Kenji had no way to continue observing from a distance, so he could only follow him in and get close to Mori Yuro for protection.

But the same is true for prisoners.

Not long after following the alley, Hagiwara Kenji spotted another person also hanging behind Mori Yuro. The other party was wearing black clothes and black trousers, covering his face with a hood, and sneakily walking close to the wall with his hands in his pockets. He looked very suspicious.

Hagiwara Kenji squinted his eyes. Although he felt that this person was very likely to be the criminal, the behavior of stalking was difficult to define. He needed to observe for a while to confirm the other person's crime before arresting him.

However, before he had followed two blocks away, Hagiwara Kenji was surprised to find that the other party was gradually shortening the distance between him and Mori Yura. Later, he even moved forward quickly, and the distance between him and Mori Yura quickly shortened to only a few meters. ——

This is not the behavior of a stalker!
  Hagihara Kenji was shocked. Moriyura called the police many times before. When describing the case, he said that the stalker only followed him from a distance and never had close contact. Therefore, Hagihara Kenji had not had a stalker come forward to contact Moriyuro before. Be prepared and follow a little further.

The difference in distance made it impossible for him to take immediate measures to prevent the stalker from approaching. Mori Yuro, who was walking in front, seemed to realize that something was wrong, but she did not dare to look back at all, but she could not control her pace and kept accelerating.

Hagiwara Kenji's hidden secret was too obvious, and the stalker would discover Mori Yura's intention to escape. At this time, it was too late to think carefully about whether the prisoner's behavior had escalated or whether Mori Yuro was hiding something when he called the police. Hagihara Kenji gave up the secret tracking and quickly chased after him.

As expected, this move seemed to stimulate Black Hood. He seemed to have made up his mind, and his steps became even faster, and he was about to touch Mori Yura's back——

"Snapped!"

Before the black hood was about to touch Mori Yura, Hagiwara Kenji arrived and raised his hand to slap the black hood hard on the shoulder.

The black hood was patted so hard that his shoulders felt numb. He was still staring at Mori Yuro. He wanted to shake off Hagihara Kenji and move forward, but found that the force on his shoulders was so strong that he couldn't break away. Finally, he turned back and looked at This officious blocker.

Hagiwara Kenji looked at him with a smile: "What does this friend of mine have to do with you?"

Although he was smiling, there was no warmth in Hagiwara Kenji's smile, and his tone was even more threatening, making the black hood hesitate for a while.

He looked at Kenji Hagihara up and down, as if he recognized that Kenji Hagihara was not someone Mori Yuro knew. A trace of irritation flashed across his face, he grabbed the arm on his shoulder and tried to shake it off, and shouted angrily in a low voice, "You are Who! Stop meddling in other people’s business!”

Mori Yuro had already taken advantage of the argument between the two and trotted to the side, and was now standing under the streetlight watching the situation here.

Hagiwara Kenji did not let the black hood escape him. He restrained the man who was a head shorter than him with one hand. He took out his ID from his pocket with the other hand and flashed it in front of the man's eyes: " police."

The black hood was stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran away!

Hagiwara Kenji could not let the prisoner escape. He grabbed the black hooded shoulder and pulled him back, causing him to stagger. Without any effort, he used grappling skills to twist the stalker's arms behind his back.

But after all, he is not a police officer in the search section. He is off duty now and has no handcuffs on his body. He can only suppress the black hood like this and greet Mori Yuro from a distance: "Mori-chan, don't be afraid, the bad guy has been caught!" "

The black hood struggled wildly, but his little chicken-like figure was unable to break free from Hagiwara Kenji's grip.

Mori Yura seemed to finally feel relieved. He came over with his bag in his arms and bowed his head to Hagihara Kenji to express his gratitude: "Thank you very much!"

"It doesn't matter, Mori-chan, don't take it to heart." Whenever Hagihara didn't have a stalker in his possession, he would comfort Mori Yura a few more words, but it's not convenient now after all, "Then I'll send him to the police first. In the theater, Mori-chan can go home first. If you are really afraid of leaving alone, you can go back with me first and then I will see you off."

"Then I..."

Before Moriyura could finish his sentence, the prisoner who had already calmed down suddenly jerked away and rushed towards Moriyura with all his strength!
  His movement was so sudden that Hagihara Kenji was dragged forward two steps. The black hood suddenly pushed Hagihara Kenji's arm with his left shoulder and freed one hand——

"Officer Hagiwara, be careful! He has a knife!"

The left hand of the black hood broke free and dug into his pocket. It was a sharp fruit knife!

(End of this chapter)