Conan: This repairman is not very knowledgeable

Chapter 354 The Strange Arsonist

"Officer Yumio, are you saying that the police have investigated this man?" Uncle Maori looked at the photo and frowned slightly.

The police had been keeping an eye on him, and he had also appeared at the fourth arson scene. In this case, this person is even more suspicious, right? ? ?
"Well, his name is Genda Ryuichi. Just as you expected, he runs an antique shop in Haido Town." Officer Yuminaga nodded and said.

At the first arson case, the fire scene at Rishin-cho 1-chome, Genda Takanori stood among the crowd, looking at the flames while mumbling some strange words, as if he was calling his father.

Later, after investigation, it was learned that Genda Takanori's father was a firefighter. When Genda was in elementary school, he was trapped in a fire while saving people and died in the line of duty.

"Could it be that he is?" Hattori took a deep breath.

"We also thought that he might have set the fire because he missed his father too much, thinking that his father would rush over to put out the fire." Officer Gong Chang shook his head. He felt that this inference was not very reliable.

"In short, there are four suspects now. Three of them have good motives for murder. As for the manager of the antique shop, something is not right." Lin Feng said as he slurped his ramen.

This one next to the Metropolitan Police Department is delicious!

According to the police investigation, let's start with Mrs. Zhujiao's husband.

Zhu Jiaoming, a psychiatrist, once proposed to demolish the house and build a hospital, but was sternly rejected by Mrs. Zhu Jiao, the actual owner of the land.

In this way, there is a reason to set fire to the house. If he kills his wife, he will probably have the same idea if he finds out that he is cuckolded.

As for Gondo Keiko, it is true that she is the biological sister of the deceased. However, according to the will left by the sisters' only relative, their father, before his death, she would definitely hope that something unexpected would happen to her sister who would inherit all the inheritance.

As for Feng Shui master Soga Sou-fu, Mrs. Morokaku said with her own mouth that there was a videotape of their affair stored in the villa, and she used it as a threat. It is not impossible that he wanted to burn down the house to destroy the evidence.

On the contrary, the reason for arson by Ryuichi Genda, who came door-to-door to sell products, seemed very weak.

"Let's confirm the location of Ryuichi Genda first and ask him to come back for a chat." Hattori watched the repairman eating ramen and felt a little hungry.

"You were the ones who said you didn't want to eat just now." Lin Feng noticed Hei Ji's eyes and reminded him.

This group of people is a bit obsessed with the case...

"Did he go to the store around five o'clock and then go home?" Officer Yumiya called Genda Ryunosuke's antique shop.

"Yes, he said he was very tired because the store manager had been running outside since morning to distribute product catalogs and promotional key chains." The clerk on the other end of the phone replied.

"key ring?"

"Could it be that he was riding the Red Hare..." Officer Gong Chang looked at the evidence bag on the table.

After confirmation by the store clerk, the keychain previously distributed was of Guan Yu riding the Red Hare, but because it was unpopular, the store changed it to a keychain in the shape of a lucky cat.

It is said that Guan Yu is the masterpiece of the store manager Xuantian.

This clue matched up, and Officer Yumiya immediately prepared to bring Genda Takanori back.

"what!"

"You said someone gave you a Guan Yu-shaped keychain?!" Uncle Maori shouted in surprise while holding the phone.

On the other side of the phone were Xiaolan and Ye.

I originally wanted to explain that I might have to go home late, but I didn’t expect that these two girls received key chains on the bus!

"Uncle, where is the detective agency?" Hattori's face changed and he asked hurriedly.

"Go-chome." Lin Feng finished a big bowl of ramen with soup and spoke.

After Haido-machi 4-chome, it’s time to head to Beika-machi 5-chome, which is not willing to be lonely…

...Upstairs at the Maori Detective Agency.

Xiaolan and Ye, who were wearing pajamas, hung up the phone.

"What did they say?" He Ye brought over two glasses of water and asked curiously.

"Dad and the others said they will be back soon and asked us to wait outside..." Xiaolan was a little confused about the situation. The person on the other end didn't say much, and her tone was nervous and serious.

"Go, go outside? I've been hearing some noise outside the entrance since a while ago." He Ye said hesitantly. It might be a psychological reason...

"Never mind, we two will be fine." Xiaolan clenched her fists nervously and walked towards the door with He Ye.

"Ding dong!"

As soon as the two female warriors walked to the door, the doorbell rang.

Outside the peephole was the fat uncle whom I had seen on the bus in the afternoon. He looked very nervous.

"Is there anything wrong?" Xiaolan opened the door.

Unless the other party has a gun in his hand, there is absolutely no chance of winning.

"Please, please return the key chain I gave you on the bus today, please!" said Genda Ryuji, bending down and bowing deeply.

I wandered around the area for a long time, and in the evening, I saw two people going downstairs to buy something, so I was able to find them in time.

"Why?" He Ye asked with a frown.

This person seems to have ulterior motives. Moreover, Xiaolan and I did not reveal our specific address on the bus. We only said that we lived in Go-chome. How did he find us?
"Because, because there will be a fire here, and I, uncle, will come and set fire to the house because of this Guan Yu statue..." Genda Ryutoku said, tears streaming down his face.

To be honest, Xiaolan and Heye didn't know how to deal with a middle-aged man who was crying loudly.

If I took out a knife or something, I could teach him a lesson...

"Hey, should we call the police first?" He Ye asked in a low voice.

Because Guan Yu seemed to be setting fire or something, it seemed like there was something wrong with his mental state.

"Um……"

……

"Uncle, why didn't you conduct a more in-depth investigation into Genda?" Hattori asked Officer Yuminaga with a puzzled look on his face.

He had just learned that the location of the first arson case was right next to Genda Takanori's house, and that the person was an old customer who often dealt with the family.

Although it is so suspicious, there has been no action to arrest or interrogate him.

"Until now, I still think that the arsonist is not him." Officer Gong Chang shook his head and said.

As they were talking, two cars arrived at the office building one after the other.

As soon as everyone got off the car, they saw two police officers carrying the handcuffed Genda Ryuichi down the stairs. It seemed that Xiaolan and the others had already called the police.

After listening to the two high school girls' stories, Officer Yumio stood next to the police car and asked Genda Ryunosuke inside, "Did you really commit those arson cases?"

"Yes, sorry!"

Xuantian Longde lowered his head and stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)