Conan: I Am the Murderer

【I see! 】

Ke Lan had an inference in his heart, and looked at Gu Tenggang with a naive look: "Uncle, if Big Mac sees a stranger, he will definitely bark, right?"

"Yes! Because Big Mac is the best among the guard dogs." Gu Tenggang nodded affirmatively.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Mouri Kogoro felt that he seemed to have discovered something and began to think.

[I remember that the servants of the Gu family said that they didn't hear any other voices except the housekeeper's cry. From this, it seems that the prisoner must be someone who Big Mac knows, so]

Just as he was thinking about it, Kogoro Mouri suddenly found that Butler Aso was quietly stepping back, and couldn't help shouting, "Butler Aso! Where are you going?!"

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri finally wanted to understand the hint he gave, Ke Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What you said just now is really strange," Kogoro Mori looked at the housekeeper Aso domineeringly: "You said that the prisoner who sneaked into the yard kidnapped the young lady and used that tree to escape, but why didn't the big mac watch the house? Call?"

"This, this is because." Unexpectedly, the loophole in his words was discovered. Aso's housekeeper broke into a cold sweat and did not know how to hide it for a while.

"And in your testimony, there are too many ambiguities. In fact, there are no men in black at all. The real kidnapper is you, right, Butler Aso!" the culprit.

"Aso! You bastard, you are so unexpected!" Gu Tenggang heard the words of Kogoro Mouri, and immediately became furious, looking at the housekeeper Aso angrily.

"I'm really sorry, sir!" Upon hearing this, Aso's housekeeper knelt down and kowtowed in apology.

"Aso, over the years, I have not been mean to you! Why did you do such a thing, did someone instruct you to do it?!"

Although he was extremely angry, after so many years of acquaintance, Gu Tenggang still had the last trace of trust in Aso's housekeeper.

"No one instructed me, this is all done by me alone." Aso Butler said in a panic.

"Where is the lady now?" Kogoro Mouri, who was beside him, asked.

"In, in a nearby hotel." Butler Aso answered honestly.

"Hahaha! The bottom line is finally out! I know that as long as my famous detective, Kogoro Mouri, is dispatched, no matter how difficult the case will be solved!"

Maori Kogoro shouted excitedly. After all, this is the only case he has had for half a year. Now that he has successfully cracked it, he will definitely get a lot of money, so he can't help but get carried away.

[No, this matter is not that simple, there must be an inside story here! 】

Unlike Kogoro Maori who was in a state of ecstasy, Ke Lan's long-standing detective instincts prevented her from letting up.

【If Steward Aso is really the kidnapper, why is he still here now? 】

Just as Ke Lan was thinking, a maid hurried over.

"Master, Master, I have your phone number!"

"Tell him I'm busy and call him later." Gu Tenggang responded casually.

Although Gu Tenggang refused to answer, the maid looked embarrassed: "But this, this is about the young lady"

"Um?!"

Gu Tenggang answered the phone from the hand of the maid in confusion: "Hey, this is the head of the Gu family."

"Are you ready for [-] million yen?" A strange man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Gu Tenggang was shocked when he heard the words: "Who are you?"

"I called just now, and I am the one who kidnapped your daughter." The strange man said lightly.

"How is this possible, bastard, isn't the prisoner already?" Seeing that things had changed, Gu Tenggang panicked even more.

"You really have other accomplices!" Mouri Kogoro, who heard the voice of the phone, said angrily, pulling on Butler Aso's collar.

"No, it's just me, please believe me." Aso defended innocently.

[What Butler Aso said should be true. 】

Seeing the confused expression on Butler Aso's face, Ke Lan thought to himself.

[The little girl was probably kidnapped by a more vicious gangster from the place of imprisonment after the first kidnapping.]

Thinking of this, Ke Lan only felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, a little girl's voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone: "Dad, come and help me!"

"Jingzi!!!" Gu Tenggang's heart trembled when he heard his daughter's familiar voice.

"Hmph, I'm impatient, get ready [-] million in cash, otherwise, I don't know what your daughter will become!"

The kidnapper's cold words stung Gu Tenggang's heart. Thinking that his poor daughter was in danger, Gu Tenggang immediately knelt down and pleaded for mercy, regardless of whether the other party could see it or not:

"Please don't hurt my daughter, I will give you money and anything! So please let her go home safely!" Gu Tenggang pleaded in a low voice.

Just after Gu Tenggang finished speaking, Gu Jingzi's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Dad, in the school warehouse, you can see a big chimney from the window!"

"I'll call you in an hour, and then you must have the money ready!" The gangster said at last, and then hung up the phone.

"What have you done to my daughter, hello!! Hey!!!! Damn!" Gu Tenggang growled angrily, then quickly turned his head to ask Mouri Kogoro for help, "Mr. Mouri, what should we do now? Do you want to? Call the police immediately?"

"Don't worry, the police can easily provoke the kidnappers! We can easily find some very useful information from the phone call just now. I believe we will be able to find the gangster's hiding place."

After a pause, Kogoro Mouri touched his chin: "You can see the warehouse of the school with the big chimney, although a few specific schools can be locked. But just in case, please prepare cash."

"Okay, I'll start preparing for the ransom right away!"

Gu Tenggang nodded hurriedly as the safety of his daughter's life was at stake.