Arriving at the edge of this alley, Kogoro Mouri looked at the scene inside the alley - although this was not a professional road, the road was surprisingly spacious and there were no obstacles, so it could be used by vehicles.

Where does this road lead? If we can avoid the congested road, why doesn't anyone go this way?

"Old lady," Mouri Kogoro asked an old lady walking by with a cane. "Where does the road here lead?"

"Is this the road?" The old woman looked at Mouri Kogoro and answered. "This is the road we used to go back after we passed the fork in the road."

"What does that mean?" Mouri Kogoro was confused.

"Are you not a local?" the old woman asked.

"It's not true, so I hope the old lady can give me some advice." Mouri Kogoro nodded.

“The design of the ramps on this section of the road is very unreasonable. The two ramps at Xidu Apartment are far away from Xidu Apartment, so newcomers who are not familiar with it may take the wrong route when they come here. And this one here

The alley is actually a remedy for this failed design - the alley leads to a tree-lined path, which has long been recognized as a remedy for accidentally going too far.

.If you turn back to Xidu Apartment from here, it may only take four or five minutes to get to the downstairs of Xidu Apartment. And if you continue to be stuck in traffic on the main road, it may take more than 30 minutes to even leave this traffic jam.

"

"You mean, if you walk from here, you can get to Saito Apartment in a few minutes?" Mouri Kogoro said in surprise.

"Yes," the old woman nodded. "If you walk a little ahead, you will see a tree-lined path on the left, which is open to traffic. Several people walk there every day. Don't worry too much, everyone knows each other's difficulties, so

It won’t be too difficult for each other.”

"Okay, thank you, grandma." Mouri Kogoro saluted the old woman and immediately walked forward.

I didn't expect that such a shortcut actually existed here... If there was this shortcut, Sakata might be able to arrive at the Saito Apartment in advance before Hattori Heiji and Conan rushed back, and something like the testimony provided by Hotaru might happen.

situation.

Halfway through, Mouri Kogoro suddenly stopped - he saw a bank.

There will definitely be anti-theft cameras in places like banks. If the angle of this camera is good enough, it may be able to capture the situation on the road... If a police car drives by here, it will definitely be easy to see such a conspicuous car.

Seen from camera.

But, how can I convince them to provide the video to me?

The helpless eyes suddenly turned into astonishment.

In front of Mouri Kogoro, Conan and Hattori Heiji walked out of the bank.

The three people's eyes met.

"Uncle?"

"Mr. Mori?"

"Conan? Black... Hattori?"

…

"Uncle, have you discovered the problem too?" After exchanging the existing information, Hattori Heiji sighed. "In this case, it seems that Sakata really has a problem."

"Yes," Mouri Kogoro nodded. "The whole process has basically been completed, and the existing evidence is consistent with Officer Sakata's situation."

However, the existing evidence is not enough. At most, it can only prove that Sakata behaved abnormally and cannot prove that he was involved in this case.

"By the way, we were planning to go to the house of the congressman named Aoji!" Hattori Heiji suddenly thought of something. "That was what Sakata told us. Obviously he was encouraging us to go there!"

"Congressman Oji?" Mouri Kogoro obviously didn't know who this person was. "Well, in short, it's possible that he is the person Sakata wants to kill?"

"That's right!" Hattori Heiji nodded. "Although we still don't know what happened, but if we carefully search for the historical documents related to Sakata, we may be able to find some suspicions - this is enough to kill him.

Their affairs are basically inseparable from the life of someone very close to Sakata.

"So, let's go to Representative Iji's house with Sakata and see how he reacts?" Mouri Kogoro suggested.

"Okay," Hattori Heiji nodded. "But we also have to find a way to check whether anything happened before. Only by knowing Sakata's roots can we know why he wants to do it."

"How about we ask Qianyu and the others to investigate?" Conan, who had been silent before, suddenly suggested. "Qianyu seemed to have found a lot of things when he checked the files when Ayumi disappeared. Maybe he can find something this time?"

(Chapter 13-17)

"That kid?" Mouri Kogoro thought for a moment. "Just like you, a four-eyed brat, you can always find some trivial details, and they might actually be useful."

"I think it's okay, that guy's brain is very flexible." Hattori Heiji also agreed.

…

7:45 p.m., Councilor Yi Si’s house.

Mouri Kogoro came outside a window - this is the room where Representative Iji is currently located. According to the previous investigation results, it is probably a place similar to an office.

Now, all the curtains in this room have been drawn, and even the lights have been extinguished - but according to the testimony of the policemen who were guarding the main hall of Congressman Hosi's house, Congressman Hosi should still be in this room now.

"Congressman Oji, are you here? I am the detective Mouri Kogoro commissioned by the police." Moori Kogoro said solemnly. "Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you. I just want to ask you, do you still remember that incident sixteen years ago?"

An instructor who died young?

About half a minute later, the curtains were suddenly opened to a small corner, and the suspicious-looking face of Councilor Ji Si appeared on the other side of the window. "What are you doing here?"

"Is there someone who wants to find you to settle things that happened sixteen years ago, and then asks you to go out alone?" Mouri Kogoro said straight away - if Sakata wants to take action, he will definitely not be able to break into Longtan alone, he can only deal with Oka

Like Saki Sumie, he first deceives the person he wants to kill and then assassinates him."

"How much do you...know?" Councilor Ji Si's expression was very complicated.

"I know enough to prevent you from becoming a member of the parliament," Mouri Kogoro said lightly. "Don't be so wary of me. If I don't care about you, you may not even be able to be considered a living person and can only be used as a specimen. So I hope

Let you provide me with some help."

"What do you need?" Councilor Ji Si asked. "Since you know everything, what else do you need from me?"

"Of course," Mouri Kogoro spread his hands. "I don't have a weapon, so I came to borrow one from you - I have investigated and found that you have been interviewed wearing a kimono and holding a samurai sword before, and you have won the support of many elderly people.

Bar?"
Chapter completed!