Mao Lilan sighed: "In this case, let's go back first?"
Jiang Xia nodded, even more eager to return home than she was, but of course it couldn't be seen on her face.
He said casually: "I heard from Conan that their school will hold a group activity today, and your father will also participate as a guardian. It sounds quite lively - I just have time today, so why not go there?
To relax?"
——Hattori Heiji When he came to Tokyo, it was impossible not to meet up with Conan. After catching Conan, where else could the Osaka detective go?
And Hattori-san alone sometimes doesn't have enough power. Just like when he, Toyama and Ye Lai encountered only an ordinary theft case... Let Heiji Hattori and Conan have fun together to watch.
To the age of true detectives.
Soon, Jiang Xia and Mao Lilan boarded the tram home together.
He looked at Miwa Town on the route map, a hint of reserved expectation flashing in his eyes.
…
Although Toyama and Ye wanted to see Mao Lilan and Jiang Xia, Hattori Heiji had a "business-related" expression on his face, so Toyama and Ye had to follow him, silently watching him sneak out of the station, and then beat him.
He quickly got into the car, as if he would be caught by something terrible if he was too late.
"I think you are biased against Jiang Xia."
Toyama Kazuye leaned on the back of the taxi and reprimanded Fa Xiao: "They came here specially to pick you up, but you actually ran away. This place is not close to Miwa Town, doesn't your conscience hurt?"
"If it hurts, it should be Kudo's pain. I asked him to come pick me up, but he actually asked Jiangxia for help without permission." Hattori Heiji crossed his arms and his eyes slightly drifted to the side, "And what do you know? Solving the case is actually very troublesome.
The time estimated by Mao Lilan may not be accurate. The time we made an appointment with Mr. Nanchuan has almost passed, so we must rush there as soon as possible."
"Oh, that's right." Yuan Shan and Ye looked at their watches and sighed. They thought it was okay. After all, after dealing with Taro Kusukawa's matter, they still had plenty of time to play with Jiang Xia and Xiao Lan.
…
Hattori Heiji's father, Hattori Heizo, was the top police officer in Osaka.
Toyama and Ye's father, Toyama Gintaro, is only one level lower than Hattori Heizo. He has led countless police subordinates, some of whom were successful and some were not. And the Taro Kusukawa the two young people are going to meet today is
one of them.
Taro Kusukawa was once a subordinate of Gintaro Toyama, but he got into the habit of gambling, and his personality was not suitable for being a criminal police officer, so he finally chose to "resign" and went to Acupido Detective Agency in Tokyo.
Got a job.
A few days ago, Taro Kusukawa suddenly sent a Riddler-like email to his former boss Gintaro Toyama, saying, "I have something important to discuss." There seemed to be some hesitation in his tone. He didn't say anything about it after that.
What happened? Toyama Gintaro took the initiative to contact him, but did not receive a reply.
After all, he was a former subordinate, so Toyama Gintaro was inevitably a little concerned. He was a busy man and couldn't leave. Hearing that Heiji and his daughter were coming to Tokyo, he asked them to stop by to inquire about the situation.
…
Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha left the station and quickly took a taxi to the "Acupido Detective Agency" where Kusukawa Taro was working. But they learned that he was not here. Fortunately, they got Kusukawa Taro from his current boss.
Registered residential address.
The two of them searched for it, only to find that no one was in Taro Kusukawa's house, and the door was unlocked.
Hattori Heiji suddenly awakened his instinct as a detective, sneaked into the house to search for clues, and finally found that Taro Kusukawa had written the words "Kenbashi Town, Ito" on a note.
"It seems that he went to investigate this person named 'Ito'." Hattori Heiji did not feel nervous. Instead, he looked excited about meeting a challenge. He took Toyama Kazuha and went straight to Kenbashi Town.
…
People who live in a single-family house usually nail a sign on the door. After Hattori Heiji went with Toyama Kazuha, he took a quick look and saw four or five households with "Ito" signs nailed on them.
He asked each person one by one and carefully noted down the suspicious aspects of each person.
When I asked about the last house, I knocked on the door a few times and a middle-aged lady came out.
The woman is already elderly, wearing a suit and skirt, has a kind face, and is a little stout. She wears a bright lawyer badge on her chest, which reflects a beautiful red color in the sunlight.
"Huh? Are you looking for Mr. Kusukawa?"
Misari Ito pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, smiled and touched the Siamese cat in her arms: "He is indeed here with me. No wonder when I kept him, he said he was anxious to go back. It turned out that he had made an appointment.
Other guests - come in quickly and I'll make you a pot of tea."
Hattori Heiji looked at her and frowned.
——I heard from the person from the Abeido Detective Agency that Kusukawa had been out of contact for two or three days. He, Toyama and Ye checked all the way, and all the signs corresponded to this situation.
So soon, Hattori Heiji's suspicious gaze turned into a challenged smile. He followed the door: According to experience, Kusukawa has probably been killed by this woman. And as long as he has done something, he will definitely stay.
Leave traces. There may be physical evidence of the woman's murder hidden in this house. All we need to do is find it and deduce the process...
"Click"
The door closed behind Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha.
Immediately afterwards, Hattori Heiji felt a chill on the side of his head and held a pistol against him.
——It turned out that there were two strong men hiding behind the door. I just waited for them to come in and catch turtles in the urn.
Misari Ito stopped and turned around to look at them. Her kind smile had disappeared, leaving only a gloomy sneer on her face:
"Oh, that guy Nanchuan really had a backup plan. Fortunately, he just found a fledgling little fool as his helper. He handcuffed these two children who were not afraid of death and took them to the attic. I remember this dark-skinned young man did the same.
A detective, even in the newspapers..."
With that said, Misari Ito walked up to Hattori Heiji and looked at him like a prop:
"Kusukawa left a word puzzle. The answer is a seven-digit password. Since you are a detective, you should be good at solving puzzles - solve it. Otherwise, you will never have to leave this house."
Hattori Heiji caught a glimpse of the dark cold light of the gun body from the corner of his eye, his eyes twitched slightly, and cold sweat slid down his back: "..." Wait, this, this is different from the normal steps to solve a crime!!
…
Jiang Xia and Mao Lilan arrived at Mihua Town peacefully.
When leaving the station, Jiang Xia looked back at the peaceful station behind her and sighed.
"Take the subway to Mihua Park, or walk there?" Mao Lilan looked at her watch, "If we walk there, it will take about half an hour... It's a bit far, so I'd better take the subway."