The train soon arrived in Tokyo. After Karasawa and Ayako said goodbye, they went to the Metropolitan Police Department and found Officer Megure to learn about the situation.
He had just given a rough idea on the phone before, and Karasawa knew that during the time he was leaving Tokyo, there had been a number of arson cases of luxury cars in Mikka Town recently.
And because arsonists only commit crimes on starlit nights, they are also called "starry sky arsonists."
It stands to reason that the arson case should be the responsibility of the "Fire Daddy" Yumaga Police Department, but after seeing the file at the Metropolitan Police Department, Karasawa knew why Officer Megure, who was in charge of criminal cases, rushed to call him back.
Obviously, Officer Megure was the contact person who called him back just because he was familiar with him. This was because the people above wanted to call him back to solve the case.
Because this arsonist has burned 22 cars so far!
Although there were no casualties, the incident caused a huge fuss, and the arsonist was never caught, which led to outrage among the public and had a huge impact.
That would be fine if it were just like this, but so far they have not grasped the criminal's criminal methods.
Not only that, some witnesses once saw suspicious police cars appearing at the scene of arson.
In other words, the "starry sky arsonist" might be from the police!
The impact was already huge, and the witnesses said that they might be from the police. In addition, the case could not be solved for a long time, so it is no wonder that Officer Memu called him back.
After reading the file information, Tang Ze pondered and said: "The criminal only targets expensive cars, maybe he hates people who drive luxury cars for some reason.
As for arsonists, most prisoners are the kind of people who cannot adapt to their work or the surrounding environment, and are unwilling to reveal their inner feelings.
To put it simply, he is a person who has an inferiority complex and is withdrawn.”
"I agree."
At this moment, a middle-aged man with an exquisitely trimmed beard walked over and said, "I've heard about Tang Ze's reputation as a criminal for a long time, and today I saw that he is indeed well-deserved."
"Who is this?" Tang Ze asked curiously, looking at the middle-aged man with extraordinary temperament in front of him.
"Ah, brother Tang Ze, let me introduce you."
Officer Megure smiled and said: "This is Wataru Aihara, the same generation as Brother Mori.
This guy is quite good. After going to the FBI to study, he was spotted and invited by the FBI because of his good mind.
He has been with the FBI since then.
Recently, the Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI had exchange activities, so they sent him back to deliver the most advanced "criminal profiling" search methods from Meiji to various departments.
Unfortunately, unfortunately, we encountered a series of arson cases here, so the exchange meeting was temporarily postponed.
Brother Aihara just came over to help."
"So that's it."
Karasawa was stunned when he heard this: "I remember criminal profiling is a method of making statistics by investigating the gender, personality, work and family background of the prisoner, and then using this as a reference to help solve the case."
To put it bluntly, it is to establish an archive of the same criminal, and then summarize what criminals of the same type have in common to help the police solve the case.
However, this thing is somewhat similar to a fixed template routine, which can be used as an auxiliary reference, but there are always cases that do not meet the standards.
This thing cannot be created by one person. It requires official statistics and final summary of various data. Otherwise, without credible data to support it, everything is just a loft in the sky.
"Tangze Criminal is indeed a criminal, and he knows a lot."
Aihara Wataru smiled and said: "That's right, I'm here just to teach you various statistics collected by the FBI.
Take arson cases as an example, most of them are between the ages of 16 and 28.
His personality is just like what Tang Zexin said: he is withdrawn and has low self-esteem.
They transform themselves into monsters and destroy society or streets. When streets and buildings are set ablaze, arsonists feel great joy and excitement."
"In other words, the prisoner will continue to set fires?" Officer Memu frowned when he heard this.
"I'm afraid that's true."
Aihara Wataru nodded and said: "The vast majority of prisoners, in order to enjoy the pleasure of arson, will drink first and then commit crimes.
The more you drink, the more violent and extreme your crime tactics become, and this twisted psychology is extremely terrifying."
"How could such a thing happen?"
Officer Megure held his forehead in pain, and then looked at Wataru Aihara expectantly and said: "Brother Aihara, can you find out the prisoner's residence using criminal profiling?"
"The situation is different from country to country, so the data is also different."
Aihara Wataru heard this and replied: "In Meijian, prisoners usually live within 6 kilometers of the arson site.
However, due to the different geographical environment in Neon, there is no way to completely confirm this."
"But no matter what, it still has reference significance. Thank you very much!"
Officer Megure thanked him: "The prisoner has committed so many crimes, so we can conduct cross-references and then expand the scope of the search accordingly.
Brother Tangze, please investigate as soon as possible and let me know if you find anything!"
Knowing that Karasawa's actions were always unpredictable, Officer Megure gave an explanation and hurriedly called Aihara Wataru to leave.
Compared to reasoning that couldn't keep up with Karasawa's brain circuit, Aihara Wataru's conventional search method was more suitable for him.
Looking at the two people leaving, Karasawa looked at the back of Aihara Wataru thoughtfully.
For some reason, he always felt that the conversation he just had had a familiar feeling.
It felt like I knew the plot and was leaking information smoothly to guide others to investigate.
To put it simply, the prisoner is described too specifically, as if he has seen the prisoner before.
Considering that this person had just appeared before and after the case, Tang Ze had to think more.
After all, people who appear before and after a case are likely to have some connection with this case.
However, Karasawa did not doubt that Wataru Aihara was the culprit. After all, the other party had just gotten off the plane, but the arsonist had already started committing crimes before that. This alibi was solid evidence.
However, considering that there are always various situations that may arise in cases, Karasawa is still a little wary of Aihara Wataru.
However, after understanding the situation, Tang Ze and others stayed idle all night.
The prisoner did not commit a crime tonight.
Everyone went back to rest during the day, and then on the second evening, everyone gathered together again.
“It’s a bit cold today”
Takagi held his arms in his arms and shrank when a gust of cold wind blew him: "Will the prisoner really come back today?"
"Yes, maybe he is sleeping soundly in the warm bed."
Mouri Kogoro also shrank his neck, with obvious sleepiness on his face.
The reason why Mouri Kogoro was there was because after more than a dozen cases occurred, the impact gradually expanded and Karasawa was away, so Officer Megure approached him for help.
Unfortunately, his "spirit behind" Conan also found no clues about the case, so Officer Megure called Karasawa back.
Originally, it was nothing for Kogoro Mouri to do night patrols. After all, he was a detective and he only had to investigate based on intelligence.
But Aihara Wataru and Mouri Kogoro were contemporaries, so he came here specially to meet his old friend.
However, the relationship between the two does not seem to be so "harmonious", but more like bad friends.
Because after hearing what Mouri Kogoro said, Aihara Wataru had already begun to sing the opposite tune: "I think the prisoner will commit another crime again."
"Why?"
Mouri Kogoro said: "Do you have any basis for saying that? Or are you just relying on your FBI's Western divination?"
"That's based on science."
Aihara Wataru said dissatisfiedly: "Your way of speaking without emotional intelligence has not changed at all. No wonder your wife divorced you."
"We are separated, not divorced!"
After hearing this, Mouri Kogoro retorted dissatisfiedly: "That's better than you. After breaking off the engagement with my fiancée, I have been a bachelor until now."
"Eh? Isn't Mr. Aihara married?" Takagi asked in surprise.
"Okay, okay, you two don't start bickering and exposing your shortcomings as soon as you meet."
After Officer Megure persuaded the two of them, he felt that Kogoro Mouri's previous statement was a bit like abandoning his wife, so he immediately explained: "As for Brother Aihara, he once had a fiancée named Xiaosai.
The reason why I didn't get married is because the job at the FBI is very dangerous. After all, guns are not managed there like they are here.
Considering this, Aihara finally chose to separate from his fiancée."
"So that's it."
Takagi smiled and knew that his curiosity was causing trouble, so he just kept silent.
"Okay, let's patrol separately."
Officer Megure also directly changed the topic and said: "According to Brother Aihara's guess, the prisoner will commit another crime tonight, so please cheer up!"
"yes!"
A group of criminals responded one after another, got in their cars and parked at the corners of various streets.
Because he was a little concerned about Wataru Aihara, Karasawa chose a road section that was relatively close to the other party's vehicle.
As time passed little by little, a group of criminals could no longer sit still in the car and began to wander around the street.
The same was true for Karasawa. After seeing Aihara Wataru get out of the car to smoke, he also went to buy a cup of coffee nearby.
At this moment, the intercom rang, announcing that there was a fire three blocks away!
After learning this information, the criminals in this area of Tangze surrounded the fire.
Because they are a little far away from the fire point, they must shrink the surrounding net in the direction of the fire point as much as possible.
In this way, if the prisoner is not caught immediately, as long as each exit is guarded, it can at least be confirmed that the prisoner did not escape.
And by reducing the search area as much as possible, a lot of effort will be saved when the investigation is carried out.
And just as Karasawa was running behind Aihara Wataru, he suddenly saw a small thing fall from his body.
Tang Ze, who was a little concerned at first, immediately stopped and looked closely, only to find that it was a small mushroom.
'Did you accidentally get it on when you parked your car on the lawn?'
After all, things like mushrooms have very strong vitality and can grow in any moist corner, let alone grass.
But after all, it was a crime, so Tang Ze put the little mushroom away just in case and continued to follow.
However, the surveillance just now is not without effect. At least Aihara Wataru is not the murderer or the imitator who succeeded the real murderer. This is something that is certain.
After all, he was present throughout the whole process, so it was impossible for Wataru Aihara to commit a crime.
So his appearance was an accident?
Tang Ze suppressed all the thoughts in his mind, began to focus on the case in front of him, and rushed to the crime scene quickly.
It's a pity that the prisoner still escaped this time. When everyone arrived at the ignition point, they found a Porsche burning.
"Prisoners are setting fires more and more frequently."
Officer Memu pressed his hat and said: "He is getting more and more crazy, we must catch him as soon as possible!"
"This time the fire started here."
Takagi took the map and marked the location of today's crime, then scratched his head and said, "It doesn't seem like there is any pattern."
"Let me see."
After hearing Takagi's words, Karasawa leaned forward and looked at the many fire spots marked by Takagi on the map.
When he saw the shape on the map, a flash of light flashed across his mind, and a sudden realization made him look up at the starry sky.
He already knows the arsonist's pattern of choosing where to set fire!
However, considering the testimony of eyewitnesses who said they saw a suspicious police car at the scene of the crime, in order to prevent internal criminals from getting the news, they would alert the criminal so that the criminal would never show up again.
Karasawa did not announce the news immediately. Instead, Officer Megure and others, who called the search class the next night, waited by the river for the "Starry Sky Arsonist".
However, as time passed and the night got darker and darker, Officer Megure finally became unable to sit still.
"Brother Karasawa, are you sure the criminal will really set a fire near here today?" Officer Megure said.
"Eridanus is so bright tonight, the prisoner will definitely come," Tangze said.
"But it's already midnight tonight"
Before Officer Mumu finished speaking, a burst of fire suddenly lit up in the darkness not far away, surprising everyone present.
"Hurry over there!!"
Officer Memu was stunned for a moment, then screamed in fright and asked everyone to hurry up and go to the arson point.
Everyone rushed towards the place where the fire was burning, but just after passing the intersection, a police car suddenly came towards them, roaring and crashing into everyone.
Seeing this, Karasawa dodged and pulled Officer Megure aside, avoiding the collision of the police car.
Before anyone could catch up, they saw the police car in front of them slamming into the guardrail of the river like an arrow and plunging into the river.
"Hurry up and check the situation. Don't let the prisoner escape!" Officer Memu looked at the police car that fell into the water and immediately asked Takagi and others to go down and arrest the prisoner.
"Is the prisoner really a criminal?"
Seeing the appearance of this police car, Officer Mu Mu's first reaction was not that he was afraid of being nearly hit by a car, but that his face was as gloomy as ink.
Because the situation he least wanted to see happened, the prisoner committed such a huge impact case, but the prisoner was an insider.
As soon as this news comes out, I'm afraid he will be in trouble.