At that moment, Hattori Heiji suddenly realized that if Shiraishi and Numabuchi Kiichiro were in the same group, everything would be easily explained.
——For example, when Shiraishi was being chased, why didn’t he yell for help?
Another example is that so many police officers and police dogs searched for him for a day, and the search area was so large, but they didn't find his body or his body.
However, this is ultimately just an unreliable assumption.
On the way, Hattori Heiji asked Maori Ran and learned that Shiraishi had been in Tokyo all the time. He had just arrived in Osaka the day before yesterday and immediately went on a Sherlock Holmes trip.
In other words, Shiraishi had no time or motive to contact Numabuchi Kiichiro.
And if he was chased and threatened by Numabuchi Kiichiro, and was forced to cooperate in committing the crime... this would be inconsistent with the previous situation where he did not shout loudly.
Moreover, Shiraishi doesn't carry a voice changer with him, and his mobile phone has been handed over to Kanaya's boss. If Kiichiro Numabuchi wants to get these through Shiraishi, he can only ask him to go to the city to buy it for himself.
If Shiraishi was allowed to go alone, Shiraishi could have taken the opportunity to escape and call the police.
And if Kiichiro Numabuchi holds a knife against him... Photos of Kiichiro Numabuchi have been posted all over the streets of Osaka recently. I'm afraid that the moment he appears, people will notice him and call the police.
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From this point of view, Numabuchi Kiichiro's accomplice must not have been a passerby whom he kidnapped, but was actively and spontaneously providing help to him.
Therefore, Shiraishi, who came from Tokyo and had no criminal record at all and was said to be a good person, could be eliminated directly.
As for those doubts... maybe it was just like the child's analysis. Shiraishi was lucky enough to stop a car on the road, or he got lost and fell into a mountain family.
Hattori Heiji quickly gave up this speculation.
As a detective, when encountering a case, if you don't quickly come up with ten or eight theories, it will look very bad.
Among so many speculations, only one is often correct, and the others must be ruled out. Hattori Heiji has long been accustomed to ruling out.
He quickly put aside his speculation about Shiraishi.
What is more important now is to figure out the motive behind Kiichiro Numabuchi's murder and protect other potential victims.
The last time, those killed by Kiichiro Numabuchi were all passers-by wearing black clothes.
The victims this time were of all kinds. The only thing they had in common was that their wallets were nailed to their chests.
When it comes to wallets, it is associated with money, and then with financial disputes. But none of the money in the wallet was taken away.
Hattori Heiji thought as he went downstairs and returned to the body.
At this time, he suddenly felt that one of the people watching had a strange reaction.
He quickly locked onto the target and saw a thin, long-haired woman staring intently at Noyasu Kazuto's body. Unlike the other onlookers who were nervous and a little excited, she looked very panicked.
...This is not the reaction a passerby should have.
Hattori Heiji felt that this man must know something.
He walked over and wanted to talk, but as soon as he took a step, the other person trembled, turned around and ran away.
After rushing out of the crowd, Okaki Chengjiang got into his car and drove away quickly.
Conan chased Hattori Heiji out, eating exhaust fumes all over his face.
He was relatively small and did not have the ability to see Okaki Chenge in the crowd. Although he didn't know what happened, there was something wrong with someone who suddenly ran away at this time.
With this thought in mind, Conan decisively wrote down the license plate number.
Unable to catch the murderer nearby, the group had no choice but to head to the police station, silently thinking about this murder case with too many doubts.
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When he arrived at the police station, Sakata Yusuke communicated with his colleagues and brought new clues to Hattori Heiji.
——Someone discovered a past interview video, and both Tojukento and Noyasu Kazuto appeared in the videotape.
One of the two deceased people was the secretary of the township secretary, and the other was his driver.
Judging from the contents of this videotape, the police felt that Councilor Goji might be involved in this matter, so several veteran detectives were separated from those who were searching for Kiichiro Numabuchi and went to visit the Councilor.
Hattori Heiji also wanted to join in the fun. Although this congressman was known to hate the police, if he was lucky, he would meet him on the road.
Yusuke Sakata was more down-to-earth than Heiji Hattori, and he knew that if he just passed by like this, he would never see the mayor.
Heiji Hattori must be led to think of the driver's license in his wallet, and then to find out about the driving training class twenty years ago, and then through the drunk driving accident twenty years ago, to think of the hidden details of the accident, and to use this to threaten the township councilor. Only then can the councilor have the courage to do so. Maybe put them in the door.
However, before contacting the township secretary, there is still one problem to deal with, Okachi Chengjiang.
By the way, there is also the missing Numagachi Kiichiro.
Kiichiro Numabuchi is not bad. He is a fugitive with mental problems and sentenced to death. As long as he is handled properly, there won't be any big problems.
Let’s focus on Okaki Chengjiang first.
Hattori Heiji said he was going to visit Councilor Goji, so of course Sakata Yusuke had to send him there.
Hattori Heiji often helped the police solve crimes, and he was the son of his immediate boss. He often used police officers as coolies, so no one felt that this was wrong.
The police car was hit by a corpse just now and can no longer be driven.
Sakata Yusuke rented a car and drove Hattori Heiji...and the elementary school student who had been following Hattori Heiji for some reason, and a beautiful high school girl, to the home of the Councilor Goji.
When there was a traffic jam on the road, Sakata Yusuke deliberately mentioned Okaki Sumie.
He acted like he had just remembered and said that he had found out the woman's address and phone number from Okaki Chengjie's license plate number.
The address happened to be just down the road. Hattori Heiji remembered the look on that woman's face and thought he could drop by her house to have a look.
Yusuke Sakata called and asked Okaki Sumie if he was at home.
Oka Qi Chengjie was indeed at home, and was extremely frightened - the radio was broadcasting the news about the falling body of Noyasu Kazuto.
Suddenly receiving a call from the police, her eyes lit up and she remembered that she actually still had an option to call the police.
In the past, she had a guilty conscience and always stayed away from the police.
But now that I think about it, the prosecution period of the case has long passed. During this period, she has always abided by the law and has not committed any crime. There is no need to go to jail because of that dead man.
If the worst comes to worst, tell the truth. It's better to be looked at with condemning eyes by the police than to be killed!
She shouted for help: "I'll tell you everything that happened before! Come quickly and take me to the police station! Please, come quickly, or I will be killed too!"
"Calm down." Sakata Yusuke tried his best to persuade in a calm tone, "We will go there right away. You lock the door first and don't let anyone in."
Hattori Heiji and Conan both stood next to Sakata Yusuke's head and eavesdropped.
Mao Lilan didn't get too close, but she pricked up her ears nervously.
At this time, Hattori Heiji accidentally glanced at the rearview mirror and was stunned for a moment: "Wait a minute, the Saito Apartment has passed!"