Shiraishi caught a glimpse of Conan's movements from the corner of his eye, took a sip of the oolong tea brought over by Mao Lilan, and turned half of his body as if inadvertently, bringing Conan into his sight to prevent anyone from sneaking up on him.
Then he glanced at the form that the man in the suit was filling out. In the name column at the top, it read "Ogawa Masauki".
I have to go downstairs later and ask the children if they remember this name.
He stayed on the second floor without leaving, and no one came to chase him away.
Mouri Kogoro remembered the skillful reasoning of "Shiraishi" when he was at Okino Yoko's house. He had no motivation to solve the case. If he had this neighbor to help him, he might be able to solve the commission while lying down. Wouldn't it be nice?
Ogawa Masayuki quickly filled out the form, pushed the paper back to Moori Kogoro, and told about the strange things he encountered:
"Since about two years ago, I have been receiving anonymous toys and 1 million in cash from others every month. As of today, the total amount has reached 25 million."
Mouri Kogoro paused for a moment as if he was choking.
It took him several seconds to swallow back the line "Since you are so troubled, just leave the money to me for safekeeping!" and thought hard:
"Toys...gifts usually go a long way. Do you have children?"
Seeing Ogawa Masayuki nodded, Mouri Kogoro punched his palm with a fist and said confidently:
"It must be a relative or friend of yours who is dying soon and has no offspring. He thinks your child is very suitable, so he gave these to you!"
It actually makes sense. If Shiraishi didn't know more about the inside story, he might actually believe it.
But Ogawa Masako shook his head:
"I do have a five-year-old son, but apart from going to kindergarten every day, he stays with us. How can he meet rich people? We also asked our friends and relatives, and they all said they didn't send it."
Five years old, Shiraishi thought, exactly the same age as Ogino Tomoya was when he died.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ogawa Masauki's son was the one Ogino's father planned to kill.
This choice of target has a hidden meaning of "You killed my son, so I will kill your son in kind."
In other words, in the eyes of Ogino's father, it was Ogawa Masayuki who killed his son?
But for a child who died of appendicitis, why would the "enemy" be a human being?
Several key points accumulated in his mind. As an outsider who heard rumors about medical troubles every now and then, Shiraishi soon understood what Ogino's father wanted to do.
——Isn’t this a medical dispute that will last longer and cost more money?
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Having guessed the cause, the key point of the mission becomes clear - to prevent Ogawa Masauki's child from being killed.
This matter is said to be simple and easy, but it is also difficult to say that it is difficult. It is the same as the roller coaster incident encountered before. Only stopping it once will not solve the problem at all.
Having said that, you still have to stop him the first time, otherwise you won't be able to talk about the future.
As for the time of the attack... Since Ogawa Masauki has found Mouri Kogoro, it must not be far away before Ogino's father starts taking action.
Judging from the date on the class schedule, today is a working day, and Dr. Ogawa's son should be in kindergarten.
Thinking of this, while the topic of "children" among the people around him was still on the topic, Shiraishi asked: "Do you usually pick up and drop off the children by yourself?"
"Yes." Ogawa Masayuki misunderstood what he meant:
"The kindergarten is very close to the hospital where I work. I usually take the time to pick him up and drop him off. Therefore, it is impossible for him to meet a mysterious rich man on his way to school."
"..." No, I know there are no rich people.
Conan, who was watching, had a new idea: "Hospital? Uncle, are you a doctor? Could it be sent by your former patient?"
His thoughts were also led away by Moori Kogoro, and he felt that if a rich man was moved by Ogawa Masauki when he was hospitalized, it would not be too strange to give money away.
Baishi had already got the information he wanted to know. While the discussion between the three was in full swing, he stood up and said goodbye to Mao Lilan, who couldn't interrupt, and returned downstairs.
Although he could also directly tell Masauki Ogawa that his son was in danger. But in that case, it would be difficult for Shiraishi to explain why he thought the person who gave gifts and money would have ill intentions toward the doctor.
Moreover, if Ogino's father gets angry after seeing Ogawa Masauki and stabs the children and adults together, things will be even more troublesome.
In short, Shiraishi planned to check it out on his own first. If he couldn't solve it, he would tell Ogawa Masayuki about the matter and ask him and his son not to go out for the time being, and then slowly find a solution.
After going downstairs and entering the cafe, Ogino Tomoya was lying on the stool closest to the door. When he saw Shiraishi coming in, the child raised his head.
"Two questions." Shiraishi sat opposite him, "Besides sharpening his knife in the middle of the night, does your dad have any other abnormalities? For example, he often goes to a certain place."
"Except for working hours, he wanders around outside all the time and doesn't come home until very late." Ogino Tomoya sighed like an adult, "He has been to so many places that I can't even remember them."
Saying it is the same as not saying it.
Shiraishi tapped his fingers on the table twice, and then asked: "When did you...ahem, pass away?"
This question is very strange no matter how it is worded, but fortunately its meaning is not difficult to understand.
Ogino Tomoya thought hard again: "I only remember that the sun was very bright and hot that day, it should be summer!"
Shiraishi nodded, it’s summer, that’s right, today also happens to be summer.
It seems that Ogino's father is planning to kill his son on the anniversary of his death.
After asking about it, Shiraishi decided to go to the kindergarten to see if he could catch Ogino's father nearby.
Before going out, he thought for a moment, then looked back at Ogino Tomoya: "Can you leave the cafe?"
The child was very excited and jumped up: "As long as it's not too far away from you! Haha, I can finally go out and play!"
That's good, so you don't have to worry about the naughty kid getting lost.
Satisfied, Shiraishi took him with him, gave a few instructions to Butterfly Ninja behind the bar, and went out to leave.
He didn't know where Ogawa's son's kindergarten was, but the old policeman told him in the morning that the person who issued the death certificate for Ogawa Tomoya was the Miwa General Hospital, which should also be Ogawa Masauki's workplace.
This kind of big hospital is very easy to find. Once you find the place, go to a nearby convenience store and ask about the nearest kindergarten, and everything will be OK.