Chapter 392 Serious detectives are really hard to pretend
There is still something about being a groupie.
As soon as Quantum Akagi mentioned "Tatsuya", his expression became less ugly and his eye circles were no longer red. He seemed to be following the topic and pursuing another detective star.
Baishi cleared her throat and pushed her black tea closer: "Let's get down to business, the child is still in the hands of the kidnapper."
Seeing that she was a little hesitant, Shiraishi added: "We checked just now and there are no bugs here, so you don't have to worry about others hearing your conversation."
Hearing this, Akagi Quantum secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the kidnappers said they were not allowed to tell others, they had already guessed it. He just added a few details, so it shouldn't be a violation of the requirements.
"That's it..." Akagi Quantum sorted out the language slightly:
"Two years ago, Hero and Mamoru's parents passed away. Since then, when Hero went to participate in competitions, he would entrust Mamoru to my care.
"I went back to my house last night after Mamoru went to bed. This morning I came over to make breakfast. As soon as I opened the door, I saw a threatening letter thrown on the floor in the entrance hall, as well as a letter asking for help left by Mamoru."
Akagi Quantum worriedly took out two pieces of paper.
When Haihara Ai and Conan saw it, they were stunned at the same time - the paper in the letter for help turned out to be "convex" shaped.
I originally thought that some stationery factory was doing innovation, but if I looked closely, I could see that the edges of the paper had burrs and were very uneven, as if it had been torn manually.
When Shiraishi saw the piece of paper standing upright in front of his eyes, he always felt like someone was giving him the middle finger.
Akagi Quantum looked at this piece of paper, and his eye circles turned red again, but the reason for the redness was obviously not because he felt offended, but because of the content on it:
[elder brother
Let Mamoru come to life]
The wording and grammar are a bit strange, and it doesn't seem to fit the context of being kidnapped. However, considering that this was written by a panicked child, it seems to make sense.
Compared with it, the threatening letter on the side is much more normal - the paper is square and complete, and the content looks like a template copied from some "Quotations of Ancient Kidnappers":
[Your brother is in my hands
If you don't want anything to happen to him, lose today's game
In addition, you are not allowed to take leave for this game and must appear.
If you dare to call the police or call a detective, your brother will be finished]
Putting the distress letter and the threatening letter together, they look very similar.
Haihara Ai's expression became a little more serious. She read the letter closer and then looked at the detective next to her.
——Of course, in her eyes, the "detective" here specifically refers to Shiraishi, and Conan can only be regarded as a naughty kid who loves to play detective games and was fooled by APTX4869.
However, Shiraishi didn't seem to care much about these two letters. He glanced at them and put them aside.
He asked some other questions: "Does Xiao Mamoru know how to lock the door when he is at home? Have you taught him basic safety knowledge, such as not opening the door when strangers knock on the door when he is the only one at home?"
"I've said it all." Quantum Akagi nodded, "The hero has become more and more famous recently, and occasionally fanatic fans come to block him... We have taught him carefully, and Mamoru is also very sensible. He never opens the door randomly, and he will tell his friends when they go out.
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"But... I didn't expect that the person this time would actually pry open the door."
Speaking of this, Quantum Akagi cried loudly, pulled out a tissue, and covered his face: "Hero thought about moving before, but this apartment is very close to my home. He didn't move in the end. It's all my fault...
"
"It has nothing to do with you. The 'kidnappers' this time are probably not those ardent fans."
Shiraishi stretched out a finger and pushed the threatening letter Akagi Quantum had just given them half a circle, so that it faced the girls again: "Do those fans who blocked the door like Hero Akagi? Or will there be people who come to scold them specifically?
His haters?"
"...We all like him, and no one scolds him." Quantum Akagi revealed a pair of red eyes from behind the tissue, looked at the paper on the table, and then looked at Shiraishi, vaguely feeling that it seemed a bit off topic.
But just now, Shiraishi bypassed all the illusions she created and went directly to the topic of kidnapping, which impressed her deeply. Therefore, although it was a bit baffling, Akagi Quantum still chatted according to the topic given by Shiraishi, "...but this cannot mean that they are disturbing others.
Reasons to live.”
"Of course." The detective opposite nodded, "I'm not excusing those fans, but this type of fans generally don't want their idol to play match-fixing, let alone deliberately let him play and lose - this
It’s something only enemies would do.”
"No ransom, Hero Akagi to play, but also to lose the game..."
"I think there are roughly two possibilities for this. One is that the kidnapper is gambling, and he believes that he can only get a large amount of money if the Aoyama team where Hero Akagi plays loses.
"But the Qingshan team and the Gangchang team have always been about the same strength. They won't make much money if they win. It's not worth taking risks for these tricks. There is obviously a game next door with ridiculous odds. If you really want to use this method to make money, over there
It would obviously be more appropriate.
"So this situation has been ruled out for the time being, and it is more likely to be another one - the person who kidnapped Mamoru has a personal grudge against Hero Akagi and wants to see him lose his reputation for playing match-fixing and make him look embarrassed."
In fact, there are many other possibilities. For example, a fanatical fan of the Gangchang team was seriously ill and had only one breath left. Before he died, he wanted to see his team win, so his relatives tied up the younger brother of the core team of the Aoyama team and other messy reasons...
But Shiraishi knew in his heart that it was not like that.
So he only mentioned one or two symbolically and didn't say the rest, so as not to lead the audience's thinking away again.
"Private hatred..." Akagi Quantum muttered this word and frowned slightly.
Hero Akagi has a good temper and is cheerful. Logically speaking, there are not many opportunities to make enemies with others, but of course he will not be humble on the court. Is the kidnapper the one who defeated him?
Akagi Quantum has watched every game played by Akagi Heroes.
She was counting the people who showed unwillingness after losing to Hero Akagi, when she suddenly heard Shiraishi say: "That person may be familiar with Mamoru - the kind of familiarity that can knock on the door of a house. The combination of these two characteristics
, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
"...are you familiar with Mamoru?!" Akagi Quantum was shocked.
The kidnapper obviously broke in through the door. Why did the detective on the opposite side ask such a question and specifically emphasized that "he can knock the door open"?
Baishi met her doubtful gaze and nodded: "As soon as possible. Even if he is an acquaintance, it does not mean that he has no intention of killing the hostages."
Akagi Quantum still couldn’t believe it.
The adults who are familiar with Mamoru are all friends of her or Hero Akagi... How could a friend do such a thing?
But at this time, the phrase "private hatred" flashed through his mind again, and a person jumped out of Akagi Quantum's heart.
She was a little hesitant, but she was obviously not the only one who followed Shiraishi's words.
——When Akagi was wondering whether she should say anything, she heard the elementary school student with glasses next to her suddenly call out a name: "Naoki Uemura!"
Immediately afterwards, the elementary school student opened and closed his mouth and spat out a string of popular science: "He and Hideo Akagi were once the golden partners of the high school team and won the national competition. This year, after graduation, the two joined the Tokyo Aoyama team together.
But not long after joining the team, Naoki Uemura accidentally collided with Hero Akagi during training, and his leg was seriously injured..."
Speaking of this, Conan suddenly thought of something.