Conan: Another Famous Detective

The driver's window rolled down, and a middle-aged police officer with a tough and majestic face was holding the steering wheel and looking at them.

"Eh? Is it Police Officer Otaki from the General Administration?" Kazuye said in surprise.

"Hello everyone, I am Otaki Goro, please give me your advice." Officer Otaki smiled.

"It's really flattering that the police officer from the General Bureau came to pick us up in person!" Mouri Kogoro chuckled.

"Mr. Mori, you're welcome. You are the chief's guests, so you can't neglect me. Everyone, get in the car and I'll take you to the chief's home." Officer Otaki said.

After all the people got on the car, the patrol car slowly increased its speed and drove onto the main road in Osaka.

"Phew, I've been waiting here all afternoon and I'm almost starving to death!" Mouri Kogoro complained, slumping down on the passenger seat in a very shameless manner.

"Don't worry, Mr. Mori, we will be at the head of the headquarters' house in half an hour." Officer Otaki said.

"Let me tell you, Heiji's mother's cooking is recognized by everyone as excellent! Especially the puffer fish hot pot, not even the chefs in many star-rated hotels can make it as delicious as hers!" Kazuye introduced enthusiastically.

"That's really exciting!" Xiaolan's eyes lit up.

"Hey! It seems like I'm lucky too!" Mouri Kogoro also cheered up.

"Speaking of which, it's thanks to you, Mr. Mori, that I can stay and taste Madam's delicacies later. This is a rare opportunity!" Officer Otaki said with a smile.

Not to mention anything else, just being able to have dinner with the head of the department is enough for Officer Otaki to gain a lot of face.

At this time, Officer Otaki's cell phone placed aside suddenly rang.

Officer Otaki answered the phone smoothly:

"Hey! I'm Otaki...what? Did you find the car that Numabuchi used to escape in Minoh Mountain? Okay, I'll be there right away!"

Officer Otaki hung up the phone and said to several people:

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid we have to be late to eat the delicious food made by Madam. Now I have to go somewhere!"

Officer Otaki said, turning the steering wheel, the car turned sharply and drove in the opposite direction.

"The Numagachi that Officer Otaki mentioned just now should be the fugitive Numabuchi Kiichiro, right?" Mouri Kogoro asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, my colleague found his car at Minoh Mountain, so I had to rush there immediately. I hope you can understand." Officer Otaki said.

"It's okay. I used to be a police officer in this field. Regardless of whether I'm on vacation or not, if the case is really reported to you, you have to get back to work immediately." Mouri Kogoro expressed full understanding of this.

"Thank you." Officer Otaki thanked him, stepped on the accelerator, and the patrol car rushed towards its destination at a faster speed.

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Minoh Mountain.

"I'll have a young man take you to the head of the headquarters' house later, so I'll excuse you." Officer Otaki said, already walking towards the police stationed here.

"Oh, I didn't expect that we would still be involved in the case in the end." Mouri Kogoro sighed.

"Yes, I remember that this Numabuchi was not only a robber and murderer who killed three people in a row, but also proved to their suspicion that he was also a suspect in today's murder case." Meng Yu said, also heading in the direction where Officer Otaki left. Go.

"Eh? Mengyu, where are you going?" Xiaolan shouted.

"I was told to inform him if I find any clues. Now, isn't there a clue? I have to start working."

Mengyu's figure gradually faded away as she spoke.

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"How is the situation?" Officer Otaki asked several police officers.

A police officer pointed to a dilapidated car next to him and said:

"When we found the car, it was covered by grass. There was no one in the car and there were no other unnecessary items."

"That wooden house is..." With the little light that had not been completely swallowed up by the night, Officer Otaki saw a dilapidated wooden house in the distance.

"We also checked that wooden house and found nothing." The police officer shook his head.

"No, someone must be living there these days." A cold female voice sounded.

"Huh? You're not following Mr. Mori..." Officer Otaki looked at Meng Yu who was walking slowly in surprise.

"Look here..." Mengyu said, pushing aside a tuft of grass beside her, revealing a trash can hidden inside, with several pieces of paper lying in the trash can.

"These shreds of paper include convenience store invoices from five days ago and three days ago, and even bento boxes sold in convenience stores with expiration marks today. I don't think anyone will come here to eat for a few days." Lunch box?"

"But if the wanted criminal lives here, he will definitely be recognized when he goes to the convenience store, right?" Officer Otaki hesitated.

"So, there should be another person helping Ma Yuan buy things, and this person must have some ulterior motive to protect Ma Yuan." Meng Yu said lightly.

Officer Otaki frowned and thought for a while, then turned to the police officers and said:

"Let's go to that wooden house again!"

The group of people came to the wooden house and started searching again.

"How's it going?" Officer Otaki asked.

"Well, it is true that as this lady said, someone has lived here recently, but that's all." The police officer said.

"Officer Otaki frowned upon hearing this.

Could it be that the clues that were finally discovered were broken again?

"Something's wrong." Mengyu's voice came.

"What's wrong, Ms. Kudo, did you find anything?" Officer Otaki perked up.

"Look at the sill of this window..." Mengyu pointed to the window of the wooden house and said:

"There is a lot of soil on it, and it is quite concentrated. Judging from the color and texture of the soil, it should belong to this area."

"However, this window is quite high from the ground. Even if dirt occasionally flies to the window sill, it is impossible to accumulate so much."

"Also, look at the roof above this window. Other places are covered with cobwebs, but this area is very clean. This is obviously not normal."

Mengyu said, having already stepped onto the window edge, followed the window to a section of horizontal boards under the wooden roof.

She grabbed the horizontal board with both hands, exerted force suddenly, and flipped onto the horizontal board.

"Hey! Miss, be careful!" Officer Otaki saw this and quickly shined his flashlight.

Under the illumination of the flashlight, Mengyu groped for a while on the roof above, and then his hands suddenly slipped.

Click!

A piece of wood fell away, revealing an entrance large enough for one person to pass through.

Mengyu looked down at the wide-eyed Officer Otaki, and smiled:

"Officer Otaki, the rest is up to you."

Officer Otaki came to his senses and nodded quickly.

Mengyu jumped down directly from above. After easily absorbing the impact of his fall, he signaled to Officer Otaki that he could go up.

Seeing this, Officer Otaki climbed up the horizontal board as if talking in his sleep.

He first cautiously shined his flashlight at the entrance and observed the entrance from different angles.

After confirming that there was nothing suspicious about the entrance, he slowly stood up and put his head into the entrance, and the flashlight light gradually moved inward.

Officer Otaki suddenly widened his eyes!

A haggard and ferocious face was completely exposed to the light!

"Is it you? Numabuchi Kiichiro!?" Officer Otaki exclaimed.