Conan: Another Famous Detective

clatter! clatter! clatter!

On the restaurant clock, the second hand moved forward slowly but surely.

There are only two minutes left before twelve o'clock.

Officer Sato looked solemn, staring at Kano Shuuji like a sharp sword.

Just like a few minutes ago, Kano Shuji lowered his head and responded to Officer Sato with silence.

However, the hands he placed under the table were already tightly clenched into fists. Even though the joints were slightly white due to excessive exertion, and even though the nails had scratched the skin, he seemed not to notice at all.

Finally, he seemed to have reached a certain critical point. He took a deep breath, raised his hands from under the table, picked up the wine glass with one hand, and reached for the bottle with the other hand.

Just before he was about to touch the bottle, his other hand snatched the bottle away with lightning speed.

"No!" Officer Sato smiled slightly:

"Although I have not been a police officer for a few years and do not have much experience, my father once told me that the general suspect will feel thirsty before preparing to confess. Drinking water will relieve the dryness of the mouth."

She held the bottle tightly in her hand and looked at Shikano Shuji with a condescending look: "If you let them drink water at this time, the suspect will often swallow the truth with the water."

Her tone suddenly became extremely harsh: "But you can't hide this case anymore! Even if your throat is so dry that it splits, I won't give in!"

Kano Shuji stared at Officer Sato blankly, his hands resting on the table with some dejection.

He did not dare to look directly into Officer Sato's eyes and returned to the state of lowering his head and keeping silent.

Officer Sato's original stern expression gradually returned to normal, and the two men resumed their stalemate.

The time is getting closer and closer to twelve o'clock.

Ten, nine, eight...four, three, two, one!

Click!

That was the sound of the hour hand pointing exactly at 12 o'clock.

They both heard the sound at the same time.

Kano Shuji seemed worried and turned around to confirm the time.

Officer Sato also looked at the clock, his eyes slightly sad.

She gently put the wine bottle in her hand on the table, stood up, and said indifferently: "Congratulations, I still lost."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave the restaurant.

However, just when she was about to push the door open, the hoarse voice of Shikano Shuji came from behind: "Actually... I never thought about killing him..."

Officer Sato paused for a moment, and immediately returned to the table, staring down at Kano Shuji: "Are you talking about my father?"

"No, no! It's not him!" Luye Shuji quickly waved his hand: "I'm talking about that guard!"

"I just wanted to push him away, but who knew it hit him right there."

"Then... where is my father?" Officer Sato asked:

"You were the one who pushed him at that intersection, right?"

Luye Shuji shook his head slightly: "No, you are wrong. That night... it was actually your dad who pushed me away..."

"Huh?" Officer Sato's face changed slightly, and he never thought that this was possible.

Kano Shuji sighed softly: "Your father has already sorted out the entire case, and he was on his way to take me back to the police station."

"I suddenly felt scared when I thought about my future years, so I planned to rush to the truck and die."

"Who knew, your father rushed over and pushed me away hard!"

Luye Shuuji gritted his teeth, his face full of guilt: "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have a chance to be a new person!"

"But what's the point of using the stolen money to make a new life?" Officer Sato asked.

"No! I haven't touched any of that money!" Luye Shuji said excitedly:

"I hid the money intact under the table. I originally planned to return the money as soon as the prosecution period was over! You have to believe me! Everything I said is true!"

Kano Shuji raised his head and looked directly at Officer Sato, as if to tell her that what he said was true.

Officer Sato was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Yeah! Of course I believe you!"

The next moment, her expression suddenly became solemn, she took out something like an earphone from her arms and put it to her ear: "Officer Chiba, did you hear everything?"

"Yes! I heard you very clearly!" Officer Chiba in the police car immediately replied outside the restaurant.

"Okay! Apply for an arrest warrant immediately and take him into custody. As long as the amount found is correct, this will be the best ironclad evidence!"

"You hand over the money, along with the tape of our conversation, to the prosecutor, and he must be prosecuted within today!"

"Move quickly! We only have one day!"

"Understood!" Officer Chiba said immediately.

Officer Sato put down his headphones and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why...there is still one day?" Luye Shuji is still a little confused about the situation.

Officer Sato smiled and said, "Do you still remember? Did you encounter a typhoon on the day you returned to China?"

"Yes...yes!" Luye Shuuji became more and more uneasy.

Officer Sato said leisurely: "I think you may not have noticed that because of the typhoon, the plane that was supposed to arrive at Narita Airport at nine o'clock actually arrived at 12:04 the next day. .”

"That is to say, the legal prosecution period is still one day behind what you calculated, so I can only say sorry!"

Shikano Shuuji finally reacted at this moment, his eyes were looking ahead blankly, and his hands hung down feebly:

"I had an ominous premonition just now... because your expression when you came here was exactly the same as your father's back then!"

Officer Sato said calmly: "Hmph! If you don't plead guilty, even if your house is turned upside down, I will definitely find the money and submit you to the court within the time limit."

At this point, Officer Sato's expression suddenly darkened: "But my dad is different..."

"He could have told me who the suspect was in the ambulance, but because he believed you, he didn't say anything."

"Actually, when my dad fell at the crossroad, he kept shouting to you, "Hurry and surrender," and this sentence came out of his mouth intermittently. Unexpectedly, the people around him heard it as "Chou Si Lang" .”

Shikano Shuji remained silent.

Officer Sato frowned slightly and suddenly asked: "By the way, Officer Takagi was probably the one who attacked you, right?"

"Yes." Luye Shuuji had nothing to hide at the moment, so he admitted it like a bachelor.

"Then where is he now?" Officer Sato asked coldly.

Kano Shuji replied: "I hid him in the abandoned warehouse in Shinagawa District 6. I originally planned to call the police after the prosecution period..."

"Is he still alive?" Officer Sato asked.

"Of course! I just knocked him out!" Luye Shuji said quickly.

Officer Sato breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the communicator to notify Officer Chiba.

Her cell phone rang at this moment.