Stay away from Conan

Chapter 32 Mission Ended

On the way to Osaka City, Police Officer Otaki received a call.

On the phone, the police officer in charge of the investigation informed Officer Otaki of the results of the situation that Gao Yuan had just asked the police to investigate again.

After hanging up the phone, Officer Otaki told the results of the investigation.

"Just now the police officers went to question the drivers who did not take the tunnel road on the day of the incident, and got a unanimous answer: When they were driving 1,000 meters away from the tunnel entrance that morning, they found a big sign erected in the middle of the road. It said 'No access due to construction ahead', so they had to go back and take another route."

Hearing this answer, Gao Yuan showed a look of understanding.

"It's true, just as I thought."

Hattori Heiji on the side seemed to have thought of something from this clue. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly showed a surprised look and looked at Gao Yuan in disbelief.

"Hey, Detective, no way! If that's the case, how many people would be needed to cause this car accident?"

"The number of people is not a problem. Now considering that the nature of the entire incident has changed, it turns out that the police were looking for the escaped truck in the wrong direction."

Gao Yuan said.

"That's right. If the police initially thought that the large truck was escaping, then in this case the police generally believe that the escaping driver hid the car and then found someone to repair the damage. But now it is confirmed that this incident was a man-made conspiracy, then this The large truck was most likely destroyed."

Hattori Heiji picked up the topic, but Officer Otaki who was driving was confused.

"Heiji, do you know what happened in this incident?"

Officer Otaki asked.

"Well, if it's as expected."

Hattori Heiji said, "The problem now is to find the escaped large truck. Officer Otaki, do you have a map here?"

"There is only one Osaka transportation map."

As Officer Otaki said, he took out a map from the armrest of the car and handed it to Hattori Heiji in the back seat.

"Thanks."

Hattori Heiji turned over the map with Takato who was sitting together.

"But the police have been searching for so long but still haven't found the big truck. Can you find clues just based on the map?"

Officer Otaki asked doubtfully.

"Because the initial direction of the police investigation was wrong. If it was a premeditated crime, then it is likely that the car was destroyed nearby."

Hattori Heiji said, finding the location of the tunnel where the incident occurred on the map, and then searching along the direction of the tunnel.

"They took great pains to make the accident look like an accident, and so many people were dispatched. If you stay on the main road for too long, you will be exposed to other passing vehicles."

Gao Yuan on the side said, changing the direction of the route from the main road to a trail, and there was a lake in the direction of the trail.

"Do you think they sunk the car in the lake?"

Hattori Heiji said unexpectedly, "Although this can indeed quickly dispose of the vehicle, the police will not be able to think of it in a short time. But with such a big move in Shenhu Lake, even though there are sparsely populated areas nearby, there are still some houses that can be seen by people here. Do it like this?"

"Didn't you ask how many people were needed to cause this car accident? Then do you think there are enough people in the nearby houses?"

Gao Yuan said.

"This...can't be possible!"

Hattori Heiji was a little unbelievable about Takato's conclusion, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

"Well, excuse me, why do you think this car accident was man-made?"

Officer Otaki couldn't help but ask. After all, the current conversation between Gao Yuan and Hattori was based on this conclusion, but Officer Otaki had no idea how to artificially cause this car accident.

"There are two prerequisites for completing this case: first, you need to know when the car will pass through the tunnel; second, it must be dawn when the car reaches the tunnel entrance."

Hattori Heiji was the first to explain, "We must know when the car will pass through the tunnel in order to prepare in advance in the tunnel; and when the car arrives, it must be daylight to ensure that the car does not have to drive before entering the tunnel. "

"Why is this?"

After hearing this, Officer Otaki became even more confused.

"Remember what the director said. He didn't see any vehicles at the entrance before the vehicles entered the tunnel."

Gao Yuan took over the conversation and began to explain.

"Of course he couldn't see a car at the entrance, because the entire tunnel intersection was blocked with a black curtain! Because before the vehicle entered the tunnel from outside the tunnel, the entrance to the tunnel was dark, so the driver didn't notice anything unusual. ”

"But this method has a premise, that is, vehicles cannot turn on the lights. Once there is light shining into the tunnel from outside the tunnel, the existence of this curtain will be discovered. Therefore, it must be dawn when the crime occurs, and the vehicle does not need to be driven on the road. Just light!”

Hattori Heiji further explained.

"But what if another vehicle passes by at that time?"

Officer Otaki continued to ask.

"So to implement this technique, someone must be responsible for checking whether the victim's car is coming, and someone must be responsible for placing and collecting warning signs!"

Gao Yuan said, "On the day of the incident, there were several vehicles that often passed through the tunnel at that time. They chose to take a detour because they noticed a warning sign there when they were still one thousand meters away from the tunnel entrance."

"After you understand this, the whole thing seems very simple."

Hattori Heiji said.

"Place a large truck at the entrance of the tunnel, and then hang a large black curtain at the entrance. Because someone is responsible for collecting and placing the warning signs, only the target vehicles on this section of the road will drive to the tunnel. And cars When driving at high speed, there is almost no doubt, and you just crash into it!

"This is why there are no brake marks on the vehicle and why the director did not see the large truck before the accident!"

Gao Yuan told the cause and effect of the incident.

"Afterwards, the perpetrator only needed to put away the warning signs and curtains, get on the big truck and leave together!"

Hattori Heiji said.

"Thinking about it from another direction, if you want to complete this trick, you must know the car's itinerary on that day, so that you can make so many plans in advance! Considering Mr. Nishikawa's will, the only one who is most suspicious is that person Bar!"

Gao Yuan agreed with this conclusion:

"Moreover, Mr. Saikawa, who was still struggling with whether to find an illegitimate child, chose to launch a plan to find an illegitimate child after the accident. I am afraid he also guessed that his car accident was caused by his current son, Hiroaki Saikawa!"

"All challenge tasks have been completed, now the settlement phase three begins."

As soon as I said this, the settlement panel suddenly appeared!