The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Dr. Agasa, who was hiding not far away, looked at Kudo Shinichi, who was grabbed by the collar by Maori Kogoro, with a face full of worry.

"Shinichi..."

Here, Maori Kogoro gritted his teeth and glared at the high school boy in front of him.

Faced with Maori Kogoro's accusation, Kudo Shinichi did not speak out his grievances.

Although he was also coming to the UK for the first time with this tour group, and he came as Conan, it was impossible for him to offend anyone on the ground in the UK.

A few seconds later, Maori Kogoro also regained his composure and took the initiative to loosen his hands.

He looked at Kudo Shinichi and said seriously: "You are more familiar with the UK. What do you think should be done next to rescue Xiaolan?"

Mauri Kogoro was still rational. He knew that since the kidnappers were targeting Kudo Shinichi, he could only rely on Kudo Shinichi to properly solve the matter.

However, at this time, Kudo Shinichi did not know why Xiaolan was kidnapped, and could only solve the problem according to conventional thinking.

"Uncle, please contact the police at Heathrow Airport first and ask them to retrieve the surveillance from the toilet to see if they can find any clues about the kidnappers..."

"I will go to that place alone as they requested."

Hearing this plan, Maori Kogoro frowned slightly.

Although he is eager to save his daughter now, he also understands that if Kudo Shinichi goes to the appointment alone, it is likely that he will be in danger.

At that time, not to mention that he cannot save his daughter, he will also lose another one.

But seeing the determined eyes of the detective boy in front of him, he made up his mind and chose to believe this reasoning boy he had seen since he was a child.

"Then Xiaolan is in your hands..."

This is a heavy commission from a father.

Kudo Shinichi also nodded heavily, "I will bring Xiaolan back."

No matter what the cost...

The two confirmed the contact method, that is, Kudo Shinichi will take the initiative to call Maori Kogoro every two hours to report the location and situation.

If there is no call in two hours, let the police near the last location intervene.

Of course, this is the worst option.

After separating from Maori Kogoro, Kudo Shinichi immediately ran to the exit of the airport hall.

At this time, Dr. Agasa also came out from the corner and hurriedly followed.

After hearing the other party's detailed request from Kudo Shinichi, Dr. Agasa couldn't help but worry again.

"Shinichi, the other party's target doesn't seem to be Xiaolan, but you..."

Kudo Shinichi nodded slightly, but then said: "No matter what, I will prioritize Xiaolan's safety."

Looking at the boy's firm eyes, Dr. Agasa's mood couldn't help but become heavy.

As a witness to the growth of Kudo Shinichi and Maori Ran from childhood to adulthood, he knew that with the friendship between the two, they could do anything for each other.

Because of this, he least wanted this situation to happen.

Because once there is a slight accident in the rescue, no matter who is injured, it is a matter of the palm and the back of the hand.

"Doctor, do you have an international driver's license?"

Dr. Agasa was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, then you will drive later, and the destination is Wiltshire."

...

After leaving the airport, Kudo Shinichi and Dr. Agasa rented a car and a map at a nearby car rental company.

Dr. Agasa acted as the driver and rushed to Wiltshire.

Wiltshire is located 100 kilometers southwest of London, and it takes no more than two hours to drive.

However, the vast Wiltshire is definitely not the final place to meet with the kidnappers, so Kudo Shinichi also took Mao Lilan's mobile phone, ready to answer the kidnappers' calls at any time.

In the co-pilot, Kudo Shinichi thought seriously why he and Mao Lilan were targeted by the criminals in London.

If this happened in Japan, it would be understandable.

After all, there were not 800 criminals sent in this year through him, but there were 500, so it was normal to be hated by others.

But he was a newcomer in London, and so was Xiaolan, so there was no reason for anyone to target him.

And this was not a random crime, the other party's target was very clear, that was him.

Just as Maori Kogoro thought, he was the one who implicated Xiaolan.

But he didn't understand what he had done to make people hate him.

He slowly closed his eyes and went through the things that happened in the past three days in his mind like a revolving lantern.

First of all, the first person he offended after coming to the UK should be the one called "Kuroba Kaito".

He anesthetized the other party, took his passport, and forced him to stay by his side, which was considered to be a period of time.

Of course, in the end, he was also "extremely one-for-one" by him, and the two sides exchanged passports and ended in a draw.

Therefore, Kudo Shinichi felt that the kidnapper this time was not Kuroba Kaito.

If the other party has any demands, he can call him directly.

And the other party also knows that now he holds his passport, he will go to the appointment no matter what, and there is no need to implicate the innocent Maori Ran.

Secondly, it is the suspect who met when he went to the University of Bristol with "Kuroba Kaito"-Sera Elena.

When I went there that day, the murder had not been discovered yet. Both myself and Kuroba Kaito were caught off guard, which led to the suspect being accidentally let go.

Afterwards, although the police judged that this person was a major suspect through reasoning, they have not yet found any clues about his whereabouts.

If Sera Elena also knew that she and Kuroba Kaito were witnesses and wanted to get rid of her, she might kidnap Ran.

But after thinking about it, Kudo Shinichi still shook his head and denied this idea.

Because although Kuroba Kaito played "Kudo Shinichi" as a witness, the deceased's colleague at the institute was also a witness.

In addition, the police also knew the identity of Sera Elena, so it would not make much sense to get rid of the witness now.

If you don't want to be exposed, you should keep a low profile.

But apart from Sera Elena, the only one left should be Hades...

Hades was the criminal caught on the Wimbledon tennis court. He and Sera Masumi accused him of his true identity, and Ran was there at the time.

However, Hades has been arrested now.

Even if Hades has accomplices outside, they should be targeting Conan and Sera Masumi who accused him, not Ran.

There is no reason to involve the identity of "Kudo Shinichi".

The kidnapper on the phone specifically mentioned "High School Detective Kudo Shinichi"...

Because of his smaller body, he had not appeared in public for a while, and his popularity had dropped a lot, not to mention in faraway London.

But the kidnapper knew that "Kudo Shinichi" was a high school detective in Japan, and also knew his relationship with Xiaolan.

And the other party also knew that "Kudo Shinichi" was now in London and by Xiaolan's side.

The identity of "Kudo Shinichi" played by Kuroba Kaito, except for appearing at Blychester University the next day, was only announced on the first day of his arrival in London.

All signs indicate that the kidnapper did not accidentally target himself and Xiaolan because of his experience of playing in London for a few days.

Or when he first arrived in London...

Suddenly, Kudo Shinichi opened his eyes suddenly, and his mind suddenly realized.

He quickly turned his head to look at Dr. Agasa who was driving next to him, and asked anxiously: "Doctor, do you remember the aunt named Diana, how did she introduce herself at the dinner on the first day?"

"Diana?"

Dr. Agasa narrowed his eyes and pondered, "I remember... the aunt's surname is Kingston, and her family seems to be in the wool business, but the family members look very prominent, not like ordinary businessmen..."

"Why do you suddenly ask this? Shinichi?"

Dr. Agasa glanced at Kudo Shinichi in the co-pilot with a puzzled look, but saw that the latter was very serious, as if facing a great enemy.

He said heavily: "Doctor, if my reasoning is correct, this trip to London is a conspiracy..."

"Conspiracy?"

Dr. Agasa's eyes were even more confused, "Whose conspiracy? What conspiracy?"

"The rich woman named 'Diana Kingston'...or at least she is one of the executors of the conspiracy."

Kudo Shinichi crossed his arms and analyzed seriously.

"First, she invited Uncle Maori, Xiaolan and me to the UK on the pretext of repaying Uncle Maori."

"Then, she suddenly arranged tickets for us to the Wimbledon tennis tournament that day, and the seats were right next to Minerva's mother."

"And Minerva's mother 'just happened' to have a bomb in her arms. Once it exploded, we would all be killed together."

"If this was her original plan, then many coincidences can be explained..."

Hearing this analysis, Dr. Agasa's hair stood on end.

He still couldn't believe it, because this was a crime committed across half the world!

Kudo Shinichi also knew that Dr. Agasa would not believe it so quickly. After all, who could easily doubt the host who warmly entertained him?

But the problem lies in the word "warmth".

When Maori Kogoro found Diana's cat, he was there, so he knew what happened.

At that time, it was at the Poirot Cafe, and the cat suddenly appeared next to him.

Maori Kogoro held the cat in his hands for a while, and Diana immediately came over.

During the conversation, Diana learned that Maori Kogoro was a private detective, so she took the initiative to invite Maori's family to London.

Looking back now, all this happened too coincidentally, and it was unbelievably "lucky".

If this was Diana's plan, then she would definitely succeed.

Because Maori Kogoro was a person who would not miss even the hotel discount coupons and bar reception coupons sent to his mailbox, and he loved to take advantage.

After arriving in London, although I asked Kuroba Kaito to "log in" to my big account.

But in addition to Maori and others, the only people who knew that Kudo Shinichi was in London were Diana and other people at the dinner.

When attending the dinner, Maori Ran took the initiative to introduce Kudo Shinichi to the guests, which exposed her identity.

But I didn't care at the time, after all, Kudo Shinichi was not famous in the UK, and Gin was dead.

But Diana could take this opportunity to know that "Kudo Shinichi was in London" and that he had a close relationship with Xiaolan.

Because of this dinner, Diana prepared 5 tennis match tickets on the third day, including the temporary addition of "Kudo Shinichi".

It was just that because Kuroba Kaito ran away the day before yesterday, Sera Masumi temporarily took up the vacant spot.

In addition, Diana provided the tickets for the Mori father and daughter, and she also knew clearly about their return plan today, so she was fully qualified to implement the kidnapping plan.

Kudo Shinichi told Dr. Agasa his analysis.

Dr. Agasa, who originally did not believe that the dignified, kind and generous person would be a bad guy, began to waver in his heart.

But he still asked the doubts in his heart.

"But, what reason does that person have to do this?"

"And if her target is Xiaolan, now she has kidnapped Xiaolan, and asked you to go over, why is that?"

Kudo Shinichi held his chin and said in a deep voice: "This is also what I can't figure out..."

"But there is no doubt that the opponent this time has extremely terrible strength."

"She not only knows Hades' complete plan, but also uses Hades' plan to achieve her goal."

"Who is it?"

Kudo Shinichi recalled his experience of solving cases in Japan. Although he offended many criminals, no criminal had such a strong background and strength in the UK.

Such rich financial resources and pervasive intelligence can only be matched by the "Organization".

This reminded him of the human skin mask worn on Hades' face when he was arrested, which looked like it was made by Vermouth.

If that was the case, he was not facing an ordinary criminal this time, but most likely an organization.

Only the organization could have such a big reaction to the name of "Kudo Shinichi", a "dead person".

Organization...

...

At the same time, a black Buick sedan was driving on the road.

In the car, Qin Zhibo held the steering wheel tightly with both hands, his eyes fixed on the vast road in front of him.

After rushing all night yesterday, he was currently in the Salisbury district of Wiltshire.

The "signal" released by the Crimson Tears was not like the Finding Spell, which could continuously sense the direction.

Instead, a relatively clear direction prompt would appear every approximately 1 hour.

This caused Qin Zhibo to not dare to drive too fast, otherwise it would be easy to miss the true location of the gem.

In addition, he did not dare to drive too slowly, otherwise if the other party also kept moving with the gem, he would always be ahead of him in distance.

So far, Qin Zhibo can also be sure that the zoo organization did not place the gem in a fixed position, but moved it around.

However, the scope was limited to the entire Wiltshire and its surrounding areas.

This made Qin Zhibo wonder if the location of the final ceremony, or one of the necessary conditions for the reincarnation ceremony, was in Wiltshire.

After figuring this out, Qin Zhibo took the opportunity to take a 3-hour nap in the morning.

Now, he just woke up and continued to track the location of the gem signal.