The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Chapter 1426 Takagi, YYDS!

Although Vermouth had long guessed that Minoru Fukase was not the murderer, she still planned to check the bag for safety reasons.

But she didn't expect that the bag would be taken away by a stranger who suddenly appeared.

Who was it?

It shouldn't be the police.

But if it wasn't the police, who else would be interested in the bag?

Vermouth was puzzled.

At this moment, the sound of the engine starting came from the huge garage.

Vermouth also knew that Minoru Fukase's girlfriend was about to drive over.

Since her goal had basically been achieved, there was no need to stay any longer.

The police must have set up a dragnet at the exit of the parking lot, so Vermouth turned around and walked towards the inside of the mall.

When Minoru Fukase's girlfriend drove over, she saw Minoru Fukase unconscious on the ground.

There was also a red mark on his forehead.

...

Parking lot exit

Qin Zhibo used the invisibility function of the [Lord of the Rings] to calmly pass through the police's defense.

When he came to a slightly farther alley, he opened the bag to check the contents.

In addition to the clothes for changing and daily necessities, the only valuable thing was a small stack of banknotes, about 120,000 yen.

The bag did not contain any of the lost items from the six victims.

Qin Zhibo took out the useful banknotes, found a nearby trash can to throw away the rest, and quickly left the scene.

When he came to the opposite side of the Beihua shopping mall again, Fukase Minoru and his girlfriend had been handcuffed by the police.

From a distance, Megure seemed to really regard Fukase Minoru as the murderer of the serial murder case, and his expression was very serious.

However, according to Qin Zhibo's observation and judgment, Fukase Minoru is most likely not the murderer.

And the murderer took away the personal belongings of each victim, which is also very strange.

Because if the murderer does not deal with these things, these things themselves are very fatal evidence.

So Qin Zhibo felt that the murderer's plan might have another plan.

…

Beihua Shopping Mall, at the entrance of the parking lot.

Sato frowned as she watched Minoru Fukase being taken to the police car.

When she arrested Minoru Fukase just now, she looked around but couldn't find the shoulder bag that Minoru Fukase carried into the mall.

And even the hostage he held disappeared inexplicably.

Combined with what Qin Zhibo said, there was an insider in the police station who revealed the police's arrest operation, Sato immediately thought that this should be the work of the insider.

The so-called "hostage" should also be deliberately arranged by the insider to approach.

Who is it?

Sato glanced at his colleagues who were dealing with the riots at the scene, and a trace of scrutiny flashed in his serious eyes.

At this moment, Megure received a call from Manager Matsumoto.

"I am Megure..."

"...Yes, I know, I will arrange it now."

Megure hung up the phone and immediately shouted: "Sato! Takagi!"

Sato and Takagi rushed over in response.

Megure said: "There is a painter named Shindo Sumire in Hachioji City who reported to the police that she knew who the serial murderer was. You should go there immediately!"

"Yes!"

Takagi nodded solemnly immediately.

Sato, who was standing next to him, was stunned after hearing this.

Qin Zhibo was right. Someone actually turned himself in...

Megure saw that Sato's expression was a little wrong, so he asked: "Sato, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing..."

"Then you should go quickly."

"Yes!"

Sato and Takagi left as ordered. As soon as they got into the police car, Sato sent this situation to Qin Zhibo via text message.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo received the text message.

[There is a person who claims to be an insider in Hachioji City. The detailed address will be told to you later. 】

Qin Zhibo saw the content of the text message and knew that what he expected had happened.

Because he was worried that he would be the next target of the murderer, the remaining victims would definitely seek protection from the police.

In order to reach the destination before the members of the organization, Qin Zhibo quickly returned to the underground garage of the Mihua Shopping Mall and drove out in his Mustang convertible.

And beside the big tree not far from the exit of the parking lot, a pair of eyes were silently watching the convertible going away.

…

On the road, a white Nissan Skyline ER34 sped past with sirens blaring.

In order to find the insider of the case before the insider, Sato, who had better driving skills, drove the car this time, and Takagi sat in the passenger seat.

"That..."

"Officer Sato, are you driving too fast?"

Takagi, wearing a seat belt and holding the upper handle with one hand, asked Sato next to him carefully.

The speed pointer on the car dashboard has reached 100, which is speeding.

If it weren't for Takagi's car, which has limited performance, Sato would have soared to more than 120.

Although this is for the case, there is a certain immunity, but it is just to meet an insider, so it is not necessary to be so anxious.

However, in the face of Takagi's question, Sato remained silent and focused on the road ahead.

But suddenly, the front of the vehicle suddenly sank and the front of the car began to sway uncontrollably from side to side.

"Ah!"

"What's going on!"

Takagi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, screamed and was frightened by the sudden bump.

On the contrary, Sato was calmer.

She immediately realized that the tire had blown out, so she quickly stabilized the steering wheel and slowly pulled the car to the side of the road while applying the brakes.

After more than ten seconds, the roar of the car finally stopped, and Takagi's car slowly stopped in the emergency lane on the side of the road.

Sato quickly unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car to check, only to find that both front tires had burst.

But looking back at the road, I saw that the road we just drove on was flat and other cars could pass safely, but their car had a flat tire.

Looking up again, I saw a dark blue car just starting to drive away on the overpass above the highway.

Sato immediately realized that the tire probably did not burst by himself.

The only way to remotely blow out a tire is to snipe...

At this time, Takagi was still checking the condition of the tires, wondering why the tires he had just changed burst so quickly.

"Takagi! Call Shiratori immediately!"

"ah?"

"Call quickly!"

Sato shouted sharply, and Takagi was so frightened that he immediately went to do it.

On the phone, Sato told the police about the flat tire and asked the Metropolitan Police to send another person to Hachioji City.

Since he was not sure whether Shiratori was a mole, Sato could not tell him what he knew.

It's just that even if we send someone else now, it will definitely not be as fast as the people on the inside.

So Sato asked Shiratori again for the detailed address of the insider.

After getting the address, she sent the address to Qin Zhibo in the form of a text message.

Because Sato knows that everyone is racing against time now.

And the only one who has a chance to outperform the mole is Qin Zhibo.

…

Meanwhile, Chianti and Cohen were driving a Dodge Viper SRT on the road at normal speeds.

Chianti, who had just completed the task, sat in the driver's seat and controlled the steering wheel with a solemn expression, as if he had something on his mind.

"Cohen, did you see that car in the base last night?"

Chianti suddenly asked.

Cohen, who was next to him, reacted a little slowly. He didn’t know what kind of eyes he had under his reflective sunglasses, and he asked calmly: "What car?"

"Porsche 356A."

"...How could that car appear in the base?"

Cohen hesitated for a moment before replying.

"No, I really saw it." Chianti's face was serious, completely different from the crazy look he had during the sniper attack.

"In the entire organization, that person is the only one who has this model of car."

"But he is already dead..." Cohen replied calmly.

"Yes, I know."

Chianti's tone was a little impatient, and then he changed the topic, "I mean, what if that person...is not actually dead?"

"Gin? But doesn't everyone know that he was killed by Scotch himself?"

Chianti became even more impatient, "Of course I know this! I want to say, is it possible that Gin's death itself is... fake?"

Cohen remained calm, and after being silent for a while, he slowly answered.

"I have no idea……"

…

Hachioji City.

When Qin Zhibo rushed to the downstairs of the insider's address, it was still quiet.

In order to avoid exposing his identity, Qin Zhibo parked the car a little further away and then ran over.

With the detailed address provided by Sato, Qin Zhibo went straight to the door of the high-end single-family apartment and stopped in front of the "Xintang" door sign.

He was about to raise his hand to press the doorbell, but found a narrow gap between the door and the door frame.

The door is unlocked...

Qin Zhibo immediately put on his gloves, pushed the door open and entered.

In the living room of the apartment, palettes and paints were scattered all over the place.

The room was empty, and there were no signs of looting, only signs of a fight in the living room.

Obviously, the insider has been kidnapped.

Am I a step too late?

While Qin Zhibo was thinking, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance again.

Someone is here again?

Qin Zhibo quickly put on the [Lord of the Rings] and stood still.

The footsteps got closer and closer, until a black piece of clothing was revealed at the corner of the living room.

A handsome man with medium-long hair appeared at the door of the living room, watching everything in the room indifferently.

It's Scotch!

Qin Zhibo recognized the person's identity at a glance.

I saw Scotch Whiskey look around after entering the living room, then hurriedly turned around and left.

After a while, the sound of a car starting came from the door.

The whole process took less than 1 minute, but Qin Zhibo felt as if he was in another world.

The man that Amuro Toru longed for unexpectedly appeared just like that.

Scotch whiskey also appeared in the last Mystery Train incident.

Only this time, Scotch's purpose was obviously also for the organization's undercover list.

It seems that the member of the organization working with Ireland this time is Scotch whiskey.

Moreover, Shindo Sumire was not kidnapped by the organization.

Then the only possibility is the murderer.

It must have been a coincidence that the insider had just remembered the clues to the serial murder case, and she herself was targeted by the murderer.

And since she herself knows the murderer's situation, it means that she knows the identity of the murderer under certain circumstances and has also met other victims.

Adhering to this idea, Qin Zhibo began to observe the situation in the room.

This living room was transformed into a studio by the hostess. In addition to a large number of painting tools, there is a shelf in the corner.

On the shelf are some art glass products and a photo of a woman holding a doll.

Suddenly, Qin Zhibo had an idea and thought of a way.

If the murderer had just kidnapped Shindo Sumire not long ago, then he should move the target to the predetermined target location to kill.

I had previously deciphered the code and determined that the murderer needed to kill people at two points to complete the pattern of the Big Dipper and the North Star.

One of the points is near Shiba Park in Tokyo.

The other point is in Kanagawa Prefecture.

If it is based on distance, the point in Kanagawa Prefecture is closer to the current place.

And as long as I can get to the vicinity of that place in advance and use the locating spell to search for the victim, there may be a chance to save it.

So, Qin Zhibo immediately memorized the appearance of the woman in the photo and turned away.

When he returned to his convertible, he quickly drove towards Kanagawa Prefecture.

…

At dusk, when Sato followed other police cars to the apartment in Hachioji City, he found that Sumire Shindo was gone.

The paint spilled on the ground and the overturned palette showed that there had been a fight here.

Sato's eyes were a little lost, because if Qin Zhibo arrived first, he should have been able to take the person away and protect him without fighting.

And the scene at this time just shows that the first person to arrive is the murderer.

It may also be the police insider...

After patrolling the scene, Sato reported the intelligence here to Manager Matsumoto who was commanding far away in the Metropolitan Police Department.

"What? No one?"

"Shouldn't she be out temporarily?"

Sato took the phone and affirmed: "It shouldn't be, because there are traces of fighting in the room, and it is speculated that the criminal took Miss Shindo away by car."

While Sato was reporting, Takagi came to the shelf in the corner of the living room and bent down to check the photo frame on it.

The woman in the photo frame should be the insider who reported the case.

The puppet he was hugging looked more and more familiar to Takagi.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head and he exclaimed.

"I know!"

Sato, who was on the phone, turned his head immediately, "Takagi, what do you know?"

Wearing white gloves, Takagi picked up the photo frame on the shelf and pointed excitedly at the puppet in the photo, "This giant squirrel is the mascot of Tropical Paradise!"

"This photo shows that Shindo Sumire has also been to Tropical Paradise!"

Tropical Paradise was the place where Minoru Fukase, who was arrested this morning, stabbed one of the victims in the case while queuing a year ago.

The hypothesis proposed by Takagi Shigeru is that all the victims in this case may have queued somewhere and offended the criminal.

Now, Takagi's theory seems to be further supported.

At this time, Manager Matsumoto, who was still on the phone, also heard this information and hurriedly asked Sato what was going on.

After Sato relayed this discovery, Manager Matsumoto immediately made a decision.

Comprehensive investigation of Tropical Paradise!