Conan: The man who rejected the criminal department

"The people in this photo don't look like Xiaolan, do they?" Zong Takuzai felt something was wrong.

If you don’t know Mao Lilan, a face-blind person might recognize her wrongly based on her hairstyle and clothes.

But Sotakuya and Mori Lando are familiar with each other.

It was immediately obvious that the person in the photo was not Mao Lilan.

And this pink dress looks like
"This person looks a bit like Miss Changshan?" Compared to most straight men, most straight men are confused about the color and style of girls' clothes.

Qiuting Reiko, who is also a woman, is much more sensitive.

Although the photo is blurry, if you look closely, the clothes worn by the woman in the photo are more like the style of Misa Tsuneyama today.

Although the background in the photo is also blurry, if you look closely, it looks like the landform of Omotai Village.

Even if you zoom in on the photo, you can see a tent roof in the corner of the photo.

There was no need for a bolt of lightning to flash through his mind, Zou Takuya reacted immediately.

Horikoshi Shoji's suspicious behavior, his restlessness in the face of the kidnapping case, and his eagerness to leave the campsite.

As well as the unsent text messages on the kidnapper’s cell phone that threatened to commit murder.

Thinking of this, Sotakuya immediately took out his cell phone and called Akai Shuichi, who was still in the camp and was used as insurance.

"Master Zong?"

"Mr. Akai, are you still in the camp?"

"Yes."

"Is Shoji Horikoshi with you now?"

"Never out of my sight."

After Akai Shuichi finished speaking, he turned his attention to Horikoshi Shoji again, making the male college student feel hairy all over.

"Very good, now control him, I suspect this is a murder case.

Xiaolan just suffered an unreasonable disaster. "

Sure enough, the FBI's ace agent is reliable, and So Takuya even wants to recruit Shuichi Akai into his staff.

Hey, it seems like it’s not impossible, right?
The matter of poaching the FBI will have to wait for a while. So Takuya's current status is that in the eyes of outsiders, he is a proper senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department.

But his family knows his own affairs, and for such a big thing as becoming a naturalized FBI agent, Takuya Mune's current status is still not enough.

But, although it is not enough now, if the winery can maintain the frequency of trouble.

So Takuya believes that his promotion speed will set a record that will be difficult for future generations to surpass.

After asking Akai Shuichi to take down Horikoshi Shoji, Sotakuya called the Metropolitan Police again.

On the one hand, it is to send a message to Maori Kogoro.

Now that the kidnapper and the real culprit have been brought under control, Mao Lilan was told to her parents that she was simply a scapegoat this time.

On the other hand, we need to contact the Metropolitan Police Department and ask them to contact the operator.

Given the poor behavior of Japanese operators, the Yamanashi Prefectural Police Headquarters certainly does not have that much respect.

But if the Metropolitan Police comes forward, they will definitely get cooperation.

So Takuya needs to get evidence of the contact between Horikoshi Shoji and the kidnapper Takada Masayuki to prove Horikoshi's criminal behavior.

From the very beginning of Horikoshi Shoji's behavior, Sotakuya knew that this guy must also be a tough talker.

He's the kind of stubborn criminal who refuses to admit guilt unless you throw the evidence in his face.

As the saying goes, ask for a hammer.

"What are you talking about? Mr. Mouri and his wife's lawyer have already rushed to Yamanashi Prefecture from Tokyo?" Sotakuya underestimated the love of Kogoro Mouri and his daughter-in-law.

The couple couldn't wait a moment longer.

After asking Sou Takuya to help, the two of them even rushed over from Tokyo in person.

After simply arranging the gangsters, Zong Takuya once again focused on saving people.

Conan, who launched a private investigation because he was worried about Mao Lilan, has long since disappeared, and Conan's case investigation will inevitably use Sou Takuya's name.This time it was Xiaolan who was in danger, and Zong Takuya didn't want to care about it.

However, Sotakuya can only say one thing about Conan's behavior. As expected, detectives still have limitations.

Even their thinking is.

What can you do if you fight alone at this time?

Now we must take advantage of the power of many people!

In particular, Zong Takuya was particularly concerned about the very clear 15:00 on the kidnapper's cell phone.

Why was the kidnapper so sure that the victim's death was a timed killing device?
Or take advantage of the surrounding environment?

Horikoshi Shoji is a college student who has never had any criminal experience before.

Not even a Rice Krispies guy.

Zong Takuya didn't think he could contact a particularly professional killer with a high-end gadget like a timed killing device.

It’s not that common in Yoneka Town either.

It is even more rare in a remote place like Yamanashi Prefecture.

So. It has something to do with the surrounding environment?
Sotakuya immediately asked Hamada Kenji: "Are there any devices around Omotai Village that will activate at 15:[-]?
For example, a train passing by, or a construction site or factory equipment starting on time? "

Upon hearing this, Hamada Kenji immediately called the police from the Omoto Village Station, which is equivalent to the police station, to question him.

After hearing the question, the inspection (police) immediately denied it: "Chief Zong, Omotai Village is a tourist attraction, and there are no factories in the entire area.

As for the train, it does not pass here. If you want to get to Omotai Village, you can only enter by vehicle and take the mountain road. "

"but."

The inspector at the Omotai Village Station changed the subject: "As far as I know, there is a large-scale equipment nearby that will be started on time at three o'clock in the afternoon.

That's the Omotai Dam. Every three o'clock in the afternoon, the dam opens and releases water. "

Sotakuya became excited when he heard it, this is it!

"Chief Hamada, please contact the Omotai Dam immediately and ask them to suspend the opening of the gate at three o'clock.

Then quickly send people to search the area downstream of the dam to see if there are any vehicles parked downstream of the dam! "

"Hai! I'll make arrangements right away!"

Hamada Kenji was very aware of the urgency of the situation and urgently began to contact the Omotai Dam authorities, and immediately sent additional manpower to search for Maorilan downstream of the dam.

Sotakuya didn't act with everyone.

This is his habit as a commander all year round.

Doing everything by hand will only limit Sotakuya's thinking. There are so many teams looking for people, and there is no need for another Sotakuya to follow him.

On the other hand, if Maorilan was not found downstream of the dam, Sotakuya could still make the next step at the site.

At 14:45, the good news came.

As expected, the Yamanashi Prefecture police found the car abandoned by the kidnappers downstream of the dam, and also found the sleeping "meat ticket" Mao Lilan inside.

Mao Lilan, who was forced into a deep sleep by drugs, was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

After receiving the news, Mouri Kogoro and Fei Eri also rushed to the hospital in Yamanashi Prefecture as soon as possible.

It is worth mentioning that Conan also rushed to the scene shortly after the police arrived.

It seems that this time the little detective from Yoneka Town is not too far behind.

Only Shoji Horikoshi was told in a panic that what happened to him had happened.

In the hospital in Yamanashi Prefecture, Mouri Kogoro was furious when he saw his frail beloved daughter.

One of the two masterminds of the kidnapping case suffered the consequences, while the other received no punishment. This was unacceptable to the old father Kogoro Mouri.

Ever since, he was going to do something.

"Headmaster, I'm Kogoro Mori.
Although it's hard to say it, I really have a heartfelt request." (End of Chapter)