Conan: Naruto

The next day, noon.

Maori Detective Agency, living room.

"Jingle bell."

It was the landline phone ringing on the desk.

"Hey?"

Mori Kogoro sat on the chair behind the desk, picked up the microphone and put it to his ear, and said calmly:

"Maori Detective Agency."

Mori Kogoro was slightly taken aback, pressed the hands-free button, and asked seriously:

"What did the kidnapper say to you on the phone?"

On the other side, Dongfang Haoyue, Kudo Shinichi and Xiaolan who were sitting side by side on the orange sofa and reading a book were startled, and turned their heads to look at Mori Kogoro in unison.

On the phone, Endo steadily narrated:

"He asked me to add 2000 million ransom.

I told them the amount was too big and it would take two hours to put together. "

"Two hours?"

Mori Kogoro asked solemnly:

"Did you hear Keita's voice?"

"Have.

I begged them to put Keita on the phone, but..."

Endo said hesitantly:

"Kyuta said something inexplicable."

"baffling?"

Mori Kogoro's tone was a bit surprised.

"The content of the call is probably..."

Endo recalled and repeated:

"Ketta said... there are a lot of crabs here.

The kidnapper said... what are you talking about?

Keita said...saw a whale blowing jets.

The kidnapper said...nonsense, I will contact you later. "

Endo paused for a second, and said helplessly:

"Then the kidnapper hung up the phone..."

"it is good."

Mori Kogoro calmly arranged:

"Mr. Endo, you need to collect extra money first.

If my actions go well, I expect to bring Keita back within two hours. "

Endo solemnly asked:

"Detective Mori, Keita's life depends on you."

"Ah."

Mori Kogoro put back the receiver, hung up the phone, and stood up.

Dongfang Haoyue raised her head to look at the ceiling, and quietly said suspiciously in her heart:

"Can a normal Maori detective find out exactly where the kidnapper is?"

Dongfang Haoyue thought about it, and was unconsciously dragged by Kudo Shinichi to stand up and walk to the desk.

Ran, who walked to the left of Shinichi, looked at Kogoro Mori, and asked curiously:

"Dad's tone of voice just now was so swearing, did he think of something based on the crab and the whale~?"

"Yes."

Mori Kogoro nodded slightly, looked at Xiaolan, and calmly analyzed:

"The prisoner will not kidnap Keita and go to a place with real whales and crabs, otherwise it would be too far from Mihua Town.

I think...the whale that Keita saw must be some kind of model. "

"Ah, I know!"

Dongfang Haoyue looked at Kogoro Maoli excitedly, raised her right hand, and told excitedly:

"This morning, I saw on TV that a TV station called Rimai rented a whale-shaped airship to fly over Mihua Town for an exhibition.

But... I forgot why the TV station sent the airship..."

"I remember!

Nichimai TV's recent theme event is whales. "

Kudo Shinichi looked at Mori Kogoro, raised his left hand, and calmly analyzed:

"When Uncle Endo calls, Keita should stay where he can see the whale airship!"

"Ah."

Mori Kogoro nodded slightly, and responded with approval:

"It's possible, I'll call and ask the TV station."

Before the words were finished, Kogoro Mori picked up the receiver, dialed Nikmai TV, and pressed the hands-free button.

After half a minute.

Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone, looked at Xiaolan and the other three, but didn't speak yet.

Xiaolan said distressedly:

"The TV station said that the whale airship flew right above Mihua Park, but there are many places where the airship can be seen...

And how is it possible for a whale airship to jet...? "

"Hey?

Officer Mumu, it's me. "

Mori Kogoro picked up the receiver, dialed Police Officer Megure, pressed the hands-free button, and said calmly:

"I received a commission about child kidnapping."

Police officer Meguro responded calmly:

"Brother Maori, tell me in detail."

"I found the kidnapper's location and need police assistance."

Mori Kogoro spoke quickly and said:

"You arrange for two plainclothes criminal policemen with guns to meet me in the lobby on the first floor of the Starlight Hotel. Remember to stay hidden and don't drive a police car.

In addition, I am worried that the kidnappers will recognize you. You'd better not appear upstairs in the hotel where you can be observed. "

"I understand."

Police officer Mu Mu solemnly promised:

"I am now dispatching the police according to your request. You must lead them to rescue the kidnapped children."

"it is good."

Kogoro Mori hung up the phone, stood up, and ran straight out of the living room.

Xiaolan hurriedly led Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi who were stunned the whole time to chase after Kogoro, and asked in bewilderment:

"Dad, how did you find out where the kidnappers are?"

"Let's talk after getting in the car. You close the living room door."

Mori Kogoro rushed downstairs without looking back.

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In the taxi that was heading towards the Starlight Hotel at high speed.

Kogoro Mori sat on the far left in the back row of the taxi, looked ahead, and analyzed calmly:

"Although the whale airship does not jet, it is a different matter if it has a chimney.

There is only one chimney near Mihua Park. If a whale flies to the chimney and the chimney happens to emit smoke, Keita, as a child, must have the illusion of a whale blowing in his heart.

In other words, Keita can only see the jet of the whale when he looks up at the whale airship. He must be in the tallest building nearby, the Starlight Hotel! "

"That is to say... we can find out the kidnapper's location by asking the hotel staff with Keita's photo!"

Dongfang Haoyue sat on the right side of Maoli Kogoro, nodded suddenly, and admired in her heart:

"My previous judgment was wrong.

The Maori detective is now not in a normal state at all, but in a state of absolute sanity.

Today, I once again witnessed his strength.

Not only is the reasoning ability outstanding, but even the memory and spatial imagination ability are first-class and powerful!

And even the rescue work was placed before answering questions, perfectly distinguishing the priority of the matter from the secondary.

By the way...is his head loaded with a panoramic map of Mihua Town...? "

"Uncle, Keita mentioned crabs!"

Kudo Shinichi sat on Dongfang Haoyue's lap, looking at Mouri Kogoro in bewilderment.

Kogoro glanced at Shinichi casually, and reminded lightly:

"When you stand in the window and look down at the ground, you can naturally understand the origin of the crab."

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The lobby on the first floor of the Starlight Hotel.

after a while.

Xiaolan's family and two plainclothes criminal police stood outside the hotel counter.

"Please cooperate."

The criminal police showed their IDs to the hotel staff at the counter.

Mori Kogoro took Keita's photo from his jacket pocket and showed it to the staff, staring intently at the staff, and asked seriously:

"Have you seen him?"