Conan: Naruto

"Yes, Officer Megure."

The curator, who was leaning on a cardboard box behind him, bowed slightly, folded his hands in front of him, looked at Officer Megure politely, and calmly introduced himself:

"My name is Tsukawa Hideharu."

On the other side, a group of five primary school students stepped on the smooth tiles in the hall on the first floor.

"Eh."

Dongfang Haoyue, who heard Tsugawa Hideharu say the four words "Officer Megure", looked at Megure far ahead on the left, and said with surprise and regret:

"It seems we missed Officer Megure's opening remarks when he took out his ID to identify himself."

"Shh."

Kudo Shinichi raised his right index finger to his mouth, looked back and forth between Officer Megure and Tsugawa Hideharu, and calmly arranged in a low voice:

"Let's listen to their conversation first."

"it is good!"

Dongfang Haoyue nodded seriously.

"Ok!"

The trio of elementary school students gathered around Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi and nodded without thinking.

Officer Megure took out a photo from the inner pocket of his jacket and showed it to Tsukawa Hideharu. He carefully explained his purpose:

"I came here today...to ask you about the library staff, Tamada Kazuo."

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi subconsciously took two steps forward, carefully observed the photos, and discovered...

In the photo, a smiling young man with short black hair wears a gray suit with white lining and a dark red tie.

The trio of elementary school students following Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi looked at the photos curiously and said nothing for the time being.

"That's strange to say."

Tsugawa Hideji looked at Officer Megure in surprise, and narrated in confusion:

"He neither went to work nor took leave today and yesterday, which is completely unlike his usual style."

Tsugawa Hideharu looked stunned as he spoke. He put his hands into fists on both sides of his chest. He looked at Officer Megure in disbelief and confirmed anxiously:

"Did something happen to him?!"

"It's a long story, so I won't mention it for now."

Officer Megure stared at Tsugawa Hideharu closely and asked without refusal:

"Where is your library's warehouse?"

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after a while.

Corridor outside the warehouse.

Many police officers conducted a detailed search in the warehouse. A group of five primary school students stood half a meter outside the gate, obediently looking at the back of Officer Memu in front of them.

"what?!"

Tsugawa Hideharu stood outside the open door not far to the right, facing the door. He looked at Officer Megure half a meter in front of him in disbelief, and repeated in disbelief:

"Tamada's whereabouts are unknown!?"

"Correct."

Officer Megure looked at Tsugawa Hideharu calmly and narrated rigorously:

"Tamada's wife said... Mr. Tamada has not come home from the night before yesterday to today."

Standing behind Officer Memu, Dongfang Haoyue looked at Tsukawa Hideharu calmly, decisively opened the system panel that showed the energy points were rising rapidly, and thought firmly in his heart:

“From this point of view, it is very likely that Tamada Kazuo has died unfortunately.

And according to the rules of plot reasoning...the prisoner is the only one whose name we know so far and whom we just met recently...Hideharu Tsugawa! "

Dongfang Haoyue thought of this and stared at Jinchuan Hideji with eyes like eagles.

Kudo Shinichi stood on the right side of Haoyue. From the corner of his eye, he noticed Haoyue's unusual eyes. He looked at Haoyue with confusion and was about to ask the reason in a low voice.

"This, this is so ridiculous..."

A few drops of cold sweat flowed from Tsugawa Hideji's forehead, and he looked at Officer Megure in disbelief.

"I heard......"

Officer Megure pondered for a moment, stared at Tsugawa Hideji intently, and narrated under psychological pressure:

"The night before yesterday, he worked overtime with you."

"Yes...but I went back earlier than Tamada."

Jinchuan Xiuji hesitated and said innocently:

"What happens after that..."

"In that case, why did the police search the library's warehouse?"

Kudo Shinichi, who gave up questioning Dongfang Haoyue, pointed to the police officers in the warehouse, looked at Officer Megure seriously, and guessed as a reminder:

"Could it be that the prisoner knocked Mr. Tamada unconscious on the way?"

"In fact..."

Officer Megure turned around, looked at the group of five primary school students with a solemn expression, and calmly told:

“Mr. Tamada’s conduct is quite rigorous.

Before going home every day, he must use the library's landline phone to report to his wife.

The problem is... Mr. Tamada didn't call his wife the night before.

In summary.

There is a high possibility that Mr. Tamada was kidnapped in the library or that he remained in the library. "

Officer Memu paused for two seconds, and then made a solemn judgment:

"If he had really stayed in the library... he would have probably been brutally killed and turned into a corpse."

Hearing this, the trio of elementary school students looked at Officer Memu in horror, speechless for a moment.

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi's expressions became more solemn, and they were about to inquire about the details of the case.

"Officer Mumu!"

Detective Takagi trotted to the left and rear of Officer Megure, saluted with his right hand, and looked at Megure carefully.

Memu turned to look at Takagi and confirmed calmly:

"how?"

“We checked warehouses, bathrooms and other less noticeable places, but found no relevant clues about Mr. Tamada.

Detective Takagi put down his right hand and looked at Officer Megure seriously.

"Oh?"

Officer Memu let out a light sigh and thought slightly in surprise:

"Kazuo Tamada is tall and should be very conspicuous, but you can't find him..."

Officer Mu Mu pondered for a moment and made a reasonable judgment:

"Sure enough, he was kidnapped."

"Then we now..."

Detective Takagi looked at Officer Megure hesitantly.

Mu Mu waved his hand and said in a concise and concise manner:

"Close the team!"

After three seconds.

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi, who decided to investigate in depth, looked at Officer Memu's retreating back, looked at each other tacitly, and raised an arc that was sure to win.

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After some time, the sun sets.

Mihua Library, third floor, restroom.

The five-person group of elementary school students quietly pushed open the compartment door, stuck their heads out, and looked at the empty bathroom.

Eight seconds later.

The group of five elementary school students passed by the open door of the bathroom and entered the dim corridor, looking around cautiously.

Genta Kojima, who was huddled at the very back, took the lead in looking at the group of four, and said confidently:

"The library is completely empty!"

"We are human beings too..."

Dongfang Haoyue stood on the white ceramic tiles in front of Kojima Genta's left, looking at Genta in confusion.

Kudo Shinichi stood on the right side of Haoyue, with his hands in his pockets, taking measurements one by one, and the three ignorant elementary school students sighed melancholy in their hearts:

"I have to hide in the bathroom with you...it's obvious that Haoyue and I are enough...sigh..."