Conan: I can hear the murderer's voice

Sakata, who had been keeping silent and watching Heiji chatting with the elementary school student, suddenly spoke up:

"Perhaps it was not the wallet that the killer wanted to pierce, but something that would be placed in the wallet."

Thinking about defeating Lin Xuan, Heiji's reasoning ability dropped significantly. He said disapprovingly:

"Fukuzawa Yukichi? Could it be that the murderer has a grudge against money?"

Conan was awakened by this sentence:

"Idiot! Hattori, it's a driver's license!"

"Driver's license?" After a moment's pause, Heiji realized the key point.

The three victims all owned cars, and most of them kept their driver's licenses in their wallets. Judging from the victims' ages, it is speculated that they must have obtained a driver's license many years ago.

Excluding blood relatives, Osaka police often cannot trace the victim's social relationships for more than five years.

Several victims who seem to have no connection with each other are most likely connected because of the driving license test!

Both detectives felt as if their eyes had suddenly opened. It seemed that they were not far from solving this serial murder case!

Little did they know that the real murderer couldn't help but mock them in his heart.

[Humph, so many elite officers in Osaka Prefecture are at a loss for the case, what can a little detective do to me? ]

[Hattori Heiji, you are just a tool to help me create an alibi]

There were a total of six students who killed Sakata's father, and he has eliminated three of them.

Sakata will also kill the remaining three enemies personally, and according to the plan, all the charges will be pushed onto the fugitive who committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and no one will know that he is the murderer.

However, Sakata was too confident. His disguise could deceive Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji, but it was impossible for him to deceive Lin Xuan.

In front of Conan, the murderer used internal records to find out that the victims all got their driver's licenses at the same time, and he pretended to be very surprised.

Afterwards, Heiji and Conan were like puppets in a stage play, obediently performing according to the script prepared by the murderer.

The detective came to the driving school and learned about the tragedy that happened 20 years ago. Sakata was the surname of his mother's family, and the murderer was not worried about exposing his identity.

Three of the six students taught by the deceased coach became victims of a serial murder case. Among the remaining three, there is Aunt Okazaki, who Lin Xuan believed to be a person related to the case, and one is Congressman Sotaro Aoi, who is very successful in the political arena. The last name is a bit special.

"Numabuchi Kiichiro," Heiji put his finger on the list and couldn't help but read it out.

Conan also has an impression of this name:

"The robber and murderer who is still wanted?"

This list even records the age of the students. Heiji nodded:

"Judging from his age, he is the murderer on the run."

Hattori Heiji made another guess:

"Could it be that what happened 20 years ago made Kiichiro Numabuchi hate other students and started killing people in revenge?"

Conan needs to calm down a bit:

"Without evidence, we cannot jump to conclusions."

After hearing the conversation between the two, the real murderer Sakata felt that his plan was flawless.

[Evidence? Don't worry, there will be some]

[As a criminal police officer, I certainly know how to create evidence that neither my colleagues nor the detectives can find any flaws in.]

[Kiichiro Numabuchi was bullied by other students, so he committed suicide out of fear of punishment after killing five people. I even prepared a suicide note for him! ]

Conan suggested:

"Hattori, you should first meet with the surviving students on the list and ask them what happened twenty years ago."

Hattori Heiji also agreed with this, but the word "Okazaki" on the list was particularly eye-catching.

Isn’t this the old lady that Lin Xuan originally asked Officer Otaki to investigate?

At that time, Otaki failed to find any clues, and Heiji was gloating, thinking that Lin Xuan's reasoning skills were not good enough.

Could it be that Lin Xuan had already deduced that the old lady was related to the case?

Heiji quickly shook his head to get rid of the thought from his mind. He was unwilling to admit this.

Conan consoled him: "No matter how strong Lin Xuan's reasoning ability is, we can still defeat him if we join forces."

Heiji nodded and said, "Yes, Lin Xuan is bound to lose!"

They went to great lengths to find out that the serial murders were related to an incident twenty years ago. How could Lin Xuan know that?

It won’t be long before the teamed detectives uncover the truth and arrest the murderer.

Conan can finally win against Lin Xuan, and Heiji also believes that as long as he wins this detective competition, he can keep Lin Xuan away from his childhood sweetheart.

Sakata pretended that he had just found the contact information of the surviving student Mrs. Okazaki and the councilman Sotaro Aoi through the internal records of the police station.

When his request to meet with the congressman was rejected by the secretary, Heiji angrily grabbed the phone and yelled:

"The recent murders in Osaka Prefecture may be related to an accident at a driving school 20 years ago. There is a high probability that the congressman will be targeted by the murderer!"

However, the secretary mechanically repeated the congressman's words that he was busy with government affairs, and then hung up the phone.

What politicians care about most is votes. If what happened back then were to be exposed, Sotaro Aoki's support rate would plummet.

Therefore, even when facing life-threatening situations, the congressman would rather hire more bodyguards than tell the truth and cooperate with the police.

But Mrs. Okazaki was just an ordinary person, and she originally wanted to cover it up.

But when Sakata revealed his identity as a policeman on the phone and threatened that Kiichiro Numabuchi had killed three people in a row and would most likely attack the aunt next, the old lady chose to compromise.

She made an appointment with the three of them to meet at her house, and her aunt would tell them everything that happened twenty years ago.

Both Conan and Heiji were cheered up, and they both believed that as long as they knew what happened that year, they would be able to deduce the truth quickly!

They are only one step away from the truth, and Lin Xuan doesn't know where to waste his time!

Mrs. Okazaki lives in Toudou Apartments, a mid-range residential area where the biggest complaint about the community is the lack of parking spaces.

Private cars filled up all the parking spaces inside and outside the community. This time, the murderer who was Hattori's driver deliberately did not drive the police car but drove his own car.

Just as Sakata was struggling to find a parking space outside Sanjo Street, Heiji, who was eager to solve the case, finally couldn't help himself:

"Sakata, thank you for your hard work. Take Conan and I to meet the old lady first. Please park the car and catch up with us."

Just like that, at the initiative of Hattori Heiji, Sakata brought the two of them to the main entrance of Toudou Apartment. Heiji immediately opened the car door and rushed down with Conan. In a blink of an eye, the two disappeared from Sakata's sight.

The murderer sneered and dialed Mrs. Okazaki's number with another mobile phone. At first, the other party was a little worried, but after hearing the voice of the police in the previous call, the old lady obviously let down her guard.

Sakata had helped Heiji investigate several cases, and he knew that the son of the Hattori family was an impatient person.

As an outstanding detective, Sakata certainly also has strong observation skills. He is sure that the elementary school student who loves to play detective games will not stay in the car obediently.

Everything was going according to the murderer's plan.

Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan will both become tools to help him provide an alibi.

Sakata took a deep breath and gave instructions in a hurried voice:

"Mrs. Okazaki, the situation has changed! The serial killer Kiichiro Numabuchi is probably approaching the apartment where you live!"

"Don't be too scared. Just follow my instructions. As a police officer, I will definitely protect your safety."

"Please put on your mask and sunglasses and take the stairs immediately. Yes, you must not take the elevator! Come to the west exit of Dongdu Apartment. I will meet you there."