410, Shadow Flame
"Red, red horse?" Toyama Kazuha was startled by Mori Kogoro's words.
Heiji Hattori understood and said, "I see, the 'red horse' in police jargon means arsonist." ”
In this way, Yuan Shan and Ye Wenyan eased up a little, and asked a little curiously: "Pingji, why is the arsonist called 'Red Horse'?"
"Because the color and shape of the flame look like a red horse," Hattori explains, "and some people say it's a red dog or a red cat." ”
Yuanshan and Ye blinked, understood.
Hattori Heiji frowned slightly and said, "However, it is also possible that the red horse doll was deliberately placed at the fire by the arsonist, and I want to say to the police, 'I am the arsonist, if I have the ability, come and arrest me!' or something, right?"
Maori Kogoro drank a glass of black glutinous rice wine and said slowly: "It's possible, but fortunately, no one died in the three arson cases, and those victims also said that they had never bought or someone gave them that kind of red horse doll before, so the red horse doll must have been left by the arsonist, but the jargon of the red horse and red dog was rarely said when I was a police officer." ”
"Maybe the prisoner just wants to target the elderly policeman," Hattori Heiji frowned slightly when he heard this, and then asked, "And then, is there any connection between the three arson cases? Could it be that the victims all have a grudge against the criminal?" ↘ As a detective, Hattori Heiji was the most curious about this.
Mori Kogoro shook his head and said, "I heard that those three cases have nothing to do with each other, the only thing that is the same is that the victims all live in Tokyo." ”
"We all live in Tokyo?"
"Yes," Mori Kogoro touched his chin and thought, "However, they are not in the same area, I remember that the first one was in Rizencho 1-chome, the second was in Toriya-cho 2-chome, and the third was in Okuho-cho 3-chome......"
Speaking of which, Hattori Heiji said, "So, what's next, is the four-chome somewhere?"
"Yes," Mori Kogoro nodded, continued to drink, and said, "If the prisoner is just for fun, there is a possibility that the fire is set indiscriminately, so the police are also stepping up patrols for each 4-chome in the capital." ”
Lan also listened to the side, blinked when he heard this, and said, "But, there are many 4-chome in Tokyo!
Wei continued to give Lan and Wai a dish, and said lightly: "Defense is always the most helpless." ”
Hattori Heiji smiled and said, "I do know that there is a place where the 4-chome may be set on fire!"
"Huh?" Hattori's words made everyone stunned.
Hattori Heiji grinned and explained: "It was Mr. Kusukawa who entrusted me to help before, and he said that there is a family in the 4-chome of Kakuto Town where there are often suspicious people at night, and that family entrusted him to investigate, however, everyone also knows what Mr. Kusukawa's situation is now, so he now wants me to help him solve it, anyway, it's just time to rest now, and there is nowhere else to go, so I'll take this kid with my uncle to visit that family tomorrow, right?" Hattori Heiji knew very well that Yui basically wouldn't join in the fun, so he didn't mention Yui for help, but just smiled and patted Conan's head.
The corners of Conan's mouth twitched.
But he didn't expect Lan to blink and say, "My dad is fine, but Conan can't go!"
"Huh, why?" Heiji Hattori didn't understand.
"This ......," Lan laughed.
"What?!are you going to camp?!" Hattori Heiji was dumbfounded, and yelled at Conan, who was pouting, "There is a chance to grasp the clues of the serial arsonists, you little ghost are going to go and camp hand in hand with everyone leisurely?!"
Conan didn't talk when he ate and didn't speak, and the others didn't bother to take care of it.
Yuanshan and Ye said casually: "What does it matter, he is a child~"
Mori Kogoro didn't care what the high school detective from Osaka was messing with, he just turned his head to look out the window and said, "However, will the weather be clear? It was still raining just now~"
"No problem, because of this!" Lan smiled and took out the magic weapon - a sweeping lady!"Every time there is an important football game in Xinyi, this sweeping lady can pray for good weather~"
Lan said naturally, but Yuan Shan and Ye grinned: "Wow-Lan sauce, I'm so envious~~~"
Being teased by Yuanshan and Ye, Lan was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "It's going to be hard to refuel on a rainy day~" The corner of his eye quickly skipped the twin sister next to him.
Next to him, Maori Kogoro drank at the door and continued to pout.
Wei lowered his head and just concentrated on picking the fish bones, and after he got it done, he put it in the Lan and Ai bowls respectively, and said lightly: "Let's eat quickly, it's about to get cold." ”
Lan smiled and obediently lowered her head to eat, and the sweeping lady in her hand also disappeared quietly.
Lan "concentrated" on eating, and didn't notice that a black-skinned guy next to him was looking at that with very strange and strange eyes-Sao Qingniang.
After eating, because he was afraid that it would continue to rain, he sent his mourning back to Agasa's house.
After all, only Hattori Heiji and Toyama and Ye are already very crowded here, and they don't like to join in the fun, so they simply go back.
The night gradually deepened, and everyone fell into a deep sleep, only the sweeping lady in the window gently sounded in the night breeze "Kara Kala", and-
In his sleep, he heard a small sound that should not have sounded suddenly, and while waking up in an instant, he couldn't help but yawn.
This black-skinned bastard, he really did it~~~ Forget it, I'm so sleepy, it has nothing to do with myself, no matter what~~~
After reading a few words in the bottom of his heart, Wei pulled the corner of the quilt for Lan in his arms, tucked it up, closed his eyes again, and continued to sleep.
So, the next day—
"It's so strange, it should be sunny today~~" Lan who had just woken up and was still wearing pajamas looked at the sweeping lady hanging in the window, and then looked at the rain curtain outside, which was puzzled.
On the side, Yuanshan and Ye also looked at Sao Qingniang, and then looked at the rain outside, and said, "Could it be that your wish is not strong enough?"
"Nonsense, I won't be like that!" Lan Xiao's face flushed slightly.
Conan also got up, and looked at the rain outside quite strangely, generally speaking, Lan's sweeping lady is very effective, why didn't it work out today?
Thinking so, Conan looked at Sao Qingniang again, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Belch...... It's strange, when I hung it up yesterday, Sao Qingniang's face was obviously facing outward......
"Yawn~~~ Oh, what's the matter," Hattori Heiji also got up, yawned bigly, and said with a smile: "The weather is supposed to look at God's face!"
Conan looked at Hattori Heiji so happy, and couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth, this guy shouldn't hide Sao Qing Niang before dawn, right?
Wei happened to come out of the kitchen with the delicious shortbread that had just been baked, looked at Lan Zai's incomprehensible appearance, and said casually: "It's raining, it's raining, hurry up and wash up, get ready to eat, aren't you going to go out shopping?"
"But, sister, it shouldn't be unworkable. Lan still looked at Sao Qingniang a little puzzled, pouting, she really didn't understand.
Wei put down the plate on the dining table, walked to the kitchen again, and said casually: "Maybe there are rats in the house, right?"
"Mouse?" the others were puzzled, but one was stiff.
This guy suddenly remembered that Yui's ear power is not ordinary.
"Probably, I heard some sneaky sound in the middle of the night last night, and I'll just grab it and kill it. "Only when I entered the kitchen, I looked nonchalant.
"Oh, that's right. Lan didn't think much about Yuanshan and Ye, and obediently went back to wash.
Conan glanced at a stiff guy next to him and pouted, knowing that this was the case!
Because of the rain, Conan naturally did not go out to camp, but acted with everyone.
Mourning has no interest in going out shopping on a rainy day, and lazily stays in Agasa's house to pass the time.
But—
"Wow~~~ Clear sky!" Looking at the blue sky, Yuan Shan and Ye couldn't help but admire.
"Lan Chan, your sweeping lady has finally worked!"
Lan also looked up at the sky and smiled.
Don't look at the light rain when you go out, but when everyone comes to the street, they see that the sky is clear and clear.
It was as if the previous drizzle was an illusion.
Also looking at the blue sky, Hattori Heiji smiled dryly, "Ah, that's a shame......"
Only he was silent and did not speak.
Conan silently complained beside him: Hattori, you will definitely be punished......
Anyway, now that the rain has stopped, it's time for everyone to go their separate ways.
"Then, we'll go home after shopping!" Lan smiled and waved his hand.
"Pingji, uncle, come on work!" said goodbye to Toyama and Haya.
"Oh. Hattori Heiji replied casually and left without looking back.
Leaving Yuanshan and Ye pursed their lips, looking at Hattori Heiji, who was bending down to talk to Conan with a grin, he couldn't help but muttered to Lan: "The relationship between those two people is really good." ”
Lan glanced at Yuanshan and Ye, and said with a smile: "Ah? Heye-chan, are you eating Conan's vinegar?"
"It's not a joke!" Yuan Shan and Ye immediately blushed and got into trouble with Lan.
Let Yui be on the side and can't help it.
Over there, Mori Kogoro flipped through the map in his hand and asked, "And then, where do we meet?"
"Ah, four o'clock," Hattori Heiji said casually, turning his head to look at Toyama Kazuha who was walking away, and said, "In a house called Morakku in the 4-chome of Kakudo-cho......"
Out of the corner of Conan's eye, he saw Hattori Heiji, pursed his lips, and said casually: "Don't worry, my uncle's detective office is not in 4-chome......"
Embarrassed by Conan's words, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but laugh dryly: "That's ......"
Listening to Hattori Heiji talking to Conan from afar, Yui shook his head slightly, and followed Ran and Toyama and Ye in silence.
The weather seems to be a little unstable lately, so let's see if I can meet the clothes of the little girl I like.