On Saturday, May 9th, in the morning, a barbecue restaurant in an alley in a residential area next to Shinzai Bridge in Chuo-ku, Osaka.

Maori, Yamazaki, Midaiko, Sonoko, Ran, Conan, and Hattori sat down and ordered six pancakes, but Midako didn't ask for it, and Hattori asked for a small bowl of rice.

Hattori ordered the pancakes and went to the bathroom, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman with ponytails sat next to Conan, on top of Hattori's seat.

Lan said, "Ah, that's my friend......"

"That's you," the woman said, "Kudo, I've been hearing Hattori talk about you." ”

Isn't it? Conan Khan came down.

"Huh?" Lan didn't understand.

Sonoko asked, "Did Kudo mean?"

Midaiko asked, "Did he come?"

The woman said to Lan: "You don't have to pretend to be garlic, I already know everything, it's you, the woman named Kudo who hooked up with Hattori in Tokyo." ”

"Huh?" the six Maori were stunned together.

The woman said: "I'll tell you one thing, I've been handcuffed together by iron handcuffs since I was a child, and I can't untie him. ”

"Poof!" Sonoko and Midaiko laughed together.

Lan cried and laughed and said, "Miss, did you recognize the wrong person?"

Yamazaki smiled: "There should be no mistake, this young lady has been with us for a long time, starting with Tsutenkaku." ”

Yuan Zi smiled: "Look, what I said is really right. ”

"Uh-huh," Mei Daiko smiled, "Sonoko, you're amazing. ”

It turned out that she was staring at me, Lan smiled and said, "Miss, you made a mistake......

At this time, Hattori came back, "yes, why are you, Kazuha, what are you doing here?"

"Ahh......h

Yuan Zi smiled: "She's conducting a third-party investigation. ”

Mei Daizi smiled: "As a result, I caught the wrong person." ”

"Huh, do you mean?" Hattori laughed, "You're so funny, I'm talking about Kudo's a man." As he spoke, he sat down in his original seat next to Conan.

"Male, male?" and Ye were taken aback.

Hattori pointed at Lan and said, "This Maori Lan is actually a woman from Kudo. ”

"Ahh ”

Maori shouted, "Stinky boy, don't talk nonsense. ”

He Ye said: "People say no. ”

Hattori smiled, "Even you would be shy about this kind of thing." ”

"Even if it's me?" and Ye's face turned angry, "What do you mean?"

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue. Hattori hurriedly said, then changed the subject, and asked for a pancake and a small bowl of rice.

Kazuha asked, "In that case, why don't you call that Kudo here?"

"Stupid, Kudo ......" Hattori felt a pain in his thigh, and changed his words, "I can't come because of something." ”

Conan let go of his hand and changed the subject, "Hey, I just said to Miss Ye that you were friends in handcuffs, what's going on?"

"When I was a child, one day, Kazuha and I found the old handcuffs that my father used to use in the attic of our house, and we played a game of police catching thieves, but the handcuffs couldn't be unraveled. Hattori said, "It's a boring thing." ”

"It's not boring," He Ye said, "At that time, whether it was taking a shower or going to the bathroom, I would be with you......"

"Stupid," Hattori blushed, "how can such a thing be told." ”

"As a memorial, I also specially collected the fragments of the handcuffs and put them in the amulet. Kazuha showed the talisman around his neck.

Hattori complained, "Really, this thing should have been thrown away a long time ago." ”

At this time, everyone's pancakes came up, and Yamazaki divided half of the pancakes for Midaiko, who cut them in half and exchanged them with a small piece of garden.

Eating pancakes, the garden asked, "So you're boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"Huh?" Hattori and Kazuha were stunned, blinked their little eyes and glanced at each other, and hurriedly shook their hands and said, "No, no." ”

Kazuha said: "I'm just a childhood sweetheart, just like the big sister who has been taking care of Heiji." ”

Hattori said, "Her dad and my dad were close friends, and we used to be together a lot when we were kids. ”

At this time, Kazuha's pancakes came up, and Hattori said, "Okay, let's eat and leave, don't do such stupid things next time." ”

"What, it's really annoying, I'm worried about you, you still have this attitude. Kazuha said, "And 'you, as Heiji's older sister, can't let him be with strange Tokyo women,' this is what your mother told you." ”

Hattori said angrily, "My mother wouldn't say such a thing." ”

He Ye blushed a little and said, "Anyway, that's pretty much what it means." Then he changed the subject, "I haven't asked you yet, who are these people?"

"I'm Mori Kogoro, a detective in Kanto. Maori Zhengrong said.

"Kanto?" and Ye asked in a low voice, "Heiji, didn't you mean?"

"I just raised it myself. Hattori whispered.

"In the second year of Teidan High School, my name is Sonoko Suzuki. The garden said.

"Nangang Sakishu is her home. Hattori whispered to Kazuha.

"It turned out to be the eldest lady of the Suzuki Foundation. He Ye whispered.

"Teidan high school sophomore, Misaki Yamazaki, an assistant at the Maori Detective Agency. Yamazaki said.

"The Maori detective agency is an assistant. Hattori whispered.

"The second year of Teidan High School, Midaiko Miyamoto. Mei Daiko said.

"She's the troublemaker?" asked Kazuha in a whisper to Hattori, "Doesn't it look like it?"

"Huh?" asked Midaiko, "That's what Osaka said about me?"

"Huh, did you hear that?" and Ye were taken aback.

"Of course," said Maidako, and then asked, "I ask you, which school in Osaka all those who speak ill of me?"

"Oh, that's what I heard my dad say one day," Kazuha said with a smile, "and said that you luckily don't live in Osaka." ”

"Huh, really?" said Maida blinked, then smiled dryly, "Then when I didn't say anything just now." ”

"Teidan Elementary School 1st grade, Edogawa Conan. Conan laughed, "I'm a detective too." ”

"It's a detective at such a young age. He Ye smiled, and then said, "The second year of the high school of the school park, Yuanshan and Ye, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Toyama, I remember that the head of the criminal department of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters seems to have the surname Toyama, right?" Mori asked Yamazaki.

"Yes, that's Miss Heye's father. Yamazaki said.

Maori puffed up her triangular eyes, "The detective kid and the daughter of a childhood sweetheart police officer." ”

"I think it's good. Lan said.

Mei Daiko said, "Okay, don't talk, you guys hurry up and eat, I'm waiting to eat Kobe beef." ”

"Ah, Heiji, are you going to invite them to Kobe beef?" and Ye was taken aback, and then said, "Then I'll go too." ”

"Are you planning to leave?" asked Hattori angrily.

He Ye said: "What's the matter, I'm familiar with Osaka too." ”……

Soon after, everyone got out of the barbecue restaurant, got into the police car parked in the alley between the buildings in front of the store, and sat in the back row with Ye Youlan, Yuanzi, and Mei Daizi.

Yusuke Sakata had just started the car, and in an exclamation, a person fell from the sky and smashed on the front of the car.

When everyone got out of the car, they saw that a man in his forties had fallen down, with a dagger in his chest and a rope around his waist, which seemed to have been pushed down.

Maori stepped forward to check the man's injuries, "It's cold, it's been a long time since he died." ”

"I'm calling the police. Yusuke Sakata took out his mobile phone.

Hattori and Conan look up and see a man looking down at the building next to the police car, so they rush into the building.

"Conan!" Lan tried to stop Conan.

Yamazaki stopped Ran, "Let him go, it's okay, that's not the murderer." ”

"It's an incident again. Mei Daizi looked at Lan and said.

"Or just hit it on the head. Yuan Zi looked at Lan and said.

"You two. Lan said angrily.

He Ye said: "I heard that the Maori detective went to where he could encounter the incident, and finally saw it. ”

"......" Lan was speechless.

"If I'm not mistaken, the time of death of the deceased should be yesterday, judging from the strangulation marks on the neck, it is estimated that he was strangled unconscious, and was killed by a knife, in order to prevent the blood from flowing out, the gangster also let the knife pass through a wallet, judging from the rope around his waist and the large black plastic sheet on the ground, the deceased was hung outside the building," Maori touched his chin and said, "But let the body fall on the police car, the murderer is provoking." ”

"Ah, isn't that a coincidence?" asked the garden.

"It's not that coincidental. "The murderer must have been in a place where he could see this place, and he used the remote control to cut the rope." ”

"It's not the remote, it's this guy. Hattori and Conan brought a middle-aged man down.

"I'm the owner of the café upstairs, and I went up when someone called and said there was something strange on the roof. The middle-aged man said, "As a result, as soon as I pushed open the rooftop door, this thing, no, this body fell." ”

"But how did the murderer know we were here?" said the garden.

"Maybe his family lives around here. Mei Daiko said.

"So know the phone number of this café. Lan said.

Hattori examined the body, "No, it should just be a coincidence that the body fell on the police car." ”

"Why do you say that?" asked Maori.

Hattori said, "Sticking the wallet under the knife and stabbing it in the chest, the murderer's method is the same as that of a recent serial murder, and I am afraid it is for the next person to see." ”

At this time, a middle-aged woman in the crowd of onlookers ran out of the crowd in a panic, and Hattori and Conan hurriedly chased after her, but were stopped by the crowd and watched the middle-aged woman drive away.

"Damn. Hattori shouted.

"It doesn't matter, I made a note of her license plate number. Conan said, then asked, "Anyway, what's that serial killing?"

At this time, the siren sounded, and Hattori said, "I'll tell you later." ”

After that, the police from the Osaka Prefecture headquarters came, and Yusuke Sakata showed his police ID card to explain the situation, they came here by accident and then encountered the incident, and introduced the identities of Hattori and Kazuha. So the police at the headquarters let them go, and the police car also asked them to drive back first. ……

Half an hour later, at about 12 o'clock in the afternoon, a conference room at the Naniwa Police Station.

Yusuke Sakata went to deal with the matter, and Hattori told about the serial killings.

During this time, there were two murders in Osaka Prefecture, the scene was dozens of kilometers away from two places, there were two bodies of the same death, the deceased were strangled, both were stabbed in the chest and died, and the murder knives were pierced through the wallets in the coat pockets and stabbed directly to the heart.

"So, the man who fell just now is the third victim?" asked Maori, "and is there any connection between them?"

"The first victim, Hidetoshi Nagao, is the manager of a convenience store, and the second victim, Tayo Nishiguchi, is a tavern proprietress of a tavern. "So far, we haven't found common ground between these two men." ”

Yuan Zi asked, "Could it be a robber or some kind of grudge?"

"It's not a robber, the money in the wallet is still there, and it hasn't been found out if it's a grudge. Hattori said.

Maori asked, "As long as it's on TV, there should be some clues, right?"

"The police were afraid that it would be perceived as an indiscriminate killing and cause a great panic, so they did not disclose the details," Hattori said. ”

"Great panic?" asked the garden, "not so?"

"Do you know this person, Imachiro Numabuchi?" asked Kazuha.

"Could it be the wanted man who indiscriminately robbers and murders?" Lan asked in surprise.

"Ran, do you know who it is?" asked the garden.

"There are wanted pictures of him on the walls of the office," Mr. Lan said, "and it has been confirmed that he has been involved in a number of robber killings, and he is a very dangerous guy." The bounty has been increased to three million yen. By the way, he used to use knives, and they stabbed people in the chest. ”

"Yes, that's him. "He's probably hiding somewhere in Osaka Prefecture right now, and if the media connects the two, my dad will be in big trouble." ”

"If it's because of him, it's not surprising. Maori said.

"Hey, Hattori, let's go to lunch. Mei Daiko said.

"Okay, okay. Hattori said. ……

Soon after, outside a Kobe Ushii store next to the Naniwa Police Station.

Midaiko asked in surprise, "This is Kobe beef?"

"Don't you see someone's sign?" Hattori laughed, "It's definitely authentic Kobe beef." ”

"Poof!" Yuanzi, Lan, and Ye laughed together.

"There's not even a fifth-grade Tajima beef here, let alone a seventh-grade Kobe beef. Mei Daizi said a little angrily.

"You didn't say how many levels you wanted. Hattori smiled, "The beef here is definitely Kobe's." ”

"Ah, you liar. Mei Daizi said angrily.

"It's you who didn't make it clear. Hattori laughed.

"Alright, Midaiko," Yamazaki said with a smile, "let Hattori go." ”

"Spare it?" Hattori was not convinced.

"Then do you want to try it," Yamazaki asked with a smile, "I said there is a twelve-level Kobe beef here, do you want to go in?"

"Ten, twelve!" Hattori swallowed, "I bet," he continued, "wait, I'll bet if you pay the bill." ”

"You're really not at a loss. Yuan Zi smiled.

"Brother, is there really a twelve-level Kobe beef here?" asked Midaiko.

Yamazaki smiled: "It's not far from Hyogo Prefecture, and there will definitely be one within two hours." ”

"What, it's also a change of concept. Hattori said angrily.

"Two hours?" Mei Daizi thought for a moment, "I see that there is a big hotel at Xinchaqiao Station, so let's go there, it's closer to here." ”

"That's the Aviation Hotel Xinchaqiao Branch. He Ye said.

After that, the group returned to the police station, and Yamazaki ordered a meal on his mobile phone on the way. ……