Monday, January 19, afternoon, Rice Flower Hospital, Maori Ward.

When Mori returned, he found that Mr. Sekiguchi had woken up, so he told him that the bank robbers had been arrested, and Mr. Akabane, who was in the same room, of course, also knew. ……

Tuesday, January 20th, afternoon, Maori Detective Agency.

Yamazaki looked at Conan's homework and the report of yesterday's incident, and couldn't help but say, "I have to admit that your luck is too good to say." ”

"Average. Conan laughed, "Football is my friend. ”

"This is one of them," said Yamazaki, "haven't you thought about it? What if there is more than one robber on the roof of the mall? The three detectives are the three hostages sent to the door. ”

"No, there should only be five of them, otherwise they will choose a car of five people, and of course there will be one more person and more power when they act. "Of course, a large gang is a different story. ”

Yamazaki shook his head, didn't say anything more, and went to put the report away. ……

Later, Mr. Akabane became the first tainted witness and received a reduced sentence and was sentenced to four years and a fine of 300,000 yen for conspiracy to commit robbery. The woman became a second tainted witness and received a reduced sentence of eight years and a fine of 800,000 yen for conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to abduct. The bald man was sentenced to 20 years and fined 1 million yen for conspiracy to commit joint robbery, conspiracy to commit joint abduction, and coercion.

All the 100 million yen that were stolen were recovered, and the gross profit was awarded 1 million yen, which was tax-free. ……

Thursday, January 22, morning, good mood, Miyako Miyamoto office.

"Madam, Mr. Machida Ho of Hokkaido Tsurumai Maihara passed away yesterday afternoon, and our people said that the place was not very auspicious and suggested that the acquisition should be abandoned. ”

"What's going on?" Miyako Miyamoto asked, "Why did you pass away so well?"

"Yesterday morning, the three members of the Machida family negotiated the purchase price with us, and in the afternoon Mr. Machida Drowned in his open-air bath. According to Noriko Machida and Hiroshi Machida, in the afternoon Mr. Machida went to his open-air bath to drink, and they went into the city to shop for something, and when they returned, he had drowned in the open-air bath when they found him. "The police initially concluded that Mr. Machida had fallen into the open-air hot spring while coming ashore drunk, and then lost consciousness. ”

"That's true," Miyamoto said, "well, then give it up, and don't forget to give it to others." Then he asked, "What about the red-crowned cranes?"

"There is a wetland in the Toto base where the red-crowned cranes can be temporarily housed, and I plan to expand the area of the Hokkaido headquarters and create a wetland for them to live and breed," said Jionghime. ”

"Yes, get their ID cards as soon as possible. Mimiko Miyamoto said, then looked at the time, "Okay, let's get to work." ”

"Yes, ma'am. Jiong Ji smiled. ……

Saturday, February 7th, noon, Dr. Asasa's house.

Seeing Conan coming, Dr. Asa asked suspiciously, "What are you doing here at this time, it can't be for lunch, right?"

"You guessed it. Conan smiled, "Uncle was discharged from the hospital, and Auntie helped him prepare a big meal." ”

"Then you're not in for a good mouth. Dr. Asa laughed.

"No kidding. Conan asked, "What are we going to eat for lunch?"

"I'm serious. Dr. Asa laughed, "I'm having a big lunch at noon today. ”

"Really?" asked Conan, "it can't be a big meal for you, is it?"

Dr. Asa stretched out five fingers and said proudly, "I received a notice in the morning that the electronic map had merit in folding and displaying, and it sold for 5 million yen, so I ordered a big meal to treat myself." ”

In this way, the problem of phone bills can also be solved. Conan laughed, "Doctor, you're amazing. ”

"Of course, I'm a genius. Dr. Asa smirked. ……

In the afternoon, the Maori Detective Agency.

At noon, Maori lay on his desk weakly, watching the news replayed on TV about a killer codenamed "Fox" wanted by the police.

On the morning of Wednesday, January 23, he killed the president of a financial company while driving with a knife on a motorcycle, and after the car lost control, he was implicated in a passing nursery bus that overturned, killing a nursery child.

The police arrested the murder mastermind on February 1, and according to investigation, the cause of the incident was related to the loan between the two parties. According to the mastermind, the killer was met by chance when he was traveling abroad, and he only knew that his code name was "Fox", and he didn't know anything else, and the contact information was to publish a missing person notice in the Daily Morning Post, and then contact him by phone, and the money was transferred to the account of the foreign bank he gave him.

Yamazaki said: "The police believe that the killer is still in the country, and a wanted warrant has been issued, and our office has also received a copy, but only the information about 175 centimeters tall and weighing about 70 kilograms is unauthorized to use a knife in his left hand, and I don't even know whether it is a man or a woman." He motioned for Maori to look at the wall.

Maori perked up, "How much bonus?"

"Grab 500,000 yen. Yamazaki laughed.

Looking at the pictorial on the wall, which was a man wearing a motorcycle helmet and a motorcycle suit, Maori sighed: "This is too little, even if it is a knife, but no matter how you say it, it is a killer." ”

Lan asked, "What does this have to do with the knife?"

"Generally speaking, guns are more dangerous, so they are more valuable. Yamazaki laughed.

A middle-aged man pushed the door in, "So, Detective Maori, I'll pay three million yen, how about you help me catch him?"

"Three million yen!" Mori said in surprise, "No problem, no problem at all, please take a seat." Then he said to Lan, "Serve tea to the guests." ”

Lan said, "I'll go right away." With that, he went to the kitchen.

After parting from each other, the man said, "My name is Shio Fumizo, the president of the Tokyo branch of Kansai Housing Agency, and the reason why this fox stayed in Japan may be because of me. ”

Maori was taken aback, "So someone bought him to kill you?" and said, "I think it's better for you to call the police right away." ”

"No, you can't call the police, it's a bit unsightly to say. Chao Wenzao said, "Because the person who bought the murder is myself, in order to cheat the insurance company's money." ”

"Yourself?" asked Maori, puzzled, "why is that?"

"Because I was not feeling well during the Chinese New Year, I vomited once when I came back from the party after the New Year, so I went for a physical examination and was found to have stomach cancer. Chao Wenzao said, "I was really shocked to find out that I had cancer......

The Maori interface asked, "Do you just go and buy high-dollar insurance and hire a killer to kill yourself?"

"Yes, the fox that is now wanted by the police. Chao Wenzao said, "Here in Tokyo, big is big, small is small, I know the guy who was arrested and the president of the dead financial club, and the fox was introduced to me by the guy who was caught, just a few days before he was caught." ”

Maori asked, "So, are you now?"

"Some time ago, I checked some information and felt that I didn't look like I had stomach cancer, so I went to another hospital for a check-up, and the doctor told me that I only had a stomach ulcer. Chao Wenzao said, "I have a one-line contact with this fox, only he contacted me, and there was no response through the communication of the newspaper, I thought that under the pressure of the police, this fox had gone abroad, but yesterday the police issued an official arrest warrant, and I knew that he had not left." ”

Maori said, "I see, I will be by your side to protect you until you catch this fox." ”

"No, I told him that I had stomach cancer and bought him to kill myself," Chao Wenzao said, "I told him that tomorrow I would go to Mt. Danyuan in Yamanashi Prefecture to climb the mountain, from the road on the left that is less crowded, on the right is the road to ascend, you can go up and down the mountain in a few hours, on the left is the road to the mountain, and at half past eight in the morning, I will gather in the mountain for one night, where my deceased wife and I first met twenty years ago, and he will come and kill me on the way." ”

Lan said, "Then you don't go." ”

"No, I'm afraid that he will come and kill me later for the sake of some killer's reputation. Chao Wenzao said, "I don't want to be targeted by a killer, so I can only strike first." ”

Maori said, "Okay, I see, Mr. Chao, I will go to Danbara Mountain with you." ”

Chao Wenzao said: "Then let's go." ”

"Now?" asked Maori.

Chao Wenzao said: "We will stay at the bottom of the mountain for one night, tomorrow morning in the mountain, we will buy the supplies tonight, Mr. Maori, you just need someone to go, I will cover the cost." ”

"Well, you're welcome. Maori said.

"Dad, let me go too. Lan said, "I can help too." ”

"Can I go too?" asked Conan.

"No!" said Maori, "I'm going to deal with the killers, not going on an outing, and you leave me at home." Then he asked, "Yamazaki, what do you say?" and then introduced to Shiobunzo, "This is my assistant, Yamazaki." ”

"Hello, Mr. Chao. Yamazaki said, and then said to Maori, "I'll go to you in the evening or tomorrow morning, or I'll be in the shadows." ”

"In the shadows?" said Maori, "that's fine." ”

Chao Wenzao said: "Then let's go, Maori detective." ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you. Maori said.

After Maori and Chaowenzao left, Lan said to Yamazaki: "Yamazaki, is it okay for you to take me, I'm worried about Dad." ”

"Uncle is more worried about your safety. Yamazaki said, "You'd better wait at home." Then he looked at the time, "I'll go back first." With that, he left.

"Really. Lan grumbled.

"Hey, Sister Lan," Conan asked, "Danyuan Mountain shouldn't be very remote, right?"

"Huh?" Lan smiled, "Well, let's call and check it out." ”……

On Sunday, February 8th, in the morning, the mountaineering management office on the left side of Mt. Tanbara.

Maori had just checked in when he noticed someone standing behind him, immediately looked back, and froze.

Lan smiled, "Morning, Dad." As he spoke, he put up a pen and made a registration at the back of the gross profit registration.

Conan smiled, "Good morning, uncle. ”

Maori looked at the two people in front of him, one big and one small, wearing mountaineering suits, and blinked vigorously, "You, how did you two come here?"

"It's very simple," Lan smiled, "take the earliest tram this morning, and then take the earliest Danyuan Mountain Mountaineering Sightseeing Bus, it's just the two of us, we've been here for a while." ”

"No," Maori exclaimed, in a suppressed voice, "I mean, what are you two doing here!"

"Of course, I'm here to climb the mountain. Lan took Maori's arm and smiled, "Okay, okay, don't be angry, Dad, if someone sees that it's bad, we're a family here to climb the mountain." ”

"yes, yes. Conan laughed.

"Damn. "Maori was so angry that he had a toothache.

"By the way, what about Mr. Chao?" Lan asked.

"Be quiet. Maori hurriedly whispered, then looked at the other climbers in front of the office, and seeing that no one was noticing, he pulled Lan into a no-man's land, and whispered, "Mr. Chao is behind, and we don't know each other yet." ”

"I see. Lan smiled, and then asked, "What about Yamazaki? I see he got into a taxi early in the morning." ”

Maori whispered, "Yamazaki doesn't take the main road, and now he has gone up with the intercom first." ”

Ten minutes later, Chao Wenzao came over, got to know Maori after registering, and then asked in a low voice, "Ling Yan, this is this?"

Maori whispered and said with a wry smile: "They came by themselves, and now they can't be driven away, so I can only take them with me." ”……

At half past eight in the morning, the list of climbers from the left side was faxed by the staff of the Mountaineering Management Office to the mountain hut and mountain village.

There are nine people on the list, Kenichi Hirai, a dark-skinned college student who often comes to climb the mountain. There are three office workers, Mori Hill, a family of three, Mori and Ran and Conan. The novelist is Shingo. Wataru Takanashi, an office worker in his fifties. Housing agency staff Chao Wenzao. There is also a pair of young men and women, Akira Kawabe and Kyoko Mieda.

On the way, when the group passed a passage that was attached to the mountain wall and only used for one person to walk, the rope that served as a handrail broke, and Chao Wenzao almost fell down the mountain, but fortunately Kenichi Hirai, who was walking in front, rescued him.

After inspection, the rope was naturally corrupted and broken, but Shiobunzo still suspected that Kenichi Hirai was on it.

At noon, a mountain resting place.

Ran and Conan discussed it for a while, looking at everyone like killers, Akira Kawabe and Kyoko Mieda have always been far away from everyone, Takanashi Wataru looked at Chao Wenzo with eyes like an enemy, and although Kenichi Hirai and Shingo Noshi didn't find anything in them, this was also a suspicion. ……

On the other side, Yamagaku.

After Yamazaki, who had taken the path, arrived here, he looked out the window and saw that there was an old man about 60 years old, and he didn't find anything else, so he climbed a big tree more than 20 meters high, and then ate a bento while observing the surroundings with a telescope on the top of the tree.

Shortly after the meal, Yamazaki spotted a young man coming from the way out of the mountain to the mountain village in the telescope, and he stopped to look around because of his gaze, and it was estimated that he was the killer.

Yamazaki estimated his course of action, ran down the tree to the vicinity of the young man's passing, went up the tree again and hid, and soon after cast the prepared net, which could only be passed by his hand, as his head was covered by the young man passing by the tree.

The young man did not move, holding up the net with his right hand and taking out a dagger with his left hand to break free from the net, and said, "Who is it, what do you want to do, and there must be a limit to joking." ”

Yamazaki jumped off a tree and circled behind the young man, and a hand knife brought him down, "Sorry about your captors." ”

When the young man fell to the ground, Yamazaki put his hand into the net, retrieved a few daggers from him, and then asked him to roll around the net a few more times, and after confirming that it was difficult to untie it for a while, he called Mori with the intercom. ……

On the other side, in the mountains.

Maori heard the intercom ringing, walked to the side and took it out, and asked, "Is it Yamazaki?"

Yamazaki said, "I'm netting a person, maybe it's that guy." ”

Maori was surprised and asked, "What, you said you caught the killer?"

"I'm not sure about that," Yamazaki said, "but he had a few daggers of the same style with him, and he only had to compare them with the murder weapon daggers in the police's possession." At the same time, I thought to myself, I can only be sure that when he was caught in the net, he burst out with a murderous aura that had killed many people.

Maori said, "Okay, I'll ask Mr. Chao what to do next." ”

The voice was heard by the others in front of them and stopped together.

Shingo asked Lan, "I'll see you mysterious at noon, killer, what's going on?"

"It's none of your business. Chao Wenzao said, and then asked Maori who came over, "Mr. Maori, did you really catch the fox?"

"Mr. Mori?" said Shingo Noshi with a smile, "By the way, I see that you are familiar, you are the sleeping Kogoro Detective Mori Kogoro." Pseudonym Maori Mountain, what kind of case is this being handled. ”

Conan noticed that the faces of Akira Kawabe and Kyoko Mieda had changed.

Maori said to Chao Wenzao: "I can't be sure yet, because no one knows his true face." ”

Shingo asked, "Wouldn't the fox you're talking about be the killer fox who is wanted now?"

Chao Wenzao asked, "Where is he now?"

Mori asked Yamazaki and said, "It's near Sangakuso." ”

"Okay, I'll get over right now. Chao Wenzao said, "By the way, don't call the police yet." ”

"Okay. Mori told Yamazaki.

Shingo said, "I said, can you make it clear." ”

Takanashi asked, "yes, what's going on?"

Kenichi Hirai said, "Guys, I think it's going to rain heavily, so let's wait until we get to the mountain villa." ”……