Sunday, July 14, Takei-taku.

Outside the gate, a police car is parked there. Mr. Takei said that he would not let the police follow, so the Twilight Police Department had to send police officers to wait outside the door, so that Mori could contact him immediately if he had any trouble. And he went to preside over the search, although the possibility of Miss Naoko being swept away by the rapids is very small, but it still can't be ruled out. Also, since the gangsters left underwater, she always had to go ashore, and although it was less likely that this operation would be seen, the Twilight Police Department still sent people to search the coast. ……

In the reception room, Mori, Yamazaki, Ran, Midiko and Conan, who had taken a shower, sat on the sofa in bathrobes. Mori and Yamazaki sat on a couch in the middle of the room, Mr. Takei sat across from them, and Ms. Hanai stood behind him. Ran and Midiko sat not far behind Yamazaki, on two single couches against the wall, with Conan standing next to Ran.

Maori asked, "Mr. Takei, could you please tell us about the specific situation, when and under what circumstances did Miss Naoko disappear?"

"I only know a little bit about the details," Mr. Takei commanded, "Miss Hanai......"

"Yes, President. "I made an appointment with Miss Naoko yesterday afternoon to go to see a little movie, but I waited there until four o'clock and she didn't show up. ”

Maori asked, "So what do you do?"

Miss Hanai said, "Since yesterday, the school has been on vacation, and I thought that Miss Naoko suddenly had some activities, so I didn't pay much attention to it......"

"Activities?" asked Maori, "Midaiko......"

"Don't ask me, I'm the only one in my Bishoujo Invincible Kendo Club," Midaiko said, "I don't know about the activities of the other Bishoujo Branch. ”

"Midaiko?" Mr. Takei asked in surprise, "Are you Miss Midaiko Miyamoto?"

"Yes. Mei Daiko said.

Mr. Takei quickly stood up, wanting to step forward but he was afraid that Mei Daiko and Ran were only wearing bathrobes, so he leaned over and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Mei Daiko, what happened last time ......"

"I don't plan to pursue what happened last time, for Naoko's sake," Midaiko said, "but don't have a next time for that kind of thing." ”

"Okay, I'll remember, Miss Midaiko. Wiping off his sweat, Mr. Takei said, "Thank you." Then he sat down again.

Seeing Mr. Takei sit down, Mori asked, "Miss Hanai, have you contacted Miss Naoko's club?"

"The phone number on the address book, we contacted, but no one answered. I called again in the evening, only to learn through the family of the classmate that there were indeed club activities, and I left in the afternoon, and I didn't say where I went and when I would come back. At night, I was a little worried, but I thought Naoko might have gone somewhere where there was no signal, so I didn't think much about it. Miss Hanai said, "Until the morning, after waking up, by eight o'clock, there was still no news of Naoko, and the president and I began to worry, because there was no news for more than ten hours, so we went through Naoko's personal belongings privately......"

"I see," Maori asked, "and did you call again today?"

"I just called once, and the family of the classmate said that the classmate still hasn't come back and hasn't contacted them. "They also told me not to worry about it, and there have been a few times before, when I haven't been in touch for a day or two, they said that they would notify me as soon as there was news." ”

Mori asked again: "So, Mei Daiko, can you help me find out where Miss Naoko's club went, and whether she went, and if so, was she still there, and if not, when did she leave?"

"Uncle Maori, that phone number is the phone number of the person in charge of contacting, and if no one answers, then I have no other way in a short time. Mei Daizi said, "Because I started a long vacation yesterday, it is common for my branches and club activities to go to some places where there is no mobile phone signal." And sometimes they decide where to go on an impromptu basis, and the location is known only to the members, so no one knows where they are going. However, they usually contact their families in three days at most, which means that they can get news of Naoko by tomorrow night at the latest. Then he added, "If you have to know it early, it's not impossible, but you have to ask the police for help." ”

"The police?" Mr. Takei said.

Yamazaki said: "Mr. Takei, I think it's better to let the police do a good job in this matter, they always need to rent a vehicle to travel, the car may be more difficult, and if you are a boat, you can immediately know where they are." ”

"Okay, okay. Mr. Takei said, "Hanai, go contact the police." ”

"Okay. Hanai immediately went to the door.

"So, Mr. Takei," said Maori, "with all due respect, could this be due to your recent business ......?"

"I've combed through this," said Mr. Takei, "and I haven't found anything useful. ”

"That means we have to wait now," Maori said. ”

Seeing that the person in front of him finished talking about things, Lan asked in a low voice, "By the way, Mei Daizi, what happened last time?"

"It's the bounty I gave me last time," Midaiko whispered, "and the one who provided the safe houses for the two foreign abductors is this Takei-sama." ”

"What?" Lan whispered in surprise, "I remember you saying that the person who provided the clue was ......"

"Well, it's Naoko. Mei Daiko whispered.

"Why does Mr. Takei look scared?" Conan asked in a low voice, "and thank you?"

"Well, well, he's violated the convention that everyone knows," Midaiko explained in a whisper, "The safe house can only be provided to locals who commit crimes locally, and outsiders who commit crimes from other places. Provide a safe house for outsiders who commit crimes in the local area, and if it is publicized, his credibility will be greatly reduced in the hearts of the locals, and business will not be able to do well. Of course, if you hire yourself, it's a different matter. ”

"You mean, those two are, 'harboring' and 'sheltering', and he's 'betrayal'?" Conan asked in a low voice, "Is this local protectionism?"

Picking up the banana on the coffee table next to the sofa and throwing it on Conan's head, Mei Daiko whispered, "You kid, where did you learn these words?"

"Midaiko. Lan shouted quietly, then reached out and touched Conan's head and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

"No, it doesn't hurt. Conan muttered, then lowered his head with a red face.

"Huh. Mei Daiko immediately covered her mouth and laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Lan asked in a whisper.

"Sleeves," Midako chuckled, "gone." ”

"Ahh ……

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the Twilight Police Department sent someone to inform that it had been checked, and Miss Naoko's club went out by car, but it was not rented, but it was with the college students of Rice Flower University, and the location was not said, and it should only be known internally. However, looking at the things you bought and what you bring, it seems like you're going camping. Although the license plates of those cars have been written down, it has been a day now, and there will be no news about where they have arrived in a short time.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, seeing that things were not progressing, Yamazaki and Midaiko went home.

At about half past six in the afternoon, the Twilight Police Department sent someone to inform them that the search in the water and the search along the shore were fruitless.

That night, Mori, Ran, and Conan stayed at Mr. Takei's house.

At half past seven, after dinner, Lan saw that Miss Hanai had eaten very little, and understood that she was in a bad mood, so he took Conan to Miss Hanai's room here.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a photo on the cabinet, a photo of Naoko and Miss Hanai, and Ran said, "This is...... I've never seen Naoko smile so happily. ”

Miss Hanai asked, "Oh, can you tell me about Naoko's school? ”

Ran said: "At school, Naoko always gave people the feeling of being a little melancholy. ”

"Na, na," climbed up the cabinet, Conan pointed to the watch next to the photo and asked, "Sister Hanai, is this the watch you brought with you when you dived?"

"Be careful. Miss Hanai hurriedly hugged Conan down.

This mark, looking at the mark on Miss Hanai's wrist, Conan thought to himself, this is the mark of this diver's watch, which she wore not long ago. ……

At nine o'clock in the evening, Miss Hanai left the Takei Mansion and went back to her apartment. ……

The next morning, at eight o'clock, Yamazaki and Midaiko came to the Takei house again. When he arrived, in the reception room, Mori was discussing something with Mr. Takei and Miss Hanai, and Ran and Conan were standing nearby.

It turned out that when Miss Hanai just came in, she brought a letter from the gangster from the mailbox, and attached a photo of a woman with her hands and feet tied, her mouth and eyes attached, sitting sideways against the wall, covered with an open newspaper, and you can clearly see the date on the newspaper, which is yesterday's evening newspaper. There were no signs on the walls, and there wasn't anything around, but it looked dirty, and it was clearly an abandoned house or something.

Pointing to the photo on the coffee table, Mori asked, "Is this Miss Naoko?"

Looking at the tape on the woman's side face, Mr. Takei said in embarrassment, "This, there is nothing wrong with the clothes." ”

Lan and Mei Daiko said, "There is nothing wrong with the hairstyle. ”

"It's Naoko. Miss Hanai confirmed.

"Great. Lan laughed.

Mei Daiko smiled, "Yes." ”

Yamazaki asked, "What time and where?"

"It's still 1 p.m., and the location is still at yesterday's pier. ”

Yamazaki said, "What a daring gangster. ”

"Mr. Maori, the letter says that I am allowed to go alone, so your commission ends here, and I will pay you the full amount of the commission. Mr. Takei said, "Please leave the following matters alone. ”

"What?" said Maori, surprised, "Mr. Takei......"

Mr. Takei raised his hand to stop, "Say no more, Mr. Mori. ”

"Well," said Maori, "even if I hadn't taken it, I wouldn't have asked for your money." Then he said to the four Yamazaki, "Let's go." ”

"Daddy!" said Lan.

Yamazaki smiled: "Let's go, don't make it difficult for uncle." ”

Mei Daizi whispered in Lan's ear, "Let's go out and talk." ”

Out of the Takei house, Mori said, "Yamazaki, go buy some tools to use, by the way, it's better to rent them." ”

"Understood. Yamazaki laughed.

Lan asked, "What's going on with this?"

Conan smiled: "Sister Lan, have you forgotten, we still have a letter in our hands, a letter of entrustment left by Miss Naoko." ”……

Half past twelve, the place of the transaction.

Holding a high-powered telescope and a communicator, five people wearing earplugs, Mori, Yamazaki, Ran, Midako and Conan, one person and one place, ambushed in the surrounding high places.

Shortly before one o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Takei's car arrived.

Yamazaki said in the communicator, "The No. 1 bug was crushed by the car. ”

"It doesn't matter, we still have a lot more. Mei Daiko said.

"Again, I would like to make it clear that I will only pay for the rental of five bugs, and the other forty-five have nothing to do with me," Maori said. ”

At one o'clock in the afternoon, through the bugging device under the car, the five Maori people heard the sound in Mr. Takei's car. Mr. Takei's mobile phone rang, and the gangster, in a changed voice, told Mr. Takei to drive the car forward and come to a warehouse in front of him.

"They've changed places," Maori said, "and I'm glad they're still at this dock." ”

Mei Daiko said, "Fortunately, I got fifty bugs to cover all the parts of this pier. ”

"Forty-three remaining," Yamazaki said, "and one more, two, three, four, and now thirty-nine bugs remained, and all but the one in front of the car in that direction was crushed." ”

"Conan, how did you spill the bug?" said Midako, "why are they everywhere he walks?"

"I'm sorry," Conan said, "but I can't seem to blame for that. ”

"Yes, Midaiko," Ran said, "Mr. Takei is just going the route of putting bugs. ”

"The car stopped, shut it all down, and listened to what they had to say," Maori said, "and really, I shouldn't have brought you." ”

At this time, the door of the warehouse opened, and the gangsters asked Mr. Takei to drive the car in.

Blowing up the last bugging device in that direction, Mr. Takei drove the car in, and the door to the warehouse fell again.

"Really," said Maidiko, "why didn't you think of throwing the bugging device in those warehouses?" ”

Looking at the door of the warehouse with a telescope, Lan asked, "What now?"

"Wait a minute," Maori said, "I didn't expect the gangsters to hide here." ”

Lan asked, "Then what if the gangsters ......?"

"Conan, where are you going?" said Maori, looking in Conan's direction through a telescope, "this little ghost." ”

Yamazaki said, "Uncle Maori, let's go with Mei Daiko and Ran." ”……