Chapter 17 Akemi
The next day, after thinking about it for a night, I still felt that it was a good opportunity, and I was really unwilling to miss it like this. For some reason, when he was thinking about a way, a small figure suddenly appeared in his mind, maybe, he could find out something?
I scratched my hair in frustration, really, what the hell was wrong with me? I would inexplicably trust a person who was just a child. What can a child find? If it were an adult, it would be possible...... Wait, my lord, I remember, the detective next to Conan is surnamed Mori, right? Could it be the detective who has become quite famous lately, Mori Kogoro? If it is Mori Kogoro, he must have a good relationship with the police, and he was at the scene yesterday, maybe he can get some news from the police?
With that in mind, I got up from my bed, disguised myself as a postman, and set off for the Maori Detective Agency.
"Buckle!" I knocked on the door. After a faint sound, a young girl opened the door.
Ah, it seems that luck is good, yes! It was Xiaolan who opened the door, and Xiaolan looked at me politely: "Is there something wrong with you?"
"Hello, are you Miss Maorilan?" I asked professionally.
"Ahh......h Yes, may I ask who you are?" Xiaolan wondered.
"Hello, I am the postman of the courier company, here is a copy of your courier, please sign for it. I handed the box in my hand to Xiaolan.
"What?, my courier?" Xiaolan looked at me in surprise.
"Yes. I replied.
"Sister Xiaolan, who is it?" At this moment, a small figure appeared behind Xiaolan.
"Ah, a postman. Said it was my courier. Xiaolan turned around and said.
"Oh, that's right!" Conan scratched his head, not caring as he walked into the washroom.
"I'm sorry, miss, can you please sign for this courier quickly?" I asked apologetically.
"Ah...... Ah, I'm sorry, I'll get you money right away. Xiaolan came back to her senses and hurriedly responded.
Heh, I'm really not vigilant!" With a sneer, I took advantage of Xiaolan's time to go back to the house to withdraw money, and placed the bugging device in a hidden corner.
"Yes, okay! Give you the money. Xiaolan took the gift box and handed me the money.
"Thank you for your cooperation!" I put the money in my bag, bowed to Xiaolan, and turned to leave.
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"Ahh After a few debugging sessions, Xiaolan's surprised voice came from the earphones.
"Well, Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong?" Conan asked, confused.
"Well, it's a necklace! It's beautiful, it's expensive, isn't it?, who gave it to you?"
"Necklace, Sister Xiaolan doesn't know who gave it?" asked Conan.
"I don't know, there's nothing in this box except this necklace. Xiaolan replied.
"Ah...... Is that so?" Conan's voice paused for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.
"I'm back. With the sound of the door opening, a middle-aged male voice interjected. Hmm, is it Mori Kogoro? I really didn't see him just now.
"Dad, where did you fool around so early?" Xiaolan asked dissatisfiedly. It can be heard that the status of Maori Kogoro is really low at home.
"Uh-huh! How could a detective like me fool around early in the morning? I'm going to look into yesterday's case. Mori Kogoro said seriously. It's not modest at all.
"Huh, really, anything new?" Conan's attention was drawn to the case.
"Well, to talk about new discoveries. Conan, the boy's car you were talking about yesterday was found abandoned on the side of the road last night. Kogoro Mori said. Eh, boy, I frowned as I eavesdropped, I wasn't talking about me, was I? Did Conan tell me the truth? Come to think of it, what I did yesterday was quite suspicious.
"Eh, is that so?" Conan mused.
"But it's a pity that after verification, the blue sports car you mentioned was stolen. In this way, the only clue is also broken. Hmph, it seems to me that the boy you mentioned must have nothing to do with this case. Maybe he's an associate with those. Mori Kogoro said affirmatively. This also piqued my interest. Oh, accomplices, heh, we were, at least in a sense. But why did he make such an inference?
"Uncle, don't be so sure. Conan chimed in.
"Hmph, how can you not be sure? If you want me to say, the man you are talking about must have conspired with his accomplices from the beginning. First of all, he played a rich second generation who infiltrated the bank, relaxed everyone's vigilance, and found out the good situation for them to commit a robbery. Then, after finding out the situation, he immediately went out to inform his accomplices of committing the crime. Look, doesn't the time of the case coincide with the time when the person left?" said Kogoro Maori in a coherent manner, and I was dumbfounded when I heard it, worthy of being a detective, and in just a few words, I confirmed my identity as a "criminal". With such a good imagination, why didn't he become a novelist? It must be more promising than being a detective. But is this really what a detective would say, or is he deliberately paralyzing the others?
"One has to admire the prudence of these people. I suppose the man you met, Conan, was deliberately left to act alone. It's just the right thing to stop the others from catching up with them. Yes, yes, that's it. He deliberately saved you and talked to you just to stall for time!" "Listening to Mori Kogoro's words, I don't know how to express my feelings......
"Uh...... Uncle Maori......" Conan's tone was helpless.
"Well, what's the matter, are you admiring my reasoning?hahahaha, sure enough, I'm really a detective!" Mori Kogoro laughed narcissistically.
"Dad, are there any other clues?" Xiaolan obviously couldn't listen anymore and began to change the subject.
"Well, if you want to say anything else. Something big happened last night! That's why I said Conan, the man you said was the only clue. Mori Kogoro mused. Well, what's the big deal? I listened carefully.
"What's going on?" Conan and Ran were curious.
"Last night, in addition to the man you mentioned Conan, the robber identified by the police was killed!" Kogoro Mori threw a bombshell. I frowned slightly, oh, was it dead? was it killed by someone in the organization? or was it done by someone?
"What?!All the robbers of the last cash truck have been killed!\" Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise.
"yes, that guy named Kaizuka Shiro used to be a motorcyclist, and last night, he was killed in his own house!" said Kogoro Maori. Is it a motorcyclist? No wonder the car is driving so fast!
"Well, how do you know that they are robbers of cash trucks?" asked Conan.
"The police found a sketch of the robbed bank at Kaizuka's house, a timetable for the cash truck, and notes on the escape route! In addition, in addition to the fact that they were all killed by the same person, there was another person who was killed last night!" Mori Kogoro has not forgotten me as a "suspect".
"Another person was killed?" Conan wondered. I'm curious, too, isn't there? Is there another person?
"Yes, it's the guard, Mr. Kishii!," Mori Kogoro continued. The name "En Kishii" made me think about it for a moment, and finally decided that I didn't know this person.
"So, Mr. Kishii is also a robber!" Xiaolan asked in surprise.
"Well, I think he must have another accomplice! He is a good gambler, and he has borrowed a lot of money. I think he pretended to be threatened by the gangsters that day and took on the task of opening the door for the gangsters in the cash truck! Because there is absolutely no way for the cash truck to open the door from the outside!"
"Well, they've been killed by another person who was robbed!" said Lan.
"It's possible! The money that was robbed hasn't been seized yet, maybe that person wants to take it for himself, so let's kill the others! Officer Twilight is now investigating in this direction, and I think it's only a matter of time before the culprit is caught!" Mori Kogoro used the affirmation again.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Xiaolan.
"Officer Twilight found a pink lipstick from that Kitsuka Shiro's house, and it was verified that the color was the same as the one on the mask......!
"It's the same one as Miss Hirota at the bank counter, right!" Kogoro Mori's words were interrupted by Conan. Well, lipstick? I thought about it, I found traces of lipstick on the mask yesterday.
"Conan?!" Ran exclaimed, puzzled.
"This lipstick is indeed the same one that Miss Hirota used, and her colleague also said that she left the bank under the pretext of having lunch, and must have taken advantage of this time to go around to the back door of the bank and join Kaizuka in their action!" Mori Kogoro ignored Xiaolan's puzzlement, but affirmed Conan's words. Well, Miss Hirota at the bank counter is another unfamiliar name. Who is it? I secretly wrote down the names of the people.
"But why did the bank clerk rob the money?" asked Xiaolan, puzzled.
"I don't know that yet!" said Kogoro Mori, "and besides, Miss Hirota has already resigned from the bank, and I heard that the resignation was handed in this morning!"
"What?!" Conan was also taken aback.
"Miss Hirota has been working at the bank for less than half a year......," Kogoro Mori mused.
I'm also thinking about it, and it makes sense if they say that Miss Hirota went to find out the situation first in order to commit a crime.
"Buzz!" "Buzz!" I was thinking when I was startled by the vibration of the phone in my coat pocket, this phone number is known to someone, so to speak, has the matter already begun?
After a few seconds, I deleted the information on my phone, and I drank the last sip of coffee with a blank face. Oh, it seems that this robbery, I can't even think about it.
"Conan, where are you going?" Ran's sudden cry in the headset caught my attention.
"Sister Yami may be in danger!Sister Xiaolan, I'll go out first!" Conan's voice disappeared into my ears with the sound of the door closing.
Hmm, did you go to Masami Hirota? I paid the bill and walked out of the café. I found a random car and sat in, and I happened to see Conan who appeared in my field of vision. Looking down and contemplating for a moment, my gaze changed several times, and finally I slowly drove up to follow.