"Sato-senpai! Where are you, Sato-senpai? ”

Takagi, who finally ran to the entrance of the building, ran into the building along the passageway, but he couldn't hear the sound of the chase or the sound of gunfire, so he could only take a risk and shout in the building to find it.

"Strange! Isn't this an art museum? Why didn't a painting hang up? ”

"It must be being rearranged! Otherwise, how would we get in? ”

Just when Takagi was looking for Sato, Ashbara, who followed up, first discovered the strangeness of this building, after all, Takagi was worried that Sato couldn't take care of these anymore, but how could Ashbara, who had no friendship with Sato, care? So she followed Conan and asked her own questions about this strange art museum. It's a pity that he was casually dealt with by Mitsuhiko.

The crowd, who still made catching the fugitive their first priority, immediately ran up another staircase, and then, with Sato's response, came to the bathroom that had been half demolished.

"Sato? This is the men's restroom! What are you doing in there? Come out! That's right! What about the suspects? ”

"Suspects? Of course I've been caught! Pity! Something went wrong again! Come here first, I'll tell you! ”

"Alright! It's good if the suspect is caught, as long as ...... Ha? What's going on? ”

Seeing Sato and Higashida Ichiro handcuffed to the flush toilet, Takagi, who was a little confused about the current situation, couldn't help but shout in surprise.

"Shhhh Be quiet! I'm also confused! After grabbing him, I saw that his handcuffs were broken, and I immediately handcuffed him with spare handcuffs, and in order to prevent him from escaping, I had to handcuff myself with him. And then because of a little accident, it became like this! ”

"What about the key? Wouldn't it be nice to untie it? ”

"Haha! That one! Well! Cough! I think I've lost my key! ”

"What? So what to do? ”

"Of course it's troublesome, Senior Brother Takagi, you help me go back to the Metropolitan Police Department and secretly get the key from my desk drawer! Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for my colleagues to know about it! ”

Looking at Sato's embarrassed smile, although Takagi wanted to do what Sato said, but Takagi, who knew that he was waiting for people to come from the congested road, understood that those reporters who were eager to do things were definitely digging for news everywhere.

After sighing, he explained to Sato helplessly, but unfortunately how could Sato, who had become like this, let him go so easily, and after seeing that the soft one was not good, he immediately changed his tone and pinched Takagi's chin to remind him.

"My senior brother Takagi has a good job! Senior sister's request dared to refuse, I think you forgot who let this person escape from the car! When the time comes...... it will be investigated."

"Two police officers! I'm really innocent! Please trust me! ”

"I believe in you! But if you want to investigate the situation for you, then I'll have to leave here first, right? Otherwise, how can I confirm that what you say is true? ”

Just when Takagi couldn't resist Sato's pressure and was ready to agree. Higashida Ichiro, who was sitting on the side, shouted again, and Sato, who was interrupted by him like this, raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but explain to him.

However, Takagi, who heard Sato's explanation, was full of incredulity.

"Sato-senpai? What are you thinking? The one who was killed was Miss Mami Muranishi, who lived in the same building as him and was also his boss. At that time, Miss Muranishi died in the bathroom of her room, and at the same time, it was found that the cause of death was strangulation, and at that time, this Higashida Ichiro was said to be drunk and unconscious in the bed of the deceased! The lock of the entrance door was locked, the door chain was also hung, and the whole room was in a state of secret room, and the door lock, door chain, and video cable wrapped around the deceased's neck all had Higashida Ichiro's fingerprints. And the investigators also investigated the relationship between Higashida Ichiro and Muranishi Mami, and colleagues around them said that the two often had conflicts at work, and Higashida Ichiro was still in the hotel on the night of the incident and said to his friends: I want to talk about the woman. Then he shook off the hotel. Later, his colleagues in the sub-bureau also made a record of him, but he just said that he was drunk and didn't remember anything! In this case, Senior Sister Sato, you actually said that you want to help this bastard overturn the case? Do you believe he was wronged? ”

"Mr. Policeman! I'll admit that I do hate her for finding fault with my work, but it's just a conflict at work! I didn't hate her so much that I wanted to kill her! The reason why I suddenly fled today is not because I want to abscond, but because I have to go somewhere! I also told this female police officer just now, and my ex-wife, who has been divorced for 17 years, suddenly sent me an email a few days ago, saying that my daughter is getting married, and she wants me to go to her wedding! For the past seventeen years, I have always thought that she hated me, but I didn't find it! She would have invited me to her wedding, how could I not go in this case? That's right! The letter my daughter sent me and the plane ticket I booked are in a drawer under the TV cabinet at home, so if you don't believe me, you can check it out! ”

Takagi, who was originally going to persuade Sato to dispel that unrealistic idea, couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this.

"Even though you say so, we still ......"

"This uncle is not a bad person! Because when he held me hostage just now, I shouted that he hurt him and let me go, and he said sorry to me! Bad guys don't do that! So I think this uncle must have been wronged. ”

Just when Takagi was about to say something, Ayumi on the side hesitated for a long time and finally opened his mouth to defend Higashida Ichiro.

And Sato, who heard her say this, seemed to have finally made up his mind, and looked back at Higashida Ichiro beside him and asked.

"When will the plane take off tomorrow?"

"Narita Airport, depart at 12:30!"

"Time is running out! Takagi! I want to ask you for one thing now, and you don't have to go back to the Metropolitan Police Department to get the key! But I hope you can help me do this well, I beg you! Listen carefully! ”

Faced with Higashida Ichiro's excited expression and Takagi's desire to speak, Sato, who had made up his mind, no longer hesitated, and looked at Takagi with a firm face and said his choice.

"What? Find the real culprit before noon tomorrow? Just me? Sato-senpai! All the evidence on the scene is against him! Otherwise, how could he be arrested! ”

"But I'm going to watch him here! And you're not alone! Isn't there a Junior Detective Corps to help you? ”

"Huh? The Junior Detectives? Sato-senpai, I think I'd better go get the key for you! And then how about we go and investigate the case together? ”

After glancing back at the little ghost behind him, although he had always been friendly to them, Takagi still hesitated when it came to work.

"No! If we go to get the keys and are discovered, they force us to write a letter of repentance, and it will be bad if we miss the plane! So now we can only pretend that we are chasing the suspect, and then you go to find the real culprit alone, knowing that before the suspect is sent to the prosecutor's office, the police can judge for themselves and release the innocent suspect. So we must not let Higashida Ichiro return to the police station, that is to say, when the museum opens at about 10 o'clock in the morning tomorrow, you still can't find the real culprit, then we who are seen by tourists will definitely be rescued by the police after they call the police, in that case, Higashida Ichiro can only be transferred to the prosecutor's office, and even if he is not guilty, it is impossible to say that he will be released! In short, I can only ask you for now, and Takagi don't underestimate them! Through these few contacts, I can feel that they are not simple! ”

Glancing at Conan and Ashbara, who were mixed in with Ayumi and the other children bowing their heads in contemplation, Sato explained to Takagi with a smile on his face.

"This ...... All right! I listen to my senior sister! ”

Although his heart is still a little empty, Takagi, who still has no resistance to Sato, gritted his teeth and took on this difficult task after thinking about it for a long time.